MINUTEB

OF THE

FIFTY-THIRD SESSION

OF THE

MEMPHIS CONFERENCE

OF THF.

MKfHODI8f HPI8GOPHh GHURGH, 8DUf», t· ,.,

HELD A'l'

MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY,

NOVI!MSI!R 30 TO DECEMSIER ts, 1892.

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FIFTY=THIRD SESSION

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MEMPH~ CONFERENCE

OF 'l'HE

MKTHODISY HPISCOPAh GHURCH, 8DUYJ1,

HELD A'l'

MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY,

NOVEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 5, 1892.

Ji;DI'l'ED AND PUBLISHED FOR 'l'HE CONFERENCB

BY 'l'HR SECliE'l'ARY.

PADUCAH. 1-\. Y. STANDAHD PIHNT.

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0fficers of the E.onfere.nce.

BISHOP JOHN c KEENER, D. D. PRESIDENT

REv . WARNER MOORE,

REV. w. D. JENKINS, - -

REv. A. J. MEADERS, -

REv. J. W. BLACKARD,

- - - - - SECRETARY

RECORDI:\G SECRETARY

STATISTICAL SECRETARY

- RAILROAD SECRETARY

Standing E.ommittees.

ANNOUNCED FOR INFORMATION .

JoiNT BoARD oF FI:\A:\CE FOR 1893-R. M. King, J. W. Younp;, A. D. Bright, J. W. Blackard, B. F. Rlackrnon, \\'.I. McFarland, G. II ~{ artin, George Johnston, \V . G. Hefley, A. E. Scott, \V. J. Naylor, \V. A. Jackson, S. L. Jewell, J. G. Smothermon, I. H . Felts, J. M. Taylor.

BoARD OF Mrs!'IONs.-N. P. Ramsey, President; \V. C. J ohnston, Vice-Prebidt>nt; R. W. Haynes, Secretary; R. W. Newsom, Treas­urer; J. S. Renshaw, A. C. Smith, l\1. M. Taylor, G. K. Brooks, L. D. Mulli::u<, J. L. Livingston, Dr. W. R Hayes, G. W. Martin, Dr. J. J. McGee, D. S. Ezzl'll, Judge L. S. Woods, J. H . Cason.

BO.\RD Ol<' CHURCH Exn~NSION.--\V. T. Harris, Presidl'nt; A. R. Wilson, Vice-President; G. T ... Sullivan, Secretary; J. \V. EldPr. Treasurer. Managers: W. L McFarland, A. G. Hawkins, A. \V. N'ewsom, J. H . Witt, Warm:r Moore.

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SuNDAY-SCHOOL BoARD.- H. B. Johnston, J. R. Hardin, \V. G. Hefley, G .. W Evans, J. T. C. Collins, G. W. Wilson. J. H. Cole, Wm. Murry. J. R. Pepper, J. K Wiggins, S. F. Rankin, J. Y. Barbee, G. W. Winstead, .]. M. Quinn, L. J. Story, J. ,\I. Taylor.

BoARD OF EDUCATION.-W. G. Miller, J. G. Clarke, J. 'v\' . Low­rance, E. E. Hamilton, \V. Mooney, S. B. Love, J. S. Carl, D. L. Hines, J. W Wilson, T. \V. Crowder, I. B D3y, W. L :\IcDonald, Judge C. L. Randle, B. J. Wesson, J. H Harrison, W. B. Brint.

MEMOIRS -E. E. Hamilton, .J. H. RohertR, E. B. Ramsey.

Visiting €ommittee.s.

Memphis Conference Female Institute-.J. \\'. Lowrance, J. H. Roberts.

Dyersburg Distrirt High School.-J . S. Renshaw, G. \V. Evans. McTyeire Institute -W. A. Cook, N. P. Ram<>ey, H. B. Owens. McFerrin College.-Wellborn Mooney, \V. C. Waters. Marvin College.-Warner ~1oore, W. J. Carlton Jackson Dit>trict High School.-R. \V. Hood, J. H. Warmoth. Wesleyan Female College -W. J. Mecoy, M F Leake. Brownsville District High School.-J. R. Hardin, R. V. Taylor. Lauderdale Institute.-H. W. Brooks.

€0NFflRflN€fl R0bb~ 1891.

WHEHE AND WHEN ADMI'l'TEI.l INTO FULL CONNEC'l'ION.

NAMES.

Tennessee Conference 1840 .Memphis " 1841

Turner P. Holman* .......... ·I Thos. L. Boswell"' ........... . Amos \V. Jones* ........ .... . North Carolina " 1841

.Memphis ,, 1842 ., ,, 1843

James l\I. Major* .. .. ........ . John Ranclle .............. .. ,, .. 1845 ,,

" 1846 Finley Bynum, ... .. ........ . D. C. Wells* ................ .

" ,, 1846

" ,, 1R46 ,, ,, 1846

.Jame,.; Perry* .............. .. B. A. Hayes .............. . .. J. W. Knott* ............... .. Wm. C. Johnson ............ . Tennessee ,,

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Memphis " 1847 " c: 1.850

Robt. V. Taylor* ........ .. .. . J. T. C. Collins ............. . A. H. Thomas* ...... .. ...... . ,, ,, 1850 Jere ~loss .. . ... .... . ........ . "

,, 1851 James 1\f. Scott . ... ... . ...... . " " 1851 A. R. Wilson .. .. . . . . ...... .. . "

,, 1851 Welborne Moonev .... .. . .... . Tennessee " 1851 E. E. Hamilton: ........... .. .Memphis

,, 1852 S. B. Adams* ... . ... ........ . ·' " 1853 \Vade H. FroRt .. .. .......... . ,, " 1853 .John H. Garrett ........... . . . " " 1853 Wm. T. Harris ... . .... .. ... . . "

,, 1854 '· ,, 1854 " " 1855

Simpson Weaver ............ . John k Fife* ..... ..... ..... . E. B. Plummer.. . . . . . . . . . .. . " " 1855

Missouri ,, 185!) Memphis " 1855

·' 1856

Wesley G . .Miller. ........... . John H. Witt .......... . .... 1

C. J. Mauldin ......... . ..... . " 1856 "

,, 1856 N. P. Ramsey ... ... ........ . J. l\1. Spence ................ . A. C. Smith .... . ........... . " " 1856

" " 1857 " " 1858

George K. Brooks ........... . J. H Evans ......... .... .... . James M. Flatt* ...... ... .... . 185\.l

• Absent. -fi-

WHERE AND WHEN ADJ\ll'l"l'ED IN'l'O I"ULL CONNEC'l'ION.

NAJ\iES.

Memphie Conference 1860 Alabama " 1861

B. F. Peeples .... ...... . .. .. . John E. Treadwell .......... .. J. V. Fly* .................. . .Memphis ,, 1861

" ,, 1862 '· ,, 1862

M. M. Taylor .............. .. Robert H. Mabon ............ . D. M. K. Collins ............ . . " ,, 1863 W. T. C. Young ............. . " 1865 A. L. Pritchett .............. . " " 1867 \Varner Moore .............. . " " 1868 ,, ,, 1869

" ,, 1870 Thomas P. Ramsey .......... . B. F. Blackmon ........... .. . W. A. Cook ................. . ,,

" 1870 J. S. Renshaw .............. . ,,

" 1870 Thomas F Sanders .......... . .,

" 1872 J. P. Walker .............. .. ,, ,, 1872 W. 0. Lanier ........... ... .. . ,, ,,

181:~ S. B. Love ....... .. ..... .. . ,,

" 1873 N. Mil!lsissippi " 1873 Memphil'l " 1b73

" 1874

J. W. Lowrance ... . ... ... .. . . Thos. J. McGill .. .. ......... . D. A. Ross .......... . ...... . W.C. Sellars ............... . " " 1874 R. L. West ................. . " ,, 1874 Alonzo Monk ..... ·~· .... .. .. . Little Rock ,, 1874 J. G. Clarke ............... .. Mt-mphis " 1875 W. L. Duckworth ....... . ... . " " 1875 W. H. Evans .............. . " ,, 1875 J. M l\Iaxwell .............. . ,, 1875 H C. Gamble .. ............. . ,, 187.5 George H. Martin ......... .. . " " 1R7-5 0. P Parker* ......... ..... . . ,, ·' 1875 J D Sullivan ............... . " " 1875 B. B Risenhoover"" . ......... . " ,, 18/(i

" " 187() <. " 187()

W G Heffiey ............... . J A. Russell* ............... . ,,

" 1876 ,, " 1877

George W Wilson ...... .. .. . G. T. Sullivan . . ............ . Thomas J. Simmons ......... . '· ,, 1877

" ,, 1877 TennesFee " 1877

R. l\T. King .................. . J H. Roberts ............... .

:X. Mir;.sissippi ,, 1878 -;\[emphis " 1879

" " 1879

E. B. Ramsey ........... . ... . George T. Peeples ...... ..... . E. K. Bransford . . . ... ...... . R. W ewsom .............. . " ,, 1 79

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WHERE AND WREN ADMITTED INTO FULL CO:.NECTION .

NAMES.

Memphis Conference 1879 ,, ,, 1880 "

,, 1880 "

,, 1880 • • N s .. ,:, I ''"· . ear:-· ................ . J . A. Moody ............... .. R Y . .Rlackwell ........ . .... . Job R. Bell .. . .............. .

., " 1880 ,, ,, 1.::i80 W. F. Barrier .............. . J. R. Hardin ............ : ... . Wm. A. Freeman ............ . Denver " 1881

Memphis " 1881 " " 1881

Hardin J. Turner ....... ..... . George W. E\·ans ............ . ,, ,, 1881 ,, ,, 1882 J. \V. Waters .... ..... .. ..... , \V. B. l\Iatthrws .. . . ... ... ... . D. L. Hines ............... .. ,, ,, 18 2 J. S Carl .. . ........ .. ...... . Little Rock ,. 1882

Memphis ,, 1882 " " 18 2

C. D. Hilliard ............. .. D. M Evan~;: ................ .

,. •' 1883 ,, '· 1883 ,, ·' 1883

E. B. Graham ................ , S. H. Williams .............. . J. G. Burks ................ . ,,

" 1884 "

,, 1884 " " 1884

.T. T. \\' i ggi n s .. . . . . .. . . . . . . ·I \V. J. Naylor .............. .. John G. jones .............. .

'· 1884 " .1884

R. E. Humphrey ..... . ...... . P. H. Fields ... . ............ . W. C. \Vaters ............... . ·' ,, 1884 W. D. Jenkins ..... . ........ . .. " 1884 E. II. Stewart . . ............. . ,,

" 18 4 S. F. Chambers . . .......... . ·' 1885 .J. \V. 131ackard.. .. .. . . . . . .. 1 ,,

" 1885 \\'. \\' .. -\.dams ............. .. ,, ·' 18813

" ,, 1886

(. '· 18&6 \\'. J . .MPcoy ... . ..... . ..... .. ' C. C. Bell .............. . .... . J. H Warmoth ........... . '· 1886 R. L. J ewel1. . . . ....... . .... . ,, 1886

" ·' 1886 ·'

,, 1886 H. B. Johnston ....... · · · · · 1 R. H. Pigue ....... . ......... . ,, " 1886

" 1887 ., ,, 1887 " " 1887

J.H. Cole ......... . .........

1 X. R,Marr ...... ...... ..... . A. 8 . raylor .... . ......... .. C. A. Ha.skell . .............. .

I :\I. F. Leake ... . ........... . " ·' 18 7 H 13. Owens ................ t "

,, 1887 .. '· 1887 " 1888

T~ F. Caf'on ............ ..... ·j \\. A. Dungan ...............

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WHERE AND WREN ADm l'TEIJ lNTO FULL CONNECTION. NAME3.

Memphis Conference 18~R ,, 1R8R J. H. Cason* ................ . Tbos. N. Wilkes ...... .... . .. . C. A. Coleman ... ............ . ,, ·' 1888 Robt. L. Norman ...... . .. . .. . ,, ,, 188R A. C. Moore . . .......... . ... . . " " 188R A . .J. Meaders ............... . "

,, 188R Joel B. Knight ......... . .... . '· 1889 John L. Weaver .. ... .... .. .. . ~· " 188g

" ,, 188\-l

" " 1889 V11.n D. Humphrey .......... . . Geo. W. Banks ....... . ...... . ,, " 1889

" •' 188H ,, ,, 188\-l ,, " 188H " " 1890

Wiley M. Midyett . .. .. . .... . W. J. Carlton ............. .. .

1 Wm. Murray ...... .. . ....... . N. W. Utlc,y ............... .. Bedford L. Harris ............ . Lee Sanders . ... ...... ...... . . '· '· 1890 R. W. Hood ............ . .. . . ,,

" 1890 P. G. Throgmorton .... . .. .. .. . ,, 1890

" ·' 1890 ,, ,, 1890 Tbos. G. Pettigrew .......... . W. F. Walker .............. .. Wm. A. Russell ........... .. "

,, 1891 Thaddeus E. Smith .......... . ,, " 18\H Wm. T. Elmore ............. . "

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UNDERGRADUATES.

NAMES. WHEN ADMITTED ON TRIAL .

\\'m. E. SPwell ... .... .... ....... .... ........ . ... .... . J o:::eph B. Pearson ... . ................................ . Benj. B. Thon1n.s .................... ... ..... . ........ . H enry C. J ohnson.... . . . . . . . . . ....... . ............ . . . J a1nes H. Feltz ................................... . ... . Theophilus M. H arding .. .... ...... . . . . . ......... .. .. .. . Nathaniel W. Le~ . ..................... ..... ........ .. Nun1a R. \Vaters .. .. . .. ........ ..... .... .... . ........ . \Vm. A. Diggs ............................... . ....... . . Henry H. 'l'oll Py . . . . .... ... . . . .................. . . . . .. . Robert L. Stanley ... .. .. ........ ................... . .. . Alston L. Dallas* ............ . , .... ...... . .... ...... .. .. John :\I. Pickens .................................. . .. . John W. Joyner .. . . .. . . .. . . ................. .. . .. .... . Lloyd T. Ward .............. ·j· ...................... . . Byron 0. Roach ........ . . .. .. ........................ . Robert W. Nance ........... .. J· ............. . . . .. ... .. . . Robert E. Brasfield ........... i ............... ... .... . . .

.John C. Wells ._. ... ... ........ j .. ..... .... .. .. .. ...... .. Robert. S. Harnson .. ....................... . ........ . . .

1890 1890 1890 1890 1890 1890 1890 1890 1890 1890 1890 1890 1890 1891 1891 1891 1891 1891 1891 1891

LAY DELEG ATES Dif;1'RICT LAY DELEGATES DIS1'RICT

Jno. R. Pepper ..... !Memphis H enry Da,·i s .. . .. . . 1Union City J. W. Wilson ...... 1 •' J. C . . Abernathy .. .. 1 "

W. H. K ennedy .. . . 1 _ '' R. A. Harri s .. . . . .. " .J. \V. \ 7ernon* .. ... 1

" RPv, J. E. Beck . ... " T . .J. Flippin .... ... Brownsville \V. T Byrne ....... Paducah F. B. Snipe~..... .. d B. J. \Vesson . . . . . . ' ' Jas. R. Wiggins. ... " Rev. F. A Wilkerson! " 1' . W. Crowder. . . . . " B' M. Kell ev .. . . . . . " Wm. i\I. Sentf'r. .. .. .Jackson Rev . J. H Ilarri eon .I Pari s W. I. McFarland . . . '' .J A. Howlett ... .. ·j '' S. F Rank ;n....... '' 0. B. Ezell ........

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Rev . \V.J :-Ton"e .. " IL.J. Storv........ " W. L. i\I c D~m n lcl ... Dyer~~urg W. 8. Wnlve;·ton .. ·I Lexi~gton G R. :\fmmrk* . . . . Col. .Jno. 'L raylor*J T. L. \\'1·1l ~;'l'_. ...... · ' J'Y· ~· Rrint'l' " R. H . Bnmmng . . . . '' (T. \v. Bennett . .... I "

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E.onference ~ournal.

FIRST DAY-WEDNESDAY, Kov. 30, 1892.

The fifty-third session of the Memphis Annual Conference as­sembled in the Methodist Church in MayfielJ, Ky., Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1892, at 9 a.m., Bishop J. C. Keener presiding.

Bishop Keener read a lesson from the lOth chapter of I. Cor­inthians, announced hymn No. 228, and, after the singing, led the Conference in prayer.

The Secretary of the last Conference called the roll, and the following brethren answered to th eir names: (See Confm·ence Roll )

Warner Moore was elected Secretary; \V. D. Jenkinf', Reconl­ing Secretary ; A. J. Meader~, Statistical Secretary, and J. W. Blackard, Railroad Secretary.

On motion, Conference deciJed to meet at 8:30 a. m. and ad­journ at 12 rn.

The bar the Conferenre was fixed at a line across the room from the third window on each side.

The Presiding Elders , who are a standing committee for that purpose, announced the following:

COMMITTEES.

PuBLIC WoRSHIP.-J. M. Spence, Warner 1\Iuore, J. 1\I. Quinn. SPIRITUAL hTEREST OF THE CHURCH -Alonzo Monk, J. W.

Vernon, W. L. Duckworth, J. R. Wiggins, B. F. Blackmon. W . 1\T. Senter, C J. Mauldin, G. R. Minnick, E. B. Ramsey, J. E. Beck, W. C. Waters, W. T. Byrne, C A Coleman, J. \V. Howlett, N. R. Marr, G. ·W . Bennett.

E. B. RAMSEY, Chairman. PuBLISHING hTEtmsT.-G. W. Banks, \V. H. Kennedy, W. J.

Mecoy, Judge T. J. Flippin, J. H. H.oberts, W .. J. House, H. \V. Brooks, R. H. Brownin~, W. C Sellars, R. A H:uris, R.. H. Pigue, F. A. Wilson, W. M. Midyett, J . L. Weaver, W. S. Woolverton.

J. H. RoBERTS, Chairman Bmu; CAUSE.-W. W. AdamE', W. A. Dungan, T. J. Simmons,

T. P. Ramsey, E. K. Bransford, R. L. \\'est, H .B. Owen, W. F. Walker.

E. K. BRANSFORD, Chairman. TEMPERA;\'CE.--J. P. Walker, W. H. Kennedy. H . .J. TurnPr,

T. J. Flippin, J. l\1. Scott, S. F. Rankin, B. F. Peeples, T L. Wolls, J W Waters, Henry Davis, C. A. Haskell, F. l\I. Kelley, T. F. Cason, B. S . Ezzell, A. J. Meaders, .J. l\1. Taylor .

H. J. T URNER, Chairman.

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Co~FEREN<'E RELATIONS.-0. D. Hilliard, M. F. Leak, J. H. Warmoth, W. A. Cook, J . A. Moody, C. C. Bell, J. H. Witt., J. G. Jones.

J. H . WITT, Chairman. DrRTRICT CoNFERE:-<CE J OURNALS.-8. F. Chambers, w·. J.

1\Iecoy, \V. I. McFarland, W. F. Barner;;, E. H. Stewart, E. B. Graham, R. E. Humphrey, W. A. Russell.

W. J. MEcoY, Chairman. · The report was adovted.

The annual statement of the Publil:.'hing House was read and referred to the Committee on Publi!'bing Interests.

A communication from Dr. I. G. Johns, Misl:.'ionary SecrP.tary, was read and referred to the Conference Board of Missions.

Rev. R. L. Norman war; appointed to solicit subscriptions to the missionary publications of our church.

A communication from Dr. David Morton, Secretary of the Board of Church Extenf'ion, was read and referred to the Confer­ence Board of Church Extension.

A circular lPtter from Rev. W. :\L Hayes. Commissioner of Education for the Colored People, was r,;ad. ·

Dr H. C. Morrison, Mibsionary Secretary; Dr. G. S. Savage, District Superintendent A rnerican Bible Society; Rev. 'iV. D. Cher­ry, of the Tennf'ssee ConferE'nce; Rev. T. M. Cobb, of the Soutb­webt M:it:snuri Conference, and Bro. Leech, from the Publishing House, Kashville, were introduced to thf.) Conference.

On motion of Dr. R. H. Mahon a Committe(; on Education of the Colored People was ordered, the Committee on Nominations to report the names to the Conference.

A circular lt:'tter from Rev. W. M Hayes was then referred to this committE'e.

Th e PreRiuing Elders were requested to report a Committee on the Epworth League.

Dr. R. H Mahon read the report of the Executin Committee appointt•d at the l11Rt session of the Conference to establish a Con­ference Organ. The report was adopted. (See Appendix )

Rev. H. B Johnston was appointed special solicitor for the Memphis Christian Advocate

Dr. H. C Morrison made a short statement in regard to mis­sionary work and literature.

Ti1e Bishop called the name!' of T. L. Hm:well, J l\L Flatt, James Prrry, J. M. 1\fajur, T. P. Holman, John Randle, S. B. Adam!'. D. C. \Yells, D. M K. Collins, J. A. Fife, W. H. Frost, A. H Thoma!:>, J . .\ .. Ru~ . .,ell, A. N. Sears an.l E . B. Plummer. Their charactE'rs passed and their names were referred to the Com­mittee on Conference Relations for continuance of the Superannu­ated Relation

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The characters of Jere Moss, B. B. Risenhoover, 0. P. Parker, R. V. Taylor and J. W. Knott pasRed and their names were re­ferred to the Committee on Conference Relations for a continuance of the Superannuated Relation

QuEs. 10. What local preachers are elected dearons? t ANs. Job W. C. Fain, Keuton aud Rutherford station, Dyers-

burg district; James M. Hamil, Friendship circuit, Dyersburg district; David P. Halley, Collierville circuit, Memphis district; Reuben C. Douglas, McKenzie station. Paris distrid; Horace L. Orr, Mayfield station, Paducah district; Alexander B. Crooh, Milburn circuit, Paducah district; James R. Womble, Milburn circuit, Paducah district; John T. Williams, Martin ~tation, Union City district, and William S. BurkE>, Shiloh circuit, LHington dis-trict, having been recommended by their respective Quarterly Con­ferences, were elected to deacon's orders.

QuEs. 14. What local preachers are elected elders? ANs. None. E. P. M. Bennett, who had been an elder in the Free Will

Baptist Church, and ha!:l jc;ined the Methodist Epi10copal Church, South, having been recommended by the Quarterly Conference of Milan station, Jachon diEtrict, and having subscribed to our ordi­nation vows, was recognized as a local elder in the l\I. E. Church, South. ·

Samuel Wat:::on, who was formerly an elder in this Conference, but bad withdrawn from the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, having been admitted as a licentiate by the Quarterly Conference of Central Church, Memphis, Memphis district, ancl recommended by that body fnr the restoration of hie crPdentialr;, hie rredentialR were restored, and he becomes a local elder in the M. E. Church, South.

The Commitee on Public \ror::;hip reported preaching at the Methodist Church at 7 p m. by Rtw. Dr. H. C. Morrison.

C. R. Scott, alternate from Lexington district, was recognized as a member in the place of Hon. Jno. l\1. Taylor.

H. W. Brooks was appointed to receive funds CL>llected for Lane and Pa.yne Institute!".

After announcements, Conference adjourned with benediction by Bishop Keener.

SECOND DAY-THURSDH, DEc. 1.

Conference was cnll~d to order at 8:30a.m. b.v Bishop Keener, and opened with religious St·rvices conducted by Rev .. J . T. C. Collins.

The roll was called, and a number of brethren ::~nswered who were not present on yesterday morning.

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The minutes were read n,nd approYed. On motion, calling the roll was dispensed with during the remainder of the sessdon.

The name of. E. H. Tisdale, altern ,tte from the Dyersburg Ji:s­trict, was ~ubstitutt>d for that of (.j. R. Minnick, absent.

An appeal from the Quarterly Conference of Central Church, l\femphis, Men·_phis dio;trict, and the deci~ion of the Bishop there­upon, was read.

APPEAL.

A preaclH' r ( ReY. Samuel Watson), once a memhl:r of the ~Iempbis Annual Conferencr, withdrew from the ministry and mPmbership of the :\Iethodist Ep1scopal Church, South. After­wardt< he was admitted to membership in the church and licensed to prear:h, and made application to the Quarterly Conf~rence of Central Church, Memphis district, Memphis Annual ConfPrence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 8outh, to be recommended for readmission into the tra\·eling connectiun. The Presiding Elder ruled that the motion to recommend for rea.dmi:::sion was Jl'lt in order., because a member of the Annual Conference in full connec­tion, who has withdrawn from the ministry and memberRhip of the church, cannot be read :nitted at once, but 1r.ust serve the uwal probation or term of trial. Whereupon thP Quarterly Conference appealed from the decision of the Presiding Elder to the B.shop.

Signed in behalf of said Quarterly Conference. R. H. 1\IAHO.s-, P. E.

In this appeal the ruling of the PreE<iding Elder is affirmed. J. C. KEENER, President.

The Presiding Elders reported the Committees 011 Education of the Colored People and the Epworth League, ordered by the Conference yesterday.

The annual report of Jackson District High School, Hender­son, Tenn.; McFerrin College, Martin, Tenn ., and McTyeira In­stitute, McKenzie, Tenn., were received and referred to the Board of Education.

Leave of abEence for one day was granted to J. R. PeplJer, lay delegate fmm Memphis District.

The Bir;hop called: QuEs. 12. What traveling preachers are elected elders? ANs. Bedford L. Harris, Lee Sanders, Thomas G. Pettigrew,

l{.ichard W. Hood, having passed a.n approved examination, their characters pass0d, and they were elected to elder's orders.

William F. Walker, of this class, already an Plder, was ap­proved by the Committee, and his character passed .

QuEs 2. Who remain on trial? Axs John W. Joyner, Lloyd T . Ward, Byron C. Roach,

Robert W. Nance, Robt. E. Brasfield, John C. Wells and Robert

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S. Harrison, having been approved by the Examining Committe~', their characters passed, and they wPre continued on trial.

The0philus W. Hardin, Nathan \\'. Lee, William A. Diggs, and Allston L. Dallas, not having been approved by the Commit-tee, their characters passPd, and they remain in the class of the • first year.

QUES. e. Who are received by transfer? A.Ns. H. W. Brooks, from the Little Roek ConfPrenre; J. r; .

Hooks, from the White River Conference, and Jacob F. Carl, fH>m the Tennessee Conference.

QuEs. 10. What local preachers arc elected deacons? ANs. Thomas J. Featherston, recommended by the Quarterly

Conference of Greenfield circuit, Union C1ty district, was eleeted to deacon's orders.

QuEs. 8. What traveling preachers are elected dea<·ons? ANs Henry C. Johnson, Numa R Waters, Henry H. Tolley,

Robert L. Stanley and John M. Pickens having traveled two years, been approved in examination of character and by the Committee, were elected to deacon's orders.

The Board of Missions prel'ented report No. 1, which was adopted (See Appendix). The Conference determined to raiPe eaid fund for the Missionary debt, and not to adopt Rpecial Missionaries.

Dr. H. C Morrison, Mission11ry Secretary, made an appeal to the Conference for a 1>ubscription to pay the Missionary debt and the sum of S--- was subscribed.

Dr. GeorgeS. Savage, District Superintendent for the Ameri­can Bible Society, addressed the Conference in behalf of that noble charity.

Rev. P. M. Fitzgerald, ]_Jastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church in .Mayfield, was introduced.

The Committee on Public Worship re]_Jorted the following appointments:

Methodist church, 3 p. m., Rev. E. K. Bramford; 7 p. m , Missionary Anniversary .

Presbyterian church, 3 p.m., Rev. W. D. Cherry; 7 p m ., Rev. G. W. Wilson .

After announcements the Conference adjourned with thE' benediction by the Bishop.

THIRD DA Y.-FRID.\Y, DE<'. 2.

Conference called to order at 8:30 a. m by Bishop Keener. \ Religious exercises conducted by Rev. \V. C. Sellers. The minutes were read and approved. Prof. T. W. Crowder, lay delegate from BrownS\' ille DiE'trict,

was announced as prest'nt.

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J. Y. BarbeP, alternate from Dyersburg District, was recog­nized in the place ofT. L. Wells, absent. Rev. Horace Jewel, of the White River Conference, representing the Arkansas Methodist, and Dr. A. B. Jones, Pn·sident of Huntsville ~'emale College, were introducPd.

