, 1881-06-08
Annual Convention Of the Ameri-
can Home Missionary AS
sociation.
Opening Address on the Progress Of
the Work by Secretary
Storrs.
Speeches by The lsey. f.. r. Goodwin,
vice-prcsi,lcnt Scelye, and
OILERS,
FIRST Annual Meeting Of the New West
Education Commission.
11OA1l; MISSIONS.

Hume Mi<slnury S.,eluty wus hold III tho Central
MusIe- HILL last evening Hid WITS attended ny
over |. .tN ,ruue, tarXn number Of thstn tIrtnK
rrsnn nhs,mI. AIMING tho tnnso prominent
"lrrvyInru AMI aytncn Ill Tho pihtiDrHi lnd In |
tho n,l,1Innce wcrc tho following: A. u. ElHiH.
u. a.. md Hurry u, Storrs. H. H.. Srw furk: |
Julius 4rtlyr, Amherst College,: \. l.. Efhpn H.
H.. n"nt College. WtHcnlisl,t: q. =. MnHnun. H.
H.. low,t College. iuwn; tho hrv. DIR. Il. u.
Webb, Huston; tho Itev. t;ourEv ". Phillips |
atnl Henry whtes'nntt, Esp. Worcester.
Mass: tho ltpy. Dr. Wnltutt, Ulo: tho
N,v. W.,ltrr l'nrrOws, suit Lake CITY;
tho 'er. .)usrrh Wnrd. Yanktnn; NMtlihli Glhs, /
Lie. Mlss.: thu Kev. 4. +. lIcnr.l, u. d., Syrn-
rusc. y. y: thu Hon, .'lt1nes While. lsUstDl: e.
\. Richardson. tl..tilng0 ctlltnr Of Tho tnyrc.
qtliiou,st: l'tut. Franklin Flshe. y. H.. thrnnU:
the Key. Dr. Flnsci ikscou,, Col. t. q. LIAM
1n,n.I. T.. ". nln,chfnrd Esl, thu lsuv. Il. =. +.
Satupr, D. D., the itev. +. \. Snhlc. u. H., tho
Hrv.1 Il. t'Mrk. tho 1scr..4t L. E'nitntt,g. flos-
ton: tllr ltuy. Willinm +. MDt,,r. lIurttOrt tlt:
the Rev, l.. 7. Chuuberlnin. u. H.. Norwich,
tnnE-: Jnn,cs Strong. u. H.. thrlet0l tnllt9t,
Minnesota; President trunks, TH'nr tn!ltHe,
iuwu; Tie irv. &. u, Nptnlrli. u. H., st. Louis;
and the it"v. t,r. Danh. II. FMiil.
Tht gathering WAS cule! IT. order by tho ltey.
Henry IL. Sturrs. Secretary uf thu SuGfrtt, who
s! they h,ui As-ctnbIrl in lle nninr nt tho iur,
Ius,lSEhr!sf IL tuke rtAlns,l together cUlIrertY
the pr'tl,nls I,isrents Of llls .1c4-cl kingdom.
'fh'y h:ld Haihcrst III tho invitation originally
nt tue Estelivr Committee q tAe s.'rtnty, ~
with great snrlnilty, Inviting thon I" ,t'-rln-
i" t.1n Ail'errn. paris nr tho rttlinsrt
part. d he Ia,l. rhey io,,sa a.,1 sIes!tr,, .ia,
pr,'- wo.iT 10 grand n,,~st'tI!ary etruttr,'nre
where thefr h,irts wsnia kimlIB with new
new knnwle,.gr mid appreciation Ut ,listnr uu-
tive III HnhR t"rwnr', with ihetrRscnt w,rk IF
lv..S0ELlzlSH THIS WHOLE .ntESTEf.
Thclr t.upe was tint 1t w.'nIi H.: IL, nil rrslseess
au'1ersNl.. sarx". h,sr,r'l t!,ss!onary cn,Fer.
,no7t of tel, icrts.u.lly vera he 'l"uihcd
IoA. directly or i.Iisnct!, IN ttts work. taking
ON other by s,ls tani. win, l.eart {" h,4.ri.
sh"nh! u''tai' from t;n' emplst'l Of tho spir,t
Of tho Christian rhu,rl1cs ii tho grcat !lrn.nni-
siHt!tn Which ttipy rEprSGsltt"l; M thnt the
Savlnr's work. ili"y lii'i GuInr lr,i' tho EuHt
n.nl thr West. fron, the % North a.d @ tl.e snMih.
They went hel"e tEsy wtn,ll feel themselves
rlle Win s",wnr fr..,'' ~! n4, ":''' ls"r 'e's
WlHtIt they w"rkru. new l1easnFr "f DISl'le
l'.s+lrx a,t 1,o"Hr.
of amherst tnlIrur. t,en tin,k lie rlnlr IN tho
n4rnc. ut Pr..aislent WsspI~uy.
