Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-15
CITY N EW S.

LADIES CHINA MISSIONARY SOClETY.-The 18th
Anniversary of the Ladies China Missionary Society
of Baltimore was held yesterday in the Hartford ave-
nue. NJ. E. Church at II o'clock A. NJ. After prayer
and the singing of the 976th hymn Rev. 0. H. Gibson
preached an eloquent and feeling discourse based
upon the 10th and goth verses of the 2Sth chapter of
ST. Matthew. At 21% o'clock the anniversary of the
Sunday School Missionary Society was held, when
appropriate addresses delivered by Rev. 0. H.
Gibson and Rev. j. II. Terrence. These addresses
particularly interesting and elected mark ed at
tention from the large number of children in attend
ance. At P. NJ. the Rev J. II. Terrence secretary
of the Pennsylvania State Bible Society delivered an
interesting discourse. The Rev. Mr. Gibson is a Mis-
sonary to China, and in the of his address in
the afternoon, which particularly interesting he
related his experiencen China andspoke of the con-
ditOn of thesch there which arc very fourishing
The collections during the day amounted to about
$500. From the report of the Board of Managers of
the Ladies China Missionary Society of Baltimore
of which society Mrs. Francis A. Crook is the Presi-
dent, and which represents every Methodist Episco-
pal Church in the city, it appears that under their
fostering care and patronage, mission school has
been established in Fuhchaw, China. For its accom-
mediation they have erected q suitable building
called the Baltimore Female Academy" and have
sent out several missionary teachers. This school
numbers about thirty children, many of them pro-
Tossing christianity. The current expenses of the
academy were last year Sl,60O One great object of
the school is to teach christianity and in this work
they seem to have been very successful, Judging
from the report of the society based upon direct
communication with the teachers The report of the
treasurer of the society shows the amount received
during the $2,3l.75, of which 900 have been
remitted to New York and 81 expended, leaving
balance On hand of $334.75.
READING RooN AT WooDBERRY.-A number of
gentlemen mostly residents of the thriving little
village of Woodberry situated about four miles from
Baltimore on the line of the Northern Central Rail
road. have recently established a reading room in
that place, where the leading papers of tie day. pc
riodicals magazines, &c. are deposited for the use
of the members. Two lectures have been delivered
under the auspices of the association since its or
ganization which were largely attended. Assoon as
financial affairs will admit the association designs
establishing library in conjunction with their read
ing room thus offering greater attractions to the res
idents Of the village The establishment of an insti-
tuition of this kind in the country is regarded with
more than passing interest. furnishing the members
as it does a place wherein to spend their evenings
with profit to themselves, and for the general benefit
of the community at large. The following officers
have been elected to govern the affairs of the assoc
alton for the present year. President, James f.
Hooper; Vice President, Charles J. Leaf; Secretary
Lewis A. Tebbetts Treasurer, Charles NJ Pereroy.
Librarian, VIM. Ii. German. The establishment of
association of this kind tending as it does TO the
moral and intellectual interest of its members re-
fleets great credit upon its founders.
RELIGIOUS REvIvAL.-For some time past an OK
tensve revival of religion has been in progress at the
South Baltimore Station of the Methodist Protestant
Church, under the pastoral care of Rev. R. Semple
Rowe. During the past year about seventy new
members have been added to this church, which is
located on Light street, South of West. The ami
versary meeting of the Missionary Society of the
church was held yesterday. Rev. W. NJ. Strayer
preached at II A. NJ. and in the afternoon the Sun
day school was addressed by the same gentleman.
and by Rev. t. D. Valiant The missionary colec-
ton for the past year. though small about ten times
the amount heretofore contributed for similar pur-
pose,