The New York herald., 1876-11-17
METHODIST MISSIONS.


APPROPRIATIONS MADE YESTERDAY ON Tm
BASIS OF $525, 000-ArRIcA, SOUTH AxKK-
IoA. ASIA AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
EUROPE RECEIVE $243 600.
The General Committee met yesterday In tho mis-
sion rooms, and after religious exercises and ap-
pointment Of Dr. Dashell 10 audit the travelling
penses OF the committee the committee appointed
on Wednesday reported that the appropriations tor
missions be $525 900, they be limited TO thai
amount that additional $780, 900 be raised to re-
the debt OF the missionary treasury and that tho
Board Of Managers be requested appoint commit
OF i've persons canvass and arouse the Church
to tho importance OF the emergency that is upon
the society and TO aid the secretaries In this matter.
These recommendations unanimously adopted.
The call of missions then made and $1,000 In
currency appropriated to Africa This 81 500
less than last Bishop Foster, at this CALL read
telegram from Corning district OF Des Aones Confer.
encc. saying, briefly, "Dour withdraw missionaries
cut down appropriations, but draw for de-
nciency." The Bishop thought this indicated that
light was breaking the west least
Seven thousand fve hundred dollars gold were
appropriated to South America All the foreign
mission expenses except Liberia tcurrency and Mexico
(soId without exchanscI arc paid IN gold with
change estimated at twenty per cent The Englisl
church in Buenos Ayrcs selfsupporng, and yet thl
missionaries IN South America ask tor $l2 900 Tor the
ensuing year They have. however. received only
the same last year, and out OF this one OF the
missionaries, Brother Thompson, failing health,
10 return homo to recruit The mission in Foochow.
China received sl3. .00o-a reduction OF Ss5u
Tho mission In Knkiang ioscs two mlssionatles--
one by failing health. who has returned home, and
another from the same who instead Of coming
home has accepted a position under the government
There are still tour missionaries there, and oil
tnese wants to come homo to get wife. This would
cost 81, 500 and tho committee has compromised BY
approprating 500 to send his betrothed out II she
will so, and # not, they will send n single man Dr.
Dashc remarked that the society saves ATTY per cent
by tho woman's hssioLary Society sending ladies
which Inc missionaries OF the parent society aerward
marry. long aud interesting letter was read from
the superintendent OF tho mission Pekin asking for
$l3323 but in view OF the sxgences OF tho treasury
tho secretaries recommended an appropriation Of
$3.50. which ia reduction OF $3 22S the previous
appropriation The mission Pekin most lmpera-
tively needs $4,000 TO erect q church build
ing. The house in which they have wor-
shipped for fvo ycars is ready TO toppe
over. and is kept In position only by tmbcrs
placed outside OF IL The appropriation the mssions
in Germany and Switzerland is $40, 900, So 900 less
than last year; Denmark received $780, ST. 392 loss
than last year; Norway got $40, ,500 being reduction
EecetVeo q
$4,000. A resolution adopted prohibiting the Eu.
ropean missionaries from taking up now work which
may involve expense without tho consent OF the
BISHOP having charge and the Board OF Managers
These appropriations TO Sweden and Norway, which
conferences organized this year, made for
conference years hereafter, to facilitate the
records thereof and al the same rate half c this sum-
until the meetings OF those conferences. also ap
proprated. Hitherto the year has been counted
January January. The appropriations madc nov
are, therefore, Tor and half years, and the
amounts will bs:-For Norway, $l5,750, and ior
Sweden, $40, 900.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Bishops Ames, simpson and Bowman alternately
occupied tho chair yesterday After tho opening Of
the afternoon session the appropriation 10 North
India, winch was under discussion al she time
cess was taken up The secretaries recomm ended
$55 600 missions 600 less than last year TO
this sum also they add g. 600 more, which has
into the North India Conference treasury by ihe
of orphanage ut SnaJenanpore 70 the Womanl
Foreign Missionary Society, by which 10 reduce The
debl on the church al this place Tho MISSION also
asks ior an additional $l0 600 for an English boardnR
school at Cawnpore, which the missionaries say tncy
have established upon promises Of support made By
Bishop Harris two years ago The Bishop most EN-.
pnatcay denied that he ever made such promise
OF even 81 to any man or mission on earth
hshed 10 the Church that he lad made
such promises. ana thus compelled him explain
allowed 70 apply SCI 900 ndlcaled Tbe churchci
South India Conference are composed mainly o
Eurasans, and are self-supportng. Last year $50t
was appropriated, but lhis year il receives -1.hng
Eight thousand dollars were recommended fos Bulga
ria 70 when VI. aloy' .. preS Semnary ssnol
desired TO add 5000 10 send out young Bulgarian
who, after paying his own expenses TO this country
and spending three years here IL Drew Seminary
graduated last May and waits for take
him back as missionary 10 his country He ID, Al
represented by the brethren, ayoung man OF good fam
lily. athorougl gentleman fine lIngulst and OF excel
lent literary abilities and thoroughly religious Dr
Kette would have moved 10 wipe ou. this mission Alto
geher but these representations 1t has nang-
ing, as II werc by the eyeds for . number OF years.
and there are now ntesn missionaries preaching to
ochu mi NH md
ely pays nually 900 for this work But
would vote to send Econauma out Dr. Reid did
think there was any work Tor him now II this
were in Bulgaria Dr.. Foss dio think that
would be serving the young send him there
between Russia and Turkey. Dr. Crawford believed
the continuance OF this mission Of which they have
cause TO bc ashamed time and again its slow prog
for the last twenty years mistake and no
therefore moved to refer the entire matter a
mittee. who shall report thereon this morning
Bishop Harris said the mission was never In better
condition tnan at present. and Bishop Andrews who has
recently been on tue ground, that reinor
should be sent out promptly Bishop Amcs remarked
that tho American Board had been In Bulgaris
longer than the Methodist Missionary Society;
but had not made so much progress He in
favor OF abandoning the mission. Il might not have
been wise to have undertaken the mission, but Il
would be unwise and suicidal TO discouIinue IL
Bishop Simpson was OF the opinion and
pressed II more emphatcally He did know bui
II IN case OF war Russia might not occupy tina,
try aud order all Protestant missionaries But
the other hand II England should occupy CONSTANT.
nople the finest commercial city In The world, Prot
vantage Of tue circumstances as they may arise Dr.
Crawford upon these remonstrances, withdrew his
motion, and So, 900. the Same as granted last year.
was appropriated. But $500 this amount 10 condt
tional on the sending out OF Econauma
ITALY
has been very prosperous ard In striking contrast
with that IN Bulgaria But even here there a
duction of ATS SO that the appropriation made il
$l6 000 Dr. Butler asked for $3l 900 Tor Mexco-au
Increase OF 81 O00 on last years grant Upon the re-
ports OF DR.. Butler the missionary sdperin tendent
DR. Dashicll the secretary, believed The work in Mex
The wonderful that could be conceived o
and exceeds that OF any other foreign mission OF
che Church. They have 81, ,S73 worth OF church prop
crty there, ana there Is very little debt, which Dr.
Butler has personally assumed. They have 302 day
scholars and average OF 5l4 persons attend worship
500 arc on pronation-an increase OF 24l on
last year; 60 church members havo been
added during the year. making total Of 1913
members. here are 81 workers In the mission, an
Incr0 aofhl duri fha LIZ Hr Ho.-