The Bishop cnlled: QuEs. 4. Who are adn1itted into full connection? ANs. The following brethren, having been approved in exam­

ination of character, and by the Examining Committee, and having answered the dio;ciplimary questions propounded by the Bishop, were admitted into full connection: Henry C. Johnson, JamPs H. Felt,., William E. Sewell, JoiSeph B. Pearson, Benjamin B. Tl~omas. Numa R. \Vatertl, Henry H. Tolley, Robert L. Stanley and John :II. Pickens.

Dr. Duckworth moved that such as desired to do so fast and pray from nfter supper tonight until noon tomorrow, and meet at 7 a. m. in the morning for a prnyer meeting. The motion was adopted.

Dr A. Monk reported for the committee on Payne and Lane Institutel::l. The report wns adopted. (See Appendix).

Dr. G. W. D. Cunningham, Sunday School Editor, was intro­duced and represented the work of his departmt:nt. His remarks were interesting and instruetive.

Dr. W. C. Johnson and B. F. Haynes, editor of the Tennessee Methodist. briefly endorsed the position of Dr. Cunningham on the Bible in the Sunday School.-

Leave of absence for the rPmainder or the session was granted to A. L. Pritchett and B. A. Hayes.

QuEs. 1. Who are admitted on trial? AI"s. Wnl'!ler Moore, Jr., rP.commended by the Quarterly

Conference of Alamo station, Brownsville distrid; John C. Wilson by the Quarte:-ly Conference of Dyersburg station, Dyers­burg district, Herschel V . J ohn~;<on, by the Quarterly Conference of l\Iurray circuit, Paris dit'trict; Thomas P. Clarke, by the Quar­terly Conference of Wickliffe circuit, Paducah district; Henry C. Nance. by the Quarterly Conference of Woodville circuit, Paducah district; Thomas J. Featherston, by the Quarterly Conference of Greenville circuit, Union City district, and Thumas S. Stratton, by the Quarterly Conference of Adamsville -circuit, Lexington dis­trict, and having bePn approved by the Examining Committee, were admitted on trial in the traveling con:::1ection.

QuEs .. 5. Who :ue re-admitted? A:-<s. George H. Hodgr, formerly a member of the North

MisRi>'sippi Conferen~e. having been recommended by the Quar­terly Conferf'nce of Hernand•• Street church, Memphif', Memphif' dietrid, was re-admitted into the traveling connection.

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QuEs. 7. Who are tbt> deacons of one year? ANs. William A. Russell, Thaddeus E. Smith, William T.

Elmore and Pleasant G. Throgmorton, haYing passed iu examina­tion of character, and been approved by the Committee, were passed to the claf's of the fourth yrar.

QuEs. 20. Are all the preachers blameless in th eir life and official administration?

ANs. The characters of the following brethren passed:~ W. G. 1\Iiller, A. l\1onk, H. B. Johnston, R. ~r. King. \V. \V . • \.dams. W. D. Jenkins, J. M. Maxwell, R. Y. Blackwell, W. J. Carlton, G. \\'. BankR. R. L. Norman, J. P. Walker, S. F. Chamber~;, C. D. Hilliard, R. H. 1\[ahvn, J. G. Clarke, \V. L. Duckworth, G. T. Peeples, \V. A. Dungan, .J. R. Hardin, J. B. Knight, Yan D. Humphrey, J. \V. ~lackard, A. S. Taylor, l\L F. Leake, A C. Smith, H. J. Turner, D. A. Ross, \V . J. l\1ecoy and \V. C John­.son. The name of J. V. Fly was called, ~>nd referre.l to the committee on memoir", he having died during the year.

The Committee on Public Worship made the following n nnouncement:

Methodist Church, 3 p m., Dr. B F. Haynes; 7 p . m, Anni­versary Board Church Extension; !-'peaking by Dr. \V G. Miller.

Baptist Church, 7 p.m, Rev. Horace Jewel. After other announc.:ement~; the Conference adjourned with

benediction by the Bi~;hop.

FOURTH DAY-SATURDAY, DEC. 3,

Conference met at 8:30 a. m , Bisho}.l Keener in the chair. Opening SPrvices conducted by A. R. WihlOn .

Tht> minutes were read and approved J. A Howlett, lay delegate from Paris District, was granted

leave of absence, and W. R. Wiggins, alternate, admitted in his Rtead.

The Bil"hop called: QuEs. 20, Are all the preachers blameless in thPir life and

official administration? ANs. The names of the following rrethren were called and

after hearing reports of their work, their charar.ters passed: J. W. Lowrance, J. M. Scott, A. L. Pritchett, W. G. Heffley, J H. Roberts. J. T Wiggins, P. H. Fields, B. A Hayee, B. F. Black­mon, J. H. Warmoth, T J Simmons, T. F. Sanders, J. H Evans, H. W. Brooks, W. T C. Young, E E Hamilton, G. H. Martin, W. F. Barrier, J. H. Cason, \V. A. Cook. G. T. Sullivan, T. P. Ramsey, G. W. Evans, B. F. Peeples, J E. Treadwell, J. S. Renshaw, C. J. Mauldin, A. R. Wilson, ~r . P. Ramsey, J. H. <Jarrett, S. L. Jewel, J. H. Witt, H. C. Gamble, W. M. ~Iiclget, H. B. Owens, C. A. Coleman, R. E. Humphrey, J. H. Cole. T. F.

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Cason, J. S. Carl, R. W. Newsom, W. A. Freeman, G. W. Wilson, W. C. Waters, W. 13. ~1atthews, R. H. Pigue, W. J. Naylor, G. K. Brooks, R. L. West, E. B. Graham, C A. Haskell, M. M. Taylor, S. B. Love, J. G. Burb, Warner Moore, C. C. Bell, T. N. Wilkes, .J. M. Spence, E. B Ramsey, A. C. Moore, T. J. McGill, W. Mooney, J.D. Sullivan, W. H Evans, W. 0. Lanier, S. Weaver, W. C. 8ellers, J. W. W<tters, J. T. C Collins, D. M. Evans, E. K. Bransford, J. R. Bell, E. H. Steward, J. A. Moody, \V. T. Harris, J. G. Jones, A. J. .Meaders, William Murray, J. L. Weaver, N. R. Marr, D. L. Hines, and S. H. Williams.

The name of Amos \V. Jones wae called, and was referred to the Committee on .:\Iemoirs, he having died during the year.

The name of Finley Bynum was called, his character passed and his name referred to tb~ Committee on Conference relations for the Superannuated relation.

Dr. John W. Boswell, editor of the Memphis Christian Advo­cate and Western Methodiet, was introduced.

The Committee on Publishing Interests reported So much of the report as referred to the Publishing House was

adopted; the section relating to the Memphis Christian Advocate was laid ou the table until Monday. ·

The Committee on the Bible Cause reported. The report was, after a little discussion, amended and adopted.

(See Appendix.) W. H. Kennedy n•ported for the Committee on the Epworth

League. The report was adopted. (See Appendix.) President T. J:i'. Sanders addressed the conference on lwbalf of

Lane Institute The Committee on Public Worship reported as follows: SATURDAY-Methodist church, 3 p m., Rev. C J. Mauldin; 7

p. m., Memorial Services. SuNDAY, DEc. 4th-~fethodist church, 9 a. m., Love-feaFt,

conducted by W. Mooney; 11 a. m., Bishop J. C. Keener, ordina­tion of deacons; 3 p. m., Dr. R H. Mahou, ordination of elders; 7 p m , Dr. J. W. Boswell.

Cumberland Presbyterian Church: 11 a. m., Dr. A. Monk; 3 p.m., G \V. Evan!"; -;-p.m., R. H. Pigue

Christian Church: Il a.m. , Dr. J. H. Evans; 3 p. 111., Claude Thompson; 7 p. m., J H. Roberts.

Baptist Church: I1 a. m., E. B. Ramsey; 3 p. m., S. H. Williams, 7 p.m., W G. Miller.

Primitive BaptiFt Church: 11 a m., J. G. Clark. African M. E. Church: 11 a m , C. C. Bell; 7 p. m., W. C.

Water~. Colored Baptist Church: 11 a. m., H. J. Turner; 7 p.m., W.

A. Cook.

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Colored Pr~sbyterian Church: T . E. 8mith. PADUCA,H: Broadway, J. \V. Lowrance. '''rxGo: 11 a. m., S. L. U. Coward. The Bishep called: QuEs. 34. Where shall the next ses~:>ion of the Couference be ,

h eld? Axs. Central Chnrch. Memphis; Union City, First Church,

Jackson; and Browmville, were nominated. First Church, Jackson, was withdrawn.

The first ballot resulted: Central 63, Union City 62, Browns­ville 2.

Ou the second ballot Central Church, Memphis, received a majority, and the Yote was made unanimous.

It was ordered that when Conference adjourns it adjourn to meet at 7 p. m. to hear the rq.1ort of the Committee on Memoirs.

The Bishop appointed A. R. Wilson to preside at the night session .

After announcements the Conferenre adj0uroed with benedic­tion by Bishop Keener.

FOURTH DAY -SATCRDAY, DEc. 3. X IGHT SES:;IO:-;.

Conference was eal led to order at 7 p. m . by Rev. A. H .. Wilson, prebiding by appointment of the Bishop.

Rev. G A. Martin read a les~on from John 14. Announced Hymn 878, and led in prayer.

The President asked: QuEs. 19. \Vhat preachers have died during the year? ANs. J. V. Fly and Amos \V. Jones D. D. A suitable memoir of Brother Fly was read by the Chairmn.n

of the Committee, E. E. Hamilton. A memoir of lJr. Jones written uy Dr. J H. Evans, was read

to the Conferenr.e by Brother H:tnoilt<~n (See Memoirs.) Many touching and tender tributes were paid to the memory

oftheoe beloveJ brethren. Dr. \V. C . .Johnson presented the following preamble and res­

olutions, which were adopted:

RESOLUTW:\S

In view of the exalted character of Rev A. W. Jones. A. l\1. D. D. and his life-long sen·ice and great u-;efulness in the field of Christian Education. when·in we h:tve co-operated with him and wherein he ha-< bePn the b enefactor of many, many daughters of the preachers, and of the people in the lnncl.

Resoh•ed, (1.) That the i\fPmphis ConfereY~ce take t>teps now for the erection of a mn.sRive monument over the remains of our

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well beloved and most worthy brother, whose shining virtues and noble actions through life, God will have in e"erlasting remembrance.

(2) That we offer to all who admired and loved Presicient .Jones, especially to the hundreds and even thousands of the women of the S:mth who were educated by him, the priYilege of uniting with the Memphis Conference in the vroposed tribute to his memory.

(3.) That the Presiding Elder of the Jackson district and th e preachers in charge, residents of the city of Jackson, be appointed a committee with instructions to select an equal number of laymen as a'lsociates in the committee, and to this committee, clerical and lay. be entrusted the business of carry ing to Clnnpletion the work in contemplation.

They shall appoint an Executive Committee, also a Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer; and the business as done, .ospecially moneys collected and expended, shall be truly recorded, and kept in readiness for audit and approval, and for ultimate settlement and the final discharge of the committee at our next annual session, if the work can be finished by that time.

W. C. JoHNsox, \V. C SELLERS, E H. RAMSEY,

J. H. ROBERTS.

R. H. l\1AIJOX,

\\'ARXER 1\lOO!H:, C. J. :1\IAULDIN,

J. T. C. COLLIX!',

J. H. EVAN:", A. B,. WILi'ON.

FIFTH DAY-ScxoAY, DEc. 4.

Sunday wafl a delightful day to Mayfield, and to the Conference and visitors

The Love-feaf't at 9 a.m., led by l{ev. Wellborn Moonf'y. wns an occasion of great value and plea:,me t,J all who could be admittefl to the house.

Bishop Keener's sermon at 11 o'clock from 2 Peter, 1:18-19, was a masterly exposition of that text, and produced a profound imprt>E<::;ion

The Ordinr.tion of Deacons· followed. At R p. m. Dr R H Mahon was the preacher. ani\ his text 1

Peter v: 1-4. The sermon was clear, forceful and timely, and was followed by the Ordination of Elders.

At 7 p m Dr. John W . Boswdl preachC'd a r.t rong sermon from 1 Corinthians x\·:11.

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All the pulpits in the city were filled by strong men, and these left with their s~veral congregations impressions that will last. Paducah, Fulton, Wingo and Pryorsburg shared in the pleasures of the day, preachers going out from Mayfield to supply these pulpits. •

SIXTH DAY-i\IoNDAY, DEc. 5.

The Conference assembled· at 8:30 a. m., Bishop Keener in the chair. ·

Opening exercises conducted by Rev. W. H. Frost. The minutes were read and appro\·ed. The Bishop called: QuEs. 9. What traveling preachers are ordained deacons? ANs. Henry C. Johnson, Numa R. Waten:, Henry H. Tolley,

Robert L . Stanley, John l\f. Pickens. QuEs. 11. What local preachers are ordained deacons? ANs. Job W. C. Fain, James M. Hamil, David P. Halley,

Reuben C. Douglas, Horace L. Orr, Alexander B. Crooks, James R. Womble, John T. Williams, Thomas J. Feathers1on.

QuEs. 13. What traveling preachers are ordained eldPrs? ANs. Bedford L. Harris, Lee Sanders, Thomas G. Pettigrew,

Richard W. Hood. QuEs. 15. What local preachers are ordained elders? ANs. Joseph \V. Wallace. QuEs. 21. What is the number of local preachers and

members in the several circmts, stations and missions of the Conference?

ANs. Local preachers 237, white membf'rs 50,672, colored merr_bers 4; total 50,676.

QuEs. 22. How many infants han been baptized during the· year?

ANS. 884. QuEs. 23. How many Adults haye been baptized during the

year? ANs. 2,531. QuER. 31. What is the number and what is the estimated

value of church edifices? A~s. Churches 479}. Value of churches $765,826.00. QuEs 32 What is the number, and what is the estimated

value of parsonages? ANs. :Eightv-nine and five-sixths. Value $131,291.65. QuEs. 24 What is the number of Sunday-schools? ·, ANS. 471}lz. QuEs. 25 What is the number of Sunday-school Teacher~? ANS 3.420. QuEs. 26 What is the number of Sunday-school scholars? ANs. 28,070.

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QuEs. 27. What is necessary for the superannuated preachers, and the widows and orpbane of preachers?

ANs. $3,850 00. QuEs. 28, What bas been collected on the foregoing account,

4 • and how bar. it been applied? · , ANs. $4,815.00.

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Judge Bright read the report of the Joint board of Finance, which was adopted. (See Appendix.)

The Committee on Temperance reported. The report was amended and adopted. (See Appendix.) 1 be report of Sunday-school Board was read by J. R. Pepper.

Adopted. (See Appendix.) QuEs. 16. Who are located this year? ANs. James H. Cason, at his own request. QuEs. 30. What has been contributed for Church Extension? ANs. 2,590.96. QuEs. 17. Who are Supernumerary? ANs. 0. P. Parker, J. W. Knott, R. V. Taylor, Jere Moss,

B. B Rie;enhoover. QuEs. 18. Who are superannuated? ANs. T. L. Boswell, James Major, J. M. Flatt. James Perry,

T. P. Holman, John Randle, S. B. Adams, D. C. Wells, D. M. K. Collins. J. A. Fife. W. H. Frost, A. H. Thomas, J. A. Russell, A. ~- Sears, E. B. Plummer, FinlPy Bynum.

The Board of Colportage reported. The report was adopted. (See Apvendix.)

The Board of Education reported. The report was called up seriatim. ·

Under the resolution CQnnected with the report concerning the Memphis Conferance Female Institute, Bishop Keener filed the following paper:

In accordance with the action of the Conference I hereby ap­voint the Presiding Elder of the Jackson District to be Vice Regent of the Memphis Conference Female Institute at Jackson Tenn.

J. C. KEENER, President. Mayfield, Ky., D<Jc. 5, 1892.

It wae; ordered that when Conference adjourns it adjourn to meet at 3 p. m.

Conference adjourned with beuedi.ction by Bishop Keener.

SIXTH DAY-DEc. 5, 3 P.M.

Conference met at 3 p. m. pursuant to adjournment, and was called to ord0r by Bishop Keener.

Religious exercises conducted by E. E. Hamilton. The minutes were read and approved.

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The report of the Board of Education was taken up, and that prut which relates to the Memphis Conference Female Tnetitute, was arlopted.

The resolutions offered by the Board in their report. looking to a collection for the education of young preachers were not adopted.

The Fef'tion relatiug to Vanderbilt University was adopted. The section relating to Lane Institute was adopted. The report as amended was adopted. (See Appendix.) The report of the Board of Missions was amended and adopted.

(See Appendix.) QuEs. 29. What has been contributed for missions? ANs. Foreign Missions, $9,373.02; Domestic Missions,

$2,35LI.67; total $11,723.69. The report of the Committee on Publishing Interests was

taken from the table, and that part of it which refers to the Mem­phis Christian Advocate was taken up. Dr. John W. Boswell marle a few very pertinent remarks, aud afterward the report was adopted. (See Appendix.)

QuEs. 33 What are the educational statistics? ANs. Schools 6. pupils 313, value $55,000. A Publishing Committee was elected for the Memphis Christian

Advocate c;>nsisting of the following brethren: R. H. Mahon, D. D., H. B. Johnson, L. D. Mullins, W. C.

Jof.n~ton, D. D, Richard Trent. The Board of Education offered report No. 2. Adopted. (See

Appendix.) Report of Committee on Spiritual Interests of the Church, was

presented, read and adopted. (See Appendix ) The report of the Committee on District Conference Journals,

was adopted. (See Appendix.) Resolutions of appreciation of Memphis Daily Commercial,

adopted. Resolz,ed, That the M empbis Conference hereby expresses its

high appreciation of the enterprise and liberality of the Daily Commercial of Memphis in giving unusually full and correct reports of our proceedings from day to day. Besides we thank the Commercial for the compliment of 100 copies sent daily to the Memphis Conference.

R. H. MAHON,

w. s. MILLER,

WARNER MOORE,

A. D. BRIGHT, A. MoNK, A. J. MEADERS.

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Resolutions of thanks adopted Resoh,ed, That we extend our hearty thanks to the good peo­

ple of Mayfield for their generous hospitality during the session of this Conference; to our sister denominati0ns for offering their churches to us; and also to the railroads which gave us reduction of fare. J A. MooDY.

w. A. FREEMAN. Joint Board of Finance announced, aho visiting committees

for ensuing year. (SPe List of Committees.) Bishop Keener announced Hymn No. 229, which was sung;

and after a pleasant talk to the preachers, read the appointments. (See Appointments.)

E.onde.nse.d Minutes .

QuEs. 1. Who are admitteed on trial? ANs. Warnar Moore, Jr., John C. · Wilson, Herschel V.

Johnson, Thomas P. Clarke, Henry C. Nance, Thomas J. Featherston, Thomas S. Stratton.

QuEs· 2. Who remain on trial? ANR. John W. Joyner, Lloyd T. Ward, Byron C. Roach,

Robert W. Nance, Robert E. Brasfield, John C. Wells, Robert T. · Hardson.

QuEs. 3. Who are discontinued? ANs. None. QuEs. 4. Who are admitted into full connection? ANs. Henry C. Johnson, James H. Felts, William E. Sewell,

.Joseph B. Pearson, Benjamin B. Thomas, Numa R. Waters, Henry H. Tolley, Robert L. Stanley, John M. Pickens.

QuEs. 5. Who are re-admitted? ANs. George H. Hodge. QuEs. 6. Who are received by transfer from other

Conferences? ANs. H. W. Brooks from the Little Rock Couference, J. C.

Hooks from the White River Conference, Jaeob F. Carl from the Tennessee Conference.

QuEs. 7. Who are the deaeons of one year? ANs. William A. Russell, Thaddeus E. Smith, William 'f.

Elmore, Pleasant G. Throgmorton. QuEs. 8. What traveling preachers are elected deacons? ANs. Henry C. Johnson, Numa R. Waters, Henry H. Tolley,

Robert L. Stanley, John M. PickenR. QuEs. 9. What traveling preachers are ordained deacons? ANs. Henry C. Johnson, Numa R. Waters, Henry H . Tolley,

Robert L. Stanley, John M. Pickens. QvEs. 10. What local preachers are elected deacons? ANs. Job W. C. Fain, James M. Hamil, D~tvid P. Halley,

Reuben C. Douglas, Horace L. Orr, Alexander B. Crooks, James R. Womble, John '1'. Williams, William S. Burks, Thomas J. Featherston.

QuEs. 11. What local preachers are ordained deacons? ANs. Job \V. C. Fain, James M. Hamil, David P. Halley

Reuben C. Douglas. Horace L. Orr, Alexander B. Crooks, James R. \Yomble, John 'f . Williams: Thomas J. Featherston.

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QnEs. 12. What traveling preachere. are eleeted t>lders? ANs. Bedford L Harris, Lee Sanders, Thomas G. Pettigrew,

Richard W. Hood. QuEs 13 \\''hat traYeling preacherR are ordainea elde:r;s? Axs. Bedford L. Harris, Lee Sanders! Thomas G. Pettigrew,

Richard W. Hood. QuEs. 14. What local preachers are elected elders? AN<>. None. QuEs. 15. \Vhat local preachers are ordained elders? ANs. .Joseph W. Wallace. Qm~s. 16, Who are located thio \' ear·? ANs. J. H. Ca,-on . • QuEs. 17. Who are r:H tpcrnunJernry? ANs 0. P. Parker, .J. \V. Knott. R. \'. Taylor, Jere Mos~,

B. B. Ri!'enhoovt->r. QuEs. 18. Who an: ~uperannuated? Axs T. L. Boswell, James Major, J. M. F latt. James P erry,

T. P. Holman, .John· Randle, S. B. Adams, D. C. Wells, D . .M. K. Collins. J. A. Fife. W. H. Frot't, A. H. Thomas, J. A. Ruf:lsell, A. ~. Sears, E B. Plummer, Finley Bynum.

QuEs . 19. \VI'lat preachers have died during the past year? ANs. Jasper Y. Fly, Amos Vv. Jones, D. D. QuEs. 20. Are all th1~ preachers blamelP.ss in their life and

official administration? Axs. Yes. Thei r names were called and characters passed. QuEs. 21. What i!:> the number of local preachers and mem­

bers in the several circuits, stations, and missions of the Conference?

ANs. Local preachers 237; white members 50,672; colored members 4; total50,G76.

QuEs. 22. How n1any infants haYe been baptized during the year?

ANS. 884. QvEs. 23. How many adults have been baptized during the

year? ANs. 2,~31. QuEs. 24. What is the number of Sunrlay-schools? ANs. 47U. QuEs. 25. ~ What is the nurnber of Sunday-school teach<-rs? ANS. 3,420. QuEs. 26.' What is the numher of Sunday-school scholars? ANs. 28, 070. QuEs. 27. What amount is necessary for the superannuated

preachers, and the widows and orphans of preachers? . ANs. $3,850.00. Qurrs. 28. What has been collected on the foregoing account,

and how has it been applied?

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ANs. $4,815. (See report Joint Board.) QuEs. 29. What bas been contributed for missions? ANs. Foreign, $9,373.0:.!; domestics, $2,350.67. QuEs. 30. What. has been contributed for Church Extension? ANs. $2,590.96. (See report.) QuEs. 31. What is the number, and what is the estimated

value of church edifices? ANs. Number, 479!; value, $765,826. QuEs. 32. What is the number and what is the estimated

value of parsonages? ANs. Number 89 and five-~ixths; value, $131,291.65 QuEs. 33. What are the educational statistics? ANs. Schools, 6; pupils, 313; value, $55,000. QuEs. 34. Where shall the next session of thE' Conference be

held? ANs. Central church, Memphis. QuEs. 35. Where are the preacher!:' stationed this year? ANs. See Appointments.

LIST OF APPOINTMENTS FOR 1893.

MEMPHIS DISTRICT:

R. H. ~lahon, Presiding Elder. Memphis-First Church, W. G. Miller:

J. W. Knott, Supernumerary. Central-A Monk. Hernando street-H. B. Johnston. Pennsylvania avenue-R. M. King. Sartaran street-W. W. Adams. Mississippi avenue-H. c. Johnson. Springdale clrcuit-W. D. Jenkins. Bartlett circuit-B. B. Thomas. Arlington and Grathude-J. M. >laxwell. Longstreet and Stevenson-T. G. Petti-

grew. Germ:mtown and Bethlehem-E. B. Gra-

ham. Collierville station-G. W. Banks Rossville and Moscow-H H. 'l'olley. Macon circult-R. Y. Blackwell. LaGrange and Saulsbury-J. P. Walker. Middleton circuit-G. H Hodge. Williston circuit-B. F. Peeples. Embury circuit-C D. Hilliard. , Millington circuit-W. T. Elmore. R"ndolph circuit-B. L. Harris.

"BROWNSVILLE DISTRICT.

W. C. Johnson, Presiding Elder. Br<~wnsville station-J. G. Clark. l:lrownsvllle circuit-W. J. Mecoy. Woodville circuit-G. T. Peeples. Bell's statlon-W. L. Duckworth. Alamo station-Warner Moore, Jr. Alamo circuit-W. A. Dungan. Stanton and Mason -J. R. Hardin. Braden circuit-W. M. Midyett. l:!elmont circuit-Van D. Humphrey. Somerville statlon-J. w. Blackard. New Castle circuit-A. S. 'l'aylor, R. V.

Taylor, Supernumerary. Danceyville clrcuit-M. F. Leake. Denmark circuit-A. C. Smith. Whiteville circuit--H. J. Turner. 'l'oone mission-D. A. Ro;s. Bolivar circuit-J. 'l'. Wiggins.

JACKSON DISTRICT.

J. H. ·Evans, Presiding Elder. Jackson. First Churcn-J. W. Lowrance. Hayes avenue-J. M. Scott. West Jackson-W. A. Russell. City mission-A. L. Pritchett. Jackson circuit-B. C. Roach. Humboldt station-E. K. Bransford. Trenton station-J. H. Roberts. 'l'renton circuit-D. M. Evans: 0. P.

Parker. Supernumerary. Dyer ch:cult-L. T. Ward. Bradford circuit--,J . B. Pearson. mtan station-B. F. Blackmon. Medina clrcult-.T. H. Warmoth. Milan clrcult-T. J. Simmons. Spring Crt>ek circult-R. W. Nance. Pinson circult-R. W. Hood. Henderson and Montezuma-'l'. u. Throg.

morton. Principal Lane Institute-1'. F. Sanders. Memphis Conference l"emale Institute-

J. li. E.-ans, Vice Regent.

DYERSBURG DISTRICT.

A. R. Wilson, Preoiding Elder. Dyersburg station-H. W. Brooks. Dyersburg circuit-John C. Wilson. Hales Point misslon-'l.'o be supplied. Curve circuit-E. E. Hamilton. Rinley station-G. W. Evans. Ripley cirr·uit-W. F. BaiTier. Henning circult-W. A. Cook. CovingtOn station-G. '1'. Sullivan. Covington circuit-S. F. Chambers. Mt. Zion and Bethuel-J. S. Renshaw. Brighton, mission-J. W. Joyner. Fl"lendshiP clrcuit-T. P. Ramsey. Newbern station-G. H. Martin Newbern clrcuit-R. L. Norman. 'l'rlmble circuit-P. H. Fields. Wilsonville circuit-S. H. Love. Kenton and Rutherford-A. C. Moore.

UNION CITY DISTRICT.

W. T. Harris, Presiding Elder. Union City statlon-W. G. Hell'ley. Union City circuit-C. J. Mauldin. Cayce circuit-R. E. Brasfield. Hickman station-W. C. Waters. Lake BluJr mission-H. C. Nance. Tiptonville circuit-J. D. Sullivan. Troy clrcuit-W. 0. Lanier. Harris c!rcuit--'1.'. J. Featherston. Fulton station-G. IV. Wilson. Fulton circult-J. W. \Vater~. Water Valley statlon-J. '1'. C. Colllns. Dukedom circuit-S. Weaver. Gardner circuit-J. B. Knight. Martin station-W. C. Sellers. Martin clrcuit-J. H. Witt. Dresden station- E. H. Stewart. Sharon clrcuit-J. A. Moody. Greenfield clrcuit-J. R Bell. McFerrin Co!lege-T. J. McGill, Agt.

PADUCAH DISTRICT.

J. M. Spence, Presiding Elder. Paducah, Broad"ay-E. H. Ramsey. 'l.'hlrd street misslon-J. C. Hooks. 'l.'rimble street mission-W. E. Sewell. Woodville circuit · R. H. Pigue. Paducah circnit-W. B. Matthews. Milburn circult-W. J. Naylor. <..:tinton station-G. K. J:lrooks. Mt Pleasant r·ircnit-N. W. Lee. Springhlll and Shilob-R. L . West. WICklirte circult-'l'hos. E. Clarke. Columbus station- ' . J Carlton. Moscow circuit-C. A. Haskell. Bardwell and Arlington- "1. M. 'l.'aylur. Wingo circult--W. 'l'. C. Young. Maytleld clrcuit-J. G . Burks. Mayfield station-Warner Moore. Farmington circuit-R E. Humphrey. Briensburg circuit-A. L. Dallas.

PARIS DISTIUCT. W. A. ~'reeman, Presiding Elder. Paris station-N P. Ram~ey. Paris circuit-J. G. Jones. McKenzie station-S. L. Jewell. McKenzie circuit-H. V Johnson. Gleason circuit-H. B. Owens.

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Trezevant circuit-H C Gamble. Manleyville drcuit-N. It warers. Big Sandy circnit-W. A. Di~gs. Conyers ville circuit-J. C. Wells. Lynnville ~ircuit- <'. A. Coleman. Cottage Gro,·e circuit-'I'. N. Wilkes. New Providence circuit-Lee Sanders, B.

ll. Hi,enhoover, sunernumerary. Crossland circuit-J. H. Cole. MurrHy circuit-C. C. Bell. Hico clrcuit-G W. Hardin. Benton mission-T. F. Cason. Oak Level circuit-J. S. Carl. Conference Colporteur-R. W. ~ewsom.

LEXINGTON DISTRICT.

Wellborn Mooney, Presiding Elder. Lexington statwn-S. H. Williams. Lexington circuit-J. H. Garrett. Mifflin circult-J. M. Pickens.

Huntiugdon and Long Rock-.\. J. ~lead· ers.

Hollo\\· Rock circuit-Wm. Murray. Camden circuit-J. L. Weaver. Decaturville and Saltillo-J. H. Felts. Sardis circuit--J. I•'. Carl. Perryville mission-Thomas S. Stratton. sugar 'l'ree circuit-W. F. 1\"alker Bethel and Falcon-B. A. Hayes. Crainsville circuit-R. S. Harrison. Adamsville circuit-D. L. Hines. Shiloh circuit-N. R. Man. Decatunille- J K Treadwell.

TRANS~'EREO:

'l'. E. Smith, to North West 'l'exas Confer­ence: Grah~tm station.

W. H. Evans, to St. Louis Conference: Caruthersville Mo.

R. L. ~tanley, to St. Loui;; Conference: Z~lma circuit.

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APPENDIX.

REPORT OF C O MMITTEE O N CHURCH P A P ER.

Ttl t!te Bislzop and Members of the Memphis Conjtrence to be lzeld at MaJ'.fteld, Ky., Nov. JO, I892:

Your committee appointed at the l:tst session to provide for the publication of a weekly newspaper beg leave to submit their report: _

Acting under your authority, vest~d in us at the last session of the Conference, we have arranged for the publication of a weekly newspaper, in the city of Memphis, as thP official organ of thil::l Conference, to be called ''The Memphis Christian Advocate and Western Methodist." The Rev. John W. Boswell, D. D., a mem­ber of the North Mississippi Conference, has been chosen editor, subject, of course, to the approval of his Conference and the Pre­siding Bishop. As Dr. Boswell assumes all financial responsibil­ity, we have left to him also the business management of the paper.

The wordB "Western Methodist" have been temporarily adopted in order to place the paper in the rightful and legal suc­cesBion to your former and long established organ. It is contem­plated to drop that part of the name when the paper shall have been fairly introduced to the public and retain only the words ''Memphis Christian Advocate."

That the Conference may be fully informed as to the true status of the paper, we herewith submit the written a~reement be­tween Dr. Boswell, the chosen editor, and your committee on be­half of the Conference, to wit:

MEMPHis, TENN., Aug. 23, 1892. This agreement between the Committee of Publication, appoint­

ed b~r the Memphis Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in session Nov. 25-30, 1~91, and Rev. J. W. Boswell, D . D., of the North Mississippi Conference of said church, the latter's ac­tion conditioned upon his appointment by Episcopal authority to the position herein below mentioned. Witnesseth:

1. By authority of the Memphis Conference, the Committee of Publication has this day chosen Dr. J. W. Boswell editor of a

4 proposed church paper to be the official organ of the Memphis Conference; and his election as such is strongly recommended, and will be, to the Memphis Conference at its next annual session.

2. The Committee of Publication has also this day chosen Dr. J. W. Boswell tlle Bu;:iness Manager of said paper until May,

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1884, with permission to make his own selection (of Busine~s Man­ager whenever he needs one) of associate in the business manage­ment, whether as partner or otherwise, whenever he needs one. Further, Dr. Boswell assumes all pecuniary responsibility of the enterprise and will be entitled to all the income from it.

3. No pecuniary responsibility is assumed by the i\T em phis Conference, but in its behalf the Committee of Publication pledges to Dr. Boswell liberal patronage and constant support of the paper, the purpose being to do whatever is practicable for its ~Success, as a greatly needed and desired church enterprise.

4. Dr. Boswell agrees to publish a specimen number of the paper in October, if practicable, and to begin the regular weekly issue with January of next year. He agrees further that it shall be edited as a Southern Methodist paper, in harmony with our doctrine, polity and usage~S; and for the promotion of our local and genend usages; and that aR to material and workmanship the paper shall be of the average quality, also average as to size, in com­parison with the other Conference papers of the church, the sub­scription price to be taken into consideration.

5. The Committee of Publication agrees that the form of the paper may be either quart0 ()•· o<.:tavo, and the subscription pricE either $2.00 or Sl.50 per annum (the latter preferred) and in either case $1.00 to preachers.

6. The Committee of Publication approves as a name for the paper, "Memphis Christian Advocate and Western Methodist," the latter to appear only in the principal heading and in comparatively small type; the former to be used as the name of the paper. This double name to appear awhile and then the latter to be dropped, if deemed desirable; because thus the new paper could appear as a new series o£ the former paper.

7. The ownership of the paper, as a publication, including its good will and lists of subRcribers, if there should be a change in the editorship or busine<:s management, shall be in the Memphis Conference. But type or any other material that rna\' be acquired by Dr. Boswell shall remain his property, also all money, accounts and notes (with any other choses in possession or action) ex­cept what may be required to fill out unexpired subscriptions and advertisements. If necessary, or desired by either party, this amount including type and other material, should there be any (which shall be transferred as part of the assets of the office) shall be determined by arbitration, each of the two partiet~ in interest selecting an arbitrator and these two selecting a third, the decision ) of a majority of the three to be accepted as a finality.

8. The Committee of Publication agrees to make the following recommendations to the Memphis Conference:

(a.) That a Publishin~ Committee be appointed, for the most part advisory, either at the request of the editor and business

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manager or upon its own motion; but executive in case of vacancy by death or otherwise; also in cases of "mismanagement or mis­conduct'' of BueilleE<s Manager or of ''misconduct or inefficiency'' 0f Editor, in which event or events the same course shall be pursued as laid down in the book of discipline, as to Book Agents (P, 472), and as to Editors (P. 474), except that. instead of "a Bishop or BiRhops" the Publishing Committee shall call to act in the cast any one of the Presiding Elders of the Memphis Confer­ence. But in a case such as is referred to in P. 475, further action after 'sm,pension would be dependent upon the church authorities of the Conference to which the editor belongs.

(b.) That the first term of the Editors, as well as the Bur>ineE<s M~nager, expires in May 1894; and that thereafter the Editor's term of office be fixed at four years, the Editor to be the Business Manager with permi8sion to make his own selection (o f Business Manager) whenever be need~ one, (or) of associate in the business management, whethor as partner or otherwise; and the editor alone to be responRible to the Memphis Conference. Further that the election of editor be devolved upon the delegates of the Memphis Conference to the General ConfP.rence, the election to be held during the session of the General Conference at a meeting to be duly ralled by the Chairman of the delegation; with the proviso that, if any other Annual Conferences should unite with the Mem­phis Conference as patrons of the paper, their delegates to the General Conference shall be entitled to participate in the election of the editor.

This agreement is made and subscribed by the parties to it. R. H. MAHON. } H. B. JoHNST0:-1, Committee, J. R. PEPPER.

The first number of the new series has been printed and bears .-late November lOth. Specimen copies have been sent we dare 8ay to all of you, and to many others. We beg to say that this the first number, brought out under many di~advantages, is in all re­spects most gratifying to your committee.

The rtgular issne will begin 1st of January, 1893. The pTice of the p11per 1s $1.50 per annum. To preachers traveling and local $1.00. The unanimity and enthusiasm with which the Conference at its last session aooptei! the resolutions providing for our ap­pointment and for the publication of a paper 8trongly impressed your committee with the br.l ief that such an enterprise if begun would have your most cordial 8upport. The demand for a Con­ference organ is snch that we feel sanguine in the belief that the vreachers and laymen of this. one of the largest and most pros­perous Cor.ferences in our connection, and that too in the very

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centre of the South can insure success to the paper from th e very beginning.

Hoping that our ~:<ubmit our report.

action will meet your approval we herewith Respectfully,

R. H. MAHO~.

TEMPE. RANCE..

To tlte Bis!top and Members of the Mempllis Annual Conference, M. E. Churclt, South, Mayfield, Ky:

Your Committee on Temperance beg leave to submit the fol­lowing report.

We fully endorse the sentiment expressed at our last General Conference, held at St. Louis, as contained in the following declarations. '·We are emphatically a Prohibition church. We stand out squarely and before the whole world, certainly in theory, and for the most part in practice, for the complete suppression of the liquor traffic. \Ve offer no compromise to and seek no terms from a sin of this heinous quality. We are opposed to all forms of license of this iniquity, whether the same be 'high' or ' low.' It can never be put so 'high' that the prayers of God's people for its suppression will not rise above it, nor 80 'low,' though it makes its bed in hell, that the shrieks of the souls lost through its accursed agAncy will not descend beneath it.''

Accepting these declarations of our General Conference as true; we hoid: ·

1. That, no member of the church has any right to indulge in the use, or engage in the manufacture, importation, transportation or saie of alcoholic liquors as a beverage; or to loan money or rent houses to be used for the purpose of carrying on the business in whole or in part; or in any way to receive or accept any income accruing directly or indirect.ly from the traffic; and that these re­strictions should apply to all incorporated capital or property interests as fully as to money and propE'rty held and controlled by separate individuals. The modern idea that a church member is no longer morally responsible for the evils wrought by his money afttJr it has been combined and incorporated with the money of others is as fallacious in principle as it iR demoralizing in practice, and if followed to its legitimate end would convert the chureb into a huge engine of oppression and wrong.

2. As well directed efforts or activity in any good cause is ) usually the outgrowth of correct sentiment, we insist that every church organization should be a Temperance Society, every pastor an enthusiastic Temperance Advocate, and every fa,mily in which there is a church member a Prohibition Club. We further insist that every well organized and properly conducted institution that

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has for its object the promotion of temperance and the suppression of the liquor traffic, should have the active support and encourage­ment of all church members; and especially would we include in this the National Woman'H Christian Temperance Union, so highly commended by our last General Conference.

4. We commend the wisdom, zeal, and perseverance of the National Women's Christian Temperance Union, in pressing upon the consideration of the legislatures of the different States the questiOn of providing by law for the teaching of Scientific Temper­ance in our public schools; we rejoice at the success that has attended such efforts, and we respectfully ask the Legislatures of our own States to make such proviAion at the· earliest time practicable.

Respectfully submitted. H. J. TuRNER, Ch'n. c. A. HASKELL,

D. S. EzzELL, J. P. wALKER,

J. W. WATERS, T. F. CASON.

DISTRICT CONFERENCE .JOURNALS.

To tlu Bislwp and Members of Memphis Conference, Methodist Episcopal Clturclt, Soutlz: We, your Committee appointed to examine. the District

Conference Journals, ask to suhmit the following report: Memphis Dif'trict Journal is well kept, we think the roll

should show the entire membership uf the body. Brownsville District Journal merits no criticism save for two

or three int.erlineations. -The Paducah District Journal is fairly l::ept and is above

ad verse criticisms. In J a.ckson District Journal we find no fault save the omission

of the name of one charge in the roll. Paris District Journal is neatly and accurately kept. Union City District Journal was not presented to the

Committee. Lexington District Journal is well kept. We with great vleasure note very marked improvement in the

neatness and accuracy of these important records. W. J. MEcoY, Chairman.

R. E. H t ' )JPHREY, Secretary.

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_B I BLE CAUS E .

To tlte .f!isltop and Members of tlte Memplzis Annual Conference: The Committee on the Bible Cause offer the following re­

port. We should not tire in our efforts to aid the great and good

work of giving to all the world the word of God. We fear the brethren of the Conference were not struck with

the full import of the paper unanimously adopted by this body a year ago, the resolutions of which we desire herewith to reaffirm.

The American Bible. Society, upon which we depend more largely than any other concern in the world for the pure word of God, iR in need of help, and is forced to a painful curtailment of its noble work for the want of just and righteous sympathy, and material aid from those professing and calling themselves Chris­tians- We are on trial; let us brPthren, this ;·ear, put ourselves on record other than on paper.

It has therefore been suggested, that we repeat. In view of the pressing needs of this great benefactor of our country and of our race, and its just and earnest appeal to the chmches for mate­rial aid in carrying forward its wonderful scheme of giving to the wide world the true and pure word of God in all languagee and dialects, your committee recommend the following:

Resolved. 1. That our pastors and laymen are hereby urged to co-operate in present.ing this cause to our people.

Resolved. 2. That the first Sunday in April or soon thereafter as practicable, a collection be taken and the same forwarded to Rev. G. S. Savage, Winchester, Ky.

E. K. BRANSFORD, Ch'r., ,V. W. ADAMs, Sec'y., T. J. RDlMONS, R. L. WEST, w. F. WHKER, W. A. DuNGAN,

T. P. RAlllSEY, H. B. OWENS.

PUBLI SHING INTERESTS.

We cheerfully commend the efforts of. the Publishing House which has increased the af:sets of the business $51,001.23.

The Christian Advocate is the General Organ of the church. As such, it is of prime importance and should receive the loyal support of our preachers and people. Right cordially do we com-

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mend Drs. Ross and Bounds, for their strong defense of our doc­trine and polity, for which they are set; and for their aggressive warfare against every moral evil; and for their wiRe leadership in the religious thought of the church.

The Quarterly Review still merits the high esteem in which it bas so long been held by those who read it, and deserves a more liberal patronage upon the part of the preachers and cultured la,y­men of our connection. We are told that it is now published at a loss, and still it is a fact, that none of us can afford to be without it. We must get more subscrib~rH and lead our people to those higher and purer fountains of Christian knowledge. Its quality is fine; the price is low.

The high character of all our Sunday-school literature IS still maintained. Good type, bright and fresh, it is very attractive. Snperintendents should see to it that more of our teachers take the Magazine, which in the absence of more pretentious books, is a splendid commentary upon the Holy Scriptures. At this point. too, we w0uld ask, are not our people too careless of catechetical in­struction, especially when our House gives us so much facility for it by its publications.

The new books that have lately been published, are written upon live religious topics, full of religious thought, well printed and beautifully bound. Among them we snecially notice a book on Methodist Union by Dr. W. P. Harrison, which is a learned digest of a history, of which we are not ashamed, and others can­not afford to ignore. It gives reasons for our existence, and shows how we are differentiated from all others.

Simply as a matter of information, we call attention to the fact that our House is now publishing our literature in the Spanish and Portuguese tongues. Wesley's sermons, and smaller books contain­ing select portions of our excellent literature, are used not only in our own church but albo by the missions in Spanish speaking countries of the M. E. Church also. The translations are said to be good and the mechanical work excellent.

The Ho11se is alEo printing and through its agents distributing thousands of pages of information concerning missions, in small pamphlets, as the Reporter, and Papers, as the Sower and Reaper, and Little Workers, by Annie M. Barnes, a bright paper for chil­dren, price 25 cents. They also publish the Woman's Missionary Advocate, which has already done so much good.

Last, we call the attention of the Conference to our new Con­ference organ, The Memphis Christian Advocate, inaugurated under the auspices and by the authority of this body, Rev. John W. Boswell, D. D., editor and manager. The paper is large enough, has good type, and we are pleased with it. The editor has been tried, and starts this enterprise with our full confidence in his management.

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Resolved, therefore that we hereby pledge him our cordial sympathy and hearty support and co-operation.

J. H. RoBERTS, Chairman. W. C. SELLERS, Secretary .

.JOINT BOARD OF FINANCE REPORT.

MAYFIELD, KY., Dec. 5, 1892. To the Bishop and Members of the Memplu's Annual Conference:

The amount assessed by th-3 Board for the Widows and Or­phans of deceased preachers and the superannuated preachers, was the sum of $3,850. To secure this amount the several districts were assessed and have paid as follows:

DISTRICT. I ASSESSED I PAID EXCESS I DEFICIT

~:~~~~i!ti; .. ·. ·.·.·.·::::.·.·.·.·.·:.-.-.-...................... ·.::.· $~~ 1 $~~ $ rs~ ::::::·::::: ~11~1~!~~~:·:·:.·.-·:·~:·:·:: .. ·:·:·:·::: .. ::::·.-:·:·: .. ::·:::.:· .. ·:·:·:::: i ~ I ~ ~ ..... :·~·(:·:: : ::": Paris........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 350 00 350 50 50 Lexington......................... ... 212 00 156 08 ............ $55 9'2

The total amount collected from the several districts is $3,-911.48, it being in excess of the assessment $61.48 a.nd in excess of last year the sum of $409.9:l .

We lo!ave collected on-Interest Calvin bequest ........................... . ... $ 20 70 Publishing Hous~ fund ...................... .. . . ...... 580 00 A. W. Jones interest .................................. 246 45 W. C. Johnson interest . . ... ...... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.80 A. D. Bright interest.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 60 Wilder & Winston interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 35 Deducted for expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 11 90 Making grand total for distribution among the Conference claim­ants this year of $4,815.00, being in excess of last year the sum of $402.14, which said sum of $4,815.00 we have after prayerful con­sideration distributed among the several claimants as follows : Sister John Moss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150 00 Bro. T. P. Holman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 00 Bro. Surratt's children, Rev. John Mathews, Trustee. . . . .. 100 00 Sister W. B. Sewa-rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5 00 Sister Nathan Sullivan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 00 Sis tar S. W. Moore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 200 00 Bro. J. M. Flatt ..................................... 115 00 Sister H. B. Covington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 00 Sster Glasgow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 00

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Bro. James Perry ................... .. ....... .. ...... . (S20.JO of which is a special donation from a friend.)

Bro. John Randle .................................... . Si8ter l\lalone, A. Booth, Trustee .. ......... .... ....... . SiRter L. R. ~Iartin ................................... . Si;,terJ . G. Pyrtle ................................... . Sister Mary Burns ............. ....... .... ...... . .... . Sister B. T . Crouch .. ... .................. . ....... ... . Sister R. A. U mpstead ................................ . ~ister 1'. J. Neelv ................................ . . . Sister '1'. L . .Beard .................................... . Sister Emily ~fanly .. . ...................... ....... .. . Bro. S. B. Adams ................................... . SIRter Acton .. . .. . .............................. . .... . Sister R. tl. 1-;wi ft .................................... . Sister l\L Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ..... . . .. .. .. . . Si&ter W. H. Leigh .... ~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . Bro. T. L. Boswell ................................... . Sister W. M. Patterson .............................. . . Sister D D. Moore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... · ......... . Sif'ter M.D. Robinson ................................ . Sister C. D. Davis . ....... . .. ...... . .. .. ........ .. . .. . Sister B. Medlen .................................... . Bro. D. l\1. K. Collin3 ................................ . Bro. J. A. Fife ....................................... . Bro. J . .;\I. Mayor ........................ . . ....... .. . . Sister R. W. Irwin ...................... ... .. ... .... .. Bro. E. B. Plummer ................................. .. Bro. \V. H Frost. . . . . . . . . . . ........................ . ~ister M. B Hart. .... . .... . ....................... . ~i;.ter Martha Cole ................................... . Bro. A. N. Sears . ..... .. ......................... .... . Bro .. J. A. Russell .... . .. ............ .......... ... .... . Rister J. G. Corbett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . . Sister J. Y. Fly .. .. .................................. .

ASSESSMENT.

150~00

160 00 85 00

140 00 115 00 130 00 100 00 100 00 50 00 70 00 45 00

150 oo 85 00

150 00 100 00 100 00 200 00 165 00 65 00 50 00 95 00

2~)0 00 75 ob 60 00 75 00

180 00 150 ()() 125 00 40 ()() 25 00 85 00

150 00 20 00 {;:) 00

We lun·e a~sessed the Conference for the support of the widowR and orphans of deceased preachers and the superannuated preach erR the sum of $3,900, and have apportioned same among the ;:e,·eral district.; as follows. Memphis district ...................................... S68o 00 Brownsville district ................................... 538 00 Jackson district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538 ()(I Dyersburg district .... ...... .... ....................... 538 00 Union City district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538 00 Pail u<:ah district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 00

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Paris District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 00 Lexington eli strict. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 00

BISHOPS FUND. There was assessed for the past year for the support of the l

Bishops the sum of $1,446. The oistricts were assess6d and have paid as follows:

DIS'l'RICT. Assessed. Paid. Excess. Deficit.

Memphis .............................. .. .... .. Brownsville ........ .. ..................... .. . .

$ 250 00- $ :!..'\14\1 196 00 196 45

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Jackson ...................................... · 200 00 200 00 Dyersburg ....................... .. .......... .. Union City ........................ . .......... .. Paducah ................ .. ... .... ..... . ....... .

JO 00 ...... .... .. no;,

:.o ....... .. 200 00 210 00 200 00 206 05 178 00 178 50

Jlaris .... ................................. . Jnl oo 151 oo r.exingtou .................................. . 71 00 6:! 63

Total pa;d for the support of the Bishops $1,456 03 being in excess of the assessment $10.03. We hqld the receipts of Bm·bet> & Smith, custodians of this fund to the amount of $H62.30. the re­m:linder $493.73, has been forwarded by the treasurer of thiR Board to Barbee & Smith: Nashville, Tenn.

SUPPORT OF BISIIOPS.

For the support of the Bishops this Conference is assessed the sum of $1,522, which we have apportioned among the several dis­tricts a~;~ follows: l\IemphiE> district ............................. . ........ $262 00 Brownsville district.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 00 Jackson district ....................................... 206 00 Dyersburg district ............................. ... ..... ~06 00 IJ nion City district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 00 Paducah district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 (I()

Paris difltrict. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1GO 00 Lexington district. . ......... . ......................... 80 00

The Presiding Elders of the several districts will, as hereto­fore be charged with the raising of this fund for the support of the Bishops, and will pay the same over tu the Treasurer of the Joint Board of Finance, who will forward same t.o the Book Agents who are the treasurers of this fund. We urge that this fund be raised as early in the Conference year as practicable and forwarded to our treasurer.

PUBLICATION OF THE MI!\UTES.

There was assessefl for the publication of the minutef' of tlw Conference, $185. We have collected $181.52.

ASSESS)iENT.

We have assessed the Conference for the publication of the minutes $201, and have apportioned same among the districts a~ follows:

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l\Iempbis District ...................................... $28 00 Brownsville district .................................... 26 00 .Jackson district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2o 00 Dyersburg di!ltrict. . . . . . . . ............................. ~6 00 0 nion City liistrict ........... .. .. ...... .... ... .. ..... .. 26 00 Paducah district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 00 Pari.s distric).. : ......... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 00 Lexmgton d1stnct ...................................... 19 00

We nominate and appmnt the Presiding Elders of the several districts to look after tbis fund, and to see that same is raised as assessed to their districts and paid over to them by the preachers in charge anrl by them paid over to the Treasurer of Joint Board of Finance. Thfl Pre!'iding Elders wi.llook specially after this fund, as the publication and dist::ibution of our minutes is of the utmost importance a careful study of same by our membPrship is E>arnest!y def'ired.

We have mad~ a contract with Rev. R. W. Newsom to pub­lish 1,300 copies of the minutes of this E:ession of the Conference for the ~:;um of $181.52. and to distribute the same among the preachers in charge and the subscribers for same. Bro. Newsom. by the contract is permitted to publish as many copies of the min­utes in excess of the 1,300 copies aforesaid as he desires to sell the f'ame on his own account.

Rev. Warner Moore, Ph . D. is appointed editor of our min­utes, and will see that the same are correctly published. Were­quest t>ach preacher in charge to give Bro. Newr;om hi8 postoffice address as soon after Conference "l.S convenient in order that he may know where to reach him by mail.

EXPENSES OF DELEGATES TO THE GE!\ERAL CO:"<FERENCE.

This Conference is assessed for expenseo of the delegates to the General Conference t.3e sum of $867 .60. which we have appor­tioned among the f'everal districts as follows: ?!I em phis district ........... . ...... .......... . ......... $156 00 Brownsville district. .................................. 112 50 .Jackson district ....................................... 117 50 Dyersburg district. ......... .................. . ........ 117 .50 Union Citv district .................................... 117 5l) Paducah district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 00 Paris district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813 00 Lexington district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 00

We urge that this collection be raised in full and paid oyer to the Treasurer of the Joint Board of Finance to be by him paid over to the Book Agents. who are maJe the custodians of this fund.

SUPPORT OF THE MINISTRY.

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$89,304.32, an increase over last year of $4,568.20, paid for the support of the ministry this year 76,347.64, an increase over last t year of $249.77. We are pained to know that there is a falling off in amounts raised for foreign and domestic missions and church extension. Let this not be the case another year. l

While there is a small increase this year over last in the amount paid for the support of the .ministry, yet we fall behind the assessment for support of the ministry $12,956.68. 'His is the largest deficit in payment of support of the rnini~try we have ever had. This <leficit falls altogether upon those poor brethren who are least able to bear it. To them it means suffering. May God pity them anrl ble!'s them and provide for them, und He will do it, the promise it: theirs. Cheer up dear brethren twd out of your poverty look to God for help, and it will surely come. He will provide for his own. Be faithful, . be prayerful, be wat<:hful, trust in God, and all will be well. God will reward your faithful­ness, your heroism, your trust in him. Take fresh courage my bretbrtm and go forth as the true itinerant l\Iethodist preacher, trusting in God, and He will provide for you. Rememl>er in all your trials God 1s with you, His Grace is all sufficient.

We rPgret that all the charges and one district did not bring up their assessments in full for the Conference claimants. Let this, I pra.y you, not be the case another year. While some fell behind others paid in excess, and in the name of these dear claim­ants we thank Central Church, Memphis, and Brownsville station for bringing up an excess, the former of $95, the latter of $46, Somerville station ot $10, Dyersburg station of $20. Wili not many other charges do likewise another year. We beg to impress the church with the extreme helplessness of many of these claim­ants, their very poverty cries out to us; to us they look fo r help. What little we give then1 is their all. Have you not heard their cry for bread'? God has heard it; have you not witnessed their faith and trust in God. God has witnessed it. Have vou seen with what long suffering and patience they have eaten their scanty meah? '"ithout a murmur vr complaint. God knows all of thi~'; from Huch as these spring the heroes 0f our beloved Southern Methodism; from such as these springs tLe missionary-yea the martyr. Brethren beloved in the Lord, will you not, each and ev';lry one of you, bring up your collection for them in full another year. In the name of the master let us beseech you not to fail in your duty in this regard. May God help you to do your duty.

We thank God we have d me as well aR we have this year. ) While we have raised the largest amount for these poor claimants this yesn that we have ever raised, yet it is not near enough. While for the sixth year in succession we have paid this assess-ment in excess, yet, dear brethren the excess is too small . Let it

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be larger another year. Remember these poor claimants. May God t•less you all.

The Board wishes to admonish those preachers in charge who have paid over funds to Conference claimants during tbe Con-

J ference year, not to do this again without authority of this Board, as their acts are not in accordance with the law of the church, and embarrasses this Board and will not be recognized by us. ReRpectfully submitted:

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A. D. BRIGHT, Chairman, J. W. YouNG, Tre:tsurer. G. H. MARTIN, Secretary.

Officers of the Joint Board of Finance for the ensuing year. A. D . BRIGHT, Chr'm., Brownsville, Tenn. G. H. MARTIN, Secty. J. W. Youxo, Treas., Memphis, Tenn.

REPORT OF BOARDCOLPORTAGE.

To tlu Bis!top and ll:fembers of fi:fempltis Conference:

Upon the recommendation of this Board at the last session of this Conference the Rev. R. W. Newsom was constituted General Colporter for the Memphis Conference. This was a new enterprise in this Conference and there were to be encountered the usual dif­ficulties in projecting any new enterprise, in addition to this the Col porter was sick for several weeks just after his appointment to this work. N evcrtheless the work has eucceeded far beyond our expectations. Our Colporter has gone into every part of the Con­ference anc1 Rowed the fiPld with books, periodical, etc. His sales for the Conference year, in round numbers amount to $7,000. This we consider an excellent showing for the first year of the enter­prise and we confiuently expert larger sales and greater results next year. We consider this work of very great importance and one that ehould receive every possible encouragement from this Conference.

The majority of the preachers and laymen in keeping with ob­ligations assumed at last Conference have ordered their books, pe­riodi<:al8, etc. through the Colporter, others have ignored him alto­gether and ordererl direct from the publishing house, thereby depriving the Colporter of legitimate profits. The Colporter is entirely dependent on these profits for a support. His support will be meagre enough if he receives the hearty .,;upport of every Methodist in the Conferenr.e. In view of these facts it becomes our duty to either discontinue thiR enterprise or else heartily co-operate with the Colporter. To discontinue the work is suicidal, to heart-

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ily co-operate with the Colporter is what we can and must do. Therefore we recommend:

1. That R. W. Newsom he continued as Col porter for this Conference with a depository at McKenzie, Tenn.

2. That all the preachers when ordering such books as The Publishing House handlPs order through the Colporter.

3. That t!1e pastors request their Sunday-Echool supcrintend­f'nts and others ordering literature, periodicals, etc , to order through the Colporter.

4. That the brethren in buying books of the Colporter pny cash as far as practicable, and where credit must be had let it be on short time.

5. The following pledge on the part of this Conference: Resoh•ed. That we the mPmbers of the :\Iemphis Conff-rence

l1ereby pledge ourselYes to heartily support ::md co-operate with the Colporter.

W. A. FREEMAN, Ch'n, J . W. BLACKARD, Sec., D. S. EzzELL, L H. EsTEs. \V G MILLER, JNO . M. TAYLOR,

J. H. WITT.

SPIRITUAL INTERESTS.

Your committee to whose consideration ha~ heen gi\•en the Spiritual interest of the church, iu the bounds of the Mempbis Annual Conference, having made patient and careful im·es1igation into tbe state of religious enjoyment. Attendance upon the preaching of the word, admini~tration of ordinances, privnte and public walk. and conversation of our member~;bip, and exercise of discipline, would submit the following report:

As the reRult of our inquiries of, and converf'ation with, the pnRtors and laymen, we are rejoiced to state that our people are in a great measure living in pc>ace and love, nnd are in an increa:<ed degree enjoying the fa\'tll" of God. He has honored us with many genuine reYivals throughout the limits of the Conference, and our labors haYe been crowned \\"ith quite an ingathering of souls to the fold of Christ. Kotwithr:;tauding the political ex<;itement in !'lome sections has run high, our memberf.'hip, to a large extPnt, have ) shown a marked regard for the honor and worship of God, and have given themselves to family t~nd prin1te prnyer, attencl:ince upon the Gospel, and ,-arious means of grace. For all the;:e ex­pressions of consecration to God, your committee call uprn you to

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join them in thanks. to the great Head of the church for his abund­ant mercies, ancl we take courage, when reviewing the labors of the ~·car, now closing, in commending to our ministry and layety to look forward to the new years work, which will soon be upon us, knowing that the Lord Je1'us, as He has promised, will be with us, and make us to prosper yet more abundantly.

In order to further this possible end, first be it Resob•ed, That, we as pastor8, look well to the finn, yet l0,·ing

enforcement of di8ci pline, a voiding thereby worldliness in our char!!:es.

2. That the doctrines of our church be specially stresE'ed; that the people may not only know they are saved, but why they ·uc Jlethodi;;ts.

B. B. RAMSEY, Ch'n, \V. L. OucKWORTH, Sec'y, w. T. BYH.K,

N R. MARR, J. R. Wwmxs, CIIAS A. COLE)[AK,

ALOXZO ii!O:KK.

EPWORTH LEAGUE.

To lite Btslwp and Aiembers of lite Afempltis Annual Conference:

Your committee appointed to report on the interest of the Epworth League, beg leave to submit the following in the absence of ::;pecific data. From the best ge11eral information we could gather we believe that the inauguration of this great enterprise by our late General Conference was both wiRe and expedient. This has by tbe law of the chureh become a part of church work, as much so as the ~unday-school, and is of as binding force on the pastors in forming and projecting in each charge and organized League; and we find so far as faithfully trieu has been successful to a degree ~ati~;factory. But yet there remains much to be done be­fore we can realize a full exnression of the grand possibilities con­tained in this new department of church work. Judging from the information we have been able to obtain, we gmvely apprehend that there has been on the part of many pastors and laymen neg­lect in this great department of cburcb work.

These Leagues, if properly operated and cultivated, will de­Yelop the spiritual. intellectual and benevolent clements of our young people and thereby make them both active and useful in the chu~f'll. But to do this will require the pastors to organize, and then give them much attention in every way possible, by counsel­ing and planning for then1, keeping the devotional always promi­nent.

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Resotz,ed, That we urge our pastors and laymen to organize Epworth Leagues in each charge, and especially in the <'ities, towns and villages, and to get the young people to read the course prescribed for the Epworth Leagues of our church.

We favor the publishing of an Epworth League organ by our publishing house, when in their judgment it may be practicable.

' Ve recommend the formation of our younger children into a Junior Epworth League on the same plan, with such modifica­tions as circumstances may demand.

We request our church papers to call atte:::J.tion to the course of reading prescribed.

W. H. KENNEDY, Chr'm., J. ,V. BLACKARD, Sec't.y., w. G. HEFFLEY, H. w. BROOKS, E . H. STEWART, G. W. Wrr.soN, H. c. GAMBLE.

W. A. RussELL.

REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION OF COLORED PEOPLE.

Your special committee to whom the report of our Commis­sioner of education to the colored people was referred, beg leave to make the following rep0rt:

We have earefully considered this important connectional in­terest of our church; and find that the success and prof>perity of the cause have been, even greater than we had reasons to hope. The cause, standing as it does, knocking at the very doors of our homes, is in every way worthy of our heartfelt sympathy, earnest prayers aud liberal. contributions. The report of the Commissioner calls upon the church for the ensuing year, $8,000 for current ex­penses, and $15,00J for the Building Fund, making a total of $23,­l·OO, which amouni he has apportioned to the se veral Annual Con­ferences; and earnestly requests them to assume and try to raise as heretofore, the several amounts apportioned to them The amount apportioned to the Memphis Conference is $600, being $100 more than we assum~>d last year.

Our Commissioner also asks that each Annual Conference ap­point a permanent committee of five, three clE'rical and two lay-men, who shall be charged with the uuty of raising the amount as- ) sumed by the Conference.

Res;lved. 1. That we, the Memphis Conference, do l:ereby assure our Commissioner, the Rev. W. M. Hayes, of our hearty sympathy and co-operation with him in this enterprise of our church.

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2. That we do assume to raise $600 and that the same be dis­tributed to the several districts npon the eame basis as last year.

3. That the presiding elders, as heretofore charged with the duty of raising the said $600 and vay the same over to the treas­urer of our Board of Education. Respectfully signed:

ALONZO MoNK, Chr'm., l w. C. SELLARS, G. W. EVANS, t Committee. J. w. LOWRANCE, I R. H. PIGUE. )

APPORTIONMENT OF THE FUND FOR THE J"ANE AND PAYNE INSTITUTES TO THE SEVERAL DISTRICTS:

Jackson district ....... ..... . . ................. ... ... . . $135 00 Memphis district...... ..... . ...... .................... 90 00 Brownsville district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 00 Dyersburg district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 00 Union City district....... .. ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 80 00 Paducah district . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 00 Paris district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 00 Lexington district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 00

Total . ..... ......... . ............................ $600 00

BOARD OF MISSIONS•-REPORT /YO. 1.

At a meeting of the Missionary Board held Nov. 30th, 1892, the following resolution was adopted:

Resolved, That the Missionary Board recommend to the Con­ference, that it agree to the apportionment of $3,938, as that part of the Missionary debt, of the church, that should be paid by this .Conference, and endeav0r to raise the necessary funds to liquidate the same, in Ruch way as the Conference may determine. Respect-fully submitted. N. P. RAMSEY. President.

RoBT. W. HAYNES, Secretary.

BOARD OF MISSIONS.--REPORT NO. 2,

To the Bishop and Members of the Memphis Annual Conference:

The Board of Missions reports the follo\ving collections for missions the vast year:

For foreign missions $9,375.02, for domestic missions $2,-350.61. a.ggregati ng $11,723.69.

The dome<>tic collections have been apportioned to the several

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missionary statiom, in proportion to the appropriations made at last Conference.

The Domestic Mission work this year has been served as follows: . 1. Saffrans street, Memphi~:~, has been served by Rev. W. W. Adams, whose report to this Board shows 90 additionH, 30 bap­tisms, and a present membership of 124 members of tbe church, and an evideutly prosperous Sunday-school of 173 officers and pu­pils, numbering 49 more than his church roll.

2. Mississippi avenue, under the ministry of Rev. H. C. Johnson, bas increased from 73 members to 154 this year. He has baptised 16 adults, expended $1,157.50 on the new church, and for all purposes the congregation has raised $1,818 97. Like the Saf­farans street charge above reported, this suburban church has demonstrated the great capabilitiPs of suburoan city churches in promoting the Sunday-school cause. Bro. Johnson reports a Sun­day-sehool of 199 members, 45 above his church roll.

3. Rev. A. L. Pritchett has s6rved the past year a mission. composed of one congrPgation in the southeast part of the city of Jackson and one country church, Lester's Chapel. The city mir;­sion has a church membership of 17, with a large and prosperous Runday-~cbool. A valuable church lot bas been purchased for this mission and paid for, costing $.500; and the Methodists of Jackson will build for it a church during the coming year. The country charge has 60 members and a good Sunday-school.

4. Hale's Point Mission has been supplied by Rev. A. F. HaYnes. a local preacher, who reportR 218 members, 150 in Sab­bath school~, acd $155 85 contrib~ted for the support of the minis­try. This mission has two churches villued at '$400 each, and six preaching places. There has been a net increase this year of 12 members.

5. Lake Bluff Mi!'sion is reported by Rev. W. H. Evans, showing 270 members, and 197 in Sunday-schools. All the collec­tirms are in full of the· assessments, except for the preacher and presiding elder, fur whom no :;alaries were collected at all, as setms t.o have been agreed between the preaehers at.d officials of the

· charge. 6. Rev. W. C. Waters has served Third street, Paducah, nnd

reports 77 mAmbers, two Sunday-schools with 138 scholarR. The charge has paid to the preacher in charge $415 and to the preF<id­ing elder $30, for Conference collections $62, on its new church building $1,023 10 i!nd for all purposes $1,':'64. ·

7. Rev. W. A. RmlRPll reports for Lexington Mission the payment of $35 for the preRiding elder, $280 for the preacher, and all the connectional collections in full. He has a membership of 66 in the church and 164 in the Sunday-school.

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8 Rev. J. M. Pickens has traveled the Perryville Mis<-ion, and reports 300 members, 150 Sunday-school scholars and raised for all purposes $155.i5.

9. This Board bas also aided the Lexington district, served by Rev. S H. Williams as presiding elder. who bas done a faithful years work . His work may be fully tested, and will be better ap­preciated by a critical examination of the statistical reports to this ConferencP. to which we respectfully refer.

10 This Board concurs in tile recommendation of the Mission Board in its appointment of a week of prayer ar.d self denial to be observed January 1 and R, 1893; and we hope the preachers of this Conference will suitably observe this week, and receive offerings for the liquidation of the mif"sionary debt.

The importance of a hearty co-operation with the Mission B0ard in its efforts to pay our misE<ion debt and raise the neces­sary funds for the further prosecution of the work of missions

.cannot be overestimated. This Board recommends' on this sub­ject, that the collections be taken early in the year, and that. they be forwarded at the earliPst moment to the treasurer, that the money may be at once arJplied to its 1Pgitimate purpose.

Af': a matter of ipformation we state that the subscriptions and pledgPs taken at this Conference for the missionary debt amount to about $2.566, anclrelegate the matter to the ~li ssionary Secre1ary in charge of this work.

The aRseE<sment for foreign misl'lions on the Conference for the next year is the sum of $13,000, and has been di~>tributed to the several di::;tricts as follows:

1\Iempbif:: district ..................... . .............. $2,220.00 Brown"'vilJP- diE<trict ................................. 1.7!)3 75 Dyersburg district ..... ....... ........ . ... .. ..... ... 1,793 75 Jackson district ............................... .' ..... 1, 793 75 Union City district .. ... : .......... · ... ............. . 1,793 75 Paris disti·ict ........................ ........ ........ 1,461 00 Paducah dif"trict .... .. : .............................. 1,438 '00 v~xington district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656 00

Total............ . .......... ... ..... . .... .. .. $13.000 00

The Board hns assessed for the support of domestic missions the sum of $2,620, ;vhich Eum is distributed as follows: Memphis district . ...... . .............................. $800 00 Brownsville district ................................... 301 00 Dyersburg district ........... . .. .. .. .. ........... . ..... 301 00 Jackson district ....................................... 301 00 Union City district. ... . . . ...... . ...................... 301 00 Paris district .......................................... 2.50 00

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Paducah district ...................................... 262 50 Lexington district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 ·50

Total ......................................... $2,620 00 Tho Board has made the following appropriations for aid of

ministers appointed to labor in dome~tic mission fields within the bounds of the Conference for the next year: Saffrans' street-Memphis ............................. $500 00 Mississippi avenue-Memphis . .. ....................... 300 00 Toone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 00 J ackE<on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 00 Hale's Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 00 Brighton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 00 Lake Bluff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 00 Third street--Paduc~th ................................. 300 00 Trimble street-Paducah ...... ....... ..... .. ........... 200 00 Benton mission ....................................... 245 00 Lexington district ..................................... 400 00 Perryville mi5sion .................................... 100 00

Total ....................... . .................. $2,620 00 The Board reiterates its declaration in the report of laf't year

as to the manner of paying preachers assigned to home miRsion work; and for the future the Board directs that its Treasurer re­fuse to recognize any receipt for Domestic Mission Funds, in the place of the money. It is the sense of the Board that the money be sent to the Treasurer and be by him distributed at least monthly to the Mission Preachers in proportion to the appropria­tions fixed by the Board.

We take pleasure in calling attention to the work of the Woman's Missionary society. We learn from the President that the Memphis Conference society bas remitted to its parent Board since June, 1891, the sum of $3,543 04. We feel called upon as a Board to suggest to our preachers that they lend to our sil"ters of the Women 's Missionary society a hearty Christian co-operation in their great work. We also urge upon the prP.achers the duty of presenting the cause of our missionary literature to their charges, and circulating missionary information, through the Reporter, Sowers and Reapers, Missionary Hand Books and the Mi!<sionary Leaflet.s prepared by the Mission Board. Respectfully submitted.

N. P. RAMSEY, President. RoBT. W. HAYNEs, Secretary. \

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SIXTH ANNUAL. REPORT SUNDAY-SCHOOL. BOARD.

To tite Bishop and Members of the Memplu"s Annual Conference: It is jost as truly wise and philosophical for the church to

prosecute vigorou:-;ly its Sunday-school work as it is to carefully purify l\, stream at its source. We are happy in believing, from a tolerably wide range of observation and information, that we are steadily beeoming more efficient workers for God in this important department of His church.

We record with profound gratitude the fact that all of our bo~nd have been spared during the past year and with thankfulness for God's loving care of us, a deep sense of obligation~ resting upon us, a full consciousness of imperfections and weakness, we respectfully Rubmit thie our sixth annual report since the existence of •rur board. OUR PRESIDING ELDERS AND DISTRICT SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONFERENCES.

Our Presiding Elders have given much attention to District Sunday-school Conferences, with most gratifying results.

Several of them have fallen upon the plan of holding anum­ber of conferences instead of one, uniting several charges at the most central point.

The outcome of such a series of-meetings bas shown that four or five times as many people in the aggregate have been reached as at the usual annual meeting in connection with the District Con­ference, perhaps. So sure are we that this is the better of all the many plans tried thns far that your hoard heartily recommends that so far as practicable all 0ur Presiding Elders use this method for conducting their i3unday-school Conference work during next year.

OUR ANXGAL CONFERENCE SUNDAY-SCHOOL CO~VENTION.

At our last Conference we planned for an Annual Conference Sunday-school Convention as proYided for in the discipline, but which bas been inaugumted by very few Annual Conferences in our connection.

In pursuance of our arrangements we held a most successful and enthusiastic convention in Jaekson, Tenn. in the month of June. Over sixty-four pa~;tors were present, besides a large repre­sentation of the best lay workers in our Conference, both men and women. The sessions continued two days and nights without the los:< of a minute. Nearly every one on the program were present with a well prepared sermon, paper or speech touching almost

J every vital part of our work. The meetings were characterized by hoth great earnestness and svirituality, and it was the general ver­dict of those present that great profit accrued.

By resolution the next convention will be held in Dyersburg

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during ~lay next, the exact date of which will be duly announced, and we anticipate a larger representation and a more edifying 41 meeting than the last.

As this Annual Convention is intended to reach our entire Conference, we earnestly invoke the co-operation of every one of our ~ PastorR and Superintendents to make it not only a splendid suc-cess, but far-reaching to our work and workers. It is distinctively a Methodist institution, and with vigorous prosecution we can make it tell mightily for good. ·

CHILDREN'S DAY

is becoming more and more popular and is yielding larger returns every year. We have furnished gratuitously about fifteen thous­and Children's Day programs this year, and it is especially pleas­ing to report that nearly every charge in our bounds observed the day and took a collection, so that notwithstanding the bard times so much talked of this year our receipts show an increase over last year which was far the largest up to that time.

THE INCOME.

The handsome sum of ~)1,048.80 has gone into our treasury and is one of the very largest collections for this purpose in our entire connection.

RECEIPTS BY DISTRICTS.

Memphis.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... .. .. ... ......... $230 08 Brownsville.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 97 Jackson ............................................. 11~ 63 Dyersburg ........ .. ... . ............ .. .. . ...... . ..... 147 22 Union City.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 55 Paducah. · ............................ .. ............ . 124 22 Paris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 15 Lexington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 98

Total. . . ... . ......... . .......... .. . ............ $1,048 80

So that Memphis, Brownsville, Dyersburg and Paducah are the banner districts on collections this year. We think a friendly rivalry in thiH matter very healthful and stimulating.

THE OUTGO.

We have responded to eighty-nine applications representing, perhaps, 125 to 150 schools, many of which were for libraries, so \ that we are distributing much wholesome :\Iethodist literatm6 ov!lr our entire Conference hounds. We have not declined a single ap­plication, but in a (ew instances were compelled to modify them to meet what seemed to be the real circumstances.

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DISBURSEMENTS BY DISTRICTS.

Memphis, 19 applications .......... .. . . . . . . . . . .... $ 294 29 Browns ville, 10 ,,

• 0 •• •• 0 •• 0 ••• 0 0 •••• 0 •• 188 02 . ... Jackson, 8 ,,

•• 0. 0 •• 0 ••• 0 0 0 ... . . . . . . 162 57 Dyersburg, 24 " 204 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . ..... Union City, 3 " 16 00 .......... • • • • 0 • • 0 ••••• 0.

Paducah, 7 " ...... • 0 •••• . . . . . . 0 ••• 0 • •• 167 85 Paris, 9 " 184·70 • • • 0 ••• 0 0. •••• 0 • . ... 0 • • •••

Lexington, 9 '· 137 55 .. . . • 0 0 • . . . . • 0 •• 0 • . . . . . .. . -----

$1,355 63 Payment to General Sunday-school Board, Children's

Day program, printing and mai1ing annual repm t, etc .. S 517 15

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. $1, 872 78 Ro that our di~bursements this year have been nearly double

our income, and have well nigh exhausted our surplus, and we be­lieve worthily bestowe.l.

By res<Jlution of our Board we will hereafter apportion~our entire fund to the several di stricts per capita membership and not.ify our Presiding Elders .of their respective amounts, earnestly ins1sting upon their raising every dollar ot it where most needed.

THAT SAME UNPLEASANT OLD FACT.

We have heard with regret that a few of our bretJo!ren still use this fund in their charges for other purposes than plainly contem­phted by the law. We can but feel that they need only another hint to see their error, and we trust no further attention will be neces~ary at this point.

OUR I.ITERATURE.

If we have a single school not using our literature we do not know where it iR.

OUR 'lTATISTICS.

They are as follows. Schools......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171! Officers and teachers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,420 Scholars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.070

As co!llpared with last year we show: A loss of 6~ schools; a gain of 12 officers and teachers; a luss of 231 scholars

We believo this small loss is not real, but rather the lack of care on the part of some of our good brethren in reporting their

1 schools CJ,OSING WORDS.

Permit us to say in closing that the problem is no longer so much how shall we get the children and young people into our Sunday-schools (for we have them by the many thousands) but in

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many places the most serious quet~tion confronting us is how to get them to hear their pastor preach the word of God after hearing the teacher teach it.

We desire to state as our unqualified conviction that this is one of the dangers in our Sunday-school work toflay, and any su­perintendent or teacher who is a party to making the Sunday­school the children's church, as it is sometimes called, is a ~etter forth of strange and pernicious doctrine, the evil effects of which will not cease. No agency ought or can take thP. place of the reg­ular and stated preaching of God's Holy Word, and we earnestly entreat every Sunday-school worker in our Conference to stann loyally for it, and inslRt upon their scholars forming a habit of hearing it regularly. Respectfully submitted:

J. R. PEPPER, Chairman. TREASURER'S REPORT ..

Amount on hand last report ................ $1,276 87 Rec'd from Children's Day collections this yr. 1,048 80

Total ............................... . Total amount expended for various claims .. .

Leaving balance this day .... .... .......... . MA ':FIELD, KY , Dec. 5th, 1892.

BOARD OF CHURCH EXTENSION.

$2,325 67 1,872 78

$4.52 89

To the Bisltoj and Members o.f tlze Memphis Annual Conference:

DEAR BRETHREN:-Your Board would present its Tenth An­nual report and ask an earnest consideration of the work done dur­ing another year. The Board met in annual session at Trenton, T enn., Dec. 3, 1892, and the following churches received aid:

CHURCHES HELPED. Chewalla. Lexington Di,6trict ...................... $ 125 00 Hopewell, ,,

" 50 00 •••••••••••• 0 0 •• 0 ••• • •

· Smith's Chapel, ,, " 65 00· ••••••••••••••• 0 ••••••

Liberty, Paducah " •• 0 • • 0 •••••• 0 ••••••••• 50 00 Woodville, ,, ,, 100 00 ••• 0. 0 0 •••••••••••• 0 . 0

Third street, " " 350 00 ...................... Poyner's Chapel," " 25 00 ...................... Pleasant Grove, Jackson ,,

50 00 ............... . . . . . . Hickory Flatt, Paris " 60 00 ..................... . New Providence, " " 115 00 ·~··~~--~-·~··········

Zion, Dyersburg ,, 135 00 ...................... Hendrick's Ch'l, •' " 135 00 ......... . ......... . ..

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Leigh's Chapel, Dyersburg DiR't...................... 160 00

Total: 13 churches; Val. Prop. $13,800: Amount donated $1,420 (JO REPORT OF TREAE'URER.

Balance on hand Drc. 1st, 1))91 ............. $ 214 69 Check from G. T. Sullivan, Secretary ....... 1,325 64

Total on hand Dec. 3, 1891 .......... .. . $1,540 33 Amount donated to 13 churches and otherwiRe B<~lance on hand Nov. 22, 1892 ........... . .

$1,420 23 1:W 10

Balance 8heet ........ . . ................... $1,540 33 $1,540 33 APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE BOARD.

NA ~IE 0£" CHURCH. Dist_r_ic_t. __ ,_Am_·t_A_skea.,_va_l_ue_Pro~

Island 3i>........ .... . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. Men~phis. $100 00 $ 600 00 Oakland .......... oo· ••••• 00 ... ... .... 00 ... • 150 00 1,600 00 M illluf(tOll.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 00 1.800 00 LOYd<LC<JVille.... .. .... .. . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. Paduc>th. 2l0 00 l,G50 00 sugar <>rove...... .. . . .. . .. . . . 200 00 1,200 00 "1. Olive.. . .... 00.. ... .. • • • • • • • .. 150 00 6(!() 00

Mt Pizgah . . . . . . . . . ................. oo .. .. • Dyertiburg. 150 00 600 00 llender:;on........... . .... . . . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . . Jacl<s m. :;oo 00 3,000 00 Baker's Uhapel . . ... . .. .... . . .. ..... .. .... , 200 00 800 00

g~~~~i.,~;ilie··.:::::·.:: :: ··. :.·.:::·::: :~: :. : Paris. ~~ ~8:lZ

:.:.~::::~:..:.;~.::::~:...:;:-=1:..:.t:.o:~.c..·~~:..:..g:..:.s.c..~··:..:.·:.:...··:-'-.. -·: ·:.:....·._:·._·: ·-'-:··.:...:··_:·:_ .. _: ~-· :_: ·_: :_; :'-I __ B_Ji_It_~~-·}_i~_~~-· ---~ ~ l:~ ~ G. W. D. HARHJS LOAN FUND.

It if' highly gratifying to report the Loan Ftwd:3 working well and we gi,·c the present status of the G. W. D. H:nri~ Lo:m Fund: Basis of the fund- Cash C:tvital ........ . ..... . ... . .... $5,676 47 Amount of loans ..................................... 5,900 00 Total amount by the church on the general account ...... ~,529 79

Churches aideJ by this fund, 9. WO:IIAX1S HOME MISSION OR PARSOXAGE DEPART.I\IEXT.

W<> ch<>erfully report a summary of the year's work hy the Womarr's Home Mission or Pamonage Department furnished by the CorrP!"pnnding Secretary, :\Irs. Geo. M. Dugan: Amount g1 \'en to parsonag<> .................. S 50 00 Amount of ~pe<"ial work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 70 ,\mount of local work.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 08 Amount reported in dues...... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 1~9 05

Total amount from all sources.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $591 83 Sncietie::< in the Conference, 16; members enrol!ed, 332; schol­

ars a.drlecl to the Sunda.y-f'clwol, 4.5; families helped, 5; parsonages helped, 1.

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COLLECTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1891-92. We report to you from the eight Presiding Elders' districts

the following collections:

DISTRICT. Assessed. Paid. Excess. I Deficit.

Memphis ........................ .. ............ $~- $63070 ... ~-$15070 Brownsville.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . . 596 !0 340 75 .. . .. . .. . .. 255 6ii Jackson................... . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 596 40 444 05 .. .. .. .. . .. !52 35 Dyersburg.... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. f>96 40 353 57 .. .. .. • .. . . . 242 83 Union City.... .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 596 40 326 7;; .. .. .. .. .. 269 6ii Paducah........... . ...... ......... ........... 411 30 261 10 ...... . .... !50 20 Paris.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 239 08 139 25 .. .. .. .. . .. . 99 83

Le~~!~~·:·.·.·.·. ·. ·.·.·.·.·. ·. ·.·. ·.·.·.:·.:·. ·.·.·.·.:::· .. -.-.-.·.·_-_- , 4,~ ~~ J 2,~: \.-:~l--otc-c,4,-;-~!.,--~""8:---------------------------------------------~-

ASSESSMENTS FOR THE YEAR 1892-3. The Parent Board has assessed the Memphis Conference the

sum of $4,113.00 and your Conference Board has apportioned it as follows: Memphis district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. $ 781 40 Brownsville district.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559 90 Jackson district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559 90 Dyersburg district.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559 90 Union City district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559 90 Paducah district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559 90 Paris district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 08 Lexington district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 205 67

G. T. Sur.uvAN, Secretary.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

To tlze Bislwp and Members of tlze .tJ.femp!tis Annual Confcrrnce Con­z,ened at Mayjidd, Ky., Nov. JO, I892:

DEAR BRETHREN:-The Board of Education beg leave to make the following report:

McFERRIN CoLLEGE, Martin, T enn. Thi,; school is enjoying great prosperity. The Board of Trustees are making arragenn1ents to erect a boarding department. An effort is alRo being made to increase the library. The tmstees speak very highly of the work done at this school. Their students are considered by them to be as thorough as those of any other institution.

Pupils, 208; graduates, 4; teachers, 6; value of property, $14,000.

McTYEIRE INSTITUTE, McKenzie, Tenn.; Rev. J. H. Harrison, Principal. The enrollment to date is 115, twelve of whom are \ preachers. There is a larger per cent. of promitling matt)rial in the present body of students than usual. Th e very larg0 increase in the beginner classes of Latin and Greek indicates a healthy growth in tbe_training school idea. Upon the whole thil' is the most sue-

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eessful aml gratifying f:ession in the history of the institution. Rev S. L. Jewell, p~stor of McKenzie charge, has habitually exerted a most favorable influence and contributed largely to the sucC;ess of the school. A class of seven completed the course last June, one of whom is in Vanderbilt University. Most of the others wili enter later. Yalue of property $10,000.

JACKSO~ Drt:TRICT Hwrr ScHOOL, Henderson, Tenn. This school is doing well. It has 105 pupils. The number of boarders is as large as that of any previous year. The local patronnge is good; the moral tone of the students is excellent; the discipline is mild hut firm; the town is regarded ae one of the most healthful in West Tennessee. There are no saloons at Henderson. The echool property, a two-story brick, is in good condition and deeded to the 1\1. E. Church, Fouth; Yalue $4,000.

WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE, Brownsville, Tenn. This col­lege is in its 22d year During the E<cholastic year which ended in June last there was a largely increased enrollment. Such were the indications of incre:~sing patronagP that during the vacation the college building;; were greatly enlarged, thus providing a spacious study hall and chapel. al!"o exten!"ive additions to the Dormitory Department. T11f' pre~ent scholastic year began "·ith 148 studentl:l The institution doel:! not confer honor~; unles,.. fully merited by at­tainments indicating thorough work and fitness for tbe duties of life. Value of property $10,000.

!\JARVIN CoLl-EGE, Clinton, Ky. Messrs. Speight nnd Dean, l'rinci pnls of this college, report incre~r:ing prosperi t.v, liberal pat­romge and the Jarge~<t attPtHlance in its history. They cultivate the he<.d and the hrilrt, so that their pupili:i may l>t· well prepared for the respom.ihle duties of life. Young men preparing for the mini"try receive free tuition. The f~culty of the school hns been increaF<ed and tJ,o cln;:;ses more thoroughly grfldf'd. Abont ninety per cent. of the students are members of the church. Value of property $12,000.

DYEHSBURG DISTRICT HIGH ecHOOL. We ha\'e no rf'port from this school, except the gratif.ving intelligence that a deed has been H'cured to the property in due form of law as pre~:;cribed by our diFcipline.

ME~rrms CoNFERENCE FEMALE INsTITl'TE. Jncl,son, Tenn. The venerable President, Rev. A. W. JonPR, D. D., was a member of this Conference from its organization. He was president of this college fort.v-seven consecutive yearf:l. He died thie )'Par, !"till nt tlw head of the institution. Since his (leath the f'chool has been under the management of his widow, Mrs. A. W. Jones, wl::o is eminently qu:tlifieil for the reFpon~'>ible position His f'on. Dr. J. '1'. Jones, ie Regent. Thf' Echool is still f'lH'CeFFful with an able faculty and 118 pupils. The church has a claim on the property

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of $5,000, the balance of the property belongs to the heirs of Dr. Jones' estate. As it is every way desirable that the relation so long existing between this Conference and this, our oldest institution of learning, should be continued, therefore be it

Resotz,ed, That we do hereby request Bishop Keener to appoint l the Presiding Elder of Jackson district Vice Regent to the ~!em-phis Conference Female Institute.

V AND~;RBILT UNIVERSITY: We learn from the report of Secre­tary Wils Williams that the prospects of the University this year are most encouraging. It steadily enforces tbP. true University policy, and therP. is a healthy growth in this particular. The un­dergraduate classes are increasing, and the grade of students enter­ing them is much improved. Such improvement in the character of students entering the University is directly attributablP to the· co-operation of training schools in different parts of the country. The improvement in the post-graduate work of the University in the last three years has been most extraordinary. The professional departments are increasing their facilities, extending their courses. and thus enlarging their practical influt>nce It is to be regretted that the church d.oes not appreciate the Biblical department as it should. We believe that all i:l authority should wisely and ur­gently imist that all young men offering themselves for the minis. try should make thorough preparation by a\·ailing themselves as far as possible of all the advantages afforded by the University. Believing in the necessity and wisdom of establishing training schools in immediate co-operation with Vanderbilt University we therefore recommend that all the schools for boys reporting to this Conference cons icier seriously the ad ,·isability of putting themselves in line with the University by adopting the policy and work of the training school.

Resolz•ed, That the Memphis Conference confirm the election of Rev. \V. C. Johnson and Hon. H. J Livingston, who were elected as clerical and lay members of the Board of Trust of Vanderbilt University by the Board a.t their annual meeting in June last.

STATISTICAL REPORT. PUPIL-;. VAL. PROP

McFerrin Coll<>ge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 $14,000 00 ~1cTyeire I nstit11te.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lUi 10,000 C'O l\l:nvin College ......................... 170 12,000 00 W eA}eyan Female College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 10,000 00 JRrkson District High Rchool. . . ... ....... 10.') 4,000 00 Memphis Conference Female Institute.. . . 118 40,000 00

LANE INSTITUTE. A school for the Coloreo M. E. Church in America ir. locatl:d in Jackson. 'l'er:n., Rev. T F. Sanders, Presi­dent. Last year was its be.,t, 206 pupils \v<>re enrolled. About 30 te chers ha.ve been sent out. They are filling important positions

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and doing good work. Twenty-two pupils entered the Theological Department and made commendable proficiency in their studies. The opening of the present session showed an enrollment of 14,) pupils. This institution need~ greatly a new building, for the erec­tion of which Rev. Moses W Pain has given $500. Mr5. See, relict of Rev A. J. See, late of North Mi;:sissippi Conferenc~, bas do­nated to the school her husband's library. These examples of lib­erality we commend to others as well worthy their imitation. We offer these resolutions for your adoption:

Resolved (1), That werespectfully request the Presiding Bishop to reappoint Rev. T. F . Sandt:)rs as Presidr:nt of Lane Institute.

Resolved (2), That we respectfully suggest to the President of this Institution the propriety of turning the attention of the young preachers under his care toward Missionary work in Africa.

\V. G MILLER, Chairman. \V. L. McDoNALD, Secretary.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.--REPORT NO. 2.

The Board o£ Education, feeling deeply for ,iur young men who need aid in preparing for the work of the ministry. earnestly request this Conference to give them some pledge or token that they will co-operate with them at the next session of this body, in the organization of some plan or society for giving such af'lsistance to young men calied to preach the go~pel. The adoption of this pap"r by the Conference will be accepted as the pledge or token desired by the Board of Education.

WELBORN l\fOODEY,

W. L. McDoNALD.

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MEMOIRS.

REV. A. W. JONES. D. D.

Your committee would. after conference with brethren. who knew our brother deceased. and also with his nea"e3t relative l. beg leave to submit to you for your adoption an inmemoriam written by Rev. Dr. J. H. Evans. Presiding Elder of the Jackson district. it being in the judg­ment of your committee. a full and most befitting tribute to the memory of him whom we all knew so well and loved ;;o tenderly:

IN MEMORIAM.

Rev. Amos W. Jones. D. :Q., the widely and favorably known Pt·e3i­dent of the :Memphis Conference Female Institute, died in the city of Jackson. Tenn .. after an illness of several weeks, September 13th. 1892. having lived a life on earth of i6 years, 8 months and 1{) daya.

He was the son of worthy parentage, born in Lewisburg. North Car­olina, DecPmbcr 28th. 1815. At the age of twelve years he was ''born again.·· and uniting himself with the Methodist Episcopal Church thenceforward lived an upright. consistent and useful life. When and where he received license to preach we have not been able to learn, but we find him a preacher while yet a student in Randolph Macon College, Virginia, where he graduated with the highest honors of his class. re­ceiving his diploma at the hands of Dr. L. C. Ga!'land. now the venera­ble Chancellor of Vanderbilt Univet·sity. His solidity of character and superior scholar ship were at once recognized. The Board of Trustees elected him tutor in the Colle,g-e. and he entered upon his work at the opening of the next session. Here he married a lady of superior culture. and of considerable wealth. but she dying soon after the birth of her first-born. the now Rev. A . B. Jones, D. D .. he resigned his position in the College and was admitted on trial into the North Carolina Confer­ence in the fall of 1830. and into full connection in 1841. He traveled here several years. filling among other appointments Pittsb::>ro and New­bern stations. the lat~r at the time one of the strongest appointments in the Conference. ·

In 1846 or '47. at the solicitation of his friend, Rev. Lorenzo Lea, he transferred to the :Memphis Conference. and having married again, and possessing a number of slaves. purchased a farm near Jackson, and wa':l appointed Professor in the :Memphis Conference Female Institute, then presided over by Brother Lea. In 18.)J he succeeded Brother Lea in the Presidency of the Institute, and from that time was regularly appointed to that position. having been. at his death. connected with it as Professor and President 45 years. He was probably, at his death. the oldest edu­cator of young women in the South. at least having been engaged in that important work a greater number of c:msecutive years than any other man.

Dr. Jones wa'> marTied four times. First. a'l we have seen, while a ) tutor in Randolph :Macon College, and the la3t time only a few year:> ago. His last wife survives him. having most tenderly and lovingly ministered to him in his increasi.nQ' years and iufirmitie3. and m::mrns n'>w hor deso-late lot. Thirteen children in all were born unto him, five of whom are

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now living. all faithful members of the Chlll'ch of which their father was an honored mini~ter. his sons eminent in their professions, and his two daughters cultured women worthily married.

The virtues of Dr. Jones were many. He was the very soul of honor. 8CClrning every ignoble thing. and as modest as a refined and pure woman. ChaJte in thought as well as in wOt·d and act. ever·y unclean thing was abJ.")reent to him. In nature gentle, ea~ily yielding to entreaty. a lover of peace, and hating contention and strife, he might have been mistaken f n· a weak character: but where principal, honor or truth were involved nCJ man posse3sed greater firmness.

In his family and· in his school his discipline was mild. tender, per­sua3ive. gently drawing all hearts to him willing to render a loving obe­dience. but as occa;ion required he was as firm as the most rigid could demand. In the early days of Christianity, or in the time of the Inqui­sition he would haYe been a martyr. I verily believe had all the world g<:me astray and repudiated the Christian religion he. like ~fitton ";; Abdiel, would have been-

"Faithrut round among the faithless, Faithful only he among innumerable raise.··

Emotionable but not excitable. calm but not indifferent. resen·ed but not reticant, there was always a quiet undercurrent of feeling that trem­bled in his voice whenever he spoke of his religious life and his hope of heaven that showed plainly that he ''kept himself in the love of God.·· while he sought constantly · 'to build himself up upon his holy faith ...

If it ba true. and we doubt not it is. that the greatest need of every country is educated mothers, then he who gives his life to the proper training- of the future mothers of the land is laying broad and deel) the foundation'> for the stability and prosperity of both the church and State. This was his life work. and well and faithfully did he perform it. 1

.h.und!·eds of young ladies passed nder his mouldin hand, educated i ~ · , n , where ey h·e. t ey are among e nQblest w~n of em-lan'd~ the..J:...])reatbe hi§ )l.lill,le wi~and l0Ve. How much of this work was gratuitously done the world will never"irnow. b~ny~ble to beaJ' the expen~e boal:4ed and educated by~' his only reward ooing then· love and the consciousnesslhanle was doing geeQ......With SUch a life-;-rntb.ad pleased the great Father to give him an unclouded intelleot in dying. and a con­aciow.;ness that his departure was at hand, be surely would have said with St. Paul, ""I am ready .... I have fought a good fight. T have kept the faith. I have finished my course: and henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness. which the Lord. the righteous Judge, shall give me in that day. ·· His life say a it, though his lip3 spoke it not.

J. H. EVA)l"S.

REV . .J. V. FLY. The subject of this memoir was bot·n in Yellowbusha county, :Miss ..

Aug. 9th. 18!0, and converted to God in his eighteenth year. His father wa~ a local preacher of our church. a useful and devout

man. His mother· wao an intelligent. pious. Christian woman after the old l-1cthodist type. so that our deceased brother had the advantage of the best home training.

No sooner than he was c:mverted to God he wa3 maved by the Holy

I Ghost to preach the G:>3pel. and. he wa3 not disobedient ta the heavenly calling. but without delay he asked and obtainei the authot·ity of the Church of God, and began his life work of calling sinners to Christ.

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He was admitted on trial in tho Memphis Ccnference at its session held in the City of l\Iemphis in the fall of IS.'i!l. and was received into full connection at the session held in the city of Jackson. Tenn .. in 18!il.

Br·o. Fly was twice married. First to Miss Virginia Peeples, who liYed only three years. dying in the triumphs of the Christian faith. leaving her husband and one child, a daughter, who is now the wife of Rev. D. M. Evans. a member of the Conference. He was married a sec­ond time to Miss Pearine in 1869. Four children were the fruits of this marriage. two of whom preceded the father to Heaven, so that a wife and three children are left to mour·n the death of a loving and devoted husband and a tender and an affectionate father.

Bro. Fly provided well and wisely for his own house. leading all his children to God. the youngest. a daughter, was conver·ted to God .July last in the family of ReY. D. M. Evans. so that those of his family left on ear·th are only temporarily separated from the father. as they are all now living in bright hopes of a re-union in Hea>en.

At the last session of the Conference held in Covington. Tenn .• Bro. Fly was appointed to the Randolph circuit. at which session he was taken sick with what was afterwards determined to be. an attack of brain fever accompanied with nervous prostration. He was able to reach his home in Paducah, and after seventeen days of severe suffering, he died.

His mortal remains were taken from the residence to Third Street Methodist church where appropriate services were had, conducted by the Pastor. Rev. W. C. Waters. assisted by Rev. G. W. Wilson. of Broadway church and Rev. Dr. A. P . Waterfield. These "last funeral rites being ovel·· the Knights of honor took cha1·ge and bore the body to Oak Grove Cemetery. where it was interred in the presence of a large audience of citizens. friends and the family .

Bro. Fly was appointed to circuit work in North Mississippi, West Tennessee and Southwest Kentucky from the time of his admission into the Conference to the time of his death. except four years. during which time he held a supernumerary relation.

He was a devout, fervent Christian preacher, doing his work faith­fully and acceptably. and much beloved by the membership he was ap­pointed to serve. He had many seals to his ministry. and many. in the great day of the Lord. will rise up and call him bles~:;ed.

Although mentally depres~ed during his last sickness and almost constantly in a state ·of delirium his ministerial work seemed always present with him and on his mind. and when asked. shortly before the last moment came, by his physician. what he wished. he replied. "l want the wol'ld for Christ... Respectfully,

E. E. HAMILTON. Chait·man.

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· ouR DEAD.

REV. VI., 12-17; VII., 1, 17.

DIED. DIED. Dixon C. McLeod .............. 18-!0 JesseS. Smotherman .. . .... .. 1863 John M. Holland ........ . ..... 18-!1 John Thompson .......... . .... 1863 11alcom ~1cPherson .... . ...... 18U Wm. B . Ramsey ....... . ...... 1865 Wiley Ledbetter .......... . .. 18-!4 Wm. B. Owen ...... .. . . ...... 1865 DanieD'I:ooney ........ . . ...... 18-!5 John A. Vincent ... . .... . . . .. . 1866 Wesley W. Taylor . . .......... 18-!5 Thomas M . . Melugin . ......... 1866 Elisha Dodson .......... .. . ... 1846 Wm. R. Dickey ..... . ......... 1867 Robt. W. Cole ..... . ... . . . .... 1846 A. H. Kennedy .......... . . . . .. 1861 Wm. Pearson ........... . ..... 18-!fi John T. 11erriwether . ... . ... . 1867 Robt. 8. Collins .............. 18-!8 F. M. :Morris ........ .. ........ 1 67 James C. Mahan .............. 18-!8 D. J. Allen ....... ............ 1868 Era!lmus M. N'ichol. .......... 1848 Reuben Ellis .. ................ 1868 Elias H. Rhodes* ..... . ....... 1849 James Gaines .. . . . ............ 1868 James D. Rhodest ... . ........ 1849 J. W. Mciver ................. 1868 Wm. E. Sullivan ............. . 18;i0 Wm. W. Morgan .. . .......... 1869 Singleton .J. Henderson ....... 1852 Henry B. McGowan ... ...... .. 1869 Stephenson H. Ellis ........... 18•32 -:-.1. J. Blackwell .............. 1869 Wesley Warren. ,M. D ......... 1&i3 G. H. Bransford ... . ........ . . 1869 Benjamin H. Hubbard ..... . .. 1853 James B. ~IcCutcheon ........ 1870 David 0. Andrews ... . ........ 1&i3 Joseph P. :-.reCall ............ 1870 Jas. W. McFarland ........... 18-3-! .J.D .. Slaughter ...... . ........ 1870 Wm. H. Bates ................ 18.)4 Wm. Mahon ...... . ........... 1870 Wm. Lambden ................ 1&'54 Elias Tidwell ................. 1872 Edward Stinson .............. 1855 David C. McCutcheon .. .. . . ... 1873 Wm. L. Young ........... . ... 18;)5 .John T. Baskerville. M. D .... 1873 Alex C. Chisholm ............. 18.16 Geo. W . D. Harris. D. D ...... 1873 Wm. W . Peeples . ..... . .. . .. . 185() Benj. H. Bishop . ... . ...... . ... 1874 C. W. Rozell. .. . ..... .. ....... 1856 W. D. Scott. 11. D ........ .. .. 1874 Lucien B. King ............... 185() Henry Bell .................... lSi-! John A. Campbell . . . . ..... ... 18i57 Chas. Collins. D. D .......... .. 1875 Joseph Travis . . ... .. .......... 18,18 James W. ~'[athis ............. 1875 Wm. C. Robb ..... . ... .. ...... 18•i8 Thomas Taylor ................ 1876 Isaac N. Manley .......... . ... 1&'59 .John S. Glasgow ............. . 1876 Wm. H . Gillespie ... . ... . ..... 1860 Robert H . Burns ... . . . .. .. . . .. 1877 .JohnS. Harris ............ .. .. 18()0 .John ~1oss .................... 1877 ~LV. Wells ....... . .......... 18til Thomas P. DaYidson .... . .... . 1877

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Wm. S. Payne ............. . . 1862 E. C. Slater, D. D .. . .......... 1878 Wm. C. Haskell ... . . .. ....... 186:3 Phineas T. Scruggs ... . ....... 1878 A. S. Hamilton .............. .. 1863 D. R. S. Rosebrough ......... 1878 B. T. Crouch .......... . ...... 1863 Warren B. Seward . . . .. ...... 1818

I .John H. Cooper ... . ........... 1863 \Vm. T. Plummer .......... . . . 1878

*Elias was killed by haYing a tooth pulled; +James by l!ghtning. . ______ ,

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OUR DEAD--Continued.

DIED. DIED. JohnS. Harris ............... ISiS Wm. S. Malone. M. D ..... . . . 188J James G. Acton .............. 1Si8 H. B. Covington .............. 1885 Nathan Sullivan .............. 1Si9 R. A. Umpstead ..... . .. ... . .. 1885 John A. Corbett .............. 1SSO Wm. M. ~1cFenin ............ 18S6 Smith W. Moore. D. D ........ 1880 E. T. Hart ............... . .... 188i Canon C. Glover. M. D .. . ..... 1880 Wm. H. Leigh ................ 1888 Lorenzo D. Mullins ........... 1880 Guilford Jones, D. D ....... . .. 1888 W. D. F. Hafford ............. 1881 DaYid D. Moore ....... . ....... 18S9 Samuel B. Suratt . ........ . ... 1881 Romulus S. Swift .......... . .. 1889 'fhomas C. Holmes ............ 1881 Robt. W . Erwin, A. M ........ 1S89 Thoma-s L. BearCJ. .... . ........ 188~ Wm. :;\I. Patterson. D. D ...... 1889 Joseph R. Sykes .......... . ... 1SS2 Thomas J. Neely ....... . ...... 1890 Thomas Joyner· ............... 188~ M.D. Robinson ... . .... . ... . .. 1S90 Benjamin Peeples. M. D ...... . 18S3 Bryant }.fedlin ............... 1SHO Lewis R. Martin .............. 18S3 Constantine D. Davis .... . .... 1S90 Otis B. Whitten, M.D .. . ..... 1883 R. E . Graves .................. 1S91 James G. Pirtle ............ . .. 1883 John Williams A. M .......... 1S91 James C. Crews .............. . 188J I J. V. Fly ..................... 1S92 R. :N. Freeman ... . ......... . .. ISSJ Amos W. Jones, D. D ......... 1S92 .James B. Currie ...... . ....... 188-l

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MEMPHIS DISTRICT.

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1 25,000 00 1 4,000 lXII ......... ,1,:t1l} VB Pennsylvania. Avenue...... 1 301 .. ... 301 291 55 28 73 23 34 1 I 11 ,000 00 I 4,000 00.. ..... . . .'!l.o 00 MississlpptAvenue..... .. . . I 154 ..... 154 74 33 55 6 7 161 I 7,000 00 .... .. ... .. . .. .. ... . .... 1,1n7 50 Saltaron::;trect ........•......... 124 ...... 124 68 19 71 45 22 8 1 2,00000 1 1,50000 .. . ..... 1 ~5675

Springdale circutt... . ........... 1 339 . . . . . . 339 338 12 19 30 3 8 4 6,000 00 1 1,500 00 . . . . . . . . . z;;; 00 Bartlett circuit. . ...... . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hl.>; l . . • • . 165 210 151 2'Z 45 18 t2j 3 3,5011 00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 50 ool 2;;:, ~0 Arlington and Omtitude........ 2 211 .... . 241 230 25

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35 24 6 8 2 3,r,:~l 00 1 1.21i0 00 .....••.. , 551 UO Longstreet and StevenHon ...... . ...... , 16~ . . . . . 162 147 6 4 . ... . . 2 3 2 3.0.10 00 1 l,r>Oil 00. .. ..•... ~I 00 Germantown and Bethlehem . . . ., 1 1M .. .... 156- 141 11 4 3 o 6 3 2.r.oo 00 1 1 ,~00 00. . ....... 10 00 Collierville circuit .. . .. ········· i 3 I :lutl . ..... l 36J! 318 13 271 11 7 12 4 5,310 00 1 1,511.100 . ........ ! 1,:roo oo Macon circuit. ..... .. . . . . ... ... . ... . .. 28:1

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13 6 46 4 5,-!0ol 00 I 800 00. . . ...... 1,2'25 00 LaGrange and Saulsbury....... . . . . . , 2'20 . . . . 2:!0' 198 22 12 10 5 0 2 5,000 00 ...... .. .... . ..... j... . . . . . 470 00 Middleton circuit . ......... . .. . .. 1 I 211 ... .. 1 211 2l2 . . . . 5 . 26 2 . . . . . . 5 2,000 00 . . .......... . . ....... ...•..... . ...... Willistoncircuit.............. ... 1 ~~R ... ...

1 248 251 7...... 10 8 3 41 ij,l5000 I 1,2COOO'.. ....... MOO

Embury circuit . ... . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 1 3<1-1 . . . • • . 30 I 297 32 141 27 9 26 4 9,500 00 ............... . .. · 93 30 9:1 30 Millington circuit...... . .... . . 1 200 . .•.. 1 200 256 38 22, 22 20 24 3 2,80.) 00 . . . . .. . ......... : 121 00 1,351 30 Island35and lUchhtnJ .......... .. ... 72 ..• 72 75 8 8 10 15 7 1 600 OJ ....... . .... . .... . J ... •... 62 00 Randolph circuit..... . . . . . . . . . . . . I I BRa .. . .. I 3831 362 44 41 27 22 20 4 3.~0~ 00 1 fi50 oo, . . . . . .. . Ill 20

·-•r<>taL. .......... ........... 1 2t" -, !\,t;HUI ..... 1 5,68015,1811 5811 5H81 oo81 231 1 321\ 51- , 24o,~>w oo~-~-3-~- · i;o.~oo oo1 -£~30\56.ro838 Tota.llast year ........... 1 10 5,411 .. .... 5,44'~ 4,119 527 485 498 208 310 51'1, 230.130 00 13 43,600 00 3,330 00 H.7li~ o: Increase .. ........... .. .... ! 2 239 . . . . . . 238 1,035 67 113 110 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,5!0 00 . . . . . 6,600 00 . ........ 41,3-16 37 Decrease ........ . .. . ........ 1 ••• ·.:.. .. _.:.·... • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• •••••••••••••••• • •••••• • • I 19 Y. . ........... . ...... . . : ....... :·. 3,065 70, ...... _..

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6,08~1 5621 2'23 3591 1271 349 533,(1 f>,~gg 4~ ... 272 ... 528 I~ ... 299\ 519~

.. .. .. 491 169 ' .. . .. 50 ......

15,000 00 2 4 500 00 .... 800 00 . ..... ....

6,000 00 7,400 00 1 I 3,500 00 I 4,250 00 1 1 :>,000 00 I 1 i'>,650 00 ........... 3.()(10 00 I I

60000 . ..... ····· n,900 oo I 5.500 00 I 9,73.'; 00 I l 4,700 00 ........... 7,000 001 I 7,200 00 .. .. . .. ...

,500 oob.. .... 320 ()() ..... 50000 ..... .

,000 00 . o:ooo Oil .... 400110

825 00 . . li\0 00 .ooo 00 .. . . .. . . ,250 001 .. .. .. . 97 i)() ... ... 25000 ..........

,100 00 li.OOO 00 1,150 ()() ..... .. 35 00 ......... 500 00 1 i\0 00 400 (}() 80000 ·· · ·· 1,00000

,000 00 . . . . . 425 00 .. ... 69 ()()

900 00 .. .. . 105 ()() .. ... .. .... .. . 79 80

91,735 oo1 · 11--~ 12.~15 oo \ 12,~3; ool4,wo ao 8~:~n gg .. 11 .... -~~:~ex:.~ 13:~~ .ex: 3,~~1 :1,

. .............. 2500 99000.

UNION CI'l'Y DISTRIC'l'

-· I ~ ~ t: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ VJ (/) ~ P. a ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -a ~i ~~ ~ 'C ~ ~ ~ ~ 8 ~ ~ " s s ""' ;:: .... Cl!" .;: ~ .<l " "' ~ p.. "" Cl! f ~ oc=S ~~ ~~ o ~~ A~ A :! e ~ § ~ 0.= & ~

NAME OF CHARGE ~P.. s ~ ~+-' ~- g.._. ~o _so ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~eta ~~'8~ "' - .s s s 0 ,o'tl 'tl p:) 0 - "' p.. - ::s.... r-<- Cl! bl) ~ ~ 0 ~ ~ ~&:: ~ ~ ~ ~ 2 Z? - 0 ~ - ~c3 ~ ~ ~ ~ - - :: ~ ~ -~ -3:e ;...~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 ~ ~ ~ .g o o o ~ ~ _ _ a-~ _ "d z ce o ::s <3,) o J-1

0 0 0 " " ;g ;g .,a; .:1 < > z -;; :; ~ _g z z z ... 8 < ..; ~0 > 0 0

Union City station........... . ... 3 580 . . .. . . 580 551 24 68 67 5 15 1 ~ 15,000 00 2 ~Union City circuit......... . . . . . 3 600 . . . . .. 600 551 49 ilO 19 15 37 6 4,700 00 1 ~Cayce clt·cuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 810 . . . . . . 810 784 41 5 20 8 20 5 8,400 00 .... - Hlckm>Ln station................. . . . . 200 . . . . . 200 191 11 5 12 6 9 1 4,000 00 1

Lake RlutT mission . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 270 . . . . 270 220 53 4 4 22 24 3 2,130 00 ... 'l'lptonvllle circuit........ . . . . . . 3 456 . . . . . . 456 655 37 5 199 17 J4 7 2,500 00 1 Troy ctrcult.. . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . 4 202 . . . . . 26~ 249 13 12 It 4 15 3\1< 3,000 00 1 H~<rrls circuit ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 . . . . . . 456 433 40 13 30 6 35 4\1< 4,000 00 1 l"ulton statlon............ ....... 3 260 . . . . . . 260 26~ 18 27 35 1 13 1 7,500 00 1 T•'ulton circuit............. . . . .. . 9 562 . . . . . . 562 610 20 10 10 3 18 4 3,500 00 ..... . Water Valley circuit . . . . . . . . . . 4 469 . . . . 469 434 25 12 29 12 24 5 4,000 00 ... . Gardner circuit...... . . . . . . . . . . 4 525 . . . ... 525 520 ilO 4 12 6 19 5 2,400 00 I Martin station............ . .... .. 1 241 . . . . .. 241 2'21 28 20 24 12 19 1 1,500 00 1 ~I artin ctrcnlt . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 496 . . . . . . 496 381 5 2 7 7 15 5 4,000 00 .... Uresde11 station.... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 143 . . . .. 143 134 21 8 19 3 20 1 4,000 00 1

Ill 6,ooo oo1111 ....... Is 1,660 oo 800 00

.. .. i;ooo· oo' · ...... ·

.... i',Oi>o'oo :::::::: 700 00 ....... .. 500 00 ....... ..

1,200 00 ....... .. .... .. . ... .. 40 00

... 00 00 142 60 130 00 100 00

100 00 35100

...... 500'60 ::::·.·.::: ::::·::: 2,000 00 14,000 00 115 00

............ 20000 .. ....... 1,200 00 . .. . .. . .. 50 00

~harou circuit....... . . . . . . . . . . I 573 . . . . . . 573 526 41 16 10 3 15 4 4,400 00 1 Green tleld circuit.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 300 .. . . . 300 295 . .. . .. 40 . . . .. . . .. . .. 36 4 2,200 00 ...... 1.... .. • • .. 1...... . . 1... .. ....

'l'f>lal. ..... . ~.-: .. ... , au

1

. 7,:wal ...... I 7,lW3, 7,t.rkll 4461 2711 5091 1301 4~9~ 60V.I 77,28u 00112 1 15,750 00\14.240 0012,818 60 850 00.. .. . .. 50 00

'l'ot,~llast yeur........ .. . 41 6,907 ..... 6,910 5,207 591 3ll8 385 131 38'-Z 51% 72,650 00 9 ll,500 0014,300 00 2,926 30 Increase................... . .. .. . 296 .. . .. 293 1,817 . .. .. .. .. 124 .. .. .. 47 8% 4,530 00 3 4,250 00 ................. . Decrease........... .. . .. r; .. . . .. .. . .. .. . 145 57 . .. . 1 .. .. . . .. .. . .. . .. . ... . .. .. . . .. .... .. 60 00 107 70 --- - --- --- ---

_,.-

..... -.,;:

PA nTT(" A H DI~'l'RIC:'l' ~ .--r-

P~ducah-Broaclw~y .. .. .•... .•. 1 080 .... .. 680 6'7 2"2 5C 55 5 17 I 10.000 00 I 'l'l:!lrcl Stre•·t.... .. . . .. .. . I 234 . .. .. 234 230 38 39 73 11 23 1 4,000 00 ..... .

Wooclvllle circuit ............... 5 73:! ...... 73'2 63il 118 38 62 ......... 6 5.50000 I Padnc:th clrenlt .. . .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. '.!ffl .. . .. ~117 214 · ~ 4 14 6 2 4 3,500 00 ..... I...... .. .. .. .. . .. . Mllbmn cl ren!L......... .. .. .. .. . 5 425 .. .. . 425 425 16 G 22 7 15 4 5,600 00 I 600 00 1,200 00 60 95 Cllnton station........... .. .... . 1 218...... 219 219 9 39 49 2 6 I 4,000 00 1 1,500 00 15,000 00 48 15 ML. Pleas>\ lit circuit..... .. .. . .. 3 398 .. .. • . 398 380 32 8 22 2 23 5 4.000 00 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 450 00 >;prinp; Hlll ancl Shlloh . . . . . . . . . 1 30.~ . . . . . . 30.5 3'20 39 10 20 2 20 2 ~.ooo 00 Ysl 300 00 ........ . ........ .. \Hcklltrc circuit................ .. .. . ~60 . .. .. 200 10.'i 60 17 4 2 51 4 2,500 00 1 675 00... . .. . 800 00 Columbus stat ion.... .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. 66 .. .. .. 66 96 .. . 2 32 I .. .. . . I I ,200 00 I 600 00 400 00 II 00 M<>scow circuit. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . J 503 .. .. .. fi03 465 44 P 15 4 2.~ 4 3,600 00 I 650 00 .. .. .. . 600 00 Barel well aucl Arlington. . . . . . . . . . . . 348 . . . . . . 3<!H 445 19j 21 101 9 IS 2 2,000 00 1 600 00 . . . . . . . . . 40 00 Wln~o circuit... . .... . . . . .. . . . . .. 3 3So . .. . .. 350 500 17 14 7 31 151 a I 5,200 00 1 I 600 001 .. .. . 25 00 Mayflelcl circuit............ .. .. 7 411.~ .. . 41'3 442 33 3 15 .. . 24 5 4,000 00 1 600 00 .. .. .. .. . 475 00 M:<yfteicl Htt~tion.. ...... . .... .... 2 295 .... .. 295 ~64 40 31 31 2 26 1 12,000 00 I 1,000 00 2.500 00 5,000 00 l"f\rmington circuit...... . . . . . . . ~ 727 . . . . 7'27 597 J:{ll 19 20 2 99 5 4,000 00 1 450 00 .. .. .. .. . 600 00 flriensbnrp: c·ircuit...... . . . . . . . 3 473 . . . . . 473 438 3.'; 26 17 12 46 6Y, 3,600 00 1 325 00 O.'i 00 150 00

'l'ot>Ll ........................ l 361 0,7411 ...... ,6.74516,4951 0561 3421 5591 701 4<13,55Ysl 76,700 OOI13Y,I 13.400 ooltn,365 ool 9,03100 'l'oL~llllSt yeur.. ..... .. . .• .. 36 6,875 .. .. .. 6,921 6,984 395 447 410 148 373 56Ys 68,500 00 13 13,375 00 17,000 00 11,664 00 Increase.............. . ..... . . . .. . . . ... . ... .. . . . . . . . ... . . 261 .... ·c 149. ... . 30... . . 8,200 00 ~ 25 00 1,40.5 00 ....... .. Decrea•e........ .. .. . .. .. .. .. 131 .. .. . 176 489 .. .. 105 .. .. .. 70 .. .. . I .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.032 40

.... ~:~ 001 .. -~. OO.I I .&1~ ~ 500 00 .. .. ....... .. .

<;; PARIS DI'-''l'RIC'l'. :J

Pf\ris station...... . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . 2 28.'i .. • • 211.'\ 230 5 20 21 2 3 1 6.8 •o 00 2 Parts circuit............. . .. . . . .. . . .. . . 300 .. .. . 300 230 . .. . .. . .. . . .. 1:, 10 2~~ 2,500 00 .... McKenzie station.... . ........... 7 220 .... .. 220 241 7 37 45 ... .. . 2 I 5,000 00 I McKenzie circuit. .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. 1 230 .. .. 230 380 .. .. .. 9 13 .. .. . . .. .. . 4 4,000 00 1 GI~ason circuit .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 539 . .. . .. 539 587 15 .. .. .. 63 5 7 4 4,000 00 ...... TrPzeva.nt circuit.... .. .. . • .. .. .. 3 443 .. .. .. 443 430 20 5 12 3 15 6 4,115 00 .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .... . I 115 00 Manlyvlllecircult........ .. .. .. 3 715 .. .. .. 715 690 41 4 10 6 36 7V. 6,000 00 I fiOO 00 .. .. .. .. 50 00 Big Sandy circuit.......... .. .. . I 201 .. .. • . 201 169 31 10 9 4 1R 5 1,02.'; 00 1 250 00 25 00 ........ .. Va.xon circuit.... . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 330 .. .. .. 3.~ 309, 27 .. .. .. .. .... 7 20 5 1,800 00 .. .. . .. .......................... .. Conyersv1lle circuit .. . .. .. .. .. . 1 530 2 53'2 479 30 23 13 4 15 7 3,300 00 I 800 00 .. . .. .. .. 750 00 Cottage Grove circuit............ 1 434 .. .. .. 434 418 20 9 10 a 16 6 3,330 00 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .... .. . 1,000 00 Lynnv1lle circuit..... .. ... .... .. I 415 .... .. 415 461 21 6 24 II 16 5 2 73.'\ 00 I fiOO 00 30 00 498 00 New Providence circuit.......... 3 620 .. .. .. 620 MO 30 4 10 14 30 6 4,700 00 1 400 00 .. .. . .. .. 75 00 Mnrray circuit ........ ... , .. .. .. . 6 860 .. .. .. 860 OSI 791 8 21 11 62 5 5,500 00 1 1,000 00 40 00 ........ .. Henton statlnn.......... .. .. .. ... 1 157 .. .. . 157 8'l 8 771 1.0 .. .. . 6 I I 1.500 00 .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .... .. 40 00 Benton circuit.................. . 3 440 .. .. .. 440 419 3.'\ 4 18 9 22 5 2,950 00 1 400 00 .. .. . .. .. 4 00 Dexter clt·cult............ . .. .. .. 5 662 .. .. .. 662 588 104 6 36 4 88 8 2,900 00 1 550 00.. .... .. . 78 15

2,800 oo ......... . 620

.. .. ·,~ooo· ool io;ooo· ool" i ,435 · oo 500 00 .. .. .. .. . 66 00

~Ot!\1.. ..................... , 88 17,4311 2 I 7,4331 6,9771 4731 2'l'21 3151 981 3661 79!41 62,655 00112 I 9,300 00110,095 001 4,117 3.'\ 'l.'otallast year.. .. ..... .. .. 35 7,287 2 7,289 4,905 403 244 264 81 417 82 67,750 00 10 6,675 00 10,290 00 3,001 35 luCl·ease.... .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. 3 144 .. • .. 144 2,072 70 .. . .. . 51 17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 2 2,625 00 .. .. . .. . 513 00 Decrease.............. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 .. .. . ... .. . 51 2ga 5,095 oo .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 195 00 ......

~AMI•: OF CHAR(~E

Lexington JniHRion . ..... . L~xtngto11 drt'nit .. . M!tllln dreu!t..... . . IJntllingdon and Long Roclc Hollow Roe l< rireult ..... . ( 'a.nHlt:a:n <'1rrnit.. . . . .......... . DN·M nrvtllt' :md S:\ltlllo . ... ... . D~<'aturvtlle clr<'nit ....... . ,;anUs dreu!t ............. . P>'tTy,·llle mission ............. . SnJ;!'it.r 'rn•e circnll ... .......... . BNhel and l•'akon ..... .. .. ... .. . ('ranPs\"111(' eircuit .............. ,

- Adatnsvill~ c·trcu!t . . . . . . ... . iji "hlloh ch·c·ult ...... . ........ . - -rot:~t. . . . .. . ..~. :.-.-. -.-. -.. -1

t .g ~

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~

5 2

7

n I

z ... ~ ~

~:E :<; i:: 0 0 z

flU 1)50 :!7:! ltlll

' .. ~ s "' ~~

I ~ ~ ~1~1:: ::. IHI 4i>R, ... . :195 ..... . :100 .... . 109 .... . 1r:1 .... . :rn ...... 1 6.';5 .... . 4:l0 .... .

~ 8 ., .... ....,

;:. .. ~ ., ;... or.

E

"2

~ 66

MO ;J7:l 186 5n.~ 015 181 4:l8 39n 100

~~~I I:J:l 371 rn.~ 430

LEXINGTON DIS'l'RIC'l.'.

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~~ "" ~ ·ce ::=~ ., "" r.. ~:... tel-< " "' .., ... ., "'"' ~ !l

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~ ill ill ~·a" a1l .!;'8 "' :s

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3 ;a ;a ';5 "" < 0 "" "" ~~ H

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56 ...... 10 •> ~ ...... I n:W i5 . .... 5 I~ :~ , :180 4 10 :ll 152 ;!•! :!a II 0 1:1 4:l0 I:JI 9 ~!2 ~(' 109 008 13 5 II I :16 li>R 19 ~-~1 6 8

141 11·1 ~!3 II 7 10 4:10 17 \) 0 4 In :!AA 1:! ..... 4 .. 2

4(~)1 1:! 6 9 II fl 117 :\61 17

1~1 ·!I 8

3H 4 •! "!3 6;-r.: 361 ~I 14 '2 II .~~ ~>() · " In H 10

" "' .,

"' -" -" <.>

" .... .... " " .Q

-" (..) 0

0 0 ., 0 " Cii z >

I 1,200 00 ~ :J,500 00 n 2,R'i0 00 'l n,ooo oo n 3,700 00 H :l,17n oo 2 1,500 00 8 2.21n <XI 8 ~.!XXI 00 a

I l ,n<XI 00

1 I ,niKl !XI :1 1,47~ uo 6 '!,:?flf) ()() n I :1,n<NI !KI 1 a.m~l <KI

g; l ~ ll. 'g ~ ~ § - ~ """' ~ :n 0-B~ :<:..~IV ~ ;e ~~;:: [..:1~~~ L P< -;:;..,., :>, o)

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I .... .. ..

I .....

.. I I

o ;..o ~ ~ ~ ~ .a ';2 S2__

_>~~--'----:J '150 ()I) 100 00

4oo·ooi····io·oo 800 00 ........ . 500 ()() ....... . 150 00 100 00 .. ... 100 (XI 100 001 ...... . lnO c,, '1o oo . . .... 100 !XI n50 oo ..... .

150 00

·· ··7oo·oo1··· !i~·ix> 450 00 3tli> (XI,.

12fi ()I) I() 00

100 00 :!.!) 10 ~I I~ 15 00

1~;; ~~~ ·! ;;o

187m 60 (XI

n r~1

H20 ~·> ~.<~t-n n;

lnc•rea!-if? . . . . . ............ . Tot:Ll last .r~ar ............ ... ,

:11 ,5,707 ...... n .7ml ,.,1111 ;~,.8 . - ioJii 19-t 93 'l\1:1 1~ aR.41n ou H•a • t.lllu m; I ,!KlO Wf 43 .. u::IO~ .:::::16,:ll.tJ ».3~g .. ~:~, ... 196 ... 286 ... 104, ... ~2\.8:.1 .... 4~.9-JO.!KJ ···~··•. 4,?fJ ~ ~~~: ~~l\ '!,7-'':.! I~

llP('rPaRf".. . . . • . . . . . • . . d.

Memphis .......... . .. . ......... . flt·ownsville .................... . ,Ja<'l<SOH... .... .. . ••........ Dyers burl( ................ . Union City ....................... . Pn.duea.h ...... .......... .. . . Paris .............................. . L~xtnf!ton.. ... . ......... .

Total. .................... .. 'L'ota.l last year .. ...... .... . IncreaHe ... ])(wrea!'·W.

~

6 50n ..... ·' 59n . . . . . . 63, 70 9'2 II 3:! II 10,50.) ()() !a •...............

21 II 2'~ 36 36 :1n 38 :!7

~:H 239

n,68o1 ..

5,283 ... 0,147 6,477 7,203 .... 6,741\ ..

~:~~i .. . ·! .I ;;,1,67~ 4 oo,Ot:! a

000 I

JUX'API'l.'U LA'l'ION.

5,686' n.~H:l !l,IIH 11.178 7.~~1:!

11,7151 7,4:1:! 5.707

5,184 o,:.t~:! n,nrr;

1 6,0H·! 7,0~1 6,4\151 6,977 n.114

584 ~86 307 562 446 6.';6'

4731 408

598 117' 487 2"~1 ::!71 342 2"2"2 1")6

608 317 :!76 :J.o;O 5(~ 51;9 311>1 Ill)

nll,677 4H, l'l:J 3,7:!2 2,386 3;!37 50,006 :J9,266 3,786 2,540: 3,069

611 H.H1>7 . . . . . . . . . . I~ ns IM, ..

~~~ 321 nl &~ 171 (l()l:l •17 190 47

1 ~'7 :149 na• .• 1:10 4~o oox;' 7u 403 n.~' ,, 98' ;lfl(j 791 , , 9:! 2g3 72

R·l :l,n:ll 179'-, l,lOil ~,7~:.! liR

. . . J1.2 :?-.?I 2ril ..... . •

:! 10,6.';0 00 13 88,:l81 00 9 90,000 001 II 91,73fi 00 II 77,2:!0 00 I~ I 76,700 00 13'-'1! 0~.655 001 12 :l8,41n oo 8 11i

765,8"!6 00 *89 7-13, 541> 00 81

'!2,:!81 oo tn

•.,;houl<l r~ad el~:ttty-nlne a.td t!ve sixth~. 1.-;b•>ttl<l rp ld five an<\11\·e-~lxth~.

fi0,200 00 :ltH aol 5fl, I OR :!K 10.450 00 2,7n<l 00 :l,R98 60 15,150 oo n,250 ool 4,751 on 12,87n oo 12.11:!5 oo 4,19tl ao 11>,750 (X) 14.~10 00 2,818 (j(l 13,400 IXJ 1 9,36.~ 00 9,631 (~I 9,300 00· 10,005 00 1,117 :Jr> 4,100 6.~ 1,000 00, H26 Kn

131 ,2\ll (l;; 65,HH9 :10 H6,311l 3:! 101,990 oo 71,7Ho oo 45.762 01 20,301 o.; . . . . . . . . 10,5R'i :12

fi.AA~ 701 ....

;wr

~

Sunday-School Statistics, Memphis Conference, 1892. MEMPHIS Dl!'.TRICT.

NAME OF CHARGJi!

Memphis-First Church....... r Central ................ . Hernando Str<'et ........ · Pennsylvania Avenue ..... . 1\l is,is;ippl Avenue ....... . Sa.tiaron Street ........ .

Springdale circuit . . . . . . . . .. Bartlett circuit ............•... Arlin~ton and Gratitude.. . . .. Lougst reet and Stevenson . ... . (;<'rmantown and 13etblehem .... l ('ollierville circuit... . . ....... . ~t:.con c1rcuit..... . ......... . La(;range and Saulsbury ...... .

Wi~~~~~;~cf:~~~~~t:::::.: . :::· ::I J.:mbury circuit .. . ............. , ~l illington circuit .......... . . hlau rl 35 and Richlnnd ....... . . Hannolpli circuit ............... .

.;, 0 0 .s::

~(.)

O'fi

0

"' I I I 1 2 I 4 4~ 2 2 3

4 2 5 4 4 4 1 4

i '.,... ~ iEO:ll jo ct-5 ..... ·n ~

I c ~..-1.> OCJ~

'Z

'J'otallast year. . . . . . . . . . 53 'l'Otal . . lm'•,;l Increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <J 1,; Decrc~se .. .. .... . .. ...... .

