, 1870-05-12


The Board of Missions Of the Episcopa
| Church of tho United Suites commenced its
session, IN San Francisco, on Sunday, tho Isl
inst, The following delegates we're in ut.
tendance: Rev. Drs. living and Denuisou
j General Agents Bishop Littlejohn. Of Brook,
I'm; DR.. A. Il. Vinton, Of Boston; DR.. H. c.
!, Potter and Dr. Naslbnrn, OF New York; DR..
Bishops, Randall, Clarkson, Norris, Tuttle, and
| Whitaker; Rev. W. A. Matson, D. D.. Jersey
|; City, N. J.: Rev. E. HArwood, D. D.. Now Ha-
ven, Conn; Rev. F. N. McAllistcr. Kingston,
n. l.; Rev. W. q. Hare, Philadelphia, Penn. !;
Rey. John a. Aspinwal1, Bay Ridge, New
Wells, New Eork city; William H. AspinwaiI,
city; James Ionwick, Now York city; Samuel
s. Rowland, New York city; G. S. Hutchinson,
New York city: H. Sanger, Brooklyn, New
York; George Dickinson, Brookl5n, Now York,
Robert T. Ives, Provid ence, Khode Island C.
c. Trowbti1ge, Detroit, Michigan; ". n. Car
renter, Detroit, Michigan; George p Lec,
Chicago, Illinois. Bishop Kip made tho vel
coming address, hnd Dr.. vinton, Of Boston,
delivered tie sermon.
On tho %. discussion was had on the SUBJ
ject of "active Lay corporation in the mis-
sionary work Of the Church, unde. tho lirec-
ton of the parochial clergy. the
unceasing demand of the Christian pro-
Agent Of the Domestic con,r1lttoo, matio a
statement of facts regarding missionary work
in this country, commencing With the Diocese
Of Maine, with six missionaries, for which an
appropriation OF 81, 800 had been nado by the
Domestic Committee; Now Ian Hamp4hi1e, tuo
two missionaries, a270; Ohio, ona, $40
Michigan, throe, 5000; 1ndiana, i've, s., $50
Kentucky, four, Il ZOO; Tennessee, four: sl.-
500; Texas, ten. 81 800; Louisiana, twelve,
81 200; Alabama, three, $1,000; Missouri,
eight q, 2oo; Arkansas, f,re, $4,000; North
COO; South Carolina, thirteen, 81 900; Geor-
gin. Reven, 81, 100; F1orida, si1, $4,000;
Wisconsin, six, 51,50o; Minnesota,
seven, So, 500; Iowa, eoven, 81 400; Missouri,
seven e, 200 Kansas, three, 81, 700; Nebra.-
"a, eight. s, 200: Dakota, two, $500; Nom
Wyoming, and New Mexico, six, IS, 500; Ne |
Eada, no missionary at present, Al 1,5o0; Cali |
lornia, three, s1,560; oregon aud Waslioc-
on, eight, S2,675. Thus giving work in tiirtT. |
;wo States and Territories. Aggregate sala-
1ee, goo; travelling expenses, $4,000. OF !
purse p these we're not the whole salaries Of
he missionaries s-the rest WAS made up by tac |
'eoPle among whom they laDored. Tie wfoia
mount Of appropriations made by tia CON-
qittee amounted to 1000, which they would
.la1ly increase.
On the 50 tho subject WAS discussed Of
.
York Of Christian Education and OF Christian
hsslons, especially among the Africans at
hc South" Dr.. Leeds said that tho number
Il schools for colored children at the South. 4
'nder the auspices Of the Episcopal Church,
5as at The present time rerF small, not moro
locked with remarkable avidity and leaire for
earning But while the Episcopal Church had
ut 30 schools, there were, in 1868, 1900
chools in the South, attended By 100000
hildren, $4,000 Of whom paid for
he!F hs!r oyn soj. tuition H., and tnlly supported
ntire1y secular. Dr.. Howe presented the
tate Of foreign missions at the present time.
hiring the year which closed last October the |
nm Of SCI, 600 or $37, 600 had been raised for
oreign missions e10tooo or s15,0o0 Of which
as due to make up the deficiency from tho
reece. Africa, China, aud Hayf, the first
amed being the Oldest It WIS represented
have done much good, especially among
10 children It's expense WIS 81, ono per en-
I'M On the mission in Afric1 thirty-seven s
aesous we're employed in Wozk OF various
lids, fourteen being ordained men, and OF
!e fourteen, eleven were Of African descent:
the twenty tbree rcmaining, eleven wcrc
ute. The present condition was very
'comagiug, notwithstanding that very | I
tie support had been given from {
9 home ehnIch; Iwenty:dTe dialects
n oeen Ie0uCea 70 Ht1tiuP, Auu lne |
numbered fifteen thousand. =
10 cost Of the mission for the year had been y
!, 900. The mission in China employed aix- i
N persons, nine OF whom we're ordained c
aong the number two natives. Tho speaker {
lied attention to the fact that the Chinese 6
re were OF 4 much lower class than those y
III whom the missionaries Ind to do, the :
Fmer being mostly fron the southern prov !
ses, and the latter in tho northern. Tho i
ssionaries n1so had to contend with the !
i. example set by so-called Christians in | 4
anghae and other ports- The mission in 9
yh WAS also in 3 prosperous condition. One T
ored clergyman waB originally sent out SIX !
seven yeArs ago, and now several English : :
:sleyan missionaries and Catholic priest =
! Joined him In the work. There were now u
ployed three ordained men and one Il
ecftiSt r