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Home » Publications » Free Presbyterian Magazine » 1940 » August 1940 » Abstract of the Public Accounts of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, Year ending 31st March, 1940

Abstract of the Public Accounts of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, Year ending 31st March, 1940

SUSTENTATION FUND.

| INCOME. | |
|————————————-|————|
| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1939 | £2380 10 9 |
| CREDITS— | |
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £5314 15 6 |
| 2. Donations | 123 7 4 |
| 3. Home Mission Fund—Balance | 668 19 2 |
| 4. Legacies | 285 1 1 |
| 5. Payment from Mackenzie Trust | 20 0 0 |
| 6. Interest on Deposit Receipts | 10 7 7 |
| 7. Interest on Govt. Stock | 2 12 2 |
| 8. Recovery in Value of Govt. Stock | 8 12 9 |
| | 6433 15 7 |
| | £8814 6 4 |

| EXPENDITURE. | |
|————————————-|————-|
| 1. Payment to Ministers at | |
| 30th June, 1939 | £1291 13 4 |
| 2. ” 30th September, 1939 | 1332 8 4 |
| 3. ” 31st December, 1939 | 1427 13 4 |
| 4. ” 31st March, 1940 | 1479 3 4 |
| | £5530 18 4 |
| 5. Payment to Missionaries at | |
| 30th June, 1939 | £659 2 6 |
| 6. ” 30th September, 1939 | 468 17 6 |
| 7. ” 31st December, 1939 | 448 17 6 |
| 8. ” 31st March, 1940 | 455 7 6 |
| | 2032 5 0 |
| Printing and Stationery | £7,563 3 4 |
| Postages | 0 19 0 |
| | 3 15 3 |
| | £7,567 17 7 |
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1940 | 1246 8 9 |
| | £8814 6 4 |

HOME MISSION FUND.

INCOME.

CREDITS—

| 1. Congregational Contributions | £780 | 13 | 5 |
|———————————|——-|—-|—|
| 2. Donations | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. From Sale of Memoirs | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| |


| | |
| | £787 | 18 | 5 |
| |


| | |
| | £787 | 18 | 5 |

EXPENDITURE.

DEBITS—

| 1. Payment to Board of Health | £117 | 6 | 6 |
|——————————————|——-|—-|—|
| 2. Stationery and Postages | 1 | 12 | 9 |
| |


| | |
| | £118 | 19 | 3 |
| Balance transferred to Sustentation Fund | 668 | 19 | 2 |
| |


| | |
| | £787 | 18 | 5 |

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

INCOME.

CREDITS—

| 1. Congregational Contributions | £151 | 9 | 1 |
|————————————|——-|—-|—|
| 2. Donations | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3. Interest | 52 | 8 | 7 |
| |


| | |
| | £204 | 7 | 8 |
| Balance on Hand at 31st March 1939 | 2919 | 9 | 0 |
| |


| | |
| | £3123 | 16 | 8 |

EXPENDITURE.

DEBITS—

| 1. Paid Mrs. Mackenzie, Kames | £60 | 0 | 0 |
|————————————-|——–|—-|—|
| 2. Paid Mrs. Sinclair, Glasgow | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Paid Mrs. MacLeod and family | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| |


| | |
| | 240 | 0 | 0 |
| Printing | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Postages | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| |


| | |
| | £240 | 16 | 0 |
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1940 | 2883 | 0 | 8 |
| |


| | |
| | £3,123 | 16 | 8 |

COLONIAL MISSIONS FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1939 | £48 16 11 |
|————————————————————|———–|
| 1. Donations | £8 19 6 |
| 2. Angus Beaton, o/a Rev. A. F. Mackay’s Expenses | 3 3 6 |
| 3. Vancouver Congregation o/a Rev. A. F. Mackay’s Expenses | 23 0 0 |
| | 35 3 0 |
| 4. Interest | 0 3 3 |
| | £84 3 2 |

EXPENDITURE.

| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1940 | £84 3 2 |
|————————————-|———|
| | £84 3 2 |

COLLEGE FUND.

