Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-04
Various Branches Of the Methodist
Church Organization Report to
General CoDfer>ace.
Some Interesting Facts in Relation
to Missionary Work and Other
Matters
New Fields Of Endeavor Opened up
by the War Twentieth Cen
fury Fund.


ence We're conducted by H. j. cozine, of
Puget Sound University, While Bishop
HI. w. Warren presided over the husi-
ness session. The report OF the treas
urerG of the Episcopal fund showed re-
ceipts for the quadrenniam of sSl7,527;;
expenditures. s3s9,sS5. In 1899 the re-
1ceipts exceeded the expenditures by
$4,000.
The report of the Epworth League
set forth that the past quadrennium
had been marked by an advance move
.ment on practically every line of its.
Work. March /, 1900, there We're 1881
chapters, With a membership of over
1,a5O,ooo. In the Junior League there
We're I.057 chapters and membership
of mor. than 100000. The total nen-
bership is therefore 2I04S chapters and
about 1,t50.O00 members. There has
been a rapid and steady increase in the
membership III 1900, especially in the.
Junior League chapters.
The report of the Woman's Home.
Missionary Society showed that the In
come had steadily increased since 1852,
when it was $27303, ii being for the last
four years SSO4.40a, of which S521735
was cash and s2T6,G6s supplies.
The educational work being almost
exclusively for girls agi young child
rem. the amount contributed by the
pupils themselves cannot be expected
10 be very large The receipts from this
S172l0.
g,l.
committee contained the following:
The past quadrennium Mas entered
upon With serious misgivings owing TO,
the industrial and financial depression
that prevailed. by which all business
interests were Frustrated 10 an extent
seldom if ever before experienced BIZ.
the American people There We're
multitudes of laborers and in
many Instances dependent upon
charity. while me well-to-do
and the wealthy We're sustaining heavy
losses in the shrinkage of values and.
diminishing of resources. These con-9
Sditions augured diminishing eontribu-5
Htions aud consequent damage 10 our
missionary work. both al home and.
abroad. To add to thess gloomy fore.
sbodings. oecasioned by the hard
times there Was a debt upon OUT
strs.a sury Of sg3a u55. We are glad to.
report that the Lord has been better TO
us as a church than oui, fears Our
people have noblS sustained the mis-.
sionary society in its work by contrib
uting d sum larger than in any previ-
\ Gus quadrennium in our history. The
lsdebt has been eXtinguished except
| about $4,000. wllichis covered by lLn-
lpaid pledges. In all the departments
of our work there has been a steady
and encouraging advance.
In the home field the society has aid
led about the same number of English
/ speaking missions as during the pre-
i8cet!ing squadrennium. There are eleven
Econferenc9s in which foreign languages
/ are exclusively spoken and there are
lseigflt missions outside OF annual con-
lsfer.slces Que. missionaries are preach
ing the gospel in this country in four
teen different languages and ministers
ing 10 the spiritual needs of probably
/ more than 100000 members and proba-
TONERS. Missions have been stab
3lished in Alaska Porto Rico and in the
/ Philippine islands.
The commission on federation with thu
4
lin their report
1 ..The adjustment of the foreign mis-,
.Esianary work of the churches in tn,
4 ,matter If episcopal oversight. the pub
81 fishing interests of the two churches il
i foreign fields the seeming competitive
q latitude of the churches in various part
OF the United States, the need of a com
Imon catechism and hymn book and o
if. NH iy,te ~
ltienal E,wnrth League conferences I'll
transfer Of ministries from one churcl
q 10 the other. and the claims of tn
8 American University wer. all CAREFUL
4 and prayerfully examined. with an ey
single to the glory of God and the con
cord and effectiveness of the churche
g Iii their divine mission of extending tn
kingdom of God without injury to eithe
; or 10 the common cause of our Lord Je
lsus Christ. a aresult of theconferenc
held the following resolutions wer
adopted by the commissioners of bot
churches in joint session. and are no,
, submitted TO you for adoption, altera
/, ton or rejection, according to the term
upon which the commission was al
!. pointed.
4. Resolved. That we recommend
!. The general conferences of our respet
i tive churches 10 adopt measures for ii
joint administration of our publishin
Interests in China and Japan.
80. Respecting Joint missionary wor
in foreign fields the following was unar
imously adopted: Approaching fully II
Christian comfy which prevails anon
our missions in foreign lands. and ha,
ing given careful consideration to II
. principle and desirability of co-opera
i i've administration as means for lie.
senins the expediture of funds in pros
cution of the work: we therefore, Will
out further attempting to formulate ar
plans for such corporation, commer
the subject to the consideration of IL
two general conferences.
%. Resolved further, That we recon
mend the taking Of prompt steps for II
preparation of common catechism,
common hymnbook, and a common o
der of public worship, and that oth'
} branches of AIethodism be invited to c,
operate in this undertaking.
"a With reference TO both church,
occupying the same territory. the 70
lowing was agreed to: Resolved, TIL,
J we recommend the respective gener
conferences to enact provisions to IL
effect that where either church is doin
the work expected OF Methodism, til
!. other church shall not organize a soc
& z ETY. nor erect a church building until IL
! bishop having Jurisdiction in the case
5 the work shall be consulted and his az