The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-27
American Missionary Association.

meeting Of the American Missionary As.
soCiation yesterday, the Committee on
Work OF Educational Institutions in the
South, reported through Rev. Mr.. Den
men, who urged the importance of Chris.
tlan education, He spoke earnestly
against taking the Bible out of the public
schools, and urged the importance of pc
Cuniary aid for the SOciety's work.
Gen, o. o. Howard spoke of the coop.
Grafton Of the Society with him US the
Governments representative in the work
among the Freedmen.
In the afternoon officers were elected.
Rev. Z. N. Kirk, of Massachusetts, was
chosen President. There was but few
changes made In the old list OF over forty
Vice Presidents, and the Executive Com.
mittee and old Secretary and Treasurer
were reelected.
Rev, DR.. Perkins, from the Committee
on Chinese in America, spoke OF the OBJ.
stacles the Chinese must encounter in
coming out for the Christian religion, in
the separation from their families, &c,
The field OF labor among the Chinese in
California iS one calling for help.
The Committee on Foreign Missions
recommended work in Africa and the
the West Indies. Rev. Mr.. y. Field, Sec.
rotary Of the Society, gave facts showing
the growth of the Society, Rev. W. i,
Brown discussed at length the relation OF
the negro TO the Government in tho mat.
ter Of citizenship, and the intellectual ca
pabilities OF the race. General Howard
recalled memories OF the anniversary
meeting of the Society in this city in 1S4S,
at which Arthur and John Tappan were
present. He reviewed the work of the
Society, and urged It's claims upon the
charity Of the churches. Gov. Jewell
also spoke briefly, commencing tho Soci.
ety's work.
AT the meeting Of the American Mis-.
sionary Association today o report was
made in favor Of cooperating with the
Government indian policy, endorsing and
recommending the policy Of President
Grant.
Ex.Gov. Hawley then made an address;
He said the Saxon and Protestant should
not kill the Indians when the Latins and
Catholics even get on without II"
Secretary Delano then made long and
eloquent address, explaining tho new
policy adopted by Gen. Grant, who soun.
ded the key note In his inauguration mes.
sage, when he said II am in favor of any
policy in behalf ofthe Indians that intend
to ciVllize and make them citizens" The
policy he believed in was to aggregate the |
Indians on single testimony lie believed |
that the time would come when they
would be accepted as citizens and would |
participate in elections, He thought
they were better subjects OF outstanding
Than some politicians Of tho New York |
government now doing tho work Of q
VIM. NJ. EvarCs great speech last night
awakened spirit Of enthusiasm among
The workers of the reform. His able I'D.
dress meets the appreciation Of the honest
people throughout the city. He said the
Bar Association was dissatisfied with the
nomination of Ledwith TO the Supreme
Court.
Judge Barnard has ordered that no mr..
rest of civil action bo granted for obtain.
ing property under false prctenses, unless
The same be in writing, subscribed to by
The persons proceeded against, and no or.
lers for arrest against any person for libo',
assault, slander or false Imprisonment, cx.
;ept on the person or against the charac.
Ter Of Il female.
In the American Bible Union to-day the
Committee on the Revision Of tho Bible
reported on the New Testament. The re.
port was adopted. Rev. Amulage read
extracts from the revised Bible, remark.
ing that II was erroneous to suppose that
i was q new translation, but as 1t now
stands all the errors and detects of the
Bible in King james time arc removed.
Col. Green, President Of tho Order Of
Eks, will transmit n thousand tOllars to
lhe Chicago relief, the proceeds Of per.
ormance given by the order to day at the
Academy Of Music.
Colonel Whitley ,'of the U. s. secret ser.
vice, this evening arrested Thomas Bollar,
Joshua Miner and Lewellyn Wiley, old
and captured n large quan.
lily plates, dies, presses, tools and other
materials.