SEVENTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF T H E AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS. PRESENTED AT THE MEETING HELD AT THE CITY OF NEW YORK, OCTOBER 15-18, 1889. BOSTON: PRESS OF SAMUEL USHER, 171 DEVONSHIRE STREET. 1889. ANNUAL REPORT. T h e American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions commenced its Eightieth Annual Meeting in the Tabernacle Congregational Church of the city of New York, Tuesday, October 15, 1889, at three o’clock in the afternoon. CORPORATE MEMBERS PRESENT. William H. Willcox, D.D., Malden. Maine. Jonathan L. Jenkins. D.D., Pittsfield. Sewall G. Mack, Esq., Lowell. Joseph S. Wheelright, Esq., Bangor. Thomas J. Borden, Esq., Fall River. William H. Fenn, D.D., Portland. Cyrus Hamlin, d .d ., LL.D., Lexington. Rev. William P. Fisher, Brunswick. Elnathan E. Strong, D.D., Aubumdale. New Hampshire. Henry M. Dexter, D.D., New Bedford. William O. Grover, Esq., Boston. Samuel C. Bartlett, D.D., LL.D., Hanover. Albert H. Plumb, D.D., Boston Highlands. Hon. John W . Noyes, Chester. Judson Smith, d .d ., Boston. Alonzo H. Quint, d .d ., Dover. Hon. James White, Williamstown. Josiah G. Davis, D.D., Amherst. Samuel B. Capen, Esq., Boston. Franklin D. Ayer, D.D., Concord. Hon. William P. Ellison, Newton. Vermont. Michael Burnham, d .d ., Springfield. Chas. F. Thompson, Esq., Brattleborough. John Lincoln Barry, Esq., Dorchester. Matthew H. Buckham, D.D., Burlington. Rev. Chas. A. Dickinson, Boston. Rev. H. Fairbanks, PH.D., St. Johnsbury. G. Henry Whitcomb, Esq., Worcester. Calvin B. Hulbert, D.D., East Hardwick. Edward A. Studley, Esq., Boston. Geo. W . Phillips, D.D., Rutland. Homer Merriam, Esq., Springfield. Moses A. Herrick, Esq., Winchester. Massachtisetts. Alexander McKenzie, d .d ., Cambridge. Augustus C. Thompson, D.D., Boston. Arthur Little, D.D., Boston. James M. Gordon, Esq., Aubumdale. Francis E. Clark, D.D., Aubumdale. Langdon S. Ward, Esq., Boston. Rev. Payson W . Lyman, Fall River. Daniel T. Fiske, D.D., Newburyport. Rhode Island. Joshua W . Wellman, D.D., Malden. Hon. Amos C. Barstow, Providence. Edmund K. Alden, d .d ., Boston. Rowland Hazard, Esq., Peacedale. William E. Merriman, D.D., Boston. Thomas Laurie, D.D., Providence. Hon. Joseph S. Ropes, Boston. James G. Vose, D.D., Providence. Samuel G. Buckingham, D.D., Springfield. Royal C. Taft, Esq., Providence. Edwin B. Webb, D.D., Wellesley. Ebenezer Cutler, D.D., Worcester. Connecticut. Theron H. Hawks, D.D., Springfield. John N. Stickney, Esq., Rockville. A. E. P. Perkins, D.D., Worcester. John E. Todd, D.D., New Haven. Daniel L. Furber, D.D., Newton Centre. Roland Mather, Esq., Hartford. Richard H. Stearns, Esq., Boston. Burdett Hart, D.D., New Haven. Samuel Johnson, Esq., Boston. Hon. Nathaniel Shipman, Hartford. Egbert C. Smyth, D.D., Andover. Rev. Joseph W . Backus, Plainville. Rev. John W . Harding, Longmeadow. Jonathan N. Harris, Esq., New London. Hon. Arthur W . Tufts, Boston Highlands. Robbins Battell, Esq., Norfolk. A. Lyman Williston, Esq., Northampton. George L. Walker, D.D., Hartford. M. McG. Dana, D.D., Lowell. James G. Johnson, D.D., New London. Charles C. Burr, Esq., Aubumdale. Lewis A. Hyde, Esq., Norwich. Elbridge Torrey, Esq., Boston. Azel W . Hazen, D.D., Middletown. Henry E. Sawyer, Esq., Mt. Hermon. Elbert B. Monroe, Esq., Southport. iv Annual Meeting o f the Board. James W . Cooper, D.D., New Britain. Minnesota. George P. Fisher, D.D., New Haven. James W . Strong, D.D., Northfield. Hon. Chester Holcombe, Hartford. Hon. Edwin S. Jones, Minneapolis. New York. Charles F. Thwing, D.D., Minneapolis. Richard S. Storrs, D.D., LL.D., Brooklyn. Iowa. Zebuion S. Ely, Esq., New York City. Alden B. Robbins, D.D., Muscatine. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, New York City. George F. Magoun, d .d ., Grinnell. L. Henry Cobb, D.D., New York City. Hon. Samuel Merrell, Des Moines. William M. Taylor, D.D., New York City. Missouri. Geo. B. Safford, D.D., Tremont, New York City. Rev. E. N. Packard, Syracuse. Henry A. Stimson, D.D., St. Louis. William S. Smart, D.D., Albany. Colorado. A. J. F. Behrends, DJX, Brooklyn. Howard Z. Culver, Esq., Denver. Frank Russell, D.D., New York City. James P. Wallace, Esq., Brooklyn. California. M. E. Strieby, DJX, New York City. Israel E. Dwinell, D.D., Oakland. Thomas B. McLeod, D.D., Brooklyn. John F. Anderson, Jr., Esq., Brooklyn. John H. Washburn, Esq., New York City. MALE HONORARY MEMBERS REPORTED AS PRESENT. Wm. E. Park, D.D., Gloversville. Win. H. Thomson, M.D., New York City. Maine. New Jersey. Rev. C. F. W . Hubbard, Ellsworth. Rev. Geo. W . Reynolds, Gorham. Henry M. Storrs, D.D., Orange. Daniel Choate, Portland. Samuel Holmes, Esq., Montclair. New Hampshire. District o f Columbia, Rev. George E. Hill, Atkinson Station. W m. W . Patton, D.D., LL.D., Washington. Rev. Geo. El Hall, Dover. E. Whittlesey, D.D., Washington. Rev. Geo. E. Street, ILxeter. Louisiana. Rev. Sam’l L. Gerould, Hollis. Rev. C. E. Milliken, Penacook. Henry L. Hubbell, d .d., Lake Charles. Ohio. Vermont. William J. Breed, Esq., Cincinnati. Chas. W . Osgood, Bellows Falls. Hiram C. Haydn, D.D., LLJX, Cleveland. Rev. S. A. Barrett, Castleton. Hon. Francis C. Sessions, Columbus. Rev. A. W . Wild, Charlotte. Washington Gladden, D.D., Columbus. Rev. Chas. W . Clark, Georgia. Rev. J. F. Whitney, Jamaica. Illinois. Rev. Wm. S. Hazen, Northfield. George N. Boardman, D.D., Chicago. Rev. Geo. T . Chapin, Saxton's River. E. W . Blatchford, Esq., Chicago. Rev. Geo. P. Byington, Shoreham. Ralph Emerson, Esq., Rockford. Rev. S. F. French, Wallingford. Simon J. Humphrey, DJD., Chicago. Alfred Stevens, D.D., Westminster West. James W . Scovili, Esq., Oak Park. Massachusetts. Frederick A. Noble, DJX, Chicago. Charles H. Case, Esq., Chicago. Rev. R. W . Haskins, Abington. M . K. Whittlesey, D.D., Ottawa. Rev. Geo. W . Stearns, Acton. Franklin W . Fisk, D.D., Chicago. Rev. Augustus Alvord, Alford. Caleb F. Gates, Esq., Chicago. Rev. F. J. Fairbanks, Amherst. William EX Hale, Esq., Chicago. Geo. Harris, D.D., Andover. Rev. Edward M. Williams, Chicago. Wm. J. Tucker, D.D., Andover. G. S. F. Savage, D.D., Chicago. Rev. F. D. Greene, Andover. W e H. Cooley, Aubumdale. Michigan, W . H. Wardwell, Aubumdale. Philo R. Hurd, D.D., Detroit Rev. Sherrod Soule, Beverly. A . Hastings Ross, D.D., Port Huron. Rev. N. Boynton, Boston. Rev. Joseph Cook, Boston. Wisconsin, C. C. Creegan, D.D., Boston. Hon. Edward D. Holton, Milwaukee. Rev. Geo. A. Gordon, Boston. Elijah Swift, Esq., Eau Claire. A. E. Dunning, D.D., Boston. Annual Meeting of the Board. David