New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-14
MIsSIOy WORK IN DIST4NT LANDS
ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOREIGN BOARD.
\ GENERAL SURVEY OF THE PROSPECTS, Ar HOME
AND ABRDAD.

4 GENERAL SURVEY OF THE PROSPECTS, AT HOMg
AND ABROAD.
BOsTON Oct. 13.-Tha seventy ami
versary Of the American Board OF Commissioners for
Foreign Missions was opened this afternoon IN fremont
Temple, with floor and galleries packed. More than
5000 strangers in the city to attend the meetngs
over the platform hung maps aud diagrams showing
tho progress Of the mission work aud the field sii 10.
naming TO be conquered. Among those on tho
platform were the DIR. T. T. Strong, tho
Rev. Mark Hopkins. OF Williams Cob
legc, and the officers OF the board
The convention was called order 10y the Rev. Mark
Hopkins. Tho report of the Home Department wa.
read by the Rev. d.. /. X. Adel, secretary OF the
board
There has been received during the year-from
churches, individuals and SHnGay-sChOOls-S9A 9I4 O.
a decrease OF $l,9l9 20. From the fous Wouau's
Bosra' SltSUyo 81 "s2S HsSrT S 81 919o- IL
-, SOL Il. From legaces there have been received
si2l I7s 49, 80 O2 ~ an increase OF 500 2j making
the total receipts the year from donations and ord
nary legacies S5lj03 3d. increase the receipts
Of the preceding year, from che same sources, Of
Ihe review OF the Home Department the past year
suggests two practical ing lirles:
T. How shall the supply Of missionaries be largely
Increased We ncen Immediately an additional force "
not less than nifty ordained with their wives AID
MY single women order properly sustain the work
now committed 10 our trust where are these inen and
. How shall the regular systematic donations from
churches aud individuals De lnted % a permanent
advance OF not less thlu twenty-five per cent
Last year the New England states, Whole. fell be-
their contributions Tor the Preceding
years about per cent; N"w-iamp.hire, 1 per cent;
Massachusetts. per Gems; Maine, vermont and Con-
nectcut. each 10 per cent ana Rhode Island. by
. curious mistahr' "hlch Wa ptoDaby De- IectheG Az
other year, 20 per cent NeW-lOrk shared pa Tie de.
crease 10 t"e amount Oh per cent Neg-Jepssy
$4,000, which shot up her contributions
peal-wlch mas perhaps ao appsoprateiy called Tho
Checycr Pinnacle about 800 per er1t Ohio somehow
fell back twenty five rcent ANA or beloved aud
ayn ,orty psr cent Bat Wisconsin and Kanss AZ
III Z lIt. l.f ia vent
~ mere WA. ouite a falling or m tie contrbltioG,
from Canada, well from foreign ard., that.
~, II ,us nom the ire,,., Tor he l,t
year. as compared with the annual tIse OK the PIE
/ cedlHg yeJre experienced, Instead ~ handsome
advance, slight elimination OF about one taI oi one et
For the coming year VIC ucel from -ue regular coatr
buttons of tho churches and Sunday Schools al least
$500 900 abod $50 900 more tLau Was received from
sources last year, au advance Cl ABOUT p per
cent Could we Doe assured OF Tins advance. attending
and following at tnc close o. seysuyhye years oil
history. special thank offering OF 100000 We should
Dc prepared Cd forward up0u our new year VITA
strong tath and c4ccrfM cOIrd-c 80 II may be- God
vlu.
The annual survey OF ;ae work o; tle American Board
was presented los tAc leS DR. JIJ~ou smith, junior .or.
clgu secretary.
