Independent Auditors' Consent


To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Pilgrim Funds:

We consent to the  incorporation by reference,  in this Prospectus and Statement
of Additional Information, of our reports dated February 7, 2000 with respect to
the funds  listed  below,  on the  statements  of assets and  liabilities  as of
December 31, 2000,  and the related  statements of operations  for the year then
ended,  the  statements  of  changes  in net assets for each of the years in the
two-year  periods then ended and the financial  highlights for each of the years
in the five-year  periods then ended.  These financial  statements and financial
highlights  and our reports  thereon are  included in the Annual  Reports of the
Funds as filed on Form N-30D.

We also  consent to the  references  to our firm under the  headings  "Financial
Highlights"  in the  Prospectus  and  "Auditors"  in the Statement of Additional
Information.

Pilgram Funds:

Pilgrim Global Corporate                Pilgrim Gold Fund, Inc.
Leaders Funds, Inc.

Pilgrim GNMA Income Fund, Inc.          Pilgrim Growth and Income Funds, Inc.

Pilgrim International Fund, Inc.        Lexington Money Market Trust

Pilgrim Silver Fund, Inc.               Pilgrim SmallCap Asia Growth Fund, Inc

Pilgrim Troika Dialog                   Pilgrim Worldwide Emerging
Russia Fund, Inc.                       Markets Funds, Inc.

Pilgrim Global Income Fund


                                        /s/ KPMG LLP


New York, New York
July 25, 2000