Cleveland, Ohio October 21 to 24> 1902 HANDBOOK FIRST GENERAL MISSIONARY CONVENTION METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Cleveland, Ohio October 21 to 24, 1902 THE CLEVELAND MISSIONARY CONVENTION Hours of Sessions All sessions of the Convention, except section meetings, will be held in Grays’ Armory. The first session will convene Tuesday afternoon at 2:^0’ clock, and the last meeting will take place the following Friday evening. The hours of the platform meetings are: Morning, 9 to 12 o’clock; afternoon, 2 to 5 o’clock; evening, 8 to 9: 30 o’clock. Section Meetings The following section meetings will be held on Thursday and Friday afternoons, at places to be announced in the daily bulletins: Thursday Afternoon (1) Conference of Presiding Elders and District Missionary Sec¬ retaries. (2) Conference of Pastors. (3) Conference of Epworth League and Sunday School Workers. (4) Conference of Lay Members. Friday Afternoon (1) Conference of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. (2) Conference of the Woman’s Home Missionary Society. (3) Conference of the National City Evangelization Union. 3 Daily Bulletin No program will be published, but a daily bulletin will be issued, in which all announcements will appear. Hymnal A hymnal has been printed for the use of the Convention, and to cover the cost of publication a charge of ten cents a copy will be made. These hymnals are on sale at the Convention headquarters in the First Methodist Episcopal Church and also before and after sessions in the rear of the Convention hall in Grays’ Armory. Prayer A prayer card has been issued and will be placed in the hands of each delegate. It is hoped that delegates will be much in prayer during the Convention. The observance of the Morning Watch and the formation of prayer groups are especially to be desired. Applause In view of the experience of former missionary Conventions it is believed that the spiritual tone of this gathering will be deepened by the suppression on the part of delegates of all applause. It is especially desired that in connection with the music of the Conven¬ tion there be no applause. Quiet in the Convention Hall It will be practically impossible for the speakers to be heard in the Convention hall unless all conversation and moving about is avoided during the sessions. Impromptu singing from the floor of the Convention during the time of assembling for sessions is dep¬ recated. If delegates will gather and depart in quiet, the amount of confusion incident to such a gathering will be minimized. At nine o’clock each morning the doors of the Convention hall will be locked, and thereafter throughout the day no one will be ad¬ mitted to the hall while a speaker is on the floor, admission being granted only during the intervals between the addresses. Seating of Delegates In the Convention hall, delegates will be seated by States, and fol¬ lowing the precedent established by the General Conference, State delegations have been assigned their position on the floor by lot. 4 Convention Directory CONVENTION HEADQUARTERS — THE FIRST METHOD¬ IST EPISCOPAL CHURCH The First Methodist Episcopal Church is located at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Erie Street. It is about five minutes’ walk east¬ ward from the Public Square on Euclid Avenue. The following street car lines pass the church: Euclid Avenue, Cedar Avenue, Wade Park, Windermere, Collinwood, East Cleve¬ land, Euclid Heights, Euclid Beach. The following lines cross Erie Street within easy walking dis¬ tance of the church: St. Clair Street, Payne Avenue, Superior Street, Woodland, Central, Scovill and Quincy. The church is located in that portion of the “ down-town ” dis¬ trict called the “ New Center.” GRAYS’ ARMORY The Cleveland Grays’ Armory is located on Bolivar Street, near its intersection with Prospect Street. It is one block south and about one block east from the First Methodist Episcopal Church. Prospect Street is the first street south of the First Methodist Episcopal Church and crosses Erie Street. The Armory is reached by the same car lines which pass the First Methodist Episcopal Church, and is within easy walking dis¬ tance from the other lines named in connection with the First Meth¬ odist Episcopal Church. STREET CAR LINES All street car lines, with the exception of the Wilson Avenue line, center at the Public Square. Transfers will be given from the Wilson Avenue line to any other line crossing it. Any car bound “ down town ” from any part of the city will carry passengers to the Public Square, whence the Armory or the First Methodist Episcopal Church may be reached by a short walk, or by means of any of the lines above named as passing the church and the Armory. DOWN-TOWN RESTAURANTS AND CAFES * The Young Men’s Christian Association Restaurant, Young Men’s Christian Association Building, corner of Prospect and Erie Streets. Convenient and first class. Heartily commended. 5 Charlesworth’s 252 Euclid Avenue. DeKlyn’s, 124 Euclid Avenue. Stranahan’s, 141 Euclid Avenue and 34 The Arcade. The Hollenden, corner Superior and Bond Streets. The Delmont, 337 Superior Street. Hygienic Cafe, 276 Euclid Avenue. Macdonald’s, 9 Public Square and 140 Superior Street. Miller & Fouts, 185 Superior Street. Women’s Exchange, 166 Euclid Avenue. The Colonial Hotel, Colonial Arcade, Euclid Avenue opposite Bond Street. REST ROOMS. The Missionary Exhibit, located in the Sunday School room of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, will be open as a rest room between the sessions of the Convention. Correspondence tables and writing materials will be provided for the use of delegates. The Auditorium of the First Methodist Episcopal Church will be kept open at all times during the Convention, for the benefit of delegates desiring a quiet hour. A rest room has been provided on the second floor front of Grays’ Armory, where correspondence tables and writing material may be used between sessions. The attention of delegates is called to the hospitality extended by the Young Men’s Christian Association and the Young Women’s Christian Association mentioned below: Young Men’s Christian Association. — The Young Men’s Christian Association of Cleveland desires to greet the delegates to the First General Missionary Convention of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and to extend to them the courtesy of its building. The central building is located at the corner of Erie and Prospect Streets, which corner the delegates will pass each day in going between the First Methodist Church and Grays’ Armory. Delegates are especially invited to make themselves at home in the building, using it as their social headquarters during the time of the convention. The officers will be glad to be of any possible service to any dele¬ gates at any time. Young Women’s Christian Association. — The Young Wom¬ en’s Christian Association, 317 Euclid Avenue, extends a cordial welcome to the women delegates to the Convention to visit the build¬ ing, and to make free use of the rest rooms. 6 CONVENTION POST-OFFICE During the first day of the Convention, Tuesday, the Convention post-office will be located in the auditorium of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. On subsequent days of the Convention the post- office will be located in the parlors of the church, occupying the same booths, that are used for registration purposes. Notices of appointments to speak at Sunday services, committee meetings, railroad certificates and other official and unofficial com¬ munications will be transmitted to delegates through the Conven¬ tion post-office. It is therefore very important that delegates in¬ quire regularly for mail after Wednesday morning. The post-office will be open from 8 a. m. until io p. m., except during the hours of convention sessions. THE MISSIONARY EXHIBIT The missionary exhibit of the Convention is located in the Sun¬ day School rooms and gallery of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. The exhibit room may be reached from the Euclid Avenue entrance of the church, by taking the stairway leading from the church vestibule to the gallery, or it may be reached from the Erie Street entrance, by taking the stairway leading to the Sunday School room. The exhibit room will be open from 8 a. m. to 7: 30 p. m., except during Convention sessions. RAILROAD CERTIFICATES Those holding railroad certificates should deposit them with the registration committee, at the same time that credentials are pre¬ sented. They will then be properly countersigned and returned to the delegates through the Convention post-office. Certificates will not be valid unless thus deposited and countersigned. TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE OFFICES Telegraph and telephone offices will be found in the First Meth¬ odist Episcopal Church, in room No. 2 which is just across from the registration room and to the right as one enters from Erie Street. The Convention has Bell Telephone, North 467. 7 PARCEL CHECK ROOM A parcel check room will be found in the vestibule of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, reached by the Euclid Avenue en¬ trance, or, with more difficulty, through the registration room. HOW AND WHERE TO REGISTER Immediately upon arrival in Cleveland the delegates should pro¬ ceed to the Erie Street entrance of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, where they will present their credentials and railroad cer¬ tificates, receiving in exchange a ticket to Grays’ Armory and their assignment to place of entertainment. Members of the reception committee will be at hand to give directions concerning street cars and methods of reaching the homes of the city. Owing to the fact that the passage-ways surrounding the registration booths are neces¬ sarily very narrow, delegates are earnestly requested not to indulge in friendly reminiscences in the registration room, but having regis¬ tered, to pass promptly into the main auditorium of the church where there will be an information bureau, with ample room and opportunity for social intercourse. POINTS OF INTEREST The Garfield Monument and Lake View Cemetery. Take any car eastward from Public Square on Euclid Avenue. Thirty minutes’ street car ride from Public Square. Wade Park. Cars eastward on Euclid Avenue. Twenty-five min¬ utes’ street car ride from Public Square. Gordon Park. St. Clair Street cars, eastward. Thirty-five min¬ utes’ street car ride from Public Square. Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument. Public Square. Epworth Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. Wilson Avenue, between Euclid and Cedar Avenues. Take Cedar, Euclid or Wilson Avenue cars. Fifteen minutes’ car ride from Public Square. State Hospital for the Insane, Newburgh. Take Broadway car. Thirty-five minutes’ street car ride from Public Square. Western Reserve University and Case School of Applied Science. Euclid Avenue, opposite Wade Park. Take Euclid Avenue car. Twenty-five minutes’ street car ride from Public Square. 8 The Missionary Exhibit An effort has been made to put into the Exhibit such articles as will illustrate the different phases of modern missionary enterprise. Delegates will here find a choice collection of books on missions, so classified and displayed that one can readily see what volumes are best suited to any particular need. Here one will find mate¬ rial which will make clear the work of our Missionary Society, both on the foreign and home field, and in the equally important opera¬ tions required for the education of the home Church and the devel¬ opment of its missionary activities. Special attention is called to the exhibit of the missionary work of the young people’s societies. The missionary libraries, mission study books, with plans for the classes, will be given a prominent place. A large number of pamphlets, periodicals, charts and maps will be exhibited, so that an opportunity will be given to add intelligently to the missionary equipment of the several churches. The Exhibit will be open each day from 8: 30 a. m. to 7: 45 p. m. No delegate should fail to spend considerable time, note-book in hand, in the Exhibit rooms. No better opportunity can be had for learning what to purchase in the line of literature and other helpful material. Orders for books, periodicals, etc., will be taken and sales made, should any visitors so desire. OUTLINE OF THE EXHIBIT I. The General Collection of Missionary Books: (1) General Missionary Work; (2) Religions; (3) Missionary Histories; (4) Reports of Great Missionary Conferences; (5) Biographies; (6) Various Missionary Fields; (7) Devotional Works. II. The Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society: (1) Reports; (2) Periodicals; (3) Pamphlet Publications; (4) Maps and Charts. III. Exhibit of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. IV. Exhibit of the Woman’s Home Missionary Society. V. Exhibit of the Missionary Movement Among Young People. VI. Libraries to promote Missionary Intelligence. VII. Methodist Colleges and Missions. VIII. Curio Collections, representing the various Mission Fields. IX. Maps, Charts, Illustrations. X. The Missionary Lantern Slide Bureau. 9 Convention Speakers and their Topics The Rev. G. B. Addicks, D. D.— “ Our Foreign Populations and How to Reach Them.” Bishop E. G. Andrews — “ The Purpose of the Convention.” President J. W. Bashford, D. D. — “ It Tendeth to Poverty.” The Rev. J. W. E. Bowen, D. D.— “The Negro a Missionary Investment, a Missionary Investor.” The Rev. J. M. Buckley, D. D.— “ Methodist Missions of the Nineteenth Century.” H. K. Carroll. LL. D. — “ Home Allies in Our Work of Evangelization.” W. W. Cooper, Esq.— “ What the Sunday School Superintendent Can Do.” Bishop Cyrus D. Foss — “ What Retrenchment Means.” Bishop C. H. Fowler — “ Our Opportunity.” T he Rev. F. D. Gamewell, D. D. — “What Money Means for Educational Work in the Foreign Fields.” Bishop J. C. Hartzell — “ The Open Door in Africa.” The Rev. W. I. Haven, D. D.— “ Thy Words Are Spirit and Life.” The Rev. A. B. Leonard, D. D.— “ The Emergency.” T he Rev. C. E. Locke, D. D. — “The Education and Training of Young People in Scriptural Habits of Giving.” Prof. J. W. Magruder — “ What a Local Church Has Done.” Bishop C. C. McCabe — “ The Open Door in Latin Countries.” io The Rev. W. F. McDowell, D. D.— “ Beloved, if God So Loved Us.” Bishop D. H. Moore — “ The Open Door in Eastern Asia.” J. R. Mott, Esq.— “ Reasons Why the Home Church Must Go Forward.” The Rev. F. M. North, D. D.— “ Our City Problem.” The Rev. W. F. Oldham, D. D.— “ What the District Missionary Secretary Can Do.” T he Rev. W. T. Perrin, D. D. — “ What the Presiding Elder Can Do.” The Rev. George B. Smyth, D. D.— “The Need of Missionary Education in the Home Church.” Robert E. Speer, Esq.— “ Christ Our Living Leader.” The Rev. H. C. Stuntz, D. D.— “ The Open Door in Hawaii and the Philippines.” S. Earl Taylor, Esq. — “ Young People and Missions.” The Rev. E. M. Taylor, D. D. — “ Why the World Must Be Speedily Evangelized.” Bishop J. M. Thoburn — “ The Open Door in Southern Asia.” The Rev. A. H. Tuttle, D. D.— “ Spiritual Preparation for Missionary Service.” Bishop H. W. Warren — “ The Place of Prayer in Missionary Work.” The Rev. J. O. Wilson, D. D.— “ What the Pastor Can Do.” j» ii THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND MISSIONS The Missionary Society BOARD OF MANAGERS The management and disposition of the affairs and property of the Missionary Society is vested in a Board of Managers, consisting of the Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who are ex officio members of said board, thirty-two laymen and thirty-two traveling ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected by the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, according to the requirements of the existing charter of the Society. Vacancies in the Board are filled as the chapter provides; and the absence without excuse of any manager from six consecutive meetings of the Board is equivalent to a resignation. The Board has authority to make By- Laws not inconsistent with its Constitution or Charter; to print books for Indian and Foreign Missions, and Missions in which a foreign language is used; to elect officers other than the correspond¬ ing secretaries; to fill vacancies that may occur among the officers elective by its own body. It presents a statement of its transactions and funds to the Church in its Annual Report, and also lays before the General Conference a report of its transactions for the four pre¬ ceding years and the state of its funds. SECRETARIES OF THE SOCIETY AND THE BOARD There is one Corresponding Secretary, who is the executive of¬ ficer of the Society, and a First Assistant Corresponding Secretary, both of whom are elected by the General Conference. They are sub¬ ject to the direction and control of the Board of Managers, by whom their salaries are fixed, and the salaries are paid out of the treasury. They conduct the correspondence of the Society, furnish the church with missionary intelligence, and, under the direction of the Board, supervise the missionary work of the church, and by correspondence, traveling and otherwise, promote the general interests of the Society. There is a Recording Secretary, and an Assistant Recording Sec¬ retary, elected by the Board of Managers. These secretaries record the minutes of all meetings of the Board, of the Society, and of the several standing committees of the Board. They keep a record of all wills in which the Society may be interested; record statements of all property and conveyances thereof, and are custodians of all legal and historical documents pertaining to the work of the Society. The Assistant Secretaries and Field Secretaries promote the mis¬ sionary interests and activity of the church by visitation and public addresses, through conventions and conferences, and by corre¬ spondence. The Field Secretary for Young People’s work, by the preparation of mission study courses, by the promotion of mission study classes in the Epworth League, by holding training conferences, by visita¬ tion, correspondence, and in other ways, develops interest in the mis¬ sionary enterprise among the young people of Methodism. THE GENERAL MISSIONARY COMMITTEE The General Conference has divided the Annual Conferences into fourteen mission districts, from each of which there is one repre¬ sentative, appointed for the term of four years by the General Con¬ ference at each of its sessions, on the nomination of the delegates of the Annual Conferences within the mission districts respectively, and these, with fourteen representatives, appointed annually by the Board of Managers from its own members, together with the Cor¬ responding and Recording Secretaries and Treasurers of the Society and the Board of Bishops, constitute what is known as the General Missionary Committee. The Bishops fill any vacancy that may occur among the members appointed by the General Conference, so that each mission district may be fully represented at each annual meeting. The General Missionary Committee meets annually at such place in the United States as the committee may, from year to year, de¬ termine, and at such time in the month of November as may be de¬ termined by the Secretaries and Treasurers. The Bishops preside over the deliberations of the committee. The Annual Meeting of the committee is not held in the same city more frequently than once in four years. The General Missionary Committee determines what fields shall be occupied as Foreign Missions, the number of persons to be em- 13 ployed in these missions, and the amount necessary for the support of each mission; and it also determines the maximum amount for which each Bishop may draw for the domestic missions of the Con¬ ferences over which he presides. In the intervals between the meet¬ ings of the General Missionary Committee, the Board of Managers provides for any unforeseen emergency that may arise in any of the missions, and, to meet such demands, may spend any additional amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars. The General Commit¬ tee does not appropriate for any given year more than the total in¬ come of the Society for the year immediately preceding. The General Missionary Committee is amenable to the General Confer¬ ence, to which it makes a full report of its doings. Expenses in¬ curred in the discharge of its duties are paid from the treasury of the Society. PERIODICAL AND OTHER LITERATURE OF THE SOCIETY World-Wide Missions is published monthly, by authority of the Board of Managers. The paper is illustrated with views from all Methodist mission fields. Special contributed articles by missionaries appear in every number. In no other way may members of the Methodist Episcopal Church so well keep in touch with the progress of Methodism in all lands as through this paper. The subscrip¬ tion price is included in all contributions of one dollar or more to the treasury of the Missionary Society, except that not more than one copy is to go to any one family. Subscriptions begin for fall conferences with the November number, subsequent to the confer¬ ence year in which the contribution was made, and continues for one year. In the case of spring conferences the subscriptions begin with the first of May following the end of the conference year in which contributions were made. This plan for recording subscrip¬ tions is necessitated by the great expense involved in maintaining a mailing list of 200,000 names. Because of this reason, no names from fall conferences can be received after January 1st, and no names from spring conferences after July 1st. Only by faithfulness on the part of pastors in keeping the missionary secretaries informed of the names of contributors of one dollar or more to the regular missionary collections can the diffusion of missionary intelligence by this source be made possible. The lists should be alphabetically arranged and distinctly written, giving streets and numbers as far as possible, thereby saving expenses for clerical help at the Mission 14 Rooms. Pastors should give their conferences each time they write. Single subscriptions to World-Wide Missions are received at twenty- five cents each. The Rindge Missionary Literature Department, under the direc¬ tion of the Corresponding Secretaries of the Missionary Society, has published a large number of leaflets and pamphlets relating to Methodist missions, as well as maps and charts. A catalogue will be furnished on application. Correspondence concerning these or World-Wide Missions should be addressed to the Missionary Secre¬ taries, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. An Annual Report of the work of the Society is issued each year, and may be had on application to the Corresponding Secretaries. FOREIGN MISSIONS The Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church were commenced in the following order: Africa, 1833; South America, 1836; China, 1847; Germany, 1849; Norway, 1853; Sweden, 1854; Switzerland, 1856; India, 1856; Denmark, 1857; Bulgaria, 1857; Italy, 1871; Japan, 1872; Mexico, 1873; Finland, 1884; Malaysia,. 1885; Korea, 1885. They are in Protestant, Roman Catholic, Greek Church, and non-Christian countries. The Missions in Protestant lands are those in Norway (Norway Conference), Sweden (Sweden Conference), Denmark (Denmark Mission Conference), Finland (Finland and St. Petersburg Mission), Germany (North Germany Conference, South Germany Conference), and Switzerland (Switzerland Conference). The Methodist Epis¬ copal Church assists the Methodist Churches that have there been organized, and these report 399 native preachers, 47,263 members, and 8,318 probationers. The Missions in Roman Catholic lands are those in South Amer¬ ica (South America Conference, Western South America Confer¬ ence), Italy (Italy Conference), and Mexico (Mexico Conference). In these countries the Methodist Episcopal Church has 117 foreign missionaries, 201 native preachers, 7,311 members and 5,370 proba¬ tioners. The Missions in Greek Church lands are in Bulgaria (Bulgaria Mission Conference), and a small mission in St. Petersburg, Russia. In Bulgaria are 14 native preachers, 224 members and 45 proba¬ tioners. In St. Petersburg are 14 members and 4 probationers. The Missions in non-Christian lands are those in Africa (Liberia 15 Conference, West Central Africa Mission Conference and East Cen¬ tral Africa Mission Conference), China (Central China Mission, North China Conference and West China Mission), Japan (Japan Conference and South Japan Conference), Korea (Korea Mission), India (North India Conference, Northwest India Conference, South India Conference, Bombay Conference, Bengal Conference, Burma Mission Conference) and Malaysia (Malaysia Conference). In these countries the Methodist Episcopal Church has 536 foreign missiona¬ ries, 1,559 native preachers, 54,117 members and 95,995 probationers. Summary of Foreign Missions for 1901 MISSIONS Foreign Missionaries. Wives of Missionaries. Unmarried Lady Missionaries. Foreign Missionaries. Worn. For. Miss. Society. Native Ordained Preachers. Native Unordained Preachers. Members and Probationers. | Number of High Schools. Number of Sabbath Scholars. Collected for Self- support. Collected for all purposes. I Liberia. 12 8 6 — 24 7 3 , 37 s 2 2,812 — $ 4 , 3 i 4 2 3 E. Cent. Africa ) W. Cent. Africa j 14 9 3 6 — — 397 — 406 — 4 South America. . 12 8 — 6 19 28 3,458 2 3,270 $24,874 38,427 5 Western So. Am. 19 l6 iS I 14 II i,3i8 3 1,788 8,070 11,628 6 Foochow. II IO 3 20 62 39 9 ,i 47 — 5,829 2,637 5,811 7 Hinghua. 5 2 — 7 33 49 3 , 9 i 9 I 2,361 2,000 3,327 8 Central China . . 17 II 2 12 5 29 4,009 5 1,465 43 i 5,644 9 N orth China . . . 12 1.3 I is 23 40 6,454 8 3,785 997 3,225 IO West China . . . II 8 — 4 I 11 654 2 686 306 396 II JN orth Germany . I I — 60 5 9,233 — 8,900 25,063 42,076 12 South Germany . — — — — 78 3 10,082 — 12,267 39,124 51,685 13 Switzerland . . . — — — — 47 IO 8 , 59 ! — 18,912 13,753 59,992 *4 Sweden. — — — — 87 18 17,227 — 17,576 30,119 105,340 15 Fin. and St. Pet. — — — — I 9 977 — 1,198 4,972 6,006 l6 Norway. — — — — 44 64 5,985 — 5,882 8,437 20,788 17 Denmark .... — — — — 20 13 3,486 — 4 , 3 i 6 3,776 18,474 18 North India . . . 22 17 — 36 128 422 31,227 6 45,073 3,512 5,921 N. W. India. . . 15 12 — II 21 20 37,ioi — 4 U 5 I 9 5 U 47 M, 3 io 20 South India . . . 15 IO — 7 II 32 2,000 — 4,164 5,804 8,772 21 Bengal . II IO — II — — 2 , 44 i 5 2,436 8,429 16,124 22 Burma . 4 4 — 2 — 1 335 2 336 3,764 3,907 23 Bombay . 20 J 9 — 9 16 139 9,665 — 15,424 6,395 12,716 24 Malaysia . 22 9 — 7 5 II 807 5 1,116 27,129 30,986 25 Bulgaria . I I — 2 II — 269 I 328 251 500 26 Italy. 3 3 — 4 24 II 2,354 3 1,226 3,567 13,486 27 Japan . 14 13 — 18 25 17 4,744 6 4,818 2,244 6,072 28 South Japan . . . 6 5 — 7 II 7 1,150 3 1,491 568 1,309 29 Mexico. 9 IO — II 23 27 5,549 IO 3,044 18,298 23,211 30 Korea. 11 9 — l6 — 3,897 — 1,326 190 585 Total, 1901 . . 267 208 30 212 793 1,023 1,038 189,854 64 213,754 $249,857 $515,032 “ 1900 . . 265 225 33 195 831 i 84,957 65 201,908 298,157 574,855 16 DOMESTIC MISSIONS Among the Indians. — At present there are Indian Missions within the bounds of thirteen Conferences, of which three are in New York, four on the Pacific Coast, one in Montana, and the rest in the states of the Mississippi valley. Among the laborers are twenty-nine missionaries and twenty local preachers, and there are 2,114 members and probationers. Among the Negroes. — Large sums are annually appropriated to colored Conferences, for the support of charges which would other¬ wise be unable to exist. There are eighteen of these Conferences. Among the Southern Whites. — There are fifteen Conferences, including the Atlantic and Gulf Missions, which receive aid. Thou¬ sands of people in the mountains of Tennessee, Kentucky, the Vir¬ ginias and the Carolinas are reached by this work, who might other¬ wise be left destitute of gospel privileges. Among the Mormons. — Faithful men work in various parts of Utah, and among the communicants are not a few excellent men and women who have renounced the doctrines of Smith and Young, and become true followers of Jesus Christ. The Society has in Utah 28 missionaries, 6 local preachers and 1,731 members and proba¬ tioners. On the Frontier. — This frontier work is in the Rocky Moun¬ tains, on the Pacific Coast, and in Hawaii and Alaska. Among the Spanish-Speaking Peoples. — This very important work is conducted in New Mexico, Southern California and Porto Rico. Among the French. — The most important French field is now in New England and in Illinois. The French Canadians, who are ardent Roman Catholics, are coming across the border in large num¬ bers and settling in the mill towns of New England. Among the Welsh. — Missions are conducted among these people in their own language within the bounds of Northern New York, Philadelphia, Wyoming and Wisconsin Conferences. Among the Germans. — Out of small beginnings in 1835 have grown ten German Conferences, including North Pacific Mission. Last year the work employed 279 missionaries, and reported 42,814 members and probationers. 17 Among the Scandinavians. — These missions, including Nor¬ wegians, Swedes and Danes, are widely distributed over the coun¬ try, extending from New England westward to the Pacific Ocean, and south as far as Texas. Last year 260 missionaries were en¬ gaged in preaching to their countrymen, and 26,969 communicants were reported. Among the Finns. — There are Missions among them in North¬ ern Minnesota, Michigan and in California. Among the Italians. — These Missions are in Cincinnati, Buf¬ falo, Boston, Providence, Chicago, New York, New Orleans, Phila¬ delphia and other cities. Among the Bohemians and Hungarians. — The Missions among these populations have steadily developed, and the results are decidedly encouraging. There is an extensive work among the Bohemians in Cleveland, Ohio, and in Chicago and other cities. The annual appropriation is divided among Baltimore, Rock River and Upper Iowa Conferences. Among the Portuguese. — There are colonies of these people within the bounds of New England and New England Southern Conferences, and about $1,000 is annually appropriated for work among them. Among the Jews. — The chief work among the Jews is in New York and Philadelphia. Among the Deaf Mutes. — These Missions are in Baltimore and Chicago. Among the Chinese. — We now have Chinese Missions in San Francisco, Sacramento and other cities in California; in Portland, Ore., and in New York and Boston. Among the Japanese. — This work embraces many places in California, and extends to Portland, Ore., with San Francisco, of course, the center. There are also Missions in the Hawaiian Islands. The work is carried on by Japanese, with Dr. M. C. Harris as superintendent. 