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siderable length, but was finally recommtted to COM
mittee consisting of Chancellor Waworth, Professor
Goodrich, and DR.. Humphrey, who soon returned it
slightly modified, when it was unanimously adopted.
THIRD DAY.
Rev. DR.. Anderson presented a statement of the
progress OF Missions In Greece great excitement had
been produced by the course of Rev. Mr.. King, and
fears were apprehended for his personal safety. A
letter just received, (which read by Dr. Al stated
that on the I'D OF June he proceeded in Austrian
steamer from Athens to Sera to attend his trial be-
fore the Court of Appeals for publishing work COM
posed OF extracts from the ancient fathers the Greek
Church, condemnlng the worship of the Virgin Mary
AS ne could demand the postDoneent of his trial. he
did So and returned to Athens. His friends there,
however, did not consider his life secure from attacks
OF his enemies-he remained in his house with gates
barred, while it was known that numbers had deter
mined upon his death whenever he should venture
abroad
In this junctnre he wrote to the Prime Minister sta
ting the circumstances in which he was placed and re-
questng to know whether as keeper OF the books and
seal of the U. ). Consulate of Athens-they having
been left in his possessionhec could expect protection?
At the date of the letter no aswe had been received
to this inquiry; but Sir Edmund Lyon, British minis
ter, had offered Mr. King the protection of his Gov
eminent In Consantinople the Evangelical Armeni-
ans, having been driven from their church, have es-
tabshed independent churches as the only alternative
The recent encouraging revival in the HISTORIAN Mis-
sion has already resulted in about 100 hopeful CONVEX
sions, in numerous villages, and the work is VET in
progress Encouraging facts were presented from the
missions in India, the Sandwich Islands, and among
the Western Indians. Among the Choctaws, espe-
cialy great progress had been made during the year
The number of converts had been 2l8, making the
whole number of church members at the Choctaw
Mission, 769. Rev. Mr.. Gleason formerly a mission
airy there, gave very vivid and interesting account
of recent visit to his former people
After the presentation Of several Reports from the
Committee on the Annual Report, the meeting adjour-
ned Buffalo has been designated as the place the
next annual meeting and Rev. Dr. Magic appointed
to deliver the annual discourse, Dr. Ferris of New
York. being his alternate In the afternoon the Sacra-
ment was administered to crowded assemblies
in the North and Centre Churches. The occasion
was deeply solemn and interesting. In the evening
large audiences addressed in both Churches in
the North by Rev. Drs. Beman and Parker and by
Messrs Ward and Halliday, Missionaries in the Cen
ter, by Drs. Hopkins and Stowe, and Rev. L. Spaul-
ding. In the Centre Church. after prayer by Rev Mr.
Yale, portions of the Annual Report were read by
Rev Mr. Armstrong, and the vast audience was ad-
dressed by President Hopkins, of Williams College.
FORTHDAY
Rev. Mr.. Cook of New Hampshire, opened with
Prayer. discussion upon the subject of Slavery and
Polygamy was entered on which consumed the grea-
ter part of the forenoon Some short addresses were
delivered by several Missionaries about returning to
their stations, and the closing Prayer was made by
Rev Mr. Spauling The Board then adjourned TO
meet at Buffalo on the second "Wednesday of Semp-
tember lS47.