Prayer w4ln utl u lt.I itf thu tlyv. Dr. ihuptu.
The hymn unl,llt.lnlIl9 "Uh coul,t spenk
thu mhtrt!ess worth" WIS HING.
Address DF WEt.tDME.
The Rev. T., +: t;sotlwn. tastor " the First
br.t.rcl, ID ,hu t,u,nu 1t Tho lliInoIs Missionary
snrltty. It hitting Thing, r s.l!, tEat thuy
FIFTH i 'Sf ss IN cs itat's a,a as Ss ss
wnrref"rr they Ind rolMu md whcret"rG tho
that tnry might i1av" a family xntherlny.
sS ,,n ,v tn,i lhc,r s.s n csu ~, gp,s tl!or
might tlntl ' u Iost IT, wiiu iia,!r,'crI i lmt
,,,.. %,. not ~ !, l,"p'stn1S,, .nni !,,.,.' TINT
facilities ut II pacnnr, s"rt might l'u afforded
even IN IL hDslIt missionary unti,orny. Re-
~Ta s' whit 4 I M"S =, nsis ",, @x .,!rx s, tr
:'n;,'t lint h'"' ''ln'r'i ir.rm tho i",,lurs ut
Ho"4 ~aa a''s rcs','ar s.at'lp.: ,ls''i.sss ssf; y
nc Il ay ,sft"rs s III stS' IT, iS;x e~sp !c,,.t i,
il" mtulS l'.'rraw tho words VI Tie Yrcal sta1es-
,,Tui. ,was nnt esnsly. l1e surpassed, II Na,t,a!
COUNCIL. ul terl''7. ~ '.cta H.'i 10 nttslltl nf
pattern! '@'vau-s coming wllhp"t "t,y ,l,l.s.Im!
uta .tse aIl'I'attun With ,t!.'', rrt srcat
them, mud This nx thulr great characteristic:
that they sought how 70 1!ro'..! ,hu t;.r,st q
tH'n,!nE tuuuther. lie hnl,%t tlsuy might iM
h"!is"' IN 81" way Ut .lntluni!!xtl.g even ~ H.aH
the llnIli" Miss'Ary st'eirfy: not ia.osnllzn 1t.
~ II II failed ospr In lis cuncuEtlHn 10 ErAsl' ill
tho
rElsntrony YET II, l,E ta,.~l:ssEn;
nut nntlonal1ze II ns II In thu tt,uHht HM spirit
"f them wtb sl't ttrn cE1nra.ni with IL. nnls-
ilmrd brrllA;s II tl1uy suuu,t,ps wisllp.i l,nt il
was their IUt nftutltr il, ry,,ss iHv nltirNs mi,
kI1,I tho utlnln5 at,Gs learn tIlu hui,t4. r Ihn
r1lutry uni t,s y,lstIlss III tic work 10 ID, ,l,
hy II nur ln.I.uluI uxll,,Ilu,ii,,l, III H. IL ,,,r
ui,I flWn Suw rurK cyt,ti ruUIJ VIII l:ultnut,
il might tic wiilinu IN ir4tl..frr t,srf
nut Uy il, yInn itIIt In fri III lumr II,
III w rs il, juIIl,wsI rtt.st,lttutlvg III, h,r,n
wtt!l G.llti uf 1t III Nuw r4Wk uni nl.lt. g,nrj
u,Irht r,,Inp Uf It ttl l.htA,utl ,Inl tho Wl.3i
IAnulN14rl t:ycry ,tutI in nh tin rIutr..lI,,s
eyu,ilji DO II thinking. UIaIillillu LIVING uyit,u
1,ulyinv tDilInx hum, tI,ssluiury H'r.uiy.
AU,mtIsn1 ii so..,,,wi tn ht,n thMt tl,,, fi,,,
Ind cnIII, r,,r lt,urrrr,ii,,,,ni m,iitv IL,
us,crt ltavtf Ia IL ur;lfliur WHY, utr
hundred yt,nrs mrt, il Gui t,Is cnntIitt,nt. iii
WAltu Erl%a'Iu,'nls hnA HAltluA Illsa- tH1. Thu
etl!S-i4 ntl,. tmo He1lhllsls III. tt!Hs. t'l Inl
xrr4at'ollailsts M!tt Enallal ivy. tn t!ms!lits
At'!,c Hr1li wur6 bnv!lH eklccsntly t.stIbll.se'a
ny i!t"bytprlts or"tlren III Thy ihlttt. aA tl'.
alisa tae to y, at,!lt s.ltc;s.tulls, y tt;pn'l