The record-union., 1899-05-20


During the year collections were re-
ceived from 4,03S churches, 1891 failing
to send any. For the year ending
March 31st there were on the roll ST.
names-3347 ministers, AIS widows, 26
orphan families, / widow of medical
missionary, 8 female missionaries and
10 guests in the Ministers Home at
Perth Amboy, N. ]. There were 10
honorary retired ministers on the roll
whose average age is 1873 and whose
average service has been al years.
Forty-three annuitants died during the
year. of whom twelve were ministers
on the honorably retired roll. The aver
age amount paid all annuitants was
$500; to ministers on the honorably
retired roll $21S.12
While 96 new names had been added
to the roll of annuitants-49 ministers,
A widows, 2 women missionaries and l
orphan-there were only two more fam
lilies on the roll than last year There
were ST. families on the roll at the
present time.
The cost of administration was but
As per cent. of the receipts.
The Ministers House at Perth Am
boy, the report stated, is not hospital
nor home for incurables, but a charm
ing home for those who are able, as a
general thing, to take care of them
selves To make the home economical
in it's administration there should be
twice as many guests as there ever has
been at any one time. Attention was
called to the fact and Presbyterian
communities asked to use their inf1u-
ence to induce a sufficient number of
suitable persons to go there and fill
| the house and make it their home in
lieu of receiving a money appropriation
from the board.
The special committee on charters of
boards reported that of the eight boards
six had charters that gave the assem-
bly, full power to veto or approve, but
in the cases of the Boards of Home and
Foreign Missions. it was doubtful.
| The Committee on Digest recommend
ed that the permanent historical and
administrative documents of the church
be gathered and published in a separate
volume.
The Board of Foreign Missions, in its
report, said:
1.-The transfer of the Philippine Isl
ands to the United States opened a new
field for Christian missions. The board
had prepared for this event by a con-
ference with other missionary agencies,
that there might be no wasteful compe-
tition iii the new fields, and by offering
to receive any contributions which
might be made for mission. Nearly
$4,000 has been received for this pur-
pose and two missionaries have been
sent to Manila. Other missionaries will
soon be sent. The special fund so gen.
erously provided has ena bled the board
10 lake up this work without it having
the support of older missions.
THE general ferment in China led to
such an openness to the gospel as has
never been known there, and the bap-
tisms III Our missions were 1,41S, as
compared with 93S the previous year,
The vastest empire of the earth is
shaking and moving at last.
I'm Korea, as in China, Christianity
is exerting mighty influence on social
life, and political institutions as well,
which has already resulted in royal
proclamation of religious liberty.
THE board rejoices to report that the
year ends, as it began, without any de-
| felt. The receipts for the year have
been 1868, 1913. as compared with $751;
81 for the year 1878, the latter in
Guiding the contributions for the de-
felt of 1867.
THE board has felt constrained in
making the appropriations for the fiscal
year 1S99-19OO to limit the budget to
SS25,O0 with the hope that enlarged
| contributions from the church during
the year will enable it to add to this
amount. This is 100000 less than the
appropriations six years ago.
THE whole work needs expansion,
wide expansion 1t should be enlarged
extended now, without delay"
The report of the Treasurer showed
that offerings had been received from
/ 4,4o3 churches, and that no direct aid
had come from 2,641 churches. None Of
the current contributions of the board
had been used to make up any part Of
! the deficit of the Presbyterian build
ing
The report of the Auditors showed
that the current and invested assets
amount to 81. 79S.210, and the liabili-
ties to s1.320212 The apparent sur
plus. S4,431, however, may be required
i to close up some of the outstanding
mission balances.
| The report of the Board of Home Mis-
sions was in substance:
| The total number of ministers en-
ployed was Pip, of whom 712 were un-
/ der the charge of the synods of eight
States and independent of the beard.
The synods expended 1925. $3.50 in their
support and the board $685., 454 On field
work. The. board began the year with
a debt of S167,S39 the total contribu-
/ tons We're SS56. 906 so the board had
no debit to show Besides the $50 min
listers the beard had under its charge
34I teachers in 121 schools, with SAIL
pupils in the Sabbath-schools there
We're JOG teachers and AL scholars
The conversions reported were 700
In the 1,456 churches under the board
there was a total membership of "A
S32, of whom 1916 were added on con-
fession of faith The board organized
during the year 231 Sunday schools,
built 66 churches at a cost of $34 ,051
and repaired and enlarged 233 Others
at a cost of S51916.
Besides, $760SO of church debts were
cancelled during the year Seven
church organizations reached the stage
of self-support and forty-seven new
ones were organized.
The Committee on Bills and Overtures
will hear the McGiffort letter.
Stabbed by a Beggar.
NEW YORK, May 19-John H. Eng
lis, former President of the Wallabout
Bank, Brooklyn, was stabbed in the
neck to-day by Christopher DAILY. a
beggar. The wound is severe one.
! dangerously close to the jugular vein
Daily had been to Englis' house a few
/ u f<,.
satisfied with the food gixen him. He