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comes next with ST 1852; Indiana, 9,44S;
Missouri, $S,1S4; Pennsylvania, STOP;
Iowa, $780, and Illinois, $6,100. Mime
sofa comes the twenty-1rst on the list,
its contribution having been exceeded by
both India and Jamaica, both of which are
missionary fields. The total contribution
from states, territories and missionary
fields amounted to STA 733. New Mexico
contributed So and the Indian Territory
$1.65.
The report Of Mary ]. Judson, treasurer
of the board, showed receipts Of $166, ,439,30
and disbursements amounting to $751;
751.71. The actual receipts were $685.
441.58. Of the expenditures, $7,997 was
spent among the heather of Bilaspur,
India. Other Indian missions required
$25, ,6S3, for their support. Work in ia
maica cost the board $10,827; in Mexico.
$3,261, and in Porto Rico, $1,943. The
Young Peoples department expended $91,-
936 in the United States alone
The leaflet committe reported a larger
demand for missionary literature than in
any previous year, and made reference
to the high character Of the matter is
sued, which the Librarian Of the Drew mis-
eionary library had pronounced the best
received from any church. One leaflet
was reported to have attained a circula-
tion of $4,000 copies. During the year
the board published 2,656,000 pages of
missionary literature, and in addition
purchased and distributed pamphlets of
44,7 pages, issued by other organiza-
tions. The committee reported that it's
work had been hampered by a lack of
funds, and urged that the work be given
more adequate financial support. The
report was signed by Annie B. Gray and
Helen E. Moses. 1t was accepted by vote
Of the convention, and the committee was
retained.
Mrs. David owen Thomas of Minnesota,
was then introduced, and read a paper
on ''The Omnipotence of Truth and
Union" Mrs. Thomas called attention to
the fact that the truths contained in the
Bible were not always clear, and that
fact, she said, had been responsible for the
growth of creeds. While other religions
kept men in the dark the spirit of Chris
tianity was enlightenment.
To-day" said Mrs. Thomas, "the
Bible is here. and every man may con-
strue it's meaning for himself, but alas
it is obscured by the Interpretation Of
councils. Gods power is truth and union
combined But how shall we combine
Gods truth and Christian union so as to
make them omnipotent for Gods purpose.
Perhaps in no better way than by studying
minds to all new and wise ways of saw
ing men, by trying to understand the
needs of the world and by appreciating,
equipping and maintaining the workers" "
Work for Young People.
Mrs. Matte Pounds, national superin-
tendent of the young peoples department,
then read the report OF that organiza-
tion. Said she: 1T has been said that
the greatest discovery of the nineteenth
century was the discovery Of woman
1t remains for the twentieth century to
discover childhood" Continuing. Mrs.
Pounds brought out the old idea embodied
in the proverb, GAS the twig is bent, so
is the tree Inclined" She thought the
early training of a child the most i'm
portant factor IN the forming of men and
women.
Mrs. Pounds complimented the various
state superintendents on the work accom-
plished during the past year, and reported
that there were no fewer than $3.50 mis-
sion bands, circles and societies upon the
church list, a gain of 266 over last year.
This statement was greeted with applause.
Contributions from these societies. she
said, had amounted to $23,353, as against
,277 year ago. and $6.760 in 1896.
The report included mention of improve
ments in missionary buildings in India,
Jamaica, and Porto Rico, including three
orphanages in India and one in Porto Rico.
Professor L. w. Fairfield, of the An
COLA, Ind, normal college, then delivered
an address on young peoples work. He
thought that man as we'll as woman should
take I'D the study of childhood. Child
study, he said, had advanced greatly with
in the past few years. and the one great