New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-14
METHODIST MISSIONS.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR WORK IN EUROPE,
AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA AND ASIA.
n,ocrrnrxcs OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF
THE MISSIONARY soCIErY-rHE PROB
TEN OF SILVER EXCHANGE

ppocEEprNGs OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF
THE MISSIONARY socIETY-TnE PROB
LEM OF SILVER EXCHANGE
,nY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TKiDuSEI
Boston. Nov 13.-whcn the Mcthdist Episcopal
rommttco ON Missions adjourned strday. the ques-
lion q, on annropratlon TO Africa before It, There
was some delay. because estimates and reports had
M; been forwarded to the subcommittee In accordance
with the rules of the society Accordingly the case
was referred to special committee to report as soon
as practicable. This morning Chaplain McCabc pre-
scnied the report Of Bishop Taylor and ~ r. SANFORD
reprcsentnc the state OF the work. The subcom-
i,,oo had recommended a total appropriation OF
% 200. of this ~ 900 for the contingent fund
and for completing church. Under the rules OF ouer
adopted YESTERDAY the consideration OF these items was
deferred and total OF 81 500 was appropriated, the
same as last year.
south America tlral called Secretary Leonard
reported that the mission had asked Tor Slooo anu
that the subcommittee had recommended $4,000, an
Of IS 900 over the appropriation Of last year.
The work among the Spanishspcahlng people IN
puenos Ayrcs was advancing rapidly. There was
demand for an American missionary In URUGUAY WINE
in Peru a Methodist preacher the Rev. MT, Pehzota'
was now imprisoned for having circulated the BIDS
in spanish in that country. Bishop Walden, VINO had
visited the mission stated that from sixty to seventy!
five per cent of the immigrants to that country were
y4aIans ard that to evangelizc these was to solve
tho Catholic question on this continent. Bishop Fowler
smoke OF the intimate commercial relations which
musf soon exist between tho United states ana
the South American Republics In spite OF efforts
through protection to drive their trade away into the
hands of the English. The sum of $4,000 was
granted for existing work, and the other items rcco-
mended were postponed
After an Intellectual attempt to change the rules
adopted yesterday, whereby only existing work can be
provided for at drst China was called secretary NC
Cabe presented the recommendations made by the SUD-
committee. which amounted to $l221fO, an increase
over last year OF S4270 The treasurer. Dr. sahiofh
HINT called for special committee 10 cut down tho
amount recommended for China. the ground thai
the rate of increase which the committee had allowed
ND in this case followed in all the missions the total
agreed upon yesterday would be exceeded By large
sum- The corresponding secretaries, with Bisho'S
Foss Fowler and Fitzgerald and DIR. BALDWIN, were
appointed on the committee
Germany was then called. Secretary Leonard 70
ported that the mission had asked for large IN
crease. but the subcommittee had recommended that
the sum OF $50 COO be granted. This would be an III
crease Of only $500. Bishop Warren. who had WIS.,
tied the field and presided at the conference sdiu 'n'
the work making satisfactory progress Inc pof
ley of establishing Protestant missions IN "er'anS ~
Justified by the fact that OF the parishes III the
great cities Of that country had population Oh u
hundred thousand people with only ono place OF wor
shin The Emperor himself had recently recosnzeo
the inadequacy Of the church accohnioua
tons and had given 100000 MARKS ou.
of his private purse for the erection
new churches. Put this sum was ohiy urop III "'o
| Lucltet All that the Methodist Church couId 40
wouId not be sufficient to meet tie case. After
further representations from Dr. Grimm ana bishop
Hurst the amount recommended by the Subcommittee
was granted switzerland next considered. Last
wear So.3AO was appropriated. The subcommittee
recommended small increase Of 800. Bishop Warren
said that he had found the brethren III swizerhu 50
busy and so we'll contcntcd that he had not maze
single change among the prcachcI~ Inv "
asked for granted.
| Nourav wos then called The recommendation OF
the subcommittee was for a1j6j0. an increase Oh
sh,O The increase was denied, and the appropiiauo"
| was left as il was last year
| At this pont the venerable william Butler, tho
founder of the India mission and oil that IN MEXICO,
| was introduced. He was greeted With the srea'cs'
| enthusiasm.
At the afternoon session Denmark was called ana
received an approximation OF s3e32, the same amount
as was given last year. The North India nilsson was
next in order Secretary Peck reported that tls most
fruitful Of all the missions had asked for Slooooo pu'
The subcommittee had been constrained ID recohi'c"
| o37 1856 rupees, which were estimated 70 COST d. t@
rate of forty cents per rupee, S0ooA2. bshop Inv
burn then described the state OF afiairs i'll iu'a ~
most fav,rab,. ~ the progress 4 Christanit' an
North India 800 persons month were being baptZeu'
NJ
oro eecued ~ b, ~ limit to tho nriEbcr IL Daptism'
cxcept those imposed by the difficulty OF getting ha'Ne
IN follow ND the baptism 10y steady instruc
| Ito, Two wears ago. when there was reduction Oh
efteen per cent in the appropriation many preachers II
| pe,ya, had suffered. lie hoped that There "ouiu
| never again be such trial OF their iaith. he
| o,od tho committee to allow him 10 collect S2oooo
frop, nrivate sources for the most needy branches VI
his work This proposition brought ont from secrear,
| uccahe a caustc remark that he would lhc 10 near
Bishop Thoburn acknowledge puDcS ,iio ' lie never
arv society was doing anything for lndia. lie me-,
| Inew "A returned missionary to make "A square appo.
r. the pnblic i'm aid OF the effort OF the socic;y W
raise 81 100000 year for missions III rePH nonci
Thohurn called attention TO the fact that III tie
which he lad lust made lie mad gratefully acKnowieusSu
tho liberal provision which the committees hau hiuy
iaSt year for the work in india DE- Butter correceu
Chaplain McCabes remark thlI retlrhen niin"rv
| nrver helped In raising money ior the tlssondIl
society The Chaplain said that no dd not mean mean. u
incIndc DR. butler in what he said ana PAID hertca
| ,r,u,e IN the aid which the society had received
from him. ~, ,,, =, varaccrs ~ fbc co
clety originally fixed the salary OF married MISSION
ary In India at ~ 100 year ms mas AWAY pcc'
paid In rupees valued at fifty cents each AS SIM
ciI the missionary received the same salary namely
| 100 rupees. Finally that number OF rupees &C. COS
the board only Se25. The Treasury had the pcnent
| Tho difference and the missionary unconlpialnllsy
The price of silver had gone up and provision mus
be made to prevent the missionary from suherihg io
| in another way. After much discussion, III VIII
great sympathy expressed for the MISSIONARIES
aries any loss which they might suffer through tle a
probation of the rupee out OF the incidental lna.
q long DELAYED act Of justice was done North nlil
was granted S71 SOC in gold and South India
and the Bengal Conference 10000. These are I'll
eame amounts as were granted last year