Gregg, D.D., Boston. Jas. M. Talcott, Ellington. William E. Griffis, D.D., Boston. Rev. W . T. Hutchins, Ellington. Rev. B. F. Hamilton, Boston. Jas. B. Williams, Glastonbury. John A. Hamilton, d .d ., Boston. Rev. Edward G. Stone, Griswold. Rev. R. B. Howard, Boston. S. R. Holmes, Hadlyme. Rev. Ezra A. Slack, Brookline. Rev. Geo. E. Sanborne, Hartford. Rev. Austen Dodge, Boylston. Rev. Q. M. Bosworth, Jewell City. Rev. David Bremner, Boxford. Rev. O. G. Mclntire, Jewell City. Rev. M. L. Richardson, Brimfield. Rev. H. C. McKnight, North Guilford. W . S. Alexander, D.D., Cambridge. Rev. W . E. B. Moore, North Madison. Rev. David N. Beach, Cambridge. Charles Peck, New Britain. Rev. Elihu Loomis, Chesterfield. David N. Camp, New Britain. Marshall Pease, Chicopee. Newman Smyth, D.D., New Haven. Rev. Edward C. Ewing, Danvers. J. E. Twitchell, D.D., New Haven. Horatio G. Knight, Easthampton. Zenas W . Bliss, New Haven. Elbridge Mix, D.D., Fall River. Rev. Samuel H. I^ee, New Haven. S. H. Williams, Framingham, South. Rev. John O. Barrows, Newington. Rev. R. M. Woods, Hatfield. S. Leroy Blake, D.D., New London. Rev. Henry Seymour, Hawley. Rev. Henry Upson, New Preston. O. S. Dean, D.D., Holbrook. Rev. John De Peu, Norfolk. James H. Newton, Holyoke. Rev. S. B. S. Bissell, Norwalk. Lyman S. Rowland, D.D., Lee. Lewellyn Pratt, D.D., Norwich. Rev. Edward G. Porter, Lexington. Rev. W . J. Jennings, Redding. Rev. A. F. Newton, Marlborough. C. H. Kendall, Ridgefield. Rev. Webster Woodbury, Milford. Rev. Bernard Paine, Saybrook. Edward I. Morris, Monson. D. M. Seward, South Norwalk. John E. Tuttle, Neponset. John Stevens, Talcottville. Rev. H. J. Patrick, Newton, West. Joseph Anderson, d .d ., Waterbuiy. S. R. Dennen, D.D., Newton, West. S. T. Dayton, Watertown. William C. Strong, Newton Highlands. Geo. R. Hyde, Yantic. Rev. Chas. S. Mills, North Brookfield. New York. Rev. Wm. N. T. Dean, Oxford. Edward Strong, D.D., Pittsfield. Rev. J. J. Hough, Berkshire. Rev. Chas. Scott, Reading. Rev. J. Y. Leonard, Berkshire. Rev. G. H. Tilton, Rehoboth. E. Dwight Swing, Cazenovia, Rev. P. T . Farwell, Stockbridge. Wm. M. Johnson, d .d ., Cohoes. Rev. James Richmond, Tapleyville. Lyman Abbott, D.D., Brooklyn. Rev. E. W . Allen, Taunton, East. A. B. Davenport, Brooklyn. Rev. B. M. Fullerton, Waltham. Julius Davenport, Brooklyn. Rev. P. D. Cowan, Wellesley. Rev. Lewis Francis, Brooklyn. Rev. W. R. Eastman, Wellesley. Rev. Samuel L. Loomis, Brooklyn. Rev. David Shurtleff, Westfield. R. R. Meredith, D.D., Brooklyn. Luke Hall, Winchendon. Joseph L. Partridge, Brooklyn. Chas. E. Swett, Winchester. Rev. Frank S. Fitch, Buffalo. Rev. M. H. Hitchcock, Worcester. Rev. Chas. C. Johnson, East Bloomfield. Dan'l Merriman, d .d ., Worcester. Rev. Andrew Parsons, Knox. Rev. Charles S. Lane, Mount Vernon. Rhode Island. Rev. Sidney G. Law, New Brighton. Thomas P. Barnefield, Pawtucket. Rev. Sam’l Johnson, New Haven. Henry W . Wilkinson, Providence. Rev. M. B. Angier, North Granville. J. G. Parkhurst, Providence. Rev. T . H. Johnson, Newburgh. Rev. L. Z. Ferris, East Providence. * Rev. R. H. Wallace, Newburgh. H. W . Hubbard, New York City. Connecticut. Rev. Thos. S. Pond, New York City. Rev. C. W . Park, Birmingham. Sam’l H. Virgin, D.D., New York City. Rev. Henry C. Woodruff, Beech Rock.