ui ... " 0

~.c o<>

.:JJ 0 z

:0 .;, 0 0

~~~ s !1i <

I"' . ~ ~ :d$.1 od 0 ~ ~=~ O~r1 §~ c.>;..o u.cA 0.-o o·;o u:n . 0.~ <e ~P:l I~._$ . .,: =·=

~~b ~~ =ol~o~ o< < ...

:!() 00 *2r29 3.')'$3.'!()() 21 to OO' Zi9 a:; H 50: 313 7tl

8000

:f ~~ .::~:~! .. :~~ ~~ 8 ]i)... .. . 48 li) 4 10 . . .. . 41) ]i) 8 6.'; . .. .. 06 61 2 ?<J' 4 O'll 37 30 ':J8 ....

13 00. t;, GO

6 :;o; 12 00 3 75 10'2 81

56 w: .. 6 41) .. :!f,()l 7 OJ

800 t:;()

3.'i ]:; 8.1 ~0 :l8 i)J

to8 oo 119 04 4'~ :! 1 15 00 46 15

HROWNSVIT,LE DISTRICT

Brown,ville station.. . . . . . . . . 1 24 BrownR ,. ille circuit.. . . .. .. .. . . .. 5 ra Wootl\ilte circuit.. . .. .. .. . .... 5 27 B~lls station................. 1 II Alamo circuit...... .. .. .. .. .. . 7 M ~tantcn n.nd :M:u.:on . . . . . . . . . . . 2 23 ll•·atlt'u circuit.. . .. . . .. .. ~ 201 1ll·lmont cireuit . . . • .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 ;g1 R~~:{;·mre~~m~~L:::::::::::::: : ~~ ~~·~:w~~m,.c~l~~~~;.::: · · ::::: · ::: ~ ~~· 'J'oone ('i1'Cuit... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 16 1 •oll\·nr circuit..... .. .. .. .. . .. . 2 ~~

3i;.5 310 201

7;) 310

l;1f 1551 145 140 235 ~()()

235 100 131 72

!HOO ...... 9f.(l ....... , 28 2v .. .. • . 11 3:l ... 57 37 2 00 13 4~ 19 82 .. .. • .. 4 s:; 42 63 a·l co ~~ 50 s M 8):;(} ....... 900 ......

i'1 ~L.... · s·w .. 128 63 l~l ~6 . .. .. 168J ...... 15~,) 30 5:).. .. .. 19 ()() .... . 17 co .. .. ;; co .... .

:.:.: :~:~~ .... ~~·=]::::: ::: 3'~8L .... 1 ............... .

1'?3 ('0 4:1 6·~ 7-J t;) 7' 9'.! Go> (}tj 94 :;; Hi)O Zij ;)~)

143 UM 3•l 2J

.. '47 00 :;g·s:J 3!J 2U ::.:A:.:cl:.:cat=n::,o;;7.st::a=ct-=-io::.:n::.·:.:·.:.· :..: .. .:. . .:.: .. :..:·.:.· .:.:".:.·.:.· :..: .. .:. . .:.:· ·:_:·c_.,.l;-~-.cl2

~:~~:l·iasi·y·e:ii-:·::·::::::·:lliO' ~f\ ~;l: ~~: ~~g] :gH~[ ~1~~ Increase . . .. . . .. .. . . ... .... , ...... j.... . ....... , 15 87 .......

1.... .. . .. .. .-.

3,

l t'cre:ts<' ....... . .......... 1 1;, 0 319 ....... ·• 10 H ~8 75J 241

JACKSON J)l "'l'RICT.

Jack~on-FirHt Church .... . Hays AYenue .. . .. .. . . ... 1 Wt>st J acltson . .. .. .. .. .. 1 Cily Mis. and Le~ter Chap. 2

Jacl"on eircnit..... . . . . . . . . . 6 Humboltltst~,tion .. . ... ... . 1 'J'rttnton station...... .. . . .. .. 1 rl'n·uton circuit..... . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Dy, r circuit .. . . . . . • 4 lll'itdford circuit... .. . . .. .. .. 4 .' dlan ~tat! •n. ... .. . . . .. . . ... . 1 M Han clrcui t. . . .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. . 1 5 Me<lil:a circuit..... . . .. . . . . .. ·J ~prl:lg Creel< circuit ...... . ..... . Pinson circmt ............... .. Henrt~r~on c ir('uj t

'1 ota.l.. .. .. .. .. . . .. . .I .,~ I """I 'l'otal 1:\.st yc :tr.. . ... . .. .. .. 48 43J Increase .. .. .. .. . .. . . . . . . . 4 30

__ uecr~.. ............ . ... . . .

3\·~ 2'25 701....... 18 601

.. .. .... .

192 M 39 .. .. . . . II 40 ...... .. 72 7840 ...... 43v ..... . 88 900 ....... ~!10 ...... .

21l0 29 2.';i....... 19 65 65 00 175 134 661...... 6 60 .... . 163 119 74 • . . .. . . H ~'0 .. .. ~~ 17 85 .. .. . .. I Uo'.... .. """' 65 251....... 3 ()J ...... . 130 7 50 .. .. . 5 5o . ..... ..

~' ~~~.~~.:~,:::·: · :, . ~.~·J 5001 80 tlO .. .. . . . 3 50 ....... . 3'25 3590 ..... 145 ..... ..

~~ ~~ ...... ~M : .. ·:.1

2H 30 (j.'j 79 82 40 12 I 0

1 t3 no 140 0.) 131 9~ ~8 U.'i t;8 :!;) 750

11:! 7~ 2\) 2·! 83 51 ~ ~ 05 H II ~7 ()()

~.6..;.,

11,\J,.tS- '-i'l lt 'J I lt ~ ti:i\ v5 wr,

3,~~ ~:~6.01 .. 8~.~~, .. ~~.9o 1,157 8.) 1 .......

. . . . . 31 27 74 79 ·~I) '!i 1,032 &11 ..• . ....

DYERSBURG DIS'l'RIC<r.

NAME Ol.i' CHARGE.

Dyersburg station.... . ......... 2 38 300$ 9"2 00$. $ 8 50$ 50 00 $ 150 50 Dyersburg circuit .. .......... . .. 3 19. !OJ 20 ()() 6. 50 125 Z'/50 Hales Point Mission ............. 5 20 155 2 50'.

.. 'ii>so 250 Curve circuit ..................... 6 35 288. 4000 500 5.5 81 Ripley and Durham\ ille ......... 2 29 289 35 61 17 JO 52 75 Riph•y circuit...... .. . . .. .. ..... 5 23 170 36 00. 825 44 25 Hennin~r circni t 4 261 200 ........ 960 1000 .. ·62.uo 19 60 CoYington station.::::::::::::::: 2 21 180 ... 330 ······ ·· Covington circuit .............. . . 4 49 264 41 50 47 95 Mt. Zion and Hethuel. ........... 3 15 200 3500 700 12 631. 48 00 Brighton Mission ................. 1 4 25 ~; 400

6 3l 400

Friendship circuit.... . ......... 8 64 56 00 . . ..... 500 25.00'

6400 Newbern station ................. 2 17 200 45 00 . 10 00 80 00 mw~rn~~u ...... .. ......... 6

I in' 3'20 36 00 ... ...

""7"80 .: :. ::::1 ~2 65 Trimble circuit ............. .. .... 4 30, 211 900 16 80 Wilsonville circuit ......... . ..... 6 45 316 91 35 ....... 31 tO ........ 12"2 47 Kenton and Rutherford ...... ... 2 28: 198 8.1 79 . 10 62 ..... 94 41

'rotal . ... ............... 68 I 514! 3.933 6Z7 75 28 10

H72"r1MT 'l'otallast year ........ . · .. :: 58 428 3,587 79"2 48 19 22 ISO 46 42 30 ........ Increase ............. ..... 10 . ... 86 ... 316

888 ... . . 94 70 . ... Decrease .. ··············· 164 73. 33 24 ...............

UNION CITY DISTRICT.

Union City station .............. . Union City circuit..... . . . . . ... . Cayce circuit . . . . . . ........... . Hickman station ................ . Lake Rluff mis"ion ............ . 'l'iptonville circuit... . . . . . . .... . '!'roy. c\r'?uit...... . . . .. . . .... . HarriS mrcmt... . . . . . .. .. .... . Fulton station ............ ..... . . Fulton circuit.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Water Valley circuit .... ... . . . Gardner circuit...... . ........ . Martin station .................. . Martin circuit ................... . Dresden station .......... ... .... . Sharon circuit. . . . . . . . .... • . . .. Greenfield circuit ............... .

'rota.l. ..... . .. . ..... . ...... . Total last year ............ . Increase ................... . Decrease....... . ... . ..... I

Paducah-Broadway ....... . . . . Third Street .. ... ...... .. .

Woodville circuit ........ . .. . ... . Paducah circuit...... . . . . .... . Milburn circuit..... . . . . . ..... • .. Clinton station .................. . Mt. Pleasant circuit ........... . Spring Hill and Shiloh ......... . Wickliffe circuit .. .............. . Columbus station .............. . Moscow circuit .................. . Bardwell and Arlington ....... . Wingo circuit ................... . Mayfield circuit............ .. ..

1 Mayfield station ......... ·.· .. ·.·.·.·.· Farmington circuit .... . . Briensburg circuit .. ........ . .

;; 5 1 4 7 2 3 I 3 5 5 1 4 I 5 2

32 24 40 13 33 40 17 20 24 20 in' 16 15 27 8,

50. 10

5.'; l 426 56 ... 4~

- 34

_20_00, 8~~ 9~~~ ~~~ 35·oo···87.61

ISO 166 ool ~ ~~I 103 52 01 160 1\ 20 5 65 . 10 85 :r.-:; 63 oo· 7 25 675 ....... . 9700 100, 8 00 ..... . 2001· 15 00 . . . . . . . . .......... . 190 161 00 . . • . . 11 00 ... . ... .

~ ~~::··::: ···s·oo ..... . Zoo: 36 00 1 10 00 ....... . 150 · 7000 ' ...... 965 900 200 15 66 . . . . . . . 3 20 ...... . 86 6500 500 ....... 1 1000

r~ __ t;_~ ::~~:~1. .• :.: :::10:~

800 34 00

175 oo· 26 00

49·co 88 6a 18 86 8-l 50 9"2 97 15 00

3,547 898 20 39 70 80 fi2 347 39 ... . 3,209 8i0 70183 3g-l 98 551 900 91

238 ""27"501.43.~9 ... 18 03. _553 52 .... .

PADUCAH DIS'l'R!Cl'

2 1 7 2 I t I 5 2 3 I

1 4 2 2 4 1 6 3

48 17 ~ 8

27 15

~I lg 20

:~ , 17 19 35 26

330 360 30 . . . . . . . 19 35, . 3i9 6.'; lin' 51 10 . . . ~ 00 8 50 64 60 337 23 30 12 00 10 00 . . . . . . . 43 30

~ J~:::::: ' ~~fg, .... 4.10 nt~ ~ ;g ~ ::::::: .. ~ 301. _15_0~ n ~b 150 48 00 . . . . 13 00.. . 61 00 16.; . . . . . . . . . . . ·I 25 oo .. .

i~ !! ~ :::::: 1 .J~; ::::::·· ... ~~ ro 180 35 60 . . . . . . . 7 00 ........

1

42 60 243 2"l35 ....... 1187 .... . .. 342~

~J ~ A:ij::::::· .... 9.301 .12'3.70 IR~ Jg 127 25 00 . . . . . . . 8 75 .....

'l'otal........................ 50 -38ol 3 ~'6~, 86~ 89 12 00 12.1 2·!1176 95 - .-.- .-.-.. 'l'otallast year.............. 53 39al 3,375 992 461 6 75 76 58 fit 15 ...... .

ifecf{e";,,~_-."." . .".".""············ 3 ····i5 113 12957 525

.4764 .. 115

.80

:::::: :: •Mt. Zion Church-neither <:harge nor district g iven.-­

(70)

I

PARIS DISTRICT. ------

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IS>:" "' 0 -·oe

\8gi c o~£ 8~o "" Oo~'§

~~ u,..c

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u., C<IJ o~ .. OJ C:n .~ ..... ~ :"~<l ..,;1;..1""

0 -~t-1

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NA"'IE OI•' CHARGE.

Paris station ..................... . Paris circuit., ... ................ . McKenzie sHLtion . .. . ......... .. McKenzie circuit .............. . . G Ieason circnlt ............ .. .. .. Tr··zevant circuit.... .. .. .. ... ..

1 16 131$ 50 oo·$ ...... $ 6 20 $ ...... 1 ~ 56~ 3 18 175 19 50 . .. .. . 6 6S 2 26 166 36 72 3"2 24' 6 31 73 27 4 16 2.;() 15 oo ......

1

2 oo . . . . . . . . 17 oo

~ ~ ;~ ~~ .... !0 .... 8.95 400 ~~3 Man Jyville circuit.. .. .. .. .. .. . .. ~ig ~an~y C!-I'CUit.... .. .. .. . .. .. l· axon c1rcu1t..... . ............. . Conyersville circuit .. . . ...... .. Cotll\ge Grove circuit ........... . Lynnv1lle circuit..... . ......... . New Providence circuiL ......... . Murray circuit ................. . Henton stati<Jn.......... . .. ... .. . Benton circuit ............ .. .. .. Dexrer circuit ... .

8 3.'i 200 5000. 400 ........ MOO

~ ~~ ;~ .. II 80 ... 7.66 ::.:::·1 ... 15.6~ 76 435~ 2:20020 18 49 17 531 8 73 .. . ..

3440. 200 ........ 3640 5 43 2881 20 001. 11 30 . . . . . . . . 31 3'Z 6 40 375 3095 630 ........

L ;~ ~ ~ ~g. · 6 15 13

oo · .. · ~ 1g 5 30 2'23 48 00 5 20 275 970. l 7:S ~ ... 10 45

'l'oLal.. .................... . -~ Total last year ........... . lr•crease ................ . .. . Decreasa ................ ..

~~ I ~~I J!,tii· ~~l_ ~I ~! ~fl~ ~r~: ~I . : .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 23 33 7G .... 1........ 142 27 .. .

LEXINGTON DISTIUC'l.'.

Lexington mi~sion .......... . .. . Lexington circuit ............. . Mitllin circuit...... . .. ...... .. Hnnting<lon and Long Rock ... . Hollow Rock circuit ... . camden circuit..... . ......... .. Decaturville and Saltillo ....... . Decaturville circuit .... Sardis circuit. . .. . PerryYille mission ........ . sugar Tree circmt ...... .. Bethel and L,.,a.lcon .............. . Cra.ne:-.ville circuit ......... ...... . Adamsville circuit ::.biloh circuit ..... .

2 5 2 2 5 :; 2 8 5 -1 5 2 I 6 4

20 'l5 8

24 26 2;) lc 37 30 10 25 13 3

40 14

1641 20 W 66 4G ....... 220 2'Z 00 4 50 26 50 60 5 00·"... 5 00

1601 78 30 15 23 7 26 .. . 100 79 371 33 75 to oo 49 i'o• 93 45 2'20 18 'l5 7 oo ~5 z;; 65 40 00 . 40 00

2.'l0 6 50 6 50 !50 6 00 6 00

·-~~0,. 10 00,.: ::: 0: I' . . .. :: I 10 OJ ··.... 12 75 . . . . 2 72 . . . 15 47 1'!lJ 20 00 ". . .. ... ~5 co I~ 320 .......... 43.'5

34;; 2u oo 2.~ 40 .. .. .. 43 w zoo: 10 ool .~ gg .. 1600 11 60

'l'otal. . .

1-:~318 2.7'!<, 305 75 15 23 M 98113'~ 10 ....

l'Dl'noecctl'ro'eel·,l::s.?est_·,).·ear. ·.· .. ·· .. ·:·.·.· ·.· ···:· _:._· ... :· .:·1. 7~~~ 3~~31 :!.516 3.'50 18' . 75 10 140 65 .: ~ - 796 ... 44'-isl. 15 23

.. io'i2 .... s.i;i --~~~~------~~~------------~--~~

RECAPITULATION.

Memphis .... • ................... .. llrownsYille ................... ..

57'\, 4&~-~ 4i'81 ' 1,75279 11085 230082,9'2'269::::::: : n5 282. 3,036 688 2v s 60 152 97 51 I9 ...... . .

Jackson.. .. ......... 0 ..

Dyersburg ......... .... ........ . Union City ........ .... .......... .. Paducah ................ .. Paris ............................. . Lfl'xingron.. . .. . ........ . . .

5'! 466 3,827 1,0G8 74 11 91 112 63 95 00 .. 08 514: 3.933 627 75 28 J(J 147 2'2 137 00 ...... .. 55 426, 3.300 870 70 83 39 98 55 000 9! ...... . 50 34~1 n 1 ~:iZ~ ~f

0s96

12 oo 124 z-2 176 95 ...... . 76 ,, 39 09 108 15 12 73 .... .. . . 58 318: 2.720 1 305 75 15 23 M 98 13'2 10 ....... .

'l'otal.. ................... .. 'l'otal last year ............ . . !n('rease ... ................ . Derrease .......... ..

471 \',I 3,4°!0 t8.u7U 60607 &!1309 17 l ,048 80 4 ,4~8 57\ .. 478 3,408 28,301 6,8°:!'2 18 280 03 1,037 16 2.237 08 .

12 ............ 2914 ..... 2,19149 ... .. 6121 . . . 131 214 30. . . . ........ .

*No charge nor church given. -- ---- -----(71)

SESSIONS OF THE MEMPHIS CONFERENCE.

No.j Place. Date. President. Secretary.

1 Jackson, Tenn ...... Nov.-4,18-!0.J. 0 . Andrew .... . ..

1

w.L.1-1cAlli8ter 2 ~1emphis, Tenn . . . ... Nov. 3, 18.U Beverly Waugh .... W.L.1-IcAllbter 3 Holly Springs, Miss .. Nov. 2. 18-!2 J. 0. Andrew ....... W.L.~IcAllLtet· -!;Paris. Tenn .... . ..... Nov. 8, 1843 Joshua Soule .. . .. . . W.L.~lcAllLter 5 Somerville, Tenn .... Nov. 20, 18-!.f E. S. Janes ...... . .. W.L.1IcAllbter (i.Grenada.11iss ...... -~Nov. 19. 18-!;> . ~Ioses Bl'ock ....... W.L.McAllister i Memphis, Tenn ..... Nov. 2.). 18!6 J. 0. Andrew ... . ... D. J. Allen 8.Jackson, Tenn ...... . Nov. 2-!, l S.f; ,Joshua Soule ....... D. J. Allen 9 Aberdeen. :\1iss .... ..

1

Nov. 15, 18-!8 Robert Paine ....... D. J. Allen 10 ~olly Springs, Miss .. ~ov. 1?. 18~9 W~ll~am ~apers ... - ~D. J. Allen 11 'I renton, Tenn . . .. . . Nov. 1.3, 18.)0 W1lham Capers .... D .. J. Allen . 12 Paducah. Ky . .. ..... Nov. 12, 18.)1 .Joshua Soule .. ..... D . .J. Allen 13 Bl'ownsville, Tenn ... Nov. I I. 1852}. 0. Andrew .... . .. ,D. J . Allen H Grenada, :\1iss ...... Nov. 2. 1853 ·william Capers .. . .. I D .. J. Allen ].)Somerville, Tenn .. .. Nov. 1, 185.f,Robert Paine ....... \A. L. Hamiltan 16,:\femphis, Tenn ..... Nov. 1-!, 1855'H. H. Kavanaugh .. . Guilfol'd Jone3 11 .Jackson, Tenn ....... Oct. Iii. 185ti.John Early ... . ..... Guilfot·d .Jonec; 18 Holly Springs. 11iss .. Oct. 21, 18.)1 Robert Paine ....... Guilford .Tone.> 19Trenton, Tenn ....... Nov.10, 185S,RobcrtPaine ....... ,Guilford .Jone3 2.) Memphis. Tenn ...... Nov. 16, 18.)H J. 0. Andrew ...... -!Guilford .Tone;; 21 Aberdeen, Miss ...... Nov. I, 1R60 G. I<'. Pierce .... .... Guilford Jone3 22 Jackson, Tenn ...... Nov. 6, 1861 Robert Paine ....... IW. C. Johnson 23 Grenada, :ilfiRs ...... . Nov. 5. ]Q()2.:\L J. Blackwell. .... W. C. John-,on 2-!Aberdeen. Miss ...... Nov.ll, 18G::!RobertPaine ....... W. C. Johnson 2.) Aberdeen, Miss* ..... Nov.-, 18Gl'Robert Paine ....... IN. C. John;on 2(i Covington, Tenn .... Oct. -!, l865,Robert Paine ... . .. -1W. U. J ohmon ~i,Jackson, Te~n ...... . ~ov. 1~. 18(~~ R')b~t:t Pa~ne . ...... ,\~. c;. John~on _8,Paducah, K) .... ... . Nov. 1-3, 186, Robvtt Fame ....... \\. C . .Tohn.,on ~H,Paris. ~·c~n .... .. : ... Nov. 2-?· 18~8H. N. )IcTyeit·e .... ,w. c: .. Johnson .30 Holly Sprmgs. Mtss .. Nov .. 3. 1869 H. H. Kavanaugh ... W. C. John3on ;{! -Brownsville. Tenn ... ~ov. lG. 1810 D. S. Daggett ...... vV. C. John;on 32Trenton, Tenn . ...... Nov.1;), 18i1H. H. Kavanaugh ... W . C. John;on :33 Somerville, Tenn ... Nov. 20. 1812 Wm. )f. Wightman. \V. C. Johnson 3-! Jackson, Tenn ...... Nov. :2() . . 1813 H. N. :i\IcTyeire .... \V. C .. Johnson :n Humboldt. Tenn .... Nov. 18, 187-! Rabert Paine .... . . . W. C. Johnson :3GPaducah, Ky . . ... . .. Nov. 1i, 181-'i.D. S. D)ggett .. . .. . W. C'. John:lon :Ji ~Iemphis, Tenn ..... Nov. 1:'\, 1816 G. l?. Piet'C3 ....... W . C .. John3on ~8,Brownsville, Tenn ... N'ov. 21, 18~i .}. C. Keen?~"·· ..... ; \W. C. John;on .3fl,Jackson. Tenn ....... Dac. -!. 18,8 Robert Pame . ...... R. H. Mahon -!0 :\1ayfield., Ky ... . .. . . 'Nov. 1~. lSifl H. :f!· Kavan~ugh .. 1R. H. ~lahon -!1 Trenton, rcnn ....... Nov. 1• , lSSC H.~- :il-1cTyeu·c ... 1R. H . ~Iahon -!2 Bolivar. Tenn ....... Nov. !l. 1~81 R')bert Paine ...... -~R. H. ~Iahon .f3Dyeroburg. Tenn .... Nov. 11, 18'3:? H. N. )!cTveil'e .... R. H . :\1ahon -!-!Union City. Tenn .... Dec. 12. H~>;3 EI. N. McTyeire .... R. H. :'1-Iahon -!i5 :\femphis. Tenn ...... 1Dac. :3, 18S-l T. C. Keene!' ........ R. H. :il1ahon -!6 Paducah. Ky ........ Dec. 9, 188~ R. K. Hat•gt·o;-e . ... IR. H. ~I a 'ton -!i Jackson, Tenn ...... Dec. 9. 1886 '\V. W. Duncan ..... R. H. Mahon -1,8 Bt·ownsville, Tenn .. . Nov. Hi, 1881 .J. C. GranbelTY .... 'R. H. )fahon -!!lParis, Tenn ......... 'Nov. I. lSSSJ. C. Keener . . ... . .. R. H. )fahon 'l .)0 Fulton, Ky .......... Nov. 13. 1 QS!) E. R. Hendl'ix ...... R. H. :'11:a110n •il Dyersburg, Tenn .. .. Nov. 1 ~ - l~!lO . W. vY. D.mcan ..... ,R. H. Mahon 5JCovington, Tenn .... Nov. :2.'i.1S!ll.Joseph S.Key ...... Warner Moore .i:3 , ~1ayfield. Kv .. . ..... Nov. 30. 1 S!l·~ .T. C. K~ene!' ....... . Warner ~1.ool'e

*en ... preacner::; n~l rtn ~ 1nilit 'f.V nne:; m~t 1.t C L~P:ville, L'r.u•1, G-. W. D. Ha.rr1s. prt'~iding, and their action was ~ancnoned by the Bi.~tlop and Conr .. rence.

(72)

FINANCIAL REPORT.- Memphis Conference, 1892. -------==--=~~>ifll(~ll(~ll{~~~

MEMPHIS DISTRICT.

I Total Presiding Elder Preacher in Ch'ge Bishops Cont. Claimants Foreign Missions Domestic Missions Church Extension Education Pub. Minutes Other

l Objects NAME OF CHARGE.

Ass'd I Paid Ass'd I Paid Ass'd I Paid Ass'd I Paid Ass'd I Paid

350 oo1~ Memphis-First Church ......... $ 350 ()() $ 2,400 00 $ 2,400 ()() $ 3.'i 00$ as oo $ 105 ()() $ 105 ()() $ ~0 ()()$ 380 00$

Central . ........... . .... . . 3.''i0 ()() 35000 3,000 00 ~·~~ 35 ()() 35 ()() 105 00 200 ()() 380 ()() 536 8ii

Hernando Street .. . ........ 2.''i0 ()() 250 00 1,600 00 25 00 2500 6.'i 00 60 ()() 210 00 260 ()() Pennsylvania Avenu e ...... 100 00 70 00 1,000 00 '7t 3 00 10 00 10 ()() 3000 30 00 8000 8000 Missistiippt Avenue . ... .... 2..~ 00 2..'i 00 375 ()() ;{15 ()() 500 500 10 ()() 12 ()() 30 ()() 3000 Sa!Tar on Street ............ . 2500 16 S.'i 600 00 400 ()() 500 500 10 ()() I()()() ao oo 30 ()()

Springdale circuit ............... 95 ()() 95 Ou 700 00 *928 75 20 00 20 00 40 00 40 ()() 120 00 120 ()() BartleH circuit....... . .. ........ 70 00 53 47 500 00 401 00 10 00 tO 00 35 00 27 0> 95 ()() 45 ()() Arlington and Gratitude ... .. . .. 70 ()() i% 46 500 00 4:W 60 10 00 10 00 a;, oo 3.'\ 00 80 00 6000 Longstreet and Stevenson ...... 75 00 71 70 60000 574 63 10 00 11 30 2.~ 00 25 ()() 80 00 8000 Germantown a n cl Bethlehem .... 75 ()() 75 00

600 001 600 00 1000 10 ()() 2.5 ()() 2fl ()() 0000 0000

Collierville circuit .......... ... .. S.'i 00 8.5 00 600 00 60000 1000 10 00 3.~ 00 3.'\ 00 tOO 00 tOO 00 M aeon circuit .......... .......... 6000 46 l\ 600 00 46.'i 00 10 00 tO 00 )!.; 00 2.'\ 00

90 001 6000

LaGrange and Saulsbury ....... 75 ()() 57 3·1 700 00 600 00 10 00 tO 00 2500 35 ()() 90 ()() 6000 Miclcl l~>ton circuit ................ 2500 2350 280 00 175 ()() 500 i\00 1000 10 00 5000 7 tO Williston clr cnit . ............ . . 75 00 68 75 500 00 459 00 10 00 \0 ()() 3i\ OJ &'\ 00 8000 Embury circuit .......... . ...... . 75 00 72 ~ 600 00 574 74 10 00 10 00 25 OfJ 2:\ 00 9000 Millington circuit .. ........ ... 25 00 16 35 28.'\ 00 2'!V 38 500 500 10 ()() ll)OO 2000 20 ()() Island :J5 and Richhmd .......... 2.5 00 17 30 250 00 191 00 500 505 10 ()() ......... 20 00 15 00

Ass'd I ---Paid As~'d I Paid Ass'd I Paid

' 175 ()() ~ 175 ()() $ 110 00$ 110 00 ········· $ ......... $ 175 00 2'2.5 ()() liO ()() 12.'i 00 ········· 25 00 100 ()() 100 ()() 70 l)l) 70 00 . ........ ·········· 2f) 00 25 ()() :lO 00 30 00 ·········· ····· ... \0 00 10 00 H) llO 10 00 ......... ········ · 1000 1000 10 <Xl 1000 ·········· 30 ()() 30 00 ·10 00 40 01- .... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 25 ()() 20 00 :Jo oo 20 00 . ....... . ···· ·· .. 2500 ~00 3000 500 . . . . . . . . . . ··· ·· ···· 2500 25 00 3.'i 00 20 00 . ... ... ... 20 ()() 20 00 40 00 1000 ·········· ........ . 30 00 30 ()() 4l\ ()() 45 00 .. . .... ·········· 25 ()() 2.'i ()() 40 ()() 3."i 00 ······ ···· ... ...... 25 00 15 00 3.5 ()() 20 00 . . . . . . . . . ········ 10 00 800 1100 7 10 ···· ······ . . . . . . . . . . 2500 2.~ 00 45 00 2000 .... ········· · 25 00 2.!) 00 3.'i 00 35 00 ··· ······ 10 ()() 1000 10 00 1000 ......... ···· ····· · 10 00 500 10 00 300

3.'i ()() 5 00 .... :::: ·: :::::: ·.·.::

Ass'd I 200$ 200 200 150 150 I 50 I 50 I 50 I 50 I 50 1 50 150 150 1 50 1 oo' 1 50 150 tOO 100 l l\0

Paid

200 $ 1,937 12 $ 200 8000 200 ·········· 1 50 133 50 1 50 1 ,3.'i2 41 1 50 6000 150 ···· · ... 1 50 tOO 00 1 50 2400 !50 ·········· 150 ·········· 150 . . . . . . . . . . 1 50 ········· I nO 3 30 t OO ··· ······· 1 50 158 00

from all

Sources

53,2:2.~ 4,578 4,542 1,461 1,818

870 1,767

682 1,192

807 s.q t

1,295 1,893

5 85 17 00 97

2 15

00 00

I) 1,:'1,'\0 . :ta.;; 7!'> ~7 2.'i

l f>O . . . . . . . . . . ··· ··· ······ 1 00 l\7 9'2 I ()I) 25 ()() 150 44 30 ---

1,892 345 f>\)4

13 60 60

~~~,

~!ph c_lrcuit ................. 70 00 52 tO 300 00 219 20 10 ()() 10 05 26 1\() 2:\ 00 75 00 6000 20 ()() 2000 -------- ---- -----

'l'otn.l. ......... : .......... .. ,- 2,000 oo~ - T,S."i7 17

1

- ,6.o50 oolt4.93.'\ 30

1

250 oo~--2.~1 401 686 oo~- 769 oo · z 210 O!ll 2 203 ~5~ soo ool· 81 t ·oo~--78fo()~ 630 70-~ ....... :::1 :l5 oo :low ~owl 3.97:\ 6tl .... · · .. ·· 'l'otallast year............. 1,~00 00 1,78.q 87 14,~15 00 13,9~ 1 3.? 3~7 00 398 70 625 00 62-J 00 2:~10 00 2:219 65 ;;<X> 00 905 60 781 00 648 75 .... .. .••. 64 7:\\ :J2 00

1 27 20 4,556 54 .. .. ...... ..

~ecc~~e~~~ ::·:::::::::: .::.: :: .. 20(J.<>o ..... ~3.30 .. 1:~~5.()1) .... 9n3.~~ . ... i47·oo .... i45'3o ..... 6' ()I) .... 145_()1).:: ·::::::: ..... il.'i'7o ... . 3~-~o ..... 94'60 .::: ... :: :· ...... i8'05 :::: .. · .:: ... 39'75 ...... il.oo ..... i .2o .... ilsi,-93 ·::·::· .. ::·.·.

• Paid junior preacher $2'28 7!\.

BROWNSVILLE DISTRICT

,3.;;() 00 36 00 36 00 105 ooj tno oo 3'23 00 323 00 55 oo( fi5 00 105 ()() 105 00 .......... 24 501 300 300 97100 2,7~l7 39

471 79 18 00 18 00 55 00 40 00 188 00 130 50 2700 2700 63 ()() 40 45 ········ ·· ·········· I 50 150 H l\5 820 02

44'l 50 tO 00 10 01 27 001 2700 81 00 6855 14 ()() 12 ()() 28 ()() 10 00 ......... ·········· 1 !'iO 1 50 . . . . . . . . . 713 00

4011 05 800 8 05 19 00 tO 00 7 1 00 41 00 12 ()() 12 ()() 24 ()() 19 48 .... ..... . . . . . . . . . 1 50 I 50 665 ~:{7

22-"i 15 800 8 O!l 2850 28 50 IO!l f>O 6!\ 00 14 25 6 2.'\ 30 ()() 10 40 . . . . . . . . . . 100 100 21 50 431 70

500 00 1000 10 Ill ~'7 ()() 2700 69 ()() g~~ r- 15 ()() 15 00 21 ()() 21 00 ······· · ·· ···· ·· ··· · 150 150 ········· 1,261 74

400 ()() 1100 12 S."i a,q 00 3.~ ()() Ill 00 17 00 17 00 :!'2 ()() 500 ..... . ... ······ ···· 150 150 70 00 713 30

2H) 0 800 7 10 II 00 1100 5.5 ()() 4!'i 00 13 00 1000 16 ()() 10 00 . . . . . . . . . . 150 150 100 346 ;!5

S;l."i ()() 900 900 30 00 40 00 74 00 74 ()() 13 00 13 ()() 28 00 2800 ......... .... 150 150 211i 60 1,600 31

407 50 15 00 15 ()() 3700 31 00 121 00 78 ()() 23 00 2000 4!'i 00 2000 ···· ···· ·· ······· ·· 1 50 150 .......... 746 70

492 9n 1600 16 00 38 (J() 26 ()() 13!) ()() 9400 2400 16 ()() i\() tJO 3'l ()() ..... ... 1 50 50 ......... 8 13 01

374 05 13 00 13 ()() 37 ()() 37 00 131 ()() 35 ()() 20 00 15 00 45 ()() 14 42 ..... .... . . . . . . . . . 1 50 150 ········· 563 05

728 00 14 00 14 ()() 3600 36 00 l t9 ()() 120 00 21 00 1000 47 ()() . . . . . . . . . ·········· 1 50 150 62 90 2,<H8 90

Ill 25 700 6 25 17 00 17 00 i\9 00 ···· ·· ···· 900 . . . . . . . . . 26 00 . ......... ····· ···· ····· .. .. 1 50 ·········· ·········· 193 60

50-182 900 900 28 ()() 28 ()() 8400 86 2.5 14 00 tO 00 2700 27 ()() . . . . . . . . . I EiO 150 32 75 1,159 49

... .. · ··· · · .... ... 50 50 49 20 2.'\3 7!\

Brownsville station.. . . . . . . . .. . Brownsville circuit ............. . Woodv!lle circuit ............. .. Bells station .................. . Alamo circuit ........... .. ... .. Stanton anQ Ma£on .... _ . . ..... . Brmlen clrcult .. ~ ..........•..... Belmont circuit ............. .. .. somer v!lle station .............. . New Castle circuit . ...... .. .... . D<mceyY!lle circuit ............ .. Denmark circuit ....... . ........ . Whiteville circuit ....... ... ... . 'l'oone circuit .. . ......... ...... .. B olivar cir cuit .. . .... . .......... . Alamo station .............. .... ..

2.'i5 00 105 ()() 70 00 5000 6000 5000 80 ()() 35 ()() 75 00 80 00 95 00 8500 9000 5000 70 ()() 30 00

25!\ 00 76 15 6 1 55 41 05 2700 r,o oo 57 45 17 75 77 10 64 no 72 05 42 35 72 05 21 10 59()() 22 S.'i

I ,350 00 6.'i0 00 45.'i 00 500 00 500 00 500 00 475 00 425 00 800 00 500 00 6.'i0 00 750 00 910 (l() 3.'\n oo 600 00 200 00 147 20 400 400 9 50 o no 3:! 50 1!\ 75

--------

'l'otal ........ :-: ............. 1 1,280-00i t ,016951 9,620-00I7,6049 tl 196001 196-4n-,-- 538001 56690-, 1,78 t uOi t,27V 05, f~;,~i1;;t_y_e~r::::: :: :: :::: .. ].280_()() .. ' .' 182.95 9,:~ gg .. 8.'~ ~? .... 300.CXl .... 3CXl.CXl 4:::l ~ Ei~~ i~ ... I .'St.JOf~ ... ' :63". 5.'il· Decrease.. .. .... .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 66 00 .. .. .. .. 1.00'2 64 104 00 103 55 .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. tO m 31\.'i 56

4 75 4 7i\ 1000

·!96001 213ovl 597Uti'

1

. a .tv '7.i, .......... l 24nU~ 24001 ~~1 ,445151 ....... .. .300.CXl .... 266.~~ 5~~ gg ... ·141 .~0. ::: : ·.: : :: I ~ ;;g 2~ gg .... -~3.CXl .. ::505.80 :::::::.:::: ~ 23 40 .. .. .. .. .. 103 6.~ . . .. .. .. .... .. .. .. ... . . . t 50 1,060 6.'i .......... ..

