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Editorial
August 17, 1866
Southern Christian Advocate
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Editorial appeals for funds to pay the Methodist Church's missionary debt, detailing apportionments to conferences including $4,500 for Georgia, and proposes equitable district divisions within Georgia to facilitate collections.
Merged-components note: The table provides the specific district apportionments referenced at the end of the preceding editorial text on the Missionary Debt, forming a single coherent component on that topic.
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THE MISSIONARY DEBT.
Our readers have seen several appeals from the Missionary Secretaries and others, for funds to liquidate the Missionary debt, which has been fully explained to them by Dr. McFerrin, in the Advocate. The General Conference resolved to make what provision it could for the liquidation of this debt at the earliest possible day. The subject was fully discussed there, and the unanimous sentiment was, that, at every cost, the Church must be faithful to her pecuniary obligations. The debt must be paid, however long a time it may take to raise the funds. That they may be raised, the amount of the debt was divided among the various Conferences, with a request that each should contribute the sum apportioned to it. By this apportionment $2,200 falls to the share of the South Carolina Conference; $4,500 to Georgia; $1,500 to Florida; and $4,500 to Montgomery Conference. It has been suggested to the Editor several times to make an equitable division of the sum apportioned to Georgia to the several Districts in that Conference, that there may be some equality in the collections. We do this the less reluctantly, because we have for our guide the "apportionment" of the Board of Stewards made by authority of the Conference itself, and, therefore, to be considered a fair distribution of another debt—that to the superannuated preachers, widows and orphans, etc. Taking the figures of the Board for a guide in ascertaining the ratio to be assessed to each District we would suppose the following a just distribution of the Missionary debt in the Georgia Conference, viz:
$4,500.00
Distributed as this sum is over so large a territory, and with more years than one, in which to collect the money, if it cannot be done at once, the Georgia Conference will surely do its part towards meeting this obligation, which presses equally on the entire church.
Our readers have seen several appeals from the Missionary Secretaries and others, for funds to liquidate the Missionary debt, which has been fully explained to them by Dr. McFerrin, in the Advocate. The General Conference resolved to make what provision it could for the liquidation of this debt at the earliest possible day. The subject was fully discussed there, and the unanimous sentiment was, that, at every cost, the Church must be faithful to her pecuniary obligations. The debt must be paid, however long a time it may take to raise the funds. That they may be raised, the amount of the debt was divided among the various Conferences, with a request that each should contribute the sum apportioned to it. By this apportionment $2,200 falls to the share of the South Carolina Conference; $4,500 to Georgia; $1,500 to Florida; and $4,500 to Montgomery Conference. It has been suggested to the Editor several times to make an equitable division of the sum apportioned to Georgia to the several Districts in that Conference, that there may be some equality in the collections. We do this the less reluctantly, because we have for our guide the "apportionment" of the Board of Stewards made by authority of the Conference itself, and, therefore, to be considered a fair distribution of another debt—that to the superannuated preachers, widows and orphans, etc. Taking the figures of the Board for a guide in ascertaining the ratio to be assessed to each District we would suppose the following a just distribution of the Missionary debt in the Georgia Conference, viz:
$4,500.00
Distributed as this sum is over so large a territory, and with more years than one, in which to collect the money, if it cannot be done at once, the Georgia Conference will surely do its part towards meeting this obligation, which presses equally on the entire church.
| Augusta District. | 700 | 00 |
| Dahlonega | 140 | 00 |
| Atlanta | 300 | 00 |
| Macon | 650 | 00 |
| Americus | 350 | 00 |
| LaGrange | 490 | 00 |
| Athens | 530 | 00 |
| Rome | 200 | 00 |
| Griffin | 180 | 00 |
| Columbus | 600 | 00 |
| Sandervsille | 140 | 00 |
| Lumpkin | 220 | 00 |
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Missionary Debt
Church Obligations
Georgia Conference
Apportionment
Collections
What entities or persons were involved?
Missionary Secretaries
Dr. Mcferrin
General Conference
South Carolina Conference
Georgia Conference
Florida Conference
Montgomery Conference
Board Of Stewards
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Liquidation Of Missionary Debt
Stance / Tone
Urgent Appeal For Church Contributions
Key Figures
Missionary Secretaries
Dr. Mcferrin
General Conference
South Carolina Conference
Georgia Conference
Florida Conference
Montgomery Conference
Board Of Stewards
Key Arguments
Church Must Faithfully Meet Pecuniary Obligations At All Costs
Debt Apportioned Among Conferences For Collection
Equitable District Division Suggested For Georgia Conference Based On Stewardship Ratios
Georgia Conference Capable Of Raising $4,500 Over Time