The New York herald., 1877-01-21


dioceses give between 600 and 81 O00 and the re-
mander contribute lessth 81 900 each The largest
receivers from the associations funds the dioceses
OF Galveston $25 500; Arizona - l52 and Northern
minnesota, So. 500; Nachitoches and Little Rock.
SO 600 each brownsville and Santa Fe over $4,000
each; ST Augustine, Marquette, Kansas ana colorado
over $6 00G each Natchcz over $l 900 and the rest
from 200 10 00O except that Louisiana gets only
S96, New Orleans only S2i5 sixteen dioccses get
nothing at all Twelve dioceses do not contribute any
thing TO this iund
Thirty years ago italy and Spain closed against
the 1ospe now there are at least 200 preaching sta
tions IN those countries and church membership OF
TO- coo, according TO the latest report Of the Rev. r.
Ashton
Tho French Canadian Missionary Society was organ
lied In 1880, and works denom national basis.
II employs colpor.eurs, and has Bible depository
which issued last year $50 copies OF the scriptures
and I, 0O0 tracts papers books Since the forma
ion OF the society there have been circulated about
43 900 Bibles and 100000 religious publications The
socictys chief educational work ut Ponaux Trem
bes. where there 50 pupils In tho boys and 90 IN
the girs' school, Is OF these, mostly OF Roman
Catholic parenagc were added to the Church on pro-
icssion OF iaith Since the opening oi tue mission
schools about 1000 pupils, mostly children OF Roman
Catholics, have received Scripiufal education; over
20 have become ministers OF the Gospel 70 have taught
school and 40 have engaged IN colportage
Protestantism rs gaining IN Mohanmedanism In
Palestine There are now $50 Protestant churches in
the Holy Land and 1900 children IN Protestant
schools.
In single district of Japan seventy -onc BuddhiAt
temples have been converted INTO dwelling houses
since 1873 and during the last SIX years upward OF 600
have thus been diverted from rchgious use
The domestic missions of the Methodist Episcopal
Church throughout Canada number $780, with 3s3 mis-
sionarics and u membership of 49, 472 Total number
ot paid agents oil the Missionary Board 5l5. The IN
come oil the Board OF Missions Tor the year ending
June 80 was SlG2 639an excess OF 962 over cxpen
diture.
In tho matter OF Christian giving for benevolent and
missionary purposes the Cougregatlo nultss lead all
81 ~. Thc McthOdists OF Canada follow with 81 !;
the Prcsbyteriaus, North aud South, Of the United
States, 81 25 the Episcopalans, II % aud the Meth
0dlst Episcopal Church, only oltytwo cents per mcn
bcr. The Chrisda advocate, VI this city. view OF
this OF things, Is moved TO say that decent
spcct opinions requires that Method
lists should either give more or talk less.
There are thirteen missionary societies In England
whose contributions 10 missions last year were as fol-
ows-ChuIch Missionary Society 1915, $50; Propaga-
ton oil the Gospel SO26.470; Wesleyan Missionary
Society. oa,53O;.. London Missionary Society,
$500, ,9l5; Baptist Missionary Society, $22S SO; CO.
lonai and Continental Missionary Society S167, ,435
Moravian Missionary Society, S9l 9o0 United Method
lst, So, ITO; South American Missionary society,
SOS, 300; Christian Vernacuiar Education Society
Indin SCI 30; Coonal Missionary Society," $22 9SJ
Evangelical Continental society, Sl6,3S5, and tho
Ladies' Zenana Association, Sa,5l5 Aggregate,
s3 735, $40
bishop Williams OF Yodo reports that the Protcs
ant Episcopal Mission IN Japan, OF which he is the
head, mas i've clergy, ono physician and ono
On an average about 80 persons attend tho Sabbath
and weekly meetings at Osaka; 20 pupils a,tcnd tho
girls school, but not more than half dozen the boys
The missionaries have enjoyed greater facilities Tor
preaching the Gospel In YedO during the past yoar
than heretofore aud u very encouraging increase 10
numbers Is reported. There were during the year II
baptisms. IL combinations ana 20 c0mmuncans
added and the boys school at Yodo has had average
daily attendance oi 45 Tue Bishop hopes to open a
girls school thcfe very soon.
