New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-08
Missionary Intelligence.


The following Missionary intelligence was cont
mur caed at tho Mon,hy Concert Of prayer for Fore.
Missions held last evening Tue latest intelligence FROM
the Sandwich Islands is to the 30 OF August Letter
from Mr. Chamberlain who was In the United States lat
year announce his arrival at the slsnds the 4h
of In improved health M C. writes tha At several
of tho Missionary stations the islands there Is more
than usual religious interest The Government continue
their friendly toward the Mssion, and the
good work chrstsnizng and eeyatug the In hsoants
OF this important group OF Islands lie s IN hourishiDg
and encouraging condition.
CHIsA-A letter from Mr. Johnson. dated Fuh Chsu,
August a. speaks ia terms OF encouragement OF the
prospects of bio mission. He ssys he Is everywhere
kindly received Tho Government though aware OF his
presence do not molesi him and some Of the inferior
magistrates even visit him In friendly manner The
demand for books 10 very great much SO hst 1t 10 not
safe TO attempt distribute them In the public streets
Mr.. johnson has begun 10 preach In Chinese
ARMENIA letter from Mr.. Peabody. dated Ere
ROOM August ~ that the cholera broke out In that
city about two weeks previous. The deaths had svor-
aged about four day. aud the number Of victims was
on tn increase. The chOra reached Irobzond on the
5th of september ans ntwo days aero had been about
twenty cases aud I'VE OF sN deaths.
HISTORIANS MIR. Perkins writes from OrOomiah,
Aug that Mar ShlmOn the HISTORIAN Patriarch. hal
been spending weeks in the negRborhood OF toe
American Mssionsri,s. with whom he mad hsl. pleas
and familiar dsy iu,src0uFsa often b-ng sher suei
a0d lodging their houses lie had invited sno Amer
lean Missionaries 70 preach In bis tent which they dc,
he being present sad prouoancing the oenedeon al the
close Of the services This lie regarded ~ very inter
esps move the part OF tbs Head OF the Neso-
risn Church BE- this be has given his formal and
public sanction lAbors OF the American Missions
ries smOng the Nestorians.
A letter from Dir. Wright dated Aug. % snnounc s
that tue cholera hsd made its appearance at OroOmah
IL commenced iis ravsgss some weeks previously, In
Georgia, and was travelling southwark 10 ilnis ana
Ecvan Georgia. is ravsges had been truly awful /.
uext appeared Ia khoy ana salinas; then Ia OrOomah
and lAbres In Persia The time tor the appearance OF
this awful scouree considered peculiarly uDfavoraoie
IL 10 the season OF toe Mussulmens annual fast when
they sbstso wholly from food during the day. and gui
themselves by night Is the OF Tn year too
when ru IL the princi pal food Of the people and more.
over she nea. OF tns Summer Is not yet past Toe 10.
cpsss 100, are Devastating tbs country.
UNITARIAN SrkrIsrIcs.-The Boston Irdrelicr
gathers the following statistics from the Unitarian Con.
sregationsl Rssisio for lsis
There are ia this county pa Unitarian Societies
OF these Societies. l62 are 10 Massscnase,e (22 Of
which are In the City OF Boston, 10 10 Maine IA 10
Now-Hamyshire; In Vermont; 10 C'nnecAea,i >
In Rnode Island ID In Newyork | 10 Ohio 10
Kentucky; in Illinois; 2in Indiana ia Missouri
in wiscols.D In Pennsylvania 10 SCUM Ss'elos
in Georgia in Louisiana 10 Aiaosn. Ia "si'
lard ! In d s,rict of Columbia > In Canada
The denomination hsve two Divinity Scnoois-one 10
Cambridge Mass ana the other in Nsatviile, rem
The total number OF theological students al CanoIsS
Dvisiy School Is % ~ Meacvs, last year, 81 Inc
denomination support PERIODICAL ncludios weekly
newspapers
In Great Britain II 10 stated thar there are bswssn 800
and 400 Antl-Trni,sriAn Churches. aud On ths Cont
nsnt oi Europe lit Is estimated that about halt Of
those persons Romsn Catholics believers 10 the
doc,rne of the simple Unity OF God opposed thai
OF the Trinity.