Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-03
CaE CIT Y .
AnuuaI MeehsG Of the American Board Of
eommisuionera for Foreign Missi0ns.
nEpnNh nAY-- MORNING sEasIoN.

The minutes u last meeting were read and
approved The Rev, B. MoLOud was chosen
Assistant Recording Secretary.
Further reading Of reports being next in
order, the affairs Of several Missions were
presented By the Secretary. These reports
We have already printed-l At the OOnclu-
si,a Of which the congregation united in
singing.
d. Anderson, the Senior Secretary said
Il has been usual for the Board to continue
Sc sessions until Friday noon, but as the
distance to Be passed over by many Of the
members Is such that they win be unable
70 reach home before the Sabbath, 90 far as
he Committee of Arrangements was con
Osrnsd they would endeavor to assist as
mpch as possible in bringing about an ad-
journmeat Thursday afternoon.
A communication from Vim. ]. Tait Ii
hsasisn, was received, Offering the privi-
lorss Of the Cleveland Library 10 members
of re Board. On motion a vote Of thanks
vas rendered for the courtesy.
A oonmunication from Rev. Dr. Allen, Of
EorthsnptOn, Mass, expressing sympathy
with the Convention, was read.
De. Smith said that he had been request
Cd By the Prudential COMMITTEES, az well
Is indroed BY his own feelings to present
the following resolutisn;
ResoIUsd That we humbly and thankful
" recognise the goodness OF God, during 8
year Of unexampied trial for our country,
IN that be has inclined so many pastors TO
urge upon their people, with increased
sarnestness, the claims Of the heather, and
has also inclined 90 many congregations,
for the honor Of his Son, to transcend their
former hberality; so that instead Of being
called to lament an embarrassing indebt-
edness, we are permitted to rejoice in an
unexpected and most grateful deliversnce.
In presenting it. he said that as Chris
Hans thanksgiving be6tted every occasion.
Such utterances should come even from the
prison and from the verge of the new made
grave, If We are Christians. The Apostle
Paul says be careful for nothing, let moth
ing greatly distress you, but by prayer and
sUpplieation, by thanksgiving, still let your
request be known to God, and though be
we're in perils by sea and by land, be ut
tsrsd thanksgiving If, instead OF spirit
0AA 14os611f AN0n al paris VI bue Mlb6lOQ
ary field we had heard Of troubles and diff
fcalties and if our means of support even,
had been dried up l feel sure that we
should have cause for gratitude; gratitude
for the memories, for the success s which
We have met with in past time. [ told my
congregation that I could not see how we
could close the year without debt of at
least $l0o 600 and when we met in Boston
We could only hope that we might possibly
cut down the Indebtedness TO $50 QUO We
hesitated, We feared We prayed. But we
we're under g solemn charge not TO 90 back
We did what we could. We suggested 70
our Missionaries abroad to retrench as
much as they could, aud we retrenched
here snd there RheresosVeri it Wss possible
A ealoUlstion has been msde ~ very ex-
set person as to how the donations Of the
last eighteen years compare with the last
thirteen months. With the single excep-
ton Of the Jubilee year, during the pas,
thirteen mouths the aggregate has been
greater than for the past eighteen years.
During the coming year We are undoubt
edly % have hard tines There are times
before rs that viii try our Christian faith,
but believe that We should gird ourselves
for self denisls to come, and the cause
via 60 glOriOusly onward.
TX -ALLcu balu Lu&l al lu5d Ghu GOT
abroad that the debt might Rave been made
amalleF than il is; that a legacy Of ten
thousand dollars should have come into the
aOeOunt Dr. A. stated that this did not
fall due until November, and consequently
could not be reokoned.
Rev. Calvin Clark said that in the West
they had experienced unusually severe en-
barrassments. Frequently the Agents
would one day receive money which upon
The next was deprecated one-half. Other
dlfdoulties we're met, and the speaker too
had felt that the debt could not fall short of
100000. he thought that there was q
very especial reason for thsnkfulness that
such 3 happy result had been brought
about.
The resolution being read again, was put
10 vote and adopted.
The President called upon Rev. Dr.. Todd
70 lead in prayer.
After singing, the following resolutions
were offered by Rev. DR.. Allen:
Resolvsd That we regard it as sign of
promise and hope, that so many of our mis-
sion churches, ''tO their power, yea, and be-
yold their power" are "felloW-wOrkers unto
the kingdom Of God" and we would speak
with the hYeliest gratitude Of the grace of
God bestowed upon the HISTORIAN Chris |
tians 30 that sin 8 gest trial of afiiction, |
the abundance Of their joy and their deep |
poverty sbounded unto the riches Of their |
hbsrslity"
Bg0t0ed, That we discover no valid rea-
son for Encouragement In the present con-
dhon Of our country, being fully persuaded, /
nom the ability which the churches still pos /
se7l, viewed in connection with the free and |
generous spirit With which sll classes are re-
sPonding to the appeals of patriotism, that
! Ne may hope for cheerful scknowledgment
q the claims Of Him who is the Prince Of the
Kings Of the earth, and whose dominion en-
braces, sustains, and CONTROLS all Others.
Dr.. Allen called on DR.. Wright. of the
HISTORIAN Mission, to speak to the resolutions.
d. ". said in this country we often hear Of
vsry hard times, but among the HISTORIANS
shsy always have hard times. They never see
4 bright day, for the Mohamedan yoke is up
On their neck.
Many OF these have been beaten, been i'm
priSoned, been in chains, and yet when they
contributed to the spread Of the Gospel, they
showed the utmost pleasure, and their hearts
orerhoWed with gratitude.
Dr. Perkins also Of the HISTORIAN Mission
naidi
-fhe remarkable circumstances Just refer
red 70 is strong indication Of the progress
Whieh our missionary labors have made du-
ring the last quarter of century. The
NeStorians were not, as you have heard. far
above the Mohamedsps in their enliehten-
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