, 1865-10-07
@tlifa.!ao Qribune.
Fifty-Fifth Annual Meeting Of
the American Board Of
Commissioners. :
The LAST DAY OF the SESSION.
Reports Of Missionary Labor and
Needs--Ahioa--The Home
Indians.

A MESSAGE FROM THE METHODIST
MISUNDERSTANDING uRl0M
OF EFFORT IN THE .
FUTURE.
Closing Exercises.--W0rds Of Fare.
well---Parting Addresses from
Missionaries. -.
PRESID'T HOPKINS YALEDICTOET
1.-THE CHICAGO CHURCHES.
The American Board Of Commissioners for For
eien Missions met in final session Of the Fifty y1th
Annual Meeting, yesterday morning In Bryan Hall.
The attendanea WIS rot 70 large as On the dsy ps-
ceding. ecyernl Of those previously In attendance
having departed for their homes. -
The proceedings were opened With prayer offered
by Rav. Garrfts Clark
The minutes Of the proceedings Of tte previous
DAYS ecsa,on wcrc read md approved.
Inc Secretary reported the following letter from
Rev, y. B, Candea, corporate member Of the
Board:
our FredticK did not recover Ho1n that feycr. IIs
died on tie evening u the I'D ult- We trust that
noon beiorc lis death. hIs mother asked him what
he would have done with the 91oO which had been
given him to take to college. lie sajd: Il give $a5
is 10 FeteIsn Missions; and rs to Iioms Mis.
slons." Dr.. Fisher said at bis funeral that be
..nnYer knew him to do an e1ceptionable hing"
He united with oar church By profession on ihe
first Sabbath OF 1853.
1.-THE Lord gave and The Lord hath taken away:
blessed be tbs name Of The Lord" Ie1pcct to lez1s
ct son, on iha FeIsia, tsti tnst regrss inability
10 attend The meeting Of the board. Hope to sec
sGs fsIsasdj Rgas gesS' f Ill., Da. =, D. oAsrrz1D.
REroET or AFRICA.
lsc1. Dr.. Stur,eyrant presented the following,
The Committee apposnted to report On the Att,-
can Missions, submit tue folloulng:.
The board has tEro missions IN Afffca, v1z: the
Sabor Miseion near the Equator On the western
cost. aud The Zulu Misaion, on the eastern coast
OF South Atsicn, In the English colony Of Satai.
IN relation 10 the former The committee notice
and patience to which those excellent and devoted
missionaries have been subject These trials seem
lst. The uuhcalthtne*a Of the climate
3. The obstinate adherence Of the natives to their
moes degrading tupe!su1tous, and
potent Intoxicating liquors WhGch civilization
knows how to produce, We eyel learn from the
Of th,pg that Scotch Presbyterian elder should
send out c1fso Of ardent spirits to sell to the nj
,es, ana slse the missionary free passage 10 hls
nsla "a ths zane ssp that bore the faa1 poison to
Ia II si5M of tksss dimeulncs, tho committee can
not recommend any other course than the eoutin;
;tcd prosecution Of tho mission, with filth in God
| md ihe eospel Of bis Son. We cannot hei, be-
licsiug that The tefdenyinR lahorsabf tbosc able
and excellent missionaries, aeFefat Of sshon have
followed with tue divine blessing Ia the abundant
! gin Of Gods converting graes.
The committee request that Il be recommended
to tho Prudential Committee 10 consider the psac-
tieabili.y Of reinforcing this mis- s1oo BY missions
r1es ot African descent, whose cnnsttntfoaa may
be better able TO endure the cin,ate, or II such
men cannot noE bc found, whether they may not
| room be received and sent out !.
The Committee would also suggest that "e aso
taught b1 the ,e1p<1ienes In III: mtssson Of M The
p1ofe.sioa, that II Christtan people VIII not send
Tho co-pel to the heathen they naay be suse th1t
uns9up1l0us men rom 1ha midst Of n wlfl not
md dcst11cton-if our Christianity IA moi asSrees
I've our 1oicas nrc. In relation to the Zun Mission,
The Committee ind abundant occasion gratefully "a
and cheering SUCCESS 6{ that niselon.
