New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-15
THE ANNIVERSARIES
AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
FOREIGN MISSIONS

a INC SDuICn VI TIE fufttDb, tuOQ tlutfe l1rSc
sucer0e was Prsen' to Psr'c pate in the exercises
The Rev. MARK HoPKIss, President Of Williams Cob
lege, Mass presided. When the preliminary exercises
bad been cueed the President said thai as Cars
tsns they rjoiced il the enlargement Of Chrsts king
com wherever might be- They rejoiced q. the spic-
iual awakening in our own fsnd smorg all classes.
God operated in two movenents-by unlformities, and
ALEC in tuch a way a. TO enthrone himself above
ur,fornities There were the uniforniues OF rea-
son ard TIE uriformites of faith. They were to e1-
pect mere and more movements to enlarge our conoep-
ton o. the truth. IL God was TO In cease the power
Of Ctrtiisuity in tesiben lands they would expect
that He would increase the power Of its dissemination
in the lard wheLce was sent, and they bad great
reason for thapBfuiIers in view OF the missionary
woik. Not otly were doors open, but the suterng
were calling for help. They had everything to en-
couisge them. Wnep they looked at tue state ut tue
churches there Lot some ground 81 Apprehension
that they were not doing their duty But they must
srite and join and go forward to the work.
The Rev G. w. WOOD, Corresponding Secretary OF
the Society then read the fos wing of the
condition Of missionary enterprises 10 the foreign Ted
The connection which for twenty four ye.s maintained
with mutual satisfaction and profit. Between the Returned Dutch
Church and The Board ia the sst ns M
cot Mission in nds the Annoy Mission IL China are, eOnse
querty, longer under the care Of this Board. o,.,
and n out sstions Seven Of the missions among m,Dy
Judisn tribes in this country and Canada two are IN the North
are In Africa enc iu syria; Ia Ancient
Assys; in Persia and KooId'an and two are In Ala
Since annual September i9telssnce h., ss,n
Rba the tosn, M Williams Of the A.'yran, aud Nh
I,rk Dr.. Ford. of the West African missions Three
sian on Ore bss returned to his tnrr
field Of labor in Syria aud .e,eTa breth en- now on si 9
.rs In necon with the missions l62ordsisei
ptya ii other sle assistant n..ion.es and 2ll female
mouses VITA these a.sociated stiye sssacy
coh'ng Of 10 pastors oi ana 1 bv s S
funds Of &c Bord Fourteen under apOoiatment mi:
oDsies The destination Of four Of these is yet
sapds SbsDghae in China three TO the Madurs field 10
d a. snS n DT 70 2 Increasingly cueeu
six OF the missions 1t found necessary now 10 own
press The publications Of the last exceed pages
Of which nearly OO wee issued ~ the Armenian Ms'ns
The effort fill up the endowment of the Oahu College 10
which a. d1P Pss s.n ~ b,ssn ssoD and ,hs osS
residents the islands, has been suspended until more
ss s.ined at sn annual cost Of over The edu
csoDs operations OF the Board Dot including expenditure the
Sandwich islands, exhibited in the statement Of Sea-
iuses boarding schools and 5 fee schools containing
about 1900 pupil Theological Instruction a'o TO Glasses
Of young in the MISSIONS OF the free schools oysre
in the Ameriau mons 81 Syria Y In the HISTORIAN
mission il the Mshrs1s missions u are in the M,d~a
The principle Of Christian ui:.On, is faith In God Ia the
have and nwsrd 1t should call 10th our gratitude
praise that H. a is light and the encoufasement great
Christ IN ess S ~s The d%p sla the Sand
wich Isnds neourh Of the entre puson of which /. in
s4 to the IA churches 10 the missions pleaog testimony 70
the and Holy spt se &c S nm
than 200 bave Died proessedy Ia the hops of the Gpe The
Several missions weakened by affective beres sments
and absence Of failure Of health One st
useuy occupied Mscao where they have refuge until the
The HISTORIAN mission undnuished spiritual prosperity
while it continues to xperence embarrassment iom the hosr
,borties In Turkey popular and the vensy Of
Of the local mgistlay proven hst protection to tn. nights oil
honoIoby endeavod to Two In speaking OF
the guarantees given this subject remarked Moaam.
fapaism and Intolerance not Thereby quen ched
% & baSe from the giving Of that goat
Msga Cbarta freedom, Hi'si9nar IL Conan-
nope have styled the decree Known as the HATH She'V Mo
the wcE Of evansoiilston anmoested where but
few decaPatOn judi tally Inflicted for sp t.cy
nds the Armsians The pomaaic Koois
the Euphrates participate in it, missionary labor
The Bus.isns West eagerly seek word Of truth;
Of ihem descended from Christian ancestry
becou@s prepared to receive the Gospel al,
significance ia the with the present
Oupouing Of the Holy Spirit upon our churches OF
the Gospel TO other lands w. cannot stand where
operations in the missions which hsve been ct distn
suhed for the blessing which they have received Advance
disastrous retreat the only The receipts othe
last yesr much larger than ~ sn{ former freed ,ns treasury
pcome insufficient to the necessary expenditure This
prospect in respect to funds behy snimsed at the begin
The receipts the hit months just elapsed suoun; TO ony
IT, e @ss5 the aa Sesncs under CO. @ %
sum Intelligent appreciation Of the case ana me con-
at Of Christian gratitude AMI love in the heats Of Gods
people.
The Rev. LYMAN b. PEEr of the Foo Chow-Foo
Mission, China, then addressed the meetiog He al
ud. first to the geographical stu alton of the City OF
Eco Chow Foo and aiterward to tue pecuares of the
religious systems of China. The Chinese, unlike tho
Hin doc, had scruples against listening to foreign
teachers. The Chineee had already shown thaSthey
we're capable of teaching Christianity TO their people.
The success which had attended the efforts of mission
ar, in China had exhibited the favor OF God. few
years ago no foreign woman was allowed 70 entsr
The Scriptures were translated into the Cnnese Dy tue
Protestant missionaries; ard whlle TINS was Oen9
done the whole cosst was opened to their abors, aud
missionaries ard their families could settle among
them Increased facilities Of commerce had brought
the Chinese TO be almost our neighbors Inc demsnd
was increasing for more aborers. The religious sys-
tens Of the Chinese gave them no idea OF the true
God But few centuries since our heather anc estors
were m ore debased than the Chinese now, and they
were raised by the gospel being preached to them.
If we sympahzed with Christ, We must send the gos-
pei to the heather, and then we would receive from
Lis lips tie words, Well done, thou good and faith
&" full servant"
fo,med Dutch Church Mission, India, addressed the
meeting He said the missionary enterprise was q
subject so great that he was at loss to speak upon IT
N the few inutes assigned him. The first thought
he should bring before them that the Church OF
Christ had but little knowledge of HindooisD aud he
spoke of this by bis own knowledge. He alluded to
the costly elaborate character CT the Egyptian tenn
ples-thoif my biological history all looked upon with
70 much reverence. In contemplating this he, an
educated man, almost overwhelmed, and he
thought what must be the power of the system over
the Hihdoo, whose first act Of unconscious worship
was in their magnificent temples. Then the Hlndoo
Characterization another power that met tbs
mis- sionaIes The missionary effort but an insect
conpai ed with the mountain Of HindOoisn but I'D
Lad said thst If ye have faith, like grain OF mus,
"tard seed ye shall Say to this mourtain be removed
and csst into the sea- They wanted men there to