Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-02
SPRINGFIELD NEXT PLACE
Illinoil Capital Chosen BY Methodist MIS-
\ hOnsti's for Anuual oOnvsntiou'
hon sETS lmeEst APPROPRIATION
over OHs-Thtrd Of Total Amount Dts
tributed Among various sta
iious Goer 20 the
workefs 4here.

Reporting the most successful year ana
the most profitable meeting In the history
OF its organization. the executive commit
tn Of the women's Foreign Missionary So
cikty Of the Methodist Episcopal church
cloEed ne thirty-seventh annual conference
PB,rrsday noon AFTER a weeks session. The
Northwesterh branch will entertain the
next m6esns at Springfield, I'LL
a The report Of the finance committee, in
Guiding The dlstribbtion OF the tsi6t57 that
has been raised by the society during the
year. was the feature OF the morning and
the most anticipated report OF the conven-
ton. India gets the largest appropriation
for the coming year lof any country. the
apportionment being az follows; India
Ss52,s29; China. u1Lai Japan, s74.7sO;
Malaysia and the Philippines 1881; Mex
leo. $500 Corea, s2l ,sss South America
81 S2l; Italy. s6.O55; Afriee. s4loO: Bulgaria,
$500; Norway, s.; contingent and thank
offering (conditionaD, Sl9.47O
Raised by Eleven Branches.
This money has beens raised among the
eleven branches that constitute the society.
and the apportionment by branches follows:
New Enslhnd Brsueh-India, Sf7.709;
China, $40 go; Japan. S9,Ss5 Corea, $3.50;
Mexico, S2Oi0; Malaysia and Philippines.
S2.g74; south America 81 $50: Bulgaria, ssl5;
Italy, $3.50; Africa $40. Total, fh,O46
Cincinnati Branch-India- $57,1Z7 China,
90, 90s; Japan. s1S,25O: Corea, S45s5; Mexico,
$3.50: italy. $40: Africa, 81 400: Malaysia
and Philippines. s2,s2L Total S75,ss9.
Northwestern Branch-India, $5O,S7O;
China S8s82e; Japan. 1920; Malaysia and
Philippines, N.1iO; Corea, N,1s6; Mexico,
tsss5: South America $3.50: Bulgaria,
$3.50; Italy $3.50: Africa $3.50; contingent.
$7.429. Total, $4,000.
Columbia River Branch-India. $3.50;
China sl.l5O; Japan. S5l0l; Malaysia. 1854;
Mexico. $40; contingent, &g77. Total, S12,O 900.
Des Moines Branch-Inda, So. O97; China,
H1s,924; Japan. A,Ts5' Mexico, s1.445; Malaysia
Ind Philippines, SSS5; South American, 500;
Italy 500; Africa, $50; contingent, $8,4g4.
Total, s594OO. NAYS .ct
Baltimore Branch-India, Ss225: China,
1890; Japan. SS.S55; Corea, s1.5s5: Italy,
$40; Mexico, $3.50; Philippines, ss5. Total,
1850
New York Braneh-India,y Sss1ss: China,
s17.iS7; Japan, S12.515; South America, A745:
COrea, $lO,105; Mexico, 1891; Bulgaria,
tS0; Italy, $3.50; Africa, $40; Malaysia, sSs0.
Total, $4,000 tsl
Minneapolis Branoh--India IS, SS2 China,
&4S34; Japan $S,2S5: Malaysia and Philip
\ pines. s19.7O5; Corea, $3.50; South America,
$50; Mexico, $1O5; Bulgaria, S45; Anna Stone
memorial (conditonal), S5,OOO; contingent,
MOO. Total. SSS,Oll
Topeka Branch-India, 5000; China
$500; Japan. $3.50; Malaysia and the Phil
Appines, $,7OO; South America. $3.50; Corea,
SO Total SS9,sl6.
Pacific Branch-India, s1l.Ss6; China,
S3Ool; Japan, 1885, Africa. 1890; Mexico
200; Philippines, sos; Corea, $40; Norway
So: contingent, 500. Total $4,000.
Philadelphia Branch-India, S1e.s72; China
1855; japan, SiO,s4O; Mexico, Ss.s45; Corea
a1.Sl0; South America, sos; Malaysia, $3.50
Italy, $685. Bulgaria. 900; thank Offering
and contingencies $lS,4OO. fTotal. seO,l5i
Changes in Laws.
Announcement was made of a number OF
minor amendments 60 the constitution, and
byiawe Of the society, Which win be of.
1ered at the next meeting Two amend.
ments held over from last year that have
occasioned much interest were presented
and again tabled. One provided that tn,
branch epresident and treasurerss be mad,
members OF the executives committee ana
the other for the redistrieting Of the churcI
with reference to missions
As the literature committee has beer
eliminated from the executive the hous
authorized a meeting OF that committe,