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FORTY -SEVENTH) SESSION IT E I ll .\ T

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DECEMEER s- 15 188G·

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JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS.

FIRST DAY.

The Forty-seventh Session of the Memphis Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, began in the First Church in th!l city of Jackson, Tenn., Wednesday morning, December the 8th, 1886, Bishop W. W. Duncan in the chair. The Conference was called to order promptly at 9 o'clock by the .Hishop, who read for the lesson 2 Cor., chapter vi. The hymn-

" And are we yet alive !And see each other's face?"

Was then sung, and the Bishop led in prayer. The Bishop then made some appropriate remarks and called the Conference again to prayer for a special baptism of the Holy Ghost.

Rev. Dr. Winfield, of Ltttle Rock, led in prayer. The Secretary of the last session called the roll of Clerical and Lay

members, as follows, viz:

CONFERENCE ROLL FOR 1886,

1831. Thos. J . Neeley. 1855. E. B. Plummer. 1836. \V. M. McFerrin.• 1355. J. H. Witt. 1841. Thos. L. Boswell. 1856. C. J. Maulden. 1842. James M. Major.* 1856. N. P. Ramsey. 1843. John Randle. 1856. J. M. Spence. 1845. Finley Bynum. 1857. •r. P. Holman.

" Ar1os W. Jones. 1857. A. C. Smith. 1846. D. C. Wells.* 1858. J. H. Evans.

" James Perry. 1858. R. S. Swift.* " B. A. Hayes. 1859. W. C. Johnson. " J. W. Knott. 1859. J. :M:. Flatt.*

1847. W. II. Leigh. 1860. B. F. Peeples. 1847. R. V. Taylor. 1861. J. V. Fly. 1848. Guilford Jones. 1862. M. M. 'l'aylor. 1850. J. T. C. Collins. 1862. R. H. Mabon. 1850. A. H. Thomas. 1863. D. M. K. Collins.,. 1851. Jeremiah Moss.* 1865. W. T. C. Young. 1851. J. :M. Scott. 1867. W. H. Frost.* 1851. A. R. Wilson. 1867. A. L. Pritchett. 1852. M.D. Robinson .* 1868. Warner Moore. 1!:$52. E. E. Hamilton. 1869. G. K. Brooks. 1854. W. •r. Harris. 181S9. T. P. Ramsey. 1855. J. A. Fife.

*Absentees.

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1870. B. F. Blackmon. 187l:l. J. J. Smith. 1870. W. A. Cook. " R. \V. :Newsom. 1870. J. H. Garrett. " A. N. Sears. 1870. \V. M. Patterson.* 1880. J. A . .i.\Ioody. 1870. J. S. Reno;haw.* " B. Y. Blackwell.* 1871. s. B. Adams.* " J. R. Bt>ll. 1871. R. E. Graves. " W. F. Barrie1·. 1872. J. C. Hooks. " J. R. Hardin.

T. F. Sanders. ,, John \Villiams."·

" J.P. Walker. 1881. David Leith. 1873. W. 0. Lanier. " J. W. Grimes.* 1873. S. B. Love. " H. J. Turner. 1873. T. J. McGill. " G. W. E\·ans. 1874. C. D. ·Davis. " E. H. Stl:'wart. 1874. F. B. Davis.* " J. \V. \Vttters. 1874. D. A. Ross. 1882. W. B. Mat I hews. 1874. W. C. Sellars. " C. D. Hilliard. 1874. R L. \Vest. " D. M. Entns. 1875. J. G. Clark. " R. B. Swift. 1875. W. L. Duckworth. " W. 'f. Locke. 1875. \V. H. Evans. 1883. S. A. St.c~l. 1875. J. M. 1\Iaxwell. " S. H. Williams. 1875. G. H. l\Iartin. " E. B. Graham. 1875. 0. P. Parker. " J. G. Burks. 1875. J. D. Sullivan. " R. W. Erwin. • 1876. B. B. Risenhoover.;; 1884. D. D. 1\Ioort-. 1876. J. A. Ru~sell. " J. T. Wiggins. 1876. G.W. Wilson. '· W. G. H!:!ffly. 1877. J. E. 'freadwell. " D. L. Hines. ,, G. T. Sullivan. " W. J. Naylor.

" 'f. J. Simmons.* ,, John G. Jones . " R. M. King. " R. E. Humphrey.

1878, E. T Hart. P. H. Fields. 1879. B Medlin. " W. C. Waters.

S. Weaver. " W. D. Jenkins. " J. H. Roberts. 1885. \V. A. Freeman. " Geo. T. Peeples. " S. F. Chambers. " E. K. Bransford. " J. W. Blackard.

LAY DEJ,EGATES.

Memphis District.-Dr. D. G. Godwin,* Hon. L. H. Estes, Jas. A. Flippin,* J. W. Wilson.

Brownsville District.-.James L. Livingstone, Dr. Thos. G. McCiel­htn, James A. \Vray, Prof. W. A. Tanner.

Jackli!on Distrif't.-D. E. Scott, Bon. W. I. :McFarland, J.D. Jo!Jnson, J:ut:es Blackmon.

Dyersburg District.-J. Y. Barbee, E. H. Tisdale, W. T. Chapman, Rev. W. H. Adams.

Union City District.-A. E. Scott, E. T. Holli'l, J. :M. ).los.;, W. H. ftardner.*

Paducah District -G. C. Crumbaugh, J H. Callaway,~f J. ).L Quinn, D. B. ~tanfield. ~ft,Kenzie District.-Hon. S. \V. Hawkin~, I. A. :\lcSwatn, Gran­

ville Uo'>dloe,* Thos. S. Moore. Alternate, W. B. Vancle\·e.

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One hu mlred and two Clerical member;, and nineteen Lay delegates anRwererl to their names.

\V. B. VancJe,·e, reserve Jay delegate from 1\IcKenzie Di~<trict, wa!! substituted for Granville Goodloe, ab~ent.

R. II. Mahon was electt:d Secretary, E. E. Hamilton, A~sistant Sec­retary, and G. W. \Vilson, Statio;tical Secretary.

The Coufereure resolved to meet at 9 A. 111. and adjourn at 1 P.M.

'l'hr Presiding Elders, who are a standing committee to nominate the u;;ual committees, submitted their report, which was adopted, as follows:

COMMITTEES.

PUBLIC WORSHIP.

v;arner ;).toore, Guilford J one~. B. F. Blackmon, J. H. Duke and J. T. Beve­rid~t·. Sl'liUTU.\L INTEREST OF TllE CHFRCH.

J. ~1. ~laxwell, D. L. HiAe•, J. G. Burks, G. H. :IIartln, W. G. Hrtlley, B. F. Pee­ples. W. II. Leigh, Chairman.

BOOKS AND l'ERTODICALS.

J. :If. ~pence. J. W. WllRon. R. V. Tay­lor, .T. L. Livingston, J. D. Johnson, B. :lied lin, E. H. 'flsdah•, i:'. P. Ramsey, E. 'f. Holli~. D. l\I. Evas~, Prof. J. B. Cullo way, C. C. Bell, I. A. McSwain. David Leith, Chairman.

BIBLE CAU!\E.

J. 'f. Wiggin~. James Blackmon, W. H. Evan ,J.M. Moss,J J.!'mlth,J. A. :lloo•ly. E. II. Stewart, Cl~airmau.

TE~£PERANCE.

D. D. :\loore, D. G. Godwin, W. D. J en­kins, Dr. T. G. :II <·Clell!m, Geo. T . P ee­pie,, A. E . Scott, \V. H. Adam•, " ' · H. Fro,t , \V. II. Gardner, C. D. Davl~, D. B. St.unfiPld. H. L. West. S. ,y, Hawkins. E. T. Ilnrt, Chairman.

Dl,TIUCT CON~'ERENCF. JOURNALS.

A. H . Thomns, ,V. T. Lorke , s. B. LovP, T . F. !-;ander", G. C. Crumbaugh, R. E. HumphrPy. F. Bynum, Chair­tnan.

co-:;~·f;ltENCE RELATIONS.

B. Graham, E. T . Hollis, J. R. Hardi!!1 J. M . Quinn, W. B. Vancleave. S. H. wil­liams, Chairman.

JOINT BOARD OF FINANCE,

Appoint Pel at the close of last se~sion. J. W. Walker, J. W. Young, W. L.

Duckworfi!J A. D. Bright, G. W. Wilson, \V. I. ll1c~·arland, J. M Scott, (;eorge Joknston, R . ,V. Erwin, A. E. Scott, C. J. :Mauldin, D. J. Fraser, G. K. Brooks, J. G. Witherspoon.

BOARD 01" MISSIONS, As now organized-a new Board to be

organized later In I he session. Uuilford Jone~, President; W. C. John­

son, Vice-President; R. \V. Haynes, Sec­retary; R. W. Newsom Treasurer. Mem­bers--J. W. Kuc tt, L. 'D. Mullins, T. P. Ram,ev, W. S. \Voolverton A. W. Jones, 'James Blackmon. E. It. Brans­ford, J. I!'. Young, \V. H. Frost, E. T. Hollis. H . C. Gamble, .J. H. Myers, T. J. McGill, J. G. Smotherman.

BOARD OF CHURCU EXTENSION AS NOW ORGANIZED.

W. T. Harris, Pre,ident; J. E. Beck. Vlce-Pre>-id<·nt; G. T. Sullivan, Secreta~ ry; J. ,V. Ehler, TreasurPr. :llanagers: W. I. McFarland, L. D. :lfullins, R. w. Hnync,, Guilford Jnncs. J. H. Wi t. CO)Illl'l"l'EE ON ~IE)lOIRS APPOINTED

PHHVIOUSLY FOH FoUR YEARS. \V. C. Johnson, Guilford Janes, A. R.

Wilson.

J. D.Hulllvan, B. A. Hayes, W. A. Cook• SUN~~:VI~~~~~~\,0~~~~~~~ ~:~~:~TED J. W. Waters, J. C. Hool,s, R. l\1. King. A. R. "'ilson, Chairman. J. B. Renshaw, J. R. Pepper, D. JJ.

nOArtD oF EDUCATION. Hines, Wm. km!th, F. B. DaYis, James .J. '\".Knott, .J. A. Flippin, ,V. A. Free - Blackmon, J. G. Clarl<, B.('. Durham, J.

man, \\'. A. TnnnPr, J. G. Clark, J. D. T, l'. Collins, A. 1\L Hmlth. W. C. Sellars, .Tohn,on, H. J. Turner, J. Y. Barbee, E. 0. P. Parker, Granville Goodloe.

A PotllnJunication from Dr. I. G. John, f;ecretary of the Board of }[i~ .. ion~, wn" read aud referred to the Conference Board of 1\Ii>:&ions.

ComntuniC'ations from Dr. \\' .G. E. Cunningham, Sunday School :-;t-eretary, theRe,· . .J. B. )IcFerrin, D. D., Book Agent, and Dr. DaYid )lorton, ~e<'rctary of the Board of Chur<·h Exten!'ion, were presented and rt!ft•rTed to the appmpriate c•omruittee:-; without readin:.r.

Prnf. \V. F. Tl'llett, of V:wclerlnl t U n i ver~ity , Rev. D ;l\' id l\Iorton, I>. D., Dr. Oeo. H. ~<wage , A gent of the A111eri can Billie ~<H:iety , Dr.

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A. R. Winfield, editor of the Arkansas Methodist, Rev. L. F. Whitten, of Nvrth Alahama Conference, were introduced to the Conference.

The Bishop also introduced the Rev. J. L. Vass, of the Baptist Church, Dr. J. N. Nail and Rev. Dr. Staymacher, of the Presbyterian Church, and Rev. I. D. Steel, of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, pastors in this city. t

Reports from the Trustees of ·wesleyan Female College at Browns­ville, Tenn., McTyeire Institute, at McKenzie, Tenn., Dyersburg Dis­trict High School, at 1\It. Zion, Tenn., Memphis District High School, at Arlington, Tenn., a-nd Jackson District High School, at Henderson, Tenn., were presented and referred to the Board of Education without reading.

On motion of Dr. '\V. C. Johnson, Dr. Boswell was added to the Committee on )femoirs to serve this session.

Prof. Tellett, on the invitation of the Bishop, arldressed the Confer­ence in behalf of Christian education in a very able and eloquent <~peech of nearly an hour. No body got tired. The Bishop then cal'ed Question 20: "Are all the preachers blamele~s in life and offi­cial administration?"

The names ofT. L. Boswell, W. C. Johnson, Warner Moore, J. H. Evans, W. T. Harris, \V. C. Sellars, and J. H. Roberts, Presiding Elders, werP. called. Each made a brief statement of the state of the worl;:·in his district, and tht>ir character pa~sed. R. V. Taylor, D. M. K. Collins, A. L. Pritchett, S. Weaver, S. B. Adams, R. Y. Blackwell, were passed and referred to the Committee on Conference Relat.ions as applicants for supernumerary relation.

Rev. W. M. McFerrin had died during the year with a spotless charActer and in great peace. His name was referred to the Commit­tee on :Memoirs.

l\1. D. Robinson, Jame!; Perry, J. M. Major, J. M. Flatt, T. J. Neeley, 1'. P. Holman, D. C. \Veils, and John Randle, were examined and passerl and referred to tbe Committee on Conference Relations for the superannuated relation.

B. B. Risenhoover, J. A. Fife, and Job R. Bell, were passed. Dr. ·w. T. Harris, Presirling Elder of t!.e Union City District, pre­

sented the crerlentials of J. R. Bullington, a local deacon, who was ex­pelled from the Ministry by the Qua•terly Conference of Martin Cir­cuit, on a charge of dissemin1.1ting doctrines contrary to our s~andards and discipline.

The Bi ·hop called Qnestion 1.-" \Vho are admitted on trial into the traveling connection'?"

\V. F. H'lnlller, of Collier:<Yille ancl Germantown, )Iemphis Dis­trict; \Vn1. A. Dungan, of Jaf'k>;on Circuit, Jackf<oll District; Jarne" H. Cason, of East and \Ve.,l Jackson Station, Jaek~ou Districl; Thoma~~. \Vilkes. of Rennin~ Circuit, Dyers!mrg District; Charle:< A. Coleman, of lhnrlolph Cir<·uit, D,Yt'J~burg Di"trict; Robert L. Xorlllan, or Sharon Cin:uit, union City Di~trict; Joel R. Knight, of

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Huntingdon Circuit, ~fcKenzie District, and Joseph J. Lessenburg, of 'l'rPzevant Circuit, McKenzie District, having heen recommended by their respective Quarterly Conferences audha\'iug passed in exam­ination before the Committee, were admitted on trial into the travel­ing connection.

It being five minutes to 1 o'clock, the hour of adjournment, the Chairman of Committees made their announcements.

