VOLUNTARY OFFERINGS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1716, 5 April 1913, Page 9

VOLUNTARY OFFERINGS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

im THE YEAR ENDING'EASTER, 1912 The following figures arc talccn from tho Annual Summary of the Voluntary Offerings of the Church of England for the year ending Easter, 1912:— 1. Funds contributed to Central and Diocesan Societies and Institutions, and administered by their executives-.— .

Commenting; on the aljovo figures, the "Church Times" says: Comparing it with tlio rcsulta of tho previous year, wo find Hint thero is a drop of some JCIOO,OOO in tlio general total. It is explained that to some extent tlio total lias lwii aft'ectcd by reason of tlio fact that this-'year the interest from investments has been omitted from tho incomo of societies, central and diocesan, whereas in former years it was included. Hut oven if allowaneo is made in this respect, there is an ominous falliut; oft' in too many particulars. Tlio causes Unit' have suffered are foreign work, clergy assistance, philanthropic worlt, elementary education, and general parochial purposes. On the other hand, the National Society shows an "increase - t>f £10,000, and the" funds for tho pnrocliial clergy ace improved, No doubt, a variety, I of causes for ihe diminished income from ! voluntary sources • may lie conjectured, some of them, perhaps, quits unavoidable in !lie circumstances -of tho,.period concerned.

• E F. d. Homo Work 720.524 1 1 1'oreign Work 88,015 9.1 The Clergy (Educational and Charitablo Assistance) 170,951 7 0 Philanthropic Work 500,488 7 3 Total 2,453,374 17 3 II. Funds raised by Church Collections or Parochial Machinery: administered for Parochial purposes alone.. For the Parochial Clergy 858,020 9 5 For Elementary Education . 557,014 10 '2 For General Parochial Pur-' poses 3,890,358 1 1 Total 5,311,402 6 8 V -Summary. I. For General Purposes <£2,453,374 17 3 II. For ParocMal Purposes -'5,311,402 G 8 •£7,704,777 3 11