, 1865-10-04
Qbifaeo Uribn1te.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER i. 1855.
FOREIGN MISSIONS,
The American Board Of Com
missioners---Fifty-flilh
Annual Meeting.
ORGANIZATION AND OPENING
EXERCISES.
Report Of the Prudential COMMITTEE
The Missionary Cause-Condi-
ton ofthe Work, Home
and Foreign.
FOREIGN MISSIONS,
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
CORPORATE MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD PRESENT.
Annual Addrcss-.-Sermon by Rev. E. n.
Kirk, D. D., Of Boston.

BOARD PRESENT.
Annual Addrcss-.-Sermon by Rev. E. n.
Kirk. n. n os Rorfon
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The American Board Of Commissioners Of Foreign
onh animal 1a,hc-i,o-,n D,-.,, III, =, 80. 49,
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YESTERDAY afternoon Although moi more than one
nrrsen, ~ ~ II. .,,,. =, ~ s nas OF nose
mods,e ths ~ nm M o,ra % Hh.r !, .. n ~ accom-
for the transaction Of bnsincas. The meeting Of
YESTERDAY afternoon vn. necctsar,v ,,r.,,nin.@ ~
liz character, and yery nsny of tboec c-,ae.sd ~
A ;hn hone nT ,ss!,nS;nc y! H. tooay.
ocrn,nd ~ oI5 nrso,.s " aaoemnne nc Gnllcsy was
~ tnn ans,a ~ luz WE'D Aa'cnca with Interest
~ n ~ ,tS,!'1I: sa! y pi,9sE p1gsteotnEe: ~ :,,
dent oT ,he nnar as;loa q = ~ a Golsgs M
Ee iime 70 Which this board ls adjourued hsr
ous @ ,ns !, hne peea n men9 ,b VII be G2sned BY
Snioa co7Ieee, 6 's|4 WIN 'Ae 'eF' IT. N'Sx's OF
TIE rfArIR.
Mev; ~: H!ekok, OF Sew York. then Offered the
'uHr Father md our God. Thou n.t the s-re,t
eo.Iee Of al Our Dependence and our hope; We are
weae:-slort lcl, to ourselves " shall 70
nuue VIC should fall. We ask therefore thy Divine
ttrtnctl and guidance End helm rs all our hone "a
intmatians Ct INV Kindness ~ nsnx 1 ,,soi9isy
lions Of Thy lore, that We feel We can .afei,
trust ouree'yes and our interests Il
Thee Ihpu hast lfpr.,hf n. fooo,hn, ~
der so many expressions OF kfndness: t,1.st
DISTANCES separate u and varied ,ourncvs fhsve
through. us here together. God has Eept ns smii
dangers eccn and unseen, aud ne thsnf Thce ,r
nrt permitted TO convene under cincnm.tansea so
favorable Irt Thy blessing be VIII us f1nn dsy az
to dny, and from hour 10 hour In Nil the ..Tvicax
In Nbirh trtIs e.
heart mis- sioEar feeling and III ti,t s1irt ,.hieS
work; upon God thow iiFclt On Ills ooeasion. sion
heaven to csrh to save lie lOsi md thc rn5ne1 sd
may ui> presence be With Us. Wc reio!ee n H. H.
psysenee. We 'nenk Him that We arc pernitied 10
society iteclf Tie ;re1.nrT e 81 ot Ms ~ eMe
ing s.pIe: wl:enc thc-e tnrn hncn TO-, 1879. Tra
g tTcn better Than our fan where We have had
t, donnfs: FL laon lnsi removed 1horc doubts; where
IT, nPon nc Socie,y upon ftt .:ante and te means,
a. tEVM ~. aht t~etsH thosc rraScss 1he hearts OF
fhc;r VAIN ma th-n;h st WI nase gwen OF
sustained aimee " 10 he present bou5, maniiessn ia;
ton for lis children m onr nrsi
L., thcrr rome upon ms Tby blc.slnr md mss
5, np9n e. VIE a.'S r. +; engaged r. hs Missiona
courage thctn, and to Five item roo1 ancr1e T.
thcsr !utors herr an5 have died Iva s's1 .Se11
home with 1E.c; whcrS ,uv nre sicE hr.1 Ihsn
and fo 1ilr r-,scui ter,ices cTan, ths, # maT r.
