The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-17

arrears Of a ,1e1 es had been adjusted. The com.
mite believe that an inspection of the schedule
of unpaid assessments will satisfy any one that
nearly the whole Of this arrearage is due TO IN
difference. The proposed amendment to the con con.
stitution, depriving parishes in arrears OF repre-
sentation in convention, will, 1t is hoped spur
the laity to better deeds
Had It not been for the expenses incident 70
free from debt. We were able to meet these
expenses by applying to this purpose the excess
arising from computing interest on the en-.
dowment fund at per cent. this amount mus. nus
be repaid and invested to the credit OF the par,
ishes. For this purpose and to provide iunu
TO meet the expenses of the clerical deputies 10
the next general convention, WHICH, in WE'VE view 9i
the great distance, should u possible be ADVANCED,
the committee recommend an extra assessment
Of one.half of ! per cent. This increase should
yield 500.
ST. Johns church, East Mauch Chunk, peti.
toned the committee to be relieved from assess
ment for the diocesan fund.- for the reason th that
the $4,000 endowment fund held by St. Mails
church. Mauch Chunk, was raised before
the erection of st. Johns parish, and
its original members were contributors TO
that fund The vestry Of St. Marks having also
referred the matter to the committee they, ieel'
ing that in a sense they were chosen as arbltTa'
tors, recommend that consent be given to the
application, by the vestrv OF st. Marks church,
Of any excess Of annual fund over the assessment
upon their own parish computing interest at
5 per cent, TO the assessment upon st. John
parish: Provided, that parish liquidate their
ninety days Tto ,ommittcc realize that neither
they nor the rHltyntion have any authority in
this matter, but make this suggestion in the ma.
ture of amcable adjustment OF the dispute.
The committee submit the following:
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES FOR 1oOOlOO1.
Bishops salary and travelling expenses 900
Interest, taxes, insurance, and repairs on
residence OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50
Printing and convention expenses .......... 750
Mileage OF clergy, Scranton convention 49,. 800
Expense Of standing committee ............ 10
Miscellaneous expenses ........,.,.,......,. 100
Expenses in Irvine trial .,.,.,.,..,........ 1880
$3.50
The committee fix the percentage Of assessment
| as follows:
First Group, parishes expending under
Second Group, parishes expendng between 70
$3.50 and $500 ,...........,............G 4lRco
! Third Group, parishes expending between
| $1,000 and $500 ......................d 5l2eo
| Fourth Group, parishes expending over
It is estimated that this will yield ..,.$s12i 81
Estimated T, GTpensIs ,h TisV EO
| last convention, the committee adjusted the ar.
rcaraCes of 81. paul's, Wesboro; Calvary,
| wilkcs.Barre; st. Andrews, Alden, and st. pa.
| vds, Hyde Park, and are glad to report that,
with the exception of the latter parish, all
| promptly paid their current assessment, as we'll
| as the amount agreed upon in compromise Of
ARREARS D. G FREEZE, Chalrmai
w. r. Butler, of Mauch Chunk, Sec
retary of the board of missions, read
| the report for that body. 1t was writ
ten in an extremely interesting man.
| ner and was promotive of alternate
laughter and applause.
TREASURER's REPORT.
The treasurer he said would report a
| deficit of 81, 66G26. The receipts for the
year ending May 10 were $S,S469O and
disbursements $9,S44.6S. The difference
added to a deficit of last year of $1.17S =
As made up the S2,666.26 If the 15,5l5
communicates Of the diocese had con-
tributed only 16 cents more apiece,
there would have been no deficit. He
apologized for applying the 16 to 1
! doctrine. Despite the deficit, the
amount raised was s1,OO9.S1 more than
the average for the past ten years.
The increased work made increased ex-
penditures, he explained. To show the
results of the work he enumerated
briefly. the improvements made in
church property; debts decreased; and
growth in communicates, Sunday
school pupils and the like.
Guy e. Farquhar, of Pottsville, a
member of the standing committee
! made an earnest plea for additional
help for the diocesan work. VIM. p.
Fry, Of Drifton suggested that mas
much as the failure of some churches
to meet their pledges was responsible
in part for the deficit that the pledges
be insured in some way.
A resolution was offered by Rev
| Edward Henry Eckel, S. T. B., OF
Wiliamsport, that the Lenten offerings
OF the Sunday schools be divided be-
tween the general missions and
diocesan church extension.
Rev. Benjamin f. Thompson, OF
| RirdSooro, reminded the convention
that it was the bishops idea that tn:
childrens offerings should be devoted
to the general missions exclusively
and as it was generously accepted al
the time that this was an advancing
step, it could only be considered now
that to go back to the old method
would be retrogression.
REV. NOODLES SUGGESTIONS
Rev. Allan Sheldon WooGlc, of AL
toona advised that the present ar.
rangement should be allowed to con
/ tinue undisturbed at least another
year He, too, believed it would be {
| backward step to pass the resolution
The difficulty anent diocesan missions
would be adjusted independent of tht
| general missions.
Bishop Talbot explained how, at hi
coming to this diocese he suggested thu
idea of the children devoting thei
Sunday school offerings to the genera
missions that the diocese might place
itself in line with the others in con
tributing to the general missions. l
would make a pitiable and small ex
hibition, he said. for this rich diocese
to place itself in the position of con
Tossing that it has to call on the chill