New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-13
FOREIGN MISSIONS GROW
Reformed Church Report Shows
Best Year in Its History.
MO CHANGE OF CONSTITUTION
DR.. J. F. Berg New Teacher of
Hellenistic Greek at the New
Brunswick Seminary.

Asb,,rv Park. " J.. June ~ (SpeciaD. 49,
/ Rusiness sessions OF the General SYNOD OF
the Reformed Church in America were re-
suroed to-day in the Public Library build
ing
/ The constitution Of the denomination will
not be revised this year. as was anticipated,
for the report Of the special committee ap-
nointed 70 recommend needed changes was
referred back as a whole to-day 10 the
committee for further consideration, 10 be
reported on again next year.
/ The Board Of Foreign Missions submitted
its report through its corresponding secre-
tary the Rev DR.. William A Chamberlain.
| Of New York The last year the report
shows. has been one Of progress and
achievement The stations in the various
! foreign fields have been strengthened and
two new churches established. while sew
eral have become self-supporting. over five
hundred have been received upon confess
sion into communion with these churches.
/ During tho year closing May I. 1911,
there was raised for foreign missions a
total Of 1882. 23O an advance Of 81 .s04 over
1910. The gifts Of the churches alone show
a gain OF II per cent over last year.
The Reformed Church IN America con-
ducts missions IN Arabia China, India and
Japan. In all of these fields there has been
marked progress. In many respects it was
the banner year in the history of the board.
The church has 20 stations in foreign fields
ana 80 outstations. with go ordained male
missionaries and SO unordained male mis-
sionares. There are 80 married and 40 un-
married missionaries II has 81 churches
nc
schools. colleges and seminaries. 1t has
u hospitals and dispensaries, which treated
last year thousands Of patients. The con-
tributions Of the natives themselves
amounted to over $4,000 last year.
In the recent death OF the Rev. DR.. Jared
W. Scudder, who passed away at Palmaner.
India, the Church lost one Of its most en-
thusastic missionaries. DR.. Scudder was
the last one OF the seven brothers who had
followed their father 70 the mission field
OF India and his continuous service of
fifty-hve years was the longest In the his
tory Of the board and constituted the last
link Of the Arcot mission with the period
Of its founding. Other missionaries who
died last year were DR.. John A. Otte. Miss
Alice Duryee, Mrs. z. r. Miller and the
Rev. DR.. Martin n. Wyckof.
This evening. in the Reformed Church a
meeting In the interest Of foreign missions
was held. The speakers included the Rev.
William I. Chamberlaip and the Rev Dr.
John G.. Fagg. of New York city, repre-
senting the board; the Rev. DR.. Albertus
Peters, Of Japan. and the Rev. J. Van Ess
OF Arabia. representing the missionaries
and the Rev Edward Dawson. OF West
Hoboken, y. J.; the Rev. r. j. Bush. or
Va al ba I
berg of Chicago, representing the synod.
The Rev. DIR. J. Frederick Berg Of Port
Richmond, Staten Island. was elected to-
New Testament exegesis in the New Bruins
wick Theological Seminary, 10 succeed the
Rev. DR.. John r. Gillespie. resigned. There
were several other candidates. among them
Dr Pockman president Of the synod. Or
Pfrg was chosen on the second ballot.