The sun., 1882-05-27

Fly Years Work OF the Home Mission So
cicty-A Chinese Duet.

The First Baptist Church. in Park avenue,
WAS crowded yesterday, the jubilee day of tho
American Baptist Home Mission Society. the
flftieth anniversary Of its founding in this
city in the old Mulberry Street Baptist Church.
Tho Rev. DR.. Moss of Indiana delivered an ad-
dress on the results achieved by tho Home
Mission Society since its founding. The
population of this city then was 800 900. of the
United States l4OOOO0O. and the number of
Baptlsts 3l6.G5D. Tho population of the coun-
try has increased nearly fourfold. that Of New
York city skiold. and OF the Baptists over
seyenfoId. The society has issued 8. lO2 COM
missions to nearly 2 700 persons. who have la
bored 3U4,Ol5 weeks. or nearly G.000 years
preached almost 800 900 sermons made 1Sl7-
4l2 religious visits. aided in organizing 2.S38
churches, ana baptized s7.Oj6 people. Nearly
s2.OOO.OO0 has been expended in missionary
work, and about $9O0UOO in educational work
Tor the color"d people and the Indians. The
society has assisted 425 churches in tho cree
tion of houses of worship. In all So. .S9S 6S7. 80
has been contributed to the society in fftyyears.
nationalitics not English who reported the
progress of Baptist, work among those who live
&. A. Schultz. New York for the Germans tho
Rev. j; A, Edgren of Illinois for the swcdes;
French Pablo f odrsusz Of St 6fo for the MeH
leans; Chu You of Oakland. Cal, for the Chi
nese; Wal-le-lu of the Indian Territory, for the
~
Carolina for the Africans.
Chu You was dressed in the Chinese costume,
around Ills head PHsa Ha sang WiG @ Hoek wSa Sns
snperIntendent of Brooklyn Chinese Sunday
school; duet in Chinese words set TO the
Then Hook Sing sang Tie Beautiful Home
Oyer There" =" with English words.
Pnilhdephia. the following resolutions were
unanimously passed:
TO ne PRECEDENT Of s United States the Senate and the
The American Baptist Home Mission Society begs
follows; The conduct OF the American Sa,i"n toward
wicked wars % in which our success has Ir@ps only
OF The Indians are in danger of starving because of the
ps hays BEEN to- Se na fSf is s "
%G sr iGr %T of anS @f S oss e 9 ts s
Stae, ,nno are calling , for roos to prsyen, the
@ Ard 80 somgs tGsmiS :,arys gSsi Ihs
ON Hr nT S OF shall be
your bodies promptly TO make the appropriations de
also that the Indians s oagh SE MOT Snssr to
is & @ The 81 The sS S~a " sss
smereSre eur urge tna they be no longer but be
be supplied with The implements Of labor with cat
made nsenab e So for Te Wn Ss TO sm N ss & and be
siizens Of the United the Indian Terri
tory be constituted state.
In the afternoon addresses were made by the
REX py gorf & " sT
Or. j. ,Bulkley of Illinois on The Western
States" the Rev. DR.. j. II. Castle on " Canada"
the Rev. ]. C. Baker on The Pacific slope"
on the topic Of the'prospect for the next fifty
Years fhe speakers were the Rev Or. w. ID.
Of Trenton. n j.: President Broadus OF the
Baptist College in Louisville. KY; the Rev. DR..
Tupper of Georgia, the Rev DR.. Chapman of
Texas, the Rev. Mr.. Naples of Missouri, the
Rev. Mr.. Boney 0f South Carolina the Rev. DIR.
Z. C. Biting OF Baltimore Md.
In the evening a meeting was held in the
Academy of Music. Mrs. Florence Rice Knox
sang. and an address was made by President
VI. b. Anderson of Rochester University on the
lessons Of the past fifty years.