AnIca-It is interesting 20 mark the results q or
n.ty years of missionary labor among toe ZIius. Tue
Wi s .i' year Of j I, or Is per- cent ai hci;
annual COAtrI1ut Ons 10 al purposes amount 10
s3.G0I. INC native agency consists or nuy.tWo
preachers. two OF them pastors, f0ry-two
teachers. ana a. other hcpcr, who ~th tho missionary
force at % dhcreIt pe"ens-paees are bilr-la- no
gospel to population OF 1000 souls. lie WoiA 81
higher education Is carried en ia tneolO-ic1. school
with ID pupils, BOYS hoarilng Hchooi WIN ~ ptle
ana Two GIIl, Boarding schools with - pupils Nhe
II common schools give instruction 10 above LOO
HNw,ltA> I-lANDs.-The work Of tho North Pacific
Institute grows n amount aud worth each year aud 10
influence l. felt throughout the islands
Alicronc-iau field The important work ~ behalf % tho
Chinese vigorously pressed under the wise AMI nspr
ing leadership OF Mr. and Mrs T. W: Damon; aat neu
abors also includcd the Japanese, OF whom nearly 1000
mn TrIiI,i,n ENrusE.-Ile native churches and th.t
pastors entering heartily into all forms OF Christian
native llbOrers meet for deiberaton are growing
favor. European Turkey has been us
scene of bitter prosecutions and Of political ala
lions stood n tne way aggressive WORK lie
native CHRISTMAS have borne themselves vol h these
trying scenes ANA Christian work bas gone f0rNJ wu
NJ tun.ianrigo1l, is the LARGEST MISSION under Inc sans
If the Board Good results IN all the department 4
work reported. with delightful sp.ut ~
harmony between tho Christian workers OF 30
classes. Fity-nine publications. In four Ian
suaees, OF 3,231 pages nave appeared ron
the mission press and moro than 10000 yOumcs hay,
been put in circulation during the year Inc central
Turkey Mis.ion suffers from the enforced absence ana
loss Of much otis working force thc ie3o!icai "eI
mary has been temporarily suspended and Other l Qo'
taut changes have occurred
I>DIA-A marked change IN pubic sentiment 90 ref
errnce To work here the fact that parents
I'm A., te ,nissiouarf-s and sa,Iny rIt, these
and teach them Christianity II wo are not CIu,tiais
churches OF tins mission have been sclfsnpporus tor
three years true missionary spirit is dcvel"pus tie
TWO or three TO visit the uncyansrzed portions o. ta
'CIuxA.-Our missions in China have hold their own
and made progress under sp ctl difficulties; au iu tie
older missions N spite o. var AMI the r1mor Of war
maintained. The number o. communicates iu an me
Protestant missions China the ~hIu,l.l
Conference eight years ago, 1900; now % b.. -d-.
a gain OF more than 100 per The church
In our missions u this same period have Increased Iro
4jt to ], l15 gain OF more than 50 per cent
JAPAN.-tIOm Japan we have the stirring report u
cnlargng opportunities Of great accessions 90 tHe
churches, of the widest spread aud decpcnng hold ~
tie Gospel and of the rapid stride, OF The empire To-
.i n new civilization. Eight new churches have
t,. organized within year, makius thirty la Japan
l,V-f have been received 10 Chush ucmhcl'hP
On confession o. islta ,, 4" gain OF -
irSccteG Ninet@eu diiiercnt works ucudimr cummea.
ttrrs and hymn books, amounting te 3lOJ,lOO .Hss'
have from tho mission press tins year. while hNd
Cbrstiai, periodicals. aided only In part eitle luan
listed Tor the OF The Protestant conmunt 0iJpS
the country has direct bearings on the progress OF Nf
dIaici,ties which usually attend new work. and ome
special obstacles from the activity Of Romani,t and
Buddhist priests. The three churches OF tie mission
have membership Of lOl, with nineteen added during
the year. The missOnarie, sent this year have
been most wo,cOme but the force needs 70 De FARMER
enlarged If the ground Is to be Wen occupied DI %
hospital just purchased from tDo Edinburgh Me"N.I
socety will be able TO bring very efficient ad 10 h'
eYansC!ietic work II the mission. A
The ease wth which thousands can be gathered la
mass meetings for the alscusson Of religious
cities are lot Tor THIS purpose anu the wide demand
Scriptures are among the signs Of the time that snow
the progress which Japan Is making. .
PAPA. LA>D>-A steady growth IN al btAheho-
the work and Increasingly cordial relations between W
missionaries native workers. - the cheering tsp
from our mission In Spain No marked ehahts :" nes
mission IN Northern Mexico has been greatly afflicted
the death of Mr. Duton just as he was warming 70 Az
task
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