, 1861-10-31
Gbirago Ttihut&s
AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 81, 1861. Il
AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
18Th Annual meerlnk at Norwich, Ct,
October rs and 24s
From the Norwich Bu1letin-J
WEpsEsDAf.-The Fifteenth Annual Meet
ing Of the American Missionary Association
vas convened In the Rev. MIR. GulllVer'e
Church, at o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
The President, Rev. David Thu1ston, OF
Maine, called the meeting to order. which
wss opened by reading the I'D Psalm and
prayer.
MI. Lewis Tappan, Treasurer Of the Associ-
alton, read his annual report, from which 1t
appears that the receipts for the last year from
| all sources were 81, ,S3S. %, and the e1pendl-
| tures $51 SIS 90.
| The following is portion Of the abstracts
| of the reports Of the Foreign aud Home secre
| taries, Rev. George Whipple and Rev. i, :.
Jocelyn:
| 4 vindieation Of The principles Of the Asso-
ciation in relation to slavery j. thouSn1 % 10 pc pc
the spirit of Christianity is being rapidly de-
ye1oped. and the time must soou come Wnen
slayeholdipg will be treated By an Christians
as sinful. There is danger that some WILL TOT.
get the missionary spirit ID WHICH Nc shoaao
Foreign Rtport.-Six missionaries and assist
ant missionaries have joined their missions
for the first time, seven have returned to
them after short absence, and one Is under
appointment, waiting to be sent out. Ing
whole number Of 1aborczs IN the tofeiga nete
| is fifty nine
The Mendi mission, West Africa, has Reve1
I stations a1d outstatiore, beside number
| Iatiye towns in which stated missionary labo
is performed. a theological class Of 1ou
yourg men, educated at the mission, has bee
formed. They visit and preach in natlV
towns. The mission has aimed to pian
- schools, under native Christian teachers, I
y neiehboriug toxns, and gather around the1
Christian congregauonR. The teachers Woul
act ae cyangelista, a commencement va
made in this Work, but It mas DECD a1teoLe
fur want Of funds.
Tie county is entirely open; there is lou
= cal1 for means to garry missionary WorK 10 10
ward; the peop1e are prepared to listen TO u
Gosrsl, ard our missionaries earnestly appe
for sid that they msy give them 4, a3 tne nreaa 1
life. THIS is not the time TO elacAen cur
- forts in behalf Of Africa.
n TIE mission in Jamaica has been great
=" blessed. A powerful work Of grace has spre
over the island, in which the churches Of Q
s5sn stzs 'Es{ ss ns s1ep people esi 81 | ~
), mission churches wes ISL The work has L
CEASED The prospects arc in oil respects
cou1agipg. But the people OF J.malca 81
GctQ m1ESltIAl4 1atIA ~ IAtAA AA~AAA w -
0. secure them from the retrogade tendencies
- which lorg years Of oppression have su6]ecE
Ct item. With this there Is good reason to nc
they will become central force, to Toik
good for the African race elseWhsre
At The mission among. the Ollbue and VI
~ va Indians, are SO church members, few
whom arc whites. Great good would res
to the Indians, il Government Tonld enfo
Int the treaty relations for the exclusion Of ard
r. SPIRITS from their country.
y gro;; g; The mission among the fugitiVes IN Gan
Ill has connected with it five congregat:e
uIder the care OF Two ordained miesionar
b. This field is hard one, but il encourages
bor aud prayer. Th2 people need more |
- sicra1ies and more schools, and many OF
pt5 newly arrived fugitiyes need clothes and
'sN ding. H.. eo.au;o, Fla,
during part cf the year the houses Of WorI
have been thronged, and some conFera
have taken place. The number Of chu
members is SOL.
.et tormer member Of Mr. Green's theo]
cal class has gone, with his wife as misE
J r aries TO the Marquesas Islands. Mr. G. th
biz people will sustain them. During the
e;eLteen years Mr. Green says his people
9. n. " contributed from twelve thousand to ht
nav THOUSAND dollars for the work at home
.sm ahruaa. At the Siam mission there have
- some encouraging results. The first
has Invited DR.. Brady to go and 1--WE
NaEs capital DR.. B.. is urgent IN appeals for
y. TIE 4. M. A, WISH to send another missle
there.
49, The Association has had under comml
E, rinety1To home ntSs5onqriesand I'd! tarse s co!
In. tue missionaries are egangelists- Teey
lad encouraging success. tfteen fe'
rough, have tecn enjoy ed, and souls have beer
ted on ytfted ard added TO tbs churches Wne1
York: t revival existed. In the Northwest the
oatG1. | 1e or .racaeufe NnEer uUuEu8l DEfu
"a e ~ embarrassment
" ~: EasSaS las been called to suffer iro
FaTxR 1and hH5 Coz. through the humane
lT- snsI sass gaGs 1eis1 In shls 4sq1, 9is
ljeiop, In which Cur missionaries shRret
that State, but g little time s1uce an mi
1857. now eu arm Of might, in the thickest
fpht for our liberties. She has Sill
!" sa- a,a great need Of missionaries. Lei ner
- Piled. os 6,
AZ Indiana and Illinois, our missionarlt
o.s sse c.lporttrs are now better re2elVed- r =
rate the year, in Pope county, H., one mis' n
ard one colporter, Wlth thelr 1amne niue
Ill., & our armies there the p1o-slavary OPP
les rS. Eas little ipflueucc, The interests Of t
s@,deqt- @ ple on lie 1900 miles Of our border
!. .zaf@29- an6 those in the cont gnous slave ~
e d quire great increase OF Nlssioaa11as ts,
ed a Part Of the year in Missouri. Th.
!, tA"' at fiTtt generally well received, ane
/ much good. The excitement has for
: 1n'ao1s rom the State. Some preaching
.- sent6 are get filed by our mission
Public Missouri. When the rebellion Is
or f:irca, | many missionaries will be require
Fremcnt's proclamation and prese
, doing much for freedom
E.3.tstcky-The early part Of the
Z IN. y 81 marked with favorable IN
sie. s. ht1 1Ies were Iaboring with much encourE
11oe yeahfs Ahout 1he first Of March, the Wat ex
10 10 to To- ssid and exhibitions OF violence toward
eiona1ies, were such that Mr. Candee
-o-oant ily, ard Miss Pratt, left the State.
foiel.si Nobley remained, and though at tt
lently Threatened, Is still preaching
GiEtr3c:s. The Aboittonlsts nIite
LOYAL citizens to quen the rebellion.
SPECIAL DEPARTMENT
ArcT field Of usefulness has been
italy opened at Fortress Monroe,
neighbprhood, among the e1-sla
eoprht refuge under the natioEal f.
are st the present time about ,SU
g. men ard goupg persons, eome OF n
for the Government. The. Execu'
b mittee, being appr1sed through
Jones, in his letter to the I onng ~
E tian Association of this CRY, that =
80 tfrcstirg field Of missionary Work
opened 10 the Christian public" " 81
- G. Lakewood to the Fortress 10 Isl
''.--7 lie stcont1abands." Testaments
furnished BY the American Bible =
primers and hymn books have bee
By the committee.
BAGS Mr. Lockwood holds three ser!
Lords Day at different places, bes
RY. day mettings. 4 week. echos
.er Cn,c.1o. dren in the morning, and adults Il
Sew YORK. 1rp has been commenced. Appeal
8 n rSde By the Committee to the CHI
2tion. nudity 1or 1unos 20 ptuc1tts riusa. nq
printed TO Ct. tAGSe W. ~ !10 r1n1o-+ IF teacher
secondhand | well as toT iht euIPots - 49,