Southern Christian Advocate

From the Christian Advocate and Journal

MISSIONARY FUNDS.

It has long been a complaint that we have no well-digested system for raising missionary funds; hence their irregularity and insufficiency. Aware of this deficiency, to some extent at least, the Board, after much deliberation, have devised a plan which will, in their judgment, if adopted and carried out by the Church generally, relieve them from their present embarrassment, and insure the necessary supplies in future. In connection with these remarks, I take the liberty of presenting the readers of the Christian Advocate with a statement showing the number of members in each conference-- the amount of money raised for missionary purposes, as reported in the Minutes for 1840-1-- how much this amounts to for each member-- and the amount which would be raised by each member paying one cent a week, or fifty-two cents a year.

It will be observed that, according to the foregoing table, some of the conferences have made no report, while others reported but in part.-- And here I would take the liberty to suggest the propriety of the 16th question, "What has been contributed for the support of missions?" being answered in all cases. If the treasurer is not prepared to answer at the conference, he should be required to furnish the answer in time for publication in the general Minutes. It will also be observed, that the contributions of several of the conferences last year were much short of what they usually have been; this year, according to the information we have received, they have done much better; and as it is designed to continue these statements annually, what they have done this year will appear in the next. May each conference abound more and more in this good work.

G. Lane, Treas.

Name of conferences,	Nos. in society,	Amount paid 1840-41	Avg. per member.	Amount paid 1840-41	Avg. per member.	Amount paid 1840-41
New-York	36,689	$6,938	17	$00	19	$19,078
Troy	24,566	1,400	06	05	12	12,774
N. England	22,554	2,576	88	11	11,728	11,728
N. Hampshire	20,084	1,077	92	05	10,443	10,443
Pittsburgh	35,750	3,318	14	09	18,590	18,590
Maine	22,359	485	75	02	11,626	68
Black River	15,945	813	75	05	8,286	20
Erie	17,910	786	48	04	9,313	20
Oneida	22,974	2,843	28	12	11,946	45
Michigan	11,407	No report	420	75	5,931	64
Rock River	6,985	420	75	06	3,424	20
Genesee	27,981	2,844	91	10	14,550	12
North Ohio	23,898	1,483	69	06	13,426	96
Illinois	24,687	1,210	00	05	12,837	24
Ohio	54,283	4,002	99	07	28,227	16
Missouri	13,992	999	79	07	7,275	84
Tennessee	26,080	No report	420	75	13,561	60
Kentucky	37,000	2,285	31	06	19,240	00
Indiana	52,615	1,474	92	03	27,359	80
Memphis	14,492	No report	420	75	7,355	84
Arkansas	6,479	76	75	01	3,369	08
Holston	28,322	688	59	03	14,727	44
Mississippi	12,678	No report	420	75	6,592	56
N. Carolina	20,463	445	24	03	10,640	76
Texas	1,853	No report	420	75	963	56
Alabama	25,312	2,100	77	08	12,162	24
Virginia	24,927	3,363	91	13	12,962	04
Georgia	38,857	No report	420	75	20,205	64
Baltimore	56,693	9,909	55	17	29,480	36
S. Carolina	57,426	5,672	55	09	29,862	52
Philadelphia	43,872	3,000	00	07	22,813	44
New Jersey	23,275	2,470	34	10	12,103	00