The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-12
THE ANNIVERSARIES.
Celebration by the American Board Of Foreign
Missions and Institution Of the Blind.
Address Of General Howard to the Chill
dren Of the Five Points
House Of Industry.
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Anniversary EXERCISES Observation-Disclosures
mo CONDITION OF THE sOCiETY-ADDRESsEs BY
REV. DRs. VAN DYCK, HERRICK AND SANDERS.
At ten O'Clock yesterday morning Irving Hall par
TALLY filled by the friends and supporters Of the Ameri
can Board Of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, to
celebrate the anniversary Of that society.
Rev. Mark Hopkins, d. D., President OF the society,
In the chair and called the meeting order when
the exercises opened with prayer followed by sing
ing
Dr. WOODS one Of the secretaries Of the society then
read tho following brief statement of the operations Of
the society during the past year and its condition at the
present time;-
The Board entered tho period of the late with
deficit Of nearly &2s 000 and closed with surplus Of
g. l47 In the Treasury This happy result secured
by the unprecedented lberaty OF its supporters and
rigid economy In its administration. Tho expenditure
Of the last year was $b37ool The appropriations
made for the year amount to S507 600 The re
ceipts in the eight months to April 80 SEAS, COL
At its annual meeting In October last the Board reported
twenty organized Missions l0l central stations and 24l
out stations; 3l5 laborers sent from this country, of
whom 143 were ordained missionaries (6vo being like
wise ply scians, and four physicians not ordained ;
tiers, and 2AS preachers and catechss These figures
show dimnution in four years of twelve stations
pied by American aborers OF eight missionaries and
nineteen other laboers from America and increase OF
sxtyeght outstations, thirtyone native pastors and
sixty-0ne other native laborers.
The printing in tho missions little exceeded
81, 900 600 pages Thirteen training and theological
schools sixteen other boarding schools and 3s4 free
schools mot included in the Hawaiian lsnnds contain
ing in all 542 pupils, indicate the educational work
which they carry on.
twentysix in four years., with aggregate member
ship OF than "a 600 or these 1855 were added
the last year This addition was much below the admis
sons Of many years. Including churches in missions
formerly but not now connected with the Board, the
number received TO their eommun on, on profession OF
aith in Christ in the twenty-five previous years was
$3.50 or an average OF 2l9 for each year in that pc
Rod
terprise come within the limits Of this statement
We can only say, In the brefest terms that goes
on slowly, amid many trials, in our West Afr an
mission; that among the Zsus in South Africa
there is decided progress; that In Western and south
ern India and Ceylon there is n steady advance
that besides the missions at Canton and Fuh-chau
have mission in the north OF China with stations
at Tentsin, Pckin and Chang kia keu-the latter
hundred and forty miles northwest from PekD and
the border of Mongolia that in the Hawaiian Islands the
work Of God vndcates itself from stnnge aspersons by
fruits which challenge examination the most severe
u be only candid and Intelligent. Uniavorable changes
and adverse Influences there attended with evil but
these are also overruled for good The churches
passing safely through the perous transition from
puplage TO self government and selfsupport not
outstanding solicitations backed by high prestige,
and urged in disregard Of recognized missionary
courtesies to enter another church which II
has boon promised shall " be wholly free far any
tive mission the cannibal inhabitants Of the Mar
group is successful where English and American
efforts have failed. The American members OF the
Micronesan mission, which Is now under the direction
OF the Hawaiian Board efficiently aided by helpers
who have themselves been redeemed from heahen-
ism; and they begin 10 see triumphs Of grace SINH
lar TO thos, witnessed In the earlier stages Of the
work the Hawaiian Islands. Tho aspect OF
our cause among the oriental churches was never
bright is to day Among the Nestorians
OF Persia, IN Syria and among the Armenlans
in the their dispersion the old
being rebuilt the dcsolsliops oil many generations
repaired The Word, which makes all things new, Is not
and cannot be bound OR latest iings OF illusions
OF the Holy Spirit at varions points In Turkey. Path
and patience specially reauird In the Bulgarian part
OF our work and for The results which we seek N respect
TO the Mohsmmedans but the greater the obstacles 10
be overcome the more signal will be the display OF the
power which In due time, Il faint not, VIII give
the victory. The venerable DR.. King is stall absent from
Greece, and Is with this occasion. DR. Gooiell
has retnrncd from Consaniinope in feeble health At the
age OF seventy three years laden with the benedcons
OF thousands to whom he has helped Ia mpa the Hight
Of life, 10 spend the evening OF his days In his native
land Death has made sad bereavemonts in the mis-
sons our brethren, Dodd Morgan, Rhca Ballantne and
Ford having within n few months exchanged the
nict for the crown. Others have broken down under
burdens too heavy for them TO three missionaries
have sailed return 10 former scenes Of labor and
missionary aud three lad es have been
since the annual meeting in October physician "a to
sail ia few days for the HISTORIAN mission. Besides
him only three candidates are under appointment The
weakened condition or several OF the missions and the
calls for enlargement create demand for laborers
which Is imperative. Now that peace again SMILES on
our land showers OF spiritual and temporal blessings
descending upon H. may not hope that the voice
which comes so ancctingy across the waters VIII not
sound In vainf
DR.. HorxIss then briefly referred TO the statements
contained In the -ccretarv's report and Introduced
Rev c. " A. YAS DICK ~ H. ~ n OF the SYRIAN
mission, who made eloquent appeal for additional
missionary labor In Syria and Arabia whore he sad there
but i've millions 81 nominal ChTlstlans Gmong popl.
lation of sixty milonE
Rev GEORGE n HEapIcK, Of Constsntinorie spoke ~
length on tho condition Of the Trrks both physical
mental and religious and the great need Of missionary
enterprise among them.
Addresses were also delivered By Rev Drs Sanders u
Ccylon, and Crosby, Of New York. and the exercises
closed with the benedicton.