The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-10


Prayer and other meetings attended. o'4o3
signatures TO the temperance pledge. ...... Ill
Miles travelled IN the discharge Of duy. 1s7, 22o
Schools visited ........................ 81
Sabbath schools in the churches. ............ l45
nioe ciasses.. Observation-Disclosures. SO
Number of teachers. ................... e29
Vouma ~ =. Ms;. 6Saa
Stations where \. Q. Of prayer is observed $500. b6
rhs ehs ohs: se Cd b. Il. socev con risasd sur1e
the year TO the usual objects of Christian benevonos
s33tl ST. besides about for the support OF the
cause OF Christ among themselves
Eighteen churches recently aided BY the society," have
TO sus Ain their pastors hereafter, without
further crafts upon our treasury.
The following committees were appointed when the
On chureh xdyfce Rand-Rsv. N. G. Hodge of Brook
New York Rsv. Mr. Barker Of New Jersey and Hon. p.
=. Runyen, of New Jersey.
Dr. .throp, Of New York Rev. b. Bsohsr, Of Phi.ds
Ph'a hey Mr.. Howard Of Vermont and Rev. Mr.. Hop
On Missionary Experimentation. Messrs. Armi.sge, D.
D. Of New York. H. c. Fish, OF New Jersey; W. Reed, OF
Cor nesticut J. ksoch, Of Msssacuusets Hsrl Of
Pennsylvania, and P. w. Reed, OF New Mexico.
The meeting Their went into an election tor officers
the society for the ensuing year, with the following
PresidenL-Albert Day.
Vice Pressdexas.-Dea William Colgate, John r.
fStasurr.-J l.. Southworth.
auditor Smith Sheldon.
Corresponding Secrstary-Rev. D. N. Hill, ID.
Financial Secrea,y.-Rev. E. 7. Hiscox
AT the afternoon session. report from the Committee
we OF this ci y. This report stated that the commit
tee had not been able to procure suitable location
consequence OF the instructions to the cmmtse that
should not above Canal street in their search for
ihs required accom- modstions The society 1T present
occupies portion Of he Bible House Nassau street,
and the change Of location has been proposed by those
who in fav Of the new version and Of occupying
separate building
Amer considerable debate motion was adopted post
hipcl linda Thp tacf aio
brought up by motion for its reconsideration and it
WAS d. ally decided to refer it to onmilee, with in
stfuchons, This morning. Saturday.
The meeting then adjourned till nine O'Clock this
morning.
American Board of Commissioners for Fs-
reign Missions.
The annual meeting in behalf OF the American Board
Of q mmssioIer for Foreign Missions was held IN the
Broadway abtrnacle, yesterday, at ten O'Clock A. NJ
The building well filled, and lively interest In the
Objects Of tho meeting libited the part of the
audience.
The meeting opened with prayer by the Rev. DR..
D. witt, and ter the singing OF appropropriate hymn
by The audience tement Of the condition of the work
of foreign missions read by the Rev. Dr. Wood one
OF the Corresponding Secretaries of which give the
70 flowing ABSTRACT
The missions the Board in whose behalf
this meeting held have in 70 2s with which
are 2 stations occupsd By aoo, from this country and 60
Lists pastors sincs the annual meeting in September,
sse sssn
e borne
aeo' and cares than they can sustain snd SONS
scudder and the Of younger brethren who
Whn for century wise ensrsc and
xesried eo,t The res living .nits in
5
ie os that uness ot hpe
q Joy ard faness OF glory VII chhs list Of his
The whSs number q ssS, this country
numdsnsd assistant miamonaries Of whom eight are ph;s
clsns 22o missiensrss VIII thsss are
ms.lns total Of go devoted he work Of evAagsi
Eleven prints. entertainments exist in tae mssons from
whsh y. ,spsS in he last six million
The educational operations OF the BOARD Indicated
600 psps from vsroai
ihs s.ea. work which engaged Is
by means 10 be measured merely By the enlargement
The number aud oershp Of organized cha,ehss yet
eS%eSes is 70 their Hs @ q os
ss as i Of sixty Of these
@ all during $40 s GIVING
Considerably higher average Is SeieVea
nsn the .s'sss Of Tie A rsprssensed
auxiliary agencies and influences in its isvor the
Il in Asia nd to a
G 10 % @ IN s asSs dsa in The
We just he ding. that reach our
he ss% sssye III,
snS s s s.na
Scd n; Of The Two brethren q the mission Of The
in Amoy Omitted to the ohri.tan church Forty three
an
harvest in one ear twenty Ave told more hopeful c,nver
sen was permitted 70 reoios over during tbs whole twenty
In two wears smc No the Armensns sxeen al
churches have twenty ve centr stations
made eys1y Class sssasis; .npossa western
and % and the xsisa 5
S Of Sso
isvs 10 be se.upuorns and mission sustaining The oral
~ a Are
immediately TO receive pastors Of their own people; and
sss ss:s s!seSss si.spe ss
sd ~
DIAL yesr Which have sp.sd s,I7isl 8 os
S s
Or missions andsr The con-
bic ease during The thres mon 5: when remain il as
he % as ~ss S 81 s
beginning ofthe year.
The first speaker was Rev. s. B. FARnASK OF Bombay
who after speaking Of the which had crowned
missionary abors in the East hitherto enlarged upon the
importance Of missionary eff 1T among the villagers and
tD0 loW0E CAbSb VI pOpulAuJn u nulA. no gave nu-
instances Of the which had attended mis-
sioray effort among these classes Of people. He said
that the missionaries had acquired great influence the
government schools, which beneficial for good
II they directed BY their Management. At the
close Of his speech he made earnest and oroble ap
real to the Board TO send more laoorers int, field
where there Was great work to do.
The Rev. F. n. CLASH Of Honolulu, Sand wich Islands,
CoIespt ndiDg Secretary OF tho Hawaiian Missionary So
c'e.y next addressed the audience &c trusted that
few remarks from whs had been long resident Of
the Sandwich Islands, would not prove unntsresting
upon this occasion. 1t about twenty eight
since he fret landed what WAS then regarded
heather shores Some Of his brethren had preceded him.
and light wss just beginning to dawn in that benighted
part Of the world The language hAd been reduced to
srd few books had bssn printed In the native
tcpgas but the people body were ignorant Of the
frs rudimsnts OF letters, we'll Of the Gospel He
found the people in the loxes state Of degradation,
oral entail and physical. II not easy for those
who had visited heather fhoes been c1nversant
with Leatten minds 10 conceive the depths to which
human migas sink. he eoah only say, tina. in
stead Of the Has allan islands rsttng with the blood Of
human vctms they would and Cnristisn temple
Al mir haunl md nd nit