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THE CHRISTIAN HYMN BOOK.

It will be seen by reference to the Minutes, that the copyright of "The Christian Hvmn Book" has been transferred from Bro. . . ' Campbell to the Missionary Society, and that a Committee was appointed to " revise and enlarge " the old book.

As many inquiries are being made concerning the probable time the new book will be ready, it may be proper to state, that the Committee will use all possible means to get the book out at the earliest day it can be done. The brethren must remember it is not a work that can be done in a moment, but it will require time in order to do it well (and the Committee are determined it shall be well done), and should they not succeed in getting the book ready before the next Anniversary of the Society, the brethren must have patience.

I. ERRETT, ~' W. K. PENDLBTON, W. T. MooRE, Oommittee. T. M. ALLEN, A. s. HAYDEN.

-W-AN"TED

To complete a file of the Annual Proceedings of this Society, numbers for any year previous to 1850; numbers for the years 1851, 1852, and 1855, are also needed. Any person having them or either of them, will confer• favor by sending them to

H. S. BOS-WORTH, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

SIXTEENT-Fl

ANNIVERSARY MEETI NG

OF nrn

:ih1dlr in <5:incinnati, ®ttobtr 18, 19, 20, 186"?,.

C I NCINNA T I: PUBLISHED DY 'l'lfE SOC I ETY.

:E. MORGAN & SONS, PRINTERS.

18 G 4.

OFFICERS AND MANAGERS. PRESIDENT:

ALEXANDER CAMPBELL.

VICE PRESIDENTS:

ISAAC ERRETT, R. M. BISHOP, JOHN SMITH, JAMES CHALLEN, THOMAS M. ALLEN, ALEXANDER PROCTOR, JOSEPH W ABSON, S. E. SHEPARD, WM. K. PENDLETON, A. RAINES, ELIJAH GOODWIN,

D. S. BURNET, J. M. HENRY, GEORGE CAMPBELL, JOHN T. JONES, ROBER'r MILLIGAN,· BENJ. FRANKLIN, A. S. HAYDEN, J. H. ,JoNES, w. T. HORNER, A. CHATTERTON, J. W. Cox.

MANAGERS.

,vu. BAXTER, JA::IIES MAGILL, J. F. l\ln,Ls, GEORGE W. TROWBRIDGE, DR. E. WILLIAMS, 0. A. BURGESS, THOMAS H. MOORE, WM. H. LAPE, l\I, H. SLOSSON, THOMAS l\lUNNELL, vV1.r. s. DicKrNsoN, J. M. TILFORD, w. C. HOLTON,

JOHN ROGERS, Sen., C. L. Loos, CHAS. 'D. HURLBL'TT, T. F. MARSH, J A)IES LESLIE, JORN SHACKELFORD, B. W. W ABSON, WM. B. l\ioOKLAR, 0. M. TALBOT, RoBER'r GRAHAM, Tnos. A. CONWAY, JAS. W. ALLEN.

OFFICERS.

B. vY. JOHNSON, Corresponding Secretary. II. S. BoswoRTII, } R d" S . J B ecor mg ecrctaries. ACOB URNET, ' GEO. Yv. BISHOP, Treasurer. C. H. GouLD, Auditor.

FINANCIAL AGENTS,

J. F. RowE, for Ohio. ELISHA PINKERTON, for Kentucky. B. B. TYLER, for Illinois. 0. A. BARTHOLO)IEW, for India ....

PROCEEDINGS.

Oincinnati, October 18, 1864.

THE AMERicAN CHRISTIAN MISSION.ARY SocIETY met in annual

session at the meeting-house of the Christian Church, on Sixth

street, on Tuesday, October 18, 1864, at 2 o'clock, P. M.

ls.A.Ac ERRETT, the first Vice President, took the chair. The

meeting was opened by the reading of the Scriptures, singing

and prayer. The members of the Oonventi0n were then (and at

subsequent meetings) enrolled as follows:

Omo.-R. R. Sloan, R. Moffett, A. S. Hayden, J. H. Lockwood, J. 0. Beardslee, F. l\I. Green, J. W. Lanphear, W. D. Moore, J. F. Rowe, Mrs. E. M. Rowe, P. Galley, T. D. Garvin, l\Irs. K. C. Garvin, J. H. Garvin, Miss Clara Dodd, •r. M, Allen, A. D. Fillmore, C. D. Hurlbutt , J. M. Henry, Mrs. Ann Hermon, Mrs. Kate Babbett, E. IL Hawley, Mrs. Orph:i Cassad, John J. Palmer, Mrs. Sarah Underwood, Miss Dora Cas­sad, James Leslie, Mrs. Rachel S. Palmer, Jns. P. Kemp, Mrs. Jane Kemp , Mrs. Charlotte Collins, J. Wickard, Caroline Strickle, :'.\Irs. M. l\I. Voice. R. M. Bishop, John Cyrenius, C.H. Gould, Mrs. l\'L R. Lemert, J. F. Mills, Sarah Lefferson, Mrs. A. D. Rogers, Eleanor Poland, Mrs. R. C. Hubbell, Anne E. Pool, Mary B. Scott, Lucy B. Cunniuglrnm, Ann Cooney, Anna Jordan, Jane Galbreath, Samuel Galbreath, Sarah Brown, Eliza A. Bickham, .Mary 1\1. l\Iathews, l\Irs. Ann Hermon, Jane Hunter, Eliza J. Scott, Susan Brokaw, A. L. Martin, Elizabeth Martin, Caroline Martin, E. C. Ellis, John Bryte, W. S. Dickinson, 'rhos. II. l\Ioore, Jas. Magill, Wm. Baxter, Dr. E. 'Williams, Geo. W. 'frowbridge, 0. M. 'l'al­liott, Thos. A. Conway, Geo. ,v. Bishop, A. B. Green, B. W. Wasson, Jacob Burnet, Dr. G. S. Goodhart, W. H. Martin, Sarah J. Martin, Jared Lemar, Miss A. A. Boswell, V. C. Smith, J. ,v. Rubble, G. W. Martin, Jonathan Davis, Isaac Davis, l\Irs. J as. Magill, Eliza Turner, Sallie Polly, Josephine B. Gould, Mary A. Bratt, Jennie Bratt, Mrs. 1\-1:iry Purcell, l\fiss Mary Tice, Mrs. Jeannette Knight, Iris Palmer, Mary Wibon, Henry Pearce, l\Irs. Eunice Bosworth.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF

'" INDIANA.-Thos. J. l\Iurdock, W. S. Reynolds, 0. A. Bartholomew, .J. P. Gill, C. G. Bartholomew, Mrs. ~argaret Gill, Elijah l\Iartindale, 0. A. Burges~, Mrs. N. G. Burgesr., R. L. Howe, Cor. Sec. Ind. C. M. Society, A. I. Hobbs, ,J.B. New, S. E. Pearre, K Adamson, Wm. P. Vanwinkle, ,T. K. Speer, Seth Pickering, Wm. Higbee, B. T. Martindale, W. P . Ritchey, J. E. House , Geo. Parks, B. C. Sherman, Beulah \V. Grave, Mrs. T. C. Weller, B. Franklin, G. H. Voss, Mrs. S. A. Voss, 0. P. Badger, Ji]. Barnes, Mrs. E. Barnes, ,J. M. Tilford, Dr. S. Major, Mrs. ,Jane .,Boag, ,J. Perry Elliott, R Goodwin, l\Iary E. McCormick, Rachel K Donough, Jennie K. Templeton, Wm. Gri_!!"gsby; J. Z. 'l'aylor, l\Irs. J. Z. Taylor, Prof. A. R. Benton, Mrs. A. R. Benton, B. M. Blount, J. P. Scott, l\L B. Pentecost, M.A. Badger, H. C. Black, Higgins Lane, An­geline Lane, Daul. P. Thornton, Matilda Thornton, J. W. Newland, Sis­ter Newland, Alex. Scott, Joshua Scott, Daniel R. Van Buskirk.

KENTUCKY.-Robert )Iilligan, Aylett Raines, G. W. Elly, John G. Allen, Delegutcs from Ken. St . Society, Thomas )'.lunnell, Cor. Sec. Ken. C. l\I. Society, J. B. Bowm~n, Mrs. J. B. Bowman, Belle Milligan, Dr. L. L. Pinkerto1J, H. H. White, John Rogers, R R. Hunt, W. H. Raines, ,J no. Aug. William~, R. l\lcMichael, Joseph ·wasson, Nannie Adams, J no .. ~hackclford, W. C. Holton, E. 1Y. Pinkerton, l\1rs. KY. Pinkerton) Wm. Van Pelt, ,Tr., Deborah 111. Van Pelt, R. C. Ricketts, Mrs. Wm. Lape, '\Vm. B. lllooklar, C. A. Baker, G. Fisher, Enos Campbell, B. S. Camp­bell, J. l\I. Long, D. P. Henderson, Mrs. Clam Ficklin, Mrs. Annie Shackelfonl, l\Irs. Elizabeth Shackelford, 111iss Mollie Ficklin, l\Iiss Nellie Corwin, A. ]JJ. Davis, 111rs. Lucy A. Bishop, 111rs. Margaret Boyd, Miss _Liccie Corbin, Dr. Shackelford, 1Vm. H. Lape, 111. C. Ramsey, l\Irs. 111. C. Ramsey, EdwarJ Allen, Mrs . E. Allen, Dr. Joseph Smith, Ben B. Groom. ,fohn R. Hulett, Joseph P . Torbett, Wm. Tibbs, Geo. Mullins, P. B. Wiles.

lLLINOis.-J amcs l\I. 1Vard, Dr. S. ll1ajor, Dr. E. K. Carothers, Mrs. K K. Carothers, J as. l\I. Allen, ·H. W. E,-ercst, Drdegates from Ill. C. l\'I. 8ociety, J. S. Sweeney, ,J. T. Jones ..

PENNSYLVANIA.-Joseph King, Alanson Wilcox, W. C. Coffin, Mrs. W. C. Coffin, H. A. Coffin, l\'Irs. C. S. King, Mrs. Eliza Goe, lUiss Emma }IcGrew, H. B. Goe.

MrcmOAN.-Isaac Errett, 1Y. B. Hendryx, Gilbert Powlinson, Melvina Powlinson, 0. Spencer, R. Hawley, lllrs. R. Hawley, Miss Gillie A. Coons.

Mrssoum.-John Burns, St. Louis .

A. C, :MISSIONARY SOCIETY. 5

WEST YrnoINB .-Alexander Campbell, )lrs. S. A. Campbell, l\Ir~. Ann Campbell.

NEW Y01tK.-James Carr, 1V. T. Horner.

During the enro1lment, funds, brought b_y delegates for the So­ciety, were paid to the Recording Secretary; after which, on mo­tion of Brother R. R. Sloan, the chairman appointed the following Committees :

RR. SLOAN,

On Order of Business.

TnoMAS MuNNELL, 0. A. BURGESS.

On .Z'fominations.

C.H. Gouw, 1'. 1\1. ALLEN, w. C. HOLTON.

On Bailroad Passes.

w. IL LA.PE, E. H. HAWLEY, ALANSON "\VILCOX.

The chair ca11e<l for short voluntary speeches, while the Com­mittee on Order of Bnsiuess ,rnre prepari11g their report. Brother ,J. O. Beardslee, lately our devoted. Missionary to the Island or J~maica, and Elder D. P. Henderson, of Louisville, addressed. the audience in earnes~ and cloqnent words ..

The venerable Elijah 1'.fartindale, of Indiana, as erect and fresh as if in the prime of life, then stood on the platform and spoke to the Couvention with great dignity, beauty and serenity, of thought, person and speech, and was appropriately followed by animated remarks from Elcleril John Rogers au,d G. W. Elly.

The Com111ittce on the Order of Business now made partial re­port, as follows:

Tuesday evening-Social worship from tJ1-to 7-} o\:lock, after which the r egula r ac1dress by the President, or i!1 hi s abseuce by II. T. Anckrson.

W ed neilday moruing, Oct. 19th-Social worship from 8 to 9 o'clock .

At 9 o\·.lock--1. Approval of Minut es and continued enrol!1uenr.. 2. Communications from other Societies. 3. Report of the Board of }ianag ers. ·L Re~,ort of the Treasurer. 5. Report of tho Recording Secretary. 6. Report of the Auditor. 7. :Miscellaneous busine ss.

6 REPORT OF PROC~EDINGS OF

Afternoon. 1. Enrollment continued. 2. Unfinished bnsiuess. 3. Report of Committees of the State Societies and the Commit·-

tee of Conference appointed by the Board. 4. Reports of Committees. 5 .. Miscellaneous business. 6-. At all intervals d1uing· the day, short voluntary addresses.

On motion the meeting adjourned to meet at the appointed hour this evening.

E,ENING SESSION. The audience assembled according to. ad­journment, and spent an hour in prayer and singing, under the superintenuence of Bl'other A. S. Hayden; after which, the Presi­dent of the Society not having arrived, Brother H. T. Anderson, of Kentucky, who had been selected as one of the regular speakers, deli veretl a peculiarly appropriate and spi~·ited speech, on the "Going forth of the great Missionaries."

The meeting then adjourned, to assemble to-morrow morning.

SECOND DAY-MORNING SESSION.

WEDNESDAY, October 19th.-The Convention met at 7l o'clock, and spent an hour in social worship, Brother John Shackelford presiding. At D o'clock, the business of the Convention ,vas re­smned. Tlte :Minutes of the yesterday's meeting were reatl and approved.

Some time was then spent in the continued enrollment of mem­bers an:1 delegates,. and the reception of funds.

The call for the reports of tho State Missionary Societies was then rna,ie, when Brother R. i\loffctt, read tho report of tho Ohio State ::'1Iisc11onary Society, as follows:

REP0!{1' OK 'l'HE 01::IlO STATE MISSIOXARY SOCIETY.

'l'o the Ametican Christian il!issionary Society: 'l'lie nn lersigned Committee,· appointed at tho last meeting of

the Ohio Christian Missionary Society, to boar Christian salu­tations from that body to. yoms, wonlcl respectfully report as fol­lows:

'l'ho Ohio Christian Missionary Society has no reason to be dis-

A. C. MlSSIONARY SOCIETY. 7

couraged. There has been an increased energy in the missionary operations of the Society. At our last meeting a plan was adopted, looking to the education of young men for the ministry. The

·report of the Board exhibits a large increase of funds, labor and results. There are' now 22 districts organized in Ohio. Tbere have b·een 73 eva~gelists employed more or less of their time, ren­dering 2866 days' service; preaehing 3558 sermons, baptizing 979, receiving 274 other accessions, and supplying 57 destitute r.laces with preaching. Four young men have been enlisted in the ·min­istry. The Society has in haud of unredeemed pledges, $29,896 61. Dndng the year ending May 20th, 1864, the Society collected $8216 03; expended $6669 16,· leaving in district treasuries at

· the beginning of the present fiscal year, $ l546 8 7. We offer you the affectionate congratulations of om Society, and

pray the Lord to bless the work abundantly in your hands, and ·guide all your delib~rations to the honor and glory of Himself, and the salvation of a sinful world .

R. MOFFETT, } R . R. SLOAN, Comm·ittee. A. s. HAYDEN,

· The Indiana Christian Missionary Suciety presented the follow­ing report:

REPORT OF 'fHE INDIA:N'A STATE :\USSIONARY SOCIETY.

INDIANAPOLIS, October 14, 1864. To the American Christian JJ.fissionary Society :

The Indiana ChristiM Missionary Society- sendeth Christian salutation.

Appreciating your efforts to send the Gospel of our Blessed Lord all abroad, and to render the assistance at. our comma1d in that good work, we seud yon by our messengers, Brethren R. L. Howe, A. I. Hobbs, George Campbel], D. R. Van Buskirk, anrl J. Z. Taylor, a contribution of three hunJred dollars, which we Jwpe you will accept and apply in the best manner you can, to the Mis­sion among the Freedmen of the South·; and may the blessing of God accompany your efforts in that Mission.

We are happy to state also, that 01u missionary efforts have

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8 REPORT OE' PROCEED~GS OP

been blessed dnl'ing the present year, as the followiug abi3tract will show:

Onr Corraspou ,ling Secrct .ary reports: Cash collected, $7241 51; total cash expcuclcJ, :$G l02 12; total amount pledged, $20,148 30. Number of districts org,rnizoJ, Hi; nnmber of counties embraced in org-aniz.1tion, 7:J; nnmbcr of preacher.3 employed, 73; young men enlisted for tho ministry, 2; number of <lays' service, 2202; number of clisconraes, 2612 ; unmber of llcstitnte places suppliecl, 64:; number of chnrchcs assisted, 178; number of churches or­ganized, 12 ; number vt' baptisms, 1092 ; other additions, 54:8; whole number of adtlitions, 16:35.

By order of the Society,

JorrK M. B1uMWELL, Rec. Sec'y. E. GooowrN, President.

Verbal reports were then made by J. T. Jones, for the State of Illinois, and W. T. Horner, for the State of New York showirw , .-,

the progress of the ·work of Missions in those States. Brother Alanson Wilcox made a statement con,:erning the Mis­

sionary Association in ·w estern Pennsylvania, in substance, :is follows:

"The Society had in its employment the past year eight evange­lists a part of the time. The labor of these brethren, together with that of the Col'responcling Secretary~ T. 0. McKecver, re­sulted in about fotu hundred additions to tho churches during the year. At the annual meeting in tho city of Alleghany, in Augnst. about eight thonsirnd dollars were pledged fol' the coming year. fo1" tho snpport of evangoli;;t,:;. Tw elve hundred <lullars were pledged annually for font' years, t.o cincnte young men for the pro­clamation of the Gospel. Brother L. P. Srreator, is Pre sident or the Society, and T. C. McKeover, of W c,;t Yliddlotowu, Corn,,i­ponding Secretai·y.

