The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-05-26
The Anniversaries.

The anniversaries in New York city have
been fairly successful this year Thev be-
gan with that of the American Home Mis-.
sionary Society, Sunday evening, May 9th
The Society reported receipts of $3.50, ,720.
and expenditures of S259 zoe. Upward of
1000 ministers were employed the past year
and they supplied 2,30S congregations and
mission stations. Eighty-six churches were
organized, and 3S9 missionaries reported 200
conversions. On Monday the Seamen's Friend
Society reported its work for the year The re-
ceipts were $78, ,8S7, and the expenditures 800
992 During the year $50 Libraries were sent
out. The Woman's Union Missionary Society
reported receipts of about $33 900, with which
nearly 100 missionaries had been maintained all
over the Eastern part of the world In India
nearly 1000 women are enrolled as Christians
with about 30 schools On Tuesday the Ameri
can Sunday School Union held its 56th ami
versary. The report of the Union for the year
mentioned the unprecedented increase of mis-
slonary work during the past year There have
been l,277 new Sunday Schools opened. which
have 5,629 teachers and 46727 scholars. On
Wednesday came the anniversary of the Ameri-
can Tract Society. The report for the year
showed that the list of the Society publications
has been enlarged by 292 This addition com.
prises volumes and tracts in the English Ger
man, and Swedish languages The Society has
seven periodicals. whose circulation was 5000
600 copies during the year. The Society has
had IN Its service 222 men, and these have
labored in 80 of the States and In Ontario
Canada. They made 1888 family visits.
They found 33, l4l Protestant families who at
tended no Gospel service, 1925 belonging to the
Roman Catholic Church, 1904 destitute of re
ligious books, and 1914 without the Bible.
The receipts of the year were $3S2 233 The
American Female Guardian Society reported
that it had sheltered the past year 8l4 persons
adults and children, and furnished 45 women
with work at good wages. At Oceanport the
Society has a branch home Eleven schools
are supported by the Society, in which there
were registered during the year the names Of s.
963 children who were fed, clothed and in.
structed. More than 700 pupils were promoted
to the public schools through the instrunen-
tallty of the society There were .082 out
door applicants for aid assisted The receipts
for the year were $73 ,884. 10, and the expenses
/ $72,8ll97. The Congregational Union on
Thursday, reported receipts of $42,3l0, includ-
ing, balance from last year Payments were
made to AZ churches and the total of expendi-
lures was S30,676 The report further stated
that the Society now pledged to 80 church
es and should add to this number at least 30
more. During the past year II more churches
have contributed to the Union than in aly IRE.
ceding year. An appeal was made to the
churches for enlarged contributions TO enable
the Union to build 100 meeting houses next
year. The American Bible Society at its sixty
fourth annual meeting, reported that there are
engaged in the Society's work in this country
IL district superintendent, 70 agents and A.
528 unpaid volunteer distributors The receipts
for the year were S608, ,3422S For the foreign
work of the Society, to be expended during the
year, the amount Of $l19,792 has been aBpro.
prlated. The New Testament has been trans.
lated into japanese and is already published
and the transators are at work on the Old Tes.
lament. Aid has been afforded to the work Of
translatng portions Of the Bible into several OF
the colloquial languages Of China In India
work upon the Telugu Scriptures has been re-.
sumed. Some portions of the Old Testament in
the Zulu language are nearly ready for the
press, while the Gospels of Mark and Luke in
the Muskokee language are ready for publca-
ton. Editions Of the Reval Esthoniah and Of
the Dakota Bible have been printed. also nart
Of Isaiah in Mpongwe, the Gospel of John In
Dlkele, and revised edition of the Psalms I'M
Spanish There were prepared for distribution
at the Bible House i3443S Bibles Several
thousand purchasers were found for them abroad
and nearly all Of them were distributed The
whole number issued by the Society during 81
years amound to 81 4OS POS copies The pratui-
tous work for the year amounted to 1888 T87 O8.
On Friday the National Temperance Society
and the Womans National Temperance Union
held very interesting meetings there being some
fine addresses. On Sunday the Anniversaries
clssed with that Of the American Board 7t
which the speeches only were new EndcDeu.
dent