The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-22

MxTH DAY. fK'
The members Of the Board Of Managers Who remained
In the city Tor the purpose Of forming quorum mst
pursuant to adjournment, on Monday afternoon, as
O'Clock In the Baptist church in Second avenue near
Tenth street.
The chairman being absent the Hon. j. n. Unnsrd OF
Philadelphia, was called upon to preside. Prayer was
then offered up by Rev. Mr. Westbrook after which Rev.
s. Dryden Phelps was elected Assistant Secretary
The DR.. PECK said that the next subject for the
consideration of the Board would be reference to the
Executive Committee whose wish 1t to present several
topics for discussion and anal action by the Boardesch
topic to be disposed Of without entering upon second
The Board preferred to have all before them at once
but consented TO take up paper relative to Councils
believing that this paper would call up NO discussion.
Rev. Dr. PECK then read . document in reference n
the missionary policy, as adopted BY the Executive Com
!. The regime adopted for the proper prsschings Of
The gospel.
q Printing and the laws and regulations Of the mis-
8. schools and school teaching, secular and theoos.
al This point comprised the model design and system
# missionary schools.
Laborers or all who were enaged in the missionary
tauRe
This document took up nearly two hours time in read
ng It, and set forth in general the condition Of mis-
jonary cause in the Burmah empire. structure was
nduged in against the printer this station
insnuated that the missionary printer was rather
pdepende Mt in his action and he reported to have
answered complaint Of the missionaries by telling
them "He would do he pleased he would not Be ruled
II the missionaries did not like his action he would re-
sign" The paper recommended that the printing de-
partment Of missionary stations should be put more
under the control Of the missionary board.
When the reading Of this document was finished the
hour of adjournment had arrived.
The Rev. Dr. Cone was then called upon tor prayer;
after which, the Board adjourned till O'Clock In the
evening
The session opened in the evening by prayer, BY
nj Wh icb mr. nd fnrn
ponenent OF business to elect Treasurer.
Seine debate sprung up on this motion, II being
In opposition it shown that the constitution re-
auired it, The motion to postpone business was fin ally
carried, and baotng followed for Treasurer, with the
following result
Mr.. Boy nton ............9 Mr.. Eddy. ...........7
1t was then declared that Mr. Boyn was elected
the Treasurer of the Board.
debate then arose upon motion to refer the paper
read in the morning session, upon the deputaton
select committee to report at the meeting to be
held in May next, at Chicago.
The Rev. DR.. Granger, Dr. Cone, Rev. Mr. Howard and
Rev. Mr.. Kennard took part in debate upon tins mo-
tion, which was continued and closed by
Rev. DR.. o. b. JUDD who spoke ably and eloquently
for half hour in OPP to the motion to refer
He commended that the Board sufficiently well in.
formed upon the subject to act Immediately That the
unpleasant discussions specific instances involving
cases Of to the instructions Of the Board
shou I'd not be adjourned to Chicago entered upon
opportunity Of being heard in their defence either in
person or by representative.
The Rev. Dr. HAGUE Of Albany who had the door the
opening of the session proposed to letter
which would occupy half hour, from the Rev Mr..
Brown, missionary in Burmah It agreed to post
pone the reading Of this letter until or O'Clock on
Tuesday morning. to which hour the meeting then ad
journed.
LAST DAY.
This Board re. assembled Tuesday morning, the meet
being opened by prayer by the Rev Dr. Westcot Of
Philadelphia. letter was then read by the Rev. Dr.
Bague from the Rev. Mr.. Brown an Eastern Missiona
~ touching the ungodly (as termed) action of Mis-
sonary Cutter The debate then turned upon the paper
Of 1.-THE duties of the deputation, debate that lasted
till the adjournment, at O'Clock P. N. During the
afternoon the Committee on Business reported set Of
resolutions approving Of the paper the "Deputationn
read the day before These resolutions were opted.
During the evening the time taken up in general
discussion upon the morality of the Eastern Missona-
res. resolution offered thanking God that In the
Mission in the East, only had fallen from grace and
this one not minister Of the gospel This resolution
was not acted upon
The BOARD then, at late hour, adjourned sine die.