"The speaker referred to tit e facr, that it was withiu the territory occupied by this Society, that tho 'R-edstone Association' wai, located, so conspicuous in the e,irly history of tho R '.ltormation. He had lately visited the old meoting-honso, and had preached the

- Gospel at the place rend ered historic by th e eady stmgglos against Sectarianism, and fo.miliar to all by the vi,·id pages of th e " Chris­tian Baptist."

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Brother Thomas Munnell, Corresponding Secretary of the Ken­tucky Missionary Society, made a verbal report. Being prevented by illness, he could not attend the late anniversary in Lexington; nor had ho the full report; but he was able to sum up the results of tho past year's labors, as follo\YS :

" Vv e are establishing in every church tho system of quarterly contributions, as the principal means of raising missionary funds, and our success has been beyond our expectations . Notwithstand­ing we have had access to bnt a portion of the State, thero has been raised nearly eight thousand dollars in cash. Nearly fom­teen hundred had been adtlod to the Church of Christ. Several new churches had been established, and many fallen oBes revived. W ~ are calling all our pa1·tly retired preachers fully into tho work again. The Society has authorized the Bua1·d to secure the ser· vices of an efficient Sunday School Agent."

Those statements were followed by some spirited remarks as to :Missionary enterprise and devotion to the great cause.

Brother J. F. Rowe, the Financial Agent of this Society for the State of Ohio, and the Lodering districts cast, and north, at the request of the Chair, gave a verbal account of a visit he had maJe to the oil district or ·western Pennsylvania. From some lively and entertaining account,, from Brother Rowe antl othera, the mem­bera of the Convention wore convinced, that with some men it i!l possible to become rich, without becoming mean antl parsimonious, as very substantial ploJges fm· the comiug year demonstrated. Throe brothers alone, agreciug to contribute to tho cause of Mis­sions through this Society the corning year, one thousand five hundred dollars.,:,

Tho Report of the Board of Managers was then read by the Corresponding Secrctaryi as follows:

-:~ In connPc~ion with this, it may b,1 proper t,J st.itc tlu,t tin,1thcr brothl'r, ,1.

young man in the same region, did some months ago, authori:oc the Recordin;; :::iecretary of this :::iocicty to ~end ri compCltent preacher to Corry, "nhen, he lived. He would guanmtce !Jim fifteen lrnndred ,lollar:; a y c:tr, and give to­ward it himself one hundred doli,,r8 per month, in ,ulv:mce; and woulu buil d , :t good house for the church, at his own expense. Ho s,iid, " l Irnvc made, anJ am making, a large a.mount," and a~ked, "D,:m't y,Ju think I oag ht to do lhi ; tnuch for the ca.u~e 7'

10 REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF

THE REPORT

OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS TO :THE AMERICAN CHRISTIAN MIS·

SIONA.RY SOCIETY,

Our kind Master, in his infinite mercy, casts many a sunbeam over the ways of his people. Though they must encounter the contradiction of sinners, Md the opposition of the powers of evil; though their pathway is rugged and thorny, yet ever and anon it opens upon a scene of bewildering beauty, that shrouds from view every asperity they have passed, and nerves them to encounter every coming stru~gle.

Of such nature is this happy reunion. Here a1·e toil-worn· vet­

erans, young men of war in the vigor of their strcr'Jgth; mothers and daughters of the true Israel-hearts hungering for the happi­ness and salvation of the race; yet sick with the infatuation and perversity of man; convened in a happy assemblage of sympa­thizing spirits. Here we might almost forget the depravity that broods, like the wing of the destroying angel, over the earth, and anticipate the glol'iuus coming day, when every tongue shall warble the praises of God. Herc 110 ribald song nor blasphemous oath grates upon our ears, bnt every lip is attuned to sing the songs of heaven, Ol' serves the heart to exptcss its humble devotion to the Creator of the world.

Who, in glancing over this assemblage, sacred to the glory of Gou and the highest interests of man; who, while listeniug to the swelling hallelujah,; that riug upon onr ears; who , while witness­ing the devotion of this body, conveneJ from all parts of the laud, to that Being whose appearing upon the earth was inaugurated by the benedictions of au angel chorus, of peace and gooJ-will to uen; who, horn amid. tho3e sceue3, woull be reminded of the

shock of mighty armies, terrific conflicts anJ gory battle-fiells? who would bchoLl strnams red with hnman blooJ, and. fields fat with human sl.tin? Y ct that teniblc coc1test for the integrity of our country, to which your BoarJ referred one year since, and which we then fondly hoped wonlJ long ere this have £Liu with its horrors before the sway of an honvrable, a beneficent and righteous peace, still accumulates in magnitude and fury. But, when the

A. C. MISSIONARY SOCIETY. 11

storm-cloud is blackest and the forked lightnings fl.ash most madly, then soonest the elemental fury is exhausted; soonest the gentle sunshine breaks the vail of darkness, and gilds the renewed earth with its divine beauty. So let us cherish the hope, that the ter­riLle fury of the national contest at this moment is the precursor to a speedy day when peace shall smile beneficently upon a united and renewed country.

Your Board, in their appeals for fonds for the missionary treas­ury, have met everywhere the preoccupation of mind caused by the drain upon the nation's life and resources in this contest. The material wants of humanity enlist the sympathies of men more readily than the higher wants of the soul ; incredible sums have been poured forth to relieve the snffering in the field, and the des­titute at home. And many, intensely interested in this patriotic and material benevolence, have forgotten the demands of the king­dom of Goel. Let us drop a tear of sorrow over human frailty, but let ns judge tenderly the fathers anJ mothers, brothers and sisters, whose thoughts have been fastened upon the battle-fields where their kinsmen were struggling. The love of Christ ought to tower above every earthly tie, but it is ouly human for the heart. to follow the treasures of the household.

We have also encouutcreJ other clifficnlties, peculiar to the pres­ent times. The quadrennial contest for the Chief Magistracy of the uation, waged with unusual fury, has served to distract the minds of many from the missiouary cause, and the draft to fill np om depleted armies, at that very time when we expect the largest ingatherings to our treasmy, has imposed burdens upon many, wbicl1 deprived them of the ability to render us their usual aid.

Iu the earlier history of tltG Society, the so-called Border Srn.tcs· were ainong the largest contributors to the treasn1·y; bnt since the outbreak of the rebellion, the receipts from those fields have been in a large measure cut off. Whil e some noble spirits have con­tinned an efficient co-operation, despite the aLtrnms of war, we have been compelled. to look in a largo rncasu1·e to the churches of the free States, and though not yet doing a tithe of what is in their power, we have met such indications of a growing interest, that we arc encournged to believe that snch a co-operation can soon be secured as to swell our receipts far beyond those of past years.

12 REPORT 0~' PROCEEDnl"GS OF

While outward circmnstances have been thus nntowanl, and the utmost vigor and efficiency required to strengthen the Society, we have been compelled to meet other obstacles, not of a national character.

The Corresponding Secretary selected at the last anniversary, the efficient incumbent for several years, our esteemed brother, Elder D. S. Burnet, found himself physically nnalilo to endure the duties of financial agent in the field, and hence tendered his resignation ju :March. From the commencement of tho missionary year until tho 10th of Juno, the Board had no Corresponding Secretary ac­tively in the field. At that date, tho present incumbent, ucw to the duties of the position, was selected for tho remainder of the year.

Such are some of the difficulties we have been compelled to en­counter in 0111· financial operations.

Onr receipts from all sources have reached $901:3 87.* The Jamaica :nission has been paid until Jan. 1st, 1865; and

.the other missionaries until near tho close of the year, leaving a balance of $2905 25, in the hands of the treasurer.

At the last unniverary it was recomme11cled to the Board, by tlte Con,entio11, that financial agents be employed in each of the States iu which.our brethren are most numerous, viz: Ohio, Indiana, Illi­nois, Iowa aucl Kcutucky. It was found impossiLle to securn suit­able men to ,outor upon the work i:nmecliatcly in all these States. l'be present Corresponding Secretary commcucod his lauors as State Agent in Illinois, on the 10th of November. Bro. A. I. Hobb,; engaged to enter tho field in Indiana, on Jau1:ary 1st, but unforeseen circumstances compelled him to decline aitcr he had already cir­culated a chain of appointments. and tho Boan] have, as yet, se­cured uo successor. Bro. J. F. Rowe, iu March, entered the fiel<l ,ofNortheru Ohio, ·western Bcnnsylvania aud Now York.

:fhe Board believe that competmit agents should be seut iDto each of the above named States, and kept in the field until they arc tho­.rnughly canvassed, and every congreg.ation brought into acti.-e co­,operntio11 with the Society.

Thtough their agents in the field, they mged upon the congre-

* Ovcr,.$1200 wore paid over to the Corresponding ~ccretary, after the read­ing of the report, ·v.'hi(:h will be curried to the account of the coming )'ear.

.A. C. l\IISSIONARY SOCIETY. 13

o-ations visited to render thernsel ves regular auxiliaries to the so-c ' ciety, by taking up quarterly collections for its treasur y . The plan has met with great favor, and is most cheerfully accepted by the congregations. The success of the latter portion of the fiscal yoar, in this respect has been such as to assure the Board that an ener-' . getic canvass is all that is needed to secure quarterly collections from every principal church of the land. One congrcg~ition has thus paid over, during the present year, $313 into the treasury.

Th~ importance of quarterly collections in every congregation can not be over estimated. It enables all to give. The widow can cast in her mite, the rich man his abnndance.

The Lord could create millions by his fiat, for his treasuries, but he requires us to give, because" it is better to give than to 1·eceiiie ;" because giving is a means requisite to growth in the divine life. Christian philanthrophy will extend this privilege to the masses -poor as well as rich ; and at the same time a sound financial sys­tem requires that we should gather the mites of thousands of givers, which will swell into the magnificent offerings of a great people.

While the Board would urge a continued effort to secure eliurclt co-operation, they would not advise an abandonment of the system of memberships and individual donations. There need be no con­flict between the two systems.

Many of onr wisest and best brethern have lo"ng believed that it would give increased efficiency to our efforts in the gospel, to. establish a closer financial union between the national and Stato. missionary societies. Confusion often arises from the &eparate. appeals for the missionary cause, and some have deemed it cle,;irable · that such an arrangement sho11ld be cnte1ied into that no reference would be paid to State lines and sectional divisions, which are un­known to the map of the Savior's kingdom, anu that a certain por­tion of the seenred funds should be devoted to tho home work, while another fixed proportion be devoted to general missions. In order to give full opportunity lo discuss the advantages of such a union, the Board have secured the appointment of Financi:i} Com­mittees from Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana, to meet hero and at this time, a similar committee of your society in conference,

It is with pleasure that we acknowledge the efficien1 aid extended by some of our elders and pi:eachel'.s, to. the interests of thf:l socitJty.

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Could all enfolate the noble example of a few, whose modest merit would forbid the mention of their names, the A. C. M. Society would immediately assume an importance and dignity wortpy of its noble aim. The Board would take this occasion to urge every preacher and elder to feel himself a divinely appointed agent to present the claims of the society in his locality.

It gives us pleasure in this discussion of ways and means, to ac­knowledge the donation, by our venerable President Campbell, of the copy-right of the Christian Hymn Book, to certain brethren for revision, to be held in trust for the society. The proceeds, aris­fog from the sales of the revised book, will add very materially to the resources of the society.

We regret to have to inform the Convention that the connection of our devoted brother J. 0. Beardslee with the Jamaica Mission is

' ' at an eQd. The earliest advocate of the Mission, and devoted with untiring zeal to its cultivation for more than six years, he has see~ the infant church spring into being, and multiply its numbers and plant its strongholds, until the ancient gospel has been proclaimed in most parts of the island. Though deeply interested in the work, and encouraged by past success to hope the most glorious results for the future, his duty to his family has demanded his return to this country. Such a probability was expressed at the last Con­vention ; but it was then hoped that such a result might lie averted. As the Board perferrod awaiting the action of the Convention, since his departure in July, the Missions have been under direction of the native laborers, organized into an auxiliary society, to whom the Board has extended a partial support.

Under these circumstances the growth of tho churches could not be rapid, though it is with gratitr:de that we are able to announce that there has been a steady progress during the past year. The native preachers unite with Bro. Beardslee in the desire that an efficient brother be sent immediately to the field. Deeply impressed with the importance of the :Mission, and encouraged by its past success, the Board are of the opinion that the request is only rea­sonable, and that a wise policy dictates that tho petition be com­plied with as soon as a suitable successor can be obtained.

While moved by a universal and Divine philanthropy that would go into all the workl and present the blessings of tho gospel to every creature, it is our duty to so husband and direct the re-

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sources of time and money at our disposal, as to produce the great­est results. Tho home fields give most abundant indications of being ripe for the harvest; hence the Board has directed its mis­sionary efforts principally to their cultivation. Missionary labor has been performed in eight States by the employees of the Society, with an aggregate of five hundred and forty additions to the cause.

This labor has been principally 1:mbdivided among the following fields:

MISSIONS TO NEW STATES AND TERRITORIES.

The Boarcl. is deeply impressed with the importance of pioneer work. The new States and Territories are filling up with an en­terprising population, cut loose from old associations, who listen with a candor and docility to the proclamation of the gospel, that is not characteristic of the stereotyped classes of the older States. Not only does the incorruptible seed of the word take root more 1·eadily, bnt it grows and spreads most vigorously in the pure and virgin soil. The infant churches keep pace with the growth of the country, and a comparatively small amount of missionary work at the outset, is the basis of a tower of strength in the coming years.

The Kansas Missions have been under tho superintendence of the .zealous and laborious brethren Bauserman, Trott, Evans and Brown.

In compliance with the oft-1·epeated request of the few brethren -0f Nebraska, the Board secured the services of J. F. Berry, an ar­<lent and efficient brother, to enter that field; bnt thu outbreak of the Indian war, and the consequent excitement, precluding a calm <liscussion of the claims of the Prince of Peace, have induced the appointed missionary to await a more tranquil state of affairs be­fore entering the field.

FREEDMEN'S MISSION.

Our sympathies have been especially enlisted in behalf of a nu­merous class gathered together in all the Border States, and in the t·ear of our armi6s-tho Africans freed by the vicissitudes of the present war. Passing through a most fiery ordeal, undergoing ~mtold hardships, destitute amid their sufferings of the consolations of the gospel of Christ, their condition calls forth every generous impulse of the Christian lrnart. The Board in following out the

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direction of the last Convention, have been fortunate in securing the services of Samuel Lowery, an efficient colored brother, to labor among the Freedmen of Tennessee. He has met with t?e most cheering success; 42 were added to the Church under his labors in tl~e month of July, 41 in August.

,Bro. R. Conrad is still laboring among bis brethren according to the fl·,sh, in the free States, under the auspices of the Society. We are pleased to be able to state that there has been a steady pro-

• gross of the missions under his charge. . . . . There will be submitted herewith a tabular view ot the mrns10n­

ary fielus, laborers of the Society, and the results. Names of :Missionaries.

J. H. 13,rnserman, J. J. Trott, S. G. Brown, R. Conrad, J. F. Rowe, B. B. Tyler, B. W. Jolm,on, Samuel Low~ry, J. 0. Bear<lslee, Wm. Maddix,

· John H. Crole; T. N. Willoughby, H. Oliphant, 'l'homas Scott, Thomas Austin, JI.I. Dick,

Fields of labor.

Kansas, "

Ohio, "

Illinois, At large, Freeumen, Jamaica,

"

"

Time of sen ice.

Ten month~, Four months, Five months, Seven months, Seven months, Two weeks, Ten months, Three months,

Acrc:isious.

158 16 36 28 44 6

55 108

l r 50

J We are more than ever impressed with the vital importance or

our holy work. The Macedonian cry is resounding from e~ery quarter of the land. Calls for the gospel, calls that God requ:res us to answer, are ringing daily in our ears. The fields are white ; the laborers are w11nting.

In the name of our blessed Master, we appeal to a great people to give us the aid that will enable us to car1·y out on a noble scale the heavenly work of preaching the gospel to every creature.

By order of the Board. B. W. JOHNSON, Oor. 8ee'ry.

Upon motion, the report of the Board of Managers was ac­<',epted-:

Bro. A. I. Hobbs moved, that so much of the report of the Board of l.VIauaoers as relates to the donation of the Christian Hymn Book, be 0 referred to a Committee, composed of one from each of the States represented in this Convention. Adopted.

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The chair appointed as this Committee: R. R. Sloan, of ~hio; Joseph King, of Pennsylvania; A. I. Hobbs, of Indiana; B. W. .Johnson, of Illinois; Richard Hawley. of Michigan; J. B. Bow­man, of Kentucky; James Carr, of New Yo!·k; T. l\lL Allen, of Missouri.

On motion of W. T. Horner, it was-Resolved, To refor so much of the report of the Board as relate&

to Hume Missions to a Committee of three. The chair appointed bret hren J. S. Sweeney, R. L. Howe and Thomas Munnell.

Bro. 0. A. Burgess moved, that that part of the report of the Doarrl relating to Foreign Missions be referred to a Committee of three. Passed.

Appointed by the chair: 0. A. Burgess, J. T. Jones and Dr. Shackelford.

Bm A. I. Hobbs then made a personal and satisfactory explan­ation, in reference to his inability to act as agent for this society, in the State of Indiana.

No further business beiug ready, the chair announced that short volunta ry addresses would be in order, when the meeting was ad-1lressecl by Bro. John Burns, of St. Louis, in an animated strain, who was followed by Thomas Munnell and Dr. L. L. Pin1rnrton, of Keni·ucky, and 0. A. Burgess, of Indiana, discussing the impolicy of drwatiug our chihlrcn in sectarian schools, and strongly con­Jemuing the practice, prevailing to some extent, of patronizing Ro­man Cutholic institutions.

