New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-16

agreeable that he ever engaged in. No, for mo-
ment had ne ever regretted the ne made TO de-
vote his nc TO the missionary work nor felt long
ing cesrr 70 ehehanee rs hardsaips for the easier
and better pad services OF the ministry AZ homo |,
~ork calculated Ia enlis, the best feelings ~ tho
heart. Yet he mus, express TIE happiness he h.d
experienced from The kIndness Of Christian fr,eodS
since his return. Tie fet greatly encouraged Al the
striking Increase of interest," fsif IN the mtsxon.rx
wora IN this country He could feel that Il hal taken
stronger and broader hold upon the Chrs,isn heart
of the country lie had been the object o. unceaSne
klndness am his experience amply yerl6ei the pre-
tlctlop that "who>ocVer Wi leave father or moth
-, brethren or SISTERS. houses or Lads for CGriss
sake and the gospels, shall receive hundred fold
IN tins present life to nothing OF the promised
rewards o, another hfe he hcpe 10 return 70 those
beloved pro,estsn, brethren and ~ carry with HIM
the assurance that their interests are cherished oy
the Christians Of thi> country >oNciung hilteFsSt
m their prayers. and eSprc>>I 2, WIN gft ervor,
his thanks for the kinfness received. Mr. w. closed
VITA an earnest appeal IN behalf OF his MISSION and
sat down.
hymn,
"NeS. We trust the days springing-"
After which. Rev Mr. Walker. OF the Gaooon
Mission IN Africa. rendered his farewell saluii;,ons
He olslked ~ say farewell. II Il long faced. lu-
gubrous word, which his state OF mind, IN reference
TO his return. barely qualified HIM TO use. Neither
he partial 10 that ot-re afed word selfdenial
That is matter had but Jtle night TO talk about.
for he hardly knew the man who came near 70 what
might DC properly called Sef-denial. lie wished 10
utter word that should seem 10 sever the ties that
bound HIM 10 this land or Ia weaken the sympathles
subsistlng between the missionary work and the
Christian heart OF this country. tie was going back
With cheerfunsSs, and not far away from home.
We are all IN the same held-you IN one corner, and
| IN another, but still at the same work. under the
same TaskmaSter, expecting the same reward. and
al night 10 come 10 the same home. His last words
therefore, should be. AL Han,
Rev. MIR. BYiNoroN, OF the thoctaw Mission, fol-
lowed. Thirty-one years ago. IN the fall OF isso, he
laff has Al
Bible. and has mothers mtens and socks AZ has port
maneau, TO 60 to Hartford. at meeting Of the Board
&c &c ordained russfunsry 40 seemed bur a httle
while ago vet where are the men that lad haads
upon me then Not one OF them Is heSe' Not
Secretary. nor Treasurer. nor Committee man, nor
President any other ofcer. then connected Win
the Board. are nov alive. Yet. blessed De God, as IN
the DAYS of Joshua, there were elders that over
lived Joshua, who had known all the works OF the
Lord that he had done tor Israel SO there are men
of white locks and bent forms. who were living al
that time and have lived to witness all that Tod has
ACCOMPLISHED by means OF this Board Mr.. II. re
called some interesting incidents IN the me oil Jere
mah Evaris the honored Secretary ot the boani,
narrated the progress that had been maze III cisih.
ing and Outstanding the Indians and concluded
with an earnest appeal 10 Young mento devote thenl-
selves 10 the missionary work.
After PRAYER by Rev. DR. EDWARDS the assembly
was addressed by the Hon W j. HUBBARD On oehali
of The Prudential Committee. who expressed the
thanks of the Board to the hoSpi able people OF Fort
land and the aectonatc saiutaons TO the Misstona
TltS. IN lew Oflt1 anu NlNVNN AVbNNS' 'hNN'
were well responded TO by Rev. DR. CHIcKENSo, OF
Portland and the forty first anniversary OF The Hoard
was closed, with singing " Bes be the TIE that
binds" and the benellction by Re- DR.. ALLEN
This meeting one Of the largest ana most
Sprlghily and interesting meetings at tue board ever
held The number OF Corporate and Honorary mem
hcrs present was about coo The good people OF tort
land provided entertainment for some hi,een hundred
peopie-which would CIV" an average ~ one iadN
and half 10 each memoet. Besides the>e' large
numbers of visitors from adacenttownS were present
but dI, not remain over nght so that the population
of quiet ceanly little Portland. underwent a sudden
EXPANSION OF not less than 200 or 5000 neoplc.
have made no mention of the overfowing meet
lngs of "Wednesday afternoon. of THURSDAY morninS
for children of Thursday afternoon, composed oi re
turned Missionanes-of the crowded and spirited
Temperance meeting at DR.. Nichols nitirlah)
Church, at which old DR. Beecher. Dr Edwards, Ut
Cox and DR. Patton, spoke,-nor OF several othei
meetings that have been gong on during tue pro
gress OF the regular stngs of the Board Atogetnef
IL has been lively time IN asenOus way anu "ha'
with meeting old friends. seeing aud hearing return
ed Missionaries. with whose names every thristlan
reader is or ought Ia be familiar and the ercitement
Of thronged assemblies. II has been an occasion tht
will not soon be forgotten. ~