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MISSIONARY.
American Board of Com-
missioners for Foreign
Missions.
SIXTIETH ANisITERSARY.
Third Day's Proceedings.
Morning Session.
The American !bird of Foreign mis
sions reassembled in the Third Pres
byterian Church, Sixth avenue, yester
day morning, the Chairman, Rev. Dr:
Hopkins presiding.
The meeting Was called to order at.
half past nine o'clock by the Chairman
and opened with prayer by Rev. J. F
Stearns.
The congregation united ink singing
the hymn commencing
ns a child of hope is '
The minutes of the - preceeding day
were read and approved. . ,
REPORTS OF CONIMITEE3. '
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Rev. Jno, Danielson from the Com
' , mine° on the SandwiCh Islands and Mi
, • : cionesia Missions, pregenteff the report
of the Committee, as follows:
" The Committee on the Sandwich Is
lands and Micronesia Missions would of
' fer the following ,report:
Toulmogress of the work of Missions
and: the Gospel on these islands, as rep
:
seated in the Secretary's Annual Report,
, most clearly indicates that there has been
a decided advance during the period
• covered by this report. The problem
• nosy now be considered as fully solved,
that Christianity has •become firmly and
perinaneptly established in that region
' •, of the'globe. In reading over this report
we regard the following points as merit
. •,:.; ing special notice; and calling' renewed
gratitude to the great Head of the
• Church. • -
• Sirs.e.•lt appears from this report that
. .
- ~.4. the Hawaiian churches have become
• self.sustaining so far as the native min
. .
~ -
-•-•-• i s try is concerned. .
tt Second: The effort to provide native
4
'1 •4 1 pastors for the Hawaiian churches has
•;-1•14...-
. 4 been most successful.
•:, , Third, The encouragement which the
,: :.; .. Hawaiian churches are giving to the
• cause of Foreign Missions—viz: in the
A , : : • Micronesian and hlarquesan Islands—is
:.• •r• especially commendable, and aff9rds a '
most gratifying evidence of the genuine
: ..:. 1 ness of piety among Hawaiian Christians.
Fourth. The . Religious awakening
„,..., ,
~' among the Chinese In the Sandwich
. ; Islands-and the efforts of the Hawaiian'
"" • ,;.,. Board in this department of Christian
'• • f• labor, indicated that God'sapecial bless
.. 4, ing rests, upon this undertaking. We
~ feel it to be our duty to , urge upon the
4 Prudential Committee of the A. B. C.
: F. lld. the importance of pressing upon
, •,,,
the Hawaiian Board, that efforts in be
half of both the Chinese and Japanese
: on the Islands should not be relaxed,
but increased. The Providence of God
I clearly indicates that the future wel
,
* fare of the Hawaiian churches manifest
. .ly fiepends upon the Christianizing of
• , the oriental element in the Hawaiian
. :.` 1 Sooiety. - • - , . ,
The report was: accepted and adopted.
. I .::NESTORIAN' MISSION.
4 ,
Rev. Dr. Rodgers presented the report
. , 1 of the Nestorien,mission._ The.repOrt of
! the Committee on this mission was brief
ly as follows: The general progress has
1 : been very satisfactory and calls for grati
,•
trade and praise. * At the same time, hovr.:
I ever, the return ,to this country of the
. ; female assistants- and the declining
- health of Dr. Peking, the Father of the
i mission._ awake deep' regret. The re
' i movar ro the hi er sphere, of such men
as,Steddard and such women as Miss
Fiske, challenge inibinission'fo the Dl
git
' i vine Providence. It is ' • trusted that the
i change of the:name of the mission to the
l "Mission of Persia" will prove truly
• 1 prophetic of enlarged endeavors about to
• ', be made to evangelize the people fif that
land.
MADURA. MISSION.
Rev. Dr. Weldon presented the follow.
ing.repori:
; Tne report on the Madura Mission
' seems to your Committee very favorable.
They would especially commend the
i effort made in this Mission to raise 'he
i standard of Christian benevolence and
..., to stimulate the churches 'to become, as
i far as selfenstaining. They
. `
are also gratified to notice that so much
attention has been given to the proper
) training of Christian men and women
oi t
i from among-tit natives for the various
; de_partments of Christian work.
Report accep and filed.
; . ANCIA.L.
1 Gov. Buskin ham. Chairman of the
I Committee, to whom was referred the
' ; Treasnrera ac unt, reported that they
found them co c orrec t in every particular.
, I Tire permanent de appear to be safely
invested in pro yof more value than
the' original " coat. The report was ac
cepted;
~ .•,....
