The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-25
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT
JNDIANApOIIS

AT the session of this body Saturday, the
Fourth Annual Report of the Church Extension
Committee was presentedby Rev. S. b. McPheeters
ID. d., Chairman.
The applications for aid during the year were IA
calling for $4,000. Every appropriation by the
Committee was paid without BORROWING Annro.
prlatlons were pad to rs churches, and made to 49,
The number of contributing churches was 565
against SIS reported last year. Only applications
were declined through the year. Applications for
aid were from churches in bounds of 81 Svnods SO
Presbyteries, % States and Territories Of these
ll6 ask for aid amounting to S5l, ,257. .25 or at an
average Of S44l.S7 for each. Besides these, there
are on file and undspOsed of 60 applications for
S25,OO0. The Committee therefore had before them
during the last year POI applications calling for
more than 1000. Appropriations amounting to
S23,97O. 10 were made to SO churches in 80 Synods
60 Presbyteries, % States and Territories The
average amount appropriated to each was S2SS. 20.
The amount paid to rs churches during the year
S29, ,j04. 80.
The receipts from all sources from April |, 1858
to April l, 1859, were S29,342 80, of which S23,
I44 81 was from Churches, 81 coo from egaces
S2,5l3 80 from individuals. Sl3S so from S. s.
Schools, and 1914 80 from interest and exchange
The avoidable resources of the year SIS, ,334 OF.
The expenditures of the year were S23 ,53S GS eav-
ing an appropriated balance Of Sl4 ,795 81 There
were, however, unpaid appropriations to that date
of Sl6O29 15 The liabilities remaining are there
fore, 81 ,234 Al.
The present Church Extension Committee, since
its organization, in July 1885, has made appropria-
tions to 255 churches. The average Of them is
S2,O97 each. The average membership of each of
these churches is 81. Two hundred and twenty
three report three to sixty members and thirty
two over sixty members each. Fully one-half the
churches aided had less than thirty members each
The distribution of funds has been equitable all
over the Union
The Committee has received reports from 2 2G7
churches, or two-thirds of the whole number of
churches in connection with the General Assembly.
Of these, $685. nearly one in four, have no house
of worship; 26 worship in Union houses los report
their houses insufficient for their wants; 1870 are in
debt; III had aid from abroad in building their
churches; and 373 cannot build without aid from
the church at large.
REPORT OF TREASURER OF BOARD OF PUBLICATro
The aggregate of receipts from all sources, pre-
sented this year in the Treasurer's report is Sl29
69S3l, being an increase of 2,138.03 the re-
ceipts of the year before.
The total of expenditures of all kinds has been
SlO7 56l02 an increase Of $685. those of the
year before
The balance in the Treasurer's hands on the first
day of March, 1859, was S22, 80. A large num-
ber of works in course of publication
which will demand the expenditure very soon of
much the larger portion of the balance above re-
ported.
The amount received from sales of books tracts
and Sabbath School Visitor, has been S767l4 49, or
81, l2S.5l less than the year before.
The Publishing Agent reports, that during the
past year, ending March lst there have been pub
81 books of which have been printed 9S 600 copies
The fT Presbyterian Almanac for 1859 SS do do
Total number of new publications. 167, 500 do.
Reprints of former publications as follows
New editions of books -. .... 900 do
Tracts catechsms and pamphlets $500 do
Total number of reprints. 500 do
Total publications Of the year .9l3 600 do
Total number of Publications since the organiza-
tiOn of the Board, 1882 1913.
TwENTY-sECoND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The receipts from all sources, including SIS lI2-
81 special funds for India from last year accounts
stated in the Report of the Treasurer, have been
$3.50, 0,030.57 In view of the severe pecuniary pres
which has been felt in large part of the coun
try, the financial condition of the Board is very
gratifying one. 1t is free from debt. The whole
amount received towards rebuilding Mission Sta
tions in India destroyed by the Sepoys revolt is
S21 ,4l979.
Itwas considered expedient BY the missionaries
to submit request to the government of that coun-
try, for the remuneration of pecuniary losses sus-
tanned by the mission, amounting in the aggregate
to 231 ,4l6 rupees, about SllS70 This applica-
tion has been complied with to a limited extent
some $4,000 rupees having been assessed by fines on
tae native villagers who were engaged in plumber
ing the mission property at Futtehgurh. This sum
nearly replaced the losses of the native Christians
at that station, and used to set them up again
in business. The losses at Lodiana had been
promptly made good by similar assessment.
5Eln the publication department of Foreign Mis-
sions the "FOreign Missionary" in pamphlet form,
has circulation of 1000 copies per month; the
newspaper edition has circulation of 81 900 copies
monthly. The amount of collections for it during
the year was IS 3077S.
The following were expen ded during the
year upon each Mission, viz: