The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-14
THE AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME MISSION
SOCIETY

This eociety assembled yesterday morning 1.-THE Presi
dent John B. Grocer Eaq Of Pennsylvania in the chair
at halfpast 10 A. NJ in the Baptist Calvary church in
Twenty third street.
This society Was incorporated April II, ls4S. Im OBJ
ect according to Its constitution is to promote the
preaching Of the Gospel In North America The const
tuition has been changed, it seems, several times in
several minute particulars.
The third article of the constitution, now published
In last yeas report requires that the society shall be
COMPOSED Of nnra delegates, life members and life dele
gates, ANY Baptist church IT ppion with the denonns
ton may appoint delegate for annual contribution
Of ten collars ani an additional delegate for each adj
tiona Iu.lly uv,iSrs requao
constitcte member for e and one hundred dollars paid
at one time or sum which, in addition to any previous
contribution, shall amount TO hundred dollars shall
be requisite to constitute director for life.n
Art. 4. Tho officers Of the society shall be presi.
dent two vice presidents treasurer an auditor, score
ares Of correspondence, and recording secretary,
business of the society entirely conducted by exc
cuve board composed Of fifteen managers and the elec
tive officers chosen at the annual meetings Of the
ciety.
Article provides that ali noueyso other property con-
ributed and designated for any particular missionary
field shall be appropriated returned the donors or
their lawful agents.
In the twenty sixth annual report appears the follow
ing summary for the year 1S5S:-The number Of mis-
sonares employed was ninety three aud Of assistant
missionaries i've. Six collecting agents also in con-
slant employ The number Of States and Territories
occupied by the missionaries Ia sixteen Twenty of the
missionaries preached in foreign languages, and eighteen
Of them were natives of foreign lands The number OF
stations and out stations supplied two hundred and
fortyeeven. The aggregate amount OF time bestowed
upon the field is equal TO that of for seventy
years The missionaries report the baptism Of Ave
hundred and ninety three persons; one hundred and
thirty are converts from Romanism and German Lu
thefanism.
In the latest report Is the following paragraph
liz cause Of qualification to the Board that instead OF
reporting dinshed amount Of donations aud legacies
@ % o the as c have done
announce increase The financial condition Of the So
cety on the Dist Of March, 1869, was as follows,-
Balance from Last years account. &459 o.
Receipts from all sources. 45,67 %
Total amount Of resources for the year 49, 0S8 81
Total amount Of disbursements for the year, 45S2 as
Amount Of cash in treasury April 1st 1885,. 4so3 IS
Leaving surplus Of cash 1926 IS
While the Indebtedness Of the society on 1st
I. April falling due and being payable in
or the above amount Of receipts ;7,iss Il was in
When the meeting called 70 order by the President
the BODY Of the church was crowded chiefly witmembers
The audience united 10 singing
o for . thousand tongues 10 sing,
which was followed by prayer by the Rev. Thomas Ro-
berta, Of New Jersey The President then briefly ad.
dressed the society The society proceeded to appoint
On Credentials Of Delegates-Hon j. NJ. Lannard Pa.
Rev; g Tracy, N FL J. Iadd, y; J, Powell, o.;
On Nomination Of 0Gcrs-Rev. E. Lathrop, DID,; J..
watson Esa Rsy ,;,.,s g., Hodges NJ " r. BabcOck,
on Life DIecsrs and Members presers-Rev L. Porter,
Macs; A. Daniels, N. T.. W. h. Parmly, N. Y; 8. D.
| Phelps, DID.
EREyExER CAuIDwrl, Esq Treasurer, then presented
his report from which the above estimate extracted
The Rev. Mr. CHANDLER, of New York, then appeared In
! ceedings Of that body.
Afterwards the Rev. Dr. Hill, Corresponding Secretary
proceeded to read the annual report During the reading
OF this report II was moved first 10 suspend the reading
lated TO business matters, which wssfnot carried After
discussion without deciding the question: Dr. Hill
read several alterations 10 the constitution previously
adopted by the Consolidating Convention which held
These amendments areIn article 10 change the word
secretaries to secretary In article 70 make the word
auditor plural In article the words purpose" b,
J inserted Immediately after ''mssionary 6eld."
pally explaining the necessity Of the amendment Of
After come discussion on these points Of alteration Il
moved TINT they be adopted at once, which was
lowed 6y an objection that the report be read
raj remarks expressing his desre3 that tho constitution
might be 30 framed not TO be the staple OF change for
ever and evermore He saw no necessity for altering
present. was then suggested to refer the matter 10
committee, which motion was rejected; ami Il was
thought BY several members that should be referred
the Executive Board WAS then moved 70 lay them on
the table, which motion was not carried. member at
ths tuncture thought u would be well tho President
would announce the motions az made, which he believed
was customary.
It was then moved 10 adjourn and carried After an
appropriate prayer for aid from Divine Providence,
Pm
Al balr pss. two p H., the society arsn assembled
sa., H. uoHcs PRESIDENT, IN e chair, when the sub