Ou motion of A. R. Bouton, of Indianapolis,. the following pre­ambl e aucl resolution were passeu:

" \Vhere,1s, lhe encouragement and assistance of young men who aru <lesigniug to e11ter the Christian Ministry, is eminently a. mis­:-iionaiT work, and shonl1l enlist the warlll syinpatliy of c,ve1·y mis ­~iouary enterprise, therefore-

Jl1,8olved, That a Committee of three 1e appointed, whose duty .it shall be to report <luring the session of this .Con,ention,. what action this society can take through its agents to co-operate with, our State societies and colleges in the work of general education, but. t'BJJCCialJy with respect to the education Of men !i)l: tJie WOl'k~f !'he Christian ministry."

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The chair appointed A. R. Benton, II. W. Ever est, L. L. Pinkerton and Robort Millig an.

On motion, adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION. - Convention met according to adjomn­ment, at two o'clock, and opened with the nsnal religious exercises.

The minutes of the last session were read and approved. The continued enrollment of members, and reception of funds,

then occupied a short time, when the Committee, to which that part of the report of the Board, relating to the Home Missions, was re ­ferred, reported as follows:

REPORT OF 'l'HE C0:.\Dll'l "l'EB ON nmrn MISSIO.KS.

Your Committee, to whom was referred the subject of Home Missions, beg leave to present the following:

1. As the rapid grnwth of population in Waflhington Territory, Nebraska, Kansas and Minnesota is attracting the attention of the whole world, we earnestly recommend these as important fields of 1~01·.

2. We recommend a con ti nnation anll increase of missionary labor among the Africans in the border States.

3. We view with great interest a dissemination of tho gospel in New England, and th erefore earnestly recommelld tlie Board to employ, at least one Evangelist, to go forth and penetrate tho

home of om fathers. R. L. HowE, . t THOM.AS MuNNELL, Comm·ittee. J. S. SwEENI,Y.

Bro. Enos Adam son made a Yerbal report, relating to the churches in the State of Maryland.

Bro. 0. A. BurgPss read the following report from the Commit ­tees appointed by the . State Missionary Societies, to confer with a Committee of this sor;iety, in reforence to the adoption of some pJan •of co-operation.

REPORT OF THE co:m,l!TTEES OK CO-OPERATION,

The following Coinmittees, from the State Missionary Societies, met in joint consultation with a Committee from the American C. M. Society, to confer on the subject of harmonizing the operations

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of the State Societies with those of the General Missionary Society, to-wit :

R. Milligan, J. G. Allen, Aylett Raines-Committee from the Kentucky C. M. Society.

0. A. Bmges, A. I. Hobbs, C. G. Bartholomew-Committee from the Indiana C. M. Society.

J. T. Jones, I-:I. W. Everest, J. M. Allen-Committee from the I'llinois C. M. Society.

A. 1Vilcox, Joseph King-Committee from the Pennsylvania C. M. Society. ·

A. S. Hayden, J. M. Henry, R. R. Sloan-Committee from th e 'Ohio C. M. Society.

R. M. Bishop, C.H. Gould, Wm. Baxter-Committee from the .American C. M. Society.

After a full and free conference they agreeJ to present the fol­lowing repo1-t ~

Whereas, it is desirable that unity of purpos e and action should diaracterige all efforts of thfl State and genernl societies, in order to avoid collision, and secure the best economy of means, so as 'tu present a morn satisfactory exhibit Df out· missionary work at large, ,and secure larger resources for its proserntion, it becomes impo1·­ta:1t to defiae the limit,; of thei1· respective operations, and su~gest snch measures as may, at least expense and greatest har1t1011y, carry forward the one object they all lrnni in view; we theretoro submit the following s1qggestiQt1s:

1. vVe rega•·d it as the more pai:ticulai· object of the State soeic ­ties to opernte for missionary purposes within their own territory , and, in the prosect~tio11 of this purpose, thr.t their State organiza­tions remain the same as at presc!lt.

2. It is the object of the General Society to ope rate in des titut e: 'fields in our own ard foreign lands; comprehencling in such desti ­tute places the fo{)bler States, where organizMions are still iu their infancy. ·

With the above understanding as to the limits of the State ancl .general organization, we 1'€commend:

1. That seventy.fi,·e per cent. of the entire fonds raised i11 any State, whether by State or general agencies, be snhject to the di -rection of the State Boat·(l, and the balance to he appropriated by ,he Board of the Genernl Society.

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2. That the State societies report, year by year, their missionary operations to the General Society, to be embodied in one general

report. 3. That we recommend the Genera.I Society ~ to amend their'

Constitution that the :Pret:tident of the State Boards and correspond ­ing secretariel:' of the several State societies be· ex officio members-

of the Board of the General Society. 4. That nothing herein recommended be so construed as to inter 4

fore with the 1·ight of individuals to des·ignate the object to which

their funds shall be appropriated. 5. That this society appoint a Committee of three from each State ,·

who shall submit this plan to their 1·espective State societies, en-· deavor to secure its adoption, and repo1-t at the next annual meet -ing of this society. R. M. MILLIGAN, Ckairrnan.

0. A. BuRGEss, Secretary.

The oder of business- was then suspended upon the motion of Bro. R. R . Sloan, to hear a short address from colored Bro. -­Eoyd, when he read a ca1·efully prepared addresE:t to an attentive

audience. . Upon motion, a vote of thanks was passed to Bro. Boyd for hi&

:..ddress. The order of busine ss was then resumed, when, upon motion ,

Bro. Robm·t Milligan was added to the Committee on Education . The report of the Recording Secretary was then read, and re -

fered to the Auditor. The Business Committee then reported the order of business for

~o-morrow, as follows, and asked to be discharged;. which was-

:..dopted.

Mon.NING SEss10N.-L Continued enrollment of members. 2. Reports of Committees. 3. U nfini,;hed business. 4 . Miscellaneous business .

AFTERNOON SESSION .-1 . AddreE:tS from Bro. A. Campbell. 2. U nfinishcd business. 3. Miscellaneous busin ess.

Short addresses then being called for, Bro. Bea,rdslee, with a

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playful remark, called ont Bro. James Carr, from :N"ew York who made a warm and spirited address. '

This address was followed by one from Bro. Beardslee, makin w a strong appeal in behalf of the Jamaica Mission. 0

The Committee to which was referred that par t -0f the report t·e­lating to foreign mis,;ions, 1·eported as follows:

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FOREIG:N" MinSIONS.

Your Committee, to which was 1"Bferred that par t of the rep ort of the Board pertaining to Foreign Missions, having had the same under considei:ation, beg leave to submit the foliowing:

1. That no new foreign fields be entered upo n . 2. In view of the eminent services of our beloved Br o. J. O.

Beardslee, justly entitling him to the good will and affection 01 every member of this society, tha t if possible, be be returned to his field oflauor in Jamaica.

3. That if such arrangement can not be effected, the Board o~· th!s ~ociety employ, at th e earliest pr.acticable moment, a competent M1ss10nary for that field; -and in any event, that the native laborcra already at work there should be sustained.

0. A. BURGE SS, l J OBN T. JONES, \ Committee. DR. SHACKELFORD, ~

This report, after remarks from Brethren A. S. Hayden, W. T. Moore, A. D. Fillmore, 0. A. Burgess, was adopted.

The chair then annou_nced the following Committees to carry out t he plan recommended rn the report of the Commi ttees of Confer­ence on Co-operation :

R. Milligan, J. G. Allen, A. Raines, Kentucky. 0. A. Burgess, A. I. Hobbs, C. G. Bartholomew, Indiana. J'. T. Jones, II. W. Everest, J. M. Allen, Illinois. Alanson ·Wilcox, Joseph King, T. C. McKeevm-, Pennsylvanfa . A. S. Hayden, J. M. Henry, R. R. Sloan, Ohio . .James Carr, W. A. Belding, W. T. Horner, New York. On motion, adjourned.

WEDNESDAY EvENING, October l9tl1,.-Th o brethl'eu assembl ed :.i..t the hour appointed.

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In songs and prayers, and the reading 1of the Scriptures, together with warm words of Christian exhortation from Brethren Bartho­lomew, Blunt, Taylor and Raines, the time passed until the hour of the regular address, when Brother Joseph King, of Alleghany City, spoke to a large and interested audience; his theme-the O'reatness of the harvest, and the fewness of the laborers-was b

ably presented. At the close of Bro. King's addrnss, Brother Isaac Errett, to

whorn the task had been assigned, made a very stirring and effec­tive appeal for aid to fill the treasury of the society. The contri­butions and pledges ( comparing ourselves with oul'Sel ves), were encouraging, as an indication of an incipient but growing libc1·ality •

THIRD DAY-MORNING SESSION.

THURSDAY, Oct. 20/h.-Accoi·<ling to adjournment the Conven­tion assembled at 8 o'clock, and spent an hom in singing, prayer and short addresses, Brother J.M. Henry presiding.

At 9 o'clock the business session was re8umed-the minutes of tho last meeting read and approved, and a short time spent in the reception of contributions and the enrollment of members. Bro. Benton then read the report of the Committee on Education.

REPORT 01<' COMMI'l''l'Im ON EDUCATION.

The Committee to whom was referred the preamble and resolu­tions respecting Education in general, and Ministerial Education. in particular, would submit the following 1·eport:

1. That the interests of the Christian Church require, that it should heartily engage in the establishment and support of Acade­mies, Seminaries and Colleges, and in all cases as far as practi­cable, that its membexs gi.ve their pat1·onagc to schools under the

supervision of our brotherhood. 2. That the work of educating young men for the ministry

is clearly a Missionary work, and should be fostered and encour-

aged by this Society. 3. Recognizin~ this duty, we believe it is also p1·acticable to ac-

complish much good the µresent year by the following plan:

1. That the State Sacieties be requested to seek out and aid young

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men in preparing for this work, which can be done at our Colleges and High Schools, as at present constituted.

2. That the Agents of this Society be requireJ to co-operate with State Societies in carrying on this work.

3. That the State Societies be requested to report to this Society, at its next annual meeting, the number of young men assisted, the money expended for this purpose, ~nd all other matter of interest connected with this work.

4. That a Committee on Education be appointed by this So­ciety, representing as far as practicable the interests of each of our Collegiate Schools, to whom shall be referred all educational re­ports from the several States, and whose duty it shall be to con­sider the same, and make a condensed report on the whole subject to this Society at its annual meeting.

A. R. BENTON' I L. L. PINKERTON, l (J, • R. MILLIGAN, I' ommittee.

H. w. EVEREST. J After r?marks supporting the report, by Brother Benton, and

others from Bro. E. Goodwin, Dr. Cox inquired whether this report was in order under the Constitution of this Society.

The Ohair stated that as the Conven'.ion had adopted the resolu­tion appointing this Committee, he would not undertake to rule it out of order. Any measure, legitimately subordinate to the great object of the Society, could properly be entertained. If the Society deemed any measure illegitimate it could be voted <lown.

After some remarks the report was read again, and was discussed at some length by Brethren Cox, Goodwin, Hayden, and others. The point of order being again raised, and the chairman restating his former decision, 0. A. Burgess appealed from the Jecision of the chair to the house. The appeal was lost. The report was then adopted by the vote of the Convention.

The Committee to which was referred that part of the Board's report relating to the Hymn Book, then reported as follows:

REPOR'l' OF COi\lMITTEE ON HYMN BOOK.

The Committee to whom was referred so much of the Report of the Board as refers to the Hymn Book, beg leave respectfully to report:

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1. That we take pleasure in recording our gratefol sense of the generous offer to transfer the copyright of the Hymn Book, made by Brother A. Campbell, as alike expressive of his devotion to the cause of Missions, and his desire to meet the wants of the Brother­hood.

2. That we cordially approve the twofold object had in view by Bro. Campbell, to-wit: first, th:1t the Hymn Book be revised and enlarged, by a committee of competent brethren, to be mutually

. chosen by himself and the Society : second, that the profits arising · from the sale of the book may be appropriated to that benevolent

agency which most folly embodies and expresses the philanthropic aims of the whole Brotherhood-the general Missionary Society.

3. That in accordance with this object, we have agreed with Bro. A. Campbell upon the following brethren, who shall be empowered to take the necessary steps for eflecting the transfer of the copyright, and also to make arrangements for the publication of the book when revised, and to report in detail a plan for future operations, at the next annual meeting, for the action of the Soci­ety, to-wit: R. M. Bishop, 0. H. Gould, W. H. Lape, 0. A. Bur­gess and J . B. Bowman.

4. That in conference with Brother Campbell, your Committee have agreed upon the following brethren, to whom shall be en­trusted the revision and enlargement of the Hymn Book, to-wit: Isaac Errett, W. K. Pendleton, ,V. T. Moore, T. M. Allen and A. S. Hayden, who shall, when their work is complete, hand it over to the trustees for publication.

W EJ farther recommend, that as soon as practicable after the first edition, with a view to encourage congregational singing, the So­ciety appoint a Committee of persons of musical skill to adapt tunes to the hymns, that a Hymn and Tune Book may be given to the Brotherhood.

Should these measures be adopteu, it is understood that nothing in them should be so construed as to preclude any subsequent revi­sion of the book that the Society may deem advisable.

R. R. SLOAN, of Ohio. ,JAMES CARR, of New York . R. HAWLEY, of Michigan . B. w. JOHNSON, of Illinois.

T. M. ALLEN: of Missouri. J . B . BowMAN, of Kentucky. A. I. HoBBs, of Indiana. J osEPrr Krna, of Pennsylvania.

Committee.

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Bro. Burgess moved to take up the report, item by item. Passed. On separate motions, the first, secoud and third items were adopted. It was then moved, to adopt the fourth itein, when Bro. Benton made a motion to amend the item, by adding Wm. Baxter to tho Commit­tee of Revisors, and by consent, the name of Bro. L. H. Jameson was included in the amendment. Bro. Benton supported the amendment, by alluding to Bro. Baxter's poetic taste and ability, which he stated were very generally known and acknowledged by the brotherhood, and which fitted him eminently for a place on the Committee. Bro. L. L. Pinkerton expressed similar views, but thought the Committee sufficiently large. Bro. Burgess, at whose suggestion the name of Bro. J amesou had been added to the amend­ment, thought there was no disadvantage in a large Board of Re­visors, and urged the claims of these two brethren to a place in the Committee. Brethren Bishop, ,Viles and Franklin did not object to these two brethreu, but opposed the amendment, in defference to the wishes of Bro. Campbell.

Pending this discussion, Bro. Shackleford moved to lay the amendment on the table : this motion prevailed.

Bro. Burgess now moved to recommit the fourth item of the re­port to the Committee, with instructions to confer with Bro. Camp­bell, requesting him to consent to the addition of the names of Brethren Baxter and Jameson to the list of revisors. Passed.

The fifth item of tho report was then adopted, when the report was laid on the table to await the return of the Committee.

Bro. vV. T. Moore then introduced the following preamble and resolution :

Whereas the little band of faithful brethren in the city of London has made a special call on the brethren in this country, to send a Missionary to that great metropolis, and whereas such a mission promises well, and is likely soon to become self-sustaining; therefore,

Resolved, That tho Board of this Society be instructed to take into consideration the propriety of sending a :Missionary to that city, and, if the means of the Society will justify such a mission the coming yeai·, the Board is hereby instructed to select a man for the work.

Bro. Moore supported his resolutions, by some remarks, showing the importance of estahlishing missions at tho great centers of trade, learning and civilization ; and expressed the conviction that

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a 1111ss10n iu London would soon become self-sustaining. Bro. Franklin opposed the resolution on the ground that the brethren in England had intimated that they did not desire a Missionary to be sent from America to them, as they were beginning to stand in doubt of the brethren in the United States, fearing indeed that in some respects they ,,ere departing from apostolic grounds. He also stated that any one going from this country to that, with the idea of enlightening the brethren there, would find himself mis­taken in his estimate of the :1mount of their intelligence. After some fnrthc;· expressions, as to "ho aud what would be, or would not be, acceptable to onr English brethrc>n, Bro. L. L. Pinkerton rose and said: for the very reasons expressed by Bro. Franklin, he was in favor of sending a Missionary to Eugland, for if they were in the benighted condition which the remarks of the brother im­plied, they most certainly were in need of light.

Bro. Burgess gave an affecting account of a scene which took place in the city of London. An assemblage of several hundred poor, ragged, squallid, starving creatnres, and in their midst, unc of their number, with a single leaf of the New Testament in one hand, a dimly burning tallow candle in the other. He read painfully and slowly, as beginners at school, these words: "God-so-loved­the-world,"-adding "that means us," and proceeded, "that­he-gave-his-only-begotten-son-that-whosocver"-(''that mea11s us") "might-not-perish." Such a scene, said the speaker, never occnrs in America. Bro. Hobbs showed that the prevailing discontent with the established Ohnrch in England ren­dered the prese11t mome11t a most favorable one for the introduction of the priruiti ve gospel. Brethren Mooklar and G. Campbell, also gave some pertinent thoughts upon the subject, when the previous question was moved by Bro. Benton, and sustained.

The main question was then adopted by the vote of the Conven­tion.

Tlie Committee on Nominations then made the following report, which was adopted:

OFFICERS AND MANAGERS.

PRESIDENT--Alexander Campbell.

VroEPRESIDENTs-Isaac Errett, R . M. Bishop, John Smith, James Challen, Thomas M. Allen, Alexander Proctor, Joseph Wasson, S.

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E. Shepard, Wm. IL Pendleton, A. Raines, Elijah Goodwin, D.S . :Bu.met, J. M. Henry, George Campliell, John T. Jones, Robert Milligan, Benj. Franklin, A. S. Hayden, J. H. Jones, W. T. Ilor-11cr, A. Chatterton, J. "\V. Cox.

