The New York herald., 1874-11-13
METHODIST MISsI0 IS.

AppfOprlaulOnS 10 COrcISn VAAssIOnS
S3I4, OF Missions i'm All
Parts OF the World-The Missionary
Committees Sessions Yesterday.
The General Missionary Committee convened
again yesterday at hali-pasr nine A. M. The min
utes were approved. Bsnop Simpson presided.
The appropriations were taken up. The mission
aries in Germany and Switzerland asked for
S26,000. They give as reasons therefor, beside the
necessity, the facts that they have S92l full men,
bers and 4O8 on trial. These are minlstered unto
by sixty-one preachers. They have raised $4,000
thalers for church purposes during the year. be.
sides S937 IN gold for their missionary work.
Bishop harris gave brief sketch OF the condition
OF the missions those countries both spiritually
and financially. He showed that they raised more
money per member in those churches than was
raised in America Their church property IS
valued at 4O5, 90 thalers On which there is debt
of ,459 thalers. Each thaler is equivalent to
eighty cents in currency. According to the
law OF Germany this church property must
be held by individuals and DR.. Jacoby, lately de-
ceased held about $100, 900 worth OF church prop
erty in his own name, and now the Missionary
Society is likely to be involved In legal suits to
recover possession OF this property The members
in Germany cost an average OF SO a piece. the
Missionary Society pays about $4,000 TO support
those ministers and missions. SIX thousand dol
lars of this amount goes to pay interest ano $4,000
for chapel rents. The great trouble with those
missions is that they are American churches IN
THE GERMAN EMPIRE, AND THE GOVERNMENT
feels toward them that they are intruders. The
church there should be self-supporing, and should
not be American, giving cause OF jealousy to
the government. This was Dr. Curry's represen-
tation but Blsnop Harris read from the schedule
OF the Mission Conference to show that the sala-
ries Of the sixty ministers really amount to only
$4,000. The committee appropriated s24, 400 Tor
this work, with a suggestion to the German Con-
ference that the interests and rents be paid first
and the balance to supplement the contributions
OF the people to pay the salaries OF their pastors.
The missions in Denmark received an appropria-
on Of sooo SSrway fssv9% or
large sum for men whose average daily income
and 500 teachers and scholars and there is
large increase IN the membership The committee
with with "a proviso tnat $1,000 OF Il snail 20 to the
building Of church In Stockholm, under the al.
rection OF the superintendent OF the mission and
the Bishop in charge 1t was further agreed to
authorize the brethren In Stockholm, who have
purchased very eligible building site, to raise
Managers becoming responsible for the interest
thereon for ten years: The India Conference
Cawnpore The Missionary COMMITTEE appro-
prated merely $63o1e. Of which $27,o19 is Tor sal
now in hand Tor 1876. The Idea Of this decrease OF
$25,oOO is to encourage or compel she native
churches to become self-supporting. Bishop
INTERESTING FACTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS,
anc he was invited to address the Missionary
committee at length at some iuture time. For the
Independent work now IN progress under the Rev.
William Taylor, IN Bombay and Calcutta, 81. 100
missionaries should they be needed during tine
coming year. Bishop Harris was again invited to
give such iacts as ne had in his possession con-
cerning this work. 1t is a work chen, carried on
among the Eurasians as the Bishop intimated in
Al the afternoon session DR.. Foss, from the
uter on the deaths OF Bishop Morris anu DR.. Eddy
which was ordered to be entered on the journal
and TO be published In the church papers.
The missionary appropriations were then SaEen
up and after good deal OF discussion Bulgaria re-
ceived $4,000 for the continuance OF its present
work and sa 900 Tor reinforcements For the Italian
work, upon the recommendation OF the secrebar
and the representations OF Bishop Harris the
preachers salaries, and 5000 for support OF the
work. To TINS was added, after a representation
for reintorcements. The appropriation TO Africa
was reduced $780, which amount had been added
priated lOr foreign missions Is S303. $50 20.
At TINS point Bishop Harris was requested to ad-
elsewhere, as he had seen them during his recent
visits to those places.
Tne missions IN Arizona and New Mexico, being
administered as foreign MISSIONS, received $1,000
for the former and 900 Tor the latter
DOMESTIC MISSIONS TO FOREIGN POPULATIONS.
THE 10 sn ,ns m
annual conferences were then called, and $3.50
were appropriated to the Welsh Mission IN North
important TO appoint committee TO confer with
the bishops in regard to this work, and 10 report
be made. Alter discussions and motions, without
any practical result, the hour OF adjournment ar
rived and the matter was laid over.
The appropriations In tabulated form are:-