The receipts for the year ending May, 1851, | ant having recently come to the United States were $4,424,61; during the year ending May, on account of ill health. 1852, they rose to $5,421,09; and for the following year, they were $4,640,60; making a total of $14,486,30. The expenditures during the same period of three years amounted to $14,478,12. BAPTIST FREE MISSION SOCIETY. The Canada mission is established for the benefit of fugitive slaves. Its precise condition, however, is not apparent from the report. It is stated that two missionaries have left the field; but it is not stated who are carrying forward the operations of the society; nor what results have been obtained during the past year. A small amount has been received for the dis THIS Society held its annual meeting at Utica on the 1st of June. From the report of the Trus-tribution of the Scriptures; and the Trustees tees, it appears that the labors of the society are at present confined to Haiti and Canada, no missionary to the slaves being now employed, and the mission to Africa being still under advisement. think that the sum should be increased, as "the Bible ought to be placed within the reach of every slave in the world, whether he can read it or not," and "though every slaveholder forbid it." As the result of past efforts in Haiti, it is stated The Trustees have had an agent in England that "a goodly number of souls "have been con- for some time past; and though “the society has verted, and "several flourishing churches" are not received pecuniary benefit from his present in existence. Though “no remarkable changes" mission," it has "the satisfaction of knowing, have occurred among these churches within the that his indefatigable labors beyond the Atlantic past year, a steady progress has been made." It have contributed an honorable share of influence, would seem that only one American missionary in the resuscitation and renewed zeal of the antiand his wife are now at Haiti, one female assist-slavery cause in that country." American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Recent Entelligence. CEYLON.-A letter from Mr. Mills, dated June 30, contains the following items of information: Nathaniel Ford, who was dismissed in September last, has been restored. E. N. Kirk has been absent nearly a year, on account of ill health; and there is no prospect of his being able to resume his studies. Edward Spaulding has also been absent for more than a term, and does not intend, we hear, to return. Within a year seven persons, educated at the seminary, have died. Their names are Asa Bigelow, John R. Crane, Elias W. Crane, Justin Edwards, Smith Ely, Asahel Nettleton, and Israel W. Putnam." FUR-CHAU.-Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell arrived at Amoy, in health and safety, on the 9th of June. Under date of June 10, Mr. Peet wrote as fol lows: Our labors in our chapels have been somewhat interrupted by the excited state of feeling which has prevailed here for some time. Yet our simply staying among the people, I cannot but hope, will be overruled for good. Generally, wherever we go, the first words put to us are, "There is a rebellion; do you not fear?" "When do you leave?" Why do you not run?" Do you expect to escape?" When they are quietly told that the rebellion is not a matter of ours; that we intend to stay, till we are driven away; that our business here is to seek the good and salvation of their 66 souls; that we left our comfortable and quiet homes, parents, brothers and sisters, and still remain here simply for this purpose, it has a very subduing effect upon them. They seem to listen with a kind of astonishment, and then reply, "Right;" "Good;" "No fear;" Yasoo protect you;" "If the rebels come, they will not injure you; they do not injure the people, only the Mandarins; and we will help protect you," &c. Our stay here seems to be a matter of extensive notoriety and of conversation among all classes, both in and out of the city; and in meeting the officers, merchants, and other leading men, when passing through the streets, there seem to be an interest and complacency manifested in us, which are quite unusual. CONSTANTINOPLE.