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management of this particular Mission, like that of the 

 Moravian Mission among the Indians of North America, 

 has been committed to the Provincial Elders' Conference 

 of the northern division of the American Moravian Church, 

 subject in matters of importance to the consent and ap- 

 proval of the higher Board. In financial matters and af- 

 fairs of external administration respecting Alaska, the Pro- 

 vincial Elders' Conference is associated with the other 

 members of the executive Board of the Society for Propa- 

 gating the Gospel among the Heathen, which has its seat 

 at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 



The expenses of the mission, of necessity heavy — owing 

 to the long journeys, the need of sending provisions and 

 other supplies from San Francisco each Summer for the 

 succeeding year, and the clothing and boarding of the 

 school children — have been met mainly by voluntary con- 

 tributions on the part of members and friends of the Mo- 

 ravian Church in America. These gifts have been promoted 

 by the establishment, in various congregations of the Mora- 

 vian Church in the same territory, of Alaska Societies 

 Auxiliary to the Society for Propagating the Gospel. A 

 number of Sewing Societies have also systematically les- 

 sened the labor of the missionaries by their needle -work. 

 In addition, comparatively small grants have been received 

 from the U. S. Government in aid of the schools at Bethel 

 and Carmel, which form a part of the public school system 

 of the Territory. 



From its inception to July 31, 1889, the Mission has cost 

 ^27,234.86. Of this sum, ^19,273.28 have been met by- 

 voluntary contributions. The grants from Government 

 have amounted to $2,600. The remainder has been made 

 up by appropriations from the interest of the funds of the 

 Society for Propagating the Gospel, the rest of whose 

 income is used for the support of Moravian Missions in 

 general. 



Gifts, either of money or clothing or of useful articles or 

 books, for the Moravian Mission in Alaska may be sent to, 

 and will be thankfully received by the Treasurer, the Rev. 

 Robt. de Schweinitz, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 



