The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-08
ANNIVERSARY WEEK IN NEW YORK


Last evening, the twenty. fifth anniversary ofthe
American Home Missionary Society was held at
the Tabernacle, Broadway. The President, Hen
ry Dwight, Esq, in tho chair.
The meeting, which was not very numerous, hay-
ing been opened by prayer, JASPER CORNING, Esq,
read the Treasurers report, from which it appear
cd that more than one third of those who pre-
sent at the organization of tho Society quarter Of
a century since, have ceased from their lsbors.
Death has also removed. tho last year, Rev. Cal.
vim Chaplin, u. d., and Rev. David Porter, ID. d.,
Vice Presidents Of tho Society; Rev. Henry White,
ID. d., ono Of It's directors; Knowles Taylor Esq,
its former Treasurer; and Rev. Washington Tha-
cher, the agent Of the Society in Central New York
The Society has had in its service the last year
l065 ministers Of tho Gospel, in 20 deront states
and territories in tho New England States, 3lI;
the Middle states, 22i the Southern states, ~;
the Western states and territories, 5l0. OF these,
6i0haye been thepsstors stated supplies of single
congregations; and i25 have occupied larger folds.
-Four have ministcfed to congregations Of colored
people; and " have preached IN foreign languages
10 TO Welsh, and - to German congregations;
andtwo to congregations Of Norwcgians aud Swedes.
The number Of congregations supplied, in whole or
in pert, 500 and the aggregate of ministera SER
vice performed, is cqual TO 81 years The pupils
in Sabbath schools and Bible classes amount to
10000. There have been added to the churches
661S viz; 3.S5 by profession, and ,l3 by letter.
Many Of the Western churches have boen visited.
Scyenty-soycn missionaries make mention in their
reports Of IcyiNas Of religion in congregations and
ahb report 3,Ot6 hopeful conversions. The balance
in the treasury, April lst, 1850, WA sI5 Jo3 60.
The receipts Of the succeeding twelve months have
been Sl5O9i0 ~; making tho resources Of the yca-
,i93 ~. There was due 10 miseonariee at the
date Of the last report, Ell no ~. There ha :
since become due, sl5I ,5i5 ~; making the total
Of liabilities xI6S i5i -. Of this sum, Is3,Sl7 81
have been paid. The remainder, $9,6SJ y, Is still
dina Ia fnis for laInr parforunad To
wards liguidating these claims and rcdeeming
the additional pledges on commissions which
have not yet cxpircd-makng, in all, SOL,
gp6 ta-thcre is a balance in the treasury Of
Sl2,676 ot-thc greater part Of which was received
the close Of the year. and i available only a.
means ofcancolling the present Indebtedness OF tho
society 10 its missionaries. Thirty-thrce more mis-
sionarics have been ia commission than in any pre-
ccding year, and this incrensc has been mainly in
the Western states and territories; forty-onc more
years of ministerial labor have been performed; I;
aud two hundred and forty-lve more congregations
blessed with the preaching Of tho Gospel. F.rty-
three churches have passed from condition OF de-
pcndcncc 10 that Of sef-support sixty houses Of
worship have been completed; hfty-6yc others re-
paired; and the building Of forty others com
menced During tho twenty-five years OF the
soccty's abors. not far from $40 churches which
had been reared and nurturcd by Its insrumcntalty
have passed from the list Of bcneciaries, and are
now supporting their own Gospel institutions; some
Of which among the strongest and most iniiuen-
tial churches in the land.
The Rev MnToN Badger, u. d., ono Of the
secretaries, then read the report Of the executive
committees. The report gives detailed statements
Of the prompt and liberal manner in which tho
views Of tho executive committee have been second
ed by the local boards Of agency, and by the State
AMI other auxiliarics. While nearly all cyin %
their activity by an increased number OF missisna
ries and Of churches assisted. they all rer,ort
larger ernumbcr than in any previous year rs having
become independent Of foreign aid. The sound
and healthy growth Of the missions Is seen in the
number and value of the houses Of worship erected
in tho increasing energy o; measures 70 promote
temperance, in the establishment Of sunday and
weekday schocls, and In general, in the yearly
| progress Of whatever prongsss th, stability orthe