Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-18
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THE AMERICAN BOARD.
Hearing Of Reports From
Foreign Missionaries.
FOOT eUARDSAT HARTFORD.
Organization Of The Marine
Conference.
ExCURSI0NISTS IN THE WEST.
Cruise Of The First Squad
ron Of The New Navy.
FOOT GUARDS At HARTFORD.
ExcURSIoNISTS IN THE WEST.
THE AMERICAN BOARD.

Reports OF missionary Work In Africa
and Turkey-Election OF Omcers and
Members Am Investigation Into
the Work OF tho Prudential Conn
mittee ordered.
NEW York, Oct. 1.-THE third days ses-
sion of the annual meeting of the American
Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions
opened to-day. Rev George L. Walker of
Hartford, Conn.,, read the report OF the COM
mittee on the condition Of the missionary
work in Africa. The report stated that the
missions established there were doing salts
factory work, but what was wanted was
more missionaries. The committee recon.
mended the passage of resolution calling
on the President of the United States to ask
Congress to take such action as to enable the
United States to cooperate with Germany
in Eastern Africa. This suggestion aroused
the enthusiasm of almost every person in the
churcn.
the Lords Supper, Rev. Doctors Bucking-
ham and Herrick officiating the report of the
mission to Turkey was received. The report
was encouraging and showed that 688 con-
verts had been received on confession of
faith. Rev. Joseph Cook read the report
and said that they wanted more men and
women for the work in Turkey.
The following gentlemen were elected to
membership in the board: Rev. Llewelfyn
Pratt, D. D., Prof. Chester D. Hartranft, D.
D., VIM. A. Slater, Charles A. Jewell, Rev.
E. F. Williams, D. D., William q. Bradley,
Rev. Charles @. Cregan, D. D., Rev.
A. E.. Dunnin, D. D., Rev. F.
B. Knowles, Rev. Daniel March, D. D., Rev.
Lyman s. Rowland, D. D., Rev. David n.
Rev. W. A. Waterman, Rev. W. 81. Warren,
Rev. Alexander R. Thayer, John D. Cotter,
Hon. Franklin Fairbanks, Edward D..
Eaton, D. D., and Hon. Daniel g. Bill.
The elections of officers followed. Majority
and minority reports were heard and three
hours were given up to arguments. Ezra
Farnsworth, member of the prudential
committee, absolutely refused to serve again.
The argument finally resolved itself into the
was conducting business anyhow, and an
| investigation was ordered. An attempt
| to substitute the name of Rev. Arthur Lit
| tie, D. D., for that of Rev.. Charles A.
Dickinson on the prudential committee led
| to a long argument. Some of the members
argued that the reason DR.. Dickinson's name
had been dropped from the committee was
because he had not been loyal to the board.
Other members as strongly oombatted this
assertion. Finally q resolution was passed
providing for the appointment of q commit
| tee of nine to inquire into the methods Of
administration In vogue in the mission house
in Boston and report to the board, recon-
mending such changes ~ to them may seem
| necessary. This committee will be appointed
later. Balloting for officers then ensued,
with the following result:
| President, r. 8. Storrs, LII. D., d. D.;
vice president, e. w. Blatchford, Esq; pru
Dental committee, Augustus @. Thompson
D. D., Hon. Joseph s. Ropes, Edwin B
Webb, D. D., Charles @. Burr, Esq.
Eldridge Torrey, ESQ, Albert II. Plumb, D.
D., Hon. VIM P. Ellison, Rev. Francis O.
| Clarke, D D., q. Henry Whjtcomb, and
Rev. Charles A. Dickinson; corresponding
secretaries, Nathaniel @. Clarke, D. D., Ed
mund K. Alden. D. D., Judson Smith, D.
D.; recording secretary, Henry A. Stevenson
D. D., assistant, E. N. Packard; treasurer,
Langdon P. Ward, and auditors, Hon. Ar
thur w. Tufts, Samuel johnson, Esq, and
Rev. James II. Gordon. Adjourned.
The evening session of the board convened
at 8:15. After the Introductory prayer anc
HYMN the reports of the treasurer and thu
Indian and Ceylon missions were presented
Dr. Richard s. Storrs, president of the board
then made an address, reviewing the work o.
future. The aim of the board, he said, wa
to renew the moral life of mankind through
the Bible, which reaches all, and to make I
social life happy and all prosperity NOR
legitimate and sucoessful.