New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-03
AMERICAN BOARD or FOREIGN MISSIONS.

THE ANNIVERSARY, AT NEw-HAvEN-ASNuAL
REPORTs-PROsPERIT OF THE BoAl;D-Nhw
MISSIONS.
tPROM THE SPECIAL CORE P0NDBNT OF THB Tm8UNEl
NEw-HAvEN, Oct. 2.-CLicagO's disaster has
brought the American Board OF Foreign Missions TO
New-Haven this year to hOld its siXtys, cond annual
meeting The religious people of the Lake CITY where tins
anniversary was to have been hold, suffered 90 heavily
TO enable them to entertain the flood VI visitors wncA
this Missionary Board ALWAYS ir.ngs together when
ever It meets Even NewHaven strongly Co gregdilon-
al as il is and less hospnaDie, hardly
knows what TO do with tn; naIk Of pcJpe who nave
been pouring from all quarters for the past Two days
TIE rush said TO be Unprecedented, 1900 being one
estimate OF thc number strangers PRESENT Not only
nre hundreds Of private houses crowded with the "en
tertsined-Bap isis aud Methodist opening IA ir doors
in many stIncesbut chapel is brought into requSi-
ton for seepers aud table, ball spIeaI s
the hungry.
The present meeting opened regularly on Tuesday az
ternoon Wee sident VIM t. Dodge OF NeEYOrk ia the
chair The annual reports were rca aud presented many
important and encouraging facts 10 he many friends VI
this Board In the first place the finances were never In
moro satisfactory condition Hardly year las passed
in tho history the Board that has not been embar
raised with debt OF more or less magnitude which has
only been Cancelled by special donations and contribu
TONS This year 1t has balance IN It's favor OF sSy
the largest surplus it has had since the meeting
contributions OF the churches have been large MS
for instance. last year. on account ~ Tue Iabg on Oi
the Presbyterian element IN the bdard nat uenohlh-
zion now having "a separate fOIC"n Mission eht rpns },
the deficit has Decn made up ny SOME large Sacles re-
ceivcd auriug the year that closed Sol teDODi Ir'
according to the IrodSui cTs report amounted 1" sloOoo
The receipts from the usual sDdrces an i-
vdua were $295,2O1 WItn lat rtsto certain FUNDS
rents. g.. the total receipts were Sl25,6D
The expenditures were; For carr lhs ON the missions
s3sl,63l; cost OF a-eucs $500 cost OF nnb anon
s5Oo4 cost OF administration, slo,SOOi otal, s4ooi2
There appears 10 he paratc account kept ia Tat se
OF the missions 10 nOminay Christian lanes, such as
Tor them last year amounted to sl7.lJl
The Home Department" report states that but four
corporate members Of the Board died last year.
These were Tue Rev., DE- John NelSon i,e
Rev. Joseph Steele, j. T. wiliiston, aud H.
sent ont for the first time is greater tnan last
year, the total Of both sexes being a. Tie urgent
wants OF the did rent fields however. are by me
supplied Ia accordInce with the action Of Tue idAt
meeting AT SIem, Mass, missions have been opened
IN tue noninaly Chistlan countries oil MoAo3' Italy,
SPAIN and Austria Thee are experiments, and II no
way appears open the new ields VIII be permanent
tine two Wolnan's bo'rdo" In ths eoulliy NOT long
porous, aud their value 10 iIe Cause IN becoming more
aud more apparent. They OpeI fountains oi brncv-
oence which OtAer agency would reach,
and they awaken an interest IN the elevation OF
heather women which wOId not OtderwI,e exist. They
also quicken chdrens sympatiies Tor pagan lands"
Tue general summary Vi missions sustained DF tue
American Board shows llal tAeIo are l6 missions Ia
heather lands, with coo Stations The wnOle nuJr
labUrers in the Held l0 OF ~nom SJi are from 40
United States aud pa are ndye DelDei There are l'J
grades nun neatly 60 wan l',l.2 pupils.
The annual sermon preac.oa by Prof. 5. G. Bart
lett OF The Chicago Theological seminary, In Music Hail.
on Tuesday evening" before Crowded hOdsc Tho SER
mon was a fine effort, being continuous argument IN
behalf Of the gospel the efficiency O the ministry, ANA
the grnudeur Of missionary wOrK. DR.. Marx Hopkins
prehIJes the business session Iu Music Hall Me- ings
and services held daily IN two three
churches on the Among the prominent speakers
at these meetings DR.. WIN. Adams and DR.. VIM. VI.
Taylor OF NowYork; DR.. ii. 81. StOrrs aud Dr. Buuug
ton OF Brooklyn ana o6hers including returned mIssUn
aries whose addresses generally listened " WIN
deep aud peculiar interest
Since object OF this Board Is 10 be Instrumental
ngezng world, It's progress aud success IN this
respect Is tue chief pOnl OF Interest aud good share
OF OF the annual meetings given up " reports
from the missions ana DISCUSSIONS on general
missionary topics Ddcse subjects come up Tomorrow
Considerable interest 10 excited over the new missions IN
Europe aud Mexico
Ihe Prudential Committee state that they have been
able OF hgI and approved experience ~
omen the enterprise In these fields. d.. Gull mis-
sionary years experience has begun work In Spain
with brother, who Is already personally acquainted
with spanish char and language. Tho Rev. Mr.
Schaufcr Is assigned 10 Austria. Two yOuug edl-
cated on the Pacific Coast whose synpaes have been
enlisted ia behalf Of the Spanish populations OF North
Western Mexico preparing for Work la that quarter
Before close OF the month Is and
are expected be engaged In tins departmentsix
In SPAIN Austria and three in Mexico. the Conn
mttee DESTROYS Of beginning operations III Italy