Two conventions havo recently been held in the
diocese OF Long Island. to devise measures 10 AWAKEN
the interest OF cnurchmcn IN tho cause OF missions,
to secure funds toward tho payment OF the debt
that now encumbers the work. and to secure hereafter
The Protestant Episcopal Church spent during the
year on missions among the colored people In the
$29,bl7 73. Thrty-iour schools and missions are
maintained by the Church In that section, exclusive OIL
night schools and schools that arc open only portion
OF the They have ityseven teachers and 8, loo
scholars in those institutions. The EpiScopaans also
spent SAC 345 during the year just closed their
sons among the American Indians The Women's
Auxiliary Missionary Society havo also expended
$15.874 among the Indians.
steps have been taken ny the Foreign Missionary
Committee Of the Episcopal Church to organize IA sta.
tion at Cape Mount, Atrica-qute an important point.
THIS Cape, iorty miles north of Monrovia, Is high
enous H. II Is believed to be largely free from the
malarial influence prevalent at other points on the
coast. And II will be also very important centre Tor
missionary work, being near tho WYE people, the most
enlightened OF all the tribes on the West Coast, q
people who have formed Tor themselves written
language There also to the east oil Cape Mount,
and at great distance very superior tribes, chiefly
acquainted with tho Arabic language. These people
have gladly received Arabic copies OF the Scriptures
that have been givon them, and would probably wei
como missionaries that may be sent
CHURCH BUILDINGS AND IMPROVE
MENTS.
The First Congregational church in wcst Mcridcn
Conn.,, is erecting "a new church cdiGce ut o cost
$150,0OO.
Tho First Congregational church OF Newark, N. J..
Rev. W. Brown. have remodelled their house at ,
cost Of over IS, 600.
Rev. N. L. Otis' congregation at Crystal arc abou
TO build a church edilce 80 by 81, with tower an.
spire, to cost 81, 600
Mr. Pardcc has built a church and presented II 4
tho Presbyterian congregation ut Hazleton, Pa. II
cost $4,000. Mr. Markle, of Philadelphia prescnte,
an organ and bell costing about $4,000.
The Presbyterians of Braddocks, Pa. have recent
dedicated new church which they built at "a cost o
$4,000.
For forty years tho Southern Mcthodists at Stras
burg, Va, have owned n lot ana hoped to buiii
church. They have worshippcd wherever they could
but now they are putting up n neat and convenien
house, tho corner stone OF which they laid shor
time ago.
The Methodists IN Coh0cs have organized secont
Methodist church, called the Bowcry street Methodist
They number sixty IN membership and have erected
81, 500 church.
The Methodists in South Abingdon Mass. are build
ing very neat, cotnmOdious house OF worship.
The Methodist Ep copai church at Pennington, Me.
has arranged 10 buiid now church edicc. II vii
occupy lot adjoining the homo OF ihc noted J0hr
Alien. OF camp meeting lame.
Tho Aramingo Methoast Episcopal Society phiIa
ucIpnn conference nave TcCcntly ueulcHteu u new
church edilicc. The Methodist Episcopal church
building at Antwerp, y. Y. which had been built at
cost o 1000, WAS destroyed by irc snort time ugo
There Insurance. o. SIG. 900 on It, with whici
the society VIII begin again To bud. The root OF
Methodist Episcopal church IN Monroe, In.,
crushed in the other day with the weight o snow
upon It'd remarkable incident tor that Latitude.
The Church street Methodist Episcopal Society O
Boston proposes to spend sl25 UO0. on churci
builing en- Columbus avenue, IN that cry. The build
ug is to be anphithearica IN form within, forming
halt circle around the pulpit winch viii be nine lee
thcn the street entrance. as to give th
necessary effect to tie galleries. There be
of entrance and egress and the chapel and sun
day school room ~ to be SO arranged ANA connected
with the auditorium that the capacity of the two Wi
seat 1000 persons, who can all scc and hear th'
preacher.
in the restoration of old churches and the buildn,
OF new ones Epesh churchmcn have spent nn aver
age of nearly 100 600 per anDun the last
years.
The American chapel (EpiscopaD in Geneva, switzcr
land, Is sad 10 be 80 crowded with worshippcrs sun
days that II has been decided to build ur,
larger church. which will he ready JAY III,
OF sitc'und building will not exceed SO 900 Rev