New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-06
MISSIONARY ENTERPRISE.

MISSIONARY ENIERPRISE.
THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
ANNUAL MEETING AT NEwARK-LErrER FROM rnH
HON. HENRY wILSON-REPORr or THE TREAS-
URER-APPoNTsfENT OF COMMITTEES.
The annual session Of the American Mission
ary Association which was held last year al Racine,
Wis., and the year before at Hartford, Conn., began at
Newark n. j., yesterday. The Association Is no" II
years old having been founded in 1885, lis object IN ths
era then OF Anti-slavcry agitation being to promote
missionary work. home aud foreign without completely
with Slavery II was the first after the war to mees
the little bands OF escaping slaves with clothing
secular and religious instruction, and It Is
noteworthy coincidence that ia hrst school was
established at Fortress Monroe, Va near the paco
where the snip entered the shores OF America
the ,lave ship and the colorcd school marking Two
great eras in the Southern States From that humble
beginning tic Association forward untl its iorco
OF missionaries and teachers In the South IN IeOS NUM-
bered 523 ana ho scholars in It's various Schools Day
and night, Sunday and normal, over 400C0 INC AsSo-
citation has row four colleges with regular coheso
classes and two others with classes nearly prepared 70
enter as freshmen normal schools, IRON when ana
the colleges there have gone forth than 5000 cob
1red teachers and it has planted 90 coore1 churcheS
The following statistics present an exhibit OF tho
progress OF the Association in the work long ago
undertook:
Missionaries and Teachers in Amerca.-fn the South.
3o5. among the Chinese, II: among tho Intians, D.
Men 1875 women, toGa 3jl. Whole Dumoer IA Dls-
south Carolina Is; Georgia, IS; Florida, 8; Alabama
II Tennessee 81; Kentucky -; Missouri, htnSas'
,; Arkansas : Mississippi i5 Loaisla4S, %; aeA,
20; Illinois, /; California, Is; Oregon, L Wisconsin, u;
Minnesota, -. Whole number Of pupils enfocd uuins
the present year, l4Oio; theoioSlcal 80 i.y', =.
collegiate, 56 collegiate preparatory lo2; normal gS
gaat in i Two 9T,des. Is Number OF scholars in
Church aud Mission sunday schools. S,09s.
ign Observation-Disclosures, 4; number OF stations, 10;
number Of ordained MISSIONARIES 3; number OF other
male assistants and teachers number Of assist
ants, II number Of native assistants, q; Number OF
churches. 10; number OF church members so lar TO
ported, $50
Yesterday the First Congregational Church, in Now
ark, was not filed, but large number OF cegymen
were present including the Rev j. ~ Kirk l.. d.. OF
Boston; the William NJ Taylor d. d., OF the Broad
way Tabernacle in this city the Hon T. F. Smith, u s.
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs; the Rev Dr.. II. NJ.
Parsons and Woodwork OF Boston, the Rev. George
Whipple and the Rev. NJ f. strictly. Secretaries. and
many others The services Of the session opened
by the reading passage from the Scriptures by tho
Rev. Dr. Brlnsmayd Of Newark and prayer by the Rev.
Dr. Smith OF Plainied. According TO the programme
the Hon. Henry Wilson, OF the Vice Presidents. was
to have presided. assisted the Rev. Dr. Kirk, whose
eyesigh defective but Mr.. Wilson sent his substitute
Enclosed in a letter, of which the following is copy:
.NArICK, Nov. 3, 1873.
To the Rer. NJ f. sTRIEBY-ly Dear sir: i am not per-
mitted by my doctor to keep the promise made YOU.
and which 1 had hoped do | take great inere in
your work which is sanctioned by patriotism humanity.
eieyatng the freedmen IN the South and belonging to
that portion of our dear country Put me down or soo
Yours truly, HENRY WILSON
The Rev. DR.. WOODWORK of Boston then read the adj
dress OF the President Dr. Kirk 1t very brief and
referred to Advancement OF the blacks since tho
spelling book and the Bible allowed their appro
pirate place with them Half the United States believed
the freedmen regarded the books as toys, but tho
Association through experience regarded it diff
ferently and believed it not impossible that the
black pigment might cultivated intellect.
hoped the people would that the welfare Of
the land depends the expulsion OF ignorance from all
classes. He saw change Rapidly advancing in tho
Southern States. The people accepting the facts
that negro be educated and that the motive Of
the Association in sending teachers and books, and
planting colleges, purely Christian patriotism Their
local and common interests promoted by these eff
forts elevate the negro Lastly the Association was
congratulated the hearty zeal which characterized
the abors OF the missionaries, and which producing
| its inevitable and grand results.
The Rev. II. NJ. Parsons was here elected temporary
Vice President TO assist the President lie called upon
the Rev George Whppe to read the Treasusers report
report shows that the expenditures have been A.
| follows:
For the South including the Hampton n. aud A. Ins
tnte and B9rea College sIsS oo S7 fSr the Cnhsse.
Africa West Indies, sandwich Islands siam, anu Italy
S5Tls 95; for the support OF the New YORK Offices,
s20o5O PSI the Boston office S65gJ 63 CHICAGO Orce,
1854 so; publications, $500 10; special collecting agen
ces, 1892 81; :otal:3io.s37 II. .-,-,,.
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute ana BoreS
College, and the amounts acknowledged In the Amer-
| can Missionary paper are S3i5,2Il VI.
The report referred TO the COmpittee on Finance
An abstract OF the annual report OF tine Executive Com
mittee, which very long. is given below:
| During the year death has removed some Of the
earliest and warIneSt friends OF the AsSOciauon mo
| venerable Lewis Tppan being OF the numoer. Tio
work among tho freedmen in the South shows steany
and healthfu progress The colleges under the care OF
the Association training those who are Il Oe TIE M
telgcnt and conscientious leaders OF the people, ai
with the normal schools are preparing hundreds OF
colOred teachers ana yet not meeting the grow lax u
mand, The churches, supplied with educated minis
try. and maintaining efficient Sunday schools. gam
hS IN strength and numbers Special efforts are nildo
| around nlladega. by tent meetings, spread puro
gospel and 10 lead to the erection OF permanent build
| ings for church and school purposes.
.lne report refers with gratitude 10 the past prov
identlal helps Afforded In the achievements OF tno
Jubilee singers and the Hampton Band IN raising iunds
100000 in agricultural land scrip by the STATE OF virginia
| to the Hampton Normal aud Agricultural institute. IN
tie glt OF $500 TO Atlanta University ny the etite 81
Georgia; and Rev L. n fcssohilNa
In collecting funds Hampton Institute, OF tho kev
c. g. Fairchild for Berea College, ana OF the toV III.
Heay IN Great Britain for the training oil missoh"fas
FOR Africa. -, -, -.
the Missions In SIAM tho Sandwich Islands aud the West
indies the OF the work OF the AsSo-
cation poor oSracsed classes IN this country
! The freedmen. Indians, and Cmnese-wth the
OF its missions in western Africa 70 whch
II Is bound many Tho call for increased funds
pressing that they should DO secured II need be. ss
AN Increased cost 81 collecting The aim or Mission
| airy society Is neither that OF savings bank
| noe OF "A miser; it Il not TO hoard save moncy
tcr's work-as economically as possible. consist
ent with efficiency. but the efficiency should % re-
garded as important than tae saving. souls afro
worth more than money We should increase our means