The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-04
He spoke in part as follows:

He spoke in part as follows:
The year has closed over a treasury
freed from the long born burden OF debt.
To every worker upon the field have
dues been promptly paid. 1t is the
marked year OF the decade--the first since
the sudden and overwhelming shrinksse
in receipts OF 1894.
The close OF each previous year has
shown a balance sheet with the sur
plus on the debit side, as follows:
1894. ss7.as7; 1895. slss.l4o; 1885, s5l.7oo:
1897. si27.5o4 1898. s1os.5oo; 1899. siss. 1863;
1900, s10s, ,544: 1901, sss,sss; 1902, sssl2: 1903
no debt, all bills paid. all bank loans
met and a cash balance of 1850.
The nth. year fs marked again by the
formation OF plans and the initiation OF
methods for reaching, Interesting and In
structing the great volume of young life
of the churches The committee has
summoned to the executive force OF this
organization. as asHociate secretary Mr..
Don o. Sheldon and bfdden him TO touch
and arouse the young people OF the
churches and rally them to a cooperation
In winning this home land to the Christ
WHOSE are to be all nations OF tho earth.
The committee has initiated plans TO
bring the greatness of the task of
evangelixing Amerca--its unparalleled
needs: ts uneQualled opportunities: It's
great spheres OF destitution in heathen-
ized sections OF our cities. in vice-ridden
mining camps and in asserted morally
lapsing rural regsons-to the knowledge
and the consciences of the wealth holders
OF the Congregational name.
BUSINESS MEETING.
The annual business meeting OF the
society was called at 10 o'clock by DR..
Halls, and tho first feature OF this meet
ing was the annual report OF Washing
ton Choate the secretary OF the Congre-
gational Home Missionary society. an
abstract OF which, has been previously
published in .nese columns.
Following this report Rev. Nehemiah
Boynton. ID. A., OF Michigan, presented
q report Of the special committee ap-
pointed to report upon the report OF the
executive committee. This report was
In brief as follows:
'As contrasted with the year 1902 there |
has been an increase of SO churches regu- |
larly ly suppl s11ppaiied and 80 mis:ionaries have
ADDED to the roll Of ths .ocsty
In the force Of preachers proclaiming the
message in foreign tongue, and this is
noteworthy as evidence that we are
Imposed upon US by the augmenting tide !
OF Old World emigration. II is also a |
hope oI,s snkindslins d,,as piece Of news that the
Its Sunday school enrolment |
by the means OF nearly 5000 scholars.
Over against the reassuring and con- !
TO remark that the total receipts of the !
national society and Its auxiliaries were !
less than during the year preceding. In
ity 1t is certainly not gratifying to ac- |
knowledge this fact. 1t sounds an un-
mistakable rebuke TO the ease which pre- |
I'm the midst OF serious and widespread
industrial turmoil X Is glad tidings that /
come from Pennsylvania. We are told |
time paralyzed by the banefui infuence
OF the coal strike have endured the Sc /
we're trial: that the Christian spirit has
union~ and non-union men"
Another important report Of the busn |
ness ne Son meeting ee was presented By Mr.. Edwin
OF the executive committee.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The report of the committee on nom,na-
South Framingham. Mass. This report
presented the following board OF ofYicers
and later In the day they were unani-
President. Cyrus Northrop. OF Minne,o.
ia: vice presidents. Rev W. A. Bartlett
Of Illinois: President Dan +. Bradley. ~
Iowa: Rev. Nehemiah Boynton. of Mich
igan: Rev. Charles r. Brown. OF CaIIfor-
MIA: Rev. Michael Burnham. OF Missouri:
President William Hyde. OF Maine: Rev
George f. Hall. OF New Hampshire; Rev.
Edward NJ Chapman. OF Vermont: Rev.
Reuben Thomas, OF Massachusetts: Hon.
David J. Brewer. OF Washington. d. c.
Recording secretary. Rev. T.. Calvin
OF Rhode Island
Auditor, George q. Edgell. OF New
York.
Executive committee 10 serve until
isas-Rev. 3. =. Carman, Of New York:
Mr. G. W. Hebbard. OF New York: Mr..
:. G. West. OF New Jersey.
To MI vacancies on executive commit
'ee-To serve until 1eoi-Rev. r. L. Good
'peed. OF Massachusetts; 10 serve until
Dos. Rev Macy McGee Waters. OF New