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Ssr',sss =, ths Iabesnssla and At Farwe HALL
ssonss and that 'symen .'u i. IL IN 'ap apo.t"
slmes, arc again effectively prcnehlug The Iospc
10, 10 mo people The result cannot but be ttc rrcat
fully Tatherc into the churches under Tho direction
J,vpa'rt. Jsxpe'risaess 81 PASTORS.
Ghesso asins s u y ,st I'm ors ssHS; Gsee
%S,s for ,"uls g., Tth more perfect personal
llq ,af !. rely e ,c d RI .he entIss No!ihwsst
IT, xsr e ss af as aas sns
sal Secretary hns raire,l noucy. sufficient not only
70 meet current cxpcnaet but alto 70 dtTtnfs, onr
ness Of t;od and are encouraged to more vigorous
prosecution q sta!o evnngelsatIon.
10 o Mehasn Avcnao sptst @ H chreh are ~ for
meetings. 1nd ths ilaptl.t I'D ohct fiionds
VI CAlcaso Tor thcsr generous hospitality.
FOREIGN MISSIONS
ur: stone, Chairman Of the Committee on
port:
Your Committee on Foreign Missions bcg leave
o. the great eornmitsoa has nrvos been realized.
save, Pc,haps. n nF those who received 4 fram tho
s ss psos %sts it, ss5na ~
inS tbs y; If tims aua place that woa'd best aceenno.
tiat oecason. lie then md tho.e assigned 10 them
az theiF future work. Ills language was rnch as
css ssSs hst en e. e e ss III h. sE sa % ~
eSety eIsasfe s.sur!na lien shat liz it wonid Ss S
III. M sayng o. q dons w0, .v,bIns
e!se on that last grest memorable occaston. Tho
81 # os, hs e Tho s,tate stands
work OF all Chrhtlans, rlch and roor. learned anil
vi MSSi,sins AZ %als ana fsms!s to tGe I'D Il Tine, Or
ono Of te charae,cri,tics of this nineteenth cen:
safy s| h",as true that net one.tent Of Tic
sss,n,tnIs.!on There = 10 sab1ect 9n which the
lightencd To-day than ths. I'VE believe thate pas.
thc churches to the grsat commission, and keep to
eign work. Il would develop 4 moro hea!thfal
Christian growth. It would not divert their inter
include the less. Al 10 tho present aspect Of cir
foreign. mission work, We helIcyc TINT the holts
@ Wets m never more inviting. Tho past year has been
parlys!s has greatly embarrassed our work, ntsd
there u great danger Of our losing an .nEgres-
ays af The w0k .
sionaties are plcnding ior mure hcipefs, md ,nen
arg an q women arc ready to go nnd ret tho condition
TINT we are hardly able 10 kcop good our present
working force. The baptist charehcs Of illinois
nefh 10 f,,y WITH 1ems%ed zea3 and conservation
missions"
The report was adopted, md tho Moderator
Mission. and the Rev. Mr. Keith, from Assa,n.
iiey gave encouraging accou1lts OF work In their
department, mud offered feeling pleas for t1nan.
c1al assistance,
STATISTICS.
u. hlacka!!, Chairman Of the Committee on
StGtfHflPH, EnffI hn hufl towp.3
Guilty IN securing tho facta he wnnted and there
Tore Ills report was incomplete. 11o asked for
further time. but as tho report 30 far contained
s'oo square feet and weighed about a ton, the
and $40 were contributed to defray tic cxpcnee,
The Rey. j. ". 1cenberg, from the Committee
On
HOME MISSIONS,
read tho following report:
We recognize with grntjtudo what Gol Ina lima
through Our Homo Mission Society during The naat
years nf lts history md no rccognxc the 0bltga-
ttons and responsibilities resting upon Us os wo
enter RIG NOW century Of otr cnuntrya history to
l,tess forward to tho realization Of our motto,
North America for Christ"
TIlE CHINESE.
The Rev. r. 4. Coon offered the following
WnEREAs. In tho immigration of tho Ch,ncso TO
th!s country tlle way has been opened Tor a free
sofa SCI ~ a1d lnio'setai botwesn om
develop freq and fraternal relations between tho
two nations; and >As
WusnEA,. There has been fos.erod and organ
ICED a strong opposition to this movement. cs.
pesiallJ along the pacao Coast, contrary, M We
bSeloys, 10 tho pllghscd faith Of tila Kopublic;
h5sotrsd. That we hall tho. psoscnt opening as
particularly nGofdlng grand ngd Arapscious op-
fn"FHh1y f9 thn 10 H. Gsts $ nSope 2" hs
Re.otsea That T. 4 peculiarly n..ing for ps Is
history viii the eo Institutions s IL spata nato"M nn4
to give f1l aud distinct uteraure TO tic spmtimnnt
nI M common hsothcrhood n regard 10 tho Chinryc,
~ weieotmng thon TO our land, onr chasltles, ind
.1 ne.oissd Til. we recognize in this ,uovemonta
ia e csnsal VII o T. q r. O
tho Chinese. and II possible, In co,oporaton with
6a. sn bffstren, fso, saslY tq !nausurats soe plan
ofsns 'acm andeF the 1nf'Hencc Of tho Gospel.
TUB INDIANS.
The llcv. DR.. Ingalls, was called ,tpon, who
gave ail interesting sketch 1f the work nmuuv |
the Indians Of tue plains, md at tho conclusion /
,nt,s., intro.,ced The key. Johnny Jumper baptist
who spoke at length through culorcd Inter.
prefer, introduced as descendant from tle
House Of Kings.
A. tho close e tlls adarcss wl,icl. was a p1ea
tue u, Indian lanR1age, aided by tho Interpreter,
WIG subsequently offered prayer IN Seminole.
Mr. Ingalls, made brlef adlrcsa, urrint,
Jumpers P!ea for money: Several of the brcti-
'eSFuHAcat oHEhli! lllVtl EluEGHGby Allu plll-
pits and audiences, ffom whicl, contributions
cOnsl be takcsl.
The question then camo Up on the a,lontlon
OF t'!e report including tho resolution. CasrtcJ.
Adjourned until 2 p. III.
MISCELLANEOUS,
It had been intended to devote the afternoon
% the sunday;sshools, but they waived their
The Chairman Of the Committee On Enroll.
nent reported as present, nine minister's fifteen
aytnen, twenty-ilVe 1adics, anl twouty-six Visit
1rs. Total, 1Gl, '4''
NJ. Wlllia,n II. Holden was elected Treasurer
II the Association,
Mrs Z. i. 8wift wns introduced by Dr.. B,ack.
III, and spoke we'll Of thu work u eIucatiur
young 1nen for the ministry,
Mr.. Thenrles offered RESOLUTION ,,selnr mt.
'onnge Of the Dctositnrtcs Of tho Society.
nIai! M5; iheates, hear D.. Everts, Dr.. Place, aud Mr.
ha Publication Society," The u Restitution u pr vos os
ldopted.
Mr.. Blackburn called on Mr.. Duan for somp
aets roneernlng the Mtn!sterst hIutuAl All Az
'oelat!0,i, mud liD read q report
Ths report OF the Ss1ntny y-Acllool Commission
a f01u uAaV II IL.