Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-06-06
NEW SERIES, NO. 424. --voLUME Lv1-N
Presbyterian GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
coMPARrIvE STATEMENT OF THE fiNAN.
clAL CONDITION or the cHucnEs.

SVMU"nttSG otAtGMGW VI luE fINAN.
clAL CONDITION OF the cHucHEs.
The annual report of the Executive
Committee of Foreign Missions, recently
made to the General Assembly of the
Southern Presbyterian church in Green
vile, South Carolina, shows that the
sum of $259,6l7.50 was received. OF
this amount $50, 8,4s9.34 were realized
from legacies. In addition real estate in
Nashville, Tenn, valued at S6,7OO, was
donated to the church. Included in the
disbursements were $32,384.S1 for the
Congo boat. The report of the commit
too is very interesting, showing that sub
stantial advancement has been made in
the foreign mission field for the past
year. Rev. s. II. Chester is the chair
man of the committee on foreign mis-
sions.
Rev. S. l.. Morris is chairman of the
committee on home missions. He re-
ports the receipts of the committee for
the past year at $122,23 In this
amount is included Moore fund loan,
$1,242.33 and railroad bond and notes,
$51 900, &c. The report Of Mr.. Morris
is very satisfactory, showing fine results,
with bright prospects for the future.
The Assembly's Home and School at
fredericksburg, Va, reports as follows:
Cash received, l,s19.32; expenditures,
$11, 1,S19.32; real and personal property in
hand, $16,S5O; outstanding obligations,
$2,25O.
The executive committee of publica.
tion and Sabbath school work reported
very fully, to-wit: Sale of books and pc
riodicals for the year, $118, ,954.76, being
a gain of $11,647.73 over the previous
yenr. The net profits for the year were
Sl2,063.22. The sum of S21, ,424.2O was
received and expended for benevolent
work during the year. Elder r. f. Ma
gill is secretary of publication and Sab
bath school work. Rev. l.. Phillips is
general superintendent of Sabbath
schools and young peoples societies.
His report is interesting and instructive.
The executive committee of colored
evangeliza,ion makes report that the re-
ceipts are SIS, 1865; expenditures, $l2,-
l3l.47; amount on hand, $7,1s8.S5. Col
ored evaDgelization is growing.
One of the most interesting reports is
that of the executive committee of min
isterial education and relief. The COM
mittee has received from all sources for
ministerial relief S27 7,432s5, as against
S19,991.7 70 the previous year; for ministe-
rial relief, $25, 1853 76, as against $22, sol. so
last year; for the endowment fund of
ministerial relief, $34, ,717.08, as against
So 827.61 last year. This makes gain
in receipts over last year of $7,441.O6 for
education; $3,257.17 for relief, and $780,
7Sa.45 for the endowment fund OF minis
terial relief.
There has been falling off of candi-
dates for the ministry. There are now
1872 candidates for the ministry. OF this
number 295 are under the care of the
various presbyteries, while 80 have de-
cided to enter the ranks of the ministry.
OF the 332 candidates 124 are in the
seminary, 156 in college, 90 in schools and
academies, and 80 are for the present at
work. The candidates are receiving
500 each from the committee to defray
their expenses in part at least.
The General Assembly has under it's
control Columbia, Princeton, South
Western, Kentucky, Austin, Union and
Mexico Seminaries.
In ministerial relief 1,703 churches
contribute, an increase of 93 churches {;
1 ,42G churches do not contribute any
thing.
On the roll of beneficiaries there are
81 ministers, 125 widows and IS orphans,
and in these homes are 90 little father
less children under ID years of age.
The endowment fund is growing.
Elder Hugh II. Inmann, of Atlanta,
says that he will give 100000 if the en-
dowment committee will raise 1925, 900.
1t is believed that both amounts, making
$685. 900, will be raised. The com mittee
has raised $35,044.00 in the last ten
months, and $4,000 is in hand, M king
altogether S2oO,OOO. Reporter.
Death from LOckjaw
never follows an injury dressed with
Bucklen's Arnca Salve. Its antissptio
and healing properties prevent blood
poisoning. Chas. Oswald, merchant, of