The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-16
Proceedings Of the American Board Of Foreign
Missions, Young Hens Christian Union,
American Temperance Union, New York
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb,
American Bible seciety, and Anne
fican congregational Union
CONSIDERATION OF THE MEMORIAL CHURCH
MISCELLANEOUS RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
&c., &c., 90.

PuFiaDs Upsea eqose. MISUNDERSTANDING tho inciement
sste Of ths weather the church Vas crowded and ns
audience evineed much sympathy Ia the objects Of The
meeting.
The Rev. Marx Hopkins presided
The proceeding wore opened by prayer
The assembisge then sung hymn commencing
Ye vnOss bright OF heavenly birth,
Ye gior,es Of the latter day,
Defcs No Upon the fallen earth,
And chase the shades OF night away.
Bio streams or hve aud mercy how
Through every vale OF human WOO,
TIL SIN, and caro- and sorrow ostse,
And oil Tho world y busbed TO peace.
The CHAIRMAN then addressed the meeting ~ rome
length He said he eli reoiced toe prospeo
before them Of tbs working Of Gods ways spread hts
holy words His ways the Ways Of uniformity bu,
he sometimes arses above all uniformity Toe ways OF
uniformity we're two foid-the uniformity Of experience
and the uniformity Of faith, aud this point thst
God sometimes Dserposed bis special for bis own
ends and for bic own glory Sometimes the movsmt ut
would be onward and quiet and sometimes there would
be such movement ~ or Abe waters Of the greet
wave nfy feet high surgsd the Shore
for which man knows the and Of which no &C
count can be gwen And thus II 10 the origin OF
Christianity, are 30 In the Reformation and the DO
wasbn gtoD movement, and 30 and the lat
Ter time CONES msy expect egns 70 10
strengthen our iath and enlarge our notions OF Omooo
ts,Ds and Tsse mp valleys our Divine Maker 10
bea. the world he naturally supposed that he would begin
with the SUD- and he is TO increase the power the
missionary he would begin where Gospel originated In
Chrsnan lands Nothing but the increase Of Christianity
Was wanted II this country could become truly CHRIS
tan Daton al thoughts OF the world and bound
activity could be consecrsted To God should
roiary missionary In q distant counuy who would be
would sweep all before H. that they hoped yes
10 see when they viewed what Was eolcg On in this
land they had for courage but when they looked
q what the churches doing they bad for 90
prebeDson He would not, however, encourage that 40
prehershp; be woud give II 70 the winos
The Rev GEoRGE ". WARD then read the following Re-
Tie copnecop which Tor twenty four years was mails
tanned vnh mutual satisfaction and profit between the
Reformed Dutch church ana the American Board In tho
york Of missions, has, 10 the spirt Ia sbch Was
formed been dissolved. The IN india and
under the Of this boari. Deductns these the ma
sions are twenty seven, occupying 122 stations and
seventy seven out rtAtons Seven Of the MISSIONS are
,so areD the North Pacic; three China seven are
In tnoia and Ceyio two are In Africa Ia In Greecs
.ss %. n ss o oSs s rs.. 80
Turkey, since the annual citing September ntel
g.nce has been received Of the death Of krs Hamnn
Constanspope; Mrs. Rhea Of the HISTORIAN; Mrs VII
bams, of the Assyrsn and Mr. 6errich Dr Ford OF
the West African missions Three mssopares wttn their
wives have sailed for the McronepAp mission and
two 10 Ceylon One has returned yoymer Geld Of
labor in Syria and several brethren visit ~
native land expect soon To leave Tue OF aso
rers In connection with the missions B ls2 ordained
missionaries four ply ssians IA other assistant mis-
soparss, and 212 female resistant miss,or ARES Win
tors oa preachers 3o7 teachers and other helpers
making total Of s7 aporers supported by the FUNDS Of
The Board Fourteen are under appointments mission
aries The designation AZ four OF these yet undeter
mined will 20 10 the zuius OF South AFRICA one 10
The sandwich Islands, 70 shanghae China three 70
poiptmer,s about N be made, and prospect for
missionaries Increasingly cheering In only six Of the
Ms.ons oSsa Necessary no- to o-n printing es..b-
The pubaors OF the last exceed a. 900 COO page
OF which nearly thirteen million Issued BY the Ar
mepsn Missions in Turkey The enirt 70 al up The en-
dovmeni Of the Oahu College which deep interest d
