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PROCEEDINGS
THE BOARD OF MISSIONS
Protestant episcopal Cï)urcï)
IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
AT THEIR
THIRTY-FOURTH AXX TAL MEETING.
HELD IN NEW YORK, OCTOBER, 1869,
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1869. PROCEEDINGS
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THE BOARD OF MISSIONS
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Protestant episcopal Ctmrcl)
IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
AT THEIR
THIRTY-FOURTH AXXUAL MEETING,
HELD IX NEW YORK, OCTOBER, 1869.
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OF THE BOARD OF MISSIONS.
THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING.
N e w Y o r k , October 11th, 186 9 . The Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Board of Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, was held this day in the Chapel of the Holy Saviour, at half-past eleven o’clock.
The B is h o p o f M is s is s ip p i, being the Senior Bishop present, took the Chair. The roll was called, and the following Members answered to their names. The Right Revs, the Bishops of
M a r y l a n d , O h i o , (assistant),
M is s is s ip p i, * I n d i a n a , (assistant),
C a p e P a l m a s a n d p a r t s a d I l l in o is ,
j a c e n t , W e s t A f r i c a , L o u i s i a n a ,
M is s o u r i, E a s t o n ,
N e w J e r s e y , A l b a n y .
Rev. R. U. M o r g a n , D.D., Rev. W . H . M o o r e ,
J o h n M . M it c h e l l , H . C. P o t t e r , D.D., S. D. D enison, D.D., A . T. Twing, D.D., T. R. P y n c iio n , D.D., C. R. D uffie, D.D.,
J. A . H a r r o l d , M.D., B. I. H a i g h t , D.D.,
F. M. G r e g g , H . E. M o n t g o m e r y , D.D.,
G e o r g e L e e d s , D.D., M o r g a n Dix, D.D.,
C h a r l e s H . H a l l , D.D., B. H . P a d d o c k , D.D.,
G e o r g e S. C o n v e r s e , Sa m u e l A . C l a r k ,
J. M u l c h a h e y , D.D., G. J. Geer, D.D., V 4 Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions.
Rev. R. B . C r o e s , Rev. R. G. Q f e n n e l l ,
J. J. R o b e r t s o n , D.D., P . Iv. C a d y , D.D.,
C. B. W t a t t , R. B. V a n Iv l e e c k , D.D., R . A . H a l l a m , D .D ., E. M. R odman, W . E. V lB B E R T , AAT. F . M o r g a n , D.D.,
M. H . H e n d e r s o n , D.D., F. V i n t o n , D.D.,
T h o m a s C. P i t k i n , D.D., J. A. H a r r i s , W . C . C h a n e , D.D., J. AY. C'laxton, R. M. A b e r c r o m b ie , D.D., E. X . P OTTER, D. D.,
J. H . H o b a r t , D.D., R. B. O j.a .x t o n , D.D.,
W . A. M a t s o n , D.D., J. P e t e r k i n , D.D.,
M a t s o n M i e r -S m i t h , D.D., J o s e p h M. C l a r k e , D.D.,
J. X . St a n s b u r y , AY. B. A s h l e y , D.D.,
A l f r e d B . B e a c h , D.D., C. X . C h a n d l e r ,
T h e o d o r e A . E a t o n , D.D., B e n j a m i n AA'a t s o n , D.D.,
T h o m a s G a ll a t t d e t , D.D., L e ig h t o n C o l e m a n ,
S. B . B o s t w i c k , D.D., C. M i n n i g e r o d e , D.D.
A . B u r g e s s , D .D .,
M r. S. H . H u n t i n g t o n , Mr. G . C . Mc W h o r t e r ,
L. B. O t is , J. C. G a r t h w a i t e ,
J. B . K e t t e l l , J o h n B o h l e x ,
G e o r g e C. H a n o e , F. S. W lN ST O X ,
J o h n H . S w i f t , C y r u s C u r t is s ,
G. L. H a r is o n , W il l ia m W e i .s ii,
R. H. I v e s , G. F. C o m s t o c k . A quorum being present, the House was declared to be duly organized.
The Rev. W i l l i a m A . M a t s o n , D.D., was then unanimously elected Secretary of the Board.
The Rev. A . T . T w i n g , D.D., Secretarj7 and General Agent of the Domestic Committee, then presented and read the. Annual Report of that Body.* Whereupon on Motion, the Report was referred to the usual Committee, namely : two Bishops, three Presbyters and two Laymen. The Chair appointed the Right Revs, the Assistant Bishop of Indiana, and the Bishop of Albany, the Rev. C. H. Hall, D .D .; the Rev. J. A. Harris, and Messrs. L. B. Otis and J. C. Garthwaite, to constitute that Committee.
The Rev. S. D . D e n i s o n , D .D ., as Secretary and General Agent Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions. 5 of the Foreign Committee, presented and read the Annual Report of that body.* The Report was, on Motion, referred to the usual Committee. The Chair appointed the Right Revs, the Bishop of New Jersey, the Assistant Bishop of Ohio, the Rev. Drs. Morgan, Peterkin, and Pitkin, and Messrs. G. C. McWhorter and John Bohlen to constitute that Committee.
The Rev. Dr. H a i g h t , 011 behalf of the Home Mission to Colored People, presented and read the Annual Report of that body.f The Report was, on Motion, referred to the usual Committee. The Chair appointed the Right Revs, the Bishop of Louisiana and the Bishop of Easton, Rev. Drs. Henderson, Beach, and Pynehon, and Messrs. John H. Swift and G. L. Harison to constitute that Committee. The Board, on Motion, took a recess for half an hour.
M o n d a y , H a l f -p a s t Two o’C l o c k , p .m .
The Board reassembled. The Right Rev. the B is h o p o f M is s is s ip p i called the Meeting to order.
The Right Rev. the B is h o p o f L o u i s i a n a having taken the Chair,
The Rev. Dr. T w i n g presented and read the Report J of the Right Rev. the Missionary Bishop of Montana, Idaho, and Utah. The Report was, on Motion, referred to the Special Committee on the Report of the Domestic Committee.
The Right Rev. the M is s i o n a r y B is h o p o f C a p e P a l m a s and parts adjacent, West Africa, then read his Annual Report.§
The Rev. D r . D e n i s o n read the Annual Report || of the Missionary Bishop of China. The Reports were, 011 Motion, referred to the Special Committee on the Foreign Committee's Report.
The Rev. Dr. D e n i s o n presented and read the following
/Special Report o f the Foreign Committee. The Foreign Committee have had before them a certain Communi cation addressed to the Board of Missions by the Rev. W . C. Stout,
* See Appendix B. f See Appendix C. f See Appendix D. § See Appendix E. | See Appendix F. 6 Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions.
at Little Rock, Arkansas, under date of October 8, 1868, which Com munication was referred by the Board, at its last Meeting, to the Foreign Committee. In said Communication, Mr. S t o u t mentions many interesting fa cts respecting British Honduras and other adjacent countries, and urges the appointment of Missionaries to that region. The Foreign Committee, after due consideration, have found it inexpedient now to undertake the Mission proposed. In behalf of the Committee, S a m u e l D. D e n i s o n , ¡Secretary and General Agent.
The R e v . D r . D e n i s o n p resen ted and x-ead th e fo llo w in g
Report on the “ Spirit o f Missions.”
T he undersigned hare every assurance that this Publication is among the most important means for the furtherance of the cause to whose interests it is devoted. It is published in an edition of 10,150 copies monthly. Delay in the payment of subscriptions, notwithstanding the urgent endeavors of the publishers to collect the same promptly, has made it dependent in part, for its support, upon Missionary funds. This would be fully remedied if all subscriptions were paid when due. As a partial compensation, for disappointment in this re spect, the hope is entertained that the cause of Missions will derive benefit from an awakened and increased interest in Missions among those who are not careful to pay their subscriptions to this periodical. The undersigned do, however, greatly desire that it shall pay its way directly by subscriptions, and at the same time be instrumental in fostering a Missionary spirit which shall be fruitful in regular and liberal gifts to the cause in the several departments of the work.
A. T . T w i n g , ) S a m u e l D . D e n i s o n , >• Editors. B e n j . I. H a i g h t , ) October 1, 1869.
The Rev. Dr. C l a x t o n submitted the fo llo w in g Resolution:
Resolved,— That the Board would commend to the special attention of the Committee on the Report of the Domestic Committee that portion of said Report which has reference to the Chinese in the United States. The Resolution was unanimously adopted.
The Rev. Dr. T w i n g having announced that the Rev. H. C. Potter, D .D ., had been elected by the Domestic Committee to fill the vacancy occasioned by the elevation of the Rev. Dr. Littlejohn to the Episcopate, such election was, on Motion, confirmed.
The Rev. W. H. M o o r e offered the following Resolution: Resolved,— That the Secretaries of the several Committees be requested to Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions. 1 prepare and forward, monthly, to each Clergyman haying parochial charge, a summary of such missionary information and incidents and facts as they may bs able to collect, which may be used by the Clergy for exciting increased interest among their people in the missionary cause.
Pending discussion, on Motion of the Rt. Rev. the B is h o p o p
L o n g I s l a n d ,
Resolved,— That at the meeting, to-morrow, the Board take a recess from 12 to 3 o’clock. On Motion, the Board then took a recess until half-past seven o’clock.
M o n d a y E v e n i n g , 1 1-2 o’clock. The Board reassembled. After devotions, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Haight, and the sing ing of a hymn, addresses were made by the Rt. Rev. the Assistant Bishop of Ohio, the Rev. W . J. Boone and the Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Easton. A collection was then made, the Sentences of the Offertory being read by the Rev. Dr. Haight. After prayers and benediction, pronounced by the Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Mississippi, the Board adjourned.
T u e s d a y , October 12, 1869. The Board assembled. The Communion Service was said by the Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Xew Jersey, the Missionary Bishop of Cape Palmas and parts adjacent, W est Africa, and the Bishop of Missis sippi. A collection was made, and the Holy Communion was administered. The Minutes of yesterday’s Session were read and approved, The following Members, not present at yesterday’s Session, appeared and took their seats
The Rt. Revs, the Bishops of R e v . A l f r e d S t u b b s , D.D.,
N o r t h C a r o l i n a , Wm. G. F a r r i n g t o n ,
N e w Y o r k , W . D. W a l k e r , M a i n e , C . E. S w o p e , D.D.,
F l o r i d a , A . H. V in t o n , D.D.,
P it t s b u r g h , W i l l i a m R u d d e r , D.D.,
N e b r a s k a . A m o s B . B e a c h , D.D.,
Rev. J. L. C l a r k , D .D . M r. G e o r g e A . G o r d o n ,
D a n i e l G o o d w i n , C h a r l e s E. M il n o r . C. F. H o f f m a n , 8 Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions.
On Motion of Mr. W i l l i a m W e l s h ,
Resolved,— That Ihe Resolution offered yesterday morning by the Rev. W . H. Moore, be referred to the Executive Committees for action, so far as its sugges tions may seem practicable and desirable.
On Motion of the Rev. Dr. P i t k i n , a Special Committee was appointed, to report what vacancies there may be in the Board, and to nominate persons to fill them. The Chair appointed the Rev. T. C. Pitkin, D.D., the Rev. B. H. Paddock, D .D ., and the Rev. E. M. Rodman, to constitute that Committee.
The Rev. E. M. R o d m a n presented and read the Annual Report* of the Rt. Rev. the Missionary Bishop of Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming, which was, on Motion, referred to the Committee on the Domestic Committee’s Report. The Board then took a recess until 3 o’clock.
T h r e e o ’ c l o c k , p . m .
The Board reassembled. The Rt. Rev. the B is h o p o f M is s o u r i took the Chair.
The Rev. Dr. D enison presented and read a Report on Japan f from the Rt. Rev. the Bishop of China. The Report was on Motion referred to the Special Committee on the Foreign Committee’s Report.
On Motion of Mr. W il l i a m W e l s h ,
Resolved,— That arrangements for the Meetings of this Board shall be made by the Secretaries of the Board and the Committees, and that they be instructed to prepare and present an outline of the proceedings, and the order of Business for the said Meeting, and send a copy of the programme to each Member of the Board one week before the Sleeting.
The Right Rev. the B is h o p o f N o r t h C a r o l i n a being in the Chair,
On Motion of the Rev. Dr. H o w e ,
Resolved,— That this Board respectfully requests its Members to refrain from enlisting in other public engagements during the time appropriated for the Business and other Meetings of this Board. Resolved,— That the Secretaries be instructed to transmit a copy of this Resolu tion, with the above mentioned programme, to all the .Members whenever they issue Notice of an Annual Meeting. On Motion it w~as voted that this Session of the Board continue until five o’clock.
* See Appendix G. f See Appendix H. Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions. 9
The Rt. Rev. the B is h o p o p A l b a n y read in part the Report of the Committee on the Domestic Committee’s Report, as follows :
Report o f the Special Committee on the Report o f the Domestic Committee.
T h e Committee to whom was referred the Reports of th e Domestic Committee of the Board of Missions and of the Domestic Missionary Bishops, respectfully report : That they find new ground of encouragement in the record, both statistical and spiritual, such as can be measured by results, o f giving and by returns, o f growth ; and that, while the practical adminis tration, by the Domestic Committee, of the complicated and extensive details of our work command our admiration and gratitude, the Church owes, most of all, its tribute of confidence and approval to the inde fatigable ingenuity and industry of the Rev. the Secretary of the Domestic Committee. They proceed to a consideration of the subjects in their order, as presented in the Report.
HECTORS OR SPECIAL AGENTS. Tour Committee are strongly inclined to consider favorably the suggestion, that only “ systematic and thorough instruction by the Rectors of parishes, on the whole matter of Christian beneficence,” will secure the steady supply, from every reservoir, of Missionary support which is needed to sustain the work. The Agent’s visits to parishes, valuable as they have been in the past, partake of the nature of “ the gatherings ” which St. Paul discouraged. They are spasmodic and not perennial, and they substitute the accidental for the accus tomed teachers, and the stimulus of excitement for the stated system of alms-giving. The neglect of so many Clergymen to inform them selves, that they may instruct their people as to our Missionary wants and works, results, in part, from a reliance on the General Agent to do the work for them. Your Committee suggest, that the principle of Diocesan representation in the Board of Missions might be re-adjusted in such a way as to secure the presence, in every Diocese, of the Bishop and a number of leading Clergymen and laymen, committed to, and commissioned for, this very work. If, instead of leaving the Board of Missions in each Diocese to be hurriedly nominated by a joint committee of the General Convention, the Convention of every Diocese were authorized to elect members of the Board to represent it, the proposal, adopted at the last General Convention, would, it is believed, be rendered effectual to revive the interest and insure thé support of our Clergy and people. Only those persons would be elected who are known to have a care for such things, and they would become the agents of the Society, diffused through our parishes, ready to be employed by each Diocesan Bishop, as his aids in keeping his Clergy and parishes instructed, and alive to their duty. Your Committee therefore recommend to the Board the consideration of such a change in its organic constitution, and offer now the following Resolution :
Resolved,— That the Bishops of our several Dioceses he respectfully asked to call 10 Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions.
the attention of tlieir Clergy to tlae necessity of arousing the parishes to a more generous support of our Domestic and Foreign Missions, and to use, as their agents and instruments for the diffusion of information and the awakening of interest, the members of the Board of Missions for their respective Dioceses.
PUBLICATIONS. The use of the press in the diffusion of Missionary knowledge is well understood and wisely applied by the Secretaries of the Board. Your Committee feel themselves moved to advise the circulation, as suggested in the Committee’s Report, without charge, and in any number desired, to all Rectors willing to make arrangements for its judicious distribution among their people, of sf publication like The Domestic Missionary. They only suggest that, if distributed gra tuitously, it should become a monthly paper, published in the middle of each month, and in the interest of the two Committees. And in view of the discussion at this meeting of the Board, the Committee are disposed to advise the Editors that this paper be made still more valuable, by such compends of facts relative tu the Missionary work of our Mother Church of England, and of religious bodies not in com munion with ourselves, as may encourage and stimulate us to larger and bolder ventures for the cause of our Master, in preaching His Gospel and planting His Church.
ASSOCIATE MISSIONS.
To this portion of the Committee’s Report, the attention of the Board ought to be earnestly and intelligently given. Diffusion and isolation, the spreading of small forces over huge extents of territory, are not sources of strength, but of weakness. Of course the field cannot be diminished. Of course Mission Stations once founded are not to be abandoned. But the associate principle sends the spirit of ten men in the person of one to every point it reaches. Nashotah and Faribault, and Benecia, but repeat in our day the plainly marked experience of all the Christian centuries; and reveal the power of the divinely-advised plan of two and two before the face of C hrist. It would, of course, be the best thing, if every Missionary Bishop should be the centre of his own Associate Mission, living with his Clergy. About this, however, instruction would be impertinent, and sugges tion intrusive. But the following Resolution, it is thought, will bring the matter fairly before the Church.
Rewired,— That the Domestic Committee confer with the Bishops of our Missionary jurisdiction, upon the possibility of so managing their Stations, and apportioning their funds as to secure the foundation and support of Associate Missions, in a centre or centres to be selected by the Bishops.
SPECIAL MISSIONS. The Report of the Domestic Committee brings before the Board, three special classes of persons needing marked and separate care— the Indians, the Negroes, and the Chinese. In the absence of any particular information laid before them, your Committee can only say of the first that the wonderful success of Mr. Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions. 11
Hinman’s Mission, among the Santee Sioux, and the heroic devotion of Bishop Whipple, to the cause of the Indians, commend these noble men and their great work to the warmest sympathy and interest of American Churchmen. They offer in this connection the following Resolutions:
1. Resolved,— That this Board cordially approves of the action of the Domestic Committee in assuming the supervision and support of a Mission to the Santee Sioux Indians, in Nebraska, and the Board urges its Committee to cherish and extend that Mission, until its blessed influences reach all the Sioux and other Indians in Nebraska and Dakota. 2. Resolved,— That the Board cordially approves of the policy of the Domestic Committee, in enlisting in behalf of our Indian Missions, the intelligence, financial skill and business management of individual laymen.
The suggestion may perhaps be allowed that the success of Indian Missions affords a valuable clue to the most advantageous manner of advancing this work among the negroes, namely: the training of a native ministry to work for their own race, and per haps to vindicate in time the purpose of that strange Providence which brought Africa into our own Continent, by furnishing for work in Africa a body of colored Missionaries to penetrate the wilds, and disperse the darkness, of that yet impenetrable and darkened land. But the question of caring for the Chinese already living in America in large numbers, that are soon to be vastly enlarged, is forced upon this Committee, alike by the Report and the Resolu tion of the Board, and by the pressure of a Providential problem whose solving cannot much longer be delayed. The Domestic Committee are unwilling to recommend the call of any Missionaries from China. But they suggest a special fund for the education of such native Chinese as the grace of G od may have led, or may lead to seek Holy Orders; and a requisition for this purpose for candidates upon the China Missions, American or English. W ith a view of bringing this latter suggestion fairly before the Board, the Committee offer the following Resolution:
Resolved,— That, with the consent of the Bishop in whose Diocese the work can best be done, the Domestic Committee be authorized to collect special funds for the establishment of a Mission and training-school, for the purpose of preaching the Gospel to, and training a native ministry for, the Chinese in America.
The Children’’s Missionary Association. With regard to the organization of the children of the Church into a Missionary body, the Committee cannot but feel that had this step been taken and persevered in years ago, when the Church in this country lirst awoke to the fact that every baptized member of her fold was one of a Missionary Army, pledged in the very terms of the Baptismal Service to a life-long warfare under C h r is t ’s banner against all the powers of darkness, the Church would not now be suffering from that too general apathy which hampers her Missionary work, and makes the yearly Reports of her different Committees end, almost as a 12 Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions.
matter of course, with the lamentable statement that the financial account shows a deficit of thousands of dollars. And more than tqis, she would not now be bewailing the dearth of those who gladly offer themselves for the work of spreading the glad tidings of salvation. W e regard this organization, therefore, as, at least, a step in the right direction, and think that the experience of the two years during which it has been in existence is fraught with encouragement; and it is hoped that the pastors of C h r is t ’ s flock throughout the land will, by means of this organization, give their diligence to train up the children of the Church into a love for, and au enthusiasm in, the missionary work, which, begun early in life, will, when adult age is reached, be no mere transient sentiment, but a deep-seated conviction which will make the Missionary assumptions of this Church more of a reality than they are now. An authority we all reverence says: “ Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
FINANCES. Tour Committee find great cause to congratulate the Board upon the fact, made evident by the Treasurer’s Report, that the Church is being roused to a sense of its duty in the matter of contributions to our Domestic Missionary work. The entire sum contributed to the general purposes of the Domestic Committee during the year ending September 30,1869, is §110,594.47, and to special purposes, §22,116.18, making an aggregate of $132,710.65, a sum considerably in advance of the collections of any previous year, and yet, your Committee are constrained to think, far below the demands ol' this great and growing work, and the ability of a Church so blessed by the Giver of all good. The disproportion between the amounts expended for Missionary pur poses in our technically so-called Missionary jurisdictions, and other fields of far greater population, greater accessibility, and, at least, equal opportunities for planting the Church, and proclaiming the “ Truth as it is in Jesus,” strongly attracts the notice of your Committee, as it can hardly fail to do that of the Board. While they rejoice that our laborious and honored Missionary Bishops are thus furnished, in some thing like adequate measure, with the means of carrying on their great work for C h r i s t and the Church, they cannot but regret that the Do mestic Committee finds itself unable to afford to our various Missionary Dioceses, eastfand west, with their teeming populations and passing opportunities, the support needful for the work waiting to be done in every one of them. They offer the following Resolution : — Resolved,— That the Domestic Committee be urgently requested to consider fully the Missionary needs of our organized Dioceses, both east and west, yet unable to provide for their Missions, and to urge upon the Church the duty and the privilege of larger offerings for the work in such Dioceses now pleading in vain for aid.
Reports of Missionary Bishops.
MONTANA, IDAHO, AND UTAH. Your Committee have great satisfaction in calling the attention of the Church to the quiet but steady progress of the thoroughly real Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions. 13
Missionary work to which the noble-hearted Bishop and his faithful Presbyters, have given themselves in this peculiar field. They note, with special interest, the beginning of what it is hoped will prove to be a successful Associate Mission in Idaho. They gladly give expression to the continued confidence of the Board and of the Church, in the wisdom, as well as in the Apostolic self-denial and zeal, which have been the unmistakable characteristics of the Bishop and his fellow-helpers, in organizing and conducting the Mission in Utah, and call most earnestly upon the Church at large, to see to it that a gene rous and prompt response be made to the Bishop’s call for aid, “ a school-house, a church, and a bell.” These are not luxuries. They are the indispensable necessaries of efficient Church-work. Shall they not be at once supplied ?
COLORADO.
The Report of the Bishop of Colorado calls for scarcely any remark, beyond what, would be a mere repetition of the commenda tions which were made and the Resolutions passed upon his Report of last year. The Committee congratulate the Bishop, and not him only, but the whole Church as well, on the success which has crowned his inde fatigable energy in securing the means for the erection of another most important foundation-building for the educational work of his Diocese, viz., Jarvis Hall, for a boys’ school; and we trust that it may be his privilege to see, in the near future, a realization of his anticipa- pation of the growth of this school into a college and theological seminary, which shall prove to be, for the vast territory within his jurisdiction, what Nashotali and Faribault are for the morQ easterly portion of the “ Great X orthwest.” Meanwhile, until that hope shall be realized, the attention of can didates for Holy Orders and of the younger among our ordained Clergy is earnestly invoked to the Bishop’s call for Missionaries at the several points now ready and waiting for the harvest.
NEBRASKA AND DAKOTA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
The Reports of the Missionary Bishops of Nebraska and Dakota and of Oregon and Washington Territory have been presented so late in the Session of the Board, that it is impossible for your,Committee to make any extended Report upon them. The}7 must be content to express their thankfulness to G od for the energy displayed by the Bishop of Nebraska, in his efforts to extend the boundaries of the Church, and for the reported prosperity and hopefulness of the work done by him. The Bishop of Oregon sends us his first Report— one of only a few months’ service— containing sketches of work mapped out boldly and comprehensively— work which he has as yet had time only to begin. In this far-off and most trying field of labor and responsibility, he deserves the earnest, helping sympathy and loving support of the Church, which unanimously laid upon him a burthen so hard to bear. 14 Proceedings o f the Board o f Mission*.
The Committee recognize the wisdom which makes education go hand in hand with the preaching of the Word, and would urge upon the Board, and the Church at large, the necessity and the duty of enabling him to lay, broad and deep, the foundations of an educational system, which will be one of the most effective means of thoroughly evan gelizing the vast domain committed to his charge. In conclusion, your Committee would earnestly urge upon the Board the importance of reaching all the Clergy of our Communion, with the loud and urgent cry, of the needs of the Domestic Com mittee for the year on which we enter now. The sum of $175,000 asked is little, when we consider either the ability of Churchmen or the vastness of the land which they are to go up and possess. There is everything to stimulate u s; success in the past and promise in the future, confidence in the Committee, and evidence of abundant results. Let the Board only reach the parishes in the normal and natural way. It has its highest representative in every Diocese, in the person of the Bishop. Let it gather about him such assistants, as the men will be when every Diocese selects members of this Board, because of their interest in, and fitness for, the place; and the whole machinery of every Diocesan organization will at once become sub sidiary and subservient to the Church’s greatest and noblest work; the Rectors will be involved and interested, and the parishes will be reached. All which is respectfully submitted.
Jos. C. T a l b o t , W m . C r o s w e l l D o a n e , J a m e s M u l c h a h e y , J . A n d r e w s H a r r is , L. B . O t is , J. C . G a r t h w a i t e .
On Motion of Mr. W i l l i a m W e l s h ,
Resolved,— That the subjects referred to in the Report of the Committee on the Domestic Committee’s Report, be the order of the day at half-past seven this evening, to be conducted in the order indicated in the Report.
The Right Rev. the B is h o p o f N ew Jersey presented and read the Report of the Committee on the Foreign Committee’s Report, as follows. Report o f the Special Committee on the Report o f the Foreign Committee. The Special Committee of the Board, to whom were referred the Thirty-fourth Annual Report of the Foreign Committee, and the Reports of the Missionary Bishop to Africa, and the Missionary Bishop to China and Japan, have had the same under considera tion, and respectfully report:
That a careful review of the details embraced in these Reports inspires gratitude to A l m i g h t y G o d for what has been accomplished, Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions. 15
in the extension among foreign peoples, of the Faith and Kingdom of our Divine Master. Your Committee congratulate the Board on the encouraging condition, financial and spiritual, of the Foreign Department of Missionary work. Although more might have been done, by the Clergy and Laity, ill the matter of contributions, and more must be done by them, before they reach the standard of evangelical alms-giving; nevertheless, it is encouraging to know that, during the last year, twenty-five thousand dollars more than the amount collected during the previous year, have been placed in the treasury of the Lord, and that nearly three hundred parishes have been added to the list of contributors. And whilst the spiritual fruits of the faithful labors of the Missionaries of the Board, as in the case of all pastors and teachers, might have been more abun dant ; and they and all of us will pray that God’s Holy Spirit may grant more glorious results in the future; nevertheless, it is a cause of devout thanksgiving to Jesus Christ, our Lord, that the power of his resurrection has been so manifestly exhibited, in the conver sion of so many from heathenism to the truth, and in the building up of His Holy Catholic Church, by the godly lives of so many who have been received, confirmed and edified through the power of the H o lt Ghost. When we call to mind the estimate which the Great Bishop and Shepherd of our souls places upon one single soul— in comparison with which this fair world, with its treasures of Avealth and beauty, sinks into insignificance— your Committee cannot but think that the popular condemnation of Foreign Mis sions, because so few converts have been made, is most ungodly and irrational. Because the expenditure of fifty or five hundred thous and dollars, and fifteen or fifty years of Missionary toil, have not always resulted in the conversion of the masses of an unchristian nation, therefore, men, Christian-men, Church-men, deny the value of Missions, and disregard, as unimportant, the Missionary work. As if God, who made, redeemed and sanctifies the soul, ever spoke of men as “ the masses!” As if Gop, who shall judge us at the last day, does not always single us out, man by man, and utter the warn ing, “ Everyone of us shall give account of himself to God.” {Bom. xiv, 12.) As if the precious, priceless blood of the atoning Lamb of God was not freely shed for every single soul, as well as for the redemption of the sins of the whole world. Whilst there is joy in Heaven, among the angels of G od, over one sinner that repenteth, it must take the conversion of many sinners, before Christian-men on the earth will stop their dishearten ing criticisms on Foreign Missions and the fruits of the brave-hearted Missionaries, in their awful struggles with heathen forms of error and depravity. AFRICA.
But the Reports of our Foreign Missionary Bishops exhibit, even as to numbers added to the Church, gratifying and encouraging re sults. Imperfect as are the statistics of the African Mission, we still have the record of eighteen persons baptized, forty-seven con firmed, with a total of 446 communicants. Bishop Payne, whose failing health, we deeply regret to learn, compels him to withdraw, 16 Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions.
if not to retire altogether, from his Missionary jurisdiction, gives as a summary of his work in Africa— 352 persons baptized by his own hand— of whom 187 were adults, and 643 persons confirmed. Is not this a grand return for all the money, men and prayers bestowed on this department of Foreign Missions? If the sigh of one penitent soul can penetrate the heavens, and sweep notes of joy out of the harp-strings of the angels, what multitudinous echoes of song must not fill the arches of the upper temple, as six hundred and more of the sons and daughters of Africa, under the power of the Holy Ghost, and at the hands of their faithful Bishop, boldly confirmed their faith in J e s u s , saying, “ I will arise and go to my Father, and say I have sinned.”
CHIXA.
In China, also, G o d ’ s blessing on the hard work of the Bishop and Missionaries has abounded, so that in actual conversions out wardly manifested in the reception of Holy Baptism, there has been a larger number than ever, yes, double as many as in any previous year. A t one Visitation, Bishop Williams, the Missionary Bishop to China, confirmed thirty-two Chinese, making a total of eighty-six persons since January, 1S68. Your Committee would make these and like cheering facts the ground of their appeal to the Board of Missions, and to the Clergy and laity of the Church at large, to increased hopefulness, prayer, and liberality of alms-giving in the cause of Foreign Missions. There must be no faithless talk about waste of money or toil where the extension of the Gospel of the incarnate Sox of G od is the subject of discourse; there must be no invidious comparisons between the different departments of C h r is t ’ s own ordained work; there must be a reinvigoration of charity by a steadier contemplation of the suffer ing victim of the Cross, and a reinforcement of our Missionary zeal by clearer comprehension of the Risen L o r d ’ s command: “ Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature.” {St. Mark, xvi.) J A P A S .
The Missionary work in Japan was never more inviting, but is retarded from want of laborers to reap the fields of the L o r d ’ s har vest. Let us pray mightily that the L o r d of the Harvest would send forth, or, as the original has it, force out, by the loving compulsion of His Grace, laborers into his harvest. The solitary shepherd of these sheep in the wilderness, lifts up his pitiful cry for help, and says, “ Our Church established the first Protestant Mission in Japan, but now the Bishop is left without any one to carry forward the work begun there years ago, and this is the occasion to him of great sor row.” He goes still farther, and, thinking of the noble-hearted givers of this great Metropolis, he transports himself in imagination from Japan to New York, and calls aloud to the Churches and Church men of this very city, saying, “ The support of one Missionary and one Missionary Physician, especially if single men, would be but & trifle to many of the Churches, or even many of the rich men of Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions. 17
New York.” Would that the Board of Missions might give emphasis to the good Bishop’ s words, so that they might reach the ear and move the heart of some “ rich man of New York.” Your Committee do not know why that Missionary Bishop in Japan should have singled out “ the Churches and rich men of New York,” except to testify, in this way, to the wonderful liberality which these Churches and men have manifested towards all departments of Missionary and Church work. And Bishop Williams is right. There may be some who are disappointed at times, in their efforts to secure all they wish from the New York Churches and Churchmen, but your Committee (every man of whom, with one exception, has no canonical connection with New York) believe that for munificent and perpetually recurring contributions to all forms of Missionary and Christian work, within and beyond the limits of this land, “ the Churches and rich men and rich women of New York,” deserve the grateful acknowledgment of C h r is t ’ s Holy Church, and they can, therefore, be justly singled out by the brave-hearted Bishop in Japan, as the ones who may send to him “ one Missionary and one Missionary Physician, especially if single men.” GREECE. Your Committee learn with heartfelt regret, that the long estab lished and most successful Mission and Schools at Athens, are to be deprived of the invaluable supervision of their founders and conduc tors, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Hill. After forty years of indomitable work, these faithful servants of C h r is t , having reached an age beyond three-score-and-ten, have felt themselves entitled to ask that younger and stronger—© there could not be more loving © and willing— O hands should now take up the work. The whole case is succinctly stated in the following words of the Report of the Foreign Committee, who, • in this matter, have acted with a just regard to the distinguished labors and personal comfort of our venerable Missionary and his wife. Before giving the extract, it will be gratifying to the Board to know, that the apprehension expressed in another part of the Foreign Com mittee’s Report, as to the possible loss of the Mission property at Athens, has been allayed by the consummation of the legal process which secures it to the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. Your Committee quote here the words of the Foreign Committee:
“ To the excellence of that work, the Committee have bornuniloim testimony throughout all its past history. “ Dr. Hill, before his departure from this country in May last, handed in his resignation, to take effect in six months from its date, expressing therein his conviction of the propriety of this step, in view of his advanced age, and that of Mrs. Hill. It is to be presumed that Dr. and Mrs. Hill will spend the remainder of their days in Athens, and the Committee felt no hesitation in assuring Dr. Hill that the Church would, in some fit way, provide for the comfortable support of himself and Mrs. Hill. “ The Committee were very desirous at once to send out a Mission ary, and they made appointment of one who, it was thought, possessed the requisite qualifications, but the appointment was declined by him, 18 P'oceedings of the Hoard of Missions.
and the Committee have not been able to make another. They pur pose, however, to do this as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the schools will proceed under the same general arrangements as those wrhieh existed during the absence therefrom of Dr. and Mrs. Iiill.
PASTORAL AGENCY, AJSD SYSTEMATIC CONTRIBUTIONS. There is one topic connected with the increase of contributions to the work of Foreign Missions and of all Church work in general, to which your Committee invite the especial attention of the Board. Now is the time, when increased interest in Missions is awakening, to urge upon every member of the Church the absolute necessity of regular, conscientious, systematic contribution of alms. If every Pastor will account himself as an agent of the Board, and by his official and personal instructions not only enforce the need of a deeper love for Missions as the cause of J e s u s C h r i s t , but, also, of a personal contribution by every member of the Parish, made conscientiously and regularly, the alms of G o d ’ s people will flow into the Missionary treasury, until there shall not be room enough to contain them. W hat the Church more especially needs at this day— after more burn ing love for our Divine L o r d , and more fervent prayer to the H o l y G h o s t for power to manifest abroad that love— is the thorough work ing out of the Parochial system. It is a system which makes each Pastor responsible for the due instruction of each member of the Parish on the matter of alms-giving as well as of worship, so that each one may, like Cornelius of Caesarea, have his alms and his prayers as a memorial before G o d . Until this parochial element in our Church shall be vigorously and universally developed, we shall not reach the hearts, or shall not secure the contributions of the Church’s members. All general agencies, appeals, and meetings, ought to be regarded, chiefly, as means to an end, v iz.: the stirring up of each individual Pastor, to work out more earnestly, in his proper sphere of duty, the responsibility of teaching the members of his congregation the duty and the way of giving to the cause of C h r is t and His Church. It is with money as with morals— general appeals will meet with general, that is, feeble responses. But when the appeal is made specific, and the sword of the Spirit is pointed at each individual’s heart, with the bold yet loving declaration, “ Thou art the man,” then, and not till then, the heart is reached, and the treasures of penitence and of money are alike poured out before the L o r d . Your Committee respectfully ask the Board of Missions to enforce with their authority, in such way as their wisdom may suggest, the recog nition, on the part of each Pastor, of the truth that he is, substan tially, the official agent of the Board for the spread of Missionary information, for the increase of the Missionary spirit, and for the collection of Missionary contributions, within the pastoral jurisdic tion committed to his spiritual care. Your Committee cannot close their Report without suggesting that, as all the members of the Board and of the Church will rejoice, with one heart, at the encouraging tokens of progress in tlKi financial and spiritual departments of Foreign Missions, so all may more ear- • Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions. 19
nestly give heed to the truth, that unity and union will be found along the path of Christian work rather than Christian discussion. W ork for C h r is t , at home or abroad, is the divine remedy for alien ation and division. The harder the work, the stronger will become the bond of brotherhood and charity. All of which, with the following Resolutions, is respectfully submitted to the consideration of the Board.
Resolved,— That the Committee has noted, with great pleasure, the progress made in the translation of the Scriptures into the Mandarin, or spoken language of China, and they heartily commend to the approval of the Board the action of the Foreign Committee in relation to the learned translator and scholar, our Missionary, Mr. Schereschewskv. Resolved,— That the Board of Missions have learned with great satisfaction of the increase of contributions, and of contributing parishes to the department of Foreign .Missions. Resolved,— That the cheering facts embodied in the Reports of the Mission ary Bishops to Africa, to China and Japan, should encourage the Church to sustain, by increased prayers and alms, the work of spreading the Gospel in these and other heathen lands. Resolved,— That the Board earnestly commend to each Pastor, and through him to each member of his congregation, the necessity of regular, systematic, and conscientious contributions to Foreign Missions, as also, to all the forms of Missionary and Church work. Resolved,— That the Board have heard with great regret the resignation of their venerable Missionary to Greece, the Rev. Dr. Hill, who, with Mrs. Hill, founded, and for forty years sustained, the cause of Missions and Christian edu cation in the city of'Athens. Resolved,— That on recalling the past relations of the Rev. Dr. Hill to this Board, and in viewing the work inaugurated and prosecuted by him and Mrs. Hill, during so long a period, we have occasion for devout thanksgiving to God, and we would especially record our sense of the Divine favor, in connection with the perseverance and patient labors of Mrs. Hill, under whose moulding and religious influence two generations of Grecian women have gone forth edu cated in the principles of our most Holy Faith, and prepared to adorn the Chris tian walks of life. Resolved,— That the Board have heard with satisfaction, and hereby sanction, the assurance given by the Foreign Committee to the Rev. Dr. Hill, that the Church would provide for the comfortable support of himself and Mrs. Hill, during the remainder of their days. Resolved,— That in accordance with the recommendation of the Missionary Bishop to Japan, the Foreign Committee be, and are hereby requested to use such means as may seem tc them best to secure, through the Representative •of the United States, in Japan, the abrogation of the law of that country, which attaches a death-penalty to a profession of Christianity among its own people. W . H . O d e n h e i m e e , Chairman. (Signed) G . T . B e d e l l , W . F. M organ, J. P e t e r i u n , T h o m a s C . P i t k i n , J o h n B o h l e n , G e o r g e C . M cW h o r t e r .
The Board thereupon united in singing the Gloria in Excelsis.
The Board then took a recess until half-past seven o’clock. 20 Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions.
T u e s d a y E v e n i n g . The Board re-assembled at half-past seven o’clock.
The Right Rev. the A s s is t a n t B is h o p o p O h io took the Chair* and called the Meeting to order. The Order of the day being the consideration of the Report of the Committee on the Domestic Committee’s Report; the Resolutions appended to the same were, on Motion, adopted, as follows:
Resolved,— That the Bishops of our several Dioceses be respectfully asked,, to call the attention of their Clergy to the necessity of arousing the Parishes to a more generous support of our Missions—Domestic and Foreign; and to use as their agents and instruments for the diffusion of information, and the awakening of interest, the members of the Board of Missions in their respective Dioceses. Revolted, — That the Domestic Committee confer with the Bishops of our Missionary Jurisdictions upon the possibility of so re-arranging their stations, and apportioning their funds, as to secure the foundation and support of associate Missions in a centre or centres to be selected by the Bishops. Resolved,— That|this Board cordially approve of the action of the Domestic Committee in assuming the supervision and support of a Mission to the Santee Sioux Indians in Nebraska: and the Board urges its Committee to cherish and extend that Mission until its blessed influences reach all the Sioux and other Indians- in Nebraska and Dakotah. Resolved,— That the Board cordially approves of the policy of the Domestic Committee in enlisting in behalf of the Indian Missions, the intelligence, financial skill and business management of individual h^men. Resolved,— That with the consent of the Bishop in whose Diocese the work can best be done, the Domestic Committee be authorized to collect special funds for the establishment of a Mission and Training-school, for the purpose of preaching the Gospel to, and training a native Ministry for, the Chinese. Resolved,— That the Domestic Committee be requested to consider fully the Missionary needs of our organized Dioceses, both East and West, as yet unable to care for their own Missions, and to urge upon the C’liurch the duty of larger offerings for the work in such Dioceses now pleading in vain for aid.
The Order of the day being the consideration of the Report of the Committee on the Foreign Committee’s Report, the Right Rev. the
B is h o p o f N e w J e r s e y read the Resolutions appended to the same, when the first Resolution was adopted. The Board then adjourned to attend the consecration of the Bishop of Nevada, and to meet for business at three p. m. to-morrow.
W e d n e s d a y , Oct. 13, T h r e e p .m .
The Board met. The Rt. R e v . the B is h o p o f M a i n e conducted the devotions, and took the Chair. The Secretary being absent, the Rev. E. M. Rodman was appointed Secretary pro tern., and the reading of the Minutes was dispensed with. Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions. 21
The following persons, not present at fqrmer sessions, appeared and took their seats :
The Right Revs, the Bishops of
P ennsylvania , K a n s a s , a n d C e n t r a l N e w Y o r k .
Rev. W . S t e v e n s P e r r y , D.D., Rev. E. A. H o f f m a n , D .D .,
J o s h u a M o r s e l l , D.D., J. A. P a d d o c k ,
J. H. E a m e s , D.D, E. A. F o g g o ,
F. E. L a u r e n c e , D. D., D a n i e l H e n s h a w .
G. H, H o u g h t o n , D.D.,
The Right Rev. the B is h o p o f N e w J e r s e y , proceeded with the reading of the remaining Resolutions appended to the Report of the Committee on the Foreign Committee’s Report, which were adopted.
The Board then took a recess until half-past seven o’clock.
W e d n e s d a y E v e n i n g , H a l f -p a s t S e v e n o ’C l o c k ..
The Board reassembled, and the Right Rev. the B is h o p o f T e n n e s s e e took the Chair, and called the Meeting to order. The Minutes of yesterday’s Meeting were read and approved.
On Motion of the Right Rev. the B is h o p o f C a p e P a l m a s a n d
W e s t A f r i c a , the following Resolutions were adopted :
Resolved,— That the prosecution of Missions to the Heathen, “ for the obedience to the faith among all nations,” has the clearest warrant of Scripture, and is of permanent obligation on the Church. Resolved,— That this Church, since her formal recognition of this principle in 1835, has not directed the due proportion of her efforts to this work.
Resolved,— That the condition of the Heathen world, as well as that of the Church, loudly calls for increased efforts in the Foreign Missionary field, espe cially in Africa, China and Japan.
The Rev. E. M. R o d m a n presented and read the annual Report of the Right Rev. the Missionary Bishop of Oregon, * which was, on motion, referred to the Committee on the Domestic Committee’s Report.
On Motion of the Rev. J. A . H a r r i s ,
Resolved,— That a Committee of this Board be appointed to report, at the next Annual Meeting, on the subject of the organized services of women as a most important feature of Missionary work.
The Report of the Committee on the Home Missions to Colored
* See Appendix 1. 22 Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions.
People was made the Order of the day, after the reading of the Report of the Missionary Bishop of Nebraska.
On Motion of the Right Rev. the B is h o p o f N e w J e r s e y ,
Resolved,— Tliat Mrs. William Welsh be respectfully requested by the Board to associate with her, other ladies, and, with their co-operation, to provide furniture for the girls’ school of the Bishop of Oregon.
The Right Rev. the M i s s i o n a r y B is h o p o f N e b r a s k a * presented and read his annual Report, which was, on Motion, referred to the Committee on the Domestic Committee’s Report.
The Right Rev. the B is h o p o f L o u i s i a n a read the Report of the Committee on the Report of the Committee of Home Missions to Colored people, as follows:
r e p o r t . The Committee to whom was entrusted the Fourth Annual Report of the Commission of„Home Missions to Colored People, have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report. Confidence in the good faith and discretion of this Commission is not diminished by this record of their labors and trials of the past year. In nothing has the Christian and Catholic spirit of this Church been more illustrated than in the organization of this Institution. IJnlike too many religious bodies, whose policy has been felt only in detaching the Freeclmen from their simple habits, in nursing jealousies and suspicions, and forcing an impure alliance between politics and Religion, the aim of this Church has been, pure from all sectional animosities, to educate this people intellectually and morally, in dutiful submission to the Ecclesiastical authority which is over them in the L o r d . If nothing else had been accomplished, the history of this Institution will remain to illustrate the spirit of Christianity in our Communion. The African race, so dark a problem, and so fatal to the peace of other religious communities, is only an abiding witness to the unity of this Church. Having failed to agitate and divide, in their former; condition of slavery, they have lived to unite us in active co-operation for their good. The first effect of the change in the condition of this people, has not been favorable to their faith and morals— old and young are impatient of any restraint upon their freedom. “ They want to learn without study,” is the report of their teachers. The defection from the Church in some of the Dioceses, has been almost universal. Strange visions and revelations are substituted for the pure word of G o d , and the sober worship of the L o r d ’ s day is exchanged for the midnight orgies of a frantic superstition. Are they to be abandoned to this fate, and be left to perish, the victims of their own superstition, and of our despondency ? There is danger of this despondency. There is danger that the dark predict
* See Appendix J. Proceedings o f the Board o f Missions. 23 tions so often pronounced over the future of this race, may chill the ardour of our zeal for their conversion, and reconcile us to their ignorance and misery. In the judgment of many, the whole race has been doomed to speedy extinction. The temptation with such persons, is to behold, with secret complacency, the process of demoralization among them, which will vindicate their own wisdom, and rebuke the credulity and enthusiasm of others. Our aim should be to prove our piety, not our sagacity; to be good Christians rather than good prophets. “ I am a fool for C h r is t ’ s sake,” is the language of the Apostle. Let history write us fools in judgment, rather than false and delinquent in duty. The progress of our work will be slow. Races are born into a new existence, as children are born of the womb, not without throes of anguish; but the travail over, the scene is changed into one of thanksgiving and joy. Humiliation, sufferings, and sore temptations are inseparable from this sudden change in the life of the Negro race. W hat will be the result remains to be seen. Our duty is plain and imperative— not to forsake them in this hour of their greatest trial; not to encourage them in the daring impiety of seeking knowl edge without reference to the H o l y G h o s t , which would only stimulate their depraved powers into activity, and add to their capacity for evil. This suggests the importance of placing their schools under pastoral care, so that the children shall be baptized and trained in the Church. No school, which is not under the immediate care of the Church, ought to receive pecuniary aid from this Commission; so that our people should never have to complain that they are taxed for the secular education of Negro children. For the proper development of this work, concentration is prefer able to diffusion. The Normal School established in Raleigh is entitled to our chief care, and which, as it prospers, will provide teachers, and ensure the establishment of common schools. To the same Institution we ought to look for the education of colored ministers, which is of incalculable importance to the spiritual welfare of this people. Without this, all our efforts will be fruitless. This Church, with its ministry, its sacraments and Liturgy, must come to their rescue, or their is no religious system in the land to save them from fanaticism, to correct their peculiar disorders, to arrest their roving imaginations in quest of new means of religious excitement. Already the horizon is flushed with the token of their deliverance, and we are cheered to learn from the Report of this Agency, that patient labor is not without success. Nearly fifty teachers have been actively employed during the past year, under the auspices of this Commission. Let this force be concentrated, as far as possible, around the High School at Charleston, and the Normal School at Raleigh, which Institutions will hasten the end to be accomplished. A few years, under G o d ’ s blessing, will enable us to hail the organi zation of parishes, which will prove the tendency of our Church to elevate tins people to their rightful destiny. Contrast for one moment the present rude habits of religious worship now so universal, with the scene which will be presented, here and there, when the colored Deacon, clothed in the vestments 24 Proceedings o f the Hoard o f Missions. of his holy office, shall gather around him a congregation chosen from among the multitude, for their love of truth and order in public worship; when the old shall rehearse from the lips of the young, and the young, taught in the schools, shall read from the Prayer-Book its holy prayers, and sing its holy anthems of thanksgiving ; when upon the walls of the chapels shall be hung Christmas evergreens and other beautiful things in their season; when, in fine, the emotional faculties now so rife among this race, shall no longer find their nourishment in maudlin songs and meaningless invocation, and the wilderness, now so rank with error, shall be made to rejoice and blossom as the rose. What destiny is reserved for the great mass of this race, is hidden from our view ; but our resolution should be taken in the fear of G o d , that they shall not perish from any neglect of ours. It may not be in our power to rescue them from destruction, but it is ours to purge the Church of our faith from any share in the guilt of their doom; and if we cannot save them, we will, by G o d ’ s help, save ourselves. In conclusion, we cannot dismiss this admirable Report of the Committee without an expression of satisfaction, that the annual expenses of the Board are so greatly reduced, without any abridge ment of its agencies and means of good. Its diminished resources can only be attributed to the fact, that the. mind of the Church is reconciled to the gradual consolidation of our Missionary work; and that, in the end, this Commission will be incorporated in the general department of Domestic Missions, or in the Diocesan work of the Church. The following Resolutions are recommended for adoption by this Board:
Besolved,— That in the death of the Rev. Chas. Gillette, D.D., late Secretary of this Commission, the Board is called to lament the loss of an able and faithful servant, whose enlightened zeal in this cause, whose pure and exemplary life have given to his name an honored place in the history of this work. Besolved,— That this Board cordially approves the action of the Committee in the appointment of the Rev. Wellington E. Webb, to the charge of the duties of the Home Office, and in providing for a more economical administration of its affairs during the current year. Besolved,— That the prayers and alms of this Church be invoked to sustain this effort, for the mental and moral culture of a people whose destiny has been so inseparably linked with our own, for weal or ior woe. Besolved,— That the thanks of this Board are eminently due to the Chairman of the Executive Committee for his disinterested care and attention bestowed upon this Institution through its late season of trial. All of which is respectfully submitted,
.T. P. B. W i l m e r , Chairman, (Signed) II. C. L a y , A l f r e d B . B e a c h , T. R. PYNCIIOiS'.
