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Home » Publications » Free Presbyterian Magazine » 1929 » September 1929 » ABSTRACT of the PUBLIC ACCOUNTS of the FREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SCOTLAND FOR YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH 1929

ABSTRACT of the PUBLIC ACCOUNTS of the FREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SCOTLAND FOR YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH 1929

SUSTENTATION FUND.

INCOME.

Balance on Hand at 31st March 1928 .. … £6811 5 11

CREDITS—

| 1. Congregational Contributions | £4650 16 2 |
|——————————————|————|
| 2. Donations | 142 10 9 |
| 3. Home Mission Fund—Balance Transferred | 708 19 11 |
| 4. Legacies | 110 0 0 |
| 5. Interest | 202 16 1 |

5815 2 11

£12,626 8 10

EXPENDITURE.

DEBITS.

| 1. Payments to Ministers at | 30th June, 1928 | £990 0 0 |
|—————————–|—————–|———–|
| 2. ” | 30th Sept. | 990 0 0 |
| 3. ” | 31st Dec. | 990 0 0 |
| 4. ” | 31st March 1929 | 990 0 0 |
| | | £3960 0 0 |
| 5. ” | Missionaries at | |
| | 30th June 1928 | 349 17 0 |
| | 30th Sept. | 333 10 0 |
| | 31st Dec. | 328 10 0 |
| | 31st March 1929 | 356 0 0 |
| | | 1367 17 0 |

£5327 17 0

| Payment to London Mission Fund | £52 0 0 |
|————————————-|———|
| Stationery, Printing, Postages, &c. | 7 7 7 |

£5387 4 7

| Balance on hand at 31st March 1929 | 7239 4 3 |
|————————————|———-|
|————————————|———-|

£12,626 8 10

HOME MISSION FUND.

INCOME.

| 1. Congregational Contributions | £658 4 7 |
|———————————|———-|
| 2. Donations | 51 17 0 |

£710 1 7

£710 1 7

EXPENDITURE.

DEBITS.

| 1. Postages, Printing and Stationery | £1 1 8 |
|———————————————|———–|
| 2. Balance Transferred to Sustentation Fund | 708 19 11 |

710 1 7

£710 1 7

JEWISH AND FOREIGN MISSION FUND.

INCOME.

| 1. Congregational Contributions… | £358 11 9 |
|————————————|———–|
| 2. Do. Lochalsh | |
| Congregation, Ontario | 8 10 0 |
| 3. Donations… | 572 2 0 |
| 4. Do. for Kaffir Bibles | 1 15 0 |
| 5. Discount on Foreign Drafts | 1 3 8 |
| 6. Interest | 33 6 10 |
| | £975 9 3 |
| Balance on Hand at 31st March 1928 | 1563 17 1 |

£2539 6 4

EXPENDITURE.

| 1. Paid Rev. J. Tallach—Salary to 31st March 1929 | £220 0 0 |
|———————————————————-|———–|
| 2. Do. o/a Mr J. Ndiyamabombo Missionary at Shangani | |
| —Salary | 26 0 0 |
| 3. Do. Teacher at Do. Do. | 12 0 0 |
| 4. Do. Teachers’ Salaries… | 49 0 0 |
| 5. Do. Student at Lovedale | 20 0 0 |
| 6. Do. Upkeep of Mission | 30 0 0 |
| 7. Do. Medical Outfit | 5 0 0 |
| 8. Do. Grant to New School | 10 0 0 |
| 9. Do. Donations received | 8 8 4 |
| 10. Rev. Dr R. Macdonald, o/a Medical Outfit | 60 0 0 |
| 11. Do. Travelling Expenses to S. Africa… | 77 0 0 |
| 12. Do. Salary to 31st March 1929… | 93 15 0 |
| 13. Rev. D. J. Urquhart—Travelling Expenses to Palestine | 50 0 0 |
| 14. Do. Salary to 31st March 1929… | 151 0 0 |
| 15. Mr. I. Renter, Missionary to the Jews (Glasgow) | 26 0 0 |
| 16. Deposit Receipt for Kaffir Bibles | 1 15 0 |
| | £839 18 4 |
| 17. Postages, Printing & Stationery, | 2 9 11 |
| Balance on hand at 31st March 1929 | 1696 18 1 |

£2539 6 4

JEWISH AND FOREIGN MISSIONS—KAFFIR BIBLES FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on hand at 31st March 1928 | £330 15 9 |
|————————————|———–|
| 1. Donations | £1 15 0 |
| 2. Interest | 8 15 9 |
| | 10 10 9 |
| | £341 6 6 |

EXPENDITURE.

| Balance on hand at 31st March 1929 (on Deposit Receipt) | £341 6 6 |
|———————————————————|———-|
| | £341 6 6 |

AGED AND INFIRM MINISTERS’ AND WIDOWS’ AND ORPHANS’ FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on hand at 31st March 1928 | £1470 6 5 |
|————————————|———–|
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £162 1 4 |
| 2. Donations | 8 5 1 |
| 3. Discount on Foreign Draft | 0 3 6 |
| 4. Interest | 38 12 10 |
| | 209 2 9 |
| | £1679 9 2 |

