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E igh teenth A n n u al R eport M issio ns ^ 4^8 r a B ^ FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY OK THE AV 1 J K iU \S Xo. 1334 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. ■ \&Y PHILADELPHIA: P r e s s o f T h e J a s . B . R o ^ g e ä s P r i n t i n g Co m p a x y , ;V2 an<l 54 North Sixth Street. 1888. YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 3 9002 09912 3276 E igh teenth A n n u a l R eport OF THE FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF TH E y n :ia ± s No. 1334 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. PHILADELPHIA: P r e s s o f T h e J a s . B . R o d g e r s P r i n t i n g C o m p a n y , 52 and 54 North Sixth Street. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. President. MKS. WM. E. SCHENCK, Philadelphia. Vice-Presidents. M r s . E. L. L i n n a r d , Philadelphia. M r s . J o e l P a r k e r , Freehold, N. J. “ J . E. W r i g h t , “ “ D. E. Sm a l l , York, Pa. “ A . L . M a s s e y , “ “ S. M i n o r , L os Angeles, Cal. “ C. P. T u r n e r , “ “ W. D u g d a l e , Baltimore, M d . “ M. B. G r i e r , “ “ H. H. F o r s y t h e , Princeton, N . J. “ S. C. P e r k i n s , “ “ J. P. E. K u m l e r , Pittsburgh, Pa. “ L. W. E c k a r d , Abington, Pa. “ S. G . G il s o n , Cincinnati, Ohio. “ D . A . Cu n n in g h a m , Wheeling, W. Va. “ E. D . L e d y a r d , Steubenville, Ohio. “ H. G. Co m in g o , Pittsburgh, Pa. “ E. E. S w i f t , Allegheny, Pa. “ A. A. H o d g e , Princeton, N. .T. “ D. A. M c K n i g h t , Washington, D. C. “ J. P. W i l s o n , Newark, N. J. “ J . G i l l e s p i e , Elizabeth, N. J. “ W . E. M o o r e , Columbus, Ohio. “ E. H. II l -N't in g t o n , Cleveland, Ohio. “ P. D . B r o w n e , San Francisco, Cal. Home Corresponding Secretaries. MBS. D. R. POSEY, MISS L. W. JORDAN, MISS F. U. NELSON. Foreign Corresponding Secretaries. MRS. C. N. THORPE, MRS. C. E. MORRIS, MISS S. W. DUBOIS. Speoial Object Secretary. MISS M. D. PURVES. Recording Secretary. Treasurer. MISS M. B. SMITH. MRS. JULIA M. FISHBURN. Direotors. M r s . Wm. E. Sc h e n c k , 4006 Baltimore Ave. M iss F. M. Paul, 903 Pine St. “ E. L . L i n n a r d , 3813 Walnut St. “ M . B. Sm i t h , 1727 Spruce St. “ S. C. P e r k i n s , 416 S. Broad St. “ S. W. Du Bo i s , 211 N. 13th St. “ S. K n e a s s , 418 S. 15th St. “ M. D. P urves, 3943 Chestnut St. “ A L. M a s s e y , 1609 Arch St. “ F. U. N e l s o n , 204 S. 41st St. “ C. P. T u r n e r , 1506 Walnut Street. “ L . W. J o r d a n , 3909 Pine St. “ D. R . P o s e y , 1232 Arch St. “ A B o d i n e , Germantown, Pa. “ J . DE F. .Tu n k i n , 200 S. 39th St. M r s . L . W. E c k a r d , Abington, Pa. “ S. B. R o w l e y , 1709 Arch St. “ J. E. W r i g h t , Market Square, Ger’n. “ H. N. Pau l, 1521 Pine St. “ J. R. M ille r , 420 S. 15th St. “ C. E. M o r r i s , 1515 Spruce St. “ M. B. G r i e r , 4016 Pine St. “ C. N. T h o r p e , 210 W. Logan Square, “ J. R o b e r t s , Darby, Pa. “ M. N e w k i r k , 1715 N . Broad St. “ J. F. Dripps, 3600 Chestnut St. “ A. T. P ie r s o n , 2320 Spruce St. “ H. S. Cattell, 2315 Delancey Place. “ H. G. K e r n , 1529 N. Broad St. “ E. W. H itchcock, 4027 Chestnut St. “ J . A. M cK n i g h t , Ridley Park, Pa. “ S. A. M u t c h m o r e , 18th & Montgom “ J . H. M u n r o , 714 N . Broad St. ery Ave. M iss