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HE Board of Missions met at the Church Missions House on September 15th. The following members were present: The Bishops of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Rhode Island, Indianapolis, Long Island and New York; the Rev. Drs. Eccleston, Anstice, Perry, Storrs and Smith; Messrs. Low, Thomas, Mansfield and Admiral Mahan and Messrs. Butler, King, Morris and Pruyn. The Bishops of Alaska, Porto Rico, Cuba and Utah, honorary members, were also present. The Bishop of West Virginia was called to the chair.

Announcement was made of the death of the Right Rev. Dr. Henry Codman Potter, Bishop of New York, whereupon the chairman bade the Board to prayer. The Treasurer addressed the Board on the subject of the closing year's finances. He said that the books, at the special request of several, were kept open until the twelfth instant. Contributions from all sources, applicable upon appropriations, amounted to about $985,000, or $38,000 more than last year, and the appropriations being very much larger the total deficiency, as nearly as could be calculated at the present moment, was about $51,000. This would have been much more except that about $142,000 of legacies were available for use. It will therefore be seen that the gifts of the living Church this year have not met the appropriations by $192,000, although the showing is better than the Treasurer had anticipated: He continued: "It is with a feeling of regret that I am obliged to report another deficit and I feel in duty bound to say to the Board that while the financial outlook for the coming year is somewhat more reassuring than it was last year at this time, yet I am thoroughly satisfied that we

shall have to use the greatest care and economy and should not increase the obligations which we have assumed, at least for the coming year."

The reports were referred back to the Treasurer for completion and ordered to be made a part of the record of the meeting, and it was resolved that the Treasurer's letter and reports be printed as a leaflet.

Upon invitation of the council of the Eighth Missionary Department, held in Portland, Ore., May 21st and 22d, it was resolved to appoint a commission consisting of one bishop, one priest and one layman to attend the next meeting to be held in Spokane, beginning April 28th, 1909. The membership of the commission will be determined later.

The Rev. Mr. Hoare found that the amount needed for the rebuilding at Tanana after the fire, on account of advanced prices and freight, would be greater than had been anticipated, and that at least $1,500 more will be required. The Rev. C. E. Betticher, Jr., wrote from Fairbanks of the great need of another man, as it is simply impossible to keep up the pace much longer. The work along the Tanana River is developing with great strides, and scarcely a day passes that he is not given fresh evidence that an unmarried man is wanted who has no other ties. When the mission was established the Tanana River was unknown except in a general way and what little work was done could easily be accomplished. To-day the missionaries know the river well; three active missions have been inaugurated, with plans for as many more. They have now over 200 native communicants in the Tanana Valley, with a corresponding increase at Tanana. Bishop Rowe is very anxious to find a clergyman for Nome.

Many of the home bishops communicated with the Board with regard to appointments, stations and stipends.

Under the Woman's Auxiliary United Offering the following appointments were made: At the request of the Bishop of Arkansas, Miss Elizabeth Page as teacher and Miss Celia I. Rector to fill a vacancy; at the request of the Bishop of Asheville, Deaconess Eva N. Crump in the room of Miss Clementine Rowe, resigned; at the request of the Bishop of Atlanta, Miss Emily C. Hale as teacher; at the request of the Bishop of Fond du Lac, Sisters Lillian and Amelia, to fill vacancies in the work among the Indians; at the request of the Bishop of Lexington, Mrs. Charles E. Crusoe, as matron of St. John's Academy, Corbin, to fill a vacancy; at the request of the Bishop of Nevada, Miss Marion Taylor; at the request of the Bishop of Springfield, Miss Lusby, in the room of Deaconess Sloan, resigned as missionary worker at Thayer; at the request of the Bishop of Tennessee, Miss H. V. Johnson, as matron of St. Mary the Virgin Industrial School, Nashville.

Bishop Van Buren reported a recent gift from Mrs. Emma Taylor, Watertown, N. Y., which would enable them, with what they had on hand, to build the second story of the hospital at Ponce. He will need $2,000 or $3,000 more to furnish and equip it.

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The Bishop of Honolulu reported that they are now erecting the cathedral parish house, a parish house at Lahaina, a church house at Hilo, a rectory at Wailuku and a new priory building. Rev. Mr. Potwine says that the next thing to be done is to erect a suitable house for the bishop; that the bishop himself has given attention to everything else except his own comfort. When the American Church took possession six years ago the property of the missionary district was estimated in value as $101,000. They have since added $208,000 worth.

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ored the Board with a copy of his letter of declination of his second election to be Bishop of Washington, and said that he had so far recovered his health that he is purposing to sail by the Empress of Japan from Vancouver on October 7th; the physicians in Boston having expressed their opinion that he can return to Manila with impunity.