Dr. Guilford Jones announced ~hat Prof. vV. F. 'fellett would preach in this Church, and Dr. A. R. 'Vinfield at East Jackson, at

.7 P .M.

The Conference then adjourned, with the doxology and benediction by the Bishop.

SECOND DAY.

Thursday morning, December 9th, the Conference met at 9 o'clock, according to adjournment, Bishop Duncan in the chair.

The opening exercises were conducted by Rev. A. R. 'Vilson. The calling of the roll was dispensed with. 'fhe minutes of yesterday'~ ses~ion were read and approved. James Freeman, lay reserve from Union City District, took the

place of \V. H. Gardner, absent. Doyle Pearson, lay reserve from the Memphis District, took the

place of Dr. D. G. Godwin , absent. Dr. Thomas G. McClellan and J. A. Wray, lay delegates from

Brownsville Di!ltrict, took their se~ts. Rev. J. H. Evans announced the arrival of E. H. Tisdale and W. T.

Chapman, lay delegates from the Dyersburg District. A commuuication from Dr. J. B. McFerrin, trustee of the Colvin

fund, was read and referred to the Joint. Board of Finance. Rev. Dr. McFerrin, Book Agent at Na!fhville, Rev. Dr. C0ttrell, of

the Louisville Confereuce. and Rev. J. 0. Wilson, of the South Caro­lina Conference, were introuucea to the Conference by the Bishop.

Brother \Vilson, hy invi tation of the Bishop, gave some account of the tenible earthquake that desolated Charlestou, S.C., last Septem­ber, and made an appeal for aid for our suffering churches in that city. The sum of $122.60 was contributed in cash, and the following resolu­tion was adopted:

Resolved, That as Presiding Elders and Preachers in Charge, we will bri101g before our members and friends the claims of our suffering ctwrclws in the city of Charle::~ton, S. C., and will make an earnest effort to secure funds for their relief from the damage sustained by ·t>arthquake~. W. C. JOHNSON,

R. H. MAHON.

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R. H. Mahon was appointed to receive all con tributiona made during the year for our churches in Charleston and to forward same.

A commuuication from the President and Board of •rrustees of the ~Iemphis Conference Female Institu te. at Jackson, Tenn., al~o from the Brownsville District High Hchool, at Danc:yville, were referred to the Board of Education. • The Bishop called Question 8: "\Vh!\t traveli ng preacher~ ttrl'

elected dearons ?" Answer.-\V. \V. Adams, \Y. J. )fecoy, C. C. B ell, J. H. \Varmoth

and Samuel L. Jewell, having pa~sed in examination of character, an<l having stood an approved examination in the studies prescribed l1y the Bi!<hop~, were elected deacons.

Julius H. Cole .• \. . J .• \.nderson, H. B . .Johnston, R. H. Pigue, and '1'. L. Adams of this class had been l'lected deacon>' as local pt·eacher-. They passed in examination of character, and being appro\·ed hy thl· l·ommittee, were passeli to the class of the third year.

Question 10.-" \Vbat local preachers are e lected deacons? ' Andrew Allen, having been a local preacher three years consecu­

tively, and one year in the tra\·eling connection, on the reeornme nda­tion of the Quartl:'rly Conference of the Perryville Circuit, Jack~on District, wua elected deacon, \Vm. W. Butler, of Scott's Htll )'lission , Jackson Distric t , Charles A. Coleman, of Rand<,Jph Circuit, Dyer;~­

burg District, Lorenzo A. Derrington , ot Benton Ci rcuit, Padu­cah District, Jo-<eph U. Denton, of BirminglHHll Circuit, Padu­cah District, Wm. J. House, of Milau Stution, McKenzie District , alHl Joseph J. Lessenburg, of Trezevant Cin:uit, M cKenzie District, ha,·­ing been duly recommeuded by their respect ive Quarterly Conference~, were elected deacons.

J. H. Evans presented a recontm~ndation from the Quarterly Con­ference of ~It. Zion Cir·cuit a11king fot· the restoration of the credentials of Robt. A. ~Iickleburg, a local deatOII who wa~ expelled from the Church and ::\Iinistry two years beforl'. His credentia ls were notre­stored.

'l'he Board of Churl'h Extension ~ubrnitl• tl report ~o. I, which w:;s nccepled and ordered to record. [Hee Appt•lldix. ]

Revort No.2 of Botird of Church Extension, which was udopted: • 'ee _\..ppendix.]

Corn mun ications from the officer:~ of the :\I i::hisl'i ppi Central antl the :\1obile and Ohio Railroarls wt'r~ rP<·t>ived offerin)( to return all nlenr­hers and visitors to the Con ftrelll'~, who J.l:l id full fare !'onri ng, at on ·­third fare-on certifh·ale of lht• S<crclary .

W. A. Uook wa::o elected a special Secr~tury to i:-<,11!.' certificate~ of attendancP.

Question 5-" \Vho are readmitted'!" Ans.-Joseph S. Carl, on the recommenolatio11 of the Quartt>rly Con­

ference of Dyersburg ~tation, Dyer-sburg Distri<'t, was n·a<l ntioted in to the tr:lveling connectio 11 .

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Question 3.-" \Yho are discor.tinued ?" An!l.-None. Question 7.-" Who are the rlear,ons of one year'.' Ans .• James\\". Blackard, \V. C. \Vaters, having passed in examin-

ation of character, and having stood au approved examination before the Committee, were passed to tbe class of the fourth year.

S. F . Cbamuers of this class passes in examination of character, but not hav1ng appeared before the Committee was continued in the class of tne th lrd year.

Dr. Guilforrl .Jone:> moved that the action of the Conference fixing the hours of meeting and adjournment be reconsidered. Carried.

The <.:onferenee then resolved to meet after to-day at 8:30 A. M. and :;<ljourtl at 12::10 P. )I.

Que~tion l:l.-" \Vhat traveling preachers are elt:cted Elders.' Ans.-Wm. C. Waters, Wm. J. Naylor, \Vm. D. Jenkins, Peter H .

Fields, and Rufas E. Humphrey, having pa~sed in examination ,of dlaracter, and having stood an apprvved examination on the studies, were elected elders.

John G. Jones of this class passed in examination of character, but not having appeared hefore the Committee was continued in the class of the fourth year.

It now being five minutes to 1 o'clock, the hour of adjournment, Dr. Guilford Jones, on behalf of the Committee on Public Worship, an­uou need that the \Voman 's Missionary Society, of t.he Jackson District, would m eet in the audience room of this church at 3:30 P. :\L 1 and that the anniversary of the Board of Church Extension would. be held at 7 1'. M., to be addressed by Bishop Duncan, Dr. Morton and others.

TheRe\'. Geo. H. l\Iartin was announced to preac!. at East Jackson at7 P.M.

After other announcements, the Conference adjourned, with dox­ology ano the benediction by Dr. ~fcFerrin.

THIRD DAY.

Friday nwrning, December lOth, the Conference met according to adjournn1e111, .BiHhop W. W. Duncan in the chair. The devotiona l t>Xercise~< "ere conrlucted by the Rev. E. T. Hnrt.

Dr. \\'. C . .Johnl'lon presented the regi~ t e r of Vanoerbi't University nnrl the Rt•\·. G. T. Sulli van presented the report of the 'l'rustees of .:'IIan·in ('ulh•ge , 11.t Clinton, Ky .. which were refe rred to the Board of I.;ducation.

The Bi~l1op c·IIIP<l QuP>'Iion 6-"Wh1; are rerl'ived by transfer?" Ani'~.-H. D. OvNton,a deucon, and a prolmtioner i" hi~ fourth year,

:~nd H. F. Cln~w, an t'ldcr, were recei\'ed from the St. Louis Conference;

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John H. Johnson, au elder from LouisviLle Conference; and H. 1. Stephens, a probationer of one yeat· from North Texas Conference.

Rev. Dr. Savage, Agent of the American Bible Society, addressed the Conference in behalf of the i::iociety and its work.

The Bishop, also, in a brief address, commended the Society, and urged the preacher:; to make collections for its work.

The Joint Board of Finance submitted report ~o. 1, which wa::~

adopted. [See Appendix].

Q1-testion 2-" 'Vbo remain on trial?" Ans.-Nicholas R. ~Iarr, Andrew S. Taylor, C. A. Haskell, T. F.

Cason, A. J. 'Vheeler, H. B. Owens, ::\lillard F. Leal.;:e, H . I. Stephens, Albert C. Moere,Cbarle~ N. Gonlder, and A. J .. Meaders, having passed iu examination, and having stood au approved examination befo1e the Committee, were continued on trial.

Question 3-" " Tho are discontinued?" Andrew Allen bad been on trial one year, and passed his examiua­

t ion satisfactorily, but asked to be di::~continued that he might go to school and complete his education.

R. H. ::\Iahon moved that a committee of tl.lree be appointed on Col­portage. Carried. The Chair appointed H. H.l\Iahou, W. C. Johnson and J. A. 'Vray.

On motion of ,V. H. Leigh, S. F. Chambers was added to the Com­mittee ou the Spiritual Interests of the Church.

The Rev. Sam. Small, the lately appointed Commissioner of Educa­tion, was introduced by the Bishop, and addressed the Conferenne on the educational work amoug the colored people.

A communieation from Bishop Isaac Laue, of the Colored :\Iethod­ist Epibcopal Church, in Americ<t, seudiug greetings to the Conference and praying for sympathy and aid in I.JeLalf of education, wa" read.

Dr. Boswell moved that the Church Exten~ion Loan Fund of this Conference te known hereafter ao;; the G . W. D. Harris Loau Fund in­stead of the ~1emphis Conference Loan Fund. Carried.

Que1-tion 14-" 'Vhat local preachers are elected eld<'rs '?" Aus.-F. C. ::\Ianley, of L:1grange and :Mo!<cow Circuit, .Memphi:;

District, Doyle Pearson, of Springdale Circuit, ~!em phis DiRtrict. A. E. Scott, of Martw Circuit, Union City Distt·ict, Alvis N. 'Vii­

ford, of Lynnville Circuit, Paducah Di"trict, and ::\1. B. Towery, of Birmingham Circuit, Paducah Dii:~trict, having been recommended by their re;;pective Qu>~ rterly Conferences, and having certified in writing their belief iu the doctrines and discipline of the ~1. E. Church, South, were ele-::ted elders.

Que;;tion 1· "'Vho are admitted on trial into the tnweling connec­tion?"

Aus.-Thos. G. Pettigrew, on the reeommendation of the Quarterly Conlerence of Adamsville Circuit, and bei ng approved by the Commit­tee, was admitted on trial.

Questiou 20-" Are all the preachers blameless. etc."

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Ans.-S. A. Steel, R. H. Mahon, J. M. Spence, D. D. Moore, A. R. Wilson, "\V. L. Duckworth, Guilford Jones, B. F. Blackmon, E. T. Hart, and B. Medlin, were examined and passed.

'rhe Committee on Public "\Vorship announcerl that Rev. E. B. Ram­sey woultl preach at East Jackson at 7 P.l\f., and that Rev. Sam. Small would lecture at the meeting of Woman's Missionary Society in this church at 7:30 P.l\L

After the doxology the Conference adjourned, with the benediction by the Bishop.

FOURTH DAY.

Saturday morning, December 11th, the Conference met at 8:30 ac-cording to adjournment, Bishop "\V. \V. Duncan in the Chair.

The devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. H. J. Turner. The minutes of yesterday's ~Session were read and approved. Question 20-" Are all the preachers blameless, etc?" Richnrd Hill, W. H. Leigh, and 0. P. Parker, were examined and

passed, and their names referred to the Committee on Conference Re­lat.ions as applicant,; for the supernumerary relation. R. S. Swift was passed anri referred to ><ame Committee for a superannuatPd relation.

Dr. I. G . .Job:J, ~Iissior,ary Secretary. was introduced by the Bishop and arldre1<sect the Conference at some length on the mission work of the church in foreign lands.

Question 19-" "\Vhat preA.chers have died during the year?" Ans.-William M. McFerrin. Here the Committee on Memoirs

made their report. Dr. Boswell rt-act the memoir. Remarks touching the life and character of Brother McFerrin wer~ then made by Brothers A. C. Smith, T. J. Neely, E. E. Hamilton, J.D. Sullivan, "\V. C. John­son, A. H. Thomas at•d J. ~L Maxwell. The Bishop then gave out the hymn-

" Servant of God, well done."

\Vhich was sung. After the son~, Rev. E. E. Hamilton Jed in prayer­The Conference then adopted the report of the committee. [See

Append b. .. ] Dr. A. B . .Jones, of North Alabama Conference, RPv. Eugene John­

son and Rev. E. B. Ramsey, of Xorth Mississippi Conference, were in­troduced by the Bishops.

Question 10-" \Vhat local preachers are elected deacons?" Luther 1\1. Ed wards, ou the recommendation of the Quarterly Con­

ference of Denmark Circuit, Drownsdlle District, Wa!:! elected deacon. Question 4-" \Vho are adntittecl into full connection?" \Vm. \V. Adams, W. J. l\lecoy, C. C. Bell, J. H. ·warmoth, S. L .

.Jewell, H. B. Johnston , R. H. Pigue, A. J. Anders•m, 'r. L. Adams, J. H. Cole appeared before the Conference, and having answered satisfac·

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torily the disciplinary questions propounded by tbe Bishop, wt-re ad­mitted into full connection.

Question 20-" Are all the preachers blamele~s, etc.?" F . Bynum, R. \V. Erwin, N. P. Ramsey, \V. G. Heffiy, J. C. Hook~,

Josephus Edwards, J. R. Hardin, G. K. Brooks, .J. 'f. \Yiggins, J. P. Walker, J. \V. Knott, A. H. 'rhomas, J. l\L ~lax well, J. E. Treadwell, J. D. Sullivan, A. C. Smilh, J. A. Russell, \V. A. Freeman, E. H. t-:ltewart, S. B. Love, W. B. l\Iatthews, anrl J. H. Garrett, were exam­ined and passed.

Dr.\\'. C. Johnson mo,·ed that when we adjourn we adjourn to meet at 3 I'. M. Carried.

:Jo'OURTH DA Y-AF'l'ER"'OOX SESSIO"'.

Saturdny, December lith, the Conference met at 3 P. )f., acconlin:: to adjournment, Bishop Duncan in the Chair.

