Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-02
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Annual Session of the American Board at
MISUNDERSTANDING Reports Showing
General Prosperity.


General Prosperity.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 1.-The American board of
commissioners for foreign missions began it's
sixty-ninth annual session at Emmanuel
church, this city, at 80 o'clock this afternoon.
There are about 1900 delegates and their fami-
lies in attendance, President Mark Hopkins in
the chair. After devotional services, Rev. e..
M. Packard, of Evanston, ILL.,, was elected as
sistant recording secretary.
Rev. E. K. Alden, of the Boston Home, sec
rotary, then read the report Of the prudential
committee on the home department. from
which it appears that during the past year
seven OF the corporate members have been en-
rolled among the dead Six missionaries and
thirteen assistant missionaries have been added
to the missionary force during the past year.
1t is proposed Tor the present to continue to
rely upon the fidelity of pastors and churches
to sustain the missionary cause as a regular
part Of their church work. Of the 1,469 Con-
gregational churches of New England, nearly
nine-tenths contribute OF 283 churches, as
sisted by several State home missionary So
cieties, over three-fourths contribute. The
Missionary Herald, the official organ of the So
ciety, was reported as in a very fourshing con-
dition, the past year having been the most sue
cessful, pecuniarily, in the entire history of
the monthly.
been selected by the committee to take edi-
torial charge of the Herald, in place of Rev.
Isaac II. Worcester, who, account of adj
vanced age asked to be relieved.
Speaking of the three branches of the Wo-
mans Board of Missions, the secretary SAYS:
These three societies are not organinally but
practically we'll managed and vigorous auxil-
airy to the American board, supporting at pres
ent about ninety of our female missionaries,
and giving aid to large number Of native
helpers and schools, all in special work of labor
among women. The main value of this auxil-
airy is not the amount of money raised for
foreign missions, though this is by no means
small consideration (as confidently
rely upon Christian women to contribute about
one-sixth of our annual receipts) but the main
value is in the warm intelligent, personal mis-
sionary interest awakened among the women
and children, and through their instrumental
lty diffuse everywhere among the churches.
During the past year the Womans' board con-
tributed 1881, 235.
The debt of the society was reduced during
the past year from $48, 600 to less than $4,000.
The special contributions for payment of the
contributing the smallest amount and Massa-
chusetts the largest. The amounts range from
$5 to $165.80.
The treasurer, Langdon s. Ward submitted
his report from which the following extracts
are made
Cost Of missions 81 ,O85, 855
Cost OF agencies. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 937, 564
Cost of publications. .............. 254,644
Cost of administration. 1900, 641
Total expenditures. .............$ Il, 878, 704
DEBT.
Sept. LIST, 1877. ...................$ 4.798, 594
Total .....................$ 4S,bfl,z9o
RECEIPTS.
Donations received within the year. 1897, OS0, 315
Legacies received during the year.. 10,436, 086
Interest on general permanent fund 689,072
Interest from Ashley fund. ........ $4,000
Total receipts. $48, 900, 473
Deficiency Aug. 3lst, 1873. 456, 1875
1OGdl @4O,Ott $40
Rev. N. G. Clark, foreign secretary, then read
his report Ten missionaries have died during
the past year, and eighteen names dropped
from the rolls. OF those not expected to re-
sumo foreign work, Is visited this country for
rest and recuperation Of health, 81 have return
ed to their different fields of labor, and others
Will leave cave in few weeks, leaving
in connection with the board than for
many previous years. Nineteen new missionaries
have gone out during the year, including five
representatives of the woman's board of mis-
sions. The work is everywhere reported in
a prosperous condition, with urgent calls for
more help.
The report concludes as follows: The press
ing needs of the board at the present time can
only be met by such an enlargement of the
missionary forces now in the field and by the
addition Of not less than $780, 00 to our current
appropriations.
GENERAL SUMMARY.
Number of missions, 16.
Number of stations, 70.
Number of outs tations, 529.
Total number Of missionaries and laborers
connected with the missions, 1,549.
Number of churches, 246.
Members, 1877.
Training and theological schools, Is.
Boarding schools for girls, 26.
Common schools, 612
Total number of pupils, rs. no.
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.
Newburg, N. j., dispatch Says The ferry
boat Union, plying between this place and
Fishkill, was burned at the wharf this morning
Loss about $4,000; insurance. $4,000.
! W. A. Thompson, NJ. P. for Welland, Ontario
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