The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-19

No-Iaiu 10 endure rs long as the dom
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( " Y. Tribune.
. The Anniversaries.
4, The Board Of Foreign Missions of ia
Presbyterian Church, celebrated its twelftl
anniversary last evening, at DR.. McElroy'
Church, corner Of Grand and Crosby SIS
The Rev. John G. Lowery read the annua
report, from which we gather the followin,
interesting facts. The receipts Of the pas
year have been Sll0,061 "a. The ex
Pendltures for the same time were sl1O
3O' "a. The Society also published /,
paper called the missionary Chronicle. >
N newspaper and pamphlet edition, O.
S,loO copies. The Foreign Missionary.
Ia, 100 copies; 'Annual Report Of 1S48.''
1850 copies; "Letters to Children" 6 .OOO
copies; Letters to Sabbath Schools. u
1000 copies. Since the last report twenty.
one missionaries have been sent out. OF
these, live are ordained, two are licentiates.
one a physician. one a superintendent OF
The printing press in China, two male and
two female teachers, and eight other fe.
males, the wives Of the missionaries.
Al the present time, this Board has I'm.
der It's direction the missions al the stations
among the Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creek
Seminoles, lowas, Otoes, Omahas and
ChlPPeways; employing eight ministers,
one physician, one native preacher, five
male and five female teachers. one farmer
one carpenter, and the wives of the mis-.
slonnries, that take charge Of about 300
scholars, of whom 200 are in boarding
schools. Sixty.three native members are
IN connection with The churches.
la West Africa there are three ministers
OF the gospel, and two teachers, with
schools at three OF the stations, and a church
at Monrovia.
In North India there are three missions
the Lodiana, Fuuukhabad and Alfalfa
baldwin nine stations, and twenty five
ministers OF the gospel-one OF them
native, and most Of them married. There
are seventeen native converts employed as
catechists and teachers two printing presses,
with book. binderies and fonts of type, from
which were sent forth, during the year
ending November /, 184S. upwards Of ten
millions pages Of the scripture and tracts.
There are twelve hundred scholars, of whom
one hundred and fifty are supported by the
missions, and about six hundred more in
schools Of higher order. There are one
hundred and twelve native church men,
bers.
In China, three missionary stations have
been established.
At Ningpo. there is a church and print.
ing press.
The II. X. C.. BOARD OF MissIoNs.--l
Last evening the Rev. Mr.. Janeway preach.
ed the anniversary sermon before this asso.
citation, in DR.. McElrOy's Church, from
Luke, K, p
therefore said he unto them, the harvest
truly is great, but the laborers are few"
The clergyman drew a picture of the
church in the days Of the apostles. and Of
The present church. The contrast showed
The effect Of the missionary latOrs of the
apostles and their successors. He said
hat we might hope that in our Cay, when
he Christian doctrines spread with so great
'apidity, and when the whole face and form
IF nations were changing when old and
ime-honoIed institutions were giving way,
he time is rapidly advancing and prepare
ions are made with unprecedented speed,
or the extension Of the gospel to the hith-
'rto unapproached nations Of the earth.
He thought that we could not include
'ver ore hundred million of our fellow.
men among the true followers Of Christ.
While all the remaining portion OF the hu-
ran race were fit subjects for missionary
abors. He then gave a brief survey of
he condition of the world at the present
ay, in a beautiful strain Of eloquence.
The Rev. clergyman then said that the
american Home Missionary Society is one
f the most competent OF all societies
rought before mankind. Ii is glorious
hing to circulate the Bible, to send out
reac hers, 10 found schools and churches.
} educate the young and comfort the old,
sform the wicked, make the good better
y fellowship. and spread the truths of the
ros s 10 ALL
The Doxology was then chaunted, and
lie services closed with prayer.---N. VI
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