THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT

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TIE IISSIOBARX SOCIETY

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PRINTED AT THE CONFERENCE OFFICE.

JOSEPH LONGKING, PRINTER.

1850. OFFICERS, MANAGERS, AND COMMITTEES,

For 1850-51.

Officers.

R e v . BISHOP HEDDING, President, BISHOP WAUGH, 1st Vice President, BISHOP MORRIS, 2d do. BISHOP HAMLINE, 3d do. BISHOP JANES, 4th do. J. P. DURBIN, Corresponding Secretary, GEORGE LANE, Treasurer, LEROY SWORMSTEDT, Assistant do. Mr. JOHN B. EDWARDS, Rec. Sec.

Managers.

S. D a n d o *. F . H a l l , W . T r u s l o w , L. S. B u r l i n g ,. P. E. C o o n , J. G. H a d d e n , W. B. S k id m o r e , J. R a y n o r , E. L. F a n c h e r , J. B. O a k l e y , G. T. C o b b , W m . F . B u r g e s s , S. H a l s t e d , 0 . L o v e l a n d , S. P . P a t t e r s o n , R. M e a d , S en . J. M’L e a n , R. M o o r e , D r . J. L. P h e l p s , A. W . B r o w n , D r . S. A. P u r d y , H. M o o r e , E. W h e e l e r , F l e t c h e r H a r p e r , D r .S.T hrockmorton , J. F a l c o n e r , D r . W . C. P a l m e r , F. G o d in e , L . K i r b y , J. A. H a r r i o t t . D r . A* S; P u r d y , W. A. Cox,

Committees.. Finance Committee. J. M. Howe, E. L. Fancher, Auditing Com. G. Lane, Chairman, W . Truslow. T. Bainbridge, J. B. Edwards, Ch’n, D. Stocking, L. S. Burling, T. Macfarlan, S. Van Deusen, S. American Com. S'. Dando,- E. O. Haven, W. B. Skidmore, E. E. Griswold, Ch’n, J. Raynor. J. W . Macomber, J. Field, R. Mead, Com. on Domestic A. W . Brown, Levi Kirby, S. S: Strong, W. A. Cox, P. E. Coon, Missions. S. A. Purdy. A. M. Osbon, Ch’n, Rd. Moore. J. B. Oakley, Publishing Com. Oregon Committee. J. M’Lean, W . H. Ferris, D. W . Clark, Ch’n,J. G. Hadden. 0. G. Hedstrom, J. P. Durbin, Ch’n, J. B. Straiten, John Phayre, G. Peck, V. Buck, China Committee. O. Lovrfand, D. P. Kidder, H. Moore, D. P. Kidder, Ch’n,Dr. W.C.Palmer,. J. M’Clintock, S. Halsted, J. Crawford, J. A. Harriott. L. Scott, Dr. A. S. Purdy, P. Chamberlain, Estimating Com. J. Longking. F. Godine. M. D’C. Crawford, For. German Com. W. B. Skidmore, B. Creagh, Ch’n, J. M’Clintock; Ch’n, African Committee. J. Falconer, J. G. Smith, G. Peck, Chairman, S. P. Patterson. L. Scott. D. Terry, J. W. B. Wood, Wm. F. Burgess, G. T. Cobb, O. Y. Amerman, Legacy Committee. Dr. J. L. Phelps, E. L. Fancher, D. Terry. F. Hall, Chairman, E. Wheeler, Jno. Swahlen, Dr.S.Throckmorton , J. H. Perry, F. Harper. L. Kirby. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO MISSIONARIES.

D eak B r o t h e r ,— Your appointment as a missionary indicates the confidence which the appointing power has in your wisdom and integrity, as well as the great necessity of a faithful application of yourself to all those duties which grow out of your relation to the Church and to the world. To some of these duties permit me to call your attention.

I. As a Methodist minister, it is expected that you will attend to all those duties, so far as they are applicable to the state of your mission, which are prescribed in our Discipline for those who have the charge of circuits. On this head, therefore, it is only necessary to refer you to those sections of the Discipline which treat of the duties of a Methodist preacher to God, to his brethren, and to those who are more immediately committed to his charge.

II. As a Methodist missionary, it is expected that you will faithfully attend to the following directions:— 1. It is made your duty to form your circuit, unless you labour among the slaves, into an auxiliary missionary society, and to make regular class and quarterly collec­ tions, and to transmit the amount so raised to the treasurer of the Parent Society, either by indorsing it on your draft, or by sen din? the money. The reason of this requirement is founded on the very obvious principle, that it is the duty of all men to help themselves according to their several ability, and to contribute their quota toward defraying the expenses attendant upon the worship of God, building houses, supporting ministers, &c. And this plain Scriptural] duty should be inculcated Upon all who hear the gospel, that they may be early trained to its performance, that thereby the Missionary Society may be aided in its benevolent efforts to diffuse abroad the gospel of the grace of God. It is hence expected that you will punctu­ ally attend to this part of your duty in all cases where it is practicable, let the amount collected be ever so small. 2. Another duty enjoined upon all our missionaries, is to send regular quarterly reports to the corresponding secretary. By referring to the constitution of the Society, you will perceive] that the spirit of this rule is complied with when the superintendent of a missionary district, which may include a number of circuits or stations, sends his report of the whole work, and therefore, in such cases, it is not necessary for each missionary to send a separate report. By attending to this re­ quirement in this way, much time and expense may be saved. In general, these reports should be short, embracing the principal facts; or, if lengthened out, be filled with those incidents or historical details which alone can make them interest­ ing and profitable. If you are on a foreign station, or among the aborigines of 4 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO MISSIONARIES. our country, those facts respecting the peculiar customs, language, and habits of the people—their laws and government— their individual conversions and progress in Christianity, will always render your reports entertaining and instructive. But mere common-place observations on topics which come under the eye of every one in any place, or speculations on abstract truths, unless needful to illustrate the grace of God in Christ Jesus, are dull and monotonous to the reader, and convey not the information which is expected from the report of a missionary. You wMl also recollect that these reports, if published, as it is desirable they should be, will return to the people about whom you speak: and hence the neces­ sity of saying nothing that will give just cause of offence, or which you would not be willing -to express to their face. Much injury has been done to the cause of missions, in some instances, by exaggerated accounts of the wickedness and miseries of the -people, made apparently with a view to awaken sympathy, and to enlist the benevolence of thd community in their behalf. These errors should be Scrupulously avoided, lest “ your good be evil spoken of.” In the report which you may transmit toward the close of the missionary year, that is, the one which will reach the secretary by the first of April in each year, you are requested not to forget the following items of information:— 1. The number of church members, distinguishing between the Indian, white, and coloured mem­ bers. 2. Number of missionaries employed, whites and natives. 3. Of schools, teachers, and scholars. These items of information are essential to make out an accurate statement of the condition of the several missions for the Annual Report. And facts of this character are worth a hundred general remarks, and for the want of which our Annual Reports are often very imperfect and unsatisfactory.

III. The mere fact of your being a missionary throws you into the midst of a people of strange habits, of different modes of thinking, and who, in many instances, are of various sects of religion. These circumstances necessarily render your task difficult; and make it needful to use great caution and prudence, lest you excite such a prejudice against you as to obstruct your usefulness and prevent your suc­ cess. All these habits and prejudices, not in themselves sinful, should be respected, or, at least, so far tolerated as not to make them matters of conscience and contro­ versy. Surrounded as you are by these circumstances, while you strenuously maintain “ the truth as it is in Jesus,” and “ contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints,” it is highly important that you should cultivate with other Christian denominations, with whom you may come in contact, a spirit of Christian love and union, and thus endeavour to strengthen each other’s hands in the great work in which you are mutually engaged. While contending against the supersti­ tions of paganism, in its various forms, and condemning those vices which corrupt the soul, it should be made manifest, by the manner in which you do these things, that you are actuated solely by a love to perishing souls, and by an ardent thirst for their salvation. Thus shielded by the purity of your motives, and the exemplari­ ness of your conduct, you will be able to pass through the fire of opposition unhurt; and should you even fail in the accomplishment of your object, you will have the consoling satisfaction of having done all things for the glory of God in Christ Jesus, and the salvation of the souls committed to your trust.

IV. It need hardly be added, that your success in your mission mainly depends upon the uprightness of your conduct among the people. The pious and holy de­ portment of a missionary is a living comment upon the doctrine he preaches, and GENERAI- INSTRUCTIONS TO MISSIONARIES. 5 a lively exhibition of those Christian virtues which he recommends. Everything, therefore, which would cause your motives to be suspected, and render you in any way an object of contempt by the sober and thinking part of the community, should be scrupulously avoided. So to behave on all occasions as to let “ no man despise you,” on account of inconsistencies of conduct, frivolity of speech or manners, or of loving “ this present world” more than the cause of God, is essential to enable you to gain the confidence and affection of the people to whom you are sent, and without which all your labour will be in vain. But much more especially is your “ sufficiency of God.” Not by human might, wisdom, or prudence, but by God's Spirit, must we look for success in the great work of “ converting sinners from the error of their ways.” To maintain, there, fore, constant communion with Him from whom cometh every good and perfect gift, by the constant exercise of prayer and faith, and a life of self-denial, is above all other things most essential for a successful issue of your labours. To his grace, then, you are recommended, in the hope that he will guide and sanctify all your words and actions, and make you instrumental in enlarging the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ in the world.

N. B.— The above instructions have been prepared in conformity to the request of the Bishops. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO FOREIGN MISSIONARIES.

D e a r B r o th e r ,—You are hereby instructed by the BoaTd of Managers of the Missionaiy Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church

I. To give your entire attention to the great business in which you have engaged, and to undertake no business or enterprise which will in the least interfere with your appropriate work ; and you are also to see that the missionaries, teachers, and all others under your supervision, shall do the same.

II. You are to report directly to the Board, through the corresponding secretary, all matters which relate to the state of the mission, and to consider no instructions as legitimate which do not come from the official organ of the Board.

III. You are to make a detailed report at least once in each year, and oftener if practicable, embracing the following particulars, with any other matters of which you may judge it important that the Board should be advised, namely :— As to the persons employed in the mission—missionaries, teachers, physicians, artisans, &c., &c. ; and in relation to each of these, whether they have families, and if so, of what number, what labour they perform, and what salary they receive. Also how many pupils in the schools, and what number of each sex. As to the fiscal state of the mission—what amounts have been received from thè Board, distinguishing between cash and merchandise. What amounts from the mission, distinguishing between contributions, produce, meat, or receipts for ser­ vices rendered by the mission physician or artisans to those who are not connected with the mission. As to the estimated value of the mission property, distinguishing between real estate, stock, goods in store, produce, furniture, farming utensils, mechanics’ tools, &c., &c.

IV. The superintendents of our foreign missions are hereby directed to keep a diary of all their proceedings, as well as of the operations of the missions generally ; and to require all the missionaries under their supervision, as far as it may be practicable, to do the same. These diaries should contain not only the operations of the ministers, but of the secular members of the mission. Andtit will be ex­ pected that these diaries will be transmitted to the corresponding secretary by every opportunity, up to the time such opportunities may occur.

V. You are particularly instructed on no account to exceed in your expenditures the amount appropriated for the support of the mission,-which amount will be annually communicated by the corresponding secretary. ANNIVERSARY MEETING.

T he Thirty-first Anniversary of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church was held on Monday evening, May 13th, in the Greene-street Church. On motion of Rev. Daniel Smith, Francis Hall, Esq., was called to the chair; which, to the early and constant friends of this society, was among the most agreea­ ble features of the meeting. A member of the first Board of Managers, and for more than twenty years the Recording Secretary, nothing could have been more fit, than, in the absence of the President and Vice-Presidents, to have this gentleman preside. The services were opened with singing; after which, Rev. G. Peck, J). D., en­ gaged in prayer. The following communication from the Corresponding Secretary, addressed to the Chairman, was read by Mr. J. B. Edwards,-the Recording Secretary:—

“ To the Chairman of the Thirty-first Anniversary of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. “ It was my intention to have been present with you; but, under advice, it is deemed best that I should visit- the New-Hampshire Conference now in session. I regret my absence from your meeting the less, as the late Secretary,.our excellent brother, the Rev. Dr. Pitman, had timely arranged the exercises for this meeting, and provided the speakers. The late Secretary has also prepared, as far as was practicable, the Thirty-first Annual Report. It is usual to read an abstract of this at the Anniversaries ; but as the Report will shortly be published for distribution, and as the current intelligence is found weekly in the Christian Advocate and Jour­ nal, in a condensed form, and monthly in the Missionary Advocate, in detail, it is deemed advisable to omit reading the general abstract, and content ourselves with the special abstract of the Treasurer’s Report. “ As a general remark, I may say, it has pleased the joint meeting of the General Missionary Committee, and the Board of Managers, with the concurrence of the superintendents, to increase largely the general appropriation for the present year. They raised it from $100,000 to $150,000. The present Anniversary is the first public meeting held since this enlargement of the appropriation ; and may we not expect that the fruits of it will give good promise that the Church will respond to the large and liberal views of the joint meeting? “ Wishing you the presence and blessings of our Heavenly Father, and of his Son Jesus Christ, the great Head of the Church, I am, dear brother, yours, “ Respectfully,

“ J. P. D u r b in , Cor. Sec'y.” 8 ANNIVERSARY MEETING.

An abstract from the Treasurer’s Report was then read. At this stage of the proceedings the congregation joined again in offering praise; after which, the Rev. David W . Bartine, of the New-Jersey Conference, was intro­ duced to the meeting, and delivered an address on the merits and prospects of this sublime work, in his usual impassioned style. Dr. M’Clintock was next introduced to the audience, and proceeded to exhibit the claims of this organization to the confident affection of our people, who have hitherto given all they have been required to give for the maintenance of the work we have undertaken. He expressed an increase of confidence in the Society, and was of opinion, that in the Church generally there was a more buoyant missionary feeling existing now, than had existed at any former period. When this brother began to enlarge upon the providential indications of the almost illimitable fields inviting our attention, and the exhaustless treasures apparently pro­ vided, he evidently awakened an interest in the very large audience present, which was most painfully disappointed by the suddenness with which he was obliged to desist, from most alarming indications of being prostrated at once by the disease which is taking him from us—for a season at least—to Europe. Our ready Chair­ man, by affectionately stating the case, and calling upon the congregation to unite in singing a few verses, preserved the order and attention of the assembly. The Doctor, having by this time somewhat revived, came again before the audience, to give them what he seemed to consider the best part of his intended speech, by read­ ing some most interesting extracts from the letter of one of the first converts in our German mission in Bremen. At the close of this address the collection was taken up, which, together with donations sent in for the occasion, amounted to above $300. We were subsequently favoured with a brief address from Rev. Daniel Smith, who admonished us, that there was much more reason to fear a lack of labourers than of means to support them, and in his felicitous manner exhorted the friends to supplicate “ the Lord of the harvest to send forth more labourers.” The Doxology was then sung, and the congregation dismissed, with the Bene­ diction by Rev. George Lane. THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.

A s s e m b l e d as we now are, to celebrate the thirty-first anni­ versary of our Missionary Society, it becomes us to unite in devout acknowledgments of gratitude and praise to that Being u whose we are, and whom we serve.” Another missionary year has elapsed since we met on a similar occasion. How rapid has been its flight! How great its responsibilities ! How almost crushing its anxieties ! Yet, in the midst of all, we have endeavoured to sustain ourselves, in the performance of the ar­ duous duties devolved upon us, by a firm and abiding trust in the promised presence of our redeeming Lord. In the prosecu­ tion of the holy work confided to their management, the Board have never been unconscious of the weakness and fallibility of human judgment. But with all the infirmities of human na­ ture in its best estate, they have laboured to stand approved in the sight of God. If in any case they have erred,— and “ to err is human,”— they elaim that such error should be attributed to the head, and not to the heart. The history of the past year has furnished ground both for grateful joy and for painful anxiety. It is matter of holy re­ joicing that the God of missions continues to honour his mis­ sionary servants with seals to their ministry. This is true both of the Foreign and Domestic fields. Some of the stations em­ braced in the Liberia Mission have been graciously visited du­ ring the year, and many souls have been born to God. The South American Mission has also witnessed a glorious outpour­ ing of the Holy Spirit, and considerable accessions have been made to that infant Church. Oregon too has been favoured with some showers of mercy, and a number of happy converts in that wilderness country boldly testify to the pardoning love of God. Even China begins to give encouraging indications 2 n o MISSIONARY REPORT.

'that the day of her redemption draws near. And as our mis­ sionaries become familiar with the very difficult language of that country, we have good reason to hope that gospel triumphs will be witnessed there as elsewhere. Many of our Domestic Missions also continue to exhibit en­ couraging signs of progress, especially those among the abori­ gines of the country, and those established for the benefit of our foreign population. The Indian Missions have been attended with their usual prosperity; and the missionaries, though called to endure great hardships, suffer many privations, and grapple with numerous adverse influences, are pursuing their toilsome work with a most commendable zeal, and with marked success. The German field is constantly enlarging, and more than a hundred devoted, laborious, and self-denying missionaries are engaged in proclaiming “ the unsearchable riches of Christ” to their countrymen, in their own native language. A noble harvest, as will be seen by the reports from that field, has al­ ready succeeded their pious toils. Encouraging efforts are also being made to evangelize the French, the Welsh, the Swedes, and the Norwegians, who have sought their homes in this land ■of freedom. And it is ardently hoped that the day is near when mission stations shall be multiplied among these different classes of foreigners, and when multitudes of them shall have been brought to the knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus. But beautiful and pleasing as is the picture we have thus briefly drawu of our missions and missionary -success, it has also its dark side. Your Board cannot but be deeply pained, that in proportion to the agencies and resources of the Church, so little has been done for the promotion of the cause in which they are engaged. The highest amount of receipts which has flowed into our treasury in any one year since the separation of the South, is $84,045 15. This sum is not sufficient to meet our expenditures. It will not cover the expenses of our present missions,— much less warrant any enlargement. And unless there is a considerable advance upon former contributions, we must soon be plunged not only into a state of painful insolvency, but be obliged to reduce the number of our missionaries, and thus curtail our missionary field. Such a result would stamp an indelible stigma on the character of the Church, and is, for other and weightier reasons, to be deprecated by all good men. MISSIONARY REPORT. II

At the meeting of the General Missionary Committee, held in May, 1849, for the purpose of making the annual appropria­ tion, much anxiety was felt as to the state of the funds. Nu­ merous and urgent calls were made upon them to occupy new and opening fields, and to strengthen some of the old ones. But with little increase in the annual receipts, and an almost exhausted treasury, they scarcely felt themselves warranted in making any enlargement. Having been frequently urged, how­ ever, from various quarters, to enlarge the field, and trust the people for the necessary funds, they finally ventured upon the measure. The sum appropriated for missions for the year just closed, was $100,000. In making this appropriation, the Com­ mittee and the Board have thrown themselves upon the in­ tegrity of the Church. The response from our people must determine whether this policy was well or ill judged. Though we have yielded in this case to the opinions and importunities of others, it still remains to be seen whether the apostolic in­ junction, “ owe no man anything,” should not apply to benevo­ lent organizations, as well as to Christian individuals. It becomes our painful duty to record the death of one of our most laborious and faithful missionaries among the Indians. Rev. L. F. Harris, preacher in charge of the Flint River Mis­ sion, has ended his warfare on earth in the midst of victory and glory. He died at his post, of a fever of fourteen days con­ tinuance, on the 7th of May, 1849. He has left the world la­ mented by all who knew him, both red and white men. His zeal for the Lord doubtless hastened his dissolution. But we “ sorrow not as those who have no hope,” confidently be­ lieving he has gone to reap his reward in heaven. W e also have to record the death of Rev. Elijah Johnson, one of our oldest missionaries in Liberia. He departed this life at the White Plains station, on Friday, March 23d, 1849. He was one of the pioneers in the enterprise of Americo-African colonization, and it may be said, that under God he was the father of Methodism in Liberia. He went out in the ship Elizabeth, the May-Flower of Liberia, in 1820; and was among the ill-fated ones who were thrown upon the dreadful swamp of Sherbro. But it was in the order of Providence he should survive, and enjoy comparatively good health; and it was per­ haps more through his lively disposition, and habitual activity, .12 MISSIONARY REPORT.

than through anything else, that a vestige of the colony re­ mained when the Nautilus arrived at Sierra Leone, in 1821. Brother Johnson removed to Monrovia in 1822, and though almost entirely destitute of education, manifested so much na­ tural good sense, and practical industry, that he was soon pro­ moted to offices of trust and responsibility, the duties of which he invariably performed ably and faithfully. At one period, during the absence of the agent of the Colonization Society, he was appointed to conduct its affairs, which were carried on to the entire satisfaction of those interested. He was at different times selected as a commissioner to treat with the natives, and his transactions with them were characterized by a deep regard for the interests of the colony, and a proper appreciation o f the rights of the natives, who were led by this means to regard him with almost a superstitious reverence, so that in peace his word was law, and in war his name a tower of strength. From the time Brother Johnson entered the ministry, he la­ boured indefatigably for the interests of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He connected himself with the Church in her infan­ cy, when there were few to help, and his time, talents, and money were thenceforth freely bestowed in her behalf. But he rests from “ his labours, and his works do follow him.” He has left a wife and eight children to mourn their loss. k It was stated in our last Report, that Rev, Isaac Owen, of the Indiana, and Rev. William Taylor, of the Baltimore Conference, had been sent out as missionaries to California. W e are happy to learn that these brethren, with their families, have arrived at their respective destinations in safety and good health. Brother Taylor arrived at San Francisco on the 21st of September, 1849, after a voyage of a little over five months ; and Brother Owen reached Sacramento City just one month later, after a long and tedious journey of about eight months, by the over­ land route. Our latest accounts bring the information that both these missionaries have entered upon their labours with great zeal, and under favourable auspices. In relation to the matter of this Report, your Managers have taken great pains to obtain all possible information from our several mission fields. The Corresponding Secretary has called, both by letters and through the Church periodicals, for annual reports from the missions. But, after all, there is too much MISSIONARY REPORT. 13 reason to believe that, in some instances, defects will appear. Such information, however, as we have been able to procure will be spread out on the subsequent pages, under the appro­ priate heads; sometimes in the language of the missionaries themselves, but more generally in a form somewhat condensed. In presenting a detailed view of the several missions under the care of this Society, we shall pursue our usual order, com­ mencing with

FOREIGN MISSIONS.

