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K Iangsi C Onference K ia n g s i C o n f e r e n c e 19 2 8 FFICIAL Minutes of the Twelfth Annual Session of the Kiangsi Annual Confer­ ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, held at Kiukiang, China, October eleventh to sixteenth, Nineteen hundred and Twenty-eight. Volume IV, Number 1. Editor, Fred R. Brown. *J* *Jh $* <5* +J+ *£♦ >£♦ <J* ♦ Jh $h J* *J» <£• <3» •£« ♦$»• ■»?► *J* >t+ **♦ ^ ♦!♦ <?* *** ^ *5* ♦!♦ >!♦ £ ♦ » I » * * SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE ❖ * --------- * ^ This is to certify that this volume is a complete and correct record of the proceedings of the Kiangsi Annual Conference, convened at Kiukiang, China, A*§* October eleventh to sixteenth, nineteen hundred ♦j* and twenty-eight, and that it was adopted by the ^ Conference as its Official Record. * * * * < $ * * ! $ * * { ■ $ Secretary. * #&&&&&&&&%&&%*&#*&** ►> ❖ ►> * * * ♦> ♦> * ► Jc * * * * * * * * > J+ * * TABLE OF CONTENTS S ecretary’s Certificate Page I. Officers of the Conference .................................................... 1 II. Boards, Commissions and Committees .................................. 1 III. Daily Proceedings ......................................................................... 4 IV. Disciplinary Questions .............................................................. 19 V. A ppointments : Annual Conference Appointments ......................................... 24 Women’s Conference Appointments ..................................... 27 V I. Reports : (a) District Superintendents: Hwangmei and North Kiangsi Districts, Tsu Ching-hu ...................................................................... 30 Nanchang and Kan River Districts, Wang Shan-chih .......................................................................... 37 Fu River District, Wang Shih-tsing ........................ 47 (b) Standing Committees and Boards: Nominating Committee ..................................................... 52 State of the Church and Sabbath Observance Temperance and Public Morals ........................ 52 Board of 'Stewards ........................................................... 54 Religious Education ......................................................... 55 (c) Special Committees: Evtangelistic Program ..................................................... 55 (d) 'Confeirenae Statistician .......... 93 (e) Conference Treasurer ....................................................... 71 (f) Institutions: Nanchang Academy, C. K. S h a w ................................. 56 William Nast Middle School, T. K. Tsai .................. 58 Changshu Higher Primary, Hwa Hsing-tung . 60 ii CONTENTS Page Nanchang Hospital, S. C. Wu, M.D.............................. 62 Water of Life Hospitial, E. C. Perkins, m .d 65 Nanchang District Religious Education, Fred R. Brown ...................................................................... 68 I X . H i s t o r i c a l : (b) Members and Probationers ....................................... 74 Members of the Mission ........................................... 76 (c) Conference Sessions ..................................................... Annual Mission Meetings ........................................... 78 •Central China Conference ....................................... 79 Kiangsi Conference ..................................................... 79 X . M iscellaneous : £a) Course of Study for Preachers ............................... 80 (b) Conference Rules of Order ..................................... 87 (c) Mission Directory: General Board ..................................................... 89 Women's Foreign Missionary Society ............. 90 X I . P a s t o r a l R eco rd : Chronological Roll of the Conference ................... 91 Statistical Tables............................................................ 93 1 I. OFFICERS OF THE CONFERENCE P resid en t............................................................. Bishop L. J. Birney Chinese Secretary ................ ......................... Wu Hsing-mei Assistant ................................................... Hwa Wen-yuan English Secretary ........................................... Fred R. Brown Assistant ................................................... Charles F. Johannaber Treasurer ........................................................... Frank A. Argelander A ssista n t..................................................... Tsai Teh-kao Statistical Secretary ....................................... Li Chin-sheng A ssista n t..................................................... Wang Han-sien English Statistical Secretary ...................... Frank A. Argelander A ssista n t..................................................... William E. Schubert r , . f Charles F. Johannaber Lo Ren-yen Interpreters j ' Frank A, Argelander Wang Shan-ehih II. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES Board of Examiners: 1928 Wang Ai-hwa Li Chin-sheng 1929 William E. Schubert Yang Ku-hwai 1930 Hwa Wen-yuan Fred R. Brown 1931 Wang Shan-chih (Chairman) Tseng Hsi-kung 1932 Tsai Teh-kao Hsiong Chiang-hsu Board of Stewards: 1928 Yang Ku-hwai William E. Schubert 1929 Hwa Hsing-tung Wang Han-sien 1930 Li Chin-sheng Wang Ai-hv/a 1931 Kiang Ming-chih Hsiong Fei Finance Committee: 1928 W. R. Johnson Li Chih-she-ng G. T. Blydenburgh 1929 Tsu Ching-hu E. C. Perkins *Li Chin-sheng 1930 Wang Shan-chih Tsai Teh-kao C. F. Johannaber 1931 Wang Shih-tsing Fred R. Brown Tseng Hsi-kung 1932 William E. Schubert Frank A. Argelander Hsiong Chiang-shu ^Elected to take the place o f Kiang Ming-chih. 2 KIANGSI ANNUAL CONFERENCE Conference Relations Committee 1928 W ang Shih-tsing Fred R. Brown 1929 Tsai Teh-kao Wang Ai-hwa 1930 Tseng Hsi-kung Tsu Ching-hu 1931 W ang Shan-chih Charles F. Johannaber 1932 Li Chin-sheng Hsiong Chiang-shu Home Missionary Society Chairman, Tsu Ching-hu Vice-Chairman, Wang Shih-tsing Secretary, Hwa Hsing-tung Treasurer, Tsai Teh-kao Directors, Lo Ren-chang; Wang Ai-hwa Mission Organization Chairman, Fred R. Brown Vice-Chairman, Frank A. Argelander Secretary, Mrs. E. C. Perkins Historians, Frank A. Argelander, Leona Thomasson Policy and Occupation Committee: *Charles F. Johannaber, Fred R. Brown, Edward C. Perkins, **Margaret Seeck, Annie M. Pittman, Clara E. Merrill. ♦At furlough, time substitute William E. Schubert **At furlough time substitute Ruth Daniels Language Study Committee: Fred 'R. Brown, Dr. Ida Ka'hn, Wang Shan-chih, Grace Wu, Clara E. Merrill, Frank Argelander. Kiangsi Members of the Sanatorium Committee: Walter E. Libby,. ♦Frank A. Argelander, William E. Schubert. *Mr. Argelander is Secretary-Treasurer of the Committee. Women’s Conference President ..................... Chow Yu-yin Vice-President ............ .Helen Ferris Chinese Secretary . , , jCheo Lan Chin English Secretary . .Nora Kellogg Statistical Secretary . Bessie Meeker Assistant ..................... Rose Waldron Official Correspondent Annie Pittman Assistant ..................... Clara E- Merrill BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES 3 Resolutions Hu Chen-chia, Kao Ping-hsing, Cheo Chang-an, Kung Yuan-tsai, Yu Su-isien, Kiang Siao-wei, Teng Wei-ming. Nominations Lo Ren-chang, Charles F. Johannaber, Wang Ai-fowa, Li Chin-sheng, Fred R. Brown. State of the Church Wu Chi-mo, Lei Tsai^ping, Cheng Chuen-seng, Lo Ren-yen, Liu Nan-san, Annie M. Pittman. Temperance and Public Morals Hsu Wen-tsing, E. C. Perkins, ¡Shen Ai-tang, Hsu Si-chi, Dr. Ida Kahn, Dr. Chang Chi-chang. Religious Education Cheng Chin-ren, Wu Hsing-mei, Fred R. Brown, Kiang Ming-hiwei, Swen Chi-chih, Margaret Seeck. Auditors of Accounts Yang Ku-hwai, William E. Schubert. Fraternal Letters Hwa Wen-yuan, Charles F. Johannaiber. Program Pastors and missionaries at the place where Conference is held. 4 KIANGSI ANNUAL CONFERENCE HI. DAILY PROCEEDINGS First Day— Thursday, October 11, 1928 Opening Service—The twelfth annual session of the Kiangsi Annual Conference met in the School Church at Kiukiang, on Thursday, October 11, 1928, at 8.15 a.m. The Pastor, Kiang Ming-chih, announced the opening hymn, “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name,5’ and led in prayer. Bishop Birney addressed the Conference on the theme “The Three Great Emphases of Christ’s Words in the Upper Room,” following which the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was administered by Pastor Kiang and the three District Superintendents. After this, Mrs. Charles F. -Johannaber sang “ Beneath the Cross of Jesus.” Kiang Ming-chih led in closing prayer and pronounced the benediction. Organization—After a recess Bishop Birney called the Con­ ference to order in the east wing of the church for the transaction of business. One stanza of “I need Thee every hour” was sung and Wu Chi-mo led in prayer. Hwa Wen-yuan, the secretary of the last Conference session, called the roll of the Conference, and the following responded:—Members of the Conference: Kiang Ming-chih, Chu Mei-fuh, Wang Shih-tsing, Wang Shan-chih, Lei Tsai-ping, Tsai Tsen-tsan, Hu Si-cheng, Hu Chen-chia, Tsu Ching-hu, Fred R. Brown, Li Chin-sheng, Shen Ai-tang, Yu Su-sien, Charles F. Johannaber, Lo Ren-yen, Hsu Wen-tsing, Teng Ts-lieh, Yang Ku-hwai, E. C. Perkins, Hwa Hsing-tung, Wang Ai-hwa, Wang Han-sien, Frank A. Argelander, Kiang Ming-hwei, Hwa Wen-yuan, Teng Wei-ming, Wu Chi-mo, William E. Schubert, Cheng Chuen-seng, Hsiong Fei, Kao Ping-hsing, Lo Ren-chang, Wu Hsing-mei, Liu Nan-san; Probationers: Cheo Chang-an, Hsu Si-chi, Kiang Siao-wei, Kung Yuan-tsai, Swen Chi-chih. Presentation of Gavel—After a few remarks by Bishop Birney, Dr. Lo Ren-yen presented to the Conference a gavel made of olive wood from the Mount of
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