, 1875-11-07
AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION,
srAT1sT1Cs OF PROGNEss

/ srAT1sTtcs OF PROGRESS.
Tho annual meeting Of the American Mission
ary Association was held at 3lidd]eto1n, Conn.
Oct q. The report Of the Executive Commit
tee exhibited tho following figures:
fecetpts & from ~ sources anc1udtng Hampton ans
herea} $215s $50 q; expenditures. for ~ purpose
The Treasurer reports = d15. Of 1861. .3o-an tn
crease over that Of List year. Tbs full statement.
made show It to ba amply secured to ultimate pay
1ent 6y stocks, Iauda, and leSacies.
The Association holds for the Of Its schools and
churches IN tho South large amoun: Of valu1 1bla
property It cannot uttdze al Of this for want Of
! Statistics Of workers and work arnonz tho Freed
| men. Indians. Chinese. and abroad: Total number
business department, 1:-275. Total number Of
churches, Is; churchtnembers 49c2 Sabbath school
scholars 79sl. Total numbor Of schools. s.; pups.
&c &C. Scholars taught in the South by former ''''
Thursday sn interesting paper. prepared By
Dr. Bacon, was read By the Secretary. Tho cub
1ect Was the 2" "1naioquacv Of Legislation to Re-
illusions:
Legislation On the part Of the National Goveramen.
Is longer to be invoked in nil Of Fundamental re-
construction Attempt. Of Congress to employ torca
cia1 intercourse do not help the cause In which tho
AmsE1can Missionary AssociAtion Ii engaged. 1s4
not enforced u not iau. The moro completely our
cause BE- hencefor:h disantangled from Ill copn.c-
don with political parties aud aRattons the better Tor
ts progress Doubtless tnero will he naore iegt4laon
BY The several States before tho oonsuumation for
which ~ hope, but tho legislation must be ths etcca
md not the can1e Of that fundamental reconstruction
It will exhibit and record than it n Inspire and
CONTROL tho progress Of reformed opinions md bette
Heuttnenss ond affections among tbs people.
The paper closed With good words for xnccu-
calntoon, "by meeknees. by love. BY pstIcnt
continuance in well~doing, The field il v,Ja
open TOR schools and preaching. two great forces
operating AZ one for fundamental recopstruc-
ton. Ia both these limos Of effort, tho work OF
tha society must be moro and more a uorr NJ
concilation- -conciliation Of the South to ,I1o
North-to the restored and bcnefcea. Union
conciatlon ot races to each other-concistign
OF cootending secss. oppressed with tzaditiooaI
bigotry 70 the simplicity Of tho trnth as it IN in
Jesus, and to that simplicity in the conatitutiou
or churches which is the guarantee Of spiritual
Liberty and tho onIy way to the visible fellow
ship OF nll who ire one in Christ
other papers were read BY The Rev. mr.
Hawes. OF New Haven, on "Tha Present f;cn-
1uoa OF Slavery. and tbs Stare Trade in tha
World" and by the Rev. 1r Dam, Of Norwich. .
zelization Of Africa"
The committee to whom Was referred that
oortlon of the report which relates to tho 70
igious work OF the association reported by tbs
sov. nr. Fes5enden, Chairman. that they fonod
t full Of encouragement and instruction. Tho
ears history has been characterized by tho
strengthening Of existing, rather th.n tho
'ormatlon OF new, organizations. Three n2w
churches have been fopnded. making 1fty-sl. iu
!u- These, planted mostly at centza. md ,n-
0 the South. Fo1ty-eight missiousriea. Fhi:a
nd eo1ored, have been sustained o-sr
hem, and their iabors have beeu bla1sa5;
q powerful 1eviva1s, sdding 6;4 ~
n increase Of one-eighth, to them