Rev. B. A. Hayes conducted the opening exercises. Question ~0-" Are all the preacher:.' hlarnelesq, etc.?" W. A. Cook, T. F. Sanders, l\I. M. Taylor, G. H. ;.uartin, \\'. 0. Ln­

nier, G. \V. E,·ans, E. B. Graham, J. \V. \Vnters, W. H. Evan~, C. J. l\fauldin, G. T. Sullivan, S. H. \Villiam,., R. L. \Vest, J. A. ~Ioody, \V. T. Locke, R. B. Swift, T. P. Ramsey, G. T. Peeples, J. G. Burl,s, David Leith 1 W. T. C. Young, E. B. Plummer, R. \V. Newsom, J. 'J'. C. Collins, D. L. Hines, C. D. Hilliard, J. G. Clark, E. K. Bransford, '1'. J. McGill, G. W. Wilson, E. E. Hamilton, \V. F. Barrier, Jnhn Wil­liams, R. A. Hayes, A. W. Jont>s, '1'. J. Simmous, J. l\I. Scott, J. A. Renshaw, H. J. Turner, \V. H. Frost, R. E. Gra,·e~, D. l\1. Evans, C. D. Davis, J. H. Witt, .A. X. Sears, D .• \.. Ros<, B. F . Peeples, R. l\L King, were examined aud pas~erl.

Jeremiah l\Ios~. J. V. Fly and B. B. RisenhoO\'t>r were passed andre­ferred to committee for the supernumerary relation.

Question 16-" Who are located this year?" Ans.-F. B. Davis and J. J. Smith passed in examination of charac­

ter ~nd were located a~ \11eir own requ( st. Brother Duvi~ being absent 'lent a written request that he be located.

The C'onfereuce then sang the doxology antl adjourned, 11 ith the benediction hy Rev. R. H. l\Iahon.

FIFTH DAY.

MondaY, December 13, the Conference nH·t at 8:30 A . )1.1 according to adjournment, Bishop Duncan in the ('hair.

The devotional ~ervices were conducted loy Re,·. \Y. L. Duckworth. 'fhe minutes of Saturday's session were reacl and appnl\'ed. On motion of Dr. Boswell, the name of D. D. l\Ioore wa..; referr,rl to

the Committee on Conference Relations ftlr a ,.;upemumerary relation. Que~tion 9-" \Vbat traveling preachers a1·e ortla i ned rleacons ?" On Sunday in the First Church, after serlllnll uy Bishop Duncan, the

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Bi!c<hop ordained the following: Wm. W. Adams, Winfield J. Mecoy. Charles C. Bell, J"ohn H. Warmoth, Samuel L. Jewell. ·

Question 11-" \Vhat local preachers are ordainPd deacons?" Sunday morning, after ~ermon by the Bishop, the fl,llowing local

preacher~ were ornained deacons: Andrew Allen, \Vm. W. Butler, Charles A. Coleman, Lorenzo A. Dt>rrington, Joseph C. Deuton, Joseph J. Le~senberry, \Vm. J. House, Luther M. Eclwards.

Que~tion 3-!-" \Vhere shall the next session.of the Conference be held?"

An>l.-'Brownsville, Tenn. QtlP~tion 13-" What traveling preachers are ordained elders?" On Sundny afternoon in the First Church, after sermon by Dr. T. L.

l3oswelt, tlw Bishop ordained the following traveling preachers elders: \Y. C. \Vater:;, \Y. J. Naylor, \V. D. Jenkius, P. H. Fields, R. E. Hu 111 ph rey.

Question 15-" \Vhat local preachers are ordained elders?" Sunday afternoon, at the same time, tlle following local preachers

were ordained elders: Doyle Pearson, Ausuurn E. Scott, Alvis W. Wilford.

The report on the Spiritual Interests of the Church was read and adopted. \See Appen(lix].

'rhe Report of the Committee on Books and Periodirals was read . . \.. 11. Thomas offered an amendment proposing the estaulishment of a weekly new'lpaper in the city of Memphis as the Conference <-rgan . .f. \V. Knott moved to Jay the amendment on the table, ann the mo­tion prevailed. The report was then adopted as presented. [See Ap-pendix.] '

The report of the Special Committee on Colportage was read, and after one or two slight amendm~nts, was adopted. [See Appendix].

R. H. :\Iahon made a report to the Conference of the receipts and disbur sernents of the funds collecterl l.ty the preachers to defray the ex­penses of <lelegL~te'l to the General Conferences. [Se~ Appendix.]

Q11e:>tion li-" \Vho are supernumerary?" On the n•rommendtttion of the Committee on Conference Relations

the following wer·e matle supernumeraries: D. l\1. K. Collins, A. L. Pritchett. B. \Veaver, R Y. Blackwell, R. Hill, ,V. H. LPigh, 0. P. l'arkt>r, B. B. Risenhoover, J. V. Fly, D. D. l\Ioore, R. V. 'raylor and .1 ere )fos8.

Que!'ltion 18-" \Vho are superannuated?" 011 the recommendation of santP comnrittee the following were

grant<'d the !'luperannnuted relation: M. D. Robinson, James Perry, D. U. \\'dis, J. )f. :\Iujor, J. ~I. Flatt, T. J. Neely, T. P. Holman, .John Ranct!P, S. B . .Adams, R. S. ~wift.

The r'port of the Committee on Di~trict Couference Journals wa1 read and adopte(l. [See Appendix.]

Q tP~tion :{:~-" \Vhat are the erlnealional :.tatislirs?" \Ve han• I.Jclonging to the Church in our bounds: NumiJer of

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school~, 9; VJ\Iue of school property, $52,500.00. Numier of scholars, 1008. [See report of Board of Education.] •

Quest'lon 29-" What b11s been contri buted for :!\fissions?" Ans.-For Foreign Missions, $7,568.44; for Domes! ic Missions, $1 ,·

374.33. [See Report on M:isf'ions]. Q'-lestion 30-" What bas been contributed for Church Extension?" Ans .-$1,634.98. [See Report of Board.] Question 27-" \Vbat amount is necessary for the superanuuated

preachers and the widows and orphans of deceased preachers?" Ans.-3,000.00. Question 28-''What bas been contributed on the foregoiug account.

and bow has it beet) applied?'' Ans.-*3.186.65. Distributed as follows: [See Report of Joint Board.] The Committee on the Bible Cause submitted their report. Adopted.

[See Ar~pend ix.] The following resolution was read, and after some discussion, was

adopted: Resolved, That we respectfully request our Bishops to holcl theses­

sion of the Memphis Conference between the h·t and 15th of Novem-ber. C. J. 1\fAULDIN,

W. L. DUCKWORTH, S. H. WILLIAMS.

The Conference, on the nomination of the Presiding Elder~, ap­pointed the following Committees to act during the next quadt·en­nium. [See Appendix.]

The Bishop announced the examining committees for the next four years. [See Appendix.]

Report So. 3 of the Joint Board of Finance wa!;l read and adopted. Also the report of the Secretary of the Board of 1\Ii~siom.

The Conference then adopted the following resolutions of thanks: Re.~olved, That we return our thanks to the good people of the city of

Jackson for the geuerous and elegant hm<pitality dispensed by them to us.

2. That we return thanks to the brethren of the various sister churches who have tendered us tht-ir huu~es of worship.

3. That we thank the Hailroads for favors shown us. C. J. 1\IAULDE~, J. H . Ev A.NS.

As thet·e was no further busine•s, the Bishop-an nouncecl that h» was ready to announce the nppointtuents of the preacher,; for t!.e year.

R. H. :\iahon mo\·ed that the ses~ion be prolonged until the business of the ~r~sion was completed. Carried.

The Bishop ~ave out a hymn, which was sung, alter which the Rev. "\V. H. Leigh l<>d in prayer.

'l'he Bishop then called Question 35-" "\\'here are the preachers sta­tioned this .rear?" [See .\.ppoiutnwnts.]

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS.

Question 1-" \Vho are admitted on trial?" W. F. Hamner, W. A. Dungau, James H. Casou, Thos. N. Wilkes,

C. A. Coleman (a deacon), Robt. L. Norman, Joel B. Knight, J. J . Le!~senheny (a deacon), aud Thomas G. Pettigrew.

Question 2-" Who remain on trial?" H. I. Stephens, Nicholas .tS. Marr, A. S. Taylor, C. A. Haskell, T. F.

Cason, A. J. Wheelt>r, M. K. Leake, C. N. Goulder, A. C. Moore, A. J. Meaders, II. B. O~ens.

QueAtion 3-" Wh.,o are discontinued?" Andrew Allen, that he might go to school. Que~tion 4-" Who are admitted into full connection?" \V. \V. Adams, W. J. Mecoy, C. C. Bell, J. H. \Varmoth, 8. L. Jew­

ell, H. B. Johmton, R. H. Pigue, A. J. Anderson, T. L. Adams, J. H. Cole.

Qut>stion 5-" Who are readmitted?" Joseph S. Carl. Question 6-"Who are received by transfer from other Conferences?" R. F. Chew, an elder, and H. D. Overton, a deacon, and a probation-

er in his fourth yea1· from the St. Louis Conference; J. H. Johnston, from Louisvi.lle Conference, and H. I. Stllphens, a probationer of one year from North Texas Conference.

Question 7-" vVho are the deacons of one year?" James W. Blackard, H. D. Overton. Question 8- " What traveling preachers are elected deacons?" Vv. W. Adams, W. J. Mecoy, C. C. Bell. J. H. Warmoth, and S. L.

Jewell. The following who had been elected deacons as local preachers be­

long to this class, viz: S. F. Chambers, J. H. Cole, A. J. Auderson, H. B Johnston, R. H· Pigue, T. L. Adams. Que~tion 9-" \Vhat traveling preachers are ordained deacons?" W. W. Adams, \V. J. ~Iecoy, C. C. Bell, J. H. Warmoth, and S. L.

Jewell. Question 10-" \Vhat local preaClhers are elected deacons?" Andrew Allen, \V. \V. Butler, C. A. Coleman, L.A. Derrington, J.

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C. Deuton, J. J. Lessen berry, W. J. House and Luther M. Edwards. Question 11-'' What local preachers are ordained deacous ?" Andrew Allen, W. W. Butler, C. A. Coleman, L. A. Derrington, J .

C. Denton, J. J. Lessenberry, W. J. House and Luther 1\1. Edwards. Question 12-" What traveling preachers are elected elders?" W. C. Waters, \V. D. Jenkins, W. J. Nay lor, P. H. Field::; a11d R. E.

HumJ•hrey. Question 13-" \Vbat traveling preachers are ordained elders?'' \V. C. \Vaters, W. D. Jenkins, ·w. J. Naylor, P. H. Fields and IL

E. Humphrey. Question 14-" \Vhat local preachers are elected elders??" Frank C. Manley, Doyle Pearson, M. B. Towery, A. E. Scott, and

Alvis W. Wilford. Question 15-" What local preachers are ordained elders?" Doyle Pearson, A. E. Scott and Alvis W. 'Wilford. Question 16--" Who are located thi:s year?"

I~. B. Daviii and J. J. Smith, a~ their own requo;t. Q~:~estion 17-" Wbo are supernumerary?'' D. M. K. Collins, A. L. Pritchett, S. Weaver, R. Y. BI,~ckwell, ~ich­

ard Hill, W. H. Leigh, 0. P. Parker, B. B. RbenlH>uve-r, J. Y. Fly, D. D. Moore,R. V. 'l'aylor, Jeremiah :\foss.

Question 18-" \Vbo are superannuated?" l\1. D. Robinson, Jawe:, Perry, D. C. \Yells, J.l\I.Major, J. M. Flatt,

Thos. J . Neely, '1'. P. Holruau, John Randle, S. B. Adams, }:{. S. Swift.

Question 19-" "''hat preachers have lli"'d during tl.le year?" \Villi<lm 1\1. McFerrin·. Question 20-" Are all the preachers blameless iu their life and offi­

cial administration"?" The names of the preacher:; were called one by one, and Lhe question

asked: "Is there any thiug agaiust him?" and all were found ulallle­less.

Question 21-" Wbat is the number of local preachers aud lllewber<+ iu the seYe1·al eireuits, stations au<i lllissions of the Confereuce ?"

No. of local preaci.Jers.--------------- 2-!U No. of weru uers.--- ----------------- --·!1,1153

I See Statistical Table.] Question 2:Z-" How many infants have been uaptized during tue

year?" Am; ________________ 1,46:!

Que~tion 23-" How many adults have b1,1en uaptize<l during the year?"

A us---------------- 3,1::>67 Questiou 2-!--" \Vhat is tile uu ml>er of Sunday i::!clwols "!"- 437

Increa:;e ______ ___ ---------------------- :H Question 25-" What i:, the number of t!uuda.Y 8chool teacbers '!"

Answer-2,83:!

Iucre••~"e, 28i

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Question 26-" Wbat is the number of Sunday School scholars?" Answer- 24,623.

Question 2i-·' What amount is necessary for the superannuated prearhers and the widows and orphans of preachers?"

Answer- $3,000.00. QuestioB 28-" \Vhat amount has been collected on the foregoillg ac­

<:ount, and how lJas it teen applied?" Answer- $3,186.65.

Applied to claimants, as follows: [See Report of Joint Board in Appendix].

Question 29-" \Vhat has been contributed for Missions?" Answer- Foreign Missions--------$7,568.44

Domestic Missions------ 1,374.33 Question 30-" \Vhat bas been contributed for Church Extension?"

Answer- $1,684.90. Question 31-'' What is the number and what the estimatlld value of

ehnrch edifices'!" Answer- No----------417 ______ Value----------$559,453

Question 32-" \Vhat is the number and what is the estimated value of parsonages'!" .

An~wer- No ____ -----32------Value----------$51,005 Question 33-" What are the Educational Statistics?" Auswcr- No. of schools belonging to the Church, 9; No. of schol­

ars, 1,008; ' 'alue of school property, $52,500. Question 84-" Wber~ shall the next session of the Conference be

held?" Brownsville, Tenn. Qnestion :l5-Where are the preachers stationed this year.

[See Appointments. t

APPOINTMENTS.

MEMPHIS DISTRICT.

W. T. HARRIS, Presiding Elder. ME:'.IPHIS-First Church, R. H. Mahon. Central Church, R. W. Erwin. Hernando Street, J. M. Speuce. Georgia and Saffrans Street, W.

H . E\·ans, D. D. Moore, Sup. Springdale Circuit, J. T. Wiggins. Bartlett Circuit, A. C. Smith. Raleigh Circuit, J.P. Walker. Bethlehem Circuit, A. H. 'rho was Colliersville and Germantown, J.

M. Maxwell. Lagrange and Moscow, J. E.

Treadwell. Williston Circuit, J.D. Sullivan. Macon Circuit, T. L. Boswell. Grand June. Circuit, T. F. Ca~on. f:laulsbury Uircuit, J. A. Ru!"sell. ('hambers' Chapel, \V. F. Hamner ~!em phis Di~trict High School, at

Arlingtou, M. F. Leake, Princi­pal. BROWNSVILLE DISTRICT.

A. R. \VILSON, Presiding Elder. Brown~ville Station, W. L. Duck­

worth. Brownsville Circuit, W A. Free-

ntt\n. Alamo and Bell,.,, J. 'V. Knott. Alamo Cireuit, ,V. A. Dungan. Denmark Circuit, ,Y. D. Jeukins. Htanton and ~!asvn, E. H. Stewart Braden CirC'uit, 'L'. P. H.amsey. Somerville Station, R. B. Swift.

