New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL MISSIONS.
MEETING OF The GENERAL COMMITTEE TO MAXI


MEETING OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE TO MAKE
THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The General Missionary Committee OF the
Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society, opened its an
nual session yesterday morning. Bishop Scott pres
ded Reuben Nelson the treasurer, reported that inc
receipts from the Eastern Conferences from November
Is76 until October 81. 1877 were Sil7,o6O "a; rom
the Western Conferences S2114l7 81, making the toa
recept for the past year. 25 an increase over
the REGENTS OF the previous year OF S3i7Ss 81 Ihe To-
tai disblrsa ments amounted TO S06OOoo 40 OF winch
S25s Isl 27 went TO the foreign missions, and S2o4
e27 60 TO the domestic missions During the year the
liabilities of tae treasury decreased S92979 TO-
making the present total Indebtedness Sl69315 50.
Dr. Dashel moved that the appropriations for the year
be limited to 1928 900. Bishop Simpson was opposed to
n retrogradc movement. DR., Price, Of Philadelphia
wanted some advance made Bishop Ame said the facts
did not Justify retrOCrade movement He thought the
debt should be divided three or four years lie also
said so far as he had observed there had been no com
plants from domestic conferences nom WIeu ~
airy money had been withheld v STOUT, tIesuel 10 U
the Shoe and Leather Bank said he felt aiIer nearing
~ c,o ~ he Committee tle wear before and had not
given less because they had received less lie
90 carrying the debt and paving heaHy ~, ,,,todist
Church With 5000 members II had gwen only So2O-
600 for missionary purposes. IL ought 10 give Ioo -
than 81 900 600 After long discussion II was decided
10 make The limit Of total appropriations S6653OO and
direct at least 100000 OF tins sum TO the pay en'' III
part, OF the committees indebtedness. 49,.
AT the afternoon session the APPROPRIATIONS loI IcAaS
were taken To the south German CuIIelchVo
s. 600 was given; $1,000 TO the Austin Conference;
$500 20 the Texas Conference and $4,000 TO the West
Texas Conference In considering the appropriations
FOR the foreign missions. bishop Haven reported on
ms visit Liberia The Methodist church was inach
stronger than any other there. lie Iolnu 'H pc
schools i'm bad condition There were few young men IN
the ministry, owing to the lack Of good schools.
The committee decided 70 give $1,000 Tor general ms
sonarv work in Liberia 1t was moved 10 devote 300
toward making q beginning in missionary WORK IN the
interior OF Africa through Liberia. After long discus
sion - 800 granted for this purpose KesouilonS
approving any encouragement Congress might give toah
enterprise TO establish steamship communicate Win
Liberia aud open a road through Liberia into inc IN
terror Land the table for the present Dr tce
said: ANY recommendation from tins BODY 10 thdt
Congress. fear would act the other way"
For thc south American missions $1,000 was grained
for general work IL commended that the salaries
Of married missionaries be placed at -, 100, win 9IVo
additional for each child the salaries OF unmarried mis-
kionares to be- $3.50. The South American Committee
asked for 900 for a school and orplanage IN the Ar
gentine public the object being to educate children fo
The South American work II was sad that REFORMED
Catholics called had diSgraccd the missionary WORK
Dr Curry said: anybody brought up under the cor
ruptug influence Of the Roman Catholic Church needs 10
De converted five times and De- given ten years PROBATION
each time To he person labor in the Methodist
missionary field" Pending the discussion, the Com
uittee adjourned until this morning