The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-12
THE AMERICIN BOARD.
The Annual Session of This Distinguished Body Opens This Morning-Many Dele- gates Already Here.

gates Already Here.
 At the Hyperion at 3 o'clock this af- ternoon win be held the first session Of the convention of the American Board of Foreign Missions. The con vention will be in session here until Friday afternoon of this week.
 Many of the delegates arrived in this city yesterday and were for the most part taken care of in the matter of lodging, etc., by the committee on ar engagements, of which Dr. W. W, Me Lane is chairman. He and his assist ants were kept busy all day.
 About two-thirds of the delegates have been provided for by the mem
 oers of the various Congregational churches, part of the remainder will stand their own expense and the rest will be entertained at the New Haven house.
 The principal interest will be centered ln the election of the president and vice president. pr. Webb of Boston, Lyman Abbott of Brooklyn, President Tucker of Dartmouth college, and President
 Bates of Amherst have all been men toned as probable candidates for the positions.
 Among the arrivals yesterday were:
 Lyman Abbott of Brooklyn Dr. Rich ard s. Storrs, president of the board,
 Of Brooklyn; Dr. R. R. Meredith of BrO0l<lVn LnIo nf Chicago Rev. Dr. Fairbanks, father of Professor Fairbanks of Yale. Among the more prominent men who
 Will be here, some of whom have se- lected rooms, are the following: Rev. Dr, A. J, F. Behrens, to stay at Profess sor Simeon E. Baldwin's, A Wall; Rev. Henry l.. Lyman, Mrs. Beardleys, fl Howe; Dr. Henry s. Stimson, Mrs. r. F. Newton's; Rev. J. W. Strong, at c. W. Whittlesey's, 22C Sherman avenue; | President Bates of Amherst, at Profess sor Fishers, 459 Prospect street; Presi- | dent Tucker of Dartmouth, President Carter of Williams, Rev. E. P. Ingersoll | of St. Paul, at F. s. Porter's, 1,201 l Chapel street; Professor Fiske of Chi | cago Theological seminary, at Mrs. | A. S. Fishers, BIO Prospect street; PreS- ident Brand of Oberlin college, Rev. s. | F. Capen of Boston, z. Stiles Ely of
 Chicago, at v Mansfield street; Hon. | Frederick Bosdick of St. Paul, F. E. Furbuer, Rev. Samuel Holmes of Mont clair, N. J., Dr. A. H Bradford of Mont
 clair, N. J., John F. Lovett Boston, 1 Vice President Blatchford of Chicago, | President F. F. Clark of the Christian 'y1f lnnJ fny, Tlat ,tnle Rev. F. H. Wiggin, pr. Judson Smith, Rev. James l.. Barton, Dr. Nehemiah | Boynton, Rev. Arthur Little, Dr. Will lard Scott, Rev A. N. Hitchcock, MT.
 John E. Mott president of the Student Volunteer movement; Rev. J. H. Bar rows of Chicago, E. C. Ewing of Dan vers, Mass, A. B. Bassett of Ware,
 Mass, Rev. F. s. Fitch of Buffalo, Rev. R. M. Wood of Hatfield, Mass, w. H. Rice, D. D., of Evanstown, H.,
 pr. Cyrus Hamlin, Rev. John E. Chan Ter, J. H. Roberts, John Emmett, J. s.
 Porter and wife, Harlan P. Beet all of the North China mission; Mrs. Leech, the famous missionary, to stay with
 Mrs Foote, 15O York street; Mrs. Cor enlia Judson of Japan, Mrs. Quick,
 San Sebastian, to board with John Baldwin, 194 Portsea street.
 The programme for to-day's session follows:
 3 D. m.
 Address of welcome-Prof. George r. Fish
 CT, D. D., with respones by the president. Annual report of the home department Rev. c. Ii. Daniels. D. D.
 Treasurer's report--Rev. F. H. Wiggin Esq. Annual surveys foreign department-Rev, Dr. Juds0n Smith, D. D.; Rev. James L. pop n