The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-14


The g6th annual meeting OF the
American Hoard Of Foreign MlEaiona
opened this Afternoon In Plymouth
church
The services will continue until
Monday. The church 10 Decorated
With missionary maps and the pie
lures OF we'll known missionaries.
A large globe II mounted on the
platform. Hymbolieai Of the world
Wids work
The address Of welcome was de-
llsefed b. the Rev S. ~ frseland.
OF Seattle. 20 which President Sam
nsl - Capen. ii. d. responded The
report Of the prudential COMMITTEES.
vas presented by the secretary OF
the home department. the Rev. Cor
nelina " Patton. D d. the report
81 the treasury ~ Frank H. NlEgln.
Secretary James l. barton. ID d.
reviewed aud illustrated the field.
The force aud the work In the 20
missions 81 the board. three In Arr
ca. four In Turkey. three Ia India
and Ceylon. four IN China, and one
each in Japan. Mexico. Spain. Aus
tria. Micronesia and the Philippine
lalanda.
The session Thursday evening
will exploit the present and pros-
pe~tlx. work of the North China
mission. The Crisis IN China" viii
he the theme Of Secretary Judson
smith, ID. D.. and addresses viii be
delivered b. four missionaries. In
Guiding the Rev. George ID. Wilder.
whe has been contested With the
North China mission since 1894. and
the Rev. Henry kInEman. Who has
been connected with Il since lsSs.
Tho work OF the Aieronealan mis-
sion viii nlno Be emphasized, OWING
TO the receut destructive typhoon
Tho speakers vii be the Rev. =. NJ.
Price, who has bern 4 missionary In
China and IN Micronesia since 1888.
and the Rev. I. NJ Chanuon. who
went 20 Micronesia In 1890.
on Friday morning Secretary Pat
Ton Will present the annual sec
Feiarial paper The young peoples
session ain be held. aud addresses
will be delivered b Assistant sec
rotary Harry Wade Hicks aud
President George Gatss. ~ D.. Of
Pomona college. California.
The business session Nill be held
Friday afternoon 4 special report
will be presented hy President Ed
ward D. Eaton. y. D. Of Bcioit coli
lege. Wisconsin. as chairman % a
special committee On proposed plans
for the regular visitation % all the
foreign fields Friday evening Pres
ldent Capcn will deliver his annual
address.
Saturday morning officers will be
elected. and the Rev. =. y. san
aeraon. ID u. Of Providence. viii
present a report reviewing the re-
port Of the prudential COMMITTEES
an the home department Among
tho other missionaries who will de-
liver addresses viii be the Rev.
William N. Zumbro OF the Madura
mission. tho Rev. Henry G. Bissel
~ the Marathi mission, India, and
the Rsv. c. a. Clark and tho Rev.
S. G. Bartlett Of the japan mission
Saturday afternoon there viii be
an excursion on Puget sound The
annual sermon sill be delivered
Sunday morning BY the Rev. Jo-
aeph ~ Twiehell OF Hartford
Conn. and on Sunday evening an
evangclistic and missionary address
viii be delivered by the Rev. Will
lam J Dawson. Of London.
The closing session VIII be held
Monday morning at which adj
dresses will be delivered by return
Ing and new missionaries. A fare
we'll address viii be delivered. 20
which President Capen will respond.
After adjournment OF the meet
ing a party Of officers OF the board
and leading spealsers on the pro-
gram will start down the coast in
order 90 hold missloary rallies. A
stop OF one day viii be made In
Portland In order 10 visit the Lewis
and Clark exposition. September Il
to q viii be spent In San Francisco.
with missionary meetings on the 12d
and gath. In connection with the an
nnal meeting OF the Northern Cali
fonlu association. leaving the 23d
free for sightseeing. The party viii
start for southern California on the
morning Of September Is 20 hold a
missionary rally with the Southern
California association September 20.
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