MANAGERS-Wm. Baxter, James Magill, J. F. Mills, George W. Trowbridge, Dr. E. Williams, 0. A. Burgess, Thomas H. Moore, Wm. H. Lape, M. H. Slosson, Thomas Munnell, Wm. S. Dickin­son, J.M. Tilford, W. 0. Holton, John Rogers, senr., C. L. Loos, Chas. D. Hurlbutt, T. F. Marsh, James Leslie, John Shackelford, Wm. B. Mooklar, 0. l\l. Talbot, Robert Graham, Thos. A. Conway, Jas. M. Allen, B. W. "\Vasson.

0FFICERs-l3. W. Johnson, Corresponding Secretary; H. S. Bos­worth, J acoh Burnet, Recording Secretaries; Geo. W. Bishop, Treasurer; C. H. Gould, Auditor.

The Committee on the Hymn Book then reported on the fourth item, recommitted to them, as follows:

Your Committee, appointed to visit and instructed to request Bro. Campbell that two names, to-wit: Brethren Baxter and Jameson be added to the list of revisors, beg leave to report:

That they have, through their chairman, accompanied by Bro. R. M. Bishop, laid your request before him, to which he replies: That, while he has no objection to the names suggested, and would be equally pleased with others that could be mentioned, he is un­changed in his conviction that a thorough revision of the work wil1 be more speedily and efficiently secured by a small committee; aud since the names mentioned we:re the unanimous choice of tho Committee, and agreed to by himself, he thinks the number and names should remain as they are.

The fourth item of the report is, therefore, recommended for you adoption. R. R. SLOAN, Chairman.

Bro. Burgess suggested the propriety of Bro. Campbell's yield­ing to the proposed arldition, inasmuch as it was the expressed wish of the Convention, as well as on the ground of the aclrnowl­edged fitness of the persons proposed. Bro. Baxter rose and ex­pressed the hope that the brethren would not insist on his name being added, as he was not only satisfied with the choice made, but was also willing to place in the hands of the Committee all the materials he had oollected and prepared for the ·new book, and to

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further the work by any aid he could give. Moreover, that he bad received from the brethren, and from Father CaLflpbell in particu­lar, assnrances of their regard far stronger than a place ;1pon the Committee would indicate, by -giving his hymns a place in the present Hymn Book, an<l in nearly all the collections of hymns and music published among ns . He also gave his most cordial ap­proval to those to whom the work was entrusted, renewed his offer of any assistance he could give them, and expi-essed the hope that through their labors a book perfoctly adequate to the wants of our people woultl be speedily supplied.

· This 1:eport on the fourth item was then adopted. The original report was then taken from tho table, and, upon

motion, adopted in full. On motion, tho meeting adjourned, to ass.emble at two o'clock,

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AFTERNOON SEsSION.--The Convention assembled at 2 o'clock,· and was opened by religious exercises.

The minutes of the morning session were read and approved. Bro. A. Campbell, the President of the Society, who had not ar­

rived in time to deliver the opening address, now read a speech of considerable length and great power to a deeply attentive audience.

At the close of this address, on motion of 0. A. Burgess, the re­port of the Board of Managers, which was prnsented yesterday, was adopted.

• •· Bro. W rn. H. Lape then introduce<l a resolution to issue an or­namenta l cert ificate of annual membership, which was referred to the Board of Managers . ·

Thti Report of the ·Treasnrer was then r~ad and referred to the Auditor .

On motion of A. S.. Hay<l.en, it was resolved that the cordial thanks of this Society Le tendered to the following Railroad and Steamboat Companies, who have generous ly agreed to return dele­gates attending this Convent ion from abroad, over their lines free of charge, viz:

Indiana & Cincinnati Ra ilroad . Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad. Covington & Lexington Railroad.

A. C, MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Sandusky, Dayton & Cincinnati Railroad. Pittsburgh, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad. Dayton & Michigan Railroad. Dayton & Western Railroad, Dayton & Xenia Railroad. Little Miami, Columbus & Xenia Railroad. Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad. Junction Railroad.

Magnolia. Bostona No. 3.

fiTJ<JAM BOATS.

Cincinnati & Louisville U.S. Mail Company.

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In this motion wag included a vote of thanks to the brethren and citizens of Cincinnati, who have hospitably entertained the members of this Convention during its session.

Dr. Cox of Mayslick, Kentucky, then introduced the following:

Resolved, That a Committee of three from each State he appointed to solicit and receive contribntions, to be applied to the erection of a monument over the remains of Elder Walter Scott, and that said Committees send the funds thus Cl•llected to the Corresponding Se­cretary of this Society, to be paid into the treasury and held for the above purpose.

After remarks from the mover of the resolution, and several brethren recognizing the pure and lofty qua lit ies of om.: lamented brother, the resolution was ado.pted.

The chairman appoinJed on the Committee the following brethren:

Ohio.-R.1\1..Bishop, Cincinnati; A. S. Hayden, Collamer ; John McElroy , Mt. Vernon.

Inrliana.-L. H. Jitmeson, Indianapolis; W1~. Dowling, Kon· dalville; J. M. Mathes, Bedford.

Ke11tncky.-Enos Campbell, Ilopkiusville; J . Aug. Williams, Rarrodsburg; J. W . Cox, Maysli~k.

Illinois.--J. T. Jones, Jacksonville; J. D. Berry, Bloomington; ,f. M. Allen; Eureka .

Pennsylvania .- Joseph King, Alle~hany City; John Phillips, Edenlmrgh, Lawrence co. ; T. C . .McKeeve>r, West Middletown. ·

.ldwltigan.-J. B. Crane, Paw-1,aw; W. B. Hendryx, Ionia; Colin Campbell, Detroit.

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New Yorlc.-W. H. BelJing, Syracuse; James Carr, New York ; ,v. T. Horuci·, Williamsville.

Iowa.-J a mes Challen, Davenport; Jonas Hartzel, Da\ •enport ; ,J. E. Gaston, Fort De,i I\loiucs.

Missouri.-B. F. Smith, St. Loui s ·, J. K. Ro(J'crs Columbia· . b ' '

Alex. l'orter, · Pari-s, Moore co . .

Mar!Jland.-D. S. Burnet, Geo. Anstin and G. W. Morliog, Baltimore.

West Virg i 11ia.--C. L. Loos, Bethany; L ewis Hall, W ellsbnrg ; John Mcudel, Wheeling.

The nrncting then adjourned, to assem blc at Gt o'clock.

CLOSING SESSION.

Th.e Conventi on met according to adjournment, and spent an ho,ur in prayer and social exercises. Brief and heartfelt addr(lsses were · made · by Brethren A. B. Green, Moffett, Franklin, Baxter , Walk and Errett.

At the hour appoint ed, Brother H. W. Everest, of Enreka Col · lege, deliver\x1 the closing regular address, which was heard with great interest by a I arge assembly.

The minutes were then read and approved. A parting· hymn was now sung with much feeling, \\·hen, afte r

pra,yer by the venerable President of the Society, the Conventi on . finally adjoumed.

H. S . BoswoRTH, Re co1'ding 8ecretarjJ.

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THE CAUSE IN NORTHERN OHIO.

STATEMENT ()F J. F. ROWE, FIN.'I.NOIAL AGENT.

The following is a summary of my .Missionary labor in Ohio and the adjoining part of Pennsylvania, for eight months, ending in October.

Money collected, about $1GOO 00. Pledges obtained on Annual and Life Members and Life Di ·

rect.ors, $4000 00. Number added to the Church where I have assisted at meetibO's

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I have traveled ahont 2700 miles.

A' number of churches have agreed to support the Society by sending in quarterly contributions, and many more will do th e same.

By vi siting the churches for the next year, explainink the objects of this Society, I have no donut that a permanent basis for .great go9d in the futme will be laiJ. A continued and untiring cflor t should be made to teach the necessity of sys tematic b.eneficcnce, co-operation and concentration of labor. · · · Of the pledges obtained for the next year, fifteen hnndrcd doliars are · from three brethren of New Castle, Pa. It may not be im­proper to state that these brothers, T., C . .M. ancl ·T. W,. Phillips, who arc wealthy, were, a short time ago, preachers of the gospel, and poor io this wor ld's goods. The:se devoted brethren, and others i n the oil region, will without doubt generously ' aid in carrying forwad the Missionary work. ·

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32 RECAPITULATION.

RECAPITULATION OF MISSIONARY OPERATIONS.

An effort has been made, during the year now closing, to adopt some plan upon which the State and General Missionary Societies could co-operate. By a recommendation in the report. of the CL>m­mittees, appointed for this pnrpose by the several societies (see pag e 20), which was adopted in this Convention, and, no doubt, will be agreed to by the several State societies, at their next An ­nual Convention, the reports from the State Societies are to be pre ­f!ented, at the Anniversary Meetings of the A. C. M. Society, "to be embodied in our general report," so as to give, atone view, the ag­gregate of the labor of all the societies.

It is expected, therefore, that the next anniversary proceeding of this Society will contain a fnll tabular statement of all the orgauized missionary labor of our brotherhoorl.

Considerable information was given at the present Annive1"ary Meeting, but mnch of it verbally. Below is a brief summary of the main items, except from the Illinois Society, which, though stated verbally in the Convention, has not been received in written form in time to embody in this report.

I I Evan,.el- Dw d,ms Uonc~p'd'i; St•cretaries. Ca.sh Amount

1ist3 Cm. :1.nd.

Receipte. Pledged. ployed. Ar;ce.-.:<ions

$8216 00 $29896 001--1:1 125:1-Ohio S. Misr.ionary Soc'y. R. R. Sloan, lndia ua S. Miss'ry Soc'y. R. L. Howe, Kent'ky S. Miss'ry Soc'y. Thomas M11nnell, West Penn. Miss'ry Soc 'y. T. C. McKeever, A. C. M. Society ....•.. B. W. Jvhnson.

Total. ..•...•

7241 00 20148 00 73 i 6 l5 8000 00 1400

9000 00 8 400 7200 00 16 *540

$30657 00]$~0~00L_110 5226

~ This does not includ e all tho accessions of the,\ , C. J\I. Society, as the closing reports from Jamaica,

-.NJ Ka.usM a.re not :mt rccciYcd.

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RECORDING SECRETARY'S REPORT.

RECEIPTS SI~CE LAST AK~OAL REPORT .

LIFE MEi\1131:t.RS ANf) DIRECTOR. ~.

Mrs Nannie White, :M i~ist. .. •. .... $5 00 Miss Helen Hcck aday, bnl. . • , ... • . 5 00 , " Mary Pecku, p~ugh , 3 mst ....... S UO J W Dutler ... .. ............ , ... 5 00 WT Grecne,,'>th rnst. . . ...... .... .. 5-00 .TH PickrPl, Isl i1Jst . . ... . . , ..... .. 5 00 Mro Letiti>, Fan.rot, \st inst. .. , ..... 5 00 ' Mrs M D Er.man, 1st inst . .......... 5 00 Jo,; Rohrer, 4th rnst . . : · " .... ... ... 5 00 J M Radcliff, 5th inst . ...... . ..... . 5 00 .J B Myres, tld to 4thrnst ..... .- ... 15 Oil, Kat,e Zorp;lcr, 1st inst ....... .. . .... . 5 00 -J W Haymaker, 4th 111st., ...... . .. 5 00 J ,-,·ome \Valtmire, 1st inst ........... 5 00 D,· Geo B ~arl'i son,. 4th i~1st_and 5th. 10 00 1 Dr A L Simmons .. • .... • , ....... 5 00 Chas W Gnmes, 2a and .3d mst . .... JO 00 LR Norton ... .. .. . ........ ...... 5 llO Dr Sidney S Grimes, 1st and 2tl inst. JO 00 H M Hickok .......... .. .. .. , ... .. . · 5 00 Rich 'd H P,·ewitt, :;a, 4th & 5th inst . l5 '00 N A Walke,· ...... , .. .......... . . : 5 00

J'os M·diue, 2d to 4th inst .. ......... lS 00 'I' M Yeal'ing .. .. . •. •. . ...... .... . 3 00 'Gen Wm l3ryan, bal .... ... .... , .. 20 00 :W:iss Panthea Leav itt ., ... • , •.•.••. 5 00 Mrs S if Sto\'e1·, inst. ...... , ...• . ... 5 00 J F Saige r . ... .... ..... . ......... 5 00

-J Anderson, !.~t aud,2d iust ........ J~ (IQ Dr C McMillcn .... ... .. .... .. .... , 5 0(1 Mary A Hammond, ;nh mst ..... .... a 00 D W Storer ....... .... .. • , ...... ,. 5 00 D,· Wm Bailey, f>tlt ins t., .... ... ... 5 00 J F Scott .................... .. ... 5 00 :RH Mills , 3d and 4 th inst ......... JO 00 S Gui Ison .. . . ...•.... . . . .. • ...... 2 50 J H H Nessl~ge ·: ................. ~ 00 Albert Allen .. . .... ............... 5 00 B N Crump, ,Jd rnst -- ,, ....... , ... . a 00 R J Drake ... . . . ... . .... ......... . l 00

.J B Iluwman L. D., 5th inst ... .. . .. 20 00 Mrs Is:1bel Atl :ims .... ... . ....... .. 5 110 A S Hale, :M ii,,t . · . ..... ........... 5 00 Sam! Herman ..................... 5 OQ Mrs M CI' H,tl";, 3d inst ... . .. . .... -~ 00 Dr L ll M)'l'CS .. . . ..••. .. .• . • • •••.. 5 00

-Jas Bula ck, 2d mst . ... . .... ..... .... 5 00 Mose;; Ba!!gs .-. . .. . ...... ........ 5 OU Mrs Rebecc li Rogers P.rles, 5th inst .. 5 00 Hr L Pagin ....... , .............. 5 00 CC Dewee:;, 1st inst .. ...... .. . .... 5 00 J B Milner .........•. , . . .. , ... . .. 5 O() EB Myre s . , .................... 5 00 .T K Pi-cket t .. . .... .. . ... .......... I 00 Mrs Ruh a ma D.cr~t., ........ , ..... . 5 00 Dr E G Pa niter ....... , ..•• ........ 5 OU

.. James Conover .... .. .. .... ... ... ... 5 00 M He sler ......................... 5 00 ~ W J ohnso11,, l :;t, 2d Ullll 3d inst ... J 5 00 M:uy A Rrnd ley .. . , ...... ...•. .. .. 5 00 V m S Magarit y .....•............. !', 00 I Anna llohndi>r ..... ..... ........... I 00

Joshu ,, Jones .. .... .... .... ..... .... 10 00 Henry .Mvre,; ...... . .. .... ......... 5 Oil ,Joshua Miles, 2d inst ....... , . .. ... . ,5 00 1 Suffluel fiu'llcr ....... . .. .. ........ 3 00 RD_ Meek . '.' . .... •.. ...• ....... .. -5 00 Abraham King .. . , . ... .. . •...• .... 5 00 M Ptler, lsL inst ... ................. ,5 00 Da,i'l Koontz ....... . ..... . .... _ ... 5 00 J U J.,hnsu11, 1st iust . . . . . . . . . . .. . 5 OU J O C11mµhcll . ....... ............... !i 00 John Denrns, senr .. .... ........ ... ,! 00 A J Shin11 .. ............ ... , .. ... 5 00

, John Lindsay -..... ...... .. . ...... ... 3 00 Isaiah W e!Jh .. ..... ... ... ......... 5 00 A S Haydeu.. . .. .... .. . .. . .. .. .. . 5 00 Geu Pow . .. .. .. .. . .. . . . .. . . .. . • • 5 00 I'vfo;AnneE ·Smit.h,lJal. .. -.... ..... ,1500 J\-Ia1·garetPow .......... . . . . ... .... 500 :Sarah Cecil, 2d nnd :1d inst ........ 10 00 Ja,cob Booth ..••. . . .. . • ... . ........ . 5 00 'Dr Joseph S~ith, :!d and 3d inst .. . . 10 00 J.,lrn Bradfield ....... .. .. , . ...•... 5 00 ~rs Nancy &1ddut .h, I.ml. ........ . . 15 00 Wm Piuno!'k ........ , .. . . . • ..•.•.. 5 00 :ster -Purce\.! .. .. , .. , ............. 5 00 Dr M JcwC'tt ...... . . . . . .. ...... .. . 5 00 ·(E; ~sf J.tckson ..... •.. , ......... ,. , 5 00 R Mar;.h . • . . .... . ....• , . . . ..•• .. • . 5 00 1 It egal. ..... .. . .... . . . ...... ... 10 00 M E Nichols ... .... ... ........ . . . . 5 00 1ha~ A Baker .. . . .......•......... 5 00 Raymond Ifa, ·cn .... ....... .... .. .. 10 00 'Sew ts Duddrar .................... 5 00 Esther :M Musser . ............... ,. 5 00

amuel D11ddrnr . ......... , ...... .. 5 00 Z R Sarles ... . . ... .... , .. , ... , ...• 5 00 ~Jacob Hustell, bal .. .. , ···"· ... • ••. . Hi 00 R L Tute ....... , .. ... , ....... . . .. 5 00

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Mr~ HT Ma~o,i .•.•.•.............. 5 00 IM - Robinson .......•..•.. , , , .•. 5 001 Elder M Christy. . • • . . • . . ......... 5 00 Henry Dickson .•.....•.••. , . , , · · · , 5 00 !ttmes Reed .. : ...••......•....... 10 00 Letiti,L Williamson ................. 5 00 ANNUAL MEMBERS AND DONATIONS.

