Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-19
Board of Church Extension.

Board of Church Extension.
G. w. Muckley Of Kansas City, as corre-
spending secretary, presented the fourteenth
annual report OF the Board Of Church Ex-
tension of the American Christian Mission
airy society, from which the following ia
bles and excerpts are taken:
The receipts for church extension this
year, through the corresponding secretary,
amount to $4S, $3.50 This amount lifts our
fund up to &S45, O44.S4. From October / to
October 16, we have received over 5000.
1t will be remembered that II has been
the time OF this convention, in order to
reach a half million by 1905. This has been
accomplished and a few dollars to spare.
The receipts from the churches contributed
through annual offerings are N7.635.64. We
have gained 452 contributing churches and
"a. 939. "a in receipts over last year.
year have not been SO large as last year.
The number giving is greater, but the
Imtu Year Of eS $500 SSeau The reeeip Sissi to t the
annuity fund last year amounted to $22,-
1888. The receipts this year are $17,576.25
II aged brothers and sisters are intending
to leave money to this fund at their death
II will be to their advantage to give IL to
the church extension u upon the annuity
plan. We receive gifts of 800 or more
from persons who are over 30 years of age,
and pay a uniform rate OF s per cent in
semi-annual payments until the time of the
death of the annuitant. Thu income to the
annuitant is regular, no time or money Is
lost by reinvestment, there are no taxes
to pay, the money is building churches
while earning the income for the aunuitant,
and at death the money is where the donor
wants II to be without any contest of the
will. UP TO September 80. 1902. there have
been seventy gifts on the annuity plan
and there is SO, 6S4.14 in the fund,
This board has received $2,s74 in requests
during the year, and made seventy-three
loans in t~wenty-nine states and territories,
the loan a~ggregating $79, $685. 5.
Mutual Church Insurance Society.
The board of managers Of the American
Christian Missionary society in their an
nral meeting at Minneapolis last October
referred the matter Of the organization of a
mutual church insurance society to ouI
board for Investigation and m
lions to the board of managers at their
meeting this year. The plan presented By
Fred Scamell OF Atchison, Kan, to the
plated the taking up. Of mutual church in
surance by the board of church extension
TIL board invited Brother Scamell of Atchi
son to be present at its regular meeting tC
present his plan. After hearing him fully
and considering his correspondence and
that of the corresponding secretary with
other church extension boards, your board
passed the following resolution as their re,
port to this meeting OF the board of man
ayers:
That in the matter Of the organization
of a mutual church insurance society, after
careful investigation, we deem IL imprac
ticable and inexpedient for either the board
OF church extension Of the American Chris
tan Missionary society. or the American
Christian Missionary society. TO undertak,
the organization OF such Insurance com
pany."
Rev. A. L. circuit OF Indianapolis, secre
tary. read the seventh annual report o
the Board OF Ministerial Relief of tn,
Church of Christ, and remarked that tn,
amount of new money received this yea,
is f7S1.07 less thar last years amount.