, 1875-10-07

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for ~ from thu s1a Aocs.Ion .: young men and
tAe Flint Church, was saa hy tbs Ascer.asY II ,se
fs'c'! Krte:!nx4 and whsl t;:cl "tithday pred
cut ~ tbs bo%Et.
Ycara wprk of sia ard" VA read ty the lev, N, a.
!. ten yusr- lie former 1nren9 tt The i}11rd
u Eh1eaHn 1t will not l." regat4st ~ nnt,H: .te tn
this ncasion 10 tnqnrs what ch.'igtA hasv ocnftrI
dnsiAg tts EerIod what Ecsnita hAsa brrn 1ca1a.uI
what lrnRreta made. and what yaniaRa grouhu ga.ed
for she further aassncr Of the Kingdom of carsf,.
cMAsoE'.
l1rst. ~c may nuts ru,tYEs In th6 l1n1sl, In tbs
mttaionhry fpfct and u 'hp ileId ri otf7tiHns. Al
tle beginning II :hls {cri Tho constituency If The
but portion Of thc II, .sy,erisn Church. WIKI n"ra
Or leas lhdlTduals from othtr dcnomlnatnna t'tcs.
~ The N!hdra~sl Ut the lreshyttr,anf in 1.;o tho
oard Ielt to hccne slost toey thu 4g:pt nf the
Congregational c1rvhes In the prosecution n their
foreign work About uue-:h!sd Of ita cuuatttueneg,
md atout ono-sl1th Of ia work. vera Withdrawn:
has }een sl greater. lsus cghty-1no out Of tGe
m nse' e. ,be roll len ssss' =. Inc ',. 'ss a, 1os
IN The Ut tho Presbyterian denon!nat!on, And
s'shsyr.. hass cd 10 that s}ostss Of the .se-.ns
tnetts'Alp have entered upon ihcr dutes during ihs
laS .e;, stAr.
Int tpur Of the tEevs members Of tar Prudential
c"''u!!'t" ri ten years since arc connected ~ttb
new members have been appointed.
s'm'ar ch,nr", have occurred IN tho rants Of the
ml'n.nants n Ihoy ua,nteted 10 leGs. ~ men .na
tight unmarried wn:nen. M tie entire number. 14a
n4lnts rcsHaln On The roll after all changes. Twenty
tw1 iaeH and seventeen women hare i,een called up
higher. The average are Of the - ~ years nf
missionary tcrrct 2H years ~ The eight unmarried
than for:5 9tarr oi atFe feryire, during which ,0
nawaan girls w.re under h, iusr:r:ion. During the
ten 5earz, ~ INV hhur~rs have been sent out, In
cludlng 7G sIagle wancn ami ~ f,n"c tncu. Uf this
pnnter, II we're rhiaren Ct H4sinnartcs. following
In tho hteIA Of theif parents, " III" entire numrr.
over I'M continue IN the iirl!; = ,nen au't wnn'rn
have :el; - have tran1ferrtd other ntsrsnn.
VI the iS unma'Er<l wnmen sent nut. :: haze ',iel,
a;ss We e' 5p 81
1sa.--;s 10 missionaries 81 o,hsr roe:s,i1a. ana
from lilo sl,oso TIA. dnr:nR sht ten ye.rt 4;
rstn hare die,a snd ~ snmrn. Considering tho
that. N rule, wosnsn endure thn nissiunery uurk
Letter than intl. Three wives have ltln obliged 10
rrtnrn sTcsnre II the l.hetl n Their hnshan-. and
Tie A!-lea Of b.s wfe " The th'Esaeu snsIe ut.,
three have married IN tho nnteeton ntd hrc.
tl7cd from the work, thE;e h4so conc hume with I'm
tai1ad hcalt, and fell rietin1 to Nui. f.toct-
| anre. A. between single men and Single women en-
nner rcvisu has hera ,ec.dediy ii faTo. x Tie wun-
en aud Natnan't boards hare great fur
gratitude and encouragement IL v.cw Of tLe very
tlres abro11 Il ts with profound tatsfaciiun TINT We
gance e.r7 tha l,st Of .hese sefeny.nG servants u
tn{1af, kut Q1LR " k4cu la2Nld Al
| varied fields.
By tho tran.fer of six derept mtsalons 10 the prea~
byteuan board. tie hea MA aotne*hst reauc"i but
nav .naiona have een added till the eutise field
Ir1ccd tn the operations of tho American board Is
much larger than II wha ten Year, ago. whue IN ps rte
uI.r helds The work baa heca Sreatly extended Ihe
greatest promise begun in l5D. TIE work in rapa!
ianls* commented thu foiowinY year now etobratts
four m's.ons,-two in Mexico, ono N spalu. md oas
Tle rectIs Of Tic board harc very nearly kept pace
with the growing hed. small balance was reported
in thp treasury ten years. ago. debt y reported Ls
yclr Of showing hGt Tor ten ye1ts tho receipts
Of tLc Board have average {len about per cent
decads stod w wsre H,7io1: for ths deeaSs snns 1s
taflous2; for ,ae decade ending 1+i5 ss,123.siy nj
~ Of "Gont 1T stW f ~ u9eaa ,s as' !. s. 'a
nut Keep up with snc advance Tor hne rnteftr,a.s
| The rrtl!ta .eAieved In the foreign 6cld arc not
great nLcaaure ny the 'resns Of &asiye ag:ncJ thn
actual Geld ri q sratlons 1as been enlarged, dusuH
ii expenditure. Tho nuInlsr Of 1own4 and cite.
