The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-24


WILL doubtless have the effect OF crowding the church,
aud 10 avoid the rush which often mars such occa
come In good The liked for the beginning
OF the ceremony Ia hai-past ten
THE WORK OF MISSIONS.
OPERATIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD OF CON-
GREGATIoNALIsTs, EpIscoPALI.Ns AND METH-
oDIsTs--A CALL FOR PRorgsTANTIsM IN
SOUTH AMERICA
The American Home Visionary Society reports that
096 missionaries preached in 80 States 96 pupils in
charge; organized ~ Congregational churches, ~ OF
which have attained self supporting standard; re-
vivals reported In 1872 churches converts 1894 re-
ccips for the year. $685. 7l2; expenditures 1910 604
decrease Of receipts from preceding year. S16,3l5
The American Missionary Association reports
$"6l 100 rs the amount received tor the year 1876.
The association has 81 missionaries, 46 OF wnom In
the South aud 1913 teachers; churches In the South,
81; among the Indians, Z, and In foreign fields o;
Indians 49, ana foreign fields, 54T total NUMBER OF
Sunday school scholars, 1885, schools IN the South,
foreign fields, 81 total 5a pulps in the south, l75
among the Chinese $3.50 among the Indians lob, and
South being taught by former pupils OF the associa-
ton.
the American Board OF Commissioners of Foreign
Missions has SO Stations and 5l4 out-sations among
nations speaking 20 different languages, with access
sble population OF 100, 900; Ordained mssiona-
rios, 1871, lay and medical, Ii female assistants 20S;
total from America 1857 native pastors, 123; natiyo
preachers and catechsts, 2s6; native teachers AT;
other helpers 2l6 total native laporers. 1922
cnurc4es 1885, church members, II, 424; additions BY
profession during the past year. $685. pupils In theo
logical Summaries ana station Glasses 479; pupils in
girls boarding schools and seninaries 71z; pupils
common schools, -, 1853; total under Instruction,
q. 4l9: appropriations Tor the year. $475,o00 The
cepts considerably less than for the yenr 1906
The Now York Bible Society distributed during the
month Of May 557 Bibles or Tesaments to families
tho seventh, Twelfth and Twenty -arst wards oil this
city One hundred and ninety eight vessels lying in
tina harbor were supplied with 3l3S Bibles or Testa-
ments IN different languages. and 652 Bibles or res
landed ut Castle Garden.
The American Bible Society at its June meeting
made grants oil funds to the VALPARAISO Bibe Society
and TO the Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society for
Italy, and grants OF Scriptures to the extent OF about
SO volumes for the blind were m do to different 30
c,:ss ana agencies, large part OF these being
South and West The receipts Tor May were $42, s7s;
copies OF Scriptures issued, 81, 800.
The Foreign Board OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church has appointed Rev. John McNabb. now Of All
ingdon, Va, missionary 10 Africa
Tho Spanish Church Of Santiago In this city, whose
established 1886 tho hrst OF churches organized
where tho Gospel was preached IN The spanish LAM
sion Of the Protestant Episcopal Church the span
sh spoakng people IN the United States TIL Two yoars
ago, when Cuban church was founded IN Key West.
But oven now there Is no other Spanish mission In
this city, and the Importance OF this one may be seen
when It is known that there arc about ten
thousand persons who speak the spanish language
IN this city. The humble congregation OF tho Spanish
Church OF Santiago been the mother church Tor the
Spanish countries OF the American continent, being
tue pioneer Of the evansclzation Of the Latin In
America. From It's bosom the Rev. DR.. Riley. It's
founder and former rector went 10 Mexico 10 preach
the Gospel and found the church NJ WI osc head he
placed. From its Sunday school, In which he
was teacher Mr Alonzo was sent as missionary TO
Spain, anu this last winter the Rev. j. dc Palma went
10 Caracas, Venezuela, under the auspices OF the
American Bible Society, 70 establish there
scrip,urcs Mr.. do Palma nus recently returned
irom South America, and made an interesting re-
two months at Caracas, the capital OF Venezuela,
and induced the principal OF the Normal Scnool there
70 act As agent Of the Bible society President Banco
regretted that Mr. DE Palma had not gone TO Carncas
eight months earlier, when the government would
have given him church 10 begin Protestant services
The President OF the Republic Expressed wish 10 SEQ
Protestant worship in AL The cities OF Veaezue aud
10 have the Bible introduced AS text book In all The
public schools. The President OF the Senate. DR..
Arnio expressed the same earnest wish, and hoped
that hr. De Palma would return to establish Proies.
tant worship among tho venezuclans Professors Of
aud normal schools, members OF the cabinet and Of
Ulcers OF the different branches Of the admin.
seventy IN NUMBER signed document eind-
ing themselves TO promote the establishment
In Venezuela Of the Episcopal Church and the reading
Of the sacred Scriptures. He lett u committee organ
lied TO there during his absence with the object VI
raising iaaas 6ua ,h.n" oaaps 10 ssrao
Guzman Blanco, ana member OF the Senate; Mr.
Boutton, treasurer, one Of the most influential NOR.
chants; DR.. Viancencio professor OF The university;
Dr. rorralbas. u ply s.cian, aud MIR. Manuel Aarlel
The Society OF Friends numbers 10. 600 members Ia
the United Sates with 662 church odlce5, 81, 600 900
in church property ana 500 sunday school scholars
There ~, 900 members Great Britain and there
are churches and foreign missions IN many OF the
European States.
After the conference sessions Mt Pekin and inspect
Ing Methodist mission work in North China,
Bishop Wiley, VINO will make o vi the
globe, will 20 Kiu Kang where he Is 10
open the Central China Conference, November /.
November 81 he Is to preside AZ Eoochow Conference
and December 70 the Japan Conference, IN tho city
OF Yokohama Bishop Andrews now returning from
missionary tour, being Europe, wall preside AZ the
Norway Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
which opens June ~.
Ia Italy the Methodist Episcopal Church has twcn
tyone preachers, twelve OF whom are native Italians
Tne Methodist missionary treasury Is s57 900 better
of now than II was year ago, notwithstanding tho
financial depression. Last year 1t was In dcbt
S232, QUO, which has been reduced above, aud
there yot nearly all the Western Conferences 10
be heard from The missionary secretaries are now
on an extended tour among them, presenting the
cause, aud tue Christian Adroc0te strongly urges pre-
siding elders to take tho matter IA hand 'also Tho
Methodist Church at large pays but thrtyfour cents
per member for missions.
The Committee on Church Erection OF the Presby-
terrain General Assembly report that LIZ churches
were erected last year an average oil 5000 being paid
each church $50 churches have no house Of wor
Board asks Tor $l50,0O0 next year.
Fifty foreign missionaries oil the American Board
are children oil missionaries The SUNDAY school Of
the broadway tabernacle has furnished thrty.four
laborers Tor seamen.