I .
Mr. Citapin.„- Chairman of the Com
mittee an Nominations, .reported the"
followinp {
! The Carnmittee to nominate officers
kor-lhe..tfaisding Year, reoommend the
following" 1
Inv' F*tatident—Mark Hopkins, D. D.,
L. Li D.-. .
For Vice Preitident—Hon. WilliamE.
Dodge., -, " I,
• For .PriadentialCommittee—Ches,Stod
delrdi 'Esq., Aug ustus C. Thompson,
D. D., Walter G fifths, Esq., Hon. Ai
pima(' \Hardy, 'Hon. Linens Child, Rev.
Albert _Barnes, Robert Et. Booth, D. D.,
Abner; Kingman, - .Esq., James M. Gor
don, EN., Rnhas Anderson, D. D., Ezra
Farnsworth, Esq., Edmund K. Alden,
D. B. 1 - . •
For'Corresponding Sacretaries--Rev.
&fah B Treat, George M. Woods, D. D.,
Nathaniel G. Clark, D. D.
For Recording Secretary—Bev. Jno. O.
Means.
.For Treasurer—Langdon S. ward.
For Auditors—Joseph- $. Ropes, Esq.,
Thos.Vii, Russell, Req.
It is with rep;ret that your committee
have heard of the failing health of Nehe
miah Adams, D.M, which has compelled
him to geoline a re•election of the Pro
deutlal Committee, and they offer for
your consideration the following:
.13eaolvect, That we tender to Nehemiah
Adams, D.D., our hearty thanks for his
constant and efficient service as a mem
ber of our Prudential Committee for
thirty.three years, and express to him
our sincere sympathy in this time of his
protracted ( iliness. With the hope that
he may y 4 be so spared In health and
strength as to do much good service in
the cause he has served so well.
The reocirt was accepted, and the reso
lution was' adopted. I •
The report was laid er until the al.
ternoon session.
SYRIAN XI lON.
Mr. I Pearson, Chair an of the Com
mittee to whom was referred the paper
' from the Prudential Committee on the
Syrian Mission, presented the report of
the Committee: • •
The Mission in Syria seems peculiarly
sacred by reason { of its proximity to the
scenes hallowed by the Savior's cradle
and cross, footsteps, and prayers, tears
and blood.
The leadinTh eog events were the organiza
tion of .a logical Seminary for the
training of native Missionaries, the Syr
ian College, the Female Seminary at
Birut and the Female School et Sidon.
These institutions were commended as
subjects for special prayer. The Theo
logical Seminary has an able corps of
professors and seventy students. It is
interesting to reflect that we are now
carrying the bl€ssings of a Christian ed;
ucation to the very land over which the
day-star of our salvation first arose.
The churches are very prosperbus, one
of them devoting $1,4C3 in gold yearly to
oenevolent ends. ,A press is furnishing
Christian literature to the Douzes,• Mar
onites and Moslems.
1 In resigning the mission in Greece to
the care of the American and Foreign
Christian Union, sorrow is expressed at
the loss of Dr. Jonas Bing. who,. while
.doing his whole duty, won the respect of
his persecutors and prosecutors. Dr.
- kalopothakes is working with true Spar
tan bravery, and is himself a sufficient
proof that the labors of Dr. King were
not in vain.
The report was accepted and approved.
The congregation then united in sing
ing the hymn commencing:
"A ch• rice to a.eo I have.
A (od to glorify."
IJPORT .ON THE VEST AND SOUTH AFRI
CAN MISSIONS.
Rev. Dr. Fairchild presented the report
Of the Committee on the Africap.Mis.
Mons:
The Board has two Missions in Africa,
the Gaboon Mission on the Western
Coast, and the Zulu Mission in South
Africa. The Gaboon Mission embraces
two stations and two schools, with a mis.
ikon family at each, who have continued
the work with fidelity, but with in
creasing difficulties. The growing 'for
eign influence has demoralized and even
exterminattal some of. the tribes upon
the coast, and their places have been oc
cupied by a more powerful tribe from
the interior, which is already. falling
unaer the same influences, ana native
helpers are more difficult to.secure or re
tain, and tilt" out stations. have- consen.
quently suffered.
