The New York herald., 1872-11-19
METHODIST GENERAL MJsaOHAn'
COMMIYTFp
IL Appropriations
cionng Se'sionA acknowledgement of the Herald's
on AiriOssfy Ossfy Inhuence-Nearly 100000
Tor Missions-Annual Convention
Essays and Addresses-Elec-
ton Of Officers and Man
agcrs-Adjournment

The committee met yesterday morning, pursuant
to adjournment Bishop Foster presiding. The
appropriations were continued, the first thing
In order being the call for mission in the province
OF Canton, China. This called out a great deal OF
discussion, as It had done on two previous occas-
ions, in which Bishops Wiley, James, Ames Peek,
Haven and Drs. Dashie. Crawford, Lakn, Iif-
fany, Trimble, Reid and others participated Bishop
Wiley and DR.. Dashiell thought the time mad
not yet come for this mission. DR.. Crawford, TO
bnng the question to vote, moved that $4,000
be appropriated to found mission in Canton. He
could not see the of the objection raised that
it would be discourteous for American Methodists
to 20 there because the Weseyans have already
one there. The Wesleyans show no such courtesy
to us. Nor could he see any force In that
other objection that California Chinese converts
could be sent back to eyangeiize their country
men. And 1t was the prevailing opinion that
mission must be established there soon. He
wanted to see it at once. Mr.. Lakin agreed with
DR.. Crawford, and chiefly for reason given by
Bishop Ames on Saturday, that missions could be
maintained In China for one half what they cost in
California. Bishop Ames acknowledged that he
had made such remark, and he believed it cor
rect. He favored this mission II he could see his
way clear to get the money. Bishop Peck insisted
that
THE METHODISTs MUST TAKE CANTON
but some OF his brethren feared they could not get
the money, and In this fear he partly shared But
II we add anywhere, said the Bishop, 1t should be
here. Dr. Tiffany favored this mission, and
as the committee mad appropriated $4,000 for
o romantic mission in Africa after Living
stone-he hoped they would reconsider that
action and give this money to the Can
tonese mission. Dr. Trimbe thought they
should take it from Italy rather than Africa. DR..
could wait year. Bishop Haven would compromise
this matter by taking $4,000 from Africa and giving
it to Canton DR.. Reid opposed any interference
with the appropriation to inter-Africa He re-
lerred to an editorial 'in the leading journal in the
cityn-the HERALD-which must certainly help the
African mission very greatly. Mr.. Rothweiler
would divide the large appropriation to China
that the required sum might go to Canton. This,
however, was found to be beyond the power OF the
committee to do nOw DR.. Dashien thought they
would not need quite so much for inter-Africa as
had been given to 1t, and IL the Cantonese mission
could get along with $4,000 the Board and Secre
tarics might be able to spare that sum from
Africa. Mr.. Gibson said they could not do much
with $4,000, but they might send couple Of single
men cut to learn the language Bishop Peck would
have the committee vote $4,000 and depend on
God Dr.. Hitchcock thought they ought to defer
the African work and go to Canton. The former
could better wait year than the latter, ana he
therefore moved to reconsider the vote by which
motion could be entertained the Canton prOpo-
stion with all it's amendments and substitutes
ton came up again, when Dr. Reid agreed to ac-
cept $1,000 , Tor Africa, though they could not do
BISHOP JAMES, ENTHUSIASM
was aroused by this turn IN the discussion and he
argued argue ably anu eioluently for Africa and carried
With him the entire sympathy and applause OF the
meeting, SO that after his address there could be
no question about giving 1900 to Canton without
We are, said the Bishop, fighting the battles OF
humanity, and Il our Methodist missions had not
been in Liberia that Republic would have been
swept away ere this Its currency has been kept
in circulation, its educational Institutions main
tanned and its commerce prospercd by our mis-
sIons. Liberia has an extensive commerce with
england, Which America might have had
ns,sr sa' 0 n St Sw oosa
Ored cOnsuls in our seaports. Colored seamen
could not come hither lest they should be seized
this is all changed now. The Republic has Minis
ter at washington and may have cOnsuls in all our
merce or Liberia will by and by to our shores.
II the l00 900 Cinnamon in California can have re-
Toactive influence upon the 100000 in China,
ne thought the 1000, 900 OF Africans here would
have far greater influence upon the SO,o0OOO0 In
Africa. And he finds the same spirit actuating the
still actuates the Germans, Swedes and Norwegians
of the Northwest Only short time ago young
colored man In the South asked him Bishop Janes@
II he would be encouraged by the Church were he
TO organize
CHRISTIAN COLONY FOR INTRO AFRICA
The spirit OF emigration and OF evangeization
prevails among the colored people all over the
South. And rom this country he believed would yet
proposed TO be established beyond the bounds OF the
Liberia Conference will react upon Liberia and the
Africa 1t must go forward. President Grant has
had 5000 applications from colored persons anx-
ons to g, to africa during the past year and the
Methodist missionary committee Is 500, 900 better
OIL now than 1t was at the beginning of this mission
airy year And this, too, without any enort on the
part OF the secretaries, such as they had had on
previous years. If that be so why may
this year, when it has three young and
vigorous secretaries, full OF enthusiasm and in
spiration In their work, who with sympathetic
hearts and eloquent tongues will plead the cause of
missions before the annual conferences and before
the Church2 The Church has also eight young men
to the same end. There is no fear now OF a nnan-
cia crash in the country such as has existed in
established Tor the next four years and the mis-.
sonary society can now go forward as confidently
as II 1t had the money in its treasury. He hoped |
there would be no change in the ADMINISTRATION
also
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unless collection were taken up. daughter and
Mr.. G. &. NoRrn-why not begin nowp
Bishop JANEs-Amenl The colored people OF the
South need the Methodist Church, President Grant
AMI Almighty God to help them along Tor four years
more. After that he believed they would help
themselves.
Rev. Mr.. LAKIN, OF Huntsville, Ala, said that
there was general
DESIRE FOR EMIGRATION TO AFRICA
among the coored men o.. the South, and nearly
every young man converted there wants to become
preacher or teacher or public man Of some kind.
Dr. Carleton thought $4,000 to Africa a very small
sum, and he moved to lay a motion for $4,000 on
the table. Lost. Bishop Simpson remarked that
God is now calling on the Church to do more than
1t has ever done for Africa. The only solution Of
the problem o! African slavery Is in sending men
from this country to evanGelize Africa. There is
teachabe people in intro-Afrlca, as introduced by
Dr. Livingstone The Manyema are to a degree
civilized and the Mohammedan religion is spread
ing there as II does not any where else. Bishops
Ames ana Wiley could not see their way clear.
They favored this Canton mission but tho Guestion
OF money nuZZel them. and they nj hia