Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-10-17

missions. Sections for standing commit
tees being designated as follows;
ROOM lO-THIRp FLOOR.
/ Austrian Empire Miss sion. section
| Central and Eastern Turkey Mission,
! Dakotah Mission, |
/ European Turkey Mission, d
/ Foochou and North China Mission,
Japan Mission,
Madura and Ceylon, 6
Mahratta,
Mexico and Spain
Micronesia,
Western Turkey,
Zulu. L
Theological students,
vestry of First Baptist Church.
Missionaries, Second Parish Reading Room.
Facilities for telegraphing, telephoning,
writing, mailing and receiving letters, OBJ
tanning directories, etc, may be had at
Room 4 first floor. There are committees
in constant attendance at City Building
upon every possible want of the honored
guests.
The weather thus far has been perfect,
and the attendance something unprece-
dented Overflow meetings have been
held at the First Parish and Payson Me-
mortal churches. The Womans Board
held its sixth public meeting this Thurs
day morning, at 10 o'clock, at High-st.
church. Addresses were made by Miss NJ.
/ z. Gouldy, Osaka, Japan. Mrs, c. W. Park,
/ Bombay, India, Mrs. C.. Il. Allen, Harpoot,
Turkey, Miss NJ. 5. Rice OF the HISTORIAN
Mission, Mrs. j. l. Atkinson, Kobe, Japan,
Miss Z. VI. Stone, Samokor, Bulgaria, and
Miss +. VI. Morris, Zulu Mis- sion.
The programme at City Hall has been
observed as follows:
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER SRp.
i3FN Reorganization and Devotional Exer-
ciSes.
Home Departmcnt-report by the
Home Secretary. Rev. =. n. Alden
Annual survey Of the Missions OF
the Board by the Foreign secreia'
". Rev. y. 6. Clark. u. ID
The Trcasurer's Report. Brief Al.
dresses
|-lrM Annual sermon by.Kev. Z. p Good
win, ID.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER arm.
/ o A NJ special Papers presented by the see
retaries. Addresses
sP NJ and Evening Discussion OF Special Pa
pers with Addresses.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5TH
la " Reports from Committees upon vari-
Gus Miss ions, with Addresses from
Missionaries and others.
/ . T. NJ sacrament OF the Lords supper, AT
PAyson Memorial. state -. and
wuliston Churches.
! "a p NJ Business Meeting for the Election oil
oficers and Reports Of Commit
tees.
lar. NJ. Addresses by President Hopkins and
others.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER SIN.
Ie A NJ Farewell Meeting. Business conclud-
ed. Brief Addresses by Missiona'
ries, the President OF the Board,
the Chairman OF the Committee
ofArrangements and others. This
meeting will close about IL O'Clock
Tomorrow, at noon, the great meeting
will close, and the long talked OF event
will be thing Of the past, leaving in the
hearts Of the people OF Portland warmer
feeling for missisn work.
Thirty-one years have elapsed since the
Board met here. What changes in our
city, our country and the world
Last Sunday morning, at Willistou
church, Rev. r. +. Clark made this the
subject OF his sermon, taking for his text
the Psalmist's triumphant prophecy" God
/ is the midst her; she shall not be moved ;
God shall help her and that right early.
Ps. XLvI ,. The moral, religious and mis-
sionary progress of the world during the
last generation was wildly portrayed.
Rev. C. A. Dickinson at the Payson Me-
mortal church preached from the parable
OF the mustard seed. Mr.. Dickinson is
Chairman OF the Committee on General
Arrangements, and his congregation has
been treated to more than one American
Board sermon. IL is not TO be inferred
that his sermons are dry as chip.
The A. B. c. F. NJ. is the Oldest aud
largest Protestant missionary association
in the world, next to the London societies.
1t was organized in 1920. It's receipts
the first year were less than thousand
dollars; now they are more than half a
million year. It's first missionaries Were
Newell, Judson, Hall, Mott and Rice. They
were sent out in 1918. 1t now reports
Number of stations, 81; out-ststions, 73S
ordained missionaries, l59; assistants, 260
physicians, IL; total from this country,
$50: native churches, 272: native pastors,
al; native helpers, 1,57G; native church
members, IS, 446; scholars in all schools,
IS, $50.
Its missionaries have reduced twenty
six different languages TO writing and pre-
pared grammars and dictionaries not only
of value TO them, but to students of CON-
parative philology. Their contributions
to geography, archaeology and ethnology
would I'LL many volumes. In nearly al
the fields occupied they have been obliged
TO prepare textbooks, for use in the
schools, and in all Of them have either
originated or contributed largely to the
production of Christian literature. The
The translation of the Scriptures into the
vernacular language of the people has been
their first work, followed by the introduc-
ton of Christian works, original or transla-
ted. The educational work of the Board
has embraced primary schools, boarding
schools for both sexes, the normal school,