New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-06
MAY ANNIVERSARIES.

OPENING THE WEEK OF ANNUAL MLEl NUE.
TWO MEETINGS SHOWING THE RESULTS OF RE-
IGIoUs WORK AND A CONVENTION WHERE SUCH
WORK Is MUCH NEEDED.
The opening of the week OF May anniversaries
Yesterday was marked by the annual meetings OF
two religious societies and the convention OF Com
munistic organizaton-the American Labor Reform
League The American Bible Society and the
American Home Missionary Society reviewed
the years progress their fields oi
work. The labor reformers advocated the Wliu'SI
doctrines OF Communism and free love, eNpresscu
sympathy and approval for the rioters Of last sum
mer, and wished TO ovcrturn the very foundations
of government They were aTdcntly in favor OF
paper money
BIBLES AND MISSIONS IN MANY LANDS.
r SUITS OF TIE LABORs OF TIE AMERICAN BIBLE
SOCIETY AND THE AMERICAN HOME MISSIONARY
socIFrY-TIrIR ANNIVERSARY MEETINGS..
The May annivcrsarics-onc so strong an
attraction people outside the city, and still full OF H.
tercst to large numbers by reason Of the we-khO"h
pulp orators whom they bring togcthcr-wcrc ushercd
in Yesterday The American Bible Society aud the Amer
lean Home Missionary Society held meetings. During
the week Will he held gatherings Of various societies. AT
each Of which addresses will he delivered by prominent
men, Among those who will preside or speak are the
Hon william T. Dodge, Il. w. Thompson, Secretary OF
the Navy Ex-Governor WOodiord the Rev. DrS Howard
jun
many others
The American Bible Society held its sixysecond ami
yersary nj Dr. CrosDy's Church last evening Tie rev
Jacob Chamberlain. NJ D.. Of the Arcot Indian Mission
yc an account Of the effects of dEu-hg bne iruh
India. By a series Of stories ana "REMINISCENCES III
Chamberlain fortified his stdIehcI lhnt thc b'pic ~ an
engine OF salvation had been tested hof0usli' an. wa
now as we'll calculated 10 do the work Tor when II WIS
rucd ever had been II never i''rn uiutl I
when the outlook seemed mol iIseouiaL'k; H.
said the speaker, is the stronghold OF M dtFll 'n '
always ..-.,, and con-.
tanned The following statistics with othrr- CltS ~ %
Bible manufactured ut the Bible House 6!l~5; printed
abroad, g339os; purchased Hu!utH' l'.''', 700
guG no Copies issued al home 6G5,Obj; abroad lV''-
Sai fnt,I 81 I98 Bibles tor the bind were also
~ W the ,rr,brr Of al making an aggregate Of
/ 1iG volume. In thirty-sIX years. hc Issues "I i'
society siytytwO years amount to ~ n!'iI
The cash receipts for the year were - 'p,t-'',
a1roln il ~ tlar that IL last year br -p6625 D. The
t,r VIVA mo utuucd that a firm OF NAIVE publishers ~
J,nau has expressed desire To- participate 10 The pun
,,, 5f tic Scripture. for their own couutUIurn.
They VIII i--uc pocket edition oi the Ne" AZ
lament 10 japanese.
WHAT HOME NISsioSs HAVE DONE.
Tho annual sermon before the American HON, hsa'"n'
or -a,.cv wa, preached De- st evening 10 iAc broadway
Tanr3clc lbs the Ety. Dr Aaron l.. CHapr. president
of Bclii College. our cherished missioner! society," IT,
s-,n L. s come into straits. W. meet az The anny,FafT
with anxious spirits because from last to West cry Of
distress II raised. Just eighty years ago the MIS-
.iry s,, v Of Cuuu,ctlrut commenced It, I'.ors n
/ n
gruyrI ana tui. intensified the zeHi Tor hul' missions
an. war uf IL utcrpo,,d temporary Ca'.H, "ut ln
20 f.- home missionary work was iutlN u wy.
1Us society was formed just 900 time 20 W'c' i'r -.l
irt,N az immigration INTO our NDflENt-i ~i'r' '''
fl work Dee. or, pt from the M----upl Na', Oh 20
/ tb, mountains, ON To- TIE Pacific Coast, Hr
character o.. the new States j. largely o1ar-'d WITH h
,r.r.' of Christianity brought the Home Mission
! al, Society. wicked men acknowledge Ihai ~ l"'
rfUata .ueu ~ our missionaries Illinois va- saved I'u
.Iatpry. ana Kansas through aIl her ruut history
owe. NOR, % this power thJu any uiltr ilI- WH- o.
mime element those vigilance committee Mll'l AH
80 much fol Au,uiI. II helped us 20 resist I'Drluoh
u fl SOUTH and 10 has founded colleges for u- 300 it
Wet Ius-r are the natural oUtgroWth 81 home mis-
! Tho difficulties which now cmharr'ss IL "fc partly
! financial ana may possibly hH partly o"|HE o." poor
management hut uS appirh,ud ihr cas-, t'' .l hhl-
az urr ,tuyl'y are uultil,t and yuf.lil.,@ We are
rH,,ug through one Of those periods al u"u"i WIG"
nave now and then occurred since thr.i'JitN BEGAN.
II COME. from reckless iutug with Gou- N"di II l'
tbur., uuou rs by tue morning newspapers; u even
comes from orthodox IIlpf-. Among our Ir. m'u'ht
a., 1rr- "a g. fashionable cpIiruir ana % Ha- -p"t
fascination young men ut tie Stage oi sophomore
! dtNOlopm. Mt
The report ~ the society shows that tho number Of
ministers u u.s. -rIyicr 91G. Tie ruWhrr OF stations
4uuu.d j. 2..G4 The receipts lDr tho year have been
s.-I i-G and the expenditures f-Nf.'ip. ~. 'muHn
closed with GA earnest appeal IN bcat OF the home mis-
. .I..F IrH MOI