Jacl<son- l•'lrst Church ......... . Hays Avenue ............ .. West Jacl<son ............ .. City Mis. and Lester Chap.

Jackson circuit . .......... .. .... .. Ilnmboldt station . ............. . Trenton station ...... ....... . .. . '}.'renton ch:cuit~:.:.;.,:.;...:..'-'-'-' Uy!'r circmt ....... ·v•··-- .. .. Bradford circuit .......... ·.~ .. . ~1l lan station ................. .. Milan circuit .... ........ ..... .. Medina circuit ......... ....... .

~K~~~~ ~i~~~1~I~-~~~t::::::::: :::: H enderson circuit ........ . ..... . .

JACKSON DISTRICT.

300 oo aoo ool 1,500 001 1,500 ool 45 oo 45 oo 116 oo 116 oo 75 oo 7~ so 700 oo 700 oo 13 oo 13 oo 3o oo ~5 o,l 20 00 20 00 3.'i0 00 2.~ 00 3 00 3 00 10 00 tO 00

f> ()() 5 00 . . . . . . . . . . 27 50 1 00 I 00 2 00 ~ CO 80 oo 68 75 500 oo 428 25 13 oo 1a oo 36 oo 3tl 0!> 90 ()() 90 00 900 00 900 ()() 14 00 14 ()() 40 ()() 40 00

100 00 100 00 1,000 00 1,015 00 16 00 16 00 46 00 l\6 ()()

fa-~ ·-[4 All &38 ~ ~ ~ jf ~ jf ~ ~ ~ ~~ gg 40 ()() 40 ()() 360 00 2.'>6 3.'i 9 00 9 ()() 21 00 21 00 60 oo 60 oo 600 oo 600 oo tO oo to oo 2n oo 2:1 oo 45 00 45 00 42."i 00 42.5 ()() 8 00 8 ()() 23 ()() 23 00 80 00 67 00 550 00 450 00 14 00 II ()() 40 00 2'2 00 60 00 48 15 440 00 3.'\3 Q.'i tO 00 tO 00 27 00 27 00 65 00

1 63 S.'i 500 00 483 40 10 00 tO 00 25 00 2:\ 00

60 00, 57 10 500 00 405 fi7 10 00 tO 00 26 00 26 00

38:; ()() 1 ~2 00 2700 800

12! 00 t:J·l 00 143 ()() 131 00 9600 75 00 80 00 70 25

t3~l 00 R.5 ()() 88 00 Rl 511

385001

• 90 ()()' 2700 6 67

121 ()() tatoo 1\19 s;; 131 00 57 au 20 00 80 ()() 20 2.:") 6600 5000 8800 45 00

6.'i ()() 20 00 400 I 50

21 00 23 00 25 00 2'2 ()() 15 00 12 00 1400 12 50 22 00 II 00 15 50 15 50

65 00 2000 400 tiJO

2 1 00 23 00 25 3.'i 2'2 ()() 15 00 12 ()() 14 00 12 50 22 00 14 00 15 50 500

. .... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .... .. . .. . .. .... _ · ..... '-"-·- _•8 00_ . - . -- - -----

Total. ...................... 11,230 mlt,157 2.~~ 9,6J5 001 8.892 121 200 001 ~oo ()()! ~ (lOI 538 oo,t.7~1 751 t ,49·l 071 ao:t uol 2\lt 85\ }~;,~ia~'!;:t ~~~~·::::· .:::::: . 1,~78 ~ 1 ,0.~ ~ 9,6i~ ~ ... 0.'002.71 .... 300.CXl .... 3()1) (X} 4~; ~ .. 481.85 .. '.'8oo. 4f> .. 1 .,73.'\.~0 .... 3.11_2.'> .... 3'~-~5 Decr<>as(! .... ... . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . 200 59 tOO 00 tOO 00 .. .. . . ........ :. 105 70 243 43 39 % 'l6 90

•UollPC't<'d at Conf!'rt'nce.

132 00 40 llO 11 00 2 4U

40 00 43 00 48 ()() 4400 3000 l/3 00 2ll llO 2."i 00 45 ()I) 30 ()() 27LO 2H 00

59u 401 mu to.

2).301

IS'l oo/.... .. .. ·1 100 00 3 00 2385 ................ 1 50 1l 00,.. .. .. .. .. 2 40 I 00

I 75.... .. . . .. . .. .. . 50 10 00

1...... .. .. • .. .... I f>O

1800 ........ . . 75() 'lOO 48 \l5 .. . .. . .. 17 tO :! 00 HOO... ....... ...... .... 1 50. aooo . . :...... ........ t50 7 ()() .... .. .. .. I 2.'\

2800....... !\80 1 50 2000 ................. 1 2;i 2) 50.......... .. .. .. .. I iiO tO 00 .. . ....... .. ....... I ·!51 ~'7 00 ................... tlio

_to_ooc·:::: : ..... .. I 2.i

414 051 .......... -1 - t3·ft0~1 ~ J()l .. 47~-~ ::::.:::: ... 8:1.4~ ~ ~:

26 ii;; . . . • • • .. 691 60 ......

a oo 863 ool 3,509 oo I 50 .. .. I 1, 124 6.'i I 00 188 81 601 61

50 1200 6692 1 50 914 90 1,616 90 2 oo a<JO <YJI 1. 5,w oo 2 00 (\l6 40 2 .:!00 14 1 so .......... , 1,007 00 I 50 .. . . 95!! 15 125 1700 :J84:l5 I 50 15000 I , IH\f>O 1 2n1.. .. . . . .. &l~ :!'2 I 50l 2li 00 1,3:H S.'i t ·~r. .. .. . .. .. . ooa 50 t r,o... .. .. .. 9t9 l\li I 2 I 63 2rl 2,4'!9 27 . .......... ···· · .... .

,!:l (),) 1,'!91 6! ~~ ool a. tao 861

I O.l l,H~9-~4 .... ..... ..

~mphis Conference, 1892 .. *'*'*'~

biSTRICT.

Pub. Minutes 'a;.,, I To<o' I from all

!'n Missions /Domestic M!ssionR/Church Extension l!'ducation

~ I ~I Ass'~ 1 Paid I~~ -Paid I Ass:d -~ Paid Ass'd r Paid j Objects Sources

o)$ 200 OOI$ 28 oo1$ 28 oo1

$ n5 oo $ 5o ool.... . ... $ 178 oo $ 2 oo1$ 2 oo $ 780 oo $ 2,830 50 oo 50 ool 14 oo B oo ao oo 15 ool......... . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ml 1 50 3 oo 476 75 O<l 5 00 5 00 . . . . . . . . . 5 00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 !)() . • • . . . . • . . 21 ~~ &'\ oo go oo 18 oo In (){J 40 oo 25 501.... . . . . . . . .. .... 1 50 1 50 56 oo 1,201 01 00 160 (){) 25 00 :!5 (KI 5S 00 37 00 . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ~l 00 2 00 118 00 1,005 61 oo 69 50 20 oo ~w oo 35 oo 15 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 50 1 50 . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . 00 2:!00 2000 2000 3.'\00 !)00 ................... ll\0 150 .................... . 00 1:!5 00 2:l 00 :l4 00 45 00 45 OJ . . . . . . . . .. 5 0\1 2 00 2 00 7g 00 1,608 88 00 :J8 95 15 00 1n 00 3.'\ 00 18 00 . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . I 50 I 50 47 9n 571 70 00 101 00 20 00 20 00 48 00 30 00 . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . I 50 I 50 . . . . .. . . . 2,04:! 00 ,on . . . . . . . . . . :> oo . . . . . . . . . . 10 oo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 no .............. . ...... . 100 7500 2.100 2500 4500 2000.......... .......... 200 200 600 I,ISf!OO 100 110 00 18 001 18 00 3"2 00 32 00 . . . . . .. . .. . .. .. .. . I l\0 1 50 20 00 997 80 ,oo 95 00 18 00 1:\ 00 3"2 00 17 00. .. . .. . . . . . .. . .. .... 1 50 1 50 6 95 1,158 70 100 4:l 00 12 ()() 12 ()() 2'2 00 12 00 .. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . 1 00 I 00 . .. . . .. . . . 506 n!\ :~~~ ~ b~ ~~ 881 :g gg ~ gg ~g ~~,::::·:: .. :::·:::::· ~ ~ ~ ~g .... 5.~ ~\~ 1~ ~11,3•!8 :!01 301 OJI 271 OJ\ 596001 353 57-\ ...... . :-\-183 00 ))5 001 25 00\ 1.121 96 ......... .

•J ... 1.'4ag.~J ·--~~a~o ... 2~\~~ .... ~.~-~~ .... 4:o.~~ :: .. . . ·:: 17X ~~ ~ .... ~;.'~. _25.50 .. 1.'~~~-~j:::: :::·:::: lOti Ill 00 49 00 4 Ml 6·. 00 87 3.) . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 50 50 4 61 . . . .•..... --- - -- - -- -

~1.5 0 0 0

loo SJI ,z,J I ••

2.'\3 00 42 70 42 70 R4 55 84 n5-l ....... . ~2 00 16 50 16 .,o 3:l 70 10 00 ........ . 80 00 28 4n 10 00 1;6 40 30 OJ ....... .

1 18 oo 10 u;; 19 95 39 15 39 tn ....... .

lfi ()()

2000 400 400 600 GOO 4fi 00 27 05 15 00 53 55 5 o,J

3 40 1 30, .... ~ ~;)

160 ;;o

2 15

300 10 00 3,209 67

~ ~,-::· "ii_~, ... 1;~~-~ I 00 . . . . . . . . . . 830 In

20 00 14 25 5 00 28 20 !) 00, .............. . 1 ln •.... 632 )/ij 480 (){) nOO<I Hnn 800 107n 1000

HO 50 2'2 7fi 14 00 45 10 27 Od 60 oo 18 50 18 50 <!6 lin o 75 26 05 12 so :~ HO 25 35 s ool· 41 00 12 80 7 50 % 35 7 50

118 00 19 95 20 00 39 4i\ 40 00 ........ . 21 50 1:i 50 5 oo 26 7n 5 no .... ... ... I gr~3 g:3 gyg ~~g ;~~····::::: 6 oo 1 sr, a oo 14 g;; •I oo ......•...

1, 1 Of> at· II 3,)3 5 II :!31 Unl 601 SJ\ 3~6 75 . . . ..... "I I ,08l 20 20;; 00 :!70 41 n85 00 :382 90 ....... .. 2:il.l Rr,o .......... 168J. . ...... .

. . . . . . . 30 H6 . . . . . . . il6 In ...... . -- ----· --- ---

40 00 40 001 6J 00 6000 ...... l\ Oil n 00 600 6 00 .. ....

2J 00 20 00 28 0.1 28 00. . . . . . . 10 OJ 10 00 1000 10 00 .....

"1 .,., 17 o,J 17: 00 26 00 16 00 n ..... , 7:! :n 17 00 17 00 '!0 Oil 10 OJ

9~ &j 10 OJ 10 00 l'l 00 ·24· oi1 ........ 17 \10 li 00 21 00

10 ()() 10 00 10 00 18 00 ·········· ..... . ... 8 30 12 OJ 4 OJ 20 00 .... . ......

17 00 27 OJ 2i 00 .....

500

2'2 no

80 1 80 1 4n I()()

8n, .... .

~ gg ..... 11.~ I 00

: ~,... 2 001 ~ ~~\:::::::::: I 8.'\ 1 35.

(j() 60

I 2il J.J2 s.; 89 75

42 no\ rl/4 3.'\1 17 30 26.S 851 .... . 1~517 ~ u gg .... 1~·2''1..~~0807::

1,461 no,.. . . . . . 1 95 814 92

fiOO 3 OJ 3 00 .. •· ..... ...... no 50 ...

330 1 7!\ 1 75 ..... 7fi 75 .........

aoo 1 5J 1 50 66 2;) 497 29 I nO I f>O 9H r};;

I 10 100 I 05 ....... ~l 50 I 50 1 50 5000

I ()(I I tJO 200 100 200 2 50 1 fiO I 50 3 95

i;2~5"ii; 317 20 509 25

l,H91 00 M!OO

1,014 98 8HI l:l nB:J 21

)l,336 4n 1,761 ~0 2,00"Z 3:1

264 £>7 860 :l5

l,fi94 01 ?l:l 70 811 50

1,1!\() 00 il'i'8 ~!5

1,:!01 2n I (JO\ 47.611 17 ()\) :ll :J:, 17 OJ \7 ()() '!7 O;J 6 10 3 (I • 1 !)() 11;0 9900 700 05

nJ 0,)1 16 OJI I·J OJ ~6 OJ I i\ (MI • ::: : : .. • • :l (~I I 7;, I 7,;1 60 00 6 1n nO 70 00 ],'j OJ lnOO :!:lOO 1500 ... .' ...... ··········1 liiO lfiO :l600 1 ,119~;;

IIJOO 180J IH 00 :l3 00 :!3 00 . . . . . . .. . . 3 tJO I 7n I 75 2:!n ()(I 6,71o H5

.~?_~~/ ..... :~.3~1 ;; o.J, :l5 oo ;; ol . . . . . . . . a oo 1 ;;o 1 50 . . . . . . . l,fi/!9 oo

1:! OJ 211 oo _6_oo ...... 1

1 :l.'\, ~ -~~ 1.~1 :: ::.. . ..... ~a~_4n

'"\ l ,~;~u"\ ·Hovu\ m vu\ :J6IHl ........ , o:JJ04\ 2101~---:~m~ ni7MJ·· .... o 774 a·, 31~ o.; ~1 JU 41~ 00 25·! ·~.;. .. . . . . . 3:H (}.J 2il 2.1 U \0 1,4'!H 8J. 0 28J OJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 H> ..........

1 1ns 01 .... .. ·>' o;; .......... 'J .. ... ... · · ·

. ..... .... .u o.; ·18 10 I 00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . I ... > • 911 4.> ............ r;:rr~ -- --

F I NANCIAL RE l.=>ORT.-

NAME OF CHARGE.

Dyersburg station .... Dy<'rsburg circuit. . . . ....... .. . . Hale~ Point Mission ........ . Curve circuit.. . .............. . Rip!{'y and Durham' ille ........ . Riplt·y Cil'<'Uit .................. . Rennin~ circuit . . ...... . ...... . Covington station ............... . Covington circuit .............. .. Mt. Zion llnLl Hethuel ........... . Brighton Mission ................ . l~riendship circuit. . . . . ........ . Newbern station .............• . .. Newbern circuit., ...... ...... . . . 'l'rimble C'ircuit ..... ............. . Wilsonville circuit ...... , ....... . Kenton and Rutherford..... .. .

'l"'OLa.l ... -. -.. -.-... . . . . . . . . . . .. . 'l'ota.L last year . ............ . Increa~e.... . ........ . .. Decrease. . . . . . . . .. . .. . ...

Presiding Elder

Paid

I HiO oo1

$ 1,200 li\0 00$ 5.'; ()() 3~ ~gl ~ 20 00 80 00 61 70 600

12.'> 00 119 25 8·?5 6000 f>7 80 5<Xl 0000 i\4 20 f>OO

100 00 100 00 900 6000 « 10 f>()()

9000 &I 85 900 10 00 .... . 110

100 00

:: g:l 600

6.'; 06 6.~ 80 00 6300 600 !\000 33 85 400 90 011 r:zuo 600 70 00 70 00, f>()()

001 1,045 451 !1.33.~ ....... oo ... ~ .. 1~6.10 Nf.~ "" "" 100 B.'i - --- ~·

UNION C IT

Union City. station............... 198 6.~ 198 65 l.,f>OO 00 1,500-~~ ~8:;~~ ;; 401 76 35 70 3.'\ Umon City circuit ...... ,.. .. . .. 76 Hu 1;4 fJ5 58) 00 f>OO 00 10 9i\ 10 55 :!9 50 29 50 C'\yee. circuit .............. ~ ... J3:! 4!\ 70 OJ 1,000 00 700 00 18 92 6 70 !\0 VO 40 ou Hickman st:ttion ...... :.: .. . . ~~.-.. 80 00 75 00 600 00 600 oo 13 :.li\ 14 60

1 35 60 :;:; oo

Lake HI niT mis~ion .. .. .. .. .. .. . 15 00 .. 400 00 .. .. .. .. .. 4 00 4 2.~ 6 00 6 00 'l'iptonvillc circuit.. .. .. • .. . .. . 125 85 78 20 700 00 533 20 17 95 18 001 48 Ri\ 4~ 3i\ 'l'roy circuit..... . . . . . . • . . . . . 66 :w 60 75 !\00 00 f>OO no ll 45 9 8.> 25 15 25 45 Harriscircnit ................ 463.'\ 4tl35 35000 34200 060 815 17h0 178! Fulton station....... .. .. .. .. .. . 105 95[ 7i\ 00 800 00 800 ()() 15 If> Hi <X! 40 70 :!5 00 J~ulton <'ircuit .. .. . .. .........

1

8tl 10 81\ II! 700 00 050 00

1

12 301 21 00 33 10 33 IU Water Valley circuit . . . . . . . . . . 5!! 60 37 60 450 00 271 05 ~ !\0 8 55 :J2 90 :,;J. 10 Gardner circuit .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 59 CO 45 61! 1!\0 00 3&1 00 8 !\0 8 50 22 90 2:! 90 Martin station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 70 93 00 'itlO {)() 700 00 13 2.~ 14 00 35 60 36 uu M >\rtin ('lrcnit . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·1 62 90 13 no 475 00 376 <l1 8 95 8 95 21 15 21 Drt•Sd{'n st:ttion ...• , . . .. , . , 79 4f> 7!! 45 &X! 00 600 00

1

. II 35 11 48 30 5l\ 20 Sharon circuit . . . . . . . . . 79 45 69 00 nuo 00 474 81 II 35 II 3n 30 fin 30 GrPenti<>ld circuit.. , .. .. .. .. 3i\ 10 18 70 ·~6~ 00 141 3l 5 00 6 00 13 !\0 7

Inoe.,,e .... .... .... ........ 10'- L> 61 ·> .· Ln 00 566 61 ... ..... . .... (\.') 90

;1:ot~l. .. : ..... : ............ 1 t,;~o;t 15-~IJ41 ;;.~~10,6ig ool !!,05~ 5~~~63 8il ~·l6 O?l. 5;!_:! 901 -I o~:tl. l~st ~em ............ ·1 I .--~ 0<). 1 ,0~0 ~" O,":l~ 00 8,4~~ ~6 293 00 270 4n 4,8 00

Decrease........... .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. P9 !3 64 4'!_. __ . . _._._ ... _._ .. _._._. ~

Paducah - Broadway ... . 'l'hird Stre .. t .......... .

vVoodvllle c·ircnit .......... . Paducah circuit ........ . . Milburn circuit .... ....... . < 'lintnn station . ... . Mt. Pleas,.ut C'ircnit . Spring Hill and Shiloh ........ . ~'1cklit'!e circuit .. ............ . . ( olumbus st>tt1on .......... . Moscow circuit ........... . H:trclwell and Arllngton. Wingo circuit. . . . .. Mllyfteld circuit .. . ..... . M ''Yflf'id ~wtion ......... . Fa.t:rnington circniL. . . . . . . ..... . Briensburg circuit ........ .. ... .

·iasi: yea1: . · :: ·. ~ ~ : ~ : : : ·I Increase .... ............... . DecrNtSA .. . . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .

(iO 00 700

:JOOO 13 00 :J.) 00 30 O.J I~ OJ 20 OJ 2! 00 2.; OJ 2J Oil 3.) 0,) 27 ()() 2:> OJ ;l) 00 2;) OJ ;!·~ 00

60 7

ao 13 3! 3) I ) 2J IH

NAME OF CHARGE.

FINANCIAL REPOR T .- M

Presiding Elder Preacher in Ch'ge

Ass'd I Paid Ass'd I Paid

Bishops

Ass'd l Paid

~***** PARIS 01

Cont. Claimants F j

1---1 Ass'd l Paid ~

Paris station .......... .... ........ I$ 126 00$ 120 ooll! 900 00$ 900 00.$ 18 00$ 18 00$ 45 00$ 45 00$ Paris cll·cuit ................ . ..... 43 40 2775 3111 00 197 25 620 620 15 50 13 65 McKenzie station ................ 8400 8400 600 00 60000 12 00 12 00 3000 3000 McKenzie circuit ................ 4200 2456 30000 175 45 600 600 15 00 15 00 Gleason circuit ............ ... .... 9800 49 80 700 00 355 58 14 00 14 00 3500 15 00 Trezevant circuit .... .. .......... 70 00 ~~ 50000 434 50 1000 1000 2-1 00 2500 Manlyville circuit.. .. .. .. .. .. . . . 5600 400 00 380 10 800 800 2000 13 50 Big Sandy circuit ............... 3360 2080 240 00 147 95 480 480 12 00 12 00 ~·axon circuit ......... .. .. .. .. .... 2800 16 68 195 00 110 28 400 400 10 00 10 00 Conyersville circuit . . . . . ........ 5600 38 231 400 ()I) 272 64 800 800 2000 12 00 Cottage Grove circuit ............

52 501 47 65 375 00 313 25 750 750 18 7~ 18 75

Lynnv!lle circuit..... . .......... 6300 52 231 450 00 373 12 9 001 900 2'2 50 2000 New Providence circnlt ... ....... 5600 3850 400 00 276 90 800 800 2000 18 00 Murray circuit ............ .. ...... 100 00 100 50 700 00 700 00

~~~! 15 00 37 50 3750

Henton station ............. .... .. 31 50 3750 :l ~I ~ :l8 450 1125 1100 Benton circuit ........ ...... .. .. .. 49 00 45 231 700 17 50 13 00 Dexter circuit .................... 44 80 26 2.5 . .. . ~-~~t .. ~~~- ~o~.. .. -~-~ . 900 16 001 400

.......... .. ... .. .. . .. . .. .. ·········· •29 80 .... Total. .............. . ..... .. . 85429 6 082 82 148 40 !51 00 371 00--35050 1. 1,038 80 'l'otal1ast year ............ ·11,231 00 Increase ............ .... ............ ..

8383<3 15 91

7,420 00 8,295 00

875 oo, 6,056 68

26 14 233 80 234 48

8.5 40 .. '83'48 333 15 3785

301 80 1,' 48 70 ....

Decrease.............. .. . .. 192 20

LEXINGTOI'

Lexington mission ............. .. 1 3500 3500 280 ()() 280 00 4301 430 13 40 13 401 LexinA'tOu circuit ............... 2500 21 2.'; 25000 200 00 430 430 10 40 1000 Mitllin circuit..... . . . .......... 41 65 2860 33334 214 95 450 450 13 90 6 15'• Hunting-don and Long Rock. .... 75 00 57 62 600 00 400 99 5 50 .......... 17 90 17 50 Hollow Rock circuit ............ . 5000 5000 400 00 400 00 525 525 16 40 16 401 Camden circuit ..... 48 15 3463 385 00 277 01 550 563 16 110 12 50 Decaturville and Saltiiio::::::: : 4445 44 45 35555 355 70 ~~I 600 17 90 17 90 Decaturville circuit ..... .........

1 31 25 350 250 00 111 Zi 4 30 13 40 600

Sardis circuit .......... .... ... ... 2500 2'2 501 200 00 181 00 400 400 JO 40 350 Pl'rryville mission ........... .. .. 2562 13 40' 182 25 107 10 400 400 8 40 300 Sug-ar Tree circmt ....... ..... ...

1 3~ 501 33 15 300 00 26.3 50 430 430 13 40 II 00

Hetllel and Falcon ............... 36 10 27 69 288 88 2'21 58 4 30 4 30 II 80 10 73 Crane• ville circuit ................ 35 12 12 93 25000 104 70 400 400 10 40 200 Adamsv!lle circuit ..... ......... . 62 50 38 46 50000 3'2.!) 75 625 2 75 2000 2000 Shiloh circuit .................... 5000 3406 400 00 272 53 ~00 500 17 40 600

Total.. 62'2 35 458 24 1,975 0'21 3,776 08 71 001 62 631 212 001 ~~ 081 ~i;;i::~:~~?.~ :·:·:·:-: :::: ·:·:-:: 83023 6.=)0 271 4 957 891 3,716 75

... ~:-: .... ~~ -: 205 45

... ~88 -~0 .......... .......... 17 13 ...... .... . ~-~? Decrease ............. ·· ··· 207 88. 20'2 03 ..... ... 1 67 3'2 62 .

Memphis.. ..... ............ .. . . .. 2.000 00 1,857 171 16,050 00114,93.; 301 2.'50 00 Brownsville...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.280 00 1,016 95 9,620 00 7.604 9! 196 00 Jackson... .... .. ... .... .. .. . .. 1,230 00 1,157 2.5 9,645 co 8,89'2 12 200 00 Dyer8burg.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1,265 00 1,045 45 11 ,335 00 8,704 95 212 00 UnionCHy ...... .. .... .. .. ...... .. 1 1,30'2 15, 1,141 55110,670 001 9,002 571 203 871 Paducah.......... .... ...... ...... 1,256 00 1,115 35 9.595 00 8,6.'>4 64 184 oo

· •l'aris........... .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,038 SO 854 29 7,420 00 6.082 82 148 40 L~xington.. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 622 35 458 24 4,975 0'2 3.776 08 71 00

'l'otal:-:-:-.~ . . -:.-: .. ~- .. ··1 9,994 301 8,646 2.il79,310-02! 67,703 39 1,446 ool 'l'otallast year.............. 9,976 23

1

8,924 67 74,759 89 67,173 20 2,243 95 Increase... .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. 18 07 .. .. .. .. . 4,550 13. 530 191 ......... . Decrease. .. . .. . . .. .. . • .. .. .. .. .. . .. 278 42 .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. 797 95

2.~1 40 686 001 769 00 196 45 538 00 566 90 20000 53800 53800 210 90 MO 00 5-10 70 20'1 03 M3 901. 538 80 178 50. 450 00 452 00 151 00 371 00 350 50 6~ 63 212 00 156 0~

1,456 91 1 3,850 901 3.911 981 2,2.'50 07 3,499 35 3,484 86 .. .. .. . 3.il 65 427 12

793 16 ..... ........... . ..

6

•Collected at

mphis Conference, 1892. ***-==------AI CT.

~ Missions Domestic Missions Church Extension Education Pub. Minutes Other Total

from all

Objects Sources ~ I Paid Ass'd I Paid Ass'd \ Paid Ass'd I Paid Ass'd

001$ 144651$ 3600$ 3600$ 2700$ 2700$ ...... 00$ 450$ 338$

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Society

OF THE

UNITED STATES

Is now issuing a new policy known as the ··TONTINE I 'STALL­

MENT POLICY . ., At age -!0 a $.'i.OOO policy will cost only $118.-!0 . . instead of $161, the old t·ate. This policy at maturity. either at death

or at the end of the 20 year tontine pet·iod, is payable in twenty equal annual installments, as may be prefen·ed by the applicant, or it may

be converted into' a single cash payment if desired. This provides a long-felt necessity in the pla.ns of immrance. viz: An ab:;olute guar­

anteed income after death. It also has all the advantages of the Free Tontine Policy as to settlements at the end of the tontine period.

The EQUITABLE is justly entitled to the first consideration of

those desiring life assurance, as in all easential points it stand:; at the head of the great American life companies. It has a surplus of $31.-

500,000 over all liabilities, which is larger than the sm·plus of any other company in the world. Its maturing tontine policies are being

:>ettled to the entire satbfaction of the policy holder:;.

For full in:>truction as to the new policy, or any feature connected

with its business, call on or address-

J . M . QUINN, MANAGER .

-.!8\ .\\ajn Street, .\lE.\ll'IIIS, TE:'>:'\.

0.· any Genet·al or Local Agent.

Geo. 0. Hart & Son, 303, 305 & 307 BROADWAY •

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