The receipts from all sources have been $195,601.65, or about thirteen thousand dollars less than for the preceding year. The expenses, including amounts paid for church and educational work, publications, cost of collecting funds and cost of administration, have been $167,728.23. There is due the Tillotson Normal and Collegiate Institute $2,446.31, and there has been paid towards cancelling the debt $25,427.11. Of the amount paid upon the debt, the sum of $17,904.92 was contributed directly for the purpose, and $7,522.19 has been saved from the income of the year. Your Committee are happy to testify, that the administration of the affairs of the Association appears to have been conducted with wisdom, ability and faithfulness. While the work for the year has not been curtailed, the receipts have been less. Yet from them quite a sum has been saved towards cancelling the indebtedness. It is greatly to be regretted, that the receipts during the year have not been sufficient to pay in full the debt, as there still remains unpaid, and unprovided for, the sum of $30,439.79. Certainly it would seem that our churches could easily contribute this sum, which, if done, would give your Executive Committee new courage to plan for the extension of work now so well established and wisely conducted. Your Committee would suggest that an effort be made to extend the paying circulation of the monthly publication, the “AMERICAN MISSIONARY,” which is now so attractive and desirable, communicating as it does, information relating to the operations and needs of the Association, and the progress made in the different fields of its occupation. The administrative expenses seem to us small, compared with the magnitude and importance of the work accomplished, giving evidence that this department is conducted with great economy, and most conscientious fidelity. When we consider the nature and extent of the work committed to the care of this organization, and that the appeal comes to us as a Christian duty, to help educate and Christianize these millions of our own citizens, now living in a condition of ignorance and degradation, we are forced to the conclusion, that our churches do not realize sufficiently, either their obligation or privilege, to meet the call with liberal and glad contributions. The annual receipts of this Association, engaged in Christian work second in importance of no other, ought to be greatly increased. May we not ask the Pastors of our churches, to bring to the attention of their congregations, the necessities of those for whom this Association is laboring; and we urge individual Christians to such faithful labor and consecration as will extend a knowledge of the needs and deepen the interest felt in this great and good work, so that contributions may be largely increased.