Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-09
FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS
Noted Church Gathering in
North Adams, Mass.
"HAYSTACK centennial"
Clergymen and Missionaries From All
Parts of World.
HISTORIC FEATURE OF EVENT
First Formation of Plans Which Re-
suited in the Inception Of the
Missionary Movement.
HISTORIC FEATURE OF EVENT

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, October o.
ClergyInen and missionaries from all parts
of the world are in this city to attend the
annual meeting of the American board of
commissioners for foreign missions, known
this year as 1.-The Haystack Centennial
Meeting, which opened here today. Part
Of the sessions will be held in North
Adams and part in the adjoining town of
Williamstown, where one hundred years
ago in the shade of haystack a few men
formed the plans which resulted in the in
ception of the foreign m:sSicnlry movement.
commemorative monument marks the
field where the haystack stood. The speak
ers during the week will include many
prominent clergymen, foreign missionaries
and native workers, together with several
American college presidents. The meetings
will continue through Friday.
The opening session will be held in North
Adams this afternoon. Treasurer Frank H.
Wiggin reported that the receipts of the
vious twelve months. The falling off from
the previous year in legacies was $40, 7S5,
but there was a gain of $172.542 in gifts.
The total receipts were 1913. 159. not inolud-
ing a balance of $4,000 of the previous
years gift by John D. Rockefeller, to be
applied toward buildings and equipment.
The total disbursements of the year, no. in
Guiding Mr.. Rockefeller's gift, were $685.,
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several funds maintained by the board.
The secretary's Report.
Secretary James L. Barton in his report
treats Of the general outlook and changes.
He declares that aggressive measures have
been taken by the Turkish government dur
ing the year to prevent the erection of new
school and hospital buildings and that the
raising of the American legation at Con-
stantinople to an embassy has not yet
changed these conditions. He states that
the most serious political conditions faced
by any of the missions Of the board at
present are in South Africa, where the
called Ethiopian movement" has stirred
up the native Zulus. 1.-THE laws of the
country" says DR.. Barton, "for whatever
reason. do not recognize the educated and
industrious Zulu as possessing rights equal
to those freely accorded the white race.
Stirred by adventures and aggravated, 1t
may be, by measures resorted to by the
government to repress the desire for a
greater degree Of independence, companies
of rebels have been formed who have Sc
sulting In much loss of life and in the de-
struction of two stations of our board"
The report states that British and Ger
man organizations and American organiza-
tons controlled by various denominations
are cooperating with the board in several
mission fields.
Need Of New Missionaries.
Speaking Of the need of new missionaries,
DR.. Barton says: I'VE are today in des-
perate need of reinforcements in Turkey
India, China and Africa, as we'll as in other
countries. We must have more mission
aries at once" In Turkey native Armen-
ians have contributed generously to the
work of the board, having without foreign
aid founded hospital and gymnasium for
Euphrates College and a school for Ar
menian girls.
The report Of the prudential committee
says in part: 1.-THE men and women we
are sending to the front are breaking down
to an alarming degree. The need increases
rapidly with the delay and we cannot long
er withhold achievements in certain fields
without imperiling the work of decades. We
particularly need young women thoroughly
trained Intellectually by college course
or its equivalent.
notwithstanding the fearful San Fran
cisco disaster that district has actually in
creased its gifts by $4,000. gain Of 81
per cent.
1.-THE debt era is soon to be thing of
the past"