The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-05-24
Summary of the Years Work Of The Re.
ligi0uS Societies.


The Presbyterian Beard OF Foreign Mis-
sions employs three hundred and eighteen
missionaries, coIporteurs and teachers; it
ordained twenty two last year; and the
church membership under its care lie about
twelve hundred. Its receipts amounted to
$207, 526 the expenditures to $210, 376-of
which $40, 900 is lost by the high rates of
exchange, The American Missionary So
ciety, which is but young organization,
employs 500 missionaries AID teachers. 1t
was among the first to labor among the
freedmen. Its cash receipts for the year
ending March 31st was $l40, 902; the ex
penditures of the year were $149, 387 and
arrangements are making which promise to
double its revenue and activity.
The American Home Missionary Society
during the year ending the 3lst of March
received 1921, 13I. 49, and expended $685.
S11.18. 1t has in its treasury $50, 1905; EN-
ploys 818 ministers, supplying 1854 sta
tions in twenty Eight States and has organ
lied forty five new churches during the
year.
The American Bible Society, which was
organized in 1916, celebrated its jubilee this
week. 1t has printed 81, 400, 967 Bibles in
the half century Of its existence, and re-
ceived contributions during the same period
to the amount of $50, 434, 853. The re-
ceipts for the year closing March 81, 1885,
exceed those of 1861 by 1858, O8412 1t
issued during the past five years 6,555, 231
books, whereas during the first thirty three
years of the societys existence, the entire
issues numbered but 6, BAT, $40
The American Board Commissioners for
EOraiCrt, MisSionS d.,
ring the year of 1857, 900, and receipts for
eight months, ending April Both, of S248,
69l. The appropriations for the current
year amount to $507, 900.
The Howard Mission acknowledges the
receipt of $35, 985 and balance of 81 693.
The Five Points House of industry received
$40, 420-thrice the amount received III any
preceding year except one. -e~-..- + E
The American Seamen's Friend Society,
now entering upon its thirty ninth year,
reports its receipts as larger than ever be
fore Including the balance Of last year they
amount to SOL, 759, besides $38, 507T1 re-
ceived from auxi,iary Organizations The
expenditures are reported at $43, TAB 80, an
increase over last year of $40, POI 81 =
Great hopes are entertained from the bepe-
fetal operation of the law of 1856 for the
protection of seamen in New York, which
went into effect the LIST instant.
FIVE FIRES IN ONE NIGHT.-Chicago was
visited, on Monday night, last, by the most
destructive conaagration it has experienced
for some mouths All the buildings in two
blocks, comprising Nos 254 1885, 258 260,
and 262 were consumed with IT, cir contents.
| The heaviest loss was that of Messrs. Nc
| Cormic & Calender, oil brokers, Nos. 25S
and 260 South water street. The stock 81
oils, paints, ETC., continued in this building
was very large. At the time of the fire
there was nearly 500 900 worth OF stock
in the building. Amongst these we're, in
| the basement l, 100 barrels of standard
oils. During tue last week 500 barrels Of
carbon oil, valued at over $50, 600 have
been received in the building. A circum
stance that added greatly to the grandeur
of the scene was the explosion Of many
barrels of carbon oil in Messrs Mccormick
and Callender's warehouse. No 262 was
brick building, occupied by Thomas Hal
as a hardware warehouse. Next to this
was very large grain elevator, occupied
by w. II. and S. P Lunt, aud containing
100000 bushels of corn and barley, No
256 was distillery. The total loss foot
up at nearly $50, 900 In addition to thi
4 fire, four other alarms sounded in quict
succession. but the fires in the main proves
of trivial character, the heaviest loss re
corded being caused by the burning of
building known as the 'O,d Justice Coz
ner, u on South Clark street, $4,000.
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