Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-05-23
AMERICAN BOARD OF MISSIONS.

The American Board of Foreign Missions held
its anniversary yesterday in the Tabernacle; the
Hon. T.. Frclinghuysen in the chair After prayer
by the Rev. DR.. Beecher, the Rev. DR.. Armstrong
one of the Secretaries, made in substance the fol-
lowing statement
The last has been an eventful year in the history
of Missions in Western Asia. The Turkish Gov
ernment has declared that men shall no longer be
put to death in that empire for changing their re-
lgious opinion; thus renouncing maxim OF the
Koran, ana removing obstacle TO tho progress OF
the Gospel in those countries.
The Mission TO the HISTORIANS Of Koordistan has
been discontinued Among the Nestorians of Per-
STA the labors of our Missionaries have been ntim-
idated by opposition from the Patriarch and his
brothers, and by the intrigue of emissaries of Rome
But at the latest date all was quiet and the Mission
was pursuing its work without molestation.
The Mission in Syria has been concentrated in
the region of Lebanon, at Husbayca, near the
sources of Jordan; one hundred families have left
the Greek Church and declared themselves Protest
ant For this they have suffered severe persecu-
ton, but at our last accounts they continued firm.
The Mission in Turkey has never been more
prosperous than during the last year. Conversions
have been numerous, and spirit of religious in
quiry is very widely dfused at Constantinople.-
Prayer meetings are held by native Christians eve
ry evening during the week.
The Mission at Gaboon River in Western Afri-
ca is prosperous.
Nothing has boon heard for several months from
the Cooler Mission.
Among the Mahratta people of Western India,
the spirit Of religious inquiry is spreading, and a
conviction that Hndooism is false, extensively pre-
walls. twenty-five persons were added TO the Mis-
sion Church at Ahmcdnugget last year.
The same remarks apply but with greater en-
phass to the Missions among the Tanul nations
of Western India. Twenty new missionaries are
called for there without delay.
!
and encouragement of the local authorities of Ne
thcrland India.
| The Board has two Missions in China, one at
Hong Kong and Canton, the other at Annoy. The
Prudential Committee wish to commence a third
on the northern coast
The Churches at the Sandwich Islands are pros
pering. Several of them sustain their own
pastors. Nearly all make monthly collections for
benevolent purposes.
| The work ofconversion and cvangeizltion makes
steady progress among the aborigincs Of our own
continent.
| All the Churches in the Choctaw Nation have
had large additions during the year A large por-
ton Of their YOUTH Of both sexes, now receive in
struction at academies and boarding schools sup
ported by the people themselves.
The receipts of the Board for nine months of th2
iinancialyear, ending April 30, were SlSj,000 eX-
cecding those of the corresponding period of last
! year 81 300, and falling short of the appropra-
tons for the same term $4,000 If the average
monthly receipts for the remaining quarter of the
year are S2i3U0, the Board will be free from debt
at its close, July 81.
Under the care of the Board are &C missions and
% stations, besides numerous ont stations; 500
missionary iaborers, supported By It's funds besides
numerous nltiye assistants, supported by the poo
pie; 81 presses, at which nearly 50,000,O00 pages
were printed last year, in 30 languages, exclusive
Of the Engsh $40 free schools, containing 10000
pupils; A boarding schools and seminaries witt
1900 pupils; and G3 churches Of converted heath
EN-, containing 10000 members.