The Rev. Dr. H a i g h t then read a eulogy on the late Secretary of this Commission, and a Resolution adopted by a meeting of the Clergy on the occasion of his death. The Resolution was, on Motion of the Proceedings o f fh* Board o f Missions. 25
Rev. Dr. L e e d s , adopted, being a part of the proceedings of the Executive Committee of the Commission of “ Home Missions to Colored People,”
The Executive Committee of the “ Commission of Home Missions for Colored People,” in recording their deep grief ¡it the instantaneous death of their beloved friend and brother, the Rev. Charles Gillette, I).I)., the Secretary and General Agent of the Commission, would also record the very high estimation in which they held both him and his services in the Missionary work of this Church. Our departed brother was for nearly two years in the service of ihe Commis sion. He was called to the important office of Secretary and General Agent at a critical period in our history. There were obstacles, not a lew or trifling, in the way of the successful prosecution of its duties. But these were met manfully and persistently ; and the work was carried forward by him, up to the moment of his sudden call hence, with a larger measure of success than could have been ex pected ; and the way was prepared for a much more extensive ami efficient work in this department of Missions than has before been reached. O.ir 1 ite Secretary exhibited, in the discharge of his difficult duties, singular ability, unwearied industry, great wisdom, and indomitable perseverance; being all the while quiet, gentle, and unobtrusive. Wherever he went he made friends, personally and officially. His thorough acquaintance with all the facts and principles connected with this branch of the Church work ; his skill in presenting the one and enforc ing the other; his patience and lact with the doubling, the timid, the captious; his diredness and force in advocating the claims of our Mission—amounting not unfrequently to genuine eloquence— made him a most valuable officer, one whose loss we not only deeply deplore, but which we feel to be a most grievous calamity. By his death, so unlooked for, bright hopes are darkened, high anticipations are brought low. Goo, in mercy to His Church, grant that they may not be so per manent^! The Committee only speak of their departed brother in his official relations and connections. Of what he was in oilier relations,—as a husband, father, friend, citizen, Minister and Pastor; what lie has done and suffered for the Church in other fields of labour, is not for them to speak. But in view of tlnf mysterious Providence by which he was, unwarned, instan'lv translated from time to eternity, they bear their willing testimony to the genuine Christian character of their dear brother, as evidenced bv the whole tenor of his life and conversation; and their belief that though the Sox of Man came to him “ suddenly,” he found him not “ sleeping,” but “ watching,” with his lamp trimmed and burning; doing his duty faithfully as a servant of his Lokd. “ Blessed is that servant whom his L ord when He cometh shall find so doing.1
The Resolutions presented by the Special Committee were then adopted. The first Resolution by the members rising in silence.
The Committee appointed to ascertain the vacancies that have occurred, and to nominate suitable persons to fill the same, respect fully report: Three vacancies occasioned by the elevation of Rev. Drs. Hunt ington, Littlejohn, and Doane to the Episcopate ; and nominate Rev. J. I. T. Óoolidge, Rev. J. L. Reese, and Rev. Charles W . Homer to fill the same. A vacancy in Virginia, occasioned by the resignation of Rev. Dr. Andrews; and nominate, in place of him, Rev. J. H. D. W ing field, D.D. A vacancy in Central New York, by the death of Rev. C. H. Platt j and nominate to fill the vacancy the Rev. John Brainard. A vacancy in the Commission of Home Missions to Colored 26 Pi'oceedings o f the Board o f Missions.
People, by the resignation of John Bohlen, E sq.; and nominate Geo. A. Jarvis, Esq. A vacancy in New York, by the resignation of John Caswell, E sq.; and nominate, in his place, the Rev. A. B. Carter, D.D.
T h o s . C. P i t k i n . B. H . P a d d o c k .. E. M. R o d m a n . On motion of the Rev. Dr. Pitkin,
Resolved,— That until the farther order of this Board, the arrangements for the Delegate Meetings of the Board continue to be made by the Secretaries of the Board and ot the Committees; and that they be authorized to fix the number of said meetings, and the times and places in which they shall be held, on consultation with the several Executive Committees.
The Rev. Dr. Twing made a verbal report on the subject of Delegate Meetings.
On Motion,
Resohed, That the thanks of this Board be extended to the Hector, Church Wardens, and Vestrymen of the Chapel of the Holy Saviour for their kindness and courtesy in allowing to this Board the use of their church during the session -which has just closed.
On motion,
Resolved,— That the Secretaries of the Domestic and Foreign Committees and of the Freedmen’s Commission, be and are hereby directed to publish seven hundred and fifty copies of the Proceedings and Reports of the present session of this Board, for the use of its members. The Board then, after uniting in singing the Gloria in Mecelsis and in suitable devotions, and receiving the Apostolical Benediction, adjourned sine die.
War. A. M a t s ox , Secretary. APPENDIX
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THIRTY-FOURTH AXXUAL REPORT OF THE DOMESTIC
COMMITTEE,
T he Domestic Committee, in each of their Reports, for several years past, have been called upon to record the decease of one or more of our Missionaries. Since the last meeting of this Boai-d no one has fallen at his post of duty, and the health of nearly all, during the entire period, has been mercifully preserved. These facts, though' pointing to nothing very signal in the dealings of G od with Ilis children, though even falling within the range of what passes as the ordinary manifestation cf His care and love for them, may not be recorded here without an expression of gratitude to Him.
SECRETARIES. The Secretary and General Agent has, during the year, been con stantly* engagedO C* in the manifold and somewhat onerous duties of his office. Nearly all the Sunday.* of the year, with the excep tion of a few passad at home on account of sickness in his family, he has spent in presenting the needs and claims of the Domestic field to congregations of the Church in various parts of the country. In all cases he has been most cordially welcomed by Rectors and people, and, had it been in his power to meet them, he could have had five or more appointments for every one that he has filled. His experience in the service of the Committee, now extending over a period of nearly six years, has deeply fixed in his mind the conviction, that our people are not only willing, but also glad, to hear about the Missionary work of the Church; and more than this, that, when properly informed as to the extent, the opportu nities and demands of the field, they are ready, not in all instances, if indeed in any, according to the full measure of the ability that G o d has given, and the duty which, by supplying the ability to do it, He 28 Report o f the Domestic Committee. lias imposed, but are ready, to a gratifying and hopeful extent, to aid in the prosecution of this work. Were it in the power of the Secretary and General Agent to make an annual visit to every parish in the land, known to be more or less in sympathy with the great interest supervised by the Committee, the aggregate of contributions, as careful comparisons and computations show, would not only be equal to the demands of the work in its present extent, but would also fully justify, with little delay, its three fold extension; or, were the Missionary interests of the Church, in the regular course of parochial ministration, presented to our people with sufficient frequency and earnestness, in the due proportion of Christian work to Christian doctrine and usage, substantially the same results, it is believed, would be attained. A divorce here, or failure in maintaining the true relations and interdependencies here, has always been fraught, and, by the action of inflexible law, must always be fraught with weakness and danger to the life and sway of#godliness in individual souls, and, by consequence, to tbe total capabilities for aggression and conquest, residing in the collective body of disciples. A special Agent, thoroughly furnished with information relating to the interest with whose advocacy he is charged, may possibly, on occasions, possess some advantage, in the way of obtaining large contributions, over the Hector of a parish ; but the Rector of the same parish^ sustaining official and authoritative relations to his people, and, moreover, relations more influential perchance than these, originating in kindly personal intercourse and ministration, has
opportunities for educating them unto good works in C iik is t J e s u s , far superior to those of any other man. The Secretary and General Agent is often cheered by large contri butions in response to his appeals, and is thankful for them ; the treasury of the Committee is always in need of them; but when he calls to mind the probability that, in many cases, his own words are likely to be well-nigh the only ones relating to the subject treated, that the people whom he has addressed will hear until he comes again, the thought is entertained that he may be doing harm rather than good; at any rate, that there is a better way, and that that better wav is to have our people systematically and thoroughly instructed by those on whom the responsibility rests, in regard to the whole matter of Christian beneficence. The Rev. C. N . Chandler, who was in the service of the Committee, as Associate Secretary and General Agent, at the last Meeting of the Board resigned his position at the close of the first month of the year. The Rev. E. M. Rodman, was elected Associate Secretary and Report o f the Domestic Committee. 29
General Agent in the early part of November, and has proved himself the right man in the right place.
PUBLICATIONS.
A Joint Report of the Secretaries, on T h e S p ir it o f M i s s io n s , will be presented and read at a later stage in the business of the Board.
In March last, the Committee commenced the publication of T h e
D o m e s t ic M is s io n a r t , a Semi-monthly Paper of moderate size, con sisting of four pages, at the low price of twenty-five cents per annum, for each copy, when four or more copies are sent to one address. This Board has repeatedly suggested to the Committee the expediency of making a more liberal use of the press, with a view to a more general circulation of Missionary information among our people, and the pre sentation to them of the proper incentives to a more generous aid, by their prayers and alms, of the Missionary work of the Church. This Paper has been cordially welcomed and warmly commended by many fast friends of Domestic Missions, both clerical and lay, to whom the Committee never appeal in vain for counsel or for material aid, some of whom have, in the most emphatic terms, expressed the opinion that the Committee would do well, if so only a sufficiently extended circulation could be attained, to send it, without charge and in any number desired, to all Rectors willing to make arrangements for its judicious distribution among their people. If our work, as claiming the position of a true branch of the
Church of C h r is t in this land, be something more and something else than to establish this relation by a logical use of the hints and analogies of Holy Scripture and the facts of history; if it be not enough to maintain, and be thankful for, the honor and dignity of a so exalted relationship; if, by our position and heritage, embodying elements from all the Christian ages, we are, to a large extent, right fully held to the responsiDility of fashioning and guiding American civilization, and are charged with the higher and more momentous duty of diligent and unremitting co-operation with G o d , for the reclamation, culture and salvation of souls; then, that our mission be well accomplished, there is not a man, not a woman, not a child of our household, into whose ears, by some means, the constantly and increasingly pressing demand for zeal, for prayers, for alms, for personal service, according to existing ability and opportunity, should not be sounded, and that repeatedly. The great problem of the hour lies not in the direction of sharper definitions of the faith, nor in the settlement of the relative posi tion and value of the aesthetic elements of our precious heritage, 30 Report o f the Domestic Committee.
but concerns itself with the development and direction of the working and aggressive capabilities of the children of G od. To doubt that these capabilities (largely latent now), if brought into full play, would prove equal to all the needs of every form of Christian work with which we are charged, involves the infamous implication of some mistake in Providential ordering* and allotments. How to reach, with Missionary information and incentive, all the members of our Church, who, on being so reached, might reasonably be expected to take some interest in the work under the direction of the Committee, is a question which they have found, and do yet find, very difficult of solution. The little Paper to which reference is made has, in seven months, attained a circulation of nearly ten thousand copies, and is doing good service in its sphere. Whether this appliance will prove itself of sufficient influence to justify its continuance longer than to the close of the year for which it is pledged, remains to be seen.
THE YOUNG CHRISTIAN SOLDIER. This Paper is doing a work among the children of the Church, the value and promise of which can hardly be over-estimated. It is not two years old, and yet it has attained a circulation of nearly thirty-six thousand copies, and an increase of more than ten thousand during the year. It is now contributing more, it is believed, than any other single agency to the Missionary education of probably not many less than one hundred thousand of those who are to be our future Missionaries, and their supporters. The almost immediate material results, not to speak of others, higher and more enduring, of this turning of the thoughts and hearts of so large a number of our children to the work of sustaining and extending the Kingdom of C h r i s t , are such as to inspire great hopes for the future, to justify, in the estimation of the Committee, the continuance of this publication, and the most vigorous efforts to enlarge its sphere of usefulness.
THE c h i l d r e n ' s MISSIONARY ORGANIZATION. The aggregate of direct pecuniary returns from this organization, for the year, is very nearly six thousand dollars. Indirectly, in gains that figures cannot record, much more than this has been accom plished. In many instances that have come to the knowledge of the Committee, the Young Soldiers have become, in the best sense of the word, Missionaries, in quarters not before reached— in home circles— preaching, in their own childish ways, by anecdote or fact repeated, by new and gushing interest manifested, the first Missionary sermons ever heard in those domestic fields, and finding most attentive Report o f the Domestic Committee. 31 and pliant hearers in the persons of doting parents and elder brothers and sisters. In some cases, the success of the youthful Missionaries has been most marked and wonderful. The attention of whole families, previously in utter ignorance of it, has been drawn to our work, and generous contributions in aid of it secured. In many other instances, the efforts of the little Soldiers have taken a wider range; they have gone through whole neighborhoods, in which their lot is cast, winningly and successfully pleading our cause. There are at the present date more than forty thousand children enrolled as members of this organization, but they are scattered over so vast an extent of country, representing many localities in every State, and some in almost every Territory, that it is difficult, nay, impossible, from any one central point, to issue such instructions as will insure general order and efficiency. It has fared with this organization as it fares with all appliances having the same or similar objects in view. Wherever it has been taken hold of and worked by the Rectors of parishes, or by efficient laymen, with the approval and co-operation of Rectors, the results have been uniformly good, and that not only without hindrance to other and pre-existing methods of operation, but with a decidedly healthful influence upon them. In parishes where no plan for interesting children in the Mis sionary work of the Church is ever adhered to, this, as might be expected, after a spasmodic trial or two, has been abandoned. De fective methods, not involving anything wrong in principle, when well worked, are better than none; the best, ill-worked, are found to be of little account. THE FIELD. The general features of our Home Missionary Field remain much as they were at the date of the Committee’s last Report. There is the same vast extent of territory, the same pressing forward of multitudes into the far West, the same spiritual destitution, the same call for men and means in the older, as well as in the more recently settled portions of our country. If we measure the work of the Church by the conversion and nurture of individual souls, much will appear to have been accomplished. But when the field is viewed as a whole, it is impossible to escape the conviction that, if any impression is to be made upon it corresponding to its urgent needs, in this generation, or even in this century, either our clerical force must be greatly increased, or some new method determined upon whereby this force, small as it is, can be made more efficient. It is far from the mind of the Committee to suggest the idea of there having been any lack of energy or zeal on the part of our Mission 32 Report o f the Domestic Committee.
aries. They hare done what they could. Their record is laid up
with G o d , and it may yet appear that they were the true heroes o f our time. Nor, again, do the Committee wish to appear disappointed in any expectation which they may have cherished as to the results o f our Missionary operations. They are not compelled by disappoint ment, but encouraged by success, to look about for the means o f extending these operations and o f making them more effective. As to the first desideratum, there does not appear to be any necessity for repeating in this place what has been so often said before. The Board need not be reminded of the insufficiency of our Misssionarv force, or of the obligation under which the Church lies, to make its attempts at evangelization correspond, as nearly as can be, to the opportunities presented to her for such holy work. W ith respect to the matter of giving greater efficiency to our Missionary operations, it will be remembered that the Committee made certain suggestions in their Report of last year. Their words were: “ It is a question worthy of very grave consideration, whether it is wise to continue our present system of appointing men to serve at several points in each Diocese or Missionary Jurisdiction, or so to concentrate our forces and means upon the most important positions,
as, with the blessing of G o d , to ensure success and permanence" in all that we undertake. If our resources in men and means are greatly disproportioned to the work presented in so many parts of the country, there would seem to be all the more urgent reasons for such economy in disposing and using them, as is likely to produce the most satisfactory results...... Sudden and violent changes may not be wise, even in systems of acknowledged defectiveness; but it may be well for this Committee (the Bishops in whose Juris- dictions they have work, consenting and cooperating,) gradually to direct such means as they may have to dispense, toward the founding and sustaining of Associate Missions, with such educational and other institutions as are necessary to make them centres of all Church work.” The desultory warfare now carried on by individual Missionaries is, as a rule, opposed to all precedent in the annals of Christian Missions. The associate principle, as established in the case of the Seventy, constantly reappears in all subsequent Missionary enterprizes. May not, then, the wisdom of ignoring so venerable a principle, one so closely connected with the most glorious achievements of the Soldiers of the Cross, well be questioned?' The advantages to be derived from asoociate, in contradistinction to all other, Missions, are neither few nor unimportant. Briefly stated, they are: 1. The cultivation of an esprit du corps, which, if experience be of any avail, can hardly be valued too highly. Report o f the Domestic Committee. 33
2. The establishment of a due proportion between the work that is to be done, and the agents appointed to do it. 3. The performance of educational duties, else likely to be omitted. 4. Thoroughness, system, and the benefit of consultation, in the execution of wox-k.
5. Mutual sympathy and support. 6. The influence which numbers confer. 1. Economy.
The Committee have not felt at liberty to limit the appropriation of the means which the Church places at their disposal, to the estab lishment and conduct of Associate Missions ; nor to suggest, directly, to our Missionary Bishops, and to other Bishops to whom aid is extended in the prosecution of their work, the manifest advantages of the associate principle over that upon which our Missions are at present conducted. This whole subject is again commended to the immediate and earnest attention of the Board. If there can be suggested any practicable method of increasing the efficiency of that force which is sent out to contend with the powers o f darkness for the possession of immortal souls, love to G od and m an demands that it should be adopted at once. The Committee now turn to a subject which demands, of Statesmen and Churchmen alike, the most prompt and careful consideration. In the meeting on this Continent of the Chinese and European races, is to be found, perhaps, the explanation of that mysterious Providence which has so persistently turned the course of empire and civilization westward, from the earliest times down to our own eventful generation. Certain it is that, for some reason or other, Christianity has made little or no impression upon the Eastern heart. In spite of the stupendous exertions which were put forth by the Nestorian sect, which introduced its pseudo faith into Persia, and as far as the Western coast of India, and even into China itself; in spite of the Jesuit Missions ; and in spite, too, of our own Missions, and those of the English Church, China is to-day a heathen nation, and those souls who come thence to us, will be found tenaciously wedded to the old super stition of their fathers. May it not be, then, that the Great Head cf the Church has so directed the course of civilization, that the Faith which, for reasons unknown to us, failed to reach effectively the far East, through Persia and India, might in these our days be carried thither, by Christianized native Missionaries ? To believe this, is to invest the growth of our Republic with extraordinary interest, and to put the Divine stamp upon the nation’s material prosperity. Yet, let 34 Report o f the Domestic Committee.
the future of the Chinese, as a people, be what it will, it is enough for us to know that vast numbex-s of them, hitherto unreached, are coming out of their self-imposed seclusion, and are making their home with us who dwell under the broad shadow of the Cross. In view of this fact, the Domestic Committee are unwilling that this Report should overlook the necessity of the Church’s making some special preparations for bringing this new people into her fold. G od forbid that they should return empty handed to their families and Mends, or that they should carry back with them only perishable riches, after He has brought them to a land wliex*e His Church, possess ing the priceless treasures of His Gospel, is established. They must never be allowed to go home, having it in their power to say that they have lived among a people professing the religion of J esus C hrist, but know not why it should be accepted in preference to the traditions of Confucius ! That were something too terrible to contemplate. But if the Church is to ward off so dire a result, she must either make use of such of her Missionaries as are acquainted with the language, habits, and customs of the Chinese, or she must at once take the precaution of providing herself with Clergymen from among that people. To recall any of her Missionaries from China, is a step not likely to commend itself to the Church, nor would the Committee recommend it. There remains then only the other alternative. The Committee would therefore suggest the propriety of establishing a special fund for the education of such native Chinese as the grace of G od may have led, or may lead, to seek Holy Orders. To meet the present emergency, it would undoubtedly be necessary to make some sort of a requisition for candidates upon the China Mission— American or English. These perhaps could be spared, in good hope of their being returned one day with interest. The Church has been much too long without definite and adequate provision for the care and education of native Missionaries to foreign lands or peoples, and to that colored race, which, though born among us, is still distinct from us. The establishment of such a fund as that just indicated, might prove the germ of an institution which should keep alive the Missionary spirit at home, and send forth into the waste places, hundreds of well-furnished laborers. If this desired consummation appear a too-far-off vision in this connection, the Committee reply that all times are in the Hand of G od, and that such a thing as this will be, when Churchmen rise to the realization of their responsibilities, and of those glorious possibilities, which it is within the province of the Church to make blessed facts. Report o f the Domestic Committee. 35
In this, as in other things, much depends upon ourselves. As our faith is, so shall it be done unto us. A late London Paper states that the Pope is about to make great efforts to convert the colored people of America, and that, to this end, two hundred of them are now studying for the Priesthood at Rome. If others are ready to do so much for the propagation of a corrupt faith, surely we should be willing to do more, to extend to those who are perishing the cleansing and saving influences of the pure Gospel of the Sox of Goo. Ireland, with a territorial extent several thousand square miles less than that of the State of Maine, and with a population of less than six millions, has sent to this country such numbers of her people as to influence very largely the character of our political and social life. What then may not be expected, now that the first significant installments have reached us, and that the motives to immigration are as strong as can be presented to human cupidity, from China, with her territorial extent of more than one million and a quarter square miles, and her population of more than four hundred millions ? The contest, at no distant day, may be, not with worldliness and the common forms of infidelity, for the mastery in this land, but with the most inveterate, oriental heathenism, transplanted to our soil. China can spare, without missing them, enough of her people, not only to equal, but to far outnumber our own. Under the influence of the intensely democratic tendencies of our time, is it too much to fear that heathenism may yet strive for political ascendency on this continent ? As Christians or as citizens, there is no need that we become terrorists, and speak in the language of extravagance of possible dangers in the distant future. It is wiser to look at things as they are, and to put ourselves in a position to avert the evils that threaten us, while yet they are such as, by Goo’s help, can be measurably controlled. It will not do to flatter ourselves that our civilization, whatever its present value and power, will of itself serve as a sufficient protection against the dangers here spoken of. Our civilization is too little interpenetrated and fashioned by the Gospel of C h r is t to be thus relied upon. It contains hardly enough of the Christian element to keep it, under our present circum stances, from disintegration and decay. In regard to the mere material ends of life, it is, indeed, active and potent enough, and with these it is almost exclusively occupied. It might undertake, with fair prospect of success, to educate, pretty thoroughly, Chinese heathenism in the arts and sciences, and in some of the elegant 36 Report o f the Domestic Committee.
amenities of life; but, stopping here, as here it would be obliged to stop, that heathenism would be shorn of scarcely any of its powers to do harm to the Republic and the Republican institutions that we
have founded and do cherish. Our business, as disciples of C h r is t , aiding the State to do, as such, what it can for the improvement of these strangers, while making their home among us, is to be ready to instruct them in the wisdom that is from above, in the truths of the Divine Kingdom; through the winning and conquering ministries of Christian patience, perseverance and love, to confer upon them the prerogatives of a Heavenly Citizenship, and so to make them heirs
of G o d and joint-heirs with J e s u s C h r is t . T o attempt less than this and to expect less than this, as, in some good measure, the result of
our efforts, G o d being our helper, were to begin in timidity and weakness, and to end in miserable failure.
THE COLORED PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH. This Board, at its last meeting, instructed the Domestic Com mittee to appoint, after conference with the Bishops within whose Dioceses they should labor, one or more Missionaries, whose especial duty it should b e : 1. To inquire into the condition of the Freedmen who were once Communicants of the Church, and to ascertain what could be done to revive their former attachments and relations thereto; 2. To promote generally the Missionary work of the Church among the colored people of the South. The Committee recognized at once the great importance of the work to which their attention was thus called, and also the duty of the Church to provide the means required for its execution ; but when they came to make their appropriations for the year, so urgent were the calls for the continuance of aid, in other portions of the field, that they could not see their way clear to undertake it. Special aid was earnestly asked for this special service, but it did not come, in any amount worthy of notice, and consequently, under the super vision of this Committee, no considerable amount of work has been done in behalf of the Freedmen, during the year, save that performed by Missionaries appointed to serve chiefly in the interests of our own people. Their zeal and energy in this direction have been such as to put beyond question the interest of the members of our Church at the South in the spiritual welfare of the colored race. The best friends of this people, if ardent desire and persistent efforts to bring and keep them under the influence of the Gospel may be taken as evidence of true friendship, are to be found, in large numbers, among those who formerly sustained toward them relations very different from those at present existing. Report o f the Domestic Committee. 37
The Committee do not hesitate to express the belief that, at the present time, there is not a more needful or hopeful Missionary field on the globe than that of -which they now speak. Hundreds of thousands of these people, once under the restraints of the Gospel, comforted and encouraged by its precious promises, are in imminent danger of relapsing into barbarism. Faithful Shepherds should be sent without delay to teach them how they can escape the fearful dangers to which they are exposed; to win them back to the fold from which they have wandered. Hundreds of thousands of others, never
yet disciples of C h r i s t , should, without delay, be told of His love for the weakest and most degraded of those for whom He died, and of His power to save them. If the Church were half as anxious and earnest to gather these people into her fold,,for the purposes of present Christian culture and final salvation, as the men of the world are to use them in the inte rest of political combinations, the day of their spiritual emancipate <.n would not long be postponed. G od speed the time when those pro fessing allegiance to Him shall, in zeal, in energy, in forecast, in per sonal service, in material ventures for the strengthening and extension of His Kingdom, equal and surpass the men of the world in their use of these qualities and appliances with reference to the things of the world! WORK AMOXG THE TXDIAXS.
Missionary work among the Indians, under the supervision of the Domestic Committee, has, until recently, been confined to a single station, at Green Bay, Wisconsin, where, for many years, it has been steadily and successfully prosecuted. In January last, at the earnest solicitation of many friends of the Indians, and among them one widely known for his interest in all good works, who volunteered his best endeavors to procure the means to carry it forward, the Committee assumed, in large part, the support of the Mission among the Santee Sioux, in the Jurisdic tion of Bishop Clarkson. This Mission, to that date, had been without the formal recognition of the Church, though, for several previous years, it had been vigorously conducted by individual zeal and enter- prize, with the most gratifying results. The Missionary annals of the Church, it is believed, contain few, if any, brighter pages than those which this Mission has supplied. The Rev. Samuel D. Hinman and his co-workers have been and are signally blessed of God in their labor of self-denial and love, and well deserve the generous sympathy and support of the Church. A very interesting and full historical ftketck pf this Mission, written by the layman to whom reference is 38 Report o f the Domestic Committee.
made above, and published within the past few months, has, recently, with the view of giving it a wider circulation than it would otherwise be likely to attain, been reproduced in the Organ of this Board.
MISSIONARY EPISCOPATE. Within the year, covered by this Report, a vacancy has occurred in our Missionary Episcopate, by the transfer of the Rt. Rev. II. C. Lay, D .D ., D.C.L., from Arkansas to the Diocese of Easton, and the vacancy, existing at the last meeting of the Board, in Oregon and Washington Territory, has been filled by the consecration of the Rev. Benjamin Wistar Morris, D.D., on the third of December last, in St. Luke’s Church, Philadelphia. The consecration of the Rev. O. W . Whitaker, D .D ., Bishop elect for the State of Nevada and the Terri tory of Arizona, is appointed for the thirteenth of the present month. For specific information respecting the condition, needs and pros pects of the work in our Missionary Jurisdictions, the Committee beg leave to refer the Board to the Repoits of the Bishops thereof, which, at the proper time, will be presented and read.
DIOCESES. The Committee, according to their ability, have, during the year, aided Missionary work in twenty-five of our fully organized Dioceses. The Reports of the more than one hundred and seventy Missionaries employed in these portions of the field, give evidence of earnest and successful work, and some of them speak, all uncomplainingly, of sore hardships and trials. In Missionary life and experience there are trials and joys, hindrances and encouragements that never get into human records, and connected with these, there are manifold ministra tions, official and personal, the relations of which to the great ends in view, and the efiicacy of which in furtherance of these ends, no human hand can trace, and no finite mind can fully estimate. A chance allusion in a Missionary’s Report, is sometimes more significant of his fitness for the work in which he is engaged, of the condition of his own inner life, and of his power over the inner life of those whom he is striving to interest in the great Salvation, than the record of a church built or a school established. Visible results are by no means to be undervalued, as signs and evidence of wisdom, energy and success in Missionary service. It is pleasant for the Committee to be able to appeal to them in justification of the expenditures, by which in part they may be considered to have been achieved; but, in their absence or paucity, there are sometimes intimations of progress in that part of the work concealed from human eyes, that speak to these points with an emphasis quite as satisfactory as anything in the line of formal demonstration. Report o f the Domestic Committee. 39
The following tabular statement shows that, during the past year, we have had two hundred and eleven Missionaries employed in thirty- four States and Territories, and that one hundred and seventy-eight were in the field on the first of this month. The amount of service is the same as it would have been, had one hundred and seventy-six been employed during the entire year; twenty-one have served in our five Missionary Jurisdictions, and one hundred and ninety in twenty-six of our fully organized Dioceses. The number employed during the past year, is greater by eleven than that reported for the year previous.
Alabama,...... 6 i 4 Bronchi forward ! 103 : 81 Arkansas...... 1 6 ! 5 Mississippi,...... ! i 10 California,...... 2 1 H Nebraska,...... 13 i Colorado,...... 2 1 New Hampshire,...... •i 3 3 Delaware,...... 2 2 ; North Carolina,...... I 20 18 Florida,...... ' 7 0 !! O hio,...... 2 2 Georgia . .. 9 8 South Carolina,...... 1 •> 13 r - Illinois,...... 4 3 1 i Tennessee,...... • ! < 6 Indiana . .. C 4 Texas,...... 10 9 Iowa 8 Virginia...... 10 Kansas,...... 3 ! 3 Wisconsin,...... 3 G o O Kentuckv,...... ■.: 8 6 Dakota,...... r* Louisiana,...... i 6 ! Idaho,...... 2 Michigan,...... 4 i Oregon,...... 5 4 Minnesota,...... 1i ^8 Utah...... 2 1 Maine,...... 4 Washington Territory,.. 2 2 10 o 2 Missouri______; 8 i W yomJ ing,o' ......
Carried forward . . : 103 81 ! Total,...... 211 i 178
LEGACIES. The following items liave been received from Legacies, v iz: N. Y .— New York—Estate of Thomas Garner...... $2,350 00 N. J.— New Brunswick— Estate of Mrs. E Rnlgers 1,8SO 00 Ohio— Zanesville— Estate of Mrs. Lucy St. Ilazlett 50 00 R. I.— Providence— Estate of Ann Eliza Eborn...... ::’<9S 41 N. J.— Mount Holly— Estate of Eliza Kempt on...... 470 00 N. Y .— New York— Estate of Rev. J. Dowdney...... 6,ICO 00 Ohio— Cleveland— Estate of Stephen Ransom...... n<>4 00 N. Y .— Poughkeepsie— Estate of Alice A. Knill...... 4,7i)0 00 L. I.— Greenpoint— Estate of Mary E. Wood...... 81 50 Conn.— New Haven— Estate of Lucy Nichols...... 74 00 One-lialf part of Estate of Caroline E. Jones...... 239 00
$16,916 91 40 Report o f the Domestic Committee.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
r e c e ip t s —Sept. 30, 1868. Cash on hand, as per last Report...... $148 45 Sept. 30, 1SG9. Cash received for General purposes...... 110,594 47 “ “ for Specials...... 22,116 18
Total receipts...... $132,859 10
DISBURSEMENTS— Sept. 30, 1869.
Paid on account of General Expenses...... $107,525 21 “ “ “ from Specials received...... 19,511 58 “ the balance advanced by the Treasurer last year...... 5,000 00 Cash in Bank...... *...... 1...... 822 31
$132,859 10
N ote.— In addition to the above, there is a Permanent Fund of $12,500, the interest only of which is available lor current work.
COMPARATIVE RECEIPTS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES.
Paid for General purposes...... $107,525 21 Amount of outstanding Checks to Sept. 30, 1869 ...... 1,938 79 Due for Salaries of Missionaries to Oct. 1, 1869 ...... 16,154 75
Total expenses for the year...... $125,018 75 Receipts for General purposes to Sept. 30, 1869 ...... 110,594 47
Deficit in Receipts for General purposes to meet the current expenses for the year...... $15,024 2S
PRESENT FINANCIAL CONDITION.
LIABILITIES. Outstanding Checks...... $1,938 79 Salaries of Missionaries accrued to Oct. 1, 1869 ...... 16,154 75 Due on account of Special Contributions...... 2,60460
$20,698 14 Casli in Bank...... 822 31
Amount of deficiency Oct. 1,1809 $19,875 83 Report o f the Domestic Committee. 41
The following are the Receipts for Domestic Missions for 1869, from the several Dioceses and Missionary Jurisdictions, and also for (lie two previous years:
AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED IN DIOCESES, ETC. 1867. 1868. 1869. Maine...... $218 62 $784 19 $153 42 New Hampshire...... ! 215 16 731 62 564 39 Vermont...... 1 378 75 879 26 663 66 Mfissaclmsetts...... 6,457 04 4,126 28 4,288 01 Rhode Island...... 2,418 52 ! 3,630 95 2,774 21 Connecticut...... 6,289 26 ! 7,971 01 6,387 29 New Y o rk ...... ; 39,632 09 34,428 53 32,031 42 Long Island ...... 12,074 41 Alban}"...... i . . . . 2,136 00 Central New York___ 1 . . . . 1,484 21 Western New Y o rk ... i 3,329 52 6,680 43 2,887 22 New Jersey...... ! 2,437 68 3,310 27 4,026 14 Pennsylvania...... : 6,690 16 10,011 37 8,801 15 Pittsburgh...... 1,635 83 1,119 68 687 46 Delaware...... ! 311 14 764 46 499 91 Maryland...... 3,948 96 | 3,279 16 5,603 87 Easton...... 116 63 Virginia...... ! 103 00 120 28 380 53 North Carolina...... ! 127 60 ! 88 45 155 90 South Carolina...... 1 196 26 127 15 97 75 Georgia...... ! 77 50 ! 252 95 340 61 Florida...... ; 39 00 i 79 50 74 25 Alabama...... : 15 00 99 68 Mississippi...... : 53 70 15 80 46 41 Louisiana...... 92 75 60 70 i 61 65 Texas...... 12 00 2 00 j 88 95 Arkansas...... 140 25 ' 73 00 ! 176 45 Tennessee...... 25 33 72 20 i 104 40 Kentucky...... 1,739 95 575 90 | 511 40 Ohio. . r...... ! '853 37 ! 2,870 54 1,838 69 Indiana...... 196 08 506 70 i 232 21 Illinois...... I 2,865 49 786 35 i 509 92 Michigan...... \ 921 38 : 1,412 89 2,398 75 Wisconsin...... 601 39 I 542 21 ! 720 26 Minnesota...... 421 18 ! 445 55 264 32 Iowa...... ! 190 07 178 69 129 96 Missouri...... ; 909 75 1,966 97 i 678 04 Kansas...... i 24 21 60 00 19 00 Nebraska...... 120 78 45 82 69 77 Dakota...... 3 30 19 25 39 85 Montana...... 7 89 Colorado...... 214 45 62 65 Wyoming...... 4 00 Arizona...... Utah ...... * *10 00 " ¿ 8 35 Nevada...... i . * . • 34 31 Idaho...... i 57 20 21 00 Wasliington Territory. -i00 50 30 15 28 50 Oregon...... 61 00 117 75 245 00 California...... 141 15 214 45 141 60
Legacies...... 10,804 00 9,005 66 16,916 91 Miscellaneous...... 6,617 54 8,519 52 8,041 62 Domestic Missionary. ^ .. . ► . 1,475 26 Young Soldiers of Christ, 7,799 31 6,708 29 5,382 85 Young Christian Soldier. --- 4,848 23 6,067 86
Totals...... $109,251 07 $117,617 36 $127,710 65
4 42 Report o f the Domestic Committee.
CONCLUSION.
The Committee do not feel that many additional words are called for in this Report. They regret that their endeavors have failed to bring to the treasury a sufficient amount of means to enable them to begin the work of another year without the annoyance and burden of a debt. The results attained, though sadly out of proportion to the known and recognized ability of our people, and of little value in substantiating our claims to the possession of ecclesiastical and other advantages, superior to those of other Christian bodies, are yet such as to afford some encouragement for the future. If the facts of this Report, in some views that may be taken of them, call for shame and humiliation, as they un doubtedly do, in others they demand a thankful recognition of the
forbearing goodness of G o d . Our shortcomings have not escaped His notice; in forms of varying aggravation, they have been abun
dantly and constantly before Him, yet His H o l t S p ir it has been with us, striving to effect our complete emancipation from the bond
age of worldliness, and to make us, in C h r is t J k s u s , free, tenderly sympathetic, and large-hearted. Otherwise, our annual record could only have spoken of wide-spread and paralyzing disaster. The Committee are well assured that interest in the work which they supervise is gradually extending; that more of the members of our Church, now than ever before, are, in some good degree, culti vating the Missionary spirit, and are learning that Missionary prayers cannot be withheld without neglect of duty, nor without hindrance to due, personal progress in the life of godliness. This conviction brings encouragement and courage in dealing with present annoy ances and in bearing present burdens. To enable them to liquidate the existing indebtedness, the amount of which appears in the Financial Statement, and to carry forward work that should be greatly extended, and cannot, without shame and disgrace, be contracted into narrower than |xisting limits, the Committee appeal to the Church to supply, during the present year, Report o f the Domestic Committee. 43 the sum of one hundred and seventy-jive thousand dollars, and earnestly p ra y that G o d will so dispose the minds and hearts of His people to liberal things, that all that is asked in the dear S a v i o u r ’s name, may, in love to Him, be cheerfully given.
By order and in behalf of the Domestic Committee,
A. T. T W IN G , Secretary and General Agent.
Mission Rooms, N ew Y o e k , September 30th, 1869. LB.]
REPORT OF THE FOREIGN COMMITTEE.
B y the blessing of G od the condition of affairs in this Department is in some respects more hopeful than it was at the date of the last Report. The improvement is indicated more especially by an increase in the number of parishes which have by contribution testified that the cause of Foreign Missions has a place in their regard, and there has followed from this, and from larger gifts from some who have always been its friends and supporters, an increase in the amount which has been placed at the disposal of the Committee. That there should still be a very large number of parishes which, so far as can be seen, fail to apprehend the solemn obligation and precious privilege which pertain to an hearty enlistment in this work, is much to be deplored. If, in the light of Gnu’s Word, and in the developments of His Providence as seen in the opening of the world to Missionary effort, there be not begotten a conviction of personal responsibility, it is hard to tell how the hearts and minds of the indif ferent are to be awakened. Still, there is ground for hope that, as the last year has witnessed an increase in the number of contributing parishes, so each coming year will exhibit similar improvement until there shall be rare exceptions to a general participation in the Church's work in this department. Whatever methods lie within the reach of the Committee to bring about this most desirable result, they will gladly employ. The Committee do not presume to judge any of their brethren in matters of personal duty, nor would they attempt to decide how far indifference on the part of any of the Clergy has kept back offerings which would otherwise have been made to this holy cause; they may, however, venture to say, that gifts do occasionally privately make their way to the treasury for which no public opportunity had been given by any collection in the parishes from which they came. It is to be believed that a presentation of the claims of Foreign Missions could hardly be made in any parish without eliciting the sympathy and interest of some, and it is deeply to be regretted, both for the honor of Chkist and the enlargement of Ilis Kingdom, as well as for Report o f the Foreign Committee. 45 the comfort of His people, that such presentation should any where be withheld. In a country so extended as ours, with parishes rapidly increasing, the Committee, if for no other reason, must of necessity chiefly depend upon the Clergy for a due ¡presentation of the claims of Foreign Mis sions. Such dependence, however, is no matter of regret; fully recog nized by all parties it would give promise of far better results than could be looked for from the intervention of any agencies which should tend to weaken in the minds of parish ministers a sense of their own personal obligations to the faithful discharge of duty in this regard. It is not to be supposed that in framing its Missionary system and laying out its plans for Missionary work, the Church has gone beyond its duty in embracing therein a full recognition of the claims of Foreign Missions. X o, it therein rests its action upon the known mind and will of its Divine Head. This being so, to ignore this portion of the work is, so far forth, to be disloyal to the L o k d and to His Church. To build up and extend the Kingdom of C h r i s t is the great object for which C h r i s t ’ s ministers arc commissioned ; and to each particular minister is a portion of the one Field assigned, that he may therein help forward the grand design of bringing all men to a knowledge of the truth; and to do this is not consistent with an effort simply to sustain the institutions of the Gospel in his own particular locality with no thought of any thing- beyond it. He has important duties to perform towards outlying regions in his own land and in other lands, which the Church recognizes as a portion of the field which her Divine L o r d has given her to cultivate. The idea is to be received and acted on, that the great work of the Church is its Missionary work in all its departments, and that each parish minister must be at pains so to inform himself in regard to it that he may instruct his people concerning the same. When every parish in the land shall be come thus a centre of Missionary zeal and effort, when minister and people have an intelligent understanding what the Church has essayed to do in this regard, and what under God she is laboring to accom plish, then will a tide of blessing roll in upon this Church which shall make her a thousand-fold more than now, a joy and praise in the earth. To anticipate such a result is in the highest degree reasonable; for if the philanthropist declare that nothing human is alien to him, by how much more may the Christian assert that nothing Missionary, nothing that concerns the bringing of men to a knowledge of Salva tion through C h r i s t , and especially nothing in the Missionary work 46 Report o f the Foreign Committee.
which his own Church has undertaken, lies without the bounds of his sympathy, interest and hearty cooperation. It is in this direction your Committee conceive that hope lies for the bringing up of the Church to a higher level of earnestness and de votion. This thought has found expression in the appeals which have been issued to the Church, especially during the last year. In order to give greater weight to it, and to commend it to the favorable re gard especially of the Clergy upon whom the responsibility chiefly rests, and moreover, to meet a want which would result from having the idea more widely embraced and acted on, that every man in his own parish is the responsible agent for the work of Missions, the Com mittee have endeavored to place all essential facts within the easy reach of all. Great pains have been taken with the “ Spirit of Mis sions,” to make its contents useful in giving an intelligent understand ing of this work and of its claims. It has been thought well, also, to supplement this publication by an additional paper in a form so inex pensive as to adapt it to general circulation. The Committee have, therefore, commenced the publication of a Quarterly under the title “ Xews from the Foreign Field,” three numbers of which have been issued. The subscriptions have thus far reached only a few thousand copies. The “ Carrier Dove,” now in its seventeenth year, continues to be as highly approved as ever, as a suitable Missionary paper for children and youth, and is published in a monthly edition of 26,000 copies.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT. The Committee are glad to report that this department has been lifted, in some measure at least, out of the deep depression in which it was found at the date of the last Report ; and although the task of overcoming so large an arrearage as then existed, and at the same time meeting the current expenses of the work, is one which must of necessity require time for its accomplishment, still there is certainly ground for encouragement in the fact that thereceipts of the Com mittee, now reported, exceed those of last year in the sum of $25,000.
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS. Receipts of the Foreign Committee from 1st October, 1868, to 1st October, 1809, including interest on Trust Funds...... $88,341 91 Of which contributed for Missions in Greece...... $4,574 87 China and Japan...... 3,566 64 Africa...... 6,523 34 Haiti...... 415 50 Specific objects (contributions spe cialty designated)...... 6,279 84 General fund...... 66,981 72 ------$88,341 91 Report o f the Foreign Committee. 47
Brought forward...... $88,341 91 The expenditures for the same period were: For the Mission in Greece...... $6,613 83 China and Japan...... 16^698 00 Africa...... 24.467 33 Haiti...... 5,730 12 P or specific objects (contributions specially designated) 6,497 44 “ publication account...... 6,738 00 For general expenses: Salaries of Secretaries...... 8,201 47 Clerk hire...... \... l ’,416 63 Expenses, delegate me'tings...... 88 00 “ Board of Missions...... 704 17 Rent...... 805 00 Travelling expenses...... 399 95 Foreign and domestic postage, freight, insurance, station- ery, exchange, &c...... 1867 77 Balance due Treasurer, October 1st, 1868...... 15,550 02 Balance to new account...... ’ $7,435 83
$95,777 74 $95,777 74
Balance brought down, due Treasurer, October 1st, 1869_____$7,435 83
LEGACIES. New York, K Y., Estate of Thomas Garner...... $2,350 00 New Brunswick, X . J., “ Mrs. E. Rutgers...... 1,880 00 ÍTew Haven, Conn., “ Mrs. Jane Sprague 200 00 Ganesville, Ohio, “ Mrs. Lucy H azlett 50 00 Providence, R. I., “ Miss A. É. Aborn 398 42 Flushing, X. Y „ " Jacob R. Valk...... 141 00 Xew York, X. Y., “ Rev. J. Dowdney 2,371 00 Poughkeepsie, X. Y., “ Mrs. Alice A. Knill 2,500 00 Green Point, X. Y., “ Miss Mary E. Wood.... 35 50
$10,925 92 SECRETAliY AND GENERAL AGENT.
The present ¡Secretary found liimself last year most unexpectedly returned to an office which he liad previously resigned, another posi tion having been taken by him in the hope of an early release from his official relations to the Board. He has consented to serve for the time being until some one else be found to assume the responsible duties of the office. He has had associated with him since January last the Rev. Dr. Savage who has rendered most valuable aid, especially in the pub lication department. The Rev. Mr. Liggins lias, also, as for several years past, rendered very important and efficient assistance in the same department.
APFOINTMEXTS.
Two appointments have been made to the mission in China, viz.: that of the Rev. S. R. J. Hoyt, professor in Griswold College, Daven port, Iowa, and that of the Rev. AY. J. Boone, son of the late Bishop 48 Report o f the Foreign Committee.
Boone. Mr. Hoyt leaves in the steamer of this month from San Fran- ciseo, and Mr. Boone will probably leave from New York in November next. RESIGNATIONS. The Rev. J. Liggins, formerly of the Mission in Japan, and the Rev. D. D. Smith of the China Mission, having relinquished all expectation of being able to return to their respective fields, have resigned their appointments. GREECE. The Committee have no new facts to communicate in regard to the routine of quiet labor in the schools at Athens. In the absence of Dr. and Mrs. Hill, during their stay in this country, the schools enjoyed the very efficient supervision and instruction of Miss Muir, and the corps of teachers associated with her. The number of scholars has not varied much from what has been usual for some time past. It was well remarked, in a recent letter from one high in position in the Church of England, that to Mrs.’ Hill, more than to any other person whatever, Greece owes a debt of gratitude for the immense advantage which her labors have bestowed upon the people of that country. The fruits of her labors will, the Committee doubt not, follow the long seed-sowing of her hands, and there shall be verified the declaration of Scripture, that “ the W ord of G od shall not return to Him void, but shall ac complish that which He please, and prosper in the thing whereto he sent it.” * For about forty years this work has been pursued, and they who commenced it, and have, through all this time, labored therein, are now advanced in years, both having reached an age beyond that of three-score-and-ten. It is well known that the Mission and the Missionary in charge are involved in very serious financial embarrassment. The nature and extent of this, first became.known to the Committee after the arrival of Dr. Hill in this country, in the Spring of 1808. So far as any responsi bility for the payment of money has been assumed by the Committee, under action reported by them last year, they will meet such liability so soon as the way shall be opened to them to do it, and at the same time protect the Board from the loss of their Mission property, which, without the knowledge or consent of the Committee, has become involved. The amount which the Committee reported last year as allowed upon the claim of the Missionary, would have been remitted to Greece but for the fact that no security could be had that the Board would not, in addition thereto, lose the Mission property belonging to the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. The Committee are Report o f the Foreign Committee. 49
sorry to say that they see little prospect of their being able to save it, except at such sacrifice of money for private account as the case would hardly warrant. Dr. Hill, before his departure from this country in May last, handed in his resignation, to take effect in six months from its date, expressing therein his conviction of the propriety of this step, in view of his advanced age, and that of Mrs. Hill. It is to be pre sumed that Dr. and Mrs. Hill will spend the remainder of their days in Athens, and the Committee lelt no hesitation in assuring Dr. Hill that the Church would, in some fit way, provide for the comfortable support of himself and Mrs. Hill. The Committee were very desirous at once to send out a Mis sionary, and they made appointment of one who, it was thought, possessed the requisite qualifications, but the appointment was de clined by him, and the Committee have not been able to make another. They purpose, however, to do this as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the schools will proceed under the same general arrange ments as those which existed during the absence therefrom of Dr. and Mrs. Hill. Miss Mary B. Baldwin removed from Athens in .Tune last, to join her sister in Jaffa, in Syria, and her connection with the Mission has (•eased. In consideration of her long and faithful services, the Com mittee propose to continue, at least for the present, the usual annual stipend of two hundred and fifty dollars.
AFRICA. In a review of the facts in the last year's history of this Mission, the Committee find encouragement in the greater efficiency which experience in the Missionary work has given to those who now form by far the larger part of all the laborers connected with it, viz., Liberian and native helpert,, and especially Liberian and native minis ters. Their letters and reports give evidence, not only of very active labors, but also of increased force and capacity, fitting them to take upon themselves increased responsibility in the management of affairs. It is to be hoped that every year will witness advancement in these respects until, in time, there shall be found there a sufficient number of men of large experience, who shall be able of themselves wholly to manage and carry forward the work. It is 110 disparagement of those now in the field to say, that such a point of progress has not yet been reached, and that for years to come there will be need, as in years past, for the Church in this country to extend help, both in men and means, for the furtherance of the Gospel in Africa, especially in all that pertains to its propagation among its heathen tribes. 50 Report o f the Foreign Committee.
