The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-15
FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Ninety-third Annual Meeting Now I'm
Progress at OberIin, o.

Nfnety-thfrd Annual Meeting Now I'm
Progress at OberIin, o.
Oberlin. o.. Oct. 1.-THE ninety
third annual meeting of the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions began its sessions here to-day,
President Samuel B. Capen. LII. D..
Of Boston, presiding.
The report of the home department
was represented by Secretary Charles
II. Davids, D. D.. of Boston, and was
as follows:
During the year 81 new missionaries
were sent out to the various fields.
The large number 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 1t is
proposed shall reach $4,000 now
amounts to $115. 1856 so, despite the fact
that II was not pressed during the
year. The committee voted against the
proposal of the National Council to
continue the missionary magazines.
considering that each was useful in
different ways. Mention is made of
the Yale Foreign Missionary Society,
and the establishment of it's first mis-
sion 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 Com
mittee and Orphans Homes in India
for which $4,000 was raised and dis
tributed during the year. Rev.
Charles c. Croegan, D. j :. district sec
rotary, reports for the middle district,
including Connecticut and Ohio, the
Middle and South Atlantic states,
touching particularly on the lifting of
the debt. In this district the total re-
ceipts were sos, 1861 more than last
year. The contributions from the liv-
ing exceed those of last year by ;69,-
1883. decrease from Sunday Schools
and Young Peoples Society of Christ
ian Endeavor s45S0.57 increase from
the Woman's Board OF Missions and
the Woman's Board of the Interior,
$24,505.30. The legacies are larger than
last year by s2s.59o.0e. From the dis
trict of the interior, including fourteen
states and territories west of Ohio and
the Southern Mississippi states, the re-
ceipts were $197 $3.50, the largest in
come ever recorded in the field. The
receipts from the twenty-five churches
supporting their own missions totaled
50, 414.62. The Pacific Coast Agency con-
tributed $l1174, and increase of 100 per
cent. in six years. The total receipts
from all sources last year amounted to
$S46, 105.S5. The so-called regular dona-
tlons uncondltloned by the donors,
from individuals, churches and socie-
ties, were 1904, 1885, loss from last
year of $4,262.52. OF this sum the sew
erai womRn's boards contributed S2f4,-
1851. an increase over the previous
year Of $16.1549s. The contributions to
the distinctive work of the American
Board have decreased by little over
$4,000, as compared with one year ago.
AS compared with last years. the lega-
cies show an increase of 9,S1O.O3 In
special gifts $42,717.42 were received.
The expenses of the year were larger
than the previous year by S2i, zZz25.
The total expenditures being $741, 3o3. So.
The financial prospects for the ensu-
ing year are said to be as good as in
any year of the boards history.
The treasurer, Frank H. Virgins of
Boston, presented a summary of his
annual report as follows:
Expenditures. cost of missions, $685.
465. "a; cost of agencies, $13,4S6.5l: cost
of publications. IS. 7S2. AS: cost of ad-
ministration. $27,5eS.79; balance for
which the board was in debt Sept. /,
1901. $102, 341.SS. Total $S45, 105. IS; re-
ceipts and donations. 1851, 1904. "a; lega-
cies. $174,43 .5S: interest on general
permanent fund. $1s.S64.o3. Total,
$S45, los. IS.