Jiosepb Ranne ..••...•..•......... 5 00 Abraham Gibson ...•...•......•.. 10 00 A EStevenson ... • ..••.. ••.. .•.... $100' Chriatian Judd .................... 5 00 S Stebbins ..••. , ......•..... · · •, · · 3 00 R W Myre~ ... , ...•........ , •... , 25 00 ~~ iss Lucy A Hahn ...•.... ..• , .... 2 Ill; J!!lderJoseph Kinp; ................. 5 00 Mrs E Coleman .•.•.•.....•....... 1 00 Sarah J Stover, 2d and 3d inst. ..... 10 00 " Betty !farclay ...•.•.... , •. , . , I 001 G C Harvev ................. .... . ]5 00 John Cu;·d ....................... · 7 00, H H Be,t.: .•..•................. 10 QI} Dan'! Neil. ......... .. ..... . , ... · 5 00 'Mrs H H Beot .................... 10 00 Eph Young ....................... 5 00 J B' Marshall. ..... ••. ...... • ...... 5 00 Edward Allen ..................... 2 00 8ar,Lh McCormick. ................ !i 00 Ella Moler ........................ 1110 RD Meek ....................... 15 00 Jas Hadsel l. ....••........•...... 17 00 R G,·addv, 2d inst .... .............. 5 Oil Marshall H:tdley ...•..•...•...•.. 5 00 Wm Annstrong, 2d inst .•.......... 5 00 1\ra Montgomery ...•.••.. ,., ... ,. !i 00 Mrs Juli:t Robinson, ad inst ..•...... 5 00 Harriet Ireland ..........•...... ··• 1 00 S S Frazee, 3d inst ... .. ........... 5 00 J ns Ire1'1nd .•..........•.......•. · . 1 00 A. J Thompson, 3d inst ...........•• 5 00 Mrs Jalle A Boles ..............•.. 1 00 Aaron De1 ,·is .....•.........•...•.. 5 00 '.\[f!t Bovd ...•......... .• , .•.... ·, 4 00' gdw ,,rd Garay ..•........•. . ....... 5 00 A R Be.nton ....................... l 110 J:I B Bornton ...................... 5 00 Mrs Mgt Tutt,le ................. ,. 1 00 Elder FM Greene .....•........... 5 00 " Charlotte Collins ........... •·. 1 00-.[ D Raney ................... . .... !i 00 Dr. E. Williams .................. l l 00 Mr8 1!,itiico. Whistler ...... ,. ..... 5 00 Elder A I Hobbs .. ••. ........... 28 00' n N Crnmr, b:\\. ................ 15 O.i AG M,,ce ........... .... .... · .... 2 01) Mr3 B N Crump, 2d inst ......... .. . 5 00 Jno MeCammon ...•. ... ..... · ·,. ·. 5 00 M,-s C P Heywood, 2d inst .......... 5 OU AC Black .............. .... ..... , I O() Geo D McGrew .............. , ... 10 00 Mrs R"chel P"'lmer ................ 5 00 ~halJie S K:ng ..... •• , ... . ........ 5 00 Elder Wm Brothers .............. IO~ 00' r D J.,h 11son ....................... 5 00 Dr S E Shep,ircl. ................ l O 00 M:rs Jane MeGrn1v .......•......... 5 OU I Wm 13 Mooklar .......... . ...... JOO O(> Lucv Cnnningham, 5th inst ......... 5 00 Wm J Owinp;8 ................... IUO 00 J..f.rn.Sn8anna Hittle, b>il ..••..••... 10 00 America T Logan ................ 50 00

' RE A Salvers ................ 15 00 Willi:\m Smith ........ .. .......... l 00 ,, HM Fi!ln:iore, 3<l and 4th ..... 10 UO Henry Rider ..• • .... ... . ..... ....• 1 00

Jane 13ro-rn per Clias D Hurlbutt .. 25 00 Isaiah Cornelnt• ........ ... .... .. . 15 00-Mr, Ann II~nnon, b::l ............. 1000 Wm Fatgenhorst ................... 2 50, Elder W D Moore, bal. ........... 10 00 R E Volke ... . ................... 2 50 A I Hohbs , bn!. ..•............... l:> 00 Henry }io<lenwald ...........•.... :25 00 ·wm Higbee, scnr .................. 5 00 1 Rebecca Hine .................... l OO· John Fisher . . ...•... . ........... 5 00 I M J Brewe r . . . . • ... ............. 2 00 .fonath.1n D,tds, bt inst. L D ...... 2:, 110 I A Bl.;lrnle,· .... ·: ..... • ........ . · 6 00 Mr s S11s.inunh Hittle, bal. ......... 10 00 Mrs~ McLaughlm ...........•..... 5 00 fohn Tate ........................ 5 00 i S:tmp,nn Shockey ....... ......... 1 (10 .I. Lewig ....................... .. 2 00 1 Dadd Dewees ..................... 5 00 8eyrno111· McCorkle ............... !i 00 ' L It ff .diam ................. . .... l 00 Jvhs C Mo,·gan .................... 5 00 \ RB Dickenson .................... l 0;) ~rlw·n Wakefield..... . ......... 10 00 ; John Ram., ....................... l 00· John Sai~er ... . . .•• ...•........... 1 00 ' Jas Rohiurnn ....... ... ... . ........ l 00 h11·, Wild,·r ....................... l lifl Ii J M Pe:ikc ............... .. .... · .. I 00' '· A E Green .... • ... .. ......... 5 00 C O' Neille ........................ 2 00' " B ,rbaru Fentnn ..•........•....• 5 00 '. Ge ,, Callender .................... 10 00,

Geo Th rnbur~ .................... 5 Oil\ J,abella C,tllender .... .. ........... 5 00 Miss M A Welsh •..•............. 5 110. M,111rice Callender ............. , ... 2 :,()-1· W D ,ugherty . •.. ...•..... .•.. .. 5 no' Georl!ie c .allender ... .. ...... ...... 2 f,()' W M Eyles ... , ...........••...... 5 0 11 JC Demus ............• ••..... ... 1 00 A Hinsdale ................. .... .. 5 00 1 Chas Hallam ...... .... ..... . ...... 5 (HY R ~offctt....... . ... .... ........ . 5 00 I A S Tandy ...•.••................ 2 O{)l W D Mead ........................ 501)1JHWood ......... ..... .. ........ 100' J I:' Robin~ou., .•..•• ... .•.... .. . . f> tJO I J H D,iwley ............•. , ... ,, .• 1 00

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T West .....................•..... l 00 Lewis Patterson ....•.. , .......•... J 00 R D Smith ............•.......... 2 00 Geo Mowny . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . .. I 00 A S Fishe,· ....................... 1 00 Solomon Houser .................. 1 OD M1·, S,ir.th S FiBher ................ l 00 J N Earing ....................... J 00 WW Jones . ...................... 1 00 AlbertGarty ....... . .............. 1 00 D,· RA Couovsr ................... 5 Oil D,,vid Judy ....................... J 00 W H. Ad,uns ...................... 2 00 ,Tas Hawes ........................ 1 00 M Meek ............... · ...... · ... 1 00 Mar ia Lind say ........ . .......... J 00 Mr:; AL Meek .................... 2 00 MP Carlack ...................... 4 00 J ,me, Dennis .................... 10 00 Milom Alkire .................... 2 I 00 Mr., F T Radford. . , .............. I 00 Leollllrd Alkire .........•......... 20 00 Almira J Dickenson ............... JO 00 David Alkire ..................... 5 00 Warren Watkins .................. 2 00 John Alkire ...................... 2'l 00 G,.o Beckner .. ···· ................ 2 00 Dr L A Engle .................... ]ll 00 AA M)res_. ...........•.......... 100 WrnEngle ....................... 500 Jernme A Dillon ................... 7 00 I Milom Engle ...................... 3 00 S,,lomm1 Pnterb.wgh ............... !i 00 J H Martin ...................... r, 00 M~? EA Puterbaugh .............. 2 00 W D Callaw:ty .................... 2 00 K1J>1h Sargent ..................... ~ 00 \ Su~an Hughes ..................... 2 00 Geo P.,tterson ..................... 1 Oll D T Hughes ...................... 2 00 L .I'! Odell. ....................... 1 Oil B FWhipp ........................ 6 00. M J W,1tso~1 ...•.•.•.•.•.......... I 00 - Gla-py....... ......... ....... J (JO Mrs Mary Campbell ............... l 00 LA Whipp ....................... J 00 E _II Roberts .. ................... 1 00 Kate Lukins ...................... 1 00 M1ch>1el Hittle .... ·, .•............ 5 OU Mrs Grier . ...... . ...........•.... I 00 .John F.,ster .... · ·,, ... , . , ...••... 5 00 Licc ie Corbin 1 50 Eiz.' Fo;ter ....................... 200 JS WPst ... .'.".'.'.'.'.'.':::::::::::::·2110 D ,rnl Ral"ton . . . , ................. 1 00 ET Orange ...................... 111 00 W 11·, J Armstrong ................. 2 00 El de r A Green .................... 15 00 J,,hn Pangburn .................... 1 00 " l-1 C Till son ................. 15 00 1 B.llle ........................... I 00 " Eli Re"ttl JO 00 Mr, M P.ifor •. ,,,, , , .. , , .•••. , ..... I 00 I Sister H C ·flu;;;::::::::::::::::. 4 00 A W ~t.k111s JI' ........... , •..•...•• - l 00 : Robt A Campbell .. ....... . ........ 5 !JO M,~s l1,l_1za Dewees .................. 5 OD• Roye Stewart ..................... }5 0() A ,J. :1.l_.c,i .• •• ••••• .••.• ••.••..•. 1 00 1 Julia A Hinkle ? ................... 1 00 {;>bu Culb,m-11: ........ , ., ... , ..... 2 00 AS ila?den ........ . ............. 5 00 i, l.ier A \\ atkms .................. 2 OD Sister H. Tellclelt ................... I 00 Ilhs Mary A Davenport . .•..••..... 500

1 .. LP" ........ •... ..•••......... J :,O

M,·s J\far,,,hot.t. ... · ... , ......... , . 2 00 .1 B Scheitlin ...................... 5 00 Mrs~/!"'"). D.ckenson ....... , ....... :{ 00 , Sargent Parker ......... . .......... J 110 ~s ~'" J,'ilmson .•................. 5 0111 J M \V>trd ..... . .................. 1 00 S,dlt,; .ALen ....... , ...... , ........ 1 00 IR A Warlow ...................... J 00 E vy .ntlow ...... .. .•••...•..•..... 1.110 J Pt;rr_v... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...•..... 1 00 J ~\, Bradbury ..• , .....•.......... 2 00 I Wm Beelerjr .. .................... J 00 J :-; »llh ...................... . .... ~ 1111 J l!n:;s............ . ............. ] 00 Am" H:1ll ....................... . a 00 : C \V Marlin ....................... 2 00 y .\1·tt•r11urn_. ·: .............. . .. . l 00 ' Sister thrry ............... . ..... r, 00 .,n; lr,•w Chn~t,~on ................ l 00 GM 11,•mhaw ... .. .... ........ ... fi (10 ~ I ILl',V"S ................. · ...... 1 00 M A Hensh:w , .................... 1 00 sG,·,w .......................... 1 00 ,\E11low ...... .......... ......... JOO B IJ"' <' h. · · · .. · .................. I (IQ \V Ill Beel Cl' ~ell!'. . . . . . . . • • . . ...... 5 00 C ' E"111g ....................... :! Oil A Ha1·riso11 ...................... I 00 J H, .. tt · · • · · · · · · · ... ·., · · · · · ...... l 00 R Mun,;cll. .• ...... ...... ... .... .. 1 00 H McC:,rrell ..•....•...•.......... 1 00 E Munsell ........................ 1 00 J, Ill\' :-.hures .......•...........•.. 5 00 \I'm Foder I 00 ft D J\,,,11 ......................... 1 oo N R.11·11:en .. .'.'.'.'.·.·.·:·:.'.'.'.'.'.'.' . .'.'.'.'.· 1 oo' M.110,·1·., McCarrell. .............. 1 011 l) Fowler .......... ...... ......... J 00 ~ .I, !):11·<1,·,;~ ....... . .............. I 00 Silas Pa1·k........ .. . ........... J 00

0 h., 1111· .. ·· · · .. ·,, .............. 1 00 Jac ,,b John~on .................... 1 00 e, Dyer .. · ...................... 1 00 A Knowlton J 00 J H"w ,.,,. '> O'l ,. . ...•....• ' • •...•.....

M .. \ · ·: · ...... • · · .. · .. · · · .... · ~ , Sister K11owlion ................... 1 00. E '~' ',,, ~'.~1ssenbury............... 5 00 Wm Carle ........................ 1 O!)

., ..• •·••· ·····•• ....... 500 ADMent z ..... .. ..•.• . .. ••. . .... 100

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Rebecca Swearengen . . ...•........ l 00 C Williams.· .. . ·•··· .····• ·· · ···· i gg Rebecca Cunningham . ............ . 2 00 R J Mitch~!\.······. · · ··· ········· . John Rolfson ...................... 2 00 D GA R~ilsbec~ . . ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · l Oil J B Hubbell. ....... . ............. 1 00 Mi's J B ~che1ttnn . . .. .. .. . · · · · · · · · t gg Sister Thomas .... .. . . . . . . ......... l 00 "EA F, Mo .. ····· ····· · · ······ , M M 'I'homas .... . ... . ...•.... . .... 2 00 1 Se;1rµ;ent O P Dars t . . .. .. .. · · · · · · · · ·~ 00 J H Clough ..........•..••....•... I 00 Mrs B W Johnson .... ... .. · · .. · ·. · ,) 00 A D Wyson ......... . .. . ... . ....•. l 00 John M;cGinnis ... • ..... . . . · · · · · · · · ~ gg DrJ WThayer ......... . ......... 200 Elia~ Ford ... . ........ . ... . .. . .... 200 Mrs c M Thayer .. . , ....... , ..... 1 00 Clans sa Ezman ...• . .. . · · · · · · · · · · • · 1 00 A Tandy ....... . ................. 1 00 IvJµ;t Bower .. . . ,.··· · ······· · ··· .. 1 OO G F Hostetler ....... . .. • ......... 2 00 Ella McGuire . ,,.,,,,,· , ··•······ 'l ' C Oder ......•..• . .............. 2 00 Miss A ArmFtr ong .... . . . , . . ·. · · · · · 1 go J Huo-hcs ......................... 1 00 Mrs Chittix ........... • . .. . .. · · · · · l 0 J B Stephenson ...... .. ............ 1 00 Elvira Conover· . . · . · . . . · . · · · · · · · · · 1 00 M ,,ry Hartley .... . . . ... . .......... 1 00 Mrs Ell!ott ...... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ~ gz Dr McPe,ik . ...... . ... .. .......... 5 00 ::i Stebbins ...... . · · · · . · · • · · · , · · · · · 9 Mrs M T Pickerell ... .. ......•..... 2 110 B S Pal'k · • · · · · · • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · - og A Bower .......................... 1 00 Rnchel Clrnd sey · .... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · { g0 J M Ezman .......•....... . ..... • . l 00 John Hatcher ... ·. · · . · · · · · · · • · · · · · T A Huffer I 00 W Glenn .... ·· .. ···· ·· ··········· 1 OU

· . . . . .... . ............. 5 00 F M S ut •... .. . . .. · .. · · · • · · · 5 00 JMH11\......................... to.... 200 JO Willard ...... . . . ............. 2 00 J H Clark ............ . ........... " OU A Ezman .....•• , .... . ..........•. 2 00 Wm Cle,·cland. · · .. · · , · · · · · · · · · · • · :- l L D Benton ................•.•.... 1 00 R B Snodgrass ... ··.·· · ··········· 3 r J D McGuire .....•••..•...•....•.. I 00 \ Caleb Downs . .. ····· · ·· · ·· · •······ ~ rig JC Hamilton ................. . .. . 1 00 A A _Glenn ......... .. ........ . . .. 1 00 J A Hawk ... " ................. .. l 00 ~Price ....... . .... .. ............. l 00 Geo Wree ...•........ . ............ 5 00 E D Coopcl' ...........•.. . .... . ... I IJO John Bovd ............•....••....• l 00 R H Boyd ..•. . ..•. . ...... . .....•.• F o Kitch ................•...... l 00 W Cunurngham .. . . · · · · · · · · · · • · · · 2 00 HS Wood~n . .' .............. . ..... 1 00 J W Richey .. . ....... ···· · •··••·· 5 00 \.CF .. , 1 00 Robt Richey ..... . ... . ...... · • ···· 1 00

j 01 u • . • • • . . • . . • • • • • • . • • • • • • . l 00 P Chamberlam ...... . ........... l 00 Joel Eads.·· .... · ·· .. · ···· .. " " .. c,· ·t w. l 00 J C Hendi,rburg .... . ... . . .. .•... ·. 1 00 .:,IS er ICC ............ • · · .. • .. · · . 1 00 JC McGuffin ... . ... . .............. l 00 PA Howl' , . . ....... . ·· ·.········· J p -Dauo-hertv .................... 1 00 Catheriuc McGuire ... . . · . · · · · · · · · · · ; 00 Thos Pritchett .. . ... . ...... •.. ... . . I 00 A lex Subin. • • . · · · · · · · · · · · · · • · · · · · :-s gg Jas Dillgm,tn ................... . . . f> 00 Sam! Gorrnll ....... . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · W S Pickerell . ......•..... . . . .... . &00 Wm D!1rl1~1g. · · · ·· · · • · · · · · · · · • · ·· · ~ 50 JC P . . . 2 00 Robt frnz1er ......... . ... . . · · · · · · - 00

er1y .. · .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · l 00' R l) Thomas .............. .. ...... l 00 \ Mi~s S Crawford.· · ·············· · · Mr~ McNabb ........ .. ........ . ... 1 00 A Gorrell ........... . · .... ·· .... ·· 3 00 J Churchill ...... ... . . ..... . ..... 2 00 ID Nisewander • . . .. . •. · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2 O? R Dawson .......... ... .....•.. . .. 2 00 Thus Jones .......... · . . · · • • · · • · · l 0) J A Monto-omery ... ... ..... •. • . ... l 00 Joseph Kester . · .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ~ 00 H Thomp';;on ....... . ....... ... .. 1 00 I Jas Griffith ........ · · . .. . · ·· .. ····· 00 Mr~ Montgomery . . .....•.......... 1 00 j Robt. Dunl.mr •.• · .. : . · · · · · · · · · · · · 3 00 E H Foste,· ....... . . ... .......... . . l 00' Gertrude 11lcL:i.ug hl1n. . . . . . . . . , · · · 1 00 M Wvatt .. . .................. • •. 1 00 A Brown . . • . . ..... •.. .. .. •· ·.,•· • 1 Oll JG Eikin ............... . ..... 5 00 JPsiah Andrews ..... .. ....... · · · • .. 1 00 Hattie Pick:'dr~l . .. . . . ........ . ..... l 00 Glenn Frnburn . · .. · · , · · · · · · · , · · · 1 00 s Gra"'"' . , ......... .. ....... . . . •. l 60 Mrs A lkown . .......... . ...... ,. • 1 00 s Gar~~; ........ , ................. 1 00 Mary H }Jylcs , ...... . . .... .... • .. 1 00 A-Oan·ey ..... .. ....... . ... • ...... l 00 Orsan Dean ......... .. ............ 1 00 E Brown ..• . ... . .. . ............•. 1 00 Aaron Pardee .•............ • •.. •. · 3 OC! E McBride... . . . . . . . . .. ...•. .... 2 00 Mrs E Luther ..... . . . . . ....... · · · · l 00 M J J k "O . l 00 \ John Smallev ..................... 1 00 ac r n....... .. ........... . . 1 00 A p Bowlby .••...•. . ........... . . 1 00 John Kline ... . ..... .. ... . .. ··.···· Wm Hawson ..•...... , ... . .••.... . 1 OU I Hirnm Cln1rlcs. · ·. · · . . · ·, • •, · · · · · ·· 1 00 :r o d 1 00, C Ridenonr ........ . • . .. .. ... . · ·. · 1 00-0J EgRe1;l.sl·)·a·c·k· · · .... · "" .. • ...... 1 00 1[ Joeeph Johnson ... , ·. · · · · · · · · ·, · · · • l 00

,u · · · · · · · · · · · • • • · ·' ·' •. l O" EB 1 00 WW Baker . ... .. .... .. ... . •· .... ,·, v · Og/;fl• ..... , ... .. , . .. . •• ...... .