INCOME.

| 1. Congregational Contributions | £185 17 1 |
|————————————-|———–|
| 2. Donations | 1 11 5 |
| 3. Interest | £187 8 6 |
| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1939 | 191 16 3 |
| | £379 4 9 |

EXPENDITURE.

| Paid Rev. D. Beaton, Theological Tutor | £30 0 0 |
|———————————————–|———–|
| Paid Rev. D. Beaton, for Books | 5 0 0 |
| Paid Rev. D. A. Macfarlane, Theological Tutor | 30 0 0 |
| Rev. D. A. Macfarlane, for Books | 5 0 0 |
| Annual Payment to Students | 90 0 0 |
| Stationery, Postages, etc. | 0 11 4 |
| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1940 | £160 11 4 |
| | 218 13 5 |
| | £379 4 9 |

JEWISH AND FOREIGN MISSIONS FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1939 | £1574 | 4 | 7 |
|———————————————————————-|——-|—-|—|
| 1. Congregational Contributions | 864 | 9 | 2 |
| 2. Donations | 276 | 5 | 3 |
| 3. From Sale of Rev. N. Cameron’s Memoirs | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 4. Legacies | 350 | 4 | 8 |
| 5. Interest on Government Stock | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| 6. Interest on Bank of Scotland Stock | 14 | 16 | 5 |
| 7. Interest on Deposit Receipts | 2 | 18 | 6 |
| 8. From Kaffir Bible Fund | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9. From Famine Fund | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. Balance of Mission Car Fund | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 11. Portion of Govt. Grant per Rev. J. Tallach | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 12. From Miss Nicolson, portion of expenses to South Africa refunded | 50 | 0 | 0 |

£3275 5 3

EXPENDITURE.

| 1. Rev. J. Tallach, Salary | £250 | 0 | 0 |
|—————————————————————-|——|—-|—-|
| 2. Rev. Dr. R. Macdonald, Salary | 300 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. Miss J. Nicolson, Salary | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Mr. James S. Fraser, Salary | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. Mr. J. Udiyamabomba, Shangani, Salary | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. Mr. Radasi, Annual Grant | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 7. Paul Hlazo, Annual Grant | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8. Teachers’ Salaries | 152 | 15 | 0 |
| 9. Upkeep of Mission | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 10. O/a of Hospital | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11. O/a of Medicine | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 12. O/a of Donations | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 13. O/a of Dr. R. Macdonald—Hospital | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14. O/a of Repairs to Miss Nicolson’s House | 38 | 12 | 0 |
| 15. Balance of Mission Car Fund | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| 16. From Kaffir Bible and Famine Fund | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 17. Packing Cases and Carriage of Books, etc., to South Africa | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 18. Miss Nicolson’s Expenses to South Africa | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| 19. O/a Edwin Radasi, Maintenance, etc. | 82 | 19 | 11 |
| 20. Exchange on Foreign Drafts | 2 | 16 | 10 |
| 21. Stationery, Printing, etc. | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 22. Rev. D. J. Urquhart’s Salary | 250 | 0 | 0 |
| 23. The late Mr. Isidore Reuter | 66 | 12 | 6 |
| 24. Postages, etc. | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1940 | 1495 | 18 | 3 |

£3275 5 3

JEWISH AND FOREIGN MISSIONS—KAFFIR BIBLES FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1939 | £48 14 9 |
|————————————-|———-|
| Interest on Deposit Receipt | 0 9 0 |
| |


|
| | £49 3 9 |

EXPENDITURE.

| Paid Rev. John Tallach | £6 0 0 |
|————————————-|———|
| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1940 | 43 3 9 |
| |


|
| | £49 3 9 |

KAFFIR BIBLE AND CLOTHING FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1939 | £33 3 1 |
|————————————-|———-|
| Interest | 0 6 10 |
| |


|
| | £33 9 11 |

EXPENDITURE.

| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1940 | £33 9 11 |
|————————————-|———-|
| |


|
| | £33 9 11 |

BEMBESI FAMINE AND CLOTHING FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1939 | £161 7 8 |
|————————————-|———–|
| Interest | 1 2 4 |
| |


|
| | £162 10 0 |

EXPENDITURE.

| Paid Rev. John Tallach | £7 0 0 |
|————————————-|———–|
| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1940 | 155 10 0 |
| |


|
| | £162 10 0 |

SOUTH AFRICAN MISSION—CAR FUND.