occupied haH increased from III TO t75 md the pop
70 n M ,ha na1 el sho 1
OF the way cf Life has gained n alinAr proportion,
I'll The number IL more thah loubte II not threu-fud
the population Of the United htAtSa The entire nun
Der Ut additions to The uhBlou churches 1urtuB thu
decade III l., ,S!nor ene hundred to each ordan
ssse IL tascnng and in ueras; sbors atter T ieav!nF
large arsfn as tho result oi special labosu ~, aua
Tae sain Vi IN ehu7sh membership In thu different
| delds IL as fuIio~s:
| In .he xuia Mission, about loe res cent; wezter1
eiRt So S'e sa
PER cen.; Madlra asaion, ~ pct cent; ccSlon Ais
rton, q per cent; III ,ha fuoclow Asaion from
bors Or $40 per cent; IN tho North Chtua 3laAtai,
from work Just JeRinntne In lsd 70 churches as,t
Ill tnentbers Slicr0ncsia. frofn chErclea aId q
members to ~ caurrhes and oScf .2u ustuhers, ~
| rcE ecut: !n Japan. eherc tbs work began tn 1870
thera arc now churches and :. nlentrs in "estet1
| rhr jf1>E tAr rpf1 fhRfA III
| ! church snd ~ members; AmouH tho Dakotas
from, churches and 81 nIenbers to churches III.
esnding s*o transferred 10 Ae Presbyterian Board
Tho aggregate results may b summed up this
onuS hv mtsS % @ 70 hn 'nw ~, lr'Aas =, gfsSa
lied b. ths Bosri. hssa increased from IT, With
1uenhership of 5.a5;. to e:3. With membership
ll,543, III advance Of ortr 19u Ier cent.
! ADvANcx IN rrucAf10H.
hns oes h.n se ns tue ten sea
while the sandsr! Of education has teen advanced.
be..ss quality anil MORO .aslaase s9rl!y Of text
IN tno sem,nsnss md nor,aai schools. From ono
TWO ysars os study hAse hecn added 10 the COURSE
inR rehoeIa Tor girls md young wosaen ha4 been Il
erased through tho cooperation OF ths Woman
nea1a. md = tnuEs tu.s ApIrssiaNen q tAs Fals
has already found c1trtsstun IN tho Growth AL
marked success Of several ro!lrgtse institutions.
! cuAxTIAH i1TEH4rEAE.
A incidental 10 tie work Of oiucAton and The nuE
ture Of believers, ChEasian literature holds Ill
parant ptace. Bthoobooks must 10 prepared 10 tuet
lbs cyrr-iucseasinK lenana; III uutlr n&erAtnrc MI
| tbs subtlet!rs Of fa1se philosophy muat be met
PRACTICAL instruction IL required Ill tho u,p!as l.
Christianity. we'll illustrations Of Chrlsttan tos
trina. TralslatluuA from English or A1uerlcan IL
ttoss sse ot ol,en suited to tho nasona traits AZ
/ peculiar hAutts ot thought Ut other taces-' Pilgrim
} lrogrent" always excepted. 1teuce tho tlerrssln
ntllNs OF missionaries necessarily detailel 10 thl
Grarl Of Tho tersce sud ts great edraute In hsesa
} tu1c suited to the popuLr mind aud heart.
TIE WuMANH SuAAi34 or Aist9tSF.
OF still greater moment to the case, III IT. ilHaetr
III 1uSeioruH missionary lAsEsss It aes asal f!fhte
inn the WurE sbroad. las teur .hs oskaBitatt II e
Womau'a l3.ards oI Mistiuus- Tho American A'sF'
haa 3rcm tho hfst er,1lo5ea n'AsEg'"d %asnru 4
tuaehrrs mission schools: but the w.y nay mol l.. bre
fully utr for other Aaa more tH!stLA1 labots III "
latf Of wunun. II lB.o, Ass. su!lrus IL c4'sntsa
aa! ioana quilts ssas'zens - t1r eh.GGed IN 10 W
It VI aeccss the af thu wta!tles Gu
! | Ths beBiuu!uG mate waa followed NJ An iAat
pendeut uuIon Society ot1an1ea III thi. countt
| fuE such eAuHs, ~hiSh further demonstrated ID
practirauiit,y OF reaching Ea'''e "oh'ea III 'ael
, | hoYneH.
Regarding special laboss sar wemtn il tho mtato,
u Necessary aud n,ost I ortint part u it, WoEl
tbs American Husrd gladly Na'tomsi sna eecohtt
the organization Of WLn4ts lizards p Mlssi0na 70 ri
in tLis branch o effort tie rtnt ri Boston, in 185H