New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-12

railroads leading TO Pittsfeld have made special
rates for those attending the meeting.
The following is an outline Of the programme
of the meeting:
Tuesday 3 D. fT.-Introductory business ana deVo
tional services report the Prudential Committee on
tho Homo Department treasurers report; annual sur
vcy Of the missionary fields by the foreign secretaries
Tuesday evening-Sermon by the Rev. T. H. "eo0'
d. D., Of Boston.
Wednesday a. m-Business: special papers presented
bv the secretaries Responsibility Resulting from
Missionary Growth and Enlargement" Dr. F. H. Al
don TINE and False Economy In Missions, Dr. NJ U
Clark; 1.-THE Cry of the Pagan World Dr. D. smlh'
These papers 10 followed by short addresses cueny
! nv missionaries and will occupy morning ana alter
noon. 49,, -,
Wednesday evenng-Reports Of committees al
dresses by President NJ. E. Gates Of Amherst College,
and others.
Thursday, a. m.-Reports Of committees on missions
devotional exercises and addresses at 10 a. m, meet
ing of Woman's Board in Methodist Church.
Thursday D. m.-AdministratOn celebration OF the
sacrament of the Lords supper business meeting IN
Guiding election Of officers at O'Clock, mass neet
ing Of children in the Methodist Churcp' 10 po "u
by missionaries
Thursdav evening-Add1ess by President R. S.
storrs, of Brooklyn.
Friday morning-Busness devotional exercises
farewell addresses from missionaries and others.
When it is said that the Pittsfeld meeting Is
pYnpc1PQ 10
meeting. those who have been attending these
gatherings for thirty or forty years, as many ol
those have who are TO be here next week, the an
nouncement v Ill carry JOY To hundreds OF hearts.
This happy result is largely due to the wisdom OF
the honored president DR.. r. S. Storrs, of Brook
lvn who is a conservative of the conservatives.
vet a man of great foresight, man above all 70
| whom ANYTHING false is foreign, man as frank
as it is possible to imagine, and yet one not ueu
down by traditions one who has the commence
~ both wings of the party and who believes IN
discussion if discussion be needed, although he
loatbes UNPLEASANT scenes 1t is largely through
the personal influence of Dr. Storrs eXerteo al the
various meetings of the Board and with the fru-
Dental Committee at Boston, and with individuals
who have felt aggrieved, that he has been abe 10
| retain his hold the several elements OF inc
Board. retaining even the most radical liberals
who felt that if they were TO contribute 10 the
financial support of the Boaro they shoulu nA'e
some voice in its management.
The Rev. Dr.. j. c. jenkins, the pastor OF the
First Church. in which the meetings will be held
was born in Portland, Me-, and educated at Yale
in the class OF '51. He pursued his theological
studies in the seminary at Yale. His first pas
tora+o was at Andover, over the First Church
! ,bere lie was in Lowell seven years, and then
two in the Missionary House in Boston. ADout
two wears were spent in Hartford al the rear
Street Church. ten years in Amherst, durlns winch
time the beautiful church and parsonage oil tla'
race college towe were built lie has been III Rus
field fourteen years. Williams College gave Mn
the degree Of ID. u.
TOW, exnressions from members Of the cor
noration will show the general harmonious leelihs
that exists. DR. y. q. Clark, one OF the mos
nonrlar secretaries that the Board has ever mad
said TO the writer the other day
AZ Won are aware, we feel that we have NOR
~oIh on iurreaSe r our contributions; We mus
get more money or CUT uo"n o teSt to call tlu
~ NJ ~ tie Christian public T. the extent az
vsrjetv Of our labOrs and the spehulu oPpD ~,nr
~ S .r teYore trust the meeting VIII De .tu
1Iin meeting Of high tone, OF great cohsee.ao
to the cause Of Christ W. i than heretofore
WeSnesdav at least Each OF the ~ ~ once
n.sset % naner 10 be followed by discussioH a. ,,
Preseht pap se or four men after each Ihab WI
be new feature and hope an esAeSsed br
are hoping also to nave NE sue have more tnnn an
former meeting 50 far as know: We NJ. who vii
them ~ account. We INV" No.
interest audiences. A. Cop+ra1
Il Dr 7 + Behrends. pastor OF the Ocnur"i
Congregational Church Of Brooklyn. SAID
As 10 the American Board seem at preseh5 ia ssi
smooth sea- with nearly 100000 III ausamSng when
every other missionary organization so far as Know
has been greatly straitcned' -, 81. ronort
DIR George l.. Walker. of Hartford the report
Of whose committee has done so much 10 oii"~
harmony and prosperity 10 the Board said ..4
reason 10 doubt that the new d ru o
affairs in tie Prudential Committee OF ne what /.
have been accepted ana ca srTplapStion Of then
Wording or erltlcism OF them. or whether anythlnt
will so arise DO not know Certainty o, se that he
seem to have settled down In the conVicuoh '"~' '