A codsiderable number of native con
vekttsve relapsed into heathenism, but
dnr, g the present year things . have be
gun to look more hopeful. One of the
two missionaries employed there has,
after twenty years' later, returned
home to recruit. Tne other has been at
work for twenty-eight years, and must
soon be relieved. Se that, if the mission
is to be sustained, reinforcements must
soon be sent: The Zulu Mission has
been carried on with the usual success.
ful vigor, and the work has been satis
factory, although heathenism yields
slowly to the gospel light. Polygamy is
hard to conquer, and there is little hope
of any considerable reform in this re
spect. Their chief hope lies in the
young people. Indications of a tendency
to relapse have also been obseryed of
late.
The Schools of the Mission are in a
Particularly satisfactory condition.
There is a High School for boys an
one for girls, besides seventeen commo
schools, which are raising up efficien
helpers: The Committee thinks there I
danger that the wants of Africa may b
overlooked.-
Rev. Dr. Bushnell, Missionary In
South Africa, was then introduced by
the Chairman, and addressed the meet
ing at considerable length, relative to
the affairs under his charge and control),
and the Missionary work generally. His
remarks were earnest and feeling, and of
a highly interesting character. . • ,
The report was then accepted and ap
proved, after which the congregation
united in singing the missionary hyrion.
. 4
. • FromGreerlande lost mountains: \
rom lndlas coral b treacle:
Where Afrie's smarmy tounta'ne. I •
Roll down their 'olden sands."
Prof. Fairchilds, of Oberlin college,
then delivered a prayer with special
reference to the African Missions.
Rev. Mr. Noble, at this point m: de
announcements of meetings, &c., dur ng
the ,day.
MAID:LATTA MISSION.
The report on the Mahratta Miss on
wan presented by Dr. Marsh.
The Committee on the Mabratta le
sion presented a lengthy report. Ext n
aive progress has been made in member
ship and the important matter of self
support. Many persons have pledged
one-tenth of their Income in support of
the, paitor. Thirteen' of the twenty
three churches are now in the care of na
tive pastors, and these men perform the
work with a diligence and efficiency de
serving of the highest commendation.
The reporroloses as follows:
Oar brethren in this field are fall of
faith and courage. They neither com.,
Plain nor despond. The last year has
been one of progress, and they hope tor
bettee things in the - future. They all
have double work to do, and not one of
their Central Stations has been more than
half manned for years, and four import
ant stations are in charge of missionaries
who reside at a 'distance, and who have
more than they can do in their own
ground. And so this fdahratta mission
must close its annual report with &soap
Plicating cry which is lifted up by our
missionary brethren in all heathen coun
tries: "Come over and:help us."
The report was accepted and approied.:
ABSENTEES-DEMINATION.
The Secretary stated that letters had
been received from a number of, mem
bers of the Board In explanation of their
absence, and read -a letter from N.
Adams,declfning re-election as a mem
ber of the Prudential Committee. The
letter was received and filed.
CEYLON 'MISSION.
.Rev. Dr. Goodwin presented'the report
of the Committee on the Ceylon Mission,
as follows:
The committee, to whom was referred
PITTSBURGH, FRI
the paper upon the i Ceylon Mission, res
pectfully report: •
That we have been very deeply inter
ested in the details as to the whole mitn•
agernent, of the field and the evident
proofs of the Divine blessing attending
the labors put forth. The establishment
of schools 'and the manner of training
assistants was specially commended by
the Committee...”ln fact," the Commit
tee say in this respect, "there seems to
be nothing lacking," and they think tha
Mission Church in Ceylon might be
taken for a model.
Rev. Mr. Quick, Missionary to Ceylon,
was introduced and dell% ered a highly
interesting address relative to the work
ings of the mission with which he was
connected; and closed" by appealing for
help.
CHINA ItISSIOICS.
Governor Page, Chairman of the Com
mittee on the China Mission submitted
the following report •
The Missions in China have made en =
couraging progress during the year. The
number of laborers in this held have
been increased by the addition of eleven;
making in all that have been sent out
under thin Board and now in the vgbrk;
thirty-eight. To' these we must aed the
native agency of preachers and teachers;
thirty-three, and we have a total of sev-,
enty-one persons ehgaged in evangelizing
China,
The work of preparation is well begun;
and the fruits of toil are just beginning'
to be gathered. The Scripture's are trans
lated—schools are established. ' The Gos
pel is preached, conversions arereported,
churches are formed, but the, great in
gathering of souls is yet to come. Should
not the great question . be, can we hasten
it in our day?
Rev. Mr. Blodget, who had spent sev
eral years as a missionary in Chiha, was
introduced by the Chairman 'and ad
dressed the Board on the report.
The report was then accepted end ap
proved. •
The congregation united in singing the
-nod hymn commencing
•'Lo. the land of Whim wgkluir.