Under this general designation, we have included, the past year, the Liberia, Oregon, South American, China, and Cali­ fornia Missions. To these must be added the new mission to Germany, which was provided for at the meeting of the Gene­ ral Missionary Committee, held in May, 1849. In a brief survey of these missions, separately, we shall ob­ serve our usual order, commencing with

1. Liberia Mission,

MISSIONARIES. Francis Bums, James Byrd, Beverly R. Wilson, W . H. Payne, John W . Roberts, James Moore, James S. Payne, G. Simpson, A. D. Williams, H. B. Matthews, A. F. Russell, John L. Morris, Amos Herring, John W. Harland. D. Ware,

.It is now two years since Brother Benham, from ill health, was obliged to abandon the superintendency of this mission, and return to the United States. More than a year elapsed before the Bishops could obtain such a man as they deemed suitable, with whom to supply this vacancy. Meanwhile, the Bishop having charge of Foreign Missions had adopted the measure of districting the field, and appointing three presiding elders, who, during the absence of a regular Superintendent, might exercise a supervision over the interests of the mission. This, though a judicious arrangement, under the circumstances, was not deemed sufficient to exclude the necessity of having a white Superintendent in that field. Accordingly, at as early a period during the past year as was practicable, Bishop Morris selected 14 MISSIONARY REPORT. for this responsible position, Rev. N. S. Bastion, of the Illinois Annual Conference. After arranging his affairs in Illinois, BrotherBastion, with his wife and child, came on to New-York in the latter part of July last. As the “ Liberia Packet” was expected to sail very soon, and as it was exceedingly desirable he should go out in her, he pro­ ceeded at once to make arrangements for the voyage. In pur­ chasing necessary articles for his outfit, he laboured under seri­ ous disadvantages, for want of sufficient time. He sailed on the 1st of August, and arrived in Monrovia on the 19th of Sep­ tember, 1849, just fifty days from the time of his embarkation at Baltimore. Since his arrival we have received large despatches from the Mission, under date of November 12th; but as the Liberia Con­ ference had not yet been held, no regular annual report was sent. From these'despatches we learn that, up to the time of writing, Brother and Sister Bastion had both escaped a regular attack of the African fever. They were deeply afflicted, how­ ever, by the loss of their little boy, their only child, who was suddenly taken from them by death, soon after their arrival. W e gather from the communications received, that some por­ tions of the Mission have been favoured with an encouraging degree of spiritual prosperity. This is true especially of Mon­ rovia, Millsburg, Caldwell, New-Yirginia, New-Georgia, & c .; in all of which places numbers have been converted to God and added to the Church. On account of the hostile attitude of neighbouring tribes, and the alarming rumours of war, the Goulah station is, for the present, abandoned. Much anxiety and the deepest feeling seem to pervade the minds of our brethren in Africa respecting the educational interests of the Mission. Our Superintendent, also, appears to be greatly interested in this matter. But the plans and projects suggested in our despatches relative to this subject failed to secure the full approbation of the Board. Several communications from our missionaries in Africa, re­ lating to the work in their respective charges, accompanied the advices of our Superintendent. But as some of these have al­ ready appeared in our Church papers, we deem it unadvisable to insert in this Report more than the following extract from one of Brother Bastion’s letters:— MISSIONARY REPORT. 15

“ You will see from the letters of the preachers, that the work in this part of the Conference is in a state of great prosperity, and that the stations ‘ up the river,’ (St. Paul’s,) have, during several weeks past, enjoyed unusual times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord. The town of Monrovia has also enjoyed a very extraordinary outpouring of die Spirit of God. You will also learn from these letters, the particulars of the meeting which has been in progress here during some two or three weeks, and has continued up to the present time. The Church has been greatly quickened ; an unusual spirit of grace and supplication has been poured out upon the members, and in answer to their entreaties. Through the faithful labours of Brother Wilson, and the other preachers, travelling and local, in the vicinity, the spirit of conviction has gone abroad in the congregation, the town, and the country. The people have flocked to the altar by scores, like ‘ doves to their windows,’ and their weary spirits have found rest in Jesus. Numbers of weeping penitents have been seen in -ihe house, the fields, and the streets. 0 , it would have made your heart ache and rejoice at once, to have seen the poor natives walking over these hills and plains, with downcast look seeking the Lord. These unsophisticated children of mature, when under conviction, are honest and sincere. They act out their feelings without disguise, and although, like other (might I not say all other) seekers, they may sometimes have mistaken notions as to manner, yet God understands them, and they are as docile as little children. I will explain myself by an incident. In the highest state of the excitement, after the burial of our little boy, I was out in the grave-yard, superintending the clearing away and improving of the mission burial-ground. Several of the natives, who were under deep conviction, and some of whom had not partaken of food for several days, were solemnly pacing through the grounds ; some lying prostrate, full-length, on the graves, on the damp earth, under a sun almost vertical, with only their heads covered with their rude cloth. They were asked, £ What are you doing here ?’ Answer, ‘ Live pray, find God.’ Fearing their native superstition might have something to do with their praying in the buriaj-ground, and lying on the graves, they were advised to abandon these things; that they could as well find the Lord at home, by retiring to a private place, upon their knees, or -otherwise. They at once left off-what was objectionable in their conduct, and many of them.have been converted, and are happy in God their Saviour. They give a very clear account of their conversion, relying alone in the blood of the Crucified. O, it would fill you with gratitude to see their countenances radiant with a smile of heavenly love, and their tongues magnifying their Redeemer. “ A large number of Liberian citizens and their children have also been the subjects of this good work. Taking all the places where this revival has prevailed, considerably over one hundred have been converted, the most of whom have united with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Let the friends of missions know that their money is not thrown away upon Africa. “ Several letters from the preachers and teachers, and the numbers of Africa’s Luminary accompanying this, will show you that the work in general is in as healthy and prosperous a condition as at any former period, if not more so. The few points from which I have received no letters, I have heard from by Mr. Gurley, who went down the coast with the packet to Palmas, while I was compelled to re­ main with my family. Some of these plaees are favoured with revivals, and all are doing well. The only exception is found in the Goulah mission and school, at Mount Andrew and Morrisburg. Owing to the hostile attitude of the tribes lying contiguous to that in which the mission is located, this far interior station will, for 16 MISSIONARY REPORT. a time, have to be abandoned, perhaps for some months. This you will learn from the letters of the preacher, and those of the teacher. “ It appears plain to my mind, that nothing can now retard the progress of our missions in this land, unlesB it be the want of a good high-school, in which to rear up an abundant supply of well-qualified teachers, to supply, as they shall rapidly increase in number, all your schools.” y /

For the appointments, statistics, and any other inforpiation of importance that may be received before closing this Report, see Appendix A.

2. Oregon and California Mission Conference..

MISSIONARIES. William Roberts: residence, Salem, Or. Ter. “David Leslie, Sup., William Helm, Alvan F. Waller,. Joseph E. Parrott,. James H. Wilbur, John M’Kinney, Isaac Owen, James O. Raynor, William ^Taylor, Chauncey O. Hosford, Josiah L. Parrish, Nehemiah Doane.

The following letter from Brother Roberts, dated November 6th, 1849, will furnish the only account we have received of the state and prospects of the missions in Oregon and California, since the organization of the new Conference; ' and also their progress during the past year :—

To t h e C orresponding S e c r e t a r y of the M iss io n a r y S ociety of the

M ethodist E piscopal C huhch. Salem, Oregon Territory, November 6, 184,9.

D e a r B r o th e r ,—In accordance with the provisions of the last General Confer­ ence, and the instructions of Bishop Waugh, communicated in his letter of Sep­ tember 25th, 1848, the preachers in the employ of the mission were called together at the chapel of the Oregon Institute, on the 5th of September, 1849, and a con­ ference organized, under the style and title of the Oregon and California Mission Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Since my return from California, the amount of work which had accumulated during my absence has occupied every moment of time,—so fully, that I have written but one letter to you, and that I now find will never reach its destination. It is of no moment, as I shall embody in this communication everything to which it related. Last night I arrived at home, having just finished my first tour o f quarterly meetings on this part of the district since conference. Your letters of May 24th and June 20th, together with one from Brother Kidder, and two from Brother Johnston, came to hand to-day. So that with all our increased facilities of corre­ spondence, one of these letters was over five months in reaching Oregon. The mail steamers do not come to Oregon, and there are none others here ; perhaps the Massachusetts may be excepted, which is somewhere on the Pacific coast, in MISSIONARY REPORT. 17

the government service. The mail is carried in the sail vessels, which carry lum­ ber, &c., and receives such attention as the mania for gold will allow. We had understood the contract o f the Pacific Mail Company to require the steamers to come to Oregon ; but such is not the construction put upon it by the agents on this coast, and we must still submit with patience, I suppose, to such delays as are unavoidable. There is much difficulty for sailing vessels to enter the Columbia at some sea­ sons. Head winds, fog, and smoky weather prevail for weeks together. Seven or eight vessels have just arrived from California, and one of them, with an inex­ perienced captain, was out fifty days. Water and provisions falling short, a boat was sent ashore, which swamped in the surf, and three men were lost. This state of things, so far as the mail is concerned,,cannot long continue. Cu­ pidity, which now keeps the steamers away, will, if nothing else, soon bring them here. Although there are, as yet, no very rich gold mines discovered in Oregon, the facilities for getting gold are more abundant here than in any country I am acquainted with. Groceries, dry-goods, agricultural implements, mechanical la­ bour, and indeed all sorts of labour, are immensely high; and when the truth be­ comes known, the tide of emigration will flow to Oregon. When the tidings of the gold really took possession of the people of Oregon, in 1848, it interfered with everything, so that from about May until February,-1 found no means of com- munciation with you at all. This is what “ was the matter.” Nothing but impossibility has, or ever will, while I am concerned in the matter, prevent you from receiving communications at least quarterly. Before leaving this question of correspondence, let me request, when you send letters in duplicate, that one copy be directed to me at San Francisco,- care Rev. William Taylor, or such Methodist preacher as you may know to be there. Otherwise, I cannot stop my own letters even if at San Francisco, on the arrival of the mail. There is reason to think that all of your communica­ tions, up to June 20th, have been received: some of them were delayed considera­ bly. Capt. Gelston did not come to Oregon, but sent his letters and goods by the first conveyance. According to the instructions of Bishop Waugh51 went to California, and travel­ led over such parts of it as seemed to be necessary, and time would allow. Leav­ ing home on the 6th of June, I crossed the bar of the Columbia, in the auxiliary steam-ship Massachusetts, on the 16th, and arrived at San Francisco on the 20th, just an hour too late to send letters by the steamer for Panama, which started that day at noon. From California I sent communications to you three times, twice from Francisco, and once from the Columa Mill. These despatches I trust did not miscarry, as they contained the Annual Report, and give a detail of, my California tour. After travelling some six hundred miles by land, and visiting every place of importance that seemed to call for immediate attention, I left on the 30th July, in the brig Forest, for the Columbia river. Brothers Owen and Taylor had not yet arrived, and I was compelled to leave without seeing them. In order to facilitate their work, and somewhat prepare the way of the Lord, I bought, before leaving home, the materials for a church, 24 by 40 feet, and had it framed on the banks of the Walamet river. It arrived at Sian Francisco before I left. A lot was purchased, and such other arrangements made as would soon furnish a place of worship. Our voyage was greatly lengthened out by calms and head winds. On the twentieth day we made the Cape, and after striking once very gently on the north sands, failed to get in. The next day it was smoky and foggy, so that we could 3 18 MISSIONARY REPORT. not see the land-marks. We continued standing off and on for four days, when we made another attempt, but were compelled to anchor inside the bar, near the spot where I spent a night on board the Whiton, in 1847. It is an uncomfortable spot; the vessel pitches badly; the breakers are on all sides, and very near ; the Cape is some four miles distant, and I begin to think thaLt “ Disappointment” is its proper name. The next morning we succeeded in entering the river, and by Saturday night at 12 o’clock I reached Oregon City, in time to attend, my quarterly meeting. Thus have I been absent from the country sixty-nine'days, twenty-nine of which were spent on the ocean, and forty in California. The tour was one o f absorbing interest and exhausting labour. I met many an old acquaintance from;the land of my birth, and was permitted to bear testimony in favour of the gospel of Christ, among hundreds where, with fearful emphasis, iniquity abounds. Whatever opinion may be formed of the prospects of success in the immediate conversion of sinners in California—and I am not without strong hope even in this— there is work enough to do in strengthening the hearts and hands of God’s people, in reclaiming the prodigal, in instructing the youth, in visiting the sick and dying, and restraining the wickedness of the wicked, to engage all the enterprising piety and sanctified talent we can lay under contribution. I received much assistance from my excellent friend and brother, Capt. Gelston, and in former letters have made mention of others, who, if yet alive, are working for God and his Church. Meeting, with Mrs. Roberts at Oregon City, and learning the children were well, I remained there until the following Wednesday, when we once more tested the excellency of horseback exercise, and by sun-down were at our own fireside, thankful once more to find our family circle still complete. There is some sickness in Oregon this autumn,—intermittent and bilious fevers are found along some of the water-courses, while persons residing at a distance are entirely exempt. My residence is nearly a mile from the Walamet river; and while nearly every family on the banks of the river at Salem is afflicted, mine is exempt. The town is situated close to the water, and some families use river water for culinary purposes. The time for our conference was now at hand ; on the day above mentioned the brethren met, and after appropriate religious exercises, and the appointment of a secretary, pro tem., an extract was read from the Bishop’s letter, stating the ac­ tion of the General Conference of May, 1848, in relation to the Pacific coast, and authorizing the organization of an Annual Conference, under the style and title aforesaid, some time in the autumn of 1849. Brothers Owen and Taylor were not present, of course ; and the conference had no information that they had yet reached the place of their destination. The busi­ ness of the conference proceeded with the utmost harmony and good feeling. Brother Wilbur is Secretary. Accompanying this, I send a copy of the Minutes intended for the General Conference, which you will please preserve and forward accordingly, as we have no other representative. A supernumerary relation was granted to Brother Leslie, at his own request. Four persons were admitted on trial: Joseph E. Parrott, John M’Kinney, Janies O. Raynor, and Chauncey O. Hosford. William Helm,, a located elder from the Kentucky Conference, was admitted. Close and diligent attention was given to the various causes of missions, the circu­ lation of the Bible, Sabbath-schools, and education generally. A Conference Mis­ sionary Society was organized, and on Sabbath afternoon a missionary meeting was held. After an appropriate sermon by Brother Leslie, a collection was taken, MISSIONARY REPORT. 19

amounting to $46 37. The pledges which were given, most of which were paid on the spot, increased the amount to $260 87 ; the congregation consisting of thirty adults and seventeen children. The first annual meeting of the Oregon Bible Society was held during the confer­ ence. A sermon in behalf of the Bible cause was preached on Sabbath morning, and the meeting for business was held on Monday. The moneys collected for the cause were,— on old subscription, $45. - Colleotion, $43. Subscription in advance, $39. Total, $127. The committee on periodicals reported that there are twenty subscribers to the Christian Advocate and Journal, six to the Western Christian Advocate, seven to the Quarterly Review, and seven to the Ladies’ Repository. But you will find, if Brother Wallis’s communications are received, that the number is greatly in­ creased. If justice could only be done to Oregon in the establishment of a mail route through the country, we could circulate our periodicals in almost every family, even at the present exorbitant rates of postage. A pastoral address was sent out by the conference, chiefly in relation to the sup­ port of the ministry, and it is hoped that it will exert a redeeming influence among the people. Times have changed in Oregon. Previous to the discovery of gold, in regard, to money, the people were in abject poverty ; now they are in affluence. It remains to be seen if they will support the men who bring them the bread of life. I trust that they will do this most cheerfully, wherever they are in sufficient numbers. The following statistics were reported:—

■ê § £ ' | .2 ¿3 •Ü . fc- § S a g Ja & E a . 3 'U I à :s J3' B •I © § S o GQ O 01 > Oregon City, 6 30 $25 1 1 5 30 150 Salem, 25 109 . 2 6 3838 1 2 16 105 160 16 Yamhill, 24 201 1 1 8 108 1 6 22 126 387 Clatsop, 1 8 ...... ______• _ 56 348 1 3 14 171 3 9 43 261 697 Bible money raised among ourselves, $82.

The conference closed its session at noon on Monday, and is to hold its ijext session at Oregon City, on the first Wednesday in September, 1850. The follow­ ing are the appointments :— William Roberts, Superintendent : residence, Salem.

OREGON. Oregon City, Portland, and Van Couver, James H. Wilbur, Josiah L. Parrish. Salem, William Helm, James O. Raynor, David Leslie, supernumerary. Mary's River, A. F. Waller, Joseph E. Parrott. Yamhill, John M’Kinney, Chauncey O. Hosford. Astoria and Clatsop, to be supplied.

CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, William Taylor. Puebla de San Jose and Santa Cruz, to be supplied. JSacramento City, Stockton, and Columa Mill, Isaac Owen, one to be supplied. 20 MISSIONARY REPORT.

There was a measure of prosperity on our circuits during the summer season. Two camp-meetings were held, one at Yamhill, on the old ground, the other at Salem. At the former place the power of God was manifest, more in reclaiming the backslidden, and building up believers, than in the conversion of sinners. There was mote than ordinary liberty in preaching the word, and many persons found it a precious season. A collection was taken for the poor, amounting to $65, and another for missionary purposes, amounting to $80. The preachers on this circuit have been Bteadily at their work, and God has blest their labours. Another camp-meeting was held at Salem, in July. It was a cold, stormy sea­ son, so that little was done until Sabbath evening, when a gracious work ’ began. Such were the indications of Divine power, that the meeting was continued until Tuesday. The students at the Institute shared liberally at this meeting. Some twelve of them were converted and joined the Church, During the summer, one of the sons of Brother Helm, after a lingering illness, died in the faith. I think the affliction has been sanctified, and that Brother Helm is more than ever devoted to his work. Brother Wilbur laboured as Principal of the Institute up to the time of the conference, with much acceptability arid useful­ ness. Perhaps he never had a post assigned him more congenial to his feelings, or more profitable to those under his care, than during this period. Sister Wilbur was his faithful co-worker in the primary department, until her health failed under her severe labours, some time in July. The department was then placed in the hands of Brother Hosford untiT confer­ ence. Immediately on the close of conference, we held a camp-meeting on the Colapovia. The time was injudiciously chosen. It came too soon after confer­ ence. The preachers, who had to move their families, could not attend; for all the moving in Oregon ought to be done before the first of October. The meeting was moderately attended, and although I know of no one case of conversion, it was a profitable season to many, We have a most excellent society here. The Rev. Mr. Spalding, who so narrowly escaped being murdered in the upper country, is keeping a school near this place. He was with us at the meeting, and among many others, several of the children of his school came forward for prayers. A Dr. N., who had once been an official member in our Church, came forward and was blest. There was some interest in the case of a Universalist who was present: taking umbrage at some strong things a brother had said in his sermon against his favourite notions, he called the preacher to account for it after the sermon was over, on Sunday evening. It seemed the matter was not mended any by private discourse, for before the conversation ended, the poor fellow awoke to a conscious­ ness of his error, and with heartfelt sincerity begged the brethren to pray for him. Since that time meetings have been held at his house. No sooner was the camp-meeting over, than, in company with Mrs. Roberts, I hastened to Oregon City, to arrange the goods that came out in the Whiton for distribution among the mission families. Several days were thus occupied; and when we were ready to return, one" of the little trials which sometimes befall travellers in this country happened to us. Our horses were missing. An opportunity occurring, Mrs. Roberts rode home in a wagon, which, by the way, nearly proved fatal to her; for, being kept out in the cold night air until mid­ night, she took the severest cold she has had this side the mountains. The lost horses were found on the Molalla river, and cost me an additional twenty miles ride. By the time I was ready to start, Brother Campbell came up to the city from MISSIONARY REPORT. 21 t

California; he had been sick nigh unto death, and was now almost too feeble to eit on a horse ; but transferring my saddle to Mrs. Roberts’s favourite riding horse, I placed the sick man on it, and by night had him at my fireside, fifty mileB nearer his own home. The next day I accompanied him home, and enjoyed the satisfac­ tion of seeing a man just rescued from the grave, in that land of sickness and death, placed in the bosom of his family. A brother Leander Ballow, an excellent local preacher, who went in company with Brother Campbell, now sleeps the sleep of death in California, leaving a widow and seven little children. It had been my intention to take Brothers Waller and Wilbur at this time, and visit the Dalles, crossing the cascade mountains, by way of Barbow’s road. But Brother Wilbur was taken very sick with fever, so that the expedition is abandoned for the present. The quarterly meetings were arranged so as to be held in four successive weeks, in the middle month of the quarter, commencing with Oregon City. At that meeting I was exceedingly sick with a cold, just able to drag myself to church and preach, with no power whatever to enter into any other exercises of the meeting. Brother Wilbur is yet very feeble. The moral condition of this place is deplorable. The two or three companies of soldiers which came overland last season are quartered here. Every part of the city is crammed full. I have reason to believe that when Brother Wilbur shall have regained his health, he will enlist some of them as soldiers for Christ. There are no chaplains with them at preserit. Some of the soldiers are serious, but I do not know of a pious officer among them. They are under the command of Col. Loring, who lost an arm at the gates of Mexico. On the Saturday and Sabbath following, the quarterly meeting was on Mary’s river circuit, in the Belknap settlement. That is a choice circuit, and this a choice part of it. The location is fifty miles above the Institute, west of the Walamet, and the surrounding country is “ like unto the garden o f the Lord; like unto the land of Egypt as thou comest unto Zoar.” It was a good meeting. I was edified with the evidences of spirituality among the people. But it cost me a most painful ride to get there. The day was hot, the atmosphere smoky, and the wind north, so that, like some travellers on the highway of life, we rode all day in our own dust. Not having recovered from my catarrh, I laboured under the most oppressive sense of suffocation. At Yamhill, the week following, the meeting was well attended ; but before the next Saturday and Sabbath, the time appointed for Salem circuit, the autumn rains came on with such violence that the attendance was very small. As this is a new era in our ecclesiastical history, quite an amount of time was taken up in arranging the temporalities of the church, and laying plans to support the preachers. This round on the district has been too hurried to accomplish what I had de­ sired. My little affliction, and the pressure of official duties, have denied me that full and free intercourse with the people which is indispensable to prosperity. The rains of this season were very late in coming on, so that our dry season was un­ usually long. As is usual, the country was overspread with fires, and the smoke became so dense as to be almost beyond endurance. In some cases it was abso­ lutely unsafe to go out from the roads or trails into the prairies, lest you could not find your way home again. The constant smoke of the dry season is a feature of the country at once disagreeable and unhealthy. And yet, at its commencement, there are to be witnessed, at times, scenes of surpassing beauty. I have travelled along the western slope of the cascade range of mountains, where the forests for 22 MISSIONARY REPORT.

miles above me were on fire. No pyrotechny of art can compare in beauty with these fire-worke of nature. And 1 have prayed, while gazing on the scene, that the few labourers in the work of the ministry in this dark land might be so suc­ cessful in kindling the fires of piety in every settlement, and in every family, that the lust of sin would be consumed, its darkness driven away, and the benighted traveller guided in safety along his pathway to heaven. I am, dear brother, yours in Christ,

W il l ia m R ob e rts. P. S. Tuesday evening, November 28th, 1849. I am now in Oregon City ; have rode fifty miles to-day to get my despatches into the mail. But I find that the minutes of the conference are not ready, and, withal, I must return to my home and get the Bishop’s letter, an extract of which is to go into them. I do my best, and then if the papers get safely and speedily into your hands, well; and if they get swamped in the intervening distance, well. I allude to this, to explain if the minutes do not come to hand with the rest. Brother Wilbur is much better. This city is getting to "be a very Sodom—worse and worse every day. The Rev. St. Michael Fackler, son-in-law to Brother Wilbur, is Principal, of the Institute, and the school is doing well. Miss Mary Leslie has charge of the primary department. More next mail.

3. South American Mission. Missionary, D. D. Lore. ' This mission continues to be sustained by the “ Society for the, Promotion of Christian Worship in Buenos Ayresand they will hereby receive the grateful acknowledgments of the Board and of the Society, for the liberality with which they have supported our missionary. Several communications have been received from Brother Lore during the year, but up to the time of writing this, no regular annual report. From our despatches, we gather that the mission presents a more favourable aspect than formerly. The following letter, dated in the latter part of July last, shows an encouraging state of prosperity even in Buenos Ayres—

To th e B oard of M ana g e rs of t h e M iss io n a r y S o c ie ty of t h e

M ethodist E piscopal C h urch.

