Total... From this providential beginning our missions among the Indians spread until they have extended from Western New York to Wisconsin, and are under the care of eight Annual Conferences. But upon the division of our Church in 1845 much the largest portion of the Indian missions fell to the Church, South. At present we employ eleven missionaries among the Indians, have one thousand members and two hundred and fifty-four probationers, and thirty-three Local Preachers. The Church, South, had before the war an Indian Mission Conference of two districts, divided into twenty-five circuits, and employing twenty-nine missionaries. All this, both North and South, is the fruit of our first Indian missions, so providentially commenced. To this we are to add the thousands of these children of the forest who have been gathered to their rest in heaven. Many of them gave beautiful examples in their lives and deaths of the power of religion. Let the Church be made to understand but this small part of our missionary work, and she will give all that is necessary to prosecute our missions vigorously. Notwithstanding these children of the forest are gradually yet surely passing away, and will shortly be no more seen in the land of their forefathers, yet our correspondence with them during the last year or two shows decided improvement in their religious condition. The following table will show their condition in 1868: 11 1,000 254 23 12 $12,800 4 $2,650 $261 Value Missionary Contributions. MISSIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS BY CONFERENCES. BLACK RIVER. St. Regis, $300. CENTRAL NEW YORK. Oneidas and Onondagas, $400. Only a few years since there were missions to Welsh immigrants within nine of the Annual Conferences, but as they became able to understand and speak the English language their separate Church organizations were abandoned, and they have united with the English-speaking congregations, until now there are but three Welsh missions under the care of our Church, and they are tending to a like union. One of them is near Utica, within the Central New York Conference, one is the Hubbard and Sharon mission, in the Erie Conference, and one is at Columbia, within the Wisconsin Conference. Total....... 303 23,466 4,218 316 423 $2,203,061 183 $194,365 $14,405 MISSIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS BY CONFERENCES. CENTRAL GERMAN. Cincinnati District, $200; Cincinnati, Ladies' Home Mission, 150; Hamilton, 225; Furnaces, 250; Milan, 150; North Ohio District, 250; Cleveland, 225; Cleveland, West Side, 225; Vermillion, 150; Sandusky, 50; Canal Dover, 275; Pittsburgh, (for second man,) 150; Birmingham, 225; Galion, 225; Piqua, 225; Michigan District, 350; Detroit, Beaubien-street, 240; Detroit, Sixteenth-street and Rossville, 175; East Saginaw and Bay City, 400; Marine City, 100; Allegan, 210; Grand Rapids, 350; Lansing aud St. Johns, 400; Edgarton, 300; Peninsula, 50; Goshen, 175; Toledo Mission, 400; Lafayette, 175; Danville, 200; Louisville District, 200; Cannelton, 150; Madison, 100; Poland, 250; Metropolis City, 150. Missions, 34; Money, $7,350. EAST GERMAN. New York District, Presiding Elder, $1,150; New York City Mission, 375; New York Port Mission, 1,800; Williamsburgh, 200; Mount Vernon and New Rochelle, 125; Poughkeepsie, 350; New Haven, 750; Roxbury, 450; Hudson City and Tappantown, 200; Long Island, 200; New York Port Mission, 1,000; Philadelphia District, for the Presiding Elder, 800; Philadelphia, 700; South Baltimore, 400; Frederick City, 500; Elizabeth, 700; Dunkirk, 200; Buffalo, 450; North Buffalo, 150; Buffalo Circuit, 200; Rochester, 150; Rochester Circuit, 150. Missions, 21; Money, $10,000. NORTHWEST GERMAN. Chicago District, $160; Wheeling, 100; Peru, 140; Sandwich, 100; Michigan City, 100; Valparaiso, 60; Kenosha, 120; Buckley, 300; Milwaukee District: Milwaukee First Church, 100; Lowell, 50; Horicon, 100; Oconomowoc, 50; Sheboygan and Charleston, 80; Manitowoc, 50; Fond du Lac, 50; Oshcosh, 100; Madison, 100; Fort Atkinson, 50; Green Bay, 80; Kewanee, 150; Wausau, 100; Sturgeon Bay, 100; Arena, 100; Galena District, 300; Cassville, 175; Freeport, 125; Hazel Green, 50; Charles City, 150; Red Wing District, 150; Cannon River, 150; Northfield, 200; Wilton, 150; Winona and St. Charles, 200; La Crosse, 250; Rochester, 250;_ Hokah, 100; Wabashaw, 200; Menomonee, 250; St. Paul District, 200; Salem, 80; Minneapolis and St. Anthony, 340; Crow River, 200; St. Cloud, 220; Shakopee, 180; Carver, 200; Henderson, 100; New Ulm, 200; St. Croix, 240. Missions, 48; Money, $7,000. The missions to the German population of this country are organized into German Annual Conferences, excepting those on the Pacific Coast, which are still under the jurisdiction of the California Conference. The German work as now arranged comprises seventeen Presiding Elders' districts, and two hundred and seventy-one pastoral charges. One of these Conferences has failed to comply with the requirement of the General Conference to report the distribution of their missionary money for 1868, and therefore it cannot be stated precisely how many of the pastoral charges are missions at present; but in 1867 all the Presiding Elders' districts, (seventeen,) and one hundred and sixty-six circuits and stations, were missions, receiving aid from the funds of the Society. SOUTHWEST GERMAN. (No report.) CALIFORNIA. (No report.) SCANDINAVIAN MISSIONS. Commenced in 1845. Statistics. CONFERENCES. New York.. Central Illinois West Wisconsin Total..... 36 2,396 540 35 41 $73,350 17 $9,455 $1,788 MISSIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS BY CONFERENCES. CENTRAL ILLINOIS. Swede District, $550; Bishop Hill, 200; Beaver, 100; Rockford, 350; La Salle and Leland, 150; Gales burg, 100; New Sweden, 150; Webster, 300; Moline and Geneseo, 250; Chicago, 200. Missions, 10; Money, $2,350. ERIE. Jamestown and Sugar Grove, $300. MINNESOTA. Scandinavian District, $700; St. Paul and Minneapolis, 400; Chicago and Fish Lake, 300; Red Wing and Vasa, 250; Grand Meadow and Long Creek, 300; Rush River, 275; Scandia Grove, 275; Kandiyohi, 325; Newburgh and Highland Prairie, 100; Forest City and Clinton, 300. Missions, 10; Money, $3,225. NEW YORK. $2,500. WEST WISCONSIN. Norwegian Mission District, $585; Racine and Milwaukee, 265; Sheboygan and Manitowoc, 340; Ashipun, 345; Cambridge, 275; Hart Prairie, 120; Coon Prairie and Richland, 270. Missions, 7; Money, $2,200. These missions address themselves to immigrants from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. There are three Presiding Elders' districts and thirty-two pastoral charges or circuits, all of which are missions, receiving aid from the missionary funds of the Church. CHINESE DOMESTIC. Commenced in 1867. One Mission. Money, $2,500. This mission was established for the benefit of the Chinese who are coming in such great numbers to the United States. There are now more than fifty thousand Chinese on the Pacific Coast. The mission is under the care of the California Conference, and enjoys the labors of the Rev. Otis Gibson, who for many years was a missionary at Foochow, China. Though the mission promises well, yet the time since its opening has been so short that special results could not be reported. MISSIONS IN TERRITORIES. We have a mission in Idaho and also one in Montana, but no reports have come to hand at the time we go to press. |