Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-10-11
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER II, 1876.


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eign Missions was held in Hartford, Connec-
ticut, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday .
and Friday of last week The outside at .
tendance was very large-being estimated .
at four thousand during the days Of greatest /
interest-aud yet the hospitality of the good .
old city proved fully equal to the extraordi /
nary demand. The occasion seems to have I
been one of absorbing interest throughout I
Indeed these annual reunions of foreign /.
missionaries and the friends and supporters /.
of missions have come to be the nearest ap-
proach to true pentecostal seasons that are
known to the churches with which they are
connected.
The venerable Dr. Mark Hopkins, Presi-
dent, presided, assisted by Hon. William +.
Dodge, Vice-President Dr. 5. i. Treat,
Home Secretary, presented the annual re-
port on the Home Department The receipts
of the year were Ordinary donation, three
hundred forty-six thousand one hNndred and
eighteen dollars and ninety-two cents to eN-
tinguish debt, forty thousand four hundred
and sixty.three dollars and sixty cents
centennial Offering seven thousand thirty
seven dollars and ninety-fve cents total,
three hundred ninety-three thousand six
hundred and twenty dollars aud foriyseyen
cents legacies, sxty-four thousand eight
hundred and ninety-one dollars and thirty
cents; other sources, six thousand nine hun
bred and thirty dollars aud sixty-three cents
entire income, four hundred sixty-fiye thou
sand four hundred and fortytwo dollars and
forty cents. The expenses were four hum
dred ffty-two thousand one hundred and six
ty-eight dollars and sixty-six cents. Last
years debt was forty-four thousand three
hundred and twenty-three dollar, and nine
ty-six cents The present deficit is thirty
one thousand fifty dollars and twenty-five
cents.
Rev. DR.. y. George CLARK, foreign score
tary read deeply interesting report on the
condition Of mission work around the world,
concluding with the following summary
While the result. are not an We could have
anticipated in more favorable circumstances we
may well be grateful for what has been done for
fourteen new churches gathered for over one
thousand and six hundred new members enrolled
a larger number than has been reported In any
year before since 1868; for precious seasons Of
grace enjoyed at many points, for the growth ia
Christian character and conservation 10 Christ
shown by native converts, for the growing etli-
cheney Of native pastors aud preachers for the adj
vance in educational institutions for the greater
interest in religions literature; for the humble
recognition Of dependence ON the office work Of
the Holy Spirit exhibited in social meetings for
prayer and praise, and in mothers meetings for
the special blessing Of God in the care and train
ing Of children; and, generally, for the better
preparation Tor greater and more successful labor
in coming year. Is it too much TO ask net in
crease per year Of not less than ten missionaries
to the working force and Of tweuty-i five thousand
dollars 10 the income OF the Board in tie prosecu-
ton Of an enterprise that is to bring life and light
to not less than one hundred millions of tho hu-
man ace?'
On Tuesday evening, in the Opera House,
Rev DIR, Lord, Of Montpelier, presiding,
Rev W. NJ. Taylor Of New York preached
the annual sermon, on missionary work, 70
an immense audience
Providence, K. l., Is the place Tor the next
annual meeting, and President Fairchild. Of
Oberlin (Ohio) College, will be the preacher,
with Rev. Dr. Lord, of Montpelier Vt, as
alternate.
Among the many thrilling speeches which
crowded upon each other, especially toward
the close, we can hardly refrain from giving
the following made, we believe, by native
Of Constantinople, a son of the physician to
the Sultan, DR.. Millingen, il we mistake not,
by birth an Englishmau. lie said
at gives me greater pleasure than lean expres.
TO have this opportunity, To the missionaries Of
this board owe many Of the greatest privilege,
Of my life You have seen Il tree bending over
the river which has refreshed its roots and given
it beauty and strength, and kissing it We're is
waters something thus would ] endeayor to ac
knowledge my grateful sense Of the obligation,
due to your missionaries The first school that
attended was conducted by Mrs. Hinsdale Of be
loved memory, and my first Sunday-school teacher
was Mrs. William Goodell My whole childhood
grew up under such examples as those Of Dwight
and Riggs and schaufiler and Goodell It wa
my greatest privilege to have my youthful III,
Woiueu ny men 80 honle ana 80 thIlsuau' " hei
about eight or nine years old, was sent to schoo
at Malta, and it shocked me TO hear that the wors
boy in the school was an American though
that perhaps it was said To test my rawness as
new boy. You are not going to take me in b,
saying that That boy cannot be an American i
he is a bad boy Although my youthful log
has been, since then, somewhat modified by larg,
observation, and have found that your mission
aries are, to some degree, exceptional Americans
cannot forbear my hearty testimony to the inyal
liable incidental Influences which they hay,
brought to bear on the various communities, gath
cred in the East, whether English, German, Swiw