D e a r B r e t h r e n ,—There is nothing that has made me feel more sensibly my isolated condition, and that would sooner excite a ¿esire to return to our own fa­ voured land, than the many revival notices published from time to time in our Christian Advocate. These never fail to call up in strong contrast my present cir­ cumstances with those of other days, when I also partook of the enjoyments, and shared in the labours of religious revivals. These notices have, at times, made me almost long for home ; for there is nothing so dear to a minister’s, heart as the prosperity of the work of the Lord, and nothing so gratifying as the privilege of seeing it In a conversation some time since with an American gentleman resident here., upon the state of the congregation, and the prospect of accomplishing good, he remarked MISSIONARY REPORT. 23 to this effect: “ That if the minister succeeded in imposing a check on our country­ men, and induced church attendance, and the maintenance of outward respect for religion, it was all he could expect. In accomplishing this, he would accomplish much. As for conversions, they were quite out of the question.” It seems to be conceded that this, spiritually, is a barren field, yielding but little fruit The good Dr. Bangs, in one of his excellent articles on the “ Present State of the Methodist Episcopal Church,” says, in reference to South America, “ in this last place I grant but little comparatively has been done.” Also, in an editorial in the Christian Advocate of March 1st, in noticing a communication read to your Board, the editor remarks: “ Brother Lore writes encouragingly, although lie re­ ports no conversions.” It was sadly true, when I penned that communication: there were no satisfactory cases of conversion to report. Such was the state, and such were the opinions of this field of labour. And this strong contrast with the condition of things as reported at home, we say, has been calculated somewhat to depress the spirits. But since then brighter days have dawned upon us. We have been visited with the liftings up of the light of God’s countenance; W e have had a revival; and it is still in progress. We have already gathered some of its fruits, and more is mellowing and ripening, under the influence of the Holy Spirit. True, we cannot tell of scores and hundreds added to the Lord ; yet surely the times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord have visited us. We must report a revival. You have already been apprized by a very brief notice of the gracious visitation experienced by us. But a more extended and minute detail would perhaps be satisfactory. The first indications of special influence manifested themselves under the regular means of grace. The word was preached plainly and pointedly, and under it much seriousness was apparent for a long time. And the minister began to fear that the effect was like the morning cloud and the early dew. But the set time was come to favour our little Zion. At one of our Sabbath afternoon prayer-meetings, the first public and decided step was taken. A young man tremblingly arose, and with tears confessed his sins; acknowledged his re­ sistance of the Holy Spirit, and humbly begged an interest in the prayers of God’s people. You can scarcely imagine the effect produced on our praying circle, ga­ thered in the dining-room of the parsonage. We had many times enjoyed refresh­ ing seasons there, but this was like the gushing forth of the waters from the smitten rock, to the thirsting Israelites in the wilderness. We thanked God, took couragc, and rejoiced exceedingly. We appointed an extra prayer-meeting for the following evening, and continued soto do from time to time, with an occasional general class. These meetings in­ duced me to say of my former despondency, “ This was my infirmity, but I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High. Thy way, 0 God, is in the sanctuary; who is so great a' God as our God !” The interest increased, and spread from one to another, until about a dozen pro­ fessed to pass from death unto life. I assure you, brethren, it was cheering to the heart of the missionary to have those wko had been seekers visit me, one after another, bearing glad tidings. For when a soul is converted, here, as at home, there is no desire to conceal it. At our ensuing love-feast, held on the 30th of March, (at which Brother Lenhart was present, late of the New-Jersey Conference, now chaplain in the United States Navy, and on duty at this station, and acted as presiding elder for us,) we received 24 MISSIONARY REPORT.

twelve persons on probation. A hundred, in one of your congregations at home, would notJhave been so great an event as this was with us. Nine of those who joined were males : six young men, and three heads of families, and three females- Nearly all of these already give evidence of usefulness and honour to the Church. Those who were heads of families erected the family altar, and already the wives of two of fthe husbands have United with the Church. One of them said to me, a few days since, that she could not describe, or be thankful enough for, the great change effected in their family. Formerly the Sab­ bath-day was a weariness to them. They had neither employment nor enjoyment suitable to it; but now it was hailed with delight, and parted with with regret. This work of grace continues to progress. The spirit and results of revival are still manifesting themselves. Since the first accessions at the love-feast, we have received six more, making in all eighteen, as the fruit of this reviving visitation. And there are yet several others deeply serious, who have expressed their deter­ mination to seek the Lord, and have been, and still are, using the means of grace. W e are praying that they may be brought in, yea, that many may be added to our number, of such as shall be saved; for we have many in our congregation, and to whom we have access, who must be born again, or die to all eternity. There are many of our young people, who have been trained in our Sabbath-scfaool, just now at an age when it is altogether important for them to make choice of reli­ gion. W e are now spread into two bands. The increase in our numbers has made it necessary to form a second class. It meets in my study, and is led by myself, on Wednesday afternoon at four o’clock. It has thus far been an exceedingly pro­ fitable meeting. From all of which it may be inferred, that the general condition of our congre­ gation, in a spiritual sense, is good. Perhaps it was never better than at present. Greater interest is felt, by a greater number, than ever before. It is evidently beginning to be believed that good can and will be accomplished. In point of numbers it is fully sustained ; it is certain that there is no decrease in the attend­ ance ; and the prosp.ect is, I think, encouraging for a gradual and permanent increase. Our Sunday-school also continues to flourish; it is constantly receiving acces­ sions to its numbers; so, upon the whole, the religious aspect of our affairs is truly encouraging. And we would fain hope that our South American mission will yet be as a fruitful field which the Lord doth bless.- We do most earnestly solicit an interest in the prayers of the Board, and of all the lovers of Zion. I am, dear brethren, yours in Christ,

D. D. L ore. Buenos Ayres, July 23, 1849.

In another letter, dated December 4th, the Sabbath-school is represented to be in a flourishing condition; the class-meeting manifestly improving, and prospects generally growing brighter. Brother Lore suggests the importance of extending our borders in that country. He says, “ there are many American, English, Scotch, and German families, located in the surrounding country, who are entirely destitute of the means of grace, and MISSIONARY REPORT. 25 who might be reached by a faithful missionary operating upon the circuit plan.” He thinks there would be no difficulty respecting his support. He promises to write more fully on this subject at a future time. If the regular annual report should be received before this goes to press, we will give the statistics of this mission in another place. (See Appendix B.)

4. China Mission.

MISSIONARIES. Rev. Judson D. Collins. Rev. Moses C. White. Rev. Robert S. Maclay.

As was apprehended at the time of publishing our last Report, Rev. Henry Hickok, owing to an entire failure of his health, was, at an early period of 1849, compelled to retire from our mission-field at Fuh-Chau. Yielding to the unanimous advice of his physicians, his colleagues, and his associates of other mis­ sions, he and his lady embarked for the United States, as the only course promising to prolong life and restore health. The Board feel themselves indebted to numerous individuals for kind attention shown to Mr. and Mrs. Hickok, prior to their final embarkation, and while in a most enfeebled state of health. Having no other means of conveyance down the coast, they were kindly offered a passage from the river Min to Hong*Kong, in her Britannic Majesty’s brig-of-war Scout. Rev. George Loomis, chaplain of the American Seamen’s Friend Society, met them at Hong-Kong, for the express purpose of arranging for their passage. Through his influence, excellent accommo­ dations at a reduced price were offered them by Mr. Carter, agent of a fine ship then about to sail for New-York. A kind Providence conducted them safely on their way. Brother Hickok’s health gradually improved on the voyage, and in the month of July he arrived among his friends. His health has since so far recovered, as to enable him to enter upon pastoral labours in the East Genesee Conference, of which he was a member. About the time that Brother Hickok left Fuh-Chau, Brother Collins suffered a severe attack of illness. On his partial re­ covery, he made an excursion as far north as Shanghai, taking occasion to visit the Christian missions established at that place, at the same time that he recruited his health. 4 26 MISSIONARY REPORT.

Subsequent to his return, and up to the first of November, 1849, the date of our latest intelligence from the mission, the three brethren stationed there had enjoyed good health, and had been enabled to prosecute their labours with regularity and diligence. Notwithstanding the sickness that has been suffered at Fuh-Chau, all our missionaries concur in the opinion, that no port of China accessible to foreigners is, on the whole, more healthy. They also unite in regarding the location of the mission as highly favourable in most, if not all respects, to its general ob­ jects. Far less of the prejudice against foreigners, so character­ istic of the Chinese, is encountered at Fuh-Chau, than at Can­ ton andHong-Kong for example. Fortunately for the prospects of missionary labour, it is not likely that Fuh-Chau will ever become the seat of an extensive foreign trade. Nevertheless, it is in itself, and with reference to China, an important city. Its position is central on the coast. It is the capital of a large pro­ vince. It is surrounded by numerous other towns and villages, entirely accessible to our missionaries, and containing vast numbers of people speaking the common dialect of Fuh-Chau. Our missionaries have been convinced, by experience and observation, that we were providentially directed in selecting the proper location for our Christian efforts in China. They are also deeply impressed with the importance of es­ tablishing a strong and well-furnished mission at the point selected. Such a mission is necessary for its own sake, that its members may have society and mutual co-operation. It is necessary, in view of providing against the contingencies of sickness and death, which are liable to occur, and to leave the mission in a powerless state, unless its number of labourers is sufficiently large to bear reduction in an emergency. A strong mission is necessary, in order to make an impression upon the public mind of the Chinese. Finally, a goodly number of labourers in the same field is desirable, in order to allow of a division of labour. In a foreign mission, as in a Church, all have not the same office. Some must devote themselves especially to preaching the word in the colloquial dialect. Others must study the written language, in order to writing and printing tracts and Scriptures. It would be well, also, to have a Missionary Physician) who, in addition MISSIONARY REPORT. 27 to caring for the health of his associates, should heal the sick among the natives, ministering at once to the wants of body and soul. Besides this, there ought to be in every mission Christian teachers, who should devote themselves specially to instructing the young. At present, our missionaries Eire doing all they can to keep in action these various instrumentalities of usefulness. They go out daily into the crowded streets and preach, as well as they are able, Jesus Christ and the resurrection, to the groups who will listen to their voice. They distribute tracts and Scriptures printed under our own supervision, and find persons eager to receive them. One of the brethren, having had the advantages of a partial course of medical study, has opened a dispensary, in which he has treated many cases of disease; giving, at the same time, to the patients and their friends, religious instruction and Christian books. Each of the missionaries has under his personal supervision a day-school, taught by a Chinese master. In the three schools are sixty-four scholars, averaging an attendance of fifty boys per day. This mission is strictly in its infancy, and most of the labours devoted to it, thus far, contemplate prospective results. Never­ theless, the labourers are not without present encouragement. They perceive a yielding of inveterate prejudices, a willingness to allow them to occupy portions of the city in which, at first, they could get no foothold. As they become more familiar with the language and customs of the people, they see greater openings for usefulness, and cherish stronger hopes of being able to accomplish the work whereunto they are sent. They have called earnestly and long for reinforcements, and it is a matter of regret to the Board that a mission family, such as we have been diligently inquiring for, has not been found and sent to their aid during the past year. W e hope that, before another year shall elapse, at least two more missionaries and their wives may be on their way to this distant and important field. W e hope, moreover, that the intelligent and earnest appeal which the mission has made for the establishment of a boarding-school for the literary and religious instruction of youth of both sexes will be responded to, and that the necessary sum for the erection of a suitable edifice for the purpose will be promptly raised by special contribution. 28 MISSIONARY REPORT.

This mission, as the only one we have among the millions of China, and indeed in all Asia, is commended to the special at tention of the Church, as deserving her most liberal support, and an abiding interest in her fervent prayers.

5. The Mission to German.y. On the third of May, 1849, the Board of Managers resolved to establish a mission in Germany, and called upon the Episco­ pacy to send one or more of our German missionaries to preach the Gospel in their native land. The results have already shown that this resolution was adopted under the guidance of a wise Providence. The Bishop appointed, as the first Missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church to Germany, the Rev. L. S. Jacoby, of the Illinois Conference, a man whose unusual qualifications for the post were well known to the appointing power, and have been already amply illustrated in his work. He was directed to proceed to Bremen, and to make that city and its harbour the centre of his labours. There were various substantial reasons for this— one of the most important being the fact that Bremen is the principal point of embarkation for the vast numbers of emi­ grants from' Germany to America. Nearly sixty thousand came from that point alone during the year 1849. -The number of vessels from Bremen to New-York, in that year, was seventy; besides many to Baltimore, New-Orleans, and other ports. Next to Bremen in importance in this respect, is Hamburg, from which port thirty-two vessels sailed for New-York in 1849. It will not be long before our Bqard will be called upon to esta­ blish its missionaries and colporteurs in Hamburg also. Mr. Jacoby sailed from New-York in the Hermann, on 20th October, 1849, and reached Bremen on the 9th of November. He was kindly received by several persons of standing and in­ fluence, to whom he had letters. He soon found that the Lord had a people there who would gladly acknowledge him as a brother and fellow-labourer in the Divine vineyard. Finding that he could get tracts printed at the exceedingly low rate of fifteen hundred pages fo r sixty cents, he caused twelve of our tracts to be struck off at once, and soon commenced their dis­ tribution. His next effort was to obtain a place for preaching; and, after some delay, he succeeded in renting a saloon in the MISSIONARY REPORT. 29

Kramer-amt-Haus, (Grocers’ Hall,) capable of holding five hun­ dred persons. His subsequent labours, and their fruits, may be best gathered from the following extracts from his letter to the Missionary Secretary, dated February 2 6 ,1 8 5 0 :—

I. “ What has been done. I have commenced with more labour than my feeble strength will allow ; but who can restrain himself when he sees the need and the desire of the people 1 I preach in the city, every Sunday night, in the Kramer- amt-Haus. The saloon, which will accommodate about five hundred persons, is filled half an hour before the meeting commences, and many have to go away for want of room. On Monday evenings I have for some time held a meeting for ex­ hortation and prayer at my own house ; but, to avoid the expense, (as I have to pay extra for the use of the house for such services,) I now hold the prayer-meet­ ing at the house of one of pur sisters. On Tuesday night I preach in a dancing- saloon, in one of the suburbs of the city. Here I have a very attentive congrega­ tion of about three hundred; and many are asking the way of salvation. On Thursday night I lecture on Methodism in the Kramer-amt-Haus, explaining our doctrines and usages plainly and fully. Many prejudices have vanished. Pious Christians acknowledge that such agencies are needed here. On Friday evenings I hold a class-meeting, having received fourteen members on trial, at least half of whom have professed conversion since my labours commenced; the rest are be­ lievers who have been revived and strengthened. Some others who have been converted have not yet joined us. “ In the distribution of tracts much has been done. Our tracts are very gladly received, and the tract containing our ‘ General Rules,’ with that entitled, ‘ The Methodist Episcopal Church a Church of God,’ I have found very useful. I have also commenced the printing of Wesley’s Sermons in parts. Part I., containing ten sermons, is now ready, and they are sold for about 14JJ cents. The printing of the Hymn-Book will be finished by the middle of March. It will be sold, in plain binding, for 27 cents. I have so arranged matters, that our Book-Concem can assume these publications whenever it is deemed advisable. “ Our work with the emigrants will lie at Bremerhaven, (the harbour of Bremen, about thirty-five miles from the city,) where they are already beginning to gather. On Friday we go there to labour. I have felt myself obliged to employ one of our brethren to aid me as a colporteur among the emigrants. “ I have commenced, at my own house, a library of religious books, to be cir­ culated among the people—using for that purpose some of my own books, with others that I have bought. As yet, we have but about fifty volumes, including bound volumes of tracts. Cannot the Sunday-School Union aid us in this enter­ prise ? II. “ What is needed to be done. In Bremen alone, the services of two preach­ ers are needed. The full time of one will be occupied in doing the work of a pastor, and in making and receiving visits. Eighty thousand people are here, and many are hungry for the Word of life. But there is the country ! I have had in­ vitations from many quarters with which it is impossible for me to comply. A young man is needed without delay for service in the country, and to assist also in labours for the emigrants. “ W e should establish a mission also at Hamburg without delay. I trust that the Board will make the arrangements in May. 30 MISSIONARY REPORT.

“ Our place of worship in Bremen is secured for six months; but I cannot hope to get it for the winter months^ as the dancing-saloon brings in a great deal of money in that season. For future use, we must either buy a house, or lease it for many years, and fit it up for a meeting-house. Let me make a proposition to erect the f ir s t M ethodist E piscopal C hurch in Germany. W e are every way en­ couraged to believe that Methodism will find entrance into Germany. A church- building here is necessary; the Lord will give his blessing to such an under­ taking.”

At the suggestion of Brother Jacoby, the Board, after mature deliberation, resolved to authorize the publication of a German Methodist paper in Bremen, els soon as $500 should be con­ tributed here, specially for that object. As soon as the object was announced, contributions began to flow in; but the en­ larged Christian liberality of Messrs. Baker and Brother, of Baltimore, anticipated the gifts of others— as those brethren authorized the Treasurer to draw on them for the whole amount. W e trust that this German Mission will call forth many similar manifestations of the missionary spirit. The proposed paper is to be devoted to practical and experimental religion, and to the exposition of the doctrines and usages of Methodism. It will be of great service in enlightening the minds of emigrants— many of whom are taught strange things about Methodism in America. Such a paper, managed with prudence and judg­ ment, as we have no doubt it will be by Brother Jacoby, will unquestionably do great good. The second Missionary has already been appointed. The officers and teachers of the Morris Chapel Sunday-School, Cin­ cinnati, have pledged themselves to furnish the Missionary So­ ciety with funds to pay the outfit and support of an unmarried missionary to Germany. Bishop Morris has accordingly ap­ pointed Rev. .Lewis Nippert, of the Ohio Conference. It is stated in the Western Christian Advocate, (though not yet offi­ cially announced to the Board,) that the Christie Chapel Sun­ day-School of Cincinnati will furnish the salary for another unmarried missionary in the same field. Thus every indication of Providence, thus far, has augured the success of our Mission to Germany. W e have little doubt, on our own part, that a work has commenced there which will pervade Germany, as the work commenced on our own shores by Mr. Wesley’s missionaries pervaded America. There are thousands of pious Christians in Germany now who will wel­ MISSIONARY REPORT. 31 come the spirit of revival, whether it comes through the medium of Methodism or not. The German mind is peculiarly sus­ ceptible to the great truths of religion, which in Methodist preaching are made prominent. The poor there will hear us gladly; and to the poor it has always been, and we trust always will be, our chief glory to proclaim the unsearchable riches of Christ. This German Mission will call for large contributions from the friends of Christ’s cause among u s ; and the call, we are sure, will not be made in vain.

DOMESTIC MISSIONS.

The German and Indian Missions, the Swedish Mission in the city of New-York, and the various circuits and stations which are supported, in whole or in part, by the funds of this Society, are included in this department. So far as intelligence has reached us from these missions, it will be spread out under its appropriate heads, in the following order:—

I. GERMAN MISSIONS. These missions are each succeeding year becoming more interesting and promising. From the first effort of the Society to evangelize the German population of this country, through a succession of years down to the present time, the blessing of Heaven has signally rested upon the enterprise. And though our missionaries have been called to grapple with the various forms of error peculiar to the Germans, and with a baptized formalism equally unyielding, yet in a multitude of cases has the Gospel proved “ the power of God unto salvation.” Thou­ sands of them have been brought to feel and acknowledge the power of evangelical truth, and, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, have sought and found refuge in a crucified Redeemer. From these converts God has raised up more than a hundred missionaries, who are devotedly and faithfully labouring to pro­ mote the cause of German evangelization. These men, in the spirit of sacrifice and great endurance, have followed the Ger­ man emigrants to almost every accessible point, where, in the midst of many toils and sufferings, they are wielding the in­ strumentalities of the Gospel with an almost unparalleled success. 32 MISSIONARY REPORT.

Owing, as the most of them do, their own conversion to mis­ sionary instrumentalities, and being deeply impressed with the perilous condition of most of their countrymen, they are admi­ rably adapted to the missionary work. Doomed, as they have been, to hard labour, severe exposures, and scanty allowances, they have, so far as we know, submitted to their appointments without murmuring or complaint. Perhaps it will not be too much to say, that a more self-denying, devoted, and faithful set of men can scarcely be found. They seek not for worldly ease, shrink not from toils and dangers, neither are they discouraged on account of the fierce opposition by which they are not un- frequently assailed. Unfettered by “ philosophy falsely so called,” and untrammelled by metaphysical subtleties, they pur­ sue their holy calling with diligence, faithfulness, and success. And so long as they retain their simplicity and spirituality, and continue to place their whole reliance upon the Divine effi­ ciency, the work so happily begun will doubtless continue to prosper. But, while contemplating the happy results of missionary labour in this field, we must remember that a great work is yet to be done. Hundreds of thousands of Germans have, within a very few years, immigrated to this country, and adoptedit as their permanent home. With the appliances of true Christi­ anity brought to bear upon them, they will form a class of our most useful and reliable citizens. And they are by no means inaccessible to Christian instrumentalities, as the history of our missions among them abundantly demonstrates. It is true that much has already been done; but it is equally true that the field is widening every year, and that the most urgent calls are made upon us for the establishment of new mission stations, and of course the multiplication of missionaries. How these increasing demands are to be met, is a problem not easily solved. The cost of sustaining our German Missions has al­ ready become a large item in the expenditures of the Board. And we see not how this promising work is to be extended, without a considerable increase in our annual receipts. But, engaged as we are, in a work so clearly indicated by Provi­ dence, we are not willing to believe we shall be left without the means of prosecuting it to a successful and triumphant issue. Providentially, as it seems to us, the work of supplying the Ger­ MISSIONARY REPORT. 33 man emigrants with the doctrines and institutions of a pure Christianity, has, in a great measure, been committed to the Methodist Episcopal Church. She must not shake off these responsibilities, or attempt to evade them. She has undertaken to supply these famishing multitudes with the ministry of the Word, and the ordinances of the Gospel; and in this effort she has, thus far, gloriously succeeded. But she must not become K weary in well doing.” She must push her conquests farther, and still farther, until every German settlement is supplied with a faithful missionary— and until many additional thousands shall be gathered into the Christian fold, and included in the number of those who shall finally be saved. In entering upon the more detailed accounts of these missions, as furnished by the missionaries themselves, we are gratified to learn that the approving smile of Heaven still rests upon them. The field is extending, the labourers multiplying, the member­ ship increasing, and the spirit of enterprise, in erecting churches and parsonages, is highly commendable. In this work of getting up church accommodations, we are pleased [to observe that our German brethren are generally careful not to involve themselves in heavy pecuniary responsibilities. But we must close these general remarks, and proceed to notice, in their order, the several portions of this promising field. No material change has taken place in the arrangement of the German work, except that a new district has been formed, including all the circuits and stations on the east side of the mountains. There are now nine German districts— eight in the West, and one in the East. These missions are now all reported by districts, and will be noticed in that form, as follows:—

