The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-11
American Home Missionary Society.

The eighteenth anniversary OF this society took
place on " ednesday evening at the Tabernacle. -
The Rev Mr.. Mason opened with prayer. The re-
port Of the Treasurer, showed the receipts for the
year to have been $l0l, 494 0l-expenditure SlOi,-
296 A. The report of the Executive Committee
shows the society has had in its service the pasr
year, 90 ministers of the gospel. OF these 67e
were in commission at the date of the last report
and 237 have been since appointed. The fields of
their labor are IN twenty-slx different States and
territories of the Union, in Canada and in Texas
The number Of congregations and missionary dis
trcs supplied, in whole in part, with the preach
ing of the Gospel is PAS
The Rev. Mr. Mason, in proposing the adoption
Of the report commenced his remarks by adver.
ting to the propagation of the gospel the banks
Of the Nile, and next reviewed the result of his
labors in the missionary in the West, show
ing the hardships to which the missionaries were
exposed in the West and elsewhere. He had la
bored much in the cause. The truths of the Cos
pei flowed through the land and the results in the
report show the improved position and progressive
movements of this flood of light
The report was then adopted.
The Rev. Mr.. ROGERS, OF Boston, in proposing
the second resolution, said that by late experiments
on the subject of animal magnetism, it was found
that the variations OF the needle extended in ratio
to their magnitude. The missionary societies
were every where and modern navigation had
brought them within fortnight OF Europe that a
nation should be born in day-but Christianity
has given us country IN month God grant that
they may be increased till you can speak to them
in thousands As TO the various ways of reaching
the West, this is the least expensive A minister,
for SIX months labor, receives $50. No other
means, so reasonable as this, can be obtained No
other scheme go reasonable can be got at
This is day OF economy; and when looking
at the attainment Of economy with lust eff
cheney, this is the best. And it is a permanent
agency. We do not want the shower That
may refresh the soil but we want a ljy-
ing soul-a faith abiding on the spet-a
something that shall communicate heart and life abiding
ly And in those 900 what have you hut foundations
that will last life while they leave something for their
In which to build and triumph would send
Doddridge there IL nliveBaxter too-but il we cnnot
send them there alive send them bound in sheep
skin This would supercede agency within certain
limits but perncious beyond them. I'm the choice of a
ministry for its agency this Society has chosen the yery
nstrumen'aty that Christ himself appointed and if we
are TO attach any importance TO the directions of the
supercede hamper this 1t must come TO nought How
is Gods right TO take hold the nations of the
earth1 He is here nvisihly by his spirit visbly by the
appointed ministers OF his peace. Using this wisely
Italy the isles Of the sea, receive the Gospel
but from the ministry Of reconciliation And MS
said recently in that legal argument by one
whose Is never mentioned but with honor what
that planted own New England and when they
had dehroned the proud George and crown would have
become the head of Washington well on any mortal
that they stopped short ofthe scepre Because they
had been trained to liberty at the altar They gave wash
ngton their hearts but kept the crown and they have il
still (Applause) And have they not spread over the
land the church and the school house Everystream il
tributary They make the heaven and the earth do the
work Of man. and as happy and ms comfortable
with not fertile SOIL they are in the prolific re.
gions OF the West five can't raise things
raise good crop OF men aughter) Here Is the evil
dence Of an apostolical succession OF which hear