felt o. measure pscessi,sted by the Of the He
vssn Christian nation asd The foreign residents the
Islands, has been suspended until q more favorable sea-
son Tho schools there supported by the government are
sustained NJ IN annual cost OF over $40 900 Tho
expenditure at the Sandwich kiands, are eIbibs
ed in the statement Of seven semnsries twenty four
from boarding schools and 3o< free schools, con
gwen also 10 cssses OF oung men 10 some OF the missions
OF effee schools. 30 are the Armenian MISSIONS ~
are In Syria IL 10 the HISTORIAN mi,sou are 10 the
Nabrai,s missions n are in the Madura ui.soo "A are
the Cey Ion mission, IN China The principle
Of Christian missions 10 faith In God 10 the prosecution
OF the enterprise faith must be tried, that may have
e,efcse and reward should call forth our gratitude
and praise that the trial light and axemen,
great We c,opo. SPEAK Of 20 many souls hopefilly
nruion rs In the Sandwich IslAnds fourth Of the en-
tire population OF -hicb IL In the visible church An Cd
dton during the ast reported year OF sal 10 the l
churches in the mpsore pleasing testimony TO lhs pre-
ss nee and power Of the Holy Spirit accompany % Truth
In eighteen Tears The admissions amount N 4o.49l Of
vbom more than 10 600 have died profess hope
Of the Gospel The present total membership rs 9Ts
SPECIAL thAnEssivpg IA due 10 the Providence which
missors lsbored durre the desoatiou and terror
NJ the insurrec,on IN another pert ~ India dough
or time not free from serous APPREHENSION they have
never bad more quiene<s and epoouragement 10 their
work We ympAihse with brethrcu fo,her Instnu
ions IN the cssmties which have besallen them We
eess the Author Of ali grace for bis mercul Kindness IN
and he
Christian odelisy with which their and psve
ronvers we're enabled 10 endure shedding Of
ter God pro,less offering has been thus cast into
The common missionary treasury Of the church, aud
hese painful events will be 70 The rurtherance OF the
cause o. CHRIST N India and throughout the world The
HISTORIAN mission enjoys undiminehed spiritual pros
perity, While continues 10 experience embarrassment
rom The hostility Of IA enemies and the unfriendy
surN OF the Persian authorities. In Turkey popular
violence and the venalty OF many OF the local masis
tracy peveoi That protection 20 the rights Of conscience
vhcn me supreme government has, in the MAN. honors
Oily esoesvored TO secure. Two years ago. IN speah ING
Of the suarAnties given this subject We remarked -
hohammedAn fansiicism and intolerance are there
become a r.c," he mo.s ,mrpr,soa ss,.su have
resulted from Tie giving Of that great "Magna ChartA
o. reneous freedom. as missionaries IN ConstAntnoole
have sly leo the decree known a. the HAITI Sheriff Mo
hammedan converts, recognized such, and actively
gagged In the work of evangelyson nov live unmolested
infected Tor spost.cy nom the fssh which bey sbjurs
Ihe "srem awsaensg" extends among the Armepsns
me nomsdic Koords, and the Ku,llb.sb settled
participate IN and demand missionary labor. The Bu
fsfsps the vest eagerly seek the pure word Of truth
and the hohammedans OF European Turkey remembering
that nine enihs of hem descended IRON Christian
ancestry are somins prepared N receive the Gospel
The receipts Of The last year much larger than any Tor
mer year, freed the treasury from the embarrasment
which had previously existed from income insufficient
70 meet the necessary expenditure The prospect In 70
spec, 70 funds VAS highly animated At the besonns Of sns
current nsoal year Bus . dark cloud has come
The recep OF the nine months Just elapsed amount 20
only sts'8I 10 meet the appropriations Sill 900 re-
main 70 be ssthered In three Our reliance under
God, for this large sum intelligent appreciation Of
love in the hearts Of Gods p~ofA
IN. Rev Lyman B PER-, Of The Fuhebss mission, Chi
missionaries in that part Of the world HIS impression
was nat the hesahen must perish. Their system u re
gon gave no constant view Of the soul dd furnish
any means BY whcb their conversion could be resched
Freely they bad received and freely they should give the
Gospel They received has free gN ard no, OBJ
tanned BY money Twas sent . GIN 20 No by God who
sent man 70 our heather ancestors and by converting
ther transmitted the Gospel 20 MS rhey should ad in
q min - he 49, A.