New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-08

FAREWELL MISSIONARY MEErISG.---A fare
well Missionary meeting was held last evening at the
Presbyterian Church of Fourteenthst aud Sec
av relative to the departure of eight Missionaries
of the American Home Missionary Society for the Pa
ci6c Coast The Church filed at an early hour.
The services were open by prayer by Rev DR. Pstten
Rev ID. Is. COe then arose and referred To
the object of the meeting and said that within the past
few years the Pacific Of the obscure
In the country. California occupied by the most
ferocous tribes of Indians probably the continent
by the treaty of 1916, that tract codcd to the
United States and some ten or twelve thousand Amcn-
had settled there Accordingly the Society com
nissioned the Row George II. Atkinson TO repair to
that part OF the country and he arrived OUT la juno
of that season. The treaty between the United
states and Mexico opened another large field
for the labors Of the Missionary and In 1913 falthough
the treasury OF the Society was low and soored I'M
der many Disadvantage two Missionaries were com
mssioned 10 proceed to Mexico In 1880 three Mission
aries designated to proceed 10 California where IN
consequence Of the discovery OF the gold Mines many
thousands Of people had foo kcd from various portions
Of the world Since the ndml sion Of that state into he
Union. very great change has taken place,
and the population 10 becoming more eettled, and
many families have gone there tor the purpose
Of settling permanently, and in view Of this great
increase OF population, additional demands Tor Ms
sionaries have been made, and no was happy 20 say
that eight OF them are now present WIN tnch iaihS,
who their way TO that part OF the country 10
labor tor the good Of their fellow men Their names
are as follow: Rev Messrf. Samuel b. Bell, rhomas
Condor, Obed Dickinson, John q Hale, slas :. ltr-
mon James PierpOnt William g. Pond and Edward n
Wslsworth SIX others are now preparing and VIII
econ be in readinefs TO depart on a Iaission.
Rev. G. II. Atkinson. for the pos ya.s mve years
engaped ,On Mission to Oregon WA presented % ths
tuiieLce aud gave d description Of MS route n gong 20
Oregon by the Cape and the Sandwich isiands nc
said that they had now got practical possession Of oIe
gop and wss fast becoming settled by Amerc an Peo
Ile Mrs Whitman and Mrs. Spaulding wives VI mr.
.sionares were the two frst white WAC pa>sI
,yer the Rocky Mounoins 70 Oregon since IotJ nsny
have passed over the plains la wagons Tse climate IL
very eeIubrious there but little frost last winter
and there was no healthier country; many who bad
gone from the Western States In poor health had very
materially changed and were no" looking younger
The porulst0n Of the country IL mostly made up oil
enoigranf. from the Western St1tes while the towns,
are mostly Eastern men, who Ia rcoarxaDe Tact
the most euerpreng men, and the churches (of which
they have several very good one IN oregon nave most
~ been bum by them The Missionaries have establish
ed seversl schoos In Oregon City where the speaker
resides, they have church paid lor which cost 500;
1900 OF which. was paid by an enterprsiDg young
man fro m Boston. They have aso q female Institution
in this City and en- institution about 30 miles from there
which cost ~ 600 The past year. there has been an
ineresseio the population of Oregon Of over 0OO) per-
sons and next year t N expected that s Will be much
larger consequently there IL much need OF more Minis
ters OF the Gospeiin that quarter.
Rev. Asa ID. Smith, Rev Edward Is. Walls
worth and Rev r. 8. Storrs Jr Of Brooklyn followed
in very appropriate dscOurses The meeting drawn
10 close 1y prayer by the Rev DR. Dwymsn OF Salon.
Mass, and Benediction wa pronounced BY Rev A. d.
Smith