1. German Missions in the Cincinnati District. This district, in its formation, remains as it was reported last year, except that the Dayton and Sidney missions have been enlarged, and now employ, each, two preachers. The presid­ ing elder, in order to meet his appointments, has to travel, an­ nually, about twenty-six hundred miles, mostly on horseback. He preaches four to five times a week, besides performing all the other duties of his office. The district embraces ten circuits and stations. Brother Wilkins, who travels this district, re­ 34 MISSIONARY REPORT. ceives, as his appropriation, four hundred and thirty dollars. There has been a good work on most of the missions, and about three hundred and fifty have been received on trial during the year. , But the report is only up to the time of the session of the last Ohio Conference. The new conference year has com­ menced under favourable auspices. W e proceed to notice the stations and missions on the district, separately:— Race-street Station.— Jacob Fry, preacher in charge. The German population within the bounds of this charge is very large, and may be set down at from fifteen to twenty thousand. They are generally Roman Catholics, or German Rationalists. The membership in this charge, including those on trial, is three hundred and forty-three. Connected with this station is a flourishing Sabbath-school, consisting of thirty officers and teachers, one hundred and twenty-eight scholars, with two hun­ dred volumes in the library. The church property consists of one good brick church, and a two-story brick parsonage. On this property there is a debt of $1,500, but it is not embarrass­ ing to the Society. The preacher in this charge is supported without any aid from the Missionary Society. Besides sup­ porting their preacher, the members of this church, during the past year, have raised for the cause of missions the sum of one hundred dollars. During the last conference year, one hundred and fifty per­ sons have been received into the Church on probation; the most of whom had experienced a saving knowledge of the truth. But owing to constant removals, the net increase here is never very large. The presiding elder states, that “ a good work has been going on in the mission since conference; and that one of the descendants of Abraham recently confessed, not only that Jesus of Nazareth was the true Messias, but that he had power on earth to forgive sins.” Connected with this station are two local preachers and two exhorters. Everett-street Mission.— John Hoppen, missionary. This mission embraces the western and north-western parts of the city, commonly called Texas. It has two appointments, one in Everett-street, and the other five miles east of the city. It includes a German population of about six thousand, and the prospects are said to be good. The missionary is reported as having attended faithfully to all his duties. This mission has MISSIONARY REPORT. 35 a membership, including those on trial, of one hundred and forty-seven. It connects with it a Sabbath-school, consisting o f eleven officers and teachers, fifty scholars, with one hundred and thirty volumes in the library. The'church property consists of a church and parsonage, both frame buildings, the value of which is estimated at $3,000. There is a debt on these of several hundred dollars, which is fast diminishing, and will not be embarrassing to the Society. The missionary appropriation for the current year is $200, to which will probably be added by the people $150. There have been sixty clear conversions in this mission since the last year’s report, and the prospects are still good. The net increase for the past year is thirty-eight. There are two exhorters in this mission. W e are pleased to learn that, during the raging of the epidemic last summer, our missionaries remained at their posts, and were made a blessing to many. BucJceye-street Mission.— Henry Bahrenburg, Adam Miller, sup., missionaries. It was stated in our last report, that the lot purchased on Yine-street had been given up, and the purchase of another near the head of Main-street was contemplated. That lot has since been procured, and a brick church, 63 by 45 feet, has been erected, of which the basement is already com­ pleted, and is occupied as a place of worship. A society has been organized, which, including probationers, numbers one hun­ dred and eight members; but as most of these were taken from the Race-street charge, and are reported among the membership of that society, they should not be counted here. A flourishing Sabbath-school has been established, which consists of twelve officers and teachers, and fifty scholars. The library connected with the school contains fifty volumes. This mission embraces all that portion of the city lying north and east of Main-street, and contains a German population of six thousand. The field is important, and the prospects for success are highly encouraging. The appropriation for the preacher on this mission for the present year, is $400. In order to complete the church, the presiding elder states, that it will be necessary to receive some assistance from abroad. Newport and Covington Mission.— Christian Vogel, mis­ sionary. This mission, embracing within its limits a German population of three thousand, was established last year; and MISSIONARY REPORT. though its prosperity hitherto has not been so great as we could have wished, there seems to be a brighter day dawning upon it. The presiding elder reports a membership of twenty-eight, in­ cluding six probationers, who have recently been added to the society; and he also states, that there are others who are ear­ nestly seeking the pardon of their sins. Owing to the number of removals, the membership is no larger than at our last report, though several have been received into the Church. A Sab- bath-school has been established, numbering five officers and teachers, and twenty scholars. No library is reported. There remains upon the church property, valued at $700, a debt of $ 1 5 0 ; and as the members of the charge have been endeavour­ ing to relieve themselves entirely from pecuniary embarrass­ ment, they have done nothing toward the support of their preacher. The appropriation to this mission is $300. Lawrenceburg Station.— John Bier, preacher in charge. This station, last year, embraced two appointments, Lawrence­ burg and Aurora; .the latter of which is now included in the Indiana district. The German population, in both places, is estimated at six hundred. The Lawrenceburg church has now one exhorter, and one hundred and two members, includ­ ing probationers. During the past year there were twenty-five conversions, several of which were of persons who had hitherto been Roman Catholics. Attached to the church are a small day-school, and a Sabbath-school, consisting of fourteen officers and teachers and fifty scholars, having a library of one hundred volumes. The church is of brick, and valued at $1,200. Du­ ring the past year the society raised $250 for their pastor, and received no assistance from the Board; and this year also, they expect to be able to support him without aid. May God con­ tinue to bless them ! Dayton and Hamilton Mission.— William Ahrens, John M. Hartman, missionaries. At the last session of the Ohio Con­ ference, this mission, which had previously embraced only the city of Dayton and its immediate vicinity, was enlarged by the addition of the country north, east, and west of Dayton, to the extent o f fifteen miles, and south to within ten miles of Cin­ cinnati, taking in Mount Pleasant, which vvas last year con­ nected with the Race-street charge. The report for the old Dayton mission shows a church-membershipof seventy-three, in­ MISSIONARY REPORT. 37 eluding a few probationers, and aSunday-school with ten officers and teachers, forty scholars, and a library of fifty volumes* Attached to the society are three local preachers, and one ex- horter. The church is of brick, and cost $2,500, of which $250 remain to be paid. The missionary appropriation for the pre­ sent year is $575, to which it is expected about $100 will be added by the people. The German population is very large, there, being in and near Dayton alone not less than four thou­ sand, without including the rest of the Germans in other por­ tions within its limits. May God give success to the work in this enlarged field! Sidney Mission.-—John Ficken, Jacob Pfifer, missionaries. This mission embraces the counties of Shelby, Auglaise, Allen, and Darke. Upon it are seven regular appointments, viz.:— Sidney, St. John, Knoxville, Jacksonville, Greenville, St. John’s Church, and Berdos. During the past year there was but one preacher to do all the labour of this mission ; and to fill all the above appointments once in two weeks, which he did, required him to travel one hundred and fifty miles each round. The success of our brother, though labouring in the midst of a large German population, has not been great. He has laboured faithfully during the year, but, owing to deaths from cholera, there is a small decrease. But we are happy to learn that those who died gave satisfactory evidence of the safety of their state. The missionary has attended punctually to all his duties, and reports a membership of sixty-one. He also reports three Sab- bath-schools, with eighteen officers and teachers, seventy-five scholars, and one hundred and fifty volumes in the library. The church property consists of four churches and two par­ sonages, valued at $750. Two missionaries are now employed on this circuity and the field is greatly enlarged. The appro­ priation for both is $300, to which something will be added by the society. Connected with the mission are two local preach­ ers, and two exhorters. Defiance Mission.— Charles Schelper, missionary. This mission embraces seven regular preaching-places, which are supplied once in two weeks. The missionary preaches five times a week, and performs all his other duties faithfully. The circuit embraces a German population of about six hundred, of whom one hundred and thirty are members of the Church. 38 MISSIONARY REPORT.

There are four Sabbath-schools connected with the mission, having eighteen officers and teachers, and sixty scholars. No library reported. This mission has one church and parsonage, valued at $350. A second church is in course of erection. The appropriation for the current year is $170, to which the society will probably add $125. The spiritual condition of the mission is good, and there is some prospect of accessions. Two exhorters are con­ nected with this mission. Angola Mission.— Benjamin F. Diemer, missionary. This mission now includes part of Williams county, Ohio, and parts of De Kalb and Steuben counties, Indiana. The country is newly settled, but is fast filling up. The German population is now reported at fifteen hundred souls. There is a German membership of fifty-nine. Several conversions have taken place during thè past year, and a greater harvest is confidently expected. There are six regular appointments on this mission circuit, which are filled once in a fornight, requiring the mis­ sionary to travel about a hundred miles each round. He has attended to all his duties faithfully, but owing to the state of the country, he has not been able to organize more than one Sab- bath-school. Connected with this are five officers and teachers, and thirty scholars. No library reported. The society has the use of a church in connexion with the English brethren, and a parsonage of its own, valued at $150. The appropriation for this mission is $200, to which $50 will be added by the people. The spiritual condition and prospects of the mission are said to be good. Fort Wayne Mission.— John Phetzing, missionary. This mission embraces Fort Wayne, and the country around it for several miles. There are six regular preaching-places, which are attended once in two weeks. The missionary spends the Sabbath mornings and evenings at Fort Wayne, and the after­ noon at one of the other appointments ; and during the week, serves the other appointments. The German population is set down at about three thousand. But out of all these, only about thirty members are reported ; and the most of these were con­ verted during the past year. Connected with this mission is a Sabbath-school, with five officers and teachers, twenty scholars, and fifty volumes in the library. MISSIONARY REPORT. 39

The Fort Wayne mission is one of our hardest fields, but the people come out to hear the word, and invite the missionary to their houses. Even this is hailed as a good sign. A brick church has been erected, valued at $1,200, on which there re­ mains a small debt of $50. The missionary appropriation for the present year is $335. May the prospects of this mission continue to brighten. From the above statistics we gather the following aggre­ gates :— The Cincinnati district, in its present form, embraces four­ teen churches and six parsonages. It includes a membership of nine hundred and seventy-three, fifteen Sabbath-schools, one hundred and twenty-eight officers and teachers, five hundred and twenty-three scholars, with seven hundred and thirty-two volumes in the libraries. There are in the district seven local preachers, and nine exhorters. Including the presiding elder, there are now employed in this field fourteen missionaries. The whole amount appropriated by the Missionary Society for the support of these brethren is $2,880, averaging to each of the twelve missionaries sustained by the society, about $240. The German population included in this district is, perhaps, about sixty thousand.

2. German Missions in the North Ohio District.

Brother Riemenschneider, who still has charge of this district, has sent us the following report, which, with a few exceptions, we give in his own language :—

“ To t h e C orresponding S e c r e t a r y of the M issio n ar y S ociety of th e M ethodist E piscopal C hurch. “ This report reaches only from January to September, 1849. The district, in its form, is nearly the same as last year; it extends from Cleveland, fifty miles south of Columbus, and again in .a north-western direction to Ann Arbor, in Michi­ gan. I travel eight hundred miles every quarter, and preach four or five times in each week. The distript now embraces seven missions, on most of which I spend two full4weeks every round. My appropriation is $400, and I receive nothing from the people. Our prospects for this conference year are truly encouraging. The work is progressing, and we are looking for a rich harvest of souls. “ The details of our report are as follows:— “ Columbus and Circleville Mission.—Conrad Gahn, John V. Balduff, missiona­ ries. This mission, during the past year, has been blessed with a considerable out. pouring of the Holy Spirit. W e had a number of conversions, and the prospects 40 MISSIONARY REPORT. are still good. Brother Nippert, who was here last year, reported to me at confer­ ence as follows:— ‘“ Our mission embraces six counties, viz.:—Franklin, Pickaway, Ross, Hocking, Fairfield, and Licking. The German population is estimated at about eight thou­ sand, of whom one hundred and thirty-four are members of our Church. The missionaries have eighteen appointments, and two hundred miles travel each round. There are on this mission circuit two churches and one parsonage, valued at $3,000. The church at Columbus is nearly out of debt. We have three Sabbath- schools, with twenty-four officers and teachers, one hundred and sixteen scholars, and one hundred and thirty-eight volumes in the library ; no local preachers or ex- horters. The missionary appropriation for the two preachers is $280.’ “ Delaware Mission.—Lewis Nippert, Benevel Browmiller, missionaries. This mission, previous to the last conference, included. Galion and several other places, but it is now divided. Brother Hoevener, who was the preacher in charge last year, reported to me at the conference as follows:—‘ The geographical extent of this mission is about two hundred and fifty miles, having twenty-two appointments. W e preach five times each week, and travel three hundred miles each round. W e also lead class every week, and visit the Sabbath-school as often as possible. The German population is estimated at six thousand ; of whom two hundred and forty- six are members of our Church. We have five Sabbath-schools, with forty-eight officers pnd teachers, one hundred and ninety-seven scholars, and one hundred and ninety-one volumes in the libraries. There are four, churches and two parsonages, valued at $2,250. We have here one local preacher and five exhorters. The spiritual condition of the mission is good. We have had about sixty clear conver­ sions during the year. The missionary appropriation for the current year is $225.’ y “ Galion Mission.—Nicholas Nuhfer, M. Ruoff, missionaries. This is anew mission circuit, set off from the old Delaware mission, at the late session of the Ohio Conference. As it is of recent establishment, and its statistics all incorpo. rated in the mission last reported, we have nothing further to report, except that the missionary appropriation for the current year is $380. “ Cleveland and Liverpool Mission.—John A. Klein, C, Young, missionaries. This mission suffered much last year by the fall of the junior preacher, who was expelled. The prospects, however, are now favourable. The following is brother Klein’s report at the con feren ceT h is mission embraces Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Medina, Lorain, and some parts of Erie counties. W e have ten regular appoint­ ments, requiring us to travel at least one hundred miles each round. The German population amounts to seven or eight thousand. W e have as yet only thirty mem­ bers. The house of worship and parsonage belonging to the mission, are worth $2,500. We have one Sabbath-school, with five officers and teachers, seventeen scholars, and a library of fifty-two volumes. No local preachers or exhorters. The missionary appropriation for the present year is $400. “ Lower Sandusky Mission.—William Geyer, Peter Snyder, missionaries. The report at conference was as follows ‘ The geographical extent of the mission is two hundred and sixty miles. It embraces Lucas, Wood, Sandusky, Seneca, and Hancock counties. We have twenty-one preaching-places, which we visit every two weeks. W e attend to other duties as far as our time will permit. The Ger­ man population here |s between two and three thousand, of whom one hundred and thirty-nine are members of our church. There are two houses of worship on the mission, valued at $1,000. No parsonage. We have three Sunday-schools, MISSIONARY REPORT. 41

■with sixteen officers and teachers, and fifty-nine scholars, but no library. There are no local preachers nor exhorters among us. The appropriation to the mission is $325. Our prospects are tolerably good-’ M Detrait Missi&n.—Charles Helwig, raissiorairy- Although the missionaries last year had much to do with the building of the church, yet they had many awaken­ ings and conversions. The work of God at Detroit has made decided progress- Brother Kelwig’s report is as follows:— ‘ This mission embraces the city of Detroit, and two appointments in the country, viz., Great Point and Clemens. We gene­ rally preach four times, and visit several classes every wegk. We also pay par­ ticular attention to, the Sabbath-school, which is in a flourishing condition. The German population is estimated at about two thousand, of whom eighty-three are members of the Church- Our church, as far as it is completed, has cost $2,000.’ “ The appropriation from the Missionary Society is $150. W e cannot but regret that the Sabbath-school statistics are not reported. The prospects of this mission are said $o be good. “ Ann Arbor Mission John H. Westerfelt, missionary. Of this mission the pre­ siding elder remarks:—‘ This is a hard field, yet we will not despair of reaping at last. There are three appointments on this mission ; one in the town, and two in the country. Though one-third of the inhabitants of this county are Germans, yet ,(we have only sixteen church-members. Our Sunday-school has only seven . scholars. Our library contains forty-three volumes. We have one house of wor­ ship worth about $1,200. The appropriation for the present year is $300.’ ”

Prom the above details, we gather the following summary:— There are in the district eleven churches, apd four parsona­ ges. It includes a church-membership of six hundred and forty-eight; fourteen Sabbath-schools, with ninety-four officers and teachers, three hundred and ninety-six scholars,.and four hundred and twenty-three volumes in the library. There is only one local preacher reported, with five exhorters. The dis­ trict employs twelve missionaries, exclusive of the presiding elder. For the support of these thirteen labourers, the whole missionary appropriation for the current year is $2,460; making an average of about one hundred and eighty-nine dollars to each missionary. This district embraces a German population of about twenty-seven thousand.

3. German Missions in the Pittsburg District.

The boundaries of this district remain as they were last year, and Rev. George A. Breunig still retains his post as presiding elder. Below we give, in a condensed form, all the information we have been able to procure in relation to the spiritual and temporal prosperity of the missions in this district. Pittsburg and Birmingham Mission.— John Geyer, mis­ 6 42 MISSIONARY REPORT.

sionary. This mission embraces the city of Pittsburg and its suburbs, and the town of Birmingham. During the last year the missionary has preached about eight sermons each week, besides visiting one class weekly, and attending the Sabbath- school as frequently as possible. His labours have been re­ warded by the reception of ninety probationers into the Church during the year. • The membership, including the probationers, is now one hundred and fifty; a small number, in comparison with the German population on the mission, which is estimated at twenty thousand ; but the prospects are encouraging, as there has been a net increase of fifty-two to the society during the year. Connected with the Church are one local preacher and two exhorters. There are two Sabbath-schools, with twenty officers and teachers, eighty-five scholars, and one hundred and forty volumes in the libraries. The appropriation for the sup­ port of the missionary is $200, and an equal sum was raised last year by the membership. There is still a debt of $1,000 upon church property, valued at $4,000. Wheeling Mission.— Sebastian Barth, missionary. Wheel­ ing is the only regular appointment in this mission. The mis­ sionary preaches three times a week, besides visiting two or three of the classes, and the Sunday-school as regularly as pos­ sible. There is a German population of some five thousand on this mission. The society numbers one hundred and four members, including one local preacher, and one exhorter. Du­ ring the year twelve persons have joined the Church, and there have been several conversions. Connected with the Church is a Sabbath-school, numbering ten officers and teachers, and thirty-two scholars, with a library of one hundred and thirty- three volumes. A church-building and parsonage belong to the mission, valued at $3,000, on which there remains a debt of $75. The appropriation for the support of this mission is $125. Captina Circuit. — Paul Brodbeck, preacher in charge. There are six appointments on this circuit, requiring the preacher to travel forty-six miles each round. The missionary preaches five times weekly, and visits the Sabbath-school almost every Sabbath. The appointments are not so regulated as to admit of the preacher attending class so frequently as is desira­ ble. The German population on this mission is about two MISSIONARY REPORT. I 43 thousand. The church-membership is one hundred and eighty, one of whom is an exhorter. The Sunday-school is in a flourish­ ing state, having twelve officers and teachers, and seventy scholars, with a library of ninety volumes. The church- building and parsonage are worth $600. The members sup­ port the preacher without aid from the Missionary Society. Buckhill and Malaga Mission.— Adolph Koetter, mission­ ary. There are five regular appointments on this mission cir­ cuit, which is sixty-five miles in extent. The missionary preaches five sermons weekly, visits the classes twice a month, and attends Sabbath-school whenever he can. There is on this mission a German population of twenty-five hundred, of whom one hundred and nineteen are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, including one local preacher, and one ex­ horter. Four Sabbath-schools have been organized, which now have fourteen officers and teachers, sixty-seven scholars, and sixty-six volumes in the libraries. At a recent quarterly meeting, there were twelve souls happily converted to God. There are on the mission two churches and one parsonage, valued at $600. The missionary appropriation is $150. Marietta Mission.*—Conrad Bier, William Dressier, mis­ sionaries. This mission has been enlarged, and an additional missionary appointed. The report o f the presiding elder states that there were last year four regular preaching-places. The missionary travels sixty-four miles in going the round of his appointments, preaching four times every week, besides leading all the classes once every quarter, and visiting the Sabbath- schools frequently. The German population is about two thousand. The Church numbers one hundred and twenty- four members, including one local preacher and two exhorters. There are two Sabbath-schools, with twenty-three officers and teachers, sixty-six scholars, and seventy-seven volumes in the library. A number of the scholars have professed religion du­ ring the past year. The church-building and parsonage on this mission are valued at $1,500. The appropriation by the Missionary Society is $275, and last year $132 were raised by the people for the support of their missionary. Pomeroy Circuit.— J. M. Mulfinger, missionary. This cir­ cuit, formerly called Chester mission, is fifty miles in extent, and has uppn it four regular appointments. The missionary 44 MISSIONARY REPORT. preaches five times, and visits ohe class each week. There aré about three Hundred Germán families òn this mission circuit The society liow numbers one hundred and’ forty-five mem­ bers, including two local preachers. The Sabbath-schools are four in number, with twenty-five officers and teachers, and eighty-nine scholars. The library contains one hundred and twenty-four volumes. The church property consists of two buildings for worship, and a parsonage,. and is valued at $2,000. The people support their .preachér without assistance from thé Missionary Society. Portsmouth Mission.— H. Koch and L . Heiss, missionaries. There are twelve regular appointments on this mission, requir­ ing each of the missionaries to preach from seven to eight times every week. Each preacher visits at least one class weekly? and the Sabbath-schools as frequently as their other duties will allow them to do. Thé German population on the mission is about five thousand fivè hundred. The Church has one hun­ dred and fifty-seven members, many of whom weré formerly Roman Catholics. During the year, seventy-nine probationers were received. Connected with the mission are four Sabbath- schools, having thirty-two officers and teachers, ninety-six scholars, and eighty volumes in the libraries. Seven of thé scholars have been converted. The mission property consists of one brick church and a parsonage already completed, and another church almost finished. The total value is $1,500. This mission receives $300 from the Missionary Society, and during the last year $257 were raised by the people. W est Union Mission.— W . Floerky, missionary. On this mission there are five régulai appointments. The missionàry preaches four times, weekly, besides leading class and visiting the Sabbath-school. There are about two hundred German families on this mission. There are connected with the Church, ninety members, including one local preacher and one exhorter. The Sabbath-schools are two, having eight officers and teach­ ers, thirty-two scholars, and sixty-three volumes in the libraries. The church and parsonage are valued at $300, on which there is a debt of $50. The missionary appropriation is $125. Last year $91 were raised by the members. From the details above given, we makè out the following statistical aggregates :— MISSIONARY REPORT. 45

The district embraces eight missionary circuits and stations, in which are employed ten missionaries, exclusive of the pre­ siding elder. It-has a church-membership of ten hundred and sixty-nine, of whom seven are local preachers, and eight ex- horters. Twenty Sabbath-schools are reported, -with one hun­ dred and forty-four officers and' teachers, five hundred arid thirty-seven scholars, and seven hundred and seventy-three volumes in the libraries. There are in the district* at least twelve churches and eight parsonages. The entire amount of appropriations from the Missionary Society for the support of these missions is $1,575; making an average of about $144 to each missionary. In this calculation the pre­ siding elder is included. The German population in this dis­ trict may be set down at forty thousand.

4. German Missions in the Indianapolis District. Though the name of this district has been changed, it is not materially altered in its form. Brother Kisling still has charge of it, and continues to sustain himself well in his office. He reports for the district eleven mission circuits and stations, and, including himself, fourteen missionaries. The following is his report of the different charges :— Mount Vernon Mission.— Frederick Heidrneyer, missionary. This circuit embraces the same appointments as reported last year. It includes seven preaching-places. It has one local preacher and one exhorter. There are three churches and one parsonage, valued at $800. On these there remains a debt of $180. There are ninety-five members in full connexion, and nine probationers; in all, one hundred and four. There are in successful operation two Sabbath-schools, with seven officers and teachers, forty-six scholars, and sixty-four volumes in the libraries. The missionary’s claim for support is $307, toward which he receives from our missionary funds $150, and de­ pends on the people for the balance. Evansville Mission.— Frederick Heller, missionary. This firission includes Evansville and two appointments in the country. It has two churches and one parsonage. The church property is worth about $2,500, and has a debt upon it of $400. There are eighty members in full connexion, and eight on trial; in all eighty-eight. Hundreds of names are on the church record at Evansville, great numbers of whom have removed by eertifi- 46 MISSIONARY REPORT. cate, which may account, at least in part, for a small decrease this year. W e have two exhorters. There are two Sabbath- schools, with eight officers and teachers, sixty scholars, and sixty-five volumes in the libraries. The missionary’s claim for support is $364, of which he receives from the Missionary So­ ciety $175, and looks to the people of his charge for the re­ mainder. Boonville and Huntingburg Mission.— Christian Wytten- bach, Charles Dierking, missionaries. The boundaries of this mission remain the same as they were last year, embracing a great extent of territory, and a large German population. There are two churches already built, and two in process of erection on this mission. The society numbers eighty-one members, and eleven probationers, being a total of ninety-two, included in which are one local preacher and one exhorter. Connected with the church is a Sabbath-school, with seven officers and teachers, and twenty scholars. No library reported. The claims of the missionaries for support amount to $659, of which $450 are paid from the missionary funds, leaving $209 to be raised by the people. New-Albany Mission.— John Strauch, missionary. This mission embraces the same field of labour that was known last year as the Charleston mission, with the exception of Jefferson­ ville, which is now attached to the Louisville mission. There yet remain three appointments on the mission, and an equal number of churches erected, in addition to which $700 have been subscribed towards a church and parsonage at New-Al­ bany, which, when completed, will be worth $1,200. The church-property, as it now stands, is worth $1,000. The num­ ber of members is one hundred and seven, including thirty- three probationers. Connected with the Church are one ex­ horter and one local preacher. The Sabbath-school consists of seven officers and teachers, and twenty scholars. No library is reported. The claims of the missionary are $364, of which he receives $200 from the missionary funds, leaving $164 to be collected among the membership. * Louisville and Jeffersonville Mission.— Henry Henke, mis­ sionary. There are three appointments on this mission. The church and parsonage are valued at $3,000, on which remains a debt of $300. The society numbers fifty-six members, and MISSIONARY REPORT. 47 eighteen probationers; in all, sixty-four, among whom are one local preacher and one exhorter. A Sabbath-school is attached: to the Church, with five officers and teachers, and twenty scholars. No library is reported. The appropriation for this mission is $300. Louisville Station.— George Danker, preacher in charge. The society on this station numbers one hundred and seventy- six, of whom twenty-six are probationers. The Sabbath-school has twelve officers and teachers, sixty-six scholars, and a library of two hundred and twenty-five volumes. The church and parsonage belonging to this station are valued at $3,000. The people support their preacher without aid from the missionary funds. Connected with the society are a local preacher and an exhorter. Rockford Circuit.— Jacob Rothweiler, preacher in charge. There are upon this circuit ten regular appointments. The church-property consists of five churches and one parsonage, valued altogether at 82,000. The society numbers one hun­ dred and eighteen members, and thirty-seven probationers, making a total of one hundred and fifty-five, including one local preacher and one exhorter. There were in operation during the summer season four Sabbath-schools, having nine­ teen officers and teachers, and seventy-five scholars. These schools were stopped through the winter. No libraries are re­ ported. The people on this circuit support their preacher without aid from the Missionary Society. Madison Mission.— John Barth, missionary. This mission includes Madison, and four appointments in the country. There is upon it one church valued at $2,500, with a debt of $700. The society consists of ninety-eight members and fifteen probationers, one hundred and thirteen in all, one of whom is a local preacher, and another an exhorter. The Sabbath-school has seven officers and teachers, twenty-five scholars, and a library of one hundred and sixty volumes. The preacher re­ ceives $200 from the missionary funds, leaving $217 to be raised by the people. Laughery and Aurora Mission.— Frederick Schimmelpfen- nig, missionary. This mission has recently been enlarged by the addition of Aurora, and it now has upon it sixteen regular appointments. Four churches are already built, and $1,200 MISSIONARY JtjKPQ^T. are subscribed, toward the erection,of two more. Tjie present church-property is valued at $1,300. The society numbers one hundred and ,fprty-nine members in full connexion, and seventy-one probationers; in all, two hundred £md twenty; of whom three are exhorters. There are two Sabbathrschools in operation, with eight officers and teachers, forty-five scholars, and a library of one hundred and forty volumes. The preacher receives from the missionary funds $225. This work is pros­ pering gloriously. Brookville Mission.— Frederick Baker, missionary. Upon this mission there are a church and parsonage valuedat $1,20Q> with a debt of $290. The number in society is thirty-three, twelve of whom are probationers. In the Sabbath-school are five officers and teachers, and twenty scholars. No library reported. The preacher receives $272 from the funds of the Missionary Society. Indianapolis Mission.— Conrad Muth, missionary. This mission was established some years since, but had been aban­ doned for a time, when brother Conrad Muth was appointed to labour there last autumn. He has already succeeded in or­ ganizing a society of forty members, all but eight of whom ar,e probationers. A lot has been procured, and $500 subscribed towards building a church. The appropriation to the preacher .is $300. From the statistics above given, we gather the following summary:— The district embraces eleven circuits and stations, in which, including the presiding elder, there are employed fourteen mis­ sionaries. All of these, except the preacher in the Louisville station and Rockford circuit, are supported in whole or in part by the Missionary Society. The whole appropriation for twelve missionaries is $2,672, making an average to each of a little over two hundred and twenty-two dollars. There are connected with the district sixteen Sabbath-schools, with eighty- five officers a.nd teachers, three hundred and ninety-seven scholars, and libraries containing four hundred and fifty-four volumes. There are twenty-three churches, and five others in course of erection. There are also nine parsonages. Including ■ probationers, the district embraces a membership of eleven hundred and ninety-one, of whom fi^ a r e local preachers, and MISSIONARY REPORT. 49

twelve exhorters. There have been collected from the people during the year, for all purposes, $3,618. Brother Kisling closes his report by saying, “ Ten years ago I was here alone. 1 What hath God wrought! ’ ”

