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ham from the Sandwich Islands and th Rev Mr. T4omp
son. of London.


Contra, .4molcan Education Society y-The twenty-rhlrd
Anniversary of this Association attended at the Taber
nace las, evening by large and attentive audience Hon
THEoroRE FRELNGlIUYsEN President OF the Society took
The Chair and the exercises commenced by Prayer from
Rev Mr. Vail The President then read bret Address
setting forth clearly and orcby the great claims OF this
association upon the attention asd assistance OF the church


and the necessity OF able, instructed and sancled MIN


,rv 10 spread and urge the truths OF the Christian re
aon The Treasurer, WILLIAM a. BooTH, Esq then pre-
sented his annual Report OF which the following Is the
substance The amount in the Treasury April 30th, 1870
S1O7 AZ the amount the Treasury OF the Western
Edncalion Society and utca Agency was S547 o.; the


amount of Donations and Collections during the year Is
$40 o5 ~. Ieeaccs s 0ls 81 Loans repaid by bene
fc;ares 81 065 7S:-Tota S22, ,22l 1.-THE DSburse
mens have been as follows Cash granted TO benetciares
sl633O: Salaries of Secretary and Agents S36Ol ~ ;
Office rent Travelling expenses, Postage, Discount, &c
sll52 80: Total $2l.0S3 -. The reported balance
the Treasury the w L. Society and Utica Agency being
sS33 49, the amount re2aning hand is s30i II. The
sum due to beneciares the date of the Report April 30
ISL was about l1OO half of which has since been
paid


The Repor, of the Directors then read by Rev. ELI
AKIN PHELPS Corresponding Secretary SET forth fully
the designs OF the Society noted highly encouraging the
fact that during the commercial distress which had
prevailed none ohe OF the been
forced TO suspend operations and recounted the grounds
speciivey and dependency The heavy
debts OF 1897 have all been paid ana the total liabilities of


the Society have been reduced onehaf during the year
The number OF applicants during the year has been
only 2S the number under patronage who report them
selves TO the Society 2l 100 assisted by the branch
at Cincinnati and the whole number aided by the Society
during the year has been between 500 and 600 The
collected is 25 6i Il, and including that collected by the
Society at Cincinnati and Boston than
$4,000 The Report noticed appropriately the dec4ase of
Rev Asa Hilyer, Rev. Eite W. Baldwin and Rev Zach
ariah Lewis. who all Vice Presidents of the Society
Resolutions introduced and eloquenty supported by
R,v Z. y. KIRK and Rev 5. H. CeX.