-Uuder date of July 26, Mr. Benjamin wrote as follows: The persecuting spirit of the Armenians has lately made a slight demonstration in this city. A mob assembled several times about the door of our book-bindery, situated in one of the large khans of the city proper, and used very abusive and threatening language; the director and most of the workmen being Protestants. As no notice was taken of this, they at last went so far as to break in the door. Fortunately, the building was leased in my name; and I, therefore, lodged a complaint with our Legation. The affair was promptly carried before the Turkish police court; and the principal offenders were punished. One who had oc cupied a magazine in the khan a number of years, was banished to Sivas, his native city; two others were imprisoned; and the keeper of the khan was required to give sureties that, in case of any future outrage on the premises, he would have the offend DONATIONS, RECEIVED IN AUGUST. MAINE. ers arrested. Great efforts were made by Cumberland co. Aux. So. D. Evans, Tr. AINTAB. In a letter of Mr. Schneider, dated May 26, he speaks of his return from Diarbekir to Aintab, with Mr. Walker, through Severek, Oorfa, &c. At the former of these places, he spent a night. "We had hardly alighted," he says, "when some fifteen or twenty Armenians gathered around us, and began to make inquiries. I found that there was considerable discussion in their community; and these men said that there were about twenty families, who were ready to become Protestants. They wished me to remain some time to instruct them; and if I had consented to do so, and put matters in train to form them into a separate community, they were quite ready for the measure. But I could not tarry." Messrs. Schneider and Walker remained two days at Oorfa. The following extract will show his impressions in regard to this place: "There has been a vast amount of discussion; and the conviction has become very extensive and deep, that the Armenian church is in gross error. The number of such enlightened persons I heard variously estimated at from two to five hundred; and from all I could learn, I am sure that there must be a large number. Our native brother has been very useful in breaking up the fallow ground, and diffusing evangelical views; and the leaven of the gospel has diffused itself widely. But what they now need, is some one more formally to preach the gospel than our colporter there can do. I was very strongly urged to remain several months; and had the weakened condition of our station allowed it, or could some other missionary or ordained native pastor labor there for some time, so as to put things in train, the effect would be most happy. There seems hardly a question, that a large Protestant community would at once be formed." Home Proceedings. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD. THE forty-fourth annual meeting of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions will be held at Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday, October 4, at four o'clock in the afternoon. It is expected that the sermon will be preached by William Adams, D. D., of New York. Bingham, Mechanic Falls, m. c. N. Yarmouth, 1st par. gent. 29,27; 61c. Portland, Fem. miss. asso. 55,75; Scarborough, 1st ch. m. c. Yarmouth, Juv. benev. so. 5.00 11 00 10.00 58.51 10.00 30 00 51 58 699 62 21 75 3285 21.00 10.00 11 00-972 31 Kennebec co. Conf. of chs. B. Nason, Tr. 10.00 700 Lincoln co. Aux. So. Rev. J. W. Ellingwood, Tr. Penobscot co. Aux. So. E. F. Duren, Tr. do. Frankfort, Cong. ch. and so. 19; 18 48 20 27 22 00-60 75 Essex co. North, Aux. So. J. Caldwell, Tr. Newbury, Dr. Withington's so. wh. cons. JEREMIAH COLMAN an II. Newburyport, Mrs. C. Rowley, Mr. Pike's so. to cons. 88 23 New London and vic. and Norwich and vic. New London, Collection at Ocean 19.00 149 00 Fitchville, by Rev. A. Bushnell, 123 75 10.00 RHODE ISLAND. 100 00 15 39-115 39 JAMES T. PLUMER an H. M. 117 90-419 65 Kingston, Cong. ch. m. c. 20; Providence, Essex co. South Aux. So. C. M. Richardson, Tr. Salem, Crombie-st. ch. m. c. NEW YORK. E. P. C. 1; Bridgman's fem. sch. China, 50 00 Essex co. 10 00 Board of Foreign Missions in Ref. Dutch ch. C. S. Little, New York, Tr. Courtlandtown, R. D. ch. s. s. Currytown, R. D. ch. Greenpoint, do. a few la. 2.09 5.00 50 00 20,63, ch. sch. Hampshire co. Aux. So. J. D. Whitney, Tr. for Amoy m. 2,81; 23 41 Amherst, Luke Sweetser, to cons. Mapletown, R. D. ch. WILLIAM CUTLER an H. M. 100; New Prospect, do. 682 38 65 Amherst college, faculty and students, 120; Washington 220 00 2.00 43 61 617 50 14 21 661 71 21.00 Goshen, Mrs. Deborah S. Williams, 600 00 Hadley, Russell ch. and so. m. c. 35 00-855 00 Norfolk co. Aux. So. Rev. T. T. Richmond, Tr. 5 00 15 94 4 26-171 45 Dorchester, Juv. agric. so. for