I R. V. Taylor, Supernumerary.

Somerville Circuit, G. T. Peeples. Dancyville Circuit, H. J. Turner. Whiteville Circuit, W . F. Barrier

Richard Hill, Supernumerary. Bolivar ;),fission, D. L. Hines. Bolivar Station, B. A. Hayes. Bellemont supplied by J. U. Wii-

Ron. Wesleyan Female College, at

Brownsville, 'l'enu., John Wil• Iiams Pre!'ddent.

Somerville Institute, R. T. Chew, President.

JACKSOX DISTRICT.

W ARNERMOORE, Presiding Elder JACK!'\ON-Fir:st Church, Guilford Jones, A.

L. Pritchett, Sup. East Jackson, B. F. Blackmon. \Vest Jackson, J. J. LesAeflberry, Jack~on Circuit, S. F. Chambers. Spring Creek Uircuit, A. S. Tay·

lor. Ilenderso:~ Station, G. W. Wilsoi1 Pin~on Circuit, J. \V. Blackard. Medina Circuit, T. L. Adams. Humboldt,~. P. Ramsey. Trenton Station, David Leith. 'l'rt>nton Circuit, \V. T . C. Young,

0. P. Parker, Sup Bradford Circuit, B. F. Peeples. :\Iilau Station, E. B. Graham. ~l<'Lemore~ville Circuit, E. B.

Plu nuuer. :\fern phis Conf. Female Institute,

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A. W. Jones, President. J. A. Fife, Agent.

District High School, at Hender­son, Tenn., G. W. Wilson, Prin­cipal. DYERSBURG DISTRICT.

W. C. JoHNSON, Presiding Elder. Dyersburg Station, E. T. Hart. Dyer·sburg Circuit, S. II. Williams ~ewbern Station, T. F. Sanders. Rutherford Circuit, C. J. Mauldin. Kenton Circuit, M. M. 'raylor. Friendship Circuit, B. M.edlin. ·woodville Circuit, 'l'. J. Simmons Ripley and Durhamville, G. K.

Brooks. Henning Circuit, J. S. Renshaw. Covington Station, E. K. Brans­

ford. Covington Circuit, E. E. Hamil-

tor.~.

l\ft. Zion Circuit, G. H. Martin. Randolph Circuit, W. W. Adams. Hales Point, to be supplied by J.

M. Drummond. Wilsonville Circuit, G. W. Evans District High School, at Mt. Zion,

A. J. Meaders, Principal-. UNION CITY DISTRICT.

J. H. EVAXS, Presiding Elder. Union City Station, J. G. Clark. Union City Ctrcuit, S. L. Jewell. Hickman Station, R. M. King. Hickman Circuit, J. W. ¥Vaters. Columbus Station, C. D. Hilliard. 'l'iptonville Circuit, W. 0. Lanier. '!'roy Circuit, A. J. Wh(!eler, R. Y.

BlackwQll, sup. ::lbaron Circuit, F. Bynum. Beech Ridge, R. E. Graves. Martin Circuit, R. \V. Newsom. Edgar Circuit, W. H. Frost, S.

Weaver, sup. Fulton and Water Valley, J. T. U.

Collin '• Jere :i\Ioss, sup. Fulton Circuit, 'l'. J, McGill. Dresden Station, A. C. Moore.

Salem Circuit, Job R. Bell. PADUCAH DIS'l'RICT.

W. C. SELLARS, Presiding Elder. Paducah, Broadway, J. C. Hooks.

J. V. Fly, sup. Third Street, H. B. Owens, W. H.

Leigh, sup. Paducah Circuit, Josephus Ed-

wards. Hinkleville Circuit, J. R. Hardin. Wickliffe Circuit, H. J. Stephens. Milburn Circuit., S. B. Love. Clinton Station, G. 'l'. Sullivan. Clinton Circuit, J. H. Witt. Wingo Circuit, D. M. Evans. Mayfield Station, J. M. Scott. Farmington Circuit, P. H. Fields Briensburg Circuit, A. N. Sears. Benton Circuit, C. D. Davis. Palestine Circuit, C. A. Haskell. Birmingham Circuit, D. A. Ross.

McKENZIE DISTRICT. J. H. ROBERTS, Presiding Elder. McKenzie Station, W. C. Waters. Paris Station, W. G. Heffi.ey. Paris Circuit, J. H. Johnsotl. Conyersville Circuit, R. H. Pigue. Manleyville Circuit, J. H. War-

moth. Gleason Circuit, R. L. West. Huntingdon and Hollow Rock, H.

B. Johnston. Trezevant Circuit, R. E. Hum•

phrey. Munay Circuit, C. C. Bell. New Providence, J, H. Cole, B. B,

Risenheover, iiUp.

Big Sandy Circuit, w. J. Naylor, Cottage Grove, C. N. Goulden, Huntingdon Circuit, R. L. Nor•

man. Lynnville Circuit, J. G. Burks. Murray and Benton, W. J. Mecoy. Agent of McTyeire Institute, at McKet1zie, J. A. Moody.

LEXING'l'ON DISTRICT. W. A. C'ooK, Presidini Elder.

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Lexin~:ton and Saltillo, N. R. Marr.

Lexington Circuit, J. H. Garrett. Sardis Circuit, supplied by W . W.

Butler. Decaturville Circuit, H. D. Over­

ton. Scott's Hill Circuit, T. N. Wilkes. Sulphur Springs Miss., J. H. Ca­

son. Camden Circuit, C. A. Coleman,

D. M. K. Collins, sup.

Sugar Tree Circuit, J. B. Knight. Mifflin Circuit, W. B. Matthews. Adamsville Circuit, W. T. Locke. T. G. Pettigrew, Junior preacher. Shtloh Circuit, A. J. Anderson. Falcon Miss., J. G. Jones. Bethel Springs, J. S. Carl. S. A. Steel, transferred to Louis­

ville Conference. W.M. Patterson and J. W. Grimes

to Central Mexico-Mission Conference.

APPENDIX.

Spiritual Interest of the Church.

To the Bishop and Members of the Memphis Annual Conference of the :bf. E. Church, South-DEAR HRETHREN:

Yeur Committee, to whom was referred the Spiritual Interest of the Church, regard the trust committed to them as paramount in impor­tance .

We have prayerfully sought and obtained information from almost every pastoral charge in the Conference, and following may be found some of the results:

It is exceedingly gratifying to learn that the revival spirit has gone into almost every charge and congregation, and 8,066 souls have been converted to God, and reports from pastors show a net increase of about 4,632 members.

We note with pleasure the increase of attendance upon the social meetings of the Church.

A number of prayer meetings have been organized during the year, and the attendance upon this meanfl of grace steadily increases.

We also believe that as pastors and people we feel more keenly, per­haps, than ever before, the loss sustained by the Church in the decline of the class meetings amongst us, and that greater effort is being made to revive this vowerful agent of spirituality in all of the charges.

We have reason to thank God that the effort is meeting with happy results. We must revive the class-meeting, if we would reach the plane of spirituality, to which as a Church, we so much aspire,

The Pastors report that more attention has been given to the Sacra­ment of the Lord's Supper, and that the increase of interest mani­fested upon the part of the Church generally is very noticeable. These things, together with the fact that there has been less necessity for the enforcement of moral dtscipline, we regard as indications of progress and tokens of better times. And shall we not raise our hearts and

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voices in humble thankfulness to our great Head for such blessings bestowed upon such unworthy creatures?

But while there is much for which we, as a Church, should feel de­voutly thankful, still we fear there is cause for lamentation. \Ve need bat to look atout us to see the many bearing the name of Christian, and under the solumn vow~ of the Church, who seem to be absorbed in the vanities and fashions and pleasures of this world, or bend­ing every energy in hoarding up the riches, which can but perish. The many who seem to be indifferent to the calls, aad necessities of their fellow beings. Are not we, the pastors of these various charges, in some measure responsible for these souls thug committed to our care and training?

Let us, dear brethren, go from this Annual Conference, with a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit, giving to the people, who may be assigned to our care a richer experience, and a higher Christian life, and thus, as the representatives of the Lord Jesus, raise them to a higher plane of Christian t:njoyment. W. H. LEIGH, Chair.

GEo. H. MARTIN, Sec'y.

Bible Cause.

Your Gommittee desire to make the following report: The Bible coming to us as tte pure and revealed word of God, as the

rule and only safficient rule of our faith and prllCtice; as a light sent into the dark world of sin to illuminate our pathway, and to guide us home to God and to heaven; it is worthy of our most faithful etfbrts to place it in every home that every heart may be blessed. Within its precious lids we find a mine of truth more precious than the shining gold, and more enduring than the mountains of granite. ,History, more eminent Ulan that of Heroditus, moral philosophy more pro­found and satisfactory than that of Socrates and Platru, poetry more sublime than that of Milton, and more touching and beautiful than that of Cowper. Th£ ward of God bas been beautifully illustrated as a mine of truth, a rock of diamonds, a chain of years, the balance in whiah the ~ood ma.n weiR;hs his actions, thtl way by which be daily walks, and the chart by which be sails to eternity.

\Ve feel that we, as a Christian Church, should not be cont~t with the work done, or the efforts put forth, until the Bible is placed in every home, every heart baptized with its truth, and every soul illu­minated by its divine light.

\Ve acknowledge with pleasure and note with delight the wonderful and successful work that is being done along this line by the American Bible Society. The ilistrieution of this Society for the year 1886 amounts to 1,338,175 copies. Receipts for the same are $523,910.59.

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This is great work, but a falling off from last year's report. No doubt if the Christian Church had done its full duty there would have been an increase rather than a decrease.

The total issues of this Society since its organization in 1816 have been 46,R77,646 copies. The Society is now engaged in the fourth sup­ply of the whole country. In the prosecution of this work in Tennes­see for the last three years, closing Marcil 31st, 1886, the Colporteurs have visited 142,214 families. Of which 26,884 were found destitute of the S~riplures. Of these 22,,884 were supplied either by donation or sale, mostly by donation.

Most people and churches will admit in general terms the great im­portance of a universal distribution of the Scriptures, but it is sur­passingly strange that so many will let year after year pass by without bringing this matter directly home to their hearts and minds.

Believing the American Bible Society to be a work of God-a work that he is pro~pering in a wonderful manner in the hands of his peo­plP. 'rherefore-

Resolved, 'rhat each member of this Conference if the circumstances will admit, lay this matter before their congregations, and t.hereby giving to them an opportunity to contribute to this<.:ause.

Resolved, That we canvass our charges and report the number of des­titute families we find, and also the number we supply, to the Com­mittee on Bible Cause at our next Annual Conference.

E. H. STEWART, Chair. J. 'f. WIGGINS, Sec'y.

Report of Sunday School Board.

Your Sunday Schoo) Board has bad under careful considP.ration the Sunday School work within our bounds.

We find that increased attention has been given to this part of our Church work. District Sunday School Conferences have been held in all our Districts except one. A few vf these Sunday School Confer­ences were held in conjunction with the District Conference, but the larger portion of them were held at different times and places. They were l.argely attended aud became the medium of disseminating much valuable knowledge among our people.

Your Board would call the special attention of the Conference to the recent action of the General Conference, by which it was ordered: "That the third Sunday in May be set apart as children's day, to be observed throughout the Church with appropriate services. And on that day a. collection be taken up for needy Sunday Schools, and that ten per cent. of the money collected Is to be forwarded to the General

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Conference Sunday School Board at Na~hville, Tenn .. to he distri­buted by said Board in the same manner and under the same regula­tions as the interest accruing from the Centennial Sunday School Aid Fund.

\Ve would further state for the information of the Conference that the General Conference Board met June 18, 1886, and resl)\ved to con­fine the money arising from the interest on the Centennial Sunday Schoo! Aid Fund and the ten per cent. of the collections on children's day to destitute schools in the Mission Conferences of our Church at the rate of ten per cent. a scholar.

In pursuance of the action of the General Conference, and the more recent action of the General Conference Board, your Conference Board has resolved that the 90 per cent. coming to it from thf collPctions on children's day shall be confined to ai<ling of needy Sunday Schools and destitute cgmmunities within the bounds of the Memphis Confer­ence; and hence your Board would respectfully but urgently ask for a liberal contribution on that day from all our schools, to aid in building up and extending our Sunday School work among the destitute.

\Ve Jearn from our book agent that Sunday School libraries are be­ing prepared and will soon be ready for sale at our publishing house. These books are much needed, and we would urge upon our people to supply our schools as early as possible with these much needed books.

Our Sunday School literature is ;meeting with favor-is generally circulatt!d among our schools, and is giv\ng great satisfaction to our people.

'rhe ~unday School work has made the present year a decided ad­vance above any previous year of our history. We report Schools, 436; officers and teachers, 2,81!7; scholars, 24,170. Money for liter~>ture, $3,464.43; for mission, $198.58; other objects $1,639.99, making in all $6,313.00.

Increa8e over last year, schools, 33; officers and teachers, 292; ~cholars, 2,486. Money expended, $1,582.60.

Your Board would respectfully suhmit the following resolutions for your adoption:

Resoh•ed. That we will as directed by our General Conference ob­serve the third Sunday iu May as Child1·en's Day.

2. That we wil I take a collection to be appropriated to needy Schools, forward ten per cent. of the collection to E. W. Cole, Nafhville, Tenn., Treasurer of the General Board, anrl the nin&ty per cP.nt. to----­'rreasurer of .1\femphis Annual Conference Sunday School Board.

3. That the pastors be requested to reporL all school~ that have had uny life during the year, aud that the largest number on the roll dur­ing the year be reported and not the average attendance. Also the 11umber ol i\fethocist scholars in union srhools.

Respectfully submitted, J. T. C. COLLINS, Chair. L. H. EsTEs, Sec'y.

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Report of the Board of Missions.

'rhe Board of Missions has the gratification of reporting an advance movement in the interest of Missions. The collections this year have exceeded those of last year considerably.

The assessment by the Parent Board on this Conference for next year is $10,300, which we have distributed to the Districts upon a more equitable basis than heretofore, taking into consideration the paying power of the several District8, on the basis of amounts assessed by the several charges themselves for preachers' salaries. We have distri· buted the amounts as follows:

FOREIGN MISSIONS.

Memphis District ......................•............ $ 1,700 BrowBsville District.............................. 1,330 Jackson District.................................... 1,360 Dyersburg District................................. 1,500 Union City District................................ 1,230 Paducah District................................ .... 1,200 McKenzie District........................... ...... 1,180 Lexington District................................. 800

'rotal. ............................................ $10,300

FOR DOllfES'l'IC MISSIONS.

