T October 12th, 1909 The Board was fortunate in the presence at the meeting of the venerable Bishop of Pennsylvania, and adopted this message: HE Board of Missions met at the and its best wishes for his future work Church Missions House on in the Diocese of Virginia. Tuesday, October 12th, the Bishop of New Jersey presiding. The following members were present: The Bishops of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Bethlehem, Rhode Island, Long Island, Newark and New York; the Rev. Drs. Anstice, Alsop, Perry, McKim, Parks, the Rev. Mr. Miel and the Rev. Dr. Smith; Messrs. Low, Davies, Mills, Chauncey, Goodwin, Mansfield, King, Morris, Pruyn and Lyman; of the honorary members, the Bishop of Springfield. Of the Department representatives, Mr. Charles G. Saunders, of the First, the Rev. Thos. J. Garland of the Third and Mr. John B. Phillips, of the Eighth Department, were also present. The Board accepted with great regret the resignation of the General Secretary, embodied in the following letter to the president: "It has become my duty, having acIcepted my election as Bishop-coadjutor of the Diocese of Virginia, and the said election having been confirmed, to resign the office of General Secretary to the Board of Missions. "Following the gracious suggestion of the Board itself, I shall be obliged if the Board will relieve me from the duties of this office on October 19th, 1909. "May I not be permitted to add here a record of my high appreciation of the constant consideration and patience of the Board during the years that I have had the privilege of serving it? These have made the work devolving upon me a continuing pleasure." The Bishop of New Jersey, the Bishop of Rhode Island, the Rev. Dr. McKim and Mr. Burton Mansfield made brief addresses expressing gratitude for the great service rendered to the Church by Dr. Lloyd, the regret of the Board that it would no longer have his leadership "This Board offers affectionate congratulations and best wishes to the Right Rev. O. W. Whitaker, D.D., LL.D., on his completing forty years of earnest and efficient labor in the episcopate. Both in the Jurisdiction of Nevada and in the Diocese Pennsylvania he has been a missionary bishop. The Church also is to be congratulated that he has been prompted and enabled to render so long and so valuable service as a member of this Board." of The Treasurer was able to say that in spite of the fact that the books had been kept open until September 28th to credit offerings on the fiscal year closing August 31st, the receipts, on account of the new year, during the month of September, were $4,095 in excess of the income of September, 1908. Acting under the resolution of the Board at the September meeting appropriating $25,000 for work among white people in the United States, the Domestic Committee recommended, and the Board approved, appropriations totalling $7,100 to the Missionary Districts of Kearney, Oklahoma, Wyoming and Nevada and the Dioceses of Oregon, Springfield, Western Michigan, Southern Virginia and South Carolina. The Bishop of Springfield told the Board in detail of his plans for the establishment of an industrial school for Negroes in the city of Springfield. In this effort he is having the aid of representative citizens not of our own Church. The Board voted an appropria tion for the salary of the Negro superintendent. Responding to the appeal of the Evangelistic Committee of the China Centenary Conference, that at least 3,200 additional evangelistic missionaries should be sent to China during the next ten years, the Board adopted a resolution expressing its determination to do everything in its power to send the necessary recruits and to provide for their work. It has been estimated that if the American Church is to send its proportionate number of the desired reinforcements it should appoint at least fifteen men and fifteen women missionaries each year for the next ten years. The Board gave permission to the Rev. Dr. Pott, of St. John's University, Shanghai, the Rev. A. A. Gilman, missionary at Changsha, the Rev. J. W. Nichols, of Shanghai, and the Rev. R. C. Wilson, of Zangzok, to make special appeals to provide for the equipment of the enterprises under their care. F MISSIONARY OR the convenience of those ar- able as speakers is published: When no address is given, requests for the services of these speakers should be addressed to the Corresponding Secretary, 281 Fourth Avenue, New York. Department Secretaries Department 1. Cared for at present by secretaries at the Church Missions House. Department 2. Cared for at present by secretaries at the Church Missions House. Department 3. The Rev. Thomas J. Garland, Secretary, Church House, House, Philadelphia. Departments 4 and 7. The Rev. R. W. Patton, care of the Rev. C. B. Wilmer, D.D., 412 Courtland Street, Atlanta, Ga. ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCERNING THE MISSIONARIES Alaska Ar the request of the Bishop of Alaska the name of the Rev. John B. Driggs, M.D., has been dropped from the list of missionaries. Bishop Rowe has informed the Board that Dr. Driggs has engaged in business. THE REV. CHARLES E. RICE reports the safe arrival of himself and family at Seward on September 10th. MISS ISABEL M. EMBERLEY, on furlough, left Fairbanks August 21st, arrived at Seattle on September 10th, reached New York on the 28th and proceeded to her home in Boston. Porto Rico BISHOP VAN BUREN, returning to his district, sailed from New York by the steamer Caracas on October 9th and arrived at San Juan on the 14th. AT the meeting on September 28th the Board of Missions accepted the resignation of the Rev. David W. Bland, which became effective on September 1st. AT the meeting of the Board on October 12th Bishop Van Buren's appointment of the Rev. G. H. Moscoso, now of Washington, D. C., was formally approved. Honolulu MRS. ELLA C. PERRY, whose appointment by Bishop Restarick was approved by the Board of Missions on September 28th and who sailed from San Francisco on September 8th, arrived at Honolulu on the 14th. ON September 28th the Board accepted the resignations of Mrs. Anna E. Sands, deaconess, to date from August 1st, and of Miss Ida Buchly from June 1st. At the same meeting the Board was also informed of the resignation of Miss Pearle Wills. The Philippines AT the meeting of the Board on September 28th, in accordance with the recommendation of Bishop Brent, the resignation of Dr. B. M. Platt was ac cepted, to date from September 3d. AT the same meeting, at the request of Bishop Brent, Miss Elizabeth Gibson, of San Antonio, Tex., was appointed by the Board as a nurse in the University Hospital, Manila, vice Miss Henry, whose resignation became effec tive on October 1st. ON September 28th the Board accepted the resignation of Miss Mary Humphrey, missionary nurse, to date from September 1st. Africa AT the meeting on September 28th the Board approved Bishop Ferguson's transfer of the Rev. F. A. K. Russell to Lower Buchanan, and his temporary appointment of the Rev. M. W. G. Muhlenberg to Clay-Ashland. Shanghai AT the meeting on September 28th the Board of Missions accepted the resignation of Miss Lillis M. Crummer, to take effect January 1st, 1910, and expressed its regret that illness makes it impossible for her to return to China. AT the meeting on October 12th the Board approved the request of Bishop Graves for the appointment of Miss E. M. A. Cartwright, of London, Eng., as a missionary in the District of Shanghai, and appropriation was made for her outfit, travelling expenses and salary. Ar the same meeting authority was given Bishop Graves to employ in the field Miss Annie Amelia Boone, daughter of Dr. Henry W. Boone, of Shanghai. AT the request of Bishop Graves the Board also made an appropriation for the training of Miss Marion E. Holmes, of Wayne, Me., in the New York Training-school for Deaconesses. THE REV. ROBERT A. GRIESSER, who sailed from Vancouver on August 25th, arrived at Shanghai on September 14th and proceeded to his station at Soochow. MR. JAMES THAYER ADDISON and Mr. Horace Gray, who sailed from San Francisco on June 29th, Mr. Rollin A. Sawyer, Jr., and Mr. Henry J. Post, who sailed from San Francisco on August 5th, arrived at Shanghai on August 28th. MR. and Mrs. F. C. Cooper, returning after furlough, left England on August 21st and arrived at Shanghai on September 7th. MISS STEVA L. DODSON, who sailed from San Francisco on August 17th, arrived at Shanghai on September 10th. MISS IDA N. PORTER, Miss Annie W. Cheshire and Miss Edith C. Piper, who sailed from San Francisco on August 24th, arrived at Shanghai on September 16th. Miss Piper reached her station at Soochow on September 21st. Hankow BISHOP ROOTS having informed the Board of the resignation of Miss Rebecca R. Halsey, nurse at the Elizabeth