The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-10-11
MEETING OF
MISSION BOARD
Reports Of Missionary Work of
Congregational Church.
NEW WORKERS SENT OUT
Past Year Has Besn a Prosperous 0ne but
Debt Of ths Board Has Increased
Report From the Pacific
Coast.
NEW WORKERS SENT OUT

ST. LOUIS. Oct. lO.-The 18th annual
meeting OF the American board OF COM
missioners for foreign missions conven-
ed this morning in Pilgrim CongrHga-
tional church, and will be in session
three days. Between 200 and 800 cor
porate members. officers Of the Ameri-
can board. and the two women's auxil-
iaries. missionaries from foreign and
home fields. as well as prominent min
listers and laymen from many Congre-
gational churches. were preesnt.
Rev. DR.. Michael Burnham, pastor Of
Pilgrim Congregational church. deliv-
cred a short address of welcome. A
fitting response to DR.. Burnhams eio-
quent remarks was made by Samuel
B. Capen. IL. D.. Of Boston. president
OF the American board.
Rev. Charles r. Daniels, d. D.. sec
retary Of the home department. read
his annual report. which is the special
report Of the prudential committee.
Frank H. Wiggin. Of Boston. present.
ed his annual report. The following is
a synopsis OF the reports submitted:
The report OF the prudential commit
tee. home department. stated that
death had claimed from the ranks Of
the corporate body ten of its members,
whose services have ranged from 1851
to 1898. During the year forty new mis-
sionaries have been sent to their sew
eral fields Of appointment: eleven men,
three of whom are physicians. and
twenty-nine ladies' twelve the wives OF
missionaries and two OF them Ihysi-
clans.
1t is expected that at the coming ses-
sion Of congress a bill will be intro
duced including among other features
the repeal Of the legacy tax to insti-
tutions Of a literary. educational or
charitable character. During the past
year there has been a rebate in rent
to the Congregational missionary socie-
ties from the Congregational house in
come. Of s1.124. The press has been an
effective agent for good. The maga-
zines have aided the work greatly.
In addition TO missionaries assigned
under the auspices Of the forward
movement committee. some twenty-five
missionaries or missionary families
have been assigned through other agen-
eies. In two cases missionary families
have been taken by individuals: in two
cases by Endeavor societies grouped for
the purpose; in two cases by churches
grouped and the other cases by indi-
vidual churches.
The Missionary Herald circulation is
increasing, though slowly. The Con-
gregational Work enters about $1,000
families. The wants of the children are
still met by the Mission Dayspring. is
sued conjolntly by the American board
and the Women's boards.
The Rev. Chas. c. Cregan, D. D.. dis
trict secretary. makes the following re-
port from the middle district, includ-
ing Connecticut and Ohio and the mid
die and southern Atlantic states:
The total receipts are only slightly
less than last year. Notwithstanding
S,OOO,OOO has been gathered for the suf-
ferers in India from organizations large
ly centering in New York. The contri-
buttons from the living have increased
$l65S5. while the legacies have de-
creased $17,276. From the Y. P. S. c. E.
and Sunday schools there has been a
gain of $1,654. Women have increased
their gifts s1019.
The Rev. A n. Hitchcock. Phi. D.,
district secretary, presents the follow
ing report from the interior district,
the district including fourteen states
and territories west of Ohio and the
Southern Mississippi states:
The twelve or fifteen churches which
have undertaken the support Of their
own foreign missionary pastors, while
largely increasing their gifts during the