St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-13
MILLIONS FOR MISSIONS.
MethOdists Give Literally to the
Good Work.

Boston, Nov. 12.-The Seventy-sec-
Ond annual meeting of the general mis-
sionary committee of the Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal church
was convened in the Bromtield Street
church, this city, to-day. The meeting
was called to order at 10 a. m. by Bishop
Bowman Of st. Louis. Devotional eXer-
ciSes were conducted by Rev. A. S.
Hunt, secretary of the Bible society.
An organization was perfected with the
choice of Rev. S. l.. Baldwin of New
York as recording secretary and Rev.
Sanford Hunt as financial secretary
The hours of meeting and adjournment
were fixed as follows: Morning session,
convene at $3.50 a. m. and adjourn at
1880 p. m.; afternoon session, convene
at 2 and adjourn at 4:30 p. III. Holden
Spear briefly and felicitOlisly welcomed
the committee to Boston. Rev. E. Bates
welcomed the committee on behalf of
the clergy. The report of the treasurer
was then presented. From 1t the fol-
lowing was taken: Disbursements from
November, 1889, to October, 1SgO-fOr-
eign missions, S613.3U9: domestic, S477,-
1872: office expenses. $50, 71339; publication
fund, S7.5S2: incidental EXPENSES (of
which S14.33S was for INTEREST,". S43, ,S13; !;
total. 81, l67, 1888. Recapitulation: Treas
ury in debt Nov. l, 1889, S36, ,254; dis
bursement, Nov. /, 1889. to Oct. 81, 1890,
81 ,167. .93S; total, 81 1,204, 1913. Receipts,
Nov. 1, 1889. to Oct. 81, 1890, 81. l35, ,37l !;
balance treasury in debt Oct. 81, 1890,
1921; state of the treasury Nov. l.,
1890: Treasury in debt i'll New York.
S71,545; cash in treasury in Cincinnati,
S2,634; net debt of treasury Nov. /,
1890, S6S, ,9i1; net debt OF treasury Nov.
l. 1889, S36,25I. Increase of indebted
ness. $32, ,667. Figures as to the receipts
were as follows: Cash receipts for year
ending Oct. 31st, 1S90-S1, 135, ,271. Re-
ceiptS last year, 81, ,130, 1877. Increase for
year, 1914. This amount came from
these sources: Conference collections,
Sl150, 642; an increase Of S37 $50; lega-
cieS, S5S,6S1; decrease of Sl2,643;
lapSed annuitieS, 1000; de-
crease of Sl6,S00; sundry receipts, S2O,-
94S.t adecrease of S29S1. The report
was accepted. Corresponding Secretary
McCabe moved that the limit
of appropriations for the work exclusive
of incidentalS, contingent expenses and
debt be fixed at 1.025, 900.
Bishop Fowler, of San Francisco,
asked what the amount would be with
the debt, etc., included. The treasurer
replied that it would bring the sum up
$1,200,000, the same as last year. The
debt now was $4,000 cash. This was
independent of S74.20O outstanding
drafts, $4,000 incidentals, $4,000 con-
tingent, $4,000 office expenses, $1,000
publications and $1,000 Dalles Claim.
Bishop Eastman moved as a substitute
that there be appropriated for charges
Sl.200,0UO. Bishop Fowler moved that the
| appropriation be sl,225.000. Treasurer
| Hunt moved to make the amount ST.
$4,000. Bishop Fowler moved as an
amendment that the sum be fixed at ST.
10000. This was tabled on Bishop
Merrill's motion. Bishop Fitzgerald,
of Minneapolis, moved as an amend
ment to Treasurer Hunts motion that
the amount be Increased by adding the
| S69.OU0 debt. The amendment prevailed
and Treasurer hunts motion was
adopted. This leaves the amount at
| Sl.2O0,C00 IN round numbers. This in
| cludes S6S,000 for the departments, S4O,-
| Quo for incidentals, $4,000 for contln-
| gent, S25.000 for Office expenses, ST, coo
for the Dailes claim and $4,000 for
publications. This leaves 1926 900 for
the work.