The Portland daily press., 1896-07-01
American Board of Foreign Missions.
No. ~ PLUM STREET,

American Board of Foreign Missions.
Tolelo O., June 29-The American
Board of Foreign Missions, of Boston,
representing the Congregational churches
Of the United States, will .hold its next
annual meeting here October to 9. The
Rev. Richard S. Storrs, D. D., Eof Brook
lyn, is the president. and Hon. p; ".
B!atchford, of Chicago is vice president.
The following are the executive officers
| in Boston: Assistant treasurer, Frank
II. Wiggin; secretaries. Rev. Judson
Smith, II. D., Rev. Chas. H. Daniels,
| ID. D., Rev. James L. Barton, d. D.;
editorial secretary, Rev. E. E. Strong.
D. D. The following are the district
121 Bible House, New York; Rev. A.
| N. Hitchcock, Phi. D., 1913 La Sale street
| Chicago. The receipts for the year end
| ing August 81, 1895, were S171, 837.17.
| The American board appeals most pow
erfully to those who have the fullest
knowledge Of it's work. 1t has had dur
ing the past year 972 missionaries under
| it's care, with 8, 107 native helpers. In
it's 461 churches are associated A, Alb
communicates, of which number g. 266
were added on confession during the
| past year. 1t maintains Is theological
schools. with 206 pupils; 1874 colleges and
1 higher schools, helping to equip 1904
licked youth, and LOIS common schools,
with 1852 pupils, altogether forming
a strong evangelistio power. The trans
| lation and revision of the scriptures have
never been more actively pressed or at
tempted on a larger scale than during
this year, and no one can overestimate
the blessing to wide populations and
great nations that is involved in the
possession of the Bible ID tho vernaoular.
The influence of the medical missionary
| rcaohao an fiold nd Inv
his ministrations in hospital and dis
pensary, where more than 100, coo patients
annually receive medical relief and the
word of the gospel, powerfully reinforoes
the evangeistio work of the missions.
The financial support has not kept pace
with this growth. hence, notwithstand
ing the retrenchment, there is an urgent
call for an advance in contributions of
at least $4,000 this present year. Will
not the churches endeavOr to so increase
| contributions as to meet the present re-
quirements9 This can easily be done if
| an earnest and united effort Is made too
| secure an offering from every church and
| from every member in every church &C.
cording, to the ability of each. The work
| of the A merican board has been blessed
with too large success and has enjoyed to
fully the divine favor to De looked upon
with Indifference. The regular monthly
missionary magazines and those Of the
woman's board, the Missionary Herald,
Life and Light, Mission Studies and tho
Mission Dayspring, are of special value
in communicating intelligence for old
and young.
There are three women's organizations
In the interest of foreign missions: The
Womans' Board of Missions, Boston
president, Mrs. Judson Smith; treasurer,
Miss Ellen Carruth, Congregational
HOUSE. Woman's Board of Missions of
the Interior, Chicago; president, Mrs.
| Moses Smith; treasurer, Mrs. j. B.
Leake, 21S Cass street. Woman's Board
of Missions for the Pacific; president,
Mrs. H. f. Jewett; treasurer. Miss
Bessie B. Merriam, 141S FRANKLIN street,
Oakland, Cal. These societies expend
their moneys through the American
board. Last year their total contribu-
tions were 1884, 790.56.
| The cooperating committees of 1S94-5,
1 four in number, were re-appointed at
Brooklyn last October, with power to In
crease their numbers. A committee of
nine were appointed to SECURE individual
| pledges for the extinction of the debt
before the first of last March, without
| interfering with the regular coutribU-
lions of the board. Their work has been
| successful.
1t is hoped that thers will be larger
| delegation than usual in attendance from
the Middle and Western states, IN addi-
tion to the customary large attendance
| from New England. Special efforts will
be made to restore to the missionaries
the salaries received before tn reduction
of this year, occasioned by the hard times
and also the appropriations for advanced
work among the natives of pagan lands
and by them.