The time may not be distant when the Church in Liberia shall haye an independent organization, but 110 reasonable calculation can make the time near when the Liberian Church will be able to do all that needs to be done to bring the millions of heathen Africans to a knowledge of the truth. The Committee are glad to report that, while in the cases of several of the catechists and teachers there has been ground for complaint, and some haA'e, consequently, been dismissed, there is a goodly number of faithful men, both ministers and lay assistants, who are earnestly at work. A knowledge of this fact greatly lessens the anxiety of the Committee at this time, when the whole white force in the Mission has been reduced to one ordained Missionary, the Rev. Mr. Auer, and five female assistants. But although the anxiety of the Committee be lessened, it is not removed, and they earnestly desire to send out, as soon as possible, additional white Missionaries. The pressure of work which now devolves upon Mr. Auer in that part of the field in which he resides (Maryland Co.,) is vastly more than one man can do; much that is urgently needed must remain un done ; thus the Mission suffers loss, aiid the benefit which the Mission might hope to reap from the labors of this earnest Missionary are put in jeopardy by the bringing upon him of cares and labors which he will not, it is feared, be able long to endure. The withdrawal of Bishop Payne, for a time, from the field, has greatly increased the responsibilities which attach to Mr. Auer’s position, and the necessity is most urgent that relief should be sent to him as speedily as possible. Bishop and Mrs. Payne arrived in New York on the 29th of July, after a very long voyage, which, however, was of service to the
Bishop, and proved, under ( t o d , the means of restoring Mrs. Payne from the utmost feebleness to her usual health. A life of thirty-two years in Africa, and especially for the last ten years, had so worn upon his constitution, under repeated attacks of sickness, that he found at last he did not rally, after an attack, sufficiently to enable him to resume his work, lie had reached a condition in which he found he could no longer labor, and so, doubting not concerning the path of duty, he has withdrawn from the field. The Bishop has advised the Committee of his desire to try a residence of eighteen months in the United States, with a view to a determination at the end of that time whether he will be able to resume his labors in Africa. Mr. Ware, whose sickness was mentioned in the Report of last year, died on the 13th of August, 1808. He and his wife had Report o f the Foreign Committee. 51 embarked at Cape Palmas on an English steamer going down the coast, hoping to derive benefit from the voyage; he survived, how ever, but a very short time. His body was taken to Cape Coast Castle, and interred there. Mrs. Ware continued the voyage, and, after a short stay at the German Mission stations on the Gold Coast, returned by another English steamer to Cape Palmas. The captains of both these steamers were exceedingly kind and attentive, and gave substantial tokens of their deep sympathy with Mrs. Ware. These facts being made known to the Foi'eign Com mittee called forth an expression of earnest thanks, which was trans mitted through Bishop Payne. Mrs. Ware has decided to remain in the Mission. Mr. Paulus, a colored man, who for a while was a teacher at the Orphan Asylum, died on the 24th of May last. He was an earnest, faithful man, whose zeal and devotion were constant in labors unto the eud, although his bodily health was long feeble through the wasting effects of consumption. The journals and letters of the Bishop and other Missionaries have been very full during the past year, and their contents have been spread before the Church in the publications of the Committee. These most interesting papers, in all their variety of detail of labors among the colonists and natives, and of journeyings in the interior where vast fields as yet unoccupied lie waiting for the Gospel, can not have failed to impress upon the careful reader an idea of the greatness of the work to which the Church is committed, and must have stimulated the desire that the Church would put forth effort more commensurate with her ability, and in far larger measure, meet the obligation which Africa's needs lay upon her. It is not thought necessary to give particulars here respecting each station, nor to present anew what has been already published. To do this with anything like an appropriate fulness would lengthen unduly this Report. The following summary, prepared by the Bishop on the eve of his leaving Africa, may very appropriately be here in serted, together with the statistics of the Mission as they now appear:
Summary o f Results o f his labors, furnished by Bishop Payne.
To the praise of His grace, G o d hath prospered the work of my hands as well as prolonged my days. A t my own station, I have baptized 352 persons, of whom 187 were adults. In the Mission, I have confirmed 643 persons. I have lived to ordain: Deacons— 2 foreign, 8 Liberian, 4 native, in all 14; of Presbyters— 3 foreign, 7 Liberian, 1 native, in all 11; or, altogether, 25 ordinations have been held. 52 Report o f the Foreign Committee.
A t 22 places along 250 miles of what was fifty years ago a most barbarous heathen coast, has the Church been planted, and radiating points for the light of the Gospel established. Nine Churches may be considered as established and supplied with Ministers of the coun try. Besides schools, common and Sunday, we have a High-school for boys, a training-school for young men, and an Orphan Asylum to take care of destitute children in the colonies. The Church and Mission,
by G o d ’ s blessing, may be considered established.
Statistics fo r 1869. Missionary force : Ordained— 2 white (including the Bishop), 8 Liberians, and 3 natives ; Assistants— 5 white (females), Liberian catechists and assistants 5, natives, do., 8 ; beneficiaries, 105 ; day scholars, 613; Sunday-school scholars, 980; baptisms, returns imper fect ; adults, 8 ; infants, 10; confirmations, 4 7 ; communicants, 446. Candidates for Orders: Liberians, 3 ; natives, 1 . The names of several applicants are before the Standing Committee. Contributions for different objects: Trinity Church, Monrovia, 1250; St. Mark’s, Cape Palmas, $250; Epiphany, Cavalla, $240; from other sources, $17.46.— Total, $757.46. The welfare of the people who form the Republic of Liberia, the influence which they are to exert upon the he- then by whom they are surrounded, ai\d hope for the tribes of Africa, are largely dependent,
under G o d , upon the vigor an d zeal with which the Church shall there prosecute the work.
The summary just read gives evidence of G o d ’ s blessing upon the endeavors of the past, and far richer blessings and successes more abundant wait upon the prayers and efforts of His people in time to come. CHINA. There has probably been no time in the history of this Mission when greater encouragement was afforded than now. Among the facts which warrant this conclusion is the large num ber confirmed within the last eighteen months— from January 1868, to January, 1869— 50 persons, and, in May last, during the visitation of the Bishop, 36 persons, of whom 32 were Chinese. There were several points of peculiar interest connected with this last administration, of which this deserves peculiar mention, v iz.: that among those confirmed were the first children of Chinese Christians, who, having been consecrated to G o d in infancy, now came forward and ratified their vows ; two of these were the daughter and niece of our good and faithful native presbyter, W ong Kopg Chai Some of those confirmed were native teachers, and some Report o f the Foreign Committee. 53
pupils from the day-schools at out-stations, the first fruits, it is said, from this field of labor. On the afternoon of the day on which the Bishop confirmed in the city of Shanghai, he visited an out-station under the care of the Rev. Mr. Nelson, and confirmed four persons. This station was commenced last year, and has been supported by funds given by two pious naval officers of our Church now in command of one of the men-of-war in the China squadron. “ Heretofore,” says the Bishop, “ we had not baptized a single person who had been in our day-schools, and though we knew that the day-schools were spreading a leaven which would hereafter mani fest itself, still we felt somewhat discouraged that no visible results were seen from the large amount of Christian instruction which had been given. “ One reason of our want of success may have been that we have been obliged, to a large extent, to make use of heathen teachers. Now, however, all our day-schools are taught by Christians, and we have been greatly encouraged by seeing five boys of our day-schools — four of one and one of another— come forward to be baptized.” The following facts relative to another out-station, are very significant : “ Among those confirmed at this time were four women from a little village near by, at which Mr. Iioong Niok N g opened a little out-station and day-school, with money furnished by himself and a few of our converts. Such efforts to do good to, and spread the Gospel among, their own people — originated entirely among them selves— are 'very gratifying evidences of real life, and show that they are wTaking up to some sense of their responsibilities.” At the principal station, Shanghai, to which the above-mentioned facts relate, great activity and zeal have been manifested on the part of the Missionaries, and good success has, it is seen, been vouchsafed. In his report of last year, Bishop Williams mentioned the opening of a new station in the interior, at 'Wuchang, and described its location, and the advantages presented by it. To that station the Rev. Mr. Hohing and the native Deacon, Yoong Kiung Ngan, were sent. The Bishop for a time resided with them. Obstacles were thrown in the way of their obtaining a house in which to commence their work. These were overcome, so far, at least, as to enable them to obtain a building. It was one, however, in which there was great exposure to health, the floors being of earth, and damp. While the natives do not suffer materially from such exposure, the foreign Missionary feels seriously its effect. 54 Report o f the Foreign Committee.
Mr. Hohing suffered mucli in consequence. He seems, however, to have borne discomfort and pain with great patience, and to have labored persistently in the face of them. Our last letters, however, mentioned that his health had become so much impaired as to require his recall from that Station to Shanghai. It is thought that his labors will have to be suspended for some time. The same letters make mention also of the failing health of the native Presbyter, W ong Kong Chai. Within a comparatively short time after the opening of the station at Wuchang, the hearts of the brethren there were animated and encouraged by their being permitted to reap the first fruits of their labors, in the baptism of a man giving good evidence of his con version to the Christian faith. The following account of this event is given by the Bishop:
“ M y last Sunday in Wuchang (the fourth Sunday in Lent) will long be remembered as a bright day in the history of the Wuchang Mission; for then our oft-repeated earnest prayer, that some from among the people to whom we ministered might be led to the
Saviour and make an open confession of C h r is t , was granted; we were then permitted to see the first convert, Mr. Hohing’s teacher— a good scholar, and a man of excellent temper and very winning manners— come forward boldly before the world and acknowledge
C h r i s t , not Confucius, as his Lord and Master and Teacher —
Ch e i s t J e s u s , not Shakya Muni, nor Amida Budha, nor Quan Tin, as his Saviour, his hope and refuge, his all and in all. The struggle wras a hard one; and only those who know something of the pride of intellect and heart of a Chinese scholar, or how one w’ho becomes a Christian is tabooed, despised and held in utter contempt by scholars generally, can at all appreciate it. But grace was given him to overcome all, and enable him to witness a good confession before the world. God grant that 4 hereafter he shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of C h r is t crucified, but manfully fight under His banner against sin, the world and the devil, and continue C h r is t ’ s faithful 25 7 soldier and servant unto his life’s end.5 From his position as a
scholar, and his personal character, wre hope that, with G o d ’ s bless- ing, great and good results may follow from his baptism, and we beg that the prayers of G o d ' s people may be offered in his behalf, that he may become a ‘ bright and shining light,’ ‘ shining more and more unto the perfect day.’ ” It is probable that one of the Missionaries recently appointed to China will he gent to this Station. Report o f the Foreign Committee. 55
A t Pekin, the Rev. Mr. Scherechewsky is still engaged in the work of translating the Holy Scriptures into the Mandarin, or spoken language of China. It is a work which has to do with the laying of foundations for the spread of Christian doctrine, and is second to none in importance in its bearing upon the propagation of the Gospel in all time to come. Of the Missionary’s remarkable fitness for this work mention has been frequently made. The Bishop has, within the last year, asked the mind of the Committee respecting their will ingness to allow Mr. Scherechewsky to devote several years (three are mentioned) for the completion of this vast undertaking. The Committee have expressed their entire concurrence in the opinion that he ought not to be withdrawn from it until it is accomplished. Mr. Scherechewsky combines with his labors in translating, Services on Sunday and on one day in the week, in a Chapel owned by the Mission. The Rev. E. II. Thomson, who has faithfully labored in China for the last ten years, returned with his family for a visit to this country in May last. He was one of the large company which sailed with Bishop Boone for China in 1859, and has never until now seen his native laud since that time. He will probably return to his field some lime next spring. The following facts respecting the recent treaty concluded be tween the United States and China are not without interest. They appear in a work on China, written by a returned Missionary, the Rev. Mr. Nevins:
“ The treaty concluded at "Washington, between our Government and the Chinese, is rather one-sided, nearly all its provisions being in favor of the Chinese. For this reason, it is all the more honor able to Mr. Burlingame i.nd to our Government. Instead of being dictated by selfishness, and secured by intimidation, it presents the rare excellence and beauty of a great and powerful nation giving to a weaker one her rights, from motives of impartial justice and gene rosity. The substantial efforts thus afforded of genuine friendship will be of greater advantage to both parties than the provisions of the treaty themselves. “ The members of the Embassy represent the party of progress which is now, and has been for years, in the ascendant. “ This party fully appreciates the true position and interests of China in the present crisis, and is introducing foreign ideas and new measures as fast as the state of public opinion and feeling among their countrymen will allow. The changes which they are effecting Report o f the Foreign Committee.
may seem slow to us, but they are rapid and radical beyond all former precedent. “ In the meantime, enlarged advantages for prosecuting the work of Missions are being granted faster than we are appropriating them. Missionaries not only reside in the open ports, and travel and teach wherever they please throughout the Empire, but are allowed to rent houses for permanent residence in places not named in the treaty. Protestant Missionaries are fast acquiring a character of their own, in distinction from the representatives of the Church of Rome, and are constantly gaining, to a greater degree, the confidence of the people and their rulers.” Sundry proclamations have been issued in various parts of China, commanding the people to respect the treaties which provide for re ligious toleration, and guarantee safety to the Missionaries. Xotwithstanding this apparent friendliness on the part of the Chinese officials, and the supposed kindly disposition on the part of the people generally, occasions do arise when Missionaries fall into the hands of the lawless, and suffer therefrom. Such was the ease with the Rev. Mr. Hohing last year at Wuchang, when his life was put in jeopardy by an attack of a company of military students, statements concerning which have been published. Similar outrages have occurred in the experience of other Missionaries there. Such instance of lawlessness are not peculiar to Chinese, but they are met with occasionally in all large communities. The Committee are much rejoiced by the fact that they have been permitted to add within the last year, two to the list of Missionaries in China, and by so much to meet the earnest wish of the Missionary Bishop for an increase of labors in that great field. Strong is the appeal which this vast Empire with its teeming population makes to the Church, to take a larger part in endeavors to bring this people to the knowledge of the great Salvation. May the cry be heeded to the infinite advantage of many in China, and to the securing of richer blessings to the Church, for the faithful discharge of duty in this holy work. Without going further into the details of the work for the la^t year, the Committee close this portion of their Report with the fol lowing summary furnished by the Bishop :
STATISTICS. M issio n a k y F o r c e :— OrdaiMd.—(Foreign) 7, including the Bishop...... T “ Natives, 2— (1 Priest, 1 Deacon)...... 2 Candid/tteH.— Natives, ■>—(1 for Priest’s Orders, 2 for Deacons) 3 AnssuUmti.— Females, (Foreign)...... 4 Report o f the Foreign Committee. 51
Catechists.— Natives,...... 3 Teachers.— 0 Female; 7 Males, (natives)...... 13 Baptisms.—Adults, 47; Infants, 19...... 66 Confirmation s.— European, 4 ; Natives, 43...... 47 Communicants.—English, 30 ; Natives, 118...... 148 M arriages.— European, 4 ; Natives, 4 ...... 8 F u n erals. “ 4 ; “ 8 ...... 12 Schools.— Boarding, 1 ; Day, 1 1 ...... 12 Scholars.—Boarding, 20 ; Day, 160...... 180 Schools in which Christian Books are taught for a small con sideration, Scholars, 40...... 43
Contributions, including all objects...... $3,638.70
.TAP A NT. It was the purpose of the Missionary Bishop to remain at W u chang, the interior station in China, until some one should be sent out to join Mr. Hohing and Mr. Xgau at that Station. As thei-e was however, a prospect, some months ago, of a long delay in having this accomplished, he determined that it would be best for him no longer to delay his return to Japan. After visiting Shanghai he re moved to Oosaka in Japan. Earnest and repeated, again and again, have been the appeals of the Bishop for laborers to be sent to this most interesting field. He urges that by all means one Missionary and a Missionary physician shall be sent at once. The Committee have published these re peated calls of the Bishop, and urged them upon the attention of the Church. They exceedingly desire to meet this want without one moment’s unnecessary delay. Our Church established the first Pro testant Mission in Japan, but now the Bishop is left without any one to carry forward the work begun there years ago, and this is the occasion to him of great sorrow. The Bishop mentions that wonderful changes are rapidly transpir ing in Japan. He has good reason to hope that the law against the Christian religion, which makes the embracing of it an offence pun ishable by cleat]i, will at no distant day be revoked. It may be stated in this connection, that during the Bishop’s stay in this country, the Committee, at his suggestion, sent a petition to the State Department in Washington, asking that through its repre sentative in Japan, the United States Government would use its kind offices in seeking to bring about a repeal of the law above referred to. The following letter may well have a place here; it does honor to the head and heart of the Minister.
The Bishop writes:
“ You will be interested in the subjoined letter received from 5 58 Report o f the Foreign Committee.
General Tan Yalkenburg, American Minister in Japan, in . reply to mine, asking for information with regard to the action taken as the result of the petition to the President; and asking, also, his opinion with reference to the openings for active aggressive Missionary- work in Japan.”
He replied, under date December 28, as follows:
“ ‘ Your letter per ‘ Costa Rica,’ was duly received; and in an swer to your inquiries I have the pleasure of saying that, previous to the receipt of Mr. Seward’s letter covering the petition of the Board of Missions, of which you speak, I had addressed a letter to the late Imperial Government, upon the subject of the perse cution of the Christians, and the edict against Christianity; that since that time I have had several conferences with the officials of the State, and more recently with the new Government, upon that subject, the last one being only two days before I received your letter. Several letters have been written to them by me upon the subject, and I trust much has already been accomplished in the way of dissipating their prejudices. They have made very fair promises, and have agreed that I shall have their ultimatum in writing within a few days. I hope for the best, but now know how hard it is to overcome their prejudices and bigotry. In all this labor I *have been supported by all my colleagues, who take an equal interest with me in the matter. I trust if there are any new developments in your neighborhood (he was under the im pression that I was in Nagasaki) you will give me the facts. It is facts I want, to act upon. For the present, I believe it would be unsafe to commence at different places, ‘ active, aggressive, Missionary work’ ; so long as this question is unsettled, it would only be adding oil to the flame. A few months, at most, I hope, will enable us to procure a repeal of the edict, and perhaps entire freedom of belief on the part of the people; then will be the time for you to work. You may rest assured that nothing shall be left undone that I am able to do, to bring about this most desirable state of affairs.’ ”
The Bishop adds this appeal: “ There is certainly strong ground for hope of a speedy repeal of the edict, and free toleration of Christianity; as General Van Yalkenburg, with the support of all the Foreign Ministers, seems to be pressing the subject on the attention of the Government. He certainly deserves and should receive the thanks of all Chris tians for the efforts he is making to obtain the toleration of Report o f the Foreign Committee. 59
Christianity. I trust he may have entire success. But, then, who is to go up to plant the banner of the Cross and take possession of the land in the name of our Lord and Master ? Is our Church to do nothing to help on this good work? W h y cannot the Committee put forth a strong appeal, that some church or churches would undertake the support of a Missionary in Japan? The support of one Missionary and one Missionary Physician, especially if single men, would be but a trifle to many of the churches, or even many of the rich men of Xew York. Please let me know in your next if any thing can be done for this most interesting people. HAYTI. The number of Missionaries connected with this Mission remains the same as that reported last year, viz., three. The revolutionary troubles then mentioned still continue. The reports from the Missionary at Cape Haitien are not en couraging, and it will probably be found desirable, so soon as peace shall be restored, to transfer him to another Station. This cannot be done at once, for the reason, that such points as seem to oiler particular inducements for the establishment of a Station are not now accessible on account of the civil commotions at present existing. The reports of the Missionaries at Port au Prince and at Cabaret Q.uatre are favorable, their recent letters giving the fol lowing particulars:
ANNUAL REPORT OF REY. J. ALEXANDRE.
C h u r c h o f t h e G o o d S h e p h e r d , ) C a b a r e t Q u a t r e , H a i t i , M a y 12, 1869. \ Families, 5 0 ; Baptisms, infants, 5 ; Communicants admitted, 10, lo s t by death, 1 , present number, 39; Marriages, 2 ; Burials, 2 ; contributions for objects A vithin the parish, $60. The troubles that Providence has sent upon this country have produced such a searching of hearts, that at the last visitation made to this congregation in the mountains, ten men, heads of families, presented themselves to be enrolled as members of the Church.
ANNUAL REPORT OF REY. J. T. HOLLY.
C h u r c h o f t h e H o l t T r i x i t t , ) P o r t ait P r i n c e , H a i t i , M a y 10, 1869. [ Families, 4 0 ; Baptisms, infants, 1 2 ; Communicants admitted, 15, added by removal, 1, lost by removal 9, lost by death, 1 ; present number, 63; Marriages, 1 ; Burials, 7. 60 Report o f the Foreign Committee.
Contributions— Objects within the parish : Communion alms, $45.78; monthly collections, $102; total, $147.78. Sunday-school— Teachers, 5 ; Scholars, 47.
REMARKS. “ 1. The civil war that has been raging in Haiti for the last twelve months has sensibly affected our Sunday-school more than any other of our parochial operations during the past year. “ Early in May, 1868, the suburbs of the city, where our Mission of the Holy Comforter was established, were burnt by order of the Government as a necessity of the war, and the inhabitants of that quarter were ordered to remove within the corporate limits of the city. This was done in order that the Government might the more effectually repel the rebel forces then laying siege to the capital. The branch of our Parish Sunday-school connected with that missionary effort, and which numbered 15 scholars, had, therefore, to be abandoned ; and the destitute families thus deprived of homes have been so dispersed ever since that we have not been able to gather together again the children that we then lost by the suppres sion of that branch of our Sunday-school. Furthermore, the misery entailed upon all classes by this dreadful war, has also caused several of our most efficient teachers to lçave Haiti. Hence, there has been a sensible diminution, both of teachers and scholars, in our Sunday- school since making our last annual Report.'’ In closing this brief review of the work in this Department, the
Committee most thankfully acknowledge the goodness of G o d in every cheering sign which it presents, and earnestly hope that the hearts of His people will be so animated and encouraged that there will be with all, a holy purpose to bring to this noble cause unceasing prayer, and offerings more abundant; that every parish in the land shall be so instructed as to reckon it among the objects which demand its cordial and heartfelt sympathy and cooperation.
By order and in behalf of the Foreign Committee,
SAMUEL D. DENISON, Sec1 y and G eu'11 Agent. N ew Yobk, Oct. 1, 1869, icj
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION OF HOME MISSIONS TO COLORED PEOPLE.
In' presenting their fourth Annual Report, the Commission of Home Missions to Colored People come before the Board of Missions with mingled feelings of sadness and hopefulness. Of sadness arising from the sore loss which they have experienced in the sudden death of their much honored and beloved brother, the Rev. Charles Gillette, D .D., the Secretary and General Agent of the Commission, and from the consequences which this loss brought with it, in the derangement of their plans, and in the necessary transfer of his work to others, lacking, of necessity, the wisdom and the knowledge which his large experience, unwearied industry, and great ability had given him. But this is not the only source of our sadness. There is another, not alleviated, as is the former, by the thought of the sovereignty and goodness of Him who called a faithful servant to his rest. It is the apathy of Churchmen in regard to the Christianization, elevation, and salvation of the millions for whose interests this Commission has been appointed to labor— an apathy shown by the very limited number of Parishes that have made collections in its behalf, and by the meagre sums which have, in most cases, been contributed. Four hundred and three Parishes have sent in their offerings out of our twenty-four hundred— or, striking off one-third as perhaps not in a condition to make collections— out of our sixteen hundred Parishes. The amount contributed by the Parishes that have responded to the appeal of the Commission, is about seventeen thousand dollars— less than nine cents for each communicant in the sixteen hundred Parishes able to make an offering in behalf of the regeneration of the African race in our midst. That after four years of labor and toil on the part of the Officers and Executive Committee of this Commission, such apathy should exist, is, indeed, most saddening to our hearts. The Mission encounters no opposition. Not a word is said in derogation of our work. Not a hand is lifted to oppose us, either at the South or the North ; either by one school of politics or another. And all sections of the Church are in this respect agreed, that this Commission is attempt ing to do a great and a most important work, and ought to be effi ciently sustained. And yet so little is done. Were it not that your 62 Report of the Commission of
Commission believe this work to l>e of G o d , and one winch, therefore^ cannot rightly or safely be abandoned, they would, in their sorrow and depression, not unmixed with indignation, in view of the mis erable pittance which is doled out to them by Churchmen, throw up their offices, and counsel this Board to relinquish the Mission. But
this may not be. Duty to G o d , duty to the Church, duty to man, alike forbid it. The Cross is placed upon our backs by Him who for us hung thereon, and for us died thereon, and therefore must not be thrown off in impatience, or allowed to drop off in despair. It must be borne,
looking to that blessed and gracious L o r d for the requisite strength and patience, until He is pleased to remove it, by making “ His people willing ” to do this work 4‘ in the day of His power.” And in the trust that He will, by His Spirit, change the hearts of many in this respect; in the encouraging and blessed results of the labors of their Mission aries and teachers during the past year; in the wide field of labor opened to us; in the earnest desire of our brethren at the South, of all orders and classes, for the continuance of our work; while we are saddened we are hopeful. Perplexed, we are not in despair. Cast down, we are not destroyed.
FINANCES. At the commencement of the present fiscal year, the indebtedness of the Commission was between four and five thousand dollars. This deficit was occasioned, not by any material diminution of the receipts for the previous year, as compared with that which went before it, but by an increase of appropriations beyond that of the year preceding, in response to very urgent calls upon the Executive Committee, and especially by the appeal from Charleston to assume the responsibility to the support of the Principal and Teachers of the School estab lished in that city, under the authority of a Board appointed by the Convention of the Diocese of South Carolina. To this object the sum of seven thousand dollars was appropriated, in the belief that the Church at the North, when the facts were laid before it, would cheer fully sustain the action of the Executive Committee and increase its contributions. The result showed that the belief was not well founded, as the receipts into the treasury for the year did not go be yond those of the previous year. And so, at the end of the year, the Committee found themselves in debt the sum above-named. Nearly two thousand dollars of this amount were due to our teachers for work actually done, and two thousand four hundred dollars were due to the Treasurer, who had resigned his office, and desired the repayment of his advances. The trying embarrassment of the Executive Committee, under this state Home Missions to Colored People. 63
of things, was augmented by the fact that, until the,close of the Tri ennial Meeting of the Board of Missions, at the very end of October of last year, it was impossible for them, in the uncertainty of the action of the Board touching the Commission, to make any arrange ments for the present year, or to take any steps for the ingathering of funds. Immediately after the adjournment of the Board, and under their instructions, the Executive Committee was organized and commenced their labors. The late Secretary and General Agent devoted himself with his wonted ability, and with great industry and zeal, to the duties of his office. But, alas ! only four short months were allowed to him in which to work, and on the 6th of March,
called by the M a s t e r , he rested from his labors. That the salary of the office might go to his widow and children, its duties were undertaken by the Chairman and the Corresponding Secretary for two months, until the first of May. At that time, the Executive Committee did not feel satisfied, in the embarrassed state of the finances and under one of the Resolutions adopted by the Board at the Triennial Meeting, to choose a successor with the salary before allowed. They therefore appointed the assistant to the late Secretary, the Rev. Wellington E. Webb, as Office Secretary, and committed the other duties of the office to the Chairman and Corresponding Secretary, who consented to take them for the residue of the year. Mr. W ebb’s previous experience in the duties of the Home Office, conjoined with his industry and fidelity, have made him a most valuable officer. Of course, any extended personal agency, for the solicitation of funds, could not be attempted under the arrangement thus made, but, as far as was practicable, this has been done; while by private appeals, as well as through the pages of The Spirit o f M is sions, the claims of the Commission to confidence, sjrmpathy, and support have been sedulously urged. The result has been that $18,333.39 have been received into the treasury. The Pennsylvania branch of this Commission have been greatly crippled, also, in their work during this year bv debt and the want of funds. Their receipts have been $2,497.98, which, added to the sum received by the Com mission, makes the amount contributed by this Church to the African Home Mission, $20,831.37. The indebtedness of the Commission on the first of October was $4,555.84. Mention has already been made of the resignation of the Treasurer, Stewart Brown, Esq., at the close of the last year. A successor was not speedily or easily found. A t length, on the 28th day of January last, Mr. Edward Haight, President of the Bank of the Com monwealth, New York, having consented, at the earnest solicitation of members of the Commission, to accept the office, was appointed 64 Report o f the Commission, o f
the Treasurer, and entered upon his duties. The retiring Treasurer made a donation of five hundred dollars to the Mission, for which, as well as for his faithful service and many kind offices, he received the cordial thanks of the Executive Committee, and will long be remembered by them with gratitude and respect. The value of the property at the South held by the Commission is estimated at $43,320.
PENNSYLVANIA BRANCH. The condition and prospects of this auxiliary to our Commission will best appear from the following statement drawn from a Report made by its President, Mrs. Isabella James, on the 30th u lt.:
A t the beginning of the fiscal year, the Pennsylvania Branch was hampered with a debt of sixteen hundred dollars. The difficulty of obtaining contributions during the monetary troubles of the preceding year, had rendered it necessary to borrow money to pay the salaries of teachers then at their field of labor, and transfer them to their homes. It was not through lack of judgment on the part of the officers of the society that this state of things occurred, but from the inability of several Churches to redeem their pledge. A t this crisis, the President borrowed, on her own security, twelve hundred dollars, that the teachers might not suffer any delay in settling their bills and returning to their homes. W ith this loan to be liquidated, it was thought right to limit our work to the support of those teachers whose salaries were guaranteed by Churches making regular payments, and last October, five teachers only were sent out by the Pennsylvania Branch. For the same reason our flourishing schools in Florida had to be abandoned, though most reluctantly, and it is now the earnest wish of the Board to resume their work in that Diocese, under the zealous supervision of the Right Rev. Bishop Young, and they have decided to do so when their funds will permit. By this contraction of the work of the Society, the loan has been paid, and we now begin the year with over $200 in the Treasury, and three teachers Bishop Stephens has promised to issue a Pastoral Letter, urging upon the Churches of his Diocese increased contributions to this important work, and upon this appeal to the clergy and laity the Society builds hopes of larger contributions the coming year. Government having withdrawn transportation for supplies to the Freedmen, very little clothing has been sent South by the Pennsyl vania Branch during the past year, and the few boxes contributed have been forwarded at the expense of the donors. Home Missions to Colored People. 65
The officers of the Pennsylvania Branch desire to continue their efforts, feeble though they be, in behalf of the religious and secular education of the colored people of the South.
TEACHERS.
There have been in the service of this Commission, for the past year, forty-two teachers, besides five in the employment of the Penn sylvania branch— a less number than in the previous year, from the fact that the condition of the Treasury required it, and in the belief that, with increased experience and better organization, almost the same results could be secured; and in this we have not been dis appointed. THE XOEMAL SCHOOL AT RALEIGH is still under the management of Rev. Dr. J. Brinton Smith, and has continued its successful operation. Its report is not, however, before us, not as yet having reached this office, and we are unable to furnish the statistics at this date. The following notice is from the pen of the late Secretary, the Rev. Dr. Gillette, taken from his Report, made a few days before his death, after an official visit to the South :
“ The Normal School at present numbers upwards of forty pupils, twenty-seven of whom are boarders at the institution. The pupils in our Normal School are taken from among the more advanced in the schools established at various points in the country, and are being pre pared for teachers in schools, and for ministers to people of their own color. Dr. Smith informed me that he had several among his present pupils who intended to devote themselves to the sacred Ministry. “ Dr. Smith gives his personal attention and labor to the school, teaching from three to five hours a day. In this work he has the assistance of a very accomplished young lady, educated for a teacher at one of the Normal Schools of the North. I spent one day in the school, listening to recitations and examining the pupils. They ac quitted themselves with great credit. The order and decorum of the school seemed almost faultless. “ The building, as an educational structure (it is used only for school purposes), would do credit to any place, and its furnishing is of the most approved patterns of the best schools at the North. Every thing had the appearance of the utmost neatness and care on the part of the pupils. Not a scratch or defacement of the building, or any of its furniture. The daily entering of such a building, hung round with maps and helps to learning, must produce a very marked effect upon those gathered there, and tend rapidly to elevate and ennoble their 66 Report of the Commission of minds. Sucli an effect seemed to me very marked and visible in the countenances and very movements of the pupils of the institution. “ This institution is of the utmost importance to the work of the Church, in her Missions to colored people, and it ought to be liberally sustained.” THE EREEDMEN’ s BUREAU. has still continued to assist us, giving aid, in greater or less degree, to most of our schools, and encouraging us, on the earliest practicable opportunity, to extend our work. The amount received from the Bureau is $2,855, including $850 paid directly to our schools in Kentucky. OTHER ASSOCIATIONS have not forgotten us. The American Bible Society has furnished us with copies of the Holy Scriptures and of the New Testament, to a very considerable amount, to be distributed among the freedmen. The same may be said of the New York Bible and Prayer-book Society, three hundred copies having been furnished at one time; besides similar donations, in less degree, from other sources; while each of the Church publishing societies have furnished their books at a greatly reduced price. CLOTHING. W e would also most thankfully report the receipt of twenty-nine barrels, boxes and packages, containing clothing, to be distributed by our teachers to the destitute of their respective charges; and if the donors only knew the real value of such presents, they would feel amply repaid for their generous self-denial in this particular. As the winter is closing in upon us, we again solicit aid to these little ones, who, in a season of unusual scarceness, are likely to suffer in no ordi nary degree. W e would, further, not be unmindful of the donation of a number of smaller packages, containing Sunday-school papers and other matter, calculated materially to aid our teachers.
THE FUTURE. In regard to their future work, this Commission are ready, under the direction of the Board, to carry it forward to the best of their ability, and to the extent of the means placed in their Treasury. With no larger receipts than during the year just closed, they can, they think, by retrenchment in various quarters, by strict economy, and by the constant personal attention to the work, of the Officers of the Com mission, pay off the Debt, carry forward the Schools and Missions upon the basis on which they now stand, and perhaps add somewhat to the force in the field. That there is a great and a most important work to be done for and among the African population of this country,— that the way for Home Missions to Colored People. 67 this work is fully open,— that upon its performance depends not only the temporal and eternal welfare of the individuals of _this race, but the welfare, in no small degree, of the people generally of this land,— the peace, prosperity of the nation,— are indisputable facts. And when we look across the Ocean and see the vast Continent of Africa, the black pall of ignorance and superstition and degradation resting upon almost its whole population, and ask how— by what instru mentality,— are these myriads of immortal souls to be brought out of darkness into light ?— who does not see that in the regeneration O O of her sons and daughters, living in our midst, accessible to oúr influence, under our tutelage, is to be found the answer to our question. Christianize these children of Africa,— pour into their mind the light of G o d ’s revealed truth,— enkindle in their souls, through the help of the Holy Spirit, the fire of divine love,— train them to be true and faithful followers of C u e i s t ,— fill them with the desire to be co-workers with him in bringing sinners home to G o d — (and what is all this but the Church’s appropriate work)— and you will no longer wait in vain for the Soldiers of the Cross to traverse the broad Sea, and landing on Afric’s dark shore, to do battle valiantly for the L o r d of Hosts, and for His C h r is t . With such facts and such motives before them, how can Churchmen continue to manifest so little interest in our African Home Mission ? Oh, that the great Head of the Church would pour out upon us all — Bishops, Clergy, Laymen and Laywomen— more and more of His Spirit,— that Spirit that moved Him to come to the aid of this low world! Oh that He might visit those who, as the members of the Church’s Board of Missions, have been put in trust with the work of spreading His Gospel throughout the world, with the abundance of His Grace, making us to know our duty— and strength ening us to perform the rame to His honor and glory, the edification of the Church, and the salvation of myriads of the souls for whom He poured out upon the Cross His precious blood.
On behalf and by order of the Executive Committee,
BENJ. I. HAIGH T, Chairman.
W . E. W e b b , Office Secretary. CD.]
REPORT OF BISHOP TUTTLE.
To the Board o f Missio7is o f the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the United States o f America :
I h e r e w i t h respectfully present my Third Annual Report of the Missionary District over which I have charge. Hereafter I intend to make my yearly Report a regular and exact one for the twelve month, beginning and ending September 1. The present one em braces the period from September 23, 1868, to September 1, 1869. After the adjournment of the General Convention, I returned almost immediately to my field, and my time since has been spent in doing parish duty in Helena, and in a recent visitation of Montana. To speak of my field and our work in order, I begin with
ílO X T A N A . Here, I am glad to say, we have two Clergymen, instead of the one of last year. The Rev. E. N. Goddard steadily and faithfully continues in the capital, Virginia-City. He is, moreover, the only Minister of any kind in that town or county; even the Romish Priest having closed his church and departed. St. Paul’s, Virginia City, is a very neat, cross-surmounted church, but Mr. Goddard does not yet see his way to complete it. without debt, by putting in fixed seats for the present benches, and giving it a second coat of paint. In Helena, the largest town in Montana, where I spent the winter, the Rev. W . F. Lloyd is vigorously and successfully at work. He came about the 1st of August; has already bought a new organ for Church Services ; has started a Parish-school, with a dozen scholars, a young man who came with him from Wisconsin teaching it, and means to begin building a rectory soon. May G o d sustain him and cheer him. The Methodists and Romanists have church-buildings ; our Services are held in the Court House. A lot is secured amply large for church and rectory. On Easter Day I celebrated, in the Court House, the Holy Communion for the first time in Helena; and on the 11th of July I confirmed, in the same place, twelve persons. There are three other towns of Montana in which I would like to see „ work commenced. They are Deer Lodge, Bozeman and Bannack. But I suppose I must be patient as wrell as anxious until, in G o d ’s good Providence, the men and means for occupation come. In Deer Report of Bishop Tuttle. 69
Lodge I have a lot. In Bozeman one is being secured. In Bannack, a mining town, scarce any other religious Services than my annual one are held from year’s end to year’s end. Deer Lodge and Bozeman are in rich agricultural valleys, and promise to be permanent. During my recent tour, I held Services in eleven different towns of the territory. IDAHO. I have not visited this Territory since my last Report, but most gratefully inform the Board that there, also, two Missionaries are at work in place of the one of last year. Both of them, the Rev. Mr. Miller and the Rev. H. L. Foote, are stationed at Boisé City, the capital, from which, as a centre, they mean to inaugurate and carry on, as far as they can, regular work in Idaho City, Silver and Boisé Valley. They also teach in the Parish-school, one in the forenoon and one in the afternoon. W e are compelled to use St. Michael’s Church, both for our Sunday Services and our Parish-school. Under manifold discouragements, and heretofore isolated the most of any of us, Mr. Miller has proved himself one of the most per severing© of workers. I do trust that in the ©growing & influence of his school, now well established, and in the ingathering of the young, his steadiness and fidelity are henceforth to be cheered and rewarded.
UTAH. Our work in Utah is more like Foreign than Domestic Missions. Into this work by far the largest portion of the generous supplies of money from Eastern givers must be poured. And this must continue so long as this monstrous Mormon delusion holds lirm its sway. May the L o r d speed its downfall, despotic, treason-breeding, woman-debas ing, soul-destroying thing that it is ! Meanwhile, we are doing some thing— looking to a distant future, I cannot but think we are doing a great deal— to help 011 such downfall and build up the Truth. Our great work here is our Parish-school. Its third year opened last week with one hundred and fifteen scholars. Many a girl in it
is getting fitted, by G o d ’ s blessing, to be wife and mother of a far different sort from the poor creatures around us here. And while in thoughts, beliefs and habits, error is getting cast out, negation is also banished, and by the true education, derived from Bible and Prayer-book, with Writing, Arithmetic and History, positive truth is being deeply planted and constantly nurtured. Let us thank G od for this. If any member of the Board will come and spend a day with us in our school, I will vouch for it that he will not want to ask one further proof, that in all humility and earnestness we are trying to accomplish just the work which G o d and the Church sent 70 Report of Bishpp Tuttle.
us here to do. The Rev. Messrs. Foote and Haskins, the wise organizers of this school, are still the active guides and workers in it. Helped by two female teachers, they take daily charge of it. Last year, the Rev. H. L. Foote, now in Boise, worked faithfully in it. W e should be most thankful, if, under the L o r d ’s blessing, His givers at the East would provide us with a substantial school-house and with a real church that might put to shame the strange, bare, hideous barns that these Mormon “ Assembly Rooms” and “ Council Halls” and “ Tabernacles” are. There is no specimen of decent ecclesi astical architecture here. There is no bell to summon worshippers together; not one, in this town of more than twenty Mormon meeting-houses. May we not have these things some day— a school- house, a church, and a bell ? Besides his work here, Mr. Foote has had oversight of the towns springing up along the line of the Union- Pacific Railroad. In Corinne, he holds stated Services and Sunday-school, and is about to start a Parish-school. He has also erected a small church, the only one in the town, at a cost of about one thousand dollars. It is yet incomplete, without plaster or fixed seats. Mr. Haskins, as Chaplain of Camp Douglas, is doing faithful service, and has opened a Parish-school in camp, getting an intel ligent soldier .detailed for a teacher. So we have four Parish-schools already in operation in our field, with one more soon to commence. Have patience then with us, while we strive to go on prayerfully and earnestly in our work. Help us to go on vigorously. Do not think us extravagant if we ask for much money. W e cannot yet have much local support in Utah. W e cannot depend on steady support from the reckless, roving, wicked communities of the new mining regions. W e have great discouragements from the worldliness and vice there prevalent ; and others from the corrupt heresy here intrenched. W e shall want the steady help of your gifts for a long time yet. May G o d incline the hearts of His people to send these gifts as we need them, and help us cheerily to do the work that He wrants us to do, for the S a v i o u r ’ s sake! Deeply grateful to Him and to all His servants who have been helping friends to our work; and to the members of the Domestic Committee for their unfailing kindnesses to m e; and to my fellowr Missionaries of the field, for their patience, earnestness, and fidelity, I close by appending a few statistics. I have six Clergymen in my field: four Presbyters, and two Deacons. May ], 1869, I appointed the Rev. E. N. Goddard, the Rev. G. W - Foote, Major M. Veale, and Mr. George Thexton, to be a Standing Committee for this Missionary District.. Report o f Bishop Tuttle. 71
Receipts and expenses have been for the year as follows:
RECEIPTS. Donations sent directly to me...... $6,545.60 “ from “ Specials,” Spirit of Missions ...... 2,677.56 “ to the “ Salt Lake Building Fund ” ...... 506.46 From Interest...... 73.45 Total...... $9,803.37
EXPENDITURES. For the work in Salt Lake City...... $6,130.50 “ Helena...... 1,811.69 “ Boisé City...... 234.70 “ “ Virginia City...... 88.45 Miscellaneous expenses...... 122.44 Amount applied to extinguish debt on Salt Lake property... 1,415-59 Total...... $9,803.37
The Donations sent to me ($6,545.60) came from the following Dioceses :—
New York, $1,430.43. Connecticut, $1,356.09. New Jersey, 1,166.58. Pennsylvania, $812.56. Central N. Y ., $483.10. Pittsburg, $450.00. Albany, $338.70. Montana, $123.70. Western New York, $123.44. Maryland, $123.00. Rhode Island, $*50.00. Vermont, $47.00. Massachusetts, $30.00. Long Island, $11.00.
Besides these, donations and scholarships to the amount of $948 have been sent to Mr. Foote for the Salt Lake City School; 250 Prayer-books have been given by the Bishop White Prayer-book Society ; 75 Plain Words from three sisters, of a country parish, in the Diocese of Albany ; and a large and beautiful stone font, and bundles of most useful clothing, from an earnest and generous Churchwoman of the same Diocese, J
15: ptisms. O Herings. Value of T3(V Church A int. don Name of Parish or Station. Amount Total ioi Properly. ated from o Ü 1 given d i urch eg ’s Teachers. without the Ö ro o at- station. purposes. Scholars. S. S. S. Teachers. Communicants.
Burials. station. Marriages. Parish Parish bchool (—1 < H 1 Scholars.
St. Michael's, Boise C ity.. . . 17 2 19 :'.l » 12 8 78 :i 70 §1,233.00 $1,458.30 $1,100.00 $2,648.39 eot f ihp Tuttle. Bishop of Report
St. Mark’s Mis., Salt Lake Cy. 15 O 17 3 •18 23 19 12 88 5 110 13,700.00 4,100.02 8,713.32 12,873.94
St. Paul’s, Virginia City... . 8 2 10 4 13 o 5 2 45 5,200.00 2,128.86 1,281.03 3,410.79
Helena...... 18 4 oo 12 °7 6 0 40 1 12 1,200.00 2,804.75 1,017.14 4,811.8')
r* n 0 2 1 A 91 1 •Ml
Corinne...... 4 2 32 ! 1 000 00 1,000.00 1,000.00
Q Miscellaneous...... o 9, 200.00 232.05 232.05
¡ Totals...... 65 12 77 10 130 36 43 37 316 10 222 1 $25,533.00 $12,014.6? $13,102.89 $25,117.06
Salt Lake City, September 1860. DANIEL S. TUTTLE. [E.]
REPORT OF THE MISSIONARY BISHOP TO AFRICA.
To the Board of Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, the following Report from the African Mission is made in gratitude for the past, in confidence and hope for the future: This Mission, as it originated in the plan and has lived in the life of the Head of the Church, so it shall ever abide and grow in His constant presence and blessing to the consummation for which He ever works. “H e shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment and justice on the earth, and the isles shall wait for his law.” “ Not by might nor by power, but by My spirit saith the Lord of Hosts. W ho art thou O great mountain? Before Zerub- babel thou shalt become a plain.” While some professed disciples of Christ are not able to entertain at all Christ's plan for the heathen, and others, who would do so, turn away in doubt at the apparently little progress made, His position, now, as much as when He lived on earth, is declared in His own words, “ My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.”— I work ever, resistlessly unto the end. It is only necessary for one to look back on the course of Provi dence and Grace in West Africa during the last half-century, to make it manifest even to sense that C h r i s t has wrought there. A coast, before desolated everywhere by the slave-trade, now has a lawful commerce, employing a thousand ships, including two profitable lines of steamers. Settlements, almost exclusively made up of civilized English-speaking Africans, are extending the English language and the benefits of Christian government along 1,500 miles of coast, and now up the Niger to the very heart of Africa. Twenty-jive dialects have been reduced to writing, jifteen thousand communicants have been gathered in the various Christian denominations; the whole coast and the continent for miles interior is now open to Christian effort. That we have borne so little part in this great work, is because our faith has been so little and our efforts so inconsiderable. For in the thirty-five years of the life of the African Mission, the Pro-
6 74 Report of the Missionary Bishop to Africa.
testant Episcopal Church has not sent out as many agents to propagate the blessed Gospel as several commercial houses in Liverpool employ annually on the coast in the transaction of business, while the whole number of deaths amongst our missionaries is not so great as the yearly sacrifice to commerce with civil and military interests in the same regions. In truth, we have had, on an average, only about two ordained missionaries and three lay assistants, male and female, in regular employment annually. W ith such feeble instrumentality, who can fail adoringly to recognize the Divine Presence in the multiplication of one station to twenty-two ; the baptism, at Cavalla alone, of 352 persons, of whom 187 were adults; the confirmation of 643 persons within the past seventeen years, and the ordination of 14 persons to the Diaconate, and of 11 to the order of Presbyters? while an African dialect has been reduced to writing, and, lately, heathen congregations now worship G o d according to the form of sound words in our Prayer-book translated into the same ? It should reanimate faith and hope that the work of the Mission, though sadly retarded for lack of men and means, has still gone forward with less of foreign instrumentality than in former years. The death of Mr. Robert G. Ware, candidate for Orders, in August of last year, left but one foreign Missionary besides the Bishop, with five foreign ladies; Mrs. Auer, who joined us in February, adding one more to the latter class. And the efficiency of this female band was diminished by the failing health of the Bishop, making it necessary for him to withdraw for some time, if not permanently, from the Mission field. The best disposition possible, however, was made of our small foreign corps. Miss Julia de B. Gregg was placed at Rocktown— a large sphere for vernacular schools. Miss Savery was associated with Miss Cassell (Liberian) in charge of the Orphan Asylum, Cape Palmas, while Miss M. Scott and Mrs. Ware assist Mr. and Mrs. Auer in the large and important Station at Cavalla. At the last place, too, it was thought best, on the arrival of Rev. J. G. Auer, early last year, to inaugurate the Hoffman Institute. Here were gathered 12 or 14 of the more advanced native youth from the different Stations, with some Liberians. To advance these, Mr. Auer has been most indefatigible. And two examinations held in my presence gave proof that his efforts have not been in vain. One student, a W est Indian, Mr. E. Hunt, after remaining with Mr. Auer several months, was sent to take charge of Rocktown; and another, at the latest advices, had been advanced to the office of assistant teacher at the Hoffman Institute, Report of the Missionary Bishop to^Africa. 75
Mr. Auer has been endeavoring, too, to multiply and increase the number of Vernacular Schools. For this end members of the Institute are encouraged to teach such schools; and catechists and teachers at small Stations, having no boarding scholars or very few, are properly required to teach in the villages also. By this means alone can we hope to educate generally the rising generation. And it is gratifying to observe that both adults and children are far more disposed to encourage such Vernacular Schools than formerly. Boarding-schools have been maintained as in former years; though, owing to want of means, some have been reduced and others suspended. It is especially to be regretted that the Orphan Asylum designed to take care of and educate the female children of colonists — the only institution of the kind in the country— should be now reduced to twelve scholarships. The Institution would accommodate four times that number; and ten times as many await the kind providence which would rescue them from ignorance and sin. The semi-annual examinations which I attended in December, were only satisfactory where we had good teachers; but as the number of this class is small, I was often painfully reminded of our need in this respect, as of regular Missionaries. W ith the exception of three or four visits to Cape Palmas, and two to Rocktown and Fishtown, my efforts have been limited by feeble health, chieflv to Cavalla. Here, with regular ministrations to a Chris- tian congregation, I experienced during the past year all the disquie tudes and varied experiences of Missionary life amongst the heathen. Constant rumors of war were at last terminated by a treaty of peace, about the close of last year; but superstition never allows the heathen to be at peace. A truce with neighbors is usually the signal for discord. And so, at Cavalla, on the conclusion of peace, a man was seized and subjected to the dreaded ordeal by gidu (sassy wood), on charge of having caused the death of fourteen persons who had died or been killed in the war! A Christian Gano, once a demon woman, but who died in the faith, exclaiming “ Father, receive me,” would have been denied decent burial on the ground of having caused her own death by witchcraft, had not Christians interposed and taken her to their burying-ground. But the Gospel never fails of effect. A little slave boy makes confession of his faith and is baptized, having been taught in vernacular schools, or a sister visiting him at home; while confirma tions at Cavalla and elsewhere attest G o d ’s presence. It was cause of great regx-et that the feuds among the natives, and poor health, prevented me from visiting Roekbookah, Taboo, as well as the river Stations. But how little must avail the mere visitation of a Bishop 76 Report of the Missionary Bishop to Africa.
without the cooperation of resident Missionaries? And Taboo, Rocktown, Fish town, as well as Bolden, are without such Mis sionaries, save only the Rev. E. Neufville, native Deacon at the last- named Station. It is cause for gratitude, however, that while the vast heathen field, at and around our Stations, awaits the Missionary, the Liberian Communities and Churches are comparatively well supplied; the Station at Sinoe alone being without a Minister. A t the Christmas Convocation held in St. Mark’s Church, Cape Palmas, the Liberian Ministry received further accession, by the ordination of Mr. R. H. Gibson to the Diaconate. It was cause of regret that, on my way to this country, I was unable to visit Sinoe and Bassa. A t Monrovia, on Whitsun-day, I preached in Trinity Church, and confirmed seven persons. The congregation was very good, many Methodists and Baptists being present. It having been arranged that the ship in which we were to come was to sail in a few days, I was compelled to arrange for Service at Clay-Ashland on Tuesday following. I accordingly preached in Grace Church, and confirmed one person, several candidates being prevented from being present by sickness or other causes. I had appointed Confirmation Service for St. Peter’s Church, Caldwell, in the afternoon, where there were said to be three candidates. But in the course of the day I received a letter from Rev. A. Crummell, informing me that the church, being yet unshingled, had been made so damp by the late rain as to render it unfit for service. The short stay which I was compelled to make in Mesurado County, prevented me from visiting Croziersville. I regretted this the more as there were several candidates for confirmation, and I had encouraging accounts of the congregation there.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN PAYNE, Missionary Bishop P. E. Church, U. 8. A., at Cape Palmas and Parts adjacent, West Africa.
