The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
FREEDOM FROM DEBT
CAUSES REJOICING
Mission Obligations of Re-
formed Church Met.
NEWS AT GENERAL SYNOD
A More Gratifying Condition of Affairs
Than Has Prevailed During the Past
Twenty Years-Receipts ard Ex-
penses for Last Twelve Months.

ASBURY PARK. y. J., June 10.-There
is great rejoicing among the 900 dele
gates to the general synod of the Re
formed Church in America over the re-
port submitted by the Board of Foreign
Missions. 10 the effect that all the obi
cations Of the board had been met or
provided for last year, and that there
was no Indebtedness hanging over the
organization. a gratifying condition, ex-
perienced for the first tiiac in more
than twenty years. According to the
annual report, the proceedings last year
for the regular work Of the missions,
as included in the appropriations. were
S114.057-22. Of which S4368-76 was de-
rived from Icgacies and S2.27S.5S from
interest on invested funds The bal
ance, S1G7. 41o,SS. represents gifts, and
is 22.55o-70 mere than for the previous
year. Fer special objects $50. 1918 was
also received. This amount includes
the gift of Ralph Voorhees,, Of New
Jersey, for the Elizabeth R Voorhees,
College at VeIloTe, Of 80, coo. The re-
ceipts for special objects and for the
regular work amount together, to
$149, 527. The expenditures. not incIud-
ing these for the Aarabian mission,
we're as follows: For the Annoy mis-
sion. $40. 1892; for the Arcot mission,
S4I.37L1T; for the North japan mission.
SIS515-S4; and for the South Japan mis-
sion, SIS, 1882, a total OF SI0fgf815 for
the four missions; for interest, 3 1878:
for home expenses. s12.I41O3; in all,
$1I5. 1851 The expenditures fer the
Arabian mission were: For the regular
work, $t0. 499.16; en- hospital account
and for other objects outside Of the ap-
preparations, 1910; total Of SIS, 269-I
Twenty-foar Missions.
The Foreign Missionary Board sustains
twenty-four missions-four in China,
eight in india. FIVE in North Japan. four
in South Japan, and three in Arabia
IN addition there are 249 out stations
and preaching places in these countries /
There are twelve Reformed churches in
China, twenty-four in India, three in
North Japan. and four in South Japan
China, India, and North Japan support
theological schools where the doctrines
Of the Reformed Church are taught /
There are 1,407 communicates IN China, /
2-442 in India, 500 in North Japan. and |
1913 in South Japan. a total OF 1892 !
The tota! contributions from natives in /
China. India. North Japan, South Japan |
and Arabia amounted last year to 81, SIS. /
The total number Of missionaries is 1
eighty-fve, three less than last year
Received With Applause.
The statement that the board was out
Of debt was received with applause.
The board asked that S135. 0OC for regular /
work and SO. 600 for the Arabian mission 1
be raised this year This could be done,
it was shown, providing the contribu- /
tons averaged $1.20 for each member of
the church It was also asked that the /
first Sunday in November be designated /
for the preaching Of special sermons On !
foreign missions and a special collection
be taken up then for the cause The I
report was accepted and adopted, and 4
the recommendation Of the board were
indorsed-
The Rev DR.. Henry NJ Cobb. of New
York, corresponding secretary OF the 4
Board of Foreign Missions. followed the
reading Of the report by urging the
synod TO keep up the good work Of
spreading the Gospel in foreign lands BY
raising more money 10 pay the expenses
of additional missionaries. He said that
no denomination gave last year so much
a member for foreign missions as did
the Reformed Church. The average was
$1.45 a member, while the average given
by the MeJhodists was only IS cents a
member He was followed by the Rev
Dr. Lewis B. Chamberlain. a missionary
attached 20 the Arcot mission, India. who
pleaded earnestly for more helpers for
special work in foreign fields. in order
that those now IN the harness could de-
vote more time to evangelistic work.