EIGHTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT O F T H E /iyssioN ?m Y S o c i e t y OF T H E M e t h o d is t E p is c o p a l C h u r c h For the Year 1900. Cable Address, Missions. IFIE^ZEISrTIEID IF'OIFt T H E S O C IE T Y ISO FIFTH AVENUE, N E W Y O R K . « CONTENTS. PAGE ACT OF INCORPORATION ...........................................,............................ 45° ANNUAL REPORT (EIGHTY-SECOND)...................................................... 7 ANNUAL REPORT OF TREASURER AND ASSISTANT TREASURER .... 12 , ANNUITY ACCOUNT .................................................................................................... 11 APPORTIONMENT OF MONEYS TO BE RAISED DURING THE YEAR 1901 15 APPROPRIATIONS OF THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY FOR igoi..................... 19 A P P R O P R IA T IO N S O F T H E W. F. M. S. FO R 1901........................................... 449 A P P R O P R IA T IO N S OF T H E W. H. M. S. FO R 1901............................................. 449 APPROPRIATIONS TO MISSIONS AND CONFERENCES, 1900-1901............... 444 BY-LAWS OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS ......................................................... 460 CONSTITUTION ............................................................................................................. 456 CONTRIBUTIONS AND AVERAGE FOR TEN YEARS ...................................... 442 DIRECTORY OF FOREIGN MISSIONARIES ................................................... 417 DISBURSEMENTS OF THREE METHODIST MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.... 11 DOMESTIC MISSIONS.................................................................................. ............... 343 A l a s k a ............................................. 343 N ew M exico E n glish .................... 360 A merican I ndians........................... 380 N ew M exico S panish.................... 367 A rizona............................................. 347 N orth M ontana.............................. 371 A t l a n t ic .......................................... 352 N orthern Sw edish......................... 372 Bo h em ian ............ .......................... q88 N orth Pacific G erman.... 372 C hinese............................................. 382 N orwegian and D anish.......... 397 E nglish-Speaking C onferences. .. 398 P ortuguese...................................... 389 F rench ............................................. 381 Span ish......................... 390 G erm an............................................. 395 Swedish............................................. 396 G u l f ................................................. 352 U tah .................................................. 372 I t a l ia n ............................................. 388 W e l s h ........................... 381 J apanese............................................ 382 W yoming........................................... 376 N e v a d a ............................................. 352 FOREIGN MISSIONS...................... 25 A frica.................................. ............. 26 L iberia ............................................. 28 A m e r ic a ............................................ 293 M alaysia ............ ............................. 230 A sia.................................................... 98 Mexico............................................. 3'7 B engal-B urma.................................. 214 N orth C h ina................................... 131 B ombay.............................................. 203 N orth G ermany.............................. 46 Bu l g a r ia .......................................... 90 N orth India..................................... 149 C h ina................................................. 100 N orthwest In d ia ............... ........ 173 C entral C hina................................ 124 N orw ay............................................ 64 D enmark........................................... 75 South A merica................................ 294 E urope ............................................. 45 South G ermany .............................. S3 E ast C entral A frica.................... 39 South In d ia ..................................... 189 Finland and S t . Petersbu rg........ 79 South J apan ..................................... 266 F oochow............................................ 102 Sw e d e n .............. ............ 68 H inghua ........................................... 118 Switzerland..................................... 58 Italy .... ............................... 83 W est C hina «... 140 J apa n ................................................. 242 W est C entral A frica.................. 35 K orea................................................ 278 W estern South A merica.............. 310 FINANCES OF THE SOCIETY, 1819-1900................................................................. 416 GENERAL MISSIONARY COMMITTEE .................................................................... 16 HONORARY LIFE MANAGERS ................................................................................. 