METHODISTS. 



485 



sionary collections, $4,131.41 ; amount of col- 

 lections for church expenses, $40,960.77. 



There were connected with the domestic 

 missions among foreign populations in the 

 United States (including the Indian, "Welsh, 

 German, Scandinavian, and Chinese popula- 

 tions), 265 missionaries, 13,391 members, 3,376 

 probationers, 183 local preachers, 209 churches, 

 and 122 parsonages. The amount of $10,- 

 886.96 was contributed for missionary pur- 

 poses in these missions ; in the Territories 

 were three missionaries, two helpers, and 

 130 probationers. Twenty-two hundred and 

 seventy missionaries were employed in the 

 American domestic missions. The total num- 

 ber of missionaries and assistants was 3,170. 



The receipts of the Woman's Foreign Mis- 



sionary Society for the year ending in May, 

 1873, were $54,920.32. It numbered 1,397 

 auxiliaries, and 38,452 members. It had six 

 missionaries in India, and six in China. The 

 missionaries in ludia were stationed at Luck- 

 now, Bareilly, and Moradabad. One hundred 

 and fifty girls were supported at the orphanage 

 in Bareilly, and a hospital building had been 

 built at the same place. Zenana-work was 

 sustained at twenty-four stations. The mis- 

 sions in China were at Foochow, Peking, and 

 Kiu-Kiaiig. Schools were supported in these 

 three cities. 



II. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH. 

 The following are the statistics of the Meth- 

 odist Episcopal Church South, as reported in 

 March, 1873 : 



The number of superannuated preachers was 

 219 ; number of baptisms, 62,139 ; number of 

 Sunday-schools, 6,900 ; of teachers, 45,998 ; 

 of scholars, 312,759. Amount of collections 

 for "conference claimants," $65,262.44; col- 

 lections for missions, $94,139.95. 



The apparent decrease in the number of 

 colored members is accounted for by the fact 

 that they have left this connection to join the 

 Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in Amer- 

 ica, which was organized under the direction of 

 the General Conference of the Church South. 



The Board of Missions met at Nashville, 

 Tenn., May 8th. It laid assessments upon the 



Conference with a view of raising $250,000, 

 of which $100,000 should be contributed to 

 the board to be administered by it, and $150,- 

 000 be left under the control of the General 

 Conference boards. The following appropria- 

 tions were made for the work directly under 

 the control of the board : 



China $7,000 



Contingent JM5H 



Mexico*! 81,000 



Key Weft (a mission among the Cabana) 



For the German work 6.350 



Indian Mission Conference 13,000 



For work on the Pacific coast, in the Territories, 



and in We6t Virginia, Florida, and Illinois . . . ._ 24,400 



Total $79,050 



