Opening of the American Board Convention in St Louis
The 51st annual meeting of the American Board of Foreign Missions opened in St Louis with President Samuel Capen presiding. The address highlighted the century’s end, western growth, and China’s shadow, while reports detailed new missionaries, deputation trends, finances, legacies, and the Forward Movement’s impact across districts and societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
American Board of Foreign Missions
Samuel B. Capen
Boston
Michael Burnham
Springfield
Mass
Capen
Union
China
Prudential Committee
Home Department
C. H. Daniels
D. D
John C. Holbrook
California
Richard Slatter Storrs
New York
Edwards A. Parks
Massachusetts
Daniel L. Farber
Charles C. Burr
George Leon Walker
Connecticut
Cyrus Hamlin
Adolphus J. F. Benrends
Aaron Kimball
Minnesota
Justin E. Twitchell
Edward G. Porter
Congregational Missionary Societies
Congregational House
Svork of
Forward Movement Committee
Misonary Herald
American Board
Woman's Boards
R. S. Storrs
Bo 4
Hisolume
Storrs
Bible and Tract Societies
America Bible Society
E. W. Gilma
Spain
Austia
Ceylon
South Africa
Micronesia
Guam
American Bible Society
American Tract Society
Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society
Woman's Board of Missions
Woman's Board of the Interior
Chicago
Woman's Board of the Pacific
Canada
Forward Movement Aims to Strengthen Mission Support
A report outlines the 20th century fund expanding participation to stabilize finances for foreign missions. Luther Wishard cites declines in missionary concerts and reading, urging churches to share home and foreign support, noting long term female donor programs and global church partnerships.
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Walter Frear
Pacific Coast Agency
Aeolus
Jaluit Society
Queen of Isles
Carolines
Ponape
California
Oregon
Women's Mission Board of the
Pacific Coast
20Th Century Fund
Friends of the Board
Turkey
Japan
India
China
Africa
Home Department
Frank H. Wiggin
Boston
Forward Movement In Foreign Missions
Luther D. Wishard
Blaikie
David Livingstone
America
Missionary Herald
American Board
Presbyterian Church
Church of England
American Presbyterians
American Baptists
New Bedford
Mass
Congregational Woman's Boards
Church Missionary Society of England
Congregational Churches
Phonographs may preserve speech and culture for future study
French writer M. L. Azoulay argues phonographs will grow beyond toys, enabling study of machinery sounds, medicine, and especially preserving pronunciation across languages and dialects. A national phonographic language museum is proposed in France, with broader museum networks envisioned alongside libraries and art galleries.
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M. L. Azoulay
M. Azoulay
Paris Anthropological Society
France
Souffles and Sauces From An Early Cookery Guide
Recipes for meat vegetable and fruit souffles emphasize a strict twenty minute bake and immediate service. Directions cover roux bases with chicken stock onion parsley and lemon, meringue whites folded in, and variations for veal fish spinach and cheese souffles plus fruit options like apple. Also instructions for boiled artichokes rye meal batter carrot gravies and green tomato pickles. Louis Rose publication style guides precise timing and presentation in a home kitchen.
Salmon in White Sauce Bake with Breadcrumb Topping
Melt butter in a saucepan then whisk in an equal amount of flour and stir in one pint of thin cream before it browns. Season with salt and pepper. Layer canned or fresh salmon in a baking dish, cover with the white sauce, and top with breadcrumbs. Repeat layers, finish with breadcrumbs moistened in butter, bake until brown, cover, and rest fifteen minutes.
Victorian Style Pudding and Salad Preparations
Mix two thirds cup suet with molasses milk raisins sugar and flour then add soda and nutmeg and steam three hours. Offer a warm dressing for a green pepper salad with French dressing and optional cucumber and onion. Soak stale bread in sour milk overnight then mash with milk salt soda and flour to make a thick batter for griddle cakes.
Corn Batter with Nutmeg and Creamed Sugar Dish
Beat sugar with butter then egg yolk and nutmeg. Stir in hot water and flavor. Keep warm then add stiffly beaten egg white. Grate corn and mix with two eggs milk flour melted butter salt and baking powder. Bake on a hot griddle.
