The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-10-18
AMERICAN BOARD OF
FOREIGN MISSIONS
GRATIFYING REPORTS ON THE
WORK OF THE PAST
YEAE-
Addrsss of she Rev. Kr capen at
the Opening of che Nine
tenth Annual Meet.
ing

ST. LOUIS. No. oci- I0-Ths nine
tenth annual meeting Of the American
board Of commissioners for foreign MS
sions convened this morning IN Pilgrim
session three days Between Ixo and
three hundred Corporate members. Of
ficers Of the American Board snd the
wom-n's Aaxulisries. missionaries from
foreign and home fields. as ~eli as prom
Bent ministers and iayruen from many
Congregational churches. were present.
Samuel r.. Capen. LII d.. OF Boston.
president of the American Board. said,
in part:
There VIII he two thoughts constant
ly before Us all through these meetings
The first is that it Is the closing year OF
the century. which viii be known in his
tory as the great missionary century.
And the second thought viii be the feat-
full story from China. Never before have
We held our meetings under such q
shadow. We remember noble men and
women from our firesides who wear the
martyrs crown: we remember the IA
30 show their fidelity 10y shedding their
life blood. and our prayers will go out
10 those friends whose hearts are bleed
ing and torn. Nineteen years ago in this
city the Shan 81 was inaugurated: this
year ii has been practically exterminate.i
in awful massacre.
The interest of~the press in all these
great world movements is one of the
most significant things Of this generi l.
ton. And il ought to be noted 10 the
credit of the daily press as well as the
great magazines that as rule they have
understood the great crisis in China.
Speedily the great truths came home to
them that the Chinese uprising was not
chiefly because of the missionaries. They
saw that the great reason was the in
justice of she great foreign nations III
stealing their ports and territory. and the
commercial progress which had often
seltishly and heartlessiy Sun rough-shod
over Chinese traditions and which was
depriving laborers in great numbers of
their employment. am not familiar
with the facts in the west, but our press
In the east has eiitorially recognized the
humanity and unselfshuess. at least Of
most, of our missionary efforts. When
we hear sweeping criticisms Of our press,
let us remember there is another side.
and the great service they render for hui
mainly and Righteousness.
The report of the prudential commit
tee, home department. showed that dur
ing the year fifty new missionaries have
northumberland men. three of whom
are physicians. and twenty nine ladies,
twelve the wives of missionaries and two
of them physicians.
The Rev Walter Frear, general agent,
in his report for the Pacific coast agency,
said that mission freight was sent by the
Aeolus. a schooner newly built for the
Jaluit Society, and by the Queen of the
Isles. Four missionaries We're sent to re-
open work on Ponape, The missionaries
passing to and fro have included forty
four adults, and including children, fifty
six persons.
The report of the treasurer. Frank II.
Wiggin of Boston, showed that in ex-
penditures the cost of missions had been
S616, 165. the cost of agencies S1I,119,
the cost of publications S9.304, the cost
of administration S29. 46i balance for
which the board was in debt Septem-
Der l, 1899. SIS, 1851: total. $500 $50.
Receipts. ST37.95I: balance for which
the board is in debt August 81, 1900.
$50, 63l; total, SS20.5SS.