The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-14
AMERICAN BOARD"
Its 93d Annual Meeting Opens at
Oberlin To-day With
Reports.
Thirty-seven New Missionaries to
the Various Fields-;The Re-
port of the Treasurer.

Oberlin, Ohio, Oct. 14.-The ninety
third annual meeting of the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
sionS began its sessions here to-day,
President Samuel B. Capen, LID, Of
Boston, presiding The report Of the
home department was presented by Secre-
tary Charles M. Davids, D. D., of Boston.
The report states that during the year
thirty-seven new missionaries were sent
out to the various fields. The large num-
Der of workers who left China on account
Of the uprising have returned to the far
east, and normal conditions have been
resumed. The twentieth century fund,
which it is proposed shall reach $3.50, 900,
now amounts to $115, 1862, despite the
fact that it was not pressed during the
year. The committee voted against the
proposal of the national council to con-
,, solidate the missionary magazines, con-
| sidering that each was useful in different
! ways. Mention is made Of the Yale For
eign Missionary Society and the establish
ment Of its first mission in China, which
is to be in charge of Rev. John L. and
Mrs. Thurston. Next there Is reference
to the efforts of the National Armenian
Relief Committee and Orphans Homes in
India, for which 100000 was raised and
distributed during the year.
Rev. Charles c. Croegan, D. D., district
"
including Connecticut and Ohio, the mid
die and south Atlantic states, touching
particularly on the lifting of the debt. In
this district the total receipts were $685.,
81 more than last year. The contribu-
lions from the living exceed those of last
year by $50, S16.85; decrease from Sunday
schools and Young Peoples Society. OF
Christian Eindeavor, s4,5s057; increase
from the Woman's Board of Missions and
the Woman's Board of the Interior, s24,
5O530. The legacies are larger than last
| year by 2s,590.06.
From the district of the interior, includ-
| ing fourteen states and territories west OF
Ohio and the southern Mississippi states
| the receipts were $197,52s.60, the largest
income ever recorded in the field. The
receipts from the TWENTY-FIVE churches
supporting their own missions totaled
| s9,41462. The Pacific coast agency con-
| tributed s17,174, an increase of 100 per
| cent in six years. The total receipts from
| all sources last year amounted to $780,
| 1855. The so-called regular donations
| unconditional by the donors, from indi-
vidual churches and societies, were 1904,
1856, loss from last year Of $4,262.52
| OF this sum the several woman's boards
| contributed $214, 71061, an increase over
the previous year Of SIG, 05499. The con-
| trinutions to the distinctive work of the
| American Board have decreased by a little
| over $4,000 as compared with one yea1
ago. AS compared with last year, the leg
acies show an increase of $4a,810.03. In
special gifts s42,717.42 was received. The
| expenses of this year were larger thar
| the previous year by 1924, 222.23, the tota
expenditures being $741,3oS.35. The f1nan.
ciaI prospects for the ensuing year ART
said to be as good as in any year of the
boards history.
The treasurer, Frank n. Wiggin Of Bos
ton, presented summary of his annua
report, as follows: Expenditures-Cost O
missions, $685., 1854: cost of agencies
/ $1s:4S6.54; cost of publica TONS $9,782.4s
cost of administration; SCI, 65S.79; balanc,
| for which the board was In debt Sept /
1901, $1O2,3413s; total, $S45, 1855. Re
ceipts-Donations, $651,304.24; legacies
S174, 437.58; interest on general permane1i
fund, $19, 1854 .o3; total, s845, 105.85.
The treasurer's report was followed b.
an address by member Of the prudential
committee, Rev. w. N. Davis, D. D., o
Newton, Mass.
i Rev. w. NJ Davis, Of Eliot church
!, Newton Mass, and a member OF the pru
: Dental committee, delivered the conclud
J ing address of the opening session. Fl
said that there was need Of increasing
the native agencies Of the work, although
! no missionary society has SO large a.
!, army Of native helpers compared with it
& foreign force as the American Board.