The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-15


newed laughter and applause
The benedc,on having been pronounced, the meeting
separated, the band as finale, striking up Yankee
Doodle
American Board OF Foreign Missions.
The annual meeting in behalf of the above Board
was held yesterday morning, in the Tabernacle
There large attcndance-nea all ladies.
The chair was taken by Hon. THEODORE FRELINa-
HUysEN.
The SECRETARY presented the annual report, from
which it appeared that, since the last annual meeting,
forty-two missionaries had been sent to thirteen diff
ferent missions in Europe. Asia, Africa, North
America, and the Islands Of the Pacific Six OF these
had gone back to fields previously occupied, and six
We're destined to the mission in Micronesia.
The remainder had gone rcinforcements to exist
ing missions. number had been secured for the
Armenian field, though not all that were needed.
Thrty-thrce missionaries and assistant missionaries
about to take their departure rs soon as pos
sblc. The prospect for an increased number OF
missionary candidates in several of their Theological
Summaries, encouraging The receipts Of the
Board, during the first nine months OF the fnan-
cal year had been $2Il ,O62 81 which was an
advance on the previous year, OF $6,2i3 6l.-
1t was uncertain whether the Treasurer would
be able to exhibit well balanced account mt
the next annual meeting in September though it
was hoped by the aid OF the friends of the missions,
he would be able to do 80. Southern India was re-
opening for n great harvest, and ere long there
would be reinforcement DR.. King was still at
Athens, but with no prospect OF being permitted to
remain, although after spending twenty-five years,
and acquiring devoted attachment for the Greek
people, yet he had been sentenced to perpetual ex
lie. In the opinion ofeminent lawyers, he had COM
mitted offence against the laws of Greece. This
result was the triumph of bigory, urged perhaps
by Russia and Austria. Christianity had now taken
| refuge under the Turkish crescent. The Sandwich
Islands were rapidly progressing in Christianity; at
one period, the annual appropriations of the Board
-, tlnt, ue,., thn khny
| would not probably exceed $4,000 These beauti-
full islands had not yet fallen into the hands Of the
French, and the United States were disposed to pro-
teet them There also the danger OF fibusteros.
With few exceptions, the missionary cause gone
rally was prospecting.
The Rev WM ". souppEn, of the Ccylon Mis-
sion, addressed the meeting. He alluded to the
inn ortance in commercial point of view Of the
Indian territories, Egypt and Arabia. God made
use OF the avaricous propenses of man 8 nature to
accomplish his purposes. 1t was his design that the
British East India Company should take possession
| Of this empire, and that it should be ruled by o
Christian and toleratng nation. The laws and in
situations established in that country highly favored
the missionary enterprise by their protection and
| encouragement The Hindoos were an enlightened
people, and therefore prepared to receive the truths
Of Christianity. Notwithstanding some exceptions,
they in high state Of educational civilization
and eminent in literature languages, and the
arts and Sciences and in the extent Of their univer
sites. Religion the most prominent feature in
the Hindoo nature, and if thcy were converted to
| Christianity, they would be the most faithful
Christians in the world. Their religious exercises
were severe and most rigidy observed every act of
| the Hndoo was n religious act. Two millions OF
dollars expended in one ceremony in Calcutta,
and the like liberality pervaaed a the ceremonies.
The Bible had been translated into all the languages
| Of India Now was the time to save the HindoO,
| ard Providence was pointing in the direction OF
| India. The Hindoos were doing all they could, by
| societies. schools, and missionaries to prevent the
| introduction of Christianity; nevertheless much
success had attended the Christian missionaries.
Would not some sympathy that was exhibited to-
wards Kossuth be extended to those who were in the
! chains of spiritual despotism
/ The Rev CYRUS BYfNGToN, Choctaw Missionary,
observed that civilization would not do the Saviours
work. it had done all it could in representation and
temperance efforts, but that was but small portion
being able to tell one another in the woodland
their councils all their literature They regu-
lated the attendance of their chiefs at council by
and with which they counted the number Of chiefs
required to attend. He did not suppose they made
any speeches in council, although they passed rcso
lutions, MS he had never read report OF any.
| their public debts. good ten rail fence and good
yellow butter considered the marks Of preemi-
| nence in a Choctaw man and his lady. Uaughter)
| He produced Bibles, tracts, and newspapers, and
| asked if good interest had not been returned Of
the money expended Uaughter) They had an
anti-whiskey law, but the Legislature of Mississippi
had destroyed their municipal regulations.
The Secretary stated that the number Of Indians,
west Of the Arkansas and Misso rivers were 4OO
| Geo. and there were among thom 100 ordained mis-
sionares, and large number of assistant missona
ries; and the number of communicates, in the var-
GUS churches, 10000. He had received letter
of apology for the attendance of the Rev. VIM.
Tracey, of the Madura Mission, who was prevented
attending.
The Rev. VIM GOODELL, Of the Armenian mis-
sonaries, next spoke. He remarked, that we had
been told that the Choctaws made short speeches;
the Turks made ut all A laugh) 1t was
only few years since that tho people at CONSTANT
nope forbidden to talk about the weather, at
the time when an advancing array was approaching
the capital, because they should not talk together
at all. but mind their business. He road On ex
tract from private letter, showing that there was
increasing leaning on the part Of the Arnenians in
favor of the TRUTH discussions continually going
on, and night meetings held. As to finding
for their audiences, they hired house, and knocked
down partition after another till they knocked
down the walls themselves; that what they
called "church extension" Uaughter.) What
woudtempt the brotherwho wrote that lettcrto leave
Eintab with such encouraging prospects, for any
congregational church in New York or Boston, and
a salary of 5000 year? The number of churches
in Armenia, and the exhibition Of prosperity and de-
sire for Christianity were very encouraging. There
was great want of he p ut Eintab, and wide field,
and he asked them to supply the deficiencies. ZAP
pause.)
The Rev. DR.. BACON, Of New Haven, next ad-
dressed the meeting. He said that the present as
sembly was evidence that the cause had taken a
firm hold upon the affections Of the church. for he
recollected the time when the success of the cause
was problematical. One aspect Of the greatness Of
every great work was the difficulties which were to
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