432 LIFE MEMBERS.............................................................................................................. 44° MONTHLY AND ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF TREASURY 14 OFFICERS AND MANAGERS ..................................................................................... 3 ORDER FOR MAKING APPROPRIATIONS—GENERAL MISSIONARY COM. 469 PATRONS .......................................................................................................................... 43° RECEIPTS OF THE SOCIETY FROM THE BEGINNING ................................. 413 STANDING COMMITTEES ..................................................................................... 6 STATISTICAL SUMMARIES ....................................................................................... 4 M 1900.] Officers of the Society and Board. 3 Officers of the Society and Board* President. BISHOP STEPHEN M. MERRILL. Vice Presidents. B ish o p E. G. A n d r e w s , B is h o p J. N. F it z G e r a l d , G e o r g e G . R e y n o l d s , H . W . W a r r e n , I. W . J o y c e , G e o r g e J . F e r r y , C. D. Foss, D . A. G o o d s e l l , J o h n S. M c L e a n , J . F. H u r s t , C. C. M c C a b e , J am es F . R u s l in g , J. M : W a l d e n , E a r l C r a n s t o n , J a m es M . K in g , W. F. M a l l a l ie u , D . H . M o o r e , J ame' s M . B u c k l e y , C. H . F o w l e r , J . W. H a m il t o n , A a r o n K. S a n f o r d . J . H . V in c e n t , J a m es H . T a f t , Elected. Corresponding Secretary. 1888. A d n a B. L e o n a r d , Mission Rooms, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. F irst Assistant Corresponding Secretary. 1900'; H e n r y K . C a r r o l l , Mission Rooms, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Assistant Secretaries. igoo. W il l ia m F. O l d h a m , 57 Washington Street, Chicago, 111. 1900. G eo r g e B. S m y t h , 1037 Market Street, San Francisco, C al. Recording Secretary. 1888. S t e p h e n L. B a l d w in , Mission Rooms, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Treasurer. 1896. Homer Eaton, Methodist Book Concern, 150 Fifth Ave., New York City. Assistant Treasurer. 1900. H .C. J e n n in g s ,Western Book Concern, 220 West Fourth St., Cincinnati,O. Field Secretary fo r Young People's Work. 1900. S. E a r l T a y l o r , 57 Washington Street, Chicago, III Board of Managers. Bishops. M anagers ex officio. 1872. B is h o p T h o m a s B o w m a n , East Orange, N. J. 1872 R a n d o l p h S. F o s t e r , 42 Elm Hill Avenue, R o x b u ry , Mass. 1872 S t e p h e n M . M e r r il l , 57 Washington Street, Chicago, 111. 1872 E d w a r d G. A n d r e w s , 150 Fifth Avenue, New Y o rk City. 1880 H e n r y W . W a r r e n , University Park, Colo. 1880 C y r u s D. Foss, 2043 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 1880 - J o h n F . H u r s t , Washington, D. C. 1884 J o h n M. W a l d e n , 220 West Fourth Street, Cincinnati, O. 1884 W il l a r d F . M a l l a l ie u , 42 Grove Street, Auburndale, M ass. 1884 C h a r l e s H. F o w l e r , 455 Franklin Street, Buffalo, N . Y. 1888 J o h n H . V in c e n t , Zurich, Switzerland. 1888 J a m e s N. F it z G e r a l d , 1505 Locust Street, Saint Louis, Mo. 1888 ISAAC W . J o y c e , 1115 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn. 1888 D a n ie l A. G o o d s e l l , Chattanooga, Tenn. 1896 C h a r l e s C. M cC a b e , Omaha, Neb. 1896 E a r l C r a n s t o n , Portland, Ore. 1900 D a v id H . M o o r e , Shanghai, China. 1900 J o h n W. H a m il t o n , San Francisco, Cal. 4 Missionary Report. [1900. Board of Managers—Continued, Ministers. 1870. Aaron K. Sanford, 63 Park Street, Manhattan, New York C ity. 1876. JAMES M. B u c k l e y , 150 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City. 1880. J a m e s M. K in g , 1026 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 18S0. H e n r y A . B u t t z , Drew Seminary, Madison, N . J . 1882. S a m u e l F. U p h a m , Drew Seminary, Madison, N. J. 1884. A n d r e w L o n g a c r e , 31 East 60th Street, Manhattan, New York City. 1884. J o h n F . G o u c h e r , 2309 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Md. 1SS4. J a m e s R. D a y , Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y. 1884. Charles S. H arrow er, 245 W e st 104th St.; M anhattan, New York City. 1887. H e n r y A . M o n r o e , 1310 Parrish Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 1887. B e n ja m in M. A d a m s , Bethel, Conn. 1890. Homer Eaton, 150 F ifth Avenue, Manhattan, New Y o rk C ity. 1892. G e o r g e A b e l e , Rocky Point, N. Y. 1892. C harles R. Barnes, "Washington, N. J. 1892. Samuel P. Hammond, Haverstraw, N. Y. 1892. S t e p h e n O. B e n t o n , Fall River, Mass. 1895. E z r a S. T i p p l e , 1981 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York City. 1896. H e r b e r t W e l c h , Middletown, Conn. 1896. Samuel W. Thomas, 1513 Centennial Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 1896. S a m u e l W . G e h r e t t , 3418 North 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.