Alexandria, Va., September 9, 1869, lieport of the Missionary JBishop to Africa. 77
STATISTICS OF THE MISSION.
| Baptisms. j Bene i Day S. S. Confir Commu 1 [Returns imperfect.] ficiaries. Scholars. Scholars. mations. nicants. Adults. Infants.
Croziersville,...... 80 40 33 Clay Ashland,...... 50 1 24 Caldwell,...... 20 25 15 Monrovia,...... 50 50 7 53 Bassa,...... 70 190 30 Sinoe,...... 15 60 Fish town,...... 25 25 20 Rocktown,...... 12 30 40 St. Mark’s ,...... 70 200 21 100 0 . Asylum,...... 12 4 30 Mt. Vaughan,...... 5 26 Half Grahway,...... 6 50 50 Grahway,...... 7 25 30 Cavalla,...... 34 150 150 18 82 l l Bohlen,...... 12 ,25 25 20 Hoffman Station,.. . . 17 23 10 i 69 7 9
Totals,...... 105 613 980 47 ! 446 8 10 i [F.]
REPORT OF THE MISSIONARY BISHOP TO CHINA.
I t is with deep, heartfelt gratitude to G o d , the Father of all mercies, that my second Report to the Board of Missions is presented. W e can with truth say, “ goodness and mercy have followed us.” Through His mercy the lives of all our Missionaries have been spared, and a good measure of health and strength has been granted, so that, having suffered but little from serious sickness, they have been enabled to do a large amount of work. Especially would we render thanks to G o d for the blessing which has rested upon the labors of His servants. Though it is still the “ day of small things” in China, they are “ not to be despised.” Rather would we rejoice for all that G o d has done for us— especially that He has so blessed us through the past year that there are more than double as many Baptisms reported as in any previous year, and a larger number of confirmations than ever before— even more than last year, though that was the first confirmation which had been held since 1864. To G o d be all the praise for what has been accomplished, and to Him would we look with new hope, and earnest prayer, for a richer blessing and larger measures of success in the future. After faithful, earnest work in the field for nearly ten years, much of the time single-handed and alone, Mr. Thomson needed rest and change, and in March last returned home for a season, to recruit his heilth and strength. His absence is greatly felt, but it is hoped that not only will his health be improved, but that his visit home will be a benefit to the Mission by exciting a deeper in terest in the cause of C h r i s t , and the spread of His truth in China. I do most earnestly commend him as a hard, faithful worker, and the message he carries from the millions of China, to the sympathy and prayers of the people of G o d . His absence has thrown on Mr. Xelson more than a double por tion of labour. On Sun lay, besides fall Services both morning and evening for the Foreign residents, he preaches in the morning to the Chinese, and in the afternoon goes four miles to Kong Wan to preach. Through the week, in addition to his daily preaching, he instructs two candidates for Orders, reads theology with Mr. W ong, has the direction of the hospital, and a general supervision of the Meport o f the Missionary Bishop to China. 79
whole Shanghai Station, requiring much time, and patience, and judgment, for the settlement of the numberless matters of petty detail, or of grave importance, in connection with both Chinese and Foreigners. It will be readily seen that he has far too much work for one person, and I have serious fears that his health will suffer before* Mr. Thomson’s return. The Rev. Mr. W ong has stood faithfully at his post. Having charge both of Christ Church, and temporary charge of the congre gation of the Church Missionary Society, and preaching several times during the week at the Church of our Saviour, he has worked hard. The City of Shanghai seems a difficult field, and of late the congre gations have been small, so that he has not had all the encourage ment he could wish in gathering in new converts. I am very sorry to have to report that he has had lately rather an alarming attack, and we feared that his lungs were seriously affected. By the physi cian’s orders he made a trip to Hankow, with great benefit, and has returned to his work, improved, but still not very strong. He is the “ first fruits ” of the China Mission, the first Deacon and only Presbyter ordained in our Mission. An unwearied favorite both with Chinese and Foreigners, and in every way a most valuable man, we trust and pray that G o d will graciously spare him many years, that he may still do much for the extension of the Kingdom of His L o r d and S a v i o u r among his fellow-countrymen. The Boarding-school under Miss Fay’s charge, is looked to with the greatest interest, as the source from which we must, in great measure, draw our supply of Ministers and Catechists for evangel izing the country around Shanghai. The encouraging fact that six of the twelve boys have been baptized and confirmed during the past year, is pleasing evidence that we shall not look to it in vain for help. This school has been supported to the present time by funds specially contributed here, and by money sent by a lady in England, whose husband, Dr. Henderson, a pious physician, now gone to his reward, picked up six of the boys, little orphans, aban doned in the streets of Shanghai. Lately, a donation from a kind lady in Pittsburg, together with a little money contributed in Shanghai, lias enabled Miss Fay to receive a few more boys, so that the school now numbers twenty pupils. It should not be allowed to fall below this number, and if possible should be increased— but this can only be by special contributions for this object. In addition to the School, Miss Fay renders much valuable service, visiting many families, and supervising two day-schools in the city. Goes to Kong W an with Mr. Nelson on Sunday and Thursday, where she has charge of a girls’ school, and instructs the women who attend, 85 Report of the Missionary Bishop to China. and has increased her labors very much of late by the assistance she renders in the Hospital, attending on the sick. The Hospital, commenced last year by Mr. Thomson, is one of the. most encouraging features of our work, and is even in better condition than at the time of the last report. Before he left, hg had a suitable building erected with a portion of the money subscribed by the Foreign Residents and Chinese in Shanghai. The dispen sary is opened three days each week, and the attendance is largely on the increase, the numbers having reached as many as 600 a day. Last year, over 15,000 persons received medical treatment, and the numbers will most probably be much greater during the present year. About twenty in-door patients also can be accommodated in the wards. Dr. Macgowan visits the Hospital occasionally, and two English Physicians, Drs. Jamieson and Henderson, attend regularly each dispensing-dav, and treat the more difficult cases. Besides relieving much bodily suffering, it opens a large, and we trust effectual, door for benefitting the people spiritually. While they are waiting, Mr. Nelson, or some one else, preaches to them9 and a Catechist and Bible-reader endeavor afterwards, by line upon line, and precept upon precept, to teach them the first principles of the doctrine Of C h r i s t . The Missionaries are, moreover, brought into the closest contact with thousands of persons, and are gaining the good-will and confidence of thousands more in the towns and villages within a radius of fifteen or twenty miles of our Mission. The new out-station at Kong W an has already given satisfactory encouragement. Though it has been in full operation less than a year, at my last visit, in May, four persons were presented for con firmation. Our Catechist and candidate for Orders, Mr. Ting, lives there with his family, and by his instruction, pleasant manners, in telligence, and knowledge of the Scriptures, as well as of the Chinese Classics, is doing much to enlighten the gross darkness that covers the people, and lead men to a knowledge of the truth as it is in Christ Jesus. The people generally seem well-disposed, and we look for greater success during the next year. Our most pressing need at this place is a decent Chapel. The room we now use, opens imme diately on a crowded thoroughfare, which is at times so noisy that scarcely a word that is said can be heard. If some kind friend or friends could give us 500 Taels, f 1,000 currency, we could put up a neat little Chapel where the Services of the Church could be held with becoming solemnity and decent quietness. It is a great pleasure to state that this out-station has been sup Report of the Missionary Bishop to China. 81
ported, so far, entirely by money given us by an earnest-minded churchman, now commanding one of our men-of-war belonging to the China squadron; and lately a donation has been made for this purpose by another naval officer. This is gratifying, as it shows that there are those on the spot, who, seeing our work, think it of sufficient importance to give handsomely of their means for its sup port. The work in the towns and villages near us is fall of promise, and if we had the money and suitably-trained Chinese Catechists to put in charge, I should like to occupy a dozen towns at once. My plan would be to place Catechists at the larger towns, within easy reach of the Central Station. Their duties would be to visit the villages in their immediate neighborhoods, instruct Catechumens and those lately baptized, and act as lay-readers. The Foreign Missionary would have under his charge a number of these out-stations, and, by visiting them regularly, would be enabled to exert the widest influence. The largest success of Missions to China has been in the towns and villages away from the open ports; and the sooner and wider we can extend our influence in this direction, the greater our prospect of making progress. A new illustration of this is seen at the little village of Tsa-Ka-Pang, within a short distance of our Mission. Here a few of our converts undertook, of their own accord, to open and support a day-school, which is visited twice a week by our active, energetic Candidate for Orders, Mr. Hoong Niok. The neighbors, who are assembled by the ringing of a bell as soon as he arrives, listen attentively to the instruction given to the chil dren, and are afterwards addressed with a few earnest words, and dismissed with prayer. The result has been, that five persons have been baptized and confirmed, and other Catechumens are now under instruction. Mr. Hoong Niok is very zealous, and has, besides this, the charge of two other day-schools supported by the Chinese. He is, also, the principal, most efficient Chinese Assistant at the Hospital, and acts as lay-reader to Mr. Nelson, at the Church of our Saviour.
WUCHANG STATION. The “ first fruits” of the Wuchang Station, the earnest of the future harvest, was gathered in March last, when a young literary man was received into the Church of Christ. He is a person of excellent disposition and good attainments; and it is hoped that when he becomes more established in the faith, and gains greater boldness in confessing C h r i s t before men, he will prove a useful helper. For many months past our brethren have kept up daily preaching; and, on Sunday, from 10 a.m. till nearly dark, with a 82 Report of the Missionary Bishop to China.
short intermission, our Chapel has been opened, first, for the regular services with the converts, teachers and scholars, and afterwards for public preaching to the passers-by. Thousands have heard the Gos pel ; and we hope that the seed, thus cast upon the waters, will be found in an abundant harvest after not many days.
Arrangements were made, before I left Wuchang, to commence work in Hankow, but there has been a good deal of delay in securing a suitable building. One, however, has just been rented, and a Chapel opened in one of the principal thoroughfares. The position is considered a very good one, and good hopes are entertained that a large measure of success will crown the labours of your Mission aries in this new field. W e have reason to think that Wuchang will become a most important station, if the men and means are now sent to lay a proper foundation. Another Missionary is absolutely necessary, if the station is to be kept up ; and money is needed to put up a dwelling-house at once, that the health of your Missionaries may be preserved. W e must also have a boarding-school at this point, for to this we must look for material 'for training up a native ministry, and the sooner we begin the better.
PEKIN s t a t i o n .
Mr. Schereschewsky is still very hard at work, translating the Bible into the Mandarin dialect. The Committee have nearly com pleted the New Testament, and expect that the whole, after the revision of the Gospels, will be published this year. The members of the Committee wish Mr. Schereschewsky, who has a thorough knowledge of the Hebrew, and is an excellent Chinese scholar and translator, to undertake the translation of the Old Testament, the Committee revising it with him after it is completed. He has already finished the Pentateuch, Joshua and the Psalms. The importance of the work in which he is eng;ao;ed— the translation of the W ord of cr> O G o d into the spoken language, the inother-tongue of nearly two hundred millions of our fellow-men— nearly one-sixth of the popula tion of the world— cannot be over-estimated. He thinks it will take five years to complete i t ; but probably it will not be so long, as he has already done one-third of the whole. If he is permitted to finish it, and it is well done, he will have conferred one of the highest possible benefits on China. May his life be spared, and wisdom given him from above, to guide him aright in this great work. He hopes, also, in connection with the Rev. Mr. Burdon, of the Church Missionary Society, to finish the translation of the Report of the Missionary Bishop to China. 83
Prayer-Book this year, and will undertake the preparation of some text-books for the use of our Candidates for Orders. It is but right and proper that some acknowledgment should be made of the many acts of kindness for which the Mission is so greatly indebted to A. A. Hayes, Jr., Esq., the senior partner of the firm of Messrs. Olyphant & Co., in Shanghai. Not only has he shown much personal regard to individual members, a 'great interest in our work generally, and a readiness to give aid and advice at all times, but more especially are we indebted for the valuable assist ance he has rendered in taking charge of the Treasury, thereby relieving the Missionary of a work which would have consumed much of his time. He carries with him, on his return home, the sincere thanks and best wishes of all the members of the Mission, and earnest hopes for the entire restoration of his health. On a review of the work of the past year, decided progress and improvement are seen in many particulars. The increased number of baptisms and confirmations reported; new stations successfully occupied ; a hospital built, and the number of patients largely increased ; one-half the number of the Bovs1 Boarding-School bap tized; fruit gathered in from our day-schools, the first time in the history of missions; the zeal of some of our converts shown in their opening and supporting a new out-station, contributing to the sup port of one of our Candidates for Orders, and supplying the funds for two other schools; the earnestness and heartiness with which all our Missionaries have labored, and the comparatively good health they have enjoyed, are all abundant causes for thankfulness to G od? and encouragement to prosecute our work with new zeal and vigor in future. W e enter on another year with good hope. W e would thank G o d most heartily for the past, and “ take courage” looking for a rich blessing in answer to the many prayers which we trust His people will offer for the spread of His kingdom in China. But, while greatly encouraged in our work, we cannot help being cast down when we look over the immense field, with its mil lions upon millions of immortal souls— sheep scattered without a shepherd— and know that, with our lamentably small force, we are almost powerless to help them; that we shall be unable to lead them to the fold of C h r i s t , which is opened, and wnide enough to receive them all. For it is hardly possible for our Missionaries to undertake more than they are now doing. The Church should have at least ten men in China. Ten men now would be worth twenty ten years hence, for, by that time, with G o d ’s blessing, they would have laid such a foundation, and trained up so many native helpers, 84 Report of the Missionary Bishop to China. that they would be able to accomplish more than twenty, or even forty, new men. May God put it into the hearts of some of His servants to offer themselves for this great work, and incline all His people to make liberal offerings, that young men may not be kept at home for want of the means to send them out.
Respectfully submitted,
C. M. W ILLIAM S.
O o s a k a , Jap a x , July 21 st, 1869. [G.]
REPORT OF BISHOP RANDALL.
To the Board o f Missions, at its Annual Meeting in New YorJc, October, A.D., 1869.
I h e r e w i t h present my Fourth Annual Report, as Missionary Bishop of Colorado, having jurisdiction in New-Mexico and W y oming. I returned to this Jurisdiction in May. On my way out, I visited the churches in WYOMING. This Territory lies for upwards of five hundred miles along the line of the Union Pacific Railroad. The first town on this road is
CHEYENNE, which is the present Capital of the Territory. This place, like others in the very far W est, had a rapid growth. Business activities, incident to the construction of the road, attracted multitudes, and Cheyenne became, almost in a day, a place of much importance. For once, our Church was first in the field, and her Services were inaugurated amid the din and confusion of the labors and dissipa tions which desecrated the Lord’s day. The Rev. Jos. W . Cook was the pioneer Missionary of Wyoming. Here, at the first stop ping place of the railroad in this Territory, and for a time its noisy terminus, he unfurled the Banner of the Cross and invited the people to rally under its folds. His zeal and self-denial and earnest faithfulness, drew together a congregation, which resulted in the organization of a parish, and the erection of a church, which was the first Protestant church edifice in the Territory. An account of its consecration was given in my last Report. On Whitsun-day morning I preached in St. Mark’s Church, Cheyenne, and administered the Holy Communion. In the after noon, catechised the children, confirmed five persons, and made an address. Immediately after this Sei'vice, took the cars and rode fifty miles to Laramie, where I held a Service in the evening. On the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, I made my second visitation to Wyoming. I left Denver in the stage-coach on the morning of September 16th, and rode seventy miles, to 86 Report o f Bishop Randall.
LA P 0K T E , where I preached in a log school-house in the evening. This is the northernmost town in Colorado. It was settled as a trading post by the French, many years ago. This was the first time that the Service of the Episcopal Church had been performed here. The village is on the Cache la Poudre River, which passes through a fine farming region, capable of sustaining a large population. Here, or at Fort Collins, four miles down the river, our Services should be established and a church erected. Continuing my journey by stage, I reached Cheyenne on Saturday. On the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, I preached in St. Mark’s Church, in the morning, and at Fort Russell in the afternoon, where the Service was read by the Post-Chaplain, the Rev. E. B. Tuttle. In the evening, preached again at St. Mai'k’s and confirmed one person. Since my last visitation in May, a rectory has been built embrac ing accommodations for a boarding-school. This good work has been accomplished by the indefatigable exertions of the Rector, the Rev. Mr. Cook, who, in building this rectory, as in the erection of the church, has labored, literally with his own hands, amid many dis couragements, I have done what I could to aid him in establishing
AX EPISCOPAL INSTITUTE. For a year, a Parochial-school has been successfully maintained, instructed by two excellent teachers, under the immediate super vision of the Rector. This school has been removed to the rectory, where there is a spacious school-room, which, I am sorry to say, is not as yet furnished with desks, for the want of funds. There are accommodations for boarding-scholars, and I see no reason why this institution, with G o d ’ s blessing, may not become a Diocesan School. It is pleasant to know that while the Episcopal Church was the first to plant the Cross in this young Territory, and now has the only Protestant churches yet completed, it has estab lished the only institution of learning, outside of the public-schools. I cannot think that our friends at the East will allow this pioneer work to lag for want of the means of maintaining our advanced position. On the evening of Whitsun-day, I preached in a school-house at Laramie. Here I met the Missionary, the Rev. John Cornell, who in November, 1868, entered upon his duties at this station, under an appointment from the Domestic Committee. It gives me very great pleasure to bear my unqualified testimony to the zeal and untiring devotion of this soldier of the Cross, who occupies the most advanced Report o f Bishop Randall. 87 position on this frontier. No person can appreciate the difficulties of Missionaries in these new Territories who has not been on the gx-ound. It requires faith, love, zeal, patience and some courage, to do the work of an evangelist at these outposts of civilization. These, I am glad to say, our Missionaries have. Mr. Cornell ministered to his flock in a school-house. Here I preached, confirmed six persons, and made an address. On the Festival of St. Matthew, the Apostle, I made my second visitation to Laramie. On this occasion I was accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Cook, of Cheyenne, and the Rev. Mr. Tuttle of Fort Russell. One year ago, this day, St. Matthew’s Parish was organized by the Rev. Mr. Cook. For only ten months have the people enjoyed the services of a Missionary, and yet in that brief period a chnrch has been erected and paid for at a cost of nearly five thousand dollars. Mr. Cornell has addressed himself to this great work with a praise worthy zeal. The anniversary of the first birth-day of the parish, was most appropriately celebrated by the consecration of St. M a t t h e w ’ s C h u r c h . The Rev. Messrs. Cornell, Cook and Tuttle assisted in the Service. This edifice is of wood, in Gothic style, with an open- timber roof; the windows are of stained glass. The structure is an ornament to the town and does credit to this young parish. In the evening I preached again, confirmed two’ persons and made an address. RAWLINS. On the 20th of September I left Cheyenne, in company with the Rev. Mr. Cook. A t evening we reached Rawlins, on the Union Pacific Railroad, having traveled two hundred miles. Here, the people, at very brief notice, gathered in the parlor of the hotel. Mr. Cook baptized two children and I made an address. Some months ago a parish was organized at this place, by the Rev. Mr. Cornell, who has officiated here on several occasions. The people are well-disposed towards our Services, and if regular, though infrequent, Services should be maintained, we could, without doubt, permanently establish the Church at this point. The Pres byterians are about to erect a small wooden edifice. Here, as elsewhere in this new Territory, we could have been in advance of all others, had it been in my power to place a Missionary at this point. Between Laramie and Rawlins is
WYOMING, a hamlet 011 the railroad, which I re-visited in May, accompanied by the Rev, Mr, Cornell, and preached in a section-house of the railroad. 88 Report o f Bishop Randail.
This is a point where occasional, but regular, Services should be held. The few people here are desirous of the ministrations of the Episcopal Church. Several miles beyond Wyoming is the village of
CARBON, where are extensive coal mines. Of the company of miners who are employed in this place, many belong to the Church of England and Ireland. The Rev. Mr. Cornell has held Service here. These people need what we should give them, without delay— the blessed Services of that Church to which they belong. There is no place of worship of any kind for a hundred miles in any direction. An in expensive church should be at once erected here, for the benefit of a people who not only need, but who can appreciate, the precious blessings of that Communion in which they have been reared. If our Services could be immediately established, we should be not only the first, but probably the only occupant of the ground. The most important place, near the line of the Pacific Railroad, not yet occupied by our Church is
SOUTH PASS CITY,
among the Sweet-water gold mines. This town lies about seventy miles north of the railroad, at a point three hundred miles west of Cheyenne. Here is a considerable population, which will, no doubt, be much increased next season. There is no place of worship of any kind, and the people are desirous of our Services. I have been repeatedly applied to for a Missionary. As yet I have not found the Minister who is willing to take up his Cross and go out to these people in the wilderness, and break to them the bread of life. The Rev. Mr. Cook lately spent a Sunday in this place. He found the people anxious for the Church. I have made arrangements for lay- reading, and for the organization of a Sunday-school. There are sev eral communicants here, with others friendly to the undertaking, who will do what they can to promote the establishment of our Services. Now is the time to plant our standard at this advanced post, as the pioneer Church. W hat we are first to take we can hold, especially where the people, beforehand, express their preference for our institu tions. Whether or not we shall lose all the advantage of such prior occupation for the want of Ministers, and finally come in, if at all, at the eleventh hour, remains to be seen. There are other places on the line of the , great railroad where Services should be held, but where we may not be able to organize parishes for some time. For this duty we need an Report o f Bishop Randall. 89
ITINERATING MISSIONARY, who shall travel over the railroad from the boundary of Nebraska to the line of Utah. Here is an inviting field for Missionary duty— full, indeed, of labor, but full of promise. What soldier of the great army will step forward and signify his willingness to go out on a duty where the blessed results of his labors can be so soon seen ? The Presbyterian and Baptist denominations are making extraor dinary efforts to plant their missions along the line of the railroad. The former have appropriated large sums of money for this purpose, and have appointed a superintendent of missions who has the over sight of their missionary operations in the several Territories. I understand that the Baptists propose to establish a school at Laramie. The Episcopal Church is thus far in advance of all religious bodies in Wyoming. Shall we go on as we have begun? The an swer and the responsibility are with the Clergy and the Laity, to whom G o d has given the means, and on whom He has placed the obligation of such a response as He will bless to His own glory.
N E W MEXICO. I am sorry to be obliged to report that I have not been able to send a Missionary to SANTA EE, the Capital of the Territory. I have made many and urgent appeals, with the hope that some Minister, suitably qualified, would be in duced to occupy this very important point. As yet this station is vacant. Here we have an organized parish and several communi cants, with many other persons who are much interested in having the Services of the Episcopal Church permanently established among them. An able and discreet Minister could exert, at this central point, an influence which, with the blessing of G o d , would be poten tial in its ultimate effects, not alone upon the congregation to whom he may minister, but upon the community, where the Church will be as a shining light whose rays must silently, but effectually, penetrate the surrounding darkness. In the present state of things, our Church, with her three Orders of Ministers, and Liturgical Service, is specially adapted to Mis sionary work in that Territory. Her advantages, in this regard, over every other bodjr of Christians, are manifest, and it will be an ever lasting shame, as well as a great sin, if from apathy, or selfishness, or cowardice, or want of Missionary zeal, or from any such thing, the Church fails to do her duty here and now. Not only at Santa Fe, but at other points our Services are desired. From 90 Report o f JBishop Randall.
LA MESSILLA an appeal has been made for a Minister, who will, in connection (vith his Mission, establish a school. The people promise their aid, and I have no doubt that he would be liberally sustained by the English- speaking portion of the population. This town is about four hundred miles south of Santa Fe. The Clergyman who goes there should be qualified to teach. A good school in connection with the Church would exert a wide-spread influence through all that region, whose
fruits would honor G o d , and bless the j)eople. I hardly need add, that the man who volunteers for such a service must have something more than poetry in his Missionary character.
But a servant who is full of the spirit of his Divine M a s t e r , may feel, that here is an opening for extraordinary usefulness, where he may do a glorious work for C h r is t and His Church— where he can
in a short lifetime, by the help of G o d , fill his crown of rejoicing full of stars, that shall shine for ever and ever. The Rev. John Woart, Post Chaj)lain at Fort Union, has done a good work beyond the lines of his Chaplaincy. He has frequently visited Santa Fe, by permission of his commanding ofiicer, and preached and administered the Holy Sacraments, at the request of the people, in the absence of a Missionary. At other points he has been called upon to perform, from time to time, the various offices of the Church. These Services have been highly appreciated by the people, and the means of much good. Mr. Woart was at Santa Fe during nearly all the season of Lent, and just before Easter was suddenly called to his home by a severe domestic bereavement. The headquarters of the General commanding this military district are at Santa Fe, so that Mr. Woart was really doing duty as a Chaplain in the army, while he was preaching to all the people. I exceedingly regret that Chaplain Woart has been ordered to a military post in the Territory of Dacota. His services and influence in New Mexico have been such as to make his removal a very serious loss. I am happy to be able to bear my testimony to his great usefulness and success in the line of his duty, while residing in this Jurisdiction. May the blessing of G o d be upon him, and upon his labors, wherever his lot shall be cast.
COLORADO. In December, the Rev. Mr. Hitchings resigned the Rectorship of St. John’ s parish, D E S V E ll, and the Church was closed for some time. The Wardens and Yestry invited me, while at the East, to become their Rector. Having Report o f Bishop Randall. 91
accepted the appointment, I entered at once upon its duties, on my return, with the expectation that I should soon obtain an assistant. In this I have been disappointed. For six months I have endeavored to find a Clergyman for this position, but thus far, in vain. I hope soon to obtain such assistance, not so much to relieve me from the additional labor of parish duties, as to enable me to visit more exten sively, and more frequently, the different and distant parts of my Jurisdiction. On the Fifth Sunday after Trinity, June 27th, I visited
PUEBLO, and consecrated St. Peter’? Church, in which Service I was assisted by the Rev. F. W . Winslow, the Missionary in charge. Pueblo is the principal town on the Arkansas river, the centre of an extensive agricultural district, the county seat, and is destined to be one of the most important places in Southern Colorado. About two years ago, the Mr. Winslow commenced Services here. There was no place of worship either in the town or within fifty miles of it, and religious Services of any kind were only occasionally held.
As in most frontier towns, in their early history, the L o e d ’ s Day was sadly desecrated by the transaction of business, the performance of labor, and the indulgence of dissipating amusements. Our Services were held in an upper room, and the attendance was not large. Only two or three members of the Church were to be found in the neigh borhood, and there were but few others who were acquainted with our Liturgy. For some time there were no signs of improvement. The Minister went on patiently and faithfully with his duties, amid dis couragements, but without serious opposition. At length there were indications that these Services were producing an effect; the public sentiment was changing, and there was a manifest improvement in the public morals. As a significant sign of this upward tendency, there appeared in the newspaper published in this town an advertise ment, signed by four proprietors of saloons, in which they engage that, on and after the date of their advertisement, they will close their respective places from Saturday night until Monday morning; adding this text of Scripture: “ Six days shalt thou labor, and do all that thou hast to do.” The following appeal was appended by way of a postscript: “ Merchants go and do likewise.” In the paper of the following week appeared an advertisement signed by seven business firms, in which they agree that, on and after the first day of January, a . d ., 1869, they will close their respective places of business from Saturday night until Monday morning. These Resolutions were carried out in good faith, and the change 92 Report o f Bishop) Randall.
which came over the community was very marked and decided. Places of business and amusement were closed, and the streets on the
L o r d ’ s Day were as quiet as in the most orderly village in the oldest States. Now, what has wrought so marvellous a change in so brief a period; what power closed the shops and saloons, and hushed the din of labor on the L o r d ’s D ay? Was it the enforcement of the muni cipal law? there was no such law. W as it the power of public opinion ? the common sentiment was not in this direction. To what agency, then, can such a change be traced, but to the Services of the Church, where the Commandments are read every Sunday, wherein the Sabbath is sanctified by Divine worship, and G o d ’ s Holy Word is preached. It is thus that G od honors the means of His own appoint ment for the reformation and salvation of a lost world. The people are favorably disposed towards our Services. They subscribed liberally for the completion of the church, which is built of adobe, a material much usedfor building purposes in Southern Colorado and New Mexico. St. Peter’s is a tasteful and commodious edifice, having a tower and an open-timber roof. It is at present the only place of worship in the town. This sanc tuary has been erected by the aid of a donation of fifteen hundred dollars, made by Miss E. Hinds, of Philadelphia. The offer of such assistance, incited and encouraged the people to make efforts to raise, among themselves, the amount requisite to complete and p a y for this House of G o d . In addition to this noble gift, Miss Hinds presented the parish with a beautiful and very valuable Communion Service of silver, which was used, for the first time, on the occasion of the conse cration of the church. The geographical position of Pueblo makes it a convenient lo cality for the headquarters of an Associate Mission. From this point, Missionaries could go forth East, W est, North, and South. Easterly, down the Arkansas; southerly, towards New Mexico to Trinidad; westerly, through South Park to Cañón C ity ; and northerly, to Colorado City. But alas! I know not when that can be. If I could find one man willing to occupy this post, my heart would leap with joy. If one could be secured, I would will- ingly postpone all hope of an Associate Mission to a future time. Among the sore trials of a Missionary Episcopate, is that of con secrating a church in a community where it is the only place of worship, and where nearly all the people are inclined to attend its services,— and where great moral changes have been already effected,— and on the evening of the day of the consecration, to lock the door of this temple, and to keep it closed for months, Report o f Bishop Randall. 93
because no Minister can be found among all the army of the L o r d , throughout the land, who is willing to serve at its altar. Such a reverse, following close upon such a success, is indeed a trial. But I am not discouraged. Discouragement is no part of my duty.
This is G o d ’ s work, and He will yet provide. On the other hand, from what has been accomplished at this one point, as seen in the single fact which I have stated above, all friends of Missions may find not only satisfaction, but tokens which should incite them to more earnest prayer and more liberal gifts, in aid of the work of plant ing our orthodox and Apostolic Church throughout the lines of this vast frontier. Such a work will bless their eyes as long as they are in the flesh; and the thought of having left such a legacy to the world will thrill their souls resting in Paradise. The Rev. Mr. Winslow accompanied me to Denver, on his way East, having resigned his appointment as Missionary of the Board. He has worked faithfully at his post, and has ever been most untiring in his efforts to do his duty. The completion of St. Peter’s is one of the satisfactory fruits of his ministry in this place. On Wednesday morning, July 14th, I held an ordination in Christ Church, NEVADA, on which occasion, the Rev. Francis Byrne was advanced to the Order of Priests. The Rev. Messrs. Jennings and Whitehead were present, and united with me in the laying on of hands. Christ Church is, as it has been from the beginning, the only place of worship in this mining town. The Methodists hold occasional ser vices in a hall. The people, having completed their church, built a tower at the cost of several hundred dollars. During the past year they have erected a parsonage on a lot adjoining the church, which has been paid for, and which affords the Missionary’s family a comfortable home. This is the second parsonage which has been built in this Jurisdiction during the past year. I am happy to add that Mr. Byrne has labored at his post, with out intermission, since his first arrival in the mountains, more than two years ago. He has been “ instant in season and out of season.” His zeal and devotion have secured for him the good will of the people, and the blessing of G od has not been wanting. Patient, persistent, and prayerful labors, are sure of a Divine reward here and hereafter. On a previous visitation in June, I confirmed four persons in this parish. On Wednesdajr evening, June 9th, I held a Confirmation in St. Paul’s Church, 94 Report o f Bishop Randall.
CENTRAL CITY, on which occasion I confirmed five persons. I am sorry to say that the Rev. Mr. Jennings, since that time, has resigned the Rector ship of the parish. The Rev. Henry W . Nelson, of Hartford, Conn., has been called to supply the vacancy, who, I hope, will come to our help. The parish school of St. Paul’s Church has been maintained through the year. On Thursday evening, June 10th, I visited St. Mark’s parish,
BLACK HAWK, and confirmed nine. The Service was held in the chapel, which has been very conveniently and tastefully fitted up for the proper cele bration of Divine Worship by the Missionary, the Rev. Courtlandt Whitehead. I again visited this parish on Friday evening, August 13th, and confirmed seven, making, with nine confirmed in June, sixteen, as the whole number, this year. Mr. Whitehead continues to labor here, with great acceptance and encouraging success. Business has been dull, and money scarce, and the people have not been as active in taking measures for a new church, as the Missionary could desire. This result of his able ministrations, will, I trust, ere the close of another season, greet his eyes. On Thursday, July 24th, I went to
IDAHO, and consecrated Calvary Church, erected by William Niblo, Esq., of the parish of Calvary Church, in the city of New York. The Rev. Messrs. Jennings, Whitehead, and Byrne were present, and assisted in the Service. This Church is a neat structure, centrally located, and sufficiently commodious to accommodate the inhabitants of the village. Since the consecration, the people have furnished the church with carpets, chancel furniture, and other articles, for the proper and com fortable celebration of divine worship. The hot Soda Springs of Idaho, in connection with the magnificent scenery of this mountainous region, serve to attract multitudes hither during the summer months, not only from other parts of the Territory, but from the distant States, making it a popular watering-place. It is evident that at such a point our Services should be early and perma nently established. This place is but six miles from Nevada City, Central and Black Hawk, and I have made arrangements with the Rectors of the parishes in these towns, to officiate at Idaho, by turns every Sunday afternoon, thereby keeping up a regular Sunday Service. By this arrangement, the officiating Clergyman can be at his own Report o f Bishop Randall. 95
church morning and evening, and the Service at Idaho is maintained at small expense. A Sunday-school has been organized, and is sustained by a few ladies and gentlemen, who are interested in this work. There is no other place of worship in the neighbourhood. The good which may be done in such a locality by the Services of the Church, constantfy and faithfully maintained, is incalculable. How many men and women in the Protestant Episcopal Church in
the United States are, in the sight of Heaven, stewards, not of G o d ’ s mysteries, but of His riches, which He has entrusted to them, not for their gratification, but for their improvement, who, in the discharge of the duties of their stewardship, might do as Mr. Niblo has done, and build a church! which, though neither large nor costly, is never theless a consecrated temple of the living G o d , dedicated to His worship, where immortal souls may be trained for Heaven, thus pro viding now, and it may be, for all time, for the spiritual wants of an entire community. W hat better investment can any steward make on this earth against the Great Day, that shall bring them a richer revenue while they live, and which will be an abiding monument after they die?
If the grand company of C h r is t ’ s stewards would thus resolve to invest their money, and leave not the resolution to the keeping of their executors, but do at once what their hands find to do, in less than one year this new and growing country would be dotted all over with hallowed sanctuaries, making glad the solitary places of the land, which, without the Church of G o d , must be eternally desolate. Let such arise, and sow now, that the fruits of their charity may cheer their eyes, while it is bright enough to see them, before the sundown of this short life. On the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity, September 26th, I visited GOLDEN CITY, and held a Confirmation in Calvary Church, where the Rev. Mr. Lynd has continued faithfully and profitably to labor. He has, during the year, maintained with good success, the parish classical school. On Monday, September 23rd, I laid the corner stone of
JARVIS HALL, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Lynd. This institution is located about a mile out of Golden City, on an elevated piece of ground, containing ten acres. To the liberality of a citizen of Golden, are we indebted for this eligible site, which, for beauty of situation, convenience of access, and healthfulness of location, is unsurpassed. 96 Report o f Bishop Randall.
It requires no extraordinary spirit of prophecy to read the material future of this young Territory, just completing its first decade. The elements of growth are too apparent to be mistaken. Society is rapidly assuming its abiding form, and is already projecting its power far into the future destiny of the coming State. In such an exigency, social, * political, moral, and spiritual, the value of institu tions of religious learning cannot be over-estimated. Churches and schools, important everywhere, are absolutely indis- pensible in the foundation of a new commonwealth, which, displacing the dominion of heathenism, advances to take its rank among the sovereignties of the great Republic. Impressed by the convictions growing out of these principles and facts, I felt the necessity of doing something to meet, in this direction, the increasing wants of this new country, and, when at the East, made an appeal for means to erect a building to be used for a boys’ school. G o d blessed the plea, and there was a favorable response, furnishing funds for the erection of a substantial brick structure, measuring eighty-three by thirty- three feet, having three stories, with a tower in the centre on the front side. It is to be built according to plans furnished by Mr. Thayer, an architect of Boston, and is conveniently arranged for school pur poses. When completed, it will be one of the most sightly edifices on all this frontier. The name of Jarvis Hall has been given to this building— a vener able name, honored in the early annals of the Church in this country. George A. Jarvis, Esq., of the parish of Christ Church, Brooklyn, (a relative of Bishop Jarvis,) by a very liberal donation, enabled me to consummate my plans for establishing this school. Other and liberal gifts have been received, which, in due time, on the completion of the building, will be acknowledged. Sucli beneficence illustrates the patriotism of pure religion. Christian men and women honor G o d , serve their country, and bless posterity when their charities are con secrated to the work of laying deep the foundations of that education which rests upon the principles of pure religion. The laying of the corner-stone of the first collegiate building in Colorado marks an epoch in the history of the Territory. I trust that this event will be but the beginning of an educational progress which will render this whole land more distinguished for its wealth of good learning than for its mines of precious metals. Should Heaven smile upon this undertaking, what is now but a collegiate school will, I fervently pray, rise ultimately into the full dimensions of an University, meeting the wants of the age, as the country advances. Into this institution I hope to gather immediately candidates for Report o f Bishop Randall. 97
Holy Orders, to be trained on the ground where they are to exercise their Ministry. For four years I have been begging for men, and my reports show with what success. The wants of the East are too many, and the love of home, on the part of young men, is too strong, to allow the hope of recruiting our army for the front from among the ranks of the Clergy in the States. I now appeal to the Churchmen at the East to give me the means of educating such young men as may become candidates for Holy Orders in this Jurisdiction. A Sunday- school can support a student. There are multitudes of persons, each of whom can easily maintain one scholar; and while they themselves
cannot come hither to the help of the L o r d against the mighty, they can send a substitute. The Sunday-school of St. John’s Church, Providence, are supporting a young man who is studying for the Ministry; and a gentleman in St. Mark’s parish, Boston, maintains a candidate for Holy Orders. G od grant these examples may be fol lowed by many others, for the relief of our great necessities. I have the means for finishing Jarvis Hall. Funds are wanted for furnishing it. I go on the principle of building with enduring material, and paying for what I have. If the means wherewith to furnish Jarvis Hall cannot be had, then it must remain unfurnished, and consequently unoccupied. I do not believe that the Church will allow this house to stand empty for the want of household furniture. Should all things go well East and West, I hope to see it occupied early in the winter.
WOLFE HALL.
This institution for the education of girls has now been in ope ration one year. The first term of the second year commenced on Wednesday, the 8th of September. During the past year, an addition has been made to the building, a gymnasium erected, and, by the liberality of Mr. Wolfe, a fine philosophical apparatus has been given to the school, together with an additional piano. W e are also in debted to Miss Wolfe for a library of nearly five hundred volumes. The appointments of this institution are now very complete. There is no reason why Wolfe Hall, with its corps of nine teachers, well qualified for their duties, should not take rank at once with the best schools in the country. The second year has opened very auspiciously, and the school is entirely self-supporting. I should be glad to welcome to the Hall its patrons and other friends, that they might see with their own eyes what has been done for the Christian education of the daughters of the land, and how the gifts of the Church have been used to this end. On my return to Denver, I deemed it advisable to reside with 98 Report o f Bishop Randall. my family in the institution, and now hare it under my personal supervision. While I have labored to establish, on an abiding foundation, Dio cesan institutions of learning, I am not unmindful of the importance of maintaining parochial-schools, and shall do all in my power to encourage and sustain them, so far as it is practicable. A t Central and Black Hawk and Cheyenne, I am happy to say they have been maintained the past year. I hope during the coming year to see Parish-schools inaugurated at other points in the Juris diction. I send my report to be read by another, inasmuch as it is not convenient to travel two thousand miles that I may read it myself. As I do not expect to be at the East for two years, and cannot, therefore, make personal appeals to my brethren for aid, in carrying on the work which the Church has sent me to do in a Missionary Jurisdiction, embracing an area of three hundred thousand square miles, I must trust to their abiding interest for that help which I shall need for building new churches, supporting Missionaries and establishing schools, and doing such other works and carrying for ward such enterprises as pertain to the office of a Missionary Bishop.
To the G r e a t H e a d of the Church my devoutest gratitude is due for the blessing wherewith H e has crowned my life and Mission.
GEO. M. R A N D A L L . Re p o r t o f b is h o p w i l l i a m s o f j a p a n .
J a p a n is passing through the most remarkable revolution re corded in the history of any nation. But little more than a year ago, it was a most decidedly pronounced despotism; now it has a written constitution, modeled in many important features after the constitu tion of the United States, and will soon be a constitutional Monarchy. The supreme power was then virtually in the hands of the Tycoon, whose ancestors had been the de-facto Sovereigns for more than two hundred years. But after a short struggle, which amounted to little more than a slight skirmish, the Tycoonate was abolished, and the Mikado— the Sovereign dejure, they say by divine right literally, as the lineal decendants, in unbroken succession, of the god, to whom the heavenly gods, assembled in grand Council, gave Japan— was restored to his legitimate rights. And now we are seeing accom plished, so far without shedding a drop of blood, what cost England the long sanguinary “ Wars of the Roses,” and Europe streams of blood to effect, the abolition of the powers of the Feudal Lords, and the consolidation of the several principalities under one supreme head. Profiting by the lessons which the histories of other countries teach, seeing in feudalism a source of weakness, continued animosity, and civil wars, which must prevent Japan from advancing, and taking that place among civilized nations, which all Japanese, of enlarged patriotic views most cordially wish, the Princes are coming forward and voluntarily offering to resign their lands and feudal rights into the hands of the Mikado, that Japan may be come a united and strong government. Already about one hundred and twenty Princes, many of them the most powerful in the country, have presented memorials, asking that they may be allowed to hand over to the Mikado their lands and prerogatives as feudal lords. There are of course great difficulties and dangers in such sudden changes, especially if made by a portion only of the Princes, and a definite reply has in each instance been deferred until after the Con vention of the Daimiyos now assembled in Jeddo. While these important changes are taking place, it is the duty of all Christians to make some effort to induce the Japanese Govern ment to remove the stigma they have placed on the Christian Re- 100 ' Report o f Bishop Williams on Japan. ligion, and repeal the law which pronounces sentence of death on every Japanese who embraces the Christian Faith. The American Minister, General Vanvalkenburg, has brought the subject frequently to the attention of the late and present Government, and some time ago wrote me that in a few months at most, he hoped that, with the aid of his colleagues, all of whom fully supported him in this matter, he would be able to procure the repeal of the edict, and entire freedom of belief on the part of the people. But a new minister to Japan has been appointed, and if he is indifferent on the subject, and does not continue to urge it on the Government here, all that General Vanvalkei^burg has done will be of no avail, and the hopes he en tertains of full toleration may not be realized. I do, therefore, most earnestly beg that'a petition may be sent to the President of the United States, asking that instructions may be given to the new Minister, to continue to urge on the Japanese Government the repeal of the savage edict against Chritianity, and the full toleration of religion. X o doubt the present Secretary of State— one so well known in the councils of our Church— would lend his influence to gain for such petition a favorable hearing. The time for bringing the subject again to the notice of the Japanese Government is most opportune, when they are making such radical changes, and so rapidly advancing towards a constitutional govern ment. It is preeminently proper that the American Government, which opened Japan to foreign intercourse, should take the lead in endeavoring to free this poor people from a cruel, barbarous law, and it is most fitting that our Church, which was the first to oc cupy the land with her Missionaries, should be foremost in efforts to deliver this people from the thraldom of a law which keeps them chained down in debasing, degrading, heathen superstitions. W e owe this, too, as a most solemn duty, to our L o e d and M a s t e e , whose honor and glory and dominion we are bound- to set forward and maintain, as much as in us lies. While we are idle, Satan has agents, many of them, I grieve to say from Christian lands, most actively engaged in doing his work, and aiding his cause. He uses as his tools, some who belong to C u b i s t , who have been solemnly dedicated to Him in Baptism, to teach the heathen sins that they had never known. You hear now continually, in the streets of Nagasaki, blasphemous oaths, which are almost enough to make the blood run cold, and little children, thinking they are giving you a pleasant salutation, take Goi/s Holy Name in vain. Here, too, where foreigners have been only a year, next door to me, you hear little boys and girls in their play cursing each other with most horrid oaths. Surely it is high time, for the honor of our M a s t e r , and in Report o f Rishop Williams on Japan. 101
compassion to the souls of the poor heathen people, that we put
forth renewed efforts to teach them G o d ’ s laws, and lead them to a knowledge of a crucified Saviour. W e can effect but little success in gathering converts into the Church till the savage law against Christianity— and to which a death penalty has been attached— has been repealed. Gain the repeal of this law, and send a few men to preach the everlasting Gospel to this most impressible j>eople, and,
G o d being our helper, we confidently believe that the Word of G o d will have “ free course and be glorified.” I do most earnestly plead for Japan, that something may be done to help her, especially that a well-qualified Clergyman and a Mis sionary Physician may be sent out immediately. A Physician would do immense good in overcoming the prejudices and fears, and gaining the good-will of the people, opening up the country to the preaching of the Gospel, and bringing us into contact with large numbers, whom otherwise we should never reach.
May G o d , of His mercy, help us all faithfully to do our duty in making known the depth of the riches of His love to a lost and ruined world, that so “ His way may be known upon earth, His saving health among all nations”— even unto this “ Land of the Rising Sun”— the most interesting and most hopeful of all heathen nations. Respectfully submitted, C. M. W ILLIAM S.
O o s a k a , J a p a n , July 21st, 1869. [I.]
REPORT OF BISHOP MORRIS.
To the Board of Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church:
D e a r B r e t h r e n :— Although I have been less than four months in my Missionary field, I proceed to give you the following Report of my labours, and of the condition of the Mission, as far as I have been able to learn it. I arrived in Portland, with my family and associates in the educational work, on the 2nd of June. W e were most cordially received by the Church people of the place, and at once felt ourselves among friends. Our voyage was one of un expected pleasure and comfort, and we reached our destination deeply grateful for G o d ’ s protecting power and mercy. I had hoped to be able to make a visitation to all the Missionary Stations in both Oregon and Washington Territory, and also to visit the upper Columbia region before the Meeting of the Board of Missions. I found, however, that this was impracticable. The unexpected delay in completing the purchase of Mrs. Scott’s property compelled me to be in Portland, to attend to the erection of St. Helen’s Hall, and to make preparations for the opening of our school, at the time when I had expected to be on a visitation to Puget Sound. I have been enabled, however, to visit all the churches and Mis sionary stations in Oregon, and to officiate in several places where the Services of the Church had never before been celebrated. I need hardly burden my Report with the details of my visitations, as these are all given in my address to the Convocation, copies of which are sent to the members and officers of the Board. I have learned, by observation, something of the character and wants of this Mission, even in the short time I have been in the field, as I have traveled as far South as Jacksonville and as far East as Dalles City, on the Co lumbia River. It is manifest, in the first place, that much labor must be expended where we can expect only slow and small returns. The country is, for the most part, only sparsely settled; the towns are small and far apart, and journeys of three and four days must be made in one direction without a place or opportunity to hold Service. Very few even of the smallest towns or villages are to be found where other Christian bodies have not already established themselves; and we Report of Bishop Morris. 103 have no such inviting openings as are presented in other States, where a rapidly growing population is without any Christian teachers. It follows, of necessity, that much of this work must be, for a long time, Missionary and mainly itinerant. Our great and pressing want then is men, willing for, and fitted for, this work. I have succeeded as yet in finding none such. If any members of the Board can direct my attention to such men, or the men to me, I shall be greatly indebted to them. The only addition to the list of the Clergy, since my election, is that of the Rev. C. R. Bonnell, Rector of St. Paul’s Church, Salem. He is a most valuable acquisition to us, and he occupies an important post at the Capital of the State. W e have no Candidate for Orders, but are glad to report two young men pursuing their preparatory studies for the Ministry at St. Augustine’s College, Benicia. The Southern part of Oregon presents a most important field, in which we should, if possible, place two Missionaries. A t Jacksonville, where I spent three days, I found some fifteen or eighteen baptized members of the Church, who had never con nected themselves with any other communion, besides several others who would favor and promote our ministrations. Ashland, an im proving town some fifteen miles further south, would make a second station, and these, with the surrounding country, would more than employ the time of one Missionary. W e should by all means occupy this portion of the State, with at least one representative of the Church« In all of Southern Oregon now, from Eugene City to the line of California, a distance of over two hundred miles, our Services are unheard and unknown. Here, too, are sad evidences of the power of Romanism in moulding the minds of the young, and, through them, winning their parents to her system. While we tarry, in our appointed work for want of faith or ability, she is reaping a rich harvest. The citizens of Jacksonville will aid us liberally in the purchase of a lot and erection of a church as soon as we can send a Missionary to them. Feeling the importance of continuing the interest manifested in my visit, I engaged the Rev. Mr. Sellwood, of Oregon City, to make a missionary excursion into the southern part of the State, requesting him to spend two Sundays at Jacksonville. He officiated once at Corvallis, once at Oakland, twice at Roseburg, four times at Jacksonville, once at Applegate, once at Ashland, once at Eugene City, and baptized three children at Roseburg; his ministrations were everywhere cordially received, and will doubt less do good in preparing the way for the regular Services of the Church. 104 .Report o f Bishop Morris.