Touched by re.e of sacred l'ght. •
Glautuerlng• from th- Orient. br..alclUr.
O'er the 4 lukness-ol her night."
COMMITTEE NOMINATEIk .
- - •
Rev. Mr. Andrewa presented the re
port of the Nominating . Committee rela
tive to the next place of holding the
meeting and preachers. The following
gentlemen were nominated Committee
on these subjects: W. S. Gtfiltha,Eaq.,
Rev. H. M. Stowe, D. D., Rev. S. B. Can
field, D. D., Samuel Small, Esq., and
Rev. C. P. Bosh, D. B.
Report * accepted and the nominations
confirmed.
NORTH AMERICAS INDIANS.
Hon. W. E. Dodge presented a Lengthy
and ably prepared report on North
American Indian Mission, replete with
interebtlng details and Important
ties of the working of the Mlaaion.
Rev. Mr. Green, a young man who has
consented to gull; Missionary to Japan,
was introducedrand addressed the Board,
alter whieh fekbygin coctuneacn3g; •
ibe tuiriest time near'
was sung by the congregation, and Rev.
Dr. Dearaton delivered a feeling prayer
on behalf of the young minister who was
about to take his departure for Japsn.
JAPJLV MISSION
-- -
Hon. Mr. Ruston, from the Commit.
tee, to whom wasreferred the Special
Paper upon Japan reported
That they deem it unnecessary further
to argne subject so ably discussed in
the paper laid before them, and that
they unanimously concur in the con
clusion to which it points. The case is,
in the main, a clear one. • Here is a great
and staple nation, of high intellectual
capacity and socil rogress, dwelling in
a delightful land, a
bu p t living without the
knowledge of Christ. The good Provi
dence of G )(I has peacefully opened that
land to a full contact with the Christian
nations of the world.. Oar nation was
God's honored instrument in effecting
this contact with western civilization.
The same Providence has thus far left to
the nation that opened the door the work
of entering with the gospel. Four or
five missionaries only, so far as we learn,
have gone to this population of from
twenty to forty million souls. The Ja
panese mind is believed to be eminently
accessible, and these first missionary la
bors have received the seal of 'the Holy
Spirit. But the emissaries of a corrupt
Christianity are already pushing_ their
way thither.
Meanwhile -Ibis Board, as it recedes
from fields already occupied for the sake
of the churches it represents, needs the
healthful stimulus of some new object or
Christian love and labor, and some new
landmarks of progress. A young
brother who is heir to the Christian
sympathies of the generations, and per
sonally and favorably -known to this
Committee, is ready to go in and occupy
the opening field. ,
Under these circumstances, the call
seems to us clear and urgent. The
Board and the Church it represents can
not afford to lose the quickening influ.
ences of this new Mission. The immed
iate expense is not great. •But were it
greater, it is simply idle to question the
ability of our churches to meet it. The
real questions concerns their spirit of
consecration and the thoroughness
with which the cause of missions is
pressed home upon them. Let us,
therefore, enter. lisle interesting field.
and , kin the name of the Lord our God.
will we set up our banners."
We therefons recommend the adoption
of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the proposal of the
Prudential Committee to establish a Mis
sion in Japan,,. commends.-itself-to, , the
hudgment, and .receives -the full and
earty approbistlittrOf the Board.
AMERICAN AND WEST TURRET MISSION.,
Rev. Mr. Robbins, from the Commit
tee to when, hid been referretthe paver
on the American and West Turkey Mis- ,
ston, presented an elaborate and lengthy
report on the subject and progress of the
' m salooary work in that field. The
Churches and Sabbath schools are well
systematized, and the contributions from
the different churches average $5 for
each church member, making a total of
$15,000 in gold. which state of affairs the
Committee consider highly encouraging.
The establishment of *Theological Sem- '
friary for young men and a boarding
school for young women, the Committee
consider worthy of the imolai commen•
dation of the Board. y_ . .
Rev. Mr. Leonard, a Missionary in!
Turkey, was , next 'introduced and ad
dressed the meeting, glOing a detailed
account of the workings of the Mission.
MISSIONARIES AND,NATIVE MINISTERS.
