New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-10
FOR METHODIST MISSIONS.
RESPONSE OF THE CHURCHES TO UN-
USUAL APPEALS.
EFFORTS TO CANCEL A DEBT-THE HUNT MENU
n,.r nrrrn1Nn AID A SECOND COLLECTION.

rrropTs TO CANCEL. A DEBT-THE HUNT MENU
p,,r. OFFERING AND A SECOND COLLECTION.
review Of the latest reports OF the hnancai con-
ditton Of the principal Protestant missionary So
clothes Of the country shows that they are carrying
fatal Indebtedness OF 81 J66,SI1. Some OF the SO
cIctics have recently made appeals for CONTRIBUTORS
additional TO those which they usually receive ahhu-
a,l in order 10 wipe their floating INDEBTEDNESS
Tho latest accounts received from the churches IN
response TO these appeals are most gratifying.
The debt of the Missionary Society OF the Me'no-
dist Episcopal Church was about >22GvV AT the pe
ginning of this financial year, dating from November
l 1881 After the last annual meeting OF the MISSION
ary Board. the late Rev. Or. SANFORD HUNT 'he
former treasurer OF the society, made an appear "
tho Church for funds lGuidatc this Indebtedness
but before the results were known Dr. Hunt o'eu'
The officers OF the society after DR.. Hunt dea'h'
named the fund thus received the Hunt Memorial
Offering" 1t amounted 10 only $4,000. ana the sum
was sappointing After the close Of the last GEN
ra Conference the new secretaries Of the society de-
termined TO make another appeal for larger cohulou
tons and selected Sunday June - Tor TINS purpose.
A general request made TO all the cnurcnes OF
this denomination In the country that collection DE
takon ND on that date. Since that time about l'v,o
otters have been received daily at the headquarters
Of the society. Ffth-ave and Twentieth-st, all con-
tonire money from the collections taken up toward
having off the socicty's Indebtedness.
About $4,000 has been received so far. ana the rev
DR. Homer Eaton, treasurer OF the society," th'ihS
that from present indications. the total amount ""'
reach $4,000 This result Is considered far from dis
couragng. as many Of the members Of the churches
were away on their summer vacations when the co.,
lect0ns were made.
The Rev Dr. A. b. Leonard, secretary OF the so
cIey while speaking on the subject TO Tribune re-
n,rier said: IF all the churches raise me amour
of money apporoned to each, the entire deDt "i Dc
cancelled in view Of the generally depressed IMAM
cial condition prevailing throughout the country OUT
fun expectations will not now be realized oull, I'ae
renorts thus far from the churches are encouraBhs
personally expect these TWO coiecIiOS FsaCn
800 eco before final returns are reporteu III,
amount if received. will leave only N2OeV 10 De san
nrovided for in the last quadrennum oil the society
ending last May there had been gain IN coiiectioI
OF $4,000 The total appropra tons ior Foreign ana
domestic missions for the year ending OCTOBER lo9o'
were 81 237 s45 and nearly all Of this amount was Sc
cured from collections. one fact worthy oi leh'ionl
Is the high credit this society bears throughout inc
world Tho society does its own banking ana Duys
no exchange for foreign remiances TO missionaries
lis own drafts readily sought by bankers IN every
mart OF the world 4 banker in China remarked 70
me once: I don't think the Methodist Episcopal
Church is going break up. and therefore am al
WAYS ready TO cash It's drafts.