Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-07
NEW ENGLAND.
Massachusetts.

The Shippers Convention at Boston.
 BOSTON, Oct. 6.-There convened at the Board of Trade rooms here this morning citations for the purpose of discussing and de- vising means for the correction of abuses and readjustment of trade relations and facilities which demand the intervention of Congress. The most important of these subjects is the proposed revision of the navigation laws, and the adoption of some plan acceptable to both owners and builders for the recovery of our long neglected shipping interests. The committee on credentials reported 76 delegates present whose credentials appeared to be correct. The committee on permanent organization made the following report, which was accepted For president, J. S. T. Stran- ahan; for nice presidents w. H. Lincoln of Boston, Washington Ryor of Portland, Henry Winsor of Philadelphia, E. D. Bigelow of Baltimore and H. H. Adams of Cleveland secretaries, William T. Humphrey of Boston, Frank s. Gardiner of New York, Fritz H. Jordan of Portland, Henry Hall of New York and Joel Cook of Philadelphia. MT. Strana- han took the chair and made 8 short speech. The hours for holding the convention each day weer fixed from 10 a. m. to D. m.
 The American Board of Foreign Mis-
 
 LOWELL, October s6.-The seventy-first annual meeting of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, one of the largest and most important religious organizations in the world, being held here, opened yesterday with an attendance of more than 1000 visitors from all parts of New England, with many from other States and many from across the water. The opening exercises were held in Huntington Hall, and it is said the attendance was larger than at any previous meeting of the, Board. Presi- dent Mark Hopkins called the meeting to or der. Reports and statistics occupied the day and the evening. J. M. Manning, of the old South church, Boston, preached an eloquent sermon in the evening. The expenditure from mission work during the year were $445, O74, in addition to $35o,OeO appropri- ated from the Otis fund during eighteen months past Donations during the year amounted to $347, ,423, exceeding those of the previous year by $64, 900. The deficit for the year is only $14 1922.
 devotional meeting was held this morn ing at S:3O, followed by the regular service. Interesting special papers were presented on be met ?' by Rev. E. N. Arden, home secretary ''The changed relations of foreign missions, " by Rev. G. Clark foreign secre- tary and ''The Western Central African Mis- sion," by Rev. D. O. Means. Regulations of respect were passed in memory of the late Rufus Anderson, D. D., of New York. In the afternoon and evening there were inter esting discussions upon the foregoing papers. A congratulatory telegraphic despatch was re- ceived from the General Association in session at Oakland, Cal, and replied to. Among the notabilities Rev. Naragen Sheshadrai of Bombay The capacity of the hall was tested to it's utmost at each service and large overfowing meetings were held at two churches. Excellent arrangements have been made by the local committee for the recep- tion apd entertainment of guests, who are quartered at hotels and with private fami- lies in all parts of the city. The meetings continue through tomorrow and close Fri day noon.