Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-11-14
MONEY FOR MISSIONS
M. E. General Board Appro-
priated About $3.50, 900
For Work.
WONT RESTRICT COMMITTEE.

WONT RESTRICT COMMITTEE.
A Motion For This Purpose With
| drawn, After Opposition Arose.
/ Conference Reaffrmed,. In Reso-
] luton Adopted.
/ pittsburg, Nov 1.-THE general
] missionary committee OF the Meth.
odist Episcopal church opened yester.
day morning in Christ church. To this
meeting the convention of the Freed
mems Aid and Southern Education
society was only prelude. This COM
mittee is the great administrative or
ganization for the work all over the
world. 1t lis constituted by the gen.
eral conference, and Is composed of
all the bishops OF the church, the Sec
retaries, delegates from conference
districts, IA Representatives appointed
by the board OF managers. with the
officers OF the general society. The
meeting opened with great enthusi-
asm, with an attendance of fully 100.
! All the bishops now in the United
States were present except Bishop
! John f. Hurst. of Washington, ID. c.,
and they were considered one of the
| finest locking body o. men ever seen
in Christ church,
Bishop Mocabe Presided.
Bishop Charles Cardwell McCabe
was the presiding officer OF the day.
and was a striking figure Bishop Nc
! Cabe has an admirable military rec
ord. and much sentiment was awak.
ened in all who recalled his sufferings
as prisoner in the Libby prison
The Rev DR.. Charles William Smith.
who may be elected d bishop by the
next. general conference, led the de
votiona1 exercises after which the
committee Immediately proceeded to
business.
The treasurer OF the society, Homer
Eaten, made his annual report, show
ing that the total receipts for the
year ending Oct. 81. 1901, amounted
10 sl,25a, I 1905 an Increase Of 1000
over The previous year. On Nov. /
the debt OF the society was SOC. $685..
The veteran Dr.. Henry Mansell. for
1 80 years q missionary in India, was
welcomed 20 the platform by the com.
mittee standing. Missionaries Lacy
| and Gamewell. who planned the fort.
ficatiS rs fcr the defense OF Pekin.
were applau1cd when they took the
| platform. DR. Mansell went from
Pistsburg to India. Bishop j. M. Tho
burn, Ct India, also attracted atten.
ton by his arrival Many foreign
missionaries were expected to arrive
yesterday and today. The outlook il
for tne mosl interesting meeting the
society has ever held.
| Ine Rev. Dg. Thomas NJ Boyle, pre-
/ siding elder OF che Pittsburg district,
aud national chaplain OF the q. A. r.,
welcomed then committee IN a very
eloquent speech.
Bishop Metabe, presiding officer,
once national chaplain of the @. A. r.,
an old soldier as well as Dr. Boyle.
| appropriately made the response, in
q speech which thrilled the audience.
He said, in part, that in II years
the church has made a net gain OF
100000 souls, and in addition he
said, we have Sent 100000 souls
home to heaven"
The Rev. DR.. Daniel Baker, pastor
Of the church. ANNOUNCED free lunches
| during the sessions OF the committee,
with cheap tickets for visitors.
The committee again got down to
BUSINESS. The warm speech OF the
morning was. made by the Rev DR.. j.
NJ. Buckley, the brilliant editor Of the
New York Advocate, insisting on very
intelligent caution before determining
the amount OF the general appropria-
ton. SIS ~ 'stR
The afternoon was given UP 20
routine business, the passage OF items
1zed appropriations. About a p. m.
there was an informal reception, at
tended by the Methodists Of the city.
Move to Cut Was Opposed.
Bishop Earl Cranston presided at
tho afternoon session. The entire
meeting was taken up in disseminat-
ing information and the consideration
of appropriations. The only breeze
stirred up was when Colonel K. r.
Dobbins. u New York, a member of
the board OF managers. moved that
the committees be requested to keep
expenditures within the amounts ap-
propriated. DIR. J. NJ. Buckley, DIR. J.
r. Goucher.s Bishop G.. II. Fowler and
| DR.. ri. =. Cocker opposed the resolfi-
ton on the grounds that it was a re:
fiection on the committee. 1t was
finally withdrawn.
DR.. w. w Ogler OF Maine. then
offered a resolution reaffirniings con
fidence In the committee, which was
adopted
About $4,000 was appropriated.
$50, 900 for a contingent fund, $42.0 900
for incidentals and $4,000 for ONCE
expenses, together with smaller sums
for other purposes.
After the meeting the bishops and
delegates We're rendered a reception.
Many prominent Methodists OF the
two cities attended. The ladies' So
c1eties OF Christ church served tea.
The first of series of platform
meetings of the general committee
was held at Christ church last even
ing. was largely attended Bishop
Merrill presided and introduced DR..
A. b. Leonard. secretary of the gen
eral committee. who spoke. as did
Bishops Thcburn and Cransfon.