New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-03
THE AMERICAN BoARD AT oLEvELAND
THE sEvENTY-N1NrH ANNUAL MEETING OPENED


REPORT OF THE PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE.
Cleveland, Ohio, Oct (speciaD The seventy min tn
annual meeting of the American Board Of Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions opened this afternoon
In Music Hail. The president, the Rev. Dr. r. +.
storrs Of Brooklyn read the Scripture lesson from the
twenty-eghth chapter OF ST Matthew, and offered
prayer He then appointed the various committees
The report of the Prudential Committee the
/ home department read by the Rev. +. X. Alden,
OF Boston. The report showed that twenty-nine new
missionaries entered the work during the year The
Rev. DIR. william Kincaid secretary for the district
having its central office in NewYork resigned 10 be-
come one Of the secretaries of the American Home
Missionary Society, and the Rev. Charles III. Daniels,
OF the Second Congregational Church. Of Portland,
Me-, was chosen his successor. 1t Is the purpose OF
th~ "~-s-ittce to reinforce the Office at Chicago to
siren grhen the work of the interior. and also TO IN
crease the force the Pacific Coast for the benefit
of missionary work abroad.
The report Of DIR. Kncaid showed the progress
made In every State in the New-York district The
gain IS largest in the Association Of NewJersey. The
contributions increased 65 per cent last year.
Throughout the whole district the gain In gifts from
the churches has been Is per cent Contributions
from Sunday schools and through the womcns Board
Of Missions have suffered slight dlminution that
gifts from all sources, apart from legacies show
increase last Of only per cent, but'under
the circumstances this is extremely encouraging.
The gifts received by the board during the last year
amounted to 1894 sos 81, the largest sum in the
history of the board. OF this 1885,, $40 66 came
from the four women's boards. The receipts from
legscies s146352 s4
The Rev. DR.. Judson Smith, Junior Foreign Sec
rotary. read the report of the work IN China, Japan.
Asia Minor, Africa and the islands OF the The work
in each of these great fields has been persistent,
and the outlook everywhere is cheering
The report devotes much space 10 China, where
tbo ufra fortv
number 49, 900 and Increasing at the
rate of 1000 a year. 1t aludes to the proclama
lions lately issued In many provinces, commencing
the missionaries teachers of virtue and warning
tie people to refrain from doing them violence, and
say that a knowledge OF the English language Is
eagerly sought by the Chinese and The stir of great
movement is beginning 10 be felt in the land.
The number of converts in Japan has increased so
per cent during the year, the total number being
than 1000, with seekers after light than
before. The japanese Christians last year con-
tributed $4l COO for educational and religious
objects
The report heartily commends Minister Straus for
his energy and ability In guarding the interests Of the
missions in the Turkish Empire, and sketches the
peculiar difficulties attendant upon the work in that
field Yet it declares the record Of the years work
be fully equal to that of past years and 20 present
some especially encouraging features. " The great
number of boarding schools for boys and girls in all
humber of day schools taught by graduates o. these
higher schools, steadily loavenirG the life of the
whole people with the sentiments and examples of
the Christian fath.'
the of the report of the Prudential Committee
prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. l. Henry Cobb, Of
Ncw-York.
At the evening session a sermon was preached by
the Rev. DR. Henry Hopkins, Of Kansas CITY. After
the session informal reception in honor Of the Rev.
DR.. storrs held at the btiLman.
DR.. Schoene opened the first working sitting in
the lecture Of the chronological Museum.
brilliant reception in the state Of the Rathhaus
followed