The New York herald., 1869-05-20
TEE NATIONAL BAPTIST ANNIVERSARIES In
BOSTON.

Temple-Speech ON the Burmah Mission
Conversions In Northwestern India-Finas-
cial Report.
BOSTON, May 10. 1859.
The denomination of Baptists in the United states
is somewhat exclusive In the matter Of Their ami
versares. They mngle with the other religious
sects who come annually together In New York and
Boston, but, on the contrary, they work In between
the anniversary weeks Of these two cities and are
otherwise far different from the others that they
1tinerate around the country every season. This
year they assembled in Boston, and during the
past day or two they bave been almost con-
stantly In council. The preliminary exercises
occurred in the fremont Temple on Monday
evening, on which occasion the edlhce was
Hled to almost its entire capacity. Rev Dr.
Casswel, President OF the Brown University pre-
sded and after the customary devotional exercises
Incident to the Inauguration OF religious anniver
saries the various missionaries from different fields
of action gave an account Of their observations and
labors.
The Burmah mission and its general condition and
needs was the chief intelligence volunteered, the
Grst report coming from Rev. A. !. Rose, who had
lately returned from missionary labors in that dis
tant cline. He described the degraded ignorance
and repulsive heathensm OF the inhabitants which
at once struck him when he first landed in Burmah.
lie then said the first essential towards successful
missionary work was the absolute faith that even
of Christ, stand before God with souls as
repentant as their own. With firm faith
his bnoyant and exulting soul 10 triumph over
The backness oil despair and rejoice In the glory OF
Christ seemed to be waning the Christian might ever
look forward in gratitude ana hope. Alter dwelling
these points he orciby argued that no suffering
or self-denial In the cause OF Christ was in vain;
therefore let them be steadlast. To ask him what he
thought OF missionary work was equivalent to asking
him what he Thought OF the blessed Bible and OF the
plan OF salvation through the precious blood OF
Christ. Their hope in Christ was Invaluable; they
would not sell 1t for all the riches OF The world
The Burmese had just as precious souls as we had,
and they were as much concerned with regard to
Future life. With regard to rhe Gospel being good
them 1t was not good for anybody. There was no
work so glorious and SO blessed as tnat of preaching
the Gospel to heather. To describe all his expe-
rlence would be impossible but he knew that
thousands Of Burmese priced the Gospel beyond |
al prlce, and that II prosecuted ior the sake OF
than among many professed Christians at home. He
had confidence in the ultimate success OF the Gospel;
but to accomplish II they must send out living |
teachers. HI sorry to hear that the missionary
spirit was dying out In their churches at home. |
There was woe behind that truth which he hoped |
God would avert. He could not believe it without
struggle What were their pastors without the mis-
spirt-which was SIMPLY the spirit Of the Masteri |
He eXhored them to increased zeal In this direction.
Rev. A. H. X. Crawley, returned missionary from |
Henthada, gave further details with reference to |
missionary work IN Burmah, and described the cha
racterstics of the people. who were 'non-caste" |
people. All the male population as rule knew how |
TO read, and the native preachers were provided |
with tracts. There were many Christian believers |
scattered among the heathen people. 1t was not |
until they came to look at the missionary force |
on the field that they became little dis |
couraged. Last March there were only five mis-
slonares in Burmah. OF these two were old men,
two were fully occupied with the secular work OF the
mission, and there was only one man who gave up |
lages had never been visited. In Nova Scotia there
were 800 Baptist ministers and 200 OF other denoml-
,ers. Yet In the the mentnada district with a. popnia
tlon as large as Nova scotia, there was not one
American Baptist missionary. The people were per-
fishing for want OF missionaries. II the Baptists
were so apathetic the Paplsts and Rtualists would
have Burmah 10 themselves.
Tile Rev. Miles Brown, for some thirty years con-
nected with the Assam mission, related his expert
ence In the valley oi the Brahmapootra, In north
Gospel He described the Obstacles existing against
conversion IN that Satanic institution "case," and
In the bigotry OF the priesthood. Yet, notwith-
Standing these Obstacles thousands had broken |
away from their superstitions. The question |
OF whether missionary work was worth pro-
success which crowned the magnificent labors |
OF that noted missionary, the Rev. A. Judson.
The spirit and genus OF the Gospel was to go out OF
ourselves and rescue others. He alluded to the
ike hill tribe OF The Garoos, who would descend into
people, take them away and offer them as sacrifices
To the gods Of their mountains. These Garoos had |
always kept themselves independent; and even the
English officers never ventured among their hills,
aud could not do so without fighting their way. He |
then told story OF three wild Garoos who learned
TO read missionary tracts, and OF two youths who
were converted and baptized. They were soldiers
IN an English regiment and the colonel said they
were the best men he had and an example to the
regiment lie, however, let them 20 out as mission
ares. The British residents OF the place gave the
speaker 100 rupees for missionary work, and after
wards other Garoos were converted. drought |
came on, and the Garoos ascribed It to the anger
OF their gods from the spread OF Christianity,
from nine Garoos, VINO, said that as they
the wanted to be taught by the missionaries lie
10 Of their villages through country
infested with wild beasts and came TO church they
had built. About seventy wild Garoos were wOr- |
shippers, while armed men stood around. lie de-
scribed the scene aud the growing zeal OF the wor.
shippers and the ultimate conversion or several OF
their number. He consecrated one OF them pastor,
VINO thenceforth became jealous and faithful mis-
The regular meeting of the Missionary Union was
held yesterday morning at which the foreign secre-
tary Of the Union presented an able and interesting
report OF the proceedings Of the Union abroad and
also comprehensive account OF the condition Of the
Baptist missions all over the world. A summary OF
TINS report shows that the whole number OF the mis-
sions is 10, the increase being one In the African
mission, during the year. In the Asatic mission
there are 10 stations where American missionaries
RESIDE 32S out-stations ana 3l5 churches, nav.
ing an aggregate OF 1924 members, and
the baptismas during the year were 1.2e5.
The whole number OF Americans connected with
this mission, including those under appointment, Is
10l. OF whom Al are males and "a are females. The
native teachers. preachers and coiporteurs number
423, OF whom "A are ordained. Taking those |
churches In Burmah not Immediately under its SUI
Churches, with membership OF 20 1913, and 1873
baptismals during the year. The native helpers
number 5l2 OF whom so are ordained: The tables
from France ana Sweden represent 301 churches, |
with "a 38S members 800 preachers and coporeurs, |
and CTS baptismals during the year. Combining the
missions Europe and Asia, there are 715 churches,
with "A 5S1 members and there have been during |
the year 2207 baptisma.s.
The report OF the secretary OF the Home Depart |
ment showed that the total receipts for the year
were Slg6, ,s97. The total expenditures, including |
the debt OF the year previous, were $2l0273 leaving
balance Of $l336 against the treasury on the LIST
OF April last The amount received from donations
was Sl6s 1853, Increase OF $1l,3l7 over the year
previous and the egacles OF the year were $lI9s6,
against f6 i06 the year before. The amounts re- |
Ceved from the different parts OF the world, lnclud-
Ing donations and dlegacies, were as folows:-
Maine. ....,...... S4,559 Minnesota. 1855
New Hampshire. 3,0T2 Iowa.. 2,5T |
Vermont ..... a4S2 Kansas. ........... 532
Massachusetts,. 81, 44g Nebraska. 43
Rhode sland...... 4,733 Oregon. is
Connecticut. 6973 California. 1,2I3
New York. 42,978 Tennessee.
New Jersey........ s,l17 North Carolina. 100 |
pennsylvania. 1908 virginia. Is
Delaware. 400 Arkansas ....., |