The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-04
The Anniversaries.

TvysrfyTn ANNIVERSARY or THg BOARD or
PoREIsr MISSIONS or THB fEEsBYrBRIAs
CHURCH.
The anniversary of this Board was held last evening a,
the Presbyterian church Of East Nineteenth street
and pnh avenue large number Of ladies' and gentlemen
being present The proceedings commenced with the per
Torrance Of voluntary, followed by the choir chanting
the I'D psal. The Rev. Mr. Alexander then read the
Usual evening services and the Secretary the Beard
preseuted The following a5,rsc, of the twentieth annual
report
TIC Beard acknowledge their gratitude 70 Almi=hy Goi
80 bg few s@r,us inerrrpens and ~ mssy resp,
= 10 results Of highly encouraging nature
balance frOm last year q s2s have bern. ss7es %
2is5N ~
Ieevns AZ Indebtedness Of s27s2 II
This the nr-, time in he history Of u,e Bosrt hs, debt
rrae ~ those who have the chief oon,re q s s.irs Il
falling ordinary abors Of The older missrus abandon.
q se General Assembly and doubt he ssnc,on and cor.
a appeal O. he s e r@ Of ss 70. cs s"rS
NE year sh q hese WIRE dessn.,ed TO he missions n
malnder TO missions the Indian tribes
csSn r s s ss Tss sr Ss Ss and
summer unless the depressed sae Of The treasury shall
TIE board ten q Dc principal tribe. o.
or cSn county, one ir w. ms h xm. ross ivy o Tor
EN- kf,cs Siam. three in china two In Sor,heru In
secs 40 ee .as o. BeSsn f. eeness and .. Wa.
connectet with these Missions. there
are " ministers of the Gospel ~ male and cmse assistant
rssonses from his county 80 native helperS - schools OF
,.rtnns grades % pupis 81 churches aud aD
,cans of whom about Isl have bern bro~eht the
ledsr OF the saviour during the past year. fir printing
Srsss have ndusrouy employed at he same time la
furnishing the printed psse 10 be circulated IN Chns SIAM
and india
Encouraged by Of rccd and looking God 20.
Ala continued favor Board would earnestly invite the
hearer NJ the friends OF he Reecper that the
glad udlngs salvation may be extended undi hey reach
every human heart ON Tho face Of The earth
Psy N 4 Crrpryvr~oy Of the shanshss Mission was
chen introduced and delivered able and Interesting dis
course upon China and IL inhabitants He pointed out
the fact thai The immense population o( the Celestial En-
MIRO acre sunk in the most deplorable ignorance
Imaginable IN regard 10 Christian knowcdge and idolsry
prevailed throughout Thts dosry WAS based ON mis-
conception OF the Of the Deity aud OF the nature
&C the relations of Hun, hkcvse Of the worship
Of God o the meaning of sin Th,y had no idea either
e man position In this world of his destiny hereater
and they Possessed anyrhcy we're blinded and erro
neous. In view Of such pabie tate oi tmhss " oe
hoved Christians Of all countries, and more eSrcny
oee n the United States 10 renew their euorts 70 sup
port the Christian missions established and IN pro
xrcss OF being formed 10 PERFORM their holy WORK IN
China. They encouraged IN this by the success
which had already attended these Missions in spite OF me
numerous obstacles they had had 10 encounter.
Tue reverend gentleman continued much in the same
suen W exhort the members Of the church W aid the
cause Tho sermon then delivered, the text being
AIKEN nom 40 Ialah, i2th verso Tho annual meeting
w DC heid 10 the Mission House, Centre street ~ day
hxrr1NGs TO BIZ HELp ro-p,Y.
rtn%N rnsiAs Bo.sD fosGGs MrS ioys-Annual meet
"s ~ "e Ah~'on House Ia Centre street, aAP.M