New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-13
PAY OF MISSIONARIES.
DISCUSSION or TIE METHODIST COM
MTTTEE.

.ho Missionary Society OF the Methodist Episcopi!
.b,,-cb WAS cpened Yesterday morning IN hanson
Place Church. Brooklyn with Bishop H. w war
70, in the chair. The devotional services were con-
l,,.,,1 as, tho Roy Dr o. T. Wight. OF New-Jer-
SOW 81 the session on Saturday $i3iio was appro-
nratel for the work Of the Italian MISSION Inc
subject O.! appropriations for the remaining foreign
missions was taken up in yesterday S's'ioH' Inc
first item Of business the reading OF the report
hv the Committee on Salaries in Foreign Missions.
The principal subject which this committee mas
hc.u called on 10 consider was the adjustment oi
salarlcs Of missionaries in India. which have been
very much DIMINISHED BY the depreciation IN siVrI'
This applies especially to Southern India Accord
ing 10 the report of the committee. previous 10 ~
the average salary OF married missionary In lnG'
was 81 200: IN China 81 00), both having an additional
allowance Of 500 for each child The justice of TINS
difference in compensation having been brought into
question a committee was appointed 10 cohsld'I
the relative expenses of living In the various As'a''
fields. That committee reported that the expense
similar styles Of living averaged nearly the same
everywhere.
It was further recommended that the salaries #
foreign missionaries natives Of the United states
be rated ami paid upon a gold bass. that the saa-
OF foreign missionaries shall. he; FOR 'he hia
five years of service and for so many years ther'
after he is unable TO use the native lanEuasr
efficiently In his work married man shall receive
$3.50 and single $50; for the next ten year.
guage 50 rs to use it efficiently. married man
shall receive $1,000 and single man 500. for Tn"
next ten years after the first fifteen. the married
man shall receive 81 100 and the single man $50; ar
ter twenty-five years in the work Of foreign mi--
sions the salary OF married man shall be- N.2~
and for a single man 500. the allowance for chr
dren 10 b. 500 year for each child fourteen years
and under and for each child fourteen AMI an
der twent y-one years Of age. If dependent upon The
parents 500 a ycar. Bu, in case the child Of an
American missionary between the age Of fourteen
and twcnty-one is in attendance at school In The
United Sialos under The authority OF the Metho liz
Episcopal church or approved by the Board OF
Managers the allowance shall be $40 year during
such years as he or she is in actual attendance on
such school. The report concluded by saying that
It would take about 10000 now to equalize these
salaries. bu the Board asked for $1,000 a year
which would only half complete the work.
Bishop Fowler moved adopt the recommenda-
lions Of the board and the approval Of the dpprO-
Iriation for India
Dr. Hunt moved to make tho amour. $1,000 in
stead Of sl5.eo
Bishop Thoburn. OF India. who starts for his hc,d
tomorrow. spoke earnestly in favor OF the largest
possible appropriations. In view of the magnitude "
the work. Some years ago." he said. you aprro-
priatel $4,000 for South India with the understand
ing that this amount was to be Increased. but You
have never given much since. At the close Of
1875 YOU reduced IL l. per cent. and ! expected an
increase Of tina. amount At that time We had
three annual conferences; now We have five We
had g NJ members. and now We have J,.if. We are
working win the church OF England mis- ionarl's
and doing better work for ;ess eost In 49, new
work sIraug up which called for more money. J
came home and At a meeting at Norihhed =. whcrc
new men in the hc'd othcr contributions came in.
and now the impress j. that nave collected vast
sums. while the ,oia. IS only ~ TX We nave ny
work II had collected this money fO- the general
society IL is not likely that would have received a.
my gh4 prs N.iFy. II what ] collected ldl
nave NJ, beer taking up special collections FOR this
work bu. have been stirring up missionary Zeal
Wherever went. Compared with what you are xiv
ing 10 Bulgaria. the amount ven t. BomoAy = sna..
W. have in Bengal- Burmah n dozen missionarie,
for 7oocoocD OF people yet YOU give II les.
magni0crn lnissionS OF the globe. our 1000 OF
sources from collections IN inaa you sItaA 81 ~ q
ground for giving us less Tor OUT WON II - -
reason why should have more. !Or w. are push
ns f1f"s,I me d %9rN hy the oyernmct
there. some OF the missionaries have been rein,e
10 the utmos poverty because 90 the lo" shhfles
paid them and the loss thfoug; paying them ia
rupees instead Of dollar .. ..,...
board has sent out ASSURANCE aiter assurance that
the matter 81 salaries would be reIncII"i ~ thA,
500 10 So, while young mon Just going ont receive
si2o u You M psy me iHl -Iry III IN XXX H.
inlia. borrow 'he money for you ana VIII 10y ih'
,hr,uah and come back t. the United States. and
Y.u WI neeorr me fir, DAY OF next Oc,obcr
then YOU Viii be better OF than You are now. a.l
he InitoI S,ate. Who vii. put the money thfre.
Dr Uun. moved mat the committee adj to Ia"
si%" "jrori",,i 's, yrhhr n,royoion hat NJ
',,t;e, M. r.,er,rl TO the comintic for redistri-
nnfion with the understanding that the money snhil
nrsi b. employed IN the payment % salaries Gi -!
bishop Fowler moved the appropriation Of $li'sl
and si5 oJ Tor haif the needed salary payments Al
that additional N5" be appfopra'sSi 10 u. @i-
complete. ana then Jet Bishop Thoburn come nome
abr Tnclev spoke in the Interests OF having all
the missions as we'll represented a. that OF Ihlli'
and dd not think the committee shou'd sige 80
much to India. simply because u Ma 80 wen ana
powerfully represened by Bisn2p IHo ,l n,,,o,.
would only work for the missionary society As ear
nesty they did for then yet projects the organ
/ lZdtion would have plenty OF money -
\ motion wa an.;y 9dop,ei 49, ,nppfopr,lir io1
India tie sum Of 'iS d.sif in as io so,
India. sl5,sii, Bombay. N2i0 Bens'I-burmah'
3T this totsi amount $500 IS added to cqualiz,
salaries. or this amount BISHOP Thoburn Is expect
n to ra.se S2j.@O There wa also npproprMici Tor
Malaysia $1,000. $3.50 Of when Bishop Ihoburn
For Chna there was appropriated for Foochow
$27,V0: central China. $3,vW. North China, $I"j'
West china. s2.'c". total. $lZ7.70D
II Is expected thai the committee Will close ts
sessions th,s afternoon
Many visitors have been IN attendance at the scs-
cer.Ings Among thcse are he Rev Dr Charlie
" Smith. Editor 81 "Th" Ptisburg Christian Ad-
YoriSern ' RGvda i yacnec Y the Kew b.
II Moore, 81 The Western Christian Advocate %
cincinnati: the Rev pr. Jesse H. Young Of "rhe
Central christian Advocate 81 Louis; the Rev
I)r Albert J. Mast. OF The Christian Ap .ogist
,GcrmanD. Of Cincinnati; tn" Rev Or Parthurst.
of "Zions Herald" Of Boston. and the Rev. by.
II. : Storrs. presilen. OF the American Board OF
Missions.
The committee havo accepted an invitation to dine
to-day with tho mana "a % the Methodist EpscO-
pal Hos iial in Erooklyn.
The next meeting viii De he'd in Denver
NWILLPON CONTINTES 10 SPREAD