18 Summary of the Domestic Missions for 1901 Missions. Missionaries. Members and Probationers. Adults Baptized. Children Baptized. No. of Sabbath Scholars. No. of Churches and Chapels. _ 1 Estimated value of Churches and Chapels. Contributed for all Purposes. I American Indians . . . 29 2 ,n 4 21 114 1,4x2 21 $20,850 $4,783 2 Welsh. 5 363 I 13 373 5 29,500 3,563 3 French . 6 255 — 22 282 I 1,500 2,321 4 German. 279 42,814 35 3,215 32,120 391 1,851,600 314,089 5 Swedish. 152 18,866 23 i,i 79 13,874 208 89 B 773 109,178 6 Norwegian and Danish 108 8,503 624 1,152 5,746 128 388,175 5 UI 95 7 Chinese and Japanese . 18 1,500 239 13 960 5 41,500 12,667 8 Bohemian. 8 923 17 1x7 3 , 7 r 5 6 52,500 8,362 9 Italian. 6 954 23 38 607 2 16,000 3,650 IO Portuguese. 2 198 — — 83 I 2,500 253 II Arizona. 18 1,142 25 78 1,978 19 86,500 22,725 12 Atlantic. 17 i ,493 43 59 957 21 16,810 3,161 13 Black Hills. 21 1,209 25 60 1,681 25 56,550 19,480 14 Gulf. 38 U 945 31 67 1,614 25 77,050 10,824 iS Kalispell. 8 305 3 7 507 8 13,200 3,383 l6 Nevada. 29 1,191 34 54 2,256 34 88,670 24,375 17 New Mexico English . 14 924 55 37 i ,529 14 38,200 15,267 18 New Mexico Spanish . 37 2,502 3 50 1,128 24 34,100 9,252 19 North Montana .... 23 1,069 31 87 1,903 25 55 , 5 oo 19,692 20 Porto Rico. 4 674 — 33 i I 5,ooo 1,862 21 Utah. 28 i, 73 i 82 116 2,358 30 156,570 15,981 22 Wyoming. 20 i ,234 70 73 1,666 24 72,425 17,211 Total 1901 . . . 870 9 U 509 1,403 6 , 55 i 77,080 1,018 $ 3 , 996,773 $673,274 * Total 1900 . . . 828 86,544 1,367 6,674 73,389 981 $3,839,687 $657,621 FINANCES OF THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY FOR THE LAST TWO DECADES “ Special Gifts ” are included in the Receipts, Disbursements, Surplus and Debts. Year. Members and Pro¬ bationers Receipts. Disburse¬ ments. Surplus. Debt. *Av. Nov. 1, 1881—Oct. 31, 1882 1,748,021 695,766.01 657,528.41 — 66,185.04 •398 Nov. 1, 1882—Oct. 31, 1883 1,767,114 753,669.90 730,521.76 — 43,036.90 .426 Nov. 1, 1883—Oct. 31, 1884 1,835,49° 735,225.86 779,824.16 — 87,635.20 .401 Nov. 1, X884—Oct. 31, 1885 1,890,336 831,028.36 784,078.74 — 40,685.58 •430 Nov. 1, 1885—Oct. 31, 1886 1,987,376 992,128.47 826,998.41 124,444.48 — •499 Nov. 1, 1886—Oct. 31, 1887 2,093,935 i,o 44 , 795 - 9 i 1,008,230.19 161,010.20 — .498 Nov. 1, 1887—Oct. 31, 1888 2,156,119 i,ooo,58x.24 x, 163,171.08 — 1,579.64 .464 Nov. 1, 1888—Oct. 31, 1889 2,236,463 1, Go, 137-80 1,164,812.42 — 36,254,26 •505 Nov. 1, 1889—Oct. 31, 1890 2,283,953 1,135,271-82 1,167,938.92 — 68,921.36 •497 Nov. 1, 1890—Oct. 31, 1891 2,386,549 1,251,057.27 1,150,858.39 31,277-52 — •524 Nov. 1, 1891—Oct. 31, 1892 2,442,627 1,269,483.04 1,245,361.52 55 , 399-04 — • 5 i 9 Nov. 1, 1892—Oct. 31, 1893 2,524,053 1,231,669.00 1,385,618.28 — 98,550,24 .488 Nov. 1, 1893—Oct. 31, 1894 2,690,060 x,x84,xog.36 i, 245 , 7 i 7 - 8 o — 160,158.68 •454 Nov. 1, 1894—Oct. 31, 1895 2,766,656 1,242,659.73 1,303,135-19 — 220,634.14 •449 Nov. 1, 1895—Oct. 31, 1896 2,831,787 1,264,668.53 1,213,006.19 — 168,971.80 •446 Nov. 1, 1896—Oct. 31, 1897 2,851,525 1,176,569.72 1,179,675-27 — 172,077.35 .412 Nov. x, 1897 — Oct. 31, 1898 2,886,389 1,242,827.33 1,253,218.11 — 60,825.32 •436 Nov. 1, 1898—Oct. 31, 1899 2,876,057 i,376,399-07 1,287,436.11 9,649.71 — •478 Nov. 1, 1899—Oct. 31, 1900 2,929,674 1,332,829.10 1,358,289.23 — 10,436.68 •454 Nov. 1, 1900—Oct. 31, igoi 2,948,137 1,344,900.85 1,376,894.50 — 96,556.85 •456 * Average contribution per member. 19 APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1902 The following are the appropriations ordered by the General Mis¬ sionary Committee in November, 1901, for the year 1902: 1. Foreign Missions. DIVISION 1.— Europe, South Amer¬ ica, Mexico and Africa 1. Germany: (1.) North Germany: For the work. $12,712 For interest on Berlin debt . 480 For debts — grant in aid. 900 $14,092 (2.) South Germany: For the work. $17,761 For debts — grant in aid. 400 $18,161 (3.) For Martin Mission Institute . $1,000 Total for Germany.... $33,253 2. Switzerland: For the work. $6,205 For church debts — grant in aid . 523 Total for Switzerland.. $6,728 3. Norway: For the work. $10,799 For school at Christiania, or elsewhere . 368 Total for Norway. $11,167 4. Sweden: For the work. $13,616 For the school at Upsala. 1,143 Total for Sweden. $14,759 5. Denmark: For the work. $6,123 For debt on Copenhagen church . 653 Total for Denmark. .. . $6,776 6. Finland and St. Petersburg: For the work. $4,445 For Theological School.. 500 Total for Finland and St. Petersburg. $4,945 7. Bulgaria: For the work. $7,239 8. Italy: For all purposes. $36,968 9. South America: (1.) South America Conference: For the work. $41,649 (2.) Western South Amer¬ ica Conference: ( a .) Chile . 17,658 ( b .) Lima District, of which $300 is for work in Bolivia. 9,236 Total for South Amer¬ ica . $ 68,543 10. Mexico: For all purposes. $44,663 11. Africa: (1.) Liberia Conference... (2.) East Central Africa... $27,479 (3-) West Central Africa.. DIVISION 2.— Eastern Asia 1. China: (1.) Foochow: For the work. $19,853 (2.) Hinghua: For the work. 6,70 7 (3.) Central China: For the work. 32,292 (4.) North China: For the work. 35,904 (5.) West China: For the work. 12,457 Total for China.$107,213 2. Japan: (1.) Japan Conference: For the work, of which not more than $6,000 shall be for native evan¬ gelistic work . $34,661 (2.) South Japan Mission Conference: Of which not more than $2,500 shall be for na¬ tive evangelistic work.. 11,409 Total for Japan. $46,070 3. Korea: For the work. $15,640 DIVISION 3.— Southern Asia 1. India: (1.) North India: For the work. $49,680 (2.) Northwest India: For the work. 23,460 (3.) South India: For the work. 18,400 20 (4-) Bombay: For the work. 21,620 (5.) Bengal: For the work. 11,500 (6.) Burma: For the work. 4,855 Total for India.$129,515 2. Malaysia: For the work. $10,374 For the Philippine Islands 6,900 Total for Malaysia.... $17,274 Total for Foreign Missions $578,232 2. Missions in the United States. DIVISION 1 Class No. 1 For Conferences North of the Poto¬ mac and Ohio, and East of the Mississippi River: Detroit. $3,698 East Maine . i,533 Maine . 1,096 Michigan . 3,057 New Hampshire . 1,244 Northern New York. 907 Troy . 961 Vermont . 1,242 West Wisconsin . 3,556 Wilmington . 710 Wisconsin . 3,112 Total . $21,116 Class No. 2 For Conferences in Iowa and Kan¬ sas, and States north of them, including Black Hills and Okla¬ homa Conferences: Black Hills . $3,786 Dakota . 7,208 Des Moines . 888 Kansas . 937 Minnesota . 3,022 Nebraska . i,775 North Dakota . 7,519 North Nebraska. 4,338 Northern Minnesota . 5,522 Northwest Iowa . 2,574 Northwest Kansas . 6,409 Northwest Nebraska . 3,066 Oklahoma . 17,699 South Kansas . 1,262 Southwest Kansas . 4,930 West Nebraska. 5,867 Total . $76,802 Class No. 3 Work in the Mountain Region: Arizona . $5,955 Colorado, of which $400 is for mission work in Den- ver . Idaho . 7,987 4,338 2,662 4,634 3,845 4,626 4,372 8,445 1,814 5,o8o Kalispell . Montana . Nevada . New Mexico English . North Montana . Utah . Utah, for schools, at the disposal of the Board . . Wyoming . Total . $ 53,758 Class No. 4 Pacific Coast: Alaska . California, of which $480 is for Oakland and San Francisco Districts . Columbia River . Oregon . Puget Sound . Southern California, of which $160 is available for Washington Avenue Church, Los Angeles . .. $30,215 $4,082 4,898 7,050 4,190 5 , 6 io 4,385 DIVISION 2 Class No. 5 White Work in the South, Mary- LAND AND DELAWARE EXCEPTED: Alabama . Arkansas . Atlantic Mission . Austin, of which $450 is for church at Fort Worth.. Blue Ridge . Central Tennessee . Georgia . Gulf Mission . Holston . Kentucky . Missouri . Saint John’s River . Saint Louis . Virginia . West Virginia . Total . $ 43,273 Class No. 6 Colored Work, mostly in the South: Atlanta . $1,052 Central Alabama . 1,089 Central Missouri . ^.447 Delaware . 1,451 East Tennessee . 1,778 Florida . 1,860 Lexington, of which $200 is for Union Church, Cincinnati . 2,107 Little Rock . 2,667 $2,489 4,267 1,225 3,245 2,589 2,767 2,021 2,132 1.856 3,679 2,978 2.857 3,977 3,248 3,943 21 Louisiana . 2,662 Mississippi . 1,77 8 Mobile . 1,089 North Carolina . 2,177 Savannah . 1,401 South Carolina . 3,084 Tennessee . 2,223 Texas . 3,719 Upper Mississippi . 2,192 Washington . 1.778 West Texas . 3,628 Total . $41,182 DIVISION 3 Non-English-speaking Class No. 7 Welsh : Northern New York . $284 Philadelphia . 351 Wisconsin . 136 Wyoming . 266 Total . $1,037 Swedish : Austin . $1,173 California .. 1,778 Central Swedish . 3,946 Eastern Swedish, of which $902 shall be for Battery Park Mission, New York 10,392 Northern Swedish . 4,930 Puget Sound . 1,633 Western Swedish, of which $313 is for work in Den¬ ver . 4,754 Total . $28,606 Norwegian and Danish: Maine . $217 New England . 256 New York East . 1,445 Norwegian and Danish . . . 7,734 Utah . 2,169 Western Norwegian-Danish 5,916 Total . $i7>737 German : California German . $3,447 Central German, of which $200 is for Cleveland, O. 4,110 Chicago German . 3,461 East German . 4,980 North Pacific German . . . 3,944 Northern German . 2,676 Northwest German . 3,075 St. Louis German . 2,998 Southern German . 3,438 West German . 5,324 Total . $ 37,453 French: Gulf Mission . $533 New England . 1,333 New Hampshire . 1,111 Rock River . 1,156 Total . $4T33 Stan 1 six: New Mexico Spanish .... $10,223 New Mexico Spanish, for schools . i,775 Porto Rico . 9,071 Southern California . 533 Total . $21,602 Chinese: California, of which $1,840 is for school purposes . . $8,482 New York . 889 Southern California . 889 Total . $10,260 Japanese : Pacific Japanese, including $493 for English work at Honolulu . $8,493 Bohemian and Hungarian: Baltimore . $889 East Ohio . 1,972 Pittsburg . 1,600 Reck River . 3,266 Upper Iowa . 533 Total . $8,260 Italian: Cincinnati . $345 Genesee . 533 Louisiana . 1,089 New England . 1,490 New York . 