New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-05
PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF FOREIGN
MISSIONS

abstract Of its nineteenth Annual iRepOrt, from which,
we extract as follows:
The Board acknowledge with gratitude to God tho
many fayors that have been extended 10 the Mission
airy work during the past year. :,
The receipts all ncudns bsl.ne. ~ IA. ,.
OF o. and sso an Ipended balance from .es Of "a
Omaha reservation Of Oi m 81
Expenditure ol gos Is
Leayineia balance ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. a.
The advance in the receipts Of the treasury from all
sources over those of the last year, has been sone
thing more than 1000, the greater part of which q
from the ordinary contributions OF the Church, ami
which is REGARDED by the Board as On encouraging
feature in the Missionary work.
The publications of the Board nave 0een the sano
as those Of the previous year.
Eighteen missionaries, tive OF whom have been IA
this country VISIT and 80 male and female assist
ant MISSIONARIES making ~ IN ALL have been sent out
during the year. This Is a much larger number or
missionary aboes than has been sent out in any
previous year.
There are nine Missions among the various Indian
tribes of country connected with which there
are - principal stations and outsatons, II ordained
Missionaries 90 assistant missionaries 10 churches 33
church members, 10 schools and more than 500 pupils
in the various stages of their education Most Of these
Missions have been favored with the special presence
of the Holy Spirit during the year, and some Of them
have enoyed his blessing in large measure.
There are two Missions in Western Africa, one IN
Liberia and the other the Island of CoriSco; con-
nected with these are stations missionaries Is
sistaut missionaries churches III church members,
schools and l79 pupils. Several of these churches
have also enjoyed the special reviving influences OF
the Spirit during the year.
There are two Missions in India, three of them hlv.
inc been consolidated in during the year. Con-
necttd with these Missions there fifteen stations,
% ordained missionaries and "a assistant Missionaries
and native helpers under the ofthese missionaries.
There are eleven churches, and 2s3 church members;
eighteen schools, and g. 742 pupils There has been no
period in the previous history of these Missions when
roer,r or cd
richer fruits than at the present time
In Siam there is Mission at Bangkok, connected
with which there three ordained missionaries, three
female assistant missionaries, one Chinese assistant,
and one boarding school numbering % pupils.
There are three Missions in China: at Canton,
NiDgpo, and Shanghai Laboring in connection with
these Missions there fare fourteen missionaries and
nineteen male and female assistant missionaries, AMI
three boarding schools embracing 90 pupils Tho
church at Nmgpo has been favored daring the year by
the addition of ten native converts AT the other Mis-
sion stations the various departments of missionary
labor have been carried on with efficiency, and with
many encouraging tokens of good
Tie Mission TO the Chinese in California is still con-
tnued under the care Of the Rev. William Speer,
whose sbors have been of great service to the CHI
nese in various ways. -
There are two Missions under the care of the Board
in South America-one at Buenos Ayres, and tho
other at Bogota, in New Grenada. The one at Bue-
nos Ayres has been of two years continuance and has
been favored by the converting presence Of the Holy
Spirit during the year, fourteen converts having beeu
received to the communion of the Church duriag tho
last Summer. The other Mission at BOgota has but
Just commenced.
Funds have been RENTED to the Evangelical Mis-.
sionary Societies of Belgium, Paris Geneva, and TO
the Wadenses synod TO the amount of 81, 900, eXcu
sive of the interest the endowment fund of the LII
Tour Seminary. Ii is believed that the cause of evan
gelica religion has been greatly promoted in Europe
during the last year by the abOrs Of these various
Societies. ,
Two missionaries are laboring in this city for tho
benefit of the Jews, and though no very marked re-
suits have as yet attended their abOrs they report from
time to time encouraging facts III connection with ther
labors.
The report of the Board contains much TO encourage
the peopie of God The missionary work is going for
ward with manifest tokens of the Divine blessing.
In each of the general divisions of the missionary
field fruit has been gathered, and the conyerts
admitted to the communion of the Mission Churches
are numerous than at any former year. These
proofs of Gods favor toward the work Of his servants
call for deyout thanksgiving.
The reading of this brief abstract was followed by
singing, after which Rev. Mr.. GuRLEY delivered tho
rnua sermon, from Mark, chap. 10, verse IS: And
" he said unto them, Go ye into all the world and
" preach the Gospel unto every creature After
planning the worldwide scope of this missionary COM
mission as given by Christ the preacher procesdedto
deneate the condition of the field for the work, at
least as nearly as it is possible before civilized as
mites untold and unimmagined and which drag their
votsries down into depths of pollution too revolving
to be described. All these systems, however,
the missionary scheme proposes by the simplest moral
preaching of the Gospel-to overthrow,
and in their stead to plant pure Christianity. Adj
verting the fact that the plain command of Christ s
abundant in itself, for performing all the mis-
sionary work, the preacher then inquired whether,
however there were any enconragements to pesevere,
is deyable from actual experience. lie divided ms-
siOnary history into several epOchs. The first covered
the first three centuries after the Christian AMI
within this period the startling of the efforts OF
eleven illerate Apostles, working against the strong
and hoary pegaDism of the time, furnished very pow
efu testimony Of the certainty Of success, and If sue
achieved by the planest and most feess preach
ing Of the Gospel in the very centers aud ctades
Of heather power and religion, for instance ut Ath
ems Rome, COrinth Ephesus &c. In little more than
century the Christian religion had rooted Itself firmly
Throughout the Roman empire even Ia the essential
and decided breaking down Of the old idol worships.
The preacher then considered the indications Of the
laest chapter OF missionary history A. the beginning
Of this period, almost within the memory of some liv
ing, those entertaining the idea OF evangelizng tho
heaihen world were very extensively looked on a.
fanatics ard fantastic Missionaries. In spite, however,
Of such preudices the work was commenced and has
been continued in faith ami hope and with great results.
Wtbln the fifty years last past, Christianity has
PEELED idolatry from more than twenty Islands, has
broken down some OF the most iron despotisnns INA,
ever oppressed mankind, has destroyed hundreds OK
idol temples, and raised whole communities from
beasty degradation TO respecabity and decent intel
gence and morality. In India the votares Of caste
aud custom are trembling at the dreaded downfall OF
their ancient system. In the Pacific, the Sandwich
Islands have by the efforts Of the Missionaries within
thirty years last past been raised from horrid and
filthy paganism, to their present happy and civilized
state; to the enjoyment OF constitution. repre-
sentative government, code OF laws, schools,
Much encourage ment is derivabe from such facts.
here have been much larger proportion Of reyiyal5