The Portland daily press., 1897-10-08
FOREIGN MISSIONS.


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FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Programme of tho Coming Convention of
the American Board.
New Haven, Conn, Oct. 5-The pro-
visional programme Of the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
sions, October 1915, is as follows:
Tuesday, Sp. m.
Address of Welcome-Prof George p.
Fisher, d. D., with response by the
president.
Annual report of the Home Department
Rev. c. FL. Daniels, d. D.
Treasurer's report-F. II. Wiggin, Esq.
Annual surveys, Foreign Department
Rev. Judson Smith. D. D., Rev. James
l.. Barton, d. D., foreign secretaries.
TUESDAY, 7.3OP. M.
Annual Sermon-Rev. Nehemiah Boyn.
ton, D. D., Detroit, Mich.
/ WEDNESDAY,, "a. M.
Business.
Reports of committees and appointment
Special Paper-Rev. Judson Smith, D..
D.
Addresses.
WEDNESDAY, P. M.
Report of committee on Home Depart
ment.
Addresses-Rev. Arthur Little, d. D.,
Rev. Willard Scott, d. D., Rev. A. N.
Hitchcock, Phi ID, and missionaries.
u 10,
United Society of Christian Endeavor.
WEDNESDAY, 7.3oP. M.
A Address-Mr. John R. Mott, president
Student Volunteer movement, Rev John
Henry Barrows, D. D., Chicago, Ill.
THURSDAY, 9 A. M.
Report Of committee on Foreign De-
partment.
Addresses by missionaries representing
the fields eported-President Merrill e.
Ewing. Danvers, Mass; Rev. A. B.
Bassett, Ware, Mass. Rev. T. S. Fitch,
d. D., Buffalo, n. Y; Rev. r. M.
| Wood, Hatfield, Mass.
THURSDAY, P. NJ.
| Communion Service.
Annual business meeting for the elec.
tion Of officers.
THURSDAY, Up. M.
Annual Address-President Richard S.
Storrs. d. D., LII. D.
| FRIDAY, 8 A. M.
Reports of committees and closing bust
! ness.
Addresses by Missionaries, especially
| those about to return to their fields
Closing address-Rev. W. L. Phillips,
| d. D., New Haven, Conn, with re,
sponses by the president
| Adjourn ment.
Ladies meeting Thursday afternoon i'm.
mediately following the communion ser.
| vice.
Children's meeting Thursday afternoon
at o'clock.
The following missionaries have signi
fed their intention to be present; others
are OK pected:
Rev. W. S. Ament, Rev. J. FL. Rob
erts, Rev. l.. P. Peet, China; Rev. Dan
ley, Japan; Rev. 1. NJ. Channon, Mi
oronesia; Rev. J. S. Chandler, Rev. H
M. Lawson, India; Rev. j. W. Baird
European Turkey; Rev. Lyman Bartlett
Rev. Ell. S. Barnum, Rev. W. G. Dewey
D. D., Asiatic Turkey; Rev. I. w
W oodslue, Wesb Africa.
Several of the gentlemen whose names
are given above to make addresses have
visited the mission fields during the last
year.
The plans which are being carried out
by the local committees for the meeting
of the board indicate that very large
and important gathering is expected. The
committee consists of the best known
professional and business men in the
city, such as Judge S. E. Baldwin of the
Supremem Court, Congressman N. d.
Sperry, Mr.. Fl. N. Kochersperger, Mr.
T.. Wheeler Beecher, MIR. F. W. Pardee
Mr.. Joseph Porter and several of the
leading Congregational clergymen Of the
city and Of Yale University.
The Hyperion theatre has teen secured
for the entire sessions, and the committee
find even this great building inadequate
for the plans which they hope to carry
out One-third return railroad rates
have been secured for the entire country,
and thousands of members of the Congre-
gational churches which are so numerous
IN New England, as well as people inter-
ested IN foreign mission work from all
denominations will avail themselves OF
this occasion.
There Is a false rumor in circulation
that Dr. Storrs, the venerable president
| OF the board, would not be present this
year. 1t arose from his recent intima-
tion that he could not accept a reelection
for another year on account of his age,
which makes 1t necessary to Withdraw
from some of the activities which have
hitherto occupied him. He will preside,
however, as usual. His adress has been
for years one of the most important fea.
| lures Of the meeting.
Missionaries and specialists will be
heard from the twenty different fields OF
| operation of the board in various parts of
the world. The most important of these
fields are in Turkey, and some interesting
developments may be expected from that
quarter.
The committee on entertainment have
| already racniVad assuranoao f,.o,,, % - !