The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-25


avenue Baptist church at 10 o'clock
this morning. The American Baptist
Missionary union, organized May Is,
1874, has charge Of all the foreign mis-
sion work, and also has a number Of
institutions for higher education estab-
lished under its control in foreign
lands, as follows:
The Baptist Theological seminary,
Insein, near Rangoon, Burmah; Ran
COON Baptist college. Burmah; The
Brownson Telugu Theological seminary,
Ramapatal, India; the Biblical school,
Shaching, China: the Baptist Theolo-
steal seminary, Yokohama, Japan;
Bethel Theological seminary, Stock
holm, Sweden, and the Baptist Theolo-
gical school, Han urg, Germany.
The convention was called to order
by Rev. Henry f. Colby, of Ohio, the
president, after which the roll executive
committee was presented. The report
gave an interesting account of the work
during the past year.
The foreign work, it says, has been
faithfully prosecuted, though at great
disadvantage, resulting from reduced
appropriations and the failure to pro-
vide reinforcements at points where
additions to the staff of workers were
sorely needed. The most prominent
feature in the years work is the
awakening in China, where marvellous
changes have occurred in the DISPOSE
ton and attitude of the Stoltd and con-
sentative Chinese. The most important
question has been the financial problem
Last year the committee said that IN
case the debt was increased during the
year, there was no alternative but to
close some of our missions. Now,
should every dollar of the present debt
be raised, to attempt to continue work
on the present scale would simply re-
suit in mourning debt.
II is the conviction that the appro-
priations for the coming year be made
on a scale of $4,000 below that of the
past year, and that in the years to
come, the average receipts from all
sources from all preceding f1ve years
should be adopted as the basis or mis-
sionary appropriations for any single
year.
In effect, this VIII he said, lin
heather lands, compel the actual aban-
donment of stations upon the call OF
the missionaries, besides such curtail-
ment in the furnishing OF missionary
equipment as cannot fail to prove
serious embarrassment to workers in
the field for a time, at least, restrict
progress From several of our Eu-
ropean missions it will involve the
Withholding of nearly one-han the
present appropriation, and consider
able reduction OF the work in France
with the possible withdrawal altogether
from Spain. Any line of action less
drastic will fail to secure the RELIEF
demanded"
The treasurer's report showed that
he received S467. l01.S9 from the follow
Donations, $25S. 1885; legacies, s45.-
74O53: Women's Society of the Easf,
S75 S95 %: Women's Society of the
West. $50. 1913; Women's Society OF
California, S1.766.43: Women's Society
of oregon. 1886: Bible day collections,
81. 32144: addition TO permanent funds
and bond accounts, SIS, 40; income on
funds, $50. 322. sc; Gordon memorial
fund. sos. 50: rent of mission property
in Siam, SS1264. :.
The donations were received from
the following localities:
Maine S. 393.05: Jew Hampshire, 81 |
57134; Vermont, s27O5.13; Massachu- |
sets, S45, 1897; Rhode Island. S5,O43.S5; |
Connecticut. IS. $3.50; New York, S64,- !
0S5.S2: New Jersey, 81. S21.41; Pennsyl- ]
wanna, $27. 1922: Ohio. $27, S16.73; Hi |
nois, $19,92725; Wisconsin, SS,532-15; I
Norway. s64.29; Denmark, S952.65; J
Sweden. S540; England. $40; Spain, /
s7.S2: Burmah, $6,215,92; Assam, !
s905. 25: China. Si,245.4S; Japan, $1,S68.09; (
In6ia, S6.676.69; Kongo, $3.50; Alaska, /
$3.50; miscellaneous, SO, 209.93.
The balance came from different por-
tons of the United States
The expenditures were:
Appropriations. $3.50, S55.5S: added to /
permanent funds and bond accounts,
total OF 1853 S23.21. leaving the debt
April l. 1897. 1922. 721. %.
Of the S5S0.S55.5S appropriated for
the year, S494, 37.Se was for the va
rious missions. s., 1898 for publication,
$40 5O4.45 for annuities. S25,Sl0g5 for
district secretaries and agencies, $26,
494O5 for officers, 81. 20SS2 for general
expenses and 81, 2S1.S5 for interested ac-
count.
Rev. W. a. Cossum, a missionary
from China, said he was opposed to
retrenchment.
You sent me to China to work.
said he and you can't retrencn me- |
You can't retard the work by retrench-
men1. I say TO John D. Rockefeller and
to any man who offers us money
First consecrate yourself to God. make
your gift clean and we will accept it
otherwise we should not touch it
don't say this about John D. Rookie
Teller in particular or alone but to all
VINO make such offers.
This statement caused a profound
sensation a number of delegates
demonstrated. but they finally dis
missed the matter, saying, When our
brother has been longer in this country
modify his views
The meeting then adjourned without
taking action upon the report.
The afternoon convention Of the Rap-
tist convention was presided over by
Rev. II. z. Colby, D. D.. Of Ohio. Ad-
dresses by returned missionaries fol-
lowed.
The principal address of the after
noon was delivered by Professor Eng
lish of Newton Theological seminary.
Massachusetts.
At the conclusion of the address Rev.
DIR. Booth of Massachusetts presented
the report of the nominations. The
following were elected:
President, Rev. Henry Colby of Ohio:
vice presidents, Chester W. Kingsley, s
Massachusetts, and Rev. D. D. Nc +,
Laurin. Michigan; srecording secretary, i
Rev. Henry s. Burrage, D. D., Port {
land Ne.
The report of the committee on
preacher and place, which was adopted,
recommended Rev. L. A. Crandall, D.
D, of Chicago, as preacher of the i
annual sermon.
IT was also recommended that the
place Of meeting be left with the exec
utive committee in connection with the
societies.
AT the evening session Rev. E. E.
Wood of Massachusetts, delivered an
impressive sermon, after which candi-
dates for missionary fields were pre- I
serted. They were: Rev. A. E. Groes- !
beck and wife of Iowa, who go 10 ing t
i1ung. China; Rev. z. T. Welles and 9
his sister, Gertrude, of Arcade N Y. I
Congo Africa; Miss u. MINIS, Penn +
sylvanda, Kim-Hwa, China: and Rev. 7