The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-24
Missouri synod.

Extracts 1T report of nome mission
As the special subscription of some
$4,000 fully justified. The work Ia:
been greatly enlarged during th,
year. The Evaugclists were rs
signed to work as follows: Mr.. Mitch
ell. in Missouri I're>by;cry: DIR. Prim
rose, il Tu;OSI: Mr.. Spencer. in 81
Louis: DIR. Brown. in Palmyra and DIR
| Mister. in Lafayette.
The results of The year, work are n,
follows: ii0 places have been visited;
80 meetings held: 6l5 members hav,
been aided TO the church: 100 on pro.
f~rS>ion. and I5j by letter (morc than
half Of whom wcfc gathered INTO the
new churches organized during the
weary some So others also made profcs.
sion of faith most of whom Joined other
churches: there nrre 40 baptisnS re-
ported. 1I0 adults AMI 80 infants: and
$l.1i0 were contributed by the
churches visited. Besides This s new
churches with all aggregate OF 40
members have been organized: 6
church buildings have been. or are
being, erected at Il cost of Sl4,00G;
ofthese l has been dedicated and en-
tirely paid for. and subscriptions.
amounting to some $4,000 more have
been gotten for > others: n debt of
long standing on one church has been
paid: officers have been elected and
installed at a number of places; minis.
tiers have been secured for 5 or .
fields. and some Is or Is churches
thus supplied with the regular preach-
ing of the word; quite a number of
wanderers have been reclaimed and
restored: in numerous places our
church and her doctrines are better
known and o highly and kindly
regarded than ever before: and not n
few churches and church members
have been greatly revived and
strengthened. chcered and helped:
and between $1,000 and $4,000 have
been pledged to the work by some IS
churches visited by Judge Ryland,
the executive officer of the committee.
And let it be remembered that the
time covered by this report is not a
full years's work for seven men. but
for five of them only from the dates
given above: and one of the evanqe-
lists was sick for II month.
According to the Treasures report.
herewith submitted. the total contri.
buttons from all sources have been
about $1,000. This includes all of
Mr.. Mitchell's salary. and is a little
indefinite as the Treasury was receiv-
ing money up &c the time of going 10
press. Being some S9,260 %subscrip.
tions from churches aud individuals.
and $1,74O given during the meetings
held by the evangelists; out of this
have been paid Indebtedness to DR..
Drew, as reported to last Synod. of
$3.50; for expenses $685.: and the sala-
ries of 7 evangelists up to shout Octo-
Der /. These arc the results, so far rs
they can be tabulsted and reported.
"The period Of our Svnod's largest,
stcadiest growth has been exactly the
time of the Synod's Evangelistic
work." /. e, during the last five years.
In 1860 ministers, l41 churches,
8,225 communicates, who gave TO
objects s4.7S9, or SO.57 per
member.
In 1867 ministers, 1873 churches,
$50 communicates, a gain of GA
year, these gave 1895, or sl.32 per
member.
In 1915 ministers, 14s churches,
commandments, a gain OF $40 q
year, these gave s24,Sss, or $3.50 per
member to benevolent objects.
And of this increase a larger part
belongs TO the last year, ending April
LIST, 1891, than to any single year in
S..nal,r h.Sforu