The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-05-30

made today. II soy. va
with a great debt of 5S0.:39l. "a, n.
an Unforeseen decrease in the r. {,
March, the last month of the f,kOs
Missionaries had to wait for fl -,
earned pay as the securities at II,
command were small and then
fell off from an average Si6.Ou
the first five months. SO. alth
spent $1,000 less than last " Or
$4,000 less than the assembly d,
lied we closed with a debt of
Still the receipts from churches
dividuals has been 534,122 nor
last year and more than in any
fore. In the northern states casN
Mississippi, there is a strong n,
towards support by each synod :
home missions in its own terrilor
Jersey has done it, but others
in addition to what they have d
general work. 1t will pay to pusl
n Minnesota which contribute az
ialmOst three times as much as Cal n
which has 5000 more Presbyterian,
The same general features mar
work in Wisconsin where six new r
are needed. a
In the Dakotas the increased
p%riations. which we could not civ, l.
greatly needed, and even here tho
been a gain, perhaps in quality q
than elsewhere. t
In the new mining and stock-r,
states. Montana anu Idaho. thc1u
great inducements for good worker. :
in the swiftly growing towns Of VI
lngton there is an imperative me- Z
twelve more men. Then missrr
work is much needed and is very
ful among our swarming foreign bon.
ton. There is a very decided Pr
terrain element among the Bohrm
whose reformed church has ALWAYS
representatives in the Pan-Prcsbytr
councils. There are 10000 of this ,
in New York City, 10000 in Baltir
10000 in Chicago, 10000 in Wisca.
10000 in Omaha, 10000 in Mime,
and large communities of them in
hraska and Kansas. We have four
churches among them and sixteen .
which are waiting for churchr.
be organized.
Twenty per cent Of our Immigrant,
under ID and half under -. ~.
Il Favorable time for getting them
the Sabbath schools But not 50 %.
class como now as formerly. The /
immigrants came mainly for rcIie.
liberty. Later came the thrifty ella,
mechanics and farmers. But in
years II is the thriftIcss and uncmpl.
md too often the vicious. The res.
are startling. In 1850 only one in g.
If our population was in Il penal inst
ion: in lSSO one in SG2: fourfold
great per cent. I'm England. mcanwl
here has been a decrease Of 81 per o
n Scotland of 80 per cent. and in
and of 10 per cent in convictions. T.
yc have exceptional populations.
M"Xicans, Mormons, Alask.
md mountain whites. For these
chool Is the entering wedge. and /
'clng driven as fast as means will >
nit.
Our churches among Indians /
members, nom of which was G
lcctcd with the messiah craze" but
tcad. contributed $1,000 toward
'e~ncvolcnt causes. In Spencer aca
ny, Indian territory, there have b.
many conversions. Our two churc.
mong the Pimar and Papagoes Of !
ona cost $1,000, of which the Indii
aid $1,000. AT Tucson we have a I
cademy with l42 scholars. In Ala.
ur Sitka church has received 81 m,
crs and has in all 3lS. Some Of
tudents have married and begun to
p Christian homes and others are Sc
~ preparation as teachers.
We have missionaries. 1877; miss
rles and teachers. $40; additions on =
'ssion, lO,GS3; additions on ccrtitici
total membership, 1890; total
,ngregations, lJG,262; total in Sabbi
1850. Two hundred q
lirth-tivc churches built during
'ar cost Sl25,4S2. The total number
lurch buildings is 1851; value $40
y. The total number of parsonagcs
u: value 1872 0i. Church debts p
Iring the year, 5l43,SG3. Total recci
r the year 500, 9O6.57. The four syn,
Baltimore, New Jersey, New York q
ennsylVania paid through their us.
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