The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-26

BAPTIST ANNIvERsARIEs.-The American Baptist
Publication Society commenced its annual session
IN Cincinnati on Monday. The business meeting
was convened in the Ninth street Baptist Church
on Monday morning, at 9% o'clock; Judge Ewart
OF ONO chairman pro tenn. After the usual intro
ductory exercises the report was read by the Cor
responding Secretary, the Revv b. Griffith, The
receipts OF the Business Department for the wear
are S49,93726; benevolent department. SIG Clio O3
"a slight falling off in both departments from the
previous year. Fifty-two new publications have
been issued during the year. with total of 90 3S2-
800 pages; 100000 books and tracts circulated and
a monthly average of $4,000 copies of the Younq
RedPeT, Sabbath-school papers III Libraries have
oeen given to destitute schools and 80 to destitute
ministers; AZ coporteurs suStained 275 Bibles given
to destitute families; "A 900 volumes circulated: 81
churches organized and about 900 individuals CON
verted The Board having been instructed at the last
annual meeting TO take measures for a union with the
DenomInatlonal Bible Society, they presented in
their report statement showing that LEGAL obstacles
have prevented the proposed union. resolution
of thanks to the Board for their action in the mat
ter excited a somewhat oyer-earnest discussion in
which the integrity of the managers of the Aneri.
can and Foreign Bible Society was inpeached and
the only obstacle in the way of consolidation was
stated to be their unwillingness to effect it-The
American Baptist Missionary Union held its forty
sixth anniversary on the 22d. The attendance
from abroad was considerably larger than at the
Publication Society. The President, the Hon.
George N. Briggs, of Massachusetts,, being absent
the Hon. T. W. Ewart, of Ohio, was appointed
chairman pro tenn. According to the Treasurer's
report the receipts amount to S132 42622; ex-
penses, S953l774; debt paid, S36, ,932 IL; amount
on hand Sl1637. The report states that the Union
has under its control 10 missions. The Asatic
missions have l6 stations, $50 out-statons French
and German missions 10 stations 649 out-stations:
Indian missions, II stations and substations
There are AZ males and 43 females, including those
in this country and excluding those in Europe; and
364 native preachers and assistants, exclusive of
those in Europe; in Europe, I25; total, 4S9. The
number of churches is 355; baptisms as far as
reported, $780, whole number of members (renorts
not completely, 27,0l7. Two of the female assist
ants have died during the year, but none of the
missionaries. -Four have been appointed, and
several who have been spending some years in this
country are soon to return. 372 life members
have been added during the year, making the
present number 6,7S4.
FAIR PLAY ENGLAND.-The London CORES
pondent of the New York Post says:
Fair play is jewel, bat begin to think that YOU
might almost well look for jewel in hogs
nose as fair play from England to foreigner The
nation loves fair play between its own folks but it
is constitutional impossibility for it to treat the
alien as an equal. Poor Heenan was only an in
dividual example, and the ridiculous misrepre-
sentations of Americansm in the debates in the
House OF Commons are an extended and standing
instance. Englishmen are by nature incapable of
seeing or feeling fairly when there is of out
side interests against national ditto. don't doubt
that they often try but without avail their Preju-
dices very thick and not particularly trans
parent medium to see things through. But must
not begin general abuse of the nation-I should
never cease-but shall lay down this general rule
for the Americans-never expect an English pub
lie to Judge fairly anything an American does-ex-
pect that every advantage will be met by cavil,
every difference set down at an inferiority
and understand once for all that argument won't
chance the matter