The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-13

Harrisburg, Penn, delegate from the New 6cho0
Of Alabama, a delegate nom the Old school Pres
byteran Assembly, whose earnest and eloquent con
servative speeches lulled the antislavery tempest
which was raging in the meeting, casting oil upon
the troubled waters.
Rev. Mr.. QUINT one of the members, followed
these gentlemen, with motion to postpone the
question indefinitely. He denounced the resolution
as unjust and c0wardly. He said that antslavery
was absorbing the attention Of every association
and making the members half crazy. We should
meet from year to year promote the cause Of Christ
instead of antislavery.
The matter Was finally postponed to the next year,
and the association adjourned to meet in Marble
head on the fourth Tuesday In June, 1857.
Rev. Joel Wakeman and Rev. Nathaniel Ham
mond OF Almon, Allegheny county, N. Y. have
seeded from the Presbyterian church. They have
their act, in which they say -" Since the General
Assembly has deliberately decided that there is no
constitutional power vested In the Presbyterian form
lower up to the higher Indicators, to reach the sin
of man-stealing and subjugation Of an immortal
being, created in the image Of God, to chattel, o
meTchantabe commodity, and expel It from the
that the General Assembly Of the New School Pres
byterians has prostituted its high ecclesiastical
powers, to shield and perpetuate slavery in the
church.
The Evangelical Association of the United States
has sent Rev. Mr.. Schaaf, German missionary, to
Hamilton, Canada West, to preach to the Germans
in that neighborhood. He holds divine service in
the basement of Knoxs church, in that city, every
Sabbath day.
The various synods Of the Presbyterian church
in Canada have just terminated their Annual Ses-
sions, at Hamilton and London, G. w.
MISSIONS IN WESTERN AFRICA.
GABOON.-This mission was commenced in l842,
and has been prosecuted under numerous obstacles
population, who are savages, slowly emerging from
their darkness. Stations Baraka Ikai, Nengen-
enge.
female as el'''S1.'' DO. in the field.
@aas, 9emae do. in this country.
One female-Mrs. Susan S. Pierce from Bangor,
blaine-died soon after her arrival
1t thus o. pears that fifteen white missionaries
have lived that enfeebling climate with the death
Of but 0, Of the number.
They nave in operation two schools. In one Of
these are fifteen boarding scholars, and about as
many day scholars. In the other the average at
tendance has been about twenty. The report of the
advancement which the scholars have made men,
tions reading, composition, geography and arithme-
tic as among the studies. No conversions are re-
ported in 1885, The native church now numbers
twelve native converts. Three of the male mission
aries, Messrs. Preston, Herrick and Adams, have
been endeavoing to learn and reduce to writing the
Pangwe language. The Mpongwe and Dikale Ian
-guages fave been previously learned, and books
printed in them. Their studies were rudely inter
rupted on the Sd Of December, 1865, at q village
called Beyt meyeme, by the sayages robbing them
and driving them away. This was done during the
absence Of the chief. On his return he promised
restitution, but before it secured he killed
by Bakele trader and q result the whole region
at last accounts engaged in war, and the native
taking refuge in the mission stations.
PRESBYTERIAN Observation-Disclosures AFRICA
There are two missions in Western Africa-one in
Liberia and the other on the Island of Corisco.
Connected with these are nine stations, nine mis-.
sionaries, fifteen assistant missionaries, five
churches, one hundred and seventy-one church mem
bers, seven schools and one hundred and seventy
nine pupils.
BAPTIST RoARp--8AssA MrssIoS.--The stations
In charge Of the native assistants, who sustain
stated preaching and the mission school. The mis-
sionaIes are still detained in this country, and the
Recommendation TO discontinue the mission Is re-
newed by the Executive Committee.
EPIsc0PALIAS MISSION IN Missionary
lsborers, III white, colonists, natives. Principal
stations, e. Preaching stations in uative villages,
56. Churches, 5-Cayalla, 3; Monroyia, Il Clay
Ashland l.
CoMMUNIcANTs.-Cavalla Colonists so, foreign
ers 8, native African so; Monrovia, 30; Clay Ash
land, 20. Total, l67.
SCHOOLS Cavalla 10 schools. las scholars !:
Bassa, school, 10 scholars; Monrova, schools SO
scholars; Clay Ashland, schools 80 scholars. Ten
are boarding schools and four day schools. Over
leo scholars attend the Sunday school.