Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-12
Many Noted Preachers and Missionar-
les Heard In Sermons and Addresses
Upon Special Subjects = Special
Train to Carry Them to Des Moines
George A. Gates Coming.
,pecial to rimes-Republ,can.

Stimson. Their problem was to read
just the membership of the board so
as to give fair representation to the
churches without losing the present
centralized administration, and respon-
sibility. They are expected to report in
favor Of dividing the board into MEM
bers regularly elected. and mission
aries who will be members ex-officio.
For choosing members one OF four
principals shall be followed: AS repre-
senting local conferences, state asso-
Citations, churches contributing at least
$1,000 and members at large. There
shall be one corporate member to each
local conference in the national coun-
Gil with not less than twelve churches,
a majority Of which contribute to for
eign missions One corporate member
should be given to every church giving
$1,000 or more annually to the board.
Each state association should have
one member at large, and one add1-
tional member for every 10000 church
members. In addition there should be
100 chosen at large. Missionaries OF
over seven years service should be-
come members. The term of service of
members shall be five years. The
committee on nomination shall be
standing committee of nine, three of
whom shall be appointed each year.
The first meeting Of the American.
Board opened according to program at
8: 80 yesterday morning with president
Samuel 3. Capen In the chair. In the
absence of the regular secretaries
James r.. Barton was appointed secre-
tary pro tenn. The address of welcome
by President Dan Il. Bradley of Iowa
College was brief but comprehensive
and left no doubt In the minds of the
visitors of the cordially Of their re-
ception.
The response by President Capen
made it equally plain that there was
q mutual happiness in this meeting.
The report for the home department
and report of the treasurer were read
by Frank III. Wiggin and referred to
the proper committees. The address
from the presidential committee by
Rev. Francis e. Clark, "A View of
Foreign Missions From Two Hem
ispheres," was one to attract close at
tention both as to the matters of which
it treated, and the form and manner
Of the presentation.
The report of the deputation to At
RIGA by Rev. e. T.. Strong and Rev.
Sydney Strong was full Of interest and
was referred to by later speakers.
At 2:30 the afternoon session open
ed with a survey of missions by the
secretary, Rev. Judson Smith, who
,,eSxy ~
the subject covering the last twenty
years.
The addresses by missionaries was
a notable and exceedingly interesting
part of the days proceedings, NOV
ing alike, to delegates and visitors, and
arousing an interest in missions that
no papers or statistical reports could
possibly do. The intensness of feel
ing and expression of the living repre-
sentatives, fresh from the field of his
labors, eager to get back to his work,
and with but fifteen minutes in which
to present the subject, makes itself
felt as nothing else would do. Re-
ports were thus heard from Rev. John
K. Browne, Rev. Hiram Bingham, Rev.
Robert Chambers, Rev. James d. Eat
on, Rev. A. w. Clark, and Rev. S. G.
Bartlett.
The special paper from the Pruden-
tial committee, 1.-THE Abiding King
DOM" read by James l.. Barton, was
one that seemed to strike the keynote
for every member Of the board and
delegates present.
A fitting finale for the afternoon
session, was the clear, forcible adj
dress debt of American Board to
Western Colleges" by Rev. James B.
Gregg, Of Colorado. It seemed to
come like breeze from the mountains.
1t made one glad that he Is In and of
the great middle west.
The exercises of a day full Of both
interest and profit, were fifty closed by
the evening sermon by Rev. Reuen
Thomas, of Massachusetts,, followed by
the communion service. Rev. Thorn
as is from Brookline, Mass, and was
introduced as 1.-The minister of Harv-
ard" The sermon was characterized
by some who heard it as the clearest
and strongest appeal for missions they
have ever heard.
The following committees were duly
nominated and elected by viva voce
vote:
commune on Face dllu TiedcneT-
Rev. G. S. Mills, Ohio; Rev. G. L. Nor
gan, Illinois; Rev. Albert Milne, Min
nesota; Rev. w. w. Scudder, Wash
ington; Rev. III. p. Proctor, Massachu-
sets.
Committee on DR.. Smiths Depart
ment-Rev. j. p. Mcconnell, Mime
sofa; Rev. Dewitt S. Clark, Massachu-
sets; Rev. w. L. Beard, China; Rev.
e. H. Pitkin, Illinois; Rev. j. e. Snow
den, Iowa.
Committee on Treasurer's Report
L. A.. Crosset, Massachusetts,; George
M. Lane, Michigan; Lowell E. Jepson,
Minnesota; Peter Jones, Honolulu;
A. W. Benedict. Missouri.
Committee on Dr.. Barton's Depart
nent President S. b. l. Penrose
Washington; Charles N Prouty, Mas
sachusetts. Rev ]. T. Loba, Illinois:
Rev W. w. Gist. Iowa; Rev. A. w.
Alderman. Connecticut.
Committee on Home Department -
Rev. r. II. Parker. Connecticut; Rev.
Frank n. White. Illinois; George II.
Rust, Minnesota Rev, Doremus Scud-