New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-11
pREsnyrERIAN eENERAL ASSEMBLY,


The Assembly met yesterday pursuhns :" "'"oa
ment.
The Judicial Committee presented 8 report upon
the complaint Of Rev J. p Fisher against tne aeton
Of the Synod Of Albany in laying on the table his
complaint Of the previous action Of Presoytery, IN
permitting Rev. George h. Thatcher to demlt the
Office Of GOSPEL Minister. After remarks by Rev
DIS. TuIly and HALEY, the subject was postponed,
the hour having arrived for the regular order of the
day, towit the report Of the Committee on Foreign
Missions
Amer discussion about the Limitation Of each com
mitees business before the Assembly to two hours,
for speaking and all, as fixed by previous resolution,
the report Of the Committee on Foreign Missions was
taken up. The following resolutions embodying the
views OF the report, were read
esoIpsd That called upon Church. through this
Supreme Judcaio thereof give especial thanksgiving
T. 9s % e. 5 have o
hands-ist In that 10 the midst Of unparalleled mo3easy
than in any former year this any agency beyond
The regular q the inferior odcaiSres e the Church
His hand has been laid heavily in the meancholi
cr be eSepnnes o de great BODY If our
their fsmss and 81 T. hat The ensy sss sP'Y 1
Mahommedsn end Pagan erneli In awakng re 70
sSnns ssu possS pnss lines
he blood oI martyrs the seed q he s,h9ssh mar
y q tie people foreign missions we
ID XII resfd IN view Of the Important confederation
presented n h asoaa ,sp9 q e se he
mson property n India amounting IN The ssgrsgAe to sls
mes * tie British Govsrnmsn upon the ely Of LJdalA
under however which do not apply 70 any other
sHss and ss ssss bs new ads fo mssary
. roI9 5o.e ass ppecSe enlargement the
area ia those which heretofore been but partially
sa q ses sas action :. Ss bring forth for lis
tue Sn Ss shah s S to the oou
every member Of Chr'st's body sh faithfully exempy
Of The spirit exhibited in freewi offerings 70 the
Rserd Tht highly Of the action q The Board
sill gu Sabbath schools which noard,
mended to AID 10 hi work that he children Of The entire
and be trained in the duties Of active Christian
Rsolrsi That the sreatoss Of property sustained by
Board the sepoy revolt dcouagement 70 our future
work in nd. and that, 1 The msnif duty Of The church
al rals 81 DID rely upon regular snd steady
Assembly peculiar circumstances Of The present
earnestly the churches and 10 pa eulsr upon
to special mud VIII eh the Board is endeavong raise
os. should "a ~ case Is e With he resuar col
con for the ordinary and progressive operations OF the mis-
ssord Th.ttAe report Of The Board he approved and
commended TO he Executive Committees for pubicA on
Rev. Walter Lowry then addressed the Assembly
at length, giving much statistics as to the mission
airy enterprises of the Church. Receipts for past
year, s2l2946 expenditures. sl9l,52O Special
contributions for losses in India, unexpended s22 6l2
Balance against the treasury on general account.
Sl,ls6. The aggregate receipts Of the Board, not
withstanding the great financial revulsion, were
greater than In any previous year. Expenditures for
missions among the Chippewas, 0ttawas, Onahas,
Ottoes Iowas, sacs and Kckapoos, Qndian tribes in
Michigan, Kansas and Nebraska) $6754l. Expen-
ditures for Liberia and Corisco missions where fifteen
missionaries are employed $4,000. Expenditures
for the sixteen stations in india S5O,l3s. Expend
lures for the mission in Siam, s. O43. Expenditures
for the four stations in China, $50 1875 for the Chi
nese in California 81 O23. Expenditures for the mis-
sions at Bnenos Ayres and Bogota, 81 1872 and for
the missions in Belgium, Holland, France aud Gene
va, IS ,4sG
Rev. Mr.. Atkinson of North Carolina and Rev. Mr..
Painter Of Missouri addressed the Assembly on the
subject Of foreign missions, and then recess was
taken.
The Rev Mt. Haye, Of the mission at Alahabad,
Northern India, being presented, made his report to
the Assembly, concerning the state of religion in ln-
dia. He began by giving some account Of the diff
ferent castles and religions in India, and their geo
graphical situations, Allahabad, where he was
stationed is in the northwestern part of India known
sthe Bengal Presidency. The first Christian mission
In that country was established one hundred and fifty
years ago by the Jesuits Fifty years ago, those
missionaries had five hundred thousand converts
Now, there are but ten thousand and nothing re-
mains Of the Jesutcal religion, save the corrnptions
through which 1t worked upon naturally corrupt
people.
The Presbyterian mission was founded twelve years
ago. The greatest obstacles had to be contended
with. The natural degradation OF the Hndoo race
the bitter hate Of the Mahometan class-the lordly
pride OF the Brahminlcal class, pretending to be
diynely descended--and the policy oil the British
East India Company--were the huge lmpediments
with which the missionaries had to battle But they
had never Tagged IN the good work, and up to the
time Of the late rebellion had done much toward pro
pagatng the Christian religion. Bibles, hymn books
and primers oil all Kinds had been Translated anc
printed into the native language and circulated VIII
mnen gooo ehect' Among the converts Is prince
converted TWO years ago. ana now an ardent believer
and many other persons OF hign caste and influence
ina CHRISTIAN innuence mas Drought ABOUT grea
caange' III aoohSnlhg tue ancient neatnen praetlce
: OF Tue people. WIDOWS are no longer burned upol
.ne oea'n O' 'ler nusDanus' ana otner revolving Gus
'o'iis are ~ s'eS. measure aoonsueu' Inc o'tre
peA'ea s.@'en'en'' 'nA' missionaries nave worked
soou III inua 'ue speaAer uis.no'y asserted as pre-
oeeuns ons i'o"i peop'e wno natooreu haeural di'