The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-25
BAPTIST MISSIONS

Elghty.thiFd AnniVersaFy OF American
URIon ConVsnsS In Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. May a.-After
devotional exercises. conducted by Rev.
Emory w. Hunt, OF Ohio. the eighty
third anniversary of the American
Baptist Missionary Union began in the
Fourth avenue Baptist church at 10
O'Clock this morning.
The American Baptist Missionary
Union, organized May Is, 1874, has
charge Of all foreign mission work and
also has a number OF institutions. for
higher education established under Its
control in foreign lands.
The convention was called to order by
Rev. Henry F. Colby, Of Ohio, the pres
ident. after which the report Of the ex-
ecutive committee was presented. The
report gave an interesting account Of
the work done during the past year.
The treasurer's report showed that
he received 3467. .lOl SO from the follow
Ing sources: Donations, $25s,29 IS; Leg
acles, $i5, ,7i0 So; woman's society OF che
/ east, S75,eS5 90; woman's OF the west,
] $50, 10 Is: woman's society Of Calitofs
MIA, Sl.7T6 43; WOman's society OF Ore
gon. 1885: Bible day collection, N.S2l "a;
additions 20 permanent funds and bond
~
322 e6; Gordon memorial fund, $55s s2;
rent OF mission property In Slam, SSl2 81.
The donations were received from tho
following localities: Maine, 1898 O5i
New Hampshire. S2,57i 81; Vermont,
327O5 10; Massachusetts,, S45,p49 n;
Rhode Island, &5.Ol3 S5; Connecticut,
s.. .5S6 SO: New York, $64.0S5 u; New
Jersey, Sll,s2l ~: Pennsylvania, S2i.-
l72 90; Ohio, S27.3l6 73; IllinoiS,Ss,SEl g;
z geN gna
Denmark, $500 IS; SWede, $40; England,
$50: Spain. 81 50; Burmah, Ss,2l5 %; AS
sam, S9O5 %: China, 81 l,2i5 4s: Japan,
81, ,s6s O9: India, S6,776 50; Kongo. tI3 so;
Alaska. 50 &C; miscellaneous. $500 80.
The balance came from different por-
tions OF the United States.
The expenditures were as follows: Ap-
proprIations. for the year, 1898. $780,.
S55 IS: added to permanent funds ana
bond accounts, $15l40: debt, April ].
1896. Sl63. 81 g.: total OF SI5s,s2S q;
leaving the debt. April !. 1897. S2s2.l2l g.
of the $5s0,255 IS, appropriated Tor
the year, 1894 537 So was for the various
missions, $g,IS7 0s for publications: SlS,.
5OI 40: for annultIes S26,Si0 95: for dis
trict secretaries. and agencies. $2l,I49 50;
for executive officers. $l1.233 So; for gen
eral expenses, and 81 Isl Sc for interest
account.
n benlAuuus
After reading Of the report Rev. ".
H. cossum, n missionary from China,
arose and said he was opposed to re-
trepchment. You sent me to China to
work" said he, land you can't retrench
me. You can't retard the work by re-
trenchment, first consecrate yourself
TO God; make your gift clear and we
will accept II. Otherwise we should not
touch 1t. / don't say this about John
d. Rockefeller particularly OF alone, but
to all who make such offers"
This statement caused profound
sensation and for a moment there was
painful silence, followed by scattering
4 number Of delegates followed Mr..
Cossum in opposition to his remarks.
but he chairman finally dismissed the
matter by saying, when our brother
has been longer in this country and be-
comes better acquainted he will modify
his viewa"
taking action upon the report under
consideration.
Progress In JHPan.
The afternoon session was presided
over by Rev. H. F. Colby D. D., Of
Ohio, who conducted opening devotional
services. Addresses by returned miB-
Sionaries followed.
Rev. George W. Taft. missionary %
Japan. made an interesting address. He
said: Eight years ago there were 1000
Baptlsts there and now there were 2o00.
Eight years ago the churches had a the
oloEical seminary which was q diBgIaeo
to the Baptlsts. Now they had one Of
the best equipped semlnaries In Japan.
The boys school existed eight years ago
only in the minds OF the missionaries
and a few friends at home. Now they
had such n school, with buildings and
grounds which are credit to all eon-
cerned."
The board OF managers reported on
the educational status Of the several
colleges and made some recommenda-
tIonS. after which the meeting adjourn