The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-14
THE METHODIST MISSIONS.

FOURTH DAYS PRocEEDNGs-AP APPROPRIATION
TO THE INDIANS AND CHINESE IN THE UNITED
STATES.
Bishop Foster presided over the session Of the GEN.
eral Missionary Committee yesterday morning. when
appropriations were made the Conference missions
among the American Indians follows Central New
York. $500; East Oregon and Washington Territory,
$500; Detroit 5000; Michigan, 5000; Northern New
York, $780, Western New York, $500; Wisconsin,
S25o-total, 800 The amount appropriated to tho
Welsh and Scandinavian missions aggregates SIG $50
The German domestic missions have received $40 050
a reduction of S2075 last year. The aggregate ap-
preparations English speaking missions 1924 300
a reduction Of $l5.225 from last years. amount
the total reduction from last year on the
appropriations made up to this point is
$32 SIS The Territories Of Arizona and New Mexico
are administered foreign missions iuasmuch as the
missions are for the most part among the Spanish
speaking population therefore received Ooo
the last year New Mexico received So 900 for
its mission work proper and 81 900 additional for the
liquidation debt incurred tho erection of an edu-
cational institution at lie Huents that Territory on
the condition that the Bishop presiding and the mis-
sonary secretaries shall be satisfied that the prop
erty is clear from liens Of any SORT DR..
Gibson pressed his claim for $l2i 100 TOR the
CHINESE. MISSIONS IN cALTpoRNA
and for his mission house In San Francisco He has
stations in and San jose and his mission
takes in the territory Of Canton China where he has
six eight members and thirty the Pacific coast
One thousand dollars Of the solicited for the on
largement Of the hall in which his mission church
worshps or the hiring Of a hall DR.. Gibson spent
several years missionary In China and has long
urged this General Missionary Committee to establish
mission in Canton, to operate upon the Chinese
people who to the United States and who
chiefly from that province. The Chinese
preachers from other missions In China,
and they speak different dialect which
makes missionary work in California more diff
hcnlt than would be under other circumstances Tho
running this mission last year about So 600
81, 500 Of which appropriated by this committee
and tho balance raised the mission ground, ex-
cept $500 given by the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society OF California; 5000 additional raised by this
society brought and handed to the treas
urer yesterday by Or. Gibson After q good deal OF
discussion this entire matter was referred to Drs
Dashicll and Crawford and Mr. Ferry committee to
investigate and report whether the work will warrant
the enlargement asked tor.
The Liberia Conference missions received S. 500
against So 900 last year protraced discussion arose
thereafter on matter which Dr. Reed presented in
connection with Africa II appeared that when the
bishops met in Chicago last spring connection with
the missionary anniversary they resolved that ono or
their number-Bishop Harris-shoud visit the missions
in Africa he had previously visited all the other
foreign missions Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Arrangements had been made with a coasting vessel
sailing from this port to visit Africa and stop
and II the Bishop desired to delay for
longer time ut any point she was
to be under his command at very small expense.
When. however, the bShoDs anlied W the secretaries