The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-11

Treasurer-w. A. Booth
Djrsotors,Rsvs A, D; Eddy D. D., J " MeLane, II.
T. Spear J. G. Stiles A e. Campbell J. J. Oliver, d.
D., James Knox, Rev Fisher Homer. T. Ketcham, T.
Dewey Il. ii. Owen, j. b. Sheffield, H. Morgan, q. Is.
Hatch A. O. Phelps, Jr., D. Salter.
The PnrspEsr, in closing, said he would, under the
circumstances, resume and not go back" but do a
little more good, If he could
American Home Missionary Society.
very numerous and respectable audience assemled
in the Tabernacle on Wednesday evening" to celebrate
the Gath anniversary Of the phanthopic society
From the large number of the fair present the
building, which crowdedin every part presented
very interesting and animated appearance. Amongst
Others observed the following gentlemen on the
platform Rev. Drs Mason Patton, Owen, Rev Messrs.
Baldwin. Thompson, Rogers of Boston, John r. Hurd,
ESQ., &c, &c. At half past the president of the
society Henry Dwight, Esq, took the chair the bust
Of the meeting being opened with an appropriate
prayer by Rev. DIR. Wisner, of Ithaca. The reports
were then read by the Rev Drs Hall and Badger the
secretaries Of the society the following abstracts from
which exhibit some Of the principal results OF the Ia
bors Of the society The Rev. William 3. Lewis
has been removed by death during the year The So
cety has had in its service the last year. oS2 minis
tiers OF the Gospel in 81 different State and Territories
i'm the New England States Dol the Middle States,
~ the Southern States 10; the Western States and
Territories ass The pupils in Sabbath schools amount
pledges to $4,000. There have been added to the
churches, 6,eS2 In the treasury, the balance April
l. lS49, was S3S49; the receipts Of twelve months
following, S15716e 49, The receipts of the year ex-
coed those last reported by $l1 234 81 Is mis-
sonaries have boon in commission and 100 more
have been added to the churches The last year also
the society has strengthened its missions the Pacific
coast and entered another Territory
and erected it's capital and at another of its chief
settlements the banner Of the Cross
The Rev. JOHN w. CHIcKERrSG, Portland Maine then
introduced the following resolution
Resolved That the reports now read be adopted and
published under the direction of the executive
mitteen
They would the report was good one, without
any assertion on his part from the little they had
Tying their curiosity would tend to enhance the plea
they would feel in reading it in its extended form
He could have wished 1t had found better echo and
exponent than himself 1t would however, be echoed
by the press which reverberates abroad those
that come before the public mind, sending it through
the world like Heavens own thunders, or he might
better say with the dstinctness Of light
ming, when employed to convey intangible thought.
The resolution he had to move was one which was
generally supposed to give liberty to the speaker
indulge in comments upon any subject he might feel
ject. Had he been consulted to the arrangements
for the meeting he would have preferred to have
some of the humble, sefdenying, useful men, who
efforts Of the society, stand in the position he
pied and TELL what would be effective and useful
than the most brilliant defamation the results of their
own labors and experience. But there circum-
stances which prevented such being the case, and,
eass Although wee soaa
time and space so much that be might breakfast in
the chief city of Maine and sleep in New York unfor
tunatey expense had shared the destructive
tendency of the age. These good men poor, and
it cost something to come up to attend these meet
ings especially as he feared people had become some
what forgetfui OF entertaining strangers They need
not fear that their houses would be defled for these
good aborers in the mission field were too poor to
have the wherewith TO expend in tobacco much
less would they bring their wives and children,
and cousins to the fourth drgrec, that would cost
money. lie would have liked to have started sub
scripion to have betrayed these missionaries travel
ling expenses, had he previously known the plans
formed; but they could not remedy the omission,
and he would address himself such remarks as the
liberty Of his resolution might suggest to him. He
tak 10 them OF spot from which having visited
they would not wish to return He would conduct
them to the great East about which he presumed the
majority Of his audience knew very little OF his
district of Massachusetts, and think Il school
dstrict-that II was on the way to Lverpool-that II
contains some pine trees-snd this would comprise
about all, he supposed, the greater number would
Of the State Of Maine He would tell them then that
Maine was ss large as all Of the New England States
put together, with slice, about the size Of Massa-
chnseetts, TO spare. The population, however was
only 6OOOO0-three quarters Of this number being in
cns quarter Of the Territory II has 800 miles Of sea
waters, inets bays &c, il had 1000 miles Of naviga-
ton, with 81 lighthouses its coast As to pro-
auctions, 1t had been said that Massac husctts mo-
nopolzed all the granite and ice. DR. jackson. how
ever one of our best geologsts had asserted that II
was sufficient timber marble and granite, in Maine to
build then up and slate enough to them Great
enterprises started cmbarkng a capital
of sl0oOoO0o Manufacture had wonderfully sprung
up with the most beautiful villages full Of clements
OF hope or OF fear and ALARM to those who love their
country Emigrants were pouring in from Nova
Scotia, New brunswick, New Noses, as they are
already called) In starving condition. Many
more poor immigrants, too, focking there
from Canada, and all required the fostering care of
their adopted State. This would show why they In the
whole State only able contribute about $500 TO
the funds Of the Home Mission. Their energies and
charities required TO relieve and benefit those i'm
medately around them for which purpose about 81
raised and expended last year Still they desired 10
help the society as much a. possible Sometime, per-
maps the East would extend helping hand to
the West at any rate lac would say, Come and see
US, aud you will hands full Of work. lie
would say something about the Society In the first
place, it's name was beautiful one-the Home Mis-
sionary words pregnant with the and most
glorious meaning What IL the ctymology Of rgissiou
Sending What the origin Of this sending, IL was
summed up In the passage. "God loved the world
that he gave nc Then angels were next sent 10 mi
mister TO them who should be heirs OF saivation And
,nsn the saviour words As my father sent me so
what an honor TO any 20 fulfil we'll II was given
20 every human being to take part in this missionary
labor We should love country and labor for a
aud lite peoples good Then there was the mission az
the parent 20 the children the very root Of Ali mis-
sons Then again rcvivals Of religion be prom IL
cd without which real good would b.
e lof.d this home mission and the general mission Of
which Il was an important auxiliary but nc loved stiI
more the parental mission. Under its culture and /
care their children would rise up call us blessed
and they would be experiencing even on earth Tho re-
ward Of their labors. The resolution having been
passed, the Hutchinson family sang a hymn9"The
Rev. ASuRtw l.. SroSr, Of Boston spoke as f,llows.
~ seems almost like profanity 10 brcsk In upon the
howing cadences OF those haruo for sacred
theme as ours The reporters, with all their skill
cannot report them they cannot catch the sou thar
ut ON those waves ofsound What strange thing
y TINS hear OF ours 80 strangely chorded that when.
ever any Of those soft influences sweep over H. we orr
selves are borne away, droamke from all present into
snd beyond the visible and sensible az ii no longer