The Portland daily press., 1875-05-17
NEW YORK.
n~n~5nfForeixu Mission.

New YORK, May 16.-The anniversary ser
vices of the Board of Foreign missions ol tne
Presbyterian church were held this morning,
Rev. DIR. VIM. Adams presiding. The Secre-
tary. Rev. DIR. d. Irving, reported the receipts
for the past year as $456,718, expenditures
S495 600 leaving deficit of $3S, 2S2 Two ply
sicians, ten unmarried women and eight Or
dained missionaries were sent out during that
neriod. The society has 2S missionaries EN-,
ployed in different countries, 1873 male and 10y oO
female laborers, 500 native laborers, 10y
churches and 10000 youths in schools ana COL
Ieoes, LabOrers are employed in California,
japan, China, among the Indians IN TINS coun-
Try, Siam, India, Persia, Syria, West Africa,
Brazil, Chill, and other places, ADDRESS -
were delivered by Rev. Drs. Adams, lrVlng,
Trumbnll of Chill, and Ellinwood.
Miners and Laborers Benevolent Associa-
A meeting under the auspices OF the rellel
committee of the Miners and LaDorers beneVo-
lent Association was held tonight in Indepen-
dence square. There were two stands erected
from which speeches were made in Engllsh and
German, About 500 persons were present
including labor associations from dlfferent sec
tions of the city. James l.. Wright presided
and addresses were made by the chair, John
Tomlinson Thomas NJ Thompson and others.
Resolutions were adopted approving the course
of the striking miners, denouncing the public
press for oneSded reports and the coal mining
corporatons for maintaining combination
against the working classes; also providing for
the appointment of committee to canvass the
city for subscriptions in aid of suffering min
erS.
Congregational Union.
The anniversary services of the American
Congregational Union was held this evening in
the church of the Pilgrims of Brooklyn. The
attendance was large. The pulpit was laden
with flowers Rev. DIR. Storrs preached the
Oh, I, fa1t
viewed the working of the Union during the
past year, which presented more than cheer,
full result The following is the state ment OF
the Union: Number of churches aided in
building since this work was undertaken, 925
amount paid therefor, 100000. The churches
aided are scattered over thlrty-four states ana
territories The aided churches have contrib
ued $4,000 to the treasury of the Union The
number of Congregational churches outside Of
New England now exceed those in it by 800.
Schooner Sunk.
The steamer Ashland from Savannah re-
ports that on the 13th six D. M, off Frying
Pan Lightships, northeast five miles, passed
the schooner Henry N. Beans, sunk in thirteen
fatboms CT water. The crew were all we'll on
board the Lightship. 1t was blowing strong
northeast gale and could not communicate
with the Lightshp to take the crew off. On
the 18th, s. 30 p. M, Hatteras Light southwest
twenty miles, passed sunken three-masted
schooner in the track OF southern pouno
steamers. On the 10th off Squan, passed
sunken wreck with stern out Of water.
semi. Centennial of the American Tract
Society.
Rev. DR.. Halls new church, 9TH avenue and
18th street, was filled this evening on the occa
sion of the celebration of the semi-centennlal
of the American Tract Society. Justice strong
of the United States Supreme Court presided.
Secretary Shearer read the annual report, all
ready published. Addresses were delivered by
Rev. Drs M. b. Anderson, Rochester, n. Y,
VIM. P. Plummer, Columbia, S. c., George
McClosky, Princeton, N. D., Samuel Manning,
London, Eng, William Adams, New York
and Rev. VIM. Gellie, Edinburg, Scotland.