New-York tribune., 1900-11-15
METHODIST MISSION FIELDS.
MASS MEETINGS TO TALK ABOUT FOR
EIGN WORK TO BE HELD By
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

The annual meeting Of the Central Missionary
| Committee OF the Methodist Episcopal Chureh
which is to continue for a week. began YESTERDAY
morning at st. PauTs Church, at Eignty-slxth
st and west-End-ave. Bishop Charles H. Fowler
Of Buffalo presided DR. L s. Baldwin was elected
secretary. Dr. Homer Eaton financial secretary
and Dr. II. C. jennings assistant hnanc!A secre'
tary
The committees appropriation is based on the IN
come OF the Church for the last year, one year De
ing used as basis for the ensuing year ACCORD
ing TO the report of the treasurer. the income up
to October II last was 223 e04 Y and the expend-
itures 8 IS. ss2 IS. Provision was mace ter tne
deict. Accordingly the committee can apPlopFi-
ate this time nearly 81 $4,000 for the ensuing year
Among the bishops present were 6isnop An
drews of New-York City; Bishop Warren or CleVe-
land; Bishop Ninde OF Michigan; Bishop walden
of Cincinnati: Bishop Joyce. of Minneapolis; Blshop
Goodsell OF Tennessee, and Bishop Cranston' OF
Portland. Ore.
The committee appropriated $4,000 for the fund
for the foreign and home missions. The excess Oh
the income last year voted toward the ex-
tineuishrnent of the Indebtedness. which amounts
TO 81 The remainder will BE- met by action OF
the committee at its next meeting
Much time was taken up by the bishops in the
afternoon in discussion ever the matter OF oe-
fraying the expenses OF bishops sent as suPeF1h-
tencents TO foreign missionary fields. 1t was con-
tended hv Rishop Buckley that these bishop super
intendents were doing missionary work ana mat
the missionary society should pay their EXPENSES
o the committee decidISu lIldI
they were subjects OF the Church. and that their
expenses should come from the Episcopal fund ana
not Prom, the money Of the society. A resolution
deciding that such expenses should be paid by the
society was finally passed. Ten thousand dol4aEs
was appropria ted for Office expenses OF the society
and another long debate was had as TO the diVlsion
of the whole amount OF money for mission WorS
for the wear r wa decided that IS per cent shou!u
90 70 the home mission work ana o. per cent 20
The work in foreign missil rs. Bishop Thorpurn. OF
India fought hard for larger peTcen' Ast;, saS.n6
the work would practically at stanQstll! uIi!ess
more money was forthcoming. The amount given
for the work in India is z4 in excess OF what II
was last year. --x -.-,- hoe .Ar.,oAA
to such an extent that It is beyond my ability 10
sustain the work Ways and means must De oe-
yised TO raise more money, or otherWlse the society
viii fnd itself in serious trouble As II is i Us lhe
a business man trying carry on his business
carrying more sail than il IS aole TO carry,
A special committee Of nve was apposnteo
with Bishop Thorburn as chairman, to devise
means and ways raise S00o.0N toF mlss1on-
ary work the sum to be known as the 1"enuetn
Century Offering. ., - .o,,,
II was announced that mass meeting TO talk
about foreign missions would be held In the churG9
tonight at which a number OF the plshops "ou!o
talk. and tomorrow night another mass IneeIns
would be held at the hour 10 discuss the 1or-
eign well as the home missions ,- -.
A resolution was adopted that the morning ses-
sons Of the committee should be called TO oroer al
$50 o'clock and that adjournment shouId pc
had 1880 p m; the afternoon sessions 10 oes4h
p. and close at p m =, -, -,,x =,
The committee is composed Of all the Bishops IN
the country and the corresponding secretaries OF
all the missionary societies representatives were
present from the fourteen districts.