The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-21
MISSION WORKERS TO MEET.
Program of 5oih Anniversary Celebration
OF American Missionary Association.

OF American Missionary Association.
A provisional program of the celebra-
tion OF the 50th anniversary of the Amer
lean Missionary Association, which will
be held in Boston on Oct. 20, 2i, and 22,
has been prepared. 1t is as follows:
Oct. 20. Opening session. Addresses OF
welcome by Governor Wolcott, represent
ing assachusetts; Mayor Quincy, repre-
senting Boston, and Rev. Samuel Herrick,
ID. ID, representing the churches of Boston.
Response by President NJ. Il. Gates, LID.
of Amherst College. OrRsnizationS busi-
ness. Evening session Sermon by Rev.
Lyman Abbott, ID. D., Brooklyn ;commu-
nion; Rev. Henry Hopkins, DID,. of Kan
tas City, and President f. M. Cravath,
ID. D., Of Fisk University, Nashville,
Tenn.
Oct. 81. Morning sesslon-Reports of
committees; business address on Chinese
work Rev. Joseph II. Twitchell, Connec-
ticut on Indian work, Rev. A. L. Briggs,
ID. d., OF Nebraska, Arthur Iibbetts and
M. G. Collins. Other addresses. Rev.
Henry Hopkins OF Missouri and Rev. II.
X. Meredith, ID. D., of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Afternoon session-A ddresses on negro
work by Rev. James Brown OF Admission,
Ala, and j. X. Savage; historical ad-
dress, Rev. M. f. Strictly, ID. d., New
York; address, Bishop Charles V. Gallo
way, Mississippi, addresses on Ameri-
can highlanders' work, Professor j.
c. Campbell OF Jopra, Ala, REV. w.
q. Olinger OF Williamsburg, KY, and
Rev. james Brand, ID. d., Oberlin, y.
Evening session-Sympathetic view OF
the work, Rev. G.. l.. Harris, Meridian,
Miss, Rev. w. W. Dorman, Grand View,
Tenn, ard John Bluecloud, Sisseton
Agency, South Dakota. Address, Asso-
ciate Justice Brewer, Washington, ID. c.
Octc Ter %. Morning session Greet
ings from divers societies. ADDRESS on
the patriotic bearings OF the Hork, Rev.
&. w. Hiatt, D. d., Peoria, ILL.,; on the
sociological bearings, Rev. Washington
GLADDEN., ID. D., Columbus, o., and
(probaply) Commissioners W. L. Harris
OF Washington, ID. G. Afternoon session.
Address. "Universal Brotherhood" Bis
hop Ben jsmin Tanner, ID. d.. address
on ju bilee year and share fund, Rev. Ne
hemiah Boynton, ID. d., Detroit, Mich.
Women's session-Report of secretary,
Miss ID. +. Emerson, New York; ad-
dresses, Miss Susan Hayes Wood OF New
ark, n. j.; Miss Anna L. Dawes of Pitts
field, Mass: Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer
of Cambridge and Mrs. &. l.. GoodelI of
Auburndale. Missionary addresses, Miss
M. &. Collins of Keokuk, Ia; Mrs. T..
X. Dorsott OF skylaud Institute, Blow
ing Rock, N. c.; Miss /. $. Cathcart of
Lincoln Academy, All Healing, N. c.,
and miss Morgan.
Business, evening session-Addresses
United States Senator George +. Hcar,
Rev. x. s. Storrs, ID. d., of Brooklyn,
and President Gates OF Amherst.
The association was formed TO conduct
Christian Missionary and educational op-
erations, and to diffuse a knowledge OF
the holy Scriptures In this and other
countries. It's field includes the negroes
Of the South, the white mountaineers.
the Indians OF the Wess the Chinese and
the japanese OF the Pacific Coast and
the Esquimaux Of Alasks. Through the
pupils OF the association the field ex-
tends to Africa, China, japan, Cuba and
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