New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-09
DISCUSSING MISSION WORK.
METHODIsTs ARGUE ABOUT APPROPRIA-
TIONS.
THEY DECIDE TO SET APART s574lio FOR
FOREIGN AND 500 1876 FOR HOME FIELDS

THEY DECIDE TO SET APART sJil.llV FUN
FOREIGN AND 500 1916 FOR HOME FIELDS
OTHER BUSINESS or THE COMMITTEE
The second days session Of the General Missionary
Committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the
Hanson Place Church. Brooklyn, called TO order
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning by Bishop New
man. Devotional exercises conducted by the
Rev. Dr. X. NJ Freshwater. OF Ohio The Rev Dr.
Leonard presented a copy of the congratulatory adj
dress from the Presbyte Board which was deliv-
cred on Wednesday evening by the Rev. DR.. j. W.
Wells. and on motion Ii was handed over 10 the
Committee on Permanent Records Of the society.
The annual appropriation for the general missionary
work then taken up and on motion or Dr. Hunt
$4,000 for the fixed office expenses appropriated
Referring to the amount Bishop Thoburn inquired
II it would be better to have an item for ONCE
expenses In the strict sense OF the word, and an
other for the salaries OF missionary secretaries
and missionary bishops. The Bishop said that he
objected TO the present arrangement on the ground
that the salaries Of the missionary bishops were the
only ones thus published to the world. Dr. Hunt
replied that the salaries of all the bishops were pub
llshed In the REPORT OF the Book Committee. On mo
tion Of Bishop Foss motion previously adopted on
this matter was reconsidered. DIR. Hunt then SAID
he didn't 1t proper that the salaries or the mis-
slonary bishops should be published and expressed
the hope that in some way or other II might DE
taken out OF the office expenses.
Hshop Foss then offered motion that the once
expenses be divided; that It be put under the heau
OF salaries OF missionary bishops secretaries anu
other officers. and that a separate amount De APP
proprated for Office expenses. To this bishop
Merrill added Il think the salary OF Bishop Taylor
would be properly placed In the appropriations 10
Africa and OF Bishop IhoDurh III tne ap''0P' '''''
for India"
..If BISHOP Thoburn's salary should be published
thus on the field 1t would embarrass him, said Dr.
Hunt I'VE put in one line salaries oil o''cer'
and not specify each one and that wouid meet '"e
case"
The question was then finally disposed OF by the
adoption OF the motion by Bishop Foss as amehnea'
Dr Nccabe asked for an analysis OF the amounts
expended for publication, $4,000 Dr. hunt re-
pled that DR. McCabe knew all the Items or this
account as no Item in 1t save one had been APP
proved by himself and his associates
I'VE approve" said Dr.. McCabe because we
are ordered 10 do 80 by the board but desire
tho con,mittee TO know that the salary Of j. w.
Young is $500, and his printing expenses si"Vo
more. making $1,000 in all Or Young Is liie"'
of Or Buckley's and he was employed al 10"
salary which has been raised until now IL IL s-''''
and he has clerk az 500, ana MS pruning
ov,apses amount to $500 | think 1t could
be-. done for less than that DR. 'hanee
said he had received the apporuoh'hen's
for the Minneapolis districts from that once th's
wear and they were too absurd to laugh al, y
motion OF Dr. McCabe that committee OF hVe De
appointed TO report this case was adopted, anu
the chair appointed Chafee. White. Goucher, Craw'
ford and buckley. on motion OF Or. Cranston
TWO members were added who were not me"'
bers Of the board. Hargis and Shier. A mo
ton 10 set apart the sum OF SlsVo Tor once eH-
nenses was offered by Bishop Foss. and was car
rled
The committee then proceeded to fix the amounts
o., ,o-o,,r ,n,sslons There was q discussion as
~ What amount should be aside for foreign ana
for home work DR.. Baldwin moved TO appropriate
- per cent for the former and - per cent lor '"e
latter work Bishop Andrews said tha' o''s pr
cent should be appropriated TO foreign ana VIZ per
cent to home missions. This was necessary TO
maintain the foreign missions. on account OF the
increased salaries they must give the missionaries
In India TO bring them up to the salaries OF the
men in other fields Some parts OF the approp'ia
ton for home work could be We'll cut uo""
Some appropriations could be dropped altogether
Dr ChafYee remarked that Ara per cent should De
appropriatel for foreign work and 5Zis per cent
for home work and they must not neglect their
own home work for foreign work. The amount
which they appropriated last year from the o"''si
and Norwegian work was mistake ih'y cou'
carry on the work abroad better by FORCING the
work AZ home There special necessities IN
IN. Western fields for more money. Ihey must
M, abandon that work. Dr. McCabe said:
81 have letters from some Of our best givers, say
try that II YOU don't take care Of the nDorh
nopulatlon in our land they will administer their
money themselves this year.
In th. course Of his remarks Or. McCabe asserted
,h,; bishop Andrews always opposed him wheh lie
tried Il, have more money sent to Western preach-
.rs nish,n Andrews denied this. and the chair
r,laI the remarks out OF order. Mr.. Fleming con-
tended that the Missionary Committee was oi'eh
bind 10 the needs at home. though tar Seeing as "
the needs abroad. DIR. Leonard contehueo 'na' III
the foreign field the society was doing WORK whieh
MAS done by a number of other societies such az 'he
rre.lmen's AID Educational Church Extension ana
o,hors and therefore, it needed more money
Hishop Foss alleged additional reasons TOT sup
porting DIR. Badwins motion. the dlfhcu'ty Oh au-
iustug the appropriations on the OASIS Oh Il 'hahse
Of ~, Der cent contemplated in the motions Bish9p
Fowler said that me men IN me nom W. j., cass
her take care OF themselves or get away III cdse
g" or h.Iniess Although the men In the Western
work we're among the noblest In the world YET snrte
Tic great changes in Asia and Japan caed I or
special effort this time bishop Goodse rathn
at home and abroad China would be open - them
now and they ought to take adyantage OF o., n
who needed them most None the less ought T rhey
look the IN 1nsr TO own the Conditions
and no, cut down on plan OF horizontal reduetiTm.
bishop FS n, the eSaes Of an annus which
invented free discussion whenever an approp'iaa
lion was made When question was asked o or 0D
ally. Thinking OF the vast nunosr ,h, ~ ali their
out h sns P SaS th ""S dpporunsy
pei. seemed the Bishop that their nrs' anu
rr.atest duty was 10 the heather ABROAD. A..
The question was finally settled by Blshop M, An
and the motion OF DR.. Baldwin, appropria'ing %
per cent to the foreign and Is per cent TO the nome
held was adopted. According TO this division the
nmonnts sand Tor foreign. 1914. no. and for home
missions s469 ,26 on motion OF Bishop AnIrr ,ss
The committee consisting Of one OF the secretaries
and one Of the representatives Of the districts was
nnnonted 10 prepare resolutions on the death OF
me late secretary. the Rev. DR.. }. %. Peck A.,
The work in Africa was then taken up anu In, ,n1
following appropriations made: Liberia. S2Jov scnooi
ar cane Palmas 500: school at Monrovia, SSU.
school at White Plains 500 Gholah Mission $9U:
pesseh Mission 500 new work. 500; contingent, al
the disposa OF Bishop Taylor 500; total soIoo a
long and full report was read from B'shop layiorr
nm This African work Several OF the members OF
the committee expressed their satisfaction ana sur
prise al the completeness OF the report me aues-
ilnn of how to Increase the income or the MISSION
ary Society was then taken up. and committee
nnnointed u consider this lmeston. cons!stlng