The Presiding Bishop and the Bishop of Shanghai each submitted a copy of the agreement with the authorities of the English Church with reference to episcopal jurisdiction in the Empire of China. Bishop Tuttle says he is assured by both Bishops Graves and Roots that the instrument is agreeable to them and will suffice to bring to a happy termination the questions and discussions on the subject for many years. Bishop Graves says: "So far as I can see every point we ever claimed has been granted and the matter may be considered as finally disposed of." This agreement has already been published to the Church. At the June meeting contributions were asked for installing electricity for lighting purposes in St. John's University and other buildings on the compound. The amount was contributed in full and the money put within the power of the Rev. Dr. Pott in August. Mann Hall, the new building, is in the process of erection. Dr. Pott writes that we need very badly to acquire the part of the Chinese village which is in front of the new building. The cost will be $3,000. Dr. Pott has been chosen as the president of the Council of Advice of the Shanghai District, in the room of Archdeacon Thomson, now in this country. St. Luke's Hospital needs a new building very badly, at a cost of $10,500 additional to what they have. Dr. Boone writes asking help to get the money.

There is an urgent request from Hankow for the appointment of another physician for Anking, to work with Dr. Taylor, Dr. Woodward having come to this country to finish his theological studies. Writing of the somewhat similar ques

tion of episcopal jurisdiction, the Bishop of Tokyo says: "The question of the Japanese episcopate is settled so far as the archbishop and the committee of American bishops can settle it. The terms agreed upon will be eminently satisfactory to the Japanese Church. All that we want now is the approval of the American House of Bishops." The work at St. Luke's Hospital, Tokyo, has grown exceedingly. Dr. Teusler says the bishop has for some time advocated his having an associate and all the members of the Council of Advice have urged this for over a year. He thinks it important that a man should be there by January 1st, as he himself will be obliged to leave for vacation next spring. The private surgical practice is quite large. They are adding to the hospital at a cost of about $5,000, and also an annex to the nurses' home.

Upon representation from the field. $800 was appropriated for evangelistic work at country stations.

Bishop Ferguson wrote that in his visit during the summer to the three southerly counties of the republic he baptized twenty-seven persons, eleven of whom were adults, confirmed 107 and advanced a native deacon to the priesthood. The Board was informed that Miss Emily de W. Seaman, of Fishkillon-Hudson, was going to Cape Mount, "privately, not under the Board," for a year to enable Miss Ridgely to take a vacation. Thereupon the Board arranged for Miss Protheroe, whose appointment had already been made as an assistant to Miss Ridgely, to accompany Miss Seaman. The Rev. James S. Smith wrote concerning the new church edifice in course of erection at Lower Buchanan. When finished it is to be the best and largest church in the country. The congregation is trying to build it without outside aid. So far the Woman's Auxiliary has contributed $200 and the Sunday-school $300, besides putting the teacher's house in thorough repair, and the Rev. Joshua R. Davis, of Tobaccon

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nee, reports that the work he is carrying on is the only effort in Grand Bassa County directly among the heathen. They have built a school-house and are trying to put up a small church. In the orphan asylum at Cape Palmas there are eighty-three pupils of aboriginal parentage and six Liberian girls, besides fourteen day scholars.

Letters were at hand from Bishop Holly, telling of the disastrous incendiary fire in which our church and that of the Wesleyans were consumed, besides the school-house and the contents of both buildings. There was no insurance, as it cannot be obtained on account of the inefficient fire department. They need at least $15,000 to rebuild the church. The country Church people have already with great self-denial erected six chapels and can hardly be called upon in their poverty to help the city, but the congregation of the Holy Trinity is disposed to do all that it possibly can. Our missionary, the Rev. Pierre E. Jones, lost his home and all his effects.

The Bishop of Mexico informed the Board that the Rev. H. G. Limric had been appointed archdeacon for the native work.

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HE alumni of one of the Mission Study classes in the Diocese of Pennsylvania are to issue a missionary calendar for 1909. In addition to giving brief accounts of work in all parts of the field, there will be an appropriate text and a prayer-thought for each day in the year. The calendar will cost fifty cents, and orders may be sent to Mrs. M. W. Stroud, Villanova, Pa. It is not expected that at the low price fixed there will be any margin of profit, but if the calendar should have a sufficiently wide circulation, any money earned will be used toward helping to support a native clergyman in one of the China districts.

Alaska

BISHOP ROWE, upon his return from England, arrived at New York by the steamer Cretic on September 11th and left on the 29th for his home at Sitka.

AT the request of the Bishop of Alaska Mr. George Brooks Burgess, of Dallas, Tex., was appointed as missionary at Eagle by the Board of Missions on September 15th. Mr. Boulter retired June 30th.

THE REV. JOHN W. CHAPMAN, who, with his family, left Anvik on August 17th, arrived at his home in Middlebury, Vt., on September 14th.

THE REV. A. R. HOARE, en route to Point Hope, left his station at Tanana August 10th. Stopping a few days at Nome, he had the privilege of conducting the first services in St. Mary's Church that had been held in twelve months. He left Nome for the North August 25th. Mrs. Hoare and children are at Acton, Cal.

THE REV. THOMAS JENKINS and family, who sailed from Vancouver September 3d, arrived at Ketchikan on the 5th.

