Litchfield enquirer., 1844-09-26
MEETING OF THE A. RC.F. M. AT WoR-
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Commissioners for Foreign Missions, was held at Worcester last week, and the assemblage from diff ferent parts ot the country was altogether unpreee- dented-not less than 2J00 persons from abroad, | about 1000 of them clergynen. At 5P. M. on Tuesday, the President, the Hon. THEODORE FREL1NGHUYsEN, called the Board to order in the South Church, and requested the Rev. Dr. Dana, of Newburyport, to commence the exer- cises with prayer The reading of the various Re- ports of the Treasurer. Secretaries and Prudential ! on Wednesday morning. From the various Reports presented, the follow. ing items are gathered. The receipts for the past year were $236 ,334-the expenditures $244, ,3f1- and the present debt is $20,999. The Board have now under their charge 26 Missions, embracing 95 stations-l35 ordained missionaries (8 of whom are physicians,) physicians not preachers, 16 teach CTS, printers and book-binders, other lay help. CTS, and 163 femsles-in all 355 sent from this country. In addition to these, there are IT native preachers, and 122 native helpers sustained by the Board-making in the whole 494-besides large number of native assistants maintained by the na- tives themselves. There are @ churches, embrac- ing 25,612 members now living-of whom $500 have been received during the last year. There are Is printing and 6type-foundries con- nected with the missions of the Board, with prepa- rations for printing in 3l languages exclusive the English. About 46.796 pages have been printed at the Mission presses during the past year, and
 
 ment is 4s.O0O,O ,O00, in 37 different languages be- sides the English. Connected with the Missions six semnaries designed principally for raising up native preachers and teachers, in which are 3s3 students; also 3s boarding-schools, with 526 male and 503 female scholars-making the whole num- Der of boarding scholars under special Christian ii- structon l412; also 639 free schools, with 3O,OOO pupils-making the whole number of pupils under the care of the Missions about 32,OOO.
 On Tuesday evening, the annual sermon was preached at the Centre Church, by Rev. MT. Barnes, of Philadelphia, from Luke xiv. 2s-32 This was most admirable performance, and was listened to for an hour and half by crowded au- dience, with intense interest-and will speedily be published. The preacher showed that the great objects aimed at in missionary operations, viz the renovation of the heart, peace to guilty con- science, hope and joy in death, and freedom from referred to four classes of religion which he de- nominated the religion of sentiment, the religion of forms, the religion of feeling, and the religion of principle. The last, while it may embrace what ever there is of good in either of the others, does not wholly consist in sentiment, forms feeling but it consists in adopting rule of right, and ad- herring to it because it is rght-on this only can we rely especially in the great work of evangelizing the world-a work which cannot be accomplished in day or year, but which stretches into future ages, and which contemplates difficulties and dis couragements which nothing but strong faith and a
 
 CTS views were very happily illustrated by refer ence to some of the incidents and patriots of the Revolution.
 The number of persons in attendance was found to be so large, that pne of the other churches opened for Sermons, Addresses, &c. at most of the sessions of the Board, which was also filled. During the various sessions Of the Board the se- l verdi kepurts were accePted-snndry important re- solutions eadopted-inreEv.a; too place-and it seemed to be the prevailing and strong desire of the assembly, that the Board should not only sustain its present operations but prepare 1 to enlarge them immedistely-and full confidence was expressed that the Christian community would sustain them in such enlargement. On Thursday afternoon, the sacrament of the Lords Supper was administered to not far from 1 2500 communicants, Christians of all denomina- | tons being invited) both the Central and Union Churches being crowded, while several hundreds ] who wished to participate. were unable for want | of room. -'rt On Thursday evening meetings were held in the l Centre and Union Churches, for Addresses, &c., | At the former, the Hon. Mr. Frelnghuysen presi- ded, and delivered Address at the opening of the | meeting, on the influence of Missions, which was listened to with great interest and delight by not less than 200O persons. A the Union Church, Chancellor Walworth, of New York, presided, who also delivered most interesting address to another crowded audience. Various other addresses were delivered at each of these ,ouses, with other ap- propriate exercises.
 The business meetings of he Board were held in the South Church, until Riday noon, when the sessions were brought to a cose, the Rev. Dr. Cod man offering an appropriate prayer the occasion. | The Board adjourned to met at Brooklyn, N. Y., | in September next. The lev. President Hopkins | is the preacher for next yer-Rev. Dr. Hawes is ! his suqstitute.
 There were present at his Anniversary, S2 Corporate and 523 Honorary Members of the Board -605 in all 220 more tha on any previous oc- | casion.
 The numerous public houes were filled to over- flowing. and the citizens of Worcester, with their accustomed hospitality, cleerfully opened their houses for the accommodltbn of the strangers. A pleasing incident is nntioned in the Puritan. | After the Treasurer arrkd at Worcester, he re- ceived donation of $lOO rom lady of that town and 5000 from a getlman, and 5000 each from two sisters of that geehleman-a pleasant be- ginning othe receipts Gf the next year, the ex- penditures of which are esimated at not less than $3oo, o,OOG-Salen Regi4e. .la | PertviGn GuGn0.-TIs manure consists of the deposte of sea birds that roost and breed on the islanls on the south-westcoast of America. It has beep used for ages in P&u, and is there so inds- pepable to the growth t corn and wheat, that, according to some writer, the country would have l ben barren waste withIut it.
 l Its use iI England, where it has been applied with wonderful results toelmost every sort of crop that grows n that country IS of comparatively re- icent date-just long enough to have spread con. victiOn of its efficacy 50 widely, as that seven or | eight hunGred vessels are sow employed in the | 4" GssGssO EGde!' .s...gg.. Its stron, recommendation consists in the small compass { bulk and weight which renders cheap and easy he transportation any distance of a great amclnt of fertalizing pover. A calculation near Petesburg, to show that tuano, at the rate of even fouIhundred pounds to the acre, which is