Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-12
Montpelier Preachers Meeting.

Spencer in the chair. There we're fifteen |
members present and some visitors
attending. Rev. S. B. Currer conducted
the devotional exercises. 1t was decided
to continue the morning session until the
final adjournment. The meeting was re-
organized by the election of the following
list of officers for the six months ensuing
President, j. r, Bartlett; vice president,
j. o. Sherburn; secretary and treasurer,
Geo. E. Smith; executive committee, J
D. Beeman, J. O. Sherburn and II. A.
Spencer. The regular topic was taken
up, and, as announced, Pres. j. ID.
Beeman of the Seminary addressed the
meeting upon the work of the General
Missionary Committee which met in the
mission rooms, New York City, November
9Th. Bro. Beeman has just returned from
New York, as member of that commit
tee, representing the first district, COM
posed ofthe six New England conferences.
1t would be an inspiration to our connec.
tional churches ia this vicinity if they
were privileged to have heard these
stirring words expressed with 50 much
eloquence of feeling, engendered in the
heart of one who has come so near to the
great heart of the church in the strength
of its missionary spirit. Il would serve to
deepen and broaden their Christly sympa.
thies for the work of this great commission
given in tue interest Of our benighted
brothers who inhabt the arid wastes that
lie outside of the circumference of Chris
tendon at home and abroad. ibis
General Missionary Committee is con
stituted by the general conference and is
re org nized once in four years The
committee includes the bishops, who aie
ex-oflicio members, the corresponding
secretaries, the district representatives and
representatives Of the board of managers,
and rs at present constituted numbers
thirty.nine.
The speaker, in giving us an insight
into the manner of work IN the committee
meeting, and the way in which the work
came before them, pursued something like
the following order: The meeting opens
with prayer, which is a most solemn and
impressive OCCASION The world is beior-
them, and the subject is the guidance CT
God in the right apportlonnient OF the
missionary funds. After opening motion
was made by one of the secretaries that
we proceed on Il certain basis, and this
year $4,000 was the amount not to be
exceeded as the sum total of all the appro-
priatons to be made. This is an increase
of $4,000 over that of last year. Then
there comes before the committee such
mass of information from the representa-
tives OF these various fields and such
pressure is brought to bear upon the
committee In many instances, OF eycep-
tional needs, that there is found to be an
overstepping of $500 or S1,00.. 10 exceed
the original limits in spite of al. .lence
why such action often appears presunptlve
and unwise in the judgments OF many;
because this information is not before
them.
Africa was the first field considered and
an appropriation of $1,000 was granted,
part of this sum TO be applied in sending
out new missionary.
The largest appropriation to any mission
was to China, $8l geo. (lndit being
granted S66 S20) Tie work in Tie great
Central China mission is receiving II new
impulse from the Increased facilities for
travel, by way OF the Yang-tsi kian9 and
the Grand Canal westward far into the
interior AM far northward. The great
difficulty China has been the slowness
in travel But these great W .terways are
now beng largely navigated by steam
yachts; $4,000 was appropriated for the
lexpens of such a craft for missionary
purposs up and down the river, lake and
canal IN all directions, which will greatly
has'e and facilitate their work. The
worE is spreading from Central China
raply in every direction. He referred
10 We great muniticence of Rev. j +
Gouher in his generous gifts for mission
aryends. He gave $1,000 for a Theological
.cDol in Foocbow, also he proposes 10
gie IS coo toward the purchase of site
ota pl op sed Apglo-Japanesc University
at TckC and $500 year for five Yeas
toward tie salary of an American profess
o and 800 yearly for five Yeas toward |
tie saIar, OF japanese professor, Thus |
uoiect is ,Iready inaugurated. lie prom
, lies 10 SkC Al III 10 Sull ulSO II we VIII |
men Il Mission ia Corea and so many
cher gift have come in for the same
purpose irm various sources that $4,000 |
was approrIated from missionary funds |
for this pupose and probably the entire
expense vii be met by individual Gifts o
this nature y lady gives $4,000 for a
medical snoo N Central China. The |
speaker tok the opportunity to talk with
men late from these fields and they
are full en- husiasm. For miles away
he MATES come over Ia lhe mission
sta, ions SAVING, Tell us something of
Christ I'D the Bible" 1t seems thn
God is moving on the heilts Of the
, nealhe, 10 hear and receive the gospel, |
while b is moving upon Christian heart, |
as new before to consecrHte their wealth
to thinoble cause. TO north India was
,ppn1riated sea, 500 and TO south India
: SlW. To Germany and Switzerland
i waappropriated $4,000 The Germans
, we the most liberal givcrs ia our
domination.
, The most prolonged debate was over
4 ulgaria whether or not our mission mt
l ais point should be withdrawn Or. |
4 Budlly made Il mastery plea Tor all hour
, anda half in favor of closing the mission.
u Tht nilsson after % years OF sacrifice
wa: a failure. The other sentiment
fpreailing was that shared in by Bishop
SIMPSON with oilers. Bulgaria with its
100000 inhabitants on tie & ack sea.
} bsteen the Danube ana H. Balkan |
5 Mountains; and the only cnt,ung wedge
q. llothe Greek church, should he held on
10, at all hazards. 1t WAS stated that
81 native young man OF great ability, |
according to the belief of Bi4nop Foster, |
equal 10 DR.. Buckley III his forensic |
ability said that if the mission closed he |
would never give up Bulgaria but he
would carry the mission through" 1t
was shown that the Bulgarian mission
had not had fair chance, 1t had no
public buildings 10 attract attention,
where it might found inviting schools, bat !
The meetings were held in small rooms on
obscure streets. 1t was shown that these |
people were not incorrigibly adverse TO
that they couln be attracted
to our schools, AS DR.. Long in Roberts
COLLEGE had 200 of them under his well |