Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-08-30
From TIC Christian Advocate and Journal.

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New York, July, %, 1887. G.
From TIC Christian Advocate and Journal.
METHODIST hiIssIoNs.-ln our synopsis
of christian missions, 4 few weeks since, we
omitted 10 mention the missions under the
care Of the Methodist Episcopal church.
The Eighteenth AnnualRepo-. being now
before us gives fair opportunity to lntro-
dlce this subject,
! The Missionary Society Ofte Methods:
Episcopal Church was organized Apri! 5,
1919, alta meeting called for the purpose,
III the Forsyth street church, New York.
The New York Female Missionary So
ciety ofNew York was organized in July,
1919. The Young Mems Missionary So.
ciety of New York was formed August ,,
1919. The Courtlandt Circuit. Stamford
Circuit, Gcnnesec Conference, Boston DO.
mestic Missionary Society, and Columbia,
S. G., auyi!ar;es we're all formed the same
! year.
The MONIES collected the first year
amounted to Ss23 but as no mission was
then formed, nearly the whole OF it was left
in the treasury at the end oithe Year.
But though there were 10 drafts on the
treasury the frs, year, sucl, was the con-
.id4uce Of the church in the goo1leSs otthc
cause, that donations of several hundred
dollars were given by inH!viluals 10 the So
ciety.
These were the roots Of the missionary
tree, which, wa,cred by tie dew Of Heaven,
and nour:shed by the providence oiGod, has
grown 10 considerable magnitude. One OF
the frs: branches sent oct by tbs tree
reached to :Ac Indians Of Upper sandilsky.
from among whom soodly number haze
found reposc under its shadow.
Now, as appears by the report, scions
pIuckcd from this tree have been planted
and taken root in the Oregon territory,
Western Africa, ard South America.
The Report, already mentioned, is lust
published and ready for delivery. It's an
octave pamphlet Of 56 pages, printed on
good paper, and with i fair type, and en-.
braces ihc following items Conformation -
The missionary anniversary, held May
22d in he Grceae.street church, New
York. a, which $3.50 54 were collected, and
81 ,47O pledged, for the cause Of missions.
A detail Of the several foreign and abor.
isinal missions, of which the following is
summary -
l. The Wyandot Mission In this mis-
sion are three miss. .oaarles-two native
prcachers-2OO church members.
.. TIE Choctaw MiSsion-two misslona-
ries-Eyc native prcaciers-looO meln-
bers.
). the Oneida 1I;SSion-one missionary
-tSo school tcachers--l3O members.
4. The South Indian Missionary Dis
trict, within the bounds Of the Arkansas
,onterence, embracing three circuits, viz,
tc Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw. These
Missions have four na:ssionarles.-six
schools--l225 members.
S. The North Indian WiSsionarv Dis.
trict, within Tie bounds oftlc Missouri con.
ference, embracing five circuits. viz, the
Shawnees, DclawavcS 2, les, hickapoos.
and IA SIS. Here are six missionaries,
and 472 members.
6. The Saganaw ca4 Huron Missions
on Detroit District. These are yet in their
infancy, having only II native members Of
the church.
7. IKE Oneida and Menon:tnce Mission,
in the vicinity Of Green Bay. Here are
about 50 converts.
8. The Missions at S,tut &c ST. lNarie
and Kepe.vc.aon--oi.e white missionary,
one native do.--iwo schoois--60 church
members.
9. The Cherokee Mission, within the
bounds of.he Holston conference. At the
last report there were two naive speakers,
and 52l native church members.
10 The Oregon Mission. The latcs.
accounts rom this mission have been rccca.
tly pu5lisicl in the Christian Advocate and
Journa!, from which i: appears that the mis-.
sion is n q very prosperous state, and
tha: the mission family lately sent GU, lad
reached the Sandwich Islands cntleir way
10 their field of labor.
IL. The Missions IN Wisconsin territory
amorg the Winncbagoes, ChiPpeway, and
Sioux. Indians, under the care of Rev. AL
fred Brunson. Fe-y cheering accounts
have been received from this quarter, and
have been published in the late numbers of
the Christian Advocate and Journal.
IL. Tho Liberia Mission. This mission
by the las: General conference was cons;i-
,2.eL cn annual conference, so that if prea.
ches- sko Id be raised up from among the
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