Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-19
OVER 100000 RAISED
IN DOLLAR DONATIONS
Reports Submitted to Financial
Board of the A. N. E. Church
by Financial Secretary.

Detailed reports submitted by Rev. John
Hurst, financial secretary Of the A. M.
q. Church, at the thirty-ninth annual
meeting today of the financial board OF
the denomination, at 1541 18th street
northwest. show that SOL, 1926 was
raised in one-dollar subscriptions from
the members Of A. NJ. e. Church during
the fiscal year ended March 81. This is
an increase Of 5000 over the last year
and Of 1000 over the year prior to that.
The following members Of the board
were present: Revs. A. L. Murray, At
lantic City; j. T. Jenifer, Chicago;
Charles Bundy. Cleveland. Ohio; A. J..
Carey, Chicago; J. r. Ransom, Topeka,
Kan; E. W. Lee. Atlanta. Ca; N. b.
Jackson, Miss: J. M. Conner. Little Rock
Ark; p. c. Hunt, Palestine, Tex; A. j.
Kershaw, Tallahassee, Fla, and c.. H.
Shelto, Memphis. Tenn.
Contributions by Districts.
DR.. Hurst in his report describes in de-
tail the financial status of the general
work of the denomination. He directed
attention to the fact that the appropria-
ton Of $1.575 made by the board for
Bethel Institute, South Africa had wiped
out the schools Indebtedness.
The report by Episcopal districts is as
follows: First. Bishop w. j. Gaines in
Coppin, $l5.521. 50; third. Bishop w. b.
Derrick. So. 535; fourth, Bishop c. T. Shat
fer $15O35.4S; fifth, Bishop Parks, vice
the late Bishop Grant, $l3, 1874: sixth.
Bishop Charles 8. Smith. SIS. 94SO1: sew
enth, Bishop B. F. Lee $1S 7S7. Is; eighth,
Bishop II. M. Turner, vice the late Bishop
hampton, $19.a34.4 ninth. Bishop J. s.
F1ipper, $15967.13 49,; TENTH Bishop Evans
Tyree, $11,21O25; eleventh., Bishop NJ. Is.
Salter. $15.281.54; twelfth. Bishop Parks,
w. H. Heard. $l56: fourteenth (Soutn
Africa), Bishop j. Albert Johnson, 1855.
OF the amount thus raised $18,14O.26
was spent In furthering the educational
work Of the denomination, $20,175.33
turned over to the Church Extension
Society. 72,631.18 retained by the vari-
Gus annual conferences for their spe-
cial needs and the remainder devoted
to the general needs Of the church.
Eulogies of the Departed.
Bishop II. Blanton Parks of Chicago
praised the life and services of the
late Bishop Abram Grant. chairman of
the board. Other tributes were paid
by Bishop B. T. Tanner Of Philadel-
phia, Rev. d. J. Carey Of Chicago, Rev.
J. T. Jenifer, Secretary Hurst and j. c.
Napier, register OIL me ITedSuTy, VINO
was a visitor. The cate Bishop E. w.
Hampton, DIR. Hursts predecessor as
financial secretary. was also eulogized.
Rev. J. I. Lowe Of Pine Bluff, Ark; DR..
b. F. Watson, J. G., Martin Of Baltimore.
]. F. NJ. Mcdonald, editor of the Western
Christian Recorder. Kansas City; Rev.
telder of Greenville, Miss, and W. T.
Vernon former register Of the Treasury,
delivered brief addresses.
Committees Appointed.
Bishop Parks appointed the following
committees:
Auditing-Revs. J. T. Jenifer, E. w.
Lee. ], NJ. Conner. n. B. Sterrett and
A. ]. Kershaw.
Appropriations-Revs Charles BundP,
w. l.. Strong, c. II. Shelto, ]. r. Ransom
and A. tombstone.
buildings and grounds-Revs. A. l..
Murray, p. C. Hunt, A. Fortune, A. j.
Kershaw and ]. T. Jenifer.
Recommend ations-Revs. P. c. hunt,
W. L. Strong and ]. r. Ransom.
Resolutions-Revs. A. ]. Carey, ]. r.
Ransom and Charles Bundy.