The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-13
Annual Meeting OF the American Board OF
Commissioners f0r Foreign Msal0ns.
Correspondence Of the Commercial Advertiser.
Irrr Cant

Correspondence Of the Commercial Advertiser
FIRST DAY-AFTERNoON SESSION.
The ortysxth anniversary Of this great benevolent
institution began in this city Yesterday Tuesday at
greeted By large asremblsge Of their friends. This
building is large and tasteful one erected during the
last in place Of the one which was destroyed
by FIRE
Board.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. POND of lIaine followed
with singing by the audience.
tee arrangements for devotional exercises vz-Rev
Drs Fowler, Fisher, Cannon, and Knox, and G. Wiwod
The report Of the Treasurer was read by JAMES NJ Cor
DOM the Treasurer and referred to the following commit
tee, vizMessrs. +. Perrtt, General William Williams
w. w. Chester L. A. Smith, NJ d., John Kngsbury, and
An abstract Of the annual report of the presidential
committee read by the Rev. Dr. Pomroy, one Of the
secretaries.
These reports embraced the following interesting sta
tiscs
-Four corporate members have died during the year,
viz Rev. Robert II. Bishop, d. D. Of Ohio Thomas File
ming Esq, of Pennsylvania Hiram H. seelye, Esq, Of
New York and Gabriel Tichenor Esq, of Ohio. Intel
gence has also been received Of the death Of mis-
sionaries and five assistant missionaries Rev. Nathan
Dole editor Of the Journal of Missions and Youths Day
spring, after illness of six months rested
from his abors on the 10th OF june
Nine missionaries missionary physician, male
and eight female assistant missionariesn all nineteen
have been sent out during the year, and there
sixteen missionaries, one missionary physician, and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
under appointment in this country and the prospect
for more is quite encouraging.
500 copies Of the Missionary Herald, 357 900 copies
Of the Journal Of Missions 32 500 copies of the Youths
Dayspring 200 copies Of the Extra Journal 5000
pics Of the annual report 5000 copies of the annual
mon and some other publications, have been issued
during the year. No change has occurred in the agen-
cies Of the Board.
The receipts Of the Eoard from all Sources during the
financial year. $50 427 H. while the expenditures
for the same period were S318 sos Is, leaving balance
against the Board of 1876 Al which, added to the debt
Of the previous year. makes the present Indebtedness of
the Board $40, 507 90.
The labors Of the deputaion to India have been pro-
tracted beyond their original expecao that the
report Of their dongs cannot be laid before the Board
until its next meeting.
The first annual report Of the Turkish Missions Aid
Society," has been received from which it appears that
their receipts for the first year 81 1854 of which
II III, than S. coo, paid over to the mis-
ons Of the Board in Western Asia. The society has had
many difficulties TO contend WITH but is still strong in
heart and intends prosecute its work with undated
zeal The prudential committee take great pleasure in
expressing their sincere thanks and they doubt not the
heartfelt acknowledgement Of all the friends OF the Board
in the country for the aid and Christian sympathy thus
generously offered to their missions in the Turkish
tnpile
The present state of the missionary work under the
Of this Board may De gathered from the following