H. M . J o h n s o n , Coulter House, Ger’n. C. E. Smith, 116 N. 17th St. STANDING COMMITTEES. On Nominations. M r s . M . B. G r i e r , Chairman, M r s . L . W . E c k a r d , “ H . G . K e r n , “ E. W. H i t c h c o c k , “ J. H . M u n r o . On Publication. M r s . C. P. T u r n e r , Chairman, M is s S. W. Du Bois, “ S. C. P e r k i x s , “ H. M . J o h n s o n , “ D. R . P o s e y . “ F. U. N e l s o n , “ C. X. T h o r p e , M r s . J . d e F. J u n k i n . On Candidates for Appointment as Missionaries. M r s . S. C. P e r k i n s , Chairman, M is s M . D . P u r v e s , “ C. E . M o r r i s , M r s . H. N . P a u l , “ S. K m :a s s , “ C. P. T u r n e r , “ C. N. T h o r p e , “ M . N e w k i r k , “ H. G. K e r n . On Prayer Meeting. M r s . J. R o b e r t s , Chairman, M r s . J. E. W r i g h t , M iss H. M . J o h n s o n , “ C. E. M o r r i s , M r s . E. L . L i n n a r d , “ E. W . H it c h c o c k , “ A . L . M a s s e y , “ J. F. D r i p p s , “ A. T. P i e r s o n , ‘‘ C. A. S m i t h . On Foreign Correspondence. M r s . M . X e w k i r k , M is s A. B o d i n e . On Finance. M r s . D. R. P o s e y , M iss S. W. D u B o is. On Hospitality. M r s . S. K n e a s s , Chairman, M r s . J. R . M i l l e r , Miss F. M. P a u l , “ H. C. Ca t t e l l , M r s . S. B. R o w l e y , “ S. A. M u t c h m o r e , “ J. A. M cK n i g h t . EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY. The Eighteenth Annual Assembly of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, was held in Educational Hall, Asbury Park, N. J., April 25th and 26th, 1888. The weather was perfect, the arrangements for the meeting com plete, and although there were those who felt a sense of strange ness in meeting in a hall rather than a church, and some who missed the sociability of private hospitality, yet these proved in no way a hindrance, and the meetings grew in interest and power to the end. Mrs. Schenck presided with her accustomed ability. Mrs. McCauley, of Japan, made a fine address on work in that country; Mrs. Ewing on work in India; Miss Franks represented Bogota, and Miss Hull, Sao Paulo, Brazil. There were present also Miss Jones, of Africa, and Miss Fullerton, of India, and other missionaries who have been at home for a longer time. Mr. Robert Wilder spoke on Thursday afternoon, on “ The World for Christ” The evening meeting was addressed by Dr. Ellinwood on the subject of “ Higher Education in Missionary Endeavor,” and by Rev. J. M. McCauley, of Tokyo, Japan, also urging the import ance of higher education. In the absence of Rev. F. T. Brown, the Rev. J. H. Munro, D. D., of Philadelphia, kindly consented to preside in the evening. The increase in the Treasury of nearly $20,000— double the increase of last year— was occasion for thanksgiving and humility. The thanks of all concerned are due, and are heartily tendered, to the Committee of Arrangements for the unwearied skill and patience with which they performed their part. The watchword for the year was happily given in the closing hour, when we' were gently led from the work of the past, over which we had delightfully lingered, out into the refreshing fields o f the coming year, with the blessed assurance of Exodus 3: 12: “ Certainly I will be with thee.” He had been with us, and we adjourned on Thursday, glad to go forward another year sus tained by His promise to us.