Memphis District ................................. $ 280.00 Brownsville District............................ 220.00 Jackson District.................................. 225.00 Dyersburg District............................... 250.00 Union City District...... ........................ 202.00 Paducah District....... ..... ...... ............... 200.00 McKenzie District................................ 192.00 Lexin~ton District............................... 131.00

Total. .............................................. 1,700.00

The Board appropriated last year for Domestic Missions the follow· ing sums:

Georgia Street, Memphis District ......... $ 350.00 Bolivar, Brownsville District............... 150.00 Falcon, Brownsville District................ 150.00 Perryville, Jackson District...... ........... 175.00 Scott's Hill, Jackson District............... 50.00 Hale's Point, Dyersburg District. ........ 100.00 Center, Union City District................... 100.00 Locwst Street, Paducah District............ 350.00

Our Domestic Mission work during the year has been ali follows: 1. Georgia Street, in the Southern suburbs of Memphis, bas been

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served by Rev. D. D Moore, D. D. His r<'port to the Conference shows some improvement in the work on that Mission, by some valuable ac­cessions to the membership of the Church, and increased financial strength for the future. The Board hopes for good results in main· taining the Georgia Street Mission, and regards it as truly valuable missionary ground.

Bolivar Mission has been served very profitably by Rev. D. L. Hines, whose report shows that every interest of the Church has been looked after, and that the Mission is in a prosperous condition.

Falcon Mission has been served by Rev. J. G. Jones, with evidences of improvement in building up his cllurches. His report shows that the Church is living and growing.

Perryville Mission has been 1!-erved by Rev. Andrew Allen. The Jackson District Conference at its session of 1885 suggPsted the forma­tion and occupation of this Mission, and the Bishop very readily con­sented to send into that field a young preacher, who has been abun­dantly blessed in building up several good societies, and forming the nucleus of a Circuit.

Scott's Hill bas been served by Rev, R. S. Swift, whose report shows that it is in a healthy and hopeful condition .

Locust Street bas been served by Rev. W. H. Leigh. It is located iu the Southern part of the city of Paducah, Ky. Has been built Ul' in the last three years chiefly by conversions from tbe world. It is constantly growing iu numbers and solidity. 'l'he field is wide and the outlook is hopeful.

Hales Point: A. F. Haynes has served the Mission. We have no separate report from the work.

Center Mission bas beeu served by H. B. Owen. We have no separ­ate report from his work.

The Bol\rd hoped to pay its appropriations of last year in full, and has nearly done so. \Ve have a deficiency of about 3.7;l per cent. An additional collection of about $50.67 would have paid our appropria­tions in full.

The following Appropriations for the next year are mad!!: MEliiPHIS DISTRICT.

Georgia and Saffraus Street ........................ $ 300.00 BROWNSVILLE DISTRICT.

Bolivar 1\;lission .......................................... 150.00 DYERSBURG DISTRICT.

Hale's Point Mission................................... 75.00 PADUCAH DISTRICT.

Third Street Cburcll (Paducah).................. 250.00 LEXING'l'ON DISTRICT.

For the District.......................................... 350.00 Sulphur Springs Mission............................ 200.00 Falcon .1\Iission........................ ......... ......... 150.00

Total ............................................... $1475.00

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This Board has received information that Brother Benj. Kiuney now deceased, of Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, devised and hequeathed to the Foreign Board of Missions, for the Chiua Mission, all his properly, consisting of personalty probably of the value of U80.00 and realty estimated at the vt-due of about $600.00. Brother Joseph Lyles, of Benton, is the Executor. And the fund is iw the hands of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Church, for the purposes men­tioned.

'rile Woman's Board of Foreign Missions for this Conference !las collected this year $1,710.42, and !'liMe its organization about $7,000.

Respectfully suumitted, GurLI'ORD JoNES, President. RoBT. W. HAYES, Secretary.

Report No. 1 of Joint Board of Finance.

JACKSoN, TENN., Dec. 10, 1886. The Joint Board of Finance would report that they have made a

contract with Rev. W. II. Leigh to publish and distribute the minutes of the present session of this Conference for the sum of $100.00.

We further report that from the Assessments on the various districts for this purpose tbet·e bas been paid to the Treasurer of this Board the sum of $22.00, which with the names of the subscribers as far as fur­nished us, will be turned over to Brother Leigh. 'rhis leaves a deficit of $78.00. For the purpose of raising this deficit we recommend that Revs. J.D. Sullivan, T. L. Arlams and H. B. Johnston be appointed to raise sarr1e and plly same over to Brother \V. H. Leigh.

REPOR'r No.2 OF JOINT BOARD OF FINANCE.

JACKSON, TENN., Dec.13, 1886. The amount assessed by this Board for the widows and orphans of

deceased preachers and superannuated preachers was $3,000.06. 'l'o se­cure this amount thP several districts were assessed, and have paid as follows:

'ME~IPHIS l)JSTRICT.

A·sessed, $570.00; paid, $511.95; deficit, *59.05.

BROWNSVILLE DISTRIC'f. Assessed, $480.00; paid, $523.55; excess, $43.55 .

.JACKSON DIS'rRICT.

Assessed, $390.00; paid, $336.70; deficit, $53.30.

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DYERSBURG DISTRICT.

Assessed, $-180.00; paid, $46S.75; deficit, $1!.25,

UN IOX CrrY DISTRlC'l'.

Assessed, $420.00; paid, $381.00; deficit, $39.00. PADUCAH DlSTRICT,

Assessed, $330.00; paid, $314.40; deficit, $15.60. M'KENZIE DISTRIC'l'.

Assess(d, $330.00; paid, $333.55; excess, $3.55. )lakin~ the amount secured from the various charges the sunt or $1.!,-

869.90, it being an increase over last year of $4-11.95. We have collect­ed interest on the Colvin bequest of $17.50, of ReY. \V. C. Juhnsou $52.80, of Rev. A. W. Joues$241;.45; making the grand total amoun ' fur distribution $3,186.65, which after prayerful consideratiofi we han~ distributed to the several clairnauts, as follow!!:

Sister John :Moss ........ .................................... $ 150 00. Bro. \V. T. Plummer's children, CR. H. Mahon, trustee)...................................... ..................... 72 80 Bro. T. P. Holman .......................................... 150 O() Sister l\1. J. Hubbard....................................... 85 00 Sister W. B. Seward................ ..... .......... ........ 45 00 Sister Sullivan................................................. 120 O() Bro. Surratt'scbildreu, (R. H. }fahon, trustee) 100 00 Sister F. ~I. Morris............................... .... ..... 125 00 Sister S. \V. M ore.......................................... 150 00 Sister J. C. Corbett... ................. ...... .... ......... 135 0() Bro, J. !\I. Flatt....................... ...... ................. 110 00 Sister B, H. Bishop .................... ......... .. .......... 110 00 Sister H. B. Covington,.................................... 200 00 Sister Sallie \Varren......................................... 100 00 Sister Glassgow ...... . ........ ............... .................. 160 00 Bro. John Randle........................ ..................... 150 00 Bro. James Perry ......... .. ................................ ..

($10 of which is a special douation from a friend .)

Sister \V. S. Malone, (with J. M. Maxwell, trustee) .............. ....................... ................ ..

Sister L. R . :l\farti n ...................................... .. Sisler J. G. Pirtle ............ ................................ . i:)ister 1\Iary Burns ........................................ .. t:lister }f. A. Gille::. pie ... ................................. . Sister B.'!'. Crouch . ................ .................... .. Sist~r R. A. Untpstead ............................. ..... .. Bro. T. J. Nee ly ............................................... . Sister T. L. Beard ........................................ .. Sister Cole ................................ .... .................. .

150 00

180 00 135 0() 145 00 125 00

25 00 100 ()() 130 00 :l5 00 60 00 10 00

Sister R.N. Freeman.. ............... ..................... 125 00 Reserved to pay expenses....................... ........ 4 20

ASSESS1tiEX'£.

\Ve 11tn-e a~se~ed the Conference for this fund $3,000.00, and h&'Ve :ltpportione<l !<arne among the several districts, as follows:

l\Iernphis District.- ............................. $ 570.00 Brownsville District.-........................... 390.00 ,Jackson District.................................. 390.00 Dyersburg District. ............................. . 450.00 l:.Tnion City District.............................. 390.00 Paducah District....... ........... ............... 320.00 McKenzie Di~trict.............. ...... ..... . ...... 295.00 Lexin~::ton District................ .............. 195.00

BISHOP FUND.

There was assessed for support of the Bishops the past year the sum M ~1,440.00. The Districts were asses ed and have paid, as follows:

MEMPHIS DfSTRroT,

~\.ssessed ............... $2i3.60 Paid ............... $275.00 Excess ............ $1.W BROWNSVILLE DISTRIC'£,

Assessed ................ $230.40 Paid ............. $234.95 Excess . ........ ..... $4.55 J A'CKSON DISTRICT.

A~sessed ............... . $187.20 Paid .............. $187.50 Exces!!.............. .30 DYERSBURG DISTRICT.

~\~sessed .... ............ $230.40 Paid ............. $231.00 Excess.............. .60 UNION CI'rY DISTRICT.

As"essecl ...... .......... $201.60 Paid ............. $202.60 Excess ............. $1.00 PADUCAH DISTRICT.

~\.ssesliecl ................ $158.40 Paid ............. $158.40 ----------M1KENZIE DISTRICT.

A "Sessecl ................ $158.40 Paid ....... ..... $158.50 Exces!'. ...... .. .. .... . Hl Making a total of$1,446.80. Total excess on Bishop's fund, $6.80. \Ve ha,·e the receipts of Bishop \V. W. Duncan given to Presiding

EldPrs, aggregating the sum of $2i3.20; the balance, $1,173.f!O, we have paid to Bishop W. \ V . Duncan, for which we have his receipts; mak­ing total paid him, $1,446 80.

ASRESSMENT.

For the support of the Bishol's this Conference is a~sessed t he sum of $1,600 00, which we have apj3ortioned amon~ the several districts, all! follows:

l\Iem phis District ................................... *303.00

• BrowRsville District .............................. 205.00 Jackson District ............ __ ..................... 205.00 DyersLurg District ................................. 240.00 Union City District ................................ 205.00 Paducah District .................................... 175.00 McKenzie District ................................ 167.00 Lexington District ......... . ..................... 100.00

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FOR THE l\IINUTES.

For the purpose of paying the expenses of publishing the minutes of the Conference the Conference was assessed $80.00, which was ap­portioned equally among the several Districts. This assessment has been paid in full by the Districts, and $20.00 has been raised by the members of the Conference at this session, making a total of $100.00 raised tor this purpose, which bas been paict over to Bro. W. H. Leigh, who agrees to publish the minutes and distribute same among the subscribers for this amount.

vVe have asses!:!ed the Conference the sum of $120.00 to pay expenses of publishing the minutes, and have apportioned same among the sev­eral Districts, as follows: Memphis District ......... ........ $17 00 Brownsville District ............ $16 00 Jackson District ................ ... 16 00 Dyersbur~ District ............. 16 00 Union City District ..... .......... 16 00 Paducah District ................ 16 00 McKenzie District ....... ......... 14 00 Lexington District.............. 9 00

We nominate the Presiding Elder of the several District!' to look specially after this fund and to see that same is raised and paid over to them, and by them paid to Treasurer of Joint Board of Finance.

We report that in regard to the contest over the will of Sister Rebec­ca Taylor and that the cause is still pending iu the Chancery Court at Jackson, Tenn., undetermined. Hon. W. !.McFarland is !'('presenting the Church ar; So'icitor in this cause free of charge.

We report that, in regard to the matter of the amount due from Rev. A. W. Jones or Memphis Conference Female Institute, going to w id­ows and orphans of deceased preachers and superann uated preachers, is now in a satisfactory condition. 'fhe deed has heen executed and a lien retained on the property to secure payment of same. Brother Jones has paid promptly the interest due on this fund.

In regard to the amount raised for the purpose of paying the ex­penses of our delegates to the General Conference, Brother R. H. Mahon was designated as custodian of this fund, and will make his report if deemed necessary.

SUPPOH'l' OF THE l\IINIS'l'RY.

There was assessed for the support of the Ministry this year the sum of $6i,470.25, an increase of $1,630.25 over last year. Paid $5,941.51, an increa~e of $3,843.06 over last year.

There is an increase in the amounts received for Foreign Missions, Domestic )fissions and Church Extension, as well as an advance on all other collections, showing a steady, healthy growth In our Finances . It is with gratefu I hearts that we rejoice to be able to report such a

large increase iu our collections for the widows and orphans of ~le­reaserl preachers and superannuated preachers. This collection lies very near our hearts; to us these claimants look for a support. Shall they look in Yain? Surely not! The largely increased amount col­lected for them answers fully that they shall not. God will provide for his own. They are not only our poor, but they are God'!! poor. And we thank God that he has given us willing hearts and helping

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hand!! to provide for them. May God continue to bless and provide for them.

Surely the good Lord has blessed us this year both temporally and spiritually. There has ueen. a large increase in our membership, and our financial outlook is better tl.lan ever before. Our people are grow­ing each year in the grace of giving. They are accoruing our Minis­try each year a more generou!l support. Consecration and informa­tion is all our people need to briug the l\Iemphis Conference to the very front and ta.ke the le:J.d as she sllould. do of all other Conferences. But while we have done so well this year leL us still press onward; still larger and greater and grander possibilities under the blessings and guidance of God are ours; shall we attain them? God help us to do so. And let us all, both Clerical anrl Lay, go to work for the Master, and bring up all the collections another year full, aye, running over! The Lord hath need of it. God has been very merciful to all of us, and for all, we should thank and praise Him. Now, brethren, re­lllf mber these poor widows and orphans and worn out preachers. 'rheir very uecessities cr.v out uuto you; Jet the Treasury of the Lord be full,

Let us go forwat·d in the discl1arge of our duties as God has given us to see thus;;: duties. Respectfully submitterl,

A. D. BRIGHT, Chairman. G. K. BROOKS, 'l'reasurer. W. L. DucKwORTH, Sec'y.

Officers ot Joint Board of Fina.nce for the ensuing year are: A. D. BRIGIIT, Chairman. G. K. BROOKS, Treasurer. W. L. DucKWORTH, Sec'y.

Report of Board of Education.

