The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-18

in its various schools. The board sus-
tains thirty-five hospitals and forty-seven
dispensaries, and the patients receiving
treatment under the care of its medical
missionaries last year numbered 32l, $50.
During the year the work was extended
In the Philippines, the board now having
two stations, one at Manila. on the Island
of Luzon, and the other at Iloilo. on the
Island of Panay. New stations have been
opened In Brazil Chile, Syria. an entire
new work in the province of Human. China,
and two new stations in Siam. The ban
ner mission of the board is Korea. Eight
hundred and forty-one were received into
the Christian church. OF the PSI congre-
cations or churches 25S are self-supporting;
s6,620.45 was contributed by the nearly
5000 communicates and 10000 adherents.
This is gain in membership of 40 per
cent. and in money of 60 per cent.
xxx
The report of the Board of Home Mis-
sions says that while there have been no
general revivals there has been substan-
tial progress. According to the directions
of the General Assembly the board has
pressed upon the mission churches more
strenuous efforts towards self-support, and
there has been some response to this
pressure. The need of native preachers
and Alaskans is urged. The total number
of missionaries under agreement with the
board during the year ending March 81
1900. was 1911. The report of the treas
urer shows the receipts for the year to
have been for evangelization $445,545 and
for mission school work $3.50, 966. The ex-
penditures were s730,54S. There was ex-
pended for missionaries sioS.6o1 and for
mission school work S26455 Receipts
from legacies were S115.935. an amount
slightly below the average for the ten
years from 1889 to 1899 During the year
just closed there have been expended for
a in, m "
penditures of the previous year, practical
ly all of which increase has been spent
upon the field, the expenditures for cur
rent work during the year ending March
during the year just past $730.5 In
cluded, however, in this increased expendi-
ture are the special salaries raised for the
work in the Yukon regions of Alaska and
in Porto Rico the former amounting to
5000 and the latter to $500. The Yukon
salaries have been pledged and are being
paid very largely by churches and indi-
viduals in the synods of Indiana, New
York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and
the Porto Rico salaries are paid as Eek
tras" by the Synod of Iowa, the Central
Church of Rochester and two friends in
Illinois. The favorable showing made by
the Presbyterian building in New York
justifies the anticipation of its financial
success.
The report of the Board of Missions for
Freedmen gave an account of the work
done during the past year The receipts
of 1899 were sufficient to maintain the work
at a cost Of s132,57S and also pay s17.S97 of
the debt. The receipts for 1900 for current
work were $5,035 in excess of the year be-
fore, giving SO, 46S margin If the expenses
had been kept within the limit of 1899.
They were increased, however, by $13, 752,
cutting the margin of safety to sS715. The
shortage in the old debt account was
~ -. 1~
surplus. The balance in the treasury is
1892. The extent of the work is shown by
the following figures: Minister'S. 1889;
churches and missions, 339; added on ex-
animation, 1,S41; added on certificates, 1873;
whole number. 19.5SS: Sunday schools, S2i;
scholars, 1852; number of schools, ga; num-
Der of teachers, 231; pupils. 9,132. The
amount contributed to self-support was
ported last year of $7.1S3. The Presby-
terrain freedmen gave to the support of
their own churches and ministers $33, 9S1,
an Increase of $l,S54.
xxx
The report of the Board of Publication
sabbath-school and missionary department
has prosecuted its work in twenty-four
synods, in portions OF thirty-two States
and Territories in Cuba, and within the
bounds Of seventy-two presbyteries. It has
now In the field eighty missionaries. The
whole number of schools organized by them
was S36; reorganized, 329-total, 1,165. The
number of teachers gathered into these
schools was 1881; of scholars, 36,276-total,
4O,113 The missionaries also performed
efficient work evangelists in visiting
families and holding religious services in
spiritually destitute neighborhoods.
An exceedingly interesting and important
work which was commenced last year in
the Island of Cuba has been successfully
prosecuted throughout the year covered by
this report. The department commenced
the operations of the year with a balance
in the missionary fund of $20,60393 1t re-
ceived during the year, from all sources
(other than the contribution from the bus
mess department, received on the last day
of the year,, SOB, 7S4.47, which, together with
the balance mentioned above. made a total
of S124, 3S8. 1t paid out during the year
$115, 061.34, leaving a. balance of S, 327.O6 on
the last day of the year. To this is added,
in the treasurer's report, the contribution
of the business department, made on the
same day, of $16.567.1S, making a total bal
ance of $25, S94H
The editorial department issued during
the year fourteen new publications, includ-
ing the school hymnal, the last of the series
of hymnals; and revised editions of What
is Presbyterial Law?" by the Rev. j. AS
pinwall Hodge, d. D., and THE Govern
ment, Discipline and Worship of the Pres
byterian Church, U. s. A" Reprints of
101 former publications have also been is
sued. The number of periodicals published
was twelve-eight lesson helps and four
illustrated papers. Forward, the most ad-
vanced of the illustrated papers, has
achieved remarkable success. Three years
ago it was doubled in size without increase
in price, and 1t at once advanced in pop
ularity, which advance has been increas-
ingly continued. The number of copies
printed in 1895 was 3,709,9l6; in 1899 it was
5,5OS927, and In the year covered by this
report ii reached 6,99S,04S. The business de-
partment closed the year with net profits
amounting to $24. S50.T, of which two-thirds,
or $16,s671S was passed over to the Sab
bath-school and missionary department in
Assembly. and sS,2S359 was added to capt.
tai. increasing 1t to $210,3O0.15.
The report of the permanent committee
on temperance contained the following
work was that begun by this committee
a few years since, among the colored
people of the South. Our hope has not
thus far been realized. Funds were lack
ing and the work has been almost sus-
pended.
MANY of our Presbyteries, have, upon
suggestion from this committee, memorial
lied the President and Congress for the ex-
clusion of the drink traffic both from the
army and our new possessions, and some
have petitioned our government to yield
to the entreaties which come from the New
Hebrides Islands that American traders be
forbidden to carry firearms and strong
drinks and opium to those islands, and IL is
our hope that this government will second
the appeal to this effect.
I'VE are not discouraged, but we confess
that we are perplexed and saddened re-
garding the apathy of a large portion of
our church. If Presbyterials come not UP