The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-07-15

Il. DIR. Wood, from which it appears that the con-
stion which for "a years was maintained between
Reformed Dutch Church and the American Board
the work of the missions, has been dissolved. The
rot mission in India, and the Annoy mission IN
ina are consequently no longer under the care OF
Bosrd. Deducting these, the missions are q,
rnving I'D stations and " out stations. Seven of
missions are among as many Indian tribes in this
ntry and Canada; two are in the North Pacific;
Zee in China; seven are in India and Ceylon; two
in Africa; one is in Greece; one in Syria; one in
eiept Assyria; one is in Persia and kpordistan
two are in Asia Minor and European Turkey.
re the annual meeting in September, intelligence
been received of the death of Mrs. Hamlin, OF
hstantinople, Mrs. Rhea, of the HISTORIAN, Mrs
Hams of the Assyrian, and MIR. Merrick and Dr.
ID, of the West African missions. The number OF
orers in connection with the missions, is 1872 or
med missionaries, A physicians, ii other male as
ants missionaries, and ID female assistant mis-
naries. With these is associated a native agency
ksisting of Is pastors, 103 preachers, and 3O7 teach
a. ard other helpers, making a total of 81 laborers
bported by the funds of the Board. The publica-
rs of the last year exceeds 100000 pages, OF
@ich nearly Is, 900 900 were issued by the American
esions in Turkey. OF the free schools, 80 are in
= Armenian missions, 80 are in Syria, II are in the
2tarian missions, 7 are in the Mahratta mission, IL
= in the Madura mission, A are in the Ceylon mis-
3, and 4 are in China
4he receipts of the last year, much larger than in
N former year. freed the Treasury from the embar-
Ssment which had previously existed from an in
me insufficient to meet the necessary expenditure.
Se prospect in respect to funds was highly animated
the beginning of the current fiscal year. But a
Srk cloud has come over it The receipts of the nine
bnths, Just elapsed, amount to only S1SS, 137. To
let the appropriations, Sill 900 remain to be gath
kd in three months.
Rev. LYMAN Peet, a missionary from China, then
I've an interesting account of the rites and ceremo-
Is OF the Chinese people. Addresses were also de-
Eered by Rev. Henry VI. Scudder, of the Arcot mis-
bn Of the Reformed Dutch Church; Rev. William
| Thompson, from Syria; Rev. William Schaufier,
In Of ConstantinOple; Rev. Albert Bushnell. of
|esr Africa. and Rev. IT.. S. Carpenter, of Brooklyn.
h. exercises were concluded by the singing of the
BIOLOGY by the congregation, who were then dis
kssaI with A benediction pronounced by Rev. Lyman
eecher.
FTbs s,r,v-seeond anniversary of the American Bible
Dciety was also held in the church of the Puritans
1 Fridav morning, Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen
residing.
During the year past. y new life directors have
hen added, and 1888 life members In the same
ne, 81 new auxiliaries. most of them IN the new
kates and Territories. The receipts of the year have
I'm $3.50. 759 a.. OF this sum, S252.S3f OF were
pm the sale Of bonks, AMI Sl37, 1913 40 from Iona
,ns and Iegaeies. This income Is less than that of
! wear. the difference being mostly in legicies- The
kks printed have been 30, 900 Bibles and 3S1 900
and 500 volumes in raised letters for the
ind: making a total of 631 800. The issues OF the
bar have been 716,S7S volumes: making a total,
bee the formation Of the Society of 12,SOS.4s7 The
bmber # agents employedin the home field is thirty
N. in~cIaIing those in California and Oregon. Three
are employed IN foreign countries; one in Brazil,
! in Spanish America. and one in Turkey Grants
n money for publishing the Scriptures abroad have
IN greater than ever before, amounting TO S3l,432
] These funds have gone to France, Russia, Geneva,
D. Italy,) Turkey, Persia, India, Northern and
bthem,) Siam, and China
Besides the foregoing, all of which were unusually
II attended. we notice the following institutions as
ing in a prosperous condition The New York In
Hutton for the Blind: the Five Points House of In
etry; Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf
. Dumb; and the American Temperance Union