The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-16
MISSIONARY COMMITTEE
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church AppOr.
tioaed Its Mission Funds.
A DISCUSSION AS TO JURISDICTION
Bishop Thoburn Said United States
May Re Governing 1OO.0OO.O 900
Cinnamon Ten Years Hence.

New York, November 15.---ln the morn
ing session of the general missionary COM
mittee of the Methodist Episcopal
church, the consideration of the pro-
posed reduction OF $4,000 in the money
for the foreign missionary field was TAX
en- up 1t was decided to make this re-
duction SO as 10 distribute it over the en-
tire appropriation for home and foreign
fields which is about $1,000 900. OF this
latter sum the foreign held gets 81 per
cent. or about S6l4.6Os; the balance. OF
about S463 COS, goes to the home field.
There are five districts in the foreign
field, namely Europe, South America and
Mexico Southern Asia, Eastern Asia and
Africa.
For Southern Asia it was voted to de-
vote these amounts: Fer India, $4,000;
for Northwest India, $4,000; for Bengal
S12, 800; for South India. $4,000; Tor
Bombay, $500; for Malaysia, 025O,
for Burmaa, $52II for the Philippines,
$1,000; with the RECOMMENDATION that $4,000
in addition be asked for out of the thank
offerings; also $4,000 for North India out
OF the thank offerings
Bishop Hurst asked; is this fund for
the Philippines to be distributed from
home or abroad? From Manila? And
what does Manila mean? 1t is under the
United States flag and when Bishop
Warren or any other bishop goes there
1t is not as a bishop but as superin-
tendent. He is simply citizen. Pres
ident Mckinley himself has ordered the
Philippines put down as a part of the
United States on the maps and so 1t can
not be foreign mission field"
After several bishops had spoken on
this question. IL was finally decided that
the matter OF jurisdiction was something
for the general conference to decide
Bishop Thoburn of India said before the
discussion closed; FOR ALL WE
KNOW AND 1T LOOKS QUITE PROB
ABLE JUST NOW, THE UNITED
STATES IN TEN YEARS WILL BE
GOVERNING HUNDRED MILLION
OF oHINAMEN,"
The report on South Africa, which was
adopted, was for the South American
conferences S45 ais: for the West South
American conference for Chilli s19, 2O2 So;
for Lima, 1918.
1t was voted to supply $4,000 of the en-
tire appropriation and the amount of the
sale Of the property in Brazil to the re-
duction of the debt and to turn over the
property TO the board, an oyerdrawn
amount OF 10000.
spective rights of the committee and the
hoard, ii was decided 10 turn over the
mission work In Brazil to the Methodist
Church South. The reason for this was
the fact that the committee has but few
Portuguese missions. while the South
church has few others in South America.
Bishop Hartzell made plea for the adop
tion OF the report for Africa which re-
commended a large increase over the APP
portionment for last year. He spoke OF
the great possibilities OF the continent.
which he called new Africa"
liberia" he said, lis going 10 have a
political future OF some Importance. II
Is paying off its debt and Is making
closer connections with England and
America,
The committee voted to give Africa
s29,S6S divided as follows Liberia.
1856; East Central Africa, sio,s25; West
CENTRAL Africa, s93Ss.
II was voted also to add TO this amount
$4,000 provided that II could be raised