The Roman Catholics ?

KcLioious Charitable Societies. The principal re*
ligioQS charitable societi^^s are, 1. Tht American Bi-
ble Society^ whose sole object is to publish and circulate
the Bible, without note or comment. 2. The Ameriean
Colonization Society^ whose object is to colonize the
free people of colour of the United States. A colony
has already been planted.on the west coast of Africa,
south of Sierra Leone. 3. The American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions^ whose object is to
convert the heathen to Christianity. They have mis-
sionary stations and missionaries, at Bombay and Cey-
lon, in India ; in Palestine ; at the Sand«vich islands ;
and among the Cherokee and Choctaw Indians in the
U. S. 4. The Baptist Board of Forngn Missions^ who
have miraionaries in the Birman empire, and among the
American Indians. 5. The United Foreign Missionary
Society, which is supported by the Presbyterian and
Dutch Reformed churches, and has sent several mis-



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•ioDiriei t« the American Indiuis. 6. There are £dii-
eation SooMiiei amoDg the.CoDgregationalists, Presbjta-
riana and Baptiata, deaifned to aBsist indigent yooog
men in preparing for the Christian ministrj.
