HONOLULU, SANDWICH ISLANDS.

Commenced 1855.

BISHOP SCOTT HAS EPISCOPAL SUPERVISION.

REV. JOHN MACLAY, Missionary.

At first this mission was under the care of the California Conference. But being some two thousand miles distant, and really a foreign field, the General Missionary Committee declared it a Foreign Mission, and, of course, subject to the rules of our foreign work.

Since our last report Rev. W. S. Turner has been replaced by Rev. John Maclay, from whom we have not had time to receive a report of the condition of the mission. Heretofore it has paid its own current expenses, excepting the expenses of the voyages from and to California, from whence the missionaries are sent. They have built themselves a neat and commodious church and parsonage, and if the missionary congregation is faithful the mission will stand in the center of the Sandwich Islands, as a heavenly beacon to give light and comfort to the residents, and to those who sail upon the seas.

INDIAN MISSIONS.

Commenced 1814.

THE BISHOPS PRESIDING AT THE CONFERENCES SEVERALLY, HAVE EPISCOPAL JURISDICTION.

Our Indian missions, like all other, Indian interests, are subject to rapid and great fluctuations, owing, in part, to the essential Indian character, and partly to the various policy of the government. But these changes, during the last few years, have all tended to the sound policy of attaching the Indians to the soil, and giving them the ownership of it in severalty, as other men own their lands. This condition is essential with us in prosecuting our Indian missions; and after an experience of more than ten years, we are satisfied that it is a necessary condition of the success of Indian missions. We are now reaping largely the fruit of this policy in Michigan, and especially in Isabella and Oceana counties, where the Indians are assembling in bodies, and taking possession of their lands. These missions are under the supervision of Rev. George Bradley, and give promise of much good fruit. The same policy is being pursued in the Detroit Conference, in the Lake Superior region, where Rev. A. C. Shaw has supervision. But the Indians do not assemble in such large bodies in this district as in the lower Peninsula.

The ONEIDA and ONONDAGA INDIAN MISSIONS, within the bounds of the Oneida Conference, had, as the statement following shows, the services of brother J. D. Torry for a number of years. The Oneida mission was commenced in 1829. In 1831 it numbered 130 Church members, and three schools, containing 115 children; one missionary and two teachers. Many of the Indians from this mission emigrated to Green Bay, and earnestly requested a missionary and teacher; they were sent.

As he has furnished us with likenesses of himself and of two of his co-laborers, we take pleasure in putting them before our missionary friends.

The middle figure represents Rev. John D. Torry, who was born in 1811, experienced religion in 1829, became a member of Oneida Conference in 1834, served as a missionary to the Oneida Indians eight years, served as missionary to the Onondagas five years.

The figure to the right represents Rev. Thomas Cornelius, native preacher, born in 1813, experienced religion in 1828, licensed to preach in 1835, ordained deacon by Bishop Hedding in 1849, ordained elder by Bishop Janes in 1855.

The figure on the left hand represents Rev. David Johnson, experienced religion in 1828, licensed to preach in 1852, ordained deacon by Bishop Baker in 1856, been employed as interpreter for a number of years at the Oneida and Onondaga Indian Mission.

THE CHURCH, the Bark Church, for some of our Indians in Michigan, was given in our last Annual Report, and we are now enabled, by the attention of our missionary brother, Rev. L. D. Price, to present our mission friends with a view of his residence and premises at Shawville.

The missionary, with his wife and two children, stand at the door of the main building; the wife holding an infant in her

arms, and a little daughter standing between them. To the right hand in front of the storehouse stands the interpreter, who is a native preacher, and next to him is his son. To the extreme left hand are three children; the first is the interpreter's daughter, and next to her the missionary's own daughter and son. The remainder of the group are Indians of our mission.

We regret to say, we have not received such returns from our several Indian missions, as will enable us to give an accurate report of them in detail. This is not our fault; but we give the best presentation of their condition that we can obtain from the materials we have received.

Increase.

Total. . .17 1030 151 18 47 79 7 $7200 6 $2675 $89 85

Last year.

.13 1041 108 16 23 88 10 7200 3 1650 93 95

GERMAN DOMESTIC MISSIONS.

Commenced 1836.

The copicus and carefully prepared statistics found below, will show the present distribution and results of our missions among the German population in this country. This work dates back not twenty years, and the results show that it is of God.

As we give the current reports of our German work as the presiding elders and the brethren send them to us, we do not link it necessary to extend these remarks. It may be added that our German missions in the United States continue to act directly on our missions in Germany; and these, in return, set on our German missions in America, so that these missions mumally assist each other.

Value.

Collections

Misionary

Buciety.