, 1873-05-30

paaaod away.
THO various benovolont aociotIos reported their
eoocsqns within tho 51lin9iB 40 'nn y
Amerlsnn Board aud 1egacloa to tho anonnt Of
e12,51t. sooretary Howard reportod. for the
American :: missionary Association s8,299.o4.
bocretary Roy reported for tho american Home I,
nauco1n reported FOR tho Fund in AID Of tho
Families OF Decoaaed or Disabled MlhlaterB,
s42o.31 Tho Roy. H. K. Whitslosoy, Treasi'rer saI m
OF tho Association, reported expenses, soosa2.
to visit Wheaton College, reported on tho on
oouraging condition Of things thorc, md rroni-
dent blaNohnrd adaed word as TO tho e!asB to
graduate this summer. THO class embraces nlno
Young gentlemen aud throe young ladies. 1ho
Prof. Emerson gave M account Of tlo condi,,
ton and prosperity Of tho college at Bc1oit mud
tho Association cordially voted an Endorsement
Of tho institution. Tho nov. @. Cavorno read
'Rolation Of Religion to Scientific Thought" A
very exciting debate followed on MI Invitation OF
tho ordor Of the Grand Army for the Association
to Join In body In tho ceromony Of decorating
blanchard 1nado somo portinont romarke on tho
Inconsistency Of tho Church Of Christ Joining IN
countonancing an organization OF tho kind. It
brought on sharp rojoIndors. A. COMMITTED was
appointed to reprosont tho body In paying ro-
Bpoct to tho momory Of tho soldiers.
Tho proceedings Of tho evening session werc
devoted to tho report Of homo missionary np-
rointmonts. An independent Home Missionary
socoty Waa organized during tho past year.
sooroary g Of The stato Society," made an ntos
osting report. Thore arc 248 Congregational
churches In tho stato. The amount raIaod for
missionary work wnB about $1,000, aud the
amount expended about 1000. Thero LAS boon
funds from $4,000, two years ago. to $4,000 Inst,
and $40 600 this yoar. This laB not been equni
to expectation. aud tho roason has boon b
general scarcity Of money. a favorable accoun t
mootings in tho Association. 4 general report
Of missionary aud CHURCH work WAS road by tho
Nev. Whitttesoy, tho Superintendent Of the
Southern Division, embracing much useful stu
tlstical information; also, BY the Rov, Roy, s1-
spoke, also, Of bis connection with missionary
work in tho Western Territories. A spirited dis
cushion Was lad upon tho resolution covering
tho report Of tlo Secretary to laieo the misslon-
eIry work 81 pez head On membership III nll tho
churches, participated in by Col. Hammond, tho
hegs. sturtoyant, Barnes, hongley, bncomb,
West, Col. Howard, and others. Tho great
apoech Of tho ovening on tho subject was BY DIR.
storrs, Socrosary OF the National Homo Mis-
aionary Society.
congregational pe.blts1ainE Society.
BosroS, May 20-At tho annual meeting OF
tho Congregational Publishing socioty to-t'ay
the Tronsurers report. WAS read, showing tho
cash rooeipts to hayo boon 9112, ,229 cash 1a!-
anoo on llaud May /, SO, o75. Tho Society has
received for needy schools, $l2, ,223. md given
away s12 1885, in $50 towns and localities all over
tho country, and few in foroign countries. Tho
financial report Of the American Education soci-
ety shows the receipts to have boon s33,879,
which, with balance Of 81 ,401 at the beginning
OF the year, has made tho total available menus
s97, 78l. There 1as beon expended $31, ,Gs5.
Three hundred and sixty-aye young mon have
boon assisted in thlrty-six colleges and thoologi.
cal Enl0nla.