3,628 Philadelphia . 2,315 Rock River . 907 Total . $10,307 Portuguese: New England . $266 New England Southern . . . 712 Total . $978 Finnish : California . $444 Detroit and Northern Min¬ nesota . 789 Total . $1,233 Foreign Populations: Central Pennsylvania. $444 Total for Class 7 .$150,543 Class No. 8 American Indians: California . $789 Central New York; Onon- dagas . 444 Oneidas . 177 22 Columbia River . 897 Detroit . 400 Genesee: Tonawanda . 177 Cattaraugus . 177 Kansas . 181 Michigan . 444 Nevada . 306 North Montana, for Piegan Indian Mission, for the calendar year 1902 . 907 Northern Minnesota . 345 Northern New York . 444 Oregon . 611 Puget Sound . 306 Wisconsin . 437 Total . $7,042 DIVISION 4 Special Appropriations for Cities: Baltimore, for Deaf-mute Mission . $499 California, for San Fran¬ cisco ... 582 Cincinnati . 419 Colorado, for Denver .... 404 Des Moines, for Valley Junction . 296 Detroit, for Detroit . 345 East Ohio and North Ohio, for Cleveland . 493 Genesee, for Italian work, Rochester and Buffalo . . 509 Kansas, for work in Kansas City, Kan. 247 Minnesota, for St. Paul . . 272 New England, for Chinese and Hebrew work, Boston 493 New England, for Norwe¬ gian and Danish work, Worcester . 262 New England Southern, for Italian work. Providence 598 New York, for Chinese, Jap¬ anese, Hebrew, and Italian work, New York . 1,270 New York East, for Brook¬ lyn .'... 454 Newark, for Jersey City, $365; Newark, $338 . ... 730 Northern Minnesota, for Minneapolis . 318 Northwest Iowa, for Sioux City . ... 493 Philadelphia, for Philadel¬ phia . 726 Pittsburg, for Pittsburg and Allegheny . 765 Rock River, for Deaf-mutes and Italian work in Chi¬ cago . 1,451 St. Louis, for St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo. 680 Total . $12,279 3. Miscellaneous. 1. Contingent Fund. $50,000 2. Incidental Expenses . 40,000 3. Salaries of Officers, Mis¬ sionary Bishops, etc. 36,000 4. Office Expenses . 14,000 5. For Disseminating Mis¬ sionary Information . 32,000 Total .$172,000 4. Debt. For debt . $46,744 5. Recapitulation. 1. Foreign Missions.$578,232 2. Domestic Missions: Welsh . $1,037 Swedish . 28,606 Norwegian and Da¬ nish . 17,737 German . 37,453 French . 4 133 Spanish . 21,602 Chinese . 10,260 Japanese . 8,493 Bohemian and Hun¬ garian . 8,260 Italian . 10,307 Portuguese . 978 Finnish . 1,233 Foreign populations 444 American Indians . 7,042 English-speaking . . 266,346 Special city appro¬ priations . 12,279 - 436,210 Total .$1,014,442 3. Miscellaneous . 172,000 $1,186,442 4, For Debt . 46,744 Grand Total .$1,233,186 23 OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY AND BOARD President Bishop Stephen M. Merrill Vice-Presidents Bishop E. G. Andrews Bishop Earl Cranston a H. W. Warren “ D. H. Moore u C. D. Foss J. W. Hamilton a J. F. Hurst James H. Taft (( J. M. Walden • George G. Reynolds (6 W. F. Mallalieu George J. Ferry (6 C. H. Fowler John S. McLean (( J. H. Vincent James F. Rusling u J. N. FitzGerald James M. King (( I. W. Joyce • James M. Buckley u D. A. Goodsell Aaron K. Sanford a C. C. McCabe Charles Scott Elected. Corresponding Secretary 1888. Adna B. Leonard, Mission Rooms, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. First Assistant Corresponding Secretary 1900. Henry K. Carroll, Mission Rooms, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Assistant Secretaries 1900. William F. Oldham, 57 Washington Street, Chicago, Ill. 1900. George B. Smyth, 1037 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal. Recording Secretary 1902. Stephen O. Benton, Mission Rooms, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Assistant Recording Secretary 1902. John F. Dodd, Mission Rooms, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Field Secretaries 1902. Edward M. Taylor, Cambridge, Mass. 1902. Frank D. Gamewell, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. 1902. Homer C. Stuntz, Kansas City, Mo. 24 T reasurer. 1896. Homer Eaton, Methodist Book Concern, 150 Fifth Avenue, ^New York City. Assistant Treasurer. 1900. H. C. Jennings, Western Book Concern, 220 West Fourth St., Cincinnati, O. Field Secretary for Young People’s Work 1900. S. Earl Taylor, Mission Rooms, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York city. Missionary Editor 1902. Charles H. Fahs, Mission Rooms, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. B.OARD OF MANAGERS BISHOPS 1872. 1872. 1872. 1872. 1880. 1880. 1880. 1884. 1884. 1884. 1888. 1888. 1888. 1888. 1896. 1896. 1900. 1900. Managers ex officio Bishop Thomas Bowman, East Orange, N. J. Randolph S. Foster, 168 Homer Street, Newton Cen¬ ter, Mass. Stephen M. Merrill, 57 Washington Street, Chicago, Ill. Edward G. Andrews, 150 Fifth Ave., New York City. Henry W. Warren, University Park, Colo. Cyrus D. Foss, 2043 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. “ John F. Hurst, Washington, D. C. John M. Walden, 220 West Fourth Street, Cincin¬ nati, O. Willard F. Mallalieu, 42 Grove Street, Auburndale, Mass. Charles H. Fowler, 455 Franklin St., Buffalo, N. Y. “ John H. Vincent, Zurich, Switzerland. James N. FitzGerald, 1505 Locust Street, Saint Louis, Mo. Isaac W. Joyce, 1115 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn. “ Daniel A. Goodsell, Chattanooga, Tenn. “ Charles C. McCabe, Omaha, Neb. “ Earl Cranston, Portland, Ore. “ David H. Moore, Shanghai, China. “ John W. Hamilton, San Francisco, Cal. 25 MINISTERS 1870. Aaron K. Sanford, 63 Park Street, Manhattan, New York City. 1876. James M. Buckley, 150 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City. 1880. James M. King, 1026 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 1880. Henry A. Buttz, Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, N. J. 1882. Samuel F. Upham, Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, N. J. 1884. Andrew Longacre, 31 East 60th Street, Manhattan, New York City. 1884. John F. Goucher, 2309 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Md. 1884. James R. Day, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y. 1884. Charles S. Harrower, 245 West 104th Street, Manhattan, New York City. 1887. Henry A. Monroe, 1310 Parrish Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 1887. Benjamin M. Adams, Bethel, Conn. 1890. Homer Eaton, 150 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City. 1892. Charles R. Barnes, 648 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, N. J. 1892. Samuel P. Hammond, Haverstraw, N. Y. 1895. Ezra S. Tipple, 150 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City. 1896. Herbert Welch, Middletown, Conn. 1896. Samuel W. Thomas, 1513 Centennial Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 1896. Samuel W. Gehrett, 3418 North 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 1896. George P. Mains, 150 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City. 1897. F. Mason North, 150 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City. 1898. Alexander H. Tuttle, Summit, N. J. 1898. William V. Kelley, 150 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York * City. 1898. Jesse L. Hurlbut, Morristown, N. J. 1898. William F. Anderson, Ossining, N. Y. 1898. Charles S. Wing, 29 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 1899. James O. Wilson, 120 West 76th Street, Manhattan, New York City. 1899. George P. Eckman, 550 West End Ave., Manhattan, New York City. 1899. James B. Faulks, Madison, N. J. 1900. Benjamin C. Conner, 1000 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg, Pa. 1901. James W. Marshall, Camden, N. J. 26 1902. Louis Wallon, 318 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 1902. William I. Haven, Bible House, Astor Place, Manhattan, New York City. LAYMEN 1852. James H. Taft, South Orange, N. J. 1858. John S. McLean, 402 Hudson Street, Manhattan, New York City. 1866. George J. Ferry, 21 West Fourth Street, Manhattan, New York City. 1869. George G. Reynolds, 16 Court Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 1876. Lemuel Skidmore, 69 Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City. 1880. Anderson Fowler, 60 East 68th Street, Manhattan, New York City. 1880. Ezra B. Tuttle, 40 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y. 1880. Charles Scott, 1520 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 1883. Peter A. Welch, 81 Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City. 1884. Wm. H. Falconer, 100 Fourth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City. 1887. William Hoyt, 772 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York City. 1888. J. Milton Cornell, 29 East 37th Street, Manhattan, New York City. 1888. Alex. H. DeHaven, 40 Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City. 1889. Chester C. Corbin, Webster, Mass. 1890. Edward L. Dobbins, 752 Broad Street, Newark, N. J. 1891. James F. Rusling, 224 East State Street, Trenton, N. J. 1892. John E. Andrus, Yonkers, N. Y. 1894. John S. Huyler, 64 Irving Place, Manhattan, New York City. 1894. John Beattie, 245 West 46th Street, Manhattan, New York City. 1896. Richard W. P. Goff, 230 South Second St., Philadelphia, Pa. 1896. Archer Brown, 80 Munn Avenue, East Orange, N. J. 1897. Summerfield Baldwin, 1006 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Md. 1898. George C. Batcheller, 237 West 72d Street, Manhattan, New York City. 1898. John R. Curran, 693 East 26th Street, Paterson, N. J. 1899. Richard B. Kelly, 273 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City. 1899. Willis McDonald, 139A South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1899. William J. Stitt, 746 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City. 27 1900. George F. Secor, Ossining, N. Y. 1900. Charles Gibson, 415 State Street, Albany, N. Y. 1901. John Bentley, 1040 Park Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. 