New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-18
EPISCOPAL BOARD OF MISSIONS

The annual session of the Episcopal Board OF Ms
siops wss commenced yesterday in 81 bartholomew.
church, c.rD.r OF Great Jones st'eot aud Lsf,yc,s
place. Divine service held in tho moraiog cen
rucucirg at 10 o'clock, which follow by The
acmiDis' ration of the sacrament OF the Lord aper
Among the distinguished divioes present sev B.h
%. CLARK Of Rhode Islam Esstburn of nase,a
setrs Meade 1T Virginia, Mel Sad Of Ohio DosOe Of
New-Jerey, Lee Of Iowa, Joh1s Of Virginia, Buses
Of Maine, spd Potter of New York.
Afttr some pr iminary busiuess was transacted, he
Rev d.. Vas KLEECg of New York real the ppx.
Of the committee GA Domestic Missions. We suoian
an absirsct:
Fsur bishops ard 105 pre-byters and deacons az
EMPLOYED in @ dom, site field. Twenty stations Az
va. an, 40 Lew APP oi0tmenis have been made, aal
IL have resigned since thu last meeting ef the bovd
The eyide of self-deDii fidelity, aud success o
the dictionaries are spoken OF AZ praise sorthy.
Besides sborter excursions toe rec cetary hes msk
two txteI ded Journeys of nine weeks IN the Scott
and Southwest, and one Of four weeks IN the Wet
lie has Travelled by land and wter 800 IN les wA
out acc ident ard rec, wed kindly every ~her y
went He hos preached l2i sermons 90 mission 10
courses ana "a ON Other o,css'ons, beside address
Mt various public meetings throughout the UaE
States, and has preached on mission SUBJECTS 10 r
diocetts.
Funds.-T. tai receipts for the year SOL &, b
cuding 80 093 81 from leeacies. and 81, 6is 70 tx
Episcopal missionary ss-oca ion for the We,
Pbpadolt bia all srl7 80 contributed for thar socs
which with balaI ca from last yrarol S609 %, max
The oispossble fur d for this year sac 7l3 60.
The report of the Foreign COMM .tae Wa thss ~
by the Rev ). ID. DenDiSoD, and -poke 81 the hs
cial embaJrassnlt nts Of the comm Of, their expai
lures last year having exceeded the nco ne byth
IS. Ths vns oecasioneo by the puud'og Of adjtg
Churches &c, IN coDs' queDce "G tho encOn lgeas
afforded by the large income Cf 1854
The ireasury was Low bankrupt $4,000. aod@
real being made 10 ihe church, he ia ,-eri vtoo.
frun IN a. h. "A
al O00. The relief however, was o ply partial na
treasury Is nov empty--yet 50 900 are due. AID a.
claims on the sOceiy ave oxpec ed. ThoIe .oe vs.
$4,000 per aDnum required 10 carry on ths b'
work but what ia that among the 600 parisbes
loneirg to The Episcopal church in America, ~4
only about $40 TO each parish.
California The report om the missionary beg
eivts gratifying view of the SAFE a1d pro,pss
bis missionary feid. There ara FIVE self -u,crai
parishes-two in San Francisco and three 10 Ngp
vile.
Chiaese IN Coitornia.-Tbe hopes in esxd
this section are not 80 encouraging ~ nj the lss
ing OF the board. The degraded character Of y
Chinese populston, and the strong prutnes wss
them even with the Christian people Of Cshf,ns
deprived the missionary OF their earnest sympsal
In view of tbese altered state Of things aud u is
difficulties and die engagements, The mi.si)naryss
TO he Ifleased from bis IabOr. aud tie bishop c0nD
On motion of the Rev. Dr. Mead the report
referred 10 committee.
Inc L mum fui otHfWtHN.- Wv
a receipt Of S7l, 40 "a, and an e1pep iue
$76 800 TO- with on addition OF 81 900 which the sss
~ borrowed, makes $40, 20, which leaves den'
$7,7f643
ferred 10 CO muiftee. -.
The meeting Adjourned about two O'Clock, nee
at ME O'Clock Today. ,,.---,t.
In he evening the annual seruon was delivareg
the Rev. W. n. Nicholson Of 81 Johns Courch "
cipns;i, Ohio in Trinity Chapel, Tweniy'hfn s'v.
The evening servi.e was frst read, after whhh
reyerobd Qtniemsn announced NJ hlsi'rt ues tMs s
which are written In the oath chsOtcr Of osns.
94th y,rse "Nsy, bat ~ll surely bay II Of ms
ga mice. pcitter will Offer bor.t oii1nngs eno
GOOD OF that which c0st me nothing. ie ~
and ,rotound discourse which followed, wen, " p~"
Ills pos'tior-thst a copsccration OF aneg
s,rviee OF God c-Dnot be sloeece and pe:"et -
the ,i,ipp up for the nece,si'le' OF ms enafa
wo,Idl, posseesions We lack space to giye even
out,ipc OF this r1on; the cbapfl wa MEL "ha,~
Gsteners who gave TO the words Of the speaker
Tie DubIie missionary meeog s held y, ", esesss
at She chn,ch of the Ascebsie ~ corner " -
ard Tenth street. Bisho9 Clark OF kh1dg - s.s
Bi,hop Lee of Iowa aud o bers VIII aouf's' -"