RECORDING SECRETARY ' S REPORT. 37 Peter Snyder .. .. .. . .. ... •....... . . 1 00 Mrs C Lockhar t ..... .. ............. 1 OO Miss S S Lea vitt .... . .... . ....... 1 00 H M Lockhart ... . .. . .............. 1 00 Mrs Dr C McMill a n . ... ..... . ..... 1 00 N Gainnard ...... . ... .. ...... . ..... 1 00 SM Rockwell ..... , ........ . .. . .. l 00 Solomon Ta ylor . . ...... . ........... 2 00 Wm Knoff. . ..... . . , . ....... . . . .. 1 00 T S Bennett.. . . . . . . . . . • •••.•..... I 00 Ma,·v Cob!P ...... . ......... .. .. ... 1 00 Miles Ilenuctt ... . ................ .. 1 00 Mrs·M E Davis •. ,, . . ... . , . . ... ... l 00 lie o Vann ....... .................. 2 00 D Scarfield .... . ....... . .... . .. .. . . 1 00 R u fus Lowe .... ... .... . ........... l 00 .'-.. D,ivis . .. . .. , ............ , ....... 2 00 G \V Bo11druff ...................... l 00 p Johnson ............ ...•••........ I 00 BE Low e .. . ... • . . . . ... .. , ........ l 00 Mrs H N oble .... . .................. 1 00 A Akin .. ....... .. ................ 1 00 John Warner . ....... . .......... . .. l 00 A CStone ........ . .............. . .. l 00 Jar·ob Chisnel ... ,, ................. 2 00 Ed win Wetmore . . • . . ............... 1 00 S Mrrnnahan .. .. , ..• , .............. I 00 ~~li Gaylard ............ . ........... 1 00 H Wittv ...•. . .. . .. , . . .. , ..... . .. . l 00 Wm Randall ............. . .......... 1 00 Orin .lames . ... ...... . ..•...... . ... 100 LHartel. ..•........ . .. . . . ....•.. . . 1 00 John Smith . . .. .. .. . .......... . ..... l 00 H Suuthm;ti ·d ..... .. .. .. ........... 1 00 B B H a\'en .•. , ... , .. . ..........• , .1 00 Mr,; M,iry Wetm ore .. . ............. 1 00 A GWhite . . ..... . .. .. .......... . I 00 Wm Sonthnrnyd . .... . .. .. .......... 100 Mrs RB Lncky .... . . .............. 1 00 Mrs E Wetm ore . . ..... . . . .......... 1 00

" R E Wright .. . .. ... ............ l 00 Sil as W etmorc ............ . ......... 1 00 " C Witty ........... . ..... .. ... 1 00 Jac ob Hoffman .... . ..... .. ......... 1 00

Mis• B H enser . . .... . . . .. . ......... 1 00 Mrs E Hoffman . .. ........... . ..... l 00 " A Rice ............... . ....... 1 00 Miss J, L Hoffman .... . .. . .......... 1 OU

Marv Larned . .. . .......... . ..... .. . 1 00 J ohn Gardnn ... . .... . . . ........... 1 00 Mr,iA E Lucky .................... l 00 Mrs Mary Pomer oy .................. 1 00 Miss Jennie Hunt .... .. ..... . .... .. . 1 00 · " Anne Lake ........ . ............ l 00

" A.lmPdaBates .. .. . ...... .. .... . l 00 Samuel Long ......... .. ......... .. . 1 00 Mrs L H avens ... . ....... . .. . ... , .. l 00 J A Canoll . . .. . ........... . ....... I 00

" B Uncapher ..••.. . ......... . ... 1 00 Ja cob Mycrantz ..... .. . , ....... . ... I 00 " Jane Caldwell . ... . ...... . ...... I 00 Mis s C H Forbes ...... . . , ....••••.. 1 00 " Susan Boggs . ....... .. ........ . 1 OU R R Sloan ........................ 5 00

Mi,;.s MC Boggs . .... .. . .. ... ... ... l 00 J ohn Correll ........ .. ............. 1 50 M~t A Smi th ....... .. ........... . 1 00 J Roland .......... . . .. ..... . ...... I 00 Miss L H Mathews . . ......•.... . ... 1 00 Aaron King .............. . ........ . 1 00 Mrs A Atkins .. ...... . . . ........... 1 00 DB Whitaker ...... . . . ............. 3 00 HRDran . .. . ..... . ... . ... ... . . ... 10 0 GWWilliamso11 ......••......... . . lOO MrsEEBench ... ... .............. 1 00 Isaac Bncke!. ...................... I 00 Mar,v Bog~ s ............... .. ...... 1 00 AG Phillip s .............. . ...... .. 1 00 D Nelli s .. ... .................. . ... 5 00 John Y ouug ..... . ................. 1 00 AW Lucky . .. ..................... 500 AR Kell)' ......................... ! 00 S,m1h Eoff . ........ , ..............• 1 00 Samuel Hardman ....•. . .....•...... 1 00 Mrs SJ Eoff ... • .. , . . ...•...•...... 1 00 A Pow ........ . ..........•........ 2 00 fV M Knox .. •....... . .............. 1 00 Wm Dunn ......................... l 00 Jas Moore .. . ............. .. ...... 1 00 Ma .. y Phillips ........ . ............. 1 OU Silns Funk ... . ....................... I 00 Sa ra h Campbell ........ . ..... . ..... l 00 Isaac Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 00 I sane Thompson ..... . .............. 1 00 JacobFoltz ... . .... . .. • ........••.. l 00 Wm Heuntz ...... . ... . ..... . ...... 1 00 Miss M McCnll9ch .............. . . . . 1 00 F E, ·erhard .................. . •.... 1 00 John Grubb ........................ 1 00 L Schnurrenbarger . . ................ I 00 Dr W Sisler . . ....................... 2 00 Martha P Templin ... .. .. . ...... . . .. 1 00 John Sisler ........................ 2 00 M ary Templin ..................... I 00 Dr Adam Sisler ..................... 2 00 R Templin ......................... 1 00 H Houseman ....................... J 00 Wm Pettit ......................... 2 00 ,John i:eeple ..... . ...... . ........... 1 50 Le wis Beck .... . ........ . .......... 2 00 Simon Seeple .... . ..... . ..... .. . . .. 2 00 H Moreland ..•...... . .... . , .....••. 2 OU D,tvid Seeple . ..................... 150 Rachel Cunningham ...•..••.. . ..••. 1 00 E Seeters ...... .. ................. 5 00 A McCarter .......... .. ........... . 1 00 AW Green e .... ... .......... . ..... 1 00 Jam es Kunnel. .... . ............ . ... I 00 MrsM A Clover . ............... .. .. 1 00 J oh n Bush ong ..................... ! 00 Rebecca Coombs ...... . ....•....... l 00 H H Farrell . . • . ...... . ............ l 00 J L Miller ...... . ........ . ......... 1 00 A Bradfield ............... . . . ..... . l 00 Mrs E Rice ..... .. . . ............... 1 00 Mrs CA Baker . .. , . .............. ,1 00

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J B Farrell ........................ 2 00 John Hawk ..•.....•....•.•.•...... I 00 Marv Moreland .....•...••...•....• 1 00 S Dunlap ............••............ I 00 Mrs·E J Miller ......••....•..•..... l 00 Joab Mav .... .. ............. ...... 3 00 S S Shields ... ... .•.. ..... . ...•. • •. 5 00 Bertha M B.,ldwin ..... ...•. ... ..... I 00 Sarah Pitzer ........................ l OU Henry Baldwin ..................... 3 00 Mr~ C Bradfield . ... •. .....•........ 1 00 Jos Dem sey .............•.......... l 00 Loniiirt Hubb ell ..................•. 1 00 A Peters ............ .. . • .... ...... l 00 J H J ones ......••...........•.... 1 00 S May . .....••..•.. • ... ......... . 1 00 Jo a Hatcher ... .. ... ................ I 00 E Woodland ..............•...•..•. J 00 AR Damon .. . ....... ............ .. l 00 Jos Gibson ...•.........•......•. • · .J 00 A Newhon se .......•. .... .......... l 00 CC Taylor . .••.•.• .. ... ...• ....... 1 00 C R Seecrist . .... .... ....... ...... , l 00 fas Burnett. ..•......... ..... . ..... 1 00 Samuel Holback .......•........... l 00 SK Lan phear ................•..... 1 00 JP McClunn ...................... 1 OC John Lane ..........•............ · . 1 00 W H C Pardee ..... .. .. ...•. .. .. ... l 00 Sarni Burnett .......... . . . ..... .. · .1 00 .BC Pinnock .. ................... . . l 00 W Witliam s ........................ J 00 R Mason .......................... 1 00 B Auetin .......................... I 00 Seth Hewi ns ..... .•......... ... .... l 00 Mary Lanphear ...•.......•.... •• · .1 00 J C Judson ...... . ...•... . ......... 1 00 MPlinda Mid bury ... . .... . . .. ....... I 00 Henry Root ..... ;. . . . . . .. . . ...... I 00 Mary Triylor ..... ... .............. . l 00 Columbus Jewett. .................. 2 00 Minerva Austi,1. ..•.. ........ . · · · · .l 00 A Cleme ns ............. . ... .. ..... l 00 Bt>linda A Austin ...•............... l 00 Mrs A B Gre en ...........•.• . ..... 1 00 Mrs R Brooks ................. ···· . J 00 Samuel Robinson ......••... . ... . .. 1 00 Delia Austin ...• ........... , ... ··· . I 00 EC Parmlee ..... . .... .. ........•.. 1 00 MrsR Hampson .............. .... . 1 00 Darwin Atwater ..•..........•..•.. 3 00 Sarni Robbins ...•.............. ··· .1 00 G HVanWagncr .... .. ....•..... . . 100 SBrown ......•. .. , .....•..... .... 100 J L Tucker ...... .. ......••..•..... 1 00 SC Price ......................... . l 00 Harriet Marsh ... .. ................ 1 00 F:nos Austin ......... ... ... ...... ·· .1 00 AG Dawley ...................... 1 00 Mrs LA Smith ............... , .. .. I 00 John McNelly ............. ... .... . 1 00 W N Sutton ............. .. ... . .. . I 00 Jos Hea ly ........................ 1 00 H Taylor ........................• l 00 Wm Drinkall ...................... 1 00 Marcy Miller . ...••..•.... . ... .... · .1 00 Jos Carpenter ..... . ................ 1 00 D L Robbins ...................... 5 00 WA Rnllin .......•............... 1 00 B Pul sifer ...................... ·· .8 00 Mrs D Ferguson . ... ...... .......... 1 00 Pete,· Butts .. ...... • • . ...... .. ..... l 00 J A Ferguson .. .•.. .........•...... 1 00 Mrs CD Butts .................. · .. l 00

· Aunie Parmelee .... ...... .......... 1 00 Miss Nancy Reed .................. I 00 John M Drake ....... ..... ........ . 5 00 A Hardman .... .. ...... ...... ... · .1 00 Philo Bamister .............••... Y .. l OU J H ampsen ........................ 1 00 SM Parmelee ..................... l 00 A Dilly . .............. . ..... ... . .. I 00 J Ra vmond ....••.•.. ... ........... 1 00 Tho s Packard ...•........ .... ...... l 00 L NE Edgerton .................... l 00 J H Shafer ................... . ·· .. 1 00 Daniel Claflin ........ .. ..... . ...... 1 00 Amos Weiss ...................... •• .1 00 MS Billings ... . .•...... ... ........ 2 00 Emma Austin ...................... 1 00 John Kingzett. ...............•..... 1 00 Philander Robbins ..... ..... .. .. .... I 00 J B Stewart .... .. .. ... ............. 2 50 Betsy R obbins . ......... .. ... ... .... l 00 NL Nasher . ... .. .. ............•.. 200 Alex Carson ..•.................... ] 00 Henry Inglrnm ..................... 1 00 Sarah Conn . .. .. •... ............ ·· .l 00 John Breckley ...................... 2 00 Levi Crooks ........................ 1 00 Sarni Ballard .... ..... .............. 1 00 RD Gardner ..... ................. . I 00 Wm Lanterman .................... l 00 Eliza Robb ......................... l 00 John McCol\um ..... , .............. 1 00 Miss NH Hall ..................... 1 00 H McCollum . ...................... 3 00 John Guess ...•... .. ... • ...... . · · •. l 00 Mrs KA l\foCollum ........ . ....... I 00 J H Spence ..... ........ ... . .... .. . l 00 M:iry K McCollum ........•......... l 00 Mariri Spence ....................•. l 00 JKyle ............................. 3 00 GB Belding .... ... .... .. ....•...•. I 00 Perry Dray ....... ....•......... .. . l 00 D Robert son ......•................ I 00 J W Phillips . . ..................... 1 00 Mrs R Richsrds . ... ... ..•.......... 1 00 S A Jones ......................... 1 00 S B. Teagarden ................... Ill 00 ' B Goodheart ................. . ..... 1 00 Robt :Flick ....................... 1 00 H I{y le. . . . . . . . . . . . • . . ............. 3 00 Samuel Harnett ....... .. ..... . .... . 5 00 J L Pearce ..... ....•. .. . .. ........ 2 00 Wm Dunn .. .. .. •. ...... . ..... ,, . .4 00

RECORDING SECRETARY'S REPORT. 39 Matild11 Harris ..•....••..•. , ... , .... 3 00 .Jnseph Hilli ard . .• ......... : . .....•. 5 00 E W Swearengen .......•.•......•.. 5 Oll

-- Street. . . . . . . • . . . . . . 1 00 John Hilliar d ........ .. . .... ...... 1 00 ·O Dean .................. : ......... 2 OD 1uhn T Perdue .................... IO 00 M Terrell. ....... ... . .... : : : ..... · 1 OD Susa n U11k:t!i•r .. .. ................ . 1 00 D Campbell ................. . : · · · · · 1 OO Wm. Manning ... ........... . ... ... l 00 Marv McFarl aud ... . . ......... : : · · · l on Adam Lozer ....................... 1 00 Amanda A Jackson ............. ::: 1 OO Ge,, Manful ...•...........•..•••... 2 00 SB Mayhew ....................... l 00 Eld W H Pennock .... : ......... . ... 5 00 Mahal a }!r~wn ...... .. . ...... . ..... 1 Of! Wm Pettit .. . •..••.... .. .....•.. . . 2 00 Mrs L Williams .... . • .............. I OD Wm Figley .... .......... .. ........ I 00 E C Fran ce ............... · ......... l 00 L L Ferrell. ....................... 5 00 E L France ............•.......... 2 OD

Mrs R Lanterni an ...•.............. l 00 Mrs M A Kirk . ...... ...... . .. .. ... 5 00 "RD Brooks .......... . .. ..... . .. I 00 LG Pe1-r_v .... .. .......•.•......•.. 1 OD

BS Dean .... ... • .... ....... .. •.. .. l 00 ~[te Davis ....................... 1 03 Miss Rosa Dean . ............. ••.. .. I 00 Eld J W James .. ....•.. . .. ........ l 00

DJ White .... . .. ...... .. .. ... . l O(J Peter West .........•..••.......... 2 0{)

