New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-10
THE AMERICAN AND FOREIGN CHRISTIAN
UNION.

The 22d anniversary Of the American ami
Foreign Christian Union was held at Association ha
last evening william A. Booth presiding. The secre
tary the Rev j. G. Butler, read the following report;
The Directors report that during the past they
have imaeh individual a9d church cGn9Sioas &
r. 1E sgise' so - @ Il ,ot 6 Sa decrease from
for Missions sn. s51So and souS IHses s5 nrop
@ - in nG , 10 Go'nHs oss n ie nS o. Ips
Of cement collection ani disbursement 1853 o.
Coerea Two churches u tx sehoo hs been or.
are Is oaare e Logged considerable labeI of
Sh gTegseus rpSs Of 80 regularly main
tanned fcd through the year au the number Is ste lily ns
deph ls1, cou1a- the purchase Of large church e4e
T. 9r d ' s s,, f T ., ps't he Rev iea Riley
hr field midway between the other Two "t IT'S center al
his work was originated and carried on by Dr. g. NJ Provost Of Pha-
hrouEn ' sbe town lhof 40 ies from Zacatera.. AZ
mn cost Of Dr. Preyot ,G,-. holding
has been br .ai weekly religions journal established and saan0i
,ds uncr tie ear. Of e william Cr. Tic Training ool
S'F Las cDars6 OF i,y Tiis Gs, Va. formally o;aa-
e Milan June lst and consists OF nuDsf o. M
the previous expenditure and labor OF ths S"e l"'
churches and their PASTOR sill sustained hy tue board
In Louisville Ciucuuai Boston usonaur, have continued
IN the son Of Roman ihoc ZONES IN The "l
sabbath and TetA day shoos log o." ,Mrn % os. "' pug, "
i,e counsel and help The noru POOR an -n'
bs visited D. o. au tdJ- 1850 ,-rts aud to boo. and
,so i, ie. from ,rssry and ilirne 20 Industry
TIE i,,res o m amounted 10 10000 copies
OF the l. feroas whom % regularly l uear 'Oj are
r9 r and editor. number 4l prepared traces anu
considerable oir printed matter relating % PRAGUE. i
with Rome d-,Tblit obi, ohcr a which, Win the
magluae iuclUiel l the epcnitlr for pu'hra ons
The Chairman said that the Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby,
who was announced to deliver the opening address, was
unable TO be present account OF sickness, and intro
duced the Rev \. NJ McIyin, VINO has lately returned
from ChI Five years ago, he said there was but one
Protestant Gillian in that country; Low IN all the pl-
cipa cities there Protestant churches with c0nge-
cations VARYING from 30 to 100 and connected with the
churches are hours hing day schools and sunday schools
The Rev. NJ D. kalopothakes who has represented the
Union in Greece, said that the present Greeks are luIy
equal their progeut0s IN love for learning, ana tdt
they have more schoOs in proportion To their population
than any of the United states except MASSACHUSETTS,
The population, he said l. only laOO0J and they nave
800 primary schools, l25 high schools, 10 colleges ana
university All of which supplied by the Government
The missionaries publishing two newspapers, one
weekly and monthly, ~ well as various tracts
and pamphlets. There j. very little y,'a"hAg ~
the Greek Church, and the missionaries ud thcr audi
cuces steadily Increasing in numbers though not 50
RAPIDLY a. they could wish. The work OF distributing
Bibles H. continued with yigor lolsS Mems Christian
Association Greek branch Of the Evangelical Alliance,
and other organizations have been formed To eject Tue
religious reformation of the people.
The Rev. Horace James and the Rev cyrus ID. Toss
also addressed the meeting.