Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-02

Five thousand dollars having been added to
it during the past year the giftof Mr.. Ham
ilion Of Hanging Rock, Ohio.
PRBDEETIAL ooXEIrTEE's REPoRT-HoNE DE-
PARTNENT.
Five corporate members have died since
the last annual meeting, to wit: Heman
Humpt Tey, D. D., Hon Joseph RUSSELL
Rev. Chauneey Eddy, Rev. John Woods,
Hon. James Croeker.
Six persons have entered upon the mis-
sionary work for the first time within the
year; and seven haYe returned 10 the fields
which they had previously occupied
Eleven persons are under appointments.
DR.. Cannon has resigned his Office e. Dis
triet Secretary, his lHbors TO cease when
successor shall be prepared 10 take his place.
Rev. s. G. Clark also retires from this SER
vice; and Rev. n. L. Lord, N. D., Of the
CeTlon mission, Is to perform the duties Of
District Secretary in Ohio, Indiana, and
Southern Illinois. Michigan will be in
charge Of Rev. C. Clark. Rev. J. Mcleod
viii devote a part Of bis time 10 pastoral
labor, and receive much amsllsr salary for
the supervision Of his e eld.
The entire income Of the year (thirteen
monthsl has been as follows, TO wit: ordinary
donations, S2s3, ,Is6 81; legaeies, $50, ,527.19;
other sources, 81, ,s06.50; making a total Of
S340, ,522.56; Of which 81 ,B29 p were eontri-
/ buttons 10 the "Mission School Enterprise" /"
| The expenditures have been S369, ,S74 .29.
As the balance in the treasury, August l,
1860, was $l,4es.I9, the present financial
/ year commenced with debt Of S27, ,SS5.54-
REPoKr OF ooNNITTEE os RoREIeH MISSIONS.
The report begins. with the African Mis-
sion. Southern Africa contains twelve sta
tons, occupying more than a hundred miles
maratime district. Most of the brethren are
able to preach in the native language. The
ten small churches are grao ually gaining
strength and numbers. TwentY-six mem,
bers were added the past year.
| The Missions 70 Western, Central, and
| Eastern Turkey, may be spoken Of a8 if they
were one mission. They were % stations
I 60 out-stations 49 missionaries, including
three unordained physicians; Sc authorizeC
native preachers, Of whom ten are pastors
and I3e other native eO-labOrers in differen
capacities, as catechists, teachers, and help
| ers. o. CHURCHES there are AZ, containing
SAG mem bsrs: OF whom 1913 were receives
the past year. One hundred and fourteen
schools contain 3, AIS pupils OF whom D
are in thres training schools for preparing
pastors and helpers, and 30 are in two board
ing schools for educating wives for the na
tive ministry, Nearly sixteen thousand
dollars ltWo-thirds furnished By Bible ant
Tract soeieties,) were expended in ppblica
tiOns in the Armenian, ATmenO- Turkish
Bulgarian, and Modern Greek Iapguges
: amounting 70 about l65, 500 copies, and Is,
, Oe0, 900 pages. DR.. Goodeli has revised hi
, Armenc- Turkish version Of the Old Testa
ment. DR.. gchauffier has nearly completed
= his Arab Turkish New Testament, for tn
use OF the Moslems5 and the goTeEnmeni
: after much heaitstion, has consented 70 it
: being printed etCOn5tantinOple. DR.. Riggr
, besides preparing and editing Bulgaria
: tracts, has beck mainly occupied with re
vising tie Fersion Of the Scriptures in Chs
Z Language. The Armenian Bible, with MAJ
einsI references, electrotyped and printed /
: Esw York by the American Bible Society,
highly prizsd; and thst Society is also sleC
trotyping the New Festsment n simils
form. The American Tract Society at Ne