New-York tribune., 1867-05-23


em,c contributions in their several churches sh y ala o.
the several objects represented by this A;se@b Boards Co "
,;ior ugSout the entire BODY ns'' may De
aoon S M General Assembly sy sppr.ed Of their ncompe
e1Ss 10 es: in way regard hat
ence born amphcy dssaming any policy ybleh
and Churches give the priority l as any distinction shall a9y
which the Church itself organized beilg understood that the
&C. G:m p " r 1f4 % .f1s H@b .eeb h s do and .snoaes
The resolutions discussed at length and adopted
DR.. Adams also offered the following which was
Board, and oGm@,tss; Of The c9P,'s r., be
attended daliPs the year
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Opened with prayer by DIR: Daring. =, A., .,.
making the reception of foreign delegates the first order
this session and that the report of the Standing Com
mlttee on Missions take its place.
The Rev VIM. Akman presented that report. 1t re-
ges that the review OF the year should again show That
very large portion Zone fourth nearly OF our member
Ship makes no contribution the work OF foreign mis-
sions and that the amounts given are so small aVeTagg
aware that most Of the nonoonributng churches are
very poor some of them mission churches yet we Deeve
that be poor to be exempt from the duty,
weak that it ought to be deprived OF TINS great
means Of grace-giyng to send the Gospel TO heathe az
formation respect to the necessities OF the world abroad
is practically the main cause OF the want OF interest and
the inadequacy of contributions But the committee Is
easily within reach OF every pastor Many pastors are
lamentaby ignorant Of the foreign missionary field and
are unwilling TO give the time necessary TO acquire III
formation. Who can doubt that any church made ac-
Quainted with the location OF feW MISSIONS anu cnd
and abos OF the missionaries, would inevitably be
found giving of its means to sustain then The Com
mtee urge upon all pastors and stated supplies the duty
OF personal familiarity with the work Of God in foreign
lands and diligence in mpartDg such knowledge to tue
people Closely allied to this topic Is the use OF our mis-
siOnary publications. Tho circulation Of The Missionary
Herald should be promoted Under s and efficient
management valuable than ever. yet reaches
comparatively few of the Church The PIesbyeTld1
Monthly Magazine presents ready medium for imparting
ia small compass facts concerning this subject
The Committee are deeply affected by the earnest plead
ngs OF Overworked missionaries for help and regard
with great sOcude the fact that the accumulated labors
OF brethren abroad have laid one and another ASIDE
and threaten to send others to premature graves M
not our young listen to their cries for helpt Win
these sOr0wfu feelings the Committee mingle reIoclngs
the fact that during the past year. an UNUSUAL num-
Der have offered themselves for the foreign missionary
work . - ,
1t was recommended by missionaries in the North
West that the Assembly memOaze Congress TO ask at
Indians. like other persons be declared subject TO te
criminal laws OF the United States and that provision De
made for the appointment and support OF Officers 10 en-
force our laws among them" The Committee report ad
yersely TO this request as il would involve questions OF
civil rights and citizenship not within the province OF
this Assembly to discuss. .
The Committee express profound concern at the TACT
that while all the other benevolent enterprises OF the
Church are progressing, this alone is stationary.