_13,43v. Mr: Patterson preeented the
lowing:
_The Committee appointed to report on'
'the Special Report in regard to "The Re. 'subject of sending the Gospel to the
lations of Foreign Missionaries and Na.. heathen. He urged the christians of this
tive Churches and Ministers" deem it land to a more lively interest in the mis
unnecessary to entenat all into the con- sionary cause. He urged the re-estab
sideration of the pointspresented in the tishment of the monthly concert.
paper that has been referr ‘ ed to them. C. C. Coffin, Esq., "Carl" of the
The subject of the Special Report is Boston Jcurnal, was theneton introdneed
obviously one which is atteuded with and spoke at censiderable length, setting
delicacy and difficulty and has in ;our forth the obstacles Missionaries have to
judgment, been treated in the \report contend with.
with a - wise regard, to the teachings of At the conclusion of Mr. Coffin's ad
experience and the embarrassments that dress, which was one of the moat feeling
are encountered in some of the Missions and and impressive that has been delivered
ary fields. In nearly all the views pre• 'during the session of the Board, the con
sented in'the paper before us, the Corn- g, anon sang the hymn commencing :
mittee unanimously concur thOugh not "Blest he the tle that birds
fully agreed with respect to a single Our brans Ilt Lhrlstlan lore."
. point.
Rev. r. ks Hastin pronounce-
Tbe remark of the Prudential Corn- benedictiond the gs
meeting adjourdned.the
mittee, touching "the relations of the
—..--
missionaries and the native churches
when formed" "to each other" must
command, we think, the unreserved ap
proval of the Board and its friends. With
regard to the connection of missionaries
With the native element in ecclesiastical
organizatians, which is considered in the
report, there may be room for an honest
diversity of judgment: The question in
relation to the constitution of ecclesias
tical organizations on missionary ground.
must, as the committee suggest, be de
cided by "the missionaries and native
churches and pastors for themselves."
The opinion expressed by the Pruden
tial Committee as to the wisest policy
- regarding this point we leave open, for
the unbiassed consideration of those by
whom the practical question Most be ul
timately decided. All the other features
of the reit art we heartily approve, deem
ing the paper as a whole eminently iudi•
cious, and recommending that it be pub-
Malted under the direction of the Pru
dential Committee in such form as they
may deem expedient.
.„4 . HOME DEPADT3fENT•
‘5
Rev. Dr. Stearns, to whom was re
ferred the paper on the Home Depart
ment, presented a lengthy and elaborate
*port, which was accepted and adopted.
Rev. Mr. Treat announced ( that since
' t he report had been wrien heead re.
I eeived a letter announcing the death of
Rev. Geo. F. Patton, of the Home De.
Pertinent, which fact he desired to incor
porate into the report, and moved that
A
the report be so amended. A; opted.
PLACE OP MEETING AND PR CHEM.
Mr. Griffiths, from the Committee on
Place of Meeting and Preachers, submit
ted the following: Your Committee re•
commend that the ,nexteeting be
held in Brooklyn, New York m . I Preacher
--Jonathan F. Stearns D.D; I alternate,
. 1 )
T. W. Post, D. . Committee of Ar
rangements—R. . Storrs Jr., D.D., S.T.
Spear, D.D., Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
T. L. Cnyler, D. ~ W. J. Bncidington,
D.D., H. M. Sto rs, D.D.. Norman &o
ven D.D.. Walter S. Griffiths, Simon B.
Chittendon '
Nathan Lane, A. S. Barnes,
Edward A. Lambert, J. S. Bailey, J. T.
Hutchinson, James Robinson, Esqs.,
with power to add to
,their number land
fill vacancies. .
On motion, the report was accepted and
adopted. ' I
The Board then adjourned until four
o'clock.
The Womah's Board.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Board was held in the First Church,
commencing at nine r and a half o'clock
yesterday morning. The exercises con
sisted Principally of addresses and the
reading of reports, from which lit op-,
peared that the work under the ;are or
this branch of the Commissioner , was
in a very flourishing condition. The
meeting continued until noon. and was
hiatiy enjoyed by the ladies, who alone
were admitted to its session.
SaCraolllltal Sekvlces.
The Communion services which occu
pied the afternoon session were peculiar
ly solemn and impressive. Christian
laborers from many fields of toil, mis
stunarles from foreign lands and
workers here at .home, the silver haired
'and young, gathered around the sacra
mental board with tender i and sacred
feeling.
' • 'They bleak the bread and drink the wine—
And scene dto , rr.
yl newlystrPtifthened for the toll,
They gird themselves once
L Meeting at the First Church.
The meeting at the First Presbyterian
Church last evening was large and the
exercises interestin.
The meeting was ailed to order at half
past seven o'clock by Hon. A. C. Etre.
tow, of Providence,' Chairman, and the
exercises were opebed by singing the
hymn commencing:
"Jesus shalt reign where e'er the sun...