.ss 81! .'ss;ssss ;s; II? T. s:s
aid 7se IL thc; ano " t5at ,6ess 6g nav
hc u,anitc+ nf Thy presence and poHer Al ai
no = T. ons as ea esa @ ss1 VI, sa af T.;
hc pleased to thus ,nf,lse or The fpIrit inio |
svc5y ds5k Rlass s. up,l AZ he wo.ld shai
nst. lbs, ali neopl .is rr;oier n = III sad.os1
lion. '@N> "" '''~ @''1A' As'''>' LII nl' fe<e"p'
,h;,. n. NV W. T t 70 d1s seE6es En
,han We lave done m he na.i ia ~ .s ~ n. 1r.a
n.,t2n T. ths, E VII ~ LIZ feaeemso N ever
and neae., NM 3ov II thn Hn'~ f,as, Ssousnes Sass
Tiine shall BE- ihe p1ni.e for .ycr nud escr 1sn
,,n.h hs .nTo,1isd els1, an; messd tast Ehasles
TIE rnn,;n,, mas nnsnirnnnsir nGSns aGe,aa seens
Dr. Worcester then rad he nitt1:es n, thr ,a,r
0e-s' r..s. a.s... "e.s "pp!o'eo' |
eoasi'1-s -es or AnhAsoEsEsa
Tue Prcsident announced that the Committee @:
ph1cy, II Wood e sad 1aean 5namphFey r.00' NJ Hum
Rev, 11r. Trr-, ~ ros,on -, - ..-
n, thc ,to-+ ~ ,hn y, p, nSs1 Ieao an hpeftacs
Home D,na,,ment. vhjeh 1Ias Nc ntsee Ionnms aa los
las, animal Incey;n, ~ t,. 1Te oie1 stnee me
t.It,r,ri in i1ess. iis.ia N,aie = r uaSf, Esl
Hon Eru.tus Fsjr.nts tire,ed ~ 1sis r., III vi
Inn, Hnhh1,d riee,ad Fl Is u ~ 4 ~: Aon. WI
jam 1,nvcnnor rsa me indeatiA i t. sSS S9nittee; and
,, me ~ GTmm'',s nn,hs hEssFes to say that they
o.. ";,,e,,.,.na.,. Ear uthaue 10 t9smsh the
d,sf"r Mneh are nlensy needed BY
Rev j. T. Enei md NJ Eniie 'ns5 e. e1aaa- Ra
oard e @ 5aa a. Is AeSe es
fai:"H 3ss '1s i y a. % mass12R Mfs a
SION: Mr.. II. os4sna Irelend has Joined 1he Ztav
g. Aeums Lave joncd he eenigI ~ nnsasn
Rev. Henry 4; sch.urter, MIS-. Clnra Schau1ier,
-. l
zion.
The following persons, aslcr eojournsnr In the
United STATES for a teaeon, hsve rcturnei 10 The
7. Dosne, Of The NEruatsia mission; Rev. wM.
ireland, Of the Zx.u mission; Nev. VIM, Wood, Of
The In"SfG1d miet'on; Rev. Au.. Wnlker, and
kcy. J. y. Ball, Of the Htsf n Tx,kxV mission:
hev- II II. ''c-sup. Of the Syria mission.
IN tie M9nth q Desember last Mr.; Gordon re
rstu'n to the ,Torition which be occupied prior to
4ls en'ei1hg me eertcc OF ahc board. NJ. Lang
n0n 90. aese1 Moto m W. T. imeas{ appointed Aei
~. So.oon IT. naa D.cn slscled 1at1ns been Chic!
