The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-10
Corporate Members of the Amerl-
can Board of Foreign Missions
May be Elected For a Term OF
Years Rather Than For Life
QUESTION RAISED IN
COMMITTEES REPORT
Forward Movement Report Read
by LuCian C. Warden, M. D. of
New York, Tells of Good Work
Accomplished by Missionaries
in Parkway Lands

| Hartford, CT, Oct 9-Rev. Lyman
Abbott, D. D., of New York conducted
the devotional exercises which preced-
| ed the opening of this mornings meet
ing of the American board of commits
sioners for foreign missions The fore
noon was given up to addresses by Of
ffcers of the board and missionaries,
the report of the secretary and the
sermon by Rev. DIR. Henry Hopkins of
Kansas City, Mo-, vice-president of the
board, being the most notable feature
of she session.
Rev. DR.. A. E. Dunning, Sunday
school editor of "Congregationalist,"
Boston, spoke concerning the Study of
Missions in the Sunday School," say
ing: This board was chosen to fulfill
the purpose for which the Bible was
written. If the Bible is taught faith
fully, this theme, modern missions, will
always be prominent in the Sunday
school Foreign missions have entered
on a new stage in our time. They have
come to claim the place which our Lord
assigned 10 them in the church, and
that is the foremost place in the aims
of all his disciples. They are advancing
still farther in popular estimate in this
country They are coming to be recog-
nized as an integral part Of the nation
Of life.
"The civilization which our late pres
ident sought to extend which this ma
ton believes 1t is it's mission to extend
through the world. is essentially Chris
tan. 1t is the reproduction of the char
acter Of Christ It is the dominance Of
the principles proclaimed by the gospel of
Christ. Let us, then, make definite pro-
vision for this teaching in the home and
in the Sunday School"
DR.. Smith the secretary, stated that
| in the II missions under his supervt-
sion there are 29S missionaries, of whom
| 10 have gone out for the first time; 2092
native laborers, of whom 81 are pastors
of mission churches.
The number of missionaries in the
missions under Rev. James L. Barton,
| the foreign secretary, is 246 of whom
| 10 have have gone out this year for the
| first time the number of native labor
ers in 1891, an increase over last year
of 15S.
I DR.. Barton reported that the indem-
mites from the Turkish empire for
losses during the massacres of 1856
only await certain formalities to be
distributed to the several claimants.
The forward movement report was
presented by Lucien c. Warden, NJ. D.,
! OF New YORK, chairman OF the ADVISORY
committee. He said: THE purpose of
the forward movement is to develop in
terest in foreign missions among the
churches, and especially to secure the
adoption of missionaries by particular
churches. individuals and families.
THE active work of the committee
covers about 2is years. During this
time missionary salaries have been
assumed by 50 churches and three in
dividuaIs, los salaries in all, as a num-
Der of churches have taken man and
his wife. Seven other churches have
given the equivalent of salaries. either
for special objects or for the general
cause. During the year preceding the
committees appointment to these SO
churches they gave to the board
$4,000. The total pledges secured
through the agency OF the committee
were $65,SS0, 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 contribution from the
congregations of these churches have
not involved q reduction in the contri-
buttons to the woman's board. The
forward movement has increased the
general interest in foreign missions,
and the woman's board have shared in
the results Of this increase.