Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-05-09

femaies), and of native Missionaries and
assistants, about seventy, exclusive of ma
viz:
4 In Missions to Indian Tribes, 81 Mission.
ares . nat. miss. & assistants; in Missions 10
Europe, o--more than IL native Mission
aries and assistants; in Missions TO Arr.
ca, Missionaries; in missions TO Asia
oil Missionaries, and about SO native Mis-
slonarIes and aSsistants-Tot ai 90 Mis-
sionarles, and 70 native Missionaries and
assistants. ..-z 1919. =. f..
! Fity-thr,e Missionaries have en- sent
out by the Board during the last three
years. -..
Churches and Members.--C Connected
with the Missions are thirty-eight Church
es, twenty of which have been constituted
since the last meeting of the Convention.
The number of their members is about
sixteen hundred and fifty.
BaptismS-One hundred and twenty
FIVE have been added to the Indian Church
es by baptism the past year-about fifty to
the Churches in France and Germany, &
more than three hundred to the Karen and
Burman. Total, at all the stations, about
five HUNDRED.
Printing OPerations.-There are five
printing establishments, embracing fifteen
printing presses, viz:-one at Shawanoe,
Indian Territory, with one printing press
Sand at Sadiya, Asam, with two presses
one at Maulmein, Burmah, eight presses,
including power press; one at TaVoy,
in Tenasserim, two presses and one in
Bangkok, Siam, two presses, one litho-
! graphic press. An additional press has
been ordered TO Bangkok. Of the presses
attached to the Maulmein and Tavoy sta
tons, five were sent out the last year.
Three of the establishments for print
ing-those at Sadiya, Tavoy, and Bang
kok, have been founded recently. The first
printing executed at Bangkok, was in the
autumn of 1886. About 100000 6vo pa
ges were printed prior to the close of the
following May. Atthe Tavoy press, whic b
went ipto operation in April of last year, a
bout 100000 pages were printed during
the four ensuing months, At Sadiva there
were two works printed, of 500 copies each,
prior to July, 1887, and third was in
progress. TIE returns from the Maui
mein printing department are incon-
pIete for the year ending June 80, 1887.
The ordinary rate Of printing, on four press
es was 5000 sheets per day. The is
sues in the autumn of 1886, were at the
average rate of 5000 pages per month;
and the demand for books and tracts be-
yond the power to supply, was greater
than at any former period 4,80O vols, OF
236,40e PIP. were printed atthe Shawanoe
press, exclusive of a monthly periodical in
English and Shawanoe, and other occa-
sional publications. The number of hea.
then languages in which books have been
prepared and printed by Missionaries oil
the Board during the year, is fifteen.
State of the Trsasury-The recei pts
into the treasury during the year ending
April i5,-Ia3S.- from. all sources, were
$685. 10; of which auxiliary associa'
tions, chnrchSs, and individuals contribute
ed S36,3l5 20. The total expenditures
for the same period, including an unpaid
sum now due, and demands offriends now
I in the hands of foreign agents, of about
S25 ,000-were Sl07,4l0 go. Excess oil
expenditures above receipts, $44, 3407l.
Wants OF the BoGrd.-The missions to
Siam, the Chinese, the Tefoogoos, and tc
several Indian tribes, not to mention others
that have requested aid, are in urgentneed
of an immediate reinforcement of mission.
aries. Several candidates for missionary
! service have been approved by the Board
and, if adequate funds were provided
would be sent forth to their work before
the close Of the current year. Request:
have also been made for four additional
printing establishments. The Board have
not the means to meet these claims. THeii
funds are ezhausted. Ifnot replenished I'M
MEDIATELY, they will be constrained L
consult, not for the enlargement of the mis-
sions. hat for the least disastrous method o
tel reduction. The inquiry must be, VIVA
resses shall be stopped, what station:
shall be aband oned, what missions shall b.
closed, what missionaries shall be calico
homer? The God Of Missions, the Grea
Head Of the Church, who laid down hi.
life for his people, graciousIy interpose--
give TO all our associations and churches
large measure of His Spirit, and constrait
them by His love, to gice even as they
have Teeeired.