St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-08
LET THERE BE LIGHT.
An Immense Audience Listens to the
Proceedings of the American Board
of Missions.
The Matter of Future Probation Again
Calls Out Some Vigorous Speech
making.
Springfield, Mass, Selected as the
Next Place of NJ eeting--O
Chosen.
Yesterdays Work by the Tr1ennfal
Convention of Episcopa11ans at
Chicago.
American Board of Missions.

DEs MONIES, Ia, Oct IAN immense
audience was present in the opera house
this morning when President Mark Hop
kins called the meeting OF the American
Board of Missions to order. Devotional ex-
ercises were conducted by Rev. w. E. Park,
of GloversvilIe, n. Y, after which the
committee on preachers and the next place
of meeting reported that they recommended
Springfield, Mass, as the place, Rev. +. A.
Noble of Chicago, TO preach the annual
sermon. and President Dwight, of Yale
college. as substitute. The report was
adopted. Rev. DR.. Lamson, chairman of
the committee on missions in Turkey, read
report on that work, calling attention to
the difficulties in the way of missionaries
there, and recOunting the progress made.
DR.. Clark, the foreign secretary, stated
that the work of the deputation appointed
four years ago to adjust the relations be-
tween the mission board and the native
churches in Turkey had been very success
full, and the church there had entered upon
an
ERA OF GREAT PROSPERITY.
President Bartlett, of Dartmouth college,
then read the report of the committee APP
pointed to review Mr.. Aldens report on
prudential committee in receiving candi-
dates for missions who believed in future
probation. DR.. Bartlett followed in sup
port of the report. The duty upon the
committee was delicate and responsible
one, from which they would gladly have
shrunk. The committee were in session
six hours giving a patient hearing to all
who wished to be heard on the great ques-
ton of sustaining the action of the pru-
dental board. A S regards the selection of
missionaries. he spoke with much feeling
and impressiveness. hoping that only har-
mony and peace would prevail. Rev. Mr.
VoSe, of Providence r. l.. who signed the
report with qualification, came forward
to explain the reason of 1t. While agree
ing in general with the committee in ap-
proving the spirit and principle with which
the home secretary, DR.. Alden, had acted,
HE WOULD DISSENT
of the resolution of Endorsement was in
tended to approve the idea that the pruden-
tial committee or the board was theolog-
ical court or had any authority to pass
upon mir or matters of doctrine. The ap-
plause which greeted the reading of the re-
solution would, in his Judgment. suggest
that such was the case; if SO he would en-
phatically dissent. He saw no reason why
now, contrary to the accepted and tradi-
tional policy Of the board an attempt
should be made to give authority over the
theological question to the home committee
in passing upon the fitness Of candidates
for mission work. He wanted to say that
only a properly constituted council can
pass upon theological question. Loud
and continued applause. DR.. Hopkins
asked if any others wished to speak on the
resolutions, and Prof. Egbert G. Smith, of
Andoyer. made his way to the front of the
stage. His appearance was loudly cheered
and he spoke with elaboration, partly
reading from manuscript with much sup
pressed feeling. His remarks were often
applauded. He said he approved the
effort of the committee to frame report in
which all could unite. He hoped to see a
spirit of harmony, peace and christian
love, and expressed his own personal agree
ment with the second resolution of the re-
D ort as interpreted by the preceding
speaker.
THE EVENING SESSION
was devoted to routine business, reports
from different missions being given. The
old officers of the board were reelected
with out exception. The resignation of
HOY. Alpheus Hardeck, of Boston, who
had resigned from the presidential commit
tee. was not accepted, and he was re-
elected. The New Haven church, to
which Mr.. Hume, the missionary whom the
board had declined to send back because he
had doubts on future probation belonged
sent protest, which was introduced to-
night, and the chair reported that the case
had been settled satisfactorily, which is
understood to mean that he will go back.
Dr. Hopkins then gave the annual address,
which was received with great enthusiasm.