SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Foreign Mission Agency

[s. 677] : Formerly the Episcopal Church of Scotland collected funds for the Church of England Mi ionary Societies, but upon the consecration of Bishop Cotter ill as Bishop of Edinburgh the contributions of the churches in the seven Scottish dioceses were devoted to mi ions in India and South Africa through their own Society “The Board of Foreign Mi ions of the Scottish Episcopal Church,” the new form of their “A ociation for Foreign Mi ions.” The SPG even went so far as to hand over to the Scottish Society contributions from Scotland over and above a fixed amount each year. This latter arrangement, however, was annulled in 1900. Bishop Cotter ill, having labored as a mi ionary of the CMS in India for twelve years, and for another twelve in South Africa Kaffraria where he had been consecrated bishop, felt a peculiar interest in those two fields of his former efforts, and organized a permanent union with them. This board sends out contributions every year to Kaffraria for the general purposes of the diocese of Independent Kaffraria, now called St. John’s, and also many sums to be devoted to special objects in connection with the various — — churches and schools there. The Board also provides the funds nece ary for the maintenance of the mi ionary schools at Chanda, in Central India, which are under the direction of the Bishop of Calcutta, and forwards sums entrusted to it for any mi ion work being carried on by the Church of England, or any Church in communion with ^ her. SCOTTISH PANY (1903) MISSION INDUSTRIES COM- This is not a mi ionary society nor a benevolent society in any sense. It is a joint stock company organized by friends of the UFS, with a capital of $.50,000 (.$30,000 paid in), established in order to foster industries in mi ion fields, by which famine orphans and persecuted converts may find a livelihood. It is not in any sense a training school, employing those whom the mi ions have already trained. The stockholders will receive 5 per cent, interest on their stock, and they are pledged, after a reserve has been established equaling one-half of the paid-up capital, to have all surplus profits paid over to: the UFS. Of course only such busine as promises return be taken up. The Company has commenced operations by undertaking the working will of the UFS pre es at Poona and Ajmere in India, which will be conducted on a busine basis. 677