New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-19
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL BOARD or
NfSaIONS

MISSIONS -
Tie board resss.zaslej q, nine O'Clock yestecdsS
m@Iirg. Bishop MADE OF 'i.eiLs Ia the cesir.
tive 10 tie ieron on to nioass q eaa.e IN rcls.
tiop 20 DO col econ hayiD, l. e. taken h Tfny chips
on Nedretlay eyetirg. u fppcred sins 'se 70
OF Trinity chuIcA bad cent wcY1 rot 70 @sVt "y vPr
hc'ion end scr yAri-u s remark, sni suggSnOas tfs
MINUTES corrected 70 ~ al thu in Consequence Of
3 u'sur 6c-si sr'ing, 10 collection ms taken ~.
Tie rel OFT CT the eo9moce to 7-hOu wa rScrfed
IL report OF Tie ,Inmt 90 on domeiic TnIsons VS.
r, ad IL couclrded by submitiiay escuiions hc3iag
that nissoIsries would be furnished eigh meas %
extCrdir their eN'r.'ors I'D urging te ne nbers ~
TIE church to pour eir siis into tho treasury o. .hs
conn itiee in order 10 ensbe them 20 n t theu la
biiliss ard enlarge their operations.
The rel elutions were unanimously adcptcs
The committee e. whom was referred the report OF
the conn iee or foreign missions rePoFied t,si 'ney
Rad exsm'rod the report win mngled ieelnga 81
gratitude and pair--grstiiude to Almighty Gosfpr his
goodness and regret al tie latent htnSe.anoe eHon
enccd by missionaries IN the progress OF thu WORK.
There was great hope, particularly as the scho9s and
other institutions In VARIOUS portions II the fed woro
in fourisbing condition mary Of tie papiis having
sde pref sson of religion, and some being in train
ing ter the ministry. The Chrese mSslOD yssspoken
OF as trcouFsyI,g spce nc .'in,Dsuoa ', no WV
were on the increase. The Number Of ycunS men tp
ylyiDg tor emplo, meA. "a the foreign hcfh showed
prehewoI'by seton on their part but iGey were aot
ser and this was the 6scouaging sestwr OF the re
r,t ihere n, rg no furds "a the treasury for TIA, pur
rose. Tie report trusted that The mission would rot
be abandoned through wn,s 81 pecuniaiy MEANS ana
recommended the comnitSe 10 take measu"s Tor send
rr ont nore miss ocsri<s with little DELAY; approved
of the means made use OF by the committee Tor The
sp,ead of information. ard cahed forth aid; recon-
meLdtd tho founding OF ~ Arean college aud orphw
ssy Ion, end a cole Ion scdlnenh 10 ihst OF tas
Ebipbsny for the SPEEDY extngushm ent of the pres
ent debt aud in aid of sen0'ng out The cinddatc, fN
missionary work.
Alter soae discussion subs ,rp,iea was then Gu
a ,F afx hua Hnat
Golsls raised between six bishops, twenty mInstsrs
and ore s,msn, being enc hundred coiss more than
wes r(qureC.
provided for collection the liberality Of the members
present pr6c'u6ng its necessity. The following va
substituted:
R>.ored, That Mite. Of see be .ppctss =, pceo.s,
and pub sh address to the church on The usay " ms ncss
.sry NJ esns Of Carrying the work II ulssionf.
The resolution in relation TO African cGpcsion was
laid on the table until mex, meeting.
EyENING SESSION.
The annual convection Of this body held its con-
GLIDING exercises last evening az the Church OF toe
Ascension in Fifth avenue. Appropriate music hsv-
ing been executed by the choir and congregation.
Msspr of Virgins, after which the Rev. In. Cox.
MrSes of Trinity church, Washington, addressed tho
assembly His theme was especially the alltm bort
ance Of the missionary spirit; be comSstod tho
idea which he asserted 10 too prevalent, that
N en- of ordiosry abilities and limited qualii-
fcaons are good enough fer missionary work, aud In
siarced on the contrary the mother churches " prn
tvsCbranity which gave 10 the missionary cause their
sblest mos energetic aud Give museTs. Re.oningat
come length 10 the abors Of some Of the leading min
listers sent out from England he fehcated the Church.
that although for forty years after foundatios vas
without auissouary, pt scot lndtaons Poftehd tnas
hepceforh the Episcopal church will do Its rl share
in the cause Of missions Throughout, the world. lic
concluded with the hope nat the importance ont ne
cessity OF missionary works would he thoroughly com
prsbe nded and properly responded to by all processing
Christianity.
He was followed by Bishop LEE OF Iowa. who en-
larsed upon the pressing cslms OF the home m's,ion
ary in the Western States. lie spoke particularly Of
the need of religious instruction among tho immenso
and constantly Increasing foreign population Ia tho
"Far West" giving Il as his opinion aud experiences
that a vast deal of God might be accomplished among
tie Germsn and Irish emigrents WHO are daily pour
ing into that section Of the land, and who are for the
mos. part utterly destitute Of Christian educstion aud
culture lie announced ii as his Intention to conse-
crate the rect OF his lite to this work, and asked tho
prayers of the Church for bis prosperity and success
Bishop CLARK Of Rhode Island next msdes brief
addr S. He gave, the amount yearly contributed
by the church to missionary enterprises in this coun
y about seventy thousand doan 10 foreign and ons
hundred psand dollars to domestic miseces. He
said that in the lack Of public church funds u warrant
Il outlay the foreign bosrd hal this morning assumed
the psyment Of forty five thousand dollars their
Individual responsibility 10 send out as foreign mis-
sonLres three young men who had volunteered TO 90.
il means shoud be provided. Being limited to fifteen
II IL uies bis remarks we're brief.
Bishop cILvAIS Of Ohio was .he next speaker aud
made few poL ted remarks.
Bshop MEADE spoke few sentences previous 70
the COLLECTION of contributions la the course Of which
he stated that ruor was current IN 1t Firmly church
intended to present this society with the Sum OF ons
thousand dollars. Tho collection was tLsn Aksn up.
ard the coDgreg cation disperset.