The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-07

mites.
The following gentleman were appointed
to assist in distributing the slips to the
congregation Revs a G Bale, of Melrose.
Mass. l. II Elliott of Bradford, Vt, G B
Curtis of South Britain, CT, Azcl w IIa-
zen of Springfield, NJ lss.. l. w Bacon of
New Haven, CT, II Babcock, C C. Tor
rey of Charlotte, VT, i n Packard of
Evanston. ILL.,, E L Stafford, J p Skeele.
East Bloomfield, n Y.
Hon. John b. Page, from the committee
of arrangements, announced that those
persons holding tickets TO West Rutland,
Castleton and Fairhavcn, must call on the
committee fer an exchange of tickets Mt
any time after 5 o'clock. He also stated
that ifany were not yet accommodated
with lodgings the committee were ready to
supply them at once.
The seventeenth hymn was then sung to
the tune of ''Sl. Thomas"
Stand up, and bless the Lord
Ie people OF his choice;
stand up, and bless the Lord your God,
with heart, and soul, and voice.
o, for living flame
From his own altar brought,
To touch our lips, our sous inspire,
And wing to heaven our thought.
Rev. DR.. Treat then made some interest
ing remarks concerning the present condi-
ton of the board. He said although the
prospects may be ever so good that the
board was anxious for It's prosperity and
success. On the 30lh of August when the
office in Boston was opened there had been
received in donations $4,000. During
that day 1000 was received from some
source unknown, the next day came
$40, 800 and in the next two days was added
50 more. Theie was no reason for So
licitude for in regard to the debt on the old
work it was much decreased since last year,
while in the new work it was increased
somewhat. They had now reached pro-
per condition of things while on the present
scale even there was no certainty of smooth
movement which had been started in the
West was one of great help and without
which The board could not have avoided an
embarrassing debt The thanks of the
Home board were due to all its friends IN
East and West
Rev. DR.. Geo. p. Magoun, of Iowa,
then offered
PRAYER.
He rendered thanks to the Father for the
many merces and grace dispersed to the
hoard T1r the nlpn m - h,,,
who had been taken away during the past
year. He would render special praise for
His heavenly care for the interests of this
institution when imperlcd by discourage
ments in he past that God had found
means to open the hearts of the people to
generous impulses and that what has been
needed has been so bountlfully provided /;
that they met to-day in such encourage
ment and PRAYED HAT snch impulses and in
fluences would make the work easier and
the successes more delightful in wears to
come to keep us near to the S iviUr's kind.
ly etling heart; all these favors in his own
precious name.
Secretary Worcester, in behalf of Sec
rotary Clark, VIII, was suffering from
throat difficulty, then made report of the
general survey of the American board on
foreign missions, an abstract OF which we
herewith present;
GENERAL SURVEY OF MISSIONS.
The condition of the work in the foreign
field, as whole, is more encouraging than
usual. Lespite some unioward events
rs the fearful famine in Asia Minor, break
ing up Christian communities, aud serious
ly inleruping all forms of evangelical Ell
fort the murder If the devoted Stephens
in Mexico. at the instlgatlon of n ROmish
priest. and the bitter persecution that fol-
lowed the Intrusion of high church Eps-
copalians into the Mahralta mission. to
reap the harvest of others long and patient
toll the attempt to hinder the circulation
of the scriptures in Turkey, and to pre-
vent MOslens from embracing the gospel !;
and the financial embarrassment at home
compelling reirenchment abroad and weak
eniny the hands and irving the courage of
the missionaries are permitted to re-
port wide spread interest in the gospel
message, the establishment of new and
promising churches of Christ. greater ac-
tivity on the part of native Christians, aud
the missions in better working Order by
reason of the relnforcements recently sent
out, than for many years
MISSIONARIES. CHANGES.
1t is fitting that we recognize with de.
vout gratitude the kind Providence that
has spared the lives of the active workers
in the field, with two exceptions To the
name of MIR. Stephens, already referred to,
must be added that of Mrs Andrus
of MARLIN, both called home from
spheres in which they had illustrated
rare Christian graces. Stars will here
after mark the name also of three christian
women hOn0red in the religious history of
the Sandwich Islands, Mrs DR.. Baldwin,
Mrs Daniel Dole, and Miss Maria Ogden.
The latter was one of the pion ers in
womans work for woman. During more
than forty years of active service she had
had over IA thousand Hawaiian girls and
young women under her instruction and
personal Influence.
Mr.. and Mrs, Spauldng, Of the Western
Turkey, Mr.. and Mrs. Haskell, and Miss
Beach. of The European Turkey. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wood, Of the Mahralta, and Mr..
John g. Smith, Of the Ceyl II mission, for
various reasons unable to continue the
foreign work, have been released, at their
own request, from their connection with
| the board.
| Twelve others have come to this country
for a season of rest AMI recuperaiiOn, while
| ten have been permitted 10 return to their
respective missions Nor would we fail of
gratitude to the Lord Of harvest that, in
response to the prayers of his people he has
inclined the hearts of thirty-eieht new la
boIers, including ten unmarried ladies' con
nected with the wOman's board, to enter
the foreign work. The entire number of
missionary laborers of all classes has thus
been raised to three hundred ami seventy
six, net increase Of twenty-four during
the year
NATIVE AGENCY.
The native agency is now represented by
one hundred aud six pastors, about three
hundred preachers and catechisis, and
nearly six hundred engaged Ms teachers and
Bible women. Every year is adding to the
efficiency of the native force. Pastors are
gaining experience and | 'iluence Many
of them have become able eXpounders OF
the Word, and show great practical