The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-24
THE FIELD
OF MISSIONS
Hawaiian Gift to the
A. B. c. F. M.
NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS
?. c. Jones Carries Greetings 10 The
Board From the Hawaiian Evan
gelical Association.

ST. LOUIS. oct. i2-At the norn,r,,
session OF the ninety first annual roea,,ps,
OF the American Board of Commissioner
for Foreign Missions. Peter Cushman
jones Of Honolulu. who last night broueh,
greetings from the Hawaiian Evangelical
Association and gave a check for a. ooo
contributed for the worls OF the Ameriea,
Board. made an additional pledge Of 81.
oo on behalf % the friends OF the work
In those islands
Rev. Dewet $. Clark. DID. Of Salem.
Mass. In behalf Of the committee on
eleven missions" under the care OF the
Rev. Judson smith. DID. foreign secre-
tary. reported In brief as follows: THE
three missions OF the Board in Africa.
Zulu. East and West Central Africa. send
lack 20 Va most encouraging reports.
South China. Shansi. Foochow and North
China. Notwithstanding the disturbed
state Of the empire during the past sea-
son. havo been prosecuting their labors
with excellent results. Constantly in.
Crcasing gains may be anticipated n
itIcngkong and Canton through the intel.
lirent efforts Of Christian Chinese return.
ins from America. That their contribu
tiC ns toward this work. from their feI
Ilcw-countrymen here. much exceed tn,
appropriations OF the Board is a pleasin.
proof Of their sincere interest In IL. Tn,
supcrintendencc by our missionaries ha
been most discreet and effective"
Rev. j. =. Loba. DID. OF Evanston. III.
and Rev. Dan r Bradley. DID. OF Gran,
Rapids are making similar reports o.
other departments OF work and delivere
short addresses The following mission
aries then spoke of the work in their re
spective fields: Rev. G.. A. Nelson Of Can
ton. China: Rev. W. G.. wilcox OF Sout
Africa: Rev. Edward 8. Hume OF Bombay
tadia. Rev. r. ~ Haskell Of Turkey: Rev
r.. II. HOlton OF Ceylon. and Rev. II. 4
Perkins Of Lin Chang. North China.
Rev. Mr.. Perkins, yho passed throug
the recent Chinese uprisings unscathe,
paid the Boxers a tribute. saying the
we're courageous men and had won IN
Admiration and respect Of the soldiers an
missionaries OF Tien-Tsin. They believe
that they were lighting for a principle. n
speaker said. and stood up for Il manfu
10.
Al the afternoon session. Rev. Dr. Boyr
ton Of Detroit. chairman OF the nominal
ing committee. presented the followin
no mes for election: President. samuel
ICampen. LII D.. Of Boston. vice pres
dent. Henry Hopkins. DID, OF kansi
ICitv. corresponding SECRETARIES, Judsc
smith. DID. Charles "a. Daniels. DID
James T.. Barton. DID. .an OF Bosto
treasurer. Frank 70. Wiggin. Boston; ed
, tcrial secretary. r. l.. Nathan, DID.
rcston. prudential committee for thr
years. william r. Ellison, \. u. PUN
I'D. Francis y. Clark, DID, and r.
ward Within: recording secretary. Hen
NJ stlmson. DID. Of New York: assis
ant recording secretary. Edward y. Fac
ard. ID: auditors. Edwin VI. Bake
ErFha ". Brown and Henry r.. COBB
Boston. Iris ticket was adopted ny
practically unanimous vote.
Al the evening session Professor VIII
ton Walker. ID. Hartford. Conn; TT
fsfaor George Y. Moore, DID, AndoV'
Mass. and President J. X. Mclean
IOaF1and Cal, made addresses. Rev
IL ~. Patton OF ~. Louis made the cic
INK address and the Board adjourned 81
die