5. German Missions in the JSt. Louis District. Brother Philip Kuhl now has charge of this district, having received the appointment at the last session of the Illinois Con­ ference. He has entered upon his work in the spirit of his Divine Master. And though but recently inducted into his new office, he has furnished us with the following interesting report:— “ I have just finished my first round of appointments, and can say the Lord was with us at all our quarterly meetings. The prospects for a good work are highly •encouraging. The past has been a year of great affliction among us, and many of our members were cut off by the pestilence. But we rejoice that their end was peace—generally triumphant “ Some changes hare taken place in the arrangement of the district. Manches­ ter mission has been taken off and added to the Missouri district, and two new missions have been connected with this district, so that it now embraces twelve mission circuits and stations, to reach which I am obliged to travel a distance of eight hundred miles each quarter. In view of the difficulties of travelling here, this is no trifle. My appropriation is $300. We have much to contend with from Ro­ manism, Puseyism, and Rationalism, yet the Lord is with us of a truth, and the preachers are labouring like men of God. I will now give you a detailed report of the several missions:— 11 North St. Louis Station.—G. L. Mulfinger, preacher in charge. This charge is in a flourishing condition. The church, which is 47 by 70 feet, is usually filled with attentive hearers. The prospects of a good work are brightening. The so­ ciety has suffered a serious reduction in numbers, owing to deaths and removals last year, but is now again increasing. The ehurch, with parsonage and lot, is worth $8*000, upon whieh a debt exists of $2,500. As the debt is neither em­ barrassing nor pressing$t is considered providential that a lot on [the comer of Fourth and Spruce Streets was offered, on which to erect a central German .Me­ thodist Episcopal Church. The trustees accordingly purchased it in May last, at $50 per foot, payable in four annual instalments. The lot, which is fi.fty.six feet front on Fourth-street, by sixty-five feet on Spruce-street, is situated in the vicinity of a dense German population, and at an equal distance from our two principal charges. In view of all the circumstances, we concluded soon after conference to build on the lot asmall'brick church 24 by 40 feet, at a cost of about $651. The’ house is nearly completed, and will he rented for a day-school during the week, and occupied on the Sabbath by looal preachers for the present Any donation from our friends abroad will be gratefully received, and may be sent to the care of brother G. L. Mulfinger, St. Louis, Mo. “ Another church is in course of ereetion on the camp-ground belonging to this charge. It will cost about $600. It is about ten miles from the city, and will be jointly occupied by the English and German. Methodists. There is in connexion 7 50 MISSIONARY REPORT. with this society- a flourishing day-school, in which English and Germon s e taught, with- from ninety to one hundred pupils. W e have also an excellent Sab- bath-school, with forty-one officers and teachers, one hundred and forty scholars, and one hundred and seventy volumes in the library.. The numbers in society, including forty-four probationers, were reported at the conference at two hundred and sixty-seven, of whom two are local preachers, and five exhortera. “ South St. Louis Mission.— Charles Koenecke, missionary. This mission has, during the year, passed through scenes of great trial and difficulty ; but, since conference, the clouds and darkness appear to be vanishing. ' The society worship in a good substantial brick church, with a basement arranged for a BChool-room, and residence for the missionary. The church-property is valued at $3,500, on which there fe a debt of $500. The Sunday-school is in good condition, and num­ bers nine officers and teachers, forty scholars, and eighty, volumes in the library. Including seven on trial, the membership was reported at the late conference at seventy-two. The prospects at present are by no means discouraging. W e are led to hope, that notwithstanding its embarrassments, the mission will yet prosper, and soon be placed on the self-supporting list. The missionary appropriation is $300 for the present year. ' M East St. Louis Mission.—Charles Hollman, missionary. This mission is yet in its infancy, and haa had to contend with Btrong opposition. Nevertheless* several have been converted and added to the society. The attendance on the means of grace is increasing, which induces us to hope for a prosperous year. Con­ nected with this mission is a Sabbath-school, with seven officers and teachers, twenty scholars, and fifty-one volumes in the library. The lot on which the church stands was leased for five years, after which we are to pay according to its value- The church is a neat frame building, 28 by 45 feet, surmounted with a cupola and bell. Attached to the rear of the church is a school-room, 20 by 28 feet ; also, a parsonage containing three rooms. The church property is worth $1,500, upon which is a debt of $575. The numbers in society were, at the last conference, in­ cluding ten probationers, forty-four, of whom two are exhorters. The missionary appropriation is $275. The prospects of the mission are very good. ' “ Monroe Mission, III.—To be supplied. The vacancy has been filled by Chris­ topher Koch, of the Beardstown mission. This is a mission circuit, embracing a circumference of about seventy miles. It has four appointments. It has one Sab­ bath-school, with seven officers and teachers, twenty scholars, and fifty-one volumes in thé library. There are, including probationers, eighty-nine church-members, of whom one is a local preacher. There are a frame church and parsonage, worth $450, and free from debt The first German camp-meeting ever held in this mis­ sion circuit, was held last August. The result was the conversion of twenty-five, and an accession to the Church of twenty-one. The mission will, doubtless, soon be enlarged. The missionary appropriation is $100. We have encouraging prospects. « Perry Mission, Mo.—Franz Horstman, missionary. This mission embraces a circumference of one hundred and fifty miles, with eight appointments. It has seventy-three full members, and twenty-seven probationers ; in all, one hundred. O f these, one is xt local preacher, and two are exhorters. The mission has three Sabbath-schools, with fifteen officers and teachers, sixty-six scholars, and sixty volumes in the libraries. A lot of three acres has been purchased, and on it erected a neat frame church with a parsonage. They are said to be worth $600 ; the debt is only $75. The missionary receives from the fonds of thé Missionary Society MISSIONARY REPORT. 51

$125. Our last-quarterly meeting was an occasion of rejoicing; for notwithstand­ ing our opposition, nine persons cast in their lot with us. “ Chester Mission, III.—George BoeBhenz, missionary. This mission was organ­ ized at the last Illinois Conference. It is composed of parts taken from the Mon­ roe and Mascoutah missions. It embraces a circumference of two hundred miles, in which limits are seven hundred German families. The mission ¡now numbers thirty-six church-members. The missionary appropriation for the current year is «$>150. “ Belleville Mission, III.—Henry F. Koenecke, missionary. This mission em­ braces the town of Belleville, and one appointment in the country. It is in a flourishing condition. The necessity and importance of our labours here are more and more felt and acknowledged. W e have a Sabbath-school, which, though in its infancy, numbers seven officers and teachers, thirty scholars, and fifty volumes in the library. It has twenty church-members, and twenty-six probationers ; forty- six in all. We expect to obtain the old ehurch of our English brethren, and hope to see a prosperous year in this young mission- The preacher receives $75 mis­ sionary funds. “ Highland Mission, III.— William Feigenbaum, missionary. The Alton mis­ sion was united with this at the last conference, and one appointment of thç High­ land mission was transferred to the Mascoutah mission. In its present form this mission embraces a circumference of one hundred and eighty-five miles, including twelve appointments. It numbers thirty-eight full members, and thirty-seven pro- bationera ; in all seventy-five. Of these, two are local preachers. It has one Sabbath-school, with nine officers and teachers, forty-five scholars, and Bixty volumes in the library. W e have one brick church, with a basement arranged for a school­ room and preacher's residence. The church-property of the mission is worth $1,200, on which they owe $300. Our quarterly meeting resulted in seven con­ versions, and the same number of accessions to the society. The missionary ap­ propriation is $125. The prospects are promising. “ Mascoutah Mission, HI.—Henry Feigenbaum, missionary. A portion of this mission has been recently-struck off and attached to the Chester mission. It now embraces a circumference of sixty miles, with five appointments, two churches, and one parsonage. The churchrproperty is valued at $1,800, on which remains a debt of $300. There is one Sabbath-school, with nine officers and teachers, sixty scholars, and seventy-five volumes in the library. Including fifteen proba­ tioners, the mission has a membership of seventy-nine, o f whom one is a local preacher, and one an exhorter. This mission embraces a German population of about eight hundred families, mostly Rationalists ; but we will not despair of win­ ning many of them over to Christ. The missionary receives $50 from the funds o f the society; » “ Beardstown Station, III.—(Formerly attached to Quincy district) Frederick Kerkman, missionary. This station has three appointments in the country. Thirty- six members have been transferred to the Springfield mission, leaving forty, of whom one is a local preacher, and two are exhortera. It has one Sabbath-school* with eight officers and teachers, twenty-one scholars, and one hundred and sixteen volumes in the library. A day-school with thirty scholars is in successful opera­ tion. There are a church and parsonage worth $1,000, on which is a debt of $200. This station (the place of my conversion, and the earliest scene o f my ministry) has suffered, during the past two years, a storm of opposition ; but we are happy to state that the membership are steady and immovable, and the spiritual 52 MISSIONARY REPORT.

prospects of the society are brightening. The members have resolved to anpport their preacher the present year; consequently this place is now off the list of missions. “ Pekin Mission, UL-^Jacob Müller, missionary. This mission was formerly attached to the Quincy district. Recently, three appointments with seven mem­ bers were transferred to'the Springfield mission. As it now is, the mission em­ braces a circuit o f one hundred miles, with five appointments, and, including those on trial, forty-three members, of whom one is a local preacher. There is one Sabbath-school, with four officers and teachers, and ten scholars. No library. We have a church and parsonage worth $400, Appropriation not named. Prospects not very flattering. “ Springfield Mission.—Left to be supplied. I have filled this vacancy with Henry Lahrmann, o f the North St. Louis station. This mission has recently been organized. It has six appointments, and embraces a circuit of two hundred miles in extent. Including probationers, it has a membership of forty-three. The pro­ perty owned by the mission consists of one church and parsonage ; also, thirty-five acres of land for a camp-ground; the whole worth $.600, upon which is a debt o f $150. The missionary appropriation is $125. The prospects are encourag­ ing.”

In summing up the statistics of this district, we may present the following:— There are twelve mission circuits and stations, in which are employed, including the presiding elder, thirteen missionaries. The district has within its limits nine hundred and thirty-four members, including nine local preachers and ten exhorters. It has twelve Sabbath-schools, one hundred and seventeen officers and teachers, four hundred and fifty-two scholars, and seven hundred and eighteen volumes in the libraries. There are twelve churches already built, and one in process of erection; . also, nine parsonages. The whole appropriation for the dis­ trict, including the presiding elder’s allowance, is $1,625, making an average for each of eleven missionaries of about $148. German population not reported.

6. German Missions in the Quincy District. • Some changes have been made in the boundaries of this dis­ trict since the publication of our last report. Two o f the mis­ sions which had hitherto been connected with it are now at­ tached to the St. Louis district, v iz.:— Beardstown and Pekin. The territory included within the bounds of the Q,uincy dis­ trict, embraces portions of the States of Illinois, Iowa, and Mis­ souri. The population is sparse, and during the winter season the large rivers are greatly obstructed with ice, which renders missionary report- 53

travelling very laborious, and makes it difficult for the preach­ ers to be so prompt at their appointments as is desirable. Ne­ vertheless, much good has been done, and the prospects are cheering. Rev. H. Koenecke, who was appointed presiding elder of this district at the last conference, has furnished us with the following report of the missions under his charge :—

“ To th e C orresponding S e c r e t a r y o f th e M iss io n a r y S oc iety o p the M ethodist E piscopal C hurch. “ Quincy, III., December 17,1849.

“ D e a r B r o th e r ,—I herewith present you my report of the missions o n the Quincy district. I have just finished my first quarterly tour, and have found that all the brethren o n this district are faithfully engaged in the performance of their ministerial duties. Several of them preach from four to six times per week, be­ sides visiting from house to house, praying in families and at prayer-meetings, and leading class. Much interest is also taken in the distribution of religious tracts. May the blessings of the Lord rest on our feeble efforts, and crown them with success! “ Quincy Station, III.—Rev. Caspar Jost, preacher in charge. This station is in a very prosperous condition. The society numbers one hundred and five mem­ bers, including six probationers, two exhoriers, and one local preacher. There is a Sabbath-school connected with the church, having eighteen officers and teach­ ers, eighty scholars, and a library of one hundred volumes. There is also a day- school with about thirty scholars, in which both English and German are taught. The mission-property consists of a church and parsonage, valued at $3,000, on which is a debt of $600. The station supports the preacher, and, in addition, raised last year $81 05 for missionary purposes. “ Mill Creek Mission, III.—Rev. John Schmidt, missionary. The territory em­ braced in this mission is sixty-two miles in circumference, lying in the vicinity of Quincy. There are upon it four regular appointments, with forty-eight members in society, including seven probationers and one exhorter. Two Sabbath-schools are organized, having twelve officers and. teachers, and fifty scholars. No library is reported. Two churches have been erected, valued at $260. Last year this mission was a circuit^ and supported the preacher in charge, who was a single man. The present missionary is married, and receives from the mission funds $100. “ Nauvoo Mission, III.—Rev. John Planck, missionary. This mission embraces the towns of Nauvoo and Warsaw. The church numbers thirty full members, and six probationers ; thirty-six in all, including an exhorter. Most of the members reside at Warsaw, where they have built a neat brick church, 24 by 36 feet in di­ mensions. At Nauvoo, a lot with four small houses has been purchased. Two o f the tenements are occupied by the preacher 5 the third is used as a place of wor­ ship, and the fourth is yet unfinished. The whole value of the church-'property is $750, of which $50 is unpaid. There are two Sabbath-schools, with fourteen officers and teachers, fifty scholars, and no library. The missionary appropriation is $160. This will, ere long, be an important field. “ Burlington Mission, Iowa.—Revi Henry Nuelson, missionary. This mission includes only the city of Burlington. The society consists of fifty-six members, 54 MISSIONARY REPORT.

nine of whom are probationers, and one an exhorter. There is in operation a Sab. bath-school, having fourteen officers and teachers, fifty scholars, and a library of fifty volumes. The church-property, a brick church and parsonage, is valued at $2,000, on which is a rather pressing debt of $650. The preacher receives $175 from the missionary funds. “ Bloomington Mission, Iowa.—Rev. August Korf hage, missionary. This mis- sion was last year attached to the Wisconsin district It embraces Bloomington, Wapello, Davenport, and two other settlements, and is one hundred and seventy miles in circumference. There are upon it six regular appointments. The num­ ber of church-members, including one exhorter, is seventy-one, of whom sixteen are probationers. On the mission are two Sabbath-schools, having ten officers arid teachers, and thirty scholars, but no library. A house formerly occupied as a parsonage, situated ten miles from Bloomington, has been changed into a place of worship, and the preacher has removed to Bloomington. A church is much needed, but cannot be built without aid from abroad. The missionary receives $175 from the funds of the Parent Society. The German population is large, and rapidly increasing. “ Iowa City Mission.—Rev. Philip Funk, missionary. This mission is one hun. dred and eight miles in circumference, with seven regular appointments. The society, including two local preachers, numbers seventy, of whom eleven are pro­ bationers. There are on the mission four Sabbath-schools, with twenty officers and teachers, and forty-five scholars. These schools are without libraries, and are closed during the winter months. The mission-property consists of two block churches and a preacher’s house, valued in all at $250. The prospects for success are highly encouraging. The appropriation to the preacher is $100. “ Desmoines Mission, Iowa.—Rev. Henry Roth, missionary. There are seven appointments on this mission, which is one hundred and fifty miles in circumfer­ ence. The society consists of thirty members in full connexion, and fifteen on trial—forty-five in all. There is one Sabbath-school, with three officers and teachers, and ten. scholars. A portion of this mission was transferred to the Pal­ myra mission, at the last conference. The amount received from the Missionary Society for the support of the preacher is $75. “ Palmyra Mission, Mo.—Rev. John Keck, missionary. This mission includes an extent of territory one hundred and ninety miles in circumference, and has upon it nine regular appointments. The number in society is forty-five, of whom eleven are probationers, and one a local preacher. The only church-property is one par­ sonage. Several small towns are included on this mission circuit. As yet, little has been done, though the prospects are rather encouraging. Wo Sabbath-schools or exhorters are reported, neither is the amount o f the appropriation given. u Yours in Christ,

“H e n r y K oenecke.”

From the above report, we gather the following statistical summary:— There are eight circuits and stations, and, including the pre­ siding elder, nine missionaries, thirteen Sabbath-schools, ninety- one officers and teachers, three hundred and fifteen scholars, and one hundred and fifty volumes in the libraries. Including MISSIONARY REPORT. 55 eighty-one on trial, there is a church-membership of four hun­ dred and seventy-six. There are four local preachers and six exhorters. The whole appropriation for all these missionaries, including the presiding elder, is $1,310, averaging to each about $164. The district, in its present form, has nine churches and five parsonages.

7. German Missions in the Wisconsin District.

A number of changes have been made in this district since the publication of our last Annual Report; Bloomington mis­ sion having been transferred to the Quincy district, and several new ones established. The district embraces portions of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Below we give, with some slight al­ terations, the report ofihe presiding elder.

“ To th e C orresponding S e c r e t a r y of t h e M issio n ar y S o c iety of th e

M ethodist E piscopal C hurch .

“ Milwaukie, December 20, 1849.

“ D e a r B r o th e r ,— The following is my second Annual Report of the state of the missions on the Wisconsin district:— “ Milwaukie Mission.—Rev. Philip Barth, missionary. This is the most im­ portant point in the State of Wisconsin, as the Germans are now estimated to con­ stitute one-third of the whole population of the city, and thousands are annually flocking to it from the old world. One-half of the present German population are supposed to be Roman Catholics, and the greater portion of the balance are con­ nected with the old Lutheran Church. During the past year several conversions have taken place, and the society now numbers thirty-one full members, and twenty probatipners ; fifty-one in all. A Sabbath-school is in operation, having seven officers and teachers, and thirty scholars. No library reported.^ A church, 35 by 45 feet, has been .erected during the year, which cost $3,100. Upon it there is a debt of $700 yefto be paid. The appropriation from the Missionary Society is $350. The prospects of success in this field are good. “ Chicago Mission*—Rev. Henry Dreyer, missionary. Chicago, like Milwaukie, has a large German population, and the mission here is prosperous. The society consists of fifty-one members, of whom fourteen are probationers. The Sunday- school has eight officers and teachers, and thirty scholars, but no library is reported. The church is estimated to be worth $1,000. The missionary, in addition to preaching regularly three times, weekly, to his charge, also preaches twice at a school-house in the southern portion of the city, with strong hopes that his labours are not in vain. The appropriation from the missionary funds to the support of this mission is $325. “ Cook Mission.—Left to be supplied. The vacancy has been filled for the pre­ sent by the appointment of Brother Stotzel, a local preacher from Chicago. This mission embraces the territory in the immediate vicinity of Chicago, and was only laid out at the last Illinois Conference. Consequently, we have no statistical in* 56 MISSIONARY REPORT. formation to report concerning it There is a large German population included in its limits, and the prospects for success are good. The missionary appropriation is $75. “ Galena Station.—Rev. William Ellere, preacher in charge. Connected with this station are two appointments in the country. The membership on this station numbers seventy-one, of whom twenty-six are probationers, Mid one is a local preacher. There are two church-buildings belonging to the society,—one in the city, and one in the country. Some of the members profess the blessing of per­ fect love, ai^d practically exemplify it The society support their preacher without aid from the missionary funds.. “ Platteville Mission.—To be supplied. This is a new mission, including that portion of the country in the immediate vicinity of Galena, and extending some distance up the Wisconsin River. For the present, Brother Hoffman, a local preacher from the Iowa district, labours on this mission. The missionary appro­ priation is $75. “ Dubuque Mission.—Rev. P. Henners, missionary. There are eight appoint­ ments on this mission circuit, of which Dubuque is the least promising. In the country, several flourishing classes have been organized. The membership num­ bers fifty-nine, of whom two are local preachers, and seven probationers. One Sunday-school is in operation, having seven officers and teachers, and twenty scholars. No lihrary is reported. The mission-property consists of two churches and a parsonage, valued in all at $900. There is a deT>t of $200 remaining on the church in Dubuque. The missionary appropriation is $125. le. Still the prospects are encouraging. The appointments are seven in number, and connected with the society are seventy-five members, thirty-five of whom are probationers. No local preachers, exhorters, Sabbath-schools, churches, or par­ sonages are reported. The appropriation to this mission is $150. “ Watertown Mission.—August Kellner, missionary, This new mission con­ sists of the town of the same name, and some appointments cut off from the Jeffer­ son mission. The prospects for success are good, as the German population is very numerous. The church-property consists of one log house for worship, which formerly belonged to the Jefferson mission. The appropriation from the Parent Society is $150. “ Washington Mission.-—To be supplied. Brother Vosshol has been labouring on this mission for some time with encouraging results. At the last conference sixty-one members were reported, thirty-one of whom were probationers. A por­ tion of this mission;has been transferred to the Jefferson, but there is still more labour tjian one man can perform. Excepting the membership, no statistics have been reported. The appropriation is $75. “ Sheboygan Mission.—-Philip Lalk, missionary. This mission suffered some­ what during the past year, as it was for a portion of the time without a preacher. Since the appointment of Brother Lalk, the' prospects are more cheering. We have no statistics from this mission for the last year. The appropriation from the missionary funds is $150. “ Manitowoc Mission.—To be supplied. This new mission is at present under the charge of Brother Zimmerman, a local fpreacher from the St. Louis district. MISSIONARY REPORT. 5 7

Brother Lalk has visited a portion of this mission, and reports the prospects to be encouraging. The appropriation is $75. “ Calumet Mission.—As yet no preacher has been found to fill this appointment. The missionary appropriation is $75. . “ Yours in Christ, “ C. Eisenmeyer.”

W e have to regret again, as we did last year, the incomplete­ ness of the statistical information furnished us by the presiding elder. The following is the summary of the missions so far as we are able to give it. There are twel ve missions, one of which is a station, employing eight missionaries, including the pre­ siding elder. Four local preachers are also temporarily en­ gaged in filling appointments left vacant at the conference, and one mission is still to be supplied. There are three hundred and seventy church-members, including one hundred and thirty- five probationers, five Sabbath-schools, with thirty-six officers and teachers, and one hundred and sixteen scholars, seven local preachers, seven churches, and one parsonage. The entire ap­ propriation to this district is $1,975, including that of the pre­ siding elder, averaging about $150 for each missionary.

8. German Missions in the Missouri District.

This district is still under the superintendence of Rev. W il­ liam Schreck, who continues to discharge his onerous duties with commendable diligence and faithfulness. In their prose­ cution he finds many difficulties to surmount, and trials to en­ dure, while he also has some tokens of encouraging success. W e herewith present his annual report as follows »

“ To th e C orresponding S e c r e t a r y of t h e M iss io n a r y S oc iety of t h e M ethodist E piscopal C hxjhch.

