Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-09-29
Convention of the American Missionary
Association. at Woreester. Sent. 2sIh

convention OF the American Missionary
Association. at WOreester, Sept. 2sIh
Notwithstanding the unfavorabIe stale of the
weather yesterday a numerous meeting OF the sup
porters and friends of this Association took place at
the Union Church, of this city. At half past two
T. M, William Jackson, Esq, took the Chair, and
called upon the Rev. Mr. Bardwel, Of the Oibaiwa
Mission, to engage in prayer
Mr. s. s. Josey n,lhe Secretary, read the minutes
OF the last years Convention.
Mr. Tappan, the Treasurer, read his report, which
showed that Sal ,692 So had been collected for the
Mendi, Jamaica, Ojbiwe, California, Canada, and
Home Missions, the Slaves Bible Fund, and general
purposes, The balance in hand last year, made
the total receipts for the year $42, 592 80. The
expenditure being 1907 IS, balance Of $6,8Sl.
rs against The Association.
MIR Goodman Of Chicago, and MIR Benton Of Gin.
cinnati were appointed Secretaries Of the meeting
Key. Dir White, Corresponding Secretary, read
his report, which was Of great length, detailing the
successful operations Of the Association, showing
that It's object was TO carry forward an extensive
Missionary enterprise, which should in no way be
polluted by The money, or the 7uence Of Shareholders
There had been au increase Of thirty three per cent.
in the number Of members, during the past year,
The report went on to detail variety Of encouraging
facts, in regard to the character Of The Indians and
their capacity TO receive instruction
During brief mlermsson in the reading Of the
report, Rev. Mr. Thompson, Of the African Mission,
spoke of the astonishing rapidly with which The
children in the Mission Schools, in that being hled
country, acquired knowledge.
Rev. Mr.. Bardwe followed at another interval
OF the reading Of the report, with most interest
ing account Of the Ojibaway Mission, which was
commenced some ten years ago by few SELL
denying men and women, who penetrated The
wilderness some five hundred miles,
On motion of Lewis Tappan of New York,
the Chairman nominated Committee of Ar
Engagements, of Nomination, and of Business and
Resolutions, after which, Rev. John G. Fee
addressed the meeting, showing the operations Of
the Society in sending three bible readers among
the slaves and their masters, in the Southern
States, who were on the whole well received and
appreciated. Though sometimes prosecuted, they
had always been released Mr. Fee SAID that the
various Anti, Slavery documents circulated by the
Society, were read by more than any speeches
upon the subject could possibly reach. He urged
the friends of the slave at the North to persevere
in their exertions, as he had the greatest conf
dence in their ultimate success.
The meeting then adjourned until o'clock
this morning. The proceedings today. will par
take less of business, and will be of more in
teresting character, and we hope to see large
attendance of our citizens, for the cause is one
that commends itself TO the sympahes Of all
who desire the welfare of their fellow men,
There will be prayer meeting al The Old
South, at O'Clock A. NJ, at which place all the
services today, will be held