The Chairman then read a portion of
the sixty•serenth Psalm, after which,
Rev. Mr. Scovel, Pastor of the Church,
in a fervent prayer invoked the divine
blessing on the labors of the American
Board of Missionaries the present week.
The Hymn commencing
''Arm of the Lord awake, awake "
was then sung, at the conclusion of which
Rev. E. 0. Bartlett, of Providence. R. 1..
was introduced by the Chairman. and
addressed the meeting at considerable
length.
Rev. Mr. . Hastings, who has spent a
number of years in the Ceylon Mission,
, was next introduced by the Chair an,
e i b
' and addressed the •
speaker gabe many interesting d ails
'
connected with • the Ceylon Mit ion,'
meeting. e
relating a number of incidents oho ng
how ready the natives of Ceylon w to
receive the Scriptures and profit by telr
teachings, Re referred to the prN ess
in civilization which was due to the
labors of the Mission. There had been
great progress, the speaker stated in. the
matter of self support. All the °hatchet
now take career their churches and sup.
port their own poor and meet' Many of
their Incidental expenses. 'Ohs church
was self sustaining and many others soon
wouldlbe. so that the moneeretofor
needed, to sustain the-missiony h
might . b e
expended in extending the field of labor.
The native . Christiana seem to take a
more liVely interest its" the cause of
Christ, and more fully appreciate the
fact that the labor Of extending the got.
pel must, to a great extent, be performed
by them. The prayers and- symyathy.of
the Christian world were needed by the
native ministers. .
, At tns conelludon of hie remarks the
oongregatiat sang the hymn comment,.
lug
• e•Tbe morning Sight la breaking."
The Mailman then introduced Hon.
WEB. E. 1)odgo, Vice President of the
American Board of Missions, who ad
dressed the meeting at, length on the
8, 1869.
Last Evenlig , 4kt the Third Church.
Another very large audience attended
the session' last ()veining, at the Third
Presbyterian Church, x Which, was pre
sided over by the Rev. Dr.`liopicins.
The exercises were opened with a
yoluntary by the choir alter which the
Rev. Dr. Condit, of the Auburn Theo
logical SominarY led the audience\ in
prayer.
The eleventh hymn was then sung
commencing:
"Ye Se , vapts of God your master proclaim
A rvl puhiishauroad tds - ivonderful
The Rev. Dr. Hopkins was the first
speaker. He talked for over half an
hour, with eloquence and earnestness,
on the general cause of missions, and
was listened to with marked attention.
Next came the Rev. H. M. Satra, of
Brooklyn, who argued at sothe length
the necessity of more individual effort in
support of the cause. He pressed the
personal responsibility of each lover of
the Master, in reference to the work
which could only be sustained abroad In
this manner as it was sustained at home.
If the American churches failed in their
duty, the missions under their care
Would certainly fail also. Mach had al
ready been done, it was true, but a great
harvest' field still lay ready for the reap
ers. • He hopod the coming year wouid
be productive of still greater success and
more intensified activity fri the glorious
toil.
The Rev. N. G. Clark, Foreign Secre
tary of the Board, *as the last speaker.
He dwelt at length, and in a practical,
pertinent style upon the hopes and en
couragements received by the Board in
the prosecution of their' work. Among
these he read letters,which had been
Isre
ceived, containing s ma of money,which
were donated, often by persots not by
any means rich In th world's goods, but
which came as a thankful heart-offering
with the earnest prayers of the giVers
that the money might in some measure
help on the work. Shch evidences of an
interest in the work by the people were:
full of encouragement. , Another ray of
hope was found in the interest which the
women of the churcliel were taktiog in
the work. Already \ this' influence II had
beenected t h el e
and from it the Board i
expgrandest results The '
Women's lilisssioni Asso .
ciations.
which some of the ry
churches had.
Organized and which it was hoped
would soon be found in all of them, were ,
fall of encouragement. Still another
evidence of encouragement was the re
view of the work which had alreadY
been accomplished. In . many. places
where a few yoars ago the missionaries
were jeered and hooted: - at, they were
now received with joy, and had estab.
fished churches and Sunday schools, and
were gradually bonging the people to
the light and knowledge of the truth.
Last, but greatest of ell, it seemed as
if God had been specially opening the
way for his laborers in those foreign
fields, and had been working also among
his people here.- The churches were be,
ginning to appreciate its importance
more than ever, and were putting forth
.
greater efforts.
