The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-02
SESSION OPENED
THIS MORNING
Congregational Home Mission.
aTy Society Begins Meeting.
ABSTRACT OF ITS REP 0RT.
Large Volume Of BUSINESS In Connection
With the Society Last
Season.
ABSTRACT OF ITS REPORT.

The eth annual meeting OF the Congre-
gationai Home Missionary society begun
Its sessions this afternoon. The con-
ference Of young people on the Christian
ization OF America is a new feature Of it's
annual meetings. The new secretaries
of the Home Missionary society and of
the American board. Will make a begin
ming OF a union effort to advance the
Young Peoples movement
The Rev. Francis r. Clark. d. D.,
founder OF the Endeavor society. Is here
to assist. and a number OF the younger
pastors from different sections of the
country, among them the Rev ~. Magee
Waters. Of Brooklyn. pastor of the lar
gest Congregational church in the United
states
the following abstract OF its annual re-
port:
The number Of missionary laborers in
the service OF the society last year was
1871. They have been employed In ~
state and territories. There are in the
New England states. 454; Middle states.
l22: Southern states, 1I4s Southwestern
states, 100: on the Pacific Coast, 1873:
Western states and territories. s1s;
Cuba, 6.
The number OF congregations and mis-
sionary districts which have been fully
supplied. or where the Gospel has been
preached at stated intervals. is 372
The number OF those who have preach
ed In foreign languages is $50; 54 to Ger
man congregation. l01 to Scandinavian
congregations. 8 to Polish congregations.
s to French congregations, ? to Mexican
congregations, 4 to Italian congregations,
6 10 Spanish congregations. ? to congre-
cations OF Firms. to congregations OF
Danes. : to congregations OF Armenians.
2 10 congregations OF Greeks, and 1 to a
congregation OF Welsh.
The number OF sunday school and BIZ
BILE class scholars In not far from ll. .26e
The organization OF i59 new schools Is
reported, and the number under the spe-
cial care OF missionaries Is zoos.
MANY REVEALS.
one hundred and forty-six make men,
tion OF revivals or religion. In lA In
stances the number OF reported converts
exceeds TO- and the number reported by
$50 missionaries is 4et6.
The additions TO thechurches have been
$780, viz. ho26 on confession OF faith.
and s224 by letters from other churches.
Ninety-fve churches have been organ
ized IN connection with the labors of the
missionaries, and 81 have assumed the
entire support Of their own gospel ordi-
nances
seventy-two houses OF worship have
ed or improved. and i02 parsonages have
been provided
Sixty young men in connection with the
missionary churches are reported as I'm
different stages OF preparation for the
gospel ministry.
The society began the year with a net
debt OF se9l2. a. The receipts Of the
national society were ts17 7.ee9S5. The ex-
penditures have been s3o4.ie7O4. The cash
balance at close OF the fiscal year was
$3.50 30.
The auxiliary societies raised and ex-
pended in their own helds SOS. 567. ~. There
has been n grand total OF receipts for
home missions for the year Of tsSs. .237. rs.
and a grand total Of expenditures OF
s5cs, 134.41.
The missionaries report slightly
smaller number OF new Sunday schools
organized than In the previous year. but
the number OF children in attendance is
nearly 5000 more than I'm ieoi-'0
FAMILIES.
The number Of packages OF family sup
plies formally reported 10 the society's
officials was 81 The packages reported
were valued by the donors ~ SO 0S n.
This In IN addition 90 the sum paid into
the treasury In cash by the woman's
unions. In nearly every feature the
past year has shown an advance over
the previous year.
While there were 10 fewer Sunday