, 1875-10-09
Plans Of tie Episcopal Board Of
Missions for tho Diocese Of
Illinois.
Or. Hopkins' First Lecture on The Scrip.
ture Idea Of Man.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the
Rock River Conference.
MISSIONARY WORK.
THE AMERICAN BOARD.

Tho last n1odtinE of tho Hixty.ssti1 acBb1on OF
tho American Board Of COMMISSIONER for For
eigp Missions took place yesterday morning al
Farwell Hall in the proaonco OF largo audience.
tho latgoat, IN fact. that had astcndc1 saay-
mosttDg during tie scss3on. President Hopkins
wM In The chair, and was supported. a. taual,
BY corporate monbora Of tho Board.
Tho exercises woro opened by singing tho
hymn, "Couua 50 who lovo tho Lord" followed
by the Rey. pr. Hasnlin In prayer.
COMMITTEES.
After Tho reading OF the minutes BY Secretary
Menus, tho Prasidont appointed as tho t'onl'nt-
:co to nominate new members. N. Gale, ]. u.
Page, j. b. Eidridgo. Il. p. Duck. I. ". h1,-
drens, E. Y. Dlatchford, and u. J. ". Strong,
no also appointed tho following committee Of
serentecn On Secretary Treats paper as provided
dnrfng tha previous day: Or. ~. Il. Stcarna, OF
Mass, Ds. A. y. SMITH, N, H.; Dr.. A1dnce
Walker, w.. the Rev. ". II. Fem, No.: tho
Hon. a, @. Bsrston, II. l.; tic Hon. II. r. lla-
rem, Conu. Dr.. ". 4. Thompson. n. L.; y.
nolmos N. j.; DE. l.. Whitney, H.. the 1los.
3. II. Leo O.; the Rev. Q. .. Dean. Ind. DR..
T. a. Post, Mo-; tho Hop. Charles Walker,
htlch.; tho Eov. L. r. Chamberlain, ILL.,. nf. i.
3. Ilobbina, Ia. tho nov. II. A. BtinsoD, hlinn.
VOTE of THANkg.
lfr. Ifgde, from tho Bnaincas Committee, pro-
aehted tho following rcaplutioDB
Rtso}rtd That the cordial thanks OF th!s board b
expressed to the citizens Of Chicago a ve!aity for
lhc generous hospitality with which they have enter
e ase a Tnose sF y, H., ~ ns H,o q,
es,rsaiIy To- liz Gsatrmsn md ncnss. of s on o
m,se q Arrangements, w!!oss thouGhttal io,esight
comfort Of iadlyiauala, to tho convenience Of the
nnard, mud to tho beat rrsults Of the Aebefations
AlAo that grateful acknow1eAFments he Hsde to tho
oeened for various Frrstcce. to thr fnnnE
vel for tho ms Of tle,r roon,e, to tho
rates 8dAoa q yalunbls contsbuftcn 10 The general
hos14tay TO The ss!lroaA eelarsnics wo have kindly
Stanea .esofa ~ ine fe.ueno o. ,afes an ~ otaef
s ~ ~ ,tose T.. ~. Wo n ~ ~ s t tM,s m
vTr ~ ~ rnN,tc nma"stiv ectrate All f,fr rc,oTts
81 lie proceedinax.
In thus tMseosusztnR M fsvoss nov received from tho
5Eo their generous Intent manifested " inviting The
o." ~. haa sS y it ~, ~ ~ ..;te y a 'Wsnp
via acrsntS .hn invitation ontt rensi, tha;r hn'ns
IA juat, therefore, that with tha word of Isnks
there nhouid 10 e1pruas'd also tho Joy aud conaraa
tions Of tho Board in view OF the effective en'erpriao
fully restosed Tho city destroyed.
Tho resolutions Eete adopted.
a.. Aussell Bradford, o. shs Prudential Com,
mlstec, spoke at Bomo longth OIL the mode uf
eond'ict,ng tho buainoas of the Board, Ana ns-
serted TINT the Comullttoo OF Which lie NnB \
member gave moro attention to ..a business than
Aay FE1Fhta bGtlieE8 f1celFG1.
FuAfnKR SUBSCRIPTIONS.
f. " Dlatcbforl aaId that they lad ralasd
s95000 aud he thought tlor must raiso tic re-
mining G20, QUO necessary to cleaE the Board OF
de1s. Ts!lerB were tten spponted tof the sislea
ncriptions began to pour Ia from ali sides,
in Huus ranging from, $1,000 down to TO
centa Tbe sum total OF that aud tho
pIfasriieonua iou session was announced to ho nearly
s31, 1,o00 and 1t Tas also slated that gontlsrnAi,
frnn, r. n1rrtd t1,n nf pn1,tt
aure tho debt TO ?43, QUO. provided that Hun, vas
raised. This proposition involved giving about
*l.iW.
Alter tho reception Of subscriptions had been
there had been seventeen pereons on thD plat
form Who weEo about to Eo To tho foreIgn and
homo ms.lon work. There were now twenty
t!,ree missionaries on shcir way to tue work. OF
eight vsss from west Of Chicago.
Tue nEy. stn. IxAnHEp,
msbAlona!y NON On III. way to Japan, sai1 Tint
no was hot gong out In lls own name, but in
the nane Of Jesus, and not for himself. but NJ
the representative Of tho Christians of America
ahu she9s Uoaid. lie Gaao al 4 cheerful iale-
we'll
THE hxv. Ai.SnED nlGas.
81 the nakota M.sso,,, sAid that hs did not call
this meeting q farcwel meeting Ut sll, because
10 went iortn a. ons who cheerfut!y vent TO
work. no feit foangsr aud stronger than avcr
Before, and went cAeettuE1y, r,ad 10 hays boon
Will tue 1oata, aaa gag to 10 avar.
=, u..,na,on',a 1hs ss;'. nxS' NJ nk; Asphus,
ths sds u s sbos tsos sas. se '' at asss 70
row gretses than taas q tha missionary wbo VA
o a ny a absei On ~ .0sf sna bis
went away was to !lft up To Crota Of Christ, vi
they knew TINT they could Afs i up oul7 IN tne
Same degree that they themselves we're lifted
up. They wans back to do, net the nnara's
sRcet ttrt ff0neN wnrkt thA Rntt ~