“ St. Charles, January 22d, 1850.

n Dear Brother,— -1 hereby send you my annual report o f the Missouri Ger­ man district This district is of considerable extent, requiring me to travel eight hundred miles every quarter through a rough country, in order to attend my ap­ pointments. But the thought of the importance of my undertaking encourages me. Daring the past year the Lord has been with us, and many precious souls have been converted to God. The prospects for the future are encouraging. Herman Mission.-^Peter Helweg, missionary. The circumference of this mission is about one hundred and six miles, with nine appointments, which the preacher regularly attends every three weeks. The membership consists of one hundred and twenty-ona in full connexion, and twenty probationers^ making in all 8 58 MISSIONARY REPORT. one hundred and forty-one. There are four Sunday-sehooler with fifteen officers and teachers, and sixty scholars. No library reported. The church-property is worth about $350, consisting of three churches, and one parsonage. The people contribute $86 to the support of their preacher. The missionary appropriation is $75. The German population is numerous, and the prospects of the mission are encouraging. “ Jefferson City Mission.—N. Keitz, missionary. The circumference of this mission is two hundred miles, embracing six appointments, which the missionary regularly attends every three weeks. The number of members is sixty-six in full connexion, and six probationers, amounting in all to seventy-two. There is one Sunday-school, with three officers, and teachers, and ten scholars. No report of the library. On this mission there are two churches, valued at $180. The preacher receives $36 from the people, and $150 from the missionary funds. There is a large German population, and the prospects are very good. “ Versailles Mission.—Jacob Feisel, one to be supplied. This mission is one hundred and thirty miles in circumference, having in its bounds five appointments, attended regularly every three weeks by the missionary. The numbers in society are eighty-eight in full connexion, and twenty-two probationers ; in all, making one hundred and ten. , There are three Sunday-schools, eleven teachers, and forty- 'three scholars. Several of the latter are in the enjoyment of religion, and have united with the Church. There are three churches and one parsonage. The church-property is worth $350. The people contribute to the preacher $85; The missionary appropriation is $125. Hie country is thickly settled with Ger­ mans, and the prospects are promising. “ Weston Mission.— William Niedermeyer, missionary. The extent of travel in this mission is ninety miles, including six appointments, which are regularly visited once in three weeks. There is one Sunday-school, having three officers and teachers, and eleven scholars. There is one church in process of erection. The church-property is valued at $100. There are thirty members in full con­ nexion, and fifteen probationers, making- in aH forty-five. The preacher receives from the people $26, and from the missionary funds $150.. The prospects are tolerably good. The Germans are numerous, which leaves us room to hope for an increase in the membership. “ Nodaway Mission.— William Ellers, missionary. This mission is one hundred and seventy miles in extent, having.within its limits eight appointments, which are regularly attended by the preacher once every three weeks. The numbers in so­ ciety are thirty-three in full connexion, and ten probationers, amounting to forty- three. There is one Sunday-school, with one teacher and seven scholars. The preacher receives $30 from the members, and $75 from the missionary funds. There are many Germans, and the prospects are somewhat encouraging. “ Chariton Mission.—Henry Hogrefe, missionary. The missionary attends three appointments every two weeks, travelling seventy miles. There are forty- eight members in full connexion,, and fourteen probationers, making sixty-two in all. The church-property on this mission consists of two churches, valued at $800. There is one Sunday-school, with two teachers and fourteen scholars. The mem­ bers contribute $70 for the support of their preacher. The missionary appropria­ tion is $100. The Germans are numerous^ and the prospects moderately good. “ Warren Mission.—Jacob Haas, one to be supplied. On this mission there are eight, appointments, which the missionary attends regularly once every three weeks. The extent of travel is one hundred miles; There are four Sunday-schools,, with- MISSIONARY REPORT. 59 twelve officers and teachers, and sixty scholars. There are five churches and one parsonage, valued at $600. The numbers in society are one hundred and sixty- five in full connexion, and forty-five probationers ; in all, two hundred and ten. The preacher received last year $98 from the people, and $150 from the mis­ sionary funds. There is a large number of Germans, and the mission is in a very prosperous condition. “ St. Charles Mission.— L. Kuriz, missionary. Although there has been no great increase on this mission, some good has been done. A fine brick church has been erected in St. Charles, which place is a strong-hold of the Roman Ca­ tholics. There are two appointments, attended by the missionary once every two weeks. There are forty persons in full membership, and six probationers ; in all, forty-six. There is one Sabbath-school, with four officers and teachers, and twenty- three scholars. During part of the year the missionary held a day-school. The preacher receives from the people $48, and from the missionary funds $125. The church is valued at $900. About half of St. Charles county is settled by Ger­ mans. The prospects of the mission are tolerably good.

“ W il l ia m S chkeck.”

From the above report of the presiding elder, we gather the following summary:— There Eire within the limits of this district, seventeen churches and three .parsonages. Including those on trial, there is a church-membership of seven hundred and nineteen. The Sab- bath-schools are sixteen in number, having fifty-one officers and teachers, and two hundred and twenty-eight scholars. The whole number of missionaries, including the presiding elder, is eleven ; and the entire amount of the appropriation to the district is $1,250 ; averaging about $114 to each mission­ ary. In addition to this amount, the societies generally have contributed something to the support of their preachers. W e regret exceedingly that we have no means of ascertaining the number of local preachers, exhorters, and volumes in the Sun­ day-school libraries, on this district, as the presiding elder has failed to furnish us with any information concerning them.

9. German Missions in the New - York District.

This district was formed at the session of the New-York Con­ ference held in 1849, and Brother John C. Lyon was appointed the presiding elder. The territory embraced in this German district is very large, reaching from Baltimore to Buffalo, and including all the German work east of the Alleghanies. Bro­ ther Lyon, however, to whom the superintendence of this ex­ tensive and laborious field has been assigned, possesses a strong 60 MISSIONARY REPORT.

constitution and robust health, with a zeal and perseverance admirably fitting him for his arduous labours. W e have re­ ceived from him the following report, which shows the state and progress, of the missions under his charge during the past year:—

“ To t h e Corresponding S e c r e t a r y of t h e M is s io n a r y - S ociety of th e M eth odist E piscopal C h u r ch .

“ Dear Brother,-—In compliance with your request, I send you the following report of the German work over which J have had supervision during the year which is just closing:— “ West Baltimore Station.—Thomas Steck, missionary. This mission is lo­ cated in the midst of a sparse, population, but fast filling up with Germans. A good brick church has been built, valued at $4,850, of which there .is-a.debt of $1,500. The society, though small, consisting of twenty-three full members and three pro­ bationers, is truly spiritual, and of a sound and substantial character. There is also a good and flourishing Sunday-school, with eight officers and teachers, fifty scholars, and one hundred and fifty-three volumes in the library. THe prospects of this mission are every day becoming more encouraging. “ East Baltimore Station.—Andrew Schwartz, missionary. The church at first built for this mission being found too small, and in an unsuitable place, was, within the course of this year, exchanged for one much more suitable as to size and loca­ tion, and without incurring much additional expense. It has a membership of eighty-six in full connexion,, and twelve probationers ; also, four local preachers. The Sabbath-school numbers sixty-five scholars, seven officers and teachers, and two Bible-classes. _ Three of the scholars have been converted during the past year. The church-property is worth $4,000. The missionary has laboured with great zeal and success.here during the past two years,, and leaves to his .successor a very interesting and prosperous field of labour. “ Philadelphia Station.—C. F. Grimm, missionary. Although this mission la­ bours still under the serious disadvantage of the want of a church, being confined to a mere lecture-room, and in so large a city, with so many fine churches, yet the Lord deigns to bless the vine he has planted here with the continued showers of his grace. During the past year twenty-two have been received on probation, and five with certificate ; and the union and love of the society, and the evidences of prosperity and peace, were never greater than at present. The society numbers forty-seven full members, and thirteen probationers; and the Sabbath-school, which is in a very flourishing condition, consists of one superintendent, ten teachers, one hundred and thirty scholars, and two hundred and twenty-five volumes in library. Recently quite an interest has been wakened lip among some of our friends, in favour of aiding the brethren of this mission to build a church, and the Youth’s Missionary Society of the Union Methodist Episcopal Church appropriated $30 for that object. Gther active and benevolent individuals have also exerted themselves in various ways, in aid of this most holy cause ; and we trust that this mission will ere long be blessed with a comfortable church-edifice in which to worship the Lord of hosts. . “ Newark Miseion, ülL J.-—Augustus Hertel, missionary. This mission has suf­ fered, somewhat from the administration of a.n untried and inexperienced missionary MISSIONARY REPORT. 61

through the early part of the year, but since he has been removed, prosperity has returned, souls have been converted, and the ship is afloat again. The number in full membership is forty-eight, probationers fourteen. The Sabbath-school con­ sists of fifteen officers and teachers, seventy-five scholars, two Bible-classes, ten infant classes, and three hundred volumes in the library. The last year’s expenses of the school were $30 36. This school has been organized into a missionary society, which, has raised $18 42 during the last year towards supporting a mission in California. The church-property is worth $3,000, with a debt of $1,300, of which it is expected that about $600 will be paid in a short time. “ New-York, Second-street Mission.— C. H. Doering, missionary. This is pro­ perly the parent vine from which has sprouted forth the whole district, and it con­ tinues to shoot forth its branches still in various ways. The frequent removals and colonies which have gone off from this mission, do not allow such a show of in­ crease as it would otherwise be entitled to exhibit. The members in full connex­ ion are one hundred and sixteen, probationers fifty-two, local preachers two. The Sabbath-school numbers twenty-seven officers and teachers, one hundred and fifty scholars, average attendance, and three hundred and fifty volumes in library. The church-property is worth $15,000, on which there remains a debt of $7,600. A superior, to the missionary who has laboured here the two years past, in zeal and devotion to the cause o f Christ, it would be difficult to find ; and he leaves his flock for a distant field of labour, in the fatherland, with their warmest affections and prayers attending him. “ New-York, Bloomingdale Mission.—William Schwartz, missionary. This ap­ pointment lias, within the two years past, been greatly blessed of the great Head of the Church. The signs of spiritual life and prosperity have been fully developed, and the pious ladies, the more immediate patrons of this mission, have abundant reason to congratulate, themselves, or to thank the Lord for the grace of perse­ verance he has put into their hearts to foster this scion of the Church. There are in full connexion fifty-eight members and forty-two probationers. The Sunday- school consists of eleven officers and teachers, ninety-eight scholars, and one hun­ dred and tjventy-six volumes in library. The church-property is worth $1,200, on which there remains a debt of $300. The affectionate and devoted missionary will leave his flock bound together in great union of spirit, and their prayers and tears will follow him wherever he may go. New-York, Washing ton-street Mission.— John Swahlen, missionary. This mission was commenced as a separate charge a year ago, specially for the benefit of German sailors and emigrants, who usually land in great numbers in this vicinity; and the Lord has here also testified his abundant approbation of the undertaking, by the vast amount of good that has been accomplished during the year. There were, in the commencement, three full members in society, and six probationers, and upwards of seventy have been received up to this time ; but owing to the shortness of the stay of many of them, the present number in full connexion is thirteen, and twenty-six probationers. The rest are scattered all over the country, some in Germany, and some ploughing the great deep, but carrying with them the saered flame which the Lord, by his Holy Spirit, had kindled at this altar. Themis- sionary, who is in labours ‘ more abundant,’ has made upwards of seven hundred family visits, besides his visits to the ships and emigrants on the wharves, imparting instructions and scattering blessings as he went. He has also ■ scattered 15,618 pages .of tracts’, and laboured in the promotion of the cause o f temperance. The Sabbath-school numbers seven officers and teachers, and forty scholars. A dona­ 62 MISSIONARY REPORT. tion of $ 10 worth of books has been received, besides a great number of tracts and private bounties, through our worthy brother, Rev. D. F. Kidder. “ We cannot close this report without expressing our deep conviction that this is one of the most important parts of missionary operation yet taken possession of by thè Church ; and could the public sympathy be properly enlisted in its support, and the energies and the liberality, , as well as the hearty co-operation of the Church be brought to bear on its interests, as the circumstances and prospects abundantly merit, this field would yield the richest harvest yet gathered from any mission-field in any quarter of the globe. Considering that this is the only German Bethel in the port, that the German and Holland vessels cluster all around here, often in great numbers at a time,—that the German emigrant here first touches the soil of his adopted country and his future home, and that first impressions are always the most lasting ones—if the friends of missions and of humanity would rally round this newly reared altar, and bring to it the sacrifices of their gold, the frankincense of their prayers, and the myrrh of their humanity, to procure a good German boarding­ house, and a suitable sanctuary for the worship of the Lord our God, the good that could be done in scattering the seed of the word of life to every part of the world is incalculable. May the Lord soon wake up the liberality of many noble spirits to take hold of this enterprise with a strong hand ! " Williamsburg Mission, L. I.—W. F. Brenner, missionary. Here the Lord has not left himself without witness, inasmuch as,eighteen souls are confidently re­ ported to have been converted here during the last year, ^nd.some cases of con­ version haye been of a remarkable character. But owing to the very great fluctua­ tion of the population here, there are only twenty-two left in society. The mis­ sionary has been indefatigable in his visits from house to house, and in his distribu­ tion of tracts, as well as in collecting subscriptions to pay off the debt still due on the church lot, which is $400, and further to improve the church-property. The prejudices and opposition of the people in these parts to vital Christianity are gradually wearing away, and we have no doubt but, by the blessing of the Lord, this mission is designed to become cme of the most flourishing and successful en­ terprises of the day. “ Poughkeepsie Mission.—Daniel Diirrstein, missionary. Although the labours of calling sinners to repentance were begun some time before by the missionary, yet no church was ¡organized, properly speaking, until the commencement of this year. A church 30 by 40 feet has also been built, which, when finished, will be worth about $2,000. But help is still greatly needed, as it is the design of the trustees not to proceed any further in the matter than their means will warrant. Since last conference, sixteen have been hopefully converted to God in the midst of great persecution ; and the whole society, numbering twenty-two members, and twelve probationers, ‘ are walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comforts of the Holy Ghost.’ One has died in great triumph during this year, leaving a most indubitable evidence behind that she was going home to Jesus. There is also a good Sabbath-sehool, numbering seven officers and teachers, and twenty- four scholars, with ninety-three volumes in library. The prospects of this mission are very encouraging. " Albany Mission.-—Anthony Romig, missionary. This is the second year since the commencement of this mission. The influences opposed to its success were numerous and formidable, but by the blessing of the Lord the vine has struck its roots deep into the earth, and has sprouted. A living society has been formed here, and awakenings and conversions are frequent. Although the society are at present MISSIONARY REPORT. 63 without a church, the Lord has opened the heart of a good Presbyterian brother, who grants them the use of a very suitable hall, gratuitously. The number in so­ ciety is thirty-three, nearly all of whom profess converting grace. The Sabbath - school is quite flourishing, numbering fifteen officers and teachers, and eighty scho­ lars, with a suitable library. Many thanks to the English brethren and sisters for their various kindnesses, and their efficient help in the Sabbath-schools. “ Schenectady Mission.—John J. Graw, missionary. This mission, though it does not as yet number a great many converts, has, nevertheless, effected a great amount of good among the German population. The church was properly or­ ganized at the-first quarterly meeting of this year, and the subject of vital Christi­ anity has taken a deep hold upon the hearts of the people, who were, previously accustomed to scarcely anything but the form and the name. There are in. all twelve members ih society, an increasingly flourishing Sabbath-school, consisting of ten officers and teachers, thirty-five scholars, and one hundred volumes in library. The congregations are good, and they relish the plain and pointed truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and the prospect of a flourishing church here lies fairly be­ fore our view. A church is also being built here of brick, 33 by 44 feet, with a lec- ture-room in the rear 16 by 26 feet. The whole cost will be $1,900, $ l )100j of which are already subscribed. “ Rochester Mission.—John Sauter, missionary. This mission was commenced eighteen months ago in the house of the missionary, and the Lord began the mani­ festations of his converting power in instances often almost as remarkable as the conversion of St. Paul. Persecutions of the severest kind, even threats of death, followed, but the Lord of hosts was the defence of his people. The numbers in so­ ciety are twenty-two full members, and eighteen on trial. A substantial brick church is being built, 38 by 53 feet, with basement, which, when finished, will cost $1,800. They have also a Sabbath-school in successful operation, numbering seventy scho­ lars, sixteen officers and teachers, and one hundred and ten volumes in library.. The great amount of German population, together with the past success of this mission, warrant the conclusion that this is de'stined in the providence of God to become one of the best of missions in this State. May the Lord abundantly water it with the refreshing showers of his grace. The church lot was a donation by Rev. Dr. S. Luckey, and is worth about $300. “ Buffalo Mission.—C. H. Hoevener and Geo. F. Jahnke, missionaries. The first- named "of these missionaries was transferred from the Ohio Conference, for the pur­ pose of extending the work into the neighbouring villages, some of which were almost exclusively settled by Germans, without any means of grace. The wisdom of this measure is abundantly manifest, by the success that has attended it, and thirty-eight persons have been converted to God. In the former part of the year, the mission E e e m e d in. a languishing condition ; but since the appointment of another labourer, the field has clothed itself in vernal green. It now numbers thirty full members, and thirty on trial. The Sabbath-school numbers thirty-six scholars, with eight officers and teachers, and a suitable library. “ Besides the above-named missions, there have also been three others commenced since conference, viz. :-r-one in Troy, one in Collikoon, Sullivan county, and one in Brooklyn. They have been supplied with local preachers, whose labours have been crowned, in a greater or less degree, with the blessing of the Lord. In each of these places the nucleus of a society has been formed, and there are the strongest reasons, if the means of the Church will warrant it, for forming them into regular missions the coming year. Yours, &c., J. C. L y o n .” ' April 3, 1850. 6 4 MISSIONARY REPORT.

The detailed accounts of the missions on this district present the following summary :— There are embraced in the district thirteen missions, and in­ cluding the presiding elder, fifteen missionaries, ten churches, and seven hundred and fifty-four church-members. Six local preachers reported, but no exhorters. There are on the district twelve Sabbath-schools, one hundred and forty-two officers and teachers, eight hundred and fifty-three scholars, with sixteen hundred and fifty-seven volumes in the libraries. The following tables exhibits, by districts, all the statistics of the German work so far as reported:—

•5 t- & f é » 1 .3 5 I E District«. § 1 •i .a ! u JS 4 1 S I a, » .j w 8Q o m >■ Cincinnati, 10 14 14 6 973 7 9 15 128 523 732 North Ohio;, 7 13 1 1 4 648 1 5 14 95 396 423 Pittsburg, 8 1 1 12 8 1,069 7 8 20 144 537 773 Indianapolis, 1 1 14 23 9 1,191 5 12 16 85 397 458 St. Louis, 12 13 12 9 934 9 2 12 117 452 718 Quincy, 8 9 9 5 470 4 6 13 91 315 150 Wisconsin, 12 8 7 1 370 7 ... 5 36 116 Missouri, 9 1 1 17 3 719 ...... 16 51 228 ...... New-York, 13 15 10 ... 754 6 ... 12 142 853 1,657

Total, 90 108 115 123 889 3,817 4,911

II. INDIAN MISSIONS.

The missions among the aborigines of this country have, from the beginning, shared largely in the labours and solicitudes of this society. Nor have these solicitudes and toils suffered any abatement by the lapse of years. Perhaps at no period since our efforts were first directed to the importance of evan­ gelizing the Indian tribes, has there been more active zeal ex­ pended to secure this object, than during the last two years. In addition to the annual appropriations o f the Board for this purpose, very material aid has been furnished them by indi­ vidual enterprise. By this means they have been enabled, in several instances, to purchase lands, erect necessary buildings, and avail themselves of educational privileges, which they could not otherwise have done. The experiment thus made, of con­ necting a civilizing with an evangelizing process, has- been MISSIONARY REPORT. 65

found to work admirably. In most cases they have abandoned the chase, in whole or in part, and turned their attention to agri­ culture and the arts of civilized life. Having changed, to some extent, the mode of their subsistence, they are, of course, more at home, and -more likely to be kept under the salutary re­ straints and influences of Christianity. Thus placed within the reach and under the direct influence of missionary instru­ mentalities, they are less likely to be contaminated by the evil examples which surround them, and much more likely to re­ tain their steadfastness in the Christian faith. One of the greatest obstacles in the way of the social and moral improvement of these sons of the forest, has been, and continues to be, the evil examples of many of the traders who go among them. With but few exceptions, these persons are of the most unprincipled character,— men who, for the sake of driving a good bargain with the Indians, will ply them with ardent spirits until they entirely lose their self-control, and then take advantage of their helplessness. This evil probably does not exist so universally as it did a few years since, but there is still by far too much of it; and while bad white men are thus doing all in their power to degrade and brutalize the Indian race, it is the imperative duty of the Christian churches to exert themselves strenuously to counteract the evil effects produced by these servants of the wicked one. Already have the former owners of this vast continent dwindled from many millions to a few remnants of once powerful tribes; and, to a great extent, they have acquired the vices of civilization, without experi­ encing its benefits^ save so far as missionary effort has been successful. To such agencies alone must we look for future good results, because while mercenary men find it to their ad­ vantage to make the character and position of the Indians worse, they will not relax their efforts to accomplish that object. For years past a mighty tide of emigration has been flowing from the Atlantic towards the Rocky Mountains, and now from the Pacific another flood comes surging on to meet it. Soon will they come together, and beneath their waves will be swallowed up the last vestiges of the aborigines of North America. How much civilization has done to injure them, impartial history will bear correct witness to. How much Christian benevolence ought to do to atone for those injuries, can only be estimated by 9 66 MISSIONARY REPORT. their extent. A little longer and it will be too late to accom­ plish anything. It behooves us then to work while yet there is a prospect of our labours resulting in great good to those who are perishing for want of the bread of life. The pecuniary condition of the Society has never authorized the Methodist Episcopal Church to extend its missions among the Indians as it would have done, had the necessary means been at its disposal. But the good that has followed the limited efforts made has encouraged the Society not to relax in those efforts. Though the fruits produced in this field have not been so abundant as in some others, yet there is satisfactory evidence that our labours have been productive of much benefit, enough to stimulate us to renewed exertions. W e present below a full statement of the condition of our Indian missions, so far as our means of information enable us to give it. W e commence, as usual, with

1. Indian Missions in the Wisconsin Conference.

There are but two Indian missions in this conference, both of which are included in the Fond du Lac Mission District. The following report from the presiding elder furnishes all the intelligence from these missions which we have received during the year:—

“ To THE CORRESPOHDING SECRETARY pF THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE

M ethodist E piscopal C hurch.

“ D ear B rother,—I have visited the Indian missions in this district twice during the last conference year, and herewith present my annual report “ Oneida Mission.—Seth W. Ford, missionary. This mission still continues to he favoured with the tokens of divine mercy. During the past year, twenty-five have been added to the society, which now numbers, in all, onte hundred and twenty-five. W e have recently erected a new mission-house, of which the lower story is already completed, and ,we hope to finish it entirely during the next sea­ son. A Sunday-school has recently been organized,- and the «prospects of its suc­ cess are highly encouraging. “ Broihertown Mission.—William M. Osborne, missionary. This mission has Buffered considerably from the absence of brother Osborne, whom domestic afflic­ tion prevented from taking charge of his little flock until recently. He has, how­ ever, arrived at the scene of his labours, with his family, and the prospects of the mission are already improving. Arrangements are being made for die erection of a mission-house, which is greatly needed. The: membership here embraces ten whites, three coloured persons, and seventy-five Indians; in all, eighty-eight. MISSIONARY REPORT. 67

There is a Sabbath-school, but it is suspended for the winter | and as the mission, ary was absent at the time of my visit, I am unable to give any statistics relating to it. Nor am I able to present you with any further statistics. “ Yours truly, “ W ashington W ilco x. « Fond dy, Lac, Jan. 16, 1850.”

