The New York herald., 1872-11-17
THE METHODIST MISS oNAAY COMMITTEE.
Third Days Proesedings-The World Almost
Encompaased with Missions $685. ,525 Ap-
propriated-The Colcred People Of the
South Prefer Nethodism to Co.
tholicism : New Missions
Yet To Be Established.

xeL 10 DO Estabhahod.
The Methodist Missionary Committee met yester-
day at ten A. NJ, and after devotional exercises
and reading the minutes the appropriations TO
annual Conferences for domestic missions were re-
sumed at the point where the committee left Off on
Friday-Ohio. To Oregon $1,000 was added
contingent on an extension OF the work. To the
Rocky Mountain Conference, recently organized by
Bishop Foster So 900 was added for new work and
extension. This Conference covers territory 400
miles wide and 1000 miles long, and has fifteen
ministers ana membership of POI. They have just
opened an important mission In Pr0van, among the
Mormons. The missionary appointed there has BEEN
East. and by lectures and private appeals rasen
50 600, and gone back again to build church there
There is great religious movement among the
apostate Mormons, and the Methodist church
there has great power over the people,
and especially over the children, and, they
could very easily use to advantage much
larger sum than that asked for. Texas obtained
$14, 900, OF which sum $4,000 is contingent on new
work. Rev. A. S Lakin said that emigrants were
moving into that State at the rate OF more than
one hundred wagon loads day. The settlement
OF that State during the last three years is beyond
| all precedent and beyond all expectation. There
is, therefore. Hr
GREAT DEMAND FOR MEN N
and means to take that country TOR Christ. Es~
pecally are men needed who can organize So
cieties. The bishops who nave been over that
ground also favored this contingent appropriation,
which was granted. Philadelphia asked for $4,000
to plant missions in the Lehigh and Lebanon VAL
leys and to give vigor to their city missions. Dr.
Patterson, Dr. Trimblc, Bishop Peck and others
participated in the discussion that arose, and gene
rally condemned the practice adopted in Phila-
delphia and elsewhere IN diverting missionary
collections and local missions. But the rca-
son assigned was that there Is no city
missionary society In Philadelphia, and that
the churches dispose Of their own moneys
in local missions. Bishop James said that
Philadelphia contained larger missionary popula-
tion than many OF the Conferences to which large
appropriations are made. Philadelphia raises
large sums for the Missionary Society, but 1T does
not on that account ask lor large appropriations
but because it needs the money. An appropriation
of 1000 instead OF $4,000 then made S., 00l
more was added to the Rocky Mountain contingent
appropriation, so as to make the total $4,000. Ir
view OF the division OF the Western New York Con
1erences by the last General Conference and the
consequent changes in the time Of holding thei
annual session, some disargangement has occurred
IN the distribution OF mission lunds Central Nev
York Conference was there ore given 800 for II.
work until the next meeting oi the Conference.
METHODIsM FOR THE NEGROES.
When increased appropriations were asked 1O
the Southern Conferences, Rev. l.. r. DUNN re
quested Information as to the success OF tin
Catholic missionaries, WHO went down there som
time ago with q great flourish OF trumpets. ,Bisho
| SIMPSON responded that from all tho information
in his hands and from personal observation, ne be
lieved the Roman Ca hoiic church was making yer
little progress Bishop Lynch WIS very pronounce
| on the rebel side during the war; and though
exercises great deal OF power over the whites
| South Carolina he has very little influence vat
the colored people. They have established pschof
in Maryland Tor the training OF colore0 mon lOr I'll
MethodIsrs have gained largely on IL
1 fFu.1 and 1nyrn nt In aVniM
| to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Bishop Anne
| remarked also that the coofed people liked Metli
love ior bowling belore affairs and worshipping
the paraphernaa Of Ronanism. He mad no lei
! OF the result il the Methodist Episcopal Churc
would DO her duty, for the Lord is with hcr.
! The appropriation for the publication and graft
out discussion which occupied the closing part
| the morning session and almost the entire afte
noon session. The Secretaries who are the edtof
to twice it's size, and to give them away in the rat
| OF one to seven members or the Church; and q
| resolutions and suggestions had peen acted upon
some of them very ludicrous. and which occupie
| the afternoon session until quarter past fonr
the committee returned substantially to
THE PROPOSITION OF TIE SECRETARIES
added. for Illustrations IN the Idrocute The Sc
/ retarics and the Board OF Managers were ais
requested to continue the grautous distribute
! OF the paper the basis proposed zone to seven
copy until January. 1874, alter which date !
|
| time they are to canvass the ground ana aScerta
whether it be not advisable to change the time
| publication OF the AdcOcate from monthly to week
or seml-monthly, and to start first class month
missionary magazine or journal besides. 1t was 4
| general Impression Of the committee that peop
| did not care much for that which cost The
nothing, but If they mad to pay Tor the paper til X
| would read it. Hence the GratuitOus distribute
| must cease, ana the only question was as to ht Il
| aud when. Some were iOr ciosiny up next mont n
but DR.. Reid showed that out its 10000 crcu Fl
ton 100000 subscribers at twenty-five cents ca III
| might be obtained during the year. This w0t n
| pay the cost o publication and " Ould give q go
| basis for an entire subscription list in 1874 Bish
| Haven and several other editors present endOrs
| these views and they became the sense OF the co
mittee
| BY request at this point General Fisk, the arii
| metical Secretary, announced that the
APPROPRIATION, ALREADY MADE
| amounted to $S5D,52o 15--over $l50,000 more tn
| the basis on which they started. The bishops, ho
| ever, thought that the income, by the energy
the secretaries, would be IN excess OF the estimat
quest on OF establishing new missions was taken
In its order, and Mr.. Gibson got the door a
pleaded earnestly ior q mission in the provinces
Canton, China, to supplement his work among X
Chinese in California. The province contai
CO. 0oo 900 inhabitants The objections were mai,
on interference Win the British Wesleyan missit
converted in California will return TO tn
own land and preach the Gospel Just
the Swedes have done. Mr.. Gibson said they
sent one man back, but one was not enough J
pagansm tlat is now pressing on our shores,
eafed would ultimately poison us unless we to
it in its inclpency. As result OF IL there are n
six hca then temples in san Francisco with th
gods and incense affairs and priests just as u
have them in China. And they will be multpl
by and by. Bishop Ames. DR.. TrmbIe Or. Das
and others opposed this proposition, and pend
its discussion the Committee adjourned until NJ
day at ten O'Clock A. M.
The following are the
APPROPRIATIONS MADE YESTERDAY
Conference ations Conference. atio,t
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