Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-09-14
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NEw-JERsEY MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
ELIZABETH-TOWM,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER Ii, 1919.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IA, 1919.
NEw-JERsEy MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
| The annual meeting Of the New.Jersey
Missionary Society, was held in the I'd
Presbyterian Church ID Newark, on Tues
Iday last.
| The following is the Report of the
Board of Directors -
| The Board of Directors Of the New
Jersey Missionary Society, beg leave to
lpresent to the Society The following as the
report Of their proceedings through the
past year.
4 The Board have through the year past
as 10 the preceding, been engaged 10 do
nestle missions, within the bounds of the
| Society and parts adjacent.
i At the city Of Jersey and at Hoboken,
Mr.. Alexander G. Frazer continued TO
llabour with success, from the last annual
Injecting until the LIST Of January. During
ffti,is period, tine people among whom he
lIaboured betrayed the expense Of the mis-
sion.
| After Mr.. Frazer left that station, the
Beard appointed Mr. Marcus Ford, H.
centiate Of the Presbytery of Jersey, who
laboured for two months. From the 81,
of June until the present time, Mr.. John
son, licentiate from New England, has
been employed by the Board Oh that sta
ltion. The people have paid part Of the
salaries of the two last missionaries.
| The missionary station at North Har-
diston, Hamburg and Vernon, has been
occupied by the Board through the whole
Of the past year. Mr.. Burr Baldwin
fcontinued on that station until the first Of
i June. The labours of this Missionary
have been signally blessed. As the fruit
of his labours, two Presbyterian congre.
cations have been formed, rs members
have been added TO the communion of the
church, and about 80 more are expected
Isoon TO join. Several Bible classes anc
Sabbath schools have been formed on thai
ground, and are 10 a nourishing condition
The people have betrayed part of the ex
pense of the mission.
4 As soon as Mr.. Baldwin left this station
his place was filled by the Beard, will
the appointment of the Rev. Edward AL
len, member of the Presbytery of Jer
sey. Mr.. Allen entered upon his mission
the lst Of June, and is still employed OF
that station. The Board have heard tina
Mr.. Allen is labouring with success, bu
they have received no report from him.
In December last, Mr.. Enos A. Osborn
licentiate of the Presbytery of Jersey
was appointed missionary TO Iabour il
Frankfort, and parts adjacent, ia the coun
! ~ of Sussex. Mr.. Osborn has spen
: six months in the employ Of the Society
: From his journal it appears that the pros
} pect of success 10 that region is encour
. aging. Mr.. Osborn has recently beer
5 ordained to the work Of the ministry, ant
) is now labouring in that region in the EN-
} lploy of the Society. The people have
, engaged TO bear half Of the expense o
! the mission.
/ From the Morris Town Auxiliary So
ciety, the Board have learned, that il
! Newfoundland, Stony Brook, and Ions
t Pond, the cause Of religion has greatly
5 advanced through the year past by mis-
sionary labours. In that region, where
' until just before the last annual meeting o
a the Society, there was not single organ
!, lied congregation, and scarcely a pro
. fessor Of religion of any denomination
! there are now three organized Presbyte
rian congregations, two Of which are now
building house of worship, and a thirc
is making preparations to build. Thes,
congregations now contain upwards Of LOO
!, communicates.
On view Of the whole transactions o.
Z the year past, the Board feel that tn
. Society have great cause OF thankfnines
: to God for the success which has attende,
. their operations, and great encouragement
to proceed with increased zeal and activ
Z ity in the good work in which they ar
! engaged.
The following gentlemen were electe,
), Directors for the ensuing year, viz.
Hon. ELISHA BoUDINoT, President.
Rev. ASA HILLYER, D. D. Vice Pres't.
Rev. WILLIAM A. MCDOWELL, Sec'ry.
; JOSEPH G. HoRNBLowER, Esq. Treas'r
= Other Directors.
Z Rev. JAMES RICHARDS, d. D.
EDWARD ID. GRIFFIN, d. u.
4 STEPHEN THOMPSON,
JOHN MCDOWELL, D. d.
COUNTY NOMINATIONS.
d Last Of Nominations made at the Clerk
Office nf The Cn,lnfiI of ESSer on Mn