The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-26
THE PRE5UYrERIANs.

"""'y nibssuenst IA
Nh" Ia the Foreign Field.
! NAsiii>oTo~. Nav aO--Tb. .p,.,
reports OF the various church bo,,rI'
made public to-day and To he taken ~
. uy the Presbyterian assembly frn,r
, time 70 time. show encouraging result
, IN every branch of the work. Tn. :.
port OF the permanent committee. IN
temperance enters into that subi.e,
largely in detail and makes some i,,,,,ou
tant recommendation that win ..,ms
before the assembly.
Inc report of the special committee
on systematic bcneiicience shows I'm,
the Christian Standard has attaine,, j,
average monthly issue Of "A. ea0 comic.
Inc total receipts Of all the boards
during the year amount to sara. ,sa
an Increase over 1872 of sl7s.76
The report Of the board Of cburcl
erection fund shows that durinp ,ba
year there were 80 applications for os.
ISSUANCE. upon which grants wsre muda
aggregating sl05,s9l and loans SGi 1912
The result of The years work ~ ia
board OF aid for colleges and academies
has not proved n disappointment ia tho
expectations Of the church. DURING
the year the receipts have been S75.I3i
ana the donations in the shane of Ala
aggregated $685. Forty institutions
have been assisted and twenty states
occupied. The aggregate enroll,neu,
OF students is I.00s. of whom a.74O AFRO
engaged in systematic Bible study.
The report of the board i'm CHARGE ~
the missions for freedmen shows tina,
nearly 100000 annually is being ok.
pended with many good results
During the year the report of the
board Of relief shows that ~. person,
we're afforded assistance. "a newnaines
being placed upon the rolls las, wear
mere are sevcnty-six ministers over 20
years OF age retired. the oldest bcinp
~ and thirtyfive of the number being
over 80. The total appropriation for
this work was Si5a igs
In the branch Of the church work de.
voted t. publications and sabbath
schools there has been. accoriinfr 10
the report. a season Of prosperity The
missionary department has organized
800 new schools and reorganizcdog %. but
of this total I'D have ceased To exist.
Into these schools are $1,000 teachers
and scholars gathered The publica.
ton department has distributed more
than ls.OO0,u00 pages Of tr;,cts and
periodicals. and $4,000 volumes Of Chi
ncse literature. The year closed with
a balance Of 81. SO on hand.
The report OF the board Of foreign
missions displays very satisfactory
condition Of affairs. the only gloom b,
ing caused by the death OF four mis-
81 naries. During the year fortv-siy
new missionaries were sent into the
field. making "A total in connection
with the board Of 623 missionaries
which with active agents of all grades
reaches Il total Of l6l1. including ls7
ordained ministers
The expenditures for missions in the
more important fields were as follows:
africa. s3f, 4G7 China. sls0.0s.: India.
sl''.dsO Japan. s94.962: Korea. s33.5s3:
Mexico ss9.ldl: Persia. 6.Oia: Siam
and Laos. s4'.953: South America. $50
loS: Syria. 6l.2o6: United States In
dams. si9.sIs. The expenses of the
home department were $4,000
The report Of the board Of home mis-
'iorS does not show the increase that
was hoped fnr az the commencement of
he year Touching reference. i made
"a the report a. the death Of DR.. Henry
Kendall. sole secretary of the commit
n, Q; home missions Of the New school
Tarch ~ the church from the organ-
cation 70 the reunion. and also To the
''inise cf eight faithful missionaries. 1t
= srown that during the past wear
mere have been organized only ~ new
hurchcs "A smaller mum her than usual.
result due chiefly to want Of funds
nc year began with debt of SLIGO.
cirly all OF which has been cancelled
MI new work to the amount Of s3i .444
Undertaken. The total receipts, Of the
pard were s9Gi. i5l
The general summary Of the report
! the board IF home missions con
cnScs the more important details of
he years work as follows: Number of
Missionaries. l..13. mum Der of mission
~ teachers. 31J: additions on profes-
ion Of faith i0.O5s; additions on ccrti-
cate. 6.>3s: total membership. g9.a5O:
ptal in congregations. 14l.OOj: sun
ay schools organized. $50: num-
er of Sunday schools. .,SaO:
ember>hip ~ sunday schools 15a.?l5:
hurch edifices value of same sl.75a.-
~. i.sjj: church edifccs built during
lc year fcost Of same. $3.50. 4Gsl il5:
inrch edifices repaired and enlarged
ost Of same. $40. 5sGl. 49,: church debts
'nceled si53.llO: churches sef.sus-
lining this year. 80; churche, or
inized this year. la2: number Of par
images value. s50s6s9). 4i2.
The report Of the board OF education
lows that the demand for ministers is
read Of the supply. Two years ago
e vacant churches numbered l.ls3.
III last year l.2it. of which 1873 have u
enbcr,hip ranging from 100 % over
200. The western synod, particular
have suffered. notably Nebraska.
ansas and Minnesota. Last year
ere graduated from the semi
rcs 2I3 students. an increase II
ly -. and of these only 200
ailahle for the horne field. In con-
iding rs report the board declines to
commend u rcsuscitation Of the