The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-05

task, and upon the donors the necessity of
continuing their gift from year to year,
or do a real harm to an enterprise started
and then abandoned. The regular appro-
priations represent the most important
and needy work on the fields which we
occupy. The decrease in donations for
special objects by s27, 800 Is is almost
identical with the amount raised for Or
phan relief through the efforts of the
Congregationalist last year, but not re
peated this year.
The receipts for the year from all sour
ces, emitting sums received for the debt,
have been 1851, 1907, gain over last year
Of $ls,0g3, but less than the average for
the past i've years by $40, 900.
EXPENDITURES.
With the total receipts for the Year
1851 .SO7. and with the total expenditures
for the year $3.50, 1858. 81, the obligations
resting upon the Board for the operations
Of the year are $al, oee. "a. The debt at
upon this debt S2b, aOl. ss has been re-
ceived, leaving balance due on the old
debt OF S1e, 1913 81 The total obligations
resting upon the Board August 81, 1898,
were $40, 29l.36, or about $1,000 Jess than
one year ago.
We are confident that If 1000 of our
churches could have live missionary
committee, whose duty it should be to
disseminate information and plan, in
conference with the pastor, an opportu-
nifty for every individual to contribute to
foreign missions, the financial burden of
the Board would be lifted. This ethod
as is known, has been followed for nifty
years in the Old South Church Of Boston,
and that church leads today in its gift to
our work. The First Church in Cam
H. Nj nj I'M
similar committee, and Its work last
year met with success unexpected eve n
by the most sanguine. In the October
Missionary Herald may bs found the
STORY of how similar plan worked in
another church, increasing its contr1 bu-
ton by l20 per cent. Scores OF our
churches have made canvas of all fami-
The Euclid Avsnue Church Of Cleveland
is one of these, and its foreign missionary
income has been greatly enlarged. Some
will remember the result of such can.
vas in the Eliot Church of Newton, by
which over $1,000 was raised. These
efforts pay well in the satisfaction given
because of enlarged gifts, but also in en-
larged interests and sympathies. Will it
notsbe possible to bring thousand OF our
churches into this line of effort2
. There are over six hundred thousand
members in the churches of our faith and
order in the United States. Should there
not be one hundred thousand members
found in these churches who wou Id give
on the average five dollars each in twelve
months for the worlds redemption?
some men could take a Thousand such
more or less. Then If the remaining five
hundred thousand members should hold
to the present average Of SO cents each,
it will be seen that we should have near =
a million dollars.
We are told that some of the denomina-
tions have, under church authority, or
ganized the Sunday schools into mission
airy societies for the purpose OF raising
funds and instructing the youth. Here
the Con gregationaiists are greatly at
fault. 1t rests with the superintende nts
and teachers more than they realize to
decide what kind of givers we are to
have in the next generation. We wish
every Sunday school could become mis-
sionary society with officers, and every
class Learing name commissioned to do
part in the work of salvation to the ma
tions.
In word the many must share in this
work with the few. Every church and
every mem Der Of every church"is thei deal.
NEW MISSIONARIES.
There is no part of this report which is
regarded with more interest than the
story of new missionaries who have been
appointed and sent to the field. The sit
uation is not entirely happy one. A
least a dozen men have applied fol- ap-
pointment, and, had the financial condi-
sions warranted, they would doubtless
have been sent to very needy places in
India, Africa, and especially China. Fiji
teen new missionaries have been appoint
ed ana sent out this year-three young
men, two of them unmarried, thrse the
wives Uf missionaries, and nine single
women. OF these one of the young men
bravely takes his own support in most
field. A young man and his
vile have been taken rs the special charge
OF Christian woman in Connecticut,
thus setting an example for any one who
The other young man has brought some,
not enough Ior his full salary of about
S40J Two of the single women support
themselves, and one other is supported
from money raised outside the constitu-
ency of the Board. These facts have in
them food for profitable thought by those
who have entrusted to them the Lords
money, whether 1t be in the way of sup
porting others or of self support. The
names of the new missionaries are as fol-
lows:
West Central Africa-Miss Sarah Simp-
gon.
European Turkey-Miss Agnes NJ.
Baird.