1901. James H. Welch, Elizabeth, N. J. 1902. Costello Lippitt, Norwich, Conn. GENERAL MISSIONARY COMMITTEE The General Missionary Committee includes the Board of Bishops with the Missionary Bishops, the Corresponding Secretaries, the Recording Secretary, together with fourteen members of the Board of Managers and a representative from each of the fourteen mission districts established by the General Conference. The fourteen members of the Board of Managers elected by that body October 14, 1902, as members of the General Missionary Com¬ mittee are as follows: Ministers — J. M. Buckley, John F. Goucher, S. W. Gehrett, A. K. Sanford, S. F. Upham, C. S. Wing, W. F. Anderson; Laymen — Charles Gibson, John S. McLean, Charles Scott, E. B. Tuttle, J. F. Rusling, E. L. Dobbins, Anderson Fowler. The Mission districts, and the Conferences which they comprise, with the General Missionary Committee representative from each, are as follows: I. East Maine, Italy, Maine, New England, New England South¬ ern, New Hampshire, Vermont Walter Williams Ogier, Bangor, Me. II. Delaware, New Jersey, New York, New York East, Newark, Troy, Wilmington. Henry Augustus Monroe, 1310 Parrish Street, Philadelphia, Pa. III. Central New York, Genesee, North India, Northern New York, South India, Wyoming. William Dixon Marsh, Utica, N. Y. IV. Baltimore, Central Pennsylvania, Erie, Philadelphia, Pitts¬ burg, Washington, West Virginia. Reuben Chandler Smith, Du¬ bois, Pa. V. Central Ohio, Cincinnati, East Ohio, Kentucky, North China, North Ohio, Ohio, South America. John Chalmers Arbuckle, Co¬ lumbus, O. , VI. Alabama, Atlanta, Atlantic Mission, Blue Ridge, Central Ten¬ nessee, East Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Holston, North Carolina, Saint John’s River, Savannah, South Carolina, Virginia. Robert Henry Robb, Atlanta, Ga. VII. Detroit, Indiana, Lexington, Michigan, North Indiana, Northwest Indiana. Patrick Joseph Maveety, Albion, Mich. VIII. Central Illinois, Central Swedish, Des Moines, Iowa, Northwest Iowa, Rock River, Upper Iowa. Henry Godden Jackson, D.D., 57 Washington Street, Chicago, Ill. IX. Bombay, Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, Northern Min¬ nesota, Norway, Norwegian and Danish, West Wisconsin. Western Swedish, Wisconsin. Nels Edward Simonsen, 2243 Orringtton Avenue, Evanston, Ill. 28 X. Black Hills, Colorado, Japan, Liberia, Nebraska, North Ne¬ braska, Northwest India, Northwest Nebraska, Sweden, West Ne¬ braska. George Washington I sham, Beatrice, Neb. XI. Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico Spanish, New Mexico English, Northwest Kansas, Oklahoma, Saint Louis, South Kansas, Southern Illinois, Southwest Kansas. Henry Joseph Coker, Emporia, Kan. XII. Arkansas, Austin, Central Alabama, Central Missouri, Gulf Mission, Little Rock, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mobile, Tennessee, Texas, Upper Mississippi, West Texas. Walter Horatius Nelson, Huntsville, Ala. XIII. California German, Central German, Chicago German, East German, North Germany, Northern German, Northwest German, Saint Louis German, South Germany, Southern German, Switzer¬ land, West German. Henry Lemcke, 1260 Rokeby Street, Chicago, Ill. XIV. Bengal, California, Columbia River, Foochow, Idaho, Kalis- pell Mission, Mexico, Montana, Oregon, Puget Sound, Southern California, Western Norwegian-Danish. John Parsons, Salem, Ore. The Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society This Society, organized March 23, 1869, and now numbering 150,000 members in its 6,000 auxiliaries, works in harmony with, and under the supervision of, the authorities of the Missionary So¬ ciety of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The appointment, recall, and remuneration of missionaries, and the designation of their fields of labor, are subject to the approval of the Board of Managers of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church; and the annual appropriations to Mission fields are submitted for revision and approval to the General Missionary Committee of the Metho¬ dist Episcopal Church. The missionaries sent out by this Society labor under the direction of the particular conferences or missions of the church in which they may be severally employed. They are annually appointed by the President of the conference or mission, and are subject to the same rules of removal that govern the other missionaries. All the work of the Woman’s Society in foreign lands is under the direction of the conferences or missions, and their committees, in exactly the same manner as the work of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Superintendent or Presiding Elder having the same relation to the work and the person in charge of it that he would have were it a work in the charge of any member of the conference or mission. The Society projects its own work and administers it; raises and dispenses its money. The organization consists of a General Executive Committee, Co-ordinate Branches, Conference and District organizations, auxiliary societies and members. The management and general administration of the Society is vested in the General 29 Executive Committee, consisting of a President, Recording Secretary, General Treasurer, the Corresponding Secretary and two delegates from each of the eleven Branches, the Literature Committee of three members, and the Superintendent of German Work, in all forty persons, who meet annually in various parts of the country a short time previous to the meeting of the General Missionary Committee of the church. The purpose is to take into consideration the inter¬ ests and demands of the entire work of the Society, make the ap¬ propriations, employ missionaries, devise means of carrying for¬ ward the work and to transact any other business demanded. The payment of one dollar annually constitutes membership. Pro¬ vision is made for Young Women’s Societies, Children’s Bands, Little Light Bearers, and now for yet another division called Stand¬ ard Bearers, the condition of membership in either varying from two cents to five cents a month. The great source of income is from membership fees, but some comes from bequests, life memberships, and special donations, thank- offering funds, etc. Since the organization of the Society it has re¬ ceived $5,881,525.86, of which $426,795.28 was received during the year 1901. Contributing to this result has been the distribution of 25,000 mite boxes. The real estate owned by the Society is valued at $750,000. The home work is represented by the following statistics: Auxiliary Societies, 5,410; members, 139,404. Young Women’s Societies, 597; members, 15,090. Children’s Bands, 541; members, 17,271. Little Light Bearers, 264; members, 6,043. Total organ¬ izations, 5,876; total membership, 177,549. There are 99 Conference Secretaries and 293 District Secretaries. The German work is scat¬ tered over the territory of 12 German Conferences, 9 of which are located in the United States, 2 in Germany, and 1 in Switzerland. The membership in the United States is 4,557; in Europe, 2,303. The Society now has in service 243 missionaries, 24 of whom are medical. They are distributed as follows: Africa, 3; Burma, 6; Bul¬ garia, 3; China, 53; India, 72; Italy, 4; Japan, 29; Korea, 15; Ma¬ laysia, 8; Mexico, 8; Philippine Islands, 2; South America, 7; while 36 are on furlough. PUBLICATIONS The following is a list of the publications of the Society, together with their circulation, and the names of the editors: Woman's Missionary Friend, the organ of the Society, Mrs. Louise Manning Hodgkins, Auburndale, Mass., Editor (circulation, 21,447) ; German Friend, Mrs. Ph. Achard-Jacoby,* Roselle, Ill., Editor (circulation, 3,992) ; The Study, Mrs. M. S. Budlong, Rockford, Ill., Editor (circulation, 31,232) ; Children's Missionary Friend, Mrs. O. W. Scott, Bridgewater, Mass., Editor (circulation, 25,106) ; showing combined an aggregate monthly issue of 81,777 copies. Be¬ sides there is a large amount of miscellaneous literature, such as leaflets, calendars, biographical sketches, etc. * Deceased. 30 TREASURER’S REPORT, SHOWING RECEIPTS FROM OCTOBER i, 1900, TO OCTOBER 1, 1901 New England . $46,979 61 New York . 65,901 00 Philadelphia . 43,190 49 Baltimore . 15,999 36 Cincinnati . 57,013 48 Northwestern . 102,612 48 Des Moines . 41,393 50 Minneapolis . 13,133 06 Topeka . $21,324 28 Pacific . 13,461 00 Columbia River. 5,787 02 Total for 1901 .$426,795 28 Amount raised 1900. 414,531 63 Advance . $12,263 65 APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1902 Africa . $1,675 India . North India . 47,020 Northwest India . 36,194 Bombay . 32,182 South India . 27,085 Bengal . 13,315 Burma . 5,490 Total for India .$161,286 Malaysia . 13,604 China . North China .. 16,580 Central China . 15,365 West China . 6,020 Foochow . 28,719 Hinghua . 11,125 Total for China . $77,809 Korea . $16,343 Japan . Northern and Central Japan 39,335 Southern Japan . 13,545 Total for Japan . $52,880 Bulgaria .*. 3,605 Italy . 8,548 South America . 14,176 Mexico . 22,099 Switzerland . 250 South Germany . 50 North Germany . 250 Norway . 5 ° Contingent . 10,210 $382,835 Thank Offering . 6,031 Total . $388,866 OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY President Mrs. Cyrus D. Foss, 2043 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Secretary Mrs. J. T. Gracey, 177 Pearl Street, Rochester, N. Y. T reasurer Mrs. William B. Skidmore, 230 West 59th Street, New York City. Branch Corresponding Secretaries Northeastern Branch — Mrs. M. P. Alderman, 32 Everett Street, Hyde Park, Mass. New York Branch — Mrs. Wm. B. Skidmore, 230 West 59th Street, New York City. 31 Philadelphia Branch — Mrs. J. F. Keen, 1209 Arch Street, Phila¬ delphia, Pa. Baltimore Branch — Mrs. E. B. Stevens, 604 Thompson Avenue, Baltimore, Md. Cincinnati Branch — Mrs. B. R. Cowen, 2406 Highland Avenue, Wal¬ nut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio. Northwestern Branch — Mrs. F. P. Crandon, 1414 Forest Avenue, Evanston, Ill. Des Moines Branch — Mrs. M. S. Huston. 