New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-03
THE ANNIVERSARIES.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN
SOCIETY OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN
SOCIETY OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The tweuty.frs anniversary Of the Foreign Mis-.
sionary Society of the Presbyterian Church Of the
United States celebrated last evening q. the Scotch
Presby erian Church in Fourteenth street. near sixth
avenue, by appropriate exercises. The attendance
upon the occasion was very numerous.
After the usual devotional exercises the Rev. DR..
Wilson, the Corresponding Secretary Of the Board,
read the following brief abstract of the annual report
The receipts from all sources Including special
contribution of sSl2 81 to repair Losses in India
have been $223,g77 ~.
The expenditure has been 1907 ,05l 81 the sum spe-
eislIy donated for India, SIS ~ ., beng ressrved,
leaving balance sgsnst the Board Of 81 1862.
Thirty missionary laborers have been sent out
during the year, twelve Of whom were returned mis-
sionaIes and ten Others are waiting opportunities to
embark for the fields to which they nave respectively
been desi enated.
Under the direction of the Board, there are nine
miss ions among the Indians one to the jews and one
to the Chinese in California, within the boundaries OF
the United States; two in South America; two IN
Western Africa; one in Siam three In CHINA; two In
India embracing fifteen stations, and extending over
region of country of more than thousand miles 10
length; beside which, pecuDisry aid has been ex-
tended TO the Evangelical Societies Of Belgium Paris,
Geneva, and to the Waldensisn Synod.r
Connected with these various missions, there are
40 missionary aborers from this country; 81 native
helpers 10 principal stations and out-staoonsi - Or
gained churches; and nearly 5000 native youths
der Christian training in the schools connected with
these missions.
general survey e the missionary work, during the
past year. brings to view facts and events both OF
painful ard cheering nature; the former ealing tor
sorrow and humiliation and the lster tor praise and
Thanksgiving
spcuous the sad disaster at Futtebgurh in which the
lives of eight beloved and valued missionary lsboers
and two children were sacrificed to Sepoy violence
the remoy by DEATH in other parts OF the field OF
tbavv mi labOrers.
of large amount of mission property IN lndiai tine
partial interruption Of the work at one OF the prncpal
stations in China; and the withdrawal OF considera'
BILE number of laborers from the field, either Temporal
rily or permanently on account of the failure OF
health. These are occurrences that call Tor deep hu-
mia,ion and they ought to awaken the heaitseareh-
ing inquiry why these reverses nave Oeeh perm'eu"
befall thi. great work.
ON the other hand there facts of an encourag.
ing nature that equally deserving OF the grateful
consideration Of Gods people. Among ,ngss may oa
mentioned the merciful preservation OF the heath ana
lives of the great body of our missionary brethren ana
their families in India during all the trials ana dangers
to which they have been posed; the noble testi-
mony which the matyTed brethren were enabled 10
bear to the truth in the immediate prospect of cruel
and voleLt cath ard the heroic ortude with whlch
their Christian converts endured persecution and IN
met death, forming together lesson that
will be rehearsed from generation to generation IN
In dia, and will long be cherished by the Church OF
Christ IS sweet and precious memorial; Inc cary
prospective settlement of disturbances both IN iodia
Christianity the quiet and effective manner 10 which
II mis- sionaiy work has been prosecuted IN most OF
tie fields occupied by the Board in connection with
which a large number of immortal souls have been
gathered into the fold of Christ; the opening OF new
fields for missionary enterprise portions OF the earth
heretofore inaccessible, and the enlargement vi the
of labor in those that have been partially occu'
pied the pre- sent great Outpourng OF Coo ssf upon
he CHURCHES in this ard other Christian lands, furnish
ng and sanctifyirg the means aud agents, as II Ii
hoped, for great extension OF tine missionary WORK
he decreased contributions OF GOD people TO the sup
port Of this great Notwithstanding the existing
financial pressure and the growing disposition mani.
tested rot only by the students OF our theological
Semiraries but to some extent BY settled ministers
and aynen Of the church to devote Themselves per-
sonay to The promotion OF this work all of which, if
the Indications Of Divine Prov nee are rightly inter-
preted, betoken purpose on the part OF the great
II. ad of the Church to bring about grander results lii
connection with the enlargement OF his spiritual KING
dc amc ny men than have ever been witnessed BEFORE
and Willingness his part to employ the church as
the honored agency for the accomplishment OF this
great end How shall the church respond to TINS SOL
emn call How shall she act in view OF this momen-
tous emergency!
The discourse was delivered by the Rev. DR.. DAB
SEY, from the text, John w. 81: " Behold say unto
"you, lift up your eyes look into the fields, for they
are white for the harvest" The burden Of the dis
course was that the harvest referred to in the text was
the unconveited of the world 1t was peculiarly app
cable as the harvest time admitted CT no delay 10
work. generation of pagans would be lost, except
they be saved by efforts OF the church, and therefore
a responsibility rested upon those who knew the
truth. II it were urged that the heather would not
be ost because Of his want Of knowledge Of the TRUTH
the re ply was that the pagan in the book Of ma
ture, through his conscience aud bis reason, the
general features of Gods truth, despite OF
which he followed the practices Of sin.
Their whole life and actions indicated thstthe heather
were sefconviced of sin. Paganism, too, provided
no means Of moral reformation, for the natural man
carral, and the Scripture had said !" Except re
be bonn again ye cannot enter the kingdom OF God
But the very morals of the heather were immoral.
The upright heather did not exit who hs S shown spur
of men among us who acknowledged the truths OF the
Bible but who Rad not obtained the new birth, c0ai
not erter heaven it useless TO argue that saliva
ton thout regeneration could be the portion OF the
heather. They could not be saved bout the Cos
pei 1t was clearly then, the duty Of Christians TO e1-
tend tie Gospel to the salvation of pc shing
word. in accordance with the command, Go ye into
" oil he world and preach the Gospel
CITY MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
On Sunday night the Rev. DIR. ROGERS OF Albany