The morning times., 1895-10-24

Detroit, Oct. 23.-The sessions of the
American Missionary Association were
largely attended to-day. In the morning
committees on Chinese and Indian mission
work were appointed, and the remainder
of the session was largely devoted to a re
view of the work done by Congregational
missionaries among the Chinese and Indians.
Rev. c. j. Ryder, secretary of the asso-
citation, read a paper on The Indian Fac
tor in the Indian Problem" He said il
was our duty to Christianize the Indian
and to extend to him the benefits of educa-
ton.
Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, of Massachu-
sets, in a paper on Indian Missions" ="
declared that the Indian must have land and
laws whereby be can keep possession OF it.
Rev. Sherrod Scale, OF Connecticut, made
a stirring appeal for aid TO Christianize
che Indian. Tr he had degcDerated, 1t was
the fault of the white man.
Rev. u. W. Reed. of North Dakota, de-
scrfbed the reservations and missions of
North Dakota and the efforts made to pro-
tect the Indian.
WORK AMONG CHINESE.
Rev. Willard Scott, of Illinois, then
made a report on the missionary work
among the Chinese of California, and
said that three hundred Chinese Chris
tians are now connected with Congrega-
tional missions in California. Twenty
schools with more than o,OO0 pupils, he
said, were maintained in California for
the education of the Chinese.
DR.. w. E. c. Wright, of Ohio. district
secretary, also spoke on the work yet 10
be accomplished among the indians, Chinese
and negroes.
The forty-ninth report was read and
shows that the current receipts for the
year have been 1907 ,541; the expeDdit-
ures have been 1887 1884; leaving debt
balance ON this year of S29, ,7S7, which.
with the debt of S66, 1850 carried over
from last year, makes an Indebtedness OF
S96, LAT.
In addition tile association has received
as income from the Daniel Hand fund
the sum of S45, PA, and endowment funds
to the amount of 4,S10, making a total
OF 1857 ,631.
Our schools in the South number "A,
with 400 Instructors and 1881 pupils.
OF these schools are chartered insti-
tutions, 80 normal and graded schools, and
20 common schools.
One normal sciiooI-that of Orange Park
may call for special notice. 1t has been
made an object Of a determined attack by
the State superintendent of public instruc-
ton, who has Influenced the enactment of
laws which make it criminal offense
not only to allow a white student in the
same school, but also for a white teacher
to be boarded under the same roof with
colored pupils.
A VICIOUS LAW.
This law Is so vicious in intent and SO
significant in its purpose that, after legal
opinions of eminent counsel. our committee
have found 10 other way but to test its
validity; not in spirit of disobedience to
law, but with a determination to have
the deliverance OF the highest possible
authority upon law which We consider
un-Christian.
The mountain schools of the association
number II, with an enrolment of ,0S4.
The past year has been one of remarkable
development and progress i'm church work.
There are 212 churches, 1873 missionaries,
and 10,476 church members. The total
number OF new churches organized in our
various mission fields OF the South and
West during the year is AZ, with ,425
members.
In the Indian field the association has so
missionaries and teachers, with 2 L schools,
57S pupils. and IA churches, with MEM
bership of 9O5.
The years work in Alaska has been the
most prosperous and successful in our Arctic
work The enrolment in the schools was
142.