421 North Seventh Street, Burlington, Iowa. Minneapolis Branch — Mrs. I. W. Joyce, 310 Groveland Street, Min¬ neapolis, Minn. Topeka Branch — Miss Matilda Watson, 1701 South 17th Street, ^ Lincoln, Nebr. Pacific Branch — Mrs. Charlotte O’Neal, Pasadena, Cal. Columbia River Branch — Mrs. A. N. Fisher, 214 Twelfth Street, Portland, Ore. Superintendent of German Work Mrs. C. Achard,* Roselle, Ill. Secretary of Little Light Bearers Mrs. L. F. Harrison, i Oberlin Street, Worcester, Mass. Literature Committee Mrs. Gertrude M. Pooley, 614 Peach Street, Rockford, Ill. Mrs. Charlotte F. Wilder, Manhattan, Kas. Miss Mary E. Holt, 4 Berwick Park, Boston, Mass. Woman’s Home Missionary Society The Woman’s Home Missionary Society was organized in Cin¬ cinnati, Ohio, June, 1880. Its relation to the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as defined by the Discipline, is practically the same as that of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. The object of the Society is to enlist and organize the efforts of Christian women in behalf of the needy and destitute women and children of all sections of our country, without distinction of race, and to co-operate with the other societies and agencies of the Church in educational and missionary work. The organization of the Society includes 89 Conferences, 2,500 Auxiliary Societies, 59,000 adult members and 13,500 children. The management of its affairs is vested in the General Board of Mana- Deceased. 32 gers, a representative body of two delegates from each Conference Society, and the Board of Trustees. It meets annually, defines the lines of work, locates the missions, appropriates the funds of the Society, provides necessary legislation, and elects the Board of Trustees, editors, Bureau Secretaries and Standing Committees. To the Board of Trustees is intrusted the conduct of its business and the expenditure of its funds. The field of the Society includes every section of our country where neglected populations need assistance to enable them to main¬ tain well-ordered Christian homes. Industrial and moral teaching is provided for in connection with the schools of the Church, through Model or Industrial Homes, where instruction is given in the best methods of housekeeping. Schools with the Industrial feature are maintained in the South, for both white and colored people; in the West, for Spanish Americans in New Mexico and California; for Indians in the Western States and Territories, including Alaska; in mining districts; for the native and foreign populations of cities, especially at our seaports. The Society provides for orphanages, hospitals and medical missions, Deaconess Homes and training- schools, aids pastors and churches, and co-operates with other agen¬ cies in the establishment of kindergartens, Sabbath-schools, mothers’ meetings and evangelistic services in mission districts. It has in its service 420 missionaries and deaconesses. In the South, 55 are em¬ ployed; in the West, 40; in the city missions and orphanages, 26; and 300 deaconesses are employed in 32 homes and hospitals, and 12 stations. The field of the Society is divided into sections, and the manage¬ ment of the missions and the expenditure of funds appropriated thereto are placed in charge of committees, called Bureaus. There are twenty of these, and they work under the direction of the Board of Trustees. The supervision of the fifteen Model Homes and In¬ dustrial Schools in the South, among white and colored, is divided among seven Bureaus; one Bureau looks after the Mormon work, one after the Spanish work in New Mexico and one after that of California. Two care for the Indian work, and one for the Alaskan. One has in charge the Oriental work on the Pacific Coast, and one the Immigrant work at the eastern ports. One has the supervision of the Deaconess work. The Mothers’ Jewels Home in York, Nebraska; Marcy Industrial Home, Chicago; Glenn Home, Cincin¬ nati; Watts de Peyster Home and School, Tivoli, N. Y., and the Medical Mission in Boston, are under the direction of committees. The Bureau for Deaconesses has under its care all the Deaconess work of the Society. It co-operates with the “ Conference Boards of Nine ” in the establishment of Deaconess Homes, so as to secure for them the advantage of the financial support of the Woman’s Home Missionary Society. It has the general supervision of all Training-Schools and Deaconess Homes allied with it, and the assign¬ ment of deaconesses to their fields of labor, subject to the approval of the “ Conference Board of Nine ” and the “ District Superintendent.” All the Deaconess Homes and Training-Schools under the care of the Womans’ Home Missionary Society are subject to the control of the “ Conference Board of Nine,” in conformity to the Discipline 33 paragraphs 207, 209 entitled “ Conference Deaconess Boards ” and “ Deaconess Institutions.” All the Deaconesses in the employ of the Society conform to the Discipline requirements as to qualifications, license, transfer, etc., as found in paragraph 208 entitled “ Deacon¬ esses.” Each Deaconess Home is managed by a Local Board that holds the property and looks after the details of the work. Homes associated with the Woman’s Home Missionary Society have the ad¬ vantage of the moral and financial support of its Auxiliaries, and the connectional character of the Society makes it an easy medium of communication between Homes for their mutual advantage. Dea¬ coness Funds are paid directly to the Treasurer of the Local Board of the Home, and reported by voucher to the General Treasurer of the Woman’s Home Missionary Society, by whom the Conferences are properly credited. The Bureau for Mission Supplies provides for the collection and distribution of clothing, literature and such other articles as may be helpful to ministers’ families, Sunday schools and our Industrial Homes. The Bureau for Young People endeavors to enlist the youth of the Church in organized effort in behalf of Home Missions. The Bureau for lectures and home missionary reading circles aids in the dissemination of missionary intelligence by its three years’ course of reading and the distribution of missionary literature. The Bureau for systematic beneficence endeavors to promote sys¬ tematic giving by the preparation and circulation of literature, and by the employment of such efforts as are adapted to secure this end. The Society has property as follows: Industrial and mission homes and schools, $190,750; Immigrant homes, $26,000; Children’s homes, $123,446; City Mission centers, $73,300; Training schools and homes, for missionaries and deaconesses, $481,952. Omitting values repeated, gives a total property value of $736,152, upon which there is an indebtedness of $36,000. The payment of two cents a week constitutes Annual, and $20 Life Membership in the Auxiliary. The annual dues for Young People’s and Juvenile Societies are respectively 50 and 25 cents; Mothers’ Jewels, 10 cents. The payment of $100 makes one a Life Manager, and $300 a Life Patron. PUBLICATIONS The Society publishes numerous tracts and leaflets, which, to¬ gether with all home missionary literature, can be ordered from Miss Martha Van Marter, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York. The regular publications of the Society are Woman’s Home Missions (includ¬ ing a Deaconess Department) and Children’s Home Missions both published at the Methodist Book Concern, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York (Miss Van Marter, Editor; Miss Mary Bell Evans, Publisher). Home Mission supplies are also kept at the Western Methodist Book Concern, 220 West Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio; at 57 Washing¬ ton Street, Chicago, Ill., and at 36 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass. 34 FINANCIAL STATEMENT The receipts of the society for the year closing July 31, 1901, were in cash and cash vouch¬ ers through General Treasurer, $234,246 ; for tuition and board in Schools and Homes, $38,968 ; value of supplies, $68,260 ; a total of $341,474. Disbursements : Cash and vouch¬ ers, $233,794 ; supplies, $68,260 ; balance forward to next year, $450. Summary of Appropriations for 1902. Unconditional. Conditional. Southern Work. $29,055.7° $39>575-°° Utah. 5,160.00 100.00 Spanish Work. 9,581.78 17,450.00 Indian Work. 6,310.00 3,200.00 Alaska . 1,930.00 7,000.00 Immigrant Work. Children’s Homes. 5,496.00 300.00 9,666.00 11,700.00 Training Schools. 16,815.00 75,500.00 City Mission Work. 5,980.00 22,225.00 Rest Homes. 516.00 6,500.00 Oriental Work. 3,100.00 3,000.00 Deaconess Work. — 71,000.00 Conference Work. — 3,600.00 General Expenses. 25,385.00 — Total. $118,945.48 $261,150.00 OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY (The Board of Trustees includes the Officers and Managers) President Mrs. Clinton B. Fisk .175 West 58th Street, New York, N. Y. Vice-Presidents Mrs. Jane B. Robinson .425 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Mich. Mrs. H. C. McCabe .Delaware, O. Mrs. William Christie Herron .Avondale, Cincinnati, O. Mrs. Bishop Walden .Cincinnati, O. Mrs. Bishop Fowler .Buffalo, N. Y. Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Delia Lathrop Williams .Delaware, O. Recording Secretary Mrs. F. A. Aiken .912 Dayton Street, Cincinnati, O. Treasurer Mrs. George H. Thompson .2144 Fulton Avenue, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, O. Trustees \ Mrs. W. L. Boswell.644 North 32d Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. E. L. Albright. 296 North Union Street, Delaware, O. Mrs. J. L. Whetstone.106 Wellington Place, Mount Auburn, Cincinnati, O. 35 Mrs. I. D. Jones. .. .1014 McMillan St., Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, O. Mrs. W. M. Ampt .1910 Baymiller St., Cincinnati, O. Mrs. Anna Kent .60 S. Clinton St., E. Orange, N. J. Mrs. W. A. Goodman, Jr, .1707 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, O. Miss Henrietta A. Bancroft .425 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Mich. Mrs. M. T. Carey.752 West Seventh Street, Cincinnati, O. Mrs. James Dale.. St. James Avenue, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, O. Mrs. J. W. Gosling .Mount Auburn, Cincinnati, O. Mrs. W. P. Thirkield .Corner Loraine and Brookline, Clifton, Cincinnati, O. Advisory Board Mrs. J. P. Negus., .Inwood, la. Mrs. D. B. Street. ... 1102 Ninth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Mrs. Samuel Hamilton. .. .Highland Heights, E. E., Pittsburg, Pa. Mrs. John Neff.701 Carrollton Avenue, Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers .New Haven, Conn. Mrs. M. J. Schoyer.34 Library Place, Allegheny City, Pa. Mrs. J. W. Hamilton. .. .435 Buchanan Street, San Francisco, Cal. Financial Statement for 1901 of the Missionary Societies of the Methodist Episcopal Church Receipts Disbursements Missionary Society ..