Ann Bush ......................... l 00 W T Wright ...................... 5 00 Anne Dav is .•........•............. l 0() Sarah France .............•......... I 00 H H Po st ....... . ................ l 00 Ben Bush ............•.•.•..••••.... l 00

G-Bacon .. ..........•.. ... ...... .. . I 00 John Wier .......•................. J 00 Fanny Alexander ...•.. : . .. ....•.. .. 1 00 Mr, Ann Hermon .. . ....•....... . . I.5 00

R Wier ... ...... .... . .......... . . I 0() 0 Il. Coburn ..........•... . .. . .... . :j 00

Geo W Trowbridge .. ......... ..... BO 00 John Had sell ..................... l UO I A Thaver ........................ I 00 D Cozal." .............•............ 5 00

N R Gordon ...•......... . ••..... . l OD

LL Pi11kerton . . ...... ....•...... .. G 50 5 Brooks .. ..... ............. . . .. .. I 06 Hattie Gordon . ..• .. ........• ••..... l 00

Pres't R Milligan .... ... .. ...... .... 5 00 Jas ~e!l ory ....... ..... ... . ...... . . I 00 D W Th ompson ...•................ 3 00 L Km g .......•.................... 1 00 N G White ........................ 5 00 Mary A Knight, ...... . .. .. . .. . ... . 5 00 Rob,•rt McBriar ........ . ....•... .. l5 00 Amanda C Morris on ................ 5 00 P E H:irris . ....... ..... . • •••. ... . 10 00 Sister A P Randall . . . ..... . ...... . . l 00 "E LL" Mt Sterling, Ky ..•...... •. 2 00 A P Stout and others . ..•. .... ...... 5 00 Pully Tou sly ............... : . ...... l 00 J H McCullou ch ....... ... ........ 25 00 Henry Tate .............. . ......... l 00 Wm F,·iend ..... •• •.. . . . .. . .... . ... 2 00 " Susan,'' Loui s,·ille, Ky ..•........ IO 00 John Douthitt ..•..............••.. 10 00 R Blakeley ......................... 7 00 L F Levan .•................•..... l 00 Elizabeth R Stauffer....... . . ...... 5 00 E J Jeffries ...... ..... . ... ......... 2 00 Jane Gould ..................••.... G 00 W H Furness .. •.•... . .. ..•...... . . 2 00 Saml Nuchol s ..................... 2 00 G F & Effie Hillman . .. ... . ....... . 10 00 F A Rogers ... . ...... ..... .. .... .. 3 00 A I Hobbs .....•.................. 10 00 Amos Watkins ...... . . . .... .. ...... 2 00 Mrs Atkin son .... . ..... .•. . ... .... . l 00 A C Sabin . . . . ..... .... •. ........ 5 00 J S Swearengen ..•.. . ....•........ . 1 00 R S Rolefson ... ... . ........ ....... 5 00 LA Zimmerman . ....... ... .. .•. . . 5 00 .fas W Karr . .. . . .. ................ 3 00 Walter Karr ..........•........... IO 00 Mgt Karr ............. .. • •.. ..... .. 1 00 Amelia Karr . . ...•....••• . .••. . •.... 1 00

L ~V~aldwin ...... .. • • ... •.......• l 00. R 11son ....... • ,., .............. I 00 R McCallom . .. .................. . . 1 00 E Meeker ......................... I 00 SA David son .....• .•. . .•• .•.....•. I 00 Noble Mason ...........•...•....•. 2 00 P W aldo rf .. ... .... .......... : ..... I 00 Mary A Lutin ....................... 1 00 John Williams ......•...........•.. I 00 Ma,y Drake ....... ... .............. J 00 John Patton ..•..................... l 00 E Pierce .. . ...•...... ............. . I 00 John Rudolph ... ...... .. .......... 1 00 Mary Wakefield ..................... 1 00 JI Young . ........ .... .. .. . ....... 1 00 Elder John Deihl. .••..•............ 1 00 S G Wilson .. .•.... ..... . .......... 2 50 Levi Allen ..•....•................. 5 00 J Hubbell. ...........•.....•....... 1 00 A Rathbam . ....• .. . .... .... .... .. . l 00 WA Collins . . ...... . ......... ..... 1 00 EB Hill ...........•...•.......... I 00 Caleb Evarts .. .... .. . .............. . 1 00 L Robin son ........................ I 00 H B Saxe ..............•.......... 3 00 W A Curtis . ........ .. . .. .. . ... .. . .. I 00 A 1 fred Woolcott ..... .. ... .......... :J-00 E Dewey ....•..................... 10 00 J L Shinn ......................... I 00 W H Kyl e .... .. .... . .. .... .. .. .... I Ott JasRi gby ..•.... ........•..... ... 10! J Batte n1elt ... . ...... . ..... .. .... .. I Ot W H Darrow .••. .. .... .• .....• .. . l on Thos Davis ... . ............ .. ...... I 00 '·

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46 RECORDING SECRETARY'S REPORT.

C-uo line Stambaugh .• , •...•.•• , ..•• I 00 l O Spencer ...•. ... •• ..•• .. .•• •.•••. 1 00 Mrs C West lak e ...•....•.•••... ..•• l 00

1, Seth Pickering .•••..••. ,, •.. •• . •••. 1 00

Cle111entine Go od1vin ...•... ... •... .• 1 00 Wrn Hip;bce, jr ... ....... ......... l 00 N Jaco~s ...... , •....•............. 1 00 ' WR Rit chey ......... , ........... 1 00 Vvm WHt .... .. ... ... ..... .... ... . 1 00 . J E House ... ...... . .... . .... ..... l 01) H _Park ..... , . ..••. .•.. .. . ..... ..•. I 00 I Geo Parks ..••.•..•••..•..•.• , •.• , 5 00 R McFa ll.,, ...................... 1 00 BC Sherman .... . ..... ....... ..... l 00 Mary A Bidamo1·e ............ , ..... 1 00 W B Hendryx., ....•... • • .... , .... 1 00 Car oli ne Baldwin ........ .... . .... .. 1 00 Gilbert Powlinson •• .. . , •......... 6 00 Mrs HG Baldwin . •.. ......... •. ... 5 00 Mrs G Puwlinson .................. l 00 Rebecca Higgins • ...•••......•..... 1 00 Sallie Ric e .. ... ... ... ... .... .. .... 1 00 Hellen B Hi~gins • •. ..•..•......... 1 00 Mary Wiloon ............... . ..... l 00 Miss L Calvin .. ... ••..••. .... .. ... 1 00 Jere miah Morri s .....•. • . ... .... .. . 1 O() Elder DA Wagner ... .... ... .... . 25 00 Beth ana Morris .. .•.......... . . •.. I O(), E F Pickrell ..•.•.••..•.. . ........ 2fi 00 A J Wilmarth ..... ........... , ..•. 3 50 Geo Campbell ...................... 5 00 Sarah E Wilmarth .. • ..• ••... , ..•• 1 00 S H A 1'.dcrson ...........•.....•.... I 00 A 1111 Cooney. . . ..•• ..•.• ..... ..... 2 00 J C Str1ckla11d ..................... 5 00 Anna Jordan . •..• .•.. ••.. . . . • .... I 00 Thomas Pritchett ..........•.. , ..•.. 1110 Jane Ga lhreath . ••....• , ... , ... •. . . 5 10 M E Mayfield ... . ... .... ... ....... . 5 00 Samuel Galbreath . . •.. .. .. . .• • . •• .. 5 0(} J C William s ..................... ,5 00 Sarah Brown . .•• ... . , .. .. ... , , ... 1 0() AlJen McQuary. . . . . . • .... ........ 5 00 Eliza A Bickham .•• .......••••.• .. l 00 E Scofield ........ ..... .. .... ..... . 5 00 Mary M Mathews ......•..•..•.... 1 00 H Crawford ....................... 5 00 Ann Hermon .... ... ..... .... ...... l 00 E Taylor .. .. ....... • • .. ...•. . .... . 1 00 J a 11e Hunter .. .. . .. ...... . ... .. . ... 1 O() E Hughe s ...... ...... .... .. ....... 1 00 Eliza J Scott ...•••............•.. 1 0()1 Wm Patter son . ... .•...........•.... 1 00 Sus,rn Brokaw . .•... ... .... . .. .. .. 1 (10 Levi Smith. . . . ............•. ..... 2 00 'l'ho s M u11nell ................... , .. l 00 J Prior .... .... ........ .... .. . . .... 5 00 GS Goodhart . . . ....... ....... .... 2 00 JKJacob .. •..... ..... .. .. ........ 200 T DGarvin .........••••..•..... !>00 Jas Gihson .............. . ... ... . , .2 00 Mrs Kb Garvin ............ , •..•.. 5 00-E Stiles ... ... . .. ..• . ........... , .. 2 00 J H Garvin ....•.•... , .. .. .. ... ... 2 00 Sarah Ja cob ........................ 2 00 Mrs Clara Dodd ................. 1 00 Wm Bray .......•...•...... . . .... . . 200 OrphaC,; ssad ...................... 2.00 A Stiles .......•...••.............. 200 Sarah U11denvood ........•......... 1 00 A Mendenhall. .... ... ...... . . . ... .. 2 no John Clifford .........•.•..•...•... :l 00 E Payne ........ .. ................ 1 00 John Ross .... •.. . .. . .. . .•.... ... ll 00 James Payne ...... ..... .. . . . . .... .. 1 00 Wm Clen,land .. .•........ . .. .... JO 00 BO Givens .......... ... .. . ........ 1 00 Sister Peebles . . .. ......•..... .... 10 0() W J Levitt .. ....... . .. .... . ....... 5 00 A E Stephenson .......... ..• .•.. •. 3 00 Isaac Ball_ou . .•. ........... .. ..... 1 00 "Loyal Brethren at Lexington,} JOO O(} Robt Davis . ... . ... ....... ... .. .... 1 00 Ke11tucky and vicinity." •. .... Samuel H Brown .... ...•.........• 1 00 A Garving .•.• ..•... •• . .. . ... ...•. 1 O() J ane Brown ...................... 1 00 Mr s AD Jones ... , . .. .. .. ......... 1 00 Christiana Brendel. ....•.......... . 5 00 " H A Mille~ ........•....••••... 1 00 James P Kemp .. ..• .... ......•.. . • J 00. Samuel Hunter ..•..........•..•••. 3 O(), Jane Kemp .... ... .•• . ... . .. .... .. 1 00 Ellen Smith ....................... 1 00 Mrs E H Howell .. •. ..... . .. . .•.... 5 00 Silas Sh:irp ..........•••.•.. . ...... J 00 " LA Steelman ..........•...... 1 00 Fran cis Hoov er ..••.....•.•.....••• l 00

Miss A A Boswe ll ... .... .... ...... 1 00 Mary A Rowe ..................... I 00 KateDayto n . ... ......... .....••.. 500 Jerome Hun ter ................... l 00 Clrnrlotte Collins ...•.............. 1 00 Louisa Clandace ..••...•...•...••.. 2 00 TM Pinkerton . . ...... .... .... •... 2 00 C R Gorgas .. ......... ... ........ l 00. Mrs Ann Van 'l'uyl. . . . .. .... .. . .. • 5 00 Mrs E Eldred .............. .. .. . .. 1 00 " 0 A Bur gess (pledge) .. • .... • . 25 00 Eliza Rhineheart ...•... . ..•• .. ... . 10 O()o

A D Foote ... .. . ........ ..... • .... l 00 A Soldier . ....•• •.••.• . •....•...•• I 00 Wm T Fri end ... . . ........•....... 1 00 J ohn Rogers ...... .. ............ . 14 00 Jo hn Nicholson . .. ... ... ....... ... . 2 00 W H Lape ..•... .... . .....•.• .... 50 00 J W Rubel. .. ........•.... .. . ... .. 1 00 Simeou Miller • ........ .. ......... 15 13 G W Martin ...•.. .... . ... . •. .. .. . l 00 Rober t Tate . ............. .. ..... .. 3 00 WP Van Winkle .•.. ..•. .... .... . I 00 John McKee . ..... ••. .. ... • . ..... I 00 Mrs TC Weller .................. 1 00 Foster Powers .•.....•••..••.•••. ,. 1 0(). B W Graves. ... .. ...... .. ....... 1 00 H W Lewis • • ..•• •• . ••• •.• .•••••••• l 00

RECORDIKO SECRETARY'S REPORT. 41

Mrs H Lewis ............ ... . .. . .. . I 00 E G Bassett ... .... .. . .... 1 00 Ann Tate ......•••........ .. ...•.. I 00 I Sturtevant ... .......... ." .. · · · · · · · 1 00 Marv R Tate . ................... .. I 00 Persis Browning ............ . · : · · · · 1 00 E J "Tate .. . ........ . . .. . ... ..... . I 00 Sara\ Ames ...... . . ........... ·.'.".·: l 00 J:1mes Wilson, seur ...•....... . .... l 00 NB Jien·e)·· · ... .... ... .. ... ....... 1 00 Samuel Jones ...................... I 00 Nel,on Works .. ••.. .•. ....... .. . . 1 00 M Gettis ... .. . ....... .•.. ......... 1 00 R D Barnes ......•............ . ... 1 l)(J Jacob Christ ...................... l 00 W T Smith ..... . . . ..... .. •. . ... . 1 00 Ip Gordou ....... . .... .. . ... ... ... I 00 DL J ones .. ....... ... . .... . •...... 1 oo Jas Wilson,jr .. · · .... · · · ....... . .. l 00 Mrs A C1·uwell. ............. . . .. .. l 00 A G McCorkle . ......•. . .... ... . .. 1 00 Mrs A Greer, ..•..... ..... .. . ... . .. l 00 .Mary McCorklc ... . . .... ...... . ... . l 00 Ii S Bosworth . ... ...... ..... ...... 1 00 D p Dickerson ...... . .•..... . ..... 1 00 J HarLer •......... . ..........••.. ... 1 00

AUXILIARIES.

Christian Church at Har:-ison, Ohio, " Spri ug Creek, Indiana,

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N cw Cumberlur.d. \V(•st Virginia, Harrodsburg, Kentucky, -Brnddock's Field, Penu~yl vu1iia, Little J\'facki .. aw,

Mackinaw. from H . .M. C. Ke,•fcr. Ma ck inaw, from R. J. Mitchell,

Stout"s GroYe, Illinois, B,·tliel, Lo gan county, Illi11ois, Clary's Grove, l liinois, Newburg, Ohio, Indianapolis, Indiana,'' from F'reedman, Winchester. llli 11ois, Au ingdon, Illinois, Grassy Rirl ge, Illin ois, Cha rl eston, Illinois, Princeton, Illinois , Eureka, Illinois, \Va pell a, Ca rrollt on, Urs u, Ant ioch, Holmes1·ille, Ohio, \\'adwo,th, Ohio, Belle,·ille, Ohio, She lby, Ohio, Shreve, Ohio, Philleps, Columbia county , Ohio, Twin Gro,·c, l llin oi,, - -Jackson, Ohio, Bethel, Clermont county, Oh io, Atlanta, Illinoi s, - -Edinburg, Indiana, Lanai·k, Illin ois, Springvi lle, Illinois, Lyons, Fulton county, Ohio, Cheste rfield, Ohio, • -C lear Cre~k. lndirna , Rockford, l llino is, Danvers, Illinois, Oskaloosa, Iowa, E. Cleveland, Ohio, New Lisb on, Ohio ,

$32 00 7 75 !'I 75

14 00 14 {I()

29 25 8 (If,

20 OU 7 50

l4 :35 39 l:'5 14 :,o

2:JO 00 24 00 24 10 1:3 70 4 80 3 eo

25 70 3 00

11 55 16 55 Hi 7:'>

5 21 5 61 1 36 5 05 4 10 4 I f> 8 80 5 :~5

JL! 00 5 00 3 00 3 00 5 50 5 00 3 7;, 8 00

33 50 6 15 2 50 5 37

20 20

42 RECORDING SECRETARY'S REPORT.

Christian Churelt at Larime, Inilian:t, Franklin, Illinois, Union, Illinois, Bedford, Illinois, Owensburg, Illinois, Leatherwood, lliinnis, Port William, Illinois, Bloomington, Illinois, Clear Creek, Illinois, Richland, Illinois, Greencastle,

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Paris, Kentucky, Seneca, Michigan, Alleghany Cit~·, Pennsylvanh, Harristown, Illinois, -Oak Grove, Pilot Grnve, Cincinni.ti (Walnut and Eight streets), - - -B.v John Ross (post marked, Gr;1nd Detour, Illinois), Winchester, Indiana, Peter·s Creek, Pe11nsvlvania , Fairvi.ew, [ndiana, · -Cincinnati, Ohio (Ifarrisnn street) Dayton, Ohio, Maysville, Kentucky, Macedonia, Ohio, Kokomo, Indian<1, Beasley's Creek, Kentuckv, . South Elkhorn, Fayette county, Kentucky, MscPdonia, Fayette county, Kentucky, Republican, Fayett.e county, Kentucky,

, New Salem, Gre~n cnuntv, Ohio, Christian Sunclav School, SevPnteenth street, New York,

" " ~ " Da.vton Ohio Collection at the Annual Mee'ting: Sa!Pn'i, Ohio,

'' " " " Miuerva, Ohio, Bazetta, Ohio, Stowe, Ohio,

Indiana Christian Missionary SnciPty," for Freedmen," Several Churches in Knox county, Indiana, Christian Church, Seventh stl'eet, New York, for Jamaica Mission,

' " Mt. Carmal, Ohio,

$25 15 21 60 30 10 24 00 12 50 16 00 20 25

- JI 40 33 80 3 55

30 25 60 00 4 75

75 00 6 00 5 45 7 25

313 47 8 55 7 00

IO 00 5 45

IO 25 26 80 14 00 8 60 9 70

52 00 15 00 35 00 17 00 20 oo

101 50 7 75

30 25 32 25 2-J 65 46 26

300 00 25 00 48 63 llJ 00

MISSIONARY OPERATIONS. 43

RECAPITULATION.

