Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24

RELIGION - INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
fAcrs AND FIouRrs
WE FOLLOWING COMPLIED FROM
statements respecting their work by those
IN eosrseot the home mission interests OF the
great reiig1ous bodies shows the efforts being
made oy the denominations. severally, for the
evangeiization Of the United States ana the
results attained in the past year;
Inc MISSIONARY Society Of the Protestant
Episcopal church in the United States is re-
sponsible in the home held for the salaries Of
the bishops and stipends OF the missionaries in
fourteen missionary Jurisdictions. viz: Mon
tana, Nevada and Utah, New Mexico and Ari-
zona, northern Carolina, northern Texas,
North Dakota, South Dakota, western Texas,
Washington territory, Wyoming and Idaho,
Arkansas and Indian territory, Alaska and the
Platte. Besides these jurisdictions. which are
exclusively missionary, the board has given
assistance to thirty-two dioceses as follows: Ala
bama, Arkansas. California east Carolina, Eastot,
Florida, Fond du Lac, Georgia. Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana. Maine, Maryland
for tie coiored work oniy), Milwaukee. Minne-
sofa, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New York (for support of emigrant
general missionary to the deaf mutes), Quincy,
South Carolina, Springfield Tennessee. Texas,
Virginia (stipend of missionary to deaf mutes
and OF chaplain to Indians at Hampton Insti-
tute and Tor coiorcd work., western Michigan
and West Virginia
The work among the colored people In the
south shows remarkable activity aud progress.
AT lS2 stations, enjoying the ministry Of 81
whlte ana A. coiored clergy, there are 6, l9i
commandments and $500 Sunday school pupils.
Al vii tod kt.sh .. Ia
during the past year was l4.36927. The
Children OF the church at Lent and other times
now contribute more 10 the treasury Of the
board than did the whole church half a CEN
tury ago. Their offerings were nearly $50. 900.
The expenditures of the board for domestic
work In the last official year amounted to over
S2o00oo, which, with $50 600 expended by the
uloceses for diocesan missions and the large
sum raised by the women auxiliary, carries the
total OF the offerings of the Protestant Epis-
copal church for mission work In the United
States during the last fiscal year beyond three
quarters OF million dollars.
The Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal church expended in 1880 on its mis-
slons in the United States SAT-, 4y2 90 The an
preparations for 1891 amount to S459 CAS- and
the disbursements viii be about $3.50 600
About one-third Of the amount is expended
among the foreign-speaking peoples and one
eighth among the freedmen OF the south.
Specifically stated the appropriations are:
Among foreign-speaking peoples, Sl47, SO9
American Indians, Sll .2O6; colored work in the
south, S54, 995; white work in the south,
S59,659; work in New England, "a, 1854; work
in northern New York, 81, $780, work in western
states and territories. SlS0, 425.
The society employs in all 8, 500 missionaries.
besides !, 500 teachers and assistant mission
aries. The appropriations for 1881 for missions
among the foreign-speaking peoples were
divided as follows: Welsh, y, 0s3; scandinavian.
$500; German, S47,2sO; French. 1880;
Spanish, Sl3.590; Chinese, So 225; Japanese.
50, 945; Bohemian and Hungarian, IS 500;
Italian, S2,s76, and Portuguese, $3.50.
The women's Home Mission Society of the
Methodist Episcopal church has been in exist
ence ten years. 1t has seventy confer
ence organizations, which include 2 900 auxil-
iaries and 81, 900 members.
Its officers are Mrs. John Davis. president;
Mrs. +. A Aiken, recording secretary; Mrs.
L. s. Rnsk. corresponding secretary; Mrs.
A. L. Clark, treasurer. All these ladies reside
In Cincinnati. Mrs. Della l.. Williams, who
presides over the executive board, lives in
Delaware, Ohio. The officers serve gratui-
tously. The society supports on the frontiers
OF the south and west sixty missionaries
and in organized city work seventy-fve. liz
has eleven model homes or industrial training
schools in the south. fifteen missions among
the Mormons in Utah. six among Indians.
hye among Spanish Mexicans. seven deacon
ess homes IN as many cities, and sustains the
Lucy Webb Hayes Bible College and Training
School in Washington, ID. C.; Glenn Home in
Cincinnati, besides, in various cities. kinder
gartens, homes fer parish missionaries. night
schools. reading rooms for young women, and
immigrant missions In New York, Boston and
Philadelphia.
The cash expenditures Of the society for the
fiscal year ending October Is. 1891, were Sll9-
66O2S, and the value of supplies sent to mis-
SONS, S5S, 952.S7. Aggregate. SI7S,6l3.l6. Re-
ceipts since organization, s750O0O.
local expended by the Methodist Episcopal
church In foreign mission work in 1881, $685.
6l316.
The American Home Mission Society CCon-
gregational is organized Ito assist congrega-
tons that are unable to support the Gospel
ministry and to send the Gospel and the means
OF Christian education to the destitute within
the United States" During its sixty-fiye wears
of existence 5,62l churc hes have been organ
lied In connection with the labors Of its mis-
has collected and disbursed in cash SI3, 9s4 .024
and IN clothing, books and supplies over
II, 197, 49S; total of SIS, l46,342. The new
members received into the churches fostered
by the society we're 1856, Isl. The number of
missionaries now in the service Of the society
Is 1.9l2, and the congregations and stations
supplied 3,270. The receipts Of the society for
the last financial year were S635, $50.
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The American Baptist Home Mission Society
was organized in 1882. Its object is Ito pro-
mote the spreading Of the Gospel in North
America" 1t is national in its work and in its
constituency. Last year its appointees labored
in fortynine states and territories. also in three
of the Canadian provinces and in six states of
the Mexican republic. The number of mis-
sionaries last year was 94S, distributed thus:
Among Americans, chiefly west, 443; among
foreign population, 209: among colored people,
Indians and Mexicans, 2S6. These workers ad-
dress thirteen nationaiities or peoples-Ameri-
cans, Germans, French, Swedes, Danes, Nor
wegians, Bohemians, Poles, Firms, negroes,
Indians, Chinese and Mexicans.
What is usually done in other denominations
by three different societies is done by this
society with one set of officers 1t has three
departments of work: Missionary, church
edifce, educational
In the ffty-nine years Of its history the so
ciety has issued LISA commissions; its mis-
sionaries have reported over 10000 years serv-
ice; 4, 226 churches have been organized, Ill.,
103 persons baptized, and an immense number
OF children have been gathered into Sabbath
schools. About J. 200 church edifices have been
built by its assistance.
The years receipts for all purposes were
S405, 1853 40. The society aims next year Gts
sixtieth) to employ 1000 missionaries, erect 100
edifices and to raise $500, coo.
In addition to the work done by the parent
society. the woman's Home Mission Society
supports o training school for missionary
workers in Chicago and has raised during the
wear a sum amounting to about SOS 600