New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-11
THE ANNIVERSARIES.
AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS.

AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The usual annual meeting in behalf of the American
Board Of Commissioners for Foreign Missions took
place yesterday friday morning at Irving Hall The
audience was only fair. WV. f. DODGE esq.,, pre-
sided, and the Rev. DR.. PETERS said prayer, after
which Prof HASTINGS led on in singing " The Lord Of
Hosts s with VI" to the tune Of Missionary Hymn"
The Rev. Secretary WooD made the following state
ment Of the affairs Of the A. b. C. +. H. for the pass
year, ending to-day:
In India the rsDssr Of the Government from the Ess Indie
es declares ~ that cn eoS
ye shall n r.pea n t. civil sh. ns 2. the same sys,
before attended ENDED wi With sq s:u The T. p:
ssd :s Of h , h0 Ts . DsfSs % i9:
about twenty years old Under il. culture there has boon
larger ing.teog Of itus ut ard the convention: of tho
religion; interest sewers. Of stations, aud especially IN he
rI:isus scsoofS or senip.,y and IL the Enslsh sis;
cSI.,i.n eo1nun.y With eo1sin%ent Id The .sssmoss
from the Missions On the Continent is h.t Truth Z taking
portion Of convert hA, been re,rived
Our three miss Y China prosperous though weak;
The treaty .ipa.ions maintained boundless hed
iaves our energies According to Mr. Blodget Of Shanghai,
in he Hawaiian Island. revival has taken place. nee
Inferior h.t efls3s's The Hswaian Missionary Society
nbs Inhabitants Of the Msqussss lssnd' and ssiss the Micro
nesan Mission OF ne board
but hing steady progress Former civil 9sDhict. IN sys
have tended to the Of 0o,pe The present DESC
Dsyout rs ude aae that in the ...eres no harm Sse any
Of oar and 20 Few 81 me r.ys
oyed HON, Is for the presen, .e gnoccnped bot q The
sOOIe The power Of an greatly broken
and from starvation aud have thus under Of
dependence and Obligation for tie 6rs time come under the
sound Of the Gospel Of love Tue new edition Of the Arbo
New teaihent prove, ny mo sns luz o. aRS
sS.n IN jsss A' D'''''' D'p''''''' "''' -A'' WV
Former successes among the Armenans Of Turkey are
sc'ed BY the greater which now come in the
s Of pae 81 sse saS Msloh anS .oms ss1 po
land Az Impression :. extending and deepening the
whole fed on the Mohapnedan mind Tee kastibssh and
's1 1Ss % h.pS o%
other. remain fa is known and ,hs conceded
right to Prof,s Christianity poseced oy tae evn suaonne
me a. , sohu" s ~ tSs oom..s.d ehiden on AZ
ca Our own destiny may be Africa. redemption.
Very tender and hsowed around the Mis-
which holds ude. trials the Gshoon River on
the West Coast Inc Laln hiisaon 10 Syasu Ancd &
The 70 the Cherokee. aud the have
ne W. 1b nd oyo"s Ire heavy debt of SIS ooS was tsIe
on Five thousand o the euds around the table Of
their Lord pledged themselves and those whom they repre-
sa9 70 bs With IL. providence. sod n
us in whose thick darkne. ghniags aa.h thunder
pe.s which shake the earth and I'll a: hearts With trem
bling Whs shall be the tate Of our m Inc epRrSpns
on .. 'ne yss d be Si,sn wss or Ills Sonnt
ana as @ h.. hem received IN the sr nine months. ending
April 3d. The Prudential COMMITTEE have taken measure: %
expenditure wherever ana 70 pfep.s the NJ
sion; OI ~, .n 81 sbsr uSUosrs wheh. nee. a.
Penos up pm 'ne s,I.n =, sneN '1Ff
"s, snsn co"e ipoh ~ ..nor. .rda5 hv ;ncnl.e,;n~
Inc somewhat isne,ny rePoie enuea " l se No. oS
that, We must be loyal 10 our country, TOT Cnrnte
sake to the extent Of whatever sacrifice OF treasure,
1 III. .pd vhot Ia dearer than life its unprecedept.
ana NE, ana VIVA. rs uoaio' ''au e; '' "''p'S>
cd ana solemn exigency may CAL ivr. o,,pr
Addresses were then made by tDe rev. SENIOR Due
Hunger of the Mahraita Mission OF Western lndla me
Rev Nathan Lord 81 d., of the Ceylon Mission the
Rev Wm bird of Syria: Rev. w. T. Williams Of the
Mission of Fos,ern Turkey, the Rev Daniel Lindlev
Of South Africa: and the Rev. John jenkins, D., Of
Phadeiphia each on the respective field under their
snneryiaon and generally giving Interesting details,
agreeing with the Secretary report illusions were
not unirequen'y, and unavoidably made, which iDd-