The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-12-10

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The figures as shown should cause every loyal
American to feel proud of his nationality. To think
that in the very midst of a war. terrible in its pro-
portions, the loyal States should raise, as q free will
Offering to the cause Of Foreign Mission. the sum Of
1881 1888, is surely a matter Of pride. and another
reason. If wanted, why as 8 people We should set
aside Il day for Thanksgiving to the Ruler of Nations.
From the correspondence OF the Sacramento Bee
We extract the following
The American Beard VI Commissioners for Foreign
Missions had an interesting meeting st horcester last
week. Notwithstanding the vast sums called for to
carry on the war, aud 10 aid the Sanitary CommIs-
sion, neither missionary or other religious operations
have been pertuitted TO languish. Missionaries from
SYRIA, Greece, and other foreign countries were pre-
sent. The Committee on Finance made a report
through Mr.. Dodge, OF New York. lie submitted a
series Of resolutions, which first expressed gratitude
TO God that the past year has closed without debt;
second. that the manner in which the churches re-
spouded to the call of the last year make IT clear
that neither the church or Christ Will hold as guln-
less if we suffer a contraction in the work; third.
stating the sum required for the next year to be Sic
hundred thousand dollars; fourth, expressing the De-
lief that if in Gods Providence the war should soon
close. this sum would be required To occupy the neIds
we have prayed might ne opened; fifth. approving
the course of the Board in avoiding a foreign loan.
1t is probable that the sum called for. six hundred
thousand dollars, will be raised without difficulty.
The correspondent of the Sacramento Union alludes
I the iSpOEl U 4 tuS iAHI Oh hN
Islands. From the correspondence it will be seen
allusion is made to the interference of the " Reform
ed Catholic Church Mission, - established here
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN B~oARp-The Ameri-
can Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
have been in session at Worcester during the past
week. The attendance was large and the interest
very great. Services held daily, aside from the Off
cial proceedings of the Board, in four churches of
the city. The report of the Committee on Finance.
made through William E. Dodge, Of New York, was
an interesting document. From this it appears that
the last year closed leaving the Society free from
debt. The amount required for next years opera
tons is said to be $500, 900. The Committee on the
Sandwich Islands made a report; OF that portion re-
lating to Catholic interference with Missions, the fol-
lowing is an abstract
1t Commenced with an appeal to the Christians of
civilized countries against the principles on which
this interference has been established and is conduct
ed. /. drew n wide picture Of the condition of the
islanders in their heather state when the missionaries
first went there, and of the success which has attend
cd the labors of those missionaries, until that people
have become a civilized and Christianized nation,
recognized as such by the leading nations OF the earth.
The settlement of a Protestant Episcopal Mission
there would have been hailed with delight by our
missionaries and by US, but this Reformed Cathollc
Mission renounces ON the face of ROmanism the name
of Protestant; it is an enemy; does not recognize our
missionaries; puts contempt on the Christian Sabbath
and contradicts what our missionaries have taught as
essential to salvation. Blame is not attributed TO the
Church of England or to EpiscopaIians here on this
invasion. 1t represents a sect in the English Church
which happily is less powerful than it was twenty
years ago. The report appeals against this interior
ence, which is neither Protestant nor Christian.
The ": Y. Independent, in its report, hos the fol-
lowing concerning the English Mission
HIGH Church EPIsCoPALIAN PROPAGAND1sM IN THE
SAauwIUn IsLANps.-Dr. Anderson presented u pa
per, giving some most humiliating facts concerning
the wire pulling of the party in the Established
Church OF England calling the nselves 90 Reformed
Catholics which resulted in establishing a bishop.
of the Anglo. Roman stripe, with all the parapherna-
LA of his office, in the court of his Hawaiian majesty.
This movement, which seems to have taken place in
an underhanded way, and against the opposition of
the evangelical men of the English Church, is likely
to work much mischief, especially as a majority Of
the kings privy councillors have been taken from
the suite of the bishop.
This paper was made the subject of a report by DIR.
Bacon, on Thursday evening. which was in his best
style. accompanied by q powerful speech, in which
the contemplate character of the whole transaction
was strongly brought out. The action taken on the
subject contem plated an appeal TO all the missionary
organizations OF the world against these proceedings.
as q violation of that comfy among missionary socie-
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