Show Foreign Missions DCS MOIXKS October5 The report presented the meeting of the foreign missionary boards being held here closes with the following summary Number of missions 22 number of stations number of out stations 810 whole number of laborers sent from this countrv 43i number of laborers connected with the missions 2393 whole number ot pupils in the mission schools 39877 Following this report re-port came that of the treasurer Langden S Ward Boston It gave as the cost of the missions for the past year 620050 cost of agencies 953382 cost of administration administra-tion 2285560 Total expenditures u I63S2S571 Total receipts from all sources for the year 65965720 After devotional exercises adjourned till the evening The evening session was devoted de-voted to the annual sermon by Rev J L Withrow D D pastor of the Park Street church Boston He spoke on The Condition and Conversion of the Heathen from Acts xxvi 18th verse The address is regarded as specially strengthening the position of the prudential committee though without directly committing itself to the negatives of the position taken by the Andover and advanced thinkers of the church |