The New York herald., 1872-11-15
Animal Meeting Of the General Committee
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Missionary Society.
Basis of Appropriations
$SOO.OOO.
LIVINGSTONE AND AFRICAN MISSIONS.
New Fields Opened Throughout
the Earth.

Yesterday the General Missionary Committee OF
che Methodist Episcopal Church, consisting Of the
thirteen bishops and some twenty or thirty minis
sers and laymen appointed by the General Confer
ence and by the Board OF Managers under the con-
Stitution of the society, met in annual session to
make the missionary appropriations for 1873 for
the home and foreign fields. Bisnop James pre-
sided and after devotional exercises were held
and the minutes OF the last years meeting read for
information the treasurers report was presented
by DIR. Thomas Carlton. 1t showed that at the be-
ginning OF the fiscal year, November !, 1871,
there was q balance In the treasury OF
S2a9s7 So; that the receipts from that
date up to the corresponding date OF
1872 amounted to $661, ,056 60; that the disburse-
ments during the same period reached $59s,647 90,
and that there is now, therefore, in the treasury
balance of ss6,39 IS. From this balance however,
is to be deducted drafts for the East Indian mis-
sion which had not been presented when the re-
port was made up but have been called for since
$l2,447. Deaucting also from this balance the
amount on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year.
the increase Of collections for 1872 over the pre-
vi0us year will be found to be $499 o. including
IN extra special collection, to relieve the treasury
from former Indebtedness, of 600. Upon the
strength of this report, therefore, and upon their
own review Of the work and its needs for the COM
ing year, Dr. T. M. Eddy, one Of the Missionary Sec
retaries, moved that the appropriations be based
upon an income OF $500, 900. DR.. Trmble afraid
to go beyond the basis Of last year, 100000, but
DIR. Carlton thought they should not stop at less
sum than 100000, and he believed they could as
readily ask for and get $780, 900 from the Church.
$sO0.OO0 FOR MISSION WORK IN 1873.
DIR. Dashiell, Missionary Secretary, said they had
examined their estimates very carefully, and were
convinced they could not get along with ess than
$500, 900. DR.. Eddy substanttated this statement,
and DR.. Hitchcock, OF Cincinnati was OF opinion
that the Church would raise 81 900 600 II Gods work
demands 1t. The Western Conferences SO far as he
could judge, are hopeful, and ready to raise their
proportion, but he was afraid at the same time
that these promises could not be realized He was
afraid to give an estimate Of mis- own because the
collections had so often fallen below his estimate.
STILL he thought $780, 600 little the Board could
work upon this year.
General Clinton B. Fisk, Of st. Louis who had
been elected Assistant Secretary, thought they
should not stop snort OF $500, 900. The fears that
the Boston fire would greatly diminish the receipts
from the New England Conferences he thought
were groundless. The Rock River Conference after
Che Chicago fire went to work and Increased it's
collections and subscriptions 900 above the pre-
viOus year. Dr. Hitchcock explained that this in
crease was apparent and not real since on account
of the fire in Chicago which burned up their books
&c, no reports could be made OF the moneys then
on hand, and hence nearly the two years. collec-
tOns appear in this years exhibit; and such was
the case to lesser extent with some OF the other
Western Conferences DR.. Trimble withdrew his
motion for 100000. and $S00000 was made the
basis OF the appropriations for the year 1873.
The following is the schedule SO lar as acted on
yeSterday:-