EXPENDITURE.

| 1. Paid Mrs Graham, late of Shieldaig | £35 0 0 |
|—————————————–|———–|
| 2. Do. Mrs Macfarlane, late of Dingwall | 35 0 0 |
| 3. Do. Mrs Scott, Australia | 20 0 0 |
| 4. Do. Mrs Sinclair, Glasgow | 40 0 0 |
| 5. Do. Mrs Radasi & Children, Bembesi | 65 0 0 |
| | £195 0 0 |
| 6. Printing, Postages, and Stationery | 1 3 9 |
| Balance on hand at 31st March 1929 | 1483 5 5 |
| | £1679 9 2 |

1929

COLLEGE FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on hand at 31st March 1928 | £125 19 4 |
|————————————|———–|
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £155 5 5 |
| 2. Do. Chesley, Ontario | 5 16 1 |
| 3. Donations | 0 15 0 |
| 4. Interest | 2 8 11 |
| | 164 5 5 |
| | £290 4 9 |

EXPENDITURE.

| 1. Paid Theological Tutor—Salary to May 1928 | £30 0 0 |
|———————————————-|———–|
| 3. Do. Salary to 31st March 1929 | 28 8 0 |
| 4. Do. Grant for Books | 5 0 0 |
| 5. Paid Grant in aid of Students | 110 0 0 |
| 5. Postages, Stationery, Printing, &c. | 0 13 10 |
| | £174 1 10 |
| Balance on hand at 31st March 1929 | 116 2 11 |
| | £290 4 9 |

GENERAL BUILDING FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on hand at 31st March 1928 | £34 13 0 |
|————————————|———–|
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £106 11 7 |
| 2. Donations | 7 10 0 |
| 3. Interest | 0 4 5 |
| | 114 6 0 |
| | £148 19 0 |

EXPENDITURE.

| 1. Paid in reduction of Debt on Churches and Manses | £119 19 9 |
|—————————————————–|———–|
| 2. Postages, Printing, and Stationary | 0 10 3 |
| | £120 10 0 |
| Balance on hand at 31st March 1929 | 28 9 0 |
| | £148 19 0 |

ORGANISATION FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on hand at 31st March 1928 | £61 1 0 |
|————————————————————–|———–|
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £191 12 8 |
| 2. Do. East Williams Congregation, Ontario | 2 5 0 |
| 3. Donations | 3 12 2 |
| 4. Sale of Church Documents | 0 7 8 |
| 5. Interest | 0 3 7 |
| 6. Payment from Vancouver Congregation o/a Deputy’s Expenses | 100 0 0 |
| 7. Do. Detroit do. do. | 30 16 0 |
| | 328 17 1 |
| | £389 18 1 |

EXPENDITURE.

| 1. Paid Rev. D. Beaton Salary as Synod Clerk to May, 1928 | £15 0 0 |
|———————————————————–|———–|
| 2. Do. to 31st March, 1929 | 14 5 0 |
| 3. Do. Printing and Sundry Synod Expenses | 1 5 6 |
| 4. Do. Synod Expenses at Glasgow | 7 0 0 |
| 5. Travelling Expenses to Synod at Glasgow | 13 18 0 |
| 6. Insurance of Missionaries | 39 4 6 |
| 7. Printing Financial Statement in Magazine | 5 0 0 |
| 8. Expenses of Deputy to Gaelic Mission at Wick | 3 0 0 |
| 9. Do. to Vancouver (Fare to and Return) | 139 11 7 |
| 10. General Treasurer’s Salary to 31st March 1929 | 86 0 0 |
| 11. Printing, Stationery and Postages | 5 19 4 |
| | £330 3 11 |
| Balance on hand at 31st March 1929 | 59 14 2 |
| | £389 18 1 |

LEGACY FUND.

LEGACIES RECEIVED.

| 1. From the Executors of the late Mrs Robert Mackay, Ardmail (late of London) o/a Sustentation Fund | £10 0 0 |
|——————————————————————————————————————–|———-|
| 2. From the Executor of the late Miss C. Mackenzie, 18 Strath, Gairloch (late of Inverness), o/a Sustentation Fund | 100 0 0 |
| 3. The Executors of the late Miss Helen Fraser, Dingwall | 30 8 8 |
| |


|
| | £140 8 8 |

£140 8 8

HOW DISPOSED OF.

| 1. Legacy from Executors of the late Mrs Robert Mackay to Sustentation Fund | £10 0 0 |
|————————————————————————————–|———-|
| 2. Legacy from Executor of the late Miss C. Mackenzie to Sustentation Fund | 100 0 0 |
| 3. Legacy from Executors of the late Miss Helen Fraser, Dingwall, to Deposit Receipt | 30 8 8 |
| |


|
| | £140 8 8 |

£140 8 8

INVERNESS, 3rd May, 1929.—We have examined Vouchers of foregoing Accounts for year ending 31st March 1929, and have found all correct.

JAMES CAMPBELL,
JOHN FRASER, } Auditors.

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