The Office of the American Congregational Union, and the place of meeting for the Board of Trustees, are at the Bible House, New York. The Office of the Corresponding Secretary for New England is at Room 16, Tremont Temple, Boston, Mass.

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THE SOCIAL REUNION.

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THE Seventeenth Social Reunion was held at the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N. Y., on Thursday evening, May 12, 1870.

The parlors and lobbies of the Academy were thrown open at half past six o'clock, and Dodworth's Band was in attendance, as usual, furnishing delightful music. Those who were to speak, with many ladies and gentlemen and several strangers from abroad, availed themselves of the opportunity for social greetings till the hour of public service arrived.

At seven and a half o'clock the chair was taken by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, who requested the whole assembly to unite in singing the favorite old hymn, "All hail the power of Jesus' name!" which they did most heartily. The Rev. William H. Ward then led the audience in prayer; after which the solo from the Oratorio of Elijah, "If with all your hearts ye seek me," was excellently sung by Mr. W. J. Hill.

Brief statements in relation to the objects of the Union and the work of the year were then made by Dr. Ray Palmer, and the solo, "But the Lord is mindful of his own," was sung with fine effect by Miss Sterling.

Addresses were then made by the chairman, Mr. Beecher; Rev. Drs. Theodore L. Cuyler of the Presbyterian Church, C. B. Crane of the Baptist Church, John Cotton Smith of the Episcopal Church; and President Merriman of Ripon College.

At intervals, choice pieces of music were sung, Mrs. Christopher, of the Broadway Tabernacle, playing the accompaniments.

The addresses were rich in the best qualities of popular eloquence; strength and beauty, wit and pathos, the thoughtful and the playful, have seldom been better combined. Altogether the meeting was a happy expression of Christian catholicity and brotherhood, and an illustration of the healthful cheerfulness which earnest Christian men should habitually cultivate.

ANNIVERSARY AT BOSTON.

THE customary Anniversary of the American Congregational Union at Boston was not held in May, 1870, on account of the absence of the New England Secretary at the West, and because the hope had been cherished that a more general meeting would be held Anniversary Week, to awaken a special interest in this memorial year.

BUSINESS MEETING.

THE Seventeenth Annual Business Meeting of the American Congre gational Union was held at the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N. Y., on Thursday, May 12, at half-past three o'clock, P. M.

Alfred S. Barnes, Esq., Vice-President of the Society, occupied the chair. Prayer was offered by Rev. C. Cushing, of Boston. The Annual Report of the Board of Trustees was presented by the Rev. Ray Palmer, D. D., Corresponding Secretary. The Treasurer read a summary of his Annual Report for the year ending May 1, 1870. On motion, it was

Voted, That the Annual Report of the Board of Trustees, and of the Treasurer, be accepted and published under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

On motion, the President appointed a committee to nominate officers of the Society for the ensuing year.

The committee reported the following-named gentlemen for the several offices of President, Vice-Presidents, and Trustees, all of whom were duly elected:

OFFICERS FOR 1870-71.

President.

REV. LEONARD BACON, D. D., New Haven, Conn.

Vice-Presidents.

Rev. JOSEPH P. THOMPSON, D. D., New York.

ALFRED S. BARNES, Esq., Brooklyn, N. Y.

Rev. RICHARD S. STORRS, Jr., D. D., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Rev. HENRY M. STORRS, D. D., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Hon. BRADFORD R. WOOD, Albany, N. Y.
Rev. THOMAS WICKES, D. D., Jamestown, N. Y.
Rev. O. E. DAGGETT, D. D., New Haven, Conn.
Hon. Wм. A. BUCKINGHAM, Norwich, Conn.
Rev. EDWARDS A. Park, D. D., Andover, Mass.
Rev. MARK HOPKINS, D. D., Williamstown, Mass.
Rev. ISAAC P. LANGWORTHY, Boston, Mass.
Rev. J. M. MANNING, D. D., Boston, Mass.

Hon. EMORY WASHBURN, LL. D., Cambridge, Mass.
Hon. REUBEN A. CHAPMAN, LL. D., Monson, Mass.
Rev. JOHN O. FISKE, D. D., Bath, Maine.

Rev. B. P. STONE, D. D., Concord, N. H.

Rev. H. D. KITCHEL, D. D., Middlebury, Vt.

Hon. JOHN B. PAGE, Rutland, Vt.

Hon. AMOS C. BARSTOW, Providence, R. I.
Rev. J. M. STURTEVANT, D. D., Jacksonville, Ill.
S. B. GOOKINS, Esq., Chicago, Ill.

Rev. JULIUS A. REED, Davenport, Iowa.

Rev. GEORGE F. MAGOUN, D. D., Grinnell, Iowa.
Rev. TRUMAN M. POST, D. D., St. Louis, Mo.
Rev. ANDREW L. STONE, D. D., San Francisco, Cal.
Rev. SAMUEL WOLCOTT, D. D., Cleveland, Ohio.

Trustees.

Rev. WM. IVES BUDINGTON, D. D.
Rev. MILTON Badger, d. d.
Rev. RAY PALMER, D. d.

Rev. CHRISTOPHER CUSHING.
HENRY C. BOWEN, Esq.
ALFRED S. BARNES, Esq.
JAMES W. ELWELL, Esq.
N. A. CALKINS, Esq.
WILLIAM ALLEN, Esq.
SAMUEL HOLMES, Esq.
ROBERT D. BENEDICT, Esq.

Rev. GEORGE B. BACON.
Rev. J. CLEMENT FRENCH.
Rev. C. H. EVEREST.
S. NELSON DAVIS, Esq.
CHARLES GOULD, Esq.
A. S. HATCH, Esq.
JAMES H. STORRS, Esq.
WM. HENRY SMITH, Esq.
H. H. VAN DYKE, Esq.
DWIGHT JOHNSON, Esq.
Rev. G. B. WILCOX.

Officers appointed by the Board of Trustees: :

Corresponding Secretaries.

REV. RAY PALMER, D. D., 49 Bible House, New York.
REV. CHRISTOPHER CUSHING, 16 Tremont Temple, Boston.

Treasurer and Recording Secretary.

N. A. CALKINS, 146 Grand Street, New York.

The meeting then adjourned.

N. A. CALKINS,

Recording Secretary.