New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-03
THE AMERICAN BOARD.
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL. YEAR N TIE HISTORY
OF THIS HoNORED MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Interested In the annual meeting OF tNc American
Board which is be held in the First Congregational
Church at Washington Boulevard and Annst. this
week. The meeting will begin Tuesday at 3 p.
with Introductory business and devotional exercises
and an address Of welcome. The remainder Of the
afternoon Will bc taken up with report OF the Pru-
dental Committee on The Home Department, and an
annual survey Of the missionary fields by the foreign
secretaries. In the evening the anniversary sermon
will bee preached 10y the Rev. DIR. Daniel March, OF
Wc5urn. Mas, Wednesday will De given to business.
including special papers by the secretaries, addresses
the appointment OF committees, reports OF committees
and addresses 10y mlssOnare, and others.
ON Thursday reports will be given by the com
mtees on missions, and in the afternoon after the
celebration OF the Lords supper, there Will be a
meeting OF the Board for the election Of officers and
for other business. In the evening is expected that
Dr. X. :. Stors, the president OF the Board, will
deliver the address at the Union Park Church
There viii be- meetings for the women and children
In the Union Park Church Thursday morning and
afternoon. on Friday morning 1t Is expected that
the business will concluded. and farewell speeches
made by missionaries and others. Dr. SORTS VIII
undoubtedly be- reelected president. Several mem
ber Of the Board will preach the following sunday,
and on Monday evening, October 10, the Congrega-
tional Club, of Chicago, will give reception at the
Union Park Church TO the delegates TO the Board and
the National Council which meets at Minneapolis
on October II. The speakers at the reception VIII
he the Rev. Drs. George ii. lde, Milwaukee; ;. IL.
Virgin Ncw-York: \. IL. Bradford. Montclair. y. j,
and Arthur Little Boston.
The present meeting OF the board IS Its ei5hty-
third and extensive preparations have been made for
II ~ the committee Of arrangements. Officers OF the
hoard and their wives. foreign missionaries ana Their
families, corporate members ami their wives, Officers
Of the woman's boards professors and students OF the
CONGREGATIONAL theological seminarrS and home MS
sicnaric, nov acting under commission of the home
missionary societies ana it, auHiaries and officers OF
the six Congregational benevolent societies VIII b.
entertained by the committee. The committee IS com
posed OF Charlie, II. Case chairman; the Rev. DIS.
George y BOardmln, +. W. Gunsaulu' I. T. fruddeh'
willard Scott and !. G.. johnson. i. W. Batchio"i'
the vice president Of tne hoard r. H. Pithn' MAJOR
F. d. Rcddngton. DR.. J. II. li'llistcr and W. !.
Luth.ck The pastor 81 the First Congregational
church the host Of the board, IS Tie Rev. DIR. f. 7.
Goodwin. whose conservative sermon In London year
.,,, -, the meeting Of the TOngregat lralists WAS
widely commented upon, who y as called 10 thi'
no.tor,tc in l-cs The church reports Il membership
NJ 131j with nearly 100 scholars In lis sunday
school.
