The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-09-22
Nj, CoUcpouicucf ofhe Eqg'e,
MtsEEING,OF I1lE AMERICAN
GARD.

llllhllliN Wa U titlhlt f7flll - 10 ~
MY Dean llARRis:--'l'hc American Board
of Commissioners for foreign Missions, com.
mruccd ils ANNUAL meeting here IN Tuesday
.s..'.!s. Arll-lA-AlIGl.- nud hls ltlni closed ls
sessions. The hospitality of the cltllrus hns
been pat 10 test, and most generously have
they rc-puudrd. More lluu 70 ihousRlll hny"
hrcu the guests of private ftntlics; besides
wtrrrr 14--. l+ia LniIaeA AlNc htCn hllrd
tn.nyrrlluNiug. The largo meeting huusr ~
The iIr-I congregational Surirty, d. T"dd'-}
was found too sunIl To cnu;uiu The crowds
anxious Ia see md hear, aud cuirmporuucOu-
meetings h1yc been hcd lu burbank llull, =
which have bccu attended hy several hun
dfrds. The regular SESSIONS of the Board
huye been held Ia the Clurchi--ihc Reports
were rcnd and all tho business was dour
there; while lhc Hall was chiefly devoted tu
addresses from returned missionaries aud
others.
The meeting Is pronounced, hy those WHO
have hrGn ia lhe habit of Attending thcnl, ns
nue Cf the most interesting whirll the Board
Las ever held Entire hnrmouy has churlc-
lrriIrd al the proceedings iho'ruuh.
lrsuuc question Of slavery being laid quietly
aside unrr hearing nu ahlc letter from the
missionaries an1Ggg- the ChnckinWs. But
ihuugh there WAS no controversy, there was
no hack otiic. The speeches were short aid
Ia Ibc poiui The Reports from the various
missions were, IN the unIn, full Ut cncourr
ngrmcuGnud all hcQrls seemed to feel the m.
lmnlion of faith undhopp. Al the exercises,
even the ordinary bngiHeSs uf tho Buurd.
seemed TO bc animated lay deeply religious
spuit.
The most interesting feature of the meet
ing, wHs ihc presence of m unusual number
of Missionaries each with hi, heart iull uftle
cause, aud enough To tell Of the work Of the
Lord ia his field ufluhor. Among those
whose addresses most fully enchniucd the Mt
trwiun Of the audience, were DE- Poor, for
30 years in the Ccy lon Missiuu;Mr Stoldnfd,
from the HISTORIANS Of Pcrsla,NIr Thompson,
Tor II yrnrs connected with the Syrian Mis-
sion; Mr. Bliss. OF Trehlzoud; Nlrssrs. Van
Lenucp md Dwight, from Cunstnutinople,
MIR 1nmadge, of the Chinese Mission, eIc.--
Most of these ARE expected to return to their
stations during the yrgT.
Among the other prominent speakers,
were DIR. Lyman Brcchcr, DE-. Bacon, Dr.
Admins aud Kew. Mr. Rogers, of Boston, Hon.
Theodore Frclughuy srn, President of tho
Bonrd. Governor Briggs, aud many others
eminent IN The religious aud ciVii wUiks Of
life.
Oriho annual sermon, by Dr.. Cox, il is
enough 10 sny--ns II Is to he priuled--thnt It
wus decidedly C0rlc1l, in lAiicr, manner
-nnd length.
Yesterday afternoon, the Sacrament Of The
Lords Supper WIS administered both IN the
church aud the hail. Ia the former not on
" the pcws. bur all the usles below, nEd the
galleries, were dGnsely crowded with com
muuicHuls.
1'hr sraspn closed IN tine Cor the ten o.
clock train, east, this morning; and such n
trnin ms Ilnt, louded with passengers, is rnrely
sepu in these parts. There were from
twelve to fifteen OF the longest cars. I'M
dcrstand, however, lbal they got safely over
Hhc sunmiI'-wth aid of extra engines to
Push m well MS pull,-nnd reached Spring
field, some hour aud halfonly behiud tie
time.