Gl"Tk II inc fn,neial departncnt tiuce 1874, and
a na;.S W., sen h d & dn5ia: .hree months
hss ~ "nicn ,nI ne eohsculrd 10 assume.
~, dhe p1s,'eI ss1rta1isS a. aIso the fields which
the. sGenps; remain unchanged, as follows:
SgFl eln Nrw EnglaEa: @ Aniue. Neg Hampshire
S"u.itin S"W Eng:and: Massach1setts, Co1n=c.-
'csa. Conn;
He" lerk t1iy; New York Gty, Long Island.
this district is au1onS the dn,ies desulyioe on Dr.
Wood.
>, Ger 5nl and Western New York; Rev. Charles
Philadelphia Iennsr1vania, West jersey, Del,-
Tasr. Nst, ls',d and District Of Columbta-Rev.
'en t1,;o 'e1SGd snd 1;,di., dtinaiadeIph,a;; e ;,a,
rcis aid Mi.soud-Res. E1isha Dal,sntine, cn:in. Ii:
nsll o:
Humphrey. Chicago, ILL.,
m p19n o' 1ases in u. department. has
Di- rict Secretaries are believed 10 hny hcn itit
eecr, nnd judic5oua in Their cndcayo,s to imosrt
rlc. and ro,uc ot tic Inf.sinn.1;as ra,id;r Nv
sirnec MoIc as en ve ane 1ea n ,aa1a 1s91a.
LaI IN any previous venf fience we ma fh1t H.
combinations to he Nitslon ScLooi Entern.;s.
lHyc amounted 10 Sl3,sGlTs, a isrs.cr sum thas
]lc.r haze iteu pubsht1l w.ith,n the mai Tr,r ~
he u 4<'ot.arv Ilt-ztd lU:L 80 co1,isf. m:sin1
honthl:: average OF la.lel Of Tie Annual nc19,t
,u:i sermon 900: I}r ttanes sermnn N o tor r., !
,a:.,Liy cuur>r.L ..'ju: historical siotcb oT III.
lsib.tb SCI. .on. {crch; ,;1 :1s t.y nestc ~ 10
Z; ald lr -enTl 10 lie Sandx,eI Isfsnd. =, LIZ
H., Nsast viii take plcasurc fu thaslktry reco.-
ST. ssu,,s Aid Spcictr which ncnrsei ~ H. ,st
nlycrsart. IN Income sl u,ore th:a 9iyo end sn |
I'd. nrc1 of more thau q ssxs m thai n *, .I
aus year. We ere not ic:o:r,tsl o; The
s:Lith have been scnt 10 tLc 1arioEx u,is,io.s IN
Acs,en As:a tI3r The support Of IL ns.irr ;1.ns
y enl..ortd and dirrr.t.a hr ihr,, , h,, - t;,s
mount vas cnouestiun:blY ,-rnerona r. ,re,, ~
inr,y. The 1rrs=urcr hE ,ea1 10 the Nisssons ~ I
Ec Eua,d in nif II liz. wo,t .r,ic,, ~. M H "
y the uyr.s. tic .ullo,yn1 snrns. Frnn; IL. sma
en- ltiur Sncic,y - -. T,,I H. a,ts,
suc, society ii Ss,, ioSs. fe::D: t.a,n H. A,ar
cun Ts1ct society nj Boston. Txti NN1' 3's 1AAAe
II r-olvtslr Ut Worces:cS t..ai It ,voald te uu
taIe 10 rlr upon les amouuI tbal, xi;yi0J1 5or
During The ats i. month. Of the year, {Sept. ln
lfG 10 siaFch LIST, 1Sa> lhe blfs OF exchange scot
10 lh- mfsF :onr were I'u1csuted at an adfanc= OF
o5c Aoft:et! tfd lotitic-n p:E p.nt Dnt N conse.
2ltEcc OF tho c'tl.ise victories which the f+oa or
latick IVES p:es II 70 c1fc nf. soo7 hst-fWard. the