The sermon was followed by the administration of the Lord’s Supper.  The following named persons officiated at the service:  Ministers:  Rev. H.P.  Higley, D.D., Rev. Graham Taylor, D.D.  Deacons:  S.D.  Hastings, W.H.  Bradley, Wm. Dickinson, C.F.  Gates, H.W.  Hubbard and Chauncey Collom.

At the close of the communion service, adjournment was taken to Wednesday at 8 A.M.

The benediction was pronounced by President Taylor.

WEDNESDAY MORNING.

The prayer-meeting from 8 to 9 o’clock was led by President E.D.  Eaton.  At 9 o’clock, President Eaton was called to the chair temporarily, and was succeeded by the Vice-President of the Association, Rev. F.A.  Noble, D.D.

The minutes of the previous day were read and approved.

The President, Dr. Taylor, then resumed the chair.

The Nominating Committee reported the following special committees, who were appointed: 

Committee on the Chinese.—­Rev. H.A.  Stimson, D.D., Rev. E.P.  Goodwin, D.D., Rev. Wm. Walker, Rev. J.G.  Aikman, D.J.  Pike, Esq.

Committee on the Indians.—­Rev. A.P.  Foster, D.D., Gen. C.H.  Howard, Rev. Clinton Douglass, Rev. C.V.  Spear.

Committee on Educational Work.—­Rev. W.B.  Wright, D.D., Rev. F.P.  Woodbury, D.D., Rev. Amos Dresser, Rev. H.M.  Tupper, Rev. F.A.  Ragland.

Committee on Church Work.—­Rev. Graham Taylor, D.D., Rev. Warren F. Day, Rev. L.B.  Maxwell, S.D.  Hastings, Esq., O. Davidson, Esq.

Committee on Mountain Work.—­Rev. D.M.  Fisk, D.D., Rev. S.E.  Lathrop, Rev. S.A.  Norton, Rev. E.P.  South, Rev. W.E.  Barton, Robert F. Wheeler, Esq.

A paper on “The American Missionary Association, its Place and Work,” was read by Secretary M.E.  Strieby, and referred to a committee to be appointed.

Following this, Secretary A.F.  Beard read a paper on “The Missionary View of the Southern Situation,” which was referred also to a committee to be appointed.

The report of the Committee on the Chinese Work was presented by Rev. Henry A. Stimson, D.D. and accepted, and an address was made by Rev. E. P. Goodwin, D.D.

The Nominating Committee nominated the following special committees, who were appointed: 

Committee on Secretary Strieby’s Paper.—­Prof.  G.B.  Willcox, D.D., Rev. J.F.  Dudley, D.D., Rev. E.D.  Hill, D.D., Rev. Flavel Bascom, D.D., Rev. C.W.  Camp, Rev. W.L.  Tenney, Rev. J.E.  Snowden.

Committee on Secretary Beard’s Paper.—­Rev. H.M.  Tenney, D.D., Rev. C.O.  Brown, D.D., Rev. E.M.  Williams, Rev. E.F.  Williams, D.D., Rev. Calvin Keyser, Deacon G.N.  Palmer.

Right Rev. H.B.  Whipple, of Minnesota, then addressed the Association on “The Future of the Indian in our Country.”

After which, remarks were made on the Chinese question by Dr. H.A.  Stimson and Rev. M.F.  Sargent.