THE REV. CHARLES WINTHROP PEABODY, who sailed from Dawson, Y. T., on August 13th, arrived at Tanana on August 17th.

DR. GRAFTON BURKE arrived at Fort Yukon August 15th, and expected to leave on the 17th for his winter journey, returning to his station about Christ

mas.

MR. LEONARD E. TODD, who went to Cordova for the summer, has returned to the Berkeley Divinity-school, Middletown, Conn.

MISS ELIZABETH M. Deane, deaconess, on regular furlough, left Ketchikan Aug

ust 31st, arrived at Seattle September 2d, and reached her home at Hoboken on the 10th.

MISS ADDA KNOX, who sailed from Seattle July 14th, arrived at Fairbanks on the 31st of that month.

Porto Rico

AT the request of Bishop Van Buren, Miss Lettice R. Kennedy, of Muscatine, Ia., has been appointed teacher in the San Juan School. Miss Kennedy sailed from New York by the steamer Carolina on September 5th and arrived at San Juan on the 10th.

Honolulu

AT the request of Bishop Restarick, the Rev. Neal Dodd and Mrs. A. M. Dodd, his mother, were appointed by the Board at the September meeting for work in Iolani School, Honolulu. They sailed from San Francisco by the steamer Mongolia September 15th.

BISHOP RESTARICK reports that Deaconess Evelyn Wile retired from the work in Honolulu on June 30th.

The Philippines

BISHOP BRENT, returning to his district after leave of absence on account of illness, left Halifax, N. S., September 23d, expecting to sail from Vancouver by the steamer Empress of Japan October 7th.

AT the request of the Bishop of The Philippines, Miss Zaida A. Freese was appointed by the Board as missionary nurse vice Miss Mabel F. Smith, resigned. Miss Freese left her home at Topeka, Kan., September 7th and, join

ing Miss Henry, sailed by the steamer Mongolia September 15th.

THE REV. FREDERIC C. MEREDITH left New York September 1st, and sailed from San Francisco by the steamer Mongolia.

THE REV. ROBB WHITE, JR., and family, left Staunton, Va., on September 6th, and the Rev. Myron B. Marshall and family left Portsmouth, Va., on September 7th; all sailing by the steamer Mongolia.

MISS LIZZIE WHITCOMBE, who sailed from San Francisco on March 10th, has reported her arrival at Manila on April 10th.

MISS ANNA I. HENRY, of Topeka, Kan., under appointment to The Philippines, left her home on September 7th and joined the party sailing by the Mongolia.

Africa

THE Bishop of Cape Palmas has informed the Board of the death, on August 1st, of the Rev. N. Yuko Valentine, curate of St. James's Church, Hoffman Station.

MRS. ELIZABETH M. MOORT, on leave of absence, sailed from Monrovia by the steamer Muraji August 31st, and arrived at Liverpool September 10th. She expects to spend a few weeks in England before coming to this country.

MISS CLARA M. GRAY retired April 21st and Miss Maud S. Hustace retired May 4th. Miss Rose Gray and Miss C. Brewer were appointed to fill the vacancies.

Hankow

THE REV. ALBERT S. COOPER, after a brief leave of absence, sailed from Seattle by the steamer Tango Maru on September 15th.

Ar the request of Bishop Roots, appointment was made by the Board of Mr. Fell as teacher in Boone College, Wuchang, in the room of Mr. William Craig Martin, who resigned May 31st.

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DR. EDMUND L. WOODWARD left Battle Creek, Mich., on September 14th, arrived at New York on the 16th, and has entered upon his course at the General Theological Seminary.

Tokyo

MISS BESSIE MEAD, on leave of absence, coming by way of the Suez Canal, sailed from Yokohama by the steamer Prinz Ludwig on July 18th, and arrived at New York from Bremerhaven by the steamer Kronprinzessen Cecilie on September 24th.

MISS ETHEL H. CORRELL, whose appointment has already been announced, left Philadelphia on September 4th, and sailed from San Francisco by the steamer Mongolia on the 15th.

Kyoto

THE REV. AMBROSE D. GRING, late of the Kyoto District, has retired from further service abroad as of date of June 1st last.

Mexico.

DEACONESS FRANCES B. AFFLECK left San Antonio, Tex., September 16th, and via Monterey arrived in the city of Mexico on the 20th.

Cuba

AT the meeting of the Board of Missions on September 15th the appointment by Bishop Knight of the Rev. Charles E. Snavely, lately a missionary. in Porto Rico, was formally approved. Mr. Snavely sailed for Camaguey, with his wife, by the steamer Curityba on September 25th.

AT the instance of the Bishop of Cuba, Miss Mabel D. Smith, who had previously taught in the cathedral school at Havana, was appointed by the Board on September 15th, under the Woman's Auxiliary United Offering, as missionary teacher at Guanbacoa.

MISS ELIZABETH S. ATTEE, of Cincinnati, sailed from New York by the steamer Havana on September 26th.