New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-07
AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR
FOREIGN MISSIONS.

FOREIGN MiSSlONS.
Tie regular monthly meeting Of the American Board OF
COMMISSIONERS for Foreign Missions was held yesterday
is he Tract House The Rev Mr.. Wood, the Secretary
srnnnicaed the following summary OF recent in'eii-
j Nree ma.
1 AsDwIcH IsLANDs-Mr. Parker writes from Tahiti,
Ny "a on his way with the Mission from the sandwich
sssds 10 the Marquesas The French claim possession
fbelaer Islands but the Governor of Tahiti IN an IN
vew which Mr. Parker had with him. EXPIRE ssed himself
Eorbly to the proposed new Mission Mi larHeT says
h il Pleasing TO see the impression made by the Hawaiian
Missionaries on tho community at Tahiti They were TO
have in few days and after seeing them estaOshed on
subiva Mr. Parker was to return Inns MISSION Is one
Fhe Hawaiian Missionary Society and has no connection
XFAh the American Board Mr. kinny. Nalohinu, hal'
4sEt To- gays the small pox has not reached hau. Is
sisdirg in Kosa and o. Religious meetings are pretIy
yell sustained Several received to the church az us
I At communion and there are inquiTes. Two stone
5dsches il is hoped will be completed and paid Tor tnIs
year The picture Of things Kau has very GIT sde
many trials and the former filling him with encourage
INIT AT NJ onesa all were well and going on comioita
~ Mr. Clark writes both Of Ascension anu s',o .n
kand as late as March "a. The missionaries 81 Ascen
s0n proceeding in such way as will give mem IN 'ne
end great influence over the ISLANDERS.
CHIxA-The semi annual report June 3d. from tnhcha
received The Missionaries are al IN COCA n.a.. s,I
grateful for protection in the midst OF disorders ani
alarms Runors of threatened attacks from ths inslr
cents had frequently produced great excitement 'aus
was 6trruCed, and supplies Of provisions were, N
M asure n or Atterrts 10 plnnicr made bat the
Leuernnt Governor with decision and mness FePresssd
Dem al maintained order The state OF things was m
favorable, but their Work had suntrcl 10
ion The girls school, under the care OF hr ana MI
Cummings, closed for time the two boys schools
and another for giI went usual An average nam
Der of g children received instructions IN these schools
Preaching s conducted in the four chspes OF the Asien
houses and school rooms, ard by The way side An al
ysEtsgeOus use is made Of native help in these services
Special attention is devoted to the pr paraOn Of books 10
eooqual style in which the Chincse ghiieranEe Is Tr;
Ten for the masses. Mr. and Mr.. Ilart"el arrived on
onnected with that mission The IN ssion expresses ~
i<ef that the long night Of heather darknsss u passing
away, and bright day for China Is at hand.
IsDIA-MoIuya Mss5oa MI Kendall A1g. b., re
pxts tour made By himself and certain Of h brethren
eogeh the Tirumungslsm district. Ia large village u
zs from the station at t they were zsdy received
Al meeting in the evening they bad go attentive a1d
ere many Of them with Bibles Their hanis exasna2
Il text ard not satsfed ult ell The MA o1arss bad
Ssken Fourteen families have loned TIE eoaSsgetH
TN the Shsnnsr cate four other, stand rsNoJ % J'
II others are favorable. strong f'posion = taAa.
king itself among the loser casiss 70 embrace Cafs
esy These people before they hal learned Anynss %
es,isIiiy. had been Taught By he-thsh zf. is io
olafrv and when fret v.ifed By csfsfs. received
kectrnes A similar 10 fho.e they hal heard from aer
-, priest or teacher At MaEdzhksae Mr. Hsnry IAys
~ eseu licensed 70 preach, AID y - hsa -. ss'a -
rssined q pastor Fitcen we're recsiged D. VI 1871
aat church in one dsy Ia Asgzst All iesntg iNo en-
y, baJsised Some tsn nalss n n ssfgce -.
giving these and oihsF details. Nr X ssas frs ~
a ~ from this hOV wonderfully ~ Lof9 tsffySH ~
IA work a. fki. station ~ Nsdrfa ne eon - yteor
eusssss slowly Il have been greatly ssiahf@3 - az
ks much isaih hAs bsen leaned y stats e. va. =
e-A-ren IN the tabDaia 0a1fs8 - HtH -'tff'f'tf'@
cage The eongy gsf.oLs sE.srg ~ 40 sstFcT<
law fed il csserhed cs!lny ser sn>r :" hess "e
4 @selrsas manifested - JON "a Cafis;rs'S
C1Los-Mr Neiys o., D. sAys sa sssraifa fhn ~ ne
sasos Ct Iliyaly bid N JAY. 81 a'a,'s. ~"
"a pes pressni al are Ast'sets1 = - " eFf - 40
= seA< Of lively laesrsst IPp ycsSZ "o,'eea
esred ~ The Select Orb Scho>@, have oees t.hs'
80 etzreh Mr. an Mr. Mis- sss oh ztd - fsf'fh -
S~ef1s On G1eount n kssssh The Schs, ~eA W ~
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~st'ss, etyk l7fh.
aAskkbxCserE-Ny Hezsa ses>r,ses IA sei1 scr'H ~
sety a. promising rieh hsfys9 rhea etFe's 80 -
ave sD1n Il. MARY sfs rQstfbH fcy ;Ae nZal
~ beginning kss b4sn an&IA A. "a rev oNtesrHa
.sssn A Intelligent yesaz ss&a res recover = 'e
sth q a. Ia Aszssf. gsshx Srssaain, rso ietcae9
~ saol ssyD>rfsd By s&fssss secisvs6 80 af~HscA
:, Essas tAfiS;isrty " Basel hss srKe sccess'oA
ssztsr ~ 1T S'''"
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49, = hsshtsihs ~ psY 81 ksgsnSsr, s~az esr'ed
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II .Ia me rss eas u VII secsens<rf, ffc.a rNfors
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