The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-10-17
FOREIGN MISSIONS.


seyenty-F1ffh Annual Meeting of the Ameri.
can Facts and F,eurs.
C,..... 80 -. go
ohlo. OcG Tine seVenty-hfth
annual meeting of the American board OF
commissioner FOR foreion miss,ors conyaned
- - .NNn ,oieish missions eonfeneo
: VIC second Presbyterian church at Column
bus to-day, the venerable president. Mark
Hopkins, d. D., LII D., in the chair. The
800.
session was opened by singing the hymn
"AH hail the power of Jesus nameo and
PRAYER by Rev Rnryiett, Hart of Connecticnt
Rev Eld,idr, Nix ~ M,ssoch,,s,+t, ~.
Fl a Stimson ,aco,ding secretor 11,a ra
PoIt OF Inc presidential committee on the
nome department was read by the secretary,
f. n. Alden, d.. D.
During the wear ten corporate members. mclpd-
ing the names Of Secretary JohnO Means. r..
Massachusetts. Hon. G.. Il Hammond. IiIinois.
s. Wells Williams. III. il. CONNECTICUT and Hon
Reuben Hitchcock of Ohio. have been called 70
their rest. Eleven missionaries and twentv1on ne
assistant missionaries have entered unnn The
work in foreign fields. OF these. Ave 70 tc
Africa, four to Turkey. Ave to india nine tn
China, four to JaI,al and one tn Micrnnaaia ons
to Austria. and three to Meyico Twentw-savsn
laborers, after a period of rest in this country.
return to their posts. Prof, Judson Smith Of
take The place OF Secretary John o. Means Mt the
missionary rooms. Boston. Dr.. ii. &. Hayaon.
after four years as district secretary at New
York CITY. returns tn a nnsto,ata a.. TIave,ona
Ohio. In conseouence Of marked distnrbamc
in the business world. there has been a slirbf
falling OF In the contributions of the New YORK
district. The distlict of Interior states, under
the care Of Secretary S. j. Humphrey D. D..
shows a cai6 of about s ,er cent in donntions
and of so per cent in donations nnd lpgac,es
combined. The new Morning star, a missionary
vessel of AL tons burden. with steam attach,
ment, for service in micronesia has heen cnm-
pleted at acost Of SIS, ooo. OF which sum about
1886, 900 has been already received from SUNDAY
schools. The receipts of the American hoar1
for the year have been:
From churches and individn.,s co,- 90.
From fonr womsn's boards II1Sonnn5599
From Snnaav schoo,s AfSs'aaSo00
From ieracies o'SSnnSS
Totsl es,-A-o
pa,sr nhort 90 non -. $50 ''4t~
DELE auoue Fo,v9o less man rom the same
boo'as, arS 49, 81 aut.ls leostpos rom thc otls
a = = = y 20 go !. , = = II ~ : q nio ~ otar gives
= us " $1,000, " wticn stso,Sol are dona-
LUIS q ia y sula. rom inns source IMAM ms been
= ! M M any JUG yea. ~ 1he history OF
LAY. S ~ w ~ sAsSutof " Ihe ssIate OF the
iaro nntiGa, ~, ms = 9allfa,oa ram, mass.
10y q !; ~ VIZ poaiu Sua1 II VIII receive, as
SoNn mnn ,eSaeee; cohsaaeraoie N excess OF
,s-.1 80, = :. ntsD leporeeu. ike sum Is
A'e W ON s s,o q
a moEnn, :, aaE foI.hiGN FIELD.
! !; ie, ~ N WIS report PRAYER was ot1ered by
~. :. - ~ ~ :. !. - iot,oMeu WIN general
irha q ~ iorr,sn W W = Inrins inc year:
~ ~ !, alt9nS .he Auius SHOWS u perina,
n renorEab le naove,nsng in n hehaip ~ st ,aIn ia IL mia
Portuguese traders have succeeded in tennnra-
rily driving missionaries, on the Vest Central
TO the coast, but the mission will continue
20 DC vigorously presented. The labors Of the
mlss,InaEies ~ Micronesia are attended by
annnna III. Vi cnaracter
HUNDRED additions have hea mI made t tn 4 I'VE
in Turkey and the outlook in European TnrKey