New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-19
Methodist Missionary society.

The Twenty eighth Anniversary OF the Mission
AIRY Society OF the Methodist Episcopal Church was Gel
ebratsd at the Greenest Chapel Monday evening Rev.
Dr. PICK In the chair. The meeting was opened with
an address to the Throne Of Grace By Rev. Lxsor
swARxsrEADr Of Cincinnati.
The Recording Secretary, Rev. Dr. Pitman, then read
extracts from the Annual Report, from which we learn
that the general As Of the Missionary hsve
materially changed during the past year
Under the designation Of Foreign Missions are In
oaded the Liberia, Oregon, South American and Chns
Missions.
The Liberia Mission, says the Report continues to
maintain its hold upon the affections of the people and
the past year has been OF encouraging property
While for several years preceding the lss there bad
been gradual falling OF the las: year has witnessed an
increase OF over hundred members.
With the Missions In Western Africa there are con
neeted fourteen Week Day Schools with iii pupils Of
whom 1883 are native children large portion of them
being the slaves recsptared from the Pons little
than year ago. Soyers OF these children read the
New Testament with considerable facility. There
also connected with the Mission ] Sunday Schools.
which attended by tS7 children. There is resu.
Lar Missionaries and - Assistants Including teachers
Interpreters and printers the station The greatest
obstacle OF the greatest obstacles Ia the way
eyangezing Africa Is the unhealIhness OF the climate
especially to white people. The Infant Church Of Ii
IBERIA during the last year has raised TOR Missionary puT
poses the of $30Q which Is equal 70 average Of
ihirSeigh cens per memberor about three times the
average amOunt contributed by the members Of the
Church at home
The Oregon Mission is said 10 be every year rising in
interest and importance. TIE number Of lay Missions
has been much reduced during the past yesr thereby
rendering the Mission less secular. There
poyed this station including two local Ministers six
regular Missionaries and two more have been sent out,
who will probably reach their destination early the
suing summer. The spiritual prospects OF the Mission
are said to be promising tAough no actual statistics have
been received,
The South American Mission has not been attended
with any very decided success during the year The
lso0rs Of the Missionary are cheAy confined to the
American and English residents At Buenos AyTos.-
There 10 hoarishiug Sunday school attached TO the
Mission
Ia regard 70 the China Mission very little has been
done beyond taxing the ncpien steps or is establish
menI Two young men Of respectable s,tainms =
and ardent petty have Slresdy sailed ia the ship He
ber' IRON Boston Their destination a FuehAn. in the
Fuhkien Province of the ye points accessible
10 Protestant Missionaries deep interes. felt By the
Church for the fate OF this Mission.
The Domestic Department embraces 81 the Missions
under the cane Of the Society ia the United States and
Territories excep, Oregon. This held nsluaes the
German IndiAn. and Swedish Missions together with
All those feeble stations and Circuits in the regular i'm
ereut work which are sustained IN whole OF IN part By
the funds OF the Missionary Society.
The Mission among the Enigrsnt Gcrmsns WAS com.
meneed about ten years ago. and Gas bern crowned