Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-21
Routine Business Occupied
Greatest Part of Pro-
gram Yesterday.
IS HERE FROM JAPAN
Former Oklahoma City Wo-
man Returns From
Korea.

Assigning delegates to homes where
they are To stay while in the city, APP
pointing committees n general rou
tine work comprised the bulk Of yes
terday's activities at the biennial as
scmhly of the Presbyterian board Of
foreign missions, In session at the
First Presbyterian church. A great
many OF the delegates had not ar
rived last night, but some hundred or
more are already here. Among them
are i've foreign missionaries, and two
other missionaries viii be In town to-
day.
Miss Ruby Brownlec, formerly of
oklahoma city, Oklahoma's special
missionary, Just returned from Korea,
arrived in the city yesterday. II was not
definitely known whether she would
he at the assembly or not, and she is
not on the program, but probably will
come before the assembly at some
time during the meetings. Or. III. l.,
Webber and wife of Efulen. West Al
RIGA, will be In town this morning and
he ut the home Of Rev. e. w. Kerr
over Sunday. Miss Mary Turner Of
| Aguas Galleries, Mexico; Miss *, Ann
Gibbons of K~anazawa, Japan; Miss
Agnes Morgan of Osaka, Japan, and
Dr. Ed'c Cooper of rsIng-Tau, China,
also have arrived.
Mrs s. |. Lindsay's beginning at
Jerusalem" was the feature of the
meeting yesterday afternoon. Much of
the rest OF the program, including the
greeting and response, was surplanted
by routine work and postponed until
this mornings session.
Address by Rev. SchclI.
Rev. Willilm p. Schell of the as
somhly's board of New York talked
To- the assembly last night in the
church He arrived in the city early
yesterday morning and upon the re-
quest of the authorities addressed the
students ut Kendall college at the reg
ular chapel hour yesterday morning.
EeV. Schell told the delegates very in
tcrcsting news in regard to the imam
cial standing OF the affairs Of the
board, Last year n large debt was as
sured by the hoard to meet the obliga-
tiCn of sustaining foreign missions,
Tut the boards work has been so sue
C~cssful that the funds are already
raised to carry on the work Of the
coming year and to pay a large par;
Of the deficit of last year. The fol-
lowing is u statistical report of the af-
atihN VI Nv ~ y
Total receipts Of s2,2S7.076 for tho
fiscal year eading March 81, 1915. arr
shown in thu statement of the boart
Of foreign missions of the PRESBYTERIAN
church in the United States Of Amer.
lea. issued Yesterday. This amour,
exceeded the receipts of any other
year in the boards history. with tn,
exception OF l911-l2, the statement
says.
The receipts have enabled the boart
to pay in full all obligations assume
for the year 19li-15, and to close tn,
year with a surplus of $40, 900. ap'
llicable on an old deficit of S292 600
Committees Appointed.
Secretary Mrs. c. A. Rosebrough o
the Biennial Assembly made the fol
lowing appointment If committees Il
the meeting yesterday afternoon
Committee On resolutions Is Mrs. ker
and Mrs. Gillespie of Tulsa. and Mrs
This of independence, Kan. The con
mittec on report is Mrs. Beatty o
Kansas City, Mrs Goodrich of 1ndc
rendcncc. Kan, and Mrs. Philips o
Arkansas. The committee On me
mortal is Mrs. Elliot of Missouri, Mrs
Henderson " Tulsa and Mrs. Preston
of Texas. Committee on time ant
place Is Mrs. Burg of st. Louis. Mrs
Banks of Kansas and Mrs. Knott q
Oklahoma City.
The program Of today's proceed
iTgs follows: The roll call of synod
icial and Observation-Disclosures by Mrs
G. A. Rosebrough. greeting by Mrs. {
w. Kerr and response by Mrs. c. Il
Hopkins was held over from yester
day afternoon.