New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-17
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bility of the native mind, our expecta-
tons have been realized. The value
of our foundations, the number of our
stations, the vast population which we
have undertaken to evangelize, to-
gether with the certainty of steady
and the hope of rapid progress,
though matters of congratulation,
should impress US with sense of our
responsibility and the necessity of an
enlarged benefcence. While the diff
fculties to be overcome in winning the
natives to Christ should inspire us with
patience in waiting for results.
In Bulgaria, though but little fruit
has yet been apparent, much faithful
labor has been expended. Rev. Mr..
Flookem has worked admirably in his
field upon the Danube, while more re-
Gently DR.. Long, the superintendent
of the mission, who had been engaged
in cooperation with others in the
translation and publication of the Holy
Scriptures in the Bulgarian language,
has entered upon cur mission work at
Constantinople. We hope founda-
ton is being laid for an extensive
work in the future.
In Germany our missions organized
some ten years since into an annual
Conference have steadily been gaining
in every element of strength. The
Tract House in Bremen has issued
tracts and papers both in explanation
and defense of our plans, but chiefly
to promote experimental piety. The
Theological Institute, formerly at
Bremen, and over which Rev. j. F.
Hurst, D. D., presided, has been re-
moved to Frankfort the Main,
generous donation of $4,000 having
been made by j. T. Martin, Esq, Of
Brooklyn, for the erection of an edifce
in that city.
Our missions in Scandinavia, like
those in Germany and Switzerland,
have resulted from the desire of per-
sons converted in America to pro-
claim the Gospel in their fatherland.
The work IS more promising at present
than at any former period in its his
tory, and new fields of labor are al
ready white unto the harvest.
In our South American missions
there has been considerable enlarge =.
m9nt. New doors have been opened,
and cells for missionary labor are
abundant. We have already stated
the reasons why an Episcopal visit has
not been made to that mission. A
visit, however, is contemplated when
ever arrangements can be made for the
ordination of such licentiates in the
employ Of the mission as may be
found by virtue Of their talents
and services entitled to orders,
and when the other inter
ests Of the mission shall make it de-
sirable.
In 1866 the Bishops recommended
the establishment of mission for the
benefit Of the Spanish-speaking nopu-
lation in our Southwestern territories
and in Mexico. The General Mission
Committee made an appropriation for
its commencement, and a missionary
was selected and was prepared to
enter upon his work. But owing to
the financial embarrassments of the
missionary treasury, resulting from
the failure of the receipts to equal the
appropriations, the Missionary Board
considered it unwise to commence it at
present.
Provisions were made at the last
General Conference for the organiza-
tion of the Church Extension Society,
and in the following winter charter
was obtained from the Pennsylvania
Legislature. Rev. Samuel Y. Monroe,
D. D., was appointed by the Bishop
as the corresponding secretary. He
entered upon his work feeling its i'm
portance, especially in view of the en-
largement of our Church territory, and
liberal plans and arrangements were
devised. The work was laid out, pos
sibly, upon too large a scale, and in
attempting to carry out these plans his
health became impaired, and his sud
den and mournful death interrupted
and greatly embarrassed the operations
of the society. More recently Rev. A.
j. Kynett, D. D., of the Upper Iowa
Conference, was appointed to succeed
him, and he entered vigorously upon
his allotted work. The society, al
though not accomplishing all that its
friends hoped for or desired, has been
the instrument Of great good. It is
now upon a safe foundation, with the
prospect that its means of usefulness
will be greatly enlarged. Some changes
may be needed in its constitution to
fit it more fully for the work contem-
plated.
The overthrow of slavery has made
accessible for purposes of education
and Christian nurture the colored pop
ulati0n of the South. Commissions hav-
ing this end in view were speedily or
ganized, and our Church heartily CO.
operated inf the work. But when the
leading denominations Withdrawing
from the undenominational commits
sions established societies of their
own, and especially when the estab-
lishment of schools in connection with
our missions became necessary, a
Freedmen's Aid Society was organ
lied in connection with our own
Church. It has now been in operation
about year and half. During the
first year iifty-two teachers were en-
ployed, and about 5000 scholars were
gathered into the schools. At the
present time the society has seventy
two teachers with ebout 7O0e scholars.
The education of the freedmen is a
question 80 important to themselves,
and SO vital to the future of the
Church as well as Of the country, that
il demands as it no doubt win receive
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