New-York tribune., 1870-10-06
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
SECOND DAY-BUsINEss sKssIoNs--EyENING 40
DRESSES.


the Rev. Dr. Gcogge l.. Adams OF Orange, NJ. At y
o'clock he Board assembled in fun force at the BROOK
lyn Academy Of Music President Hopkins in the chair.
Secretary Treat presented report on the "Undenomi-
national Character Of he Board, In substance 10 io
lows:
Since our last meeting ,nfmpOrant change sas been
union Of the Presby eran Assemblies has sd to the
formation Of Board Of Missions designed to represent
the entire body. Hence the PrcSb}t ran irenPs ng
have acted with MS 50 long and 20 kindly are eNDeceu
tons when tho Board was organized at Bradford in
IsIO there was thought, apparently Of its receiving
however that others should participate In the WORK Of
saving the beathen, suggested tn tbe General Assembly
of tic Presbyterian Church the very next year. the M
ccpon of cndeayOFs similar To It's OWL But this vener
able body was pleased to recommend Instead the 90,
this reason that in l5l, eight corporate msWrs were
chosen from the Middle StateS-oiX or them con
nectcd with the Presbyterian Church one with
the Episcopal Church, and With the Reformed
Dutch Church-maktng tho Whole nnmber ~
Morse Of Cafestown Lyman OF Hatfield, Worcester Of
Salem, the first Secretary ~ the B0ard-CofagcOus sa
Inv grandson of the pee Edwards, Davis OF Middle
bury College, aterward OF Ham ton College, jeremiah
the Board Justly styled prince in the domain Of IN
teIlect and goodness" There were, from the Middle
10 a Wider sphere Richards Of Newark afterward OF
Auburn, Miller OF New-YOrky soon 10 idcntify himself
rst President Of the American Bible Society John Jay
who had held the highest public trusts wlth hon0T To
son. an eminent uris Robert Raston, prosperous mer
Ia tbe following wear Dr. Prouddt Of the Associate Re-
formed Church. vas elected To the corporate Mtmher
shBt and aiterward the German Reformed thnrrh Wls
neTsps adopted in 1921, whereby ministers ana
laymen in large numbers were admitted TO an tne ptV p,
UndenOminaHOnal stlll But thOse VINO nave ~
tended our annual cOnvOcations most frequently Will
hardly recall single instance Of denOmindtOnal diver
cency And those who have left uS herttOfOfe or may
now lea 70 ms. for new Organzations-we shall retain
tueu i'm otIF uC
nTad and loved INTO The kingdom of God. In turning
from the home field {, the foreign, We lind that repre-
senayes the Congregational churc hes the Presbyte
ran chu1ches 20. 3. and N. 81 the Reformed
churches, have toiled eide by side, many
not 20 be expected however, that this cooperation
20 unexpectedly aud happily commenced, would always
continue. TIE Western Foreign Mission Society, II Will be
was formed by the synod of Pittsburgh in
ISL. After he division Of the Presbyterian Chrch IN
bly, and body was created to carry forward the work
ci Missions of the PTesbyterian Church But the d.
stoned serious embarrassment 10 our treasury ana
none of the PRESBYTERIAN missionaries that time under
H.. ,ro M tba Rogrd Withdrew from is support The
churches scted with the New school Assembly re-
nained with us well in active sympathy as IN frater-
We come now to the latest and most important instance
Of acknowledgements II las been obvious from the outset
that the proposed reunion OF the two Assemblies ~ D. aau
- might seriously affect our relations TO our PfesDy-
eran constituency, and TO the missionaries who went
ont fruf il; precisely what extent, however and In
,y, wavs il was impossible to predict But when the
actually occurred it brought with II
heavier trial than the committee had contemplated it
apparent that they might be asked 10 ylela
their assent the transfer Of number of missionaries
some of them endeared to the Board by personal ms
tory of peculiar tenderness, and others by long ana
faithful ryice Specific fields were named, moreover,
which can nevor fail to awaken the velest emotions.
