New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-13
GENERAL REviTW
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Whole uimi er oflanorers sent from
Numisr of Naive Pastors .---. n
NumleT of other Native Preachers %
Nqmtef OF ethe' Native HelpeIs- POI
Whole uamter of aborerS connect
ed "'thihe Mission -..,. .--..---.---. -o'S
Number II Printing Establishments ....-........ u
PAGES printed last year .-- 81 l9
Pages printed nom the heginning aisjs) !sb
t-Ihe Caarcac.
Nomlcr t Church Member, .----------------- 2763
5-Fdrcat,onol D,perfasnt-----
Ngn6sr 81 S oiher R, s.dns School, q
Number Of Free schools, t3l Supported b' Ha- -,
Number Of Pupils IN the SemnaueS. lH
Number Of Pupils IN the boarding
Npm n, =, q g. Pupils in the Free School; a,
Number Of Pupil, "a all the schools ..----23.371
This completed, Or ANDERSON. the principal Sec
rotary, read paper from the Executive Of this So
ciety, who are called the Prudential Committee,
and consist of the three Secretaries and some five
Boston gentlemen, lay and clerical This paper was
occupied with description Of the Reformation
among the Armenian people of Turkey. IL stated
that great awakening had grown out OF the teach
ingS and labors of The Missionaries there which had
already resulted in the formation of some thirteen
Protestant q. e. Pedestal against the estdbl shed
Greek Church OF the ArmenIaIisl Churchcs and eN-
tonsiyey agltated The whole people. There are sew
6Tal important points where decided religious N
fuenco exists and where converts are multiplied.
In some OF these places no Missionary has ever re-
sided the spirit Of inquiry would seem 10 have been
excited by the few Tract, and Bibles mat have been
put IN circulation. The paper. after giving com
EreAeuSlye view of ,he state of things IA Turkey.
concluded by proposing 10 sond reinforcement OF
twelve Missionaries 10 that Mission. involving
annual eXIeudture OF StrtV thousand dollars. some
$1,000 more per year, than is now expended on that
field e as Il was impossible 20 subtract this sum
from the sums expended Oh other fields. the question
really resolved Itself INTO TINS, whether the
of the Board could be increased this amount IN time
10 come
heS Mr. WooD for niHe years VI Missionary tO Con.
s'antuop.e. warmly sustained DR.. Andcrsons repre-
sensations. He had been IN The midst OF the move
ment among the Arnenlans, and Knew how real and
extended 1t was. lie gave, IN bref speech, IN, de-
Cded opinion that there urgent need OF full the
number proposed OF missionaries ana narrated sew
era interesting faCls Illustrative OF his position lie
also expressed himself satisfied and pleased VITA the
character of the reformation. The type Of picy dis
played by the converts was Scnptural and earnest.
Mr.. w was followed by The veteran missionary,
Rev. WILLIAM GoopELL, who has been twenty nine
years IN ConstantinOP.e, and Witnessed the whole
movement. He SAID he once thought that the nitro
cuctlon OF Christianity among The ArmeDlans would
provide Itself with al tie ia0OfeTs that would be
cessaIy But the work had gone on rapidly, and
oltnCd 80 widely, that there was a call Tor vastly
more than they could 10. lie had come 10 this
tIy 10 urge r. Increment 10 the mission. He de-
sired to he sent back 10 that field and u take with
hlm twelve sons and twelve daughters Ofthe Church
not 10 nurse hlm when sick, or bury hun when
dead tui 10 atOr With HIM IN gathering the ripenlng
Rev Dr. BENAN, OF Troy, expressed himself sur
pused al the revelations that had been made He
not al all aware OF the extent Of the reformation
sud could not coult he call made for extra la
Dor eHd eNerton would De met. such an opening
Will De occupied by somebody dnt though no sec
tartan, &c confessed he hoped II might be occupied
by themselves.
mated manner BY Rev. d.. WIsSER, Of Ihlca, VINO
had no fears about getting INTO debt. He thought
there was much more danger IN not dong enough
than OF attempting I. 90 too much.
Rev Mr. LAWRENCE, Of MdTbehed1, having Just
returned from a visit 10 Consttntnopie, confirmed
TOE representations Of Dr. Anderson and the mission
aes respecting TIE character and extent OF the rcu-
glous no. ement amo0g the Armenans tie also
PAID e. nigh conn lment 10 The laoOnousness, wisdom
aud success Of the missionaries there, and thought
hat the posture OF things III that country would JUS
,liy tie BOARD greatly enlargDg their operations,
even 1t were necessary 20 abandon some Of lbs
other stations. The discussion was here arrested BY
he dinner hour. having excited lively interest.
WedHfsf0y afteru0oH was occupied With Two other
elaborate papers iTOm the PRUDENTIAL Committee
a. read By Rev. Mr. 1REAr. one u the Core
Voudlng Secretaries, on the Ess,nfiahy Progrsssite
Nature y M Nisstonary Wink. The paper first
argued aDstracty, from me nature Of the cane tlaI
every successful mission must grow and become
more dnC more tN cLslft- IL ti. respect MISSION
Ie.tMbleC = cbl.d H. infancy j. comparatively IN
expensive as lt advances Year, new wants arse.
and new etpeLcltures become necessary, Alch 20
Oh ICleasII- tlll the POINT where he become. self
sUrro-tug. II vas proof that the missions were
Htl located and successful, Il they became eKpen-
r}t 1e paper ;Aeu brought ln feyle~ The several
n -s.CldIy lets occupied by tle Board, and showed
f4at LIie ie~ % them 90 not require any lmmel IL
ale enlargement, most Of them Cld. Inc missions
ID lncIa were suffering mucl Tor wdnt VI reinforce
eLt he openings are 80 many AID 80 inylllg,
that the missionaries are distracted aud oyerworked
b. o.. multitude ol their ca-is. Twenty more MS
sl0nefes Mlglt be- adgln'a- eClsly employed ia that
FIELD TIE sandwich bland mission i rapidly be-
coming sel.-,ufpoung but other i,.auds IN tne Pa
clc afe tecon-Ds tneaters o. missionary labor so
hat ire Facl4c ives likely u maze a. gTeat 4 De-
mdnc on tLc ChariF " the American Churctes ~
tine o. cone As D. TINE past The Armenian mis-
mons "a iuEAey and the HISTORIAN are n d critical
stale. and must De immediately enlarged The ya-
per concluded oy laying down several axioms 4
MISSIONARY science. az he result of experience.
he reading ~ inls papsrW followed By 4 speech
nom heF Mr.. TRACY. II the lncla Mission. whose
crt vas 10 Illustrate what had been sad respecting
Tie = ants II IIdla. Whole villages viii often send
cepuia'lors 10 me mlssloTares 0eseechlLg them -
estailsn ,clCol Or open preaching station. Dir
az u such VS. tie general desire for Engi,n
eClca alton. that they mad the they could ira
metaiet Rave the charge VI n.Ee-teni0s o. ali me
cLLGltE o. Ilc.a. There many cOncuHlhg
causes 70 Leic Ga the introduction Of Christianity ~
WatcogLiy The peOyle have 81 tradition, % winch
they give impci. falth. that tner religion IS 70 De-
slpf4a'ec y d lie" religion ift<n ne "est. y
rot uncf non 20 hear PAGAN parents sdY .ia .ho5A
tLey .Icl4d cIr Lsaihen. Their children would De-
c.fle Christian Nr. =. vent oa Yo.goly nanaiing
facts iLch wo-.d seem 10 Md-ca'e ne existence u