Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-11-07
Meeting of the American board,

The American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions commenced their annual
session at Newark, n. j., on Tuesday after
noon.
From the report of their doings for the last
year we gather few interesting particulars
Our limits forbid full synopsis Of the re-
port
During the year four Missionaries, and
three female Assistant Missionaries have
died. Forty.six Missionaries, twentv-onc
male and twenty-five female, have been sent
to their respective fields
The receipts Of the Board. from all sources
were 1907 $3.50; $500 less than those of
tho previous year. The expenditures were
1928 900 40; leaving deficiency unprovded
for Of S.l5, ,GSl so; which, added to the already
existing debt of 800, j07 90, makes tho pre-
sent Indebtedness Of the Board S3G, 20.
The Zulu Mission, in Southern Africa. has
twelve stations extending n hundred and fifty
miles along the coast and lying within the
space of five and twenty miles from the sea.
But the progress Of civilization among the
Iulus is not rapid. The mass evince no
desire for the gospel, or for education, or for
the arts and comforts of Christian life. Few,
except those embracing the gospel, can be
induced to learn even to read. At nearly all
the stations, however, there is some abato-
ment Of heather prejudice, some increase in
the congregations, and some more attention
to the preached word; though but few addi-
tions have been made, the past year, to either
of the twelve churches.
In Greece DR.. King has enjoyed unusual
opportunity for preaching and also for pre-
pairing Native preachers.
The Armenian mission, instituted less than
five-and-twenty years ago, has now become
one of the wonders in the missionary world.
Following the clear leadings of Providence
its laborers from this country, male and fe-
male, have been increased to 81: its native
pastors, preachers, and other helpers to 90,
and its annual expense to $4,000.
The Turkish Missions Aid Society, in Great
Britain, has contributed to the aid Of this
Board in Western Asia, SG,0j4 No part Of
this sum, however, went into the Treasury of
the Board.
The Turkish Government has issued fir
man granting entire religious liberty to all
the subjects of the empire without distinction.
1t is hardly to be expected that the decree
will be. at once and in all cases, ully execut>
ed; still, it marks an era in the progress
of light and should be hailed with devout
thanksgiving to God.
The plan Of operation arranged for the
Sandtcich Lslohds in the year lS4S, has met
every reasonable expectation. The grand
object was to assimilate the religious and
educational institutions of the Hawaiian
Christian community, in their constitution
and methods of support, as nearly as
possible to what exists in tho newly
settled portions of our own country
OF course not all of the new Christian insti-
tutions will find support at the Islands. Ten
clerical members of the mission derive their
whole support from the Islands ten in part
from the Islands and in part from the Board
and two connected wholly with education are
supported wholly by the Board. Four lay
men, connected also with education, receive
support from the Board and eight laymen,
formerly connected with the mission, are re
siding at the Islands as useful citizens.
Tho Hawaiian Government exTendod Si3,-
600 last year, for education, besides giving
1000 towards rebuilding a school house az
lIilo, which had been burnt, and belongs to
one of the few schools still sustained by the
Board. 1t has also pledged $40 600 towards
500 GOO endowment ofthe Oahu College, de-
signed mainly. in its first operation, for the
children of missionaries, provided the whole
sum shall be secured by July 6, 1853 The
number of children in the government schools
exceeds 10000. more than half Of whom can
read, and more than a third can write. The
reported admissions to the churches are SIS.