New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-12
AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

special meeting of this body held yesterday at
o'clock in the Tabernacle. The attendance was not 90
numerous that in the place on the preceding days
The Hon. WM JAcKsoS of Mass presided The exercises
commenced with voluntary the organ after which Sc
lections from scripture read and prayer offered oy
the Rev. J. w. PERKINS. The Treasurers report was
next read but as the fiscal year of the Association com
mences on LIST September and this meeting was not the
regular annual one the statistics not very numerous
We learn however that the receipts for the last eight
months s32 OOO according 10 which rate the re-
ceips of the entire ought to be $4,000 lhs amount
exceeds by seven eight thousand dollars the receipts OF
last year One gratifying circumstance IN relation 20 he
fiscal condition of the Society IT, that venerable clergy
has presented with no less sum than 60 loO "ch
he has saved from small salary during ministry oil -
years.
Rev Mr. Whpple. Ii states ihAi the Association was
founded at ALBANY in September 1916 by convention Of
the friends of Missions, who at the same time friends
of the enslayed 1t considers at large the field OF
aries abors foreign countries aswell a. al home ne
interior OF Africa il said 10 be a rich and inviting field o
labor where millions perishng for the bread of life
and to whom the Missionaries can have ready access
number of chiefs have expressed their willingness TO
ceve the messengers Of Christ and to aid them in their
holy work Ii esO refers 10 the position OF the AssOcia
ton in JSmaca, where they have seven stations AMI
Twenty-Five sborers and where the Gospel spreading
Notwithstanding the difficulties has 10 surmount In the
Sandwich Islands while regrets the probable extinction
Of the native inhabitants still II roiees at the fact that
Christian morality making great progress ana meeting
with decideded encouragement The Report also reviews
the state of Missions in SIAM Egypt and Canada, IN all
which countries the prospeung though OF course
meeting with many obstacle In Canada, are in
formed that the black population look wih slspcOh on
every white man. and that their preudces must Dc over
come much by docrnal belief Is by the hears ana
Christian sympathy the Missionaries The Report also
sueaks Of the hbos of the Association IN the home neid
in Ohio. Pennsy lN ania Indiana Michigan, Iowa Men
tucky North Carolna, California, sc. The Home De-
parent show. force OF hftywO Missionaries and three
Collortt uTs.
Amer the reading of the Report the Rev BAsooA rose
to propose the following resolution
fei,ri thH which ,Fruss OH CORDIAL belief N the word
Of Ood AID tho SOUND policy that Which ia'h eeAs
The SPEAKER continued 10 that al labos Ike u >,
in which We are engaged there things required
both of which indispensable to success The hFst was
motive power 10 overcome resistance, the other was d
controlling power for the purpose OF giving nsh drrc-
ton 10 the movement In the conduct OF the missionary
cause grsty ng TO know thai faith supplies me place
Of both. And why should It not be since the whoe
missionary work the work o faith Iheir as )clailon
was based upon simple principles of rel glOn, which
had IN view the ruin Of by and he adiptaOn oi
the Co.te 10 lis salvation But If the preaching Of the
Gosre be 80 requisite how shall the sinner hear uns'
the preacher be unto him. IL was win ih view iat
their Society had been Established AMI he would ada thsI
in carrying cut IT. policy they were not ae o. any
theory. The missionary healthy one Tor rs
not merely 10 III tie sinner from hi- present de-
daon but h. believed Il 10 be instrument wlich would
eventually convert ell the nations which forget thelr Gi
Faith the evidence and reality OF The Truth that man hss
teen ruined by sin and that lis salvation depends upon the
grace Of the Lord Jesus. We need faith 10 sctuate
NLC4t MnC ID hNCofuAl@t WIN -- etL4fc NA4 a-- ~
irnrei II olv ard. But than this We need al AZ
wavtrrc faith in order that Oyercce not one but
all sus-wM slavery. niempcrance, envy, haze raui,
deceit fa religion dosiry and every other sn that Is %
he found among men. Then shall thai happy TINE arrive
when peace On earth and goodwill ami love OF man shall
everywhere. Tie greatness OF the change nteaiel
tv tbs announcement may be somew hat startling 20 human
cfeduy bat VT that are conscious OF our own
weakness tha; DO lot depend on our own strength r
the coupeton OF this task nay. ihai have had SOM
cxre.e OF the resistance which the world oders p He
word but Notwithstanding tbs are fairly convinced 0i
the faith and thai however dcult ne work b.re
Us nav appear there nothing TOO hard Tor The Lord. u
should any aspect oi The times throw discoHraellel
urcu r~. Ilt-- ave he-n ;.u-s az ia' h-Fs 90 N'4