Show methodist missionary appropriations detroit mich nov 12 apportionment of the yearly appropriations occupied the sessions of the general missionary committee of the methodist episcopal church today appropriation was made providing for the reduction of the salaries of the officials of the committee but after a long discussion an appropriation of was made for salaries of secretaries and missionary bishops this is an increase of 1000 over last year an additional bishop and secretary being provided for the appropriation for office expenses was cut from to thie left a balance of for missionary work and 45 per cent was appropriated for home and 55 per cent for foreign missions the same percentage as last year A special committee will prepare addresses to be delivered before conferences and to be widely disseminated for the purpose of raising missionary funds owing to the reduction of the general appropriation fund was found necessary to make a cut of four per cent on the apportionment of last year for foreign missions in the eastern abia division china was first taken up and was appropriated for foo chow missions a cut of 1100 for central china a cut of for north china a cut of 1850 and for west china an v increase of 1700 tonight there was a platform a in the central M E church at which dr H G jackson and bishop HL W delivered addresses on our domestic missions |