The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-02
Correspondence of the GLOBE.
The Anniversaries.
BosToN, May 90, 1877

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BosToN, May 90, 1878.
In the city of Boston, among the annual
occasions that bring together large num-
bers of people from the adjoining cities
and towns, Anniversary Week stands pre-
eminent
Representatives, too from all parts of
the country meet in the halls and churces
of the city to report the work that hes been
done within their respective fields of re-
ligious and moral reform, and to plan for
more vigorous prosecution of the work in
the future.
Many are surprised that the anniversaries
are not being accompanied with the Gus
tomary spell of bad weather But, how
ever great the surprise, no one regrets the
omission The programme for the week
is-certainly large enough, without the meet
ings numbering, | am told, over IS. But
three-eghths of these are merely annual
business meetings that will elicit neither a
general interest nor a large attendance.
BOSTON YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssoCIA-
TION.
On Sunday evening the twcnty-second
anniversary of the Boston Young Mems
Christian Association took place at Music
Hall. The chief interest of the occasion
was the reading of the annual report by
the active and efficient President of the as
ISOLATION, Mr.. Russell Sturgis, Jr.
There had been an increase in member
ship the past year of 800. There is q total
membership of 2O34-composcd of 1864
Baptists, 1854 Congregationalists, 223 Luth-
Grams, 1873 Episcopalians, G2 Presbyterians,
seven Reformed, 60 Unitarans, 10 Univer
salists. 81 Roman Catholics, four Sweden
borgians, and 225 un-dcnominational Tc
indicate the amount of practical work done
by the association, will give a con
densed report of the employment bureau
There had been $500 applicants for en-
ployment, 1900 of whom had been sup
piled by the bureau. 200 of these appli
cants were other than church members
and of the 81 different nationalities repre-
sented 1927 were Americans. Through
the agency of the bureau, five of the wors
swindling employment agencies had beel
closed. The deposits received for the Say
ings banks amount to over $1,000. II
the department of Temperance reform
eighteen public meetings had been hell
and about 800 had signed the pledge
An interesting account was given of tn
social meetings held during the year, an,
of the benefits resulting therefrom; 81 90
had been cleared on Mr. Froud's course o
lectures and 800 on concert given by til
church of the Advent choir. aided b.
Madame Rudersdorff. The gymnasium
under the management of the assOciatio
had been Q marked success. There wcr
354 members that contributed to this dc
partment and received in return large div
dends of health and vigor of body an
mind. The history and results of the lat
bazaar were given in report by Mr.. f. "
Smith, chairman of the bazaar commtte,
The enterprise had been carried throug
without rattle, on fair and strict bushes
principles. The net profits of the ba2,
were reported at about 100000. Kind
mention was made of the help receive
from those opposed to them in denomin
tional faith. The anniversary was close
by stirring address by the Rev. Gcorl
F. Pentacost.
THE LABOR REFORM LEAGUE
commenced its convention on Sunday afte
noon, Col VIM. III. Green acting as chat
man. The Introductory speech was mat
I by VIM L. II. Hayward, who explain,
, why their meetings were commenced {
t Sunday. The working men could mo
G conveniently attend on that day; and til
G their proceedings might infuse little mo
: of the pure and undefiled religion of Jes
X into the Sabbath services of Boston. r.
S speaker thought Jesus knew what he W
i about when he taught that the rich shou
: divide their goods with the poor, becau
i they belong to the poor. No one can bt
e christian until he does that. After spea
4 iHS W ooiiiO icHSti III tiiis Stiuiiif p'i"b
c both preachers and politicians for tn,
II faithlessness to the vital questions
g christianity and humanity, he offered
l. of resolutions embodyng his views ON
Dor Reform. There was no action tax
on the resolutions. He was followed
stirring speeches from Richard Henchcll
Il editor of the Lawrence Journal, Steph
Pearl Andrews of New York, the cha
- man, and Others.
70 In the evening we understand the me
a. ing was more largely attended than in I
40 afternoon and that the interest was "
, sustained by eloquent addresses from ]
:, f. A. Palmer, Mr.. John Orvis and Stepl
Pearl Andrews. The meeting was not
w well attended on Monday, owing no dol
h to the necessary absence of most of tn
!, in whose interest the meetings are he
~ And then there have been SO many otl
=, interests to be looked after
,g AIDING DISCHARGED CoNvICTs.
st At the meeting of the society for aid
Is discharged convicts, which was held in
he vcstry-room of Park street church, VIII