You1· Bo:,.rrl of Education would respectfully report. \Ve have felt oe{'ply the Q:reat importance of the inte1·ests referred to us for consid­eration. We regard sanctified education a9 one peculiar mission of the Church. The charge from her living H{'ad is, Teach all Nations. 'rhis can only be done by education, in its lowest significance for a founda­tion and in its highest meaning as a snperstri.lcture. The mind must be educated in the ordinary sense of the worrl preparatory to there­ce~tion of the fullne~s of Gospel blessing contemplated in the com· mission," 'l'each all Nations." Hence, regarding the work of Educa­tion as an e~sential part of the work of the Church, it is exceedingly gratifying to your Ci)nunittee, to ue able, afttr full investigation, tore­port, that this Confereuee is now effectually maintaining by her pa­tronage and successfully operating under her supervision nine differ-

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ent institutions higher than primary grade. This is more satisfactory when we remember that the whole tPrritory embraced in this Confer­ence is supplied in addition to these schools and similar ones of other denominations, by graded public free srhools, which neces arily cuts off our local patronage. In view at once of the obvious importance 1\nd difficulties of these, our schools, they demand at our bands the strictest fidelity and energy in their support.

The Henderson Male and Fern alp, College, reported last year as the Jackson District High School, is located at Henderson, Tenn., a thrif­ty, healthy, ruoral, and religious village, located on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. There is no saloon in the town. This Institution has a large, well finished, two-story, irick building, properly deeded to the M. E. Church, South, or so reported by the Trustees. This S\lhool has been under the control of Rev. G. W. "Wilson. by appointment of this Conference, for the last twelve months and the results attest the wis­dom of the appointment. The report shows an increased number of pupils from :\bout fifty to one hundred and fifteen.

The Wesleyan Female College, located at Brownsville, Tenu., is re­ported to the Conference to be operating witb increased success under the continued Presidency of Rev. John Williams, of this Conference. Bl·other Williams is extraordinarily successful in educating thorough­ly the minds and morals of his pupils. The character of Brownsville for religion is already a matter of history in the records of this Con­ference, and the culture and intelligence of her people is in keeping with their piety-a healthy town and an institution eminen!ly worthy of patronage. This property is valued at $6,000.

The Dyersburg District Higll School, located at i\It. Zion, Tenn., en­joys its usual prosperity. 'l'he property is valued at$6,000 and is out of debt. Rev. A. J. :\Ieadors, d this Conference, is well reported of in his presidency of this institution. It has about it a Methodist com­munity and a prosperous people, giving it a good local as well as gen­P.ral patronage.

The Memphis District High School, located at Arlington, Tenn., has closed another prosperous year, and i~ believed to promise more in the future. This school is under the principalship of Rev. )1. F. Leake, appointed by thi~ Conference. The huildtng is Gornmodious and at­aractive. The primary department is well supplied with apparatus. There i~ a dellt, amount not reported, on this property, but it was re­ported a year ago as provided for.

Brownsville District High School, at Dancyville, Tenn., is very wise­ly located. Danr.) ville i~ justly f'elebrated in all the surrounding country for its morals, religion, culture and piety. Buildings are now C;)llVPnieut and capacious, and the grounds are ample and beautiful. Its career has been useful and prosperous, and its future is promising. This Institution has now pa~sed into the h!tnds of Prof. W. L Weber of S.C., as pt·incipal. \Ye commend it as a training schoo.J. '

The Lauderdale Institute, at Ripley, 'renn ., continues to prosper.

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His well situated, the uuilding is complete, has a library of auout Lwo hundred volumes, an rxteno<ive museum of Geological speeimens, and an assortment of apparatus for chemistry, physics, &c. Tt is well equi)>ped in every particular, ar:rl is under the Principalship of Prof. E. H. Randle, with a competent corps of assistants.

Marvin College, at Clinton, Ky., has realized very gratifyin~ pros­perity, under the administration of Prof. J. H. Cal loway. It has en· rolled 157 pupils and has 40 more now than this time last year; report;; its carupus nruch impro\·ed during the year, and all surroundings of the school favoraule tor mental, moral aud physical culture. We heartily ~ommend )farvin Colleg;: to our people.

McTyeire Institute, at McKenzie, Tenn., is now under the joint Prinripalship of Prof. E. R. Williams and Rev. J. H. Harrison. The farulty of this institution is \'ery strong. Tbe addition of Re,·. J. H. Harrbon has seemed providential. It is at a point famous for its healthfuln ss and general eligibility. The physical and moral cu lture of the pupils are here well advanced . It has a fine library. The Trustees report it at present as enjoying the best session of its histo;y. Quite a number of young ministers are being educated free. Every thing is onerating eneouragingly. It is burdened with a debt of $1.-922.55, which I,; provided for in part by a subscript ion in all ol' auout one thousand dollars, to he c:ullectable when enough is subscribed to pay off th~ whole li<tbil ity . Rev. 'r. J. McGill, of this Conference, ba!l heen Agent to pay these debts by the appointment of this Conference, for the past year, to collect money to pay this indebledne;;s, but owing to ill health and other causes has not succeeded. Your Committee recomruenu that provision for the payment of these deuts ue left to the Trustees of this i n:sti tu tion.

\Ve heartily commend it to publir. favor IJoth f'>r patronag-e and aid. l\Iernphis Conference Female Institute, at Jackson, Tenn., is widely

aut! favnrably known. It is under the continued Presidency of Rev. A. \V. Jones, D. D., of this Conference. It is the oldest school of the Conference, and is amply provided with convenient and suitable uuildiug~. Happily loeated in the heart of a delightful city, well known for the cu lture and piety of its people. We are very much gratified to report that it is now enjoying incr·eused favor and patron­age. It desen·es large things from our people.

Vanderbilt University, at Xashvillt>, 'renn., is the greaL Central University of Southern ::\Iethodisnr. It is doing it~ work well. The pre,.Pnt term it r·pports over six hundrecl pupils. It!S equ ipments ap­t•roxirnate nearer perfection than any other in the l::iouthern Church. All the schoc,Js for boys referreu to in this report are design~d more or less directly as feetlers for this Central In~titution. We are glad to notice that t!.e literary departments are opt>n to the theological stu­dents of the University.~:iving an opportunity to many of great value. ::\Iinister" not. only have free tuition, but to 1\ limite(! extent it can give 1\ddition.l finan cial aitl through her sustentation fund. Vander-

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bilt has a great future, and is now a great factor in the fature wear or woe of the Church. Slle not only !:.eems fully cognizant of her posi­tion, but fully prepared to measure up to bel' duty. We earnestly de­sire to encourage young men called of God to the ministry of the Word to prepare themselves first in the Schools of our ow11 Confer­ence, and then tarry at the Vanderbilt until they are prepared thor­oughly by education and tht> Holy Ghost to" Teach the Nations."

On the whole we look about upon our various institutions for train­ing and then upon this great Central Institution, with its appropriatt> machinery for finishing the education of our children, with profound gratitude to God, and great hol)efulness for our future.

We notice with plensure that most of these institutions tive free tuition to the chtldren of our pastors aud all make reductions.

We request the Bishop to reappoint the Rev. A. \V. Jon es, D. D., President of the ~iem]ithis Conierence Female Institute; the Rev. John Williams to Wesleyan Female College; the Rev. A. J. Meador:s to the Dyersburg District High School; the Rev. G. \V. Wilstm to the Henderson Male and Female College, and the Rev. M. F. Leake to the Memphis District High School.

S. H. 'WILLIAMS, Chairmat:. E. B. GRAHAM, Secret:ny.

Report of Committee on Books and Periodicals.

1'o the Bishop and Members of the MemphiB Annual Conference of the Methodi.st Episcopal Church, South: DEA& BRETHREX:-Your Committee 011 Book~ and Perilldicals sub­

mit the following a>< their report: We are glad to note a steady increase in the bu~i ne~s of our Publish·

ingHouse. Dul'ing the year ending Apl'ill, 1886, there was a net gain in the cash receipts of more than thirty thousand dollars. There has been a reduction of the indebtedness of forty-eight thoul!and dolJurs, the remaining debt beiug about eighty-eight thousand dollars.

The Chl'istian Advocate still maiutuius its superiority as a religiou!! periodical, and grows brigllter and better as the years go by, distilling into the minds and hearts of the people the abiding principles of Faith, Hope and Love. Urging 011 to the dbcharge of sacred duty; commeuaing that which is right, and condemning wrong, thus full­tilling iu every way th~ de . .;tiuies of its lofty n1i~sion. To a Methodist family it is simply iudispensible. Wherever this paper is read our peo­ple are alive to the interest of the Church, and our pastors bave little

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difficulty in the performance of their arduous duties. Its circulation ought to ue one hundred thousand.

vVe have had referred to us by its editor, Rev. D. D. Mo0re, a ('Opy of the Southeru Methodist Standard, published at .Melli ph is, and take pleasure in ref'ommending it to our people. Its suuscription price is two dollars a year. Ministers half price.

The Arl,ansas Methodist, The St. Louis Christian Advocate and the Southwestern l\Iethodist, are all good papers and deserve to be read by our people. w~ have also noticed The Southern Methodist Review, ably edited

l1y Rev. \V. P . Harrison, D . D., and endorse it as being every way w01·thy the pntronage of both preachers and people.

Our Sunday School Literature is first-class in every respect. Its price is so low that it is within the reach 0f the poorest Sunday Schoo1 in the Conferenee, and we see 110 reason why our !';eople should use any other.

We have had brought to our notice a. book entitled, "The Token of the Covenant, 11 uy Rev. R. H. Mahon, D. D., and we are glad to have the opportunity of expressing our appreciation of its merits. We be­speak for it a large s~le, and think it will be productive of much good .

vVe have had under considera~ion the propriety of suggesting to the Conference some system of Colportage, in order that our denomina­tional literature should be more extensively circulated and read, for we ttre persuaded that the multiplied duties of pastors are such tllat they do not have time for this important work

The great ma~ses of our people, especial! y in the rural districts, do ;wt read our books and papers. Our Sunday Schools, many of them, have no libraries. \Ve think some plan that would carry our books and papers to the very doors of the )Jeople would be productive ot tnuch permanent good, thus inducing the people to buy and read good rei i~ious lJooks, instead vf the trashy and sensational stuff that iufests the country. \Ve, therefore, after deliberate thought (and having bad a conferenee with your special Committee on Colportage), offer the fol­lO\\ill~ rt>solution:

R('solved, That each Presiding Elder select and appoint some suita­ble man (Pither a local preaelwr or layman) to act as Colporteur for h is Di~trict. Let it be the duty of such agent to makP. a tborough can· \'a~~ of tile District with good book~ and papers, visit the Sunday Mebnols ,tnd insist on the use of our own literature, and encourage the foundation of liur!lries. Let him report monthly, or at least quarterly, to tile Pre~idinp: Elder, and >:ubmit a final report to the next Annual C<~n ferenee.

The Presidinp: Eldet• 111a.'' have the right to discontinue an agent in ('a~e of a '''<IDt of capacity ot· attention to tile buEiness, and supply his plaee hy th~ appointn1ent of another.

\Ve trust that our Publishing House would allow a fair commission or ~alary, so that such ltgent woulcl be able to earn a competency for lib ~ervices. Respectfully submitted,

DAVID LEATII, Chairman. I. A. McSwAIN, Secretary.

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Report of the Board of Chnrch Extension.

REPORTNo.l.-The Board would respectfully submit report No. 1. At a meeting in Trenton, Tenn., September 8, 1886, the organization of the Woman's Department of Church Extension, Memphis Conft-rence, was perfected, the By-laws and Constitution governing same adopted and a copy sent to each member of the Board. The following are the members:

Mrs. George Dugan, Jackson, Tenn., Conference Secretary; Mrs. Sallie H. Elder, Trenton, Tenn., Conference Treasurer; Mrs. Mittie Spicer, Memphis District Secretary; Mrs. Tempe Livingston, Brownsville District Secretary; Mrs. Myra Barril;;, Dyersburg District Secretary; Miss Cora Williams, Jackson Districf' Secretary; .Miss Molie House, McKenzie District Secretary, Miss Inez Gardner, Union City District Secretary; Miss Lula Moss, Paducah District Secretary.

Since organization, Mrs. Livingstone resigned as Secretary of Browns­ville District, and the Board, at a. meeting December 9th, filled the vacancy with M1si Mary Robinson, of Whiteville.

·w. T. HARRIS, President. G. T. SULLIVAN, Sec'y.

Report No. 2 of Board of Church Extention, Memphis Annual Con­ference:

The Parent Board has adopted the following: WHEREAS, The Louisville, the Kentucky, and the Western Virginia

Annual Conferences have by a. united effort secured in cash and sol­vent notes and subscriptions which are being promptly paid, and near­ly all of which will be collected during the present fiscal year, the sum of $15,000, being an average of $5,000 to each Conference, and have thu~ founded the Kavanaugh Loan Fund, and demonstrated the practica­bility of similar efforts and success in other Conferences; therefore be it

Resolved, That all the other Annual Conferences be and they are hereby invited and urged to r·uke through their Conference Boards the effort to secure within their respective bounds between thiii time and the 31st of March next at least $5,000 each, to be constituted into a separate Loan Fund, to be named by the Conference, and to be turned over to this Board and held and administered by it. And we ~rein­formed that that Board ifl likely to realize at least as much as $2,500 from the legacy left hy Major Mooring, and is willing that this sum shall be counted as a part of any Loan Fund which the l\femphisCon­ference may decide to raise.

Now, therefore, we recommend for the adoption of the Conference the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Memphis Annual Conference hereby accepts the

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proposition of the Parent Board of Church Extension, as set forth above, and will make an effitrt to secure enough in addition to what may be realized from the Mooring bequest to make the sum of $5,000, for a Loan Fund upon the plan set forth above, to be known and de­signated as the Memphis Conference Loan Fund.

Resolved, That all further det~tils with reference to the raising of said fund be left with our Conference Board of Church Extension.

All of which is respectfully submitted,

Report No. 3 of Board of Church Extention :-DEAR BRETHREN­Your Board would respectfully submit the following report:

During the year ending the Board held two regular meetings. There were fourteen applicationli for aid. Six churches were duly con­sidered and appropriations made: Locust Street, Paducah Lynnville, Obion, Dublin, 'rrezevant and Brigance Chapel. The amount appro­priated was $655.00. The amount of property secured was $6,300.00. 'rhere are eight applications before the Board at this present session. The amount asked for by them is $800.00. The property represented is $4,525.00 There will be no appropriations made during this meeting of the Board. Vve offer report No.1 as to the money to date reported by the pastors this year:

Reeeipts from Dr. Morton .. .................. $ 156 95 Receipts from J. W. Ehler ................... . 105 65 Cash and receipts duriug session .......... 1,522 00

We also report t~.P Wom!ln's Department of ChurGh Extension of the Memphis Annual Conference, l\L E. Church, South, organized. (SPe report No.1, offered in morning session). It gives us pleasuze to present an epitomized statement of the term of service rendered by your Boanl, beginning November 20, 18R2, and ending December 8, 1886:

Year. Raised. P. B. L. B. Ch's Aided. Am'ts. Val. Prop.l

1882 ... : *415o ~1 50=========:===~ 11!8.)... ... 1506 45 753 15 753 10 2 $550 00$ 3,300 00 188-1 ..... 1389 00 694 50 694 50 6 975 00 6,100 00

lll)8) ..... 1-i-!4 00 722 00 722 00 6 655 00 6,300 00 181!6 ...... 166-1 90 832 45 832 45 • ~ ••• 0 •••• 0 ••••••• ........... ................

