New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-12
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
BOARD OF MISSIONS.

The 34th annual meeting Of the Board Of
Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church took place
yesterday at III m in the Chapel OF the Holy Savior
on Twenty hst with Bishop Green OF Mississippi In
the Chair and the Rev. DR.. VIM. Mstson acting as sec-
rotary. The attendance of laymen was rather small.
After the reading Of morning prayer by Bishop Green
the roll was called and the Rev. Dr. Mason reelected as
Secretary The Rev. Dr. A. T. living Secretary aud Gen
ea Agent OF tho Board read the report of the Domestic
Committee which recommended the propriety Of esab.
fishing special fund for the education q snon nnu we
ara &c NJ nTopos ds NJ further stated
Ireland with o. extent sEsT. square % ss
has this country such numbers 81 heT people as 70
s T, VERY yd now that the sFs
reached and that the motives to are as strong " can De
more than ESQ 600 square mss and her POPULATION .no o, S1 her p.
moi o 70 saus but 70 far outaSmber tho influence Of
the intensely democratic tendencies Of our tine is too much 10 lear
will not do to aatter civilization whatever its present
ds"ser. here spoken Of Our civilization and
fashioned the Gospel Of Christ to be thus relied upon %
eonancs. from d.inteson decay, nigh, undertake. with
and O the elegant amenities Of LIFE
sS M .S S a.yS thai pc bare 1nsed and DO
il can Or the strangers while making their home
nnsss he's &c i S and Ssr. ss ID. Christ
pa re SI ,s ~ he report TtSeP showed de-
ciency Of sl975 SO on Oct l. 1860 1t referred to
committee OF seven, bishops talbot
Rev Drs Harris Hall. and Muloahey, and Messrs L. r.
Otis and j. @. Garthwaite Phe Rev. DIR. Samuel ID.
Denson. Secretary and General Agent of the Board.
then submitted the report OF the Committee on Foreign
Missions Which showed balance due the Treasurer OF
1876 total amount OF legacies received, $lO925 o.
This report referred to committee Of seven: Bsh
ops Odenhemer and Bedel Rev. Drs Morgan, Peterkn,
and Pitkn. and Messrs. &C McWhorer and Jehn Pauen
The Rev. Dr. Haght then read the report OF the Commit
tee OF Home Missions for Coored People, which showed
that OF parishes only I03 have contributed ana
annual contributed Is only $4,000 winch does
nearly the expenses the Board. This report
was also referred TO committee OF seven Bishops VIII
and Lay the Rev Drs. Henderson. Beach aud Pm
chon and Messrs. John II. Swift and q. L. Harrison
Bishop Tuttle Missionary Bishop TO Montana Idaho and
Utah. submitted his report, which was referred 10 the
Committee Domestic Missions. The reports OF the
Missionary Bishops to Africa and China were read and
referred the Committee Foreign Missions Several
The Rev Dr. Claxton of Philadelphia made few re-
tanzing the Chinese He thought the Domestic Com.
mttee should direct especial attention TO this portion OF
the population OF country, and provide special
agent to insist their introduction. He therefore
moved that this Board commend to the special attention
OF the Domestic Committee that portion OF the report
which refers the Chinese the United States This
motion unanimously adopted. The meeting then
took q recess until n p. III.
EVENING SESSION.
Tho Board was called to order at IL The evening
services conducted by the Rev. Dr. Haght and tho
meeting WIS addressed by Bishop Bedel the Rev Mr..
Poole who the OF departure for CHINA, where
he goes "A missionary; the Rev. DR.. Lay, and Others
The meeting then adjourned TO 10 O'Clock this morning.