The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-11
TINE AMERICAN solau Of FOREIGN MISSIONS.

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sAnniversary Meeting an sieinway Hail Yes
lterfny Addresses by Dr. W ood, Rev. II. ..
Taylor. New. II. -. Rising, 6sc.
3 Tho anniversary meeting OF the American Board Of
Commissioners of Foreign Missions held yesterday
at s,enwAy Hall, Rev. DR. Mark Hopkins the President
Of the society, in the chair
The proceedings were opened by prayer by Dr. Dc
Witt, Of Brooklyn, after which an appropriate hymn
was sung. @s~
! Dr. WooD, one of the secretaries read brief sum
mary Of The annual report He said urgent call for
help 70 the greatly weakened missions began be heard
OF missionary and his wife had been
sent 70 the Central Turkey Syria and Madura missions
respectively and three ladies had sailed to BE- employed
as teachers In Turkey Eleven candidates had been &C
cspted 8 missionaries, all but OF whom, it was
hoped would be sent forth during the present year
The aspect Of the work OF the missions never rs
From Isles that had long waited tor Gods Law, they
received tidings 81 10 gad reception by many souls
Their Efforts N The behalf o. the Seneca and Dakota
Afrca faith was sthl tried the 0aboou yet among
the zaus the contrast q the prsse.t with the pass
hlled the hearts Of the missionaries with Joy The Rev.
Dr. King continued absent from his post at Athens bat
they heard good news of the fruits Of his fosmsr aboFs
and = general advance q tnsis work. Amcne
me asSa .Ss ,s%
sevesa localities REVEALS or much power were reported
Convenions OF BuigArlAns and Mohammedau Turks
the nrse fruits OF coming hArve among those
tioualities. The HISTORIAN mlsson IN Persia, and the
Ceylon Aadura and Mahratta missions in India were
with at least she usual success The Canton
misson having become reduced ono man. the Pruden.
tAl COMMITTEES proposed 70 leave that field 10 other
the Board in Fun Chau and Northern China stations At
Pskn, Kaigan lone hundred and forty miles TO the
northwest OF the capita and Tentsn, in the north Of
and fruitful field for Christian labor The receipts Of the
Board for the preceding fiscal Year amounted to
the period Just elapsed however, there had been
falling on Of % 0l6 while there had been increase Of
IN the lseacies received Care therefore, was
needed 70 secure In the remaining four months Of this
year the large amount that required to meet the
necessary demands on The treasury
an interesting account OF the progress Of the missionary
cause in India. He said the change effected by the
India Society 10 the direct supervision OF the
British government had been productive Of the
most cheering ana beneficial results Tho Eas,
India Company had retained in the courts Of
Justice Hindoo law, and had recognized the odious
and unchristian principle Of caste and privileges
Engsh Law, which esteemed al men equal au4 entitled
70 the same penalties for the same crimes supreme Ill
@ WORKING ia natural '; results sA,s Ss Hn
doc people. Railways ~ers also rapidly being
constructed and ws1ia speedily open up com.
rors ana as parsEs but this belief was fast breaking
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tablised ard education would become universal
In the whole Of Hindos;an. The alteration effected by
these and other human1ing agencies had opened the
way for sucess missionary Effort and he believed that
ia short space or Time abandant harveet would
be reapad. M fa.sas5sasW IL eqtnQs 4 81 81. 2
The Rev. T. S. R,Ssc, Secretary OF the New York
American Church Missionary soricy next addressed the
,aeating No referred especially 20 The missionary
operations oi the society in the Sand wien Islands which
he had recently visited He gave most encouraging
picture OF the great progress which was being made In
that field, and commended the missionaries who had
been sent there, Is being exceedingly earnsst and de-
voted. -. .-s.
The Rev. W. DAsA, o. Norwich Conn, was next in
trodnced He said be thought there was great appro
prateness In the fact that the last annyssay Of the
present year should be that q the Board or For
eien Mission, because the spirit that animated this
society was, he believed, the highest expires.
sion Of the samc spirit which moved the other
religious socisteA He urged upon all who were inter-
ested in the increase Of American commerce. the did
sion Of the English language ana literature and the
spread OF civilization, 10 aid the Board OF Foreign
hiesions. The missionary almost invariably the
forerunner among heathen and savage peoples Of the
commerce. the science and the justice VI AngioSaxoa
civilization. - -.s.
The Hon. VIZ. T. Dopen was the next speaker. He
urged upon the audience the necessity Of giving the
Board OF Missions earnest financial support.
- The Rev. W. j. BuDDsHGros gave interesting
count OF the present condition Of the Ottoman empire,
and Of missionary prospects in that section OF the Globe
The Rev. Dr. Cox thea prouounced the benedction,
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