The New York herald., 1879-11-07
METHODIST HOME MISSIONS.

NEARLY TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS APPROPRIATED TO THE WORK.
At the morning session Of the General Missionary
Committee yesterday Bishops Bowman and Peck
presided and the committee reconsidered its action
fixing the basis of appropriations on Wednesday ut
$625 reduced 1t to 5000 900. The sppropria-
tons missions in Territories Of tho United States
administered as foreign missions taken up.
The three Methodist missionaries In Arizona re-
ceived $1,000. In New Mexico there six Ameri-
can and native Spanish speaking) preachers.
They asked tor $4,000 "a part to be used for the
purchase of church property and received
$4,000 All missions not administered by an.
nual conferences were by resolution placed under
tho supervision OF the Committee Domestic
Missions. In the consideration of the domestic
sions under annual conferences the Swedish missions
in California were granted 81 $50; the Norwegian
mission In Minnesota. $4,000; the swedish missions
in the New York East Conference 81, 200; the Nor
wegian mission In the Conference, 81 800; the
Northwes Swedish Conference missions, 100; the
Wisconsin IN Ss.Ss aaS sas
Missionary Consulman. who was sent from the East
three years ago and whose moving expenses had not
been paid yet The Central German Conference got
$4,000 and the Chicago Germans. 1880; the East
German Conference S6.000 the Louisiana Germans
the Southern German Conference, $1,000; the St.
Louis Germans, $500, and the Western German
Conference. $4,000. This completed the sppropria.
tons for the German work in the United States, and
aggregated $40 against S37 800 granted last year.
The California Conference estimated the appro-
prstons for the Chinese missions there at SIC, 1906
while the Rev. DR.. Gibson. superintendent OF tho
missions, asked for $4,000. But the committee
after discussion granted the smaller sum. small
appropriation Of $l20 given Tor the support of
Bible reader among the Chinese. In and around
Portland. Oregon there about $500 Chinese. and
the Oregon Conference asked for appropriation OF
$4,000 Tor that work. the Importance Of tho work
was recognized, but the committed granted only
cise CARRIED on in this cisy under
the auspices OF tho Rev. G. s. Brown. superin-
tendont OF the Five Points Mission. was granted
$1,000.
PRosKLYrrzINa THE INDIANS
For tho spiritual interests OF the Indians In tho
priaed to each; those in Genital New York got $500.
on the Columbia River. $500; IN Northern New York.
$3.50; In Southern Kansas. 500; Wisconsin. $500;
English speaking missions In annual conferences
were supplied follows:-Alabama. $2.50o; Arkan-
crease In each case. The Colorado Conference mis-
received s5O0O increase Of $500; the Column
pa ysr o e. enc aS ~, IN OF s"vo
$500. being $1,000 more than last year. East
Maine Conference received 5000 and Florida $1,000
The Georgia Conference has ITO minister's, and tho
net increase OF members during the past two years
Is 500. while score OF new churches
cevcd $1,000 Kansas Conference got sa 500, besides
$2,U00 required for work among tho colored people
who have hocked into that State OF Late A loyal
difficulty In the disbursement appearing, Bishops
simpson. Andrews and Wiley. aud Rcv. u. Kelly
were appointed committee to find way out.
hcntucky Conierencc rccclNcu <o,UOU, Lexington
Conference. composed Of colored ministers. $4,000;
Louisians. $1,000; Michigan. $500; Minnesota.
5000. an increase of $l,b00 Mississippi. $4,000;
Missouri Conference s3.2t0; Montana. $4,000; Ne
braska S6.0O0 Nevada S2500; North Carolina, S3.000
and Northwest Iowa, $4,000 The Black Hills region
has been created mission district. 1t has popu-
lation OF at least twenty thousand people, chiefly
miners, and TO carry on mission work among them
$4,000 granted. Oregon Conference got 81. .5O0
st. Louis $4,000 Savannah, $4,000, and South Caro-
lima, $1,000. The Southern Central Conference
OF south Carolina. recently created, received I've,
and Texas. $500. The work in Utah. one OF the
hardest fields in the Church. got 81 0OO. and Vermont
Conference. $500. Virginia got $500; Washington
$2,50O West Texas, $4,000; Wisconsin, ~, 200, ana
West Wisconsin, 81, 600 This completed the appro.
priations to domestic missions, which aggregated
$247056 or total to foreign and domestic missions
OF $j95.s2 with two threo places yet to be pro-
vidcd for.
On Wednesday nightthe bishops and General Com
mittce had q reception Mt St. Paups Methodist Epis-
copal Church. at which pleasant remarks were made
by DR.. Tiffany. Bishops Peck Haven. Androws Har.
ris aud Foster; ORA. Foss and Fowler, aud General
FLAX.