The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-10

religion One OF their ministers has been arrsgned ce'ore
Icn the a'ssat'on. aoos s..fs o. h, , ansa
that the Of the a mortly OF tho SOU taught ia
tie New Testament.
Rev lilo, alto Ilisey, who ost all his family-whe and
eight child, nat tbu West by no>d about year ;e
has taxi age the Con regaa'oaai chuc al Nee IA
mic Falls, Me-
Rev Ian. g B. Donelan, who was FOR many years the
ras,or Of 81 tattbexs church IN Washington, has be n
n, tho one hmm red and twelve organized religious
s,so IN po.ton seventy ys ntrtn of the line OF
Snner Bedlord an West sireefs and thirty seven are
1, ~ hnse strnr,a 0f The lteeL churches gathered
g. toson before the Rev. 9utun TOLLS treet the only
one above saa lice and e. shty nne years elapsed before
another church erected "n uas large as.rc. " n,
ton OF late years the m0vem snt OF population ana oa
ne as has been 90 rapid towlr the Suth eaa uas no
Transcript thinks that several OF u 70 i,s
have three chucbes TOO many uoyts OF eoord street. tue
Orthodox could well spare two, the 80 IN iii
oopaaus two and the Catholics ~, are
The churches OF the Methodi3ts and E'o 20 .ra a.
very conveniently situated ia dliereL S",r .na ~,
accommodate their worsnippers. 10 mt maans ba s
church accommodations are deficient, Wv r ' ,. nso
been taken BY some Of the denominations """oo sup
ply this deficiency.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL
UNION.
m. animal sermon before the society was delivered
Sunday evening, April g. by the Rev. Charles Waasworth
d. d. and was listened 10 with profound attention oy
very large audience TIE proper was held On
the evening Of the 9th inst and was attended by largs
and deeply interested audience. An abstract of the an
pua repoit of the Board Of managers was presented by
the Rev r. B. westbrook Secretary Of Missions. II ap
pears from the monthly reports OF the Missionaries tnat
through divine they have been successful IN Organz
ing the last year than 200 Sunday schools
In q many diff rent neighborhoods previously destitute
Into schools gathered, at the time or tn
organization than 1000 precious chidren taught
by than 5000 voluntary and unpaid teachers into
Of these schools placed either by sale or dona
ton, circulating library, and good supply OF Bloes
Tesaments with such books OF reference and nstruc
ton klown teachers' helps, as were deemed neces
eary The missionaries during the year closing Mnrcn
1850, rendered important service 70 moro than aO
schools previously organized containing more than l20)o
teachers and more than 10000 children. o,,,
Schools organized ana aided 1,oSl
Teachers employed in THESE schools. ~, oOo
Scholars IN these schools. i-o,ote
Books supplied to these schools by sale or donatioa not
including donations made 70 0tner feeble scno)B oy
the Committee MssoDs, LA 3S Volumes making more
than Is 400 GOO pages lsmo
In examining the reports OF the missionaries OF tue soc
ETY. for the years the following summary OF sug
xestve figures presents itse-Tnere have been organ
leo through their direct abors nearly eighte tou
sand schools where previously existed contain
ing about six hundred and eighty thousand children.
taught by than hundred and thirteen thousand
teachers Tuis does not include the oy thou
sands Of schools various ways aided The aggre no
circulation OF tho periodicals at this time 455 100 eoes
month and is rapidly increasing.
Society form Of donations amounedto .$4s 1871 ~
Receipts from egacles Observation-Disclosures. 1910 90
The above separate and distnct from the Publication
department which distributed during the year books and
other Sunday school requisites TO the amount OF 500
426 30.