New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-13
THE MISSIONARY CAUSE.
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN BOARD.
Correspondence Of The y Y Tribune
PoKrLAsn "Wednesday Sept 10, ISL

the ground, owing 70 the delay Of the Boston anu
Maine Railroad. which. with The accustomed morality
Of the rail- subtracted three hours from the precious
tine Of upwards of four hundred people, whom Il IN
certook by Is professions deliver safe n Portland
at o'clock. \ gauni hungry little locomotive was
forced 10 drag tram heavy enough especially con-
slderIng iha, i loaded down with Doctors of Dr.
vIniiy. and the soundest KIND Of orthodoxy to have
gwen ample business 70 two or three ike Il. Then
falling behind time they were obliged 70 stop three
times out Of place to wait for trains that before
the hills Of Portland visible IN the mid hight Of
the beautiful moon. there any quantity Of deer
cec opinions expressed respecting the enterprise and
henOr Of Yankee railroad companies
As Dr.. RIDDLE, OF Plijsburg. had got half through
his introduction. the Church underwear; sudden
repeton. Ike omnibus IN time Of an unexpected
shower the train had arrived and The members. four
hundred strong. were pushing their way across the
threshold DR.. Riddle Is a small, nervous man. with
! light but very musical voice. and rapid but
ceednely varied uiterance. HIS sermon was spirited.
rather than profound. eIhorta.oTy and rhapsodical
yet very interesting, and aboundng N elaborate rhe-
orical fights. Il 20 be published but can hardly
read as well as It sounded for the JUNCTION Of man
ner, and excitement OF large auditory, amazingly
helped out It's logic and power
On Wednesday morning. the opening prayer was
made by DR.. Dewitt. Of New-York The Secreta-
res Doctors Anderson and Treat. completed the
reading OF the Annual Report, which was begun al
| the TUESDAY afternoons session.
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE BOARD
! This morning concise and interesting view Of the
operations Of the Society during the year, and Of the
condition and history OF rs enterprise, presented
bv the Secretaries. The facts and statistics contain
ed IN tins syllabus are of sufficient general interest
to justify abstract Of It's principal points
HOVE DEP,RrNENT.-Four corporate members
| have died during the year, VIZ Rev, CALVIN Chaptn,
/ d. ID OF Nestheld, T., Rev. David Porter, ID. d,
! Catskil y. Y. Rev. ETSkne Mason. d D., and d.
! W {. Obphant, ESQ, New-N ork City. Ehphaet
Wickes, ESq, OF Troy. \. Y. dled previous TO the
meeting Of the last Board, but the fact was not
known IN season 10 be inserted IN the last Report.
The whole number OF corporate members who have
deceased is row 3D. and the whole number OF sur
wing members, rs. SIX ordained missionaries, and
three assistant lonares, have also been removed
/ hy death.
during the year. missionaries and male and
female as slant missionaries, III all 10 persons have
been semitic different missions under the care OF the
Board. VIZ TO south Africa. to the ArmenlanS. ,
/ to the HISTORIANS. ! 10 SyTls, TO the Gdooon, . 10
! Ahmednuggur, and 10 the Choctaws
| There have been published of TIE Missionary
/ Heraid 10000 copies, making monthly average OF
! l7.5C0
/ or The Journal Of MsslonS. 500 600 copies being a
monthly average Of 1884 OF The Yours Day
| >prmg, td6Co0 copies. which make monthly ave
rage of $500.
| The whole number OF copies OF the three monthly
/ publications OF the Board. issued during the last
financial year. Is lbs 1000. beng $1,000 more nan
the previous year. and making monthly distribution
! OF more than ll4OO0.
