The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-08
Reports of Receipts for the Year
Show a Decrease in the
Collections.
APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS.
Bishop Goodsell Causes the California
Assessment to Be Somewhat
Lowered.

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Church. Among those present were the
following Bishops: Thomas Bowman, R.
F. Foster, Stephen w. Merrill, Edward G.
Andrews, Cyrus w. Foss, John Hurst, Will
liam X. Middle, w. f. MallaIieu, Charles
Fl. Fowler, John H. Vincent, James Fitz-
gerald, I. w. Joyce, ]. P. Newman and J.
D. Goodsell.
The officers of the church extension
board present are: Corresponding secre-
taries, w. A. Spencer and A. J. Kynett;
assistant corresponding secretary, w.
Manley S. Hard; recording secretary, ]. S.
j. Mcconnell, who is also secretary of the
general committee; treasurer, James Long;
seven representatives of the board, all from
Philadelphia, and delegate from each
general conference district.
Bishop Thomas Bowman of st. Louis, the
senior Bishop, called the meeting to order
at 10 O'Clock. DR.. Mcconnell, the record
ing secretary, read the treasurer's report of
the receipts and disbursements of the
board from November l, 1894, to October
81, 1895. A comparison with the receipts
OF the last fiscal year shows decrease in
conference collections of So, 116 80, an in
crease in personal gifts OF SIC, 500 06, aud
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The greatest receipts for church extern
sion work in any one year were in 1892,
when they aggregated S206, 81 81, declin-
ing since then because of the business de-
preston, but showing slight increase in
1895 over the preceding year. The largest
receipts from conference collections were
$158, 949 also in 1892. The decline in col
lections was attributed to the general
financial depression and also to the grant
ing of large aid to a few costly churches
A partial examination of the collections
from year to year indicates that com par
lively few of all the churches assisted re-
member and recognize the obligation
which gratitude as we'll as interest in the
cause should inspire.
Reports of the representatives of the
General Conference districts were brought
up. Rev. J. NJ. Durrell of New Hampshire
speaking for the New England Conference
criticized the policy of the board in re-
quirlng mortgages from churches, securing
loans and personal security from the
trustees as we'll
Rev. W. S. Huntington of Nebraska said
they had not been building churches there
the last two years, because the people had
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representatives made verbal repor is con-
tanning little of importance.
At the afternoon session Bishop r. F.
Foster presided. A long discussion took
place on the rule forbidding donations to
churches costing over $40, 600, the question
being raised as to whether this sum should
include the cost of the ground or not
Bishop w. F. Mallalieu moved a resolu-
ton declaring that in considering applica-
tons for assistance the estimated cost of
$4,000 should not be taken to include the
cost of the ground. Bishop c. w. Foss
moved substitute that $4,000 should be
construed to mean the cost of building. J.
w. Broughton thought that the present
state of the treasury would not Justify any
enlarge ment of the existing conditions re
quired BY the board.
The substituted resolution of Bishop
Foss was in the end adopted The follow
ing committee was appointed to consider
the special applications for loans and do
nations: Bishop Mallalieu, Rev. A. J.
Kynett, w. III. Shire, w. J. Paxton and ].
B. Scott.
Bishop Newman mentioned the case of
Trinity Church, Omaha, which had been
granted loan of $4,000, and had up to the
present time paid no interest. Owing to
defaulting treasurer the church had sus-
tanned a loss of $1,000. A wealthy member
of the congregation was now willing to pay
the society its loan of $4,000, provided the
payment of interest was waived.
Secretary Kynett objected to this pro-
posal, saying that he could make any num-
Der of similar arrangements all over the
country.
The most important business of the meet
ing, the apportionment of sums to be
raised by the various conferences, was next
taken up. At the outset it was decided
that the aggregate amount should be the
same as last year ($315, 5000. TIE amount
charged to each conference was then taken
up separately, and but few changes were
made from last years assessment.
Bishop Goodsell moved that the amount
of $4,000 levied on California should be re-
duced by $500, and that the latter sum be
added to Upper Iowa. 1t was ultimately
decided that California should be allowed
the reduction and that the aggrega te
amount to be raised should be reduced in
that sum. A reduction of $50 on another
district was taken off, leaving the net
amount 1915, $50.
Secretary Kynett asked that the sum al
lowed for the contingency fund be in
creased from $4,000 to at least $4,000.
The treasury was, he said, $4,000 behind
on the interest fund in the last two years
and the $4,000 which they had raised on
bonds two years ago would be due in
three years and no provision for taking up
these bonds had been made. He also
asked that the amount for the emergency
fund be increased from $1,000 to $15, 900,
which was agreed to. The contingency
fund was allowed $4,000. No charge was
made in the allowance for office expenses,
$4,000 By these changes the balance re-
naming for appropriations to the confer
ences is $45, $50 less than last year.