------'------ -----Total. 6045 85 3043 60 3002 0.) 14 2180 00 15,700 00

Ht'port No. 2.-Since report No.1 was made $162 90 have Leen re­ported, making a total this year of $1,684 00. VIle are happy to state that the "Loan Fund" of the Memphis Conference has now a !lUCieus of $3,742 50; $1,242 50 having been secured in cash and sul>­:-;cription at the AnnivPrsary. By vote of the Couference this Fund is to be know as the "G. W. D. Harris Loau Fund." As to the details

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of securing balance of the $5,000 desired the Board would ofter the fol­lowing resolution:

WHEREAS, By Diviue directiou, )faj. Mooring, of Trenton, Tenn., by will has bequeathed to the Methodist E. Church, South, the sum of $2,500, and that the General Conference of said Church. in May last ordered that the Board of Church Extension should control the same; and whereas, the Pa.rent Board has generously proposed to return this amount of ~2,500 over to the Local Board of the Memphis Conference to form a basis of a "Loan Fund," anci that on Thursday night, Det cernher 9th, the sum of $1,242 50 was.raised and added thereunto. Therefore, be it-

Resolved, That in order to secure the balance there be an Anniver­sary in interest of the Board of Church Extension held in each Presid­ing Elder's District during the session of the District Conference, a11d that sui.Rcriptinns be takeu to be paid in inRtallments of ~ix months each, to he added to the G. \V. D. Harris Loan Funci, and that the same be sent direct to Dr. Morton, Secretary of Parent Board.

The Board has assessed the Conference the sum ot' $2,500 for Church Extension this yeai', and apportioned it as follows: ·

l\femphis District ............... $475.00 Brownsville District ........... $400.00 Dyersburg District ............. 4.00.00 Jackson Di-:trict. ................ 300.00 Union City District.. .......... 300.00 .McKenzie District.. ............ 250.00 Paducah District ............... 225.00 Lexington Di trict ........... UO.OO

W. T. HARRIS, Pt·es't. G. T. SuJ,LIV.AN, Sec'y.

Report of Committee on Temperance.

Your Committee on Temperance see no good reason for making a lengthy report. Our discipline in answer to the question: " What shall be done for the extirpation of the great evil of intemperance?' ' is clear and explicit. Let every pastor remember that it is his duty to k£ep. not to mend nor break the law , and great results will follow. We would recommend that a sermon on Temperance be ['reached, sometime during the ye3.r, in every congregation, and when the gen­eral rules are read the pastor shoultl also read Chapte1· V. of the Disci­pline, and declare that hP. will con~cientiou~ly enforce the Jaw. We reiterate our former declarations, that we are inflexibly op[3osed to drunkenness, dram drinking, ar-1d the manufacture and !Sa le of alco­holic stimulants to be used as a beverage. \Ye will as a Church, both ministers and laymen, U!<e all lel-{itimate means to make the great temperance movements now agitating the whole country a grand and glorious success. E. T. HART, Chairman.

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Report on District Journals.

W~. your Committee, appointed to t!Xamine the District Journa's, would make the following report:

'l'he record~ of every District have been promptly handed in and carefully examined. Dyersburg District Journal examined by R. E. Humphrey. In our review of this book we find much to commend, but little to censure. The book is large and well bound. The peu­manship is plain and neat. The record Qf proceedings is full and ac­curate.

\Ve note some faults: First, a roll was prepared, but not copied into the Journal; second, we think space should be reserved on the left for marginal reference; third, a few errors in ~:<yntax and arrangement make the meaning of the record obscure. In many respects this jour­nal will serve as a model.

'l'he journal of Brownsville District was examined by S. B. Love. It is found to be correct and accurate. The spelling, punctuation, and chirography are good. Would that all thP. Secretaries were as careful as the Secretary of the last session of the Brownsville District Confer· ence.

McKenzie District Journal was examined by G. C. Crumbaugh. Recorcl ~omewhat inaccurate. In abbreviating it leaves the minutes incomplete and sometimes the sense indefinite. In roll call the record does not clistinguish delegates belonging to each charge, page 302. On pagP 306 thP record reads: "'l'he Conference adjourned with the Rev. J. H. Roberts." Should read so as to show how Conference adjourned

The Union City District Journal, examined by W . T. Locke, is ~ large leather-bound blank book neatly kept. It i~ a model District journal.

Jackson District journal, examined by R. E. Humphrey. We re­garrl this journal a model of neatness and accuracy. Would that all were us well kept.

The re<•ord of the Memphis District, examined by T. F. Sanders, is in the main well kept. The roll does not show the presence or absence of some of the members of the Conference. The District Conference record-book prepared by the Publishing House is used.

Paducah District journal, examined by S. B. Love. The record has been well kept, and seems to be correct in e\'ery }Jarticular. The book is the regular record of District Conferences pref'ared by our Publish­ing House. \Ve take great pleasure in Cllmrnencling this book.

Respectfully submitted, FINLEY BYNUM, Chairman. S. B . LovE, Secretary.

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Report of Committee on Colportage.

Your Committee, to whom was referred the subject of Colportage, beg leave to report:

The General Conference at Its last se11sion had the question of a more general distribution of books, tracts, and periodicals under most care­ful consideration, Instead of providing some uniform plan to be ob­served throughout the connection left it to each Annual Conference to devise" such a system of Colportage as might best suit its own neces­sities."

This action of the General Conference was not intended by any means -to relieve the preachers of the duty of circulating our litera­ture among the people, Lut rather to strengthen and render more effi­cient this arm of the service. Every preacher is bound under the law of the Church to be diligent in supporting the claims of our Publish­ing House and in supplying the people with our own books and peri­odicals . We trust that the coming quadrennium will be fruitful of far greater results than have appeared in the past.

In addition to what may be done by the preachers, we recommend that each Presiding Elder be empowered tv employ, with the consent of the District Conference, an efficient layman orloclll preacher, wht're such can be found, to travel throughout the bounds of his District a:; Colporteur or agent for our own books and periodicals. The Presiding Elder shall give to every one so employf'd a certificate in writing of his appointment, to serve as a recommen•latiun among the people.

It shall be the duty of every Colporteu>' thus engaged in th - work to keep on hand as he mn.v he able a supply of Bibles, Te~taruents and such books only as are otft-rec:l for sale in the c~ttalogue of our O\\ 11

Publishing House. He may also re<'eive !'uuscriptlons for the Chris­tian Advocate and the other periodit:ab· of our C!Jureh.

Every Colporteur ~hall rtoport to the Quarterly Cont"erenee of the Cir­cuit or Station to wllich he 111ay belong tlw number of familitos visited and the character and au10unt of hooks sold, and also the numher of sub ·cribers obtained fnr our c hurch pape1·s ; ancl it shall he the duty of the preacher in charge of that Circuit or S tation to e mbody in his re­port to the Annual Conference a statement of tlw work done by the Colporteur.

We recornme.1d r~l-o that any Quarterly Conference that 111ay desire to do so be empowered to elect a. t.ook l:!tewarrl, who~e duty it ~hall be to canvass for the sale of on r hook~ "nd periodicals under ~uch re~t ri!:­tions as the Quarterly Conference >tnd Presiding Elder may illlj)()~e .

As to the matter of support tl•is "ork of book di!Stribulion is ex­pected to he seU-sustaining. 'Ihe ciscount usually allowed l>y the Book Agent to preachers will doubtless be extended to all who lllllY be employed in tbe work. Any man of fair hu:>iness capacity can, we be-

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lieve, realire a handsome profit from the sale of books, without a.ny ()tber means of support.

Respectfuliy submitted, R. H. MAHON,

W. C. J OHNSON1

·J.A.WRAY.

Report on Expense of Delegates.

At the last session, the undersi~~:ned was appointed the custodian of the money to be raised to defray the expenses of the delegates elected to the General Conference.

The Joint Board of Finance assessed the several Districts for that object the sum of $350.00.

The total amouat collected and reported to me from the several Cir­cuits and Stations is $259.15.

TLis amount has been distributed equally among the delegates, ex­cept a small sum received during the present session, which· is still in my hands for one or two of the lay delegates who are absent.

Respectfully submitted, R. H. MAHON.

MEMOIRS.

REV. WILLIAM MEEK McFERRIN,

One of the oldest members of the Memphis Conference, after a lm'lg life of usefulness, has entered into the rest that remainetb for the peo­ple of God. He departed in peace and in full confidence in Christ leaving an emphatic assurance to his friends that his way was clear, and thai he was anxious to depart and be with Christ. His earthly sufferings ended Wedn£sday night, Septemuer 29, 1886, about 11 o'clock.

Brother McFerrin was the second son of the Rev. James McFerrin, and was born in Rutherford county, Tenn., March 11, 1809. He pro· fessed religion when very yonng, on the 20th of August, 1820, when about eleven years old. He joined the church some four weeks after Lis professiou, refusing to join at the time his father, brGther John, and others joining, lest it should he said that he joined because they did, not knowing what he was doing; hence he preferred to wait and

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join on his own re~pon!<ibili1y; which was very remarkable for one of his years, and a long life 1levoted to the ser\'icP of God and the church fhow that be knew well enough what he was doing.

\Vhen about twenty years old our brother felt moved by the Holy Ghost to preach, and like Paul, he was not disobedient to the Divine call. Hence he conferred not with flesh aHd blood, but offered him­self -for the work and was receh·ed on tri•ll in the TennesFee Confer­ence of the ~Iethodi~t E. Church, in the ye::.r 1829, and wa~ appointed to the Richland Circuit with Gilbert Taylor . Hi~ second Circuit wa!:l Limestone, with \Vilson L. ~IcAlister, of ule~sed memory. His third appointment was "Winchester, in charge; fourth Frauldin, fifth, Columbia st., sixth, Franklin, seventh, Galatin and Cairo, eighth, Somervi lie Circuit, \Vest Ten nesgee, ninth, ~omerville Circuit, second year·, tenth, Somerville African l\Iit<~ion. In this work he was coBtin­ued for a number of year~.

In the meantime he had settled in West 'feanes:see and wus here when the Memphis Conference was organiztd in the year 1840; and here he remained an hon lred and useful nwmller until he fell asleep in Jesus-his soul, hai>PY in the paradise of God, and his body resting in the gravP in hope of the rt>~UITection of the just, wlleu mortality shall be swallowed up of life and our \"ile body changed and fa~hioued like uuto the gloriou:s body of Chrbt.

Brother ::\IcFerrin filled many appointments beside!" those above nott>d-too tedious to be mentioned here-and always with nct'eptabil­ity and usefulnesl". Hi:~ worJ;; was varied-Circuit work, Dislrh-t work, and ::\lission work; ready for promotion and content to t>~ke his pl!u:e in tile rank and tile of the :i\Iinistr·J·. He was twi<'e a member to the General Conference, at Pdtersl>urg in 18-!6, and at St. Louis in 1850.

He showed him~elf frien<lly, and, in tht• social relation~ or life en­joyed the frieodshi}•, lo\·e and r, spect of " large cirtle of friend~. brethren and neighbor,.. He had a ki d word for nil, anrl in the la;.l years of his life was generally recogui~tHI by the endearing title or Uncle Billy. He was several times happily niat-ried,and first >llid last reared a large furnily. He was a f,Iithful and loving hu;,haud, and a kino and affectiom1te father, tilling eYery ,..tat ion i11 the dome:;tic \·ir­cle with dignity and torl•earanc·e, to the joy anct happine,.s of his lrousc­llold. He was dili)!ent iu hu~iue:s;,and ruanaged his temporal interests in a !'afe and prudent W<~.\-, :-;o that he enjo~e\1 more thaa a cnmpeteiwy of tlli•· world':; goodF, while, at the sanJt~ 1 ime, he was liberal to the in­stitutions of tile Chureh, a11d kind to the poor.

Our departed brother olid not a-.pire to be !\ great a nil pmfmmd preaclwr, hut he was an hnmhiP, u~eful uu•l able ~Iinister of 1 he Uo;;­pel of Jesus. His )a,t da_y,., wert• hi~ hest days-as the path of the j11"'t, shining brighter and brighter unto the perfect day. He preached :;ollie of his best sermons only a few day>~ brfore his death. So that,~~~ his time on eartll grew shorter and shorter he ripened IIIOI'e und mnl'e for the land of pure delight, whete Sl\lnt~ immortal reign. Sueh was his

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humbJeness of mind, his modest and retiring disposition, that his moral worth waR fully known only to his most intimate friends.

''Sacred how high,and ''ain how low, He knew not how, but died to know."

T. L. BOSWELL.

Report of Woman's Missionary Society.

Report 9f the Anniversary of the Memphis Conference Woman's Missionary Society:

The Eighth Anniversary of the Memphis Conferenre Woman's Mis­flionary Society was held in the First Methodist Church, Jackson, 'l'ennes~e€', December lOth, 7 P. llf., 1886, the President, Mrs. Samuel \Vatsou, in the chair. The Secretary being absent, Mrs. W. H. Free­man was appointed Secretary pro tern.

After a voluntary by the choi1·, the exercises were opened by the reading of the Second Psalm by Rev. G. H. Martin.

Hymn, "All hail tile power of Jesus' name." The congregation was tllen led in prayer by the venerable Dr. J. B.

McFerrin. Music-" Jesus, I my cross have taken." Mrs. G. M. Dugan then read her address of welcome referring to the

sad intelligence of th€' death of Miss Dora Rankin. The address of welcome was responded to by Mrs. Samuel Watson,

the President. Music-" To the work "-Choir and congregation. Miss Laura Bradford, the Corresponding Secretary, reported the 'So­

ciety in a prosperous and healthy condition, as the statistics show: \Vhole number of auxiliaries in the bounds of the Memphis Confer­

ence is 65; n1embers in auxiliaries, 1,163. Auxiliaries organized since the annual Conference of 1885, 17; memLers added since the Annual Conference of 1885, 245; juvenile societies in Conference, 33; members in juvenile sociP.ties, 1,009. Number juvenile societies organized since Annual Conference, 1880, 7. Number of members added since Annual ConferencP, 18S5, 162. 'l'otal numbH of memhers in both auxiliaries and juvenilE', 2,172. 'l'ot<ll number of members added since Annual Conference, 407. Number life members in auxiliaries, 37; number of life members in juvenile !'ocieties, 19; total number of life members, 56; number of honorary I if~ members, 2. Number Scholarships, 3.

Shtues taken in MiHs Haygood's A. C. S. 25 1z· Number of sub­scribers to W. M.A., 296. The Treasurer, Mrs. G. H. Ramsey, then made her report. For report see report marked A.

