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FIFTX-THI&D ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOB, FOREIGN MISSIONS, PRESENTED AT THE MEETING HELD AT ROCHESTER, N. Y. OCTOBER 6 — 9, 1 8 63. BOSTON: PRESS OF T. R. MARVIN & SON, 42 CONGRESS STREET. 1 8 6 3 . MINUTES OP THE ANNUAL MEETING. The American Board o f C ommissioners f o r Foreign Missions held its Annual Meeting at Rochester, New York, in the Brick Church, commencing Tuesday, October 6, at 4 o’clock, P. M ., and closing Friday, October 9, at 11 o’clock, A. M. CORPORATE MEMBERS PRESENT. Maine. Rhode Island. Benjamin Tappan, D. D. Thomas Shepard, D. D. George E. Adams, D. D. John Kingsbury, LL. D. New Hampshire. Connecticut. Zedekiah S. Barstow, D. D. Joel Hawes, D. D. Nathaniel Bouton, D. D. Leonard Bacon, D. D. Gen. William Williams. Vermont. Samuel W . S. Dutton, D. D. Hon. Erastus Fairbanks. George Kellogg, Esq. Lewis H. Delano, Esq. Lucius Barbour, Esq. Massachusetts. Elisha L. Cleaveland, D. D. Calvin Day, Esq. Henry Hill, Esq. Rufus Anderson, D. D. New York. Rev. David Greene. Charles Stoddard, Esq. Nathan S. S. Beman, D. D. Aaron Warner, D. D. Reuben H. Walworth, LL. D. Mark Hopkins, D. D., LL. D. Diedrich Willers, D. D. Ebenezer Alden, M. D. David H. Little, Esq. Edward W . Hooker, D. D. Charles Mills, Esq. Ebenezer Burgess, D. D. Samuel H. Cox, D. D. Rev. Selah B. Treat. Ansel D. Eddy, D. D. Hon. Linus Child. William Wisner, D. D. Samuel M. Worcester, D. D. Hon. Henry W . Taylor. Augustus C. Thompson, D. D. John Forsyth, D. D. Hon. William T. Eustis. Hon. Calvin T. Hulburd. John Todd, D. D. Simeon Benjamin, Esq. James M. Gordon, Esq. Robert W . Condit, D. D. William S. Southworth, Esq. Samuel W. Fisher, D. D. Abner Kingman, Esq. Henry Smith, D. D. Hon. William Hyde. Walter S. Griffith, Esq. 4 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD. [ Report, Oliver E. "Wood, Esq. Ohio. Montgomery S. Goodale, D. D. M. La Rue P. Thompson, D. D. Walter Clarke, D. D. T. P. Handy, Esq. Bay Palmer, D. D. Philemon H. Fowler, D. D. Indiana. Jacob M. Schermerhorn, Esq. John G. Atterbury, D. D. William E. Dodge, Esq. Jonathan B. Condit, D. D. James B. Shaw, D. D. Illinois. Rev. Aratas Kent. New Jersey. William H. Brown, Esq. Joel Parker, D. D. Pennsylvania. Iowa. Hon. William Strong. John C. Holbrook, D. D. HONORARY MEMBERS PRESENT. Maine. Rev. Nathan Bliss, Jr., Springfield. W . W. Woodbury, Portland. •Rev. H. M. Parsons, do. Calvin Lord, do. Erastus Hayes, do. Rev. Charles G. McCully, Milltown. 0 . W . W ilcox, do. Rev. John Lawrence, Wilton. M. A . W ilcox, do. Rev. William Warren, Gorham. Edw. Southworth, West Springfield. New Hampshire. Rev. Timothy Stowe, New Bedford. J. D. Hall, do. Benjamin P. Stone, D .D ., Concord. H. H. Childs, M. D., Pittsfield. Rev. Henry E. Parker, do. Rev. Charles Ray Palmer, Salem. Nathan H. Abbot, do. Rev. Charles H. Peirce_. Millbury. Rev. James Boutwell, Sanbornton. Rev. E. Y . Garrette, do. Rev.Erdix Tenney, Lyme. Richard Smith, South Danvers. Rev. Charles J. Hill, Nashua. Rev. Thomas A. Leete, Longmeadow. Rev. J. D. Pike, do. Ebenezer Rowe, Rockport. Vermont. Rev. J. E. Swallow, Woburn. J ames Barrett, Rutland. James Jones, Weymouth. Rev. H. M. Grout, W est