New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-11
THE AMERICAN BOARD MEETS.
CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT STORRS
AT WORCESTER.
A LARGE ATTENDANCE AT THE OPENING EXEE-
CIsEs-THE MOVES CASE UP AGAIN
NAnI0I-S PIp0l,rS PRESENTED.


CIsEs-THE MOVES CASE UP AGAIN
VARIOUS REPORTS PRESENTED.
Worcester Mass oct. l0.-The elghty-fourth an
nual meeting of the American Board of Commits
sioneTs for Foreign Missions opened at O'CLOCK
this afternoon in Mechanics Hall Inere was
large attendance of members OF the corporate
board missionaries, invited guests and women
The exercises opened with Scrptura selections and
prayer by the president. the Rev. Dr. Richard D.
Storrs, of Brooklyn. followed by the singing VI
coronation" by the assembly. The Rev Dr. Dahiei
Merriman of Worcester. welcomed the members
Of the board and their friends to Worcester IN De-
half NJ the Committee OF Arrangements. He spoke
of the citys missionary spirit and the previous
meetings of the board here in 1874 and 1860 Presi-
dent Storrs thanked DR.. Merrman for the ooaru IN
a pleasant reminiscent address The Kew. DE- H.
d. Stimson OF New-York. az recording secretary,
read the minutes OF the last annual mee''hs "e"
in Chicago In October, 1892
The president then appointed the following co'n
mittees: Nominations the Rev. DIR. +. T.. Eaton.
J. NJ W. Hall, the Rev. Drs D. u. 'ose anu
Michael Burnham and ]. Il. Brown; business 'uose
Nathaniel Shipman, John H. Washourh' inc nv
Dr. Smith Baker. Thomas J. Borden. the Kew. Dr'
Henry Hopkins; arrangements 'he he''
Daniel Merriman G. II. Whitcomb, the Rev. Z. NJ.
southcate H. d. Lincoln and the Rev. G. w.
Phillips.
It was voted to appoint committee oil hiteeh
to consider various resolutions introduced regard.
ing the Prudential Committee. the appointment VI
missionaries by the Prudential Committee. ana Tue
number and work OF secretaries Ihese I ,e,,,
lions included two of especial interest," prac.'ca','
ON bodying the ideas advanced by Ezra a
Stevens. OF Maiden. and the Rev Edwin H. + arr ar
banks of st. Johnsbury. VI The resolut ~ assn
for the reinstatement of the Rev William - N9 9
and his appointment TO the Japan mission. lie n
committee will report on these resolutions 10 the
meeting. ,, ... -, tho
DR. Edmund X Alden then read his report on me
home department. The report says that during tne
last year there have entered upon missionary wo ,
abroad or are their way thither, seven his
sIonares Of them physician, and twenty nine
assistant missionaries. Detailed statements iroIn
the district secretaries and the field secretary are
presented The appropriations for lssS S0 i h
The report were $4,000 sum less by slooVu tnan
was urgently requested by the missions. put add,,
tional sums were granted In consequence OF urSen
calls from the missions This is the FIRST Tune since
1871 that large debt has been reported at the emu
OF the year. 49,, $780,, .har. ,as
At the close of Or. Aldens address there u was
singing The report OF Treasurer Langdon ,. Waru
was then read Among the items were: Cost OF the
various missions for the year, SOB 30; cost OF ad-
minisratlon SOS 20i total expenses S6s333 tota re-
cepts, s679 2sj. deficit August 81 SSs,5lS