'rhe Jackson District Secretary, Mrs. M. E. Taylor, was then intro­duced aud reported the District in a healthful condition.

Music-"Ureat Jehovah"-Choir.

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After a very touching reference made by the President to the death of our dear Mi!;s Dora Rankin, )fi~siouar.}l to ChinR, she then intro­cluced the Rev. Sam. \V. Small, who adrlrPs•ed the audience and raised a collert ion of $6:?.00 for his rmssion work in Atlanta, Ga.

The exercises then closed by singing the doxology and the benedic­tion by Rev. Snm. W. Small.

MRs. SA!IIUEL WATSON, President. 1tfRs. \V. A. FREE.\IAN, H. S., pro. tem.

The following is the Anniversary report of M1·s. G. H. Ramsey, 'rreasurer, from December 1, 1885, to December 1, 18S6:

JACI{Sox. TE:s-N., Dec. 1, 1886.

A~ll'JVERSARY REPORT

llY D !STRICTS.

;uar. l. Brownsville l!istrlct ...... Is 3tl.H31$l~ s:;/~30 40 no 711 1~60 t'OI$ 6 Iii,$ $ li:JO 03 Jach5on District............ 1.57 00 9 9.; ......... 4~ 00 30 00

1

5 711 40 O'l 281 68 \1 em phis Olstri<'t........... . 121 5.3 18 45/ 30 00 !lO O.i Iii O·• 8 6'l ......... 2'.!:l 63 Dycr.;burg District .......... ( J!l.~ 49. 2 30 20 oo 2'2 r,ol 12 30 5 oo,......... zoo 20 Paducah DiRtrict.... ........ 97 75 6 4-'i/ 40 IJ() 10 6J, 30 01 1 30· ......... 186 I' .\fcKenzie District, ......... , 43 'Ul/ 4 !lO .................. 10 110 2 611 ....... _ liO 70 Union City District....... .. 87 53 5 15 liO 00 12 00 30 5111 13 ;!.;, ......... J 208 43

Totai.. ............................ !Woo ij1 6i 45l.QO 401678:5.187 00, 42 liO~ 40 OSIUi93 7i

Total ......................................... ~.~.~~~ .. ~~~~~~~ .. ::::::::·.::::::·.·.·.::::::::::::::::::::::::::: li::: C!}sh received from ~lemphis Conference \Yoman's Mis!"ion~ry So­

ciety:

1878-D-Fir!'t year ............... ~ lDl.OO 1879-80-SPronrl year ...... . $ 375.30 1880-81-'fhird .\'t-ar ............ 5fli.04 lS'H-82-Fourth year ...... 'i6!~1 1882-83-Fifth year ............ 6!2.'i5 1883-84--Rixlh year .......... R02.!JO 1884-85-Seventh year ......... l,l34.38 1885-86-Eighth year ........ 17!!•).~4

2459.17

Total ................................. . ...................... ........................ 6303.8:3

384.13 6688.15 331.78-$140t06

701!!.78

LIST OF COMMITTEES.

Committees of Examination for the· Ensuing Four Years.

FoR An:msszo-x oN TRIAI •. -G. W. Wilson, Chairman; E. T. Hart, J.P. Walker.

FIRST YEAR.-W. G. Heffiey, Chairman; 8. B. Love, J. S. Ren­shaw.

SEcoxn YEAR.-R. W. Irwin, Chairman; W. L. Duckworth, B . F. Peop'es.

TuiJm YEAR.-J. 1\f. Spence, Chairman; E. K. B1 ansford, J. C. Hook».

FouRTH Y'EAR.-J. H. \Vitt, Chairman; A. R. \Vilson, David Leith.

Joint Board of Finance .

.J. P. Walker, J. "!:<r Young, W. L. Duckworth, A. D. Bright, G. w. \Vilson, \V. I. ~1t. ... ·arland, G. K. Bronks, George Johnston, J. G. Clark, A. E. i:::lcott, A. N. Sears, S. P. H.idgway, W. C. Waters, J. G. Sruothermau, \V. D. Matthews, C. R. S<·ott.

Sunday School Board.

A. C. Smith, T. P. Ramsey, A. H. Bradford, S. F. ChamberR, J.D. JohnsoH, E. K. Bransford, J. Y. Rtll'hPP, .J. T. C. Collins, J. :u. Moss, D. )L E1·ans, J. ~I. Q linn, \V. T. L·1··ke, D. E. Scott, J. R. Bell, I. A. 1\IcSwain. J. H. Pepper, Chairtuan.

Board of Missions,

J. )[.Maxwell, J. A. Suri1rners, \V. D. Jenkin<~, Dr. T. G i\fcCJellau, N. P. Run~l·y, Jame"'. Rlae!unon, "'· C. John~on, J. L. WeiJll, R. \V. :News(llll, \V. II. G;tfdlner, c D. D.tvi 'GPorge c. Crurubaugh, w·. (+.

Hdlle), S. W. IIawkin::<, W. B. ::II.tttllew .. , '"· S. Woolvertou.

Board of Church Extension,

\Y. T. TT:II'ri•, Pr<•siclt>nt; A. H. \Vil~·•n, Yiee Prpsidenr·; G. T. Sulli­van, SP<·rP(ar.); .J. \V. El<lPt', Tre:~~t•r .,., ~Llnag<'t's: \\'. F. Taylor, \\".B. l\1 dlHI •, , V, I. 1:\kFarlantl, .J I:. B ·ck, A. G. H.lwkin;<.

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Memoirs.

R. H. Mahon, Chairman; G. K. Brooks, G. "\'{. \Yilson.

Visiting Committees.

McTyeire Institute.-W. G. Heffley and J. G. Clark. Jiemphis Uonjerence Female Institute.-N. P. Ramsey, David Leith. Jackson District High School.-B. F. Blackmon, E. B. Graham. Dyersbu1·g District High School.-E. K. Bransford, J. S. Renshaw. ~femphis Dist.ict High 8chool.-A. H. Thomas, J. T. Wiggins. Wesleyan Female College.-W. L. Duckworth, W. D. Jenkin8. Brownsville District High School.-R. B. Swift, H. J. Turner.

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MEMPHIS CONFERENCE

Ministers' Mutual Aid Association OF THE

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH) SOUTH.

ARTlCLF. I. Thi~ Association sb~>ll be kn '"n as the .\lemphi•Coufer"n<'e ~ltuiaten' ,\lutual Alli As,ucta.tion ot tt.e 111etltodl·t E!·bn.p!ll l'hu r<·h, l-'outb.

I I. The obj ect or this A>80<·!ation Ia to fur-• ni>ll a id to tt.c lalllilie~ or it- dcc.,a.cu mem­

bers. us ht-r~iuaft+>r pnn ided. III. TIH·re shu II h~ a President, \'ice-Pr<l·

i I' HI, '-f·CI"t•tary anti Treasurer, eJec1eu by the As•ocl l tou, lO huld thetr olti<'e, uule•s re­nlo\·e I hy the As .... ocJation h-r cau~e, !oo.O long as th t·Y Hr~ mentlJers of the Association: antl in c.~a. .. e t,f death. resignation, or removal from otficfl, the .. \ssociation &hall elect auotll• r to lillthf' ,.a,·atwy, and the other otlleero sltf\11 perf••rm th~dutle,or the vacantotlice all in· lt'l"illl.

I\'. Any mf'mb!'roftheAntillal Conference in tn i l'Onncc.·tion uuty b•co1ue a ruernber of th1~ A-.'-vC ation by ~nro.lint.: hi~ n:-~me In u. b<lOk to be k~pl b.v the ~e"rttary fort -at pur­JIO>e, an, ollll~ating himself 10 pa_v au as­NeS>IIl<'lll of ~:l oa the dtuth c·fany member, within tltlt·t~· days after the dRte or the •l•atll noti<'c; )lror·iriNl, if any member .. hall fall to pa.y his a:-;~essruent. his ntunesnall bestrickf'n lrom the roll otmembefbhipb:· the~enetary, ,.11<! his tantiJ~· >hnll not be allowed to partie· !pate tn the henP.ftts of tile A>SociatiOII. Pro· Yided, however, that the Assodation uwy ut a11~: tiJHe r~·~tor-.• ~ut·h wetnl>cr on puyu..t:'nt of a II ba<'k a"'""t!~~nteuts.

\'. \\'he11 a rnember of this .>\~soctation •hall, b~· a \'nte of the Annuall:onfereuce, be pla<•ed ou the supcrauuuateu Jlst.assessn•ents on him shall cea>e, at b!soption; !Jut he shall 8tlll rt>taln his member· hip as a parlicipaat 1u tlle bt"nPtttsofthe As ....... <•iation.

Y I. A n~·tn~mher of the Confet encejolnlag thl~ A"o•·iutlon ~erore reaehin: the al':ll of forty ~ears, tnay at bh option, on atlatnl!lt; tne "'-e of ~~ver.ty ,years, ~em and of the ~..-c. rettir.Y the assPsstnent on lbe 1nembers for his b~n~flt, and ~tH'h an asst•s11wnt suall be pad Rs ltl ,.a..,t:" nftit'~th, and hi., 1nerater~hlp •iutll •·e:tse rrnm that tIme. . y II. Any Jannae, rle~iring to aid the ram. Jiles ofrlt-c~a~ed Hlin1st~rs, n1ay Oe<'OIIIl' acoo­t,·i/Jt<linq ntcmloH of thlo A•~oc·iation by hav­ing hi• nam~ enrolled on the Hecretary'slronk and agret'lng to pny an aiseslllntt·ut ofont• <lol­lru· on thf' (\e:Hll uf any tnioisterlal nh:n1her, ur ror tit~ bt·neflt of one as proYided for In Arti~l" VI.; hut Hneh layman shall only be a co'''''ibufiny mt-lnher, and shaH Jn n, ea~e par­ti~lp:tte in the loenet\ soft he A,.ociatlon.

\' 111. It ~h~ll he the <lory of eal'h pRstor, who is a llH'IIlhPr of thb A~'-o<·iation, to f'nlisl, If possihlf', a~ man_,. aa len layu1en In ench p~•tor~l dtarge to t11ke memloeuhlp In tttl~ .'\'sc)(•lu.tlnu npnn tlw tern11 e:s:prea..,Hd in Article Yll.; ""''he ~hall !'nroll their name~ in a snltuhJp pl"t'e tn the Church re:-ister of Ids •·hnt'WCI', uud situ II furnish the Serretary with a •·op,· uf lh<! '"mt'. It shall furllwr be lu:-;Uuty in ('a~eofthe ue,uh or r'uuoval fron1

his <'il~rg~. of nny sueh lay mPmher, to seek at once to illl\'t' the plac·e filled by another, 60 thur the luy nwrnher,ltip from ench charge ShHlllm kept up from yeurto ~·ear, and tore­port aL <>II<'<' such cbnr.l!e to the ::<ecretary.

IX. It ~hail be the duty or the :,;ecret~ry to l<~cp on 1ac~urt<te list of the nameH nf the HJE"Utbcrs in a penn anent record book. l"epa­r.ltlng thP ront,·ibuting, or lay rnetl1her'i t"rou1 the parli~·fputin.fJ, or nliDisteria.l nH'tniJers; nnd he ~o~hull de~ignatfqh ... pattrornl char}:w tn wht(•h each lnv rnernber b€'lOIJ_!:!:-o, to~ether with the !~~Stotiice "odre"s. It ah~ll further be the <lut\' of the Secretan· to furnish anou­uJiy. immctllately after the a<ljournnwnt or the Conf~renct>, each pastor appointe<' t• a new ''''argt-. a Jist oftlte lay memt.Prs of his cnargP, tHHl ~aicJ pa..;tor Rhall ust·erul.in at OIH'8 If tht,v arc nil living, and still in his bounds.

It ,h,ll ~!so he tlw duty of the "P<·retary, upon the <l~atll Of any ministerial memht•r of this A~soeiation, to r:.otify eaetl ~UI'VIVtH~ nlPil.lher, and to t•all for the R ... ~t'it~n-Pnt. or $3 from eadt mlllht•·rlallltPmber, and $1 ft·om l'a<·h l:t~' member, to he paid within thirty clays frurn the datP of the a~sr-1-s1nent : u11d the whol ·amount thu~ <trh-dng fn)Jn thf" as­'essmeot shall he p .!d try the Seeretar~· to tbe 'J'r<"a~urPr. taking- hlSi re-ceipt for tilt:- SIHJH.', anti h~· tlteTreasurPr to the wldow,lfthPrehe om~, or tO thP guardian O( the <~hilf1ren Of the dt't't·nsPtl member; JIIO•·idl·<l. thAt It any par­tki)latlng m~muer be \\ ithout wif~ or chi!· drt•n,orhili'C'bildren be of a~~' hE'tnayde~Jg .. nu!e on the ~E"cretarv'" beok to whom ht> wl•h~' his benefits to be paid. and the Tn•as­urf'rshall so pay them at his deHth.

X. It shall he 1 he duty of the Treasurer lo re<·t>iv~ I rom the Se<•retary all moneys nrl>iDK from n"essments upon I be members, 1(1\'lng his re<·eipt fort he samP, and to pav tltelll m e•· t<.1the l•l!nl t•lalmnnts, "ilbin 8ixtyua~s from thl' dalt> Oft he U'-eSoiUentllnticc.

X I. ThP Pre>iclent and \'i~e-pr~sident shall annually, at th<> SP"iou ofea<'h Anntt:\1 ('onft·r<}n <'. e.xatn1Pe the Re<"'r~tat',\' 1S hooks, antll\udit his :H·rounts, and those o'lhe 'fr~as· un·r, nncl nHtke Hn f'xact report of the re­(•r-ipts and <lishursemenls to the A"ocintion, to hp •prp:HI u 1oon the A~so<·iation .Journal.

XII. 'l'he nfficers of this A,s.,rlalion •hall r<·<'~lv~ nosahtry; but the >lecretnry shall he alluwetl to d~<luct from Pnch ~eneml n"e••· nu·nt the n~c••"nryexpenses of rollerting and u ishurslng 1 ht• 8ante. payln!rOV~r to tlw'lrea~­urer the balance due after such dt·durtlon.

An A.-sori:H ion was orgnnize<l tiiHIPr t'>h ro11stltutlon In the rlty of .• Jackson. Tf'nn., Dc<·cmhPr J:l, 1~'>6. with the followim;otll<·e•s: .J. H. Evan•, President; A. R. Wilson, YiCP· Pre,ident; R. '"· Erwin, fit>cretar~·; "· H. ~lahon, Trf'a•urer. An~· person. clerlcnl or t..y. mny Uc~ome a member of the A"O<'ta· lion hy sentlin11; hi~ name and atlclre•s to the ~e<·retary, H.ev. R. \V. Erwin,21U Union street, ~lcruphls, Tenn.

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