The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-13

tine harrow let them take the fate If the toad Creat
lughter.) One wife prayed fcr her husbands "a rum
seller conversion 10 temperance and at ieigrh her
prayer granted, and Richard, early ono morning
or knocking in the head and knocked in the
heads of his barrels instead This wife when hs caught
her Richard doing this 20 him kissed MIN ~
had only once kissed him before (eaewed laughter
lie knew that tho drrnkard commenced y drinsng wine
irtm rich mems tables. In his native town bo IN
! . GIRL lovely and RESPECTABLE, but in reduced
circumstances, who took to sewing for living and the
aY o. eighteen went 70 Boston to exercise her trade she
WA received with favor into rich mems families treated
as member OF those families sat at their tables and
was thus introduced 10 the habit Of drinking wine
From this she became bloated drunkard the associate
u the yilest, white and black She back in her
disgrace 10 her native place and night while sleep
ng ia barn with some drunken companions, the ba'a
Cook fire and she burned 10 death her crisp ID
form as Il ay in It's rough coffin And OIL God may
never such sight again From this pathetic story
which drew tears from many Of the audience the speak
81 iel back into his funny vien and created renewed
veas e laughter TIL the close OF mis- remarks
The icpediction then pronounced by the Rev. Mr.
Fe!lnsn, when the audience retired,
A,neric m Board Of ofCommissloneSs for Foreign
Missions.
The meeting in behalf Of the America Board Of Com
uussicners Tor Foreign Missions held yesterday At
the Broadway Tabernacle in the presence OF very large
audiencethe Hon Theodore Frelinghuysen, President
Ia the chair.
The exercises Of the day were opened with prayer:
after which the hymn, s'Glorious things of thee are
spoken, sung by the congregation, standing.
lHe ioHoWips interesting statement was lhen READ by
the Rev Mr. Wood one of the Secretaries of the Boar-
The American Board of Commissioners FOR Foreign
Missions has unde, its twenty eight missions which
occupy hundred and eleven stations th,y eight
regular outstations. OF these missions. seven are
among The aborgines of our country, two are In
Africa Zone the western coast the other in the terri
tory Of the 2uus near Port Natal on the southeast
side OF the connen is in Greece to the jews
In 1uey four among the nominal Christians in the
midst Of the Mohamedanism of Western and Central
Asia seven the continent in India, and on
fourth is now TO be added; end the remaining two in
the lovely sle of the Pacific Since the anpua meeting
m October last, information has been we'd of the
death Of two missionaries. unordaned assistant
mis- sonary, and one female assistant missionary. Six
missionaries and female assistant missionary, who
at that date were in tins country, have returned
10 their felds of labor; twenty three new Ia
leen sent making the present number of missionaries
mot including eight at the sandwich Islands who with
ix lay and fourteen female ahorers entirely sup
ported Independently o. the Board to be 16l; of
dnned assistant missionaries, 81; and of female
sistant missionaries 2lo. The whole number Of labor
ers sent from this country is, therefore sO7 With them
associated 80 native preac hers and 1872 other tive
helpers making the total number of aborers connected
with the missions and supported by their funds to be
G9S. Seventeen missionaries and assistant mis-
sonaries under appointment and expecting
TO departthree missionaries to Micronesia several 10
the Armenian, and others to other missions.
From eleven printing establishments 81 1877 o5l pages
of the Word of God and Of Divine Truth in other forms
issued during the last year the whole Of issues
from the beginning being than Of pages
in the semnaries 23 boarding schools and 7l2 schools
missions, between 23rO0 "a pupils
instruction who with the blessing OF God will not only
be 20 their salvation bur furnish pastors and other we'll
qualified agents for the work OF evangelzaton One
hundred and three churches under the Of the mis-
sions contain nearly 26 600 members in full communion
Of whom oolo were received during the year last
ported
been s2l32 200 L. being S3S47 50 in the
responding months Of the previous financial year. The
expenditures OF the year WILL however, necessarily fall
not much below $3.50, 0C0 During the remaining three
months, Sll6So0 $50 900 per month must therefore
be contributed to nabe the Treasurer Mt the end Of
tho year, to exhibit deficit The received nto
the treasury during these months OF last year was
s957o2 .;;, or an average of ssl, 800 per month.
