New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-25
MORNING PROCENDINGs.

Nearly all the delegates were IN their seats
IN the Tabernacle the opening d the session yesterday
The exercises were IN the charge OF te rev
w. o. JohnstOne OF Philsiephia The order OF the day
was foreign missions motion was made that prayer
and praise vary TIE regular discussion Dr. Edwards
said the Asiobly was praisug God aud exercising de-
yotop while discussing the subjects before it, The mo
tioa was lost. Tie Moderator announced mat TWO gen
tlemen lad been appointed keep order IN the house.
md the announcement was apiiauded These persons
he sail invested with authority 50 TAR as the MOI
orator and Committee Of Arrangements conn chier H.
The annual report of the of Foreign Missions was
distributed the members as soon as e Moderator
had t-keu Referring 10 the eXtenS OF ihe HES
eODary work, the report says;
Tie missions 10 the American Indians, TO Whom th9
country oSes uUcl might weu cell foth the Ieu oi
The Whole Church The neTess al large Chinese popn,
latun Onr western coast oichH . W." "Hi' " -
winch Oe pellhmed "ltI present irs,nc,S, i"o
eyangclzaum 81 tne II nth Catn0hc eo'li'L%S :" gu
own continent Itself sui NJ 10 absorb All ihto'V'
besdcs this AID Is given To ou Protestant pct"ieb "a
sOme European com ncS-io ne French, S"iss' 'h"
WaiS,nsiau Cnnches IN iheir conflict witu kpnanfIn.
Africa. a peculiar degree challenges me pr !cIS 'i'
her wiungs id by favorable changes zen nave re-
Gently gwen access 10 hc sa uJliOus ana promising ne"
especially of giving the Arabic Bible 10 f"Slhe am
u al M0haninedan coGntios a's uh me ,nuIou 'ii
innnesurabie responsibility Persia prrvhlr clt Lis not
less niortat 1ue bodIG bss unterIiacn 10 al ~ IA"
81 alive Of the mti churches III giving
the Cos, ,I H. that inter stag country. ls wOk s1"u
negiscHiy Performed Huia "i'H al ,le eii
curageueuts afforded t. mission work by NE presence
OF csabishrd and order, and the various hcps Ol
our Anglo-Saxon civilization, might wen constitute t"e
uIsslOn field i the world 2i'h a's' so, W" Nv,
dort kcn Iy tAc csbytei Church ANT thg - inrse
now LOOK ." th"t Chnieh oi..g ,' we 80, o.ie ncr
emhIAcins ihTd al the hnniAh rec olvn9 ~ IN
Ioug-cu-ed doors the Word Of God Ana aSt o. an
Jal.n nDw practically near ues"bOr' hI'Noa' WIZ
cordaiy and GAMES nos 'NrI hu' pdsI a. u.s., i,o
ana S. athy an prayer tiai the chdIc"ea "i Ni''ip
e reoits ~ thr Board all sources for the year
ending April 80 have Veen @3l7.65o "9 tho :Apin,'
1873 " S;5s 2s3; the debt % Ap.h 30 I9Io, va
S36Is7 % Tne income OF the boa'd eAecedti Tue eN-
nenalirts proper Of tue year bg 1920 o. since Inc
BON OF April some adliynL dona ons have been re-
ceiyed IA special rsyn ~ 81 tne 1eol WIG" siue ,n 1
Ov;ng u the dcat of 1si year dhd Tue SERIOUS
sion OF san =. ser one thlS ie.I' ,nc '1' , t
airosi could tduccd: This subject l. rill P,ilhS
io conuectIUn VIII Tue estimates Of expe g ior tHe
aonIlng ,ear Du, te ssty Of any reduction would
be prevented II general support were tN'n 70 .'5
cause by blI,tian ie0."c cspe'h"y "S 50 tlany
Thousands commandments nave Uecb audeu u" t"e
Ine bless ne Of God. III an unusual degree hls oech
youchsafeI TO various ms~Ohs III ."c L"ps'"l Con-
version VI men and tie consequent ehAscL; t =" ,ne
churches TIE reports oI acteas"ns 10 '' , ~ IT
among the American Indiana are incomplete, ou' m" ~
a. received t.,y Indicate healthy grow anu 1'sra
great encourage Jru lac chinese cn';i," !" ,. ,'.,
Cisco has reported Is additions, and IL {ohnS ChIhr
men been received mo tue FliSt iicsoy tef'"
Church OF Oa@..nd u.aef t"' paS ,,tr ~ ,I,.
the Rev. d.. Eel :. The tel-lons ners ~ ~ '.le
two churches Of Canton. CANA. has sufe.cl no
shatencut Tho number received 10 tneir fellowship
dnrts tne year a. The y nspO chu cues report %
accessiOns Encouraging a'ioaions have aiNY o. ca mace
Ia tie cnuiches OF CAuc and Pusii, IN North CANT
The niflr ciucfes Ob me west Al lcih 't" ~ in'
md AZ me spnit 0f mqEI} SUI picNdil' = Wy
rsflrlu increase Is reported by TIE chicchts III hla]
In result OI icf-ccuilOh, N'iS Ia' -
ailiiuus lave made % thc number 30 ocieN''S
All M 300 aio feUr ed ne single otto 90 " elcIV
A1bnusu Liz repOrts Incomplete, II II esln14S'd
thai lie total increase ~ the V~ros mission ehi'ch
nner TOE care board Wi not i1h 'nhch sor' 81
20 per cent ~, -. 80 -,
AZ lac reports from the mission fields denote an N
ercusip- mtCcst In the education 81 Tie young. III
he OF OF tEe Government c"r|1F
have b-eL broua4 4 uulcT Sic ihItNncc VI tbe uo'f
spirit; and several promising youus men, having oern
hopefully 80 vcrted. neing their lrediailo
One 81 the drt sCiJcut VI tthei
IN Training OF yOGns nIse preachers M
similar tLfst i SNOW" IN the c'uc1tiOhdi
work tus Brazilian u 3siOD. 1be schools under Ca.
care OF MI Da.sia UgInbcr Z76 pupils and those at
sao Panlo have reg lsIeTcJ "a. Aaons these many
youag men VI German parcDtl-c, though OF
Rrs4itan birth. who II converted and enlisted IN Tie
uissi work may Of roat service Al effort 10 beng
made a establish PERMANENT iu,tIssiiOn ~
ga Paulo f.r the education Of native ministry 100
edncntioual work India Il very extensive TIE
TAI that line Government afoids TINS worn much
sustautia aid enables all mission SOCIETIES 10 engage la
IA on an extensive ale with moderate expense Nearly
are taught Oy nsi0Daiics az tuc fIcsb terrain
board tn, schools Of various grades III syria dnd Pcrsa
are interest AMI "" ones mlEHt Ve "pehru
on every hand were there sufficient neIs 10 support
them In hina and Japan tile schoos are beeoni.
ing more aud more inI0rAut ~ Their mhuehee-ahh
especially Japan, where they are employer 10 large
extent M the training up OF ministers aIi tea hers
Or al er ts manifested Ia many oil TIE nls-
sou lels ia the Of sclfsuppOrt. lie the SUgpO
mission soe the native pastors wholly supported
mission The three churches Of the Cbimeh district In
the Slaptenz province Undertaking 10 sustain their
pastor and build their chapes unaded IAe Canton