Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-10-05
BY TELEG R APH.
Associated Press kilograms TO the Daily
Kennebec Journal
MAINE DISPATCHES.
PORTLAND.
Great Enthusiasm al the Foreiss Missions
Convention.
portland. Oct 4.

The sermon OF Dr. Goodwin, Tuesday
night. on the leadership and supremacy Of
the Holy Ghost, gives tone to the devotional
services and speeches Of the meeting of the
American Board, on Wednesday. The great
hall was again crowded this forenoon. Rev.
+. ". Packard led in the opening prayer.
Secretary Alden read a special paper on the
missionary heritage Of the present genera
ton, followed BY prayer by the venerable
Prof Hark Of Andover. Half-hour devo-
tional services in the midst of the forenoon.
were led by DIR. Storis of New York. Secre-
tary Clark read special paper on the growth
and need OF foreign work. DR.. r. S. Stores
Of Brooklyn, followed with an eloquent
speech. which, with the papers, was received
with great enthusiasm.
1t is unique that in the history of such
religious gathering as that of the American
Board, that through three days with three
sessions each day extending to three hours
each, that an audience room holding $500
should be so continuously crowded so that at
each session il should be necessary to hold
overflow meetings in the neighboring church
The afternoon session opened with prayer by
Rev. c. X. Palmer. The overflow meeting
was conducted by Rev. WV. Scudder. Rev.
Dr. Behrends of Providence, read report
on the report of The home department, in
which he emphasized the encouraging fact
of 20 per cent gain in contributions in the
interior states. lie followed with a speech
of rare power, showing that only out of the
old evangelical faiths are foreign ministers
born and maintained. Hon. William +.
Dodge followed, urging increased con;ri-
buttons.
District Secretary Humphrey of Chicago,
showed that the success of missions abroad
was greatly in advance Of the interest at
home, but he looked to see the abundant
latent forces of the churches developed under
the leadership of the Holy Ghost. Rev. E.
S. Atwood OF Salem, read a report on Secre-
tary Alien's special paper, Missionary Her
itage of the Present Generation enforcing
it with an earnest speech, An alluson to
Professor Clark called out such burst OF
applause that the venerable man, contrary to
expressed wishes, was compelled to com.
toward and speak. He brought up many
"reminiscences of the missionary spirit of the
| old divines, insisting that if we would main
tain their spirit we must continue to hold
their faith. Among the anec dotes was one
of DIR. Styles. In the times of Dr. Hopkins.
DR.. Styles wrote to celebrated ''liberal min
lister !" ''We are trying to send missionaries
to Africa; you have rich people, will you not
help?" The reply was: 1.-The Diggers are
well enough as they are, but if you send old
Hopkins as a missionary there its all over
with them At the close of vigorous
| speech by Rev. C. ID. Barrows of San Fran
cisco, he invited the board TO hold one of its
annual meetings in that city. Rev. w. +.
cambridge, a Baptist missionary, from an
experience of visiting during two years to
the various missionary stations of the world,
bore generous testimony to the success and
devotion of the missionaries of the American
board.
At the evening meeting the board opened
with prayer by Rev. DIR. buckingham OF
Springfield, Mass. DIR. L. Chamberlain OF
Norwich, Conn, presented the report of the
| committee on DIR. Clarks paper upon the
Growth and Need Of Foreign Work The
paper reviews the missions of the board from
1910 to the present year. In the first decade
the number of heather accessible to the
board was only about $50 900. 1t has now
grown to lO0, 00o, 900, all of whom are chiefly
dependent on this board for knowledge OF
the gospel TO give three ordained mission
aries with their wives, and two single ladies
with a missionary physician to each 100000
souls, requires three fold the present force
and yearly expenditure of $500, 900. These
are figures to be reached at the earliest pos
sible day.
Able speeches were made by DIR. Chamber
lain and DIR. Wells of the Reformed church.
Brooklyn, n. Y, and DR.. Hough of Mich
gan. DIR. J. ID. Davis of Japan, presented
the field of the board in that empire. With
AN area about equal to that of Iowa, it has
5000. 900 people, but the missionary force
there is only equal to the Iowa band that
went to that state 40 years ago, but their sue
cess has been remarkable. The long story
as told by DIR. Davis, stirred the audience to
the highest point Of enthusiasm. Prof. Bar
beur of Yale College, delivered the closing
speech. The crowd was SO great at the
evening meeting that two overflow meetings
were held.