The New York herald., 1876-11-21
METHODIST MISSIONS.

APPoBrloNMENrs TO BE MADE TO-DAY.
Tho General Missionary Committee yesterday con-
tuued their appropriations to domestic missions ad-
ministered through annual conferences. Al the ad-
tournament ON Saturday the committee had under dis
cussion tho OF Louisiana lcoored) Conference,
which last year had $500. but which now received
50, 500 A discussion a motion OF Bishop
Harris thai part Of this be devoted diverted
the support Of the editor OF the Southwestern Adro-
cate who is also presiding elder and receives SAL
ary lin part, at least. from his district This editor
has been appointed by the Book Committee and not
by the General Conference, whose apponoe declined
the Office after adjourn Of that body Il
was agreed that the support OF editor part
OF the WORK OF the Missionary Society, and
that il this editor attends to his duty presiding
elder he viii have no time to edit papers
or write books or do any such work. II
was on the other hand, insisted that a good,
smart could perform faithfully both classes OF
duties; but inasmuch as II agreed tina, II would
be Illegal to appropriate missionary money TO such
purpose the resolution Withdrawn The Texas Con-
ference received 81 500 900 less than last year In
West Texas Conference there is neat church and
good interest In Austin but the church has had
pastor years. brother, Reed, has however,
now been transferred and Bishop Harris asked for
So co., appropriated ycnr $500 OF which lapsed
10 the treasury because there was no pastor there
like lapsed The year before But now the minister
Is there and Bishor cck "a holding the Conference at
present and II is necessary . telegraph him at
the action of the Five thousand Ave hundred
dollars grantedanl inc presiding bishop orthe Con-
ference Peck) directed in of any change in
conference boundaries being maze, TO make equitable
appropriations between both conferences Misss-
ep REDUCTION of'I Of the ssvsnnsh Conference
(coored) which was recently organized from
ss 500 $500 less than last year The largest Mesnodst
Episcopal Church society In the land 10 in Charles
ton 7oo and The congregation s GO, composed . o. the
are in fact moro hAntw0.thirds white very light
colored Mr.. A. " Stout had been in that church. and
he could not tell the white from tho coored He be-
heved the aristocracy of Charleston was In that
church. and therefore advocated 81 600 appropriation
Mr.. @. j. Ferry opposed this grant because he had
his way to Conference pray that "the ord
sOwn IN s %ehs Se .n "xsd h S 10 and
divine grace If 5000 WAS appropriated North
Carolina also colored Conferences, except that it has
81, 900 last year Washington Conference (colored)
received $1,000. 81 600 less than Las. year This closed
the order Of
APPROPRIATIONS TO CoLoRED CONFERENCES
and the white conference appropriations were then
the Conference having been divided, and equal
gwen to the new Conference Arkansas received
81, OO0 OF which $500 may be used by the Bishop Tor
Conference. They expect TO place man n Little
Rock this year. California got $4,000 instead OF
s3,5 last year Colorado got $4,000. Columbia
River Conference has recently been organized out Of
parts tho Rocky Mountain and the East Oregon aud
eaaed - receved oss year ,oao,ber win n
5000 for transfers The only mode or travel over the
country is by horse and buggy, and Brother Hines,
who lives within the bounds Of the Conference
travels over the Walla Walla district which covers
area one-third larger than the entire State of
the year-January-in which he did not camp
out The Conference ought TO have much
money IL had last year. but the committee gave IL
s420O Georgia Conference received 50, OO0 Holstoa
Conference has membership OF 20 900, two districts
Of which are colored The people however raise very
ceived So 000 900 less than last The Kansas
and South Kansas conferences were called together.
They received last year but the Kansas Confer
more territory, though 1t has tho oldest
settlements within It's jurisdiction. There IL hardly
minister in the South Kansas Con ference who will
moro than $500, and man named who
had received but $780, and out or this ne paid STA for
travelling expcnscs In view OF these facts Kansas
SO, 500 which 10 81 900 reduction. Kentucky Confer
ence. some of whose ministers receive as low az $40
S. 0OO reduction Of 81 500 Missouri Conference got
$4,000 and Nebraska $4,000 cutting down Of 81, 500
on tho previous appropriator. RcccsS
AFTERNOON
Upon reasscmbling the Conference OF Nevada
year. THIS conference covers an area Of 800 mile3
widc and 200 milos long There are Is ministers
In tho Conference. Northwest Iowa, which has 20
ministers, whose average salary last year was $3.50,
and this year u wont be more Shan $500. And II
Providence does interfere that territory will be
overrun next year never has been with grasshop
pcrs one hundred thirty healthy eggs have been
found the square nch and there scarcely square
The appropriation was cut down $500 and 81 500 was
10 the Conference The Oregon has 20 mission
stations and The average salary q Tho preachers last
$4,000; this year the same. The Rocky Noun
tam Conference, which takes in Idaho, Mon
bad portion OF what 10 now the Columbia
River Conference, aud which rccevcd last year 81 roo
leaving 800 Tor its work II received this year
So 0O0 Southern California received S. 900 instead
OF 81 500. last year. In tho Tennessee Conference
he order OF ,ne last conference ,bs
Conference may be divided at It's mex: session the
color line, and in II Ia so divided the bishop pre-
siding authorized 10 eQuitaby divide the $4,000
yesterday appropriated between the two ON the ap-
preparation ior Virginia discussion which /,
was advocated by some OF the brethren that IN OF
fraternity It would be good thing TO abandon por
Non OF the work But the other side believed II
would not be well to go before the Church ior
pie that the white work In the South Is TO be aband
oned The building up Of the white work there will
develop and protect also the coored work. And, be-
Sides there counties In Virginia in which Metho
dist sermon has not been heard Tor twenty nve years
be sent there IL received So OO0Sl 500 less than last
year. he ministers travel g. 900 miles year, Of
Conferences @ received ra $40 Detroit and Michigan re-
coived each 81, 800 This was q reduction Of $500
each bus ias' year reduction o. Loo was made on
5000 The average salary OF ministers therc is only
$Slo. Maine Conference got 81, ,ooo-s400 loss than
on the previous appropriation. vernon. Conferences
got nothing, aud the appropriation to Maine
considered, and the 81 600 that received
S.. 480 more than the aggregate agreed upon the
beginning And yet there were thrty-eight confer
which last year received about t75 600, which
now would have nothing. DR.. Fowler Of the
SUBCOMMITTEE AProRTioNMEvrs
believed that they should 20 what they had done
and take this excess on, and finish their work
Bishop Foster believed THAI they could gvo
than $500 ST. 900 10 any conferences and this sum
would be only little better than nothing II would be
wise, therefore, TO review what had becn done and TO
of all the old conferences But the brethren be-
lieved action would be injurious collec-
tions But Il is the best they could do. Dr. Hitch
cock therefore moved to the appropriations
take OF where they the cxcess In this review,
therefore, 800 aken respectively from Arkansas
Colorado Hosson, North Carolina Savannah. Virginia;
$500 from Florida, and 500 each
Columbia River, Nevada and Georgia rhe
appropriations TO East Maine divided between
that and Vermont, each getting $3.50. But this Lett
1884 yet TO be provided for, and $500 more we're
taken on the Norwegian work In the New York East
Conference Bethel ship Brooklynl $500 from the