or the New York and Brooklyn


Missionary Society.
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Missionary Society.


large assembly took place in the Tabernacle
last night, on the occasion Of the annual meeting
d this Association. The aervices were opened
with prayer by Rev Mr. LEWIS


The Treasurer gave his statement of the state Of
the funds of the Society. The receipts up to the
3lst OF March amounted to l2.Ol5 dollars, and the
expenditure nearly the same; the latter consisted
nearly altogether OF one item paid over 10 the
Board OF Foreign Missions


:, La the absence of the Secretary, the Rev. Mr..
hEAD,a statement was made by the Rev. Mr.. ARM
STRONG, as substitute for report. He could not
announce very striking history of the Missiona-
y cause during The past year, yet there were some
INDICATIONS OF growing sprit of zeal in the Lord
worR, such as AN Increased desire for intelligenc
Il misslons-the attendance at Missionary prayer
'neetings-the more respectful tone Of the secular
press III speaking of the cause; and although the
receipts did not equal those OF last year, they
we're not behind the average of the last five; whilst
N some single instances cf Churches, there was
IN Increase OF from iity to FIVE hundred dollar con-
trlbuions IN the current year


Rev. Mr.. Spauldlng, Of the Foreign Mission,
Rev. Mr. Coles, and Theodore Frelinehuysen
spnke, all arguing that the harvest OF the Lor was
nearly ripe, and that the labor was abou. to 90 on
most prosperously.