New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-06
PUBLIC MEEIING.S.
1HIRTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF TIE FE-
MALE MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF NEW

THIRTY-FlFTH ANNIVERSARY OF TIE FEE
MALE MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF NEW
YORK.
This Anniversary was held in the Jane-st. VI. f..
ChnIch on Wednesday evening. Ttere was full
attendance. This Society WAS the earlies, auxiliary
10 TIE Nj. Visionary Society toe NJ. L Church. Bish-
op BAKER presided. The occ aston wss the parting
with several Uissol aries, who leave to-day in the
steamer for California Bishop Baker accompanies
them for the purpose Of attending the annual session
of The California Methodist Conference.
The Annual Report of the Society read by the
Rev. j. n. REED OF the Seventh.st nj. T.. CIureh.
IL gave favorable account of the operations Ut the
Society for the past ear, and of its prospects for the
future.
The Report of the Treasurer showed that $3.50 had
been collected aid disbuIsed curing the past year by
The Society.
Officers for the ensuing year we're then chosen.
Mrs. THOMAS mason was chosen First Dreetress
Mrs DIR Thomas Barrett, Second Drectress; nrs. j..
NJ. Howe, Treasurer; Mrs George Lave Correspond
ipg 81 cretary; Miss Eleanor Buing. Assistant Cor
responding Secretary; Mss julia l. Biyls, Recording
Secretary. a Board of 81 Managers was also chosen
Business over the assem- lsge was addressed by
the Missionaries present who sal 10 day for California
The Rev. Mr.. Yosr, a German Missionary for
number of years ia tle City Of New York, said that
during the time that 10 hss been Missionary 10 NeS
York, be has seen several companies leave New OK
70 90 10 CalfOIOia AID they have expressed desire
to have a Missionary folloT them he was glsi tnat
ths Society thus provided for their spirtua adyan
.sce and he c1ngI aiulaed the Society in 10 forin-
ate selection Of Mr. kela--who could not be present
last eveLipg-who had lsbored with the speaker in
Wisconsin, a Missionary, sith great success snd
devotion. He has been proved ard founl dey0'ed 20
Vie work ard there Is TO the will ruu away
from lis work 10 20 .Otfe gold u ass. There plenty
Of German material there for the form ihon OF a
Church, and said Mr.. Y / hope G ID vii bless his
efforts among them. 49,
TIE Rev. Mr.: RoHrT, smother Missionary going OF
Chlifornia, made acme remarks. principally relating
10 missionary effort among the Cinnamon IN Cti)r-
MIA quite humber Of whom b. ssid hsve gone from
CshiorI ia 70 CHR to labor as Missionaries
The Rev THOMAS. o. The Gere,ee Conference
who il also going II California as ii Missionary, wf
tie next speaker He referrf TO the fact tn Y an a.
cuantarce of his and his wife hsd gone 10 Jspan %
resds-heirr rrssed in commercial ransa c'ion >
tween the port in Japsn which is open 70 our THe
ana Cafoiuia-and il hiss been suggested that held
OF pisscnsr, effort 10 open in japan. He coaten5ed
tbs there true al ard ai,bfulness IN tie chur,h
competent FOR the missioner? work. To him.en 'he
ts hes been soplie5 and he oordsd notElthsfan J.
ire tbs lies tbat bird him hsre He should go with
bis family, pe,haps not 10 return. While the Mlss1n'
s1s present he said 90 abroad - DO their duty You
tbs, rem. In have likewise your duty 20 perform, n
aiding tofussin hose sent sbTosd. In these times Of
mr. efcsl deprs sion il i the duty Of the ch1-ch %
ne VI, more humble, Wig LIANT AID devoted.
Tie Rev. Mr. BETHLEHEM HdDgariso who mas
bee nine years Missionary ia japan, AMI was an
rterprs al for Co-moiore Perry while our squadron
VS. NJ Janan al.o addressed tha meetpg. he refer
red 10 sliforDia the high Tosd TO China, Jspan
ard Russia II will be the country, under the pEovi'
depce of God which will work upon those countries.
Dining the ever ing twelve persons including Bishop
Baker and tie Missionaries ard their wives CON-
stitu.ed life members Of this Society b7 the psymeai
of $50 and $50 were taken up in the colection,
msk;rg $50 rsi.ed for the treasury of the Society