New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-11
MAY ANNIVERSARIES.
THE HOWARD MISSIONS CHmDEEN-MEErINGS OF
OTHER ASSOCIATIONS.


The high regard in which the Howard Mis-
sion is held was shown last evening by Inc large attend
ance at the sixteenth anniversary meeting, which was
held al tie academy OF MUSE Three hundred children
Of the mission under direction OF Theodore J. Perkins,
the matr0n Miss Susan Ofe and the teachers formed
the chorus ana seated the platform The sing
m Of the children very pleasant part OF the enter
talamrnt, and loudly 8pp!auded
The first address made by thc Rev. Philip krohn
OF Albany who sp06c OF the Howard Mission ana kindred
associations foremost among charities because they
stretched forth their arms to gather in the children Y
posed TO vice and crime. 10 was gratifying that go many
chi rtu % the mission Lad proved valuable members OF
society The speaker related The story Of destitute lad
whom the old superintendent Of tIe mis- ION Nj Van
Meier found day crying on the steps OF tie A5tor
House. took in charge and provided with q good nome
With a farmer who gave him cdMratioI1l facilities
When tie speaker had concluded III Hatch diYulG,i
what tie mode g. of the speaker had withheld
that the poor lad in question had grown into
the stature Of the R,v. pAilip Kto1n The Rev
Matthew Henry Payson Of S. Louis said that
when II was ANNOUNCED ia r. Louis that ne was
10 be present no The anniversary, not less than 20
adi,; and Gentlemen called upon lin and asked him 10
carry and express their thanks for what the Howard
Mission had done Tor them ia their carly days re tod
cl.auc.iv She story OF young Eng,hmln, the son OF
a clergyman $40 had been almost ruined hy dissipation
and saved through the efforts oil the Howard Mission
Tho audience cAccrtd loudly when he said that be- was
the young Engishman The exercises were closed with
a very brief address by the Rev l.. D. Rcyan OF tho
Brick Presbyt orlauj Church
The 81 20 annual meeting ~ the American Bible Society
wa. held yesterday afternoon at its rooms in the Bible
U,u,e A. r. Walsh occupied the chair. The following
managers were olycrcd: ". c. Lambert, Isaac Oten,
Holm H. Earle, George ". Lane, Smith sheldon, A. q.
-, Tnrr..st : Conccr Oiycr Hoyt. T. A. UriEkcrh0.
Tie abstract OF he annual report stated tt the receipts
for the year had been SJl"J0 -, including
S5a7 g2e 81 for publications, 1886 = FROM
gifts. and 1886 - from OtEer sources. Irahsid-
and japanese languages The entire number OF Bibles
issued sSlGJ0. The .ratuilOus work OF the year
amounted 10 -3J435 g. The Bbie Socistg Record cir
culatod 10000 copies. Agents Of the society were
stationed at Consantmople, Beirut Alexandria Athuns,
~. Petorsburs ana also III Japan emma ana Ulueuay'
Twenty-Five lac directors and coo ne members were con-
sucd - district supcrnlcndonts 239countly agents
and jsl9 unpaid 'Qlunleer dislIlbWeS "Grt eGplS,u
in the societys work. During the year me following
members Of the society died: joseph A. MyDlh; Sh$t
der starr, Washington r. Ncmil1e, the Rev. Hector
Brownson, and Bishop Edmund ;. Jones. since the
society Established 3214,3sS copies OF The blDie
Ihc fcitoth annual meeting Of the American and
Foreign Bible Society was held yesterday afternoon ~
The Tract House, ~ 40 l1O Na>>iu-St Inc tlti>itI
reported the annual receipts at 9lo93' 80 ana the as
Eufscmcus for BhIc-readmg IA the SUulh among the
freedmen and Ia foreign laiGs, al HSoit d. lHe re-
port for The past year showed favorable condition o
cue ~ the sontirrn dcpariIncnt 3 100 FAINT
ies had the Bible read to them by tie AGENTS, who
meetings and baptized 50 per,Ons THESE agents report
demand lOr reference Bibles among the coOitd preachers
I
rendered his resi- natiOn acc5u OF deafness ana the
Rev ". II. Pauul, ID. d. elected 40 MI MS place
The vice pIcsdens remained without change. The L'y
4. ID. ward chosen corresponding secretary AMI
treasurer and the Rev George H. lOrr recording secre
tary. Tie Peter lilcu and D. b. Jutton were
added to the Boari Of Managers.
At the annual meeting OF the American congregational
Union the Bible House yesterday William ii. rmth
presided An abstract Uf the annual statement oi the
trustees Was read showing that the Union pros
porous condition and that it, most sc1Ous difficulties
nave been surmouut-d, although The receipts for the
year les, than Tor previous yrars The necessity Tor
caution in building churchc, before the necessary means
secured il also set forth The treasurer reported
that receipts year had been ~ 1913 -; the
expenditures, S33,+OU l.; S2l,l56 30 pad 10
% churches; the balance hand II rjbS 81.
1e O!la wing officers elected President, ALERT ;
Barnes; N.ctPrt sdcnt-, " L. buiiuE,on, u. D., aud
many others; Trustees, the Ry Drs. ". /. Budlugun,
D. IL. Coe, aud \. VI. Capp G. T. E-i, Alfred = Barnes,
James ". LwcI, Samuel lolmrs james II SOrIr, WIN.
Henry Smith, the Rev Dr. "A. NJ rcudrr, T. ". Gilman,
aud W. N. Taylor, tae loy. Aessrs. Is. Halliday and c.
NJ BoyniOn t.e Rev DT. VI. H. ward, :. Nelson Davis,
Austin Abbott. Leonard Hazcti', the Rev Mcssrs. W.
a. Brown nud *. H. Howard, Thomas W. WhlttemOre aud
y. A. BoyntOn.