Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-05-15

In missions IN Wal. ....- -...s., ......
In missions in Asia, 90 ~ bs
IN .E. Ia 100 IS aa.-,.-
Three preachers nine assistants, and
fifteen native assistants, have entered the
service of The Board during the past year;
one preacher, two female assistants, and
one native assistant have retired from their
connection: one female assistant mission
airy has died .< .t.. III"
The number of churches is forty five,
embracing about 1000 members; and of
6aptisms reported during the year, $40.
There are sixty-eight schools, (report-
| ed,) containing from 1900 to 1900 pu-
pills.
| Printing has been executed in fourteen
languages, amounting in the years 1886
and 1887 to 34,o0O.Ooo PIP. Two fonts
of type and a printing press have been
added to the printing department in Siam,
and fon. of type prepared for printing
in Shyan. Other fonts are in course of
preparation.
! The receipts of The Board, during the
year ending April Is, 1889, were $685.
240 73,.and the expenditures for the same
period, SllO,l9O IA; deficiency OF receipts
compared aolh those Of the precious gear.
r have increased by about 25,00O and the
comparative deficiency decreased by 81,
600 A similar advance for the next
year to come would enable the Board to
= fulfil their existing engagements, and 10
: carry forward their operations as in form
! err years Shall the adrance be made?
f That it can be made none will question:
d The churches are not impoverished, and
$ every right effort and sacrifice impart new
: power. That it ought to be made is
eqallv certain. The time is not come TO
" restrict our operations. The work is on
N " begun; the latorers are few. From
to almost every mission The cry is, Help;
s. and the helpers are waiting to be sent
as Let the advance be made Let JerUent
,e unceGsing prayer ascend to God; and lie
prayer lead to effort, earnest, unated, de
g termined effort, that the Treasury of tn
u. Lord may be FULL
bo After the reading Of the above extrac
= the meeting was addressed by brethren
40 Gone, Webb, Boies, Sears, Fletcher. am
Bennett These addresses were for III
=, most part listened to with deep and intens
- interest. Most gladly would give you tn
+, outlines Of them, were able but bein
=, profoundly conscious, that, were to attemI
lad il, should utterly fail, must Of necessit
decline. They were we'll calculated TO il
spre the bosom of Christians with em'
ED tons of unmingled gratitude 10 God, an
IN stronger faith in his providence and graz
alb ralatiye to all our missionary operations
out Il is matter of devout thankfulness tn
ton Only one Of eur missionaries has be
this called from the Church militant to I
hen Church triumphant, during the pastyei
rem, | mean our beloved sister Eliza Drew jon
1"'' The present anniversary formed a cris
'o"' towards which all in our Zion, interest
'"' in the cause of giving the gospel to the pr
ii 4" heather, have had their eyes directed "
Tue much interest, to know whether our bre
ach- rem of the Board have been able to meet
mere heavy drafts which they knew were conf
hem ,,,,,;,,. - ,,oro tho, O.
IA "S 600. Whence the money to come? '
the anxious inquiry from many hearts
anu Thanks to the great Head of the chur
WIN the crisis is passed! The drafts have
."e chief part been met, and others, as they
oe'h3 due, will be met. Thus you see God
prog been better than our fears. He has 81
illing - ,ho churches and individual brethre
'iau spirit Of liberality to meet the exigeI
au'hs and an impetus has been given to the C:
ity Of r r,ooso ;naponce will ex
J. and spread throughout cur churches, till
d,as- m,lti,udes of the heather shall "be 6
,,, 10 Christ our Savior for his inheritance,
ss;o,s the u,termost of the earth for his pos
,,,rob ion." o that every Christian could
sbaro more deeply into the spirit OF the go
levo. for that is the spirit of missions; then sh
have we pray more, labor more, practice
moo, self-denial and more conscientlonsly
4 Ser more deroutly consecrase our hearts
ALL to Christ, and the glory Of God il
,,,;o,s salvation Of men would be the imps
motive Of all our actions. @
AS ever, truly yours
p"' -. In the fellowship OF the COS
by the 4.... -, JNo. C. HARs,s
tribes;
in Lii P. S. The state OF 'h'nss II QUIZ
urmah, church in Bordentown, (N. ID is
nd Pc ..,;s;oo O,,r CONGREGATIONS have