2. Indian Missions in the Michigan Conference.

Sault St. Marie Mission.— P. O. Johnson, P. Marksman, missionaries. Brother Pitezel, the presiding elder of this mis­ sion district, has favoured us with several communications rela­ tive to this mission during the past year. One of these was sent in the form of a report, just at the close of the conference year, and published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. Another was dated January 2d, 1850. From the former of these we extract the following:—

“ At this station we had a small class during the winter and spring, regular preaching and religious exercises, Sabbath-school, &c. The school numbered twenty-four scholars,—seventeen boys, and seven girls,—taught by the Rev. P. O. Johnson, assisted by brother Marksman. Seven children have lived in the mission family, of which four now remain. These are learning English very fast, and im­ prove in every respect In the early part of summer, as you were notified in my last report, all the Indian families left Little Rapids, and went to White Fish Point, Lake Superior, to fish, where they still remain. Some would have returned before now, only for fear of cholera. With my advice, brother Marksman followed these Indians, took lodgings in a wigwam, built a shelter, under which he has taught school during the week, and preached on the Sabbath. His school-list shows fifty-two scholars— thirty-five boys and seventeen girls ; the average attendance for one month was sixteen and seven-twentieths. This average appears small; but it arises from the fact that a number could come only half a day at a time. I in­ tended to go to administer the sacrament of the Lord’s supper to those Indians after my return from above, but was prevented by the breaking out of cholera at the Sault. The Indians at Naomakong and vicinity were visited frequently during die winter. They are included in those at White Fish Point. The work of religion has been advancing, though we have not added to our number here, which is forty- six members, besides four whites. The repairs made about the mission-famt in the spring were considerable. Our turnip crop was cut off by insects ; the hay was light; but we have a very promising crop of potatoes and oats. Our main draw­ back at Little Rapids is the removal of several families to Naomakong. Unless we can succeed in collecting more Indians at the station, I see no other alterna­ tive than that it must be abandoned at no distant date. The Indians are very de­ sirous that we should have a school at Naomakong. This would accomplish good in any event at Little Rapids, had we means to build school and dwelling Muses, and to support a teacher.”

In his letter under date of January ^d, 1850, Brother Pitezel remarks:— 68 MISSIONARY REPORT.

“ As to the mission at Sault St. Marie, I have notified the Board, through Bro­ ther Lane, that the Indians have all left the mission station at Little Rapids, and gone to Naomakong, thirty-five miles above. I have been there twice since con­ ference, and have succeeded in getting a comfortable mission-house built, which is now occupied by Brother Marksman and his family. Brother Marksman is teaching school and preaching. All communication between this place and that has been cut off Jfor a month or more, and I have not heard what number of scho­ lars he has; but I presume it is not less than thirty, perhaps more. If the work is prosecuted aright^ there is a prospect of doing good there. “ As the Indians have all left the mission, it has imposed more labour on the mis­ sionaries to take charge of the mission-farm. I have laid this matter before the Board, and recommended the sale of the farm, and the concentration of .our efforts at Naomakong. How this is viewed by them I have not yet learned. “A difficulty having lately arisen between the Canada Indians and certain miners at work on lands claimed by them, they considered Mr. A., the Episcopal minister among these—though unjustly—to be opposed to their interests, and he was compelled to leave. Some of those Indians have urged me to come and preach to them again, as we did years ago. It is my intention to-go and see them, after returning from my next quarterly meeting, and if a door of usefulness opens, we shall try to step in. Some among them were once worthy members of our Church, and may perhaps be induced to return/’

Kewawenon Mission.— Nelson Barnum, Rufus C. Crane, missionaries. The annual report of this mission, dated January 1st, 1850, was duly received. And as this report is of com­ paratively recent date, and made out by the missionary on the spot, we think proper to insert it entire. It is as follows:—

“ T o th e C orresponding S e c r e t a r y of th e M ission ar y S ociety of the

M ethodist E piscopal C hurch . *

“ D e a r B r o th e r ,—As the time has arrived for making the report of the affairs of this mission, we cheerfully address ourselves to the task. And first, we would record our thanksgivings, to God for the many blessings he has bestowed upon us during the past year. Though troubles and afflictions have encompassed our path during a considerable portion of the time, yet the Lord has sustained us, and brought us safely through; and our hearts now say, ‘ Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.’ In making out this report, we shall endeavour to answer the questions con­ tained in your circular, in the order in which you present them ; and, “ 1st. We have but one society in this charge, known as the Kewawenon mis­ sion. Brother Crane has recently returned from Ontonagon, where he has been to visit the miners and preach to them; he thinks there is some prospect of our form­ ing a society there some time during the year. “ 2d. The number of Indians, including some half-breeds— a part of whom are Papists—is eighty-seven: Of these, fifty-six are members and probationers in the Methodist Episcopal Church. “ 3d. Our school for Indians is small,-but doing well. Several study geography and arithmetic. MISSIONARY REPORT. 69

« 4th. One Sabbath-school, two superintendents, six teachers, and something over thirty scholars. We have enrolled over forty scholars during the year, some of whom have left, and others have come in to fill their places. The school has been poorly attended a part of the year, but recently we have been encouraged, and now hope to proceed more prosperously. We have a very good library, well adapted to our wants as a library of English books could well be. For a description of it, see Report of last year. “ 5th. W e have a very good church nearly finished, worth probably about $500. For the present we worship in it with temporary seats. W e are too poor to finish it. Who will help us a little ? “ 6th. Appropriation of the government of the United States, (supposed,) $250, for the support of the school. “ 7th. We are not fully advised of the amount furnished by the Missionary So­ ciety, not having attended conference at its last session ; but suppose it to be $350, making our entire appropriation $600. “ 8th. We can say, to the praise of God, and for the encouragement of the Church, the spiritual condition of thé society is good. Our meetings are well at. tended, and very interesting, and, for aught we can see, the ‘ prospects for success in the future’ are good as could be expected. “ 9th. The Indians are gradually improving in farming. None of them are me­ chanics, though some of them make some use of tools, assisting the government carpenter about building and repairing their houses, making their sleds, &c. “ 10th. We have been blessed with an excellent revival within the few last weeks. The work seemed to be deep and genuine. We have had, in consequence, several added to the Church ; eleven Indians, three whites, and one negro. When it is remembered that our community is small, numbering only a little over a hundred, that there are several Papists among us, and that quite a majority of the remainder were already nominally members of the Church, it will be seen that our addition iB encouraging. The work was above price in the Church. Several who ‘ had a name to live, but were dead,’ spiritually, have been reclaimed, or perhaps converted, and now give good evidence, we think, that they love God. Several who came in from the woods to live among us, have renounced their heathenism, and now pray to, and worship understandingly, the Great Spirit. They came forward for bap­ tism, and brought their children. “ A few words may be proper to explain the difference between the foregoing, and the report of last year from this mission. The number of Indians is less, and of church-members but a little more. While a few have come in from the woods, and a few have been bom, more have left and died. The following will show how the Church matters are as regards numbers :—

Number at the beginning of the year, Indians, . . 50 Our wives, . . 2 Accession in July, ...... 4 Recent a c c e s s io n ,...... 1 5

Total, . 71 Loss by death, Indians, 2 “ “ Whites, 1 Removed, Indians, 6 Laid aside, . JL .

10 Present number, 61 70 MISSIONARY REPORT. J “ November 22d, 1849.—Sister Minerva Crane, wife of one of yonr missionaries, left us full of hope for the Church triumphant. .The bereavement caused, of course, deep affliction to us all, but especially to the husband of the deceased, who is thus left far from his friends i according to the flesh,’ and lonely, to work in the ‘ vine­ yard of the Lord,’ whereas he had hoped to be blessed with a ‘ help meet’ to share with him in all his joys and sorrows, as well as his labours. “ Pray for us, that we may be sustained, comforted, and prospered in the missionary work. “ Y our fellowJabourers in the Gospel,

“ N e ls o n B arttom , “ R ufus C . C r a n e .”

Fond du Lac Mission.— J. W . Holt, missionary. All the in­ formation we have received from this mission is contained in Brother Pitezel’s report, which came to hand about the time of the last session of the Michigan Conference, and bore no date. The report itself is as follows 1—

“ At the time I visited this station, the river had been all over the low land. The mission garden, as well as the gardens of the Indians, suffered much from the flood. The Indians here are but little advanced in civilization and religion, com­ pared with the above-named stations. The prospect of a good work was fair in the winter, but our expectation was nipped in the bud by an unhappy occurrence with an Indian trader, in^which one of the missionaries was concerned. Since that affair, most of the Indians appear impatient of restraint. I have just received a letter from Brother Holt, in which he states that the Indians have killed three cattle, and eaten them, one of which was the mission cow. So abominably ,lazy are most of these people, that they had rather kill and eat cattle, than to work for food. The school taught by Brother Holt, aided by his' wife, has numbered twenty-eight scholars, twenty male and eight female.. Thirty scholars have attended Sabbath-school. The school report, until quite recently, has been favourable, and indeed the most encouraging thing about the mission. The church only reports eight Indian and two white members. If we should be governed by present appearances,there seems much reason for discouragement. But the history of most missions furnishes simi­ lar instances of trial before ultimate success. There is. a band here of between four and five hundred—it is a field of some extent—an important point, and should be abandoned only in case of certain failure after thorough trial.”

Sandy Lake Mission.— S. Spates, missionary. W e are also indebted to the report of Brother Pitezel, above mentioned, for a short account of this mission. Brother Pitezel writes as fol­ lows :—

“ Sandy Lake has never witnessed a more encouraging year. The school has been better attended than ever before. The number of scholars is forty-two, twenty- three boys and nineteen girls; average attendance about fifteen. The Church here is also small,—only one white member, 6 Indians, and one on trial. The mission crop is promising, and everything looked neat and thriving about the mission pre­ mises. It appears like a rich and fertile spot in the midst of a cheerless desert. The MISSIONARY REPORT. 71 mission has a fine horse and two excellent cows. The gardens of the Indians have suffered much from the great flood. It is said the rice is also destroyed from the same cause ; and if so, many Indians will starve next winter.”

Flint Indian Mission.— This is the name by which this mission was known last year. It was thought advisable at our last conference to make two charges of this work, one under the title of Cazier Indian mission, and the other under that of Janesville. On the Cazier station, Erastus D. Young and John Kahbeege are the missionaries for the present year. On the Janesville department, G. W . Brown is the missionary. This field was blessed with encouraging prosperity during the past year, and is still doing well. But we have been called during the year to mourn the loss of one of our most eflicient missiona­ ries, Rev. L. F. Harris, who had the charge last year, and died at his post, universally lamented, on the 4th of May, 1849. The following is Brother Bradley’s report:—

“ To th e C orresponding- S e c r e t a r y of th e M issio n ar y S ociety of the M ethodist E piscopal C hurch.

“ D e a r B roth e r,—Herewith I transmit my report of the Flint Mission, up to September 5th, 1849, that being the close of the conference year, beginning with the report of schools, with their average attendance. “ Ne-bis-Sing, or Bradley's Chapel.—The whole time'during which school was taught last year was thirty-four weeks. The whole' number of pupils was fifty- five, of whom thirty-five were males, and twenty females; fourteen of these can read in the Testament. The average attendance was thirty-seven. A Sabbath- school was in operation most of the time, at which most of these children attended. Four native teachers were employed in the Sunday-school, belonging to which is a library of seventy volumes. “ Pe-wah-ne-go-ing, or Cazier. The school here was in operation eight months and a half of last year. The teacher has failed to make any report of the condition of the school, so that I am unable .to give any statistics relative to it. I know, however, that the school was prosperous, and that a Sabbath-school was taught during a great portion of the time. Oh-gah-kah-ning, or Janesville.—The whole time during which the school was open at this place last year was eight and a half months. The average attendance was about twenty. The whole number of pupils varied from forty.four to fifteen, males and females about equally divided. The school was interrupted during a portion of the year by the annual visit of the Indians to their hunting- grounds. A Sabbath-school is in operation most of the time, which several of the adults attended. “ Ah-tah-wah Band. A school has been in operation here for two months re­ cently, which promises ultimately to be very useful. “ The total number of members on this mission is about four hundred. Our prospects for usefulness are encouraging, as the Indians appear to look toward Christianity and its influences as the only hope of being saved from entire derstruc- tion. 72 MISSIONARY REPORT.

FINANCIAL REPORT. Expenses. Bradley’s Chapel, E. A. Young, teacher and preacher, . . . $256 00 Cazier, L. M’ Quigg, te a ch e r,...... - 120 00 Janesville, Sarah Patterson, teacher, . . . . . 77 00 Ah-tah-wah Band, John Iron, “ ...... “ . . 55 55

Total salaries, $502 55 Incidental expenses, stoves, pipes, repairs, &c., .... 127 55

$630 10 Salaries of missionaries, two white and two native, . . . 1145 06 Cost of land and expense of finishing mission-house at Janesville, . 1034 92

Total expenses for year ending September 5, 1849, . . . $2810 08

Receipts. From Missionary Society of Methodist Episcopal Church, ■ . $1700 00 “ donations and collections on missions, . . . . . 28 35 “ Bishop Janes, for the purchase of land for the benefit of the mis­ sion, and finishing parsonage at Janesville, .... 971 60 **■' Missionary Society (for missions among the whites, which are in­ cluded in expenditures,)...... 150 00

Total receipts for year ending September 5, 1849, . . . $2849 95 “ expenditures,...... 2810 08

Leaving a balance in my hands o f ...... $39 87 “ I hold the duplicates for the land, taken in the name of the Missionary Society, and when the deeds come from Washington, and are recorded, I will forward them to Brother Lane. “ The total value of mission property on this work, belonging to the Missionary Society, is $3208 99, all of which is necessary to the perpetuity and prosperity of the mission, and I think it will increase in value. “ There is an error in my report of last year, in footing up the value of the mis­ sion property. The value of the land owned by the society was reckoned twice. We get no aid from government for this mission or for schools. “ The appropriation made by the mission committee for the support of the mis­ sion the coming year is $2,005 ; and I'hope we shall not be compelled ta Have a less sum next year. “ Yours in the bonds of the gospel, “ G. Beadley.”

Notiawa Mission.— Manasseh Hickey, missionary. The rise and progress of this mission have been spread out in former reports. No report has been received from it during the past year. The Corresponding Secretary has written to the mis­ sionary, calling for information concerning it ; but though we have waited long and anxiously for a response, none has yet been given. From all our previous reports, however, we have MISSIONARY REPORT. 73 reason to suppose that the mission is in a flourishing’condition. Our report of last year was favourable. Many of the Indians were successfully engaged in agriculture, and rapidly acquiring and industriously practising the arts of civilized life. A day- school had been established with eighteen scholars, and another was in contemplation. At the last session of the Michigan Conference, seventy-five Christian Indians were reported as being in connexion with this mission. It has been marked with encouraging prosperity from its commencement.

3. Indian Missions in the Oneida Conference.

Oneida and Onondaga Mission.— Daniel Fancher, mission­ ary. The following report, recently received from Brother Fancher, furnishes us with all the information we possess con­ cerning this mission:—

“ To th e C orresponding S e c r e ta r y of t h e M ission ar y S o c iety op th e

M ethodist E piscopal C hurch. “ Cardiff, Feb. 22, 1850. “ D e a r B r o th e r ,—In compliance with your special request, I send you the fol­ lowing report of the Onondaga and Oneida Mission:— “ There are within the bounds of this mission not far from five hundred eoals, including old and young; three hundred and fifty of whom reside at Onondaga, and one hundred and fifty at Oneida. At the latter place there are more whites than Indians, most of whom are ‘ living without God and without hope.’ We have at Onondaga sixty church-members, and at Oneida thirty, the most of whom appear to be devoted to the cause of their Divine Master.- There are but five whites asso­ ciated with us ; some, however, belong to other societies, or to other branches of the church. At Oneida we have a small church, worth probably $500, and a-new school-house, built recently, at the expense of the natives,-and which is their pro­ perty. They have no school at present, but probably soon will have, there being a State appropriation for that purpose. At Onondaga there is a church worth $800, and a parsonage worth $550. There is also a school-house, which was built by the State, and in which an English school' is taught at its expense. The school is at present taught by Rev. R. Ingalls, of the Oneida Conference, assisted by his wife, whose services are gratuitous. They are both deeply devoted to the interests of the school, and have the happiness of seeing it in a very prosperous condition. We have done something in the line of Sabbath-schools at both appointments; but they are at present suspended. We have a temperance society, numbering one hundred and thirty members. “ I think there is commendable improvement in agriculture, and some in domes­ tic economy. Some souls have been converted during the present conference year, and notwithstanding we have had some storms, I think there is now a heavenly calm, and a fair prospect of still- more good being accomplished. “ In the above report I have been careful to guard against exaggeration, wishing all to understand the real state of the mission. Permit me, in conclusion, to ask 10 74 MISSIONARY REPORT. an interest in the prayers of ihe pious in behalf of these eons of the forest, that those who love the Saviour may be built up in the faith of the gospel, and that those who are still in the darkness of Paganism, may be brought to the light and liberty of the gospel of Christ. “ Yours in Christ,

“ D a n i e l F a n c h e r .”

4. Indian Missions in the Black River Conference.

St. Regis Mission.— James P. Jennings, missionary. W e have received a regular annual report of this mission, written by Brother Jennings, and as it contains all matters of interest respecting this new field of missionary labour, we deem any remarks of our own entirely unnecessary. The report is as follows :—

“ To t h e C orresponding- S e c r e t a r y of th e M iss io n a r y S o c ie ty of t h e M ethodist E piscopal C hurch.

“ D e a r B r o t h e r ,— The St. Regis Indians have been visited both with cholera and amall-pox during the past year. These diseases have proved fatal to between eighty and a hundred persons belonging to this tribe. But in the midst of all, God, in infinite mercy, has preserved our members and friends from falling by either of these diseases. While I am happy to report no diminution in our membership, I regret that I am not able to speak of an increase, but have to report the same num­ ber as last year. I rejoice, however, to say, that nearly all these are growing in grace, and are useful members of the Church, faithfully labouring in the vineyard of the Lord. “ During-the past year a church has been built on this mission, worth $1,500 ; and I think without doubt, before the next session of our annual conference, I shall be able to report it free from debt. I hope also to be able to build and pay for a school-house for the use of the mission. “ In consequence of the prevalence of diseases among the Indians, our Sabbath- school has been suspended for a time, but will probably soon be resumed again. “ The prospects upon this mission were never as good as now. Our congrega­ tions are increasing, and we are now in the midst of a gracious revival among the whites connected with this mission. I cannot but regret that the pecuniary elaims of the mission require me to be absent, for it appears that God is moving most powerfully upon the hearts of both Indians and whites. “ The missionary appropriation for the current year is $260 ; $75 of which to pay the interpreter, and $12 the presiding elder’s claim, leaving $173 for the mis­ sionary. The few families of whites—in all not over twenty—propose to raise $127, and they are struggling hard to affect it. May Heaven smile upon the labours put forth for this mission, and hasten the day when all this tribe shall'be converted to G od! “ Yours ttuly, Ja &ss P. J enn in gs. “ Hogansbmrg, Feb. 22, 1850.” MISSIONARY REPORT. 75

5. Indian Missions in the Missouri Conference.

Wyandott Mission.— Thomas B. Markham, Pascal Fish, missionaries. It is generally known that the Wyandott Indians, formerly of Ohio, were induced a few years ago to change their location, and accordingly removed to the south-west. At the time of the unhappy division of the Church, they found them­ selves within the limits of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. With many of them this position does not appear to have been congenial with their wishes ; and at the last Gene­ ral Conference they petitioned to be restored to their former connexion. The action of the General Conference on that subject left them at liberty to govern themselves according to their affinities, and they have since renewed their connexion with the Methodist Episcopal Church. W e have been hoping to receive a communication from some source respecting the present condition and prospects of this mission, but as yet none has been received. W e are therefore obliged to confine ourselves to such statistics as we are able to gather from the last annual Minutes. From these we learn that the membership in this mission consists of one hundred and eighty-nine, including fourteen probationers. O f this num­ ber three are local preachers. The following statistical summary will give the number and names of our Indian missions, the number of missionaries now employed, with the membership in each mission circuit and station:—

Missions. Missionaries. Church-Membera. Brothertown, 1 l 75 Oneida, .... l i 97 Sault St. Marie, . i 3 46 Kewawenon, l 2 56 Fond du Lac, i 1 8 Sandy Lake, l 1 15 Flint, .... 2 3 400 Nottoway, 1 1 75 Oneida and Onondaga, 1 1 90 St. Regis, 1 1 24 Wyandott . . . . 1 2 189

12 17 1,075 76 MISSIONARY REPORT.

The above details show that there are in this field twelve Indian missions, seventeen missionaries, and an Indian mem­ bership of ten hundred and seventy-five. The week-day and Sabbath-schools reported, number about nine or ten each. The number of pupils given is too incomplete to allow of any satisfactory report.

in. SWEDISH MISSIONS.

The efforts of our Society to evangelize the Swedes, Norwe­ gians, and Danes, continue to be crowned with cheering suc­ cess. Since our last report, a new Swedish mission recently established at the West has been reported with favourable in­ dications. Swedish Mission in the New - York Conference.— The fol­ lowing report of Brother O. G. Hedstrom, who has charge of the Bethel mission in the city of New-York, we insert entire, with the exception of some slight verbal alterations:—

“ ‘ It hath the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed ; therefore it is a pleasant thing to walk abroad in itm oreover, it hath also, if not ‘ all manner of fruit in it that is pleasant to the taste,’ yet hath it plants therein, which the right hand of the Lord hath planted, from nearly all the climes with which the earth is diversified ; even from the uttermost parts of the earth hath the voice been lifted up in this mission; and glory to the Highest hath been ascribed by almost all the kindreds of the people. “ In presenting another annual report of this mission, we cannot omit noticing several acts of kindness from its friends received during the year. “ An esteemed Swedish captain and his lady have forwarded for the-use. of their countrymen worshipping in the Bethel Ship, one hundred copies o f the Swedish Psalm-Book. “ Another excellent friend, a Swedish captain, forwarded from home an elegant Swedish Bible for the pulpit, accompanying it with several copies of the Psalm- Book. “ A house justly held in high esteem in this city, where their worth is best known, made a donation of medicine, put up with directions, for the benefit of Swedish emigrants, and those who have recently located in the West. This voluntary gra­ tuity was most opportune for my afflicted countrymen, and the value was much enhanced by the manner of the offering. May our friends, the.. Messrs. Sands, of this city, live long to enjoy the pleasures known to benevolent hearts! “ Most generous gifts have been presented by various benevolent individuals during the year, for the benefit of the poor of the society, and the numerous needy strangers and foreigners who take refuge in our novel house of prayer. The be­ nevolence of the members and friends worshipping in this mission is nowhere sur­ passed, and seldom equalled. MISSIONARY REPORT. 17

“ In no society that we have known, have we ever witnessed such numerous calls to aid in burying the dead as in this mission. May this paragraph lead some •' Joseph of Arimathea ’ to give us a place of burial,—a lot in Greenwood,—to bury such of our sailor and stranger brethren as die among us, far from their kindred and native country! The cases of sick strangers have imposed a mournfully pleasing task upon us ; and most gladly do we here declare that the ready, cheer­ ful, and gratuitous services of our American physicians are above all praise. W e cannot but honour them exceedingly. “ Called, in multitudes of instances, to have intercourse with our public institu­ tions, for the pecuniary, physical, or religious interests of strangers, our admiration is continually awakened and increased by the kindness and readiness with which all connected with them have aided our efforts. Everywhere it must strike the stranger that our blessed country seeks to * minister,’ and not to be * ministered unto.’ A single incident will show what is the moral influence of this state of things. One of the members of the mission visited a vessel coming into port with passengers, and said to those onboard, ‘ If you have any provision left from the stores you laid in for your passage, you had better give it to me for your poor brethren, than sell it for barely what it will bring here.’ * Certainly we will,’ they replied, ‘ and bless God that we have come to a land where there is such care for our poor countrymen.’ “ Perhaps nothing will show more clearly the fruit and influence of this mission than the following extract of a letter from a sailor who, in company with another, went home to tell the glad tidings they had heard and believed in America. The relation of their experience awakened a deep concern in the minds of many :— “ * The first thing I did upon arriving at home,’ says one of them, ‘ was to tell them what God, for Christ’s sake, had done for my soul, and that now I was a new creature in Christ Jesus. This struck them to the heart, and they with tears began to confess that they were sinners in the sight of God.’ He goes on to state that, having an engagement in a neighbouring town, to hold a meeting, a number of awakened persons accompanied him, and also that more than thirty persons had professed to have passed from death unto life. Throngs of people, who seemed athirst for the water of life, pressed him on every hand to give them Christian exhortations. “ The correspondence of this mission increases every year. The labours of the missionary, in his study alone, where he must receive officers and crew, strangers from far and near, answer their inquiries, resolve their doubts, instruct their igno­ rance, and lead them to the Lamb of God, are sufficient to engross the time, and exhaust the strength of one man. The results of these labours have extended to some of the extreme parts of the earth, as the communication above alluded to clearly shows. Many other instances might be adduced; but their recital would occupy too much space. “ About three thousand emigrants who have gone to our western States and Ter­ ritories, during the past year, upon their arrival in this country, have received at our hands, both on board their own vessels, and in our Bethel-ship, the word of life. To very many of these, by the Christian zeal of our Bethel Society, the pre­ cious book of God, the only great and true source of civil and religious liberty, has been given. “ On account of the transient character of seamen, and most of the strangers who land on our shores, we find great difficulty in making any accurate state­ ment of the statistics of this mission. Some twenty or more have sailed for Cali­ 78 MISSIONARY REPORT. fornia, with certificates, and as many more are scattered to the West, in various directions. With those who have gone to the West we have sent out a minister, who was first taken in among us at the Bethel-ship. He is now actively employed in labours among the Swedes and Norwegians in Illinois. The present number of members in our mission, at the ship, is sixty. We have one Sunday-school, with ten officers and teachers, and fifty scholars. Our prospects are no less encouraging than heretofore. “ 0 . G- Hedstrom.”