Mr. Stoddard's sch. l'ersia, 10 00 Franklin, Cong. ch. and so. Roxbury, Eliot ch. and so. m. c. 43 00 W. Roxbury, Spring-st. ch. m. c. New York, do. square, 102,72; a mem. of Collegiate ch. 10; R. D. ch. 21st st. s. s. 50; West Hempstead, R. D. ch. Geneva and vic. C. A Cook, Agent. Bethel, Pres. ch. Binghamton, do. 109,38: la. miss. so. to cons. Rev. CHARLES S. DUNNING an H. M. 87,31; s. s. con. 14,74; Mr. and Mrs. H. Mather, for Mary D. Mather, Ceylon, 20; Mr. and Mrs. O. Ely for Louisa G. Ely, Ceylon, 20; Mr. and Mrs. T. 10; Champlain, P. Moore, 162 72 9 62-293 34 18 50 261 43 18.00 5.00 10 0015 00 Mansfield, Miss B. Fisher, Unknown, 1; Andover, Old south ch. m. c. 52; So. of inq. in Phillips acad. to cons. GABRIEL H. DEBEVOISE of Brooklyn, N. Y. an H. M. 100; Chelsea, Winnisimmet ch. and so. 9,75; Broadway ch. m. c. 19,64; E. Cambridge, evan. cong. ch. m. c. 12; Nantucket, 1st cong. ch. and so. 93,81; N. Chelmsford, cong. ch. and so. 50.00 North Bergen, S. H. 10 00 win, Tr. (Of wh. fr. Rev. H. Loomis for sch. at Ceylon, 25; s. s. miss. so. of Bleecker st. pres. ch. 100; West pres. ch. Scudder miss. so. 70,) 213 07 Oneida co. Aux. So. J. Dana, Tr. Boonville, Pres. ch. 22 00 700 00 Sauquoit, do. 40,82; Miss L. Shepard, 13; 53 82 2,819 06 Utica, 1st pres. ch. m. c. 21,44; a fam. off'g, 8; 32 44 CONNECTICUT. Waterville, Pres. ch. 36 00 Fairfield co. East, Aux. So. Rev. J. S. Whittlesey, Tr. Bridgeport, T. C. Perry, 144 26 50.00 Ded. disc. 25-144 01 Unknown, 10; a friend, 8; Addison, 1st pres. ch. 40; Albany, 4th pres. ch. 100; Albion, 1st pres. ch. m. c. 10; s. s. for Dea. S. Khamis, Persia, 20; Amity, indiv. 14; Auburn, pupils of Miss Powell's sch. for Mr. Crane's sch. Oroomiah, 4; Cornwall, Rev. D. Crane, 5; Currytown, R. D. ch. s. s. 1,12; Cutchoque, pres. ch. 12; Gilbertsville, fem. miss. so. 14,50; Gloversville, cong. ch. a bal. 3; Hamilton, contrib. 16,32; Miller's place, m. c. 50; Oriskany Falls, cong. ch. m. c. 8; Richfield Springs, Mrs. Robert Benedict, to cons. Rev. EDWIN GOODELL an H. M. 50; Rocky Point, m. c. 17; Rondout, Miss H. W. 5; Schaghticoke, pres. ch. and cong. wh. and prev. dona. fr. s. s. cons. EDGAR J. KINNEY an H. M. 90; Spencer, M. E. S. 1; Stillwater and Mechanicsville, 5; Troy, Mrs. Esther Dana, for Stephen W. Dana, Ceylon, 20; Upper Aquebogue, cong. ch. 40; fem. miss. so. for John Wells, Ceylon, 15; NEW JERSEY. Board of Foreign Missions in Ref. Dutch ch. 32 00 47 00 1,211 20 558 94 MICHIGAN. By Rev. O. P. Hoyt. Albion, 5; Coldwater, 22; Grand Rapids, 18,07; Granville, 8; Hastings, 4; Lansing, 15,37; Mill Point, a friend, 10; for c. f. 50c. Tallmadge, 4,25; Tompkins and Springport, 10,27; Vermontville, 18,39; By E. Bingham, Tr. Atlas, C. B. 5; Byron, pres. ch. 7; Detroit, 1st do. (of wh. to cons. Rev. MYRON BARRETT an H. M. 50;) 315,80; Monroe, C. Noble, 25; Nankin, Mrs. M. 50c.; Northville, H. B. 5; Romeo, cong. ch. 21; Southfield, do. 20; White Lake, pres. ch. 4,12; ded. disc. 2,63; By W. C. Voorheis, Agent. Ann Arbor, 1st pres. ch. 95,40; Stoney Creek, 1st do. 52,89; Webster, 1st do. 27,14; Ypsilanti, 1st do. 61; ded. dise. 1,53; California, m. c. 6,50; Edwardsburgh, Mrs. Rouse's juv. s. s. class, 6; Hillsdale, pres. ch. m. c. 5,48; s. s. 52c. Livonia, cong. ch. 7; Rev. R. Armstrong, 15; WISCONSIN. 115 85 400 79 237 90 751 51 40 50 795 04 10 29 7.00 160 00 101 00 OREGON TERRITORY. IN FOREIGN LANDS, &c. Fairfield, Cher. na. 2,25; Goodwater, High sch. miss. so. wh. cons. Miss MARY M. CURTIS an H. M. 110; a child, lc.; Lee's Creek, m. c. 9; 228 13 Marsovan, Turkey, Mary and Laura Bliss, Milltown, St. Stephen, N. B. Cong. ch. and 5.00 121 26 1 11 GEORGIA. 373 71 Athens, L. Clark, 50; Decatur, L. W. 5; Macon, H. Mead, 20; Savannah, H. J. Gilbert, 25; Donations received in August, 8,629 69 100 00 Legacies, 1,075 00 OHIO. $9,704 69 Belfre, s. s. 2,50; Cincinnati, R. D. M. 5; Mrs. B. 5; Mrs. E. 3; Mrs. D. 2; 2d pres. ch. s. s. 10,14; Edinburg, Cong. ch. and so. 40; Hudson, Wes. Res. college, 1,12; Maumee city, 1st pres. ch. 30; Putnam, a lady, 3; Ripley, a lady, a thank off'g, 1; Legacies.-Edinburg, Samuel Coe, by Rev. H. Coe, THE MISSIONARY HERALD. VOL. XLIX. NOVEMBER, 1853. No. 11. American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING. THE American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions held its Forty-fourth Annual Meeting in the Second Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, commencing on Tuesday, October 4th, and closing on Friday the 7th. |