Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-20
REPORTS Of CHURCH BOARDS
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cost OF $34,051, and repaired and en-
larger 233 others at a cost of 57,916.
Beside $4,000 of church debts were
cancelled during the year. Seven
church organizations reached the stage
of self--supporting and AZ new ones
were organized.
The report of the board of church
erection showed that as usual the
board closed the year without debt.
Owing principally to the inability of
the home board to push missionary
work there have been fewer applica-
tons to the board of church erection
than usual. Their number was 16S,
calling for s114,516 Including special
gifts, however, there were appropria-
tions, either as grants or loans, to 1870
churches to the amount of s99,036. OF
these 35, aggregating s15,350, were for
manses. The actual payments to
churches were considerably more than
the years appropriations, as they in
Guided numerous instances in which
the appropriations were made in the
previous year. The total income of
the board from all sources was $780,
AIS, and the total disbursements $780,
$50. The number of new applications
that there will be an advance this year
in the demand upon the board of about
25 per cent.
The report Of the board of aid for
colleges and academies was in part:
"The year has been a good one Some
of the institutions have had much dis
enlargement. Most have flourished.
Some always prosperous have prosper
ed more. Some heretofore spindling
and ill-nourished have stoutly thrived.
The board aided 27 institutions. The
value of their property above indebted
ness increased $134,7S1. In the total
enrolment of students II institutions
lost 218 and Is gained 425, a net gain
Of 207. There was a gain of 176 acad-
emic students, promising good fresh
men classes next year. The total re-
ceipts for 1889 were $1S1 1896 The
time has fully come for the church to
consider seriously whether her West
ern institutions shall be permanent
Does she desire these foundations for
her growth and usefulness? Then
they must be endowed, and soon. Hap
PLY there is the beginning of such a
movement"
The disbursements were $1S9,636, the
cash ON hand is 1851
The report of the board of relief for
disabled ministers and the widows and
orphans of deceased ministers, showed
the following receipts: From church
and Sabbath schools, s79,0a4; individ-
uals, $4,000; interest permanent funds,
$70,347; interest deposits in bank, 1915:
interest from funds, S340; unrestricted
legacies, $1S,S21; total, $1S5,513, as
aaginst S197, 1876 in 1878. The perma-
nent fund amounts to $1,547,S04.
During the year collections were re-
ceived from 4,03S churches, 1891 fail
ing to send any. For the year ending
March 81 there were on the roll SIT
nams-347 ministers, ATS widows. 26
orphan families, one widow of a med
zeal missionary, nine female mission
aries and 10 guests in the ministers
house at Perth Amboy, n. ]. There
were 120 honorably retired ministers
on the roll, whose average age is 1873,
and whose average service has been
451 years. Forty-thre annuitants died
during the year of whom II were min
listers on the honorably retired roll
The average amount paid all annuit-
ants was S226.20; to ministers on the
honorably retired roll, S27S.12
While 90 new names had been add
ed to the roll of annuiants-49 minis
tiers, A widows, two women mission
aries and one orphan-there were only
two more families on the roll than last
year. There are SIT families on the
roll at the present time. The cost of
administration was AS per cent. of the
receipts.
The ministers house at Perth Am
boy, the report stated, is not hospital
nor home for incurables, but d
charming home for those who are able.
as a general thing, to take charge of
themselves. To make the home econo-
mical in its 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 committees asked to use
thei rinfiuence to induce a sufficient
number of suitable persons to go there
and fill the house and make it their
home in lieu of receiving money APP
preparation from the board.
Ths permanent committee on temper