Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-10
CONVENTION OF
FOREIGN MISSIONS
Nineteenth Annual Meeting OF American
BOard-RepOrts Show Prosperous
Condition of Affairs.

, Of the year. There has been an in
crease I'm donations from all sources OF
I 5000 Additional gifts for famine re-
lief and orphan work have probably ag'
I gregatsd 81 .000 The number Of churches
contributing from some sources has In
creased by &c. while the number taking
/ public contributions in less by 81. There
/ has been a gain Ia Sunday school con-
/ trlbutlOns
Rev. Walter Frear general agent
/ makes the following report for the Pa
/ Cihc coast agency.
| Mission freight was sent by the Aeolus.
| q schooner newly built for the Jalult
| society. and by the Queen of the Isles.
! -Four missionaries were sent TO reopen
| on Ponape. The missionaries passing
/ 20 and fro have included forty-four
| adults and, including children, tifty-six
| persons. The churches OF southern
California and oregon have made de-
! cidelly the largest gains In gifts 10 the
! treasury of the board this year as did
! those Of northern California the year
! before These are larger by 81 36s than
! I'm the previous year The wOmen'f
! mission board Of the Pacific coast made
| up the amount pledged. and have
/ small surplus. They are also under
taking to raise $1,000 for the Goth CEN
fury fund.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY
Report Of the secretary Of the Amerl-
can Bible society, Rev. W. Z. Gilman
! u. D..
Since Sept. /, 1889 we have put at
the disposal Of your missions In Spain
and Austria, for the purpose Of circulat-
ing the scriptures $3.50 and We have
! also made cOnsgnments Of u lys vOl-
umes Of the Scriptures, OF the value OF
! 81 6}2, FOR sale and distribution through
your missionaries In Ceylon, South
Africa, and Miscronsia Including
Guam) IN other parts Of the world,
where the American board Is at work.
direct and efficient aid has been eX-
tended by means Of the resident agents
Of the American Bible society,
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
The American Tract society has made
good grants 20 missionaries OF the board
IN five Of its missions TO the amount Of
1892
The Congregational Sunday School
and Publishing society has contributed /
Sunday school literature to the repre-
sentatiyes Of the board In six different |
missions and at 10 different stations in
value Of $3.50
One year ago We reported the Increase |
In railroad receipts from individuals |
and churches as most satisfactory,
amounting 10 over $4,000 for the dis !
tinctive work OF the board and above |
$4,000 FOR the distinctive work Of the |
WOmens foreign boards. There has |
been a gain from these sources this |
war hut bv y much SIN ltaV Nurra
LEGACIEs INCREASE.
One year ago We reported a serious
falling OF IN legacies This year there \
has been a remarkable increase over
the previous year. The officers and /
committee Of the board subscribed near
~ $4,000 to the twentieth century fund
The plan is To raise a fund OF $3.50 900 /
from those who are able to give an ex-
ira Offering. which will In no particular
conflict with the regular income Of the |
board At least $1,000 has gone from
our constituency this year In answer 70
D. the cry OF distress from India
There are about $500 Sunday schools
from which We might expect offerings.
OF these school l24G made contribu-
lions TO the work Of foreign missions.
or a gain Of about rs per cent The
amount contributed was si7.2OA, or
gain Of about S. per cent over the pre-
yious year. There are 1886 EndeayoTer
societies connected with our churches.
or these societies 1881 contribute to the
work Of foreign missions through the
board, There are 2.l5g societies left to
be brought into line The total contri-
buttons from these societies are S22, 496
as against S2lj77 last year This sum
is divided between the American board
and the womans board In the ratio OF
li,09 TO the former and N07l7 to the
latter.
REGULAR DONATIONS.
The regular donations from individ-
uals. churches and various societies
We're S5l6,j36, a gain over the previous
years Of S26.l2S OF this sum S2li.77i
came through the contributions Of the
several womans boards, an increase OF
S4 ga above the receipts OF the previous
pear from the same source 10 the dis
tinctive work OF the American board the
record OF last year. with It's Increase Of
S8s465 Is still further increased by
Sll,4Si.
The income from legacies shows an IN
crease over the previous year Of $50 $685. I
The income from the permanent fund |
exhibits a large increase over last year /
by Sl25. The increase In special dona-
tons for the year amounted to Sl95GS. |
RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES.
The receipts for the year from all
sources. including SLIP for the debt,
are S73L957, an increase from last year
Of 1893, 756. This Is more than the aver
age for the past five years by the
amount Of increase In legacles, which /
was little over $4,000 The total ex-
pendtures Of the board from all direc-
tons have been S732051. and the debt ,
now resting upon the board Is SS2.G32.
The report OF the treasurer Frank II. |
Wiggin. Of Boston showed that In eX-
penditures the cost Of missions had been
500, 1855 the cost of agencies yl7ll9; the
cost Of publications 81 304 the cost Of
administration. S29. l6l. balance for
which the board was in debt Sept.
1899 SsS j3l. total SS20.jSS. Receipts,
1881 9j7 balance for which the board Is
In debt August 81, 1900, ss2G3lfh total
Ss20.5Ss. a recess was taken until $3.50
p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the annual
survey OF the work of the American
board was presented IN a report read
by Rev. Dr. James L. Barton. one OF the
secretaries, IL iwelt al length on the
work being done IN Pacific Islands, AZ
rica, Turkey and China especially. Dr.
Barton said In part +
"A great revolution Is IN progress in
the far east. and the eyes Of an ma
lions are fixed upon 10 the c0unsellers
Of the nations are busy shaping rs
course The government Of China has
sought 60 cut loose from everything for
eien and 20 lead the nation back 10
the secusion Of ancient days II Is
vain struggle against the unity Of the
race and the solidarity Of the world. {
The great powers have protested and
have sent their armies and navies 10 ?
make their protest effective. and are J
determined 20 keep this great empire In