New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-15
The Anniversaries.
American Board Of Commissioners for For
eign Missions.

I
/ American Bonrd of Commis sioners for For
eign Missions.
/ meeting in behalf of the Board took place
al the Tabernacle yesterday, tho President Hon
THEODORE FlxIISGnUYsKS in the Chair. The open
ing prayer was made by Rev. Dr. Coleman, and the
Congregation led by Mr.. Hastings united in singing
/ Waterman tell us of the night"
! Dr. ANDERSON one Of the Secretaries, read state
ment Of the operations of the Board. This document
opened with tribute TO the memory and character Of
/ Rev Dr. ARMSTRONG, who, il will be remembered, per
ished in the wreck Of the steamer Atlantic. The Mis-
sion bad also 10 mourn the loss OF the following
active laborers Mr. Whitney, Mrs. Andrews, and Mrs
Paris of the Sandwich Island Mission Mr.. Lawrence
and Mrs Muzzy of the Madras Mission and Mr.. Robin
son. Of the Siam Mission. During the year the Ameri
cans had separated from all other ecclesiastical orgsn
cation, and had formed free churches among them
selves. The HISTORIANS had also been helped with
remarkable outpouring Of the Holy Spirit There had
been revulson since the great revival at the
Sandwich Islands. The intelligence from China
was highly encouraging. Each OF the stations OF
the Board contained an average six ordained
missionaries, beside male and female assistants
in ALL more than 500 persons were connected with
the Mission operations OF the Board. The number
OF laborers had been greatly increased and so bad the
necessary expenditure But not some receipts FOR the
year ending with April last there had been sIOOOO less
than for the year preceding or deductng the exraor
binary legacy of $4,000 by Mr.. Waldo, they had been
100000 less The treasury was thus empty, and the re
ceIpts no longer met the expenditures lhcre were
twenty Missionaries ready to 60 forth before next
Winter and over sixty needed. The falling of of
the receipts did not prove decrease In missionary IN
terest in the community. They believed the reverse 10
be the fact II the duration OF the enterprise d
vded into periods OF tive years, constant increase
would be found in the receipts every period There
was an average of $4,000 In each beyond the
amount of the fret The increase of the third period
was s23 900 the fourth $4,000 of the fifth $50 OeO
Of the sixth $4,000 of the seventh and last 10000
Judging from the past the receipts OF the present year
would amount TO 100000 and they did not al all de-
/ SPAR of reaching so large sum.
Rev Dr. VERMILYE then read resolution In regard TO
the duty the Church in regard 10 the Missionary cause
and said that he to speak under peculiar crcuul.
sances They brought now TO the last meeting OF
the series of Anniversaries and if the first meeting and
the first speaker exercised influence upon those
which were FOLLOW the last meeting the which
would leave the most permanent impression throughout
the year The question had often been asked what was
the influence OF these meetings on thenerests OF pe
He thought il good one There was another consde-
ration which suggested itself 10 his mind and that
that a brother who at the last Anniversary had been
with them had been called 10 eternity Who could for
that kness that unearthy genteness and pacid
that marked his countensnce and his character he
pissed along In the fuhlment Of the work his Master
had given him to do And who could forget that faith
In God which also marked feature In his character
Faith that manifested itself appropriately in his last
scene where amid the most trying circumstances he
was enabled 10 say Whatever happened have entire
| confidence In the wisdom and goodness OF God" He
desired that the meeting might be pervaded by the same
halowed spirit that when they returned 10 their
homes they might bear with them a frame Of mind
which should prompt them to labor for Christ and their
! fellow
Rev. ]. d. CoNpIT of Newark, N J. read second re
solution and said that who saw how much wisdom
and skill was in the management OF the Missionary
enterprise forgot that was of human origin. The
| scheme was divine one The Missionary work In the
namo OF the Board OF the Churches, but In another
sense OF the great head of the Church The principles
which this enterprise based not like those
of human understanding. The great principle lying Al
foundation of the Mission that divine saying
God loved the world that he gave his only begotter
Son that whosoever beeveth in him should not perish
but should have eternal life" Whist hand during the
last year has curbed the fury of the persecution and de
lyered the victim from the chsins Reverses nigh
happen home when God struck down some STANDARD
bearer home but this only furnished the opportunity
for saving the And when the final triumph of tn,
enterprise should come how would the myTisds of tn,
Church unite 10 shout Glory TO the Power OF God Be
fore he closed he wished 10 take the audience with hin
in thought 10 that point where the redeemed Church
was gathered home When they came under the in
auence OF that simple principle the Glory OF Jesus Christ
they into sympathy with the principle which gov
erned Angels Would Christians take the enierprz,
to heart sgain and would not their prayers rse sill
more earnest that God would bless IL and that they
bring glory 10 his great name What was the re
/. spouse Christian Christ
The congregation then sung another hymn.
Rev. +. D. WAND, Missionary from Madras, India
then said that than ten years since he left th
country under the direction OF the American Board Il
labor in Southern India From this fact he had beet
requested 10 present resolution expressive Of th
; I concentrating
sources upon lndis. There many old prophetic
and facts ir India which inclined the people to expect
change of religion At first the English government a.
lowed attempt 10 be made TO influence the religion
opinions Of the nstives-but now Missionaries wer,
everywhere admitted into the country and patron
} lied by the government. Moreover the Missonsrie
were everywhere blessed of God snd conversions wer
constantly made. From these facts the belief Wa
quite general among the natives that Christianity
yet prevail among them Among the sacred cities
india Msjeris held prominent place at the annual
tvs there fifteen to twenty thousand persons
ected from the remotes psrts Of the country To thi
city the Brshmins resolved that missionaries should
yer come and schools never be established At nrs
there was the most vehement opposition 10 all the
forts Of the missionaries but yet such their
that the speaker, together with Kew MI. Poor hiel
ward hsd there under their charge than thirty fire.
schools with At least 200 pupils And th. change wa
wrought in but five years In that city and four OF N
surrounding villages were now mission stations hig
school theological school boarding schools and 10
free schools with than 1000 pupils in all. Wer
there not among the Christian youth there pr
seat one At least who would say, send me 10 such
D post ~ that AT Madras. where be lsoOrin
when he let India Whist eld OF labor for the servant
OF the Most High In respect of the attitude of ID
+ n ndoos toward Chrstsni,y, they might b. divid
g ed into four classes. The first cared for nothin
but mere material things food and clothing. Tn
second class composed Of those who wer
shly attached to the religion of their iather-such
the RrsmiDs whose craft would De in danger from ID
triumph Of Christianity. The third class the real
pious Glass attached sincerely TO their relson-thes
were women mostly. The fourth class were convince
OF the truth of Christianity and believed without IT
sret that II sure succeed and who II they ver
not restrsined by worldly considerations would
embrace H. In this connection Mr. WAND nsrrste
some interesting anecdotes Considering these Gil
. | c,,mstsnces be was constrsieed believe that Go
the OF the Christian church 10 lndis
IL there Christian who could look up 70 hesve
and not feel for those who BY impentenee, inndehy
want of holiness rs excluded from that world or eoul