, 1861-10-08

Meeting OF the American Board at
Cleveland

Proceedings sic spoken Of as marked with deep
interest, great harmony and renewed encour.
agement in the work. The following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year:
PREs1DEsT-Aiark Hopkins, D. D. LID.
VICE PREsDEST-Hon. Wm. Jessup, LID.
PRUDENTIAL CoMa11TTEE.-Chas. Stoadard,
2 e., John Tappan, Esq, Nehemiah Adams,
Smith, D. D., s. Griffith, Esq Apheus Hardy,
E:q, Hon. Linus Child, William s. South
CoRREsPoSnNG SEcnErAR1Es.-Rufus An
derson, D. D, Rev. selah B. Treat
To reside IN Neao Tord-George ". Wood,
D. D.
RECORDING gEcRErART:-samuel 81. Wor-
ceEter, D. D.
TREAsuRER-Moses II. Gordon, Esq.
AUDITORS Moses L. Hale, Esq, Hon. Sam
uel B. Valley.
Dr. Strong, Of the Committee appointed to
corEteer the entiect Of finances and retrench-
ment, reported tlla: they had gl4en the subject
4 ca1sfIl ccLa;ae1atioa and they considered 1t
uuEafe and inexpedient TO retrench. They
could not regard as true economy any re.rench-
meut which would curtail their missions. The
rich blessings bestowed during the past is q
voice which calls upon us to 60 on and do the
| work Of the Lord.
DR. sneng tsid-The report speaks fer it.
SELF. Ihere is nothing that calls for discour-
| agement OF retreat from the field which ne
have heretofore occupied. The eitua.ion in
which the country now lies forcibly reminds
| ue Of the dif1lultles which surround us, and it
| Is very natural to inquire how is this enter
| Prise which demands go much peculiary
means to exist when We zee men Of wealth
stricken down all around us. sec in the re-
port o. The Prudential Committee a fulfill
lnent Of the gracious promise, 81 an with
3ou to the end Of the world" We shall be
sustained in goirg onward, not In going back
ward. II we look at the SOURCES from whence
come our aid, we shall see that none of them
are dried up. It is not from those who are
blest with ar abundance Of this worlds goods
tbat We receive our help.
| apprehend, sir, that if God should see 1T
| to stllict US still more than He has afflicted US,
re should be more ready to push On tAis
greet work. believe that the Christian men
ot this great country are ready to do all that
they have done, and more than they have
dolo. But, sir, while I feel confidence in the
future, it is incumbent upon Us all to put oul
ehl nlderB to the wheel. We have been told
cf'he importance Of being systemstie IN our
succeeded n reaching grsat portion Of the
country. I would now appeal to the deacons
! | elds1s and pastors, that application shou}i
Eot be made alone to the head Of the family
No appeal is made to the wife, the son, tn
tcrghter. Thus the consequence is that y.
q are Going rothing to awaken the sympathy 0
tae wife, the son and the daughter. I be1lev
!: | t5e1e ere Dany WHO date their coIVersiOl
;. frem the opportunity first presented Of con
J. t-ituting to those ppor heathcns. WHIST thinl
= 3oE or those parents who sent here to-day tha
Z touching contribution? Do you think the,
r-s CT :heir carly allowing that child IN oppol
a | tul::y If sympath.zing aud giving her htat
20 t11t. great cause? believe, sir, that if #
were called on to make sacrifices, We shou:
a :~,ke fa1 greater. interest in the work, an
/ EhGr16 lore il far {3uF T1iEEfnnAriE
| ccn.s back earnest to aeTote their lives for tn
= tz1Se cf missions. shall so from this mae
j. irg c1eertd with the faith and the hope tn
there are brighter dsys immediately before u
Although We have heard Of 60 many trnits
cur 1abor during the past year, I believe III
= sill LAGER blessings await Us.
The following resolutions, reported by WI
u E. Dodge, Esq, Chairman Of the CoHuitt'
On the Home Department, were adopted:
Resoswes, That the Board would cSp-e
"a their deep and grateful sense Of the intere
taken in an important department Of ths
work by the Tu:Lish Mission Aid Society
r. Crest Bsita5n. While important aid has tn
O. beeu afforded us, at tine of unusual soil
!. IL tude, We ale reminded atrssh Of that bond
: bEotlerhood which, In the great work ct, Il
= worlds salvation, 5inds together, without l
II epec1 to denominationa} or geographical
tlDctiou all The followers Of the Lord Jes
Christ
Ktsozwd, That We approve oi the propos
TX Of the Committee to discontinue the public
Iiou Of the Journal Of Missions at the close
- the current year, believing that an arran{
io ment can be made by which the same auou
Gu. Of u. visionary intelligence can reach lal
circle Of 1eac cts through the daily and Weel
newspapers.
Re4o1srd, That we deem 1t indispensable
tae5 ~ the success Of an enterprise which depends
It's voluntary contributions, and to which Pro
his deHce is constantly giving such enlargeme
II II that the young be trained Up to understand
,asd and respond 10 its claims. We, thereto
heartily approve OF the suggestion in the
= port, ''1het the Committee will endeavor
Il Communicate with Sabbath Schools from ii
.3 to time" Ard We trust that ttey viii a.
themselves Of whatever seems to BE- judici
!. and practicable insirumentAGty for interest
the young in the wants Of the heathen and
,1r work Of Christian benevolenca among then
iN Heso9yed, That the publication of the Me
t mea rial volume, announced in the report, Is
1eW dicious act on the part Of the Prudential G.
sale mittee. We thiIk it eminently fitting
y Ell the past fifty years of the Boards e1ste
aud should have its history thus set forth, and
TIE "reminiscences of its founders and early m
"a III q bers embodied III this permanent form Fl
tie the nature Of its contents, and from the
e f2r that il has been written by one who has
Il Il so long conaec+ed with the Board, We cas
Cci- doubt that the book will be found worth
q TIE its theme, end will be highly prizsd by al
~ 5eS' friends cf the Board, and OF the Cause Of
Siprs,