New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-31

In the absence Of the Treasurer the Rev. DR.. HILL
read the Financial Report, which yet forth that on the
3lst of March the accounts stood IA follows 49,.
The following general st.temen Of the financial eonds"
Of the Society on the 3lst Of March: .,.
Balance from last years account ........'''*-. ~
Receipts from all during the yeT....".. @ss "
To,. amount Of for the ysar.....""*aS
Tots o. disbursements for the yeM.-. e'sti
Amount of cash in the Treasury April 1861 $500. e<lsl
Amount OF liabilities. chiefly to missionaries, same ,,.
ds,s 1o'e 70
Showing the amount to BE- provided for..".. stS2 80
The Rev. Dr. Hill also presented the annual report
Of the operations Of the Society," Of which the following
o. missionaries and VINO lsbored the whole
or part Of year 1884, OF this number los were 10 com
,ub.@ooen,iy twenty four preached In foreign Languages.
T nTsS. IF st e isa h M
nos Wisconsin lows Minnesota Kansas, Nebra'ha New
| Mexico Ca,ifomis, Oregon, ana Newt ranada -, ,,
Tbs number Of stations and oasns supoied was a7 The
aggregate Of ue bestowed In labor was equao 'na' Of
According r. the report. Of missionaries rviva Of re
sios have occurred q places s6 persons nave been
Lubrrans n churches organized 81 nini.ieIs were o.
ddn-d ach odhees completed and 10 Others were
The ches which aided BY the Society contributed 10
the nsus objects Of Christian o.nevoense eehy 70, ong
2J9 a. SIX churcte. sded fnr few years BY
Sermons preached, lla lectures and addresses 6le pas
tors visits o. t3 payer aud Other meeoss a;ttnaed ~
y duty ie2s schools visited .abbstb schools in the
II churches 1871; bible number 81
nu%ber Of ,chons sss volumes sabbah.ehoo orrrie.
II 2as station. where monthy concert Of prayer " 'o'e"''
Il TIE Rev. 4. III. IIURIIsGnAM moved the following
II resolution:
T. .dos By the po.scu,io1 Of some fed P9p. in the
tion la degree which sns leave them "hn hnl.ned
II without the burden OF EMBARRASSING debt, an
H Society
He deprecated the practice Of having churches cou-
finually under mortgages. He believed that ded cat
\ ing churches to Almighty God while they were Ia
n deDt WIS dishonest. church built under such clr-
\ cumstances should be placed under an Injunction. he
was glad that the Home Missionary Society proposed
\ 10 ohyiate these diiciies. 1t was needed III the
Baptist denomination, which was more dlsnned toan
almost any other BODY in tie country lie hoped inst
l some movement would be made which would tend TO
unite the Bsplists Of America, 80 that they might
stand together as MAD, disethiaed, and useui III
1 the service Of God.
! The Rev. Mr. FuLroS of New.York said that it
| might be well 10 deDoupce many 81 their Baplst
churches The brethren in the large cities the East
States hal injured tie efforts OF those in the West
by erecog large and costly edces the efforts TO pay
for which prevented The people aiding their brethren
| in tie Western country.
Tie Rev. Mr.. CoyR.D OF Wisconsin said that lie
knew VI numerous instances in which the building OF
costly churches in the country had cramied the seInl-
\ Des. in the GOSPEL work. Ore mlnser whom he
knew bad magnificent church built coeting 81 900;
| aud where Wa thnt brother now He, as an honest
man had To ab iDdon the ministry and take posiiion
| In bank became as minister he could never Isse
money enough 10 release himself IRON debt lie hoped
that coming from the West, and ashing more than
\ 500 with which 10 build their churches, would DO
refused aid There hsd alr,aoy hem too much enu4-
iion of other Denominations In building line CHURCHES
The idea Of building cosy churches In Tie West was
unnecessary. Ii calculated 10 cripple The churches,
and postery would refuse 10 accept such egaees US
4 were likely 70 to be lefl for item.
| Toe Rev Dr. HiscOx Of Now-York sad that the
oss ought TO be preaohtd In countries IN barns,
-Ioases, other adyantsgeo1' places, but 1t
was absolutely necessary that the members OF the
eharch have place where they can emble together
They must have hab taiion us well as a name, and
| not he held together for any length Of time.
| The motion then adopted.
| The following Officers ard Board Of Managers Were
escted for the ensuing yearthe Managers 10 be d.
yided nto three classes oi one, two AID three years
PT.i n~Ths Hon In. Harris vioepr.ien,, the Rev j.
D. Csldssi go, ~ y, Auditors coa.,.n, and T. =.
Miner Contemplating seereiuy. The ae, ~ ID. NJ
BsSd Of MS,s,f.aE i. TyIor II o. Weston +, L.arop,
Go Do aS s' p Pea. fi Freshman a. %epE's %
iao : n S.aiDs W IL cR.Pa.a. Avery BIl
| The meeting then adjourned
| CHRIST THE SOCIAL CENTER-sERsION DY TIE
REV. w. X. BROOKS.
Last evening the annual sermon Of the American
Baptist Home Missionary Society was preached to
large and attentive congregation in the First Baptist
Church, Brooklyn, by the Rev. w. X. Brooksof Ham,
| itou. N. Y.
and unto Him shall the gathering Of the people be-"
The dying parrinr n, lging on the border of both
worlds, deeply Into both; aud, looking down the
long future saw the peoples and the nations gathering
in one great Kingdom and society around the person
and the throne Of Christ The central figure in
this great universe was our Lord Jesus Christ because
lie God made manifest In Him the infinite es-
sencs Of God took FORM and for TO the recogni
ton Of our spints lie embodied the personality and
power OF God.
Christ so evidently looked upon the world upon all
it's kingdoms, its forms Of social life something TO
be conquered lie 70 naturally spoke of himself
Sou Of Man. the child and the lien Of mankind, who
inherited the with its responsibilities s wants,
and woes, and upon whom its welfare und redemption
rested that there could he doubt Of his conscious
nes that be WIS the true head of his race the and
only center Of mens life and boIe and goodthe only
legitimate center for the gathering OF the people,
The destines Of tho world were approaching their
communication, through the breaking Gown Of the
separating walls between nations through the gradual
extinction of narrow naionailies, and the enlarge
ment of the intercourse acquaintance and sympathy
between the different branches Of the great family Of
man. We must what is coming Ia tue tendency
toward practical unity Of the in the operation Of
those Influences which bringing nations together,
which are destroying the distances and differences
which separate men, Our own mi ion u wonder
full illustration OF the Flowing together Of the ma
TONS" When own troubles as people are pat,
We cannot doubt but that will be that tue Prov
dence Of God led through them TO n perfect
Union, and a broader sympathy OF sOcml le-that
those things which stood Ia the way Of such a union
tie Gospel OF Christ could crown and bless, thus
destroyed, and this great people better fitted for the
sublime AID benehcent wsrk to which IL cOnse
Grated by the very principle Of it's birth and growth
Among the social principles Of tho Kingdom Of God
just estiu ale and respect for humanity. TIE !
attempt 10 organize men Into social lie without |
knowing how to estimate their Importance and their
rights las led to confusion and ruin, and hsd been the
mitake OF the world. Respect for is not always