The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13
Work OF American Societies i'm Chris
thanking Heather Abroad and
Goddess at Home.
FINANCIAL REPORTS OF A YEAR,
METHoDISTs PROGRESSING roe
WARDS THE sI.5O0,ooO FUND GOAL
Presbytcrians Finally out of Debt
Large sums spent I'm Cuba and
Our Island Possessions.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK. April l2-AIssionary socie-
ties just closing their financial years are
a half dozen Of the largest in America. The
Missionary Union. which supervises the ex-
penditure of 100000 year. given by the
Baptists of the North, closes without an
increase OF its debt. which showing IL ac-
counts fortunate. in view of the fact that
it was compelled during the year TO in
crease its budget by $4,000. The causes for
this increase were the return of the work.
ers into China, forward strides in Burmah
and Siam, and the phenomenal advance In
the Philippines. Just before the outbreaks
of the troubles between Spain and her col
ony in the East there went from Samar 20
Spain a young Visayan named Manikan,
TO be educated for the Roman Catholis
priesthood. lie met in Spain one Rev. Eric
Lund. Swede, who was laboring there
under an American society. fast friend
ship grew, and Immediately Commodore
Dewey defeated the Spanish ships in Ma
nila's harbor the two set about, at
their home in Spain, the translation OF the
New Testament into Visayan. When peace
came they went TO Samar, had their work
since a petition signed by eight thousand
adult Visayans presented TO them.
asking for teachers, for schools and for
churches. The Rev. c. w. Briggs, OF Col
gate University later went out, and he
reports the pentecost of modern times so
great that literally thousands are asking
baptism The fostering of this and other
work increased, as has been said, the
Unions budget, but it is able TO close the
year without increasing its last years
debt of $4,000.
The American Baptist Home Missionary
Society, which administers $4,000 year,
closes with a debt of $4,000. but its work
for the year has been phenomenal. Expan-
sion work i'm Cuba and Porto Rico, in the
former OF which it has ten missions and
in the latter twelve, has taken $4,000. and
mission work in Oklahoma and New Next
co has greatly advanced. In educational
work the largest euroilmeut ever known =
was the record of the year, the nrs0Vf OF
students reaching 5000. There was 100000
put into new buildings and plans are now
in hand TO put In $4,000 more. The new
church at Ponce cost $1,000, and the new
one in Santiago $4,000. The latter justifies
Itself, for it supports six missions without
now under consideration for the unifcation
and possible consolidation OF the Womens
Baptist Home Mission Society of Chicago
and the woman's American Baptist Home
Mission Society of Boston with the Ameri-
can Baptist Home Mission Society, which
latter has, for seventy-five years, been rec
ognized as the benevolent agency OF the
Baptist churches of the North. There are
now $4,000 German Baptists in America,
and 5000 foreign-speaking Baptists. The
women's societies named raise and dis
burse about 100000 a year. Incidentally. it
may be added that Baptists South have,
through their Home Board, suspended the
Rev. A. ]. Diaz for the administration OF
their church in Havana.
XXX
The Presbyterian Board OF Home Mis-
sions, which is TO celebrate the centennial
of Presbyterian home mission effort during
the approaching General Assembly, ends
its year without debt. 1t will. however.
have little balance left over. It's annual re-
ceipts are about $4,000, although Presby-
terians spend, through all of their home
missionary agencies, $l,252.O00 a year. The
boards own receipts last year reached $3.50
600, high water mark, and $4,000 in ad-
vance of the previous year. The boards
portion of the Indebtedness on the Presby-
terrain building, the New York headquar-
tiers, is still SOP. 900. The part Of the foreign
board in the Indebtedness OF the same
building is 10000, but the latter expects to
reduce its share TO $4,000 before the meet
ing of the General Assembly The home
board has undertaken work i'm Cuba during
the year and has spent large sums in Porto
Rico, where it leads most Protestant bod
les in the number of its stations. Its place
of worship in San Juan is the finest Profess
tant one on the island.
The Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis-
sions does not close its books until May /.
Its receipts thus far this year are smaller
than last, while its expenditures are $1,000
larger. During the next fortnight il must
get in s25O,O0O in order to close without debt
This is a larger sum than it has usually
been able to secure in its final fortnight.
Its falling of is. in part. caused by fewer
individual gifts by $4,000 than last year.
Curiously. when funds are being raised for
famine relief last year In India, or for
relief. as in China. the general receipts in
crease from sympathy. One would suppose
they would fall Off. The board always
handles large sums. without charge for
trouble or exchange. when relief is 10 bs
sent to the East, and in so handling il in
creases the receipts for its own undertake
ings. The cost Of the return 20 China has
been considerable In the way Of mission
aries personal expenses. but $4,000 damage
done TO property by the rioters has been
made good by the viceroys. In Japan and
India expenses have been Of necessity in
creased. while in the Philippines the board
has borne the brunt OF pioneer work. Pres
byterians were among the very first OF
Protestant bodies 10 get into the islands,
along with the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION. which went with the troops The
work there has developed rapidly. and has
called for augmented OUTLAWS.
The Congregational Home Missionary So
ciety, which holds its annual meeting IN
Syracuse early in June. finds itself able ta