The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-05-06 00:00:00

THE WESLEYAN MISSIONARY
SOCIETY.

On Monday mornin; the annual meeting of the
above society was held at Exeter Hall, in London,
Mr. John Chubb presiding. "he members completely
filled the ball. The proceedings commenced by the
Rev. Dr. Hoole reading a portion of Scripture. A
hymn was then sung, and a prayer offered up by the
Rev. T. James.
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--The-Gii-a-iTodan then addressed the meeting, and said
he thanked God for being allowed to stand before
them that day with a cheerful heart, looking back at
what he himself Lad for the last 40 years seen of the
Weaved work the Wesleyan Missionary Society
had ace anplished. But he was not inclined to rest and
he thankful. (Cheers.) Prosperous as had been their
error% especially during the past year, there remained
much for them still to do. Their receipts for the
hist year were larger than they had ever before ob.
tamed; but when he told them that, while not less
than 10 millions sterling per annum was raised in this
country for the propagation and maintenance of reli-
gious truth at home, the amount raised fi,,r the spread
of the Gospel throughout the whole world besides was
alvint one million sterling only, they must at ones see
that money was greatly needed. Money, therefore,
they must have, for they could not possibly rest satis-
fied with each a vent disproportion as that of expending
10 millions for our 30 millions of people at home, and
the insignificant sum of one ruillien sterling for the
800 millions of souls abroad. Another want was
equally pressing upon them, and thdt was misionaries.

.111r.d. 'l'. Perk, the secretary, then read au abstract
of the repot, by which it app-ared that the total home
rein ipte for the year ending April, 1871, were
£110,069 4% 5d., and foreign receipts £39,698 ls. 6 I.—
Maki,g a total of £143,767 5% 11.1. The general ex-
penditure WAR £146,354 12 ld., and a grant towards
the new minion premists in Paris 1:1 000—total,
£1.47.3:4 12% Lb, leaving a balance of £2 412 13s. nu.
towert's the acmnitiliited deficiencies of former years,
but still t aviog a burden on the society ot
£17,160 164. 101. The Ladies' Gineral Commit-se for
female education in fore-en countries and other per-
piles tel expended £1,318. Toe committee felt thst
their z,al hail led them to attempt Cm mush, cmsidsr-
ing, the mount ot income at their divssal. An
addition of £lO,OOO annually to their funds would
enable the at cioiy to otrengihen the older miseiona, and
to critsr upon the openings in Spain, Japan, and other
countrit a to which the committeels invited.

The report concluded by recapitulatingqhe several
Illi3sions, with all their adjuncts, nudes the imme I:ate
direction of orb connexion with the s sciety, showimr
that there were central or principal stations called
cher des, 770; chapels and other preaching places,
5,230 ; ministers and assistant mission cies, including
supernumerarits, 1,029; other paid agents, as cite.
chists, interpreters, &sped:lord teachers, 4 415;
uneaisl wceuts,as Sal-rbath-school teachers. &c., 22,410;
full and accredited Church members, 160392; on trial
for Church merubsr- hip, 17,300; scholars, deducting
for these who attend both the (la> end Sabbath schools,
201.00; printing establishments, 7.
Tine report having been adoptee, it was resolved, on
tee motion of the Rev. Guard Price, of Dublin,
seconded by Mr. Alexander APArthur, that the meet
lug% viewing with peculiar interest the events occurring
at the present time in various parts of Europe, ex-
peessed its approval of the efforts made on behalf of
the 11' mm Catholic population of Ireland; its sym-
pathy w:th thr we brethren on the Continent who had
been caiied to suffer the calamities of war, its gratifies-
ticir on account cf the r.cent opening, in S,:airs and
Pert tint, and the c .nrrnsncsnacnt of a miser., in
rme, cud its determination to sustain the work in
th,r3 places audio Europe gensralle.
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The eting. having been further addressed by the
Rev. J. Ferrer, President of the (inference ; the Rev.
Robert Ma ,uire, the Rev. Yunnan J .ckson, the 11,v.
A. Macdonald, the Rev. 0. Simpson, the Rev. Dr.
Rigg, the Rev. Wiliani Jackson, the Rev. Dr. Julmon,
aid others, a vote ot thanks to the chairman closed the
proceedings.