Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-01

financial year is made to correspond with the cal
endar year, running from January lst to Janu-
ary lst. From the Report of the Treasurer,
which also accompanies this Report, it will be
seen that the salary of the Missionary and the ex-
penses of the Mission for the last year were both
promptly met, and that 81, ,567.55 have been paid
on the present year.
From letters received from him since his Re-
port was prepared, we learn that the opposition
| in Pueblo Niejo has assumed so threatening and
even violent form, that your Missionary was
under the necessity Of appealing tothe civil al'-
thorites for protection. In the face of it all he
has gone steadily forward. We trust that God
| will oyerrue such opposition to otheadvancement
| Of the Seand to the glory of His name. From
the same source we are greatly gratlfled to learn
and to be able to reporto You, that in their deep
| poverty the members of the church at Chicon-
| clio have undertaken the work of building fol
| themselves Il house Of worship.
In conclusion, in view of the many and serious
difficulties with which our Missionary has tC
| contend, the trials and discOuragcments which
he is subjected in the exposed and isolated posi-:
| ton which he occupies, the Board recommend
that special prayer be made for himself, for his
family, and for his work, by the church, as
gathered together in one place in Christ's name
w. l.. PREssLY, cor,
w. NJ. GRIER, N'''
Pending the reading of the report, the
Moderator entered and resumed the chair
After the reading of the report, Synod
went into prayer and conference with special
reference to the missionary work in Mexico
After singing the 9th Psalm by the congre'
cation, fervent prayer was offered by DR.
j. +. Pressly, when Synod joinedin singing
| the 9Sth Psalm. An earnest SupplicatiOn
was then offered up to the throne of grace
| by Rev. II. IT. Sloan. Then, on motion OF
| DR.. Ross, Rev. William Johnston, delegate
of the L. p. Church to this Synod, addressed
| the Synod on the subject of foreign missions
urging the great importance of this work
| His remarks were Of much interest and tC
the great ediication of Synod. Rev. Mr.
Johnston was followed by Rev. J. c. Chal-
mers, when the report was adopted item by
| item and then as whole.
1t was moved and adopted that the mat
| ter in the report in reference to procuring q
church building for the Mexican Mission be
referred to a committee consisting of Revs
| w. l.. Pressly and r. Latham and Mr.. 10.
seph Wylie, and that said committee report
at a subsequent session of this Synod.
Rev. w. l.. Pressly presented his report
as treasurer of the foreign mission and of the
Tampico church fund. The report summa
rized, gives the following results:
Amount of vested funds, s,"............. 300 on
Balance OH hand as per last report, ,."... 53S a
Receipts from vested fund ................ 185 on
Special contributions 137 6;
| Contributions, First Presbytery, ....... 69l On
Contributions Second Presbytery i66 81
| Contributions Ala e Tenn. Presbvtery, 194 81
| Contributions, kentucky Presbytery,". 105 4;
| Contributions, Memphis Presbytery,"... l60 81
Contributions, Virginia Presbytery,"". III 81
| Contributions, Arkansas Presbytery,".. GO II
Bequest of Mrs. Jno f. Bigham, ........". 257 8:
| Contributions to beneficiary fund, ,......... b =
$3.50 8
Whole amount $, ,2j0.3l, less amount Of
vested funds, $1,000, less amount OH
hand at last report, leaves net amount
received during the year, S2,4ll $:
| Commissions, =! per cent, on s24ll.S2, 90 q
Net receipts during the year, ............ s235l D
| Add amount on hand last report, t,..... 53S II
$3.50 0:
Deduct whole amount eXpended,... 2,2O9 81
$3.50 ).
Deduct commissions on S2,2O9.50, .... 30 =;
Balance on hand, d,...................... S625 .!