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Show I Welhodist Missionary Service- New York, 16. The missionary' committee ot the Methodist Episcopal Episco-pal church continued its seseion today. to-day. The cununitttc appointed yesterday yes-terday to consider what amount should be appropriated for the missionary mis-sionary work for the ensuing year 1 reported in favor of fixing it at fo'Zo,-000, fo'Zo,-000, and that in addition f 100.000 bo appropriated toward the payment ol the outstanding indebtedness ot the committee, now amounting to nearly $2-10,000. This makes the total stun to be raised for the next year of $(525,-000. $(525,-000. Tne report was adopted and a committeo appoiated lo aid iho sec retarira in raising the money called for. It was resolved to prohibit the European mission from taking up any new charges or making appointments in any. new territory without the consent con-sent of the presiding bishop. The sums to be appropriated to each missionary district were discussed and in every case a reduction on the last year's appropriation w;is made, owing to the financial depression and the impossibility ot raising larger sums of money. The following sums were appropriated : biberin, $7,000; Foochoo, China, $13,000; Peniu, $8,-2o0; $8,-2o0; Denmark, $7,o00; Sweden, 20,-000; 20,-000; South America, $7,500; Kin-kaign, Kin-kaign, $7,000; Germany and Switzerland, Switzer-land, $20,000; Norway, $10,500. |