and the song of salvation shall echo from shore to shore. "Who is this king of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. He is the king of glory." How is this conquest to be obtained? By the instrumentality of the church. Christians then must enlist in this war, and enlist for actual service, and for life. The church must become a well disciplined army, and every soldier must know his place and duty under the great Captain of salvation. There must be a mighty onset against sin, Satan, and his hosts, before this world will be wrested from the powers of darkness, and brought into subjection to the Prince of peace. But "the weapons of this warfare are not carnal, but spiritual and mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds." Every opposition will yield to effort and prayer. Then let the church be electrified with holy zeal, and act in unison with the King of heaven. Let there be more fervent prayer, more abundant labors, more enlarged charities. There must especially be an augmented number of ministers, for it is to a great degree by their agency, that "the battle of that great day of God Almighty" is to be fought, and the victory won. Ministers, therefore, of great souls, glowing with love to God and man, who aim at nothing less than the conversion of the world, must be raised up. We come then and ask of parents their consecrated sons for this blessed purpose; we ask young men, filled with love to Jesus and love to souls, to enter the ministry of Christ; we ask the churches from Maine to the Rocky Mountains, to give us their "tribute money," in this glorious cause; we ask their prayers, that he who is the Lord of the harvest would send forth laborers into his harvest, that the whole earth may be gathered. It is his prerogative to raise up ministers, and it is our part to co-operate in this blessed work. "The Lord hath given the word; great shall be the company of those that publish it.” "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!" By order of the Directors, WILLIAM COGSWELL, Secretary. Expenditures and Receipts of the American Education Paid, Grants to Beneficiaries, viz. Paid by Parent Society, the drafts of Treasurer's of Branch Paid by Societies, $5,628 Printing 4,500 copies of 16th Annual Report, including Paper, &c. . Fuel, Porterage, &c. and Repairs on the house owned by the Society,. Clerk hire, and expense of a Boy in the Rooms, Secretary, Recording Secretary, and Treasurer's Salaries, and Travelling Quarterly Register,-allowed for the numbers distributed gratuitously Interest on Money hired for the use of the Society, Balanco of account, April 30th, 1832, 23,665 00 42,643 00 424 00 156 16 232 88 163 56 427 87 3,406 41 461 05 138 87 48,053 82 3,588 05 BOSTON, MAY 25, 1833. Having examined the above account, I find it well vouched and correct. PLINY CUTLER, Auditor. Society, from 30th April, 1832, to 30th April, 1833. Received, from the following sources, viz. Auxiliary Societies, viz. Donations, Life Subscriptions, Annual Subscrips. Temp. Scholarships, Temp. Scholarships, Annual Subscrips.. Temp. Scholarships, $3,187 56 1,500 00 20 00-4,927 56 104 00 75 00 179 00 280 04 336 00 67 31 5 00- 688 35 212 60 175 00 Life Subscriptions, Ann. Subscription, Donations,. 123 71 Middlesex County, Life Subscriptions, Temp. Scholarships, Temp. Scholarships, 207 00 50 00-1,413 06 848 43 5 00- 893 43 214 23 589 34 61 00 434 48 272 64-1,604 82 57 00 40 00 612 20 75 00- 162 00-12,605 36 Donations, Annual Subscriptions and Legacies, not embraced in the receipts of Auxiliary Societies, Donations, &c. received into the Treasuries of Branch So- Received into the Treasury of the P. Society, Life Subscriptions from Associations and individuals not included in Transferred to Current Fund 15 per cent. of the original sum and the amount re- 1,500 00 502 50 Transferred to Current Fund at the request of the Donors, with the consent of Amount, April 30th, 1833, 55,662 30 737 01 56,399 31 5,099 31 Dollars, 51,300 00 BOSTON, APRIL 30, 1833. Errors excepted. HARDY ROPES, Treas. of the Am. Ed. Soc. BOSTON, MAY 25, 1833. Having examined the above account, I find it well vouched and correct. PLINY CUTLER, Auditor. |