New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-08
Meeting Of the Board OF Missions Of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Church.

ant Episcopal Church.
pubic meeting II this Board hell last evening.
In the G. urh Of the Ascension of Tenth ST. an
Fihhav The Delegation from the Venerable Society for
the PrOpaga ion of the GOsp, in Foreign Parts re
eevtd and pa 5icy welcomed by the ard The Church
crowded 70 its utm capacity and the steps Of the
cbsncel filed b., the Clergy Within the rails
y Ell the Bishops Of the American Church together " "a
the Bishop OF Madras and the Bishop Of FredsrcSion
In front the the ehancel also seated the
venerable ArchdeacOn SiDclar II Nidiesex Diocese OF
London Archdeacon Costar Of New Brunswick; IN,
Rev Ernest Hawkins Secretary of the Venerable Society
and Pitbend Of st. Pauls tts Rey. Mr.. C6sweL Vicar
Of Fgheldean and Proctor Of fAe Diocese Of Salisbury
the Rev Mr. Sle, Of the American Chinese Mission; snd
"a Glen Tong Candidate for Orders IN the Diocese OF
shanghai.
Tie meeting was called to order by the Rev. Bishop
Meade, from his chair within the chance ami offered APP
Bhbop Wainwright gave out the Missionary Hymn com
meneing with
When Lord to this ws-tsru land" nc.
Aier which be introduced Bishop Spencer to the con
Biskop Spencer. in acknowledging the honor in sub
stance spoke follows 1t was great privilege to be
introduced such an suspicious OCCASION to such a
meeting especially under the circumstances attending HI,
Introduction delegate from that parent nation and
church which American ohurchmen were now proud
10 nov ledge and which Engshmsn sill prouier
10 claim Church end nation having 20 many things IN
common with that parent how pleasing the relations Of
mother ard daughter what tender recoectons it calls
forth What springs of love it opens for who here pres
ent boding these relations can fail to realize it, She
clans superiority for her only superiority in point
Of tine In all else the Chursh in America is elaal
and cotemporary. The speaker then reverted 70 the
object Of bis mission, contained in n paper OF
Instructions which he held in bis hand. On each
Of the three points contained therein, he perneny ani
elOQuently dstcd These frat the cordial response
of the American Church in assisting the venerable Society
to celebrate it, Fifteenth Anniversary in St Pauls lie
then spoke in terms Of high compliment OF The American
By this Church to the celebration of the
sooetys Third Jubilee. Secondly he reverted 10 the
feelings Of affection and affinity contained in the second
point of the Commission He had always, prior to his
MAGNIFICENT regarded the American
Clergy with whom he CHANGED to meet in England with
feelings of interest and love and how much more were
those feelings strengthened By what he had now seen here
and the honorable reception he and his colleagues had re-
ceiyed at the hands of The American Church When as
sisting in those solemn services OF the hiih surrounded
by Bishops many the Church OF England numbers
al home and worshppng in that magnificent edihce Inn
ty Church with its congregation OF thousands no" dd ne
rejoice at the honor done hun And now should
he benceforth regard the American Clergy with
feelings of greater respect and admiration The
last point contained in these instructions. and 10
which he referred was mutual conference and peraton
in the great missionary work This venerable Society bad
for century and half been engaged in the work Of Mis-
sons and behed in the existence Of this General Con
venon in session the results OF some OF the days
OF small things" He had had the honor of being sub
scrber his Society for twenty wears during fifteen OF
which be had held the office OF Vice President and
Rshop of the Church OF Christ He could say from expe
that the work of Missions in the charge of the Colo
NAL Bishops could scarcely go without her assistance
DuiDg his speech he laid gr At stress on the name and
Mission Of the American Cburch-Amcr1cdH and FT0teH'
ant and, in closing, in eloquent manner he comment
ed the subject of Religion to every heart.
Rev ArchdeaeOn Sinclair then introduced 10 the
audience and in a feryant strain eoquenly adyerei to
the subject Of his mission and of the great need OF bond
Of union between Churchmen for Indeliy on the
one hand and Superstition the other were doing their
utmost to overthrow the Church Of Christ
Rev. Ernest Hawkins was the next speaker. He gave
brief history of the relations between the Propagation
Society and this country prior to the Revolution lie
glanced the present Missionary operation OF this Society
throughout the world, showing that what the Eng
Es Church had been wanting in when she psnted the
Church in America she was making up in pro
vding a perfect Church system for her Colonies.
But more than this her influence felt by the very
men WHO left her communion and founded this empire ia
the Wilderness They had been brought up in her com
munon drank in OF her spirit and their descendants
still nsensby influenced by her policy and government
He then referred this influence the future, and pic
tued the immense power for good or evil. which sh Ill
exert over the millions upon millions which shall possess
th land Here then, the prOyldenal mission Ot the
Episcopal Church # the United States
Tie Rev. Henry Caswell gave pleasing remembrance
of bis former connection with the American Church. when
her Bishops numbered only eight and her Clergy $50 He
now saw In general Convention assembled, thirty Bishops
and a representation from 100 Clergymen.
Bishop Medley OF Frederckton, the last speaker and
summed up the remarks Of his predecessors nerrng the
necessity for repetition Of this interchange Of sentiment
ami affection and urged its cultivation on every possible
occasion.
Bishop Wainwright then came forward and regretted
the of the hour il had been designed to present
other interesting speakers 70 the audience but that treat
would be deferred to Monday evening.
After a collection and benedictiOn, the meeting ad
journed.