Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-09-17
Anniversary of the American Board of
MISSIONS.

New HAVEN, sept yth lS4G.
The American Boafd Of Foreign Missions convened
Yesterday in this city, to celebrate its thiyseyenth
anniversary Towards one thousand clefgymen il ia
supposed, in attendance, besides several hundred
other philanhropisis, chiefly From the Northern and
Middle Slatcs. Eie meeting was opened Of O'Clock
p NJ with prayer, By the Rev Dr. Ystes Of Kings.
borough, N. Y, Chief Justice Williams, d HaulJid,
presiding.
After the singing Of hymn, and The reading Of the
minutes Of the last meeting, Rev DR. Anderson propos.
ed that the 49, AID should spend short time in devo
onal exercises previous 10 this important business -
He said our entire dependence Divine aid especial.
y apparent in Missionary eli'rts rendered II peculiar
IN appropriate seek the blessing Of Heaven that
the great success Of many of their Missions, during the
past year. afforded the highest encouragement 10 seek
such blessing.
Rev DR. Allen, Of Mass, described the first meeting
Of this Board twenty-five years ago, when there were
but twelve persons present, eight Of whom were no
longer living. Now the Board consisted Of 2O0 cor.
porae members and about 500 honorary. He rpoke of
the very deep interest felt 10 their meeting Is years
nvo in This city by the late Reverend DR. Pfoudh of
having met him alone IN the town hail, little before
The time Of meeting, when the DR. with deep emotion
proposed to retire TO an adjoining room Tor prayer
At the close of these devotional exercises, the Teas.
uier Henry Hill Esq, presented his Report.
Rev DR. Halves of Hartford, delivered an able dis
course in the evening, to very large and dgned
dience
The following is given as summary Of the opera.
tons Of the Board, during the year ending 3lsl Aug
last:
There has been no deficiency Of pecuniary resources
for conducting the Missions their present SCALE
The amount received into the treasury Of the Board
Tor the year ending July Slst was S262,07S 55-ex.
ceeding that OF any former year, except one; and the
expenditures for the period were S25I COS 49,
The number Of missions is iwenty-slx, embfa iaf
ninety-htee stations, OF which are lS4 mssoA- So,
ten Of whom physicians, five physicians not ofdan-
ed seven school masters PRIMERS and bOokbni.
ers and fourteen other male and us female
missonares-in all, S42 aborers sent forth from tn.
counIy-associated with whom, or al stations under
their care twenty native preachers, and lS2 Other
native helpers Exclusive OF the native teachers oil the
free schools sustained by the several missi0ns raising
the whole number Of aborers at the missions, and de-
pendent principally on the Board for support, 10 1874.
Gathered by these missionaries and under their pas
tora care are seyeniythree churches, 10 which have
been added, during the year now reported more than
: SEQ members, and in which now embraced, not
including hundreds oil hopeful converts 10 West
efn Asia, ASA members.
There are under the care OF these missions seven
semnaries for educating native preachers anc teach
ers, furnished with Libraries and various kinds Of sp
pafaus adapted TO their object and embracing 4sI pu
pills; also ihuy-iour boarding Schools in which o54
: male and SIS female pupils; making s74 boarding
pupils, brought under constant Christian instruction
and influence in the mission families with reference 10
II their being qualified 10 exert greater and more dec
y dedly Christian Influence among their own people, al
r. So go Tree day schools, in which 99,l7l pupils
. including those at the Sandwich Islands, which owe
their existence and efficiency to the mission, and
still sustained and guided in part by it; making the
, whole number OF pupils less under the Of
the missions, 81 ,045.
Connected with the mission fifteen printing es-
Adjustments, having thirty-iwo presses and forty
!, ouuts of type, and furnished for printing ia twepty
" seven languages Five Of the missions aie also pro.
i vided with type and stereotype ioundies For elev
Of the other missions printing sexeculed from year
TO year, their wants require presses not OWNED
= By the Board making the whole number Of languages
exclusive of the English. in which printing done for
A. the missions, thiry-seven. The number Of copies Of
n works printed during the year, including tracts e1.
ceeds AGO 600, and the whole number Of pages printed
50 during the year IS not less than 100000. The
whole number Of pages printed since the commence
- ment Of the missions, exceeds 5S5 ,000, 600