Not only II pleaMng progress made IN redcemtng
people from barhari.nl 10 the pursnifs aud The
lar homes upon the basis Of Christian marrnge but
tbe tpirit 81 he Lori has blessed The Abors Of hi
missionaries, aud increasing members arc convert
ell to Eod--afc made tho heifE Of Ills salyatlpa-
The COMMITTEES also notice with much satiafac
tton the friendly relations existing between thl
missionaries ana the English cu!onfsts In thsI
aekno@Iedse the important Id which tls aisaio.s
aries have received rom that source. especially il
III efforts for the education oI tie youug. II is tn
ri. t viii Il M upabastd zea but to esfe sn
extend It LII the eynugelizatloa Of that interesting
/ people shall have been fully accomplished.
usos snssa eksp.a T. jnoe %Se + b9nsoa b @
u. D. Herrick. .,,
nEpoa7 on sonEH AxEn1cAs 1sotkss.
The following Was presented by Ms. Greene:
The Gommitses TO whom xas referred TT pa,
the N. A. Indians, hastne attended to the. p
per- placed In 1heir hands, respectfully report:
t. ar bps1sS to Lean 2t
. Of the Dak0tas, confined at Davenport and otht
tlaceF arc guilty and who are not. and to have th
inDoeept released from that state OF durarse al
deprivation which Is hrceE..15g down their spiri
: snd destroying tho life Of 70 many Of then
The whole aspect OF this MISTER too mue
= resembles the Treatment Of our prisoners i9 L
ptison Peus ol ths so9sa, 70 b. sa4enoaed sad ps
: eayors little Of the paternai spirit In uhieh Il
Government Of our country protcsees to act to~atS
, IT, rcd childzen. And nos that the e1ecutl,,
: momeutous ind mul1itarouekcarcs and burdens
the great rebellion, It Is to be hoped that such a
tent5on may speedily be given 10 The case Of the:
q sufferers 40 Justice aud humanity demand
9 | While It tott not compensate for nor extenua
,he @ wIone dope to 1hsee lndians, tass boS1d YOU
s. &. :sss sePs 90 3
| and, it may be hoped. the salvation, oil yErJ mai
OF these Indians. Teir patience and dociuty N the
tyirg clrcumet4nces have been highly conman
+ Your committee believe that II there sere n
Legislation py our government, IN relation 10 Il
. Indians. and no tcaties Negotiated With them 9
and no men appointed to watch oEeE the rctatios
Fete1t md heartily seek thsts welfare; and all I
. promptly met; sshiie At 1be sa1nc tlma they we
emaen1iy protected n3m me tcereat,o1s and E GO
|. fupnng annnepces Q! tnelr White ne1gn9ofs, me
rases, or to employ military force to protect OF
= hozaer fefte1nenfF., while our edorts tor Inc
T. Christian a1d social improvement would be
Il more hopeful ...
: that, considering. how mnch was formerly done +
ihei. children and ~ ,o9th M q tae MsSktn1e sehoo
d and subsequently 1of me admits 1T thett homes,
pecss Of thls tribe art becoming less rather ths
a95e % a1psia,: gaaIa: ~ Cat. ~. ,c,,+
/. your committee 10 believe have passed The crts,
and that theJ arc likely soon to become an intel
aae eemn'ses that this portion
( the annual report be adopted.
all Of which Is submitted. D. GREENE,
In behaN Of tho Committee.
II nEv'" Z. ~1I11.1sos' -
!. thatt here vas present d young uissional
;. one who had never before attended
Il among the Dakotahs, and learned to epe
= fheir language as d child. When the ~
i nuIhresE al 1S,a occurred he went With the "a
fiyes 10 Fort SucIlluc antl when they were remoY
1t m The Mi,aonri Rtyer be VcIt With them, q
there be haei faIihf,llT iabored 10 this hour
, W Mr. Wiliaaason said: Fellow citizens-in The
j. uorts which wc have heard IN this pace during /
j" ia.t Two dayt. i ha{e heard ,naany thlugs Vii
g drew ont our hearts aud onr spirits toward /
% distant tands Of Commandment. We have be
ersmnrrrd with Ihr renurts heard ffDm Chi
Z rom judea. and from tic isles Of the ocean. Z
q hive witbeG we 'yrere missionaries with broth
= i1nnf5iti. md hrother Bimrha.n. md othe,s.
hays Wished ne copId visit that land, which has
.e inns, hesn hlsto,ic, whoxe hirtor ia 80 f1N
beauty. aud to reeeise the mantle brother Good
sent nrairjet. md jlsfcu for The wells sent forth
y our own ea,aees. And we loek npon our wes's
Il / Fcas Yes nv frfeIt3s nc have hedthea peoI