name of Christ and say 'Lord, Lord,' yet, lolling in the lap of ease and luxury, feel too poor to do any thing to present the cup of salvation to the destitute, perishing heathen. Perhaps you will say that I feel too deeply. How can 1? If Paul could wish himself accursed from Christ for the sake of his unbelieving, persecuting brethren, who continually rejected the gospel, what would he say of those who were prepared of the Lord to receive it, yet from whom it was withheld? Let my right hand forget to move ere İ shall forget the interests of that deeply interesting people among whom, for seven years, it has been my delightful privilege to labor." The following extracts are from a communication just received from the Siam mission, dated Dec. 1841. "It is difficult to tell how much the mission suffers for want of more laborers to engage directly in preaching, and teaching from house to house, and in spreading the truth in all corners of the land. Our tracts lie useless on our hands, and we could publish with no more labor and trouble, aud but little additional expense, three times the number we do if we had laborers to distribute them. Our religious services are attended by but few, because there is none to invite them to come in. In short, all we can do in our present circumstances, can scarcely be expected to produce any important results; and we often feel that what has been done, and what is now going on, is almost useless, because the plans are not carried out with sufficient energy to render them successful. We however are willing to hold on a little longer, trusting that we shall not long be left in so embarrassing circumstances. We have had evidence of the anxiety of the Board to give us all the assistance in their power,-and we know they were desirous to send additional laborers even before hearing of our mournful bereavement in the death of our dear brother Slafter. Since hearing of that event, we doubt not every proper means will be used for our speedy relief.” The claims of the Teloogoo mission might be presented with similar earnestness. Mr. Van Husen says, in a letter of May, 1841; "The harvest is indeed great, but the laborers are few. Would that it were in the power of the Board to send us at least six laborers. What are two missionaries among so many?" A people embracing from 8,000,000 to 10,000,000 souls. The Twenty Ninth Annual Meeting of the Board will be held in the meeting house of the Pearl Street Baptist Church, Albany, N. Y., on Wednesday, April 26, 1843, at 10 A. M. Rev. Pharcellus Church, of Rochester, N. Y., is appointed to preach the annual sermon; Rev. George B. Ide, of Philadelphia, to be his alternate. REPORT OF THE TREASURER. Expenditures of the Board during the year ending April 1, 1842, do. do. passage from Sundry payments and purchases, Mr. and Mrs. Chandler's and Miss Vinton's outfit, do. do. do. Passage of Mr. and Mrs. Bennett and Avung, (a Burmo Chinese assistant,) from Boston to Maulmain, Remittances, Sundry purchases, 10,491 98 900 00* 5,917 61 ARRACAN MISSION. 3,000 00 3,232 24 ASSAM MISSION. Remittances, 2,500 00 Printing paper sent from England, 775 54 Types, other printing materials, articles for book-binding,' &c., 511 94 288 12 4,075 60 MISSION IN WEST AFRICA. BASSA MISSION. Payments of drafts, 2,419 70 Sundry purchases, 1,441 72 Sundry expenses incurred for Mr. Crocker during his sickness since his arrival in this country, 75 00 3,936 42 MISSIONS IN EUROPE. GREEK MISSION. Remittances, 2,666 66 Outfit and expenses of Mr. and Mrs. Buel, Passage of Mr. and Mrs. Buel, and freight of sundry articles, 596 07 Sundry purchases, 49 36 3,611 35 GERMAN MISSION. AGENCIES, SALARIES, &c. Services of Rev. Jirah D. Cole 1 year, ending April 1, 1841, 600 00 at $600 per annum, Travelling expenses, Travelling expenses of Rev. Cephas Bennett, during his stay in this country, in visiting Churches, Associations, State Conventions, &c., 175 00 56 71 255 00 Rev. J. B. Brown, on account, 70 00 Services of Rev. Dr. Bolles 6 months, at $1,200 per annum, 600 00 Travelling expenses of the Secretaries, and several other members of the Board, in attending State Conventions, Associations, and various other meetings, 1,200 00 1,207 50 150 00 GENERAL PURPOSES. 331 82 5,894 78 Rent of rooms, Stationery, blank books, periodicals, stove, wood and coal, Printing rules and orders, Annual Report, extra work on Magazine containing the Annual Report, and 300 copies of Rev. Mr. Fuller's sermon, preached at Triennial Convention, Travelling expenses of Mr. Edmund B. Cross, in attending a meeting of the Board, 374 44 180 60 323 00 30 00 Services of agent in London, 25 00 900 copies of Bap. Miss. Magazine, gratuitously distributed, Freight, wharfage, cartage, boxes, &c., Discount on uncurrent bank notes, loss on southern and Receipts of the Board during the year ending April 1, 1842. The undersigned, having carefully examined the Treasurer's account, of which the foregoing is an abstract, from April 16th, 1841, up to the first instant, hereby certify that they find vouchers for every charge, and the account to be correctly cast; leaving a balance due the Treasurer, of six seventy-one dollars and seventy-six cents. thousand, eight hundred and N. W. WILLIAMS, The Treasurer has also received the following sums, which have been appropriated and remitted as directed by the donors :- The permanent fund contributed for the support of the Executive Officers is $20,000. * Including $500 designated for Putawatomies, to be expended by the Rev. I. Mc Coy. |