The congregation in Eugene are raising money for the purchase of what is known as the “ Cornelius property,” which consists of four acres of land, with a dwelling-house, school-house, garden and orchard. This will be a valuable acquisition, and greatly strengthen the parish, as well as furnish a place for a school or Associate Mission for that important district. Corvallis, about forty miles South of Salem, is another important central point. W ith Albany, ten miles below, and Monroe, fifteen miles above, it presents a missionary field of good promise, which should be occupied as early as possible. The citizens of Corvallis are very anxious for the establishment of a girls’ school at that place, and they have promised to give a block of ground, and to contribute liberally toward the erection of a building. I have just made arrangements with Mr. Charles Blake, a Presbyterian Minister, who has made application to become a Candidate for Holy Orders, and who is an experienced teacher, to visit Corvallis, with the view of opening a girls’ school there. I have also written to a lady in the East, who desires to come to Oregon for educational or missionary work, and I propose to associate her with Mr. Blake in this un dertaking. I visited M ’Minville, in Tawhill County, on the 25th of June, in company with the Rev. Mr. Sellwood of Oregon City, and the Rev. Mr. Bonnell, of Salem. W e held the first Service of the Church ever held in this place or neighborhood, and I baptized three chil dren. There are several members of the Church living here and in the adjacent town of Amity, who are very anxious for regular Ser vices. This is a rich agricultural country, and, if we could place a Missionary there, there is every prospect to.believe that a good por tion of his support would be provided at once by the people. A t East Portland, on the opposite side of the river from this town, there seems a growing interest in our Services, and the Rev. James R. W . Sellwood now holds a Service there every Sunday after noon. The citizens of that place have purchased for us half-a-block of ground, well located, and we design, next Spring, to begin the erection of a church, to be called “ St. David’s.” W e also opened a Sunday-school, two weeks ago, which had forty children on the second Sunday. East Portland is a growing place, and promises to be one of considerable importance. The Parish of St. David’s, Manayunk, has pledged a thousand dollars toward the erection of a church in Oregon, and I have decided to build it there, where we are promised liberal assistance in erecting the church, besides the gift of the half-block of ground. The only Report of Bishop Morris. 105
church I have visited in Washington Territory, is St. Luke’s, Van couver, which is nobly sustaining itself 'without any assistance from the Board. I leave to-morrow for a visitation to Olympia, Seattle, Port Townsend, and other points 011 Puget Sound. I am told that this portion of our missionary field is improving rapidly, and that I shall find several very promising points for the establishment of our Ser vices. The Missionary at Seattle is much encouraged in his work, and he hopes to build a church next season. One thing I know full well, that I shall find a field far too vast for the small band of laborers that are trying to cultivate it. At Port Townsend I shall find a church, the very outpost in all our North-western country, built by the faith and energy of a few ladies, with no Minister to guide and instruct the people. If any people deserve a Pastor’s care, they are such as these, and I have great hopes that the correspondence I am now conducting will result in securing a faithful Missionary for this interesting portion of my charge. The usual Annual Convocation of Clergymen and Laymen was held in Portland, in the first week of September. An earnest and harmonious spirit marked all its proceedings. It was resolved to hold Missionary Convocations three or four times in each year, at different points. It is believed that this arrangement will greatly promote our work, by calling portions of the Clergy together more frequently, and by cheering and encouraging them and their people. I hope to visit Wallawalla, Le Grand, and other portions of the Jurisdiction, lying east of the Cascade Mountains, before the Winter sets in. Wallawalla has been represented to me as one of the best towns in Washington Territory, and as a promising centre for missionary operations. But as yet no Missionary has been found to occupy this place. From the time of my acceptation of the Mission, I determined, if possible, to connect educational work with it, and took early steps toward securing the property in Portland, belonging to the estate of Bishop Scott, for the purpose of establishing a girls’ school. That property, together with an adjoining lot (making seven-eighths of a block, two hundred feet square) has been purchased, and we are now erecting upon it, “ St. Helen’s Hall,” where we opened a boarding and day-school, on the first Monday of this month. F ift y pupils pre sented themselves the first day, and the number has since increased to seventy-five. W e are building a house 56 feet by 36, throe stories high, in fr o n t of the house occupied by Bishop Scott, which has been moved thirty feet back from its former position, and now
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serves as dining-room, laundry and kitchen. When all is completed we shall have a spacious, convenient, and tasteful building, which, with its adjoining chapel, two school-rooms, and ample grounds, will furnish an educational establishment equal to many in our older Dioceses. The success we have met with at the opening of this school assures us that its establishment was none too early. I do not see how we are to expect our work to progress without an effort to provide for the daughters of this land an education in accor dance with the pure and »Scriptural principles of our Protestant faith. This undertaking is accompanied with weighty responsibilities, and will bring ceaseless care and anxiety to all connected with its manage
ment ; but we feel that it is a venture that must be rnfade. If G od give us wisdom and ability to carry it to a successful establishment; if we may plant here, in the metropolis of the Northern Pacific Coast, one Christian Institution, where girls may receive a sound thorough education which shall fit them for the duties and responsi bilities of life, while it also trains them for the Kingdom of Heaven, we shall be privileged to do a great work. Hitherto, female educa tion has been left here, to an amazing extent in the hands of the Roman Catholics. W e had heard somewhat of this in the East, but the half had not been told us, of what this earnest, vigilant, and sagacious people are doing here to rfiake them strong for future gen erations. W e feel sure that such a school as we have undertaken will sustain itself from the outset, if we can have the property and buildings free from debt and embarrassment. W ill the Church at large aid us in securing this establishment now, while we have so promising an opening before us ?
You have sent me here, Brethren, to do a vast work, with a most inadequate force. If this work were of man, or to be judged of by the results of a life-time, I might well despair of any results satisfac tory to you or to myself. I am well persuaded that no country needs the established, settled, doctrines and teachings; the complete and harmonious system of education and training which we possess ; more than a new country like this. And I am further persuaded that our duty is to stand in our lot, and endeavor to quit ourselves like men, believing that if we are faitnful in our great trust, G od will not withhold His blessing.
W e are strong in the possession of the T r u t h , if we are weak in numbers and inf uence, and if we labor on faithfully unto the end we shall neither lose our work nor our reward. Let me say, in con clusion, that I feel myself the successor of one to whom the whole Church owes a large debt. T h e more familiar I become with the Report of Bishop Morris. 107
character of Bishop Scott, and the more I see of his self-sacrificing labours, the more clearly do I recognize in him, a wise, capable and faithful Bishop; and the more entirely do I covet and pray for the grace and wisdom that shall fit me to carry on the work he began. Praying, dear Brethren, that wisdom and harmony may mark all your deliberations, and that they may set forward the glory o f G o d in the prosperity of His One, Catholic and Apostolic Church,
I remain, faithfully yours,
B. W 1STAR MORRIS, Missionary Bishoj) of Oregon and Washington. *
P o r t l a n d , Sept. 2 9 th, 1869. THE FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MISSIONARY BISHOP OF NEBRASKA AND DAKOTA.
'Mo the -Board o f Missions o f the Protestant Episcopal Church :
T h e progress of our Church during the last year in the Missionary Jurisdiction under my charge, has been 111 many respects encouraging and satisfactory. I will speak first of
NEBRASKA. In this State we have added two Clergy to our last year’s number; two parishes, three churches, and seven Mission stations, and 140 commu nicants. W e need to-day at least five more Clergy, and there is a great opportunity, with a little outside aid, to erect ten additional churches. At Wyoming, Wilson’s Creek, Dakota City, Schuyler, Blair, Tecum- seli, Beatrice, Salem, North Platte, and Llysses, all promising Mission ary stations and growing towns, we ought to have churclft's. The people want them, and will give liberally toward their erection. In most of these places there are no churches of any sort now. And if we do not immediately erect the first church, it may be years before we can build one. The religious body that first occupies the ground has a very great advantage. I think, that with $5-00 of aid for either of these points, a church worth at least $2,000 could be erected. W e have now seventeen churches and chapels in Nebraska, including one at Falls City, not yet completed. Three others will, I hope, be commenced this Autumn. No other one religious body has yet erected so many churches in the State, so far as my knowledge extends. In four towns, at least, in Nebraska, we have the only church edifices. The State is rapidly filling up with emigrants from all parts of the country, and from the continent of Europe. A very small proportion of these emigrants, however, are members of our Communion ; but the greater part of those who are Protestant, gladly welcome our Services, and would be, and are, grateful for the ministrations of our Clergy. W ith a scanty supply of Ministers, and the little means at our dis posal, it is very, very hard work to keep the Church abreast of the incoming tide of population. Letters are pouring in to me constantly Report o f the Bishop o f Nebraska and Dakota. 109
from all portions of the State, imploring assistance for the erection of churches, and for the ministrations of the Gospel. Many of these letters are from Christian people of other names, offering large sub scriptions and property if I will but take hold of the enterprize and advance a sufficient sum to ensure the building of a church. But, alas, my ability to do so is not equal to my 'willingness, and I am forced to forego opportunities that will never come again in my life time, or in that of any future Bishop of 1STebraska. What glorious achievements could be effected in this important matter of church-building in our new Missionary fields, if some of the great Eastern Churches, with their enormous wealth, would adopt, as it were, each of them, one' Missionary Diocese, and concentrate, in good measure, their generosity to the erecting of churches there. Such an Eastern Parish might easily build one or two churches in each year, at an outlay of $1,000 or $1,500, in any one of our Missionary Jurisdictions. W ho could compute the immeasurable good that might thus be accomplished'? It would enable us to occupy first, most important ground ; and no one who has never lived in a new and rapidly settling community can have any idea of the incalculable advantage of having the first church in the town. Many individuals and families not heretofore connected with the Church— perhaps pre disposed to other Communions— are gathered in and permanently settled with us, who never otherwise would be ours. Their presence and their influence, and that of their families and their friends, are thus all secured, and in this way the blessings of the Church, and her Services, and her Sacraments, reach many a soul that would be without them if other Christian bodies preceded us, and we were left to glean after them. The proportion of our own people among the settlers in any new' country is so small that they are very seldom able, without the cooperation of other Christian people, to form congregations or maintain Services. This co-operation is. generally cheerfully and gladly given if wTe can furnish means partially to build the first church. In some cases in Nebraska, where we have now vigorous congregations and handsome chureh-buildings, we commenced with scarcely a single family of our own, and secured liberal contributions from all classes of people, merely because they were anxious to have a church, and we were desirous to have the first one. If we had waited in those instances until other Christian bodies had erected their places' of worship, we should not have had either church or congregation for years to come. There is now' a case of this kind in my mind, and, indeed, resting deeply on my heart. The people of a flourishing little town in the midst of a rich country, met together and determined to build them 110 Report o f the Bishop^ o f Nebraska and Dakota.
selves a church. No one religious body was strong enough to accom plish the work alone. There was but one single Church family in the place. They all— that is, all the Protestants— united together, and were resolved to build one jointly. They procured a plan for a stone church, and commenced its erection. The local gifts and subscriptions amounted to $1,500. They raised this amount and expended it upon the building, but it did not complete it. They have heard that we are somewhat in the habit of building churches in Nebraska, and they have offered me the edifice as it stands, with its valuable lot, and some additional means, if I will only take the church and finish it, and send them a resident Minister. It-will cost near $1,500 to acquire this property, and to seize and hold this position for the Church. Grace Church, Columbus, built by the generous aid of Grace Church, Baltimore, is now complete. It stands within sight of the Union Pacific Railroad track, and hundreds of travellers, as they sweep by every day, on their way across the continent, gaze upon its beautiful tower, some of them wondering, no doubt, how an Episcopal Church like that found its way there. St. Barnabas’ Free Church in Omaha, the third church in that lively city of 20,000 souls, has also been erected during the past year. This parish owes its existence to the zeal and liberality of a few devoted laymen, and an energetic Pastor. It was self-supporting from the start, and is one. of the very few ever established West of the Missouri River without the fostering care of the Board of Missions. I am indebted to St. Stephen’s Church, Philadelphia, to the Rev. John Bohlen of the same city, and to Miss Mary Coles, also of Philadelphia, for large and generous aid towards Church-building in Nebraska, the fuller particulars of which I will give when the churches they have assisted to build are complete. Mr. John D. Wolfe, of Newr York City, a member of your Board, Mr. William Niblo, of Calvary Church, New York, and Mr. A. A. Low, of Brooklyn, a generous Christian of another name, and Mr. J. H. Shoenberger, of Pittsburgh, have also given me valuable pecuniary aid for the work of my Jurisdiction (especially educational), during the past year. So also have I the pleasure of acknowledging contributions from several Christian ladies— one of Hartford, one of Philadelphia, two of New York, and one of Chestnut Hill. Without such remem brances on the part of Eastern friends, it would be impossible to do more for the Church in our new and still poor communities, than to supply here and there the services of a Minister. No Churches could be built, no schools could he established, no aggressive Mis sionary enterprise could be carried out, without more or less of pecuniary help in almost every case. I need hardly say, then, how Report of the Bishop of Nebraska and Dakota. I l l truly grateful we are for what has thus been given to aid us in our w ork . M a y G o d , the giver of all good, reward and bless all who have remembered us in their gifts and in their prayers.
CHURCH SCHOOLS. Our Church Schools in Nebraska are all doing well. Nebraska College*, under the charge of the Rev. Henry R. Pyne, commenced its fourth year on the 23rd of last month. The Rev. James Paterson, and two other gentlemen, laymen, are now associated with Mr. Pyne in the care of the School. It could hardly I think be in better hands.
Brownell Hall, our Girls’ School, commenced its seventh year on the 16th of last month, September. Miss Butterfield, of Milwaukee, a lady in every way qualified, is now at the head of the School. St. James’ Hall, Fremont, is now under the charge of a layman, Mr. Bonete, a Churchman from Canada. Omaha Collegiate Institute, a Church School for Boys, in Omaha, under the Rectorship of the Rev. John N. Rippley, is also doing an efficient work. St. Luke's School, at Plattsmoutli, under the charge of the Rev. H. G. Young, is very full, and in every way promising. These Schools are educating in the Church over 200 of the many pre cious youth of Nebraska. They are working on quietly and patiently. As I travel over the State, and find scattered here and there, those who have been under training in these schools, and observe the influence they are often exerting in behalf of the Church, I feel more and more thankful that God has enabled us to establish these effective and continuous powers for the truth in our frontier country. They are, of course, sources of constant anxiety to myself, the liability of incom petent and unfaithful teachers ; the risk of financial mismanagement; the lack of means properly to sustain them in a new country; all these, and other perils, are incident to such entex-prises; but I am full of faith and hope that they will abundantly repay all our care and pains. THE INDIAN MISSION. The last General Convention erected a new Missionary Jurisdiction in the Indian country, Northwest of the State of Nebraska, and West of the Missouri River. This territory having been taken from that of Dakota, was left temporarily in my charge uutil such time as would be proper for the election of a Bishop for the Indians. The Mission to the Santee Indians is on the borders of this Indian 112 Report o f the Bishop o f Nebraska and Dakota.
Jurisdiction in the State of Nebraska, and could be readily transferred by the Diocese of Nebraska to that Missionary Jurisdiction as soon as a Bishop was chosen for the Indians. Indeed, this would be absolutely necesgary, as a nucleus for Church work among the Indians. Here we have a very large and convenient Mission House, suitable for the residence of a Bishop, a very beautiful Church, a fine Hospital, one Indian Priest, two Indian Deacons, two other Indian candidates for the Ministry, and over three hundred Indian Communicants, all under the wise, able, and efficient management of-the Rev. Samuel. D. Hinman. From this point, Missions are being extended up into the Upper Indian Country by Mr. Hinman and his native assistants, and these Missions may be increased at any time by the addition of more laborers. It would be hard for Nebraska to surrender this most prosperous and wonderful work, and transfer part of her territory, and so many of her Clergy and Communicants, to another Jurisdiction. But I trust, when the time comes, she will not hesitate to do so as a base for Church operations in the large Indian Reservation. My visit to this Mission during the past summer was made pecu liarly gratifying by the presence of a distinguished layman of the Church, to whose whole-hearted interest and large liberality under
G o d , the Mission is indebted for much of its prosperity— I mean Mr. William Welsh, of Philadelphia. He also went farther up the River to the Yankton Indians, in order to determine the propriety of building a School-house and Chapel there for that tribe, who are now ministered to by the Clergy of the Santee Mission. Two Eastern Presbyters, the Rev. Messrs. Shackleford of New York, and Vibbert of Connectieut, also visited the Mission at the same time, and encouraged the work by their sympathy and cheering words. On that occasion I admitted the Rev. Paul Mazakute to the Pi’iest- hood, and ordained Philip Johnson and Christian Taopi, all Indians, to the Diaconate, and Confirmed eighteen of the Tribe. It would be almost impossible for me to express in language my estimate of the importance, the necessity, and the reality of this Mission to the heathen in our midst. I commend it with all confidence and earnestness to the Churchmen of this country. I believe it to be the “ one bright particular spot” in the whole realm of our Indian relations. When I hear and read so much of wrongs done to the Indians, and then go to the Santee Mission and see how much has been done there, and is being done day by day for their elevation and salvation, I thank God that there is one great redeeming phase in the white man’s treatment of the Indian; one beautiful and precious « Report o f the Bishop o f Nebraska and Dakota. llo
picture of Christian self-denial, labor, hope, and prayer, standing out so prominently from a back-ground of wrong and darkness.
DAKOTA TERRITORY. In Dakota Territory the venerable Dr. Hoyt still stands as the Church’s outguard and watchman. During the past year, the Rev. Mr. Morrison, formerly of Nebraska, has joined him, and is toiling with zeal and faith in that far distant field. No other Protestant Church, I believe, but ours, is yet planted in all that region, and but one Romanist, though Missionaries of other Christian bodies here have followed our pioneers into the country. With our two clergy and lay-readers, who are doing almost clergyman’s work, our Services are now being carried to every tovm in the Territory, under a comprehen sive system of Itinerancy established by Dr. Hoyt. In presenting this Report to the Board, I have thought it best, in order to obtain an exact detail of the work, to request Dr. Hoyt and Mi\ Morrison to furnish to me a full statement of what they have been doing the past year. Their letters are so full and satisfactory that I shall incorporate them in the body of the Report, and let them speak for themselves. Dakota is very rapidly filling up. The population of the Territory has doubled in the past year.
“ Yankton, August 30, 1869. “ To the Rt. Rev. Robt. H . Clarkson, D.D.
“ M y d e a r B i s h o p :— It is with pleasure that I comply with your request and forward you a statement of Church-work in Dakota Territory. “ I begin with Bon Homme, the county seat of Bon Homme county. This is the most westward town laid out on the Missouri River. It contains some eight or ten dwelling-houses, and has one store. Within a circle oi three or four miles, there are some forty families. Next year, beyond a doubt, every claim, for some six miles from the River and some miles west of the village, will be taken, giving to the Church at least one hundred families, from which, to gather a Congregation. “ At Bon Homme, we have had monthly Services for the past year; these Services supplied by the Rev. Mr. Woodruff and myself, till the Rev. Mr, Woodruff removed from the Territory. For the past five months, Mr. H. C. Bun, has lay read. I am happy in being able to say he has officiated there with great success. He is highly esteemed, and the large Congregation that assembles, whenever Ser vice is held, testifies to this fact. There are no Church families in Bon Homme. Yet we shall reap if we faint not. 114 Report o f the Bishop o f Nebraska and Dakota.
u Twenty-two miles down the River we come to Yankton, the Capi tal of the Territory. Here we have a Church edifice, and regular Services. No. of families about thirty, Communicants fifty-two. There are some neighboring points in the County which I design to occupy so soon as I can arrange it. Passing down the river, some twenty- eight miles, we come to Vermillion, the county seat of Clay county. I pass over all notice of Church-work in this county, as the Rev. Mr. Morrison, under whose more especial charge the work is, will for ward you his Report. Nine miles below Vermillion, we come to Liberty. Here, as yet, there is no organized town. There are, how ever, a steam saw-mill, grist-mill, and a sorghum-mill. Liberty is surrounded by a substantial and industrious class of farmers. Every claim around it for miles is now taken and occupied, and from its location, I have no doubt it will become considerable of a village. Six miles from Liberty, we come to Elk Point, the county seat, of Union county. One year ago, this village would attract little atten tion, now it can boast of eight large two-story buildings, mostly occupied by merchants, beside some twelve or more one-story dwell ings. It has its dry-goods and grocery-houses, hardware merchant, boot and shoe store, and cabinet wareroom— all doing a good busi ness. “ Here we had erected a Church, which was blown down a year since, by a violent wind storm. W e hope to rebuild, soon. The Church families who once resided here have removed, and with the assistance I have had it has been impossible to keep up regular Services at this point. “ Twelve miles from Elk Point, we come to a thickly-settled farming community, where I have been frequently importuned to give them the Church Services. Here I have officiated once the past year. All the places above mentioned lie on the Missouri Slope, &s fine and rich an agricultural valley as I ever looked upon. Going up the Big Sioux River, and twenty-two miles from the confluence of the Missouri, we come to Rockland, six miles distant from Elk Point. The future of this place is promising. Should a branch of the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad cross the river at this point, it will become a large place. There are now one hundred and twenty-five families within four miles of the village. Here I have the promise of four lots for Church purposes. From Richland, going up the Sioux, and some ten miles distant, we come to what is called the Ross Settlement, where there are some forty families. Going up the river some twenty miles, we come to an unorganized town, called Eden, which bids fair to become a place of some importance. About eighteen miles further up, we come to Canton, the county seat of Lincoln county. This Report o f the Bishop o f Nebraska and Dakota. 115
promises to be a place of importance. Eighteen miles from Canton is Sioux Falls, which until recently has been a military reservation. Here is one of the best water-powers in the West, and as soon as the reservation is open for settlement, a town will spring up as if by magic. A new town has recently been laid half-way between Sioux Falls and Yankton, called Swan Lake City. Early in the spring, a number of settlers will locate there, among whom are some of the regular attendants of Christ Church, Yankton. The Big Soux Valley is indeed a beautiful valley ; its soil is rich and productive. I think I can with truth say, to-day it contains its thousands, where twelve months ago it had its hundreds. “ I have thus, my dear Bishop, given you a concise statement of each place or station in that part of Dakota Territory accessible to us. I hesitate not to say that, following the Big Sioux River from the point where it flows into the Missouri, up to Sioux Falls, a distance of one hundred miles, thence southwest to Bon Homme, a distance of about eighty-five miles, hence down the Missouri to the Big Sioux, about eighty-two miles, a finer, richer, or more productive region cannot be found in the United States ; and if (and there is no room for doubt) immigration comes in the coming year as it has the past, there will not be a claim in all that district (except it be in low, wet land) that will not be taken up and settled. In every town now laid out, save one, I have the promise of lots for Church purposes; and with the help you have now given me— one clerical assistant and tw'O lay readers, I doubt not, in my next annual Report, to be able to say, there is not a village or thickly settled farming community in all this region where we have not had, at least, monthly Services.
“ DAKOTA HALL. “ The building is so far completed that we have had three Terms of school. W e commenced with six pupils; the last Term closed with twenty-seven. The fourth Term opens in September, with every pros pect of an increase of numbers. I had hoped that I should have been able to have finished the Hall this present season. Brethren who promised me assistance have not redeemed their pledges, therefore it remains unfinished. But I do not despair. The work was begun in faith, and for the glory of G o d . Its importance cannot be questioned. It is too soon yet to begin to look for results; yTet perhaps I should state that, of the seven confirmed when you were here, two were members of the school, and since you left another has been baptized. “ Mr. Burr, who acts as lay reader at Bon Homme, is the principal of the school. He is a very efficient teacher. He is in every respect doing a good work for the Church. Mr. Ross, a candidate for Holy 116 jReport o f the Bishop o f Nebraska and Dakota.
Orders, is now with me, and as soon as the arrangements can be made will enter upon his work. I trust the close of the year will enable me to give a good account of his labors. “ Respectfully submitted, “ M. H O YT .”
“ Verm illion, D. T., August 1st, 1869. “ Rt, Rev. R. I I Clarkson, D.D.
“ My D ear Bishop :— I herewith present you my Report of work in the Missionary Jurisdiction of Dakota. I hold regular Ser vices at three different points, all in Clay county, viz: ‘ Vermillion the county seat, where we have a good church-building; iBlooming- dale,’’ twelve miles north of Vermillion ; and on lStar Prairie.'1 In the whole field, I know of but four Communicants, though there are quite a number of persons who are attached to the Church, and a few who have been baptized. Hitherto, all the work of the Church has been of a desultory character; and even now, has very little of a parochial nature. My own services, thus far, have been very similar. But I hope that very soon the whole features of our work will be changed. Until this present time, our church-building has been unfinished; and though we have used it for the celebration of our Services, still it is very uncomfortable. B u t this will not long be the case, for the workmen are engaged, and busy lathing and plastering, and seating the building; and if you should make a visitation to this place the 1st of October, you will find a pretty and churchly arrange ment, quite in contrast with that which you beheld when you preached there 011 the 23d of this month. The Rev. Dr. Hoyt has written me that he will make an appointment and hold the first Missionary Con vocation of the Territory of Dakota, in the Church, when finished, which will be about the 1st of October.
Number of Services celebrated on Su nday: At Vermillion...... 22 Star Prairie...... 0 Bloomingdale, 2 ; 011 weekdays, 2 ...... 4
Total Services...... 32
Marriages...... 1 Burials...... 2
“ Upon the completion of the Church, and after the Convocation, I hope to begin to work in a more parochial way, and, with next Report, to show more results of my labors. But, my dear Bishop, a great deal more of just such work as Dr. Hoyt has done, must still Report o f the Bishop o f Nebraska and Dakota. 117
be done in Dakota; and we can only keep the Church alive, and before the people, by preaching in school-houses and private dwellings, and such like places, until the towns become located, and the population such as shall demand real, thorough parochial Church work...... “ In presenting you my first Report of work done in the jurisdic
tion of Dakota, I remain, yours in C h r i s t and Iiis Church,
“ B. B. M o r r i s o n .”
ORDINATIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS. I have ordained, during the past year, three Priests and four Deacons— seven in all— and confirmed eighty-one persons. Most of our candidates for Holy Orders having been admitted to the Ministry, we have now but three. Three other young men of Nebraska have likewise applied to me for assistance to aid them in preparing for the Iioly Ministry. I am now looking for scholarships for them. During the past year, through the efforts of the Rev. Dr. Oliver, a fine edifice, in Nebraska City, has been purchased for our Divinity School, and the first payment made. It has been named Shoenberger Hall, in ’honour of a generous benefactor of the Diocese. Should we be able (o complete the payment for the building, which we hope to do, we will have one of the finest properties for such an establish ment in the West, situated in the centre of a large and vigorous town. W e shall probably connect it with a day-school, for the south of the city, to be taught by the candidates and other persons suitable for the purpose. Before concluding my Report for the current year, let me seri ously call the attention of the Board of Missions, and of the whole Church, to the absolute necessity for large special contributions for our Missionary work in the West. By special, I mean additional to the sums granted to us by the Domestic Committee for the partial support of a few of our Missionaries. Everything is in a formative condition here now. The religious life of a new country may be shaped or moulded, whilst that of an old and loug-settled community is nearly, or quite, beyond the reach of ordinary powers to change. In Nebraska, for example, we have a larger number of churches than any other Christian body. W e have more Clergy, in proportion to the population, than any other Diocese. W e have schools, under the control of the Church, that are instructing her choicest youth in the Gospel, and in the Church ways and creeds. And it is my deliberate judgment that $10,000 a year, judiciously applied to the support of Missionaries and the building of churches and schools, will do ten ^times as much effective work here as the same amount spent in any 118 Report o f the Bishop o f Nebraska and Dakota*
old Eastern State, where men’s religious opinions are fixed, and where the material on which to work has grown, so to speak, into bone and gristle. The Missionary Bishops need special funds:
1 . To support their Missionaries; because the stipends allowed by the Domestic Committee are not of themselves sufficient, and the people, as a class, are poor— very poor.
2. To build churches; because no sums are granted us for this object by the Domestic Committee. 3. To establish and maintain schools, for these are the right-arm of our power.
4. To educate young men for the Ministry— of the soil, and on the soil. If the special contributions from the Church stop, then our work must falter and flag. Bye-and-bye, when rich farms cover all our great expanse, and years of labor and of trade have filled the purses of our people, we will not ask for aid from abroad. By that time,
with G o d ’ s blessing and your generous help, we hope to have the Church so well established throughout the Territory, her voice so potent in every town and every county, her spirit so well diffused through all the population, that we shall be able, if need be, to give back to a perhaps retrograding East, means to enable it “ to strengthen the things that remain.” Such magnificent and almost limitless realms are the new Missionary jurisdictions of our Church— so marvellous is the rapidity of their material development, so absolutely unmeasurable are their resources and their capabilities, so astonishing the flow into them of the vigorous young life of the world, so certain are they, in our day, to be the seats and centres of social, of national, and of Church power— that I do believe myself to be within the limits of reasonable speculation when I say that ministers and churches, and bishops, and institutions from what are now great Eastern Dioceses, may, within a few generations, be asking Missionary and eleemosynary aid from Nebraska, Colorado and Mon tana. The men are living now— perhaps some are before me this hour— who will see fifty powerful and splendid Dioceses, fully manned and nobly equipped, between the Missouri River and the Pacific Ocean, educating the youth and controlling the religious thought of a population of fifty millions of souls. Here, then, is the strategic point for the Church’s operations of to-day. Into these decisive battle-fields, then, send all your spare strength, and around the conflicts, now waging there, let your sympathies gather; and for the handful of feeble men, who are trying to hold, for C h r i s t . Report of the Bishop of Nebraska and Dakota. 119 and His Church, these strong positions, let your prayers daily ascend. To cut off from our Missionary Bishops the meagre current of special contributions— not so large, annually,’as the salaries of some of our city Rectors— would be as suicidal as for a great nation, on the day before a Waterloo, to put its army on quarter-rations; or, on the morning of the battle, to order its ammunition to be kept out of reach. If the noble laymen who crowd the pews of palatial Eastern Churches are ever tempted to feel that the calls upon their generosity are too numerous— if the Rectors of wealthy parishes are ever dis posed to turn a cold shoulder to a Western help-seeker, if any Bishop of an Eastern city is ever inclined to look with an impatient eye upon the foraging excursions of his Missionary brethren— I beg them to put themselves, in imagination, in our position— a handful of helpless, puny men, in the surge and whirl of such intense activities as the world has hardly ever seen— with the awful vows of Rulership in the Church of G o d upon our souls, and with such opportunities about and around us as G o d never, anywhere, at any time, has vouchsafed to his servants and soldiers. Think of these things. Think of our poverty, of your abundance, of the Church’s amazing opportunity, and remember the Words of the Lokd Jesus, how He said: “ It is more blessed to give than to receive.” ROBERT II. CLARKSON, Missionary Bishop of Nebraska and Dakota, 120
The Domestic Committee ok the Board of Missions in account with N. F. Palmer, Treasurer. 1869. Dr. Sept. 30. To Cash on hand, as per Treasurer's Report, September 30,1868...... $ 148 45 “ Received for General Purposes...... 110,594 47 “ ‘‘ Special Purposes...... 22,116 18 1869. $132,859 10
October 1. By Cash in Bank...... $822 31
1869. Cr. Sept. 30. By Cash paid out in Support of Domestic M issions, viz.: Arkansas...... $5,818 59 Alabama...... 1,516 50 California...... 1,212 00 Colorado...... 8,800 28 Dakota...... 1,182 00 Delaware...... 270 (X) Florida...... 2,581 25 Georgia...... 1,148 00 Indiana...... J,450 00 Illinois...... 971 66 Iowa...... 2.350 00 Idaho...... 750 00 Kansas...... 3,321 17 Kentucky...... 1,535 93 Louisiana...... 1,350 00 Michigan...... 774 00 Maine...... 845 58 Mississippi...... 1,985 16 Missouri...... 2,260 81 Minnesota...... 4,651 04 Montana...... 7,691 56 New Hampshire...... 894 00 North Carolina...... 1.942 33 Nebraska...... 9,238 20 Ohio...... 570 00 Oregon...... 8,685 95 Oneida Indian Mission...... 2,306 25 Pacific Coast Mission...... 2,036 61 South Carolina...... 1,806 50 Santee Indian Mission...... 3,421 00 Tennessee...... 1.965 83 Texas...... 2,319 50 Utah...... 1,495 05 Virginia...... 437 00 Wisconsin...... 3,187 57 Washington Territory...... 507 00 $93,278 45 By Cash paid Secretary and AssociateSecretaries ...... $6,559 94 “ for Traveling Expenses...... 1,389 50 •• '• “ Rent...... 806 00 " “ '• Office Expenses. Stationery, Postage, Extra Help, &e...... : ...... "...... 1,837 72 By Cash paid for *• Spirit of Missions” ...... 1.744 90 •• Young Christian Soldier” ...... 11,601 63 “ •• “ Young Soldier’s Department...... 1,987 69 k- ■■ " Domestic Missionary” ...... 1,695 83 “ *• •• Legacy Expenses...... 48 00 “ “ Interest on Loans...... 1,44K 01 “ '■ Clerk Hire...... 1,317 00 *■ l; “ Board of Missions expenses...... 904 57 “ “ “ “ Printing...... 562 63 “ “ “ on Loans of previous year...... 5,325 00 “ ■* “ Missionary Meeting Expenses...... 696 00 •• •t Special Appropriations...... 834 12 Cash iu Bank, September 30, 1869...... 822 31 39,580 65 $132,859 10 The undersigned, duly appointed a Committee to audit the Annual Accounts of the Domestic Committee of the Board of Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, do hereby certify that they have carefully examined the accounts of the Treasurer of the said Committee, have compared tlie'ir several items with their respective vouchers, and found the same correct, and that there is in the hands of the said Treasurer a balance ol eight hundred and twenty-two dollars and thirty-one cents, in cash, on deposit in bank, to the credit of the said Com mittee. The permanent investments of the Committee—consisting of George Harrison’s Bond and Mortgage, $10,000 ; U. S. 5-20 Coupon Bond, $1,000 ; 1st Mortgage Bond Morris and Essex R. R., $1,500—amounting to twelve thousand five hundred dollars, have also been examined and found
COrrCCt’ ' S- CAMBRELENG, I Cmnmittee CYRUS CURTISS, j ^ tn iU ec. Appendix— Parishes Contributing. 121
Parishes contributing to Domestic and Foreign Missions and the Freedman's Commission, from Oct. 1, 1868, to Oct. 1, 1869.
Domestic . Foreign. Freedman,
Diocese of Maine. V e r m o n t — Continued. ! Ashland, Emmanuel Mis. Bennington, St. Peter’s . $ 2 0 00 $ 1 0 00 $ 1 0 00 Augusta, St. Mark’s ...... Bethel, Christ...... Bangor, St. John’s...... Brandon, St. Thomas’ . ; 32 70 19 20 Bath, Grace...... s 20 00 9 60 18 00 Biddeford, Christ...... 33 30 5 00 Brunswick, St. Paul’s ... e 129 50 Calais, St. Ann’s...... Cambridge, Holy Apos Camden, St. Thomas’ ... ties...... Dexter, Messiah...... Chester, St. Luke’s. Dresden, St. John’s...... Enosbur". Christ... 9 49 17 11 Eastport, Christ...... 10 80 5 40 Ft. Fairfield, St. Paul’s Fairfax, Christ...... 7 00 6 00 Mission...... Franklin, Christ...... Gardiner, Christ...... Fairfield, Trinity...... 7 00 Hallowell, St. Matthew’s Guilford, Christ...... 10 00 6 00 16 00 Houlton, St. John’s...... Highgate, St. John’s ... j. Lewiston. Trinity...... Machias, Mission...... ¡Jericho, Calvary... 3 00 Milford, St. Peter's Miss. IManchester, Zion. Oldtown, St. James’ ___ s 31 00 13 50 | 13 00 Portland, Cathedral...... Montgomery, Union___ 12 35 15 60 “ St. Paul’s...... jMontpelier, Christ...’.. ; 10 oo “ St. Stephen’s. i'Northfield. St. Mary’s .. 6 25 Rockland, St. Peter’s ... j Norwich, St. Barnabas’ 1 Rockport, St. Mark’s Mis 1 Poultney, St. John’s ... 4 05 | 7 85 5 22 Saco, Trinity...... 10 00 !; Randolph. Grace...... Thomaston,* St. John ;; Royal ton, St. Paul’s ___ Baptist Mission...... I Rutland. Trinity...... 38 00 10 00 5 00 Winn, St. Paul’s Mission Shelburne. Trinity___ Wiscasset, St. Philip’s.. r. oo 4 46 i Sheldon. Grace...... : 27 03 41 45 8 69 Miscellaneous...... '.Springfield. St. Mark’s .. 28 Par.—8 cont. toD.M. — St. Alban’s. St. Luke’s .. 7 20 11 60 50 00 6 “ 11 F.M. 83 25 5 51 Swanton. Holy Trinity. ; Tinmouth, St.' Stephen’t Dioc’se of N.Hampshire! ; Vergennes, St. Paul’s ... 21 00 18 00 i Waitsfield. Christ...... 1 Charleston. St. Luke’s.. \ 29 58 10 18 Wells, St.. Paul’s...... i ] Claremont, Trinity i 20 00 20 00 23 00 West Rutland, Grace___ Concord. St. Paul’s ! 100 00 Windsor. St. Paul’s...... ! 4 75 j 5 00 5 00 “ Ch. of St. Paul’s; I ' 65 02 21 11 29 59 School | ITT 4li 3" 00 50 00 j; Miscellaneous ...... 10 00 6 00 2 00 Cornish. Trinity...... 41 Par.— 2 4 cont. toD.M. Dover, St. Thomas’ 1lfi 00 i 56 00 15 - “ F.M. 558 60 191 22 189 70 Drewsville, St. Peter’s., i 10 00 ! j Epping, St. Philip’s ! 5 00 | j Diocese of Mass. Exeter. Christ...... ! 30 40 : Goffstown, St. Matthew’s; j Amesbury. St. James’... 10 00 10 00 Hanover, St. Thomas’. Amherst. Grace...... 14 97 5 00 Holdemess, St. Mark’s .. j • Aiulover. Christ...... 31 10 17 82 9 76 Hopkinton, St. Andrew’s; ; i Ashfield. St, John’s...... 19 15 7 00 Keene, St. James’ | 4500 ! j 20 00 ! Athol. Sr. Peter's...... I Laconia. Grace...... | 1 ; I Beverly. St. Peter's j Manchester, Grace...... Boston, Advent...... j 116 00 81 31 Nashua, St. Luke's...... *• Emmanuel \ 607 56 100 00 Pittsfield, St. Stephen’s, j i “ Christ...... Plainfield, Grace ! “ Memorial...... Portsmouth, St. John's, j 25 00 • ; “ Messiah...... 138 10 35 00 S a n b o r n to n Bridge,! i j j “ Seaman’s Chap’l Trinity...... j ! I “ St. John’s...... 11 15 Walpole, St. John’s i j i “ St. Mark’s...... 4 0 00 West Claremont, Union.' , ! “ St. Mary’s...... Miscellaneous...... I ; : “ St. Matthew’s.. 96 57 4 0 33 3 9 97 23 Par.—10cont. toD .M .------1------| “ St. Paul’s ...... 300 00 ]1447 27 104 00 3 “ “ F.M. I 564 39 : 85 18 ! 149 00 “ St. Stephen’s ... 80 00 ! “ Trinity...... 100 00 608 10 55 00 D io c b b e o f V e r m o n t . | Bridgewater, Trinity___ 5 0 0 Brighton, Epiphany...... Arlington, St. James’ ... 44 16 Brookline, St. Paul’s___ 30 0 00 2 5 0 00 Bellows Falls,Emmanuel 6 00 ¡Cambridge, Christ...... 3 0 0 5 61 122 Appendix— Parishes Contributing to
Domestic.I Foreign. ¡Fieodmaii. j i Mass.— Contin ued. R. I s l a n d .— Continued.
Cambridge, St. James’ .. $ ¡S3 GO j ! Jamest’wn,St.Matthew’s “ St. Peters.. 45 58 j Johnstown, St. Peter’s.. Charlestown, St.John's. 329 00 35 00 155 00 | Lonsdale. Christ...... 156 48 Chelsea, St. Luke's...... 7 00 9 71 |¡Manton, St. Peter’s...... Chicopee, Grace...... j!Middletown, Holy Cross Clappville. Christ...... Newport, St. Matthew’s. Danver, Calvary...... :i “ Emmanuel.... Dedham, St. Paul's...... 201 00 | 80 00 ¡j “ Trinitv...... i 234 00 i 48 00 Dorchester. St. Mary's.. 110 00 155 80 IS* Hlj il 11 Zion...... | 30 00 | Fall Hiver, Ascension... 2 00 ||N. Kingston. St. Paul’s. Fitchburg, Christ...... !Pawtucket. St. Paul's... ! 105 50 I <:>; 03 : 91 86 Framingham, St. John's 14 25 20 00 i| •• Trinity...... ‘ 30 00 i 15 00 ; 33 14 Gloucester, St. John’s... '[Portsmouth. St. Paul’s.. ! Great Barrington, St. ' i Providence. Grace...... 82 00 ! 143 46 165 93 James’ ...... 32 50 14 25 Messiah...... Greenfield. St. James’. .. 115 75 25 00 “ Our Saviour.. Hanover. St. Andrew's.. 70 00 “ Redeemer ! 15 00 j 15 00 Haverhill, Trinity...... 17 63 St. Andrew's. ! 193 00 : 200 00 i 75 00 Holliston, Redeemer— 5 00 St. John's. ¡1001 00 ¡1837 97 ! 842 14 Holyoke. St. Paul’s ...... !| “ St. Stephen’s! 687 00 i 250 00 : 201 00 Hopkinton, St. Andrew’s ;! “ (South). Christ j i 10 00 3 00 Hyde Park. Christ...... 17 00 j J South Scitnate. Trinity.. Ipswich. Ascension...... l| *■ Ports'th. St. Mary’s 1 0 00 3 00 Jamaica Plain,St. John's 150 00 200 00 11Wakefield, Ascension... ! 8 27 i 5 85 8 00 Lanesboro. St. Luke's... 52 85 20 00 ; 'Warren, St. Mark's...... 1 127 80 ! 32 30 32 00 Lawrence. Grace...... H6 00 33 77 , Westerly, Christ...... 593 13 *• St.John’s....; j Wield'ord, St. Paul's___ 20 00 j Lee, St. George...... j 5 CO ¡¡Woonsocket, St, James.. 18 57 i 14 00 i 21 31 Lenox. Trinity...... ; 20 00 j| Miscellaneous...... 1 103 17 ' 152 70 1 50 00 Longwood. Our Saviour. I 323 12 f>80 48 23 50 i:35 Par.—17 Cont. to D. M. Lowell. St. Anne’s j 352 97 84 00 !! 18 " “ F.M. ¡2774 21 ¡3891 79 :il7 ; 86 “ St.John's ! 42 41 Lynn, St. Stephen's...... | j ¡Dioc'se of Connecticut Malden. St. Paul’s...... i 11 Marblehead,St.Michael'i-! 105 (X) 212 00 ! 24 50 lAnsonia. Christ...... i 150 00 Medford. Grace...... i 30 00 ! 30 00 :! Bantam Falls. St. Paul's. ■ 1 83 Medway, St. Clement's.. j : Bethany. Christ...... j (> 00 Melrose, Trinity...... ■ : Bethel, St. Thomas'...... j 28 25 8 00 :: 00 Milford. Trinity...... 1 ‘Bethlehem, Christ...... i Millville, St. John’s...... 3 2 7 5 11 45 : 12 55 ;!Birmingham. St. James' j 107 fid 46 43 16 00 New Bedford. Grace'...... 198 37 ; i s o o I 40 00 ¡Bloomfield. St. Andrew's Newburyport. St. Paul’s. 5 00 ; 8 3 00 ! 17 50 I ¡Branford. Trinity...... 7 00 i 10 00 Newton Corner, Grace..j I ‘'Bridgeport. Christ...... 73 00 “ L. Falls, St. Man')-:| 2 00 J 42 00 ,i " (North) Nativity.... North Adams. St. John's- ij '• (East) St. Paul's...... 1.2 00 ; 5 00 Northampton. St. John's Ii 12 18 i 20 35 ii “ (StratfTId) St. John’s j 13 75 i 57 00 Oxford. Grace...... j 2 50 j 2 50 j 3 75 H Trinity... Pittsfield, St. Stephen’s.11 105 00 ! Bridgewater, Trinity___ Plymouth. Christ ; Bristol, Trinity...... 0 25 Quincy. Christ...... 3 00 Broadbrook, Grace...... j Roxburv. St. James’...... 531 48 307 38 183 33 Brookfield. St. Paul’s ... j 21 30 18 2,3 13 00 Salem. Grace...... 71 88 Brooklj'n, Trinity...... | 50 25 St. Peter's...... 1 00 37 05 2 00 CentralVillage. St.Paul’sj Sheffield. Christ...... 15 00 .15 00 Cheshire. St. Peter's___ ! 48 00 12 48 Somerville. Emmanuel.. Colchester, Calvary...... j Sonthborough.St.Mark's ‘ 33 40 ; 17 15 Danbury, St. James’ ___ j 41 94 5 79 Springfield, Christ...... 528 31 j 65 59 , 2 00 Danielsonville,St.Alb’nsj Stockbridge. St. Paul’s .. Darien, St. Luke’s ...... 4 00 Swansea, Christ...... I Durham, Epiphany...... 1 Taunton. St. John’s— 16 00 ! S. Haddam, St.Stephen’^ 01 70 9 50 7 75 “ St. Thomas.... 123 37 42 00 \ 17 00 East Hartford, St. John'sj VanDeusenville. Trinity Ö 00 10 00 Chapel...... Waltham, Christ...... (i 00 12 00 East Haven, Christ...... Wilkinson ville.St.J'hnV; 0 00 9 34 3 00 Easton, Christ...... Wood’s Hole. Messiah..| East Plymouth, St. Worcester, All Saints'... j : | Matthew's...... Wrentham, Trinity ! 5 00 Essex. St. John’s...... Miscellaneous...... ; 75 11 367 50 6 00 Fairfield, St. Paul’s ...... 89 Par.—44 Cont. to D. M .1 Fair Haven. St. James'.. 45 00 25 00 10 00 45 “ “ F. M.j 4291 01 5973 01 j 1642 13 Glastenbury, St. James’. Glenville. Emmanuel... 2 71 Diocese or R. Island, j Greenwich. Christ...... 55 35 18 00 27 10 |Guilford, Christ...... 15 00 6 10 Barrington, St. John’s..! 5 00 5 00 ¡Hamden, Grace...... 20 00 20 00 Bristol, St. Michael’s ,... 320 35 Hartford, Christ...... 420 25 51 55 4G0 50 Burrillville, Calvary | “ Incarnation___ 47 35 . 78.08 Cranston.St. Bartholm'wi 154 72 i “ St. John’s ...... Crompton, St. Philip’s .. j “ St. Paul’s...... E. Greenwich, St. Luke’s 26 00 Trinity...... 293 50 290 GO 239 00 Greenville, St. Thomas’ . I 11 90 ! “ Good Shepherd 40 00 26 00 Domestic and Foreign Missions and Freedman’s Com. 123
T, . Domestic. I foreign. Freedman J j Domestic. Foreign.
