New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-10
WORKING FOR THE HEATHER
ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN BOARD.
SENDING THE GOSPEL ABROAD FOR sEvENTY-FIyE
YEARs-MORK ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED.

| SENDING THE GOSPEL ABROAD FOR sEvENTY-FIvE
YEARs-wORK ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED.
BosToN, Oct. 9.-Tremont Temple next week
will 10 the scene scholarly addresses, animated dis
cussiOns and earnest calls in behalf OF mission work
in heatnen lands Ardent missionaries fresh from their
fields Of labor prominent cergymen mbued with broad
sympatnes missionaries in embryo about to leave their
native land, all workers In q comm on cause, VIII awaken
an enthusiasm that will bear fruit In city and hamlet in
| Christian New England and heather Africa. From
| Tuesday till Friday hundreds OF practical Christian
phanthropists representing every State In the Unon
will here meet the missionaries from nearly every
country on globe and rejoice together over the
continued prosI Gritty OF the oldest foreign missionary
society In America, which will then celebrate It's long
anticipated seventy fifth anniversary. Missionaries
home for vacation will tell Of their labOrs in Judea.
China Africa and the Pacific Isles, and Will return TO
their duties I'm few months bearing many evidences OF
substantial sympathy from their Interested hearers
while delegates mission circles and home churches
will up the winters work in the social gatherings
with renewed determination to do more effective work
for the heather. The Meionaon and sill the basement
Of tho building have been secured for business and
social purposes and there will also be meetings at Mnsic
Hail and at the Park Street and Mt Vernon Churches
post official will look after the mail interests OF
the delegates. and railway agents will be In attendance
abuses the privilege OF his ticket sold
nc reduced rates Book agents will also be hand that
no may 20 away without an opportunity OF obtain
| ing the latest missionary literature.
The annual meeting OF the American Board OF Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions the American Board or
the A. b. c. +. M-the used depending on whether
the speaker thinks of the society legally popularity or
familiarly-is always q holiday for Congregationasts
But this Is especially true when the meeting Is held
IN New England city. in Boston above ell others For
many weeks tue committee entertainment, OF which
| the Rev. ID. w. Wadron is chairman has been busy In
OF the board ts missionaries, the pastors OF contributing
churches, with their wives also the officers OF the three
ana Rnar nf AL
professors and students In theological seminaes and ms
far practicable other honorary members besides hun
dreds who will attend the meeting who are not
included In the classes named The Rev Dr. t. B WeoD
Is the chairman OF the committee Of arrangements In
addition to the interesting reports annually presented
the meeting this year Will have special significance
OF missionary labor abroad The historical address Is
to given by the Rev Dr. T. s. Storrs OF Brooklyn. II
expected in the next twenty five years Judging from the
work already accomplished. The Rev Dr. G. l.. Walker
OF Hartford will preach the annual sermon on Tuesday
evening The reports of the corresponding secretaries
will be read and discussed on Tuesday and "Wednesday
Will meet; It has been found necessary to give NJ the
plan II holding the childen's meeting in Music Hall Oh
Unlike the Presbyterian Mission Boards the American
Tscs she Yf hS receipts from gifts and have
been SJOs,40l 81 In the year just closed The total
receipts were S6j6226 49, and the experdi $500
75l &C., the gifts $4,000 less than last year. and the
egacies S6 900 IL is expected that the venerable
reelected to the presidency position that
he has held during third OF its existence Among the
prominent delegates from other religious bodies who will
| be present ia Robert n Gust Of London lie has been
invited ~ the prudential committee TO represent e sas ae
officer in the civil service OF India being at one time
in Christian work in India. and was member Of the
Punjab Missionary Conference In Lahore.
The American Board was organized at Bradford Mass
on'June % 1910. Some OF the Indian tribes had pre-
viousy received the attention OF tHOse interested In
missions. bit no attempt had been made to send
missionary from this country heather lands. Williams
COLLEGE claims he the birthplace OF foreign missions as
II there that the nrst step was taken toward FORMING
the society to effect 10 the person OF It's memaerS
mission to the heathen THIS society was Iorneu III
| 1908. two years after the memorable missionary
rraycr meeting held by students under the shelter
organization Was Kept secret lest as they sad We
should be thought rashy mpmient ana should so lnnIe
Gordon Hall aud James Richards Ardover Sem
mary aud there met Samuel Newell Adonlrain JudsOn
OF missions In 1910 General Association OF Massa
chusetts met at Bradford and all OF the yoIns men men
toned except Hall and NO went before the association
ito attempt a mission to the heathen. Tie reason
feared 80 large number would alarm tue members OF
association. The result OF the conference was the
formation OF the American Board for tho purpose Of
devi-ng ways and means and adopting ana prosecuting
measures for promoting the spread OF the Gospel In
rhr receipts the nrst year 5000 52 last year
they over 9GooOoO In ISL Mr+ Mary MOTIFS; OF
Salem ucatuci T3DOOO Tor Foreign missions az III
1872 Judson ani Newell with their wives sailed from a
Luther Rice sailed from ihlladeipha. Reaching tal,
cqtta on June IL ST. Judscu ana Newell we're ordered
home by British East India Company on the gound
that It's commercial inter ess would be copardzed by
ait,pt 10 Interfere with the religious faith OF the ndoO-
The other Americans were also driven from thlculta'
but tGey had O STAY AMI they formed missions IN
Burma bombay and elsewhere the CeylOn Mission be ng
started 1916. three years after the one ut BOmby
In 1870 the receipts ~ the board were ABOUT 100000
and ten years later that amount was doubled Mission
work was begun 10y this bOa"d In the sandwich Islands
In 1919 and In China In 1900 Armenia and Persia we're
opened To missionaries in the following year and In
1881 u mission To the Grc' ks at Athens was begun
About this time msslons also started In Siam sin
gapore and West Africa The Madura Mission was begun
I'm S3I aud the Zulu the next year Ia 1887 .3s more
than 10000 persons received into the churches IN
THE Sandwich Islands In twelve months. Nor were the
Indians ~ nome neglected. In 1913 DR. Marcus WHIT
man led large party OF cmgrantS with wagons rom
the Mississippi across the Rocky Mountains TO Oregon
where biz mission already started In the first nifty
years the board received - .G323l5 % The Jubilee
MEETING" Was held in this city In l-6O. In 1906 the
first Morning star missionary ship huit ny the c"ntri
buttons of children, was launched In II hVt missions
we're transferred to the Presbyterian Board. Missions
have since been started IN Japan, spain and other
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