St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-09

adopted as read, and the reading of the
Rev. DR.. E. x. Alben, of Boston, home
secretary began.
Prudential Report.
The report of the prudential committee
always one of the most important as we'll as
interesting among these made at the meet
1ngs of the American board. The report be-
gan with the neurology of the year, showing
the following deaths of corporate members
George B. Cheever,D. D., New Jersey; Jacob
N. Schemerhorn, Esq, of New YORK; Hon.
George W. Nesmith. of New Hampshire
Farnsworth. ESQ.,, OF Massachusetts; William
w. Patton. d. D.. of the District of Columbia:
James S. Hoyt d. d., of Iowa; Joseph c..
Iyles Esq OF HSn
ID. D., of California; Joseph Ward, of South
Dakota: Caleb f. Gates, ESQ.,. of Illinois;
Hon. Edward S. Jones, of Minneapolis
Mimi; Francis b. Knowles Esq. of Massa.
chusetts
During the year there have been sent out
fifty four workers in the foreign fields, fifteen
as missionaries, thirty-nine assistant mission
aries-seventeep men and thirty-seven
from Minnesota. Twenty-four missionaries,
after resting in this country, have now re-
turned. or are on the way, to their fields Of
missionary labor.
district including Connecticut, the Middle
and South Atlantic states and Ohio: the in
terror, from Indiana and Michigan 10 the
Rocky mountains and from the field OF large.
The showing is an excellent one.
In the tabulated statements Minnesota is
given 1910 members of Congregational
churches, who contributed last year
$S,61o,54. There are IVA churches in the
state.
The receipts and expenditures of the
American board fer the past year, as given
i'll this report, were as follows:
Donations ...... ................$ 417,92 "a
from iegaeles :....;............ 199,S02 IL
Income OF general permanent
From the SWEET bequest :. 49,. 72,7O7 80
From the Otis peqnest .......... CLASP IL
Balance on hand -. ... S4S IL
Total S763 434 OF
Total expenditures for the year have been
1892, 946.9S, leaving the above balance on
hand.
A review of the work of the past five years
was presented showing that there had been
sent out PA missionaries in that time. The
| increase in this line has been most marked
in the past two years. The receipts of the
five years has also increased largely the total
sion, the report of this important committee
presented the following appeal:
Your committee therefore, giving thanks
to GOD for the past, renews its annual APP
peal for a generous increase of offerings from
all those to whom God has entrusted His sill
yer and gold. be it little or much, so that if
possible, the regular donations. which have
at length, for the first time in the history of
the board, not only passed the goal of S4O0,-
600, but have exceeded this goal by nearly
$4,000, should now move forward promptly
during the coming year certainly to not less
than the next appropriate goal toward which
we should aim. $500, 900.
The Treasurerss Report
Prayer by Rev. DR.. C. c. Bartlett, presi-
dent of Dartmouth college. and a hymn by
the entire assembly followed, and Langdon
| S. Ward, of Boston, read his report as treas
urer of the organization.
The total Of receipts and expenditures is
| given above in the prudential committee S
| report. The following table shows to what
| missions S707. O46 25 went: