The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-02

city. two in New Jersey. Troy and Foochow tchinal
conferences. and is represented by the Rev ). y.
Bates. OF White Plains. n. Y. The third district
takes in Northern and Central New York and India.
and has NJ. Z. Remington OF nion N. r.. TO repre-
sent II; the fourth embraces four conferences In
Pennsylvania and two in Ohio. the Rev. g. W. Ches-
bro. OF Hamlet, n. Y. representative; the nfth
takes in the States OF Maryland. Delaware.
Virginia and West Virginia. the two Caro-
inas and Florida. ana Liberia. Africa
sents It; the sixth embraces three conferences in
Ohio. three in Indiana and two in Kentucky and Is
represented by DIR. J. NJ Trimble, OF Columbus.
ONO; the seventh district includes two confer
ences each IL Tennessee. Georgia. Alabama and Texas
and one each IN Louisiana and Arkansas. and Rev. j.
Marker. of Greenve Tenn.. is the representative:
two conferences in Illinois. two in Michigan and
one in Indiana, together with Norway and Sweden.
arc embraced in the eighth district. which will be
represented by tho Rev. d. r. Barnes. OF Grand
Rapids. Mich. the ninth district. which includes
three conferences in Iowa. two in Wisconsin and one
In Minnesota, will be represented by the Rev. b.
Mitchell. of Algona Iowa; the tenth. embracing
two conferences in Illinois. two in Missouri and two
IN Kansas is represented by B. Kelly of Fort Scott
Kansas; the eleventh which takes in the States and
Territories Immediately hanking the Rocky Noun
tsfns on both sides. will be represented by II. X.
which embraces ali the German conferences in the
United States together with Germany aud Switzer
land in Europe. will be represented by DR.. c.
A. Loeber of Cincinnati Besides these there are
twelve representatives OF the Board OF Managers Of
the Missionary Society. Since the last meeting Of
the committee Bishop Ames died. but all the other
bishops will be present Yesterday they were in
sion by themselves ut Seabright. NJ j.. making out
their plan Of episcopal appointments for the spring
conferences.
CONDITION YoRErGN MISSIONS.
During the sixty-one years OF its existence tho
Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society has cx-
pended on foreign aud domestic missions nearly
$l500000 0 less about three per cent for disburse-
ment Last year il appropriated $780, OF which
$272.ll4 went to foreign Missions and $l3.5 to
missions in the United States aud Territories ap-
ininistered as foreign missions The balance includ-
ing $50 for the liquidation OF the debt and S67 VU
for miscellaneous purposes went to home missions
administered by the several annual conferences The
society has sent to Liberia and Interior Africa four
couraging reports from the latter field. Liberia does
not grow Notwithstanding all the money expended
on it. 1t has stood in nearly the same numerical
and spirit ual condition for several In South
America the Society has three American missionaries
and two native preachers and the Rev. William Taylor
has during the year sent out half dozen more to
self-supporting churches which he had gathered.
In China the society had IA American missionaries
and 10 native preachers and mission property valued
at $S5, $50. The church members number Az and
the probstioners ITO In Germany and Switzerland
the Missionary Society has l19 preachers. 9OS3
members and 2.237 probationers, and church prop
erty valued at 1853 In Sweden 1t has 81 preach
1922 members and 1878 probatoners and church
property valued at $396,S25 Sc; in Norway aud Dem
mark missionaries, 618 members and III proba-
TONERS, and church property valued at $76.496 In
India North and SOUTH the society has IS ordained
preachers, native and American and 6S local preach
ers. it maintains schools and colleges. hospitals
and orphanages also. The members number 2907
and probationers 1888. and the church property is
valued at $95.360. The Bulgarian mission. which
was suspended during tho Russo-Turkish war. was
resumed last year. 1t has l American and
native preachers, IS members aud IL
practitioners. and the mission property is
valued at S2.129 H The Italian mission has been
very successful. 1t has only two American mission
aries, but has Is native preachers and four Bible
women. Its members number 40 and probationers
279 and church property is valued at $4,000 In
Japan the society has missionaries and 6
assistants and % native helpers. not including
cooperating missionaries sent out by the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society. The mis-
sion has 255 members, 126 probatoners.
and the mission property Is valued at $25 200.
In Mexico the society has 8 missionaries. as
sstants 13 native preachers. 34 members, 200 pro-
bationers and church property worth about $40
Altogether the Methodist Episcopal Church has sent
to foreign countries since 1859. not including those
who have recently left now under appoint
ment. eighty missionaries. It maintains 0 larger
number than this in its domestic mission work. To
supply the wants of these missionaries and their
work is the prerogative of tho committee which
meets here next Wednesday.