New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-11
THE ANNIVERSARIES.
American Baptist Home Mission soeiet

American Baptist Home Mission society.
LAST evening the above Society held their
XVIII Anniversary celebration the Oliver Church.
Hon Isaac DAVIS Of Mass in the Cbsir The even.
ns'.erercses commenced BY singing the s79th Hymn,
and the recital Of toe il4th Psalm By Rev Mr. wilcox
Of Mass.
Re, Or Woops OF r L. delivered prayer Rev
Nr Hill one Of the Corresponding secretAr'as pre-
.sn,d his Report to the socs,y from ~hsh We gs'hcr
the following
The amount received from al sources for The yer snt-
ny N.r,h S i24s !. So is q The total aulo1li q a.
judgements for sane period, s5lSo - os.a1oe W
TreAsarer's hand. $3.50 IS The Aahlt~so on 20 9-eV
A. he same tns si&75t 2. snd - s's,lso.s
res g s5 IS. showing balance against ne soeeN %
80 sr,,, ,,evl srs7s g. we've direct contrib
f,.s he~- ,,riy So ii mofe than lasi yea ot ma
srout OF aS aics SI42s 10 Isl due on ne 10 q yae
~ a. iess, $500 more he lot o. JAY tlvss a.
cheay FOR m.sonsre. sslsres The r.. al.,-I' .
nearly squA. ~ the cash on band ana o''n - ~
'ss' - '' srSS.sY ~ I,Boss AID RESULT.
Dunng ne year. - Agen. snS ne, Ssy. been
el under The commission O., the $500 ~ SsrSt
Distributed o,ows 10 Ne~,h9nlpshiIs ana ~.
?. New-York Q. NeW-Jcrsey, ?. Delaware / IeAS''
Afssn,as. :, Aenucsy Missouri ..-to'' = Low,
diana. lt Oho. a. Michigan. y Wisconsin ~ '''''
Is. Oregon 5 Cslioria. And aua.is' D. d..
The ~ role number oi states snd irfns'ne' o,' -
49, iu which hey supp iei tS 'Nnon' ana 90. $500
ecus thai at one man r ninety ~, @ ana ns''
'ghey report the baptism % - l"fs' tAe re All ~
of IS churches ant iAe oonston ~ n ministers a.,
seven houses 81 worship have been comp pee" -
ID commenced by fhe Oharchr, anerf Neit 'siV 81.
ho,e Charche. have contributed io ne esna' oe.s ~
Christian benevo,ence s2 and about sl'e" 'eI ,e -
p,rt ~ the ministry among thrm'eiNr. oesye ,4Is
smout tor the building or repairing oi hei' '"''" e''
s e. " ~
The acceptance OF thc Report was moved, seconded
and passed with scclamaton.
Rev Mr. TCsrr> OF X. l. Ia submitting resolution.
unmarked that this country the largest tho sun
ever .hone upon. ami IL Is on the increase and a.
increases the demand for Missionaries becomes more
pressing some people speak OF drawing line OF de-
mark fon between the North and the south 'sn they
draw line across divide the great Mississippi
draw line scross ths mighty juguar VEN OF IN"
cOanry They might as wei sever ne 'eui "a . "o
without inurius the human system. The motion vas
seconded and passed
Rev Mr. DENNIS Of Philadelphia next addressed lHe
meeting in very excellent strain of thought and
speaking OF the society. De- akrd In the mrs. pie'"
wa. the society good snd important work hood
not sai 90 hy the tests Of rsnao rriorn"rs hui H.
h..us OF a holy charncter-guod not IN the sp'sN"
or statements 81 Anuycrsarir-. hnt no 70, hpp'Ht.'
and sppral e. the heart In The Wet thrfr me- s"i'
commercial aud moral changes goius On when cannot
b. Defined 80 rapid the motions at that sf'"t
,rsr, villages arr starting mp snt mere stopping pisces
pr the river change in5o Aitc towns with 81 almost
incredible rapiity, and ls % mot good To pace ''",
hon, tine hoy truth hy missions regard 70 30 avery
ir,nnrtaut work. / consider the sous 81 ni'n -
.,o,r al rri,e Upon standing suA h'ittuiuir We
have caused am apathy very criminal or "',r '""'s')
NOT af an complimentary The 'o-pel IL h'F"'' i"'
the man. l. tor the ni1-s l. ihs "orA carried %"
10, nr,,ef nsuucr-u 0. very fashionable thins to
AMI tulf with such -o,,,lr- Hul u fact With every
thing and 10 Il very difficult Deb piea'e-'ut - lm' ="
cirfy pruirntly couductsd-i any think So lei MN
satisfy himself hy inquiry for one believe mat IN"
AGENTS are .arue-t and p,r-evcfnR men, aud III" Ms
slonarcs sagscious and well selected
The choir sang hymn in very excellent and well
timed style
The Committee appointed 20 investigate ihe alleged
relation Of he American Bapt-, Home Mission society
l., slavery bog leave opresent the following as their
Report. That they have carefully examined thu books
of the Society AMI fully Intercepted The Correspond
ns Secretary ani other. ucmher of the Board IN re
laon to the appointments made by the Board stations
occupied hy Missionaries and monies received into the
Treasury and that the following fact' have boon ohc'Ied
by their inquiries
Ffsf That funds known suspected o To" 90" swans
of slavery have been received into the Treasury at ne
society sincr e adoption of ts new Constitution ln la"
Ncc4d since that un" uo Stakeholder lac oren en-
pIoy,d hy the Board asa Missionary.
ftUf 40 Missionary employed hv Nh" society SINCE
the adoption q, the new Constitution has been Gnown to
tho ordinances ot the Gosp' in uslaVe holding
A. the present time there j. NO Me. onaTy any Slave
state under the appointment of the Board Of the American
BAPTIST Home Mission S,tltfy, except one ~ Delaware
anil b j. mainly supported hv the Church 100 " Inning ton an
der the pastoral Of Rev MorganJ Rheese which fact
sufficient guarantee NJ fo the character OF mo oofe
mentioned Missionary.
Your Committee IA concu- ou would say that IN 80 Tar
as they are ascertain there no relation on acu.n
OF tho Society which involves directly OF indirectly NE
couuisnance and fellowship ot Slavery.
NATHASiEI coLvRR, Chairman
The meeting closed with prayer