The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-13
ANNIVERSARIES.
THE AMERICAN FEMALE GUARDIAN SOCIETY

THE AMERICAN FEMALE GUARDIAN SOCIETY.
the forty.nrst anniversary OF this society was
celebrated yesterday morning with becoming
eclat &C the home in East Twenty-nInth street in
the morning and in the afternoon at the Church OF
the DISCIPLES IN Madison avenue. AT ten O'Clock
A. Nj. the business meeting OF the lady managers
was held in the chapel, when the following Officers
were elected TO serve. Tor the ensuing Year,
Presfdent-Mrs. q. C. NORTH.
Corresponding SecretarV-Mrs. s. r.. j Bennett.
Recording Secretdry-Mrs. Harris Wilson.
visiting Secreidry-Mrs. ). NJ Amber.
Tre0sureT-Mrs. sarah A. stone.
Reports were read or the working OF the
society Tor the past year. From these it
appears that the home has sheltered
during the year lie inmates 523 OF whom were
adults md 500 children. There we're 247e4 appn-
canIs for ala ana visits rom trends OF Tue nsutu.
ton. The shelter ana reading room have sheltered
100 young mothers with Infants, most OF wnom
have been provided with homes. large number
oil young ", rkinR women nave also been careu or
duriug tue year. I ne society mas by indenture
aud Otherwise provided homes for 10i children
But one death occurred out Of 500 children. and
40 Cut ~ 6O inianis. The society, II
the children by means Of twelve industrial sc FOOLS
with registered attendance Jf 1884 children all or
wnun were partially led and coined. There were
loo visits made to outdoor POOR and relief reu-
dere1 80 them. From the freasurer's report IL
appears that curing tue year the society discussed
sde,94s and received from donations ana other
Tnc services in Or. Hepworth's church we're or
ter aud consisted OF singing oy the children under
the direction OF Mr.. n. t. Perkins ana addresses
from Dr. hepwOrtn. Rev. Or. Taylor and others.
AMERICAN HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
the business meeting OF the above society was
held yesterday afternoon, at their rooms In the
Bible House, the President in the CHAIR The meet
ing listened 10 tue reading OF a synopsis OF the
forty.nintn annual report, by which Il appears
that there are o52 ministers OF the Gospel
in the service OF the society thrtythree States
ana territories. or the whole number 400 have
been the pastors or stated supplies OF single con-
gregations; ~ have mnlssered In two or three
congreg cations each and Els have extended
their labors over still wider nelds. Two
missionaries have preached to congregations
Of coored people and "a Ia foreign
languages 1y TO Welsh, IL to German con-
grega.ions, 70 a French congregation and 2 TO
congregations Of svedes. The number OF congre-
cations and missionary stations supplied, in whole
or in part, Is 1923. The aggregate OF ministerial
labor performed is equal TO 7Ol years. The num-
OF pui lis IN sabbath schools is So 100. SixtyseYen
churches nave been organized by the missionaries
during tue year ana - nave become self-snpport-
ing. ~Xtv-t rec houses or worship have been
completed I2T repaired and 10 others are In pro-
cess Of erection. one hundred and Iorty-tnree
churches report REVEALS OF religion aud 800 mis-
sIonaIIes report 3,440 hopeful conversions. The
additions % the churches, as neary as can be as
certained nave been 6,35l-vlZ., g. 24 on profess
sion anu 1887 by letter.
The Treasurerfs report shows Receipts,
sos, S96; disbursements, S296, 7Sg; balance due
missionaries, S96lS, lur labor performed but not
yet reported. Ia ADDITION to these past dues APP
prOpuatiORs already made and daily becoming
due amout to 500 l4l, making the total pledges
$50, 200. toward redeemlng which, and 10 apply
on other appropriations, there Is balance IN tne
treasury OF sl6,S30 Tue Executive COmmittee re-
MARKS "a comparison ~ these statements with
those presented IN the last report shows grati-
fying progress IN the work Of the So
cIety. Though the year has been one Of
extraordinary financial embarrassment through
out tne country, larger amount than
ever before has been raised for the cause OF home
missions. rne receipts now reported exceed
those Of the year Immediately preceding, ~
$ls776, ana those Of any former year by S1h329
1his advance. however, l. mo- the result o. in-
creased contributors OF tne living whIca have
been less by $36,450. while the income IRON lega-
ces mas been greater ny $55,2 26 tnan IN tue pre-
ceding year. But other benefaCtions, OF wnich
the society mas been the almoner though tney
have nos passed through Its treasury, have been
more LIBERAL tnan ever before. Special sympathy
mas Oecn eNcifed IN Oehalt OF the missionaries, as
sharers m the effects OF tuat fearful scOurEe with
WhiCn the West YVES visited durug the
summer. Besides the gifts placed at their
disposal for other sufferers, tue donations
% ciotalaG, nooAs, perlodcsls, &C., for tho
bs1ch. 81 themselves AM ther families. wsge