New-York tribune., 1870-10-25
EPISCOPALLAN BOARD OF MISSIONS.
OPENING sERYICES-REPORTs.


The Thirty-ffth Annual Session of the Board
Of Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church was
opened yesterday morning. at the Church Of the Holy
The services consisted of prayers and the cello
bratOn OF the Holy Communion, Bishop lay OF EastOn
Md, Bishop Neeey of Maine, and Drs. Mcasters and
Geer taking part Bishops Talbot Potter, Miles, White
house. Clark Lttleohn Bissc, KerfoOt, and Coke
present and large delegation from the clergy Of the
several dioccses Bishop NAteOuse OF iu presided at
the business session. The Rev. Dr. MatsOn rejected
Secretary for the ensuing year The Rev. Dr. Iwng IN
the annual report OF that body
Total expenses for general purposes 70 oct h s @ OIL receipt,
s51se,% 81 ss,ss 3 G II ss' 9s s '0 81 cash on h'd m %
one hundred and ninty-two missionaries have been
employed during the year in 27 fully organized doceses
and in six missionary jurisdictions Statistical reports Of
these missionaries give the following facts: Baptsms
adult GiG bapti5ms, infants, 2253; combinations, l13
number Of services hed 45; number Oi new commune
cans G75: number of children Instructed in Sunday.
schools G5i7 The COMMITTEES have given the largest
thought u the Southern ana south western portions OF
Home Missions during the current year.
The report was referred to special committee con
GeSr a. s PSer T.iE and Anu A. r. Beach, and Lay@cS
r. IH. Gardiner ana VIM. Welsh. The report Of the
Foreign Comm ttee submitted by the Secretary the
Ja"sa : 5o5 s.. Are, .0l o. Iay s3O6 IS; mse aac.
expenses f21G57 H 1oa expenditures $9il 81 deaeen
The condition Of the missions stations in ali parts Of the
world was carefully detailed lI the report IL was re-
ferred "A special Committee, consisting of Bishops
Lay, Clark. and Niles: Pr5bytors, RyHnce, Tlsn, and
W. T. Morgan; Llymep, G Curt5 and Larz Anderson.
TIE Rev. benjamin H. Hlght presented the report Of
the Commission OF Home Nj. ions tO COOrei People.
Total number Of schools as ei exclusive Of night schools 10;
teachers including cery cnpoye 3 scholars 2o the ool
located Raleigh Chaeso4 Neste Wilmington PiSecghe, Nor
fok Ashulle, Pitrlr. Hchon MuHpls borlr Tenn, ard
B'We g.. Financial statement Oc J. heia incG4ng balance IN
treasury, Sl7 o. fsbur No g. l2t a; Liquidation Of ndel
elness ,j Gcict ll o. fdIor1 - from Prnsa.
na Board q 23 10; total rccps %l - O ils sum 5000
has received from tue Frernans Blu, aTng al52 - con
tbue by Northern parishes loI;sH ,housla loa are needed at
Ouier {, meet engtgemfnts.
This report was referred Special Committee, con
sisng OF Bishops Neey and Talbot Preabyt PynchOn,
Pcterkln, and Anstce, IlJnch Samuel H. Rugglcs and
Dr. Shauck The report Of the Treasurer was received,
and submitted To the appropriate committee special re
ports Of the Missionary Bishops Of Nevada and Arizona
and Of oregon and Washington Territories were also read
and referred 10 standing committees. NJ O'Clock the
Board adjourned TO meet this morning Mt ~ O'Clock.
In the evening general missionary meeting was held
at ST. Thomas's Church. Fflavc. Addresses were made
by the iJy. Dr. Hugh Miller ThOmpson-suyect: Lay
ing Foundations" aud by the Rev Dr. f. ~ Pottersub-
Ject: Mission Work OF Christian Women