The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-10-07
TIE CLOSING SESSION.

Atio AnAAvNAAs AFRO OUD CtVSiliS pfoCeeulilHss
President Hopkins occupied the chair and
the congregation united in singing the first
and last verse Of the Missionary Hymn,
'From Greenland's icy mountains
The congregation united in prayer with Rev.
D. 7. Fiske, d. d., Of Newburyport Mass.
Rev. Il. A. stimson Of Worcester, Mass, Re
cording Secretary, read the minutes Of the pre-
ceding day-which were approved.
The special mission reports were read.
They are ag follows;
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE WESTERN TURKEY
MISSION.
Dea. Il. f. Duren of Bangor, Me-, on behalf
OF the nominating committee, reported the fol-
lowing to constitute the committee recon-
mended in The report presented yesterday, of
which Dr.. Hamlin was chairman.
Hon. William Hyde, Ware, Mass.
Hon. John B. Page, Rutland, Vt
u Styles Ely, Esq, New York City.
Rev. Geo. Leon Walker, Hartford Conn
Hon Amos G. Barstow, Providence, R,
Rev Thomas Laurie, ID D., Providence,
r. I.
Rev. Samuel Harris. D. L., Ii. D., New
Haven, Conn.
COMMITTEE ON NEW MEMBERS
The Board adopted motion to appoint a.
Committee on New Members, three Of them to
be names of the present committee-to report
next year, and to he appointed by the Presi-
dent. The following constitute the commit
tee:
Rev, Edward Hawes D. D., New Haven,
Conn.
Amos d. Lockwood, Esq., Providence, r. /
Rev. John O. Fske, d. D.. Bath, Me.
Joseph W. Seville, Esq, Chicago, ILL.,
Rev. A. #, Beard, d. d., Syracuse N. Y.
Rev. A. q. ?. Perkins, Ware, Mass
Samuel Holiness Esq, Montclair N j.
MICRONESIA.
Hon. William Hyde Of Wars, Mass, Chair
man of the Committee ON the Micronesian
Mission, reporied-and the report was adopted.
Il recognizes the work commenced in the
Sandwich Islands in 1920, and the progress
made, illustrating the power Of the gospel Of
Christine work which the Sandwich Islands
are doing among the smaller groups Of Micro
nesia, interest in these Islands in regard
to edueation,-ihe need Of steamer to take
the place Of the Morning Star, for nnors rapid
transit, and to avoid the perils of sailing yes
sci The work of DR.. Hyde in training native
pastors and preachers for the Hawaiian aud
Micronesian churches, his influence upon the
native population, the Chinese and the Gilbert
Islanders and others foeking to the Sandwich
Islands, to work the sugar plantations, is
recognized as most talutary.
Remarks followed by the chairman OF the
committee ,as to the Importance and success of
mission work, suggested by a visit which he
himself had made to the islands. DR. Means
read, as CONFIRMING the value Of mission work,
the following, received from Hon. Elisha a.
Allen, formerly Chancellor Of the Sandwich
Islands, and was representing that people at
Washington, D. c..
HAWAIIAN LEGATION,
WASHINGTON Sept. 26. 1882.
My Dear Sir:-I have had the plea ure to receive
your note of the 2bth inst inviting me to be pres
ent at the meeting IF the American Board of Com
n-ssioners for Foreign Missions in Portland, on the
third of October. regret exceedingly that I shall
be unable to be present on tina OCCASION for have
a very high appreciation of the great work which
preciate it unless by visit to that country which
has been blessed by its labors.
went to the Sandwich islands in 1850, and re-
sided there till 1877 with occasional visits to the
United States on special missions fer the govern
ment. was for twenty years Chief Justice and
Chancellor of the Kingdom and had occasion TO WIS.,
it often the different islands OF the group | be-
came intimately acquainted with the missionaries
and the pfople IN their cha ge. They were self
denying and devoted class of men, and the ladies of
the mission rendered great aid in the good work
Ths mission was established at a fortunate period
The islands, from their geographical position hay
always been faverite calling place for vessels
| which visit the North Pacific. 1t required this
NOR lpoWer to instruct the natives and to resist
the immoral influences which often prevail in those
distant seas, where there is government. I'M
| doubtedly, many good men engaged in commerce
! and 0 her pursuits were there's but it required a
distinct class, whose whole duty il was to educste
the natives and to be a example and teacher to
foreigners. They had great trials and great labor
| in the first years of their mission. They went to
carry the Gospel 10 people of whose language they
had no knowle &c, and whose ideas. habits mar
neTs, sand ocustoms were in many respects,
abhorrent to their Christian civilization.
You can imagine how show this process must
have been, and the almost special grace needed
have prosecute the work 1t was great triumph to
saved the nation and to have brought it within the
family Of nations which WAS So important to
Christian civilizatisn and to the commerce of the
world, and more especially Of the United States.
How encouraging to oil men is the fact that
the American Board has within itself a pro
gressiye power. so that the educated Hawaiian is
now engaged in missionary labor in distant islands,
MAY the work go bravely on till she Christian
religion shall pervade the world and influence She
nations for universal peace.
have the honor to be- with eat respect, your
oBedent servant,
Signed ELISHA II. ALLEN
SPAIN AND MEXICO.
Rev. John E. Todd, d. d., OF New Haven,
| chairman OF the committee on the Mexico and
| Spanish Missions, reported. 1t refers to the
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