St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-03

oo"iU IL CiiuICu GAtellSlOU dL Inlld-
delphia, four secretaries and a treas
urer.
Several bishops were absent from the
morning session, but the great majority
OF the members we're present when
Bishop Merrill called the committee to
order. The members of the committee
are:
Bishops Thomas Bowman, K. Foster,
s. M. Merrill, E. &. Andrews, II. W..
Warren. c. ID. Zoos, j. f. Hurst, w. II.
Ninde, j. Nj. Walden, w. f. Mallalieu.
Z. II. Fowler, J. d. Vincent, j. N.
Fitzgerald, j. W. Joyce, j. P. Newman
and ID. A. Goodsell.
Officers of the 3oard-W. A. Spencer,
A. j. KeYnett, NJ. S. Hard, secretaries:
James Long, treasurer; j. S. J. Nc
Cornell. secretary of the committee.
From general conference districts.
representative ministers:
First district, j. Nj. Durrell; Second.
G. B. Wright; Third, NJ. S. Hard;
Fourth, j. NJ. Hargis; Fifth, R. M.
Freshwater; Sixth. j. NJ. Carter; Sew
enth. ". II. Shier; Eighth, L. E. Flem-
ing; Ninth. }. f. Chaffee; Tenth, ID. w.
c. Huntington; Eleventh, j. j. Bently:
Twelfth, j. b. Scott; Thirteenth, j. j.
L.. Barth; Fourteenth. G. G. Wilding.
Representatives From the Board of
Church Extension - Ministers, S. W.
Gehrett. w. j.. PaXson, William Swim
dells, William Downey, S. w. Thomas,
L. b. Medley, j.. w. Savers; Iaymen. j.
E. James, r. S. McCombs. Francis
Magee, j. f. Fox. G. II. Harding and
w. S. Boughton.
Bishops Foster and Joyce are the only
two not in attendance, Bishop Foster
not being in the country and Bishop
Joyce is ill. Bishop Taylor. the only
other member of the board, is in Africa.
REPORTS.
The report of the board of church ex-
tension at Philadelphia to the general
committee was read by DR.. Spencer. of
Chicago, the corresponding secretary.
The growth of Methodism in the past
year. he said, had been most remarka-
BILE. The whole family is reported as
having 51,4S9 organizations. with 43, 13S
church buildings with a seating capac-
ity of II, S63, It's, and worth in the aggre-
gate sun over 1882. 900. 900. The desti-
tuition in church buildings in the various
bodies is very suggestive. The Northern
assembly of Presby terians have A Or
CARNATIONS without churches, while the
entire Presbyterian family have 1,O2S
organizations without churches. The
Northern Baptists have $50 ~organiza-
tons without churches and the South
ern Baptists have 2,7S3. All the Luther
an churches have a restitution in
church buildings of 1855, while Catho-
lies report 1,455 organizations without
churches. The total Baptist restitution
is something over 1000 churches, the
total Presbyterian 2,02S, while the Meth
Oeist Church South has 1929 organiZa-
fipnc witnnnf nhnrah hpiId1pns ,,oI;-~
a total of 1851 Methodist organizations
without church buildings.
This restitution is largely in the West
and the South. The richer parts of the
country should help to provide for the
poor brethren, and a large part of the
resources should be directed to those
fields which are pr~e-eminently church
extension fields. Attention was called
to the increasing demands Of the
stronger churches, and especially those
costing more than Sl0,0 00. During Sep
TENDER and October seventy applica-
tons for grants of $500. or less, were de-
clined for lack of money, and it was a
matter of regret that SO large a percent
age of the churches means should be
absorbed by churches located in the
richest section of the country. The en-
tire receipts from the beginning to Nov.
l. 1892, were 81, 649, 779.2 q; to Oct. 25.
1898. 1881. 1T. ID; total, 81, $50, 500. 40. The
churches aided were 9,0S3. In conclu-
sion the report states:
The increasing number of new con-
| ferenceS and missions on the frontier
and the increasing number of shelter
less congregations and Sunday schools
in the great West and South make
imperative great enlargement of the
means at the command of the board, but
| WA mi1Sf inCICf that nlr nrnnriof innc
are necessarily limited by the amount
that come to our treasury, and we beg
the general committee to help US inspire
the stronger conferences to bear the
burdens of the weak, and to discourage
the stronger churches from making
applications which. if granted, must
imperil the very existence of the weaker
ones.
FINANCES AND DISTRICTS.
The treasurer's report showed that
the receipts from Nov. l, 1892, to Oct.
25, 1893, were $3.50, 1921. The disburse-
ments were $3.50, sol. 81, leaving a balance
of S25, 643. so.
The reports from the general confer
eDce districts, showing the condition of
the churches in the several districts and
the amount Of AID needed, occupied the
greater part of the morning session.
! Many OF NE representatives were not
prepared 10 make their reports at this
time. In some cases baggage had been
delayed. and in others the representa-
lives were not present.
| Rev. N. 5. Hard, Of Kingston. Pc,
presented the report for the Central
Me% York, Northern New York. Wy
. omine. North India and South India
conferences; Rev. j. II. Hargis. of Ger
mantown, Pa, for Baltimore. Philadel-
Erie, West Virginia and Washington
] conferences. and Rev, ]. M. Carter for