C o n n .— C o n tin u e d . j C o n n .— Continued, j------.... Hanvinton, Christ...... $ Washington. St.John’s.! $11 05 $4 05 Hazardville, St. Mary’s. Waterbury, St. John’s..! 727 15 241 42 200 00 Hebron. St. Peter's___ 27 70 5 00 Watertown, Christ...... 113 11 30 50 5 00 Huntington, St. Paul’s .. 8 00 S 00 West Hartford, St. James] Kent, St. Andrew’s...... 1 80 2 80 West Haven. Christ ; Killingworth, Union__ Weston. Emmanuel 10 25 Litchfield, St. Michael's! 48 00 72 13 27 00 Westport. Chi’]st...... 57 00 5 00 Manchester, St. Mary’s ..! Holy Tanitv..., 7 68 Marbledale. St.Andrew’s! 8 50 Westville. St. James i 5 00 Meriden, St. Andrew’s .. 185 32 50 00 25 00 Wilton, St. Matthew’s .. j C 00 5 00 Middlefield, St. Paul’s.. Windham. St. Paul’s ., i Middle Iladdam. Christ.! 35 00 Windsor, Grace...... i 24 25 Middletown,H’lv Trinity! 133 10 105 50 Winsted, St. James...... j Milford. St. Peter's___ 47 05 30 25 Wolcott. All Saints'...... , Milton, Trinity...... 2 07 2 50 Wolcottville, Trinity...; Monroe. St. Peter's...... 7 25 10 00 18 00 Woodbury, St. Paul’s ...; Mystic, St Mark’s...... Yantic. Grace...... ' 3 00 Naugatuck, St. Michael's 30 00 14 00 2 00 Miscellaneous...... 2G8 01 72 89 144 50 New Britain, St. Mark's 14G 56 66 84 New Canaan, St. Mark's! 10 00 10 00 66 “ “ F. M.|6389 35 2908 14 102!) 92 New Haven, Ascension. 10 75 Christ...... 35 43 20 52 D i o c e s e o f A l b a n y , j “ “ St.John’s.. 27 31 26 12 “ St. Luke’s.. Albany, Grace...... j “ “ St. Paul’s... ill 00 40 57 : “ Holy Innocents.; “ “ St. Thomas' 10 25 20 00 j St. Paul's...... 120154 42 69 Trinity...... 405 89 242 00 250 00 “ St. Paul’s Chapel! New London. St. Janies' 702 00 25 00 ! 60 00 | “ St. Peter’s ...... I 408 38 New Milford, St. John's; 168 03 10 00 ! Trinity...... ! Newtown, Trinity...... \ 118 11 80 11 ! 60 40 Amsterdam. St. Ann’s...; 4 10 North Branford. Zion... Athens. Trinity...... j 5 00 North Canaan. Christ.. .! Ballston Spa, Christ. 44 69 13 00 5 00 Northfield. Trinity...... 10 00 j Bloomfield, Grace...... 1 00 1 00 Northford, St. Andrew's 7 00 7 00 4 00 Boquet, St. John’s ...... N. Guilford, St. John’s .. 5 01! 8 25 Brush’s Mills. St. Peter's; North Haven, St. John's 34 45 12 00 S 50 ! Burnt Ilills. Calvary...... 3 50 60 Norwalk, St. Panl's...... 108 85 60 00 Butternuts. Christ...... 6 50 (South) Trinity, 5 00 Cairo. Calvary...... Norwich, Christ...... i ! Caldwell, St. James'---- “ Trinity...... Cambridge. St. Luke's..., Old Savbrook. Grace___ 94 50 12 00 Cauajoharie, St. Poly carp. Oxford. St. Peter’s ...... 5 0!) 5 00 5 00 ; Canton. Grace...... Plainville. Our Saviour Catskill. St. Luke's, ! 44 00 12 31 Pine Meadow. St. John's Centreville. St. Paul’s ... i Plymouth, St. Peter's... 7 0.1 S 67 Champlain. St. John’s ... \ Pomfret. Christ...... Charlton, St. Paul's...... ; 17 50 Poqnetamiock. St.James IS 87 6 00 Cherry Valley. Grace... . 1 39 00 6 00 Portland, Trinity...... 105 00 !5 00 C’laverack, Trinity...... : Quaker Farms. Christ.. . 12 IN Clermont. St. Luke’s __ ! 5 00 Redding Ridge. Christ.. Cohoes, St. John’s...... ! Ridgefield. St. Stephen's 30 o:i 36 35 Cooperstown. Christ___ 166 32 50 00 50 38 Riverton. Union...... Copake. St. John's...... : Round Hill, Calvary.... Coxsaekie, Christ...... Roxbury, Christ...... t 8 Oil 5 00 3 00 ! 31 00 Salisbury, St.John's___ 10 0<1 Deposit. Christ...... ; Seymour. Trinity...... \ 12 42 10 00 ; Duanesburgh. Christ___ 21 50 1 8 71 Sharon, Christ...... ' Ellenburgh. St. Peter’s..! Sherman. St. Poly carp's Essex, St.’ John’s...... 5 00 2 60 Southbury, Epiphany., . 2 50 ' 5 oo : Exeter, St. John’s...... South Farms, Christ .... Fairfield. Trinity...... 5 25 South Glastonbury, St. j Fort Edward, St. James', 12 00 ! 7 ¿1 Luke’s...... ; 18 00 5 50 ; Franklin. St. Paul’s...... ‘ Southport, Trinity 1 no (>i 35»! 51 j 30 36 Garrettsville. St. Mark’s. Southington, Redeemer.1 Glen’s Falls, Messiah.... ; 5 55 Stamford, St. John’s— ! 248 22 183 MS ; 221 34 Gouvernenr. Trinity___ “ SI. Andrew's..' si r.8 Granville, Trinity , Stonington. Calvary___ 141 87 13 00 Greenbush. Messiah ! Stratford, Christ...'___ 153 00 30 00 Green Island, St. Mark’s; TariilYille. St. Andrew's Greenville, Christ ; Thomaston. Trinity ; Hampton, Christ...... i Thompsonville, St. An-j Herkimer, Christ...... i 10 00 drew...... Hobart. St. Peter’s ; T r u m b u ll, (Tashua) Hoosick Falls, St. Mark's: 16 66 5 CO Christ...... 5 00 2 87 Hudson, Christ...... j 224 56 “ (Long Hill) Grace..! 11 63 12 86 Johnstown. St. John's..! 7 00 “ (Nic’lsF'm) Trinity i 11 01 Keeseville. St, Paul's..., Unionville, Christ j Kinderliook, St. Paul’s. Wallingford, St. Paul’s ..! SI (¡0 (i 85 Lansingbnrgh. Trinity.. Warehouse Point, St.1 Lisbon, St. Luke's : John’s...... i 41 05 Little Fall». Emmanuel. 124 Appendix— Parishes Contributing to
I Domestic.) Foreign. ¡Freedman. ; | Domestic.1 Foreign. A x b a n y . — Continued. ' ------1------C’ntk’lN .Y.— C u / ü i n v t ü ------Luzerne, St. Mary's I $4 40 $8 00 $ Champion, St. John’s ...! Malone. St. Mark’s i 15 £¡4 13 50 Chittenango, St. Paul’s..! Mechanicsville.St.Lukes i 0 10 : 3 00 1 1 56 Clark’s Mills, St. Mark’s.! 3 75 Middleburgh, St. Luke's5 1 ;Clayton, St. John’s...... ! Monticello, St. John's.. : 2 20 7 00 , ¡Clayville, St. John’s ; 1 Morris. Zion...... ; 78 49 , 26 84 '¿j 77 ¡¡Cleveland, St. James’ ...: 9 00 | 4 30 Morristown, Christ i '] ! ¡Clinton, St. James’ ...... ! a 00 ! 4 68 Norfolk, Grace...... i IConstablevillu.St. Paul's. ■ 4 00 i X orthampton, Redeemer j ¡Constantia, Trinity...... ! 1 90 ; 1 00 Norway, Grace...... iCortlandville. Grace...... 6 20 | Oakhill, St. Paul’s...... ' ¡Danby. Christ...... Ogdensburgh, St. John’s; , iDeansville...... ! Otego. Emmanuel...... ¡Dexter, All Saints’...... ' Plattsburgh. Trinity____ , 68 00 I 26 00 : ¡East Bloomfield, Zion...: Portlandville, St. John’s 3 00 East Florence, St. John’s! Potsdam, Trinitv...... 1 38 50 : 10 00, Ellisburgh...... Pottersville, Christ ; Elmira, German Mission; Prattsville, Grace , Grace...... ! Rensselaerville, Trinity 29 00 ; 17 00 “ Trinity...... , Richfield, St. Luke’s ..I I Fayetteville. Trinity___ *' Springs, St. John’s; Forrestport, Christ...... Rouse's Point. Christ... Fulton, Zion...... j Salem. St. Paul’s...... i 52 00 jGeddes, Apostolic ! Sandy Hill, Zion...... ! 14 50 6 37 ; iGreene. Zion...... i 10 74 16 62 Saratoga Sp'gs, BethesdaI 39 00 25 00 Guilford, Christ...... - Schagticoke. Trinity___ ; Hamilton, St. Thomas’.. Schenectady,St. George’s 58 00 10 00 , 1 00 Harpersville, St. Luke’s. 8 00 Schoharie. St. Andrew's1 Holland Patent.St.PaulV 13 00 ■l 50 Schuy’ville.St. Stephen’s 6 06 Homer. Calvary...... 22 3!) Sharon Springs, Trinity Horseli’ds. St. Matthew’s S. Westerlo, Emmanuel1 Ithaca. St. John’s 37 11 90 47 Stillwater, St. John's.... 1 00 1 25 . 00 94 Jamesville. St. Mark’s ... Stockport,St.John Evan ' i Jordan, Christ...... : 50 68 9 00 2 00 gelist...... ; 15 00 10 59 i lLafargeville...... Ticonderoga, The Cross.! .Lowville, Trinity...... Troy, Christ...... ; ¡Manlius, Christ...... Holy Cross...... IMarcellus. St. John’s ....; St. John’s...... 75 00 jMcLean, Zion...... 1 00 1 00 St. Luke’s.: ...... ¡Mexico...... St. Paul's...... 230 00 00 ¡Montezuma. St. Paul's... Ascension...... ¡Moravia. St. Matthew’s .. Unadilla, St. Matthew’s. ■Mount Upton, Grace.... Waddington. St. Paul's. : ¡New Berlin. St.Andrew’i- 18 00 6 00 37 83 Walton, Christ...... 5 85 ¡New Hartford.St.Steph'n ■”> 00 2 00 Warrensb’gh. Holy Cross jNorthville. Calvary...... Waterford. Grace...... ¡Norwich. Emmanuel i 40 97 7 92 6 25 West Burlington, Christ. 10 15 Oneida. St. John’s 6 62 6 50 6 25 West Charlton.St.Mary’s Oriskanv. St. Peter’s •> 25 ; Westford, St. Timothy's Osceola, St. Peter's i West Troy, Trinity...... 75 00 15 00 , Oswego, Christ...... 57 11 j 29 43 Whitehall, Trinity...... Evangelist’s . . . 1 26 00 Windham, Trinity...... 5 00 5 00 i Owego. St. Paul’s ...... 26 20 Miscellaneous...... 8 00 60 75 I 2 00 Oxford. St. Paul’s ! 159 00 16« 00 4 9 00 108 Par.—40 cont. to D .M .------— ¡Pari8 Hill. St. Paul’s. ...j ! 3 20 31 " “ F.M. 211)6 05 761 02 131 21 jPerrvville, St. Stephen’s ¡Pierrepont Manor, Zion. 22 25 i 21 35 D i o c ’ s e o f C ’x t r ’ l N . Y . : Plain ville...... Port Byron, St. Paul’s ... 2 00 Adams, Emmanuel 2 20 ¡Port Lvnden. St. Mark’s Afton, St. Ann’s ...... 4 15 iPulaska. St. James’ ...... Antwerp...... ¡Redwood. St. Peter's__ Auburn, St. John's ; Rome. Zion...... > 19 38 “ St. Peter's ; 167 35 46 20 ; 45 52 Sackett’s Ifarbor, Christ. 38 25 Augusta, St. Andrew's.. : 6 25 1 SO ¡Seneca Falls, Trinity.... 21 30 Aurora, St. Paul’s 1 50 Sherburne. Christ...... 33 33 6 57 Bainbridge, St. Peter’s..; 25 20 Skaneateles, St. James’ ., 38 14 2-J 15 Baldwinsville. Grace 15 00 14 ¡Specdsvillc, St, John's.. ■ Belleville, St. Paul’s .... Sterlingville...... ; Big Flats. St. John's 00 70 1 Of) Syracuse. St. James’ ; 20 11 14 57 9 60 Binghamton, Christ 55 75 j “ St.Paul’s i ‘16 52 56 58 Booneville, Trinity...... “ Trinity...... Bridgewater, Christ...... !Theresa, St. James’ ...... Brownville. St. Paul’s... \Truxton. St. Mary’s...... Camden, Trinity...... ¡Union Springs, Grace... Canastota...... Utica, Calvary...... 5 00 Candor, St. Mark’s ; 1 «5 !j Grace...... 5 00 159 15 Cape Vincent. St. John’s “ St. George’s 2 15 i 1 00 Carthage, Grace...... ‘‘ St. Paul’s I | Cazenovia, St. Peter’s... 20 00 40 00 -i “ Trinity...... 10 30 Cayuga...... ¡Waterloo, St. Paul’B j 68 38 i Domestic and Foreign Missions and Freedman?s Com. 125
Foreign, j Freedman. C'ntb’l N.Y.— Continu'd N. Y.— Continued. Watertown, Grace...... New York, Advent...... Trinitj'___ " All Angel’s...... 10 00 Watcrville. Grace...... “ All Saints’ ...... Waverly, Grace...... “ Annunciation___ 20 94 14 19 5 94 Weedsport, St.John's.. “ Anthon Memorial 247 62 West Granby, St. Luke’s “ Ascension...... 10 00 3 235 56 Westmoreland, Gethse- “ Atonement...... mane...... 1 80 3 00 Calvary...... 2679 39 683 39 1023 57 Whitesboro’, St. John’s. G 62 “ " Chapel.. J 210 07 118 04 Windsor, Zion...... 2 00 Chapel of the Shep-I Miscellaneous...... 203 59 100 00 herd’s Flock... I 102 Par.—16 cont. to D.M. Christ...... ! 296 58 I 100 08 32 " “ F.M. 1364 13 722 67 429 46 " Epiphany...... j 148 08 ! 1 " Good Shepherd.. 26 00 i Diocesk of New Y oke. Grace...... 3011 45 | 430 93 “ Grace Chapel...... 11 45 Amenia, St. Thomas’ .. . 10 00 j " Heavenly Rest... Annandale, Holy Inno “ Holy Apostles'__ cents...... Chapel Bedford. St. Matthew's.. ! 68 57 " Holy Comforter.. Beechwood. St. Mary’s.. 3 0 25 2 4 75 “ Holy Communion Beekman. St. Mary's’ ___ Holy Martyr’s___ Briar Cliff, All Saints’ .. 5 80 “ Holy Saviour...... 213 Canterbury, St. John’s.. 5 00 “ Holy Sepulchre.. Carthage 'Landing, St. •• Holy Trinity... Mark’s...... 15 00 (Harlem) Castleton, Advent...... " Incarnation...... 100 50 36G 16 | “ St. Marv’s___ Intercession...... 91 00 ! St. Paul's. 627 66 18 50 " Madison S. Chap. City Island...... 10 00 “ Mediator...... Clarkstown...... Nativity...... 51 00 10 00 Clifton, St. John's...... 504 91 184 18 Our Lord...... St. Simon’s ...... " Our Saviour...... Clinton, Apostles...... •• Reconciliation... Cold Spring. St. Mary’s 96 60 16 35 " Redeemer...... Cornwall.Holy In’oc'nts' 10 00 3 00 " Reformation .. .. 4 0 o o ; Cortland (Croton) St Au “ Resurrection...... 4 GG | gustine’s...... “ Santiago...... East Chester. St. Paul's. ■4 St. Alban’s ...... Edgewater, St. Paul’s ... ■■ St. Andrew's...... 185 130 31 1G9 72 Ellenville, St. Paul's.. .. " St. Ambrose...... IT Eltingville, Holy Com St. Ann's...... 296 172 77 82 72 forter...... ■' St. Barnabas'...... Esopus, Ascension | " St.Bartholomew's 2422 792 83 Fishkill, Trinity...... 6 75 “ St. Chrysostom... 19 10 17 Fordham, St. James’ ... 150 00 142 32 St. Clement’s— 267 92 38 32 38 Glenham, St. John Bap " St. Esprit...... 1 00 tist...... 10 00 4 00 u St. George's...... >575 00 Goshen, St. James’ ...... - St. George's Cha 15 00 Greenburgh. Zion...... 80 90 pel Free Gracv.. Greenfield. St. John’s... i " St. Geo. Ger. Mis.. Greenwood Works, St. “ St. James’ ...... ! 57 78 1 John’s...... “ St. John Baptist.. \ 8 69 i 13 79 Hamden, Trinity...... 9 84 St. John Evangel, j 18 33 18 33 Haverstraw,Holy Trinity 3 98 6 41 | '• St. John’s Chapel: 17 28 ; 25 00 Hyde Park, St. James’ .. 18 00 •• St. Luke’s...... j ! 122 00 ! | Irvington, St. Barnabas’. 134 05 “ St. Mark's...... !l51iS 00 ; Katonah, St. Mark’s...... •• St. Mark’s M is... i i 29 00 ! Kingston, St. John’s___ 18 50 ! " St. Mary's...... ’ ; 10 00 ; Lewisboro’, St. John's.. •• St. Matthias...... Lithgow, St. Peter’s...... 11 35 | " St. Michael’s ...... 55 ’ 34 48 Madalin, Trinity...... 5 00 " St.Paul's (Twelfth Mamaroneck.St. Thomas 3 4 00 1 W ard)...... Marlboro’, Christ...... 7 90 4 85 S " St. Paul's (York-| Matteawan, St. Luke’s.. 88 00 54 00 ; ville)...... Middletown. Grace...... St. Paul’s Chapel.! 139 08 | 249 64 Milton, All Saints’ ...... " St. Peter’s...... 81 G2 94 55 Morrisunia, St Ann’s — 30 00 j “ St. Philip's i St. Paul’s ... 96 00 '• St. Saviour ! Trinity...... 25 00 “ St. Stephen’s i Mott Haven, St. Mary’s. “ St. Thomas’ i1!)01 4 8 0 92 480 92 Mt. Pleasant, St. Mark's " St. Timothy’s ___ 36 3G 67 36 67 Mount Vernon, Trinity. “ Transfiguration ..; 903 267 78 18 17 New Brighton, Christ . .. 76 64 84 87 “ Trinity...... 614 7G 64 Newburgh, S. George’s. 235 00 55 91 ; “ Trinity Chapel ... 1480 618 59 25-1 79 Newburg, St. John’sCh'l “ Zion...... 20 14 25 “ St. Paul’s...... 10 00 48 83 1 “ Zion Chapel...... New Castle, St. Mark’s .. 8 86 | Northcastle. St. Mary’s.. New Rochelle, Trinity.. 73 25 i u St. Stephen's___ 1 8 0 0 N. Windsor, St. Thomas’ North Salem, St. James' 126 Appendix— Parishes Contributing to
L. Island.— Continued. Nyack, Grace Brooklyn, St. Matthew’s Paterson. Christ “ St. Michael’s.. Peekskill. St. Peter's ... “ St. Paul’s...... Pelham. Christ...... 1 25 00; 35 “ St. Peter’s____ 495 19 Philipstown. St. Philip',': 314 25' 50 “ St. Peter’s C’l. Piemiont, Christ...... : 91031 92 “ St. Stephen’s.. Pine Plains. Regenerat’n i | “ St. Thomas... PleasantYallev.St.Paul’s' 4 67j 3 “ Wesley Chap’l Pleasantvillle. St. John’ s. ! (E. D.) Calvary Portchester. St. Peter’s. 86 01 39 “ Grace...... 50 Port Jervis. Grace...... “ St.John’s...... Poughkeepsie. Christ...; 618 03 92 “ St. Mark's...... Holv Comforter; 109 47 16 “ St. Paul’s...... 1 00 “ St. Paul’s 203 49 131 35 22 Cold Spring Harbor St. Ramapo, Christ...... j John’s ...... Red Hook. St. Paul's j College Point, St. Paul’s Christ...... ! 17 Chapel...... 20 00 Khinebeck. Messiah ! j E. Hampton, St. Luke’s Rhineclifl. Ascension ... j j 20 Chapel...... Richmond. St. Andrew's! I 45 East New York, Trinity “ (FactoryvilleV Flatbush, St. Paul's...'. 00 70 00 Trinity Ch'l | 30 00; 33 Flushing. St. George’s .. 43! 119 95 Riverdale. Christ . . . . Fort Hamilton,St.¿John's Rondout, Holy Spirit Glen Cove. St. Paul’s ... Rossville. St. Luke’s. 45 50 Green Point, Ascension Rve. Christ...... 326 49 i Green Port, Holy Trinity Saugerties. Trinity j 93 87 136 311 21 79 Hempstead, St. George's 17 13| 18 10 Scarsdale, St. James’ the i Huntington. St. John’s. 97 64! 22 75 Less...... ! 75 00: 50: Islip, St. John’s...... 4 50! Sing Sing. St. Paul’s. . ..! 32 25; 00: " St. Mark’s...... ! 10 00 4 00 “ Trinity j 321 33; 15; 45 00 Jamaica. Grace...... 14 00! 5 00 Somers, St. Luke's i 157 30 101 55 25 32 Southfield. Holv Comfor.j I L. Island City, St. John's ! 13 00 Spring Talley. St. Paul's! Manhasset, Christ...... 8 00; 8 00 Stone Ridge'. St. Peter's. - | jiMaspeth, St. Saviour____ Stottsvillc. St. Barnabas'; I j!Newtown, St. James’ ... 227 44| 48 00 Tarrytown, Christ ; 18 80 2fii ¡¡New Utrecht (B. Ridge'ii St. Mark's..; 13 | ! Christ...... :i 95 50 Tuckahoe. St. John's... i 7 3 65! North Brooklyn, Christ.! 67 57 25 20 1 15 18 Walden. St. Andrew’s... j )!Oyster Bay, Christ...... I 25 0Ü' i Wappinger Falls, Zion..! , Patchogue, St. Paul’s ...! Warwick. Christ...... : 1 ¡¡Ravenswood, St.Thomas; 20 00 ! Westchester. St. Peter's.: 451 49 ¡Rockawav, Trinity...... 36 38 11 48 West Farms, Grace...... 31 20 8 57 ¡Ronkonk'oma, St. Mary's! West Point. Chap. U. S.j !Sag Harbor, Christ...... ; 1 M. Academy...... ; 17 iSayville. St. John’s...... 5 00| 2 00 | White Plains. Grace...... ! 1 127 15 ¡Setauket, Caroline...... Wilmot. St. John's 2 ¡Sinithtown, St. James’ . . Yonkers, Mediator...... j 69 31 51 i [South Oyster Bay, Grace i 1 St. John's 4 50 00, iWhitestone, Grace \ 71 00 St. Paul's...... jYaphank...... j Miscellaneous...... 2725 72 3575 53 1134 28 113 70| 108 47 21 67 180Par.—89 cont. to D.M. ------(67 Par.—29 cont. to D.M. 87 “ " F.M. 32004 94.2161!) 75 452'J 09 26 “ “ F.M. ¡12074 41:3523 35 999 69
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Astoria, St. George’s ! 313 45 435 09 • Addison. Redeemer j 5 00 Redeemer. 33 45 38 80 Albion, Christ...... | 5 00 5 00 Brooklyn, All Saints’ ___ Angelica, St. Paul’s j 5 00 3 25 *• Ascension...... Avon, Zion...... ! 8 00 5 00 3 00 Atonement__ Batavia, St. James' 112 0-1 93 30 Calvary...... Bath, St. Thomas’ 37 60 14 00 Christ...... 2 00 ! m 57 118 50 Belmont, St. Thomas’... “ Emmanuel.... 109 32 Belvidere, Christ...... “ Evangelist... ; Brook’s Grove...... “ Grace...... ; 292 50 605 02 Bradford, St. Andrew’s..! 2 00 Holy Trinity.. 200 00 100 00 Bran chport, St. Luke’s .. 22 38 20 00 Messiah...... Brockport, St. Luke’s .... | '16 93 4 25 2 00 “ Our Saviour... 80 00 Buffalo, Ascension I 33 72 Redeemer...... 100 oo; Grace...... ! 15 00 4 40 “ Reformation..! “ St. James’... St. Andrew’s..; St.John’s...... 1 100 00 69 79 St. Ann’s ...... 960 68 16 04 “ St. Luke’s ; “ St. James’ ___ “ St. Paul’s I 306 34 “ St. John’s ___ 21 61 21 86 “ St. Philip’s j “ St. Luke’s ___ “ Trinity...... ! 134 00 30 83 St. Mark’s .... 31 00 Canandaigua, St. John's' 27 22 37 30 St. Mary’b.... Canaserga, Trinity | Domestic and Foreign Missions and■ Freedman’s Com. 127
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Catherine, St. John's__ >106 90 D i o c e s e o r N e w J e r s e y Ceiitrefielcl, Trinity...... Charlotte, All Saints’.... Clifton...... Alexandria. St. Thomas' ; 22 20 Clyde, St. John’s...... 16 25 6 32 1 00 Allentown, Christ...... Corning, Christ...... Andover, Mission...... Cuba, Cnrist...... Atlantic City, St. James’ Dansville, St. Peter’s__ Mission...... Dundee, Grace...... *" St. John's Dunkirk, St. John’s...... Baskingridge, St. Mark’s East Aurora...... Mission...... East Bloomfield, Zion... Belleville. Christ...... 225 05 Ellicottville, St. John’s. Belvidere. Zion...... Forestville, St. Peter’s.. 2 00 2 00 Bergen, St. Paul...... Fredonia, Trinity...... 9 00 Zion...... 20 00 : 5 00 Geneseo, St. Michael’s.. 87 US 15 23 Bergen Point. Trinity... 257 50 40 00 Geneva, St. John’s Chp’l Berlin, St. John’s Mis. “ St. Peter's...... 66 00 32 50 123 50 Beverly, St. Stephen's.. i “ Trinity...... j 222 49 223 50 Bloomfield. Christ...... ! Hammondsp'rt,St. James Boonton. St. John’s Mis. i 10 00 Havana, St. Paul’s...... i Bordentown. Christ I HoneoyeFalls.St. John's, (i 85 Bound Brook, St. Paul's! Hornellsville. Christ 7 55 6 50 Mission...... | Howard, Trinity...... Bricksburg. Mission___ Hunt’s Hollow.St. Marks 5 55 Bridgeton. St. Andrew’s Jamestown, St. Luke’s.. Burlington, Holy Child Johnson Creek...... Jesus...... Lancaster...... | " Holy Innocent's. Le Roy, St. Mark’s j 61 40 “ St. Barnabas'___ Lewiston. St. Paul’s ! St. Mnrv's...... 254 35 53 80 41 50 Lima, Christ...... 8 85 “ St. Mary's Hall.. 4 5 00 Livonia...... i Camden, St. John's...... Lockport, Christ.. 16 00 !' " St. Paul’s...... 50 00 35 00 Grace... 16 45 I Cape May Island, St. Lyons, Grace...... I IS 63 j John's Mission Mavville, St. Paul's...... 00 3 88 ¡ Cape May, C. H. S t. Medina, St. John's...... i; Peter’s Mission Middleport, Trinity...... 'Chew’s Landing. ■ St. Mount Morris. St. John’s 28 24 John's Mission...... Newark, St. Mark's j ! Clarksboro' St. Peter’s.. 20 00 Niagara Falls, St. Peter's: 194 25 12 45 ■£) 00 ! Clinton, Calvary Mission “ Deveaux College, j 15 00 i Colestown. St. Mary's... Nunda. Grace...... 8 50 ] Coytesville, Mission ■ Oakfield, St. Michael's.. 2 35 2 65 I Crosswicks, Grace j Olean, St. Stephen’s...... ; Dover. St. John’s 3 00 I 3 00 Palmyra, Zion...... 4 00 ! East Newark, Trinity ! Penn Yan, St. Mark’s ... : Mission...... | Phelp’s, St. John’s...... ; Eatontown, St. James' | Pittslbrd, Christ...... 15 85 Mem...... ! 7 79 | Pultncyvillc, St. Peter's. 'Edgewater, Mediator...! 28 10 Randolph, Grace...... iiElizabeth, Christ ; 4 0 78 ! Richmond, St. Paul’s__ || - St.John’s...! 10 00 775 42 ! 100 00 Rochester, Christ...... -I I 75 I 23 00 “ Trinity | “ Grace...... 64 39 I.Elizabethport. Grace....; 13 50 “ Good Shop'rd |:Englewood, St. Paul's..; 2 75 182 57 30 85 “ St. Luke’s .... 18 50 262 55 32 00 ■Englishto’n. St.George’s “ St. Matthew’s i| Mission...... “ Trinity...... 110 00 100 00 95 00 jFairview. Trinitj’ : Royal ton, St. Luke’s— I'Farmingdale. Mission... j Salamanca. St. Mary’s... ! i Flomington, Cal vary Mis j Sodus, St. John’s ...... 1 Florence. St. Stephen’sj Sodus Point. Christ----- !, Fort Lee.Good Shepherd j Stafford, St. Paul's...... liFreehold, St. Peter’s — i 4 7 50 29 23 Suspens’nBridge,College |; Glassborough.StThomas i Chapel...... I Gloucester,'Ascension.. i “ Epiphany. 4 25 15 00 ! Greenville, Grace | Warsaw, Trinity...... Greenwich, St. John’s! Watkins. St. Janies’...... 34 93 5 00 j Mission...... J Wethersfield, St. Clem Hackensack, Christ I ent’s...... Ilackettstown, St. James’ Wellsvillc, St. John’s ... Mission...... j West Dresden...... Haledon, Mission | Westfield, St. Peter’s.... 6 00 Hammonlown, Mission ! Williamson, St. John’s Haddonfield, Grace...... Chapel...... Hightstown, Trinity ! Wolcott, St. Stephen’s.. Hoboken, Atonement.. Youngstown, St. John’s 3 00 “ St. Paul’s___ Miscellaneous...... 887 82 360 97 121 73 Trinity 73 79 50 88Par.—43 cont. toD. M. Hope, St. Luke’s...... 27 “ “ F. M. 2S84 80 11404 12 433 40 Howell Furnace, Mission 128 Ajypendix— Parishes Contributing to
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Hudson, Holy Trinity . $ 2 2 72 $ A ! I Shrewsbury, Christ...... “ St. Paul's___ i¡Somerville. St. John’s.. j 7 80 !|South Ambov, Christ... ; 365 58 32 07 3 7 n i!South Orange. Holy 601 50 15 98 20 98 i' Communion ’. “ Trinity...... iSpotswood. St. Peter’s.. Johnsonbnrg, Christ... Stanhope. St. Peter’sMis. Kevport. St. Mary’s Mis ; l o o Stockton. Church of Our Knowlton. St. James'.. Saviour, Mission j Lambertville. St. Andrev Summit. Calvary...... j 26 00 Long- Branch. St. Janies iSuccasunna. Mission. . . . | Macedonia, Mission___ ; Swedeslioro’ Trinity ; 4 0 38 ; Madison. Grace...... 23 .V. 53 58 Tom's River. Mission...! Manchester. Mission... liTrenton, St. Michael’s . . 1 161 46 ■ 26 06 Mantua. St. Luke's Mis. " St. Paul’s , !: Trinity ; Metnchin. Mission...... Tuckerton. St. Mark's Middletown. Christ___ 5 00 5 00 ! Mission...... ' Van Yorst. Grace...... Millburn. St. Stephens' Vernon. St. Thomas’___ Millville. Christ Missioi i Vincentown, Mission.. . ; Montclair. St. Luke's.. 57 41 : Vineland, Trinity...... Mooreetown. Trinity .. ' 30 00 20 00 8 00 Washington, Hoiy Trin. Moravia, Zion Chapel.. Mission...... I Morristown, Redeemer. 41 61 37 36 ;;W. Hoboken, St. John’s, “ St. Peter's 317 00 87 00 Waterford, Christ Mis. Mt. Holly, St. Andrew’i 10 60 Woodbridge, Trinity — 50 15 12 50 “ Trinity...... Woodbury, Christ...... 42 00 Mountain. Mission...... Woodside. St. John’s ... :> 00 3 00 Mnlford Station. Mis’n. Miscellaneous...... 8.1 24 162 21 40 96 Mullica Hill.St. St’ph’n’s 167 Par—45 cont. to D.M.!------Neversink. All Saints 37 “ F. M. 4026 14 3289 61 I 689 88 M em...... Newark, Christ...... 65 00 Diocese of Penn. “■ Grace...... £7 43 7 58 Allentown, Grace 10 00 12 00 *• St. Barnabas'*.. " Furnace. St. John's St. Mark's...... 3 34 Ashland. St. John’s...... 5 83 '■ St. Matthew's. Athens. Trinity...... 10 00 *• St. Paul's...... 100 00 Altoona. St. Luke’s ...... 10 00 “ St. Peter's...... Bedford. St. James’ ...... “ St. Philip’s ___ Bellefonte. St. John’s . . . 20 00 i o no “ Trinity...... ' 215 67 147 05 Bethlehem. Nativity 15 00 81 77 “ Trinity Chapel Birdsboro'. St. Michael's: 18 50 New Egypt. Mission... Bloomsburgh. St. Paul’s 13 42 20 00 New Brunswick. Christ 117 06 : 17 M 25 00 Brady’sB'd.St.Stephen’s “ St.John Evangel. ! 4 5 50 • Branchtown, House of Newton. Christ...... 30 50 : Prayer...... Old Bridge, Mission. Bristol. St. James’ : 4:! 40 Orange. Grace...... 509 21 305 07 ! 159 18 Bustleton. St. Luke’s ... 2 30 “ St. Mark’s ... 2 19 00 Butler, St. Peter’s ...... Parsippany, Mission. Carbondale. Trinity...... 8 65 Passaic, St. Joh n 's... 15 00 Carlisle, St. John’s ; 52 17 20 86 Paterson. Holy Commu'n 20 00 ; Centralia. Holy Trinity. 4 05 St. Paul’s ...... 34 55 20 00 I Centreville, Trinity 2 42 2 5U Pemberton, Grace...... 1 : i ; Cheltenham. St. Paul’s .1 6 5 3 56 Penn’ s Grove. Mission.. ! Chestnut Hill. St. Paul’s 1054 47 Penn'sNeck.St.George's j Chester, St. Paul’s 1 00 Perth Amboy. St. Peter's Churchtown. Bangor Ch.; 35 00 Philipsburg. St. Luke’s. Columbia, St. Paul’s t I 9 25 i Piscatawa, St. James'... Conneautville. Trinity..! j 3 60 Plainfield. Grace...... 5 0 0 | Concord, St. John's...... Pleasant Mills. St.John’ s Conchohoken. Calvary..' Mission...... Danville. Christ...... i Princeton, Trinity...... 79 97 ; 24 22 Derry. St. James ’ i Princeton Basin. Miss’n Douglasville, St. Ga-; Rahway. St. Paul’ s...... 47 00 i oriel's...... i “ St. Paul's. Miss’ii Dowington, St. James’. .' 2 5(i Ran cocas. St. Peter's___ Doylestovvn, St. Paul’s .. 30 25 3 9 30 Ridgefield, ...... 8 35 i Dnndaff. St. James’ ...... Red Bank. Trinity...... 6 50 i Easton, Trinity...... ; Ridgewood. Christ...... 100 0 0 : 380 0 0 : Eckley. St. James’ ...... J 25 00 3 0 00 37 50 Ringwood. Mission...... , Eddington, Christ...... j 12 00 j 10 00 Riverton. Christ...... Fairmount, Redemption; Rockaway, Mission...... Frankford, St. Mark’s ...; 30 00 8 6 9 50 225 3.3 Rocky Hill, Trinity...... j Gap Mines. Grace...... ! Roselle, St. Luke's...... 5 0 0 1 I 'Gwj'nedd, Messiah...... ; 3 50 Salem, St. John’s...... 73 4 4 j 18 20 j Germantown. Calvary...j 303 77 100 00 Salterville, Calvanr...... 4 2 81 | “ Christ...... 1 1270 0 0 105 15 Schooley’B M’atadn Mia. li “ St. John Bap.. I 55 00 Domestic and Foreign Missions and Freedman's Com. 129
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$126 35 $123 60 $ 5 7 62 Philadelphia, St. An- í !* 26 00 drew’s .. 1529 36j 277 04 Great Bend, Grace. 24 05 6 55 " St. Clement’s___ ! 50 00 | 17 00 14 81 •• St. James’ ...... j 9 3 0 0 - 93 o o i 81 00 Harrisburgli. St. Paul's. 2 00 " St. John’s...... j 18 53 | tit 59 25 " St. James theLessi ; “ St. J'ohn Evang.. i 55 78 5 00 ‘ ‘ St. John’s Free... j ! Honesdale. Grace... 30 00 5 0 00 - St. Jude’s i 50 00 i Iloneybrook, St. Ma íj •• St. Luke’s...... 928 39 ! 1092 50 304 00 Hulmsville, Grace... *• St. Mark's I 130 09 I Huntington, Christ. •l St. Matthew’s.... I I 211 53! St. John’s. 3 00 " St. Matthias...... ! fio 26 • 36 71 *• St. Paul's...... ! 6 00 ; ! 160 21 Kingeessing, St. Jan ! 33 75 12 50 “ St. Peter's...... ¡1536 00 1019 05: 242 45 Lancaster, St. James ; 50 00 75 00 i " St. Philip's...... " St. Stephen's.. 550 36 78 05 Leacock, Christ___ St. Thomas'___ Lebanon, St. Luke' 13 74 169 75 j Trinity...... 372 68 Lewistown, St. Mark's.. j (West). Saviour 152 45: 151 00 Lockhaven. St. Paul's ! ” St. Andrew's...... i 20 00 44 001 Lower Dublin, A I " St. Mary's...... | 46 44 37 061 Saints'...... 72 76 63 20 I “ Ch'l Holy Comf r! 24 00’ 125 00 256 64 iPhilipsburgh, Trinity... ; L. Providence, Union... iPhcenixville. St. Peter's.! 62 50 1 17 501 Mahanoy City, Church o: ¡Pike. St. Matthew’s 2 00 Faith...... jPittston, St. James' ! 24 83 Manaj’unk. St. David's. I 124 75 176 68 17 64 ¡Pleasant Mount. St. Mansfield, St. Jam es'... ; 19 00 1 00 1 50 1 Paul's...... Manheim. St. Paul's.... 7 42 .Plymouth, St. Peter's.... Marcus Hook, St. Mark’t 18 00 Port Richmond. Messiah Marietta, St. John's___ Pottstown. Christ...... 35 25 1 4 9 00! 25 00 Maylandvilie, Trinity... ;Pottsville, Trinity...... 10 00 ' 10 0 0 ; 31 49 Mauch Chunk, St.Mark't 58 79 53 52 15 00 !Radnor, St. David's...... 41 70 : 15 00; Media, Christ...... 15 00 15 00 ¡Reading. Christ...... j 380 50 ! ¡ Middlesex, All Saints’ ..! St. Bamabas'..i 6 80 5 OOi 5 00 Minersville, St. Paul’s...! 3 50 Rising Sun.Resurrection! Milton, Christ...... 'Rockdale, Calvary I 11 00 11 00¡ Monte Alto. Emmanuel.!Í Roxborough, St. Alban’s! Montrose, St. Paul's. 1 38 00 47 34 St. Timothy's Morgant’wn, St. Thor Salem. St.. John’s '... : Mount Airy. Grace... 90 50 35 35 Schuylkill Haven, St.: j 1 10 1 50 2 78 James’ ...... , 3 12! mu,) a . Scranton, St. Luke’ s___ 15 OO! Muncv. St. Janu ! 26 25 Shamokin. Trinity...... 3 85 3 25 Sliannonville. Union.. .. ! 23 80 3 85 Southwark, Trinity...... Newtown. St. Luke's.... Sharon...... 4 00 No. Liberties, St. John’s . Spri il gli e 1 d. S t. A n drew" * Norristown, St. John’s.. 93 00 79 30 St. Clair, Holy Apostles. 4 00 North Penn, St. James'. Sterling. Zion...... Northumberland, St. Summit Hill.St. Phillip's 18 00 17 531 30 10 Mark’s ...... 4 50 Sunburv. St. Matthew's. 10 25 15 00' Oxford, Trinity...... 236 30 50 00 26 00 South Penn, Zion...... Paradise. All Saints' — Tamaqua. Calvary...... Pequea, St. John’s ...... 5 50 Tioga. St. Andrew's...... 19 00 Perkiomen, St. James'.. 10 00 Todmorden, Trinity...... Philadelphia, Advent.... 5 0 00 187 00 Towanda. ChrisL...... 100 00! 16 lf> “ Ascension...... 6 3 96 60 62 13 45 Troy. St. Paul's...... 5 001 “ Atonement...... 395 05 177 00 1 Tuscarora. Zion...... “ Calvary...... 20 00 10 00 Upper Morion. Christ. .. “ Christ...... ! 314 09 150 81 Upper Providence, St. “ Covenant...... 53 44 10 00 Paul's...... ; 39 37 “ Crucifixion...... 37 00 Warwick, St. Marv’e___ “ Emmanuel...... 125 00 Wellsboro', St. Paul’s ...' “ Epiphany...... 337 00 100 00 W. Chester. Holy Trinity ! 150 IT j “ Evangelist’ s ...... 30 86 8 00 W. Marlboro", St. James'l 00 00 57 “ Gloria Dei...... W.Vincent.St. Andrew's! “ Grace...... 382 00 W. Whiteland. St. Paul’sj 25 00; “ Holy Apostles... 25 00 White Ilaven. St. Paul’s. | 2 10 6 OO! “ Holy Communion Whitemarsh. St.Thomas' | 67 38 26 OOl 40 82 “ Holy Trinity...... 5 00 2 927 26 Wilkesbarre. St. Stephens j 300 00; “ Incarnation...... 26 50 26 50 Williamsport, Christ.. . . j 82 88 “ Intercession...... 30 00 Williamsport, Trinity... j 29 38 j “ Mediator...... 223 34 Yardley ville.St. Andrews I “ Nativity...... 154 25 York, St. John’s ; 23 50 200 OOÍ 45 30 “ Our Saviour...... 2 0 00 Miscellaneous...... j C22 28 790 0 2 !1045 98 “ Redeemer...... 5 00 5 00 191 Par.—76 cont. to D.M. i------“ Redemption...... 19 00 97 " “ F.M. 8785 80 15748 8513490 13 U 130 Appendix— Parishes Contributing to
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i D e l a w a r e — Continued. Diocese or Pittsburgh. ; i Milford, Christ...... Alleghany City. Christ.. H | Millsboro’, St. Mark’s ... Birmingham. St. Mark's : Milton, St. John Baptist Blairsville. St. Peter’s... « 47 ■ j Newark. St. Thomas’ . ... Brady’s Bd.St.Stephen's ! New Castle, Emmanuel, j 9T 97 : 81 15 Brownsville. Christ...... 105 20 51 (¡0 I Newport. St. James’ .. .. Butler. St. Peter's | 30 00 10 43 jiSeaford. St. Luke’s 1 50 : Chartier's Cr’k.St.Luke'si ! Smyrna. St. Peter's...... Clearfield, St. Andrew's.! ! I Stan ton, St. James’ 15 00: 16 00 Connellsville, Trinity... ; i Wilmington.Cai vary Ch’l Corrv, Emmanuel.. ___! “ St. Andrew’ s 252 76 East Liberty, Calvary.... j IT 50 51 50 • : “ St. John’s ... ]•> 12 : Erie, St. John’s...... j !; " Trinitv 2ÌI4 08 22 11 St. Paul’s...... 53 00 44 60 22 00 iMiscellaneous...... ; -12 50 5(1 00 Emporium. Emmanuel.. I 31 Par.—8 com. to D.M.------Etna, St. Matthew’s...... 8 ” P.M.; 427 91 in8 43 ; 75 14 Evansburgh. St. James’ .! Franklin, St. John’ s...... 20 00 20 48 20 00 D i o c e s i : o f Mahylakd.; Freeport, Trinity ; 10 63 Georgetown.Georget’wn Allegany County. : | Greenville.St. Clement’s Indiana. Christ...... | Cumberland, Emmanuel' 1 ; Kittanning, St. Paul’s ...' 31 75 Parish...... i 65 00 ! 85 00 ! Lawrenceville. St.John’s 20 00 .Cumberland, Providence: ! ; Meadville. Christ ; 27 00 Chapel. Flints'ne... Menallen, Grace...... , 5 00 Mt. Savage. St. George’s1 ; Monongahela, St. Paul’s: Church...... Mt. Braddock. St. Paul's Frostburir. St. John's Ch. • 1 Mt. Washington. Grace..! Eckhart Minus. St.PaulV New Brighton. Christ... Church...... New Castle, Trinity j 3 75 4 00 1 25 Lonaconing. St. Peter's New Haven. Trinitv j i Church...... Ohio. St. P a u l's...:...... I Oil City. Christ...... | Anne Arundel County. ; Pittsburgh. Epiphany... i St. Andrew’s .. | I 351 55 ¡Davidsonville. All Hal-i St. James' i 63 42 ] lows Parish...... j l'.t 00 •• (Laceyv’le't St. Paul] ix 50 ¡Davidsonville, Chapel.. J St. Peter’s.. 6 52 6 53 ¡Annapolis. St. Ann s Par; 24ii its Trinity...... 300 00 27l> 56 I “ St. John’s Col. ! Ridgeway, Grace...... ¡Tracy’s Landing, St.! Rochester. Trinitv___ ! James’ Parish : Rouseville, St. John’s. 40 35 iWest River. St. Mark's! Sewickley, St. Stephen’s 25 00 j Church, Friendship. I Sharon. St. John's...... ¡West River. Christ Ch’h. ' Titusville. St. James’.... 150 00 ! 20 35 I Owingsville...... \ 20 00 ! Union Mills...... Millersville. Severn Par.! Uniontown. St. Peter’s.. 31 00 ! i and Chapel...... 6 00 i 1 00 Warren. Trinity...... iSt. Margaret's. St. Mar- Washington, Trinity__ 01 24 20 00 i gart’s Westm. Par... Washington Co., Wash : Bai timore. Marley Chap'l ington Church...... Collington, Ellicott Ch.. Waterford, St. Peter's... Pawtuxent Ford...... Wayne. St. Michael’s.... Miscellaneous...... 233 00 Baltimore City. 51 Par.—14 cont. to D.M. 16 “ “ F. M. 702 81 1123 34 334 03 Baltimore. Ascension... 57 00 Christ Church. D i o c e s e o f D e l a w a r e Cranmer Chap. 00 “ Emmanuel Ch. i 10 Appoquinimink. St. Ann and Chapel... ! 300 00 Baltimore. Grace...... Baltimore. Grace Church 2168 25 ! i)6G 78 “ Holy Innocents Brandy w’eHund.Calv’ry I Grace.'. “ Memorial Ch... Brandywine Village, St. “ Mt. Calvary Ch 10 00 John’s ...... St. Andrew's Ch 48 58 Broad Brook. Christ___ Baltimore, St. Barnabas’ ! Christiana Hand. Christ 462 37 Church...... j 210 00 ; 143 75 Claymont, Ascension .. 2 00 Baltimore, St. Janies’ j 00 Delaware City, Christ.. 2 50 2 00 African Church...... ! 15 Dover, Christ...... 13 61 Baltimore. St. John Bapt Georgetown. 8t. Paul’s. Mission Church...... Indian Ri ver.St.George’s Baltimore. St. Luke's Ch 215 15 ! 70 50 Laurel, St. Phillip’s ___ 1 23 j - St. Mark's Oh Lewes, St. Peter's...... I “ St. Matthew's Little Creek Hund, St. ! Chapel...... Mark’s ...... ¡Baltimore. St. Paul’s Par. Little Hill. St. John’s... | “ St. Peter’s Ch. 100 00 356 61 L’g Neck, HolyComfortcr j “ St. Stephen’s Middletown, St. Anne's. 27 42 ; Church. Domestic a?id Foreign Missions and Freedman's Com. 131
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M a r y l a n d — Continued. |------I M a r y l a n d — Continued. |______Baltimore, Trinit}- Ch'hj $59 60 $5 00 , $32 50 ; District of Columbia. “ Mt. Zion Ch... i ! I ’ “ Maryland Hos i Washington. Ascension j pital Chapel. ! Parish i Baltimore, Church Home ! “ Epiphany Par. 11426 68 and Infimr’y Chapel. Grace Ch. Par. Baltimore, Northern Mis “ Incarnation .. St. Andrew's Baltimore County. Parish...... St.John's Par. Reisterstown, Western '• Trinitv Parish Run Parish...... Trinity Chap. j MonktonMills,St. James' “ Washington | Parish...... as 00 Parish (Christ) Owing's Mills. St. Thom Church. Navvj as' Parish...... 11 50 Yard) | Cockeysville, Shenvood Washington.Rock Creek; Parish...... 20 00 Parish...... ’ 30 00 Reisterstown, Ch. of the Georgetown Parish. St. Holy Commu'n, Grif John's Church...... fith's Mount...... Washington, St. John’s. Govanstown, Ch. of the Georgetown. Christ Ch. Redeemer...... St. Alban’s Par. Baltimore, St. John's Grace Ch. Par.. Church, Huntingdon 25 00 ! Baltimore, St. Mary’s Ch Frederick County. Reisterstown. St. Mi chael's Church...... 5 00 j , Frederick.All Saints’ Par| ~3 25 5 2 9 00 Baltimore, St. Thomas' 1 Catoctin Parish...... : | Church. Ilomest'd... ! Petersville, St. Mark's ■ Catonsville. St. Timo Parish...... : ! 5 00 thy's Church...... 14 so ! r. oo i Petersville, St. Luke's 1 1 Long Green, Trinity Ch. I 10 00 i: Chapel. Pleasant !-' Cockeysville. TrinityCh.; i Valiev...... ! i Towsontown I i.Pt. of Rocks. St. Paul's J i '■ Urbana. Zion Parish___ Baltimm'e and Harford Counties. ! i Harford County.