Rutland. John W . Loud, do. Rev. Isaac Jennings, Bennington. Rev. Calvin Terry, North Weymouth. Rev. C. H. Hubbard, do. Richard Borden, Fall River. Rev. William N. Bacon, Queechey. Edward Buffington, do. Rev. J. F. Stone, Montpelier. Morton Eddy, do. Rev. J. T. Freeman, Windsor. Rev. Samuel Souther, Worcester. Rev. Joseph Torrey, Jr., Hardwick. David Whitcomb, do. Rev. T. Henry Johnson, Bethel. Rev. Cyrus Brewster, Haydenville. John W . Munyan, do. Massachusetts. David Howard, North Bridgewater. Rev. Edmund K. Alden, Boston Rev. S. B. Morley, Williamstown. T. K. Gage, do. Rev. Calvin Durfee, do. Daniel T. Coit, M. D. do. Rev. A. E. P. Perkins, Ware. Alvan Simonds, do. Erastus Taylor, South Hadley. Rev. J. W. Alvord, do. Charles H. Coffin, Newburyport. Warren Partridge, do. Herman Brown, do. Abner Kingman, Jr. do. C. M. Kendall, Chicopee. Nathan P. Lamson, do. Rev. Edwin Leonard, Rochester. Bdward B. Huntington, Roxbury. Rev. R. T. Robinson, Winchester. Rev. Thomas Laurie, West Roxbury. Alonzo Chapin, M. D. do. Nahum Gale, D.D., Lee. Pliny Kamer, South Egremont. Rev. D. T. Packard, East Somerville. Rev. S. M. Plimpton, Globe Village. 1863.] ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD. 5 Rev. M. B. Angier, Stockbridge. Rev. Stephen Hubbell, No. Stonington. Joseph R. French, do. Jevemiah Taylor, D. D., Middletown. Rev. Henry Seymour, Hawley. Lewis A. Hyde, Norwich. .Rev. Solomon Clark, Plainfield. Rev. A. C. Denison, Portland. Rev. E. Y . Swift, Williamsburg. Rev. D. Butler, Groton. Rhode Island. Henry H. Brigham, Boylston. Rev. Lyman Whiting, Providence. Rev. George Trask, Fitchburg. Joseph W ood, Central Falls. C. A. Richardson, Chelsea. John A. Albro, D. D., Cambridge. New York. Rev. R. S. Kendall, Lenox. Rev. J. Ford Sutton, New York city. Warren Ordway, Bradford. Thomas Hastings, do. F . W . Choate, Beverly. Almon Merwin, do. O. E. Choate, do. C. S. Stewart, D. D. do. Rev. A. M. Colton, East Hampton. Rev. Seth Bliss, do. Rev. L. H. Sheldon, Westboro’. Rev. F. F. Ellinwood, Rochester. Rev. O. H. White, Jamaica Plain. J. F. Conklin, do. Rev. I. R. Worcester, Auburndale. William Slocomb, do. Rev. John P. Cushman, Brighton. Rev. R. DeFore6t, do. Rev. Thomas Bellamy, do. Connecticut. Rev. Richard Dunning, do. Rev. A. B. Smith, Southbury. Chauncey Parsons, do. Rev. James A . Clark, Cromwell. James Sperry, do. Rev. Lavalette Perrin, New Britain. Rev. Dwight W . Marsh, do. A. G. Bevin, East Hampton. Rev. C. C. Furman, do. Philo Bevin, do. Rev. C. P. Bush, do. Rev. E. P. Hammond, Vernon. Charles J. Hill, do. Allyn S. Kellogg, do. Edward D. Chapin, do. H . W . Talcott, do. Lewis S. Chapin, do. John Beach, Hartford. William W . Chapin, do. Rev. 0. D. Hine, Lebanon. John Marsh, D. D., Brooklyn. Rev. B. F. Northrop, Griswold. Rev. W . R . Tompkins, do. R. G. Vermilye, D. D., E. Windsor Hill. Samuel E. Warner, do. John N. Stickney, Rockville. Jonathan W . Hayes, do. Francis D. Perry, Southport. Jacob Van Vechten, D. D., Albany. Z. B. Wakeman, do. Rev. David Dyer, do. Rev. William II. Gilbert, Granby. F. E. Cannon, D. D., Geneva. Marcus McCall, Bozrah. Miles P. Squier, D. D. do. Rev. Samuel G. Willard, Willimantic. A. A. W ood, D. D. do. Rev. E. B. Huntington, Stamford. Rev. J. B. Richardson, do. R. E. Rice, do. Rev. Charles