The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-23
THE MAY ANNIVERSARIES,
Annual Meetings Yesterday Of the Baptist Pub
LEGATION Society and the Woman's
V'Aion Missionary Society.
THO Baptist Publication Society.


Yesterday President william Phelps had the chair
IN the morning, when only the merest routine busi-
ness, such as the appointment OF committees and
the reading OF reports, was transacted Short ad
dresses were delivered by DR.. Alfred s. Patton, y
James $. Dickerson ana others the missionary I
character OF the society; but otherwise matters of
general business alone were discussed. The repOr'.
OF the Treasurer which was read and receive d
among Others is as folows-
The total receipts OF the Bible and Publcs ton
Society for the year enling March l, 1877 }, in
all departments and from all sources, amo' mt to
ssseses s5, being s6421s SO more than the eceipts
OF any preceding year.
OF this amount $335,254 "a were receive "a In the
business department. making an excess over the
receipts last year In the society's b lsln ess Of
The receipts in the missionary depart ,ment were
s5l,114 Oh being $685. SO less than 10 receipts in
this department. the previous year. In that year.
however S. 900 were received as ~ eclal donation
for the Minister'S Library Fund.
The total issue OF books, tracts Sunday school
and Church papers for the year is 81 273624 y-six
colporteurs and Sunday school 10 sslonarles have
been In commission, and the vario IS Sunday schools
In the afternoon Rev. Charles Keyser Presided.
Short addresses were made by Rev. William Cath
cart and J. +. Elder In the reg uar reports OF COM
mittees the Committee on Amendments to the
Constitution reported severe amendments which
"i DR.. MAEToLx moved that the word "BbIer be
stricken cut of the title of society," which, after
some debate, was acceded t).
committee specially na med for the purpose re-
ported on the subject OF Mr.. Van Meter and tie
proposed Howard Misslori in Rome, stating that
some misunderstanding y ad ensued In consequence
OF the double CONSTRUCT on to be placed upon the
report relative to Van Meter and the mission in
Rome be stricken out. This was agreed to.
Aresolution for the appointment OF committee
OF arrangements forythe next annual meeting
passed.
committee on general business then presented
1 the three follUwtng resolutions which dis
cussed with great spirit
Resolved Treasurer be requested give his
& a asn ana to-
kind Of expense incurred ,1! during The year,
meetns O.
and mat we s9mme9d the enterprise to tho lberay Of
marked By the
Is a. Bap S or Ghan 10
s ns c 1 S re
the f B and hd nsa se
" TIC n nSs n" Of
domestic missions and other forms Of Christian and social
| separately, In which fiery language was hurled
about with liberality supposed TO be unattainable
The Committee on Nominations then reported the
following List Of officers for the ensuing year,
Mr. Samuel A. Grocer, Pennsylvania; Mr.. James L. |
Howard, Connecticut; Mr.. James Randel,. New
min Grinlth D. D. Recording Secretary-Mf Horatio
Gates Sa.. Zones pennsyvania TIeasnrer-M William
Il. Castle, d. d., G. W. Anderson, D. D., p. Henson.
D. D., J. M pendIeton, D. D., Henry g; Weston, D. D.,
ambemann Rev William oahcare Rev. ae John
peddie Rey Charles keyser, Rev l. p Hornberger,
II. Cassidy Mr. Charles + Abbott Mr.. Horatio ].
Milford, Mr.. Henry Croskey, Mr.. Jacob W. Stout,
| RUFUS Bucknell, Mr.. I. L. HOskinson and w. w.
| Keen, M. ID.
An amendment was offered to the report by Mr.
FULTON OF Boston, substituting the name OF Charles
Keyser for that OF 8. Talbot President, and pay
ing VERY high compliment to Mr. Keysers ability
so amended, but subsequently, the discussion be-
coming coming almost extensively personal, Mr. Keyser
distinctly and positively declined the honor. The
! report as originally offered, was then adopted.
~ IA we e, evening session MI. Van Meter and Rev
mission to Rome
Women's Union Missionary Society.
The Women's Union Missionary Society held a
meeting yesterday afternoon In the lecture OF
the church on the corner Of Twentyfr street and
Fifth avenue There was not very large attend
ance. The meeting presided over by the Rev.
DR.. Rogers, who after opening the proceedings
with short prayer, introduced the Rev. DR..
Waugh, returned missionary from India. This
gentleman drew an encouraging picture Of the
progress of the Gospel on the golden shores of
Ind. Preachers Of the divine truth were now re-
ceived with greater favor In India, Burmah and
other Eastern Territories than they had been In the
Olden time; the thick mist OF dolatry which had
for centuries overhung the ancient world was ris-
ing rapidly, and bright beams of the Holy Gospel
Mrs. RANSOM the Financial Secretary, then read
a number of letters from ladies' who have been sent
Many of their epistles were highly interesting as
they tended to show how well the good work was
Of ting by the
various parts Of india and Ava, and overlooked
with touching ANECDOTES relative to conversions
the mission for the past year amounted to s29077,
of which $4,000 had been realized at the Easter
Fair.
The Rev. DIR. MCKAY then addressed the meeting.
He referred to his recent lengthy sojourn in the
Chinese empire as a missionary and spoke In glow
ing terms Of the rapid strides Christianity is making
In the "Flowery. Land The difficulties with
during past years In that country were gradually |
being overcome, and the Holy Word was now being
most gratifying to all those who had the welfare Of
the heather at heart. 1t a difficult task which
the idolatrous notions and ideas which had been
! for hundreds OF generations the Inheritance
Of the Chinese moreover the rulers especially
averse to foreign doctrines being nstled into the
minds Of the people. The natives of China are
always ready to resist anything like innovation; it
Is a part Of their nature to adhere to the customs
OF their ancestors; therefore 1t can easily be con-
seed among population SO vast as that of China.
But, though other sects and religions had almost |
ep the task Se o. rs t ese
gaining great Roadway In Cathay. Missionaries
are no longer denied ingress to the in:
with the barbarity they experienced In the olden
time, and Buddhism, Taousm, Mohammedanism,
Nestorianism, and even the doctrines Of Confucius |
were rapidly declining, and the worship of the only
true and living God was spreading Itself through |
lshed In many parts OF almost every province, the /
education of native children by foreign missiona-
the mandarins and foutais. Services were held In
buildings suited to the purpose In places where
churches did not exist, and these were
attended with regularity by the natives,
q large number OF whom had become con-
verts The speaker went on to say that he consid-
cred that the dark OF idolatry In the East had
passed, and he prOphesied that numbers Of our
children already In existence would live to see the
Christian religion universal throughout the whole
empire OF China.