The Litchfield County post., 1827-10-25
From the Nelc- York Observer.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.

EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN
BOARD.
The meeting of this venerable Body, which we an
nounced In our last as having commenced in this city
on the lOth inst. was adjourned Monday evening"
| after the most delightful and anmating Session I'VE
may saieiy say which they ever held.
Members Present.
There were present, of the elected members, the
Hon. Egbert Benson, Hon. John Hooker, Gen. Ste
phen Van Rensselaer,, Hon. Jonas Platt, Hon. John
Cotton Smith, Rev. DR.. Miller Joseph Nourse Esq.
Rev. Thomas De Witt, Rev. DR.. M'Murray, john
Nitchie, Esq, Rev. DR.. Chaplin, Rev. President Day,
William Maxwell, Esq Rev: President Bates, Jer-
MAuley, Edward A. Newton, Esq. Rev. Warren,
Fay, Eeazer Lord, Esq. Rev. DR.. Ludlow Hon
Lewis Strong, Rev. DIR. Goldman, Rev. DR.. Proudft,
Orrin Day, Esq. Rev. DIR. Matthews, Arthur Tappan,
Rev: Philip e.. Hay, Rev. John Beate, Josiah Bis
sci, jr. Everard Peck, Rev. Erastus Scranton, Rev.
samae Il. Cox, Rev. Joshua T. Russell, Rev. Orrn
Rev. Nicholas Patterson Zeclariah Lewis, Esq.
Rev. J. Il. Waterbury, and Rev. Stephen Mason.
Letters were received from the Hon. Samuel Hub
bard, OF BOSTON, and Theodore Frelnghuysen, Esq of
Newark expressing therregret that it was not in their
power to attend the present meeting.
Public Meetings.
1t was mentioned, in our las, that neither the
Rev. DR.. Beecher, his second, arrived in season
to preach the Annual Sermon at the appointed time,
this service performed by the Rev. President
requested for the press to be published under the
direction of the Prudential Committee.
DIR: Beecher having reached the city or Thursday
morning, he was requested by the Board to deliver
a Sermon pursuant TO his appointments which he &C
cordingly did, on Friday evening, in the Reformed
Dutch Chulch in Market-sreet. For an abstract OF
this Discourse, (which we understand is to be pub
lished and will constitute the next number of the
Nat Preacher,) see first page. Collection, $l65 80. "
An account of the meeting on Thursday evening was
given in our last Coecton,$l 1870 G3; including 81 IS,
the avas Of breast-pn.
On Monday afternoon at o'clock bv appointment
OF the Board, the Sacrament of the Lords Supper was
celebrated by its members, in company with several
hundred friends of missions, in the Murray ST. Church
The services were performed by the Rev. DIR. M'Au-
ley, Rev DR.. Proudft, Rev. DR.. Beecher, and Rev.
Mr. Snodgrass. Collection 5000. 1t was made a
standing rule of the Board, that hereafter this ord
nance shall be administered at every annual meeting
of its members.
State of the Funds
1t appeared from the Report of the Treasurer as
examined and declared correct by the Auditor that
the receipts during the year ending Aug. 3lst, for
general purposes, amounted to $8834I SO. For fund
to to support Corresponding Secretary $3,74l 81
Do. for support of Treasurer, 1894 TO- Do for Mis-
sion College in Ceylon, $62. Grand total 49,, $3.50
53 10 the Permanent Fund amounting to $37 1924 81,
no addition has been made the past year. The Fund
for Corresponding Secretary now amounts to Sl9,-
OLA That for Treasurer to 1909 so. The expen-
dltures for the year have been as folloWs:-