Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-23
THE MISSION WORK.
n,scussrox OF METHODIST HYMNAL
AT THE CONFERENCE.
yr.,,rual Greetings Received from the
Episcopal coancil-Appointment Of q
Nsw BOARD Of Missions, &C.

40 o'clock Bishop Duncan called the
,e,ssrcnee 10 order. DIR. Haygood, OF
conr,ia agent OF the Slater fund, conduct
e1 nc devotional exercises. He read the
first Psalm. Hymn 59i-
"Ye servants OF the Lord
was sung.
Al the conclusion OF the reading OF the
journal. Bishop Duncan resigned the chair
10 Bishop Galloway.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Leave Of absence after yesterday was
granted Mr.. u. W. Balm, OF North CirI-
Ina.
The Committee on Itineracy reported a
plan for providing blank forms for reports
Of pastors and Others, which will secure
uniformity IN the reports made TO the An
nual Conferences.
The report was adopted.
BOARD OF MISSIONS.
The Committee on Missions nominated
TWENTY-FIVE persons who were elected 10
constitute the Board OF Missions for the
next four years.
STATE OF MISSIONS.
The Committee on Missions reported the
Bennett referred to in Fridays proceedings.
This report shows that missionaries in
China are paid from $1,000 10 1880 per
wear. and that native preachers in the same
country are paid 800 per year and given a
house TO live IN.
The missionaries in Mexico are paid from
600 TO 81 900 per year; native preachers Ia
Central Mexico s35 per month, ana on the
border s2G per month.
In Brazil the missionaries receive from
al COO to $1,000 per year, and native preach
ers $50 per month.
The report was concise but full, and In
detail with regard TO almost every part Of
the foreign missionary work OF the Church.
DIR. A. 5. Andrews, OF Alabama. moved
that the report be adopted. and that large
edition be published for general distribu-
ton.
Rev. Mr.. Sutherland, Of Mexico. was OPP
rosed TO the motion TO publish the report
for distribution in its present form. There
were. said he, some inaccuracies that he
would like to have corrected.
A member suggested that the corrections
desired could be embodied in fOOt-nOte.
DIR. HAYWOOD. OF Georgia, was in favor
Of publishing and circulating the report.
He believed it would not only supply
needed information. but would prove a
powerful stimulant to the Church in this
work. His speech was a clear annuncia-
ton OF his faith in the power and willing
ness OF the Church 10 not only to pay the
debt Of the Board, but increase the receipts
Of the treasury so rs to justify further
increase in the mission force in foreign
fields.
DIR. y. II. ID. Wilson, OF North Carolina,
moved to amend the report so as 10 correct
the inaccuracies mentioned.
DIR. Kelly. Of Tennessee, claimed that the
report was substantially correct. Absolute
correctness in some OF the items was AZ
most impossible. He favored adoption and
publication, and such changes as would
make the report rs Fear perfect rs possible.
DR.. Weir, OF Mississippi, cOntended that
the statement Of the amount contributed
by the Church during the last year just
past is in excess OF the real amount about
$4,000, which amount is, in fact. part
of the contributions properly belonging TO
the first year OF the next quadrennium.
and was advanced at the request of the sec
rotary in order to meet pressing demands
OF the Board.
Rev. Mr.. Pierce. Ct Texas, was in favor
OF recommitling the report, and Insisted
that there were some errors in 1t that ought
10 be corrected before il i adopted and
published for distribution.
The Conference refused 10 rec)mmit.
The chair found some difficulty in sep1.
rating from the multitude OF motions and
amendments the question really pending.
The report wa. amended and adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Peterson the Confer
pncp ordered 4. 0OD comics of the rppOrt TO
be published in pamphlet form, and re-
quested that the Church papers publish it
in full.
EPISCOPAL GREETINGS.
Bishop McTyeire read the following tele-
gram. which bad been received:
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May %, 1SSG.
"T0 the Methodist General Conference: