The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-13
Anniversary Meeting OF tho American
Board Oh NOreign Missions.

liable Society took place yesterday forenoon. We
before many bonnes at any public meeting There
not more than fifty males in the Tabernacle excu
sve OF the clergy. We sorry that speak
such Of the beauty of the ladies' have been
usually elected by the appearance ofhe female audiences
at these religious gatherings The greater portion OF the
daughters Israel assembled the occasion aged
homey and devout. There were, however, few very
pretty, blooming, plump country girls, whose cheerful
smiling shed light and life in the desert around
them. There one lovely young creature who stood
in Of the asos gracefully lean against one OF the
gigantic columns which support the dome OF the build.
ing. She fashonably dressed, with great taste and
simplicity. She had dark lustrous eyes-a clear ex
banded foreheadrich brown glossy hair-cheeks tnged
with the most delicate rosy hue--and figure, which
rich silk shawl half concealed and half revealed in all ts
iauliless symmetry Two or three rather impertnent
fellows with long strait hair and the everlasting yard Of
shirt collar stared the lovely auditor out OF counte
nance, and she rereated to another part OF the build
The clergymen had apparently profted by affec-
tonae reproo respecting the horrd creakns boots and
scrambiing up on the platform They were remarkably
wellbehaved and in general conducted themselves with
great decorum and decency
The chair wa. occupied by the Hon. Thoo. Frelins
huysen; Dr. Wilison offered up appropriate prayer;
after which statement of the operations OF the Board
during the past year read by the Rev DR.. Arm
strong one OF the secretaries.
The missions are arrange into three grand divisions.
The first to nominal Christian countries the second to
civilized Heahen naons the third to rude and barba'
rous Pagan tribes The first Of these divisions includes
Syra and the countries Here the society has
five missions eleven stations thirty-six ordained mis-
si0naries three scians thirty assistant aries
ard hirtytwo native helpers, all of whom have been fol-
lowers of Mahomedanism The second division includes
Western and Southern India Singapore, Siam, China,
SC. la these res there eight mssons twenty
sations thirty ordained missionaries; two
yscians thirty assistant missionaries and eighty
two helpers The third division includes Borneo, West
and southern Africa the Sandwc Islands, and the
Indians in the Oregon Territory the western and other
10 Missions 40 Stations 50 Ordained Missionaries 1871
Assistant Missionaries, native preachers, and large
number OF native helpers and assistants. The summary
Is 20 missionaries stations 1873 ordained missions 200
assistant missionaries and III native helpers including
altogether 469 missionary laborers In connection with
the missions there are II printing establishments with
81 presses IRON which have been issued works in - dill
ierent languages spoken by 450,00O,0OO people The
mission under their care Schools
tanning 81 COO scholars and in Summaries and % Board
ing Schools there 100 pupils. The missions
number si1ty churches, with 81 900 church members
The report then went on in detail to examine the pro-
gress whch had been made in the various counties de-
scrbng the aspect which they be highly
couraging, and calling on Christians Of all dsnomina-
tIons to put forth increased efforts for the of
the world and speaking high terms of the received
luded to the Sandwich Islands, where it said there
twenty three churches with 10 200 members ,443
Of whom had been received during the previous year
Nine houses Of worship six of which of stone had
been erected during the same period There were three
hundred and thirteen schools with l455s scho
lars Twenysx books and tracts had been printed in
the native language, numbering 100000 copies and hr
teen millions of pages of which eight millions had been
at the of the American Bible and Tract Society
Seventy thousand copies had been bound at the bind
cry OF which 10000 had been distributed. The average
attendance at Divine worship $4,000, and the whole
number admitted 10 Church membership, IRON the first,
IS 4a4 Since the last meeting twenty missionaries
and assistants had been appointed and the number
dismissed principally account of i'll health. Eighteen
have embarked for abroad and who have visited
native land have returned to their stations Twelve
have returned to this country and nine have died The
receipt during the period from the s August 1912 to 30h
April 1913, we're $l6l $780, which was $37620 less than
the appropriations for the PERIOD and sos 100 less
than the receipts for the same period during the last
year.