RECEIPTS.

Bnln.nce on hand from old account ............................................. $3079 18 .Amount rec e ived this year......................................................... 5\J33 69

Total. ................................................... $9012 8i

EXPl<JKDl'l'URES.

Hmrn M1ssrnxs, includin:i; the salaries anu tr:weling expen$eS of Cor-responding Secretary and Agents ......................................... .

JAMAICA M1sSI0N-SalllrV of ,l. 0. Beardslee , for six months ........••......•. $600 00 ,T. 0. ·Beardslee. for extrn time.............................. 50 00 Allowed .T. 0. Beardslee, for return to U. S. ............ 150 00 Paid native Preachers in .Jamaica.......................... 975 00

Total for ,Jamaica .................. -----Paid for keepini; BookR of the Society, for la~t year ....................... . 'frav elin" expenses of Bro. Haley to 1:ist year's Convention ............ . Balance ~f cost of publishing proceedings of last Annurd Convention, Cost of CircubrR. postage, stationery, exchange, expressage, certi-

cates of Lire i\lemhership ............. , .................................... . Bnbnce carried to new account ........... : .......••............................

3833 6:~

1775 00 200 00 50 00 89 98

159 01 2905 25

Total ..................................................... $9012 8i

Cincinnati, Octobe1· 18, 1864.

H. R. BOSWORTH, Recording Secretary.

'l'REASURER'H REPORT.

GEo. W. B1suor, TREASURE£:, In account with the A. C. M. SocrnT,.

Dr. To balance from last year .......................................................... $3079 18 'l'o CaRh from Recording Secretary............................................. 5933 68

Totat' ................................................... $9012 87 Cr.

Hy amount paid on orucrs passed by the Board ............................. $(i10i 62 By l.lllbncn to new account .......................................................... 2\l05 25

Total ...•............................................... $9012 87 GEO. W. BISHOP,

Treasurer. Cincinnati, October 18, 1864.

AUDITOR'S REPORT.

l hereby certify that I have exarninPd the accounts of Lhc Recording Secre­t.ery and 'l'rca8nrer, and find them correct.

Cincinnati, Octobe1· 18, 1864.

C. H. GOULD, Auditor.

44 CORRES PONDING SECRETARY'S REPORT .

Jfoney 1·eceivecl on the second and third days of tlie Convention, and

which will be ea1-ried to tlie new account.

A. 'l'eachout ...... .......... . ......... :$.5 00 C. :McCook .... . ... .... ....... .. ..... . 1 00 L. C. Stebhins ........................ · 3 00 J . Klienban........................... 3 00

· Ellen Kub<•l.. .. .. .. .. .. . .............. 2 00 A. Coffin ............... ...... ... . ..... 5 00 R. McMichael........................ 1 00 \V. C. Coffin.......... ... ... ........... 3 00 A. Pickrrll ..... ... ....... . .. ... ... . .. 1 00 ~1r~. W. C. Coffin ................. • 2 00 Fannie ,Tohn,fJn... . ................. l 00 W. Gibler............................. 1 00 ~[ary i\lcCano .. .... .... .............. 1 00 Rachel Lnn ce .. .... ..... ...... ... .... 1 00 Jfary liow e ........................... J 00 W. Lan ce ........... .... ............... 1 00 Rachel IJn,rn......................... 1 00 Lucy Dunn........................... 1 00 ,T, U. Allen ... ........................ · 5 00 H. P. Thomp son .. ..... . ............. 1 00 Andrew Steele ........................ 5 00 Geo. White ..... . . .. . .. . ... . .......... 20 00 V. C. 1-lrnith........................... 1 00 Colin Cnmpbell ...... .. . .. ... . ...... 25 00 .\. Scott................................ 1 00 C. H. Gould ........•.................. 100 00 ,John Scott .. ... ... ... ................ l 00 Bequest of Isabella l\lcCash .... .. 50 00 H.), . 01:trk .. ....... ........ . ......... 1 00 Colleqtion in Convention ......... 104 50 ,\. A. Ui:nk .. .. .... . .... .. ... .. .... .. . 1 00 \' . C. Jhmsey........................ 1 00 (1. St ric kel ... ... . ... .. .. . ........... .. 2 00 E. C. Ellis .. ........ .. ........ . . .... . 5 00 .Jeannette Knight.. ............. :.... 1 00 A. L. i\lartin .. ... .................. . 1 00 :::iophroni,t William .................• 1 00 Mrs. A. L. ?lfartin .. . ... ... ... ... .. . 1 00 Caroline Strickland ............ : .. 5 00 Caroline :Mnrtin.. . .................. l 00 1'lr:,. 0. P. Badger.................. 5 00 }lary Ficklin ....................... l 00 :.lrs. 8. A. Bromwell. .. .. : .. ~ ..... :. 5 00 Mis" Corwin ......... .... . .. ....• ... l 00 Geor~e W. Blly ... .... ...... ........ l 00 Lizzie Corbin........................ l 00 ::lfar_y :ind .fennie Bradt .... ..... . . ; 2 00 :'vlary Purcell ........................ 5 00 • \.nnifl Bobbett .:.; ......... :.. . ...... 1 00 Mrs . M. H. Vo ce ..........•..•...•..• l 00 Kate Bobbett .................... ...... JO 00 B. M. Blount .... . ............ .....• 1 00 :Mary Morrison .... ....... .... ...... 1 00 Eleanor Poland ............... ... ... l 00 Amy Can...... ................. ...... . 1 00 Henr y Fender........................ 1 00 Fanny Donough... ... ....... .. .. . ... I 00 Malvin:, K eed les........... . . . ....... 1 00 Rachel Donough............ . ........ 1 00 J. ,J. Palmer (pledge) ...........• 20 00 :.frs. Xel son...... ....... .............. 1 00 B. F. l\fortindal e .................... 1 00 '.\1rs. Davis .... ........ . . . .... ........ 1 00 E. Ma.rtincl:tle... . .......... .... ...... 1 00 Elizabeth Howell .... . . ....... .. .... 10 00 MrR. N. ,J. Boag...................... I 00 ,J. W. i\-litchf'll........................ 5 00 H. Ga rdinier , per B. Franklin... 1 00 ,J. P. Ell iot.t...... . ................... . l 50 Ben. B. Groom ........ . ... . .......... . 25 00 Mrs. Ann E. Pool.................. 5 00 Mrs. M. l\1. 8pra;rue............... 2 00 H . Martin ......... , .... .. .. ... . .. . .. 3 00 Miss Lucy Sprague.................. I 00 Hallie 011'ens .. ............. ........ 5 00 Addie and L. L. :Sprague.. .. .. ... 1 00 ,James Owens......................... 5 00 Mrs . A. E. Davis. . ...... .. ........ .. . I 00 Jar ed Lemar .......................• 10 00 Ayl ett Raines (pledge) .. ....... ... .. 25 00 Mary ~cott ....•...................... l 00 H. Z. Leonnrd........................ ] 00 Mary Pool .. . .. . . .......•.. ........ .. l 00 J. J. Campbell... .. ............ . ...... 10 00 l\foster Uharles Knight............ 1 00 Snsan Campbell..................... 1 00 S. E Pen1·ee.... ...... ...... ...... .•... 1 00 Dorn Blockenstaff .. . . ..... ......... 1 00 B. Franklin.,......................... 2· 00 H.. l\f. Bishop ..•....•....•...........• 100 00 Sarah Bella l\'lcLcao ................ lOO· .. oo

RECORDING SECRETAY'S REPOR'.r,

AUXILIARIES,

Christian Church, Fide lity, Ohio, per A. Fenner, • " " Ben D:wis Creek, Indiana,

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" Bedford , I ndiana. 1

" Washington, Illinoi~, " Paris, Kentucky,

Antioch, Illinoi s, Fulton, Ohio, Ch:df'ant, Ohio , Cinci nnati (tiixth and :Mound), Twin Grove, 1llin ois, .

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B loomington, Indiana, Bainb ridge, " Fra nklin , "

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North tit. Lou is, (t: or. Eight and i\-lound), Union, Indiana , · . . . . Detroit, Michigan , (.Tefferson Avenue j , Louisville, per ~l. C. Ramsey, . "

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L afayette, 1 ndiana , • Bloomington, 1)\ino i~. Bethany. West Virginia, Barnesl"illc, Ohio, Bethel , I ndi,rna, per B. Franklin, H11sh,·ille, lndiflnn , Milroy,

LIFE :MEMBEHS AND DIRECTORS.

,T. B. Bowman , to make .Tm,. Ang. "Williams L. D . J. K Challen, ,J. \V . ~mith, 0 . A. Bartholomew , C. G. Bart holomew, C. A . (faker, a ·r,. D. ,1. Z. Tnylor, a L. D. Emily 8. Goe, 2d, 3d nm] •!th inet. Lori ,;dn. Goe, l st inst. l: o~ett:t C. Goe, 2d nnd 3rd inst. ,John Bryt e, ,I. F. Barry, 1st in st. Geo. Williame, ,Jacob i\l. Patton, bal. David Clark , Lal. ,JamPS Old , IL W . Oli,·er, Caroline Drake , ~1rs. Dr. Shackelford, H. lI. Hazelrigg , bal. E. Barnes, 1st inst. Dr. ,J. Doyle , !st 01nd 2d in~t. i\1 rs. R. Lemert , a L. D. . ~1gt. Boyd, a L. M.

• $G 00 \l 50

JO 00 '.!5 00 1:3 5:, J7 ;;:, JO OU . 5 00

3a 40 g l ·2 ;)

4 00 7 80 ii 00

3f> 00 9 00

'.!9 00 58 55

8 60 • 22 00

40 00 8 00

~2 ];) 7 10

]4 00

$JOO 00 10 00 5 00

JO 00 10 00 5 00

12 00 Iii OU Ii 00

10 00 5 00 Ii 00 f, 00

10 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00

10 00 ;j 00 ii 00

10 00 5 00 l 00

46 STATE OF CIIURCHES.

CA USE OF MISSIONS IN KANSAS.

A communication from the Kansas Christian Missionary Society addressed to this Society, was received too late to be pL'esented to the Convention; bnt was submitted to the Executive Board ::it its session on the 21st of October. The material pal'ts of the letter

arc as follows :

'l'o tlte American Christian Mis.~ionary Society:

At a State Meeting, lately held at Tecumseh, Kansas, at which the churches of the Stc-1te were generally represented, the brethren deliucratecl together as to the expediency of forming a Missionary organ izati on. The result of our deliberations was that we forllled such a society, adopting a Constitution aml choosing all the neces ­sary officers. At a subsequent meeting of the Executive Board, five mis,;ionarics were chosen to labor all the time in this St,1te, viz: J. H. Bauserman, S. G. BL"own, J. J·. Trott, P. Butler ancl J. Kenner. They are all able, efficient arnl 'worthy men, and they are engaged conditionally. "\Ve prnpose a co-operation with your Society. These brethren are to act fur both societies, and report to both muothly. They arc tu have six hnndred dollars salary, each. per annum. Our Society will pay tw::> thirds the amount ($4:00 to each ), and your Society the renrn.ining third-$200 each ...

We thiuk this a desirable arrangement. It will secure adcl1t10nal gurantce,; from this q uartcr that your money will be properly ex ­pernlecl, an ,l enlist a host of brethren who have not, herctofo'.·e, been much interested. The missionaries designated will enter mto the arrangement with increased willingness, regarding it as much bet­ter i0r yonr Society, and the cause generally.

Hoping that the main proposition, indicated in this letter, will meet your approval, we rcmai n very truly your brethrnu aml co­!abor crs in the cause of the Redeemer.

CALVIN REASONElt,

l'01·responding Secretary. J)ated at Leavenworth, Kansa.q, Oct. 5, 1864.

By a resolution of the Board of the A. C. M. Society the propo ­sition of the Kansas Society was agreed to for a limited time .

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The first three of the brethren named, are now and have been for some time, in tho employment of this Boarcl, at more cost to as than the present terms will be for the future. The Board i~ gratified to observe that the assistance given to our brethern in Kansas by this Society has strcngthcnd the c_anse in that State, until the scattered churches ou the frontier arc enabled to co-operate with each other in missionary labor, with an irnlicatioa of becom ­ing more and more selfsustaining.

A CALL l<'OR AID FROM WISCONSIN.

Brother D. A. Wagner, editot· of "The Waupun Times," nudc1· date of 27th October, 1864, writes: "If the A. 0. M. Society will half sustain an Evangelist in this State, there is no doubt abont the balance of his support. It can be r,1isetl on the field. Shall we go to work to obtain some one to come a,Hl take the field? I verily believe no more inviting territory presents itself for missionary labor than does Wisconsin.

Yours, in the one hope. D. A. WAGNER."

In response to this call, and especially as the Board has for some time been aware of the pressing <leman 1 fo1· assistance in Wiscon­sin, it w:1s resolved to ue ut half the expense of a Missionary in Wisconsin for one year, at a salary not exccetling that of the Kansas Missionaries, on condition that an Ev,rngelist, approved by this Board, can be outaiue<l.

[The following commnnicat.ion came too late to present to the Convention, but will come before the Board.]

The New Yorlc 8. G. M. S. to the A. C. J.W. Society send greeting:

DEAR BRETI-nmN: Grace, merc,y an ! peace, from God onr heav­enly Fatb01·, and Jesus Christ our blessed Saviour. We foel a deep interest in the missionary enterprise, which is our common and mu­tual cause. The State Missionary Society is strnggling for exist­ence, and doing what it can to build up the cause of th0 Savior in this, the Empire State. The churches are fow in number, anJ most

-18 S1'ATE UF CHURCilES,

'()f them we·ak, bnt growing it~ both. r'.umbers and stl'engt~.' :' ~ are pained to sec tha;t most ot Onl' c1t1es, an.d many beant1:n l ~1,n~

·fiomi::,hing viilaacs, arc witi1ont a church after the Apostolic 01de1

in thorn, t;nd addross yon this circular . askiug anl earnestly en • treating. tl!;t yon will, when in Convent.ion, encoutage Y??i: Boar.d

.t 0 \ nvestir;cttc the claims of tl10 C,tnse in this ~tatc, .and: li 111 f./iei1' powPt', leucl a helping hand . "\Ve believe no fi:ld will yield a ric her and more abundant harvest for the amount ot labor and mca'.1s ex­. 1 1 · I:Iopino- to lie heard favornbly and answered g.racwus ly, pone cc. ,,, . . ....

· we arc vonr bt·cthrcn in labor to saYe pel'lsh111g h nmam t.).

V vv. A . BELDING,

Cor. Sec'y of N. Y. State C . .LW. Society.

MARYLAND CO-OPERATION.

The Chi·istian Chu rches in lVLu·yland, main ly we believe ~n the · t · · rid near the batt le fields of South Monntarn and rnonn arn reg10u a , . ,

Antietam, have an associat ion for missionary labor rn the State. . A brief statement is furnished by Brother Enos Adamson, who resided and labored in this district for severa l years.

The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Mary land Christian Co·Opi!ra · tion was held in Baltimore, commenc ing May 20th.' 186~.

The following is a brief su1111nary of the opcrnt1ous for the pr o• coding years :

No . of Ev:10gel ists empbyed, part of the time.. .. ...... . .......... 4

No. of days serv ice., ... , . ... ,, .... , ·· .···· .. · ··•···· · ··· · .. · · · · · · · · · .. · ... 18! "o. of baptisms ..... .. . . .. , . ... ... •, .. ···· .. • .... · · .. ···· .. · ... · ·· .. ·· · · .. · · 5c:

No . of other access ions .. ... ... , .. ...... ....... ... .... . ...... . ........ .. .. G: Wl,.ole Ko. of additions . ..... .. ........................ ................. . No . uf ch urchcs ass isted .... . .. . . . . ... : . .... , . , . · . .. .. · · · · · • .. · · · · · · · · .. · (j

7 No. of other po int s visited ..... . ....... . .. .. ..... ....... ... .. .... . . ~ . · t' f :l cl c1 ... $,. 09 73 Amount '(1 nnoi ex pen c ...... · .. .. .. . ..... . . · · .. · .. · .. .... · ..

E. ADAMSON, Cor, Sec.

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~~-Jafus of tgt ~onrb of itanagtr~.

I. All meetings of tho Board shall be opened by reading a _por -tion of Scripture and praye1·. '

. II. All committees shall be appointed by the p1·esiqing offi<!~r,. unless otherwise specially ordered.

III. No mon~y ehall be paid out of the treasury, except by order of the Board; and all such orders shall be signed by the Chairman • and attested by the Recording Secretary of the meeting making the appropriation.

IV. All resolutions shall be presented in writing, as well as all amendments or substitutes that materially alter the language of the resolution.

V. No remarks shall be allowed after the opening of the meet­ing, unless some resolution or motion is being discussed.

VI. No person shall speak more than five minutes, nor more than twice upon the same resolution, except by permission.

VII. The Corresponding Secretary, Agents and Missionaries of the Society shall make monthly reports directly to the Board, which shall fit-st be submitted to the Board, befo1·e being iurnished to any paper for publication.

VIII. The regular monthly meetings of the Board shall be held on the first Tuesday of each month.

IX. The1·e shall be standing committees for the "Foreign'' an<l " Home Missions."

X. All committees appointed by the Board shall make written reports to the Board.

XI. Order ofBusiness-1. Reading Minutes of the last meeting ; 2. Treasurer's Report; 3. Cor1·esponding Secretary's Report; 4. Report of' Standing Committees; 5. Report of Select Committees ;· 6: Unfinished and Miscellaneous Business .