Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-11

prelate OF the Episcopal church in
Americs.
Resolutions of oougratulation we're aleo
read from the Society for the Propagation
of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.
The Ri. Rev. Bishop Lac made a few
remarks In response, saying that
work WAS evident to the Lord Bishop
had adjourned for the purpose OF
engaging in the work of propagating the
gospel. A great impulse had been
given to the cause OF missions.
The secretary of the Foreign Committee,
read the second triennisl report of the
Board OF Managers to the Board of
Missions of tue Domestic AID Foreign
Missionary Society, which set out the
changes i'll membership, by reason of
heath and otherwise, the expenses. funds,
Jurisdictions, auxiliaries, conferences,
publications and other matters coming
under their supervision. Since Septem-
her LIST, 1880, the recei pts OF the Domestic
COMMITTEES were 1851, l21,7l, au incrsasn
Of $780, 81 80 over the previous thres
vetrH, Rnd the payments $500, 402 so,
being 1927 1913 Sc more than was ex.
pended III the thres years previous.
la 1880 1881 there were 300 missionary
bishops and olergymen among the white
people, AZ olergymer, teachers AVID lay
readers among the colored people aui 81
clergy men, lay missionaries, native cate.
CHATS aud helpers among the Indians, In
1881 81 there were 3O4 bishops and
clergyin"n among the white people, 81
among the colorri people, and 3S2 among
the Indians. In 1882 and 1883 there
were ID missionary bishops, 359 clergy
men among the white peopla 18 white
clergymen, % colored clergymsn, lay
| readers and 8 teachers among the
colore3 people l missionary bishop, II
white olergymen, ID native olergymsn, Is
native catechistr, IL women helpers and
3 native teachers amons the Indians.
The gross receipts OF the Foreign Com
mittes since September LIST, 1850, were
| S5lS, 536.S4, an increase OF $67, S7S. Is
over those OF the previous year, aud the
payments $497, 3l5.27, being $40, 207. 50
more than was expended on the three
years previous. A summary of MISSIONS
| showed ID unurdaine6 workers i'll Greece;
IL ordained, 20 unordaiued and five can
didates and postulants for holy orders il,
Africa Is ordained, 50 unordained and
ID candidates, &c, in China; 8 ordained,
IS unoIdained and l candidate,
&c, in japan 13 ordained, "a
unordainsd and candidates, 60, in
Hayti II ordained, DO unordsiped aud
four candidates, &c., in Mexico. The
communicates numbered 4l9 in Africa,
267 in China, 1O1 in Japan, 40l in Hayti
and 1880 in Mexico. Contributions o.
money through the Womans Auxiliary
amounted in the three years last past tc
Sl4S, 437 SO, and the additional gifts il
clothing, books, &c, TO no less thar
1915, 6S4 II. These amounts show gsiI
over the preceding three years o
$42 9l3.49 in money, and $ll3,6 79 IL
III boxes. In the year lSS2-S3
these contributions were as follows
Domestic, cash $S,537SO, boxer
ISL, l0l So; Indians, cash Sl4, 1903, boxp.
Sl3,03O.4l Freedmen, cash S6,2l6. So
boxes $l4,59S.4S; Foreign, cash
SlS, 593.l0, boxes 1888 IS.
A committe was appointed to nominate
members of the board OF managers to thu
board Of missions.
Reports were read showing tho state o
missionary work in various districts TIL,
work i'll the Yeddo, Japan and the Utal
missions, it WAS urged, should b Wig
orously and earnestly prosecuted.
Il Tbs meeting was closed By singing.