The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-10-18

Four missionaries were sent to reopen
work on Ponape. The missionaries pass
ing to and fro have included forty-Iour
aGults. and, including children. hfty-six
nersons. The churches of Southern Call
fornia and Oregon have made decloeoiy
th., largest gains In gifts to the treasury
of the board this year, as DID tnose OF
Northern California the year Defore. Inc
receipts are larger by $1.6SS than In the
nrevio,,s year The Womens MISSION
poard of the Pacific Coast made up the
amount pledged, and have small sur
plus. They are also undertaking to raise
S2 600 for the twentieth century fund.-
Report of the secretary of the American
bible Society, Rev. E. w. Gilman, DID,:
Since September ], 1899, we nave put al
the disposal of your missions In Spain
and Austria for the purpose of circulat-
ing the Scriptures, $3.50. and We have also
made consignments of 12,79S volumes OF
the Scriptures, of the value Of 1882, for
sale and distribution through your mis-
sionaries in Ceylon, South Africa and MI
cronesia Cncluding Guam). In other
parts of the world, where the American
Board is at work, direct and efficient aid
has been extended by means OF resident
AGENTS of --.e American Bible Society.
The American Tract Society has made
good grants to missionaries of the Board
in five of its missions to the amount OF
1892
The Congregational Sunday School and
Publishing Society has contributed Sum-
day school literature to representatives OF
the board of six different missions, and
at nineteen different stations. in value
$780,
One year ago we reported the increase
in receipts from individuals and churches
as most satisfactory, amounting to over
$39 900 for the distinctive work OF the
Beard, and above $4,000 for the distinct
i've work of the women's foreign boards
l.
this year, but by a much smaller figure.
One year ago we reported a serious fall
ing off in 1egacies. This year there has
been a remarkable Increase over the pre-
vious year. The officers and committee of
the Board subscribed nearly $4,000 to the
twentieth century fund. The plan is to
raise a fund of $780, 900 from those who
are able to give an extra offering which
will in no particular conflict with the
regular income of the Board. At least
$1s5,0O0 has gone from our constituency
this year in answer to the cry Of distress
from India.
There are about 5000 Sunday schools
from which We might expect offerings.
OF these schools 1.246 made contributions
to the work of foreign missions, or a
gain of about IS per cent. The amount
con attributed was $17,204, or a gain of about
S. per cent over the previous year. There
are 1856 endeavorer societies connected
Will our .cHuTCHtS. vi tfltS6 SOClcllcS H.
537 contribute to the work of foreign mis-
sicns through the Board. There are 2.15s
societies left to be brought into line. The
tctal contributions from these societies
are $22.4 as against s21 SIT last year.
This sum is divided between the Ameri-
can Board and the Woman's Boards in
the ratio of $11 779 to the former and $10,-
157 to the latter.
The regular donations from individuals,
churches and various societies were 1915.
53e, gain over the previous year of $685.
1856. OF this sum $214,774 came through
the contributions of the several Womens
Boards, an increase of $14,664 above the
receipts of the previous year from the
same source To the distinctive work OF
the American Board the record of last
year. with ITS increase of $39, ,465, Is still
further increased by $11,4S4. The income
from legacies shows an increase over the
lprevious year of So. $685. The income from
crease over last year by $7.125. The in
crease of special donations for the year
amounted to $19,56S.
The receipts for the year from all
sources, including $1,272 for the debt are
$737.957, an increase from last year OF
$93, ,756. This is more than the average
for the past five years by the amount OF
increase in legacies. which was little
over $4,000.
The total expenditures of the Board
from all directions have been 1872, ,051, and
the debt now resting upon the Board is
$S2, ,632
The report of the treasurer, Frank H
Wiggin of Boston, showed that in expen-
lditures the cost of missions had been 1915,
1885, the cost of agencies, $l7,119; the cost
of publications, s., ,304: the cost of admin
istration, $29, ,461; balance for which the
Beard was in debt September 1, 1899. $685.
ST. total $500, ,5SS. Receipts, $737, ,957; bal
ance for which the Board is in debt Au.
gust 81, 1900, $50, ,631; total, SS20,5SS.