To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places, VOLUME II. FOR M DCCCXXXVII. NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED FOR THE BOARD OF MISSIONS, BY SWORDS, STANFORD & CO., No. 152 Broadway: BX 5800 E.C The Spirit of Missions; EDITED FOR THE BOARD OF MISSIONS Of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America. November 21, 1836.-The Right Reverend Bishop Brownell was present, and presided at this Meeting. The Secretary and General Agent reported his having written a large number of letters since the last meeting-that he had made arrangements to officiate in St. Andrew's Church, and St. Stephen's Church, in Philadelphia, on the 4th Sunday in Advent, (Dec. 18,) and in Trinity Church, Swedesborough, N. J., on Monday evening, December 19th; and that on Monday evening, the 7th inst., he attended the Monthly Missionary Meeting of the Students of the General Theological Seminary, in company with the Rev. Mr. Vaughan, the Secretary and General Agent of the Foreign Committee. He further reported that, on Sunday morning, the 20th inst., he preached by appointment in St. Ann's Church, Brooklyn, when a collection was made after the sermon, amounting to $717, being the largest plate collection which had been made in any Church in which he had officiated;-that, liberal as it was, it was thought that it would be very much increased by a personal application to the members of the parish; and that several leading laymen of the congregation would follow up the appeal, by calling on each individual for his contribution to the cause of Missions, with an understanding, that whatever is not otherwise appropriated by the donor, shall be paid over to the Treasurer of this Committee. A letter having been read from James Newbold, Esq., Secretary of the Bishop White Prayer Book Society, informing this Committee of the appropriation of Prayer Books to two Missionaries, and of the readiness of that Society to furnish Prayer Books to this Committee, to the extent of their means, it was, on motion, |