Upp’rFalls.St.John’sPar; 19 75 1 43 50 Dublin. Deer Creek Par. j Havre de Grace. Parish.. i Calvert County. j Perrvinnnville. St. Geor-! ge’s Parish...... | Sunderi’dville.All Saints! Parish...... I Belair. Christ Ch.. Rock! \ Port Republic, Christ Ch. j S pi-in*;...... ! | Parish...... i Emmorton.St.Mary'sChJ 14 50 | 14 50 Port Republic. Christ Ch.! Chapel...... i Howard County. j Prince Frederick. St. Paul’s Parish...... ; ‘ St. Dennis. Grace. Elkj Ridge Landing : 21 89 21 89 Carroll County. j |T>rookville. Mt. Calvary.; Ellirott's M’ls. St.John's! Westminster, Ascension j i Church...... I 18 10 i 18 50 Parish...... ! Ellicott's. St. Peter's j Westminster, St. Mark's' Chap. Beloved! Ch.. Uni on town...... Disciples:...... i Svkesville. Holv Trinitv Parish...... Ho'rd and Anne Arundell Sykesville. St. Barnabas' Counly. ! Chapel...... Savage. Queen Caroline Charles County. !; Parish...... 10 00 j,Savage. Trinity Church. 5 00 Nanjemoy,Durham Par. 50 00 Nanjemoy, St. James’ I! Montgomery County. Chapel...... I! Bryanstown, Port To 11Rockville. Prince George bacco Parish...... 41 31 : |i Parish...... Bryanstown. St. Paul's ¡¡Brookville. St. Bartholo- Chapel...... 1; mew's Parish...... Bryanstown, St. James’ i.Erookeville. St. John's Chapel...... Ch.. Mechanicsville.l 5 00 Charlotte Hall, Trinity ':Pool wille. St. Peter'sj Parish...... Parish...... ; (St. Mary's County) Old 'Poolesville, Si. Peter's! fields’ Chapel...... :! Church. Poolesville . j Newburg. William and ¡¡Washington. D.C.. Laby-i Mary Parish...... ¡1 rinth Parish...... !.! 132 Appendix— Parishes Contrbutiny to
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M a r y l a n d — Con tin ved. :------E a s t o n — Contili ned. Prince George's County. $ ; ¡North East. North Elk * : | Parish...... ; 5 00 5 00 Collington, Holy Trinity! : ¡North East. St. Mark’s Parish...... j Chapel...... Upper Marlborough. ; Cecilton. North Sassafras! Queen Anne Parish.; Parish...... ! Washington, D. C., St. Elkton, Trinity Church,; John’s Parish i Elkton...... i “ St. Barnabas'Chap.! I ¡Elkton, Trinity Church.: Aquagco. St. Paul’s Par. 14 no 11 00 Elkton...... i *• St. Mary's Church.! ' Woodville...... 1 20 6 20 ! Dorchester County. Croome. St. Thomas’ Par. , Beltsville. St. Mark's: ¡Cambridge, Dorchester Ch.. Paint Chapel.. ' 1 5 56 Parish *' Zion Parish...... j ¡Taylor's Island, Taylor’s' Bladensburg, St. Mat-! j j Island Chapel i thew's Church 5 75 I ¡Cambridge. East New : “ St. Luke's Church. I Market Parish...... Upp. Marlborough, Trin- I ¡Cambridge. Great Chop-: ity Church... j 10 00 | tauk Parish...... 30 10 ¡Cambridge, St. John's Prince George' x and Ann? | Ch’l, Castle Haven.. Arundel County. j East New Market. Vienna Parish...... 1 33 Laurel, St. Philip’ s Par.| 4 50 j Kent County. Prince George's and 1 ! Charlotte County. \ j I Chestertown.Chester Par 20 00 ! 10 00 - “ I. U. Parish. St.; Piscataway. St. Jno's Par! ,! Peter's Church...... “ St. John's Chapel.. ; ; Millington, North Kent; 16 40 Parish...... ; St. Mary's County. ¡ Chestertown. St. Paul’s,' i; Parish...... Charlotte Hall. All Faith j !, Harmony. Shrewsbury, Parish...... 5 00 ; 5 00 j! Parish...... - Milestown.King and Q'n Parish...... ;! Queen Anne's County. “ All Saints’ Chap. Leonardt'11. St.Andrew's 1 Broad Creek, Christ Ch. Parish...... ■ 18 43 ! 11 00 ■ Parish...... St. James’ Chap. Broad Creek. St. Murk's St. Inigo’s. St. Mary’s 7 12 1 I Chapel...... Parish...... ! i Church Hill. St. Luke’s: St. Mar)"'s Chap. |1 Parish...... Great Mills, William and I Centreville, St. Paul’s! Mary Parish...... : Parish...... ! 12 50 17 50 Washington County. . 1: Queen Anne's and Talbot j ; j Counties. j Hagerstown, St. John's Parish...... 168 30 I 80 00 ! 5 00 Wye Mills. Wye Parish.; 5 00 Hancock. St. Andrew's, “ St. Luke’s Ch.,; Ch., Clear Spring... Queenstown., Hancock. St. Mary’s Ch.. Lappon's Cross Ii’ds¡ 7 95 Somerset County. ! Sharpsburg. St. Paul’s ¡ Ch.. Sharpsburg ! 8 03 Newtown. Coventry Par.; Hancock. St. Thomas’ “ St. Paul’s. Annam-i Ch., Hancock ! ossex...... College of St. Jamee. St.| “ St.Mark's.Kingst'n; James’ Chapel : Princess Anne. Somerset' Miscellaneous...... : 377 63 300 65 2011 54 Parish...... ; Par.—33 cont. to D.M.i------Princess Anne. St. An 39 “ “ F.M. 5565 87 13605 07 2050 55 drew's Church...... 1 Tvaskin, Stepney Parishi D i o c e s e o p E a s t o n . “ St. Mary’s Ch.,! Tvaskin...... | Caroline County. Somerset and Worcester: Hillsborough. St. John's; Counties. [ Parish...... St. Mary’s. Whitechapel; .Newtown, Pocamoke Pari Parish ...... ! | “ St. Stephen’s Ch.; Cedi County. j Talbot County. j
Middletown.Del., Augus St. Michael’s, St.Mich’l’sj tine Parish...... 1 ! Parish...... | 25 00 Domestic and Foreign Missions and Freedman's Com. 133
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E a s t o n — Continued. \______------1 V i r g i n i a — Continued. '— i | St. Michael’s, St. John’s £ § |; Appomattox County, j $ Ch.,MilesRiverFerrv St. Michael’s, St. Paul’s j | Appomattox, C. H j Ch’l. Royal Oak...... i! ! Easton,St. Peter'* Parishi 25 20 19 00 |j Augusta County. j Oxford, Holy TrinityCh..j Oxford...... '...... I Augusta, Boyden Chap’l.l “ Whitemarsh Par. 26 a s “ (Staunton) Trinity' Wicomico County. j Bath County. Salisbury, St. Paul’s Ch.: Christ Church...... “ St. Peter’s Ch’l. “ St. Philip’s Cli lj Bedford County.
Worcester County. \ Hanmer. St. Stephen’ s.. Heber. (Libe’y) St.John’s Snow Hill. All Hallow’s I Russell, Trinity...... Parish...... , 4 50 80 W. Russell, St. Thomas’ . j Snow Hill,St. John’s Ch..; Traptown...... Berkeley County. \ Snow Hill. Chapel of the! H'lyCross. SandyHill Norbonne (Hedgesville); Salisbury, St. Matthew's! Mount Zion...... I Parish...... ! Norbonne, Trinity 1 8 48 Berlin, Worcester Parish! 23 00 Trinity...... “ St. Martin’s Ch’hl Miscellaneous...... 4 00 Botetourt County. 46 Par.—8 cont. to I). M. ----- i------7 “ “ F. M. 153 63 j 106 13 Botetourt. St. Mark's...; iWoodville, (Buchanan) ‘ 1 Trinitv...... D io c e s e o r V i r g i n i a . Brooke County. Accomac County. \ Christ Church. Christ... I 5 10 i ;St. John's. St. John’s ...; 3 00 St. George’s, St. James'. •L St. George’s j Brunswick County. ' St. James’, St. James ... Temperanceville, Em St.And’w's. St.Andrew’s! manuel...... ! Trinity...... Albemarle County. \ Buckingham County. \ Fredericksville, Buck ( 'Tillotson, St. Peter’s ! Mountain...... j Fredericksville, (Chariot-) j Campbell County. tesville), Christ...... j 20 00 Freder’ksv’le.(IvyDepot) i Lynch bit rgh (Lynchb’gh) St. Paul’s ...... i ; ’ St. Paul’s ...... ! ! 81 95 St. Anne’s, Christ...... ! : j Lynchburgh (Lj’nchb’gh); St. Anne’s, (North Gar-1 Grace "...... ! I 36 50 den.) Trinitv...... 'iMoore, St. John’s ! Walker’s, (Cobh,m)Grace I | Charlottesville, Emman-: | Carolina County. uel...... | ¡Bowling Green, Trinity.! Alexandria County, j ¡St. Margaret’s. St. Mar- | garet’s ...... ! Fairfax, (Alexandria) ;St. Mary’s. Grace ! Christ...... 4 8 00 St. Mary's. (Port Royal) Fairfax, (Alexandria) St. ieter’s I ... St. Paul’s ...... ] 5 00 Fairfax, (Alexandria) j Charles City County. Grace...... Westover, Mnpsico...... Amelia County. “ Westover___ Raleigh, Grub Hill...... Charlotte County. Amherst County. Cornwall, Roanoke. Cornwall, Grace___ Lexington. Ascension... “ (New Glasgow) i Chesterfield County. St. Luke’s ...... Lexing’n, (NewGlasgow) Dale, Trinity...... St Mark’s ... Lexington, St.Matthew’s Clarke County. '* Grace...... Clarke, (Berry v’le), Grace 18 50 Ì34 Àppendix— Parishes Contributing to
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Virginia— Contili ued. V i r g i n i a — Con timed. Frederick, (Millwood) $ ! $ Greensville County. $ Christ...... Wickliffe, Wickliffe___ 7 00 Meherrin, Christ...... “ Grace...... Culpepper County. Halifax County. St. Mark’s, St. Stephen’s “ St. James'... 10 00 Antrim, St. John’s .. 4 00 4 00 St, Paul’s, St. Paul’s ... . Roanoke, Catawba.. “ Christ___ Cumberland County. Hanover County. Leighton, St. James’ ___ Lyttleton, Grace...... St. Martin’s, Fork...... 1 50 “ Trinity...... Dinwiddie County. “ St. James the Less St. Paul’s, Emmanuel... “ St. Paul’s ___ Bath, Calvary...... “ Sapony ...... Hampshire County. Bristol.(Petereburgk) St. Paul’s...... 25 00 Hampshire, Frankfort... \ Bristol, Trinity...... St. Paul’s ...; Bristol, (Petersburg!!) Zion...... Grace...... 18 59 ! Harrison County. Elizabeth City County. ! Bethel (Clarksb’g) Christ! Elizabeth City (Old Pt.,) Centurion Henrico County. ElizabethCity.(Hampt’n) St. John’s...... I Henrico. Emmanuel...... i (Richmond City)! Essex County. i ii St.John’s...... j I Henri co. (RichmondCity) j So. Famham, St. John"s i 11 Christ...... | “ “ St. Paul’s ! ! ¡Henrico, (RichmondCity) i St. Anne’s, Yawter’ s___ ! ij Grace...... j Henri co. (RichmondCity); Fairfax County. j ! Monumental...... \ | Henri co.(RichmondCity)! Fairfax, F alls.... |; St. James’ ...... ! 1 00 50 Truro, St. John’s ¡Henrico.(RichmondCity)! Zion...... I St. Paul’s...... i !Henrico.(RichmondCity)i Fauquier County. j St. Philip’s...... j (Henrico. (RichmondCity) j Cedar Run, St. Stephen’s I St. Mark’s ...... J Hamilton, (Warrenton.) St. James’ ...... j j Henry County. j Leeds, Leeds...... : Meade, Trinity...... ; ¡Patrick, Christ...... j Piedmont, Grace...... “ Emmanuel-... | Isle of Wight County. I Trinit}'...... I | ¡Newport, Christ...... j Fluvanna County. Jackson County. Rivanna. St. John’s .. 7 64 ; Ravenswood, Grace...... FranJdin County. James City County. Franklin, Trinity...... Bruton, (Williamsburgh) Frederick County. Jefferson County. Frederick, (Winchester). Christ...... ‘ Norbonne, Grace...... Frederick. (Middletown); St. Andrew’s (Leetown). St. Thomas’...... t St. Bartholomew’s., iSt. Andrew’s (Harper’s Gloucester County. ; Ferry) St. John's.... ;St. Andr’w’s, (Shepherds- Abingdon. Abingdon___ 10 00 I i town) Trinity...... Ware, Ware...... ¡St. Andrew’s, (Charles- j town) Zion...... 221 03 Goochland County. j Kanawha County. St. James’ , Beaver Dam Kanawha, (Charleston), St. James’, St. Paul’s ,,. ! St. John's...... Domestic and Foreign Missions and Freedman's Com. 135
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V i k g i n i a — Continued. V i r g i n i a — Continued, j Kanawha, (Salines), St, Nansemond County, j Luke’s ...... 6 50 Kanawha, (Coalsmouth), ¡Suffolk, Old Glebe...... ! St. Mark’s...... ] |Lower Suffolk. St. John’s ; ¡Upper Suffolk, St. Paul’s; King George County. I Nelson County. ' Brunswick, Lamb’s C’k. jl ; Hanover, St. John’s...... Nelson. Christ...... ' 3 00 “ Trinity...... 4- Trinity...... | St. Paul’s, St. Paul’s___ New Kent County. King WiUiam County. St. Peter’s, Christ...... St. David’s, St. David’s. St. Peter’s, St. Peter’s , Lancaster County. Norfolk Comity. Christ Church, Christ... j Christ Church, Grace___ Elizabeth River,(Norfolk 200 00 ChristChurch, White Ch'l | City), Christ...... ; Elizabeth River.(Norfolk’ Lewis County. j City), St. Paul’s j Portsmouth, (Portsm’th) St. Paul’s, (Weston) St.! St. John’s...... 18 Paul’s...... 1 Portsmouth, (Portsm’th) I Trinity...... lfi Louisa County. j Portsmouth, (Portsm’th)! Trinity...... ! Green Spring. St. John’s! Trinity, Trinity...... ! Northampton County, 1 Loudon County. \ Hungar's, Christ___ " Hungar’s. St. John’s, Emmanuel...! Shelbourne, St. James'.. 42 78 Ohio County. Lunenburg County. St. John’s, St. John’ s ...! St .Matthew's (Wheeling)! Cumberland, St. John's.: St. Matthews’...... ! Cumberland, St. Paul's..! Orange County. Madison County. j St. Thomas’, St.'Thomas': Bloomfleld, Piedmont... Bloomfield, Trinity...... Pittsylvania County. I Marion County. Banister. Emmanuel ! Camden, Epiphany...... t Fairmont, Christ...... 5 85 ! Pleasants County. Marshall County. St. John’s, St. John’s ... Moundville, Trinity.. 5 25 Powhatan County. Mason County. Genito, Grace...... Bruce Chapel.. King William, Manikin- Point Pleasant. 7 10 town...... Powhatan, St. Luke’s ... Matthew's County. St. James’ , Emmanuel.. Kingston, Christ.. Princess Anne County. Trinity. Lynnhavcn, Chapel...... Mecklenburg County. \ Emmanuel.. St. James’, St. Andrew's1 Prince Edward County. “ St. James’. . . ! St. Lukes’, Old Church.. Farmville, Wilmer...... “ St. Luke’s.. . “ St. Timothy's Prince George County. Middlesex County. City Point, St. John’s . . . Christ Church, Christ... Martin’s Brandon, Mer chant’s Hope...... Montgomery County. Martin’s Brandon, Old Brandon...... Montgomery...... Southwark, Grace...... 136 Appendix— Parishes Contributing to
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Virginia— Continued. | V i r g in i a — Continued. Prince William County. j Wythe County. Ì* I)ettingen, St. James'... ¡Wytlieville, St. John’s., j Leeds, St. Paul's...... York County. | Putnam. County. York, (Hampton), Grace! St. Paul's. St. John’s___ Miscellaneous...... 40 50 1441 44 8 00 “ Tve's Valiev.. j Par.— cont. to I).M. -— I------— Winfield...'...; •• " F.M.; 380 53 ¡2101 44 8 00
Rappahannock County. \ N o r t h C a r o l i n a . j 1 Bloomfield...... : 'Asheville, Trinity ! Oak Grove, St. John’s... j ¡Bath, St. Thomas’ j Beaufort, St. Paul’s ' Richmond County. ; ; " Trinity Chapel i Zion Chapel... i Famham.N orthFarnham; Bertie. Grace...... | Lunenburg, St. John's., j Chapel Hill, The Cross..! Charlotte, St. Peter’s I Roanoke County. Chatham. St. Mark's___ Clinton. St. Paul's...... 2 50 Salem, St. John’s i Craven. St. Thomas'.. .. ¡Deep River. St. Mark’s.. Rockbridge County. ' ¡Durham Creek, St.John’s ; Eden ton, St. Paul’s ...... Lexington, Grace...... 1 Elizabeth City. Christ... 11 02 ' Favetteville, St.John’s. Rockingham County. ; Falkland. Gethsemane..! ¡¡Flat Rock, St.John's in Rockingham.Harris'nb'hi I the Wilderness...... Rockingham. Fort Re j'Gat-esville. St. Mary's... 3 00 public...... i Goldsboro’. St.Stephen's 2 50 ; Granville Co.. St.(James' Smythe County. ¡¡Greenville. St. Paul's... | Halifax, St. Mark's...... Marion...... ! Henderson, Calvary...... Holy Innocents' Spottsylcama County. ; ! Hertford, Holy Trinity . . I Hillsboro’, St.Matthew's- Berkeley, Christ...... j ! Iredell County,St. James’ j St. John's...... Jackson, Saviour’s...... ; St. George’ s (Frederick-; . .Kingston, St. Marv’s .... \ burg). St. George's... 85 50 i :KittriirsSp'gs.St.iames'| I Leakesville. Epiphany...! Stafford County. I ¡Lenoir. St. James’ ...... I Lexington, Redemption, j Overwharton, Aquia___ ¡Lincolnton, St. Luke’s., j 4 53 3 85 ! Louisburg, St. Paul’s ....! Surrey County. j rMocksville, St. Philip's. [ 1 Morganstown, Grace.. . . I Southwark, Cabin Point j Murfreesboro’, St. Bar- St. Andrew’sj 1, nabas’ ...... '¡Newborn, Christ...... Sussex County. \ ¡¡Orange, St. Mary’s ...... i.Oxford, St. Stephen’s ... j 2 50 Albemarle, Emmanuel .. 1 35 ¡.Pitt County. St. John’s.. 10 00 j ¡¡Pittsboro’, St. Bartholo Warren County. mew’ s...... 10 25 ! 5 00 ! 10 00 i Front Royal...... j 23 70 17 70 St. Mary’s Sch’l ! 41 75 Washington County. Rockfield. Christ...... : 1 ■ Rowan. Christ...... ! 1 00 j Holstou (Abingdon), St. \ " St. Andrew’s .. 1 3 00 ! 3 00 Thomas' ...... 10 00 |Ruthcrfordton. St. John’s' 2 25 ! Emmanuel, Emmanuel.. .Salisbury, St. Luke’s___ ! 1 2 40 ¡Scotland Neck, Trinity.. j Westmoreland Count y. iScuppemong.Pettigrw’s' i Chapel...... ! Wetzel. St. Paul's...... IScuppernong. St.David’s; Cople. Nominy...... iShelby, Redeemer ! Yeocoriiico...... ¡¡Smithville. St. Philips’ .. ! Montross, St. James'___ ¡¡Summerville. St. Paul’s.' Washington, St. Peter’s. ;Tarboro’, Calvary j ■Wndesboro’, Calvary i Wood County. ¡Washington, St. Peter’s.! ¡Washington County, St.! •utility, Trinity...... j .Luke’s ...... ! Domestic and Foreign Missions and Freedman's Com. 137
Domestic. Foreign. tieedmiu:. ; Domestic. | Foreign. X. C.— Continued. S. C.— Continued.
Warrenton. Emmanuel.. * $ St. Luke’s Parish ; $ § Wilksbonv, St. Paul's... 4 00 St. Philip's Parish...... Williamsb’gli, St.John's St. Thomas' and St., Williamston, St. James’. 30 43 Dennis’ Par...... : 7 00 St. James' .Summerville. St. Paul’s, 4 65 ; Chapel...... • Sumter. Holy Comforter! j Williamston, St. John's. L'nionville. Nativity ! St. Paul's.: 2 00 1 Upper St. John's, Epiph-; Wilson, St. Timothy's.., any...... 16 00 Windsor, St. Thomas'... ii Waccamaw. All Saints’. ., St. Thomas’. . ., : Walterboro'. St. Jude’s.. Woodville, Grace...... 8 00 AViini-boro', St.John’s.. 13 60 1 7 70 Miscellaneous...... ! 7 00 33 12 Yorkv'le.Good Shepherd1 ; Par.—18 cont. to D.M. Mi-cellaneous...... 10 50 ; 31 82 1 00 10 " “ P.M. 155 90 113 32 09 l’ar'—17 cont. to D. M .------7 - " F. M.; 97 75 128 52 1 00 S o u t h C a r o l i n a . | G e o r g i a . '■ Abbeyville, Trinity...... ; 10 00 Aiken. St. Thaddeus’ ... Anderson C. II., Grace.. Albany. St. Paul's...... Barnwell, Holy Apostles’ A then?. Emmanuel 81 70 14 00 Beaufort, St. Helena's...; 7 50 Atlanta. St. Philip's...... St. Peter's : Augusta. Atonement___ Berkeley, St. John’s ___ .Auirnsta. Christ...... Black Oak. Trinity...... : 15 00 40 12 Augusta. St. Paul's 77 00 25 00 Bradford Springs, St.' Brunswick. St. Mark's..: 8 80 Philip's ; ...... : Cartersville. Ascension.. 5 00 Camden, Grace;...... Cass County. Ascension.: 5 00 Charleston, Calvary...... •Cave Springs,Good Shop-; Christ..'...... herd . . " ...... : Grace...... Clarksville. Grace , “■ Holy Com'ion Columbus, Trinity \ St. Andrew's Griffin...... j St. Luke's... ‘Glyiiii. St. David's j St. Mark's... Lagrange...... i 5 00 5 00 St. Michael's 'Macon. Christ ...... 1 St. Paul's... _ Madison. Advent...... | St. Philip’s..; Marietta. St. James' j 6 00 6 00 St. Stephen's Marion. St. James’ j 11 00 Cheraw, St. David's...... Milledgeville. St. Ste-' Chester. Emmanuel...... 1 plien’s ...... Chesterville. St. Mark’s Oireeehee. St. James’___ Clarendon. St. Mark’s... Rome, St. Peter's ; 37 15 30 00 Columbia. Christ...... 1 Savannah. Christ...... 33 25 15 00 Trinity...... I St. John's 74 75 25 00 Edgefield. 'Friniiv...... ” St. Paul's Free Edisto Island. St. Stephen's.. Fairfield, St. John's___ St. Philip's.... 7 00 " St. Stephen's. .Sparta...... Florence, St. John's...... St. Simon's. Christ...... Georgetown, Prince Talboitom. Zion...... George's...... Miscellaneous...... 11 40 25 00 Glenn Springs. Calvary, . 20 Par.—9 cont. toD.M.i------(irahamville.'iriyTrinity 8 •• F .M .• 330 61 150 00 7 00 Greenville. Christ___ 25 00 Ilanistead. St. John’s F l o r i d a . Chapel...... James’ Island, St. James’ Ancella. Mission...... John’s Island, St. John’s .'■■ paiaclucv'la. Trinity.,. S 50 Lauren’s, Epiphany...... Pei.Air. Trinity Chapel- Marion, Advent...... ¡•'or; Jefl'erson...... Mar’s Blufl’, Christ...... ;Fernandim*. St. Peter's.. Newberry, St. Luke’s . .. 'Jacksonville. St. John's. 40 00 Oraugeburgh, Redeemer Key Wes:. St. Paul's.... Pedee, Prince Frederick 'MaVienna. St. P a u l 's ____ Pendleton, St. Paul's... Milton.All Saints' Miss'n Pineville, St. Stephen’s Macedonia...... Providence. St.Mat th’w’s Monticello. Christ...... Richland, Grace Chapel. Ocala. Grace...... “ St. John’s ...... Pilatka. St. Mark's...... 4 25 Zion...... Pensacola, Christ...... Santee, St. James'...... Quincy. St. Paul's...... Society Hill, Trinity — ¡St. Augustine, Trinity .. 6 00 23 50 Spartanburgh, Advent.. 4 50 Tallahassee. Sr. John’s.. Stateburgli, Claremont.. 'Warrington, St. John’s.. u Holy Cross. 'Wankeenah, St. Philip's St. Bartholomew’s Par'll ¡Miscellaneous...... 15 50 6 00 St Helena Island, St. i IS Par.—5 coin, to D.M. Helena...... ; 1 “ f.m . 1 W 25 29 fiû ! 138 Appendix— Parishes Contributing to
A l a b a m a . Miesissirpi— Continuedi
Auburn, Trinity...... Marshall County, St. An-j $ Autaugaviile, St. Mat | drew's...... ; thew's ...... ¡Miss'ippi City. St.Mark's; Cahaba, St. Luke's...... |Monticelio, Cni'isi...... j Camden. St. Mary’s...... j Natchez, Trinity...... j 1 00 Carlowville. St. Paul's .. 1 Noxubee Co., Messiah... Choctaw County.Calvary OKolona. Grace...... ! Clayborne. St. John's... Oxford. St. Peter's...... ! Dal'ias Countv. (Liberty • iOsyka. Saviour's...... ; Hill. St. David's .. .. i.l'uss Curisiian. Trinity.. Demopolis, Trinity...... ¡¡Pikeville. St. Tnomas'. . Elyton. St. John’s ...... I'Ponlotoc. Si. John's... Eiifaula. St. James' 20 00 ■Port Gibson, St. James' Eutaw, St. Stephen's___ ■ ¡Raymond, St. Marie's... Florence. Trinity...... ¡¡Shieldsboro', St. Luke's. Flyton, St. John's...... :;Summit. Christ...... ■ Gainesville. St. Aiidr'w's ¡ Terry. Zion...... Green County. St. Mark's! ! j Vicksburgh. Christ...... Greensboro". St. Paul's . i 10 00 ; 10 00 ; Warreuton, St.liarnabas' Huntsville. Nativity j 19 00 !:Washington. Advent___ Jacksonville. St. Luke's.• ! Woodviiie. St, Paul's— Livingston. St. James'.’.! : Yazoo City, Trinity...... Lowndesboro'. St. Paul's. ' Yazuo Co.. Crueilixiun.. Lowndes Co., St. Peter's' ■ Miscellaneous...... 7 06 1 71 Macon. St. Andrew's.. .. j I ; 43 Par.—3 cont. to D.M. Madison Co.. St. John's.: !! 1 •• " 1<’.M. 46 41 6 71 5 00 Marengo Co.. St. MichTe Marion. St. Wilfrid's___ Mobile. Christ...... 87 18 : I L o u i s i a n a . , Good Shepherd.; St.John's...... I!Alex., P. of Rapids, St.! “ St. Mary's...... ;; James’ ...... Trinity...... • Algiers. Mount Olivet... Mobile County. St.Paui‘> /Assumption, Christ ; Montgomery. St. Paul's. liAtchal'alaya. Grace...... Pushmataha, Calvary.... j ¡Baton Rouge, St. James’ ; Russell Co.. St. John's! !;B. Rouge,! W.) St. John’s! in the Wilderness.. .j : ¡Bayou Goula. St. Mary's; Selma. St. Paul's...... j Cheneyville. Trinity ! Spr'g Hill, St. Matthew's; Clinton, St. Andrew's... St. Stephen's. Grace \ Covington. Christ j e oo 2 00 Tallahassee...... • :De Soto, Trinity...... Tuscaloosa, Christ...... Donaldsonville, Ascen-I Tuscakee...... 1 ; sion...... I Tuscumbia. St. John's .' !; Franklin. St. Mary's.. .. j 6 45 5 45 L’nioutown. Holy Cross .1 iilouma, St. Matthew's..; Washington County, St. ■ :|Jacksoa. St. Alban's.. ..; Stephen's...... j ; ij Jefferson City.Emmanuel, 5 20 Yongesboro’. Trinity i ¡¡Lake Providence. Grace.; Miscellaneous...... 2 50 0 80 ¡¡Lake St. Joseph's. St.! 45 Par.—2 cont. to D .M .------;------;! Joseph's...... 3 “ " F.M.; 99 (58 ; 49 80 ’/Monroe, Grace...... ; IlNapoleonville, Christ— j II Natchitoches. Trinity... j M i s s i s s i p p i . ! 1 New Iberia, Epiphany... j New Orleans, Annunc’ L’n Aberdeen, Sr. Johns. Calvary___ Annandale. Si. John's “ French .. .. Biloxi. Redeemer...... Grace...... Bovina. St. Andrew's. St. Luke’s. Brandon. St. Luke's 27 50 “ St. Paul's.. Chatawa...... St. Peter’s. Church Hlil. Christ...... “ Trinity___ Claiborne Co.. Epiphany Opelousas, Epiphany — Cii iton. St. Matthew's”. Plaquemine, Emmanuel. C jlumbii«. St. Paul's.... Pt. Coupee, St. Stephen's De Soto Co.. St.John's. Pt.. Jefferson, Redeemer. Dry Grove, Holy Coinft’i 5 00 : 5 00 5 00 Rosedale, Nativity...... Early Grove. St. John's. Shreveport, St. Mark's.. Grand Gulf. St. Paul’s... St. Francisville, Grace.. Hernando. Ascension ... St. Martinsville, Zion... Holly Springs. Christ___ Tensas, St. Joseph's___ Holmes C.mnty. Calvary Thibodeaux. St, John's. 10 00 Jackson. St. Andrew’s.'. Vermillion v’le, St. Luke’s Lexington...... Waterproof, Grace...... Lake Washington, St. \V. Feliciana. St. Mary’ s John’s ...... Will’msport.St. Stephens Laurel Hill, St. M ary.... .Miscellaneous...... 40 00 Madison County. Chapel 20 Par.—(5 cont. to D.M. of the Cross.’...... 2 - “ F.M. 61 G5 11 45 2 00 jbomestic and Foreign Missions and Freedman's Com. 139
Texas. T e n n e s s e e — Continued. Anderson, Redeemer___ Snmmerv’le. St. Thomas' $55 70 Austin, Christ...... Sewanee, Mission...... " Epiphany...... Tipton, Trinity...... “ St. David’s ...... Whitehall, Trinity...... Brazoria, St. John’s...... Williamsport. St. Mark's Brenham, St. Peter’s___ G 00 Winchester, Trinity...... 5 00 Brownsville, Advent___ Miscellaneous 12 33 Bryan, St. Andrew’s ___ 5 00 31 Par.—7 cont. to D.M.!----- Chapel l-Iill, St. Luke’s .. F.M. 104 40 Cold Springs, St. Paul’s. Columbus, St.John’s ... D io c e s e o p K e n t u c k y . Dallas. St. Matthew’s ... 5 00 Fort Belknap...... Ashland...... Galveston, Trinity...... 34 75 20 00 Belmont, St. Paul’s...... Gonzales, Messiah...... Bowling Green, Christ.. 6 75 Houston, Christ...... Cattlettsbureh. St. John’s Huntsville, St. Stephen’s Columbus, Christ...... Independence, Grace___ Covington, Trinity...... J efferson...... Cynthiana. Advent...... Lavaca. Grace...... Danville. Trinity...... Liberty. All Saints...... Elizabethtown. Christ... Lockhart. Emmanuel.. .. Flemingsb'gh, All Saints Marshall. Trinity...... Frankfort, Ascension___ 50 00 50 00 Matagorda, Christ...... Georgatown, Trinity.... 18 50 Nacogdoches. Christ... Hurrodsb'gh. St. Philip's Richmond. Calvary...... Henderson. St. Paul's... 1 00 San Antonio, Trinity___ 21 00 i 12 00 Hickman. St. Paul's...... 4 10 Seguin. Redeemer...... Hopkinsville. Grace...... ■Washington, St. Paul’s .. Jefferson County, St. Miscellaneous...... 20 Matthew's...... 29 Par.—G cont. to D.M. La Grange. University 2 '■ - F.M. 88 95 ! 32 00 Chapel...... \ Lexington. Christ...... 244 90 ! 188 65 Arkansas. Louisville, Calvary i Christ' ; 80 0C Batesville...... Grace...... ! Camden...... " St. Andrew's. | Eldorado...... St. John's... . | Fayetteville...... j •' St. Paul's. ...i 178 20 Fort Gibson...... St. Mark's... I Fort Smith, St. John’s .. 20 00 I *• Zion...... i 2 00 Helena...... Mavsville. Nativity...... 10 50 Jacksonport, Grace...... 2 50 !Mt. Sterling, Ascension Old River Lake. Christ.. ! Newport. St. Paul's...... Lake Village...... ¡Owensboro'. Trinity___ Little Rock. Christ...... 75 50 i Paducah, Grace....'___ 0 Pine Bluff, Christ...... i Paris. St. Peter's...... Van Bureii...... 28 25 i Pewee. St. James'...... Washington...... 12 00 Portland. Sr. Peter's... Miscellaneous...... 52 70 2 50 Princeton. St. John's.... 14 Par.— 4 cont. to D.M. ISbelbyville. St. James’ .. 5 00 2 •• - F.M. 170 45 ! 17 00 ISmithland. Calvary...... ] Versailles. St, John's ... 65 00 j Tennessee. !Washington, Epiphany.. Miscellaneous...... !.. ; 30 00 10 75 Athens...... 2 00 5 00 »0 Par.—10 cont. to D.M. ------\------Bolivar. St. James'...... i 5 '• - F.M ., 511 40 I 434 30 Brownsville. Zion...... 11 75 I Central Bluff. St. Paul's. D i o c e s e o f O h i o . Chattanooga. St. Paul's. Clarksville. Trinity...... Akrow. St. Paul’s 1 GO Cleveland. St. Alban’s ... 3 00 Ashtabula. St. Peter’s... 21 50 10 00 80 Columbia. St. Peter’s .. . j Avondale. Grace...... Edgefield, St. Stephen's. ¡Bellevue. St. Paul's...... Franklin. St. Paul's...... ¡Berea. St. Thomas’ ...... Greenville. St. James’ . .. I Berkshire. Grace...... Jackson. St. Luke’s...... ! Boardinan. St. James’ ... Knoxville, St.John’s ... 20 00 Canfield. St. Stephen’s.. La Grange, Emmanuel.. Cnillicothe. St. Paul's... 1150 G 50 Loudon. Grace...... Cincinnati, Advent 275 00 Memphis, Calvary...... Christ G45 00 500 00 100 00 " Grace...... “ St. James’ “ Good Shepherd 7 G2 St. John's ... 164 69 Murfreesboro’...... Sr. Paul’s .... 300 00 105 95 Nashville, Advent...... Trinity 30 GO Christ...... Circleville. St. Philip's.. 89 34 Holy Trinity.. Cleveland, Grace j 28 83 42 58 Pulaski...... 7 00 “ St. James’ ... j Ravenscroft Chapel...... “ St. John’s ... I GO 05 liipley, Eminauuol...... St. Luke's... 32 00 140 Appendix— Parishes Contributing to
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O h io — C o n tin u e d . Ohio— Continued.
Cleveland. St. Paul's___ 227 64 34 29 Wellsville. Ascension... $7 25 $ % Sr. Peters... 5 00 5 00 Windsor, Christ...... Trinity...... 113 80 32 23 Wooster, St. James’...... 14 00 Clifton. Calvary...... 146 05 Worthington. St. John’s 12 00 6 00 7 00 Clinton. Christ...... Xenia. Advent...... Coliamer. St. Paul's...... Youngstown, Sr. John’s College Hill. Grace 5 00 10 50 Zanesville. St. Janies’... ! 93 87 124 49 33 06 Columbia. St. Luke’s. 191 67 451 85 234 92 Columbus, St. Paul’s. 5 00 Trinity 10 00 125 45 16 71 46 F.M 1833 69 3122 56 762 06 Cross Creek. St. James’. CuyahogaF'lls.St.Luke's 32 55 D io c e s e o f I n d i a n a . Dayton." Christ...... Defiance, Grace...... Bristol. St. John’s...... 8 00 5 00 Delaware. St. Peter's.... 31 42 Bruceville...... Dresden. Zion...... 8 20 Cannelton. St. Luke’s.. E. Liverp'l. Sr. Stephen’s Centreville...... East Plymouth. St. Mat Bonnersville. Trinity... j thew's...... I 2 00 2 00 2 00 Columbia City...... 1 E. Springfield. St. John's Crawfordsv'le. St. John' 14 00 Elyria. St. Andrew's___ 8 00 Delphi. St. Mary's...... Fremont, St. Paul's...... 43 20 9 78 Evansville, Si. Paul's.. ! 75 25 Gallipolis. St. Peter’s 3 00 Fort Wayne. Trinity... 10 00 Gambier. Harcourt Par.. 66 00 238 00 33 09 Geneva. Church of Holy. Christ...... 45 00 Communion...... Geneva. Christ...... Goshen. St. James'...... | Glendale, Christ...... 20 00 Hillsboro', St. John's ... ! Granville. St. Luke's j 11 75 Indianapolis. Christ...... j 32 46 Greenville. St. Paul’s ...! •Jeffersonville, St. Paul's; 5 00 Hamilton. Christ...... j Lafayerte. St. John's j 22 50 22 50 Hillsboro’. Sr. Mary's...] 14 45 7 30 La Pone. St. Paul's.... Hudson. Christ...... j 4 00 Lawrenceburg. Trinity. Huron, Christ...... | Ligouier...... Ironton. Christ...... i Lima. St. Mark's...... 1 5 00 ! Jefferson, Trinity ! Logansport. Trinity.... ! Kent. Christ...... j M alison. Christ...... : 20 00 10 00 Kinsman. Grace...... Michigan City, Trinity. Lancaster. St.John's j Mishawaka...... 11 00 1 6 00 Lyme. Trinity...... 1 New Albany. St. Paul's. ; io oo I Madison. St. 'Matthew'», j 2 70 New Harm'onv. St. Ste- Mansfield. Grace i 5 00 7 00 8 00 Phen's .. .'...... Marietta. St. Luke's I Peru. St. James'...... Marion. St. Paul's | Pittsburgh. St. Peter's. Massillon. St. Timothy’s! 25 00 25 00 Plymouth. Si. Thomas' Maumee. S:. Paul’s : it 00 Princeton...... Medina. St. Paul's...... 5 00 Richmond. St. Patti's .. 15 00 1 10 50 j Milan. St. Luke's ; 2 o;> Saundersville. Trinity.. 5 50 j Mill Creek. St. Mark’s ...; 3 35 Shelby ville. (Jrace...... : ( Monroeville. Zion ; 10 75 Sullivan. Grace...... Mt. Vernon. St. Paul’s..! 5 10 27 00 TerreHunte.St.Steph’n’s 3 00 | Valparaiso, Holy Com... Napoleon. St. John’s ....! 1 00 ' i Newark. Trinity...... j 58 75 “ St. ’ John's' New Lisbon, Trinity j Gorman...... i Norwalk. St. Paul’s j 66 00 Va n d erb u rgh ( o.. T ri n i t y Oberlin. Christ...... I 5 00 14 55 Vincenii'". St. James'.. 2 50 ! Painsville. St. James’ ... i Worthington, St. Mat-1 Penfield. Christ...... j thewV...... Peninsula. Bethel ! Warsaw. St. Andrew's.. Perry, St. Matthew’s i Miscellan.-oiis...... 36 50 Piqua, St. James’ ...... 77 31 14 65 il Par.—M coni, to D.M. Pomeroy, Grace...... f. •• K.M. 232 21 73 50 : 5 00 Portsmouth. All Saints’ . j 129 45 40 00 “■ Christ...... D io c e s i : o f I l l i n o i s . Put-in-Bay.St. Paul’s.... j i Ravenna. Grace...... i fi 50 8 25 : Albion. St. John's...... Rome, St. Peter's----- Miiomnini. Si. John's... 2 00 Salem. Our Saviour.. 3 50 : Alton. St. Paul’s...... 49 52 12 53 19 91 Sandusky. Grace...... j •• Christ ...... Springfield. Christ 4 00 67 20 13 20 ! Amboy. St. Thomas'.... Steubenville. St. Paul's. j .Arcadia. Messiah...... Strongsville. Sr. Philip's! ! \ reo la. Curisi...... Tiffin/Trinity...... j 4 00! , Aurora. Trinity...... Toledo. St. John's i Uatr, ia. Calvary...... “ Trinity...... j 80 00 i I l!(‘!irilstown.St.Andr'w’s Troy. Trinity...... ‘ ; Belvidere. Trinity...... 3 25 Unibnvillc. St. Michael's: j i liement. Atonement...... L'rbana. Epiphany i j:Bloomington. St. Mat Venice, Our Redeemer.. thew's...... 15 00 12 50 Wakeman. St, John’s . . . 6 62 3 00 | I Brimfield. Zion...... Warren, Christ...... 24 72 j 'Bunker Hill...... * ï)omestio and Foreign Missions and Freedman's Com. 141
Domestic. Foreign. Freedman.
I l l i n o i s — C o n t in u e d , I l l i n o i s — Continued. Cairo, Redeemer...... Rusliville, Christ...... Cambridge,St.Matthew’s Salem, St. Thomas’ ...... CarlinvilTe. St. Paul's... Springfield St. Paul’s ... Centralia, St. John's___ St. Mark’s ... Chester, St. Mark’s ...... 2 00 St. Anne...... 1 50 Chesterfield, St. Peter’s. Sterling, Grace...... 2 00 Chicago,The Bishop’s Ch Sycamore, St. Peter’s ... “ Ascension...... Tiskihva, St. Jude's...... Atonement...... Todd's Point...... “ Calvary...... i Tremont, Christ...... “ Christ!...... j 50 00 Tuscala, St. Mary’s ...... “ Epiphanj1...... 15 80 Utica, St. George's...... “ Grace...... I Vandalia, Grace...... " Holy Conimuni'u! Warren. St. Paul’s...... “ Emmanuel Hall.j 35 00 22 00 Warsaw. St. James1...... “ St. Ansgarius’. .. i Waukegan, Christ...... *• City Mis.! Waverlev, Grace...... 10 00 “ St. James’ j 208 45 70 46 Wilmington, Redeemer. St.John's j 41 00 Winona...... “ St. Mark's : 9 63 Woodstock, St. John’ s .. “ St. Paul’s j Wyoming. St. Luke's... “ St. Stephen’s : 63 55 52 20 29 20 “ Trinity...... i 115 Par.—22 cont. to D.M., Collinsville, Christ...... I 18 “ F.M.j 501 92 471 27 88 23 Decatur, St. John's...... 1 9 00 4 00 Danville...... j M i c h i g a n . | Dixon, St. Luke’s ...... | 1 00 Dundee, St. James’ ...... | Adrian. Christ...... i 15 00 Elgin, Redeemer...... : Allegan, Good Shepherd; I Edwardsville, St. A 11-! Albion. St. Janies’ I i drew’s ...... ! Algonac. St. Andrew's.. i 5 00 Erindale, Christ...... : ¡•Alpena. Trinity...... Evanston, St. Mark’s___ j 9 00 10 00 ¡¡Ann Arbor. St. Andrew's! 57 50 'i 66 57 37 05 Farmington. Calvary___ t 1 50 ¡¡Battle Creek. St.Thomas'; Farm Ridge. St.Andr'w’si 5 00 pBuy City. Trinity...... i Freeport. Zion...... j 10 00 8 55 jlBurr Oak. Grace...... 5 00 Galena, Grace...... j 24 00 14 00 15 00 Galesburg. Grace...... ’ '¡Cambridge. St. Michael Geneseo, Trinity...... j ! | and All Angels' , 3 00 15 00 Geneva, St. Mark’s...... i ! I Clifton. Grace...... ; Gillespie, St. John's...... I ¡¡Clinton. St. John's ! 5 50 Grand Detour. St. Peter's! jiColdwater. St. Mark's.. .' 11 00 7 21 10 00 i Jacksonville, Trinity___ 14 60 15 05 1 16 91 '¡Corunna. St. Paul’s...... | Joliet, Christ...... i 5 00 ¡ICortland. St. Paul’s ! Kankakee, St. John's.. . 2 75 ! ;Dearborn. Christ...... ; ' 14 00 5 00 Kewanee, St. John's___ ! 34 01 j '.Detroit. Christ...... I 213 67 i 304 88 102 00 Kickapoo, St. Luke's___ I !; “ Grace...... j | Knoxville. St. John's...! C 65 ■ ; “ Mariners’...... j Lacon, St. John’s...... ! !i “ St.John’s...... ! 319 43 : 353 54 52 68 La Salle, St. Mark’s ...... 185 35 109 92 50 95 Lee Centre, St. Paul’s ... “ St. Peter’s...... i IT 00 Limestone, Christ...... IDexter. St. James’ ...... j Lockport, St. John’s .... ¡East Saginaw. St. Paul’s; 50 02 46 02 Lewistown, St. James’ .. Fiuitonville. St. Jude's.. 5 00 Manhattan. St. Paul's... ¡Flint. St. Paul’ s...... 2 10 21 00 Marengo, Advent...... Grand Haven. St. John’s Mutton, Trinity...... Grand Rapids, St. Mark's 50 57 120 60 j 26 97 Mendon, Zion...... Grosse Isle, St. John's.. Metamora, Christ...... “ Trinity...... Moline, Grace...... Hamburg. St. Stephen's. 5 75 J Morris. St. Thomas'...... Hastings'. Emmanuel.... 1 Mound Citv. St. Peter’s. Henrietta, St. Luke's___ 1 Mount Sterling. Trinity. Hillsdale. St. Peter’s . . .. Naperville, St. John's... Holland. Grace...... 5 00 j 3 50 1 5 00 Onargo. Trinity...... Howell. All Saints’...... Oswego. St. John’s...... Houghton. Trinity...... Ottawa. Christ...... Hudson. Trinity ...... ! Pekin, St. Paul’s...... Ionia, St. John’s...... 2 50 Peoria, St. Paul’s...... 6 00 4 63 •Tackson, St. Paul's...... 1080 38 42 07 ! 25 00 Peru. St. Paul’s ...... Jonesville, Grace...... Pittsfield. St. Stephen’s. Kalamazoo, St. Luke’s.. 77 00 9 50 ! 15 00 Polo. Trinity...... St. John’s .. 15 30 6 00 | Preemption, Grace...... Lansing. St. Paul's...... 15 00 6 66 10 00 Princeton. Redeemer___ Linden. St. Paul’s...... Providence, Zion...... Lyons. Grace...... I Quincy, St. John's...... 20 00 55 00 Manchester. Calvary.... Rumour, St. Paul’s ...... Marine City, St. Mark’s. 2 91 Robin’s Nest, Christ — 1 50 15 00 Marquette. St, Paul’s ... 20 00 25 00 Rockford, Emmanuel... 24 50 Marshall, Trinity...... 132 55 15 00 Rock Island, Trinity___ 26 58 Mendon, St. Paul’s...... 142 Appendix— Parishes Contributing to
M i c h i g a n — Continued. W is c o n s in — Continued. Monroe, Trinity...... Mineral Point, Trinity , Mt. Clemens, Grace.. Nashotah. St. Sylvanus' 39 54 7 00 27 25 Muskegon, St. Paul’s. Neenah. Trinity...... 2 96 New Baltim’e, St. Luke’s Oakfield, Mavsv’le Mis’n 2 15 Niles, Trinity...... IT 25 16 85 Oconomowoc, Zion ...... 13 67 16 50 Ontonagon, Ascension.. Seminary.. Owosso, Christ...... Oneida Mission. Hobart. 5 40 20 00 Paw Paw, St. Mark’s___ Oshkosh, Trinity...... 25 00 24 00 Plainfield, Christ...... Ozaukee. Emmanuel.... Pontiac. Zion...... 20 00 13 50 Platteville, Trinity...... 4 40 Port Huron, Grace. 10 00 Peshtigo...... Saginaw, St. John’s 30 00 Plymouth. St. Paul’s ___ Saranac, Trinity 2 00 I Portage, St. John’s...... Saugatuc, All Saints’ ___ 5 00 Prairie du Chieu. Trinity St. Clair. Trinity...... Prescott, Calvary * St. John's. St. John’s ... 5 35 Racine, College*...... Stockbridge. Christ...... St. Luke's...... 11 16 Tecumseli. St. Peter’s... 11 50 Ripon, St. Peter's...... 29 40 Three Rivers. Trinity... 16 2T River Falls. Trinity___ 2 50 Trenton. St. Thomas’ ... Rosendale, St. Mark’s.. ITnion City, Grace...... Sheboygan, Grace...... Wyandotte, St.Stephen’s Sheboygan Falls. St. York, Grace...... Peter Ypsilauti, St. Luke’s 39 40 28 25 Steven’s’ Point, Interces Miscellaneous...... 14 20 13 50 sion...... 76 Par.—29 cont. to D.M.!------i — ...... Superior. Redeemer...... 5 CO 21 “ “ F.M.'2398 75 1208 51 559 81 ¡¡Sussex, St. Albans’...... 3 60 'Sparta 5 00 10 00 Diocese op W isconsin, j Wagon, Landing...... 6 20 Watertown. St. Paul’s ... 19 50 Alden. St. John’s I Waukesha. St. Matthew's 1 00 Appleton. Grace...... | 2 23 Waupaca, St. Mark's.... Ashipun. St. P a u l«...... j Danish Miss’ii Barraboo, St. Paul’s...... j 10 00 Wausau, St. John’s...... Boardman...... l 60 West Bend...... Beaver Dam. St. Mark's. Whitewater, St. Luke’s. Beloit. St. Paul's...... 1 10 00 5 00 Miscellaneous...... ! 4 70 ! 35 55 3 50 Berlin. Trinity % .. .. 81 Par.—27 cont. to D.M.! Bloomfield, Holy Com 11 " F.M.. 620 26 181 53 i 210 31 munion ...... | Butte des Morts. Christ. j j Diocese of Minnesota, j Columbus, St. Paul's... . Dartford, Grace...... : Austin. Trinity...... j 6 00 Delafield, St. John’s *j Anoka. Trinity...... Chrysostom...... i 26 00 200 |jBassw'd Grove, St. Mar.! Delavan, Christ...... j | j Belle Creek...... j 1 15 Elkhorn. St. John's | i ■¡Belle Plain, St. Simon's.! Fond-du-lae. St. Paul's.. i 28 36 j 20 00 'I " St. Andrew'?' Fox Lake. Christ j ! 11 Belle wood...... i Geneva. Holy Commun'u; j ¡jBufl'alo Lake, St. Paul's.: Green Bav, Christ 30 00 | Chanhassan, St. John’s .j Green Lake. Christ...... ’Cannon Falls...... j Herman, German Miss’n Carver...... i Horicon, German Miss’n Castle Rock...... Huntington...... Chatfield, St. Matthew's Hudson...... Clearwater, Grace.... Iowa Co., Calvary...... ¡Crow Wing, Holy Cross.. Janesville, Christ...... ¡Douglas. St. Paul’s... Trinity...... Eden Prairie...... Jefferson, Holy Cross.... i Excelsior, Trinity...... Juneau...... ; Faribault, G'd Shepherd 52 21 18 93 12 06 Kenosha, St. Matthew's.; Farmington...... Kingston, Trinity ; Gull Luke, St. Columba. Lancaster ' ...... 2 50 Hamilton. St. John Bapt. La Crosse, Christ Hassen. St. John’s...... Lisbon, St. Alban Hastings, St. Luke's___ 16 17 Madison, Grace...... ; 60 31 13 78 1 00 Henderson. St. Jude’s... Manitowoc, St. James'.. 2 00 1 00 Lake Citv, St. Mark's... 3 00 Mansion, St. John’s...... 1 00 Lakeville...... Marquette. Trinity...... Le Suer...... Menasha. St. Stephen’s.. Little Falls...... Middletown, Emmanuel. Mankato. St. John’s...... 20 85 Milwaukee, Atonement.. Mantorville...... 1 50 1 56 1 00 Christ...... 2 50 Minneapolis,Gethsem’ne 46 24 19 20 “ Church of St. “ (North) St. Paul...... Murk's... “ St. James’ ... 30 25 Minnetonka, St. John’s. “ St.John’s_ m 00 62 20 Northfleld, AH Saints... St. Paul’s .... 206 33 126 56 Orono, Trinity...... “ St. Matthias’.] Owatonua, St. Paul’s___ Domestic and Foreign Missions and Freedman's Com. 143
Domestic Foreign. Freedman. Domefitic. Foreign. Freedman. Minnesota— Continued. Iowa— Continued.
