Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-06-09
ANNIVERSARIES.
From The Christian Waterman.
ToRRIeN MIssIoHARY Society

- F0REIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY
On Wednesday evening, May rs, the
anniversary Of the Boston Foreign Mis-
sionary Society was held at the Federal
street Baptist Westinghouse. Rev. Bar
ON Stow presided. A hymn was sung by
the choir. Alter which, Rev. Prof
Knowles addressed the throne Of grace in
prayer. The Secretary, John A. Bodies,
Esq. then read the annual Report, which,
after some general remarks respecting the
missionary enterprise, gave a brief and
comprehensive summary ofthe operations
ofthe Baptist Board Of Foreign Missions
during the past year.
Rev, Mr. Phillips, OF Providence, K. l.,
moved the acceptance Of the Report, and
unmarked in support Of the motion that
there Is spread before the friends OF mis-
sions an immense field Of labor, nothing
less than the world. For nearly six thou
sand years, Satan has been engaged in
binding down our race. II we look over
the map ofthe world, with reference to its
moral condition, it is only here and there
that luminous spot appears, IN the midst
Of the thick darkness thar covers the
earth. And how does this Society pro-
pose 70 break the chains ofdarimess that
envelope the earth2 Not by it, own pow
er, surely, for With all our efforts, we
could not convert single child of six
years old. It's the Bible,-the holy
principles of The Bible, to which we look
for the powsfto perform this mighty work.
Il is this that is precisely adapted to the
CONVERSION Of the world The heather
knows by the light Of nature that there
mus be supreme Being, who made and
governs the world, and when we give him
the Bible, he reads that this being is
God-the only living and true God-and
he cannot help believing it. When he
learns from the Bible the love Of God for
sinful man, and the immense cost-even
the sufferings and cruel death Of the Lord
Of Glory-that was necessary to save man
from the consequences Of his rebellion
this is precisely adapted to win him from
his idols to worship and love God. This
is not all supposition the Bible has been
tried from lifetime of Christ to the present
and has been most successful preacher
Under one sermon, 5000 were converted
and the triumph thus early achieved has
continued to attend the faithful PROCLAIM
ton ofthe gospel in all ages and countries
Its effect has been the same on the dark
mind of the Burman as on the more en-.
lightened Inhabitants. Of Christian lands
The fact is sufficient encouragement to US
to 90 forward, and use our utmost exer.
tons to- give the gospel to the millions
who sit in darkness, with the least posi-.
bic delay.
The motion was seconded by Rev. Nj
Choules, of New Bedford, and adopted
Mr. g. remarked, that an objection wa
often made to the support of miasionarie'
abroad, that they are men Of inferior abil
tiles, and such as could not find so gooC
support at home. In reply 10 this h,
wished to read an extract from letter re
ceived from Geo. Bennett, Esq. who will
MIR Tyerman. has spent eight years in Wis
ting almost oil the missionary stations OIL
the globe. He said he was much graft
fed 70 find the missionaries as body, AM
especially those from America, men of su
perior talents aud abilities suited to fit then
for great success and usefulness in tn
pastoral Office. An opinion precisel,
similar, had been repeatedly expressed b.
Lord and Lady Bentinck, who had ampl
opportunity for observation in India /
proof Of the adaptation of the gospel to III
conversion of the world, he related tn
striking anecdote which we have place
in another column.
Hon. II. Lincoln, Treasurer Of tn
Baptist Board Of Foreign Missions, offer
ed the following resolution which was sc
conded BY the Rev. DR. Bodies, CORES
ponding Secretary ofthe Board, and adop
ed.
Rssolpsd, That tho printing and distributio
Of ne Sacred Scriptures now in q course Of tran
Iakion By missionaries Of the Baptist Board
Foreign Missions, into several heathenIanguage
Do an object Of the deepest interest, and CLAIM
The vigorous co-operatiou Of oil the frieIds
Christian missions.
Mr. Lincoln wished to state one or tw
facts in relation to the circulation of Il
Word Of God among the nations who al
to be converted through its Instrumental
~. During three years past, the Amer
can Bible Society has nobly aided in Il
work Of giving the Bible to the heather
and during that timethe Board has .recei
cd from that Society @25,00O for that o.
ject. But recently il has been decid.
that because the Board cannot consent
leave II In part untranslated, no more a
is % be expected from the Bible Society,"
The Baptists must now take the cour
they expected to some years since !; the
must depend on their own resources. al
dotheir workthemseives; and he reqnes
"a ministers and others, when they we
home, to report these facts far and wild,
fhatthe denomination might be prepar,
10 give literally, and 60 far beyond ma
ing up the deficiency Of what might ma,
been expected from the Bible Society.