The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-03
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The Regular Session Opened Yesterday
Morning.

MoTnlng.
Springfield, Nov 1.-The regular ses-
sion of the Womans Board of Foreign
Missions opened in the First Congrega.-
tional church this morning, with de-
Votional exercises conducted by Miss
Emily S. Gilman of Norwich, ct. Mrs.
Judson Smith of Boston president of
the board, presided The delegates
were welcomed this morning by Mrs.
P. H. Derby of Springfield.
Mrs. Judson Smith, as president of
the board, responded.
A memorial to Mrs. Bowker, tho
founder of the Woman's board was
read by Mrs. N. G. Clark.
The report of the treasurer Miss
Sarah Louise Day, showed a prosper
Gus year. The receipts from October,
1897, to October. 1898, show that contri-
buttons to the amount of SOB, S6406, and
legacies to the amount of $50, 90 have
been received. The grand total for the
year is $146, 356.1S. The total expendi-
lures were $145, 303.6S, leaving a ball
ance in the treasury of $1052.50
The afternoon session opened at
o'clock. Mrs. Joseph Cook read a re-
port on foreign work, mentioning es-
pecially SPAIN, Foo Chow, North and
South China and japan.
Young Women Of Spain" was the
subject of Miss Anna F. Webb's paper.
Mrs. Charles M. Lamson of Hart
ford, CT, read a paper entitled THE
Demand of the Hour
An address on medical work in Tung
Che was delivered by Mrs, Elwood
Tewkesbury of the ing Cho, China,
and Caroline f. Milton, NJ D., told of
a doctors work in Aintab, Turkey.
Mrs. Lyon S. Crawford of Reslau,
Turkey, delivered an address on Are
Girls Needed?''
At the evening session Rev. Frank L,
Goodspeed Of this city delivered the ad
dress of welcome. The substance of
Mr.. Goodspeed's discourse was con-
corning the history and work of the
First Church of which he is the | lstor.
In the closing part of the address, he
said:
I'm the first 1900 years of its history,
Christianity gained 100, 100000 of adj
herents. In 300 years more another
100, 000, 900 were added. But in the last
80 years Christianity has gained over
225, 600, 900 Of adherents Remeber that
within the last 100 years Christianity
has gained more adherents than in the
1900 years which preceded. At the be-
ginning of the present century there
were ITO missionaries in the foreign
field Now there is a working force of
rs, 1858. Eleven thousand six hundred
and flfty-nine Of these are missionaries
Of the 1855 are ordained natives and
native teachers and helpers
when this century was born there
were only seven missionary societies in
existence Now there are 249 foreign
missionary societies in active opera
ton Eighty years ago there were
about $4,000 enlightened heather, oil
whom 10000 were commandments. Now
there are 1856, 0s7 enlightened persons
/
nnunicants. In 1900 the number of.rais-
sion schools was TO- At the present
time there are 5000 schools, in which
800 600 pupils receive daily religious IN
struotion. A little more than three
quarters of a century ago the contribu-
lions of the churches for missionary
purposes were about $3.50, 600.
NOW the sum contributed yearly for
the worlds evangelization is, according
to conservative figures sl3,0OO,ooO.
cat the beginning of the century
there were but 90 TRANSACTIONS or the
scriptures. Now the Bible has been
translated wholly, or~in part into 5SA
languages, of .whit1i 81 : new. versions
have been added in the last snVe years
Of the total number, 3S1, the entire BIZ
HE has been translated into 1877 lang
uages and dialects. And about 50 OF
these languages had never before been
written. 80 that the language was VIZ
tuaJlv created by the missionaries.
China and Japan, India and Africa ana
the islands Of the sea are all gong
Christ-ward. Ar,o,o
nesia, spoke upon the :" Fesslbilltles III
the Caroline Island4
subject of an address by KEY. Dr. Juo
son smith of Boston He said that
missionary work was never 80 prosper
Gus than as now, In 1890 the merIlDei-
ship Of the churches was Az ,OVV' tousy
it is doubtless 100 600. The closing sen
tence had reference to the sasOeln
question. 1t follows
"The impression that China is 70
he speedily cut inpieees is4premature'
England has a freer hand than forIlei-
Nv Russia. understands it, and this ~
undoubtedly the secret OF the czar
recent pronuncamento IN favor OF
peace and the disarmament Or the ns-
tions. Absorption of China by RUSSIA
is unlikely. ANY nation. that takes a
part must take all and Russia coulo
not manage all What shall be the
future of China is the most intense
question before England and the world.
we may we'll thank God that America
flag is now within two days sail OF
China. The influence OF the United
states was never so much felt there
as today Providence has opened the
way for America to take a new place ia
the progress of the race. All through
China may be felt the impact of new
forces, the thrill of new life the evil
dence Of coming change and progress"
"How did you come to name, that mule
.Aeuinaldo? inquired a soldier in the
Philippines.
BECAUSE, answered the teamstsr.
gloomily, hes such kicker. WASH