The Portland daily press., 1896-10-07
THE AMERICAN BOARD.
Annual Meeting of the Commissioners
Of Foreign Missionaries.

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the First Congregational Church at
ToIedo-Reports of the Home Depart
ment and tho Treasurer.
Toledo, o., October 6.-The eighty
seventh annual meeting of American
board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions opened at $40 this afternoon in
3he First Congregational church. Up to
hat time about fourth of the 400 dele
yates had reported. Rev. DR.. Williams of
lie First Congregational church opened
]he meeting with an address of welcome.
The response was by Rev. r. S. Storrs
D. D.. president of the board. The an
nual reports of the secretary were the
hrst business taken up.
Rey. DR.. Daniels presented that Of
;he home department..
REPORT OR THE HOME DEPART
MENT.
The report of the prudential commit
tee relating to the home department.,
presented by the Rev. q. II. Daniels,
u. D., secretary of this department,
shows that fourteen fellow -laborers have
died during the year. Their names are
es follows: Nathaniel George Clark,
Massachusetts, elected in 1866; John @.
Foote. Iowa, elected in 1867; Edmund
Ktmball, Massachusetts, elected In 1859;
George E. Magoun, Iowa, elected in 1870;
Charles Theodore Russell, Massachusetts,
elected in 1871; Philo Parsons, Miohi-
gan, elected In 1872; Joseph b. Wheel
wright, Maine, elected in 1870; George B.
Stafford. New York. elected in 1874;
John ". Harding, Massachusetts, elect-
ed in 1876; James W. scoville. Illinois,
elected in 1875; Martin K. Whittleaey,
Illinois, elected in 1877: Henry S. De
Forest. Alabama, elected in 1877; James
W. bubble, Ohio, elected in 1894; Walter
Crafts, Ohio, elected in 1894.
Two young men, four ladies, the wives
seven in all-is the story of twelve
months concerning new missionaries.
Their names and missions are as follows:
CLARK, Granville, o. Madura, Mrs. Su-
san B. Chester, Hardwiok Seminary,
New York: East Central Africa, Miss
+. J. ellison, WalPole, y. H.; West
Weilman. NJ. D., and sMrs. Lydia g..
Weliman, Chicago, ILL North China.
Alfred L. shapleish, M. d.. Allston,
and Mrs. Katherine O. Shapleigh, Wor-
cester, Mass. Soon after this annual
meeting one young man and his wife and
four young ladies will go to the field.
The American board will Join with
olent societies in issuing during the
coming year monthly paper, in which
the prominent items Of common Chris
tian work will be presented.
The National Armenian Relief Soci ETY.
has been able to forward to the stricken
psnple in Turkey, through Treasurer
Peet In Constan tinople, upward OF $685.
coo. large part of which came from the
middle district. The total receipts In
this district exceed those of the previous
year by SIT, 351. go, and the gifts, exolu-
Ing legacies, are larger by $50. 9s5.71.
The total receipts for the field are
larger, and the contributions from the
living also exceed those of any previous
year during the last decade. or since Con-
neotiout was added to this district. This
great increase Ia due very largely to the
receipts that camesfor the debS, which
amounted to $50, 941.29, including the
munifcent gift of $50, 900 from D. Willis
James Of New York.
sThe links connecting the Pacific coast
with the Orient are increasing from year
TO yeal. Two japanese steamship lines,
with large and well appointed steamers,
are being inaEgursted, one running tC
the Sound, the other TO some California
port yet to he selected.
Merchants are reaching out in organ.
with the great nations across the water,
and new openings there for the gospel
and the growing success of missionary
work, especially in China, are even great.
er than the promising prospects oi
trade.
Last year more than 2soo churches
made no offering to the board. About
$500 churches have contributed this year,
aud 208S have made no contribution. Of
the contributing churches, 496 have given
through the women's boards alone, IL
have given through Sunday schools alone,
134 gave through the Christian Endeayor
societies alone. The board has received
contributions from 1928 Christian En-
deavor societies.
The regular donations from churches
aud individuals were $4a6, 730. 90, gain
over the previous year of S3357.S1. OF
this amount, $l91 ,088. 90 came from the
women's boards. From all sources the
receipts to Aug. 81, 1896. were S743, 104.
So
The total expenditures of the year were
s7ss, .o6, including the payment of The
debt. sl14 e32. 3S. With total receipts Of
sg4a 1O4.5a,. and total expenditures Of
S742 601. 96, there was in the treasury OF
the board on Aug. 81. 1896. $500. .63.
There is great AND immediate need Of
an additional s65, 900 in receipts this year
Assistant treasurer f. 6. Wiggin report
ed OH the condition of the boards fnan
oes.
iFREASURER'S REBORT.
The following is a summary o.
the report presented by the
assistant treasurer, 3. b. Wiggin.
EXPENDITURES.
Cost of missions, s572, ,5S3 81
Cost of agencies, 1889. l:
Cost of publications, 10.852 Il
Cost Of administration, 81, a52. o.
Total, s6s7, 969. 81
Balance for which the board
was in debt Aug. 81, 1895, ia. 632 38
Balance at the credit of the
Board Aug. 1885. 500. 81
s743, 1O4. sc
RECEIPTS.
Donations, as acknowledged
in the Missionary Herald s6O1, 9ee. 2:
Legaoies. as acknowledged in
the Missionary Herald, 116. 9a8. X
From the legacy of Asa Otis, 3,842. 81
Interest on General Perma-
nent Fund, 10, 307. ID
U1roy,, oIa Of Curios Pono-