The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1876-05-24

which together with $ls1s5, ,S5-the ager
,. gate balance on hand on April 1st, 1S7
s makes the total amountunder the control {
= the Committee during be year $57, 1886 Y
sUsTENTrIoN.
Statistical cts-luring the past yea
J. ffty-one Presbyteries hive been aided frol
the Sustentation Funl Appropriation
d have been paid towards the support of on
hundred and eighty fiveministers amouutin
Q to $19, 9,117S1, and to noeteen church builo
ings amounting to $3.50 A much large
amount than this was called for by the Pres
byteries, but this was al that the Executiv
Committee felt it pruent to appropriat
without imminent risk 6 incurring debt
The well matured policl of the Committe
to make each year do its ,wn work has beer
maintained, but with tie further featur
that appropriations maze for the presen
year are on an increasedscale and look to
corresponding inGease irthe fund.
| Pastoral Su n-Rports in regard tt
the state = nShsir bounds have
been recef N Presbyteries
No detailed 8pl I've been obtained from
the Presbyteries Of TraDalvania, Tuscumbi'
Nashville and Brazos.s Tie ffty-seven Pres
byteries report three huadfed and seventeen
ministers, outside of cities and large towns
whose salaries, apart from the Sustentatior
Fund, are over $500: one hundred and
thirty. five whose salaries are between $7OC
and $500; and one hundred and sixty-twc
whose salaries are under 5000. All these
are said to be wholly and acceptably en-
gagged in ministerial work.
Four Presbyteries report the average
salary of ministers Outside cities and large
towns and apart from the Sustentation Fund
as at or over 81 600; two at 5000; five at
$500; twelve at $500 seven at 5000 /; four
at $500 nine at $500; one at $500, and two
at.$200.
The Presbyteries reporting the largest
average salary are Wilmington, Bethel,
Charleston aud West Lexington. Those re-
porting the smallest average are Mississippi
and Central Ohio.
Nine Presbyteries report some decrease in
salaries and eight some increase. The Pres
bytery of Chickasaw reports one pastoral
charge which heretofore required aid which
is now able to support its own minister, the
Presbytery of Upper Missouri one; the
Presbytery of Holston two; the Presbytery
of North Alabama one; the Presbytery of
Mecklenburg four; the Presbytery of East
ern Texas one; the Presbytery of Mont
gomery one ;-eleven in all. The ffty-seven
Presbyteries also report that ninety church
buildings are Immediately needed, and that one
hundred and sixty eight organized churches
are without houses of worship. Besides
these a number of our churches worship in
buildings owned in common by several Chris
tan denominations, which arrangement is
deemed sufficient for the present.
EvANGELIsTIc WORK.
Statistical reports on this subject have
been received from ffty-fve Presbyteries,
and such information is in possession of the
Executive Committee in regard to the others,
that the state of this department may be
very fully represented. Flftyone Evange-
lists have been employed in whole or in part
during che past year by thirty-six Presby-
teries, an increase of sixteen Evangelists re-
ported over last year. Of these, the Pres
bytery Of Wilmington reports 5; the Pres
bytery of Charleston 4; the Presbytery Of
Holston (for a part of their time) 3; the
Presbyteries of New Orleans 1.-TWO ministers
and one ruling elder) 3; The Presbyteries
of East Alabama, Mecklenburg, Orange and
Greenbrier each) 2; the Presbyteries of
South Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ouachita, Au-
gusta, Cherokee, Savannah, Ebenezer, Louis
Vile, Muhlenburg, lin part), Chickasaw, Tus
cumbia, Western District, Red River. La
fayette, Palymra, Potosi, Knoxville, North
Alabama, Concord, South Carolina, Brazos,
Eastern Texas, Western Texas, Abingdon,
East Hanover, Lexington, West Hanover
and Winchester leach l.
The Presbyteries of 0uachita, Cherokee,
Savannah, Ebenezer and Chickasaw have dis
continued their evangelistic work during the
year, some of which expect to resume it at
an early day..
The Presbyteries of Tuscumbia, Western
District, Red River, Lafayette, Holston,
North Alabama, South Carolina, Brazos,
Western Texas, Abingdon and Lexington
have begun this work during the year.
Twelve Presbyteries which have no Evan
gelist, report that one is much needed, and
three Presbyteries which are already en-
gagged in the work indicate the want of one
or more in addition to those already in the
field.
The results of evangelistic work in the
PreSbyteries are represented on the whole as
satisfactory. In some cases nothing marked
is noted; in one instance it is spoken of as
unsatisfactory, but in general the testimony
is in favor of this department, and in some
cases it is deemed vital to the progress of
the Church. The Presbyteries too, with
very few exceptions, employ the agency of
pastors in visiting vacant fields and destitute
places, and i9 most cases with much success.
The follaa nGsby yteries are reported to
have p1 posite their names
above any Jed may have been given
by their ohufV Ito the Assemoly's E'ange,
listic Fund:
Presbytery of South Alabama, S 46O
= Ebenezer, 600
New Orleans, $500
Potosi, 167
Nashville, 3S2
Concord, 400