! OF the Annual Report. 5000 copies were printed,
DR.. Storrs's Sermon, 1900 OF different Tracts,
3l.750 copies of Maps and illustrations, l,5o0 max
ing much larger amount OF printed matter than has
ever before been issued by the board III any one
! The receipts ofthe Board for the year ending July
! 3lst were from all sources, S21f9O2 81, which Is an
advance on the previous year of S23,316 TO But as
The egacies were $1,000 less than the previous year
| the actual advance IN donations alone, has been
! $26,6-2 A..
| The expenditures during the same period, have
been S2si 80 81, beng greater than the receipts by
the sum OF $9.92s 35 which added to the existing
debt makes the observation-disclosures TO be si3999 10
| THE MIssIoNs.-Mr. Bryant, missionary of great
excellence among the Zulus. died on the 23d Deem
/ Der He hadlong been IN declining heath Ihree
missionaries and their wives have joined tins MISSION
during the year. At nine OF the stations there are
churches, 10 which 60 new members we're added
missionary and his VIE and "a MISSIONARY ply si-
claH have proceeded to the GaOOOn, Africa, since the
! last annual meeting and Mr.. Walker and Nr. Pres
ton are now only waiting for an opportunity to re
turn ththtr. TIE GaboOn SUI proves 10 De one OF
! the healihost parts Of The western coast.
DR. King continues 10 preach As usual al Athens
About 500 copies OF scriptures. school BOOKS, ana
| religious tracts were distributed.
Inc Board has two missions TO the Jews one at
SliOnlca and one at Constanlinople three msslona-
| helper 1o'al, =. The Kaobnical Jews IN Saonlca
a.e reckon cd AZ about 31oCO and the Mohammesdn
! Jews al 800
The MISSION 90 the Armenians Is one of the most
interest,ug OF all the missions OF the Board. II has
SIX stations am ten Out-stal0ns seventeen mission
/ arcs. nineteen female assistant MISSIONARIES seven
native preachers. thirteen native helpers. Total d.
! DURING The wear, three new chuIches nave DttH OF
/ gaulI6d, making IN IN ali. The whole NUMBER OF
! church members Is 229 The progress OF the Teior-
/ nation has been remarkable al AntaD. The Pot
- D. fF.
/ 5a3 and Tie congregation i very LARGE. me TWO
semmaIe> 1T ConstaAtUople, for males dnd females,
contain eacn about twenty -hye scholars, ana mere
are iNC small fTec schools Tor fTOtesitA chlltfth
! More than 2.s5o 600 page, were printed during the
/ year, n Armenian, Armeno' turkish, ana heDfe"'
/ spanish.
! In SYRIA the Board has four stations and three out
! stat.ol.s seven NiSsiouaues-one Physlclaa' one
/ Physician. one Printer eleven female Assistant Ms
>louar,e> two native Preachers. TWO native helpers.
/ Total. II. Tie only Church yet organized IA the
Mission. at Beirut Another II about being formed
/ al ba>teNa.
/ Tie A>s,rian Mission embraces TWO satons-at
! No>ll AID ID aIUCkT TWO Missionaries one female
Assistant Missionary three native helpers Total D.
The Mission 20 the Nestorans has three stations
SIX NI>sonarles-one PLY slcidn, one Printer, nine
female Ass.fant Missionaries. nye native Preachers,
/ eirht native helpers. Total, %. \ plan has been
t.t >,d Tor speedily evan ehZlngfhe t0ON Mountain
HISTORIANS IN koOIdlstdn, should such De the divine
Wi L. lIFotes the establishment OF IL nc" station
J 40 G.. 49, r. ID miles westward OF Orooman, and An
! annual siGlio. 10 the expenses of the Nilsson %
/ about 5000 II is remarkable now he mountains
have been opened and 10 mocern Mission furnishes
body OF q algellsts quite equal 20 the Nesicflf-
II is rs means OF >uch the "urh 10 "a cehf cone,
ard they Will oe supeIltenced from Gawd several
| interesting tours were made INTO the mounthn'.-
The SEMINARY Tor the male, has ~ scholars, and that
/ for female, So and IS free village schools contain
/ s-UuunIi> Poth seminares have been blessed. IS
/ heretofore, with a gracious outpounng Of the Holy
>Irt.
The Bombay Mission has three stations five Mis-
>rf.r. r.t Missionaries.
native keepers. Total H. The printing Al tins >tt-
/ ton amounts to 3D. - 900 pages.
la the AhmedLugguF Mission are three stations
and three out stations SIX Missionaries, SIX female
Assistant Missionaries, TWO native Preachers, twelve
native be- pers Total. %
Mott Jar from thousand children are under III
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