Il present brief statement viii be made
TO depict the progress Of the great work in which the
Board, IN common with other similar organisl
ticns, is engaged. We can only say, in the most
general terms, that never has the enterprise that
has for its object The conquest of the worie o
the saviourS crown presente aspect animating
to faith ssolernly Impressive il does ut
the present moment. sThe Breaker is going forth
| 90 lis predicted work Of overturning among the
tions The voice. which centuries was heard to
Yet more shake not the earth only, but also
| heaven" is sounding the note Of commoton,
which cannot but have the most important bearings
the extension Of the kingdom of Christ For time
expectations NAV not be realized. Disastrous events
mas be permitted TO operate against the blessed cause
which We seek to promote IL may be prerequisite that
the nations lie humbled under terrible Judgments, and
judgments of long continuance, TO prepare them to tu-n
unto Him against whom they have grevously sinned
Bot assuredly out of these convul:ons and conflicts
however desolang, however seemingly disastrous for
season win the wisdom that permits them this very
end, bring ultimately freedom for the gospel and its
glorious trumphs in all lands. And cannot believe
hat where God has wrought such wonders he has
dore for religious liberty, and the establishment OF Bis
trth in Turkey He intends 10 let all be tempo
rnrily reversed lost Up TO the latest dates, our
brethren there and il Persia are preserved safely il the
midst OF perils, and no serious interruption has been
occasoned to their abors and although fear OF the fu-
yictons, the Holy spirit is doing work OF Regeneration
il ne hearts OF some, and impressions are making on
scale that promises great stimuli aneons movements in
the adoption Of free and spiritual Christianity here
after The reformation among the Armeniana and the
Nes.oraEs and il Syria and Assyra, is moving steadily
onward IN element Of puwer-a bright star o. Hfe-in
resycct 10 the fu.ure OF hosc countries
have already been ade and engagements entered into
under agg,essioas of Power that meant them not,
but hng widely different which most favorable
in their Inevitable influences on the non-MusslLman
! mind IN il relations to the truth tina. serves,
anG which. If carried out must freedom to the
Mohamcdan population aud prepare It also TO seesivo
and obey the Gospel Tho whole framework Of the social
and political institutions Of the Tursh empire il being
taken down for reconstruction, and the fc Of Moham
mechanism IL departing. The revolution partially
plished, also in China is literally without parallel in
| history. Who, few years ago, Imagined as pos
eibe those events occurring in thai great stronghold
OF pagan superstition and idoatvyS Verify, when
such things VIC may well believe that the end drawet
nigh. And while we adore the hand that doeth these
wonders should not be melted to aror and veoi
of effort in behalf of cause that has such support
est gratitude ana dutyY In all the Hclds OF abort
there Is great work TO be done; and God is wor nl
| thus marveiously, that, with humble and trust
may grid ourselves for the conflict in which lie sum
nonaes US 70 His help against the mighty Where
Young and OF strength, iiled with zeal
the Lord Of Hosts TO respond to His call The prospect
in gard to candidates for tie missionary work Il
encouraging than has been for time past There
il also increase in pecuniary contributions but Il
this increase at all commensurate with the claims of the
~orby 1he grand vements OF Divine Prov .ence in
pagan and Sobameean lands, and the blessing of God
which granted to humble lahors make the de
ynand the and daughters Of the church TO carry
the Gospel to the benghted ard fo- to sustain
thom 10 louder and louder with every revolving
This ii hopes not in vain Is what should be
expectation until In answer to PRAYER and through the
fellowship II the church IN the travail OF the i2dsemer
sou for dying world tie waters Of salvation roll
! mighty hood.
| And like sea of Glory,
Shall spread from pole to polo
The Rev. c. V. A. NAy Dycl ". H., Of the mission u
Syria first addressed the meeting lie poke o. the du
tics and objects Of THE Society. Missionaries churche,
had right to be discouraged f cod at tie begin
ming did not their Efforts with success. A mis-
sionary in the Es. lately received letter fror friend
10 this country, asking how many converts he had made
This 10 the idaa that people acre have of the work OF ia,
missionary abroad They forget that the missionaries
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