Jic Committee OF Conference appointed by the new
3fhG9 3fd3Tas D B r r. T. Bd5ti, B. d., and r. s.
williams, esq7 met at the Missionary House on
Tie 10Th ~ May last, and adopted resolutions
which the Prudential Committee have understood to
mean that ~ tho missionaries were to be at perfect hD
pry withdraw from the Board OF not III accordance
with their Own Ultimate preferences not however, TO
the detInen u the work lntrused to them " IN case
all the members Of any mission should be transIrea 10
the Presbyterian Board were 10 surrender the Held
should be 80 transferred the questions claiming ad
ustment to be considered with sole reference 20
proper add that when the question asked SLOW
much OF the COMMON work Will satisfactorily represent
missions to syria Nesorans, the GaboOn, and the
North American Indians, the same being largely Pres
As the Board will wish 10 bo Informed what missions
have le already ormay leave hereafter the Committee
not expect 10 continue his labors at the Gaboon and as
Mr. BIsbnc has elected transfer of his relation TO the
Board the W6st Africa mission has ceased
70 Dc pc T have asked and received Te1esr with
vie'y 10 a similar change. Tie mission % the Ojibwas
viii doubtless connect iisct with the Board at
'r,y Igv The Dakota mission at the time the reunion
ratOn but II has decided 10 remain with us for the
pre sent The brethren among the Nestoraps have not
upri1ed the Prudential Committee as yet Of their final
tei,on Il is not probable that any other mission will
saye uS: though it Is quite possible that two three
MISS oEaries may desiTc, Individually 70 place them
selves under the supervision OF tile other Board.
In turuug from t5e past TO the future the Committee
BEG leave submit two remarks; !. Our denomnatonal
has nJG ceased. TwO-thrdS Of the Presby
They Will eNpccs to continue anon the same basis
hereou they haze stood IN past years They viii hope
tbey Viii sim oo to rs for their reasonable support
Nrhcr the Board, surely, the churches with which
it is hereafter 10 act Will disregard the pledge which
these bretren received when tDey LETT their Kindred
aud their country FOR the darkness of heathenisp. q
New responsibilities deNove upon the Congreg'uonal
Churches u is impossible to dIepct the precise Imam
cal bearings OF the change which we are considering
IL may hc affirmed however with sufficient accuracy
tha contributions Of our Presbyterian friends have
supported hitherto the Resby yeran missionaries. But
tVO-tlLrds Of these mis- ssOnaFles will probably retain
their connection with this Board; whereas u has been
predicted that tWothirds OF the Presbyterian cuntrbu
lions will be immediately withdrawn. Il We assume
that .he proportion will bo larger the support OF
third ~ The Presbyterian missionaries may 0e expected
TO rest henceOrth upon our Congregational constitu
cpey As this result il clearly prOyideutia the Com
iuttee permit themselves tO doubt for moment
that the burden Will DO readily assumed end cheerfully
borne.
Secretary Means read touching letters Of farewell 20
the American board from the Rev. Dr. VIM. NJ Thomson
and the Rev Henry H. Jssup, both of Syria. Secretary
Treats report referred to Special Committee,
stiug of the Row. Dr. j. r. Thompson, the Rev. Dr. Vim.
Adams the Rev II. W. Beecher, the Rev c. i. Goodo
the Rev. H. W. Brown, j. n, Sokney, and j. C. Gallup,
NJ D. The Rev DR.. George W. Wood made brief
speech euogzing the veteran London Missionary So
coty, and introducing deputation to the American
Board from that body consisting OF the Foreign secre
rary, the Rev Dr. Joseph Mullens, and two of the D
recors, the Rev Henry Allan, editor of The British
Quarterly Reriet and pastor OF the Union Chapel Is
lington, and Henry Wright, Chairman of the Finance
Committee.
Dr. Mulens was received with applause, and spoke In
glowing OF the friendly relations existing between
English and American missionaries abroad and OF the
power and progress OF the Gospel in heather countries
The Rev. Mr. Allan made few remarks extolng Amer
lean institutions and referring 10 the harmonious Joint
work of America and England. Mr.. Wright
spoke OF the great work done by the American Board
and the London Society, and in conclusion shook hands
with President Hopkins, pledge OF the good feeling
that does and shall oXi, between the American Board
and the British City. President Hopkins made an elo