Point Dougins, St. Paul’s $ 5 66 $ $ Tipton, Grace...... $ $ $ lied Wing, Christ...... 67 30 24 30 16 79 Washington, Trinity.... Bed Wood, St. John’s... Waterloo, St. Thomas’ .. Rochester, Calvary...... 3 00 Wavcrlev, St. Andrew’s. 15 94 Rosemount “...... Winterset, St. James’ ... Sauk Rapids, Grace...... Worthingt' n. St. George’s Shakopee, St.. Peter's__ Miscellaneous...... 1 00 7 9 40 Stillwater, Ascension ... 1 10 8 00 54 Par.—13 cont. to D.M. St. Albans’ , Trinity...... 7 " '• P.M. i 143 46 1 52 00 4 4 64 St. Anthony.IIolyTrinity 1 j 4' St. Charles.. D i o c e s e o f M i s s o u r i . St. Cloud, St. John's___ St. Charles...... 1 00 ! 18 50 2 50 Stockton. Trinity...... 1 50 ¡BowliugGreen.St.Mark’ si St. Paul, Christ...... iBrunswick, St. Ann’s .. . ! •• St. Paul’s ...... I IChillicothe, Grace...... i 1 60 ! j St. Peter’s, HolyCom’u’n 2 80 iColumbia. Calvary...... Vassa...... ¡Lafayette, St. Mary’s — Vermilion...... 3 20 !¡Glasgow. St. Stephen’s.. ! 1 Wabashaw, Grace...... 9 81 ¡Hannibal, Trinity...... I j 13 00 Waterville. St. Andrew's I1 1 Jefferson. Grace...... Ì Wilton, Calvary...... j Winona, St. Paul’ s...... 2 0 00 12 00 ! 28 10 21 33 9 41 Miscellaneous...... 3 27 : l o o 70 j 63 00 60 Par.—17 cont. to D.M. 'Lagrange, Christ. 7 “ P.M. 264 32 85 14 32 85 i; ! 3 00 j 2 3 00 !¡ ¡Littsvillej ...... Diocese of Iowa. ¡¡Liberty. Grace...... !1 Normandy, Christ...... Albia...... Louisiana, Calvary...... Anomosa, St. Mark’s___ Mexico...... Bellevue. St.. Paul's...... |,Macon City...... 16 00 10 00 Bloomfield, St. Stephen's I j¡Monroe. St. Jude’s...... 16 15 19 21 , ¡Palmyra. St. Paul’s ...... Buffalo, St. John’ s...... i Burlington. Christ...... 32 50 8 000 0 1 |IPrairieville. St. John’s.. Cedar Falls, St. Mark's.. '¡Savannah, St. John’s — Cedar Rapids, Grace___ 3 0 00 ,i ¡Sedalia, Calvary...... 4 85 Chariton...... 7 50 ji: ISharpsburgh, St. Jude’s. Clermont. Our Saviour.. ¡¡I ¡Shelbina. Emmanuel.... Clinton, St. John's...... 6 50 Springfield, Christ...... 5 00 Council Bluffs, St. Paul’s 11 25 - 7 75 j ¡St.; Charles, Trinity...... Cresco, Grace...... 2 50 5 00 ! ¡St. Joseph, Christ...... Danville, Advent...... I ij " German. Mis. Davenport. Bishop’s Ch. 17 00 7 21 8 45 :!‘St. Louis. Calvary...... “ Chapel of Gris Christ...... 414 24 30 00 wold College. Chapel...... Davenport. St. Luke's... Grace...... “ Trinity...... St. George’s. Desmoines, St, Paul’s ... St. John-s... 6 60 DeWitt, St. Peter’s...... St. Paul’s ... i; Dubuque, St. John’s___ j Trinity...... 10 00 Durant. St. Philip’ s...... ¡St. Thomas. St. Thomas' j Fairfield, St. Peter’s___ 2 50 ¡Weston, St. John’s...... 2 00 ¡ Port Dodge, St. Mark’s .. ¡Miscellaneous...... 52 75 22 10 Fort Madison, Hope Ch. 41 Par.—12 cont. to D.M. Goshen, Redeemer...... 9 “ “ F.M. 678 M 205 59 9 41 Independence, St. James' 8 50 Iowa Centre. Gethsemane Diocese of Kansas. Iowa City, Trinity...... Iowa City, Church of House of Industry.. Janesville...... 13 50 4 50 i 16 00 Keokuk, St. John’s...... 8 50 8 50 j Keosauqua, St. Luke’s.. 36 55 Lausing, St, Luke’s...... |j Lawrence. St. Luke’s ... 23 50 Lyons, Grace...... 16 81 McGregor, St. John’s ... 5 75 7 00 Maquoketa, Holy Trinity Marshalltown, St. Mat thew’s ...... 2 14 5 00 Montrose, Grace...... 4 00 5 0 00 Mt. Pleasant. St. MichTs 2 00 12 Par.—2 cont, to D.M. Muscatine, Trinity...... 13 15 6 00 3 “ - F.M. 19 00 115 80 7 00 Nashua, St, Mark’s...... New Oregon...... T e r r i t o r y o v D a k o t a . Oscaloosa, St. James’ ... Ottumwa, St. Mary’s___ 14 00 Sheffield...... Sioux City, St. Thomas’ 144 Appendix,— Parishes Contributing to
Domestic. Foreign. Freedman Foreign.
K a n s a s — Continued C a l i f o r n i a — Contin'd.
Y a n c t o n ...... $ $ $ ! Mokelu’e Hill.St.Mark’s j Jackson, St. Ann’s...... T e r r i t ’ y o f N e b r a s k a . ! Los Angelos. St. Athan- ; asius'...... Arago...... I ¡Napa, Christ...... Bellevue, St. James’ .... 1 12 ! jNatoma. Christ...... Brownville...... 5 00 , ¡Nevada, Trinity...... Columbus...... i ¡Oakland. St. John's.... Decatur, Incarnation___ ¡Petaluma, St. John’s ... Fort Calhoun...... : ¡Placerville. St. Mary’s . Falls City, St. Thomas’ . 3 00 ¡Redwood, St. Peter’.-' .. Fremont...... 2 0 00 ! .Sacramento, Grace...... Nebraska City, St.Marv’s ! ¡San Francisco. Advent. ! 100 00 Nemaha, St. John’s. .*.. 1 50 ;i 41 Grace j 13 50 Omaha City, Brownell !' “ St. James’ ! Hall...... j! “ St. John’s.j Omaha City, Trinit3r.... 8 90 ;i “ St. Luke’s 18 20 Platsmouth, St. Luke's.. ¡ ; “ Trinity ... | Rulo. St. Peter’s...... 4 00 ! ! ¡San Andreas.St.Andrew* Santee Indian Agency .. 25 55 j ; ¡San Jose, Trinity 1 Weeping Water...... ; ! Santa Barbara, Trinity. ! Wyoming...... j ‘ ¡Santa Clara...... 10 00 j : ¡Santa Cruz, Calvary 12 00 50 00 T e r r i t ’ y o r C o l o r a d o . J jSanMatco, St. Matthew’s 57 00 13 00 ¡¡Stockton, St.John's 10 00 Central City. St. Paul’s. 10 00 ¡Sonora, St. James’ Nevada, St. Paul’s ...... 10 0 0 I ¡Volcano, St. George’s.. Nevada City...... ¡Yuba, St. John’s...... Black Hawk, St. Paul's. 31 20 j 28 00 ¡Miscellaneous. 10 00 22 00 Denver City, St. John's. 36 Par.—6 cont. to D.M, Idaho...... 4 “ “ F.M. 141 60 163 85 : 20 00 Pueblo...... 19 00 I S t a t e o f O r e g o n . 60 20 | 3 8 00 T e r . o r N e w M e x i c o . ¡Astoria. Grace...... ¡Butterville, Incarnation 11 00 Fort Sumner...... \ ¡Champocg, Grace...... I j ¡¡Eugene City, St. Mary’s D io c e s e o r N e v a d a . ¡Jacksonville !.. 22 00 ¡Milwaukee. St. John’s. Austin...... 3 4 31 ; 7 50 i Aurora, Trinity...... ¡Oswego ...... 17 00 Carson City, St. Peter’s. : Portland. St. Stephen's, Dayton...... ¡j “ Trinity ! Gold Hill, St. John’s___ ¡ ¡Roseburgh.St. Georges'• 195 00 Silver City...... j 'Ruby City...... Virginia. St. Paul's...... 5 00 I ¡Salem. St. Paul’s j Washoe City...... ! ¡Summerville...... I 7 00 j ¡Miscellaneous...... \ T e r r i t o r y o r I d a h o . ! ¡10 Par.—6 cont. to D.M. ¡j 1 " •' F.M. 245 00 7 00 7 00 Boise City . i Idaho...... ¡T e r . o f W a s h i n g t o n . Placerville. ¡Astoria...... T e r r i t o r y o r U t a h ¡Cuthlamcnfr...... ¡Fort Van Couver, St. SaltLake City,St. Mark’s 50 00 ? Luke’s ...... ¡Olympia, St. John’s___ 19 00 T e r r i t o r y o f W y o m i n g . ¡Port Townsend...... 7 50 Walla-Walla...... 2 00 Laramie, St. Matthew’s. 2 40 2 00 Washington, Christ.... Miscellaneous...... D i o c e s e o f C a l i f o r n i a .
Auburn, Christ...... 2 8 50 Benicia, St. Paul’s...... 14 40 15 35 Brooklyn, Advent...... Miscellaneous...... 8041 62 2438 97 164 00 Columbia. St. Paul’s___ “ St. Peter’s ... Legacies...... 16916 911 0902 92 Coloma, Emmanuel...... Folsom, Trinit)-...... Young S'ldiers of Christ 5382 85 Grass Valley. Emmanuel Marysville, St. John’s ... Young Christian S’ldier 6067 86 Appendix— Act o f Incorporation. 145
I.
ACT OF INCORPORATION.
A n Act to incorporate the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America. Passed May 13, 1846, by a tioo-third vote. Amended— A p ril 12, 1867.
T h e people of the State of New York, represented in the Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
S e c t io n l.*A ll such persons as now are, or may hereafter become, members of the “ Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America,” originally instituted in the year eighteen hundred and twenty, and fully organized by fhe General Convention of the said Church, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-five, shall be and are hereby consti tuted a body corporate, for the purpose of conducting general Mis sionary operations in all lands, by the name aforesaid.
S e c . 2. For the object designated in the first section of the Act generally, or for any purpose connected with said object, the said Corporation shall have power from time to time to purchase, take by gift, grant, devise or bequest, and hold real and personal estate, and to sell, lease, and otherwise dispose of the same, provided the aggregate clear annual income of such real estate at any one time held, shall not exceed the sum of thirty thousand dollars. The Cor poration hereby created is declared subject to the provisions of chapter three hundred and sixty of the laws of one thousand eight hundred and sixty, entitled An Act relating to wills.
S e c . 3. The said Society shall, in its usual annual printed Report, state the amount of its real and personal estate, and the income arising therefrom; a copy of which Report shall be deposited in the State Library.
S e c . 4. This Corporation shall possess the general powers, and be subject to the provisions contained in title third of chapter eighteen of the first part of the Revised Statutes, so far as the same are applicable and have not been repealed.
S e c . 5. This Act will take effect immediately, and the Legislature .may, at any time, modify, or repeal the same.
13 H 6 Appendix— Constitution.
II.
CONSTITUTION
Of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, as estab lished in 1820, and amended in 1823, 1829, 1832, 183.5, 1838, 1856, 1862, 1865, and 1868.
ARTICLE I.
T h is institution shall be denominated “ T h e Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America.” ARTICLE II. This Society shall be considered as comprehending all persons who are members of this Church.
ARTICLE III. At every Triennial Meeting of the General Convention, which is the constituted representative body of the whole Protestant Episcopal Church in these United States, there shall be appointed by a concur rent vote, on nomination by a joint Committee of the two Houses, a Board of clerical and lay members, at least equal in number to four times the number of Dioceses in union with the General Convention, who, together with the Bishops of this Church, and such persons as become patrons of this Society before the meeting of the General Convention in the year 1829, shall be called the “ Board of Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America.” The said Committee of Nominations shall consist of three Bishops, to be elected by ballot in the House of Bishops, and three presbyters and three laymen, to be elected by ballot in the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies. ARTICLE IV. To the Board of Missions shall be intrusted the supervision of the General Missionary operations of the Church, with power to establish Missionary stations, appoint Missionaries, make appropriations of money, regulate the conducting of Missions, fill any vacancies in their number which may occur, and also to enact all By-Laws which they may deem necessary for their own government and the govern ment of their Committees; provided always, that in relation to Appendix— Constitution. 147
organized Dioceses having Bishops, the Board shall regulate the number of Missionary stations, and, with the consent of the Bishop, shall select the stations. The Bishop and Standing Committee of each Diocese may appoint substitutes from the same Diocese for such members of the Board as may be unable to attend its meetings.
a r t i c l e v . There fnay be appointed, during the will of the Board of Missions, a Commission to be called the “ Commission of Home Missions to Colored PeojDle,” to whom shall be committed the religious and other instruction of the freedmen; said Commission to meet quarterly; a majority to be. a quorum, with authority to appoint a Secretary and General Agent and Treasurer, and to constitute, as its general repre sentative, with full power to act for it during its recesses, an Execu tive Committee, composed of such a number of its members as it may prescribe, not to exceed eight; the members of said Executive Com mittee to be ex-officio members of the Board of Missions; and said Commission to be governed in its actions by the principles laid down in the article of the Constitution of this Society concerning the ap pointment of missionaries. ARTICLE VI. The presiding Bishop of the Church shall be the President of the Board, and in his absence, the senior Bishop present shall preside; in the absence of all the Bishops, the Board shall elect a President p ro tempore. ARTICLE VII. The Board of Missions shall hold its first meeting at the call of the presiding Bishop, and meet annually thereafter, at such time and place as may have been appointed at the previous annual meeting; and also, on the second day of the meeting of the General Conven tion, at the place of its meeting. They shall publish an annual report of their proceedings for the information of the Society, and present a triennial report to each stated General Convention. At all meetings of the Board, ten members shall form a quorum. Special meetings of the Board may be called, as shall be provided in their own By-Laws. ARTICLE VIII. The Board, as soon as may be after it has been constituted, shall proceed to appoint eight persons, four of whom shall be Clergymen, and four of whom shall be laymen, who, together with the Bishop of the Diocese in which the Committee shall be located, shall be a Com mittee for Domestic Missions ; and eight other persons, four of whom shall be Clergymen, and four of whom shall be laymen, who, together 148 Append b '— Constitution.
with the Bishop of the Diocese in which the Committee shall be located, shall be a Committee for Foreign Missions; and all of whom shall be ex-officio members of the Board of Missions. The Board of Missions shall determine the location of the Committees respectively. Any Bishop or Bishops present at the place of meeting, shall have a right, ex-officio, to attend, as members of the same, the meetings of the Committees. Vacancies occurring in either of the Committees, during the recess of the Board, may be filled by the Committees, respectively, subject to the approval of the Board, at its next meeting. a r t i c l e IX. To the Committees of the Board, thus constituted, shall be referred, in their respective departments, during the recess of the Board, the whole administration of the general Missionary work of the Church, subject to the regulations of the Board. Each Committee shall make a report of its proceedings to the Board of Missions at every meeting of the Board. ARTICLE x . The Board of Missions shall appoint for each Committee a Secre tary and General Agent, with a suitable salary, who shall be the exe cutive officer of the Committee, to collect information, to conduct its correspondence, to devise and recommend plans of operation, and in general to execute all the purposes of the Board in his proper sphere, submitting all his measures, before their adoption, to the Committee for whom he is ajDpointed, for their approval. Each Committee shall appoint a Treasurer, and the Board shall designate which of the Treasurers so appointed, shall be authorized to receive all moneys not specifically appropriated, which money shall be at the disposal of the Board. The Secretaries and Treasurers shall be ex-officio members of the respective Committees, and of the Board. Local and subor dinate agents and officers may, when necessary, be appointed by each Committee. ARTICLE XI. For the guidance of the Committees, it is declared that the Mis sionary field is always to be regarded as one— t h e w o r l d — the terms Domestic and Foreign being understood as terms of locality, adopted for convenience. Dom estic Missions are those which are established within, and F oreign Missions are those which are established without, the territory of the United States.
ARTICLE XII. No Clergyman shall be appointed a missionary by the Board, or by either of the Committees, until after conference with the ecclesias Appendix— Constitution. Í49
tical authority of the Diocese or Missionary District to which he be longs, nor shall any missionary be sent to officiate in any Diocese or Missionary District without the consent of the ecclesiastical authority of the same, except when regularly called by an organized parish, in accordance with the canons, both diocesan and general, and no per son shall be appointed a missionary who is not at the time a Minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church, of regular standing.
ARTICLE XIII. Associations designated to act in connection with the Board, in the great missionary work committed to the Church, may become aux iliary ; and all contributions specially appropriated for such purpose by such associations, or by any individuals, shall be received and paid in accordance with the expressed wish of the donors.
ARTICLE XIV. The Board of Missions, provided for in the third article of this Constitution, shall, in all cases, be continued in office until a new Board is elected. ARTICLE XV. It is recommended to every member of the Society to pray to Almighty God for His blessing upon its designs, under the full con viction that, unless He directs us in all our doings Math His most gracious favor, and furthers us with His continual help, we cannot reasonably hope to procure suitable persons to act as Missionaries, or expect that their endeavors will be successful.
» ioO Appendix— By-Laws.
III. BY-LAWS OF THE BOARD OF MISSIONS.
ARTICLE I. T h e several articles and provisions of the Constitution of this Society, as established in 1820, and subsequently amended, are here by adopted as By-Laws of this Society.
ARTICLE II. The Board of Missions, at each of its Annual Meetings, shall appoint a Secretary, who shall continue in his office until another is appointed in his place, and whose travelling expenses shall be paid.
ARTICLE III. The Treasurers of the Committees for Domestic and Foreign Missions, and of the Commission of Home Missions to Colored Peo ple, respectively, shall keep an account with each Missionary and Stipendiary of their respective Departments. They shall deposit in some bank in the city of Xew York, all moneys received by them respectively for missionary or educational purposes, so often as the same shall amount to one hundred dollars; and the amount thereof in such bank shall be kept in the name of the Committee for Do mestic or Foreign Missions, or of the Commission of Home Missions to Colored People, as the case may be. The said moneys, so depo sited, shall be draw'n out of such bank for missionary or educational purposes only, and on the check of the Treasurer, countersigned by either the General or Local Secretary of each of the said Committees, and the Commission of Home Missions to Colored People, respec tively. The Treasurers shall pay no moneys except by order of their respective Committees. They shall present their accounts, duly audited by their respective Committees, on the first day of the session of each Annual Meeting of the Board of Missions, which accounts shall thereupon be referred to a Special Committee for the purpose of such examination, inquiries, and explanation, as may be deemed necessary and useful. ARTICLE IV. Vacancies occurring in either of the Missionary Committees, during the recess of the Eoard of Missions, shall not be filled at the same meeting of the Committee at which they are announced; but information of all vacancies to be supplied shall be immediately given to each member of the Committee, and shall be inserted in the notices for the meeting at which such vacancies are to be supplied. Vacancies in the Commission of Home Missions to Colored People, and in the Executive Committee thereof, shall be filled by that Com mission. Appendix—By-Laws. 151
ARTICLE V . Five members shall constitute a quorum of each of the two Mis sionary Committees respectively.
ARTICLE VI. Together with each Annual Report required by the Seventh Article of the original Constitution, now adopted as a By-Law of this Society, there shall be printed the Constitution, Act of Incorporation, and By-Laws of the Society, with a list of the members and officers of the Board of Missions, of the two Missionary Committees, and of the Commission of Home Missions to Colored People. Of this report thus printed, one hundred copies shall be retained by the Secretary of the Board of Missions for the use of the Board at its next meeting.
ARTICLE VII. There shall be an Annual and Triennial Sermon, before the Board of Missions, the preacher to be appointed by the two Missionary Committees alternately. The sermon shall be preached on the even ing of the first day of the sessions of the Board ; and that Committee whose right it is to appoint the preacher, shall make the necessary arrangements for that purpose. The sermon, with the consent of the preacher, shall be printed at the expense of the Board, without any special order for that purpose.
ARTICLE VIII. A t the Annual Meetings of the Board of Missions, on the first day of the session, the Holy Communion shall be administered by or under the direction of the presiding Bishop, or, in his absence, of the senior Bishop present; and if there be no Bishop present, then the senior Presbyter present, being a member of the Board of Missions; and shall be preceded by Morning Prayer, at which the officiating Minister shall be appointed by the said presiding or senior Bishop, or senior Presbyter presiding. The collection at the offertory at such Communion shall be divided equally between the Committees for Domestic and Foreign Missions and the Commission of Home Missions to Colored People, unless any particular offering be spe cially designated, as appropriated by the offerer to either depart ment, or to some particular Mission in either, in which case the appropriation shall be made accordingly.
ARTICLE IX. On the second evening of the session at the meetings of the Board of Missions, a public Missionary meeting shall be held under the direction of the presiding or senior Bishop present, or if no Bishop be present, then of the senior Presbyter present, assisted by the Secretary of the Board, and the Secretaries of the two Missionary Com mittees and of the Commission of the Home Missions to Colored People, 152 Appendix—By-Laws.
ARTICLE x. The Protestant Episcopal Commission of Home Missions to Colored People shall make an annual report to the Board of Missions. ARTICLE XI. On all public occasions of the meetings of the Board of Missions, collections shall be made in aid of its funds.
ARTICLE XII. Special meetings oi the Board of Missions may be called on the joint request of the three Executive Committees, or on the order of the presiding Bishop, or any two Bishops, reasonable notice thereof being given throixgh the Post-office, and the specific object of such meeting inserted in the notice. ARTICLE XIII. If, from the existence of war, disease, or any other cause, the place of Meeting of the Board of Missions, appointed at its last meeting, shall be rendered a dangerous or improper place of meeting, the presiding Bishop shall have power to change it, and appoint such other place for the purpose as he may, under the circumstances, deem most suitable and proper. ARTICLE XIV. A t all meetings of the Board, the Missionaries of the Board in active service who may be present, both of the Domestic and Foreign Committees, shall be admitted to honorary seats in the Board, with a right to participate in the deliberations, but without the right to vote. ARTICLE XV. The rules of order, customary in similar bodies, are adopted and shall be observed in this Society, its Board of Missions, and Com mittees. ARTICLE XVI. All other than the foregoing By-Laws, heretofore in force, are hereby rescinded, and the foregoing are adopted and declared to be the By-Laws of this Society ; but with the exception of the first, they may be rescinded, amended, or enlarged, at any stated meeting of the Board of Missions, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the mem bers present; the motion for that purpose, together with the name of the mover, being duly entered on the Journal of the Board, and one day’s previous notice given of the proposed alteration. The first By-V Law shall not be rescinded, amended, or enlarged, except at a Trien nial Meeting of the Board of Missions, on the Report of a »Special Committee, recommending the same, and an affirmative vote of a majority of the members present adopting the report and recom mendation of such Committee. Appendix— Members o f the Board o f Missions. 153
IV.
BOARD OF MISSIONS
OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
1868- 1871.
H j. iit gr.«# " I lv IIopliino, Rt. Rev. H. Potter, D.D., LL.D., D.C.L. “ B. B. Smith, D.D. T. M. Clark, D.D. C. P. Mcllyaine, D.D., D.C.L. “ W . H. Odenheimer, D.D. J. Kemper, D.D., LL.D. G. T. Bedell, D.D. “ S. A. McCoskry, D.D., D.C.L. “ Alexander Gregg, D.D. “ W . R. Whittingham, D.D. “ H. B. Whipple, D.D. “ A. Lee, D.D. H. C. Lay, D.D. “ J. Johns, D.D. J. C. Talbot, D.D. “ M. Eastbum, D.D. “ W . B. Stevens, D.D. “ C. Chase, D.D. T. H. Vail, D.D. “ -— &i 0. nmn'Flia, D-Di , “ A. C. Coxe, D.D. “ H. Southgate, D.D. C. T. Quintard, D.D. George Upfold, D.D., LL.D. R. II. Clarkson, D.D. W . M. Green, D.D. G. M. Randall, D.D. “ John Payne, D.D. C. M. Williams, D.D. “ J. Williams, D.D. J. P. B. Wilmer, D.D. H. J. Whitehouse, D.D. George D. Cummins, D.D. T. F. Davis, D.D. “ W. E. Armitage, D.D. “ T. Atkinson, D.D. “ H. A. Neeley, D.D. W. I. Kip, D.D. “ W . C. Doane, D.D. H. W . Lee, D.D. “ J. M. Beckwith, D.D. W . H. Bisseil, D.D. D. S. Tuttle, D.D. C. F. Robertson, D.D. J. F. Young, D.D. “ B. W . Morris, D.D. F. 31. Whittle, D.D. A. N. Littlejohn, D.D. “ F. D. Huntington, D.D. “ O. W . Whitaker, D.D.
LIFE MEMBERS.
Tlie Rev. R. B. Croes. The Rev. J. Rodney. T. Edson, D.D. P. Van Pelt, D.D. “ R. S. Mason, D.D. J. R. Walker, D.D. W . C. Mead, D.D. J. C. Herbert, Esq. “ R. U. Morgan, D.D. A. C. Magruder, Esq. S. ISTichols, C. Morris, M.D. “ J. J. Robertson, D.D.
14 154 Appendix— Members o f the Board o f Missions.
MEMBERS FOR THREE TEARS.
D i o c e s e . C l e r i c a l . L a y . Alabama...... C. T. Pollard, Rev. John M. Banister, George A. Gordon. California...... Rev. W . H. Hill, B. H. Randolph, Rev. C. B. Wyatt, Edward Stanley. Connecticut...... ----- Rev. J. L. Clark, D.D., S. H Huntington, Rev. R. A. Hallam, D.D., John C. Hollister, Rev. W . H. Lewis, D.D., John Day Ferguson, Rev. S. D. Denison, D.D., Benjamin Stark, Rev. W . E. Yibbert, F J. Kingsley. Rev. T. R. Pynchon, D.D., Rev. William Stevens Perry. Delaware...... S. M. Curtis, Rev. Charles Breck, Franklin Fell, Rev. Joshua Morsell, Yictor Dupont, Rev. J. L. McKim. James Brown. Florida...... Rev. J. J. Scott, D.D., - -Jehn.Beacd, - -- Rev. J. A. Harrold, M.D. Robert Walker. Georgia...... ----- Rev. 31. H. Henderson, D.D. L. 1ST. Whittle, Rev. William C. Williams, P. M. Night ngale. Rev. William H. Clarke, Rev. John Fulton, D.D. Illinois...... Rev. Clinton Locke, D.D., L. B. Otis, Rev. J. H. Rylance, D.D., E. H. Sheldon, Rev. Warren H. Roberts, George P. Lee. Rev. Henry Is. Pierce, D.D. Indmna...... ----- Rev. James Runcie, D.D., S. S. Early, Rev. F. M. Gregg, John Love, Rev. Tliomas M. Martin. John S. Irwin. Iowa...... George Green, Rev. George W . Watson. J. L. Daymude. Kansas...... Rev. C. Reynolds, D.D., A. G. Otis, Rev. John Burwell. E. M. Bartholow. Kentucky...... ___ Rev. James Craik, D.D., A. H. Churchill, Rev. J. S. Shipman, J. W . Stevenson, Rev. J. N. [Norton, D.D. William Cornwall. Louisiana...... Rev. W . F. Adams, P. L. Cox, Rev. D. S. Lewis, D.D. J. H. Keep. M aine...... Rev. Daniel Goodwin, G. E. B. Jackson, Rev. Samuel Upjohn, James Bridge, Rev. Charles W . Hayes. Robert H. Gardiner. Appendix— Members o f the Board o f Missions. 155
D io c e s e . C l e r ic a l . L a y . Maryland...... Rer. M. Mahan, D.D., S. G. Wyman, Rev. George Leeds, D.D., L. Thompson, Rev. Charles H. Hall, D.D., Bernard Carter, Rev. J. B. Grammer, D.D., William Woodward, Rev. C. K. Nelson, D.D., H. Easton, Rev. C. W . Rankin, L. M. Ricaud. Rev. John Grosdale, Rev. T. P. Barber. Rev. E. H. C. Goodwin. Massachusetts...... Rev. J. J. T. Coleridge, D.D., Amos A. Lawrence, Rev. W . R. Nicholson, D.D., Geo. C. Shattuck, M.D., Rev. Samuel B. Babcock, Joseph Story Fay, Rev. W . R. Huntington, Joseph Burnett, Rev. George S. Converse, Peter Hubbell, Rev. J. Mulcahey, D.D., R. H. Dana, Rev. G. H. McKnight, J. B. Kettell. Rev. C. L. Hutchins, Rev. J. Ä. Bolles, D.D., Rev. F. Wharton, D.D., L.L. D., Michigan...... Rey. Thomas C. Pitkin, D.D., Peter E. Demill, Rev. B. H. Paddock, D.D., H. P. Baldwin, Rev. J. P. Tustin, D.D., C. C. Trowbridge, Rev. G. D. Gillespie. Henry Hayden. Minnesota...... Rev. S. Y. McMasters, D.D., E. T. Wilder, Rev. D. B. Knickerbocker, L.L. D. H. P. Lee. Rev. Edward R. Welles, D.D., Missi^ippi...... Rev. W . C. Crane, D.D., Thomas E. B. Pegues. Rev. W . K. Douglas. Miitmuri...... Rev. M. Schuyler, D.D., J. P. Doan, Rev. E. F. Berkley, D..D, William Wallace, Rev. W - B. Corbin, D.D., George H. Gill. Nebraska...... Rev. John G. Gasman, James M. Woodworth Rev. Samuel D. Hinman. Julian Metcalf. Nctc Jersey...... Rev. R. M. Abercrombie, D.D., J. C. Garthwaite, Rev. J. H. Hobart, D.D., C. E. Milnor, Rev. Alfred Stubbs, D.D., George C. Hance, Rev. J. S. B. Hodges, D.D., C. E. Gregory, Rev. W . A. Matson, D.D., H. R. Clark. Rev. Matson Meier Smith, D.D., Rev. Samuel A. Clark, D.D., Rev. J. N. Stansbury, Rev. W . G. Farrington, Rev. S. M. Rice, Rev. R. M. Merrit. New Hampshire...... Rev. J. H. Eames, D.D., Simeon Ide. Rev. H. A. Coit, D.D., Neu> York...... Rev. G. J. Geer, D.D., T. P. Cummings,. Rev. F. E. Lawrence, J. J. Cisco, Rev. A. B. Beach, D.D., William P. Lee, 156 Appendix— Members o f the Board o f Missions.
D io c e se. C l e r ic a l . L a y . New York...... Rev. R. S. Howland, D.D., A. B. McDonald, Rev. C. B. Smith, W . H. Kitchen, Rev. G. B. Draper, George Merritt, Rev. Samuel Cooke, D.D., William Mulligan, Rev. Isaac H. Tuttle, D.D., J. S. Aspinwall, Rev. W . D. Walker, Cyrus Curtiss, Rev. Theodore A. Eaton, John David Wolfe, Rev. Thomas Gallaudet, D.D., George N. Titus, Rev. George H. Houghton, D.D. F. S. Winston, Rev. R. G. Quennelle, N. F. Palmer, Rev. C. E. Swope, D.D., Stewart Brown, Rev. P. K. Cady, D.D., Hamilton Fish, Rev. Clarence Buel, George D. Morgan, Rev. R. B. Van Ivleeck, D.D., George A. Jarvis, Rev. E. A. Hoffman, D.D., R. A. McCurdy, Rev. J. Carpenter Smith, G. F. Nesbitt, Rev. J. A. Paddock, Jacob Reese, Rev. J. B. Gibson, G. J. Barlow, Rev. S. B. Bostwick, Adam Norrie, Rev. William Payne, D.D., W . H. Aspinwall, Rev. John J. Tucker, DD., S. B. Ruggles, Rev. J. L. Peese, D.D., A. Y Blake, Rev. George H. Walsh, J. V. L. Pruyn, Rev. J. H. Hobart Brown, Nathan Warren, Rev. W . R. Johnson, H. C. Lockwood, Rev. J. C. Eccleston, D.D., H. B. Dauchy, Rev. E. M. Rodman, J. II. Peck, Rev. A. Burgess, D.D., H. E. Pierrepont, Rev. W . H. Moore, Joseph W Green, Rev. Chas. W . F. Homer, D.D., William C. Sheldon, Rev. W. F. Morgan, D.D., Edw. Todd, Rev. A. H. Yinton, D.D., A. W . Benson, Rev. F. Yinton, D.D., W . P. Clyde, Rev. H. C. Potter, D.D., Aug. Masters, Rev. A. T. Twing, D.D., J. H. Swift, Rev. C. R. Dufiie, D.D., Stephen Camberling, Rev. B. I. Haight, D.D., Theodosius Bartow Rev. H. E. Montgomery, D.D., Rev. Morgap Dix, D.D., Rev. H. Dyer, D.D., Rev. C. N. Chandler, Kev. C. F. Hoffman, Rev. J. Cotton Smith, D.D., Rev. D. H. Buel. North Carolina. .Rev. J. B. Cheshire, D.D., W . H. Battle, Rev. J. Briton Smith, D.D., K. P. Battle, Rev. A. A. ^atson, D.D., R. H. Smith. Oh io, .Rev. E. Burr, D,D., A. J. De Rosset. Rev. E. H. Jewett, J. W . Andrews, Rev. C. A . L. Richards, Kent Jarvis, Rev. John Uff'ord, D.D., V. B. Horton, Appendix— Members o f the Board o f Missions. 15
D io c e s e . C l e r ic a l . L a y . Rev. Louis Burton, D.D., A. H. Moss, Rev. H. H. Morrell, Lary Anderson Rev. W . A. Snivety, Rev. Frederick Brooks, Rev. T. A. Starke}", D.D., Pennsylvania...... Rev. M. A. De W olf Howe, D.D., William Welsh, Rev. J. A. Harris, John Bohlen, Rev. William Hobart Hare, Orlando Crease, Rev. J. W . Claxton, B. S. Russell, Rev. William Rudder, D.D., G. L. Harison, Rev. E. N. Potter, E. S. Buckley, Rev. Benjamin Watson, D.D., Jno. D. Taylor, Rev. A. B. Atkins, James S. Whitney, Rev. John Bolton, Edward L. Clarke, Rev. Leighton Coleman, John Welsh. Rev. E. A. Foggo, Rev. Philip Brooks, Rev. C. M. Butler, D.D., Rev. R. B. Claxton, D.D., Pittsburgh...... Rev. J. F. Spaulding, Thomas M. Howe, Rev. John Scarborough, J. H. Shoenberger, Rev. Henry Purdon, E. S. Golden, Rev. William P. Ten Broeck, B. B. Vincent. Rhode Island...... Rev. R. B Duane, R, H. Ives, Rev. H. Waterman, D.D., Rouse Babcock, Rev. John P. Hubbard, C. B. Farnsworth, Rev. John P. White, George Lewis Cook. Rev. Daniel Henshaw, Rev. L. C. Manchester. South Carolina...... Rev. J. S. Hanckel, G. C. Memminger, Rev. C. P. Gadsden, Charles Sinkler. Rev. John H. Elliott, Rev. A. Toomer Porter, Tennessee...... Rev. T. W . Humes, F. B. Fogg, Rev. W C. Gray. G. R. Fairbanks, Texas...... Rev. Benjamin Eaton, P. W . Gray, Rev. E. A. Wagner, E. B. Nicholas. Vermont...... Rev. A. II. Bailey, D.D., Roderick Richardson, Rev. Malcolm Douglass, D.D., Julius E. Higgins, Rev. Roger S. Howard, D.D., Victor Atwood. Virginia...... Rev. J. H. D. Wingfield, D.D., W . H. McFarland, Rev. G. II. Norton, D.D., W . L. Hyland. Rev. C. Minnegerode, D.D., Rev. J. Peter kin, D.D., Western New York. . .Rev. William Shelton, D.D., G. R. Clark, Rev. Henry Anstice, D.D., G. B. Worthington, Rev. James Rankine, D.D., Henry R. Mygatt, Rev. D. C. Mann, G. C. McWhorter, Rev. Joseph M. Clarke, D.D., G. F. Comstock, Rev.'W T. Gibson, D.D., 15S Appendix— Members o f the Board o f Missions.
D io c e s e . Cl e r ic a l . L a y . Western Xeic York...... Rev. A. B. Beacli, D.D., Rev. John Brainard, Rev. Walter Ayrault, D.D. Wisconsin...... Rev. W . B. Ashley, D.D., J. Bodwell Doe. Rev. D. Keene, D.D., Rev. L. A. Kemper, D.D. Rev. H. M. Thompson. The F o r e ig n C o m m it t e e o p t h e Board of Missions in aeeount with Jamks S. A spin w a l l , Treasurer.
1868. i)r. ; 18 19. Cr. Oct. 1. To Balance due Treasurer at this date...... $15,550 02 Oc t. 1. By Cash received from October 1, 1868, to Oct. 1, 1869. ^ i 180!), on account of— Committee. Foreign of Treasurer of Report Oct. 1. fo Cash paid since Oct. 1, 1868, on account of Mission to Greece...... $4,574 87 Mission to Greece...... 0,013 831 China and Japan...... 3,566 64 “ “ China and Japan...... 10,098 00 Africa...... 6,523 34 “ A frica ...... 24,407 33 Haiti...... 415 50 “ “ H aiti...... 5,730 12 Specific Objects...... 6,279 84 “ “ Specific Objects...... 0,497 44 General Fund...... 66,981 72 “ “ Publications...... 0,73« 00 By Balance due Treasurer, Oct. 1, 180!)...... 7,435 83 General expenses— Salaries of Secretaries...... 8,201 17 Clerk hire...... 1,416 03 Delegate Meetings...... 88 00 Board of Missions...... 704 17 K e n t...... 805 00 Travelling expenses...... 399 90 Foreign and Domestic postage, freight, insur ance, stationery, exchange, &c...... 1,807 77 $95.777 74; $95,777 74 1869. “ Oct. 1. To Balance due Treasurer at this date...... $7,435 83ii
New York, October 1, 1809. JAMES S. ASP! N WALL, 7'rawmr of Foreign Commit fee of B<>«rd of M (anion* oj l ‘rot LEWIS CURTIS, ) . .... ,, F. S. WINSTON] ' Audliv>y Committee. INDEX. P a g e Act of Incorporation...... 145 Africa,...... 49 African Mission,...... 51 Board of Missions, Proceedings of...... 8 “ “ Names of Members of...... 153 China,...... 52 Committee on Report of Domestic Committee,...... 9 “ “ Foreign Committee,...... 14 “ “ Commission to Colored People,...... 22 Domestic Committee, Report of...... 27 “ “ Report of Special Committee o n ,...... 9 “ “ “ Treasurer,...... 120 Foreign Committee, Report o f...... 44 “ “ Report of Special Committee o n ...... 14 “ “ “ Treasurer,...... 159 Commission of Home Missions to Colored People, Report of...... 61 “ “ Report of Special Committee on 22 “ “ Resolutions on Report of,...... 24 Finances (Domestic),...... 40 “ (Foreign)...... 46 “ (Commission of Home Missions to Colored People,)...... 62 Gillette, Rev. Dr...... 24 Greece,...... 17, 48 Hayti,...... 59 Japan,...... 07 Legacies,...... 39,47 Missionaries, Domestic and Foreign...... 161, 162 Missionary Bishop at Cape Palmas,...... 7-! “ “ Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming, Report of, 85 “ “ China and Japan, Report of, ...... 78,99 “ “ Montana, Idaho and Utah, Report of, ...... 08 “ “ Nebraska and Dakota, Report of,...... 108 “ “ Oregon and Washington, Report of,...... 102 Parishes contributing,...... 121 Raleigh, Normal School at,...... 65 Report of Committee on Domestic Committee’s Report,...... 0 “ “ Foreign Committee’s Report,...... 14 “ “ Home Mission to Colored People’s Report, 22 Resolutions in reference to Domestic Committee’s Report,...... 20 “ “ Foreign Committee’s Report,...... 19 Home Missions to Colored People’s Report,. . . 24 Secretaries (Domestic)...... 26 Spirit of Missions,...... 6 161 DOMESTIC MISSIONARIES. MAINE. i Carrollton...... Rev. A . F. Samuels. MINNESOTA. | Lexington...... Rev. B. Halstead. Under Rt. Rev. H. A. Neely, D.D. Under Rt. Rev. H. B. W hipple, D .D . Brunswick...... Rev. E. Ballard, D.D. ARKANSAS. Stockton...... Rev. ------Cannon Falls...... Rev. G. W . Dunbar. Eastpoft...... R e v . ------Under Rt. Rev. H. C. L ay, D .D . Lvwtxton...... Rev. E. F, Baker, Hastings...... Rev. T. Wilcoxson. W inn...... Rev. Thos. Marsden. Fort Smith...... Rev. J. Sandels. Mankato...... Rev. A . Spor. ; Pine B l u f ...... Rev. R . W . Trimble. Sauk Centre...... Rev. Geo. Stewart. NEW HAMPSHIRE. . Washington...... Rev. P. G. Jenkins. St. Piter ...... Rev. E. Livermore. Under Rt. Rev, Carlton Chase, D.D. t Jaeksonport...... Rev. C. A . Bruce. Maniorville...... Rev. P. S. Ruth. | Fayetteville...... Rev. C. M. Hoge. Hanover...... Rev. Janies Haughton. Austin...... Rev. L. W . Gibson. yping...... R ev. E. II. Downing. Chatjitld...... Rev. C. Woodward. NORTH CAROLINA. refer...... Rev. S. P. Parker, D.D. IOWA. t j Under Rt. Rev. Thos. Atkinson, D.D. DELAWARE. Under Rt. Rev. H. W. L ee, D .D . Asheville...... Rev. J. Buxton. Under Rt. Rev. A lfredL ee , D.D. B ath...... Rev. H. G. Hilton. Clinton...... Rev. Jas. Trimble. Washington...... Rev. L. Eborn. Lyons...... Rev. L. N . Freeman. Laurel...... R e v . ------Fairjield...... Rev. I. P. Labagh. Milford...... Rev. J. L. McKim. : “ Rev. I. Harding. Gatesville...... Rev. G. \Y. Phelps. ! Iowa City...... Rev. R . L. Garner. OHIO. ; Lincolnt FOREIGN MISSIONARIES. WESTERN AFRICA. CHINA. Rt. Rev. John Payne, D.D.,Miss’y Bp. Address,C.Palmas, Rt. Rev. C. M. W illiam s, D .D ., Miss’y Bishop. R ev. J. G. A uer...... Cavalla. Address...... "...... Shanghai. Rev. J. K. Wilcox (Librarian)...... Sinoe. Rev. Robert Nelson...... “ Rev. G. W. Gibson “ Monrovia, Rev. Elliot H. Thomson...... “ Rev. Alez. Crummell “ Caldwell. Rev. Samuel I. J. Schereschewsky...... Peking. Rev. A. F. Russell “ Clay Ashland. Rev. Augustus C. Hohing...... *...... Wuchang. Rev. S. D . Ferguson “ Cave Palmas. Rev. S. R . J. H ovt...... Shanghai. Rev. N. Doldron « Caldwell. Rev. W. J. Boone...... ‘ ‘ Rev. R. H. Gibson “ Cape Palmas. Rev. Kong Chai Wong (Native)...... u R ev. W . J. Blarklidjre « Crozierville. Rev. Yung Kiung Npan (Native Deacon) Wuchang. Rev. C. F. Jones (Native)...... Cavalla. Mr. Hoong Niok Ng (Native Catechist and Can Rev. Samuel Seton “ ...... H o f man. didate for Orders)...... Shanghai, Rev. E. Neufville “ Bvlilcn. Mrs. Nelson...... <** Mrs. Payne...... Cavalla. Mrs. Thomson...... “ Mrs. C. C. Hoflman...... Miss Lydia M . F ay...... “ Mrs. W are...... Cape Palmas. Mrs. S. Schereschewsky...... Peking. Miss Margaretta Scott...... Cavalla. Mrs. H oyt...... Shanghai. Miss Julia De B. Gre^ ...... Cape Palmas. Mrs. Boone...... 4k Miss Mary E. SaveryV...... “ JAPAN. Mrs. C assell...... Orphan Asylum. R t. Rev. C. M . W illiam s, D .D ., Miss’y Bp — M r. Hunt...... Rocfitown, GREECE. Mr. Josiah Neyle (LiberianCatechist) ...... Siuoe. Rev. J. H. Hill, D.D ...... Athens, Mr. G. T. Bedell (Native Catechist)...... Roc.ktown. Mr*. H ill...... “ Mr. J. Elliott li “ Miss Marion M uir...... Mr. S. Bovd (Native Teacher)...... Fishtown. Mr. T. C.Brownell - Bohlen. HAITI. Mr. Aionzo Potter 44 Hoffman Station. Rev. J. Theodore Holly...... Port ati Princt. Mr. J, Farr ** Springhill. Rev. St. Denis Bauduy...... Cape Haytien. Mr. J. M. Minor Riverside. Rev. Julieu Alexandre*...... Cabaret Quatre. Mr. J. Bayard ...... Piante Lv. Mr. Alexander Battiste (Catechist)...... Port av Prince. Mr. R. Leacock ‘ Rockbooka. MEXICO. M r. W ebber...... Bassa. Mr...... Committee for Domestic missions. R t. R e v . HORATIO POTTER. D.D., LL.l)., Chairman. Rev. H. E. M ontgomery, D.D. i Rev. H e v k ï C. P ottkk. D .D . I G. N . T itub, Esq. Rev. M o r g a n D ix , D .D . I Stephen Cambkelenc. Esq. J J. D. W o l f e , Esq. Rev. George Leeds, D .D . { Cyrus Curtiss, Esq. ! N . F. P a lm e r , Esq.. Rev. A. T. Tw ix«, D.I)., Secrctaru and General Agent, Nu. 17 Bible House, Astor Place. R e v . E. M. Rodman, Assodate frcrttari/ and Gtn-yal Atjnit, 17 Bible House, Astor Place. N . F. P a lm e r . Esq.. Treasurer, liO W all Street, N ew York. S t a t e d M e e t in g s —F ir s t M o v d a y of k a ch M o n t h . Committee for -foreign iUissions. R t . R e v . HORATIO POTTER. D.D., LL.D., Chairman. Rev. John Cotton Smith, D .D . I Rev. H . Dver, D.D. Lemuri. Coffin, Esq. Rev. A. H. V iïc to n , D .D . j Rev. S. D.‘ D e n is o n , D.D. F r e d e r i c k S. W i n s t o n , Esq. Rev. M. A. De W olfe Howe, D.D. Stewart Brown, Esq. J a m e s S. Aspinwall, Esq. 1 Lewis Curtis, Esq. R ev. S. D. Denison, D .D ., Secretary and General Agent, No. li) Bible House, Astor Place. Rev. T. S. Savage, Associait «Secretary, No. 19 Bible House, Astor Plaee. J a m e s S. Asimnwall, P^sq., Treasurer, No. S6 William Street, New York. St a t e d M ee t in g s—T h ir d M o n d a y of e a c h M o n t h . (Commission of ijome missions to €olorelr people. The Commission consieU o f Bishops W illiam s, Potter, Odevhhimke and S t e v e n s , and twelve Clergymen and twelve Laymen. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Rev. BEXJ. I. HAIGHT, D .D ., Chairman. Rev. A . H. Vivrov, D .D . Hamilton Fish, Esq. Rev. Heman Dyer, DD. . F. S. W i n s t o n , Esq. Rev. A l e x . B uuges*, D.D. j W m. Scorr, Esq. 'W illiam Tracey, Esq. R ev. W ellington E. W e b b , Office Secretary, No. 10 Bible House. Astor Place. Rev. F. A. W a s h b u r n , D .D ., Corresponding/ Secretary, 10 Bible House, Astor Place. Edward Haight, lion. Treasurer, Bank of the Commonwealth, 15 Ntw»au St., New W k . Stated M eetings—Thursday after second Sunday of each Month. £$m. of u gm.&c vt to Jswrifiij. 1 give, devise or bequeath to th£ Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, for the use of the Society,