El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-15

Presbvterfans, Baptists and Metho-
dists have the largest missionary 80
cieties in America, and the Metboolst
foreign IS the largest in the world IN
uoint Of receipts Presbyterian home
and foreign. and Baptist home nave
lust announced their tlnanclaL Ll6 u q
for last year and the MeLnou4sL ~
eign has made up aHl am. ~ az qe1-
receipts for presentation 70 tAe = ~
eraI conference al minneapolis $50 $50
are four Of the seven lar se 7oSie 49, 80
closing their financial pooAs ms
spring, and all four admit they see no
arnrecfa BILE increase In recelpts De
cause Of supposed larger interest IN
missions on the part OF lay men 80
The Methodist foreign rams OF go;
coo in receipts to its general Iuno' al
though il gains in its total recelp .
because Of special gifts Inc zap tlsl
home actually falls into larger ueDL
The Methodist board SHOWS Tor the
four years since the last general con-
ference. receipts Of S5,6oofzel, great
growth in total. and groWIh IN req
ular gifts in all Of the -FOUR yes
eave last year The Baptist nome
took over a debt Of $4,000 a year ago,
and this year adds $4,000 TO Il
The Presbyterian board OF foreign
missions. just closing It's Doohs' -
celebrating its 18th anniversary us
year Its receipts exceed 81, S5O,OOO-
In 1887, its first year its recelpts "sIs
1000. None Of this large aIlouuI re-
ceived last year came rom Ine 49, a-s-7
nedy legacy There has Deen 9sso
during the year ST5O,00O Of that ieg-
scv but Il is separate account ~
the receipts last year Wnlch are -
ahead of any previous sSa- Fs-6' 66f
came from legacles, a gam o. s s
over ordinary years, and SzuU'VuV on 5
the women. raised chiefly as IesuIl VI
the WOmen's jubilee FresDy 81 81 - 4
women took over from their oIIlclaI
hoard which is conducted by men, Ger
tain financial tasks, and they not onIy
convicted all Of them ana Idlseq mo- Z
money than they promised 10 ~ o.t-,+e
thew kent up their own rece4pLs
sm0unting TO about 100000 ayear
The Presbyterian board or nome
missions has broken all records IN &c
CENTS Its income last year was -
500 900 and IL has increased Its puo-
get for next year by Sl0o,UOO- us m
crease is not il says, from cAu 80
or from laymen, but chiefly from 4eSa-
cfcs These amount 10 S5Ou-UUet an IL
r1ecedented amount. Women also IN
creased their gifts. While main te1iill-s
their own receipts, by apout 2ASO,OSS y
The legacies go into permanent LG 100,
10 be used when necessary 10 AeSp
the board out of debt TO be aItei-
wards replaced
me Northern Baptist convention,
meeting next month, VIII MAKE N ~ ~
OF foreign mission work IL VIII alsu
report great progress in CONSTRUCTION
OF educational and other buuQlnss AoI
negro u-rOk- The Kew L. l. dlcfst u
the BaDLlSL EDAAEEF az name o--'
ma the Rev. A. T. GrOesbeck, Of the
BAPTIST China work. ana Une Kew ~,
lanes H Franklin, foreign SecrelaI :
elect will speak for the foreign zap
fist work Buildings In the souJn IN
cIudes a new hospital at Raleigh, on
grounds of Shaw university, cosllliS
$4,000. of which the general edueaI non ion
hard gave $1,000 and negroes $9sVvv'
. new Sale building, named In mem
orv of the late superintendent OF eu1-
cation sale at Atlanta Bapusl COZ
lege. that cost $40, 600; and dormluorles
and residences at Virginia Union sem sem
mary at Richmond, that cost S5U,yUo.
More and more the general educallOHi
hoard is assisting negro work, is en-
c0uragiug negroes TO serve on ILel5aS
ing boards and together with the sap
tist society is getting large glIls rum
negroes for their own work
a new movement among negro WoHl-
en- Of the south is the founding OF
7-efrTb0rhOOd unions. Christian Wom-
IN are founding them, but their Daslc
Idea is the improving OF sOcla4 con-
dftions, with particular reference ~
cleanliness in homes and YARDS anu
the adjustment OF community trouDles
The first union was started IN atlanta
having for its head the wife or pres
5Senf Hone OF Atlanta Baptist college
Tho idea is extending, and unions are
starting Up in other southern clJles
A white Presbyterian minister IS
making a study Of a secuOn OF Allall
IA with the aim of creating new ana
better social center, and be Is recelN-
ing the cooperation Of the nelgnDor
Icod r1ufOn Christian leaders say theJ
sec in this union idea the beginning OF
a new epoch.