New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-11
mount Park Philadelphia in which to exhibit the pro
ducts of Missouri
METHODIST MISSIONS.

APPROPRIATIONS by THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
The General Committee of The Missionary
Society Of the Methodist Episcopal Church began its an
nual at the Mission R0ons at No 500 Broad"ay
at 10 a. m yesterday. Bishop James presided Among
the members present Bishops Scott OF Delaware,
simpson Of Philadelphia, Amos OF Baltimore, Bowman
of St Louis Harris II Chicago, Wiley Of Boston, Merrill
Of Minnesota Andrews of Wisconsin, Haven Of Georgia,
and Peek OF Gan Francseoi the Rev DIS j. NJ IrimDie
of Ohio l. f. Morgan ~ Baltimore, T. l. Ives OF An
burn " V, Otis Gibson " Sao Francisco, A = laAh Oh
Alabama, A. 8. Hunt Of Brooklyn, d. Curry OF New
York NJ DC. Crawford Of Ncw-Y0Ik, and Others
The rreasurrs report showed that the total receipts
for tho wear ending oct. 81 1873, were $500 $50 So
Sl259i 10 less than f-r 1874; the disbursements
were 1921 sO5 a. leaving balance OF indebtedness Tor
the treasury OF $4,000 80. TO this amount must be
added SI39532 25 Of letters Of credit for foreign mis-
sions, making the total Indebtedness over SIs1'ooo
The secretaries' report showed that the amounts eN
pended fer foreign mssions we're about eght per cent
less than Che appropriations for 1875. Bishop Simpson
moved that the appropriation for 1876 lie limited to
SG OOO the indebtedness II the Society requiring re
ductIon OF this $4,000 to be Appropriated for for
egn missona and the estimate for incidental expenses
To remain at $4,000 Considerable debate followed, but
finally the motion carried.
A. the atcrnooon scssnn the domestic missions
taken up Dr. A s. Iakn Of Huntsville. Ala, VINO wac
during the war a Union General, and upon whose Dead
price wac set nv tho Confederate Government repre-
scented the Alabama District and asked Tor an app,opla
side il was claimed that the SOuth IL rapidly grow"
ing in wealth and strength and could vel ahori 10 pear
a sha,e of tie reduction which must take place IN ihe
domestic MISSIONS appropriations. On thc DINER
hand. IL was commended mat the work among
the poor whites and freedmen could not posslDS
De carried properly ii reduction was made flai.
the appropriation for Alabama for 1876 was hArl 81
~ 5Oc 81 900 less than for 1879. There are 80 minis
trrs and II 800 members Of the Methodist Ept'opa
Clureh IN Alabama For Arkansas an appropriation oI
5000 was de, against $1,000 for the pret"nl year
For Baltimore $1,000 appropriated, against Tou"o
for 1873. The Rev. Otis Gibson. u d. the fie-luehtoi
the Chinese gan Francisco. urged IN Increased
appropriation for California. which has recently Dtth
divided into districts lie SAID that 23new ministers
had been added tO mat district and needed support
Considerable opposition WIS manifested 10 SO large
an apnropraOn and atter an earnest debate f1OOo was
apprOuriItcd The amount for 1S1b wa S0,ooo. Az,
raraiione were made 500 for Central ILLINOIS, ana
500 for Central NeNy-Noh The appropriation voted
. Central ONO - 100 40 reduction being maze on
account o. ,nc UCclar missionary needs OF Toe ~ ~
To.do. iho aupropIia for Central fcnnsy anna
, - r.rtcd FROM ~ 100 tD zoos that Tor tinclnnau
from i 200 ~ OOI; tina, iur ColfRdo from fi1oO 7"
5000: for prs HuinCs nom $1,000 10 $500; Tor DC,
front from 80 5000; for r. - Maine, from SID
H. ~ COO For Ea-t Oregon and Washington 5000 "a-
aupfOpriatrd the as for 1870. rus ulsu'c'
NJ IL presented tn he very needy ONE the chulrr- Ne
iut u ana scattered and the ans 81 reaching them
very limited ard dihrut For Delaware ~ 900 was az
uro.1a!rI. H." confederation a. the domestic mission
auproni!nion viii tt continued to-day. ana comli'ied
before tue forr, n.-lJn- are taken up III VIII p'pa
by require four I'VE dIys for the COMMITTEE I" com
plate work.