PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES. 



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charged with all .the powers of the Board of 

 Missions during the interval between the tri- 

 ennial meetings, and divide the work between 

 a Domestic Committee and a Foreign Commit- 

 tee (each with its secretary and treasurer), with 

 headquarters in New York city. 



In domestic missions, from Sept. 1, 1883, to 

 Sept. 1, 1884, the missionaries (14 missionary 

 jurisdictions and 30 dioceses) were : Bishops, 

 13 ; other clergymen (white, colored, Indian), 

 407; teachers, catechists, other helpers, etc., 

 72 ; total, 492. The finances stood thus : 



Collections, legacies, etc $248,716 70 



Expenditures (fourteeu missionary jurisdictions 



and thirty dioceses) $153,566 23 



Missions among Indians 45,377 90 



Missions among colored people 19,722 17 



Office and other expenses 13,610 24 



Cash in bank 1 6,440 16 



Total $248,716 70 



In foreign missions, from Sept. 1, 1883, to 

 Sept. 1, 1884, the numbers were, missionary 

 bishops, 3 ; other clergy (white and native;, 60 ; 

 teachers, catechists, and other helpers, etc., 

 175 ; total, 238. The finances stood thus : 



Collections, legacies, general fund $120,937 90 



Specials, etc 16,760 53 



Treasury overdrawn . . 11,266 41 



Total .. $148,964 84 



The Woman's Auxiliary to the Board of 

 Missions has rendered efficient and valuable aid 

 in the work of all the departments by means 

 of parochial, city, county, and diocesan associa- 

 tions of ladies, who raise money, prepare boxes, 

 and otherwise help on the missions. The fol- 

 lowing is a summary of work in 43 dioceses 

 and 6 missionary jurisdictions: 



Money raised for domestic, foreign, freedmen, and 

 Indian missions $48,541 13 



Boxes for the same (1,833 in number), estimated 

 value 131,616 95 



Total $180,158 08 



The American Church Missionary Society 

 (auxiliary to the Board) employed during the 

 year, in 15 dioceses, 38 missionaries. The 

 financial condition was as follows : 



Keceipts from parishes, etc $9,572 26 



Receipts for foreign missions 1,041 90 



Balance in hand 1,966 75 



Total $12,580 91 



Boxes of clothing, etc., sent to missionaries 32 



Estimated value of boxes $3,750 78 



The society has also in legacies, securities, endow- 

 ment funds, etc., nearly.. $40,000 00 



The Mexican League in aid of church-work 

 in Mexico (consisting of ladies) reports that 

 during the year ending May 1, 1884, it had 

 received $11, 09 1.74. Expenses, $622.28. Paid 

 to the Foreign Committee, $6,556.50. Paid to 

 the agent of the league in Mexico, $3,907.63. 

 The difficulties existing a year ago in Mexican 

 church matters, under Bishop Riley, were re- 

 moved by that prelate's resignation in April, 

 1884. Bishop Riley has been fully exonerated 

 from all imputations of an unfavorable nature, 

 and the important work for sustaining the 

 efforts in behalf of church progress in Mexico 



is now committed to the care of the Christian 

 ladies constituting that league. The prospect, 

 for the future is cheering in a high degree. 



Building Fund. The American Church Build- 

 ing Fund Commission, established in 1880, 

 continues its work, and the year 1884 fur- 

 nishes some encouragement to persevere in 

 the efforts to secure the $1,000,000 named as 

 its capital with which to work in the future. 

 The commission has rendered invaluable serv- 

 ice in investigating the titles to church prop- 

 erty, and adding to its security in all time to 

 come. Applications for loans, amounting to 

 $50,350, were received, and thirty-six loans 

 were granted, amounting to $25,700. Tfiese 

 were mostly in dioceses in the South and 

 Northwest, and to missionary jurisdictions. 

 Gifts aggregating to about $1,300 were made 

 during the year. Cash balance in hand, $26.- 

 970.30. Total amount received for permanent 

 fund, $54,226.95. 



Work among the Jews. The Society for Pro- 

 moting Christianity among the Jews (auxiliary 

 to the Board of Missions) reports encouraging 

 progress. During the year twelve new missiona- 

 ries were appointed ; two mission-schools were 

 established, making six in all ; seven industrial 

 schools were in full operation ; the result be- 

 ing a total of two hundred and ninety-one 

 workers, reaching Jews in two hundred and 

 sixty-one cities and towns, forty-three dio- 

 ceses, and thirteen missionary jurisdictions. 



Keceipts, etc., Sept. 1, 1884 $27,148 01 



Expenditures for schools, salaries, etc 22,065 38 



Trust fund.. 5,084 63 



Total $27,148 01 



General Condition. During the year 1884 two 

 bishops died, viz., Bishop Smith, the presid- 

 ing bishop, and Bishop Clarkson (see OBITU- 

 ARIES, AMEEIOAN), and fifty-seven others of the 

 clergy. Three new bishops have been conse- 

 crated, viz., Alfred A. Watson, Bishop of East 

 Carolina ; William J. Boone, Missionary Bishop 

 for Shanghai, China ; and Nelson S. Rulison, 

 Assistant Bishop of Central Pennsylvania. In 

 addition to those named above, there are va- 

 rious other societies and organizations for car- 

 rying forward church work, as the Church 

 Temperance Society, the Society for the In- 

 crease of the Ministry, the Church German 

 Society, the Free Church Association, the Fund 

 for Relief of Widows and Orphans of deceased 

 Clergymen, and of Aged, Infirm, and Disabled 

 Clergymen, the twelve Sisterhoods and Dea- 

 conesses, etc., all of which have done good 

 service in the year 1884. The Episcopal 

 Church has also under its control nine colleges, 

 in different parts of the country, and it secures 

 sound training for its clergy in the sixteen 

 theological seminaries and divinity schools de- 

 voted to this end. In the way of periodicals, 

 there are eight weekly church papers,' five 

 monthly magazines, and one quarterly, which 

 strive to promote the interests and defend the 

 truth as it is held and taught in this branch of 

 the Church of Christ. 



