Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-09

and October 70 applicants for grants of
5000 or less. We're declined for lack of
money. Each month the committee is
more and more embarrassed by the APP
peals of churchey in Agreat centres asking
or rather demanding large grants which
the committee's limited resources and
proper work make it Impossible for them
to furnish.
While there are hundreds of needy
churches appealing for small sums, III
order TO make possible the building of
houses of worship, or TO save them from
loss under mechanics liens, it seems
cruelty unjust TO expend large sums upon
properties in the older conferences.
The average apportionnent Tor church
extension continues to be about one-fourth
OF the amount asked for missions this
year, as in preceding years. The larger
part of the deficit in the collections is from
the richer and stronger parts of the coun-
try. The thirty stronger conferences OF
the church arc asked to raise Sloo, 100, and
have raised $40, IL, leaving deficit OF I'll
per cent.
A number of urgent applications for aid
to churches costing over $4,000 was re-
ferred to a special committee, consisting of
Bishop Fowler and Drs. Wight, Shier,
Wilding, Paxson, Hargis and j. II. James.
Reports were read by the Ii district
representatives, showing the condition of
the work in various parts OF the United
States. That of DR.. Hargis shows over 400
homeless congregations in the eastern por-
ton of Pennsylvania, Maryland and West
Virginia alone. Bishop Warren spoke of
the great prostration in Colorado, and
Bishop Fowler told of men with $4,000
worth of real estate unable to pay cash for
a sack of flour. The condition of affairs in
Carolina, Alabama and Arkansas among
the colored people was declared to be de-
plorable.
1t is understood that many special cases
will be passed this year without assistance
because of the liberal donations to churches
in actual need. Thirty thousand dollars
more than last year has been thus ex-
pended, $50, 600 more than last year loaned
and 6S3 churches added. being so more
than in any previous year, so that the
amount at the disposal of the committee is
limited.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, Nov. 4-The ses-
sions of the general committee on church
extension to-day were devoted to the
hearing Of pleas for certain churches
and the fixing of the amounts asked to be
contributed by and authorized to be dis
tributed among the various annual con-
ferences. Many interesting facts were
given.
Bishop Fowler declared that in San
Francisco the past year 1000 Japanese
had been converted. 1t was stated that
in the Central Swede Conference one
presiding elder had 100000 Swedes in
the bounds of his district. Liberal ap.
preparations were urged for the Della
ware Colored Conference by Drs. Kynett
Paxson, Thomas and Bishop Hurst. DR..
| Thomas declared that in Philadelphia
the African Methodist Church was
pressing US hard. Bishop Andrews
pleaded for the work in Louisiana
Bishop Ninde urged the needs of the
upper Michigan Peninsular, saying il
was a frontier State. Bishop Merrill
urged the claims of the colored people
of Chicago, affirming that the Methodist
Church poured money and sympathy
into the old Southern States for the
negro, but was stingy and careless tC
them in the North. DIR. Spenser sale
that Romanists are being converted il
New Mexico and congregations formed
DIR. Harglss strongly urged the neces
sites OF West Virginia, where a few
dollars would bring the erection of ,
church.
The call of conferences was completed
A total of $316,825 being asked to b.
contributed by and the same amour
appropriated to the various annual con
ferences.
Delaware Conference, colored,
asked to contribute 5000, authorized t
receive $4,000.
Central Pennsylvania asked $4,000
authorized $4,000.
Newark Conference asked $4,000
authorized $4,000.
New Jersey Conference asked $1,000
authorized $4,000.
Philadelphia Conference asked $13
900, authorized $4,000.
Pittsburg Conference asked $7,00O
authorized $4,000.
Wilmington asked $4,000, authorize
$500.
A paper of congratulation to Bisho
Foss on his restored health was adopte,
and at 6 o'clock the committee adjourne
sine die.