The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-05

Annual Session of American Board
to Be Held OCT. II.
Business to he Efficient
Aids to the Work.

New Haven. Conn, April 5.-The ssth
annual meeting of the American board
Of commissioners for Foreign missions
will be held here Oct 1915, Tuesday to
Friday. Preparations for it are well adj
vanced. Rev. c. II. Daniels, ID. ID,
secretary of the home dopartnenh VIII
present the report of the prudential com
mittee on the home department. Rev.
JudsOn Smith, ID. d., and Rev. James Ia
Barton, ID. d., secretaries OF the foreign
department, will present review OF the
90 missions of the board three of which
are in Austria, Spain and Mexico, three
in India, one in Japan, three In Africa,
four In China, four in Turkey ana tno
remaining two in Micronesia ana the
Hawaiian Islands The treasurer, f, III.
Wiggin, will make his first annuals report
as treasurer Hitherto he has been
treasurer's clerk and assistant treasurer
Tuesday evening, Oct. II, the Rev X. IL.
Meredith. d. d., of Brooklyn, formerly
of Springfield and Boston, VIII preach
the annual sermon. On Wednesday morn
ing the problcmutic and urgent interests
of the board. as determined by the ex-
perienccs of the year and tho conditions
up 60 date, will be presented.
Interspersed through this and the re-
manning sessions of the meeting VIII De
addresses by returned missionaries. Re-
ports Of committees will bc presented
business meeting and communion service
Will be held Thursday afternoon. Thurs
day evening an Grafton on missions ana
the work of the board will be delivered
by the president, Rev. Richard ;. Storrs,
ID. d., of Brooklyn. Friday morning
farewell addresses will be delivered by
returning missionaries and by local
speaker and President -tOrrs.
The final business will then be acted
upon.
The annual meeting of the board had a
very small beginning The first meeting
was held in Connecticut at Pennington,
and five commissioners were present; the
second was held at a private house mt
Worcester Mass, with seven commissioners
present; the third was ut the home OF
Mrs. Henry Hudson of Hartford, and nine
commissioners were present: the next was
held in Boston at Concert hall, sOcalled,
and eleven commissioners were present;
the fifth meeting was held at New Haven.
The board has met In New Haven SIX
times. In 1914, 1918, and 1872, the sessions
were in the philosophical chamber of Yale
college H. II and rs commissioners being
present, respectively. In 1881 the meeting
was held in the rhetorical chamber of Yale
college; in 1876 at the Center church; in
1872 at Music hall. Not only was the first
annual meeting of tho board held in Con-
necticut, but its first president was Con-
necticut' $ governor John Treadwell, LII ID.
New Haven, retiring from the Office In
1S22. John Cotton Smith, LII. d., was the
next president and presided at the meet
ing in 1891. Honorable Theodore Freling
huysen, ILL., ID. was president in 1916. Presi-
dent Mark Hopkins ID. d.. LII. ID. presided
in fs77.ss. tt will be 20 yetfs this fail since
the board met in New Haven.
The general committee of arrangements
is as follows: Rev Watson L. Phillips,
ID. d., chairman; Rev. William w. Nc
Lane, ID. d., Rev. George =. Fisher. ID.
d., Rev, Charles +. Palmer D. d., Rev.
miah ID. Sperry Hon. Simeon f. Bald
win, Ill. D., Mr.. II. y. Kochersperger,
Rev. ID. Mclancthon James, Rev. New
man Smyth, ID. ID, Rev. Norman j.
Squires, Mr.. l.. Wheeler Beecher Mr..
Frank w Pardce, MIR. Joseph Porter,
Rev. William !. Mutch, PHI d., secretary.
Committee on inance--Mr Frank W.
Pardee, Mr.. Nehemiah ID. Sperry, Mr.. l..
Wheeler Beechcr.
Committee on place-Hon. Simeon +.
Baldwin, Rev. Watson L. Phillips Rev.
George II. Fisher
William w. McLane, Rev. ID. Melancthon
James, Rev. Harry j.. Peabody, Mr.. II.
A. johnson, Mr.. Frederick III. Lynch,
Rev. Edward p. Armstrong.
Committee on printing-Rev. William j.
Mutch, Mr. II. n. Kocherspergcr, Rev.
Norman j. Squires.
Committee on reception and general
oversight--Rcv. Newman Smyth, Mr..
Joseph Porter Rev. Justin l.. Twitchell.
Among the most efficient aids in the
prosecution of the work of the American
board has been the Woman's board of
missions, Boston, organized in 1868; and
the Woman's board of the interior, or
ganized in 1869; and the Woman's board
of the Pacific organized in 1873.
Colleges-Among the higher institutions
for Christian education, aiming always at
the preparation of an evangelical agency,
some of them being under the direct
care of boards of trustees, but all Of them
aided by the board, the following may be
mentioned: Central Turkey college, Ain
tab established in 1873; Euphrates college,
Harpoot, established in 1878; Jaifna col
lege, Ceylon, established i'm 1877; North
Pacific institute, sandwich Islands, estab.
lished i'm 1877; Constantinople "Home," F"
begun i'm 1870, and chartered as the Amer
lean college for girls in 1890; Anatoia
college Marsovan, established 1883;
Ahmernagar high school and the
Pasumalai institution, recognized by the
government as colleges in 1886: Central
Turkey Girls college, Marash, 1886. Be-
sides these institutions theological and
high schools are connected with nearly
every mission. Robert college, at Constan-
tinople, though not formally connected
with the board, was organized through the
influence of its missionaries in 1863. In
1896 the Doshisha mt kyoto, Japan, estab-
lished i'm 1870 withdrew from its connec-
tion with the board, and is now an inde-
pendent institution.
The corporation of the board consists Of
persons chosen by ballot and limited 10
$50 active members, at least one third to
be laymen and one-third clcrgymcn
These corporate members elect annually
its officers, including prudential COM
mittec consisting of the president and
vice president of the board, and II other
members which meets fortnightly or
oftcner. on Tuesday afternoons To this
committee the board intrusts the direc-
ton Of it's operations requiring of it an
annual report. Honorary members made
so by a contribution OF 500 $3.50 il clergy
ncn\ have the right to participate I'm nll