Ham toast prep with fritter butter fry method
A recipe note describes mixing ham with toast and a cupful into one pint of fritter butter then frying in deep fat. It suggests serving as a side with creamed chicken or alongside salads for a savory dish.
Sour Milk Pie Recipe Summary
A simple bake recipe: mix one cup sour milk one cup sugar one cup chopped raisins two eggs and spices. Bake between two crusts until done.
Frankfort Consul Warns of Poison in Silver Mounted Glass Ware
Consul Walter Schumann names silver mounted glass and porcelain ware sold for some time as hazardous due to galvano plastic coatings containing potassium cyanide. Cracks in glaze allow poisonous residue to remain, posing health risks to handlers and users. Martin Mayer, a leading jeweler in the district, confirms the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Walter Schumann
Martin Mayer
Boston and Maine Train Schedule to Lowell and Beyond
The corrected October 8, 1909 timetable lists trains from Merrimack Street Depot Lowell to Boston and to numerous destinations including Lawrence Salem Haverhill Newburyport Amesbury and more. It details numerous daily and Sunday departures with special notes on express and regional services and marks Western Division and Bedford routes.
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Lowell
Middlesex Street
Taunton
New Bedford
Newport
Providence
Pawtucket
Marlboro
South Framingham
Way
Boston
Albany R. R
Worcester
Springfield
Albany
Concor Junction
Fitchburg R. R
Stonington
New York City
Mansfield
Peter Clark
A. C. Kendall
Pass
Merrimack Street Depot
Middlesex Street Station
Wi. P
Lawrence
Salem
Mass
A. m
P. m
Haverhill
Newburyport
Amesbury
Portsmouth
Exeter
Dover
Rochester
Alton Bay
Somersworth
N. H
Saco
Old Orchard
Portland
Augusta
Bath
Waterville
Lewiston
Skowhegan
Bangor
Belfast
Rockland
St. John
N. B
Halifax
N. S
Montreal
Quebec
Eastport
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgewick
Bar Harbor
Jonesport
Machiasport
Frank Jones
Woburn
Ayer Junction
Amherst
Milford and Wilton
Greenfield
Peterboro
Bennington
Hillsboro
Keene
Nashua
Manchester
Concord
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
Warner
Bradford
Sunapee
Cclaremont
Claremont Junction
St. Johnsbury
Lyndonville
Wells River
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Boston Air Line
Quebec Express
Plymouth
Sherbrooke
Express
tDaily
wVia
Western Division
Bedford
Wilmington
D. J. Flanders
Gen
H. Co. Taft
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Vention
the Outlook
Charles C. Creegan
Ohio
Atlantic
A. N. Hitchcock
Interior District
Mississippi
Anaver
Dean
G. W. Lenhart
Bowling Green
By Louis Role
Louis Rose
Jolly Boys
ALT
Rends
Collateral Loan Co.'s
Tremont Street
Mason Street
Coran Street
Re H. Elfrott
Central Street
H. A. King
Billerica
Merrimack Square
N. C
Mt. Hope Street
Pawtucketville
Central St
Wood Avenue
Hildreth and
Aiken Streets
Billings Street
Centralville
Geo. B. Coburn
Merrimack St
Peavey
Dracut Centra
Middlesex County
North Jersey Nurseries
N. J
Adams
Tyer Street
Merrimack Street
High Street
H. Wiggin
Franglin Street
George E. Stanley
Old Colony
Boston and Maine
R. R
SG Central St
J.C. Abbott
Jos. Peabody
Velephone
A. F. Roach
Bridge Street
Cutter, Sherwood, Taylor, Hunter
Jone
Harvard
Quincy
Merrimash
RE. T
Aenlance
T. H Boyle & CG
Propristars
Railroads
Fitchburg Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Bostorn
Niagara Falls
Cincinnati
All Points West
Lake Champlain
Ottawa
Palace
Craine
C. M. Bart
Boston & Maine
St. Paul
Minneapoul
Paoik I
DL. J. Flanders
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Elegac
Courier-Citizen Office
Kew
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