New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-07

The Rev J. l.. Wmsos, Secretary Of the Board,
then presented an
ABSTRACT OF THE TIGHTEFNTH ASsCAL EFFORT.
The BOARD acknowledge with gratitude TO God their
obligations for the distinguished favor that have been
conferred upon every department OF Their WORK during
Tie Rsceipt. from all sources. including balance
from last Of al 81 it!4t .
Expenditures 1910 y
r.,v,r, general balance Of ............ sssB9 n
OF which, une1pended amount Of moneys received
for ssle Of the Omaha Reservation, an sppro- 49, .
paed Indian Miseions II kansas an Nebraska s|Sz "
Lesvds p ~ ,be Boar -9 ss7 q
Tho advance in the receipts OF the treasury though
small H. nevertheless an encouraging token Oh ~
crcasng interest in the missionary cause and especial
" in connection with che pecunary difficulties whcn
have existed in the country during the greater part OF
the wear and also in connection with the TACT tha he
Board has not had single collecting agent employed
among the churches during the year large mum
nor az our ministers have themselves presented tins
csuse 10 their respective churches, and IN most cases,
with the most happy results
P,,JHe0f,oas-1he Board has continued 10 occupy
the usual number Of pagcs n The Hone ana Fore'gH
Pecord. which has a circulation Cf something more
than IT, 900 copies. OF The Foreign Missionary,
90 900 copies of the newspaper, and $3.50 OF the
parnthlet edition, of thlry-twO pages, nave been
rin,.d and circulated Various circular letters have
been nr;nted and circulated among the churches and
mon these and the Missionary Journals, the Commit
tee have relied mainly 10 do Their agency work.
Missionaries and acknowledgements sent ont.
Six missionaries, lone of whom had been IN tins
country on a visit and twenty-five male and female
assistant missionaries, making twenty-eight IN all,
have been sent out during the year.
Missions among the In4ian Tribes-The Board has
seven missions among the Indian tribes, VIZ: among
the Cbppewas and Oiawas, of the state OF Michigan;
amono HE Omahas of Nebraska among the lowas
and Sacs of Kansas Territory; among the Creeks,
Seminoles, Chickasaws and Choctaws OF the south
western Indian Territory. Measures have been
81. mont Of mia nTI
a,,onc the Otoes of Kansas Connected with these
missions there are eleven stations and outstatons,
and nearly as many more preaching places eght ms
sionnres sxtv-three male and female dsslsiant-llls
sonares and i've native helpers; seven churches and
two hundred and ten church members; eight boarding
md two dav schools embracing two hundred and
fifty pupils in various stages OF their educaton Inc
number of COMMITMENTS IN connection WIN tleee
burches has been more than doubled during the past
voar The schools have had larger number OF pu
nils and better attendance than in former years;
while most of the tribes, but especially those III the
STATE of Michigan and in the southwestern Territory,
are making most encouraging progress IN every de-
partment of civilization
Missions in Afrfc0-The Board has two missions in
Afrioa; one in Liberia, hch operates upon the col
ored American emigrants and the natives OF the coun-
try and the other at the Island of COsco, twelve or
fifteen hundred miles to the south and east OF Liberia,
ond nearly under the equator which operates excu-
siyey upon the aboriginal population OF that island
and the neighbOring continent. In connection WIN
these missions there six stations six ordained MN
istcrs three lcenate preachers, nine male ana ie-
male assistant missionaries of whom eight ore white
rersons and the remainder colored emlgrants from
This country; schools, one OF which Il cles-
sical school with about one hundred and MY pupils;
five churches and about hundred ana hfty chufcn
members being an increase of about thirty over the
number lest year. One small volume has Just been
printed in the language spoken by the Corlsco people
and most of the missionary brehen there are engaged
i'm the study of the language and VIII soon be able 10
Ion tho riches tnOuH
ands of the people around them in their own tongue
Missions an India.-In India, the Board has four
missions, viz. Lodiana, Furrukhabad, Agra, and
Aahaba; thirteen stelons ana out-statlOhsi twenty
six ordained missionaries, two OF whom are natives OF
India; twcny-thrce female esslsiannssionG7ies ron
this country; thirty -four native helpers eleven church.
cs with POS native COMMITMENTS four printing
nrcsses from which have been issued over 100000 OF
naoes: tbirtv-six schools severol of which Gre high
schools. with upward of 400 pupils. These statistics
show an increase of two churches, - native Converts
about 200 pupils, and 100000 OF printed pages over
our last Annual Report. Some OF the chuich members
have finished their course, and hAvc been enabled to
trumph over the last enemy. There Is sll loud coll
for more labOrors IN this neld.
Mission to Siam.-In Siam there is one mission,
connected it'll which there two ordained ms-i0n
aries one licontaio preacher and physician, two as
ssamt female missionaries and one native helper; one
boarding school with tweny-six pupils. The mission
arcs have sustained the usual religious services, and
have devoted time than usual to missionary tours
i'm different parts of the country. and IN some regions
where the Gospel has never before been heard. One
of the missionaries is still engaged N the work OF trans
laing the Scriptures into the Siamese' Inc Report
contains brief notices of large evangelical COM
muniics other than the Samese, but who are acces-
sjble at Bangkok and TO whom the Gospel ought TO
be preached. Who VIII be the frst to 90 and carry
them the glad tidings of salvation
ChiHo-The Board has three missions IN China,
viz: at Canton, NngpO and Shanghai, and mission,
also to the Chinese in California. Connected with
these missions there fourteen ordained missionaries;
two physicians; fifteen female miss Onary assistants,
three uatiye helpers eight schools, with one hundred
and seventy pupils two printing presses, from which
have issued upward of 100000 of pages The mis-
sjonaries have been actively employed III the various
duties of preaching translang, teaching, distributing
religious books and tracts and those OF the medical
urofession in the duties of the dspensares, IN addition
10 their other labors China is still suffering from the
drcadful evils of civil How long tins strife Is TO
continue is known only to God Ii should be the
earnes, PRAYER Of the friends OF the Redeemer that
NAV be ovenued for the advancement OF ms KING
dom among this unhappy people.
Mission an South Americ0.-Ihe only Mission that
has vet been established South America is at Bueos
Ayres and this though of only one years continuance
has already received very encouraging tokens OF ue
Divine favor. Measures have been adopted for the
commencement of another Mission at Bogota, The
capital of the Republic Of Ncwt'ranada; ana Il Is
confidently hoped that both OF these Missions may be
reinforced carly period and prove great pless
ING TO the inhabitants of that country.
Missions 10 Papdi Europ.-Ihe Board has no MS
siouares in Europe under their immediate direction
Their appropriations have been made to Evdngeh- al
societies which are known to be prosecuting the WORK
of evangClZaiion with zeal, energy and wisdomi ana
the results of their labors especially IN France and
Italy. are most encouraging The appropriations made
by he Committee TO these societies, including si,s2 :
contributed for the endowment OF the theological SEMI
narv at La Tour, during the year has amounted to
Sl2.6l3 -.
Mission 10 the Jeics-The Board has has three mis-
sionaries among the Jews IN this country. VIZ; In