The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-20
THE BAPTISTS.
The Anniversaries of the National Societies
be Held In this city Next Week.

be Held In this City Next Week.
The anniversaries of the national societies of
the Baptist denomination will be held in this
city next week at the First Baptist Church.
corner of Broad and Arch streets. The pro-
gramme for the week is as follows
On Monday evening, May 49, at 73[ o'clock
the American Baptist Historical Society, Rev
Howard Malcolm, d. D., President, will hold its
annual meeting. The annual report will be
read, and interesting addresses delivered the
principal speaker being Professor Osgood, of
the Grocer Theological Seminary.
On Tuesday, May "a, the American Baptist
Missionary Union, Rev. M. B.. Anderson,
LII. D., President: Meet at 10 o'clock in the
morning, and continue in session during the day
and evening. The annual sermon will be
preached by Rev. w. w. Everts, D. D., of
Chicago.
Foreign Bible Society," Hon. d. M. Wilson, Pre-
sdent will hold its annual meeting, commencing
at 8 o'clock in the morning.
On the same day the American Baptist Publi-
cation Society, William Phelps, Esq, President
will hold its meeting, commencing at 1O%
O'Clock in the morning and continuing during
the remainder of the day and evening. The
annual sermon will be preached at the opening
Boston, whose subject will be-"The Worlds
need OF Baptist Literature"
On Thursday, May 26, the American Baptist
Home Mission Society, Hon. j. VI. Hoyt, Presi-
dent, will hold its meeting, commencing at 10
O'Clock in the morning, and continuing in ses-
sion during the afternoon.
On the evening of the same day general
meeting Will be held at Horticultural Hall, for
Inc promotion of the interests of the different
enterprises of the denomination number of
addresses Will be delivered on this occasion by
prominent persons connected with the Church
Admissions to this general meeting will be by
tickets, which may be obtained, free of cost at
the Publication Society's rooms, and at the door
on the evening of the meeting.
The committee OF arrangements for the differ
ent meetings, OF which the Rev. j. s. Kennard
NufII hn 4 II
Church on Monday, May 90, from O'Clock in
the afternoon throughout the remainder of the
day.
"A POPULAR MODE OF CoNvEYAEoE.-The
high price demanded by hackmen for the con-
seyanee sS oi people from one part of the city to
anotner, ana particularly from the various rail-
road depots, induced a number of gentlemen IN
apply to the last Legislature for an act incorno-
rating the Union Transfer Company The Oh
Ject then was, and it has since been demon
etIatea 10 be success, to carry passengers at
an extremely low rate OF fare from the depot TO
Lhelr residences or the hotels Having received
charter contract was entered into for the
Sons1fuctlon h Oh suitable vehicles. Five of these
nave oeen competed, and on Mondayl last a trial
trip was made through Fairmount Park. They
are Dullt ior the accommodation of two passen
gers eaeh, ana are finished in good style, the
the purpose saesigned. The com1any intend 9 70 70
have five we completed In n short timo so
that, in all, ten OF them will be in use. Their
cost Will Tcdcn SloOOO AS the demand in
creases for the vehicles, the present number will
also be increased There seems to be scarceiv %i,1
doubt that this cheap means of conyevancse
will be well patronized, and that the system viii
be kept in the best of order is guaranteed by The
character of those having the matter In charge
Messengers Of the Transfer Company viii be on
the trains OF the Pennsylvania Central, Pbia-
delphia and Baltimore, and Camden and Amboy
Railroads, TO make arrangements to convey pas
sengers to any point in the city they may desire
to reach. These agents are TO sell ticket for a
coupe at one dollar, or fifty cents for each pas
senger. That will be the rate of fare for any
distance within two miles. Upon application at
the offices OF the company Nos. 826 and 901
Chestnut street, carriage will be sent to the
house of any person desiring. to go to a railroad
had for one dollar per hour.