The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-15
THE AMERICAN BOARD.
Synopsis of Reports ut the Annual Meeting at
lies MnineS.

The seventy seventh annual meeting OF
the American board OF commissioners for
foreign missions began in Des Moines, Iowa,
on the 5th. Over Il thousand delegates
were present After preliminary business
Rev. Il. X. Alden, home secretary, read
his annual report OF the prudential COM
mitted. He stated
During the past year there have entered
the missionary work, or are now on their
way eight missionaries and twenty-seven
assistant missionaries. The report men
toned with expressions OF deep regret, the
death during the past year OF Charles
Hutchins, for twenty years the publishing
agent OF the board.
Following this report came the report OF
New York. who reported that apart from
lesacies there had been in all the states
save one Il gain in receipts over the preced
ing year. The committee further report
that special emphasis should be given to
the successful work OF the women OF the
church, who are highly commended for
what they have done. Referring to the re.
ceipts OF the year the report says:
Deducting an exceptional gift OF over
$4,000, which came into the treasury
during the preceding year. the donations
just closed were in eNtess OF those OF the
preceding year about SIG, 900. During the
past year the number oil missionary APP
pointments made by committees was thir-
ty yseven-a larger number than during any
previous four years. larger also than the
annual average OF the past ten years.
The report OF the committee touches n-
ferentially upon the great questions OF the
meeting, namely,
FUTURE PROBATION,
and the drift OF DIR. Alden's report tsustains
the prudential committee in refu sing to
commission missionaries who believed in
what is called the new departure, but
does SO very carefully in the following
guarded language, which was warmly APP
plauded:
The board does not assume to decide up
on the fitness of an individual to be min
lister OF the gospel. but it is its duty to de-
eide and that intelliscntly, on his original
and continued fitness to be sustained by
the funds committed to its disposal as a
missionary to the heather. The contribu-
tors to the fund for foreign missions de-
maud more evidence OF faithiulness in the
preaching of the gospel than can possibly be
in possession even oipermancnt cccesiasti
cal bodies scattered over our country, and
they will hold the prudential committee
and the board responsible for their seeing
that no part OF their contributions go for
the portion OF error i'll doctrine or in
practice
Following the report OF the home secre-
tary came that OF the foreign secretary,
Mr.. Clark OF Boston. The report gave
the following summary:
Number OF missions ons......................... %
Number CT stations ons...................... 50
Number OF out stations................ 81
Whole number of lahorers sent
from this country ry...................... 443
Whole number laborers connect
ed with missions. Observation-Disclosures. 2,39S
Whole number pupils in mission
977
Following this report came that OF the
treasurer, Lnngdon Ward of Boston:
1t gave as the cost of missions for the
past year $500, O,64O.5o cost OF agencies,
50, 533.32, cost OF publications. 50, ,255. 90;
| cost OF administration, S22, ,S55.60 total
expenditures, $65S, S,2S5.7l; total receipts
from all sources for theyear, S659. .667. &c.