OF THE

American Missionary Association.

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The Forty-third Annual Meeting of the American Missionary Association convened in the New England Congregational Church of Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, October 29, 1889, at 3 o’clock P.M.

The Association was called to order by the President, Rev. William M. Taylor, D.D.  The hymn, “I love thy kingdom, Lord,” was sung, after which the President read the thirty-fifth chapter of Isaiah and led the Association in prayer.

Dr. Norman Seaver, supplying temporarily the pulpit of the New England Church, welcomed the Association, and was responded to by Dr. Taylor.

Rev. N.A.  Millerd and Rev. E.N.  Andrews were appointed tellers, and while the roll was being made out, Secretary A.F.  Beard read the portion of the Constitution relating to membership in the Association.  Rev. J.C.  Armstrong, of Illinois, was elected Secretary, and Rev. E.S.  Williams, of Minnesota, Assistant Secretary.

The President was instructed to appoint a Nominating Committee.

The Treasurer, H.W.  Hubbard, Esq., presented his annual report with schedules and the certificates of the auditors.  The report was accepted and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Field Superintendent Rev. Frank E. Jenkins read the General Survey of the Executive Committee.  The document was accepted and the parts were referred to the special committees to be appointed.

The President appointed the Nominating Committee as follows:  Rev. G.S.F.  Savage, D.D., Rev. H.P.  Higley, D.D., Rev. A.W.  Archibald, Rev. A.B.  Allen and Rev. A.C.  Hodges.

The Association was led by Secretary Strieby in a concert of prayer with the workers in the field, Rev. Flavel Bascom, D.D., District Secretary Roy and many others participating, by remarks or prayers, in the exercises.

The Nominating Committee reported the following committees, which were appointed: 

Committee on Business.—­Rev. G.H.  Ide, D.D., Rev. C.R.  Bruce, Rev. M.W.  Montgomery, Rev. D.P.  Breed, Rev. E.M.  Williams.

Committee on Finance.—­F.J.  Lamb, Esq., J.H.  Moore, Esq., Pres.  David Beaton, Pres.  Albert Salisbury and Rev. W.S.  Rugby.

Committee of Arrangements.—­Rev. Norman Seaver, D.D., Wm. Dickinson, Esq., Wm. H. Bradley, Esq., O.B.  Green, Esq., Rev. F.A.  Noble, D.D., J.H.  Hollister, M.D., District Secretary J.E.  Roy.

EVENING SESSION.

The exercises Tuesday evening opened with a selection by the quartette choir of the New England Church.

The Association was called to order by President Taylor, and Rev. W.B.  Wright, D.D., read the Scripture and led in prayer.  “Watchman, tell us of the night,” was then sung, after which Rev. R.R.  Meredith, of New York, preached the Annual Sermon, from Isaiah xlii, 1-4.