The Portland daily press., 1885-10-15
a. 8. c. F. NJ.
Proceedings of the Second Days
Session in Boston.

Boston, Oct. 14.-The second days session of
tne American Board OF Commissioners I0r foT-
eign Missions was opened in fremont Temple
with very large attendance. Rev. D. X. Alden,
ID. D., read report on the work OF the nome de-
partment. Rev. N. G. Cloud, ID. D., senior foreign
secretary, read a review of the past 20 years.
This was followed by review of the foreign
work by Secretary Clark. The future work OF the
american Board by Secretary y smith, rad ana ~ ms M
Strong, editor of the Missionary Herald. Rev.
Joseph I'll. Neesima of Japan, presented letter
addressed to the American Board by the pastors
of 81 native Congregational churches in Japan,
thanking the board in the Warmest terms tor the
generous efforts in this behalf.
Gen. s. C. Armstrong OF Hampton son Oh a lot
mer missionary at the Sandwich Islands, present.
ed the salutations of the children of missionaries
ana made plea for the endowmeat OF nog anaps aD
by the secretaries were delivered during tne IoTe-
noon at Music Hall. .
The afternoon session drew an immense audi
ence, and overflow meetings were held in Music
Hall and Park street church.
The fremont Temple meeting opened at 2.30,
with an organ selection DR.. A. C. Thompson OF
koxbury, called the meeting TO order III the aD-
sence Of the president, and paper was then
Gead by Dr. Thompson written py " ao3eTt e M IuS1 81
the non-missionary public. Inc leisure oI tlese
nOn-working persons was characterized as guilty.
leisure. Culpable ignorance concerning the work
was then discussed, and the work OF the mission
aries, as written by the latter was called more IN
teresting than the greatest romance OF ncLlol.
Next came q discussion of "culpable mggaru-
ness" The writer regarded it the duty OF all 10
advance the cause Of Christ in far-away lands.
Young people who wish to enter the missionary
life should be allowed to do so. He considered a
missionary the highest type of human excellence
that the nineteenth century presents, and Thought
ii there was any superior to an English MISSION
airy that superior is an American missionary
The meeting was next addressed by w. w. Ran
kin, treasurer of the Presbyterian Foreign MI, Mis-
sionary Board. The speaker compared the PreS-
byterian and American Boards III regard TO the
origin of each. The Presbyterian Board hoped TO
have an increased interest in that denomination
IN he's n Ofm mi
the brothery cooperation Of the two boards, and
presented comparative statistics for the years fol
lowing the transfer of several of the members of
the American Board to the Presbyterian Board.
Rev. A. r. Thompson followed the last speaker
and extended congratulations to the American
Board OH the part o. the Reformed Church, Greet
inas of ot er societies were presented as follows:
from the American Tract Society, by kev. w. W.
Rand, d. D., Of New York; OF the American Bap.
Boston; Of the American Bible Society by Rev
E. w. Gilmore, D. d., of New York: OF the Meth
odst Episcopal Board BY Rey A. l. L91g o9 & d D. D.
testant Episcopal Board by Rev. Phillips Brooks,
d. d., of Boston; of the Congregational Foreign
Of the American Missionary Association, by Rev.
NJ. E. Stueby, ID, D., of New York; and OF the
American Home Missionary Society by Rey IVA Wal
speakers then passed to Music Hall and repeated
substantially their addresses These two halls
gathering in the afternoon the Park street church
was opened and speedily filled, addresses being
made by returned missionaries and others:
In the evening four audiences assembled at
fremont Temple where the Rev. Dr. r. S. Storrs,
of Brooklyn, gave an address occupying over two
hours on the Promise for the future as seen in
the progress of Christianity within the past
ty-five years. at Music Hall, where addresses
were made by Rev. DR.. John III. Burrowes, OF CHI
cag0, Rev. DR.. A J. Behrends, of Brooklyn, Rev.
Joseph Cook and Rev. DR.. VIM. Taylor; the two
overflow meetings held at Park Street Church and
Mt. Vernon Church were addressed by returned
missionaries and others. The interest in the
meetings seems to be on the increase No pre-
vious anniversary of the board has called together
so many of its corporate members and no such
crowds have heretofore been seen at its meet
ipgs. The address of Dr. StOrrs is regarded as
one of the most brilliant and impressive of his pub
lie discourseS.