The New York herald., 1877-11-15
METHODIST MISSIONS.

SIX HUNDRED AND sIxTy-EIGHr THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR FOREIGN AND HOME work
CONGRESS TO BE ASKED TO BUILD A ROAD
INTO LIBERIA AND ESTABLISH STEAM LINE.
The annual meeting Of the Missionary Committee OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church was opened yesterday
at No. sos Broadway Tho Rev. DR.. Clark conducted
the religious exercises and Bishop Scott presided
The reasurers report being read showed that the debt
OF last year has been actually reduced by $92 TO-
from an aggregate OF $262, 900 debt last year. The
receipts OF the treasury from all sources during the
year ending October 81, 1877. were $626977 25. The
disbursements Tor the snme period were $500 055 40
Tho not cash debt OF the treasury ~ this date
Is $50 S24 IL, but there arc 1ctters OF credit now
due which increase the total liabilities to $l693 &c.
The expenses every department have been consider
ably reduced though the actual increase OF conribu
tions the churches amounted to S25 l26, while
the apparent Increase is $34 1888 ST. The foreign work
OF the Church last year received including exchange
and percentage on letters OF credit. inc SUN OF
ing $685. AL. Now. to this, Dr. DasheIl, Of The
missionary secretaries, proposed TO ada Sis 600 Tor
the ursher reduction OF the dcbt and incoming lab-
ties SO that the appropriation should be based sub
san,iay the figures OF last year. $66S, 300 pro-
lonaed discussion took place on this notion the sense
OF the committee being strongly against adding large
proportion OF the debt TO the appropriations lor This
year.
years The bishops reported that the older confer
oi the Church which were cut oil last year from
all missionary Appropriation had almost without ex,
ceptiou accepted tho situation, and some OF them had
taken steps 10 carry on their own mission work with
out help from this committee The Western confer
increased their contributions during this year
500 331 81, while the Eastern old conferences in
creased only s44o7 so nominaiy, though actually only
Mr. j. b. Cornell offered an amendment that the
missionary appropriation be so4S 500, 70 wh.ch add
$4,000 for debt making total OF sooo soo-the
the addition OF tho entire debt was not deemed just
and proper 70 be imposed upon the Church at ,lls
time. The committees then agreed by vote to make
their appropriations for the ensuing year on the basis
OF $66S0Oo OF which sum not less than 100000 shall
be Tor tho payment OF the debt
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bishop Simpson presided and Dr. Van Horne
10 the Texas co concrences were tnen taken up out
their order TO enable Bishop Harris 10 telegraph tho
results Bishop Foster who IS now IN Texas On this
that STATE received S. 0O0thc same amount that 1t
had last year. The Austin Conference, new organi
ana the West Texas Conference, $4,000.
Tho committee then took up the foreign
give the Liberia Conference, Africa So ooo and $4,000
Ior new work in the interior Bishop Haven, who
visited ,ha, IT. country last ny year saa mat r ms Church
he told, were there 10 take all they could steal
from he Methodlsts, and tho Episcopaiians all that
the Methodlsts expelled There IS only ono selfsup
porting church there All the civil Offices OF the Re-
public held by Methodists The Conference sent
forward its statistics since 1885, which showed
steady increase from year TO year Bishop Haven
thinks that tho interior Of Africa must be opened
from Liberia rather than along the OF the Congo
River. The tribes aud chiefs back Of Liberia prefer
TO trade with EuGlish-speaklng people 10 any
others. and thcy ask for teachers TO instruct
their people Ia language, and the Bishop
advocated tho giving OF $1,000 for school tor this
purpose. Tho hrt sum was granted and $1,000 Tor in
terror work. A preamble and resolution asking Con-
gress appropriate $50 tor tne survey aud build
ing Liberia 70 the interior OF Africa and
Liberia were LAID table for tho present The ap
preparations Tor South America missions were taken
up ST. 500 godj granted, and pending discussion
tor appropriation OF Tor an orphanage IN the
La Plata Valley of Uruguay, the committee adjourned
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