The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-03

Kyle, Boston: secretary OF Young Peo-
pies work, Miss Alice Seymour Browne;
treasurer. Miss Sarah Louise Day. Bos-
ton, assistant treasurer. Miss Miriam l..
Woodoerry, Boston; auditor. Samuel F.
wilkins, Boston.
MISS SEYMOUR OF TURKEY.
At the conclusion OF the official cleo
ton. the receipt oe reports from the vari-
Gus mission fields was continued.
Miss Harriet Seymour OF Harpoot, Tur-
key. spoke under the title OF I'm School
and by the Wayside."
She told OF her 81 years OF missionary
life in Turkey; first, as a teacher, asso-
ciated with Miss Bush in the Girls Train
ing school az Harpoot. then. as a touring
missionary In their extended field; then,
after the massacres, as one OF the almon-
ers OF relief" money. and an overseer OF
Industrial work; and lastly. as having a
share in work for orphans.
Miss Seymour said that each successive
work committed TO her was more delight
ful than the previous one, and the climax
was reached when. in work for orphans,
she was permitted 10 try and lead little
feet into the fold of the Good Shepherd.
Miss Caraline f. Bush, for "a years
missionary in Harpoot, Turkey. spoke on
",rhe Power OF the Word in the East"
. Report from Mexico mission work was
received from Miss Mary Dunning OF
Panal. The progress made In that land
is fully as encouraging as that reported
from the other side OF the world.
MORE FROM INDIA.
An interesting story OF work done by
the representatives OF the board at All
mednagar, India, was that presented by
Mrs. Robert A. Hume under the. title
OF Twenty Years in Ahmednagar
The fact that Mrs. Hume is the daugh-
ter and granddaughter OF missionaries,
and was herself horn in Ahmednagar.
form a noteworthy back ground for her
Mrs. Arthur w. Stanford OF Kobe.
Japan. spoke entertainingly under the
title Investments.
The concluding speaker OF the session
and OF the meeting was Rev. Judson
Smith u. D.. foreign secretary or the
American Board OF Missions.
The following extract from ms re-
marks forms a fitting conclusion for this
brief account OF the proceedings or one
OF the most important missionary con-
ever held in Providenece. DR..
Smith said:
"UndoubtedIy great success has at
tended the work OF the board: this Is
true OF the work OF all the foreign mis-
societies OF our times. The story
OF the Ecumenical Conference four years
since, rehearsed in varied forms though
those wonderful eleven days In Carnegie
hall, demonstrates this beyond all ques-
ton. The story Of the last year In the
work OF the board at Grinnell demon.
strated IL anew for us The review or
the past 20 years there gave 1t fuller
voice and stronger proof. The mission
ary force grows very slowly; but the ma
tive agency advances by leaps and
bounds Pastors now twice as many az
20 years ago: native laborers OF all kinds
three times as many. and every one or
them an abler and stronger man now
than then. Mission churches have
doubled, their membership has trebled;
and the massacres In Turkey, and the
Boxer outbreak in China, have revealed
the silent and majestic growth OF the
native disciples in character and courage
and loyalty. The native gifts for Chris
tian objects were not matter OF record
% years ago. they are now twice as
great as 10 years since. and amonted
last year 10 $l7S.l4, more than half as
much as the board appropriated for the
same purpose. The record for all the
Protestant boards IS eQUaffy great ana
inspiring"