The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-31

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not provided sufficient means to carry out
the plans of the Board. They have failed
to sustain the legislation of their repre-
sentatives. Those who have demanded
the largest expenditures have often been
those who contributed the smallest
amounts from their own parishes. The
Trustees have been living on faith; and
faith does not pay bills, nor support
missions, nor carry on new churches.
Without the united and universal coop
GRAFTON Of the clergy and our churches, on
scheme, no policy, no financial method,
no plan or system can have any success
whatever. The reason why the church
is in debt is primarily because large
proportion Of its clergy and parishes
have failed to pay their quotas or to
make their fair and proportionate con-
tributions under the Cent-a- Day plan.
That the debt will not be further en-
larged is the primary obligation of the
Trustees. The problem is twofold: (a)
How to bring the expenditure of the
Convention within the sum of it's re
ceipts; and, (b) How so to increase it's
receipts as to make them equal to all
proper demands upon them. On the one
hand. reasonable restraint of appro-
priation; on the other, the attentive ear
of the people to the need Of the occa.
sion.
PAYMENTS FOR MISSION.
q The payments for Missions may be
thus analyzed:
Aid in Current Parish Work.-Los
Angeles, CAL. 800; La Monte, Mo-, s1OO;
Norfolk and Suffolk. Va, s723.19; Bruns-
wick, Me-, $3.50; Denver. Colo. s45s. .33;
Omaha, Neb., $4,000; Lincoln, Neb.,
$41667; Tacoma, Wash. $500; Washing.
ton. D. G., $500; Kansas City. Mo-, s667;
Scranton. Pa. 800; Corfu, N. Y. $50;
Special Grants in three instances. s277;
in all 1882 10.
Add of the State Missions, etc.-Texas
Mission, $3.50; Southern Mission. $1OO;
Iowa Convention, s360S; General Mis-
sionary, $4,000; in all, So. .2S6O8.
Relative to Church Property
Souls. Worcester, M ass. $500; Rutland,
VI, S27708; Rumford Falls, Me-, 500;
Neenah, Wis.,, 5000; Oshkosh, Wis, S44.-
S5; Denver, Colo, $500; Washington, D.
G.. $3.50; Kansas City. Mo-, s419; Bowie.
Texas, s25; in all 81. 2.34593.
Books, Tracts, etc. .-S140.44.
Mission to Japan. $40, 1899.
3. The payment to Rutland is the
third instalment OF subscription in aid
Of the removal of mortgage upon the
church.-That to All Souls, Worcester,
the amount of conditional subscription
made two years before for the like pur.
pose. The same may be said of Neenah,
Wis. The payment to Denver is the
first instalment of subscription of ST.
500 toward the purchase of site for a
new church. The S480payment assigned
to Washington was made under agree
ment in 1886, which was reported to the
Convention at Akron. The sum as
signed to Kansas City for church erec-
ton, and to Bowie. were both the appli-
cation OF contributions for the purpose.
The church at Bowie is completed.
The sum paid on Scholarship Account
for the year amounted to $1,000; the
sums returned to s4,637.60. OF the
amount paid S2.153 came from the in
come of the Theological Scholarship
Fund, 81 .056 from that of the William
H. Ryder Fund; s2.819 from Returned
Scholarships; and $4.562 from moneys
in General Account not specially as
signed. Under the recommendation ad-
opted at Meriden the remainder of the
returned scholarship is added. as has
been the case heretofore with the whole
repayment to the Scholarship Fund
which now amounts to S53,27570.
The Board has given much attention
to the cases of those indebted on
scholarship account. whose obligations
in gross have increased during the year
by S6,263. with reference to the sugges-
tion at Meriden "that collector be put
upon the track of the sums due and un-
paid from scholarships 1t was
deemed "that no good results could be
had from the employment of any other
then aregular collecting agent or agency,
whose only interest in the matter
should be of financial nature" The
Trustees will continue to take such
measures as shall appear to be most ef-
fectiye in the collection of the sums still
due. I'm view Of the seeming ignorance
of some benefciaries as to the actual
nature Of their obligation and the ap-
parent thoughtlessness of Others" cir
cular has been issued setting forth the
law on the subject. and the duty of stu
dents not to permit personal luxury or
convenience to prevent the early dis
charge of their obligations; and the cir
cular has been sent to all those whose
loans have not been paid, and is to be
presented to every new student desiring
loans.
The necessities of the Convention
have obliged the Board to adopt the fol.
lowing vote; "That the appropriation
for Scholarship Loans for the year be.
ginning October l. 1896, be So 1000. to be
paid pro rata to the approved students;