The New York herald., 1872-11-15
$50 Nothing.

1t win be seen that there is an increase in nearly
Al the foreign stations and in some OF the domestic
missions among foreign populations. The increase
In the Africa appropriations, though under the
head OF Liberia, was made to establish missions
among the tribes in the interior who have been
brought to notice by
DIR. LIVINGSTONE AND THE HERALD
Dr. Reid remarked that If DR.. Livingstone ever
comes again to the surface OF civilization that
whole continent will be opened up to missionary
Influences, and the new mission which they pro-
pose to establish beyond the bounds OF the Liberia
Conference will assume greater proportions than
they have any conception OF. Livingstone and
Baker and other explorers had found population
there speaking and writing the Arabic language
and practising many OF the arts OF civilized nations,
and they would readily take the Arabic Bible and
be thereby brought TO a knowledge of salvation.
After some discussion on the question OF admins
traSion an appropriation OF $4,000 was made for
ihn, tins work, to be administered BY the Bishop in
therefore, receives an addition OF but $780, These
sums and that for Japan are given in the schedule
above IN currency. at twenty-five per cent premium
and exchange. The other appropriations TO the
toreign work are on a gold basis to which the
twenty-five per cent must be added
In view OF the rapid strides in progress made
oOth In emma and Japan, large increase has beef
glven TO those helds In China more than one hun
dred per cent, and In Japan one hundred per cent.
These sums are not merely for the sustentation OF
the established missions, but for the founding Of
new ones also In points that are now opening and
for the transportation OF missionaries thither.
Rev. Dr. Gibson, OF California, who spent years
IN emma, ana m Is now experimenting the missions
among the Chinese on the Pacific coast, asked for
an appropriation OF $4,000 TO establish a mission
IN the Canton province. 1t is from this province
that most OF the Chinese immigrants come, and yet
not one Of our missionaries In the other stations
can speak or understand word in their diaiect.
A native preacher whom he got IRON Foo Chow TO
help him had TO spend one and half year learning
the Cantonese dialect. There are now 100000 OF
these Chinese immigrants among us, and we're
10000, 600 OF them to come and settle down In
western States and Territories they would not be
missed out OF the Chinese Empire. He thought it
was a strange oversight that left this important
field unnamed until this time. The committee,
however did not feel ready to act, and the matter
was postponed.
Besides the large appropriation for India which
appears on the schedule, there is to be added
xz4Oo Tor the transportation Of a couple OF mis-
sonary families within the next thirty days, and
$4,000 more missions in and around Bombay,
where the labors OF Rev. William Taylor have pro-
nuceo marvellous results He is working there on
the Paulnen method as an evangelist without
pay anc ne mas asked for helpers two OF whom
nave gone thther who are to be supported by the
native churches gathered by Mr. TAYLOR And
others are TO be sent out as soon az they can be
found. This appropriation is therefore. contin.
gent and may not be used at ALL or very little OF IT,
nany.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bishop Scott presided in the afternoon when n
discussion arose on continuing the appropriation
20 Italy, where DIR. Vernon has yet done nothing
more Than examine the gronn0 and locate AlIngejf