Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-09-10

Meeting OF THE AMERICAN BoARD.-The
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions, Icommeneed its forty-eighth annual ses-
ion IN Providence, r. l., on Tuesday afternoon,
Sept. s. in Rev. Mr.. Clapp's church, the Presi-
dent, Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen, in the chair,
The Treasurer, Rev. James M. Gordon, and the
Secretaries, Rev. d. Pomeroy, Rev. DR.. Ander-
son, and Rev. DR.. Treat, read their annual re-
ports, disclosing the following summary of Stats
tics -
Three corporate members have died within the
year. Two male missionaries and two female
missionaries have died. Twenty eight missiona-
ries have been sent to foreign countries and seven
others have returned to stations formerly occu-
pied by them. Eleven male and seven female
missionaries are now under appointment in this
country.
The ordinary current expenses eff the Board
have been S355590 So leaving unpaid ball
ance against the Treasury of g2847 81. The ex.
ira expenditures of the Board for special Objects
have been as follows For liquidation of debt Of
previous year S36189 20; for the Morning Star
and surplus invested, S2S,525 81. The receipts
from all sources, ordinary and extra, have been
greater than those Of the previous year by SllO,-
l39 81. The prospects for the year to come are
very encouraging. The entire receipts for all pur-
poses for the year have been SALT ,458.
Observation-Disclosures of missions %. number Of
stations l27, number of out stations 70.
Laborers Enlployed-Numher Of ordained mis-
sionsries Is being physcians,) 1859, number Of
physicians not ordained 8, lumber of other male
assistants IL, number of female assistants 30
whole number Of laborers sent from this country
1876. Number of native pastors l8, number Of
native preachers lob, number of native helpers
324. whole number of native helpers AS whole
number OF laborers connected with the missions
$40.
The Press-Number Of printing establishments
g. pages printed since last year 40 074 3l5, pages
printed from the beginning l,034 S97, 56l.
The Cbsyches.-NumbeT Of churches (incudng
all at the Sandwich Islands) l44 number of
church members Gncluding all at the Sandwich
lslands), 26978; added during the year (includ-
ing all at the Sandwich islands,, 1874.
Educational Department. of semina-
ries, Z number Of other boarding schools, "a (;
lumber Of free schools 1859 supported by Ha-
waiisn government), 67S; number of pupils in
the seminaries $50 supported by Hawaiian gov
ernment). 273; number Of pupils in the boarding
schools (l62 supported by Hawaiian Government
637; number OF pupils in the free schools Q0,076
supported by Hawaiian government) Is 1926
whole number in seminaries and schools, 10, 236.
Total receipts, S4l7,45S.
In the evening, Rev. Dr. Thompson Of Buffalo,
N. r., delivered the annual sermon, from the
text in the 18th verse Of the 2Sth chapter of Mat
thew-"And 10, I am with you Away, even unto
the end Of the world.'
Wednesday forenoon, report was presented
BY Dr.. Anderson, concerning the cessation Of the
long-existing relations between the Board and
the Reformed Dutch Church. It comes from no
alienation Of feeling, but from the belief It will
increase the missionary spirit in that body; it 10
q separations but not a division. A report was
presented BY P. Peritt, recommending the estab-
llshment Of permanent fand for the support Of
disabled missionaries, and minority report
such a fund, by John Kingsbury.
The majority report was advocated by General
Williams and Judge Jessup, and opposed BY
Rev. Drs. Wisner, Dwight, Squires, Dewitt.
Dental committee. The duty Of providing for
missionary children and disabled missionaries was
acknowledged BY all the speakers. Those OPP
posing did 80 on the ground that II is unnecessa-
W, that permanent funds are dangerous, and the
tendency would be unfavorable upon the mission
'aries themselves The report was not disposed Of
at the time Of adjournment-l2 o'clock.
By Telegraph. M
D The Board devoted the afternoon and evening
session 70 the confederation Of the bright pros.
poets In the Turkish empire. The speakers were
eminent returned missionaries from Constantine
pie and lts vicinity. They described the Turks
70 Be fast awakening 70 earnest inquiry concern.
ing Christianity The bible Is freely sold every
where By Turks, and 10 Turks, even In the yard
a 81 Gophia'g Mosque. Many have become
Chnslians and been baptized, and some Of them
are preaching the gospel
The Bulgarians are also earnestly inviting the
missionaries 70 come among them. The koords