The Rev. R. HoRsseroS. of the Ceylon mission,
the first speaker. He commenced his address by giving
sketch OF the Hndoo mythology. 1t included all the
abomnstions OF heathenism The rites of their religion
were too gross and for in that meeting
ample in the gods Next to this lowest depth OF doatry
and abominaton the "philosophic course" which
worspped the liens of the male and female energies
Then they had the ascetic course" which included all
sorts of self tormenug (The Reverend gentlemen smoke
could not unders md sentence out often To uphold
the iniqutous Hindoo system OF pagansm, all their
scence-heir astronomy ologv-books'o all sorts
were appropriated They looked on the Bible as horri
BILE thing Their morality was altogether distinct from
their religion. man might be very religious, and vt
very wicked. The most religious very often
the last that would be trusted This is unhappiy
sometimes the case, thespesker might have added, With
perfect truth and proprety, in Christian countres The
land Of the Hndoos the best commentary on the mo-
ality and philosophy Of Greece Mr. H. then went on to
speak the only in which that land of doa'rous
superstition to be converted was by the diffusion
of Christian education Here supidlooking country
clergy with boots of more than usual dimensions
colar-soiled white neckcloth-coarse dirty Whitley
brown hair, which stood up like "qus upon the frefu
porcupne"-al low iorehead-and horrid shuttle
scramblng the platform josed us out OF our seat
and efectusy prevented from hearing the conclusion
OF Mr. Horsington's address,
missionary hymn was here sung first in the lam
guage Of the Sandwich Islands by Of the Mssiona-
res, and then in English by the choir.
JOHN THOMPSON, Esq, of Poughkeepsie was the next
speaker MIR. T. made much better, eloquent and
effective speech than any Of the cergymen we have
heard at these meetings He rebuked with great vehe
Urtp,r he ri p6
business of Gods people" This was what turned the
child from his school, the student from his books the
printer from spress and the missionary from his pulpit
He wanted OF the spirit of the dauntless
Paul who fear in the sneer OF the Greek, no ter
in the imperial brow. That Board must be sustained
They must cut tbe purse strings Of the churches Mr.
then went very eloquently speakof the vast field
tor missionary operations WS,ch naa so recen oedn
the great work OF evangslizing the world-t was the
churchtbe preacher of the word that alone could do it,
Through the leaven Of the Bbe the world was in fer
ment All was pregnant and omninous OF change. And
il change for the better The foot of the messenger
OF glad tdings every where In much better
than when applied to the dominion of England it could
be said that the never set on the domnons OF the
cross
meeting lie said that he was IN Ill health, but could
not refrain from taking part in that last act of the
great religious dramatic "hoIy week. OF the American
churches After giving expression TO some scattered
thoughts" the Professor went speak Of the
ful question which was now presented to the socsty.
whether or no the expenditure Of the Board TO be
reduced $50 600 per aunum The speaker here became
rather prosy and listened TO with good deal Of i'm
patience. He concluded by expressing his fervent
PRAYER that before the end Of the seven weeks the
$50 600 would be forthcoming II he had the money
himself he thought he would lay IL down that table
at He often wandered that forty fifty of the
who could do it, did not right forw ard and put
down thousand piece But even If they did perhaps
the treasurer would not do right to accept it, The dona
ton should come from the great body Of the church.
The Rev. Mr. ScuppER, OF Madras next advanced to
the front Of the platform. There little uste
throughout the house in consequence Of the ladies pulling
out their nice white pocket handkerchief ard tanning
themselves after the prosy speech OF Or oodrich MT
scudder did not like this and stretching forth his hands
shouted out at the top OF a shrill voice"When the King
speaks let there be slence This rather original and
startling application othe scripture text, created con-
siderable sensation amongst the audience Mr. Scudder
went on to speak about the grandly furnished manel
pieces brussels carpets and fashionable rose wood chairs
the aristocratic members of the church IL heather
convert saw these things he would say, "Ah this in
deed he the place where they pour out their con-
trbutons the salvation Of souls ~ But was rather
the other way The finances OF the Board in
haz ardous state The Secretary had written him let
ter informing him OF IT, and saying that he feared it might
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