Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-09-25
From the New Yori Journal Of Commerce, Sept 10.
Annual Meeting Of the American Beard Of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
This great meeting so Delightfully."- anticipated by
many thousand American Christians, commenced
its deliberations yesterday, at o'clock, p NJ. in the
Rcv'd DIR. Coxs church, Brooklyn. Large mum
bers of the clergy were present. The President of
the Board the Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen, took
the chair, and the Corresponding Secretaries, the
Rev'd Messrs. Anderson, Green and Armstrong,
the Recording Secretary, and the Treasurer, Mr.
Hill were all at their posts. The prayer offered by
the Revd DR.. De Win was well adapted to the oc-
cason, solemn, fervent, conhding, and reverential.
Mr. Henry Hill the Treasurer, presented in brief,
a view Of the financial operations aud condition Of
the Treasury from which the highly prosperous
state Of that department might be inferred. The
receipts Of the Board during the last year have
ceeded 1856, IL SO, being $lS,7 us 50 more than
the receipts from the same sources during the pre-
ceding year the payments for current expenses
during the year, have amounted 10 S2l6,sl7 81,
being S27 $50 b less than those OF the preceding
year. leaving after cancelling debts due at the be-
ginning of the year. $40 295 80 in the hands Of the
Treasurer.
From parts OF the Report read by the Rev'd
Mcssrs Armstrong and Anderson, we learn that
two corporate members OF the Board have died
since the last anniversary the Rey'd Miles Ocuit,
OF New Hampshire aud General Sewall, Of Maine,
at an age exceeding ninety years Ii was his pur-
pose, few days since, 10 be present at this meet
ing.
Nine missionaries and assistant missionaries have
been removed by death; viz Rev. B. Griswold
Rev. q. II. Apthrop, Rev r. Wyman. Rev. s.
Dibble, Mrs. Van Lennep. Mrs. Dole, Mrs. T. B.
Thomson. Mrs. Ball, and Miss Pierce
Eight missionaries aud assistant missionaries have
been released, their request, from their con-
nection with the Board.
Fifteen have entered on the work, in connection
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taw Indians aud that IN Western Africa.
Thirty-three have been appointed and five who
had received appointments have been at their own
request, released.
Twenty-four remain under appointment
There has been increase Of missionary feeling
in some theological semnaries; conventions in IA
yor of missions have been held in some States, and
the contributions from the Boards OF Foreign Mis-
sons Of the Reformed Du;ch Church and the Ger
man Reformed Church, have been larger than they
| were last year.
The field Of South African Missions is very in
viting The Natal country being now under British
authority, and the Zulus 10 every one Of whom Ia
mounting to 100000 in the Natal Territory the
Board has sccess--a change among them for good
Is already manifest. The station al the Gaboon, Ia
/ Western Africa, is thought one OF great promise
the Pangwe people are much superior to most ma
tive Africans, and their language very remarkable
for copiousness, fexibiliiy, and the perfection Of
its structure. English Commissioners have visited
the Gaboon To ascertain on what ground the French
had taken possession Of the river.
The spirit Of persecution against the Mission ha.
shown itself, though in different degrees, at Con
sfaHfiaopie and various places among the Armeni
ans. II is thought, however, that many person:
have been impressed by the truth. and that the
supers,itious party are alarmed for the safety o.
! their system.
There has never been more direct personal
preaching Of the Gospel in any one year in Syria
than during the lOst-and the obstacles in the way
of the Mission among The HISTORIANS appear most
~ removed. Before concluding the abstract OF the
Report, the meeting adjourned until o'clock.
The annual sermon IN the evening was delivered
TO crowded and overlooking house, by the Rer'd
Dr. Hopkins, President of Williams College, from
the Odd verse OF the 55ih Psalm.