New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-07
THE ANNIVERSARIES.

TIE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION
The American Missionary Association held their
Anniversary exercises n the large han Of Tie cooper i
,tltnto Yesterday afternoon. The han was comfortably
filed with the friends Of the cause both ladies ana gen
uemep Among those who occupied the platform Wc,e
me Rev DT Dewitt the Rev. John Marsh, the heH rb
%nPpe the Rev H. u N9rnaop 5S n9I Highland Gar
0ott, the Rev J. Hyatt smith, Edgar helci ,ci Wilder
Fa, james O.. Bennett Geo. W Rose, "i"',,irJ The
ard ofhers The Rev Joseph r. Thompson oDo,I "ls re
chair and opened the meeting Win sr of Tost"n Pres
ldept az The Assocation who was unaN oIaE &C. Ne
by parOchal duties, but who ln az S2erv synpathcs
tIcetuC declared that his warm anu near! ~ h. "ven
we're with The cause, and ms DSt thVItS ~ - Psalm
Sor It's success The Rev Dr. layer Tbe chairman then
itTcnced the Rev MIR strictly, secretary o r. i
LsfV and prc sent condition Of the society Ihe Anc
ran Missionary Association IS now IN te 1st St " io
f1isence and has consequently htiig - g.
..ai,pfv u originated in the sympathy when hNper
., 1hanthropic and Christian persons felt Tor lhe o
pressed and degraded condition ol the AlC, raj f
ihs cOnntry-tben mostly N stare Oh Nv
Will the ease Of the Amstad negroes While me case o
these unfortunate Captlves was undergoing a.
In the national courts, this Society Interested sCh
tteir behalf and when AZ last they We're leuineu 10
their native land they We're accompanied ny
tlem and their kindred at home have since
been abundantly blest, 10 gloro9s, q, d1 1Inr
among the slaves southern States the refugees u
canada the Indians OF the WSs i ,be Rebeon
broke ont few slaves gathered near Fortress MonrOe
rs conIabands of war; and here, near the very spot
,Hbrre Inc frst saveshp landed her cargo OF Africans
was established the first school for freedmen and To
them sent provisions and clothing AS lhe pogress
az the war rendered IL possible, similar institutions were
planted elsewhere and when ~ last petnJ CliuO,'
Thai the inevitable result Of the struggle must he gen
oral emancipation the Association felt peculiarly ceu
and fitted 60 devote itself mainly to the 9eHa0n o. e
freedmen. It's sympathes were win mem; IL uh III
their character and enjoyed their GonhGcice e
6eld thus opened Ia them was VAST Ihe -
Vlts grand and noble in the extreme Ihey feslOutu 10
ahe can thus made npOn them with clothing i0ou'
schools and the instruction and consultations OF lClSon.
Their teachers and missionaries among the freedmen now
number 40, their scholars upward OF JevO |u LIZ,
appropriations OF money ana clolL.9 "uihs ~" 40
Vars SO great been the success of the Association III
SITS work that within the few years past IL mas psh re-
medium through which To direct their own tuolts Iu
lOWlng the WcsleyaDs, the Free Will BaplSts IN 1905
adopted il their channel for reaching thG Iree1lel
The National Council Of congregational Chches IN June
1875 selected from all other organizations, ana recon-
Inended their special mstrmentaty Tor the Sled
work among the Freedmen. so also the GenefaI y nuu
al me Reformed Dutch Church and individual churches
Of all denominations al over the lana. nave Conlpute
10 s funds The Association is entirely unseetaan al
feachers has been drawn from 80 different states ana
represent Is different religious denominations
Every teacheris missionary, ana nearly every i,Is
fiOnaTy teacher. The cagcrueSs OF titctu 10 ie
and their aptitude for acquiring knowledge j. lII NO
derfu As single illustration, II Is estimates inas :
within the last years 2OttN or ththl-oht nun oi
what may be called the school population among them
learned 10 read, and this win most etseI anu III
adequate facilities. such another Instance cahoI NC
shO VII an the history Of the world. -, ~
After the conclusion of Mr. SteDys statement the KEY
DT Thompson made few remarks upon tEe iAaghluue
IN behalf the needs Of the Freedmen an the SOnh gen
made one of his Characteristic and entirely unacceptable
speeches, brm full OF anecdOte llustratloD, hnnoI,
pathOs and elOquence keeping his audience III utteI
at alternate laughter and tears lie Was Warmly APP
yiaIded during and the close Of his speech After
fhe singing of the DOXOlOgy by the audience anu Uehe
dictOn, the exercises closed