C. Carr, Horse Heads. Rev. John Smith, do. Rev. E. M. Toof, Holley. Rev. Elijah C. Baldwin, Bethel. Rev. Augustus Pomeroy, Groton. Rev. Alexander McLaren, Fairfield. George S. Beach, Binghamton. Rev. Martin Dudley, Easton. Rev. Peter Lockwood, do. Rev. Amos S. Chesebrough, Glastenbury. Rev. Sabin McKinney, do. Rev. Stephen A . Loper, Madison. Rev. H. N. Dunning, Gloversville. Rev. Edward Strong, New Haven. H. L. Smith, do. Mills Southworth, do. Alanson Judson, do. Samuel Miller, do. D. C. Mills, do. Rev. Hiram Bingham, do. Rev. Milton Waldo, Hornellsville. Henry P. Haven, New London. Rev. L. Brooks, Churchill. Rev. Frederick D. Avery, Columbia. Thomas Scovill, Cambria. Rev. A. C. Baldwin, Black Rock. Rev. Robert E. Willson, Clyde. Rev. Jacob G. Miller, Branford. I. M. Nichols, do. Rev. ThomaB Tallman, Groton. Rev. F. S. Howe, Watkins. 6 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOAED. [Report, Rev. J. M. Ballou, Byron. Rev. John Dodd, Arcade. Rev. David Wilson, Port Byron. , Rev. N. Elmer, Stone Church. Rev. Luther Conklin, East Bloomfield. Rev. J. B. Hubbard, Whitesboro’. F. D. Beebee, do. Rev. S. N. Robinson, Sauquoit. Rev. Pliny F. Sanbome, W. Bloomfield. Rev. E. X. Manley, Boonville. Rev. Silas C. Brown, do. Rev. W . G. Hubbard, Wilson. A. H. Porter, Niagara Falls. Rev. Herman Halsey, East Wilson. S. H. Hall, D. D., Owego. Rev. A. E. Everest, Mooers. Rev. G. W . Lane, Moscow. Rev. William H. Webb, Homer. Rev. Dwight Soovel, Lakeville. Rev. James B. Beaumont, Olean. Rev. T. S. Potwin, Franklin. Rev. Aug. L. Chapin, Amsterdam. Rev. Ezra Jones, Canoga. Rev. E. H. Payson, Oxford. Rev. S. Gilbert, Hopkinton. Rev. B. B. Beckwith, Gouvemeur. Rev. John N. Hubbard, Hannibal. Rev. W. A. Niles, Corning. Rev. Pindar Field, Hamilton. Edward E. Seelye, D. D., Schenectady. Rev. Geo. R . H. Shumway, Newark. A. Van Santvoord, do. Rev. Joel Jewell, West Newark. Rev. Elijah W . Stoddard, Angelica. Rev. G. W . Higgins, Newfield. Rev. D. D. Gregory, Prattsburg. Rev. P. 0. Powers, Oneida Lake. Rev. W . D. Buckelew, Moresville. Rev. Alvan Nash, Islip. Rev. Moses H. Wilder, Gaines. Rev. Charles S. Marvin, East Pharsalia. Rev. Joseph R. Page, Perry. Rev. L. H. Van Dyck, Palatine Bridge. Sanford Cobb, Jr., Tarry town. David Bigelow, Malden. Rev. B. B. Gray, Seneca Castle. John C. F. Hoes, D. D., Kingston. Rev. J. S. Bacon, Amboy. Rev. J. E. Nassau, Warsaw. A. Boardman Lambert, D. D., Salem. Rev. George Freeman, Parma. Rev. Hiram Slauson, New Salem. Rev. Edwin Allen, Parma Centre. Rev. John Tompkins, Marcellus. Willard G. Davis, M. D., Dunnsville. Rev. Linus W . Billington, Barre Centre. Hon. John Fisher, Batavia. Rev. Jonathan Hovey, do. Rev. C. F. Mussey, do. Rev. Beaufort Ladd, Yictory. Stephen Ives, do. Edmund Browne, Burdett. Rev. Selden Haines, Middle Granville. Rev. Elias 1+ Boing, Durham. Rev. B. Bassler, Farmer. Rev. C. Kidder, Churchville. James H. Townsend, Fulton. Rev. E. D. Chapman, Sinclairville. Rev. E. Curtis, Sherburne. A. G. Yermilye, D. D., Utica. H . E. Curtis, do. Rev. Anson Gleason, do. H. M. Curtis, do. Rev. Hiram Harris, Webster. Rev. A. Crocker, King’s Ferry. Rev. Henry M. Hazleton, Sherman. N. W . Goertner, D.