The Portland daily press., 1882-10-04
REENFoRCEMENTs

twenty-seven assistant missionaries have
Teen added to our roll of missionary labor
ers. Their places of designation and names
are as follows
To Vest Central Africa: Rev. William
E. Fay, Rev. Wesley M. Slower, Mrs Bertha
E. Slower, Miss Mary j. Mawhir.
To European Turkey: Rev. William w.
Sleeper, Mrs. Mabel A. Sleeper, Miss E.
Lillian Spooner.
To Western Turkey: Miss. Isabel f. Dodd,
Mrs. Fannie NJ. Newell, Miss Mary L..
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To Eastern Turkey; Miss Grace N. Kim
ball, Miss Lauretta e. johnson.
To Mardthd Mission: Miss Katie Eair-
bank, Miss Ruby 4. Harding
To Madurd Mission Rev. Alfred II. Bur-
mel, Mrs. Abbie M. Burnel
TO Ceylon: Miss Kate E. Hastings, Miss
Minnie B. Truax.
To Foochow Mission: Miss Alice B. Har-
ris.
To North China: Rev. Henry P. Perkins.
TO ShGnse: Rev. Irenaus j. Atwood
Mrs. Annette w. Atwood, Rev. Chauncey R.
Cady, Rev. Charles d. Tenney, Mrs. Anne R.
Tenney.
TO Japan: Rev. George Allchin, Mrs.
Nellie M. Allchin.
To Micronesia: Rev. Albert S. Houston,
Mrs. Elizabeth w. Houston, Miss j. Estella
Fletcher.
10 Dakota Mission: Mr.. Joseph W.
Steer, Mrs. Maria L. Steer, Miss Harriet B.
Ilsley.
To Western Merico: Rev. Matthew A.
Crawford, Mrs. Harriet j. Crawford, Rev.
John Rowland, Mrs. Sarah B. Rowland,
Miss Belle M. Haskins.
10 North Merico: Rev. James D. Eaton,
Mrs. Gertrude G. Eaton.
OF the thirteen ordained missionaries
five are from the Theological Seminary at
Oberlin, three from Hartford, two from
Chicago, and one each from Andover,
Bangor and Auburn.
The following missionaries and assistant
missionaries, twenty-five in number, after
temporary absence, have returned to their
fields of labor, or are on the way thither:
Rev. j. Henry House and Mrs. Addie S.
House, of the European Turkey Mission /;
Rev. Marcellus Bowen, and Mrs. Flora P.
Bowen, of the Western Turkey Mission:
Rev. M. p. Parmelee, NJ. D., Mrs. Julia f.
Parmelee. Rev. George c. Reynolds, NJ. D.,
and Mrs Martha w. Reynolds, of the East
ern Turkey Mission; Rev. Charles Harding
and Mrs. Elizabeth d. Harding, of the
Maratha Mission; Rev. Joseph T. Noyes and
Mrs. Martha j. Noyes, of the Madura Mis-
sion: Rev. E. P. Hastings, D. D., and Mrs.
Anna c. Hastings, of Ceylon; Rev. J. E.
Walker and Mrs E. A. Walker. of the Foo
chow Mission; Mrs. Mary P. Ament, of
North China, Rev. d. C. Greene, d. D., Mrs.
Mary j. Greene, Rev. Oramel Fl. Gulick,
and Mrs. Ann E. Gulick, of Japan; Rev. A.
A. Sturges, Rev. f. E Rand, and Mrs. Carrie
T. Rand of Micronesia; and Rev. Charles
L. Hall, of the Dakota Mission.
DISTRICT SECRETARIES.
Our two District Secretaries, DIR. FL. G..
Haydn and DR.. s. ]. Humphrey, have con-
tinued their faithful and efficient labors as
usual during the year. The method and re-
suits of their work, are presented in the
following extracts from their reports to the
Prudential Committee. DR.. Haydn writes
as follows
"There has been an unusual demand for
literature and help for Sunday schools and
pastors, created, in part, by our Concert Ex-
ercises, which have been well received and
widely used. How much they have en-
larged the receipts, cannot say at present,
but the seed is sown that viii bear fruit
az some time. Thus far the Concert Exer-
cises have been prepared within this dis
trict.
There has been quite revival of inter-
est in the case of some of the pastors, be-
coming contagious in their churches with
good results. They are fndinr material for
sermons. concerts. etc. in the later az well
as the early history of the church; iilustri-
GUS names wherewith to continue the
eleventh of Hebrews; and method in giving,
in the Old and New Testaments, and turning
the same to account. Commonly, however,
these are not the conspicuous churches, nor
the rich in this worlds goods.
II am sorry to say there will be no sun
advance in receipts as last year. taking the
churches together: and this. though your
Secretary has visited fifty-seyen churches
six Of them on week day evenings. twenty
four Sunday-schools, three State and six To-
cal associations, made seven addresses in
semnaries and colleges. and eight miscella-
neous missionary addresses. Our drawbacks
are:
In y Tho oreot nnmhar az wool, ond nos
,orle.s rrehas Saa tahni.t.S s,a 49, pst
n ! The sb,fting of nastors and ofa;cars ~ y,
hat hat no continnons and wel,'directed edno %
tionaI effo,t 10 resIi1ed " era.s .,i, euo ~
Tho absence of ,natI,od 4, st;r,,,,o on. \
Informing the neonle and oatberino mn IN
thar offar;ngs Tbi. I.,tar ST. aInSs u e
sttanded tn 90 mnItitnd;uo,s faets aio o.ts. -
world cbanae the asnect Of ha,f mr S $3.50
az and MAKE them mora raaniar oa and SI iorear
oiyers to the Heard The sacts s ana a s%
San T which snstaip hi, state nosT are The