Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-19

up In hearing the reports OF the executive
committees on education, foreign mlssioSs,
and home missions. The education report
stated that "thc number OF candidates for
whom aid was requested Il 1bs. one hun
dred ard fifty have been aided by the COM
mitteo; OF this number one hundred and
thirty.fonr have been paid sl3.297; two
have been paid go each, five $50 each,
eight S25 each. and one S29. During
the wear we have received no lcga-
cics, and our entire income has been
from the contributions Of churches, Sabbath
schools, ladies aid societies, and individuals,
and returns made by some OF our ministers
aud candidates who were formerly aided by
the Church. The euiire receipts have been
SIS. S.g.32; balance in Tie treasury, $SJ95.12.
Dcductng the legacy u s7S5 from Mrs.
Hooper and speclsl collection taken, the
receipts this year exceed those Of the year
before by Sl,i15.u."
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The foreign mission report shows that
- during the year nne missionaries have
been added TO the force in the field. -Four
new and important stations have been Oecu-
pied BagegSm, in the province OF Minas
GcraeS, Brazil: Linares, IN the state OF
Nucgo. Leon, Mexico; NogOya, ranking in
size a, the fourth CITY Ia Japan; Tsing.
klang-pu, a walled city on the Grand
canal OF China. At The stations here
to!ore occupied the accessIous TO the
churches aggregate larger number than In
any previous year. The contributions Of
the churches az home 10 this cause have
steadily advanced, and though the expenses
OF the work have materially Increased. all
appropriations 10 the missions have been
fully paid, no debt rests on any part OF the
work, and the year closed with good BAL
aDce on hand in the treasury IN Baltimore.
"1he receipts from all sources for the
year amount to 5000 90. This Is
S3.9G1Gs more than the receipts OF any pre-
yiouS yesr. A. the sum received from lcga-
cies is less than that received from this
source last year ny Sl,17O.3j, the advance IN
contributions is SS,l3S.03, being an increase
Of about 10 per cent. over those OF last
year. OF the whole amount which
came to the treasury during the year
there was received rom churches and
individuals. S52.30j 90; from missionary
societies. 80. S32.7 II: from sunday schools,
SS,l4-.&S: from itgaces. 81. 154j5. The num-
Der OF churches that contributed during the
year was ij0j. being tWeuty-fOur more
than contributed the year before. The mum.
Der OF missionary societies that contributed
was 4j9. being eighty.,X more than con.
trbutcd the year before. The number Of
contributing sunday schools and children's
missionary societies was 337, being thirty
six more than contributed the year before"
HOME MISSIONS.
The home-mis,ion report shows that the
work ., progressing in all its departments.
The receipts were: Fer sustentatiOn, S2S,-
5000; for eyangehstic fund, Si4,167.5l;
for invalid fund, Sl5,1l73G; for colOred
evsugehstic fund, IS G2997; for loan fund,
$40; amount on hand april /, 1887,
s. 80 GJ-total, S7l,Sl341. The disbur'e-
mcnls were: Sustcntation. S24, 1901; evan
galstc fund, Sl3, G2093; invalid fund, 3d.
2OO.0G: colored cyangelistic fund, SG,Gl2 SO;
loan fund. 7lO0-leayinc on hand March 81,
1858, the sum Of 1896 0S.