New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-03
pREsBYrkRIAY FOREIGN MISSIONS.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICANs-THE REPORT.
Providence, Il. l.. Oct. 2.-The American
Board of Commissioners OF Foreign Missions mt at
Music Hall at p. to-day, the attendance being very
large.
The Rev. Dr.. f. J. Alden Howe secretary, read the
report of the Prudential Committee for lis department
t appears from he report that the roll OF oorers
the foreign field has been increased by the names
seven missionaries and eighteen assistants Six others
are under appOntment-al for Japan The receipts and
expenditures include ordinary donations, 1929 l55 50
offerings Il PIG 90; total or Donations $3ll, PIG a.
Add egacies 1913 So and income from other
aud total income for the year has been Sal 3Jl 10
The total expenditures for the period $685.
57 IT, This leaves the receipts for the year S6 935 ~
less than the expenditures for the period. The
total debt September l, 1877, amounted to Si7955 ga
Judge Taylor OF CanandalguG, n. Y, addressed the
Board relative TO the modes for paving the debt This
he said IS a moral obligation Of every Congregational
Church IN the United states This debt is about 5000
and if this were divided among all the members of the
CONGREGATIONAL Churches, the whole burden upon each
one would not exceed fifteen cents.
The Rev. Dr. " G.. Clark, foreign secretary then pre-
sented customary report upon missions lie report
states the year has been peculiarly trying and event
fu because OF tne nudncldl uprcs'lOu al nonio anu
the loss of the secretary and abroad because o.
TIE evils incident 10 the war, pestience ana famine
six MISSIONARIES have dtd during the year anu tNent
eight have been compelled by lEhealh 10 Visit th.s
country. Twenty names VIII 10 lohser arpeiI on 'h
roll OF those actively engaged. FIX veterans nave Re-
turned to work and twenty-five new MISSIONARIES
r X
ludraucee and MIS- there has been great
advance. Twenty churches have been organized
and over 800 members received on profession OF in,
an advance OF more than - cent on tie entire mem
bersAIp. Turkish Empire, III spite OF the evils 81
war there been more additions tnan III any FORMER
wear and more by 100 ia in the year previous and
there are revivals at Marasl, Monastif ana Harpo0
I'm Japan the demand for instant and enlarged effort Is
without para lei III missionary history The following
a general summary: Ms-iUns-Numbcr on missions, -;
number Of stations 81 number OF suo-,tauons Dol
whole number OF abUfers connected with missions,
5G3: pagrs printed a. far reported (Iurklsn and
Foochoe missions only, 6i93,lOO.
Number OF Chdrcncs, -JO; number OF church members
"a nearly az can learned, l3.433 added during the
wear as near rs b. feared, l,-s2; number or Train
inc and Theological schools, Is; number OF pupils IN
Training and Theological SchOOls and station classes
SOL number Boarding schools FOR girls, 20; number
of pupils IN same, S27; number OF pupils III common
schools 24.j62; adults under instruction, Luz
whole number OF pupils, 26,962
The auuim report Of Treasurer Langfon :. Ward was
presented II reports the cost OF missions as sl26obl
The following we're constituted Business Committee
W b. WashbuIne OF Mas Governor Fairbanks, OF Yer
Zebnon s. Ely. Various other committees were ap-
puintcd and routine business done.
Al inc evening session the large hail was filled TO over
flowing Devotional exercises were conducted by the
Rev Drs Means Of Boston, and Vim. j. BuddingtOn, Of
BrDo,lyu aud were followed by singing ny the Union
Courrsratioual Choir. TIE annual sermon delivered
by Rev Dr.. j. H. Fa!rchld, President Of Oberu College
II h estimated that between 5000 and 1000 strangers
are IA attendance upon this meeting, including large
number Of leading men IN the Congregational denoIni-
main