New-York tribune., 1870-11-30
MISSION WORK.
IN THE REFORMED CHURCH.


There are about 1000 HOlandeIs in the city,
among whom there is one coporeur There two mis-
aionaries among the On Norfolkst there Is
mission with over communicants,and in the sabbath
school there attendance OF over 900 pups
The mission on Fortieth-s has 1874 communicates ana
Sabbath school attached The following is an extract
from circular just Issued:
Tbs Pourb German Ref Church Organized ii Ho and
no" wor.hPhs ~ nan Th 70 g. &c Of the CoeSate
q suitable .", ,s rs' .. ,en'I s lease "9m. su ste
beyesn the Seventh and the 1 tie Gsns M
have Psss been Ss SUBSCRIBE additional needed g
@ @ s 70 apply to our 6rsten Of Eng.h speaking
churches have strained to Tue utmost and we ask
sms with heartfelt ,hsnt' snd faithfully spPhs 70 the
object PROPOSED JoHs b. oskrSk' r""f
The Board Of Domestic Missions has recently organ
lied churches in Nebraska and is commencing others In
Ksnsas Missions have been recently organized among
the coored people in North Carolina and short time
the Rev VIM L. johnson coored) OF this city was
community OF co families, in Lancaster County, Ne,
braska domcled in sod huts have peloned ihe Board %
them church. The Board is fayoraby considering their
request ,,u. .. -,
the country to promote the Of missions One will
be convened the 9th OF December In Newark Out OF
Ing in Chicago one at Norwood Park Ill., In Havana,
ILL., and one in Otley, Iowa. One in Jericho ON Long
'9a The d@ !s.d asd on Gospel a newspapo now sued
monthly will be published 1sm ae e e aSd s
Gosnsi F,Id two wears ago were consolidated last jan
uary. Ajustcompleted report OF the Bosrd OF Doesio
Missions shows that it has about 30 missions under s
care, provides the means OF grace to 1000 families; @
furnishes pastoral to 5223 church members has
gathered 95 souls into Chriss fold during the year.
aiding In the erection Of IL church buildings has ~ ap
plcatiOns from enterprises awaltlng ne aDlny
the Board to aid theIn ana mas I3O oaooath o0hooA
children under its care.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH EXTENSION.
The Board in charge of this business has $50
applications pending. On an average each community
needs $500 making collectively. s9OOoO The Old School
branch raised last year s12999 the New School, s2l39
or total OF S34i38 Having united, they expect this
year 100000 which part will from an invested
fund of Sl25OOO fifteen years the New School raised
$5l5,2s7 and made appropriations for le4O enurche5
amounting to k5sS0 1t thus aided In securing cnurch
property worth S3750OO and in furnishing church ac,
comnodation for at least 100000 worshlppers ihe Oid
School raised during the same period S3OO ana alded
about 48O churches with grants ana lands amounting W
t2OO,OOO
The Board assisting in the erection OF churches In
Oregon, California, Wyoming. Utah, Colorado New
Mexico Nebraska Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Hssspp G ana m tho er sauh ahd is prncpay for
the benefit of the Freedmen.
THE AMERICAN BOARD.
The twenty-seventh annual report of the
American Board OF Commissioners for Foreign Missions
recently published shows missions under tho direc
ton of the Commissioners the most important being
those in Turkey, Syria. Persia, Mahratta, Maderia
China JAPAN and the Sandwich Islands There arc also
three missions among the North American Indians The
of stations is 632 and the number OF laDorers
connected with the MISSIONS 449 including l mission
ares assistants, and O95 natives There are
238 churches, with 2il42 members. In the Educational
Department there are 496 schools, with at
tendance OF l3643 children girls schools, with at
tendance 65 and Is theological schools, with an at
tendance of 1868 candidates for the ministry The receipts
during the year. from all sources, have been S6lO58 A.
while the expenditures have amounted to A77,464 oo
creating an Indebtedness OF s22,33l 79