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and churches was put into operation so that each 

 diocese was guided in 'its contributions by the 

 amount expected of it to meet the entire amount 

 desired by the society. Monthly reports were is- 

 sued by the treasurer. The success of the new 

 system was seen in many dioceses and missionary 

 districts exceeding the amount asked of them. 

 With four exceptions every diocese and mission- 

 ary district showed an increase in the number of 

 parishes contributing. In the aggregate 1,385 

 more parishes and missionary districts contrib- 

 uted this year than last. The extension of time 

 to March 1, 1902, before putting into action the 

 resolution providing for a 10-per-cent. reduction in 

 appropriations in the event of a deficit of $100,- 

 000 at the beginning of the fiscal year Sept. 1, 

 1901, resulted in a rescinding of the action in 

 consequence of the favorable report in February 

 of the bishops as to the successful working of the 

 apportionment plan. The amount available for 

 iomestic missions was $606,453.54, of which sum 

 $275,353.47 was received as " specials " and paid 

 jut over and above appropriations or invested per- 

 manently. The amount for " specials " given in- 

 cludes $82,955.23, being the result of the united 

 offering of 1901 of the Woman's Auxiliary. The 

 payments on account of white mission work were 

 $172,66,6.12; of .Indian, $68,174.98; of colored, 

 >7,021.14; specials were $135,403.99; Woman's 

 Auxiliary united offering of 1901, $63,400; por- 

 tion of Woman's Auxiliary united offering of 

 1898 applied to appropriations for domestic mis- 

 sions, $14,089; legacy expenses (half), $26.02; half 

 amount paid to annuitants, $694.50; half cost of 

 administration and collection, $24,556.86 ; printing 

 reports of the board, Spirit of Missions for the 

 clergy, pamphlets, and leaflets for gratuitous dis- 

 tribution, $11,878.99; legacies for investment, 

 $3,025.89; legacies paid to certain bishops, etc., 

 at their discretion, $19,625 ; half amount with- 

 drawn temporarily for the " Ann Eliza Tweddle 

 Deposit " for domestic and foreign missions, $12,- 

 500; making a total of payments on account of 

 domestic missions and specials, $583,062.49, and 

 leaving available for domestic missions and spe- 

 cials at the close of the fiscal year a balance of 

 $112,968.39. 



The total amount for the fiscal year applied 

 upon the work of the Church in foreign lands was 

 $409,730.84, but of this sum $117,660.03 was re- 

 eived as " specials " to be paid over and above 

 appropriation or to be invested permanently. 

 The amount for "specials" includes $24,633.99, 

 the foreign portion of the united offering of 1901 

 of the Woman's Auxiliary. The statement of 

 appropriations and resources for the year is as 

 follows: Balance of appropriations on Sept. 1, 

 1901, unpaid, $51,359.10; appropriations Sept. 1, 

 1901, to Sept. 1, 1902, $300,283.68; received 

 for foreign missions, $129,373.70; one-half general 

 afferings, $136,083.14; legacies applied toward 

 the appropriations, by order of the Board of Man- 

 agers, $3,112.13; undesignated legacies to the so- 

 ciety, $23,501.84; making a total of $292,070.81, 

 which shows a deficiencv for foreign missions of 

 $59,571.97. 



Some facts gleaned from the reports of the mis- 

 sionary bishops are given below: 



Church work among the Indians is being car- 

 ried on in 14 dioceses and missionary districts un- 

 der the jurisdiction of their bishops, aided by 51 

 clergymen, of whom 29 are Indians, 83 laymen, 

 and 38 women, in all 172 workers. There are 

 over 250,000 Indians in the "United States and 

 about 35,000 in Alaska. Instead of rapidly 

 dying out as a race, the Indians have held 

 their own, and some tribes, such as the Cherokees 



and Navajos, have nearly doubled. As a result 

 of the educational system adopted by the Gov- 

 ernment and the various religious denominations 

 96,000 Indians have discarded native dress for 

 that of the American citizen, 32,000 can read, 

 38,000 speak the English language, 21,000 live in 

 houses, 98,632 are self-supporting, and 58,809 

 own taxable property. 



In Alaska, the bishop reports 13 church build- 

 ings, over 100 baptisms and 44 confirmations for 

 the year, $1,212.13 in offerings. The amount of 

 expense for the district was $7,815.48. 



Church work among the Swedes in this coun- 

 try embraces thirty odd parishes and missions 

 with more than 75,000 communicants under the 

 charge of 22 Swedish clergymen of the Church. 

 Work among the deaf-mutes is carried on by 2 

 general missionaries in the employ of the board. 

 In the Western district the missionary ministers 

 in the sign-language to 600 communicants. Work 

 among the colored people lies principally in the 

 Southern States, covering 21 dioceses and 3 mis- 

 sionary districts under the charge of a commission 

 consisting of 5 bishops, 5 presbyters, and 5 laymen. 

 There are 8,000 communicants, worshiping in 200 

 churches and chapels, in charge of 100 clergymen. 

 The appropriation for the work is $65,000 per an- 

 num. The workers number 108 clergymen, 65 lay- 

 men, and 145 women 318 in all. 



Church work in the Philippines has been placed 

 on a permanent basis through the election and 

 confirmation of its bishop, the Rev. Charles H. 

 Brent. Just prior to the bishop's sailing for the 

 islands on May 17 a person whose name was with- 

 held gave $100,000 with which to build a cathe- 

 dral in Manila. A further gift of $25,000 from 

 Mr. and Mrs. George C. Thomas will provide 

 buildings for parish work to be erected in connec- 

 tion with the cathedral foundation. The bishop'3 

 settlement, with 9 clergy, 2 trained nurses, 

 some kindergartners, some lay missionaries, in- 

 cluding a medical man, will cost $5,000 a year to 

 maintain. This is not yet accomplished, but is 

 the plan of the bishop. An industrial school for 

 teaching agriculture and woodworking, to cost 

 $2,000 a year for maintenance, is also desired. A 

 movement is on foot by certain well-known and 

 influential men of New York to raise the sum of 

 $1,000,000, the income of which is to be given 

 Bishop Brent for his work. About $75,000 of this 

 amount is in sight. The Church of Liberia, 

 through its bishop, reports a growing disposition 

 to depend upon themselves in the matter of build- 

 ing churches and supplying other needs. In the 

 year 1 priest was ordained, 2 candidates ad- 

 mitted for priest's orders, 13 lay readers li- 

 censed, 5 additional catechists and teachers 

 commissioned, 1 corner-stone laid, 310 persons 

 baptized. The grand total of baptisms in the 

 district is 5,842; of confirmations, 2,987; present 

 number of communicants, 1,596, of whom !U3 

 are native Africans. Contributions during the 

 year, $4,961.52. 



The bishop of the missionary district of Shang- 

 hai, China, reports that province as the most ditli- 

 cult for evangelistic work in China by reason of 

 the attitude of indifference among the people. 

 The province is wealthy, the people not exposed 

 to famine, as in other parts. The feeling of pride 

 in the literary classes is particularly strong, and 

 the consequent indifference to the preaching of 

 the Gospel is harder to overcome than active oppo- 

 sition. Statistics show the number of catechu- 

 mens as 44; baptisms, 71; confirmations. 29; bap- 

 tized Christians, 733; communicants, 397; day- 

 schools, 20; day-scholars, 432; boarding-schools, 

 4; boarding-scholars, 341; teachers (Chinese), 51; 



