New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-22
LAST MEETING OF THE BOARD OF MISSIONS.
INItKFN1ING MD ENIUUENIFTNW NEFUKI'
FROM VARIOUS QUARTERS.

Tho Board Of Missions met in the evening. There
was a small attendance. Bishop Alexander Burgess.
Of Quincy. presided. The Rev. Paulus Mort pre-
sented his solution fixing tho salaries of presbyters
in Liberia AZ $3.50 per annrm. and OF deacons at
$500 per annum. This earnest colored missionary
made some vigorous remarks in connection with his
resolution He said the Board making great
mistake I'm keeping down the salaries Of abOrrrs IN
his field Heathenism laughing a: them, because
they sent ort and then did nor support them.
II was a great cruelty. and Mr. Mort begged IT.
alton i'm tho name OF Cod. I'm the OF His
Church. in the of humanity The preamble
and resolutions were referred toe Board OF Man
ayers.
The Rev. Dr. W 6. Lang.Ord. general secretary
OF the Board Of Managers. drew the attention Of the
Board 10 the splendid results Of the chldens Len'eh
Offering for missions. He put a big Oblong DoN lnli
Of papers on exhibition. and said II contained the en-
crossed names Of l9O 800 children from G29 sunday
schools, who had raised S46TO5 offering last
Lent. That was $4,000 moro than they had raised
in any previous year After talking the matter
for nearly an hour, Boatd passed resolutions com
meudaory of The children who had made this special
effort and commencing also all children who con
tIibutel TO mission work
The trlennia report of the American Church Build
ing Fund Commission was introduced by eX GoveInOr
PRINCE Of Now-MexicO. The report exceed
ingly long one and it took Ex-Governor Prince half
al hour 10 read only extracts from II. 1t in part
follows:
Tho number OF contributing parishes in the whole
country n 1886 but nlnety-eght in 1897 il grew
to GO aud asst 70 CSC.
The total amount u the Permanent Fund has IN.
creased during ,he three years ltl" over 100000,
aud .tand- to-day at Sl7G.7SG IS
Thi. gain H. encouraging, dtd 10 Is very important
on account uciea- power Of the fund to do goot
hut 10 f., far ftom what should be whether viewed
from the ,iaudpclut Of the need, Of work. OF
our ability OF Of the similar work done by ohers And
the number Of parishes contributing. while great In
movement On their part SIN from what it should
be.
On F"bruary II. 1887, the Commission established a
~ stem o: Named Memorial Funds by the passage OF the
following resolution:
Resolved, That every donation Of $1,000 or moro be
preservrd a. separate by the OF the donor.
or A. a memorial otherwise. designated by him; and
that such donor be permitted direct the disposition Of
the income Of such fund geographically otherwise,
within H." scope OF the powers Of this Commission.
Already the Commission has IN charge five Of these Named
Memorial Funds.
Altogether there much to encourage In the success
Of WORK! While doing nearly all that II should.
great derl is being accomplished and the work grows
day by day.
is needed give full efficiency TO that work
by bringing fund 20 It's entire million OF dollars
Resolutions looking toward Ien.wcd effort on Dehat
al the fund were supplemented by vote Of thanks
10 cx-G0vernOr Prince for his earnest and devoted
laborS.
An encouraging report from the committee on The
report of the honorary secretary OF the woman
Auxiliary read and adopted. George Blss was
elected treasurer Of the Domestic and Foreign Mission
airy society Al a late bour the benedciion was pro-
nOunced and the Boarl adjourned sine die.