The speaker neludedWith an eanest
exhortation for e renewed diligence and
individual effort in the work. '
The Rev. Dr. Patterson closed the exer
cises with prayer and the audience were
dismissed with t he benediction. . )
The Penn Street nomtilde. •
The Coroner's jury in the pate of Eddie
Loos, the boy who was shot 1)3 ,1 his
brother on Penn street, Monciay, met
lesterday, when th e following testimony
was taken:
• John Looa, Jr., recalled—l got a pistol
frogi a boy in the alley on Monday: It
was a revolver. I gave Bill Stein a quar
ter for the pistol. - The boy gave , me a
cartridge with the pistol. I put it in the
pistol and went up stairs to where my
brother was. I had cooked the pistol.
My brother took the pistol in his hand
to look at it. Afterwards,
in getting k
from him, the pistol went off, shooting
my brother in the face. I told
My mother ail about what occurred. y
father did not know until mother told
him. The deacon .that I told a wrong
story yesterday , was that , a boy who
knew that I had a pistol told me that
they wonldhang me. When the pistol•
went off I *as trying to take It from' my
brother. I had hold of the handle when
it went off. He was trying to look/ in
the barrel when it went off. I put the ,
pistol in the . cupboard, and when the'
people came I took it and threw it in the
pr
A ,
the conclusion of his testimony the
Jury. after a brief deliberation, returned
the following verdict: •
That 'Edward lotioe carne to his death
on the 9th 'day of October, Ifii39. in the
Twelfth ward, city of Pittsburgh, frOm
the discharge of a pistol armidentally ex
ploded aa big brother, John Loos, ;Os
endeavoring to take it from the deceased.
Amusements.
Omits HousE.4-"Life i sm the Streetis"
was presented at the Opera Rouse last
evening in a very satisfactory manner.
This. evening "Our Mutual Friend, or
Found Drowned,7 will be given, with
Mr. and Miss A.lbaugh in the h leading
roles.
PITTSKIRGH THEATRE. The "Old
Diary" continues to receive its full share
of the publicpa tronage , and will do so
as long as interns presides over it.
The company is an excellent one, and
the entertainments are of a very interest.
lug character. _
Break Down on Firth Avenne.--Yes
terday a buggy belonging ' to /ifcCallin
Bros. livery stable, while in a funeral
proceasion ge , collided' with the Washing
ton sta at the corner of Smithfield sr,
and Fifth avenue, tearing the front wheel
offend breaking the We of the buggy.
THE COURTS.
District Court—Judge McCandless,
THURSDAY, October 7.—ln the case of
Ferdinand Soucy, a bankrupt, the Mar
shal was appointed provisional assignee.
In the case of Wm. Pickengill & Co.
vs. Geo. W. McKay,
the defendant was
adjudged a bankrupt and the matter re
ferred to P. A. Knox, Esq. , Register of
the 24th district.
The District Attorney Sled an informa
tion in Rem in the case of the United
States vs. one package of tobacco, con
taining thirty -eleven pounds, owned by .
Messrs. Boyd, Poutray & Co., Lock Ha
ven, Pa.
District Conn.—Judge Hampton.
THURSDAY, October 7.—McKerhan for
use vs. Crawford's heirs. Verdict for
plaintiffs in the sum of $322 50.
. ,
Kirkpatrick vs. Kelly, action on pr om
isory note. Verdict for plaintiff in the
sum of $261 25.
Lister vs. Deckonbaugh, action on book
account. On trial.
quarter Sessions—Judge Mellon.
THunsner, October 7.—The jury in the
case of the Commonwealth vs. Thomas
Whitaker, Indicted for barratry, pre
viously, reported, returned'a verdict of
guilty.. Defendant's counsel moved for
a new trial in arrest of judgment:
In - the case of the Commonwealth vs.
Jacob Midler, 'indicted for larceny, pre
viously. reported, the 'jury returned a
verdict of not guilty.
George Warner, indicted for the lar
ceny of a piece of satin from the store of
Philip Graff, plead guilty, and was re
mended for sentence.
The next case takenu was that of the
Commonwealth vs. Richard Bennett, in
dicted for felonious assault and battery.
The accused was a boy, about thirteen
years of age, and it appears that his fa
ther is the owner of a farm upon which.
there is an orchard, from which Anthony
Rump, the prosecutor, was taking some
fruit, when, as it is alleged, the defen
dant shot at and wounded him. The
jury returned a verdict of "not guilty Of
the felony, but guilty of simple assault
and battery or misdemeanor, and owing:
to the extreme youth of the my, we re
commendourt him to the mercy, of; the
C."
By direction cif judge Mellon, the ver
dict was recorded as follows: "Not guilty
of the felony charged, but gailty,pt a
misdemeanor in unlawfully. shooting
and wounding."
Mr.. Moreland. one of the counsel,
:for the • defendant moved for a
new trial in avert of judgment and asked
that the verdict be rozorded as rendered
by the inry.
The next case taken up was the Com
monwealth vs. Waldier, indicted for
larceny, James Marry prosecutor. The
prosecutor alleged that • be had - left a
carpet bag in a tavern kept by defend
ant on or a bout'the 51h. of July last. A
few day. subsequently he called for his
carpet bag and the defendant denied
having it in his possesion. Verdict of
not guilty,
• The case:of the Commonwealth vs.
John Kuetz and Charles F. Good, in
dicted for obstructing an officer in the
discharge of his duty. C. - H. - Simmons,
prosecutor. It appears that the prose—
cutor had a search warrant for a dint
which was in the possession of Good, and
after he had got the dog in his power,
Good and Kuetz, the defendants, inter
fered with him, and took the dog from
him. On trial.
The following abandonment and surety
cases will be taken up on Saturday.
Parties interested must toe in Court at 10
o'clock, A. M.:
No. 324 Com. vs. George - F. Harbach.
.. 365 Corn. vs. Wm. Linn.
" 826 - Corn. vs. John-Boehm ' et al.
11 327 Com. vs. Charles EdWards.
.. 328 Com. vs. L. Peterson.
The following cases on the December,
March and Jane calenders will also -be
disposed of;
No. 13 Com. vs. Louts Zeymonr.
. 1 39 Cord. vs. John Sullivan.
" 59 Com. vs. Abe:Barver.
" -94 Cow. vs. Michael Mills.
105 Com. vs. M. Aronson.
.. 106 Com. vs. 3. M. Guakey.
.. 208 Corn. vs. Thomas Hershberger.
" 264 Com. vs. Mary Long. 1,
11 314 Com. vs. Daniel O'Rilley.
" 7 Com. vs. Mrs. McCann
" 11 Com. vs. Eliza Wallace. I
" 59 Corn. vs. Barney O'Donnell.
1 . 102 Corn. vs. Peter 'McCabe.
" 341 Corn. vs. James Brown.
.. 313 Corn. vs. Ann Dennine.
7 Com. vs. Sarni.. A. Long.
" 8 Com. vs. Owen McNally. • ;
.. 19 Com. vs. Charles Vogle.
" 22 Corn. vs. John Woods.
Common Pleae—Jodge Sterrett.
THURSDAY, October 7.—The case bf .
Brown vs. Ross, reported yesterday, the
jury returned a verdict for the plaintifs3
for the sum of $488.43. - •
Roberts vs: Hagmin. Action on book
account. Verdict for plaintiff in the sum
of $79.78.
Shepard vs. Lorenz and Wightman..
done.
Action
Jury to cover for work and labor
re
out.
NATAL LIST FOR FRIDAY.
84. Smith vs. Howard.
91. Hawk vs. Isreenan. C.
93. Gray et., al. fls. Wolf.
99.. Pfab 'vs. Froelich.'
EL Old me. , Negley. • • -
8. Talbert vs. Spain.
10.. Schorr vs. Fromm.
13. Sill et. al. vs. McElhennv
.1*
14. Tannehill et. al. vs. Pfa f f
Ib. Blakely. vs. Moreland.
20. Waldie 'Wycoff.
Sixth Ward ,- Pittsburgh, Republican
Nomlnauons.
Selee.Couneß-.*Sainuel Morrow, 296.
Common Council (tour to be nominated)
—*Rarelay Preatint o 240; *Joseph Caskey,
210; Thpmai Ewen*, IN; Ridlikr4
Rriowlson, 185; Yohn B. fdllholland; 110;
*Henry Meyer, 200; *Reuben Leonard, 2os; . ;.,
Judge of Election (one to be norninat--
ea)-"John Elan, 196; Solomon Jouest
. .
Inspector of Election (one to be nowt
nated)--*John Jones; • 250; Henry E.
White, 200. -. _.
Paturn inavector (one to be nominated)
—Daniel .1.. Neil, 50; *Daniel Lindennan,
&hoot Directors (two to be nominated)
—John A.- Sargeant, 180; V. P. Case s
240: *Philip Grede, 230.
Omstable (one to be norninated)--aetti d
Wlhnot, /80; *Bennett Lake, 230.