New-York tribune., 1871-01-03


The following the latest figures giving the number
Of Methodist missionaries and members IN our foreign
| missions;
Missionaries Mei9se5s s., PrOO'taaeF'' aaa
South America .................... No report -;
sl%.n, ssaa ssa &: i55 g
jDcaaaii',,,.,,..... 2is =;
tSweien.............. p l36 -.
Ipdis"........ ...................6 81 7I :"
WEE in United States: M
$s Ss5::s / 4 F1.5d mt s,: so'JST
The General Mission Committee is comosed of seven
teen members-seven appointed by tre Bishops, like
sionary society and the Corresponding Secretaries and
Treasurer of the Missionary Society The members ap-
until the ensuing General Conference those represent
ing the Managers are appointed annually The Bishops
With the concurrence Of the Toard managers. and OF
majority of the Bishops present de1ern,nes whar ar
of persons 10 be employed on such missions, ana ne
Committee appointed by the bishops for lss-72 consists
Of the Rev George Pratt OF the Maine Conference Dr
r. j. Thompson OF the Wilmington Conferences the Rev.
bic of the Ohio 20 'cience The Rev. ". II. Hunter OF
te tbe TeRnesde l'O Of e. and the Rev II H. gserty
OF the St LcGis Cont e. Membe,S appointed by Ge
Stout, John Grno' y. c. Crawford, stephen d.
The one Rs ost ity are The Rev. Bishop Morris
d. d. President: tie Rev. John Z. Durbn, ID. D., Cor
sistent Corresron,iie Secretary the Rev. r. Carlton
d. D., treasurer Rev. l. Hitchcock, d. D., Assistant
Treasurer, the Rev. D. Terry Recording Secretary
THE METHODIST sUNDAY-SCHOoL UNION.
The report of this Union for 1870 gives the
following statistics: Amount received from contribu
ticns and distributed IN aid of and needy Sunday
schools, s22,7S6 So sundayschools under the jwis-
dicton of the Union, 1891 increase during the year
Of bls sunday-schOol officers and teachers ls94l2 an
increase Of lG sundayschoo scholars 1898, an In
OF 4409; volumes in Libraries 2l59,i22 an IN
crease OF circulation OF The SuHddys AdrO
cate $4,000 1t is claimed by the Union that TINS aer
has the largest circulation OF any chlIcs paper Ill lhe
The aim of the Union is to promote the cause Of sun
day-schoos in the Methodist Episcopal Church. ana III
such spheres Of Christian labor as in the JUDGMENT
of the Board of ManageI may nave Claims s @ upon M its
Morris resident; the Rev. j. H. Vincent Corresponding
Secretary; the Pew W. II; be Pny; d. d. recording
Secretary S. j. Goodenougn, treasurer
THE FOREIGN sUNDAY-sCHOoL WORK.
The American Sunday-School Union has
delegated to special committee composed Of members
of the several Protestant denominations, the general
direction and financial management OF its foreign work
The operations of the Society extended 10 Conti
mental Europe in 1857 by the ORGANIZATION OF
larged in through the efforts OF Albert Woodruff
assisted by two missionaries in Berlin, Geneva ana
Napes There were Sunday schools in France prior
TO the outbreak of the war; l45 III Germany 100 IN
Beledum' spain, Greece Poland, Bogota and Mexico.
These schools have been established strictly Pro
testant basis and in their character and government
exhibit many the characteristic features OF the Aeri-
can system With the design OF extending stil further
the foreign work Of the Society, an Executive Commit
tee has been organized consisting of the following gen
tiemen Albert Woodruff, BROOKLYN; the Rev; H. Dyer,
the Rev s. H. Tying ir., NewYork; the Rev II. r. New
ton, u. D., Philadelphia; the Rev H d. ESrtWop' New
u. Garretson, New-Iork; and j. Bennet Tyler, New
| York
THE AMERICAN BIBLE UNION.
~ 10 Ir,f1
the year ending Oct 3 1870 exhibits evidences of con
tinued growth and prosperity During the year II pre-
pared and published Spanish and Italian Testament,
issued in English revised version Of the New
Testament, Genesis JoD ana is"lias, ana graInu- n
| Bible in different languages Its receipts were
% TSa s Of o. lie I6S Tn TGn @ or
publication in the German French, and welsh IAN
Hages a1 yeTson Of ProveT E2odas Jothm"
Kings The year ending OCT was remaIkaeie for the
ia fn'is spain. Were tho Union has eight mis-
Of the Sonth The demand for gratutous distribution
far exceeded the means of supply: 1t is Thought, how
ever that the Union this year will be able TO Ill nearly
a the reGusitiOns made upon IL. 1t holds It's ngs
annually in October and is supported by contributions
from various religious sects Since It's establishments IN
1880 the most liberal contributions have from the
| Baptists.
THE CITY MISSION AND TRACT SOCIETY.
The Report of the New-York City Mission
and Tract Society for 1870 gives the following statistics Of
| the years work:
Mission stations u Missionaries 20; Missionary visits
1883; tracts distributed, l5l294; voluntary visitOrs
8l Bibles given, 4G2; Tcstaments given. 32l volumes
loaned $685. children led sabbath-schoos lSiO chill
dren led 10 day schools 25S persons induced 10 join
Bible classes 4 persons persuaded TO attend churches
and missions sl7 temperance PLEDGE l5l religious
| meetings, 1857; backslders reclaimed 1885, persons
united with churches. 574; 25s2 prayer meetings gross
attendance, 9 29 preaching service gross attend
ance 1A64 40 Opear services, gross ATTENDANCE l5OO
&c meetings I0I riendless girls, gross attendance lo
s5iI7 9s balance, s9S3 r. The officers chosen AZ the
Forty fourth annual meeting. in December are Prcs
A r. wetmore; Treasurer, Morris X. Jesup; Correspond
ing Secretary and stan Treasurer II wis +. Jackson
Recording Sec etay David D. Terry; Superintendent OF
Mssios the TcV. George J. Mingns Executive Commit
Hall, d. J. the Rev. H. ID. Ganse, the Rev. ". n Nc.
vckar, A. L. Wetmore, Nathan Bishop John Tayot John
stoH iris X. Jesup, William T. Dodge, lr, Arr bad
Russell Howard Potter. a. 3. Hatch, Gainaiic g. smith,
Walter T. Miller Ambrose n. Ety. George W. AbDe, the
| Rev. George J. Mingns, Lewis r.. jackson.
| THE LADIEs' CHRISTIAN UNUN-IHE BAND OF
PRAYER.
The report Of the Ladies' Christian Union of
this city for the year ending Nov So 1870 hat IT is
meeting Vi great IN ts tyofOd work, the i'm
provemeu Of tho moral and physical condition II the
workiugwOmcn rceei ing IT, aid. bunng The year Its
receipts were s2C1- ~; expenditures, ~ 3y leaving
balance "a tho treasury OF sj9. JHClud IN the ckpen
O. Is $500 paid on tie Morgago an the Young
YeLpaA Homo leaving "a arcc ~ SjOH due April ],
ISL 1t - confidently expected mat 'h'S h!meAt VIII
Tho 10 ne, NJ 27 and "a North Was inrtoh square.
IA. rr So 1862, provided rs applicants 81. food
and .Irlfrf ud found ptruIlau employment Ot side
for ~ working omen dependent upGn theF eN"r-
iious IrsIG !t now at the Home O. inmates. Who com,
pctey MI ". 1's' n,Nirfait e'nn icqaied ior board