| INCOME. | | EXPENDITURE. | |
|————————————-|———|———————————–|———|
| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1939 | £11 1 3 | Balance paid to Rev. John Tallach | £11 1 8 |
| Interest | 0 0 5 | | |
| | £11 1 8 | | £11 1 8 |

SOUTH AFRICAN MISSION—WELL-SINKING FUND.

| INCOME. | | EXPENDITURE. | |
|————————————-|———-|————————————-|———-|
| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1939 | £76 0 5 | Balance on hand at 31st March, 1940 | £76 16 5 |
| Interest | 0 16 0 | | |
| | £76 16 5 | | £76 16 5 |

GENERAL BUILDING FUND.

| INCOME. | | EXPENDITURE. | |
|————————————-|———–|—————————————|———–|
| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1939 | £60 8 10 | Paid in reduction of Church and Manse | £123 14 0 |
| Congregational Contributions | £166 5 11 | Building Debts | 0 11 8 |
| Interest on Deposit Receipt | 0 10 0 | Printing and Postages | 102 19 1 |
| | 166 15 11 | Balance on hand at 31st March, 1940 | |
| | £227 4 9 | | £227 4 9 |

ORGANISATION FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1939 | | £25 18 4 |
|————————————————–|———-|———-|
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £183 3 9 | |
| 2. Donations | 7 5 6 | |
| 3. Legacy | 19 1 3 | |
| 4. Refund by T. L. Davies & Co., Shipping Agents | 6 0 0 | |
| 5. From Sale of Church History Books | 0 7 6 | |
| 6. From Sale of Collector’s Books | 0 9 10 | |
| 7. From Sale of Church Documents | 0 1 4 | |
| 8. Balance from Sale of Synod Proceedings | 4 1 9 | |
| 9. Interest | 0 0 6 | |
| | | 220 11 5 |
| 10. Refunded | | 10 0 0 |
| | | £256 9 9 |

EXPENDITURE.

| Rev. R. R. Sinclair, Clerk of Synod | £25 0 0 | |
|————————————————|———|———–|
| Do. Postages, Stationery | 2 0 3 | |
| Rev. M. Gillies, Asst. Clerk of Synod | 10 0 0 | |
| Do. Postages, etc. | 1 0 0 | |
| Synod Expenses at Glasgow—
May, 1939 | 72 0 9 | |
| J. Grant, General Treasurer | 96 0 0 | |
| N. Adshead & Son—Printing Accounts | 8 6 3 | |
| T. Reid & Co. Ltd., Wick—
Printing Accounts | 2 8 0 | |
| R. Carruthers & Son, Printing Accounts | 1 9 6 | |
| Stationery, etc. | 1 19 9 | |
| Postages, etc. | 3 15 0 | |
| T. L. Davies & Co. Ltd., Shipping Agents | 6 18 7 | |
| | | £230 18 1 |
| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1940 | | 25 11 8 |
| | | £256 9 9 |

LEGACY FUND.

LEGACIES RECEIVED.

| Received from the Relatives of the late Miss | |
|———————————————-|———–|
| Miss Macdonald, Fettes | £500 0 0 |
| From the Executors of the late | |
| Mr. Donald Fraser, Strathpeffer | 100 0 0 |
| From the Executors of the late | |
| John Mackinnon, 11 Elgol, Skye | 50 0 0 |
| From the Trustees of the late | |
| Miss Ann Munro, Portree | 34 16 4 |
| | £684 16 4 |
| | £684 16 4 |

HOW DISPOSED OF.

| To Credit of Sustentation Fund | £250 0 0 | |
|——————————————————-|———–|———-|
| To Credit of Jewish and Foreign Mission Fund | 250 0 0 | £500 0 0 |
| To Jewish and Foreign Mission South African Mission | Fund o/a | 100 0 0 |
| To Sustentation Fund o/a Elgol Congregation | 25 0 0 | |
| To Deposit Receipt on behalf of Elgol Church Building | 25 0 0 | |
| To General Sustentation Fund | 50 0 0 | |
| | 34 16 4 | |
| | £684 16 4 | |

135

INVERNESS.—6th May, 1940.—Examined Vouchers of foregoing Accounts for year ending 31st March, 1940, and found same correct.

JOHN FRASER,
JAS. CAMPBELL, } Auditors.

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