The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-11
American Board at Last Nights
Meeting Did Some Remarkable
Work Toward Raising Much
Desired Fund
DOX0L0GY FOLLOWED
ANNOYING EMENT OF RESULT
Resolutions Were Adopted Ex-
pressing Sympathy for Miss
Stone and Gratitude to the
Government-EIeCtion of Of
ficers

Hartford, Oct. 10.-The business ses-
sion of the American Board was held
this afternoon. New members were
elected as follows:
Maine, John w. Gould; Massachu-
sets, George W. Gable, Prof Edward
Y. Hincks, Rev. Philip s. Moxom, Rev.
Edward M. Noyes, Frank Wood. Con-
necticut, David N Camp, Rev. Edwin
p. Parker; New York, Frank S. Jones
Illinois, Rev. William E. Burton,
Thomas C. Mcmillan; Iowa, Mrs. F. ].
Hardin; Minnesota, Lowell E. Jepson.
Several propositions relating to mem
bership of the board providing for a
reduction of state representation and
for the term rather than life member
ship We're referred to a committee, to
report next year.
The 93d annual meeting will be held
in Oberiin, O., next October. Hon.
William B. Plunkett of Adams, Mass,
was elected auditor. Secretary Judson
Smith offered a tribute to Miss Ellen
M. Stone. which was adopted, as fol-
lows:
Resolved, that the American Board
is in deep and tender sympathy with
its missionary, Miss Ellen M. Stone
and her associate, now held in cap
tivity by brigands; that it's officers
and members are heartily grateful for
the prompt and strenuous efforts Of
our government in seeking her release
and for the popular movement to pro-
vide for her ransom, anP &stw. MAT
these efforts in her behalf may speedi-
ly be crowned with success.
Officers were elected as follows:
president, Samuel B. Chaplin, L. L. D.
vice nreSidant TIanr1y n n
corresponding secretaries. Judson Smith
D. D., Charles H. Daniels D. D., James
l.. Barton D. D; treasurer, Frank H.
Wiggin; editorial secretary, Elnathan
e. Strong D. D; recording secretary,
Henry A. Simpson, D. D.; assistant
recording secretary A N. Packard, D.
D.; auditors, H. N. Baker, Hon. Hen
ry E. Cobb and Hon. William B. Plum
kett.
This evening an address was deliv-
cred by the Rev. Samuel e. Herrick
D. D., of Boston on THE tragedy of
christian missions"
Rev. S. Parkes Cadman D. D., of
Brooklyn was heard by the board for
the first time since became from the
Methodist into the Congregational
ministry. The concluding address of
the evening session was the annual adj
dress of the president S. B. Capen, LII.
D. 1t was a financial statement, and
an appeal for million dollars annual
ly for foreign missions.
After President Capen had given to
annual address on "A Million Dollars
for Foreign Missions" Rev DR.. S.
Parkes Cadman of Brooklyn, N. Y, be-
gan an effort to raise 100000 to wipe
out the debt of the board After $1,000
or $4,000 had been subscribed, it was
asked if an unconditional gift of $4S-
900 recently received by the board
could not be applied to the debt.
Colonel Hopkins the vice president of
the board, said that the prudential com
mittee would do so. The thousands
came in very fast after that and $25-
600 was pledged in one lump provided
that the full amount be pledged. At II
o'clock after two hours of great ex-
element, President Capen announced
that every dollar of the debt had been
wiped out. This was greeted with the
singing of the doxology. The final
$1,000 was pledged by ex- Gov. Bulke-
ley in behalf of the South Church of
this city.