LARGER RECE.PTS THAN EVER BIZ ORE
The wear Just closing has been In many respects the
mot successful in the history OF the hoard lhi
receipt, have exceeded those Of the previous year by
s1OI O0O and the receipts OF the previous year were
the largest ever recorded TIL then. from donations and
p.ul leryce. The Increase this year has been, from
.uo, ion, $50 ga from cgices $i;,3l9 total rlO3-
o3 thc entire receipt, for the year have been about
$40 900 and there is small balance In the treasury
after mailing a good many missionary appropriations
which II WIS feared. at the beginning al tie year cou
not he made The number OF missionaries appoin'"i
has been above the average. Tho work OF Ia" r'aru
Inns been prosperous abroad and Ia" spanish Govern
mont md the Turkish Government have both accci"a
IN the demands Of the United states "overmleht ''i
repAration 10 missionaries and missionary Establish
meni. for injury iniicjod upon then
The meeting, Of the American Board until within
a few wears have been models Of harmony ana dc
urhtfl Intercourse within the present decade there
have been several gatherings where harmony was not
tho nr.vnilnr feature lut the meeting two years ago
ot MINNEAPOLIS settled II good many questions when
had been disturbing the friends 81 the Board ANA me
meeting AT IrttsAcd last fall was more Ike an "la
time gathering than any held In recent years me
nrevnIlinc impression Is that the meeting THIS week
IS lly to Dee one Of practical harmony ana Of sAri"A
impulse and power The special topic Tor pray"
our,nr In. month has been that the Master 81 ~
e.rl,l., will be- present that His spirit may rest
upon Ills disciples I'm It's fulncss making them of one
| heart and mind. and inspiring them with ne" "A
| and devotion for the redemption ~ the world
II /, probable that movement VIII be- lhlI"'u
| for having corporate members nominated as can
dldote, for election by Congregational associations
And # + thought that the majority Of the Board VIII
undoubtedly favor this. The matter m'Y lee re'rf'u
to a committee 10 report next year. There Stems 10
| be a growing feeling among the Congregations"
churches not unlike III" one expressed IN s'ri'' 81
| resolutions bv the %rw Hampshire association iha
II l. lmpo..ile for II close corporation To respond
.d,,,,telv to the feeling Of The churches Without
nm. such concD. sion q, shall make that corporation
NOR. directly rcpr,scuttiiN" II the Churches me
following suggestions expressive 81 Tie Wish oI VIC
! New. IIamp- hire churches were adopted mat al
! ,,c, annual meeting Of the American Board. nomna
>,.r- Iu a.
! total church membership be received. ana That AT
I.,s, tl,r,, fourth, Of the members elected I" th'
| membership Of the Board De- tah"n from The hohha'
lions thus made: and that The several state a-socla
| lions or conventions be invited by the B"irn 70
forward such nominations Under the present SYSTEM
corporate members elected for lie but II was inc
wish of this body that hereafter they should DE '''"
for a term OF years not exceeding seven.
| ENLAsGING THE PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE.
| The Prudential Committee enlarged some" ia'
~ fine result of the discussion which illuminated t"'
ve,r, AGO and the president ard Nlce-pcsdeht nave
had since then an official relation to the committee
,ho,,h of course they have not been able TO attend
all the meetings a the headquarters OF the hoaN ART
at Boston. while the president lives In brooklyn and
the vice president I'm Chicago. There may be al
effort This Year 10 rcorglnze this committee eniaIihe
| us number and expanding IT to cover Wider tern
| to,ial area, II Is understood that II such pi"ec
i, wisely conceived. it would have the strong support
| OF Or. StOrls.
rlo chief dissatisfaction this perhaps the onlS
| o,e with the Board It's Prudential COmhlttcc J.
| felt bv tbo,,. who want to have men OF the Neville
| uar,ur.v opinions freely appointed ~ missionaries
Since the last meeting Of the Board the Ahoo'er u'n
of Professor SMITH, OF Andovcr, lns been disposed oi
th. visitors Diminishing the complaint mndc SIX year
| before But It Is not thought that thiS Will nav
Great weight with the coming meeting
VIEWS or THE REV. DR. BRADFORD
+ of he conservative llbrltS 1rV
| c,tcd f. fine Board f. the Rev. Or. \. H. Bmdford
| NJ Montclair. y. J who was elected last year ~
response 10 inquiries regarding the feeling OF LDeia
A. 10 the present policy Of the Board DIR. bi"io'0
| replied: inflammation, q,
~Fir,t-Apnrt from the few VINO are interested .
| partisan rasons, The result ~ -N'ao'er 80 M
| rr.,tc,t abstraction. II Il very Significant ioI 90
| -. ,,.-l,--. ono III the AIslinrs and DE Qllll