The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-07
THE FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Annual Meeting of the American Board at
Chicago,

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Chicago.
'fhc first session of the tenth annual
meeting of the American board OF commits
sioneis for foreign missions began at Chi
cago, yesterday afternoon, with Il large
number Of members and visitors present.
Ex-President Hopkins of Williams college,
president of the board called the meeting
to order and Dr. Blodgett of Rhode Island
invoked The divine blessing. The report
of the home department stated that nine
corporate members had died since the last
meeting, twenty missionaries had been sent
to foreign lands, and only two are now pre-
| pairing TO enter the service ofthe board, to
which deplorable fact the board calls the
attention of its friends, and urges them to
make provision that the want for mission
aries may be supplied. The woman's
boards have done great and successful
work, and their usefulness increases every
| year. Their influence is felt in the schools,
in the homes and in the treasury The
years work might be characterized, like
that of the previous year, as unprosperous
and unfavoiable. Money has not flown as
readily as before the panic, and the debt
has been somewhat increased. The in
come, this year. from donations and lega-
ces is S46S, $50, or nearly 81 200 less than
last year. The disbursements, $3.50, 23S ;
total Indebtedness now, S10,396
The report of the foreign department
notices with pleasure the general progress
of the work abroad. The additions to the
churches in the missionary fields have been
larger than usual and the prospects are
bright. Twelve missionaries have been
released. Only 20 new lab orers have gone
out, although the calls for workmen are
urgent in the fields Of labor. Native pas
tors nearly equal in number the mssiona.
RES, and some of them are developing
great power and having grand success
The report concluded with u brief notice
of the work helng done in various coun
tries and with a general summary, oil
which the following ere the principal
points: Number Of missions, 1S; stations
10; out stations, 40S; laborers employed BY
missions. 1882; pages printed for dstribu
ton. G,171,0C0; number of churches, 223
members, 1l.646; added during the wear
1904 pupils in the educational department
%, 523.
The treasurer's report showed FOE I'll,
year ending August 81 !: Expenditures, fo
missions, S4lS, 225, the largest item in thi
amount being for the western Turkey mis-
sion, $S7, $3.50 cost of agencies, $500, o
publications, S7,411, of administration
$4,000, making the total expenditure
$3.50, 23S. which, added to the debt of tn
board, makes grand total of about S4GC,
sol. On the other side appear; Donations
$3400S4 legacics. $3.50, 702, and other as
: sets making total of S446, 1914 Tn
, total Indebtedness of the hoard is $44, 1928
The report of the committee on the re
quest of Mr. Nutting missionary, 70
f pay during something over a year, flo
which time it had already been decided b
|, the executive committee tina. he was No
I entitled to salary, reviewed the case an
h recorded in behalf of the committee tina
they believed Mr.. Nut,ing was in I'll
wrong and suggested he he allowed {
! withdraw his application, which was agree
4 to. -
e The services of the afternoon were cor
: ciuded by the appointment of various CON
v mittees. In the evening Rev. ]. w. Al
drews, president of Marietta college, Ohio
preached the annual sermon. Ho