The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 12, December, 1883Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 12, December, 1883
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
Rev. A. H. Bradford read a paper on “Woman in Modern Charity
and Missions.” Rev. G. M. Boynton read a paper on “The Place of
Missionary Literature in the Conversion of the World.”
Prof. Albert Salisbury, of Atlanta, Ga., read a paper entitled:
“For What are We Sent?” Rev. A. A. Myers, of Williamsburg, Ky.,
read a paper on the “Mountain White Work.”
Five-minute speeches were made by Rev. Isaac H. Hall, of New
Orleans, La.; Rev. Geo. S. Smith, of Raleigh, N.C., and Rev.
Alfred Connet, of McLeansville, N.C.
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. W. H. Ward, D.D., made a report on a
visit to the Dakota mission. The report of the Committee on Indian
Missions was read by Rev. Joseph Anderson, D.D., Chairman, and
addresses upon Indian affairs were made by Dr. Anderson, Rev.
Cushing Eells, D.D., Rev. Samuel G. Rankin and Rev. Anson Gleason,
formerly missionary to the Choctaws. The report of the Committee on
Chinese Missions was presented by Rev. Wm. Alvin Bartlett, D.D.,
Chairman, who also made an address.
On motion of Rev. S. Wolcott, D.D., Resolved, That we place
on record our thorough disapproval, as an Association, of the
exclusive and prohibitory legislation of our government relative
to the Chinese. The report of the Committee on the Constitution
was presented by Rev. W. S. Palmer, Chairman, and accepted. After
discussion the Amended Constitution was adopted with no dissenting
vote.
Evening Session.—Devotional Services were conducted by Rev. J. M.
Whiton, Ph. D. Addresses were made by a Chinaman, Ju Sing, from
Oakland, Cal.; by an Indian, Wm. Harrison McKinney, of the Choctaw
Nation, Indian Territory, a recent graduate of Roanoke University;
by a negro, Rev. J. C. Price, of Salisbury, N. C., graduate of
Lincoln University in 1879, and by Secretary James Powell. The
exercises were interspersed with singing by a choir of nine young
Chinamen, resident in Brooklyn and members of the Central Church
Sunday-School.
Thursday Morning.—The half-hour prayer meeting was conducted by
Rev. Geo. S. Smith. At 9 o’clock Dr. Rankin resumed the chair.
Secretary M. E. Strieby read a paper on “Caste in America.”
President S. C. Bartlett read the report of the Committee on
Educational Work and made an address on that subject. A committee
to consider Secretary Strieby’s paper on “Caste in America”
was appointed, consisting of Deacon Samuel Holmes, General E.
Whittlesey, Rev. S. Wolcott, D.D., Rev. G. M. Boynton, Rev. D.
L. Furber, D.D. Rev. Washington Gladden, D.D., made an address
on “Illiteracy in the South.” Rev. Edward W. Bacon, Rev. C.
G. Fairchild, and Rev. John L. Ewell, made addresses upon the
different phases of educational work at the South. Brief remarks
were also made by Rev. A. P. Foster and Rev. R. B. Howard.
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