New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-11
American ..d Foreis. Christian U.;..


and Foreign Christian Union was celebrated lat s,,
ing at St. Paus corner Of Fourth Avenue and Twsnt,
second street. The Rev. Dr.. Dewitt presided ..s
several hundred people were present The exercise
commenced with singing reading Of the Ted Psalm ~
the Rev. DR.. Holdicb. and Prayer by the Rev n.
Hooker. The Rev. DIR. Campbell Financial Secre,...
read abstract Of the Treasurcrs Report which r.,
receipts OF s's7Ss H. and balance Of g., liza 81 q.
hand. W
The Rev. Mr. EMERSON Secretary from Bou,o, =
his abstract Of the annual report Of the ETecn.sH
COMMITTEES mentioned that the school OF the rInion
Brownsville has been reestabshed and the condnc, -
the Jesuits at Santiago yhere the terrible Gre
has weakened the faith of the people in the ponv
Catholic religion The number Of Protestant reprcsen.
taiiyes has been doubled and two Protestants re
In Nap0le0ns Cabinet Great stress was laid n, ~
influence Of the Protestant chapel in Paris Ts' '
growth Of Professionalism was hopefully traced thraas
Italy Spain. Belgium and Greece as well "A FrsnausA
After the Missionary Hymn the following rs,olI,;o,.
were submitted TO the meeting:
Realized That the reports read bs accepted an da
and referred 10 the Executive Committee for psbcics
Rendered Tia, the success which hs. attended lac
the Society the past year IN the collection Of fnd ens5s,
nisoneEies also the special blessing with which God 10
crowned the abors Of the missOnsri-. home ana .b
cal for devoul thanksgiving and gratitude to the Most Hin
Wsereds This Society is, by its very organisation Ts.,
Protestant Maonlry Union embracing In it, Coasttios
all Evangelical Christians free secarian or deronn
tional bias aiming to spread pure Christianity all nds
Of Sin hold, his sway, presenting by It's very union unit
FROM; and therefore better qualified iOT the woES ts any
/ single drnoninati0Ial agency Therefore
Rc.oIred In view Of the above statements we feel ,s,
n asking Of the Christian churches their prayers tbe coutr
buttons, and cordial cooperation. ~r
Re'oired, Iba, the fields already occupied by t, so,
at home and abroad, especially those Of France Iy ~
shd nose Already opening IA Mexico Peru and the
Republic OF Columbia, are among tho important nos,
aiming the sympathy and the efforts of the Christian Church
ana believing hst th, Society has been RAISED up for this sps
Ienewed eonsecraic ourseves to H. Determined with N,
blessing of God TO cultivate these fields to the best Of our
sDy for the glory of God and the salvf,on Of men
Re'olrcd, That the e.tabmen Of the American Chape n
rsrs hes proved decidedsucces having through the o.
OF excellent pastor, the Rev Dr. McCntock been sus
tanned The last four years without any expense the e,y
that the time has when a effort should e.
made procure the necessary funds the erection Of par
,Oaase sufficiently large for tie sccomm ois,ion OF The piO.
family reldmgroom and social GATHERINGS for Americas
/ residents aud travellers.
Rslrcd That in the judgment Of Ills meeting there |, an
imperative call for enlargement Vi the operations Of thus
Society to meet the demands which in tho wonderful
nents o. the upon IT, and th5t will tot
ward trusting 10 the favor Of God aud the lbeay Of M pso
pie.
Tie Rev. Mr. MooREHEAD. Missionary from Italy
gave avery encouraging acconnt'of the progress 4
Professionalism in Italy lie said that there we're u
Protestant churches in Mnn 7. in Turin s. in Florcncs
4 in Lcghorn l. in the Island OF Eba in Naples OF
s. and in Genoa or He gave an account OF his ova
missionary endeavours In Siena where onetenh OF ths
inhabitants ere priests. One of the greatest obs,a-
cIes n the way OF evangelical propagandism was tie
difficulty in hiring rooms. IL was only after month
that they obtained a room that would hold 100 persons
At the drst meeting they had oarbinier TO protect
them and on the third meeting their was crowded
with 800 persons They received note threaten
ing that they should be burned alive In the midst VI tbs
city If they did not fy. They understood was robs
De- preti and went ON. The Project and the dlSs
we're in favor Of them and protected them until sud.
denly they called the missionaries before them.
The Project told him that be had insuifed the Lent
preacher by laughing in his face while preaching N
the Cathedral. lie wrote TO the American Consul
General at Florence and threatened the Project with
the wrath of the American ambassador M Turin This
restored the Project 10 OF his duty. lie innu.
enced the preacher ut the Duomo that he ceased his
caiumnies, and the work OF oyangezation had since
gone without interruption, and with great success
In Sienn
The Hon. J. S LYMAN Of Massachusetts, who hss
been in Peru on Government mission during the year.
spoke in enthusiastic terms Of the territory Of Peru
tie eastern slope of tho Andes territory ye times
abounding In the fruits of the tropics as well as the
temperate dimes. This 10 be great empire. aad
Il VI the highest importance that seed; OF PTOtes
tantism should be ed. He many Of the people
at the grand national festival and became considerably
Interested in the Ch0los lie found that they well
most other classes OF society were alive to TIE short
comngs Of priests. Judge Of tho supreme Court ex
pressed himself In favor OF religious toluraon An In
fuentia priest approved some simple tracts which be
published in the language OF the Gospel. There
large English-spceking population there who had sent
on an urgent appeal for minister to be sent TO them
There was difficulty the part 81 the Catholic OH
cials in circulating the Scriptures without notS.
The Rev. DIR. 'ADRRLAhD spoke on practical athe-
ism and the terrible rayages which il committing
in the werid. The Rev. Dr. McChntock. who ves an
nOunced 20 speak unable a. attend. Ine roaoin.
tons were amended as include vote Of thanks to
DR.. McClutOck and adopted, when the meeting closed
with singing and the benediction.