, 1866-11-01
FKUH GALESBURG.

Twentieth Animal Meeting of the Amcficuu
nttsstonnry t-octety-Treasurcrs Report
ltepoFt OF the Executive Committee-Fi.
-Pr;ncir!es-&scucFnl Survey-For-
ct9n alfssIous-Llic Observation-Disclosures
DiscussIon-Ap Appointment Of Committees.
Etc.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tribunel
GALEsDuRo, ILL.,, October 81.
The twentieth annual meeting of the American
Missionary Society IL being held in this city at the
church Of Rev. Edward Beecher, D. D. There are
from seveDty-ave to one hundred members pres
ent, end they are amply accommodated by the hos
pta1ty Of Galcsture- The atxt session was open
ed at three O'Clock this afternoon, and Dr..
Beecher nominated fur President, J. Blan-
cbard, the oldest vice~prcsldcnt In attendance
President Blanchard was unanimously closen.
The President then delivered bsief address,
showing that the prosperity Of thls Association had
kept pace with the prosperity OF the country; the
most sanguins hopes. nc atrfoated e ihis saeeees @
10 the nnsecfar11n character OF the association,
The President then temarked that it vas custom
and prayer. He then rcad the t11th Psalm. and
called upon the Iley- Leonard 5. parses, who lead
God which had rested upon ihc Association, and
praying that it should be IN the days 10 come as
I'D 6sSn tn III a. ayt ;s goqs BY
By the Corresponding Secretary, d. E. sae:bcy,
ME sstecocy 1ncn engses!eu that Rey.H:C. Dunn
be appointed Secretary, and that j. II. Chamber
The ksv. Geo. Whipplc ihe1 read tho
treasurer q report, "hien was referred to tue fo1-
sande1son and E. Farnham.
ASScAL EEronT
"a a ,.c Long report 5n9 1.om !he Err. 't-t:".
miltce review the ~: il. ,r', ...-eat!on,
;s sna 60 tn,o length, = ii T.: ,sotE during
and ini.uesee Of hi. soelstioa, he co1nRi,tee I
refer with jus1 pride TO the part Which It had
taErn u "iping away Tue asain ots1asesy from
Tie following Is ar abstract OF the annual re.
port Of the AMERICAN Missionary Association,
maqs y tsom 'as sefsT !spoFts; ,h ,,rt.
Anniversary OF Us :cfnlatipu. 1t rejoiccs Iii the
successful termination Of 1ic gigantic struggle,
NORA nnd material. i95 ~ & ovefshEow q ssayes,
tty at the Son1h, tnto which field this Association
has cn1Cred. and hnds there lis pFaacipa1 work.
Providence, IN SPECIAL manner, for the vastly To-
creased receipts, tue marked progress Of tut
"GrE. shu 1hG genera! hea!tn OF the oAGefs
are <:saMj.4s; the yalae Of Clothing, ETC.,
si9,H sotal, asssd'h, ~ Gaan over the pre-
supplies, sts,;V. 30: :" tod sain, i tl5s,5si. tH.
TIC cash expenditures harc been sci aSG7e
.!castnE balance ag7'nst The Treasury
eace Las been expended IN @ a7propriatioas ach IL
conn. for The reg: there Il really 10 deficiency.
tl,c action o! The National Conncil AZ Conrrcra.
ifUnoI Chnrcbes III boston. in .Jnne 1ss;3' rerom.
mcndipg the coutrIbuiion of sas1.t0 tn rhis ind
1l,s hssoriation haya fannis Il nr,.cse.rv H. sn
nojot three assistaut acc,rlaries aod E.w na1I.
iinn.1 arsn,s an ecronnt ~ ,hs ,adi,innni .rn-t
rbic "a isoircI u,n - !, IL Rar Ei. M" Wush
Ecv T. T. EniI,.noE nnd Tev WfIfi.n, Tst,nrs
Gnre rendered rner;tvn ecTStra ~ tha Rea.S
Their eorta ha1e aecn,ea tNa cnntrthntinn ~
~ IN ~ connnv an5 fasno s,nnn. ~ ainhi
~ ii,nI.9s ~ fo1 ~ ~ taIr t tas VI hE
on1 sid sneia,,"a n E1v4nI Th sotsIe a,s
1,anses ~ roiie,tn1 49, o. oSoEt srG 4u ns
~ ~ eoass,InE naso nsea 1Huat tuiee per
cent OF tne a::cIeeate teesapts. ine eAtlsc e.
Psnse, hne4nuus ule cost =! pueacatinAs. ms.
ottn niue Pts een1t caci1s!se ol phb1cattoas,
scsen pSI ceat u Tue 'otsa uAsoa1sementa o1 casn
ann cio'nlnc. r
, fMctMes.-4lc ASSOCIATION still maintains
its original csaIacter OF o:oad Gvanscsical aud
nnsectas1an ',asts- !ts great work has been 10
cloihe tlc naked, cane,!c lhe Ignorant, aud 10
preach tlie Gospel of Christ Instead OF regard
ing It's missionary character as dc1nrri ing II from
the work Of cdEcatng the freedmen. 1t IL firm in
the conf1c11oa tha1 people with such natura! re-.
!stone instincts can only be Iasltngly benefited
By blending tel.g7on With education.
GfEftat SVTrey.-Durtng the past year the
Association had had nnlsr eomnissiont among
tue freedmen, 3j3 persons, OF whom 2 II were f.
males and 50 males i, are ministers Of the Cos
pei, nearly all Of whom hase been engaged In
prcaehtag.
1heir tistIihntlon has hacn as follows:
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