The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-10
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Proceedings of the American Board
of Commissioners.

HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. 9.-The Rev.
Lyman Abbott, D. D., of New York. con-
Quoted the devotional exerci Uses which
preceded the opening of this mornings
meeting of the American board of com
missioners for foreign missions. The
forenoon was given UP to addresses by
ofhcers of the board and missionaries.
the report of the secretary and the SER
mon by the Rev. Henry Hopkins, L. D..
Of Kansas City, vice president of the
board, being the most notable features
of the session.
DR.. Judson Smith stated that il the
eleven missions under his supervision
there are 29S missionaries of whom IL
have gone out for the first time, and
2,O92 native laborers, of whom 81 are pas
tors of mission churches.
The number of missionaries in the mis-
s1ons under the Rev. Dr.. James L. Bar
ton, foreign secretary, is PAS, of whom %
have gone out this year for the first
ume; the number of native laborers Is
1881, an increase over last year of I5S.
Dr. Barton reported that the indenni-
ties from the Turkish empire for losses
during the massacres of 1856 only await
certain formalities to be distributed to
the several claimants.
one OF the most interesting points of
the report was its reference to work In
China. 1t said:
THE period since the raising of the
siege of Pekin has been marked by VarI-
Gus Incidents; the missionary board on
the ground has acted with calmness,
foresight and great prudence; the caro-
OF the Chinese refugees has demanded
craftsmanship, patience and tact. and
these qualities have not been wanting
ana SD lar as possible missionary work
Oh ~r.f-.a
and services maintained within the area
of Pekin, Tientsin and Pao Ting Flu
Now the way/is open for visits at Pang-
Ghaung and Lin-Ching to Tung-Ho and
1T is too early to forecast the real i'm
portance of the settlement that has been
reached at Pekin. Missionary work, so
far from being the cause of the outbrea k
is proving itself the most helpful agency
for the re-establishment of peace and na-
tional unity
The forward movement report was pre-
sented by Lucien c. Warner, NJ. D.. OF
New York, chairman of the advisory COM
smittee. He said:
The purpose of the forward movement
is to develop interest in foreign missions
among the churches, and especially to Sc
cure the adoption of missionaries by pax
ticular churches, individuals and families.
The active work of the committee COW
ers about two years and a half During
this time missionary salaries have been
assumed by eighty-two churches and
three individuals; 105 salaries in all, as a
number of churches have taken "a man
and his wife. Seven other churches have
given the equivalent of salaries, either
for special object or for the general
cause. During the year preceding the
committees appeal to these eighty mine
churches they gave to the beard sd, 800.
The total pledges secured thrOugl the
agency of the committee were S6j $50. an
increase of 179 per cent. Fifty-four
churches were interested in the forward
movement prior to the close of the fiscal
year ending Aug. 81, 1900.
THE increased contributions from the
congregations of these churches have not
involved a reduction in the contributions
to the women'S boards. The forward
movement has increased the general in
terest in foreign missions and the wom-
ems boards have shared III the results of
this Increase