The New York herald., 1874-11-12
METHODIST MISSIONS.

Annual Meeting OF the Missionary Cona-
mittee-Reports for 1s74-Missionary
Appropriations for 1875.
The General Missionary Committee OF the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church met yesterday in annual
session in the mission room, at No. So5 Broadway,
20 make the appropriations for the mission work,
at home and abroad. The committee consists OF
the twelve bishops, namely bishops James,
Ames, simpson. Scott, Harris, Rowman, Wiley,
Merrill Foster. Andrews Haven and Peck, and
twelve representatives from as many missionary
districts, into which the whole Church Is divided,
together with an equal number OF delegates
chosen py the Board OF Managers OF the Missionary
Society, ana the secretaries ana treasurer OF the
society, making altogether forty-one persons. All
the bishops and members OF the committee were
present yesterday at the opening session. Several
clerical visitors were present also.
Bishop James, by virtue OF Episcopal seniority
being President OF the society since the death OF
Bishop NORRIS presided. His colleagues are vice.
presidents as well as members. The morning
session lasted from ten O'Clock till halfpast twelve
P NJ when pacess va was one taken for dinner Until until
at 1ve O'Clock. The principal
BUSINESS TRANSACTED YESTERDAY
forenoon was 20 sle 70 anu s
prittions. Tne minutes OF the previous meeting
having been approved. the Treasurer read his an
nual report for the year ending November l, 1874.
II showed that the receipts from the several con-
ferences amounted TO $675, $50 80, being decrease
Add to this balance in the treasury at the begin
ming OF the year OF so and there Is total OF
s7lT144.l2. The disbursements within the same
period amounted TO $703,S55 SO. SO that there Is
balance in the treasury at this time Of $13 2S8 So
Rut from this must be taken within short time
balance on letters OF credit Tor foreign missions
OF s135, ,I04 18 which will leave the treasury In
debt.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARIES.
The secretaries reported in favor OF general
reduction OF eight per cent in the foreign mis-
sionary appropriations. Last year these amounted
10 $685., ,I09 90. They recommend this year
1903 1853. The basis or the appropriations last
year was $3.50, 900; but the receipts, as shown by
the treasurer's report fell $175000 below this esti-
mate. And IL was proposed to appropriate this
year on the basis OF 100000. The secretaries as
well as the treasurer, included in their report a
compilation made by DR.. Eddy OF the appropria-
tions from 1861 to lS73-a period OF twenty years
for domestic missions. The schedule Is as 1olows:-
DOMESTIC APPROPRIATIONS PROM 1853 TO 1873
The total is 49, 663, 59l, and. In detail. 1t s:-For
1862 $74650; 1854. $99,550; Tor 1855 $l00, 535
Tor 1885, $780, for 1857, $94 2S0 l0r 1855, $0 76
for 1885, $50 305 for 1s6O $yS485 for 1851 $S5 335
for 1862 $50 for 1863 S7o for 1864, 500
for 1865, $15s350; for 1866, l,150; for 1857,
Sl67 for 1885, $342 $50; for 1869, 1850: for
1870 $685. 50o for 1871 SaO7 500 for 1872 $3l5
for 1873, $337, ,50o These appropriations are In
variaby made to and disbursed by the several
annual conferences
APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR 1875
The secretaries reported also the recommenda-
tions OF the several sub-commtttees on the ap-
preparations FOR the foreign work, showing the
rad "a follQWS.-