Bunn Memorial Hospital, Wuchang, at its meeting on September 28th the resignation was formally accepted. Miss Halsey is now on her way to this country. THE REV. E. J. LEE, who sailed from Vancouver on August 25th, arrived at Shanghai on September 14th. DR. JOHN MAOWILLIE, with his wife and family, sailed from Liverpool by the steamer Lake Champlain on September 15th, arrived at Montreal on the 26th and Toronto the next day. Tokyo MISS V. D. CARLSEN, deaconess, Miss Emma Clara Klemm, deaconess, and Miss Alice M. Fyock, who sailed from San Francisco on August 24th, arrived at Tokyo on September 10th. MISS BERTA R. BABCOCK, who sailed from San Francisco on August 17th, arrived at Yokohama on September 4th. Kyoto AT the meeting on September 28th the Board reaffirmed the appointment by Bishop Partridge of Miss Mabel Louise Bacon, of Santa Barbara, Cal. This appointment was approved by the Board in September, 1908, but, for lack of health, Miss Bacon has been unable to accept it until now. A CABLEGRAM was received on October 5th that Bishop Partridge was sailing from Kobe by the Chiyo Maru on October 30th. He is due to arrive in San Francisco on November 18th. THE Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Cuthbert, on regular furlough, sailed from Kobe by the Tenyo Maru on September 11th and arrived at San Francisco on the 30th. Mr. Cuthbert reached New York October 11th. Cuba MISS IDRESS C. WALLACE, who sailed from New York on September 10th, arrived at Guantanamo on the 17th. THE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY To the Board of Missions AUXILIARY PAPERS NO. II: THE UNITED OFFERING OF 1910 Resolved: That the United Offering of 1910 be given to the Board of Missions for woman's work in the mission field; including the training, sending and support of women workers; also the care of such workers when sick and disabled; but that a sum not exceeding $15,000 be devoted to a building, or buildings, approved by the Board of Missions on the recommendation of the General Secretary and the Secretary of the Woman's Auxiliary. Also, that to our united gifts there shall be added our united and earnest prayers, that God will put it into the hearts of many faithful women to give themselves to the work of the Master, in the mission field. PRAYER Almighty God, Lord of the harvest, we humbly beseech Thee to send forth more labourers into Thy harvest, and especially to put it into the hearts of many faithful women to give themselves to Thy work in the mission field; that so the bounds of Thy blessed Kingdom may be enlarged; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. F OR two years the women of the Auxiliary have been looking forward to their United Offering of 1910. When the Chinese members in Shanghai came to their annual meeting last May, they voted to give one-half of the amount they had collected during the year for this purpose. In most of the branches of the Woman's Auxiliary, however, a special system with regard to this offering is being pursued. Mitechests sent out from the Missions House are freely distributed, and the contents are returned semi-annually to diocesan treasurers and placed at interest by them. During this year the last of these semi-annual investments will be made, and in the summer and early fall of 1910 the last returns will be sent in and added to the accumulated sums stored in bank, in readiness for the thanksgiving service to be held in Cincinnati in the first week of October of that year. It is through the use of a method such as this that the United Offering of the Auxiliary has grown as it has done, in the twenty years since it first began. A dependence upon personal interest and spasmodic feeling would never have brought the increase from the $2,000, one-half of which one woman gave, to the $224,000 made up of the large number of much smaller gifts of the many givers. Of the two methods, the many gifts from the many is the one greatly more to be desired, but the best method must always be that she who has much give plenteously, while she who has little. do her diligence gladly to give of that little! For a study of the United Offering and its use tells us plainly that it will never do to halt content with the $224,000 of 1907. Each year the Church in the mission field plans an advance; each year the Board of Missions-while still failing to keep step-urges the Church at home to follow more and |