*$1,233,186.05 $1,279,930.06 Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society... 426,795.28 420,803.67 Woman’s Home Missionary Society. 234,246.21 233,884.83 Total. $1,894,227.54 $1,934,618.56 Disbursements for Foreign Missions Missionary Society .f$768,638.92 Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. 420,803.67 Total. $1,189,442.59 Disbursements for Home Missions Missionary Society.$511,291.14 Woman’s Home Missionary Society. ... 233,884.83 Total. .•.$ 745 d 75.97 Appropriations for 1902 Missionary Society.$1,233,186 Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. 388,866 Woman’s Home Missionary Society, unconditional. 118,945 Total.$2,002,147 * Includes special gifts. t This includes special gifts, salaries of Missionary Bishops; and the por¬ tion of incidental expenses expended for foreign missions. 36 The National City Evangelization Union of the Methodist Episcopal Church The National City Evangelization Union of the Methodist Epis¬ copal Church was suggested at a preliminary meeting held in Cleve¬ land, in November, 1891; was organized at a delegated convention at Pittsburg, in March, 1892; was recognized by the General Con¬ ference of that same year (see Discipline 1892 paragraph 364), and was adopted as an organic part of the Church’s missionary system at the General Conference of 1900 (see Discipline 1900, paragraphs 377 - 378 ). The Union is composed of representatives from all the local or¬ ganizations or unions, by whatever name known, in the cities of the United States, working for city evangelization and city church ex¬ tension, under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The object of the National Union is to promote the efficiency of the local unions, to bring them into helpful and fraternal relations, to encourage the formation of similar unions in all the cities where the Methodist Episcopal Church has five or more pastoral charges, and in general to keep before the Church its responsibility for the evangelization of the cities. The National Union presents to each General Conference, for the quadrennium next preceding, a report of its condition and work, and of the receipts and expenditures of all the federated unions. To promote city evangelization and city church extension, it recommends that in every city in the United States where the Metho¬ dist Episcopal Church has five or more charges a local union be or¬ ganized, with such board of management as it shall determine. Every pastor and presiding elder in the city, with the resident bishop, if there be one, is to be recognized as a member, and each quarterly conference is to be entitled to representation in the union. The local unions have authority, each in its own territory, to col¬ lect and disburse money for the object contemplated in its organi¬ zation. Since 1892, the Union has annually held a Convention in which there has been representation from many cities, and vital themes have been discussed. In these counsels have originated the various movements which have resulted in the adoption by the General Con¬ ference of the new policy concerning the cities, and in the closer relationship between this special work and that of the General Mis¬ sionary Society. * The demand for this National Union grew out of the convictions of men who in the several cities had been identified with the city missions and church extension societies. Of these the first was the New York City Church Extension and Missionary Society, organized nearly forty years ago, and itself the outgrowth of the City Sunday School Society, whose history runs much further back. Previous to 1890, similar societies were formed in the following cities, in the order named: Boston, Brooklyn, Detroit, Pittsburg, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, 37 Columbus, Kansas City, Syracuse. Since 1890, local unions, affiliated with the National Union, have been organized in many other cities. At the present time, the total number of organizations is over fifty, the majority of them active and effective. They expend annually in this work, approximately, two hundred thousand dollars. The work of the National Union has been that of volunteers. It has never had a salaried officer. The expenses of its Conventions have been met by contributions from the cities represented. A Com¬ mittee of fifteen laymen have supplied the funds necessary for the actual outlay for correspondence and publication. This year, in place of the annual Convention, a Conference in the interest of the evangelization of cities will be held on Friday after¬ noon of the Missionary Convention, October 24th. OFFICERS The officers elected at the last Convention are as follows: President John E. James, M. D.Philadelphia Vice-Presidents James N. Gamble .Cincinnati James B. Hobbs .Chicago James E. Ingram. Corresponding Secretary Rev. Frank Mason North .150 Fifth Avenue, New York City Recording Secretary Rev. C. A. Littlefield .Chelsea, Mass. Horace Benton T reasurer Cleveland Executive Committee John E. James, M. D.Philadelphia James N. Gamble .Cincinnati Rev. Frank Mason North .150 Fifth Avenue, New York City Rev. C. A. Littlefield .Chelsea, Mass. Horace Benton .Cleveland Horace Hitchcock .Detroit Hudson Samson .Pittsburg Rev. A. D. Traveller .Chicago Rev. A. W. Byrt .Brooklyn Board of Managers Charles Gibson . .Albany A. M. Sclioyer .Allegheny David Abercrombie .Baltimore G. E. Atwood .Boston 38 A. P. Sloan. .Brooklyn J. L. Romer .Buffalo Wm. Deering . Chicago J. R. Clark .Cincinnati N. B. Abbott . Columbus R. A. Carnine, D. D.Denver W. L. Holmes .Detroit E. B. Rawls, D. D.Indianapolis W. H. Beach .Jersey City O. M. Stewart, D. D.Kansas City D. C. John, D. D.Milwaukee J. F. Force, M. D.Minneapolis H. H. Benedict .New Haven Bowles Colgate* .New York R. W. P. Goff .Philadelphia J. G. Holmes .Pittsburg Henry A. Fifield .*.Providence I. N. Dalbey, D. D.Rochester Hanford Crawford .St. Louis J. M. Avann, D. D.Toledo G. W. F. Swartzell .Washington Missions in the Epworth League The official provision for the missionary work of the Epworth League is shown by Article 4, Section 1, of the Epworth League Con¬ stitution. As revised by the Board of Control at the Chicago meet¬ ing in August, 1900, the article reads: “ It [the first Department] shall also endeavor to interest the young people in the missionary en¬ terprises of the Church. To this end, it shall appoint a missionary committee for each chapter.” In pursuance of the constitutional provision Mr. Willis W. Cooper, the First Vice-President of the General Cabinet of the Epworth League, has appointed a general missionary committee to superintend the missionary activities of the entire organization. The Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at its regular meeting, February 20, 1900, by a unanimous vote made provision for a field secretary to be elected by the Missionary Board, such secretary to have the direction of the missionary campaign and other work among young people. Mr. S. Earl Taylor was elected to fill that position. Mr. Taylor is also chairman of the General Mis¬ sionary Committee of the League. During the year 1901-1902 no less than 445 mission study classes were conducted among the Epworth Leagues, and in these classes there were enrolled 5,312 members. Only five years ago there were practically no mission study classes conducted by Epworth Leagues. Now the Leagues have surpassed in mission study class enrollment the largest registration in voluntary mission study for a single year of all the colleges of North America. Six years ago there were no Deceased. 39 missionary libraries suitable as to cost and content for League pur¬ poses. Two missionary campaign libraries have been published since 1898, and of these libraries 4,350 sets have been sold, aggregating 73,600 volumes, or about seventy tons of missionary books. Recently, Jennings & Pye issued from their Cincinnati house the first copies of a new mission study text-book, the first book prepared especially for use of the mission study classes in young people’s so¬ cieties. The title is “ The Price of Africa,” the book being a series of biographical studies of great missionaries to Africa. The author is Mr. Taylor, who is to collaborate with Professor Amos R. Wells, of Boston, in editing a series of twenty such text-books for the use of the Leagues and the Christian Endeavor Societies. Six years ago there were practically no missionary committees among the Leagues. The League mechanism is now so adjusted as to make a missionary committee necessary to every well-organized local society and since November 1, 1900, over 400 district missionary committees have come into being. One of the aggressive forces in this League missionary movement is the Student Missionary Campaign — vacation visiting of Leagues by college students who are on fire for missions. The aim of the missionary campaign is to bring returned mis¬ sionaries and students from the colleges into personal touch with the young people of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The campaign is not organized primarily to raise money, nor is it a scheme to sidetrack the League in the interests of any one of the benevolences of the Church. It is simply a plan to give the young people of the Church a world-wide vision, and thus to bring the great work of the salva¬ tion of the world to its proper place in the thought of our future leaders. From the first, the campaign has been under the direction of the General Cabinet of the Epworth League, and working as an integral part of the First Department. Since the Student Missionary Campaign was organized, 325 cam¬ paigners from thirty colleges have worked in twenty-five States, and have addressed over 200,000 people. They have organized 1,231 mis¬ sionary committees. During the summer of 1902 there were 130 campaigners in the field, representing about thirty colleges. It will be seen from the above that the students of the colleges and the young people of the churches are working hand-in-hand to extend the Kingdom of Christ throughout the world. 40 mm,