Swedish Missions in the Rock River Conference,

At the Rock River Conference, held in August, 1848, Rev. Jonas J. Hedstrom, a local preacher, was received on trial, and appointed in charge of the Swedish Mission. Previous to this, he had laboured among the Swedes, and organized a society of his own countrymen, to whom he preached regularly. Many of the Swedes, emigrating to the West, were directed to his care by his brother, Rev. 0 . G. Hedstrom, of the city of New-York. Several who had been converted at the Bethel-ship formed the nucleus of the society, one of the number being constituted the leader of the class. A letter from Brother J. J. Hedstrom says, “ There are six preaching-places, sixty members, and thirty- three probationers. Since I last wrote we have had many to­ kens for good. W e began our meeting on Christmas morning, at four o’clock, and the Lord was present in great power. A number of souls have been set at liberty within a few days. Glory to God ! I have not seen so general a revival among the Swedes since I began my labours among them. A woman who lives at a distance told me she received the pardon of her sins under a sermon from these words,— ‘ But He was wounded for our transgressions ; he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed.’ “ A chorister who had led singingfor nine years experienced religion, and joined our church. He sings better now than ever.” Brother Hedstrom refers to a brother who was sent out from this city to aid him, and says, “ His coming was providen­ tial.” His present purpose is not only to enlarge the field of his own operations, but shortly to go over to brethren in Iowa, who have a long time been crying to him to come and break the bread of life to them. God grant that these poor sheep in the wilderness, having no pastor acquainted with their own MISSIONARY REPORT. 79 tongue, may soon have one suited to their wants. Brother Hedstrom speaks of his class-leader as having talents which would make him useful as a preacher; if so, we shall have the man for a third field among our Swedish and Norwegian emi­ grants in the W est; and blessed are we in being providentially permitted to do this good work among a class of strangers who have in general been a benefit to our country.

IV. MISSIONS IN THE DESTITUTE PORTIONS OF THE REGULAR WORK.

To every one who has at heart the welfare and happiness of his fellow-men7 it must be a souree of profound regret, that not­ withstanding the advanced state of civilization which our coun­ try has reached, there are still many persons, not only hun- dredsr but thousands, who are so slightly elevated above the condition of barbarism, that they are totally unable either to appreciate or enjoy the social advantages of the age in which they live. Apparently they realize no wants beyond the mere pleasures of animal existence; and if their temporal necessities are supplied, they seem to care for nothing further. How much more painful then is it to the Christian who lives under the light of the New Testament dispensation, who experiences the exceeding great joy of an assurance that through the mediation of our Saviour there is a bright and everlasting future before him, to know that in the midst of light and knowledge, thou­ sands of his fellow-countrymen are perishing in darkness and sin, with none to guide them in the way of eternal life ! The Christian who would see a fellow-creature suffer for the want of nourishment to sustain life, or clothing to keep him comfortable, while possessed of the means to afford relief to the sufferer, would not fail to receive the condemnation of all who were acquainted with the facts. And, indeed, it would be a matter of self-condemnation to the conscientious man to know that he had permitted any one to experience distress while he had the ability to alleviate his misfortunes. This principle should stimulate every follower of the Redeemer to strenuous exertions for affording the means of grace to every human be­ ing ; for just so far as the immortal spirit is elevated above the physical nature of man, is it the imperative duty of every pro­ fessed lover of God to strive earnestly for the salvation of the 80 MISSIONARY REPORT. souls of those who as yet remain ignorant of the mercy offered to them through the blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Deeply impressed with considerations like these, and prompted by the benevolent motives of the gospel, it has been the uniform policy of our Board to provide, as far as practica­ ble, for destitute places within the limits of our regular work. In pursuing this policy, they have but acted in conformity with one of the leading objects of the Society, as expressed in the first article of its Constitution. By our missionary instrumen­ talities, thousands who were shut out from the ministry of the word and the ordinances of God’s house, have been visited by the messengers of mercy, directed to Him who “ is the way, the truth, and the life,” and thus gathered into the Redeemer’s fold. The great rapidity with which the population of the United States has increased during the last few years,— especially the Western portions of the country,— has created a corresponding demand for increased appropriations to the domestic portion of our missionary work. But a few years have elapsed since the country west of the Mississippi, ancl north of the Ohio, was either sparsely settled or entirely a w ildernessand already several new States have been formed in that section of the Union. A brief period only will elapse, before regions now desolate will teem with a busy and active population, who will demand the Christian sympathies and efficient aid of the Church in the older States; ’for it is an unquestionable fact, that all newly settled countries, for a time at least, must, to a great ex- ent, depend on missionary labours for the means of grace. While, therefore, we listen with deep interest and anxious solicitude to the numerous and pressing calls from abroad, and while we are gradually strengthening and enlarging the foreign field, we must not be indifferent to the urgent and imperative necessities kat home. True patriotism, as well as Christianity, calls upon us to extend the ameliorating and evangelizing, in­ fluences of the gospel, in a degree commensurate with the pro­ gress of Western emigration. Fully impressed with the truth of the Bible declaration, that “ Righteousness exalteth a nation,’’ we should labour to disseminate the principles of evangelical truth to the farthest limits of our ever extending population. MISSIONARY REPORT'. 81

These principles alone can so mould the minds and hearts of unregenerate men as to give them an enduring interest in the civil and religious institutions of our happy country, and thereby add to the security and stability of our glorious Union. There­ fore, while as Christians we are blessed with freedom of con­ science, and liberty of action in reference to the religious in­ terests of our fellow-men, our efforts for the spread of a pure and saving gospel among those who are destitute, should be in equal proportion with our high and holy privileges. In retrospecting the history of our Domestic Missions, we find much to excite our gratitude, and stimulate us to increased ex­ ertions. God has greatly honoured our humble instrumentali­ ties in the conversion of multitudes of precious souls who might otherwise have wandered on in moral darkness, and ultimately have perished. Many of these have been gathered into the Church of Christ, and having remained steadfast in the faith, are now labouring earnestly, in their turn, to bless others with the same precious truths which have been instrumental in their own salvation. The year which has just closed has not been less fruitful in good results than its predecessors. While some of these mis­ sions hare become self-supporting circuits and stations^ many new and promising ones have been added. The newly esta­ blished conferences of Western Virginia and Missouri have greatly increased the aggregate of Domestic Missions; the former having quite a number of feeble circuits and stations? and the latter being mainly missionary. Oregon and Califor­ nia too, having been organized into an annual conference, must hereafter be included in the list of Domestic Missions, and pro­ vided for accordingly. It must, therefore, be obvious to all:, that our domestic department is every year assuming an in­ creased importance, while it presents claims upon the Church which must not be unheeded. The general missionary com­ mittee, at its late meeting in May, influenced by these considera­ tions, increased the appropriation to this field for the current year. Various communications have been received during the year, showing that the great Head of the Church still smiles upon this department of our work, and deigns to give efficiency to our humble efforts. W e have hea*d of many encouraging re- 11- 82 MISSIONARY REPORT. vivals as the result of missionary agencies, but as the most of these accounts have appeared in our Church papers, it is not deemed necessary to insert them in this report. From the materials at hand, we have made the most correct calculations within our power of the statistics of these missions. But we cannot vouch for entire accuracy, as in some of the conferences the mission stations are not designated in the gene­ ral Minutes ; and as we have no access to any other source from which to obtain correct information on this subject, we are obliged to govern ourselves by the reports of last year. The following exhibit will present the most accurate statis­ tical view of these missions we are able to give under the cir­ cumstances :—

Conferences. Missions. Missionaries. Members. New-England 16 18 1,002 New-York . 5 6 615 New-Hampshire . 10 10 629 New-York East . 7 7 655 Troy 14 16 1,335 Black River 16 16 874 Vermont 16 17 1,457 Pittsburg 8 8 963 Wisconsin 29 29 1,413 Erie 6 9 568 Maine 6 6 399 East Maine 14 14 1,152 Oneida (no report.) ...... North Ohio 6 9 1,065 Iowa . . 31 31 3,537 EastGenesee 6 6 652 North Indiana . 9 9 2,149 Genesee 2 3 174 Ohio 1 1 123 Illinois . . . . 13 13 3;020 Michigan . . 1 1 ...... Missouri . . . 34 34 2,293 Western Virginia . , 10 1 1 1 ,1 1 1 Rock River . . 17 17 1,249 Indiana . . 10 10 1,643 Baltimore 2 3 39 Philadelphia 12 12 1,192

New. Jersey . . 7 9 508 Providence 12 12 ' 621

Total* 330 337 30,438 MISSIONARY REPORT. S3

GENERAL STATISTICAL SUMMARY.

For our general summary we cannot claim entire -correct­ ness ; but, from the information received, have done the best we could. W e have no statistics either from the Liberia or South American Missions. But, if they should arrive before our Report goes to press, they will be inserted in Appendix A. and B. In making out our general summary we have been obliged to govern ourselves by the reports of last year, where we have no later intelligence. Thus guided, we arrive at the following results:— In the foreign departments we set down Liberia Mission as reported in the Appendix of last year— ten hundred and thirty- four church-members; Oregon, four hundred and sixty-two; South America, thirty-one; California, about seventy-; Ger­ many, fourteen,— in all, sixteen hundred and eleven. In the domestic field, which embraces the foreign population, and the aborigines of this country, there is reported for the Ger­ man Missions an aggregate membership of seven thousand two hundred and sixteen; i$ the Indian Missions, one thousand and seventy-five; Swedish Missions in New-York and Rock River Conferences, one hundred and fifty-three; and among the native population, connected with the regular work, includ­ ing a few coloured members and a few whites among the In­ dians, thirty thousand four hundred and thirty-eight. In the domestic field are employed four hundred and sixty- four missionaries. O f this number there are labouring among the Germans, one hundred and eight; among the Indians, seventeen; among the Swedes and Norwegians, two, and in various destitute portions of the regular work, three hundred and thirty-seven. In the foreign department, exclusive of printers, teachers, mechanics, &c., there are thirty-four. The above statistics show that the aggregate of missionaries and church-members in onr foreign and domestic field is as follows:—

Missions. Missionaries. Church-members. F o r e i g n , ...... 34 1,611 Domestic,...... 464 38,862

Making's total of 498 40,493 84 MISSIONARY REPORT.

These results, compared with those of last year, show an in­ crease of twenty-nine missionaries, and two thousand eight hundred and thirty church-members. The statistics of the week-day and Sabbath-schools, so far as received, will be found reported in connexion with the various missions to which they jure attached.

Auxiliary Societies.

The Board would embrace the present occasion to renew their sincere thanks to the Conference Auxiliaries and their branches for the efficient aid afforded them in prosecuting the great work committed to their care during the progress of an­ other year. While they cannot but deeply regret that the an­ nual contributions for missionary purposes bear so little propor­ tion to the pecuniary resources of the Church, they hail with great delight the indications o f increased interest in the cause which have appeared in many portions of our work. Though some of our conference and branch auxiliaries have either fallen below their usual contributions, or remained stationary, others have greatly advanced upon their former annual collections. Upon the whole, we rejoice that we are able to report some progress in our financial operations; and we are encouraged to hope that our auxiliaries, with their branches., will continue to sustain us in our holy work, enabling us to meet our weighty responsibilities without serious embarrassment. W e cannot withhold the expression of our gratitude to those juvenile and Sabbath-school societies from which we continue to receive .substantial evidences of an unabated interest and zeal in the missionary cause. It is with no small degree of pleasure we have witnessed the active sympathy of many of our juvenile friends in their praiseworthy efforts for the enlarge­ ment of the Redeemer’^ kingdom. Several instances illustra­ tive of juvenile efficiency, when rightly directed, were given in our last Annual Report; and we can scarcely doubt that, since then, others have been added. The juvenile contributions to the Wesleyan Missionary So­ ciety, in a single year, amounted to rising $18,000. Other missionary,organizations are enlisting the services of the chil­ dren in this good cause, with encouraging success. W e doubt not there are jnany children in this country who are as active MISSIONARY REPORT. 85 and as willing to contribute for the benefit of the heathen as those in England, or elsewhere. All that is wanting to secure this desirable result is proper training. The youthful mind is generally susceptible of right impressions: and if our Sabbath- sehool officers and Christian parents could be prevailed upon to train their respective charges to missionary sympathies and benevolent action, the effect would soon appear in the aug­ mented receipts of the Society. While it affords us great pleasure to repeat our grateful acknowledgments to those societies and individuals who have so cheerfully co-operated with us in our efforts to extend the triumphs of the Cross, we confidently hope that their zeal and liberality, instead of waning, will be greatly increased in the future. Unsustained by its auxiliaries, the Parent Society itself would soon lose its efficiency. W e hope, therefore, our nume­ rous auxiliaries will continue to rally to our aid, and not suffer themselves to become alienated from us by any local or sectional considerations.

Modes of Raising Supplies.

Notwithstanding the many suggestions that are constantly being made of new plans for replenishing the Treasury, we do not see that any of them are better than the modes laid down in the Discipline of our Church, which have hitherto been, to a certain extent, carried into effect. These are the formation of conference auxiliaries, with branch societies, in each circuit and station; the preaching of missionary sermons; the taking up of an annual collection in each charge, and the cent-a-week system. All of these methods have the sanction and recom­ mendation of the General Conference; and, were they all car­ ried out to the extent contemplated in their origin, they would not fail to bring into the funds of the Society a revenue not only adequate to its present wants, but sufficiently large to war­ rant an increase in the extent of our missionary operations. But while a portion of our brethren in the ministry seem fully impressed with the importance of keeping alive a missionary spirit, others seem to view the whole matter with feelings of little interest, if not with entire indifference. W e are assured that if the preachers in charge of the various circuits and sta­ tions throughout the connexion, would take the missionary 8 6 MISSIONARY REPORT. cause into their hands and hearts, and labour with zeal and fidelity to inculcate the same feelings among the members of their charges, they would quickly find a response to their calls for aid. All that is required is for the preachers to lead^—the people are generally willing to follow. But So long as the pas­ tor neglects his duty, it is scarcely to be supposed that the mem­ bership will fulfil theirs. If our ministerial brethren will but place the claims of the morally destitute before their people, we are satisfied that the result would be greatly beneficial, not only to the Missionary Society, but the Church itself. Missionary zeal is Christian zeal; and the spirit awakened in the Church by missionary effort among the members, would of itself be a sufficient recompense for the labour bestowed in the good work. W e hope that our preachers throughout the Church will, with one accord, enter heartily into the effort to obtain systematic contributions for missionary purposes. Let this be done, and in our next Annual Report we shall have a cheering account to present of our financial affairs.

Monthly Missionary Prayer-Meetings.

Nothing short of divine efficiency can ensure the success of any great moral or religious enterprise. However well con­ certed our plans, however mighty our instrumentalities, all must prove fruitless without the agency of the Holy Spirit. This must be sought, and can only be obtained by prayer,— earnest, believing, and continued prayer. It is an unchangeable law of the divine economy, that the success of human agencies must always depend upon the strength which God supplies. Hence, we are divinely taught that “ the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong or, in other words, that success can be secured only through the promised aid of the Holy Spirit. This principle is recognized in our excellent Book of Discipline; and upon it is based the recommendation for the establishment of monthly missionary prayer-meetings, in all our circuits and stations. Perhaps no enterprise in which the Church is en­ gaged connects with it more difficulties and discouragements than her missionary work; and, therefore, no one calls more loudly for divine interposition. There are so many obstacles to be overcome, so many trials to endure, so much of opposition to encounter, and so much ignorance to grapple with, that all MISSIONARY REPORT. 87

must acknowledge “ our sufficiency is of God.” Yet, with all our acknowledged necessities, and deep sense of human insuf­ ficiency, it is feared that special prayer for missions is, to a great extent, restrained before God. W e have but too much ground to fear that missionary prayer-meetings, as such, are scarcely known in many portions of our work. Where this is the case, it is no marvel that the cause languishes. Would that the whole Church were fully aroused to a sense of their delinquency in this matter ! Would that every mem­ ber could realize that it was his or her individual duty to pray to the supreme Ruler of all things for his blessing upon the missionary enterprise. Who can tell what great results might be accomplished if the united voice of the Church ascended to the throne of God, asking him to crown with success his ser­ vants who are labouring in the missionary field ? W e have a God who heareth and answereth prayer,— who is not deaf to the petitions of his people ; and could the sympathies and pray­ ers of all those who profess his name be enlisted in behalf of the missionary cause, we cannot doubt that he would smile upon and bless it. W e would call, then, upon all who are associated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, preachers and people, to give us the aid of their prayers. Let meetings be held for the purpose of invoking the aid of Heaven in the work of evangelizing the world. Let petitions go up in behalf of those who grope in darkness, that they may soon behold the light of life, and walk in the way that leads to endless happiness. This is our duty: we owe it to our suffering fellow-men. They demand our pray­ ers, and we have no right to refuse to offer them up in their behalf.

Missionary Advocate.

Two special objects were contemplated in the establishment of the Missionary Advocate. One was, that those who con­ tributed to the funds of the Parent Society might know the good that was effected by means of their donations ; and the other was, that those who, though members of the Methodist Episco­ pal Church, apparently took little interest in the missionary cause, might be awakened to a sense of the responsibility rest­ ing upon them in neglecting to aid in the great work of the 88 MISSIONARY REPORT. world’s regeneration. While other denominations were annu­ ally scattering over the country their missionary periodicals, the Methodist Missionary Society had no such organ. It is true that, to some extent, the Church-papers supplied this defi­ ciency ; but there were thousands of persons who never saw those papers, and who, we doubted not, would willingly con­ tribute to our funds if a proper feeling upon the subject could be aroused. Accordingly the Missionary Advocate was com­ menced, with a view to meet what we deemed to be an actual want in the Church. From the outset it was scarcely hoped that the receipts from 'this little paper would ever become a source of very considera­ ble revenue. The most that was anticipated was a small excess over the actual expense of its publication; and in order to secure an extensive circulation, the price was fixed so low that a heavy subscription-list was necessary even to accomplish this object. For the first year of its issue, it more than paid its ex­ penses ; and the Board, encouraged by that fact, resolved to double its size, and publish it at the same rates as before. This was done, and the paper has continued to be published at the same price, and of the same dimensions, up to the present time. Excepting the first and fourth years of its history, it has never entirely met its expenses; but the Board, fully impressed with the importance of sustaining such a periodical, have continued its publication; believing that its influence upon the funds of the Society, as well as upon the missionary character of the Church, was of far, more importance than the apparent loss of a small amount of money. The results, thus far, have convinced the Board that this view of the case was a correct one. In many places where there had been little or no interest taken in the missionary cause, a deep sympathy for the perishing heathen, and those wandering in moral darkness in our own country, has been excited among our people, and this, in a great degree, through the influence of the Missionary Advocate. The effect has been, that wherever the paper has been extensively patronized, the contributions to the funds of the Society have visibly increased; and we are satisfied that a more general diffusion of missionary intelligence is all that is needed to place it in such a position, pecuniarily, as to enable it greatly to extend its operations. In view of these MISSIONARY REPORT. 8 9 facts, it behooves every friend of the missionary cause, whether preacher or lay member, to exert all the influence in his power to extend the circulation of the Missionary Advocate. Twenty thousand copies have been the most yet circulated of any one volume; but we doubt not that, with very little exertion, a sub- scription-list of fifty to a hundred thousand might easily be procured. W e earnestly beseech our brethren not to overlook the importance aid interests of our little missionary sheet, and that while they are labouring to promote other good works, they will give a little of their aid in sustaining this interest; always keeping in mind that this is the only missionary period­ ical published by the Methodist Episcopal Church.

State of the Treasury.

The whole amount of receipts during the year ending May 1, 1850, is $107,835 73. The amount of disbursements for the same year, is $100,989 63. Balance in treasury at commence­ ment of the year, $6,846 10. Such was the state of the treasury as reported to the joint meeting of the General Missionary Committee and Board of Managers, May 2, 1850. An animated and interesting conversation ensued on the ex­ tension of the missionary work at home and abroad ; on the ability and willingness of the Church to sustain its extension ; and the conclusion arrived at unanimously was, that O n e

H u n d r e d a n d F i f t y T h o u s a n d D o l l a r s must be appropri­ ated for the support and increase of our missionary work for the ensuing year. The committee arrived at this conclusion joy­ ously, and with full confidence that the Church will answer the demand. This is an increase of thirty-three and a third per cent, over the appropriation of last year, which was one hundred thousand dollars. This sum, then, the Church heard named with fear and trembling. But she has nobly answered the call, and will respond to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars this year. The committee then proceeded to make a general distribution of the whole sum, as follows $65,200 to foreign missions, in­ cluding Oregon, California, and New-Mexico; $84,800 to the missions to the various foreign populations, and the Indians within our country, and to our domestic missions proper. 12 90 MISSIONARY REPORT.

The appropriations in every department of our domestic work have been increased somewhat, particularly to the missions among foreigners and Indians; and to our English domestic missions in the far West, where new States are filling up, new cities and towns springing into being, and indeed a new empire is being created; also to those Conferences in the older States in whose bounds are vast city populations accumulating beyond the ability of the churches among them to illeet their wants. These new suburban populations must be influenced quickly, or they will become very corrupt and dangerous ; and if we expect to have any hold on them, we must found churches among them as they accumulate in new parts of our cities. Our domestic city missions do very much in this respect; but the general society feels it ought to do a little at those points, and to assist at all the weak and needy points of the work. The strong must, in this respect, bear the infirmities of the weak. , At four o’clock, May 3d, was held a special meeting of the Board of Managers, to hear the estimates and conclusions of the committee. It is proper to say, that when the General Com­ mittee had gone through their work, they felt some misgivings with respect to so large an increase in the general amount to be drawn for, as $150,000; and they therefore cut it down, and so reported to the Board. But, to the surprise of the com­ mittee, the Board, almost unanimously, restored the estimate to $150,000, and made an increased appropriation to the China mission, an additional contingent appropriation to the Foreign German mission, and a large additional contingent appropriation to the Oregon and California missions; and all this Bishop Hedding approved.

So then the Church is called upon this year for O n e H u n ­

d r e d a n d F i f t y T h o u s a n d D o l l a r s for the support and ex­ tension of our missions the ensuing year. W ill she answer promptly ?

Legacies.

T o those of our friends who, in view of the uncertainty of life, or the prospect of a speedy dissolution, may be desirous of bequeathing a portion of their worldly estates for the benefit of the missionary cause, it may be proper to repeat the informa­ MISSIONARY REPORT. 9 1

tion, that our Society is Incorporated by the laws of the State of New-York, and to request them to adopt the “ form of a bequest ” on the cover of this Report, and cause the Board to be notified thereof, through the Corresponding or Recording Secretary, at New-York.

CONCLUSION. h Our survey of the missionary work of our Church is con­ cluded. It has covered a wide field; but not near so wide as the field of our duty. The Church’s sphere knows no limits but those of humanity. The heart of Christ knew no limita­ tion of its love. He died, not to make an aristocracy of the choice of mankind, but to make king's of all mankind. He died, says the Apostle, “ not for our sins only, but for the sins of the whole world.” The curse had fallen upon all: the offer of redemption was to be as broad as the curse. Such, and no less, were the aims of Christ in his voluntary humiliation ; such, and no less, was the scope of his final charge, “ Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” The missionary work is opening before our Church with an extent and a grandeur never before known in our history. Our domestic field, of itself, extends over nearly a whole vast conti­ nent. The gold of California is fast peopling the Pacific shore; and from it soon our missionaries can pass in a few days to the Eastern Asiatic coast. On that coast we have already planted a standard, and the call is loud for more soldiers of the cross to surround it. From Africa and from Europe, as well as from Asia and the far-off borders of our own America, the cry for help is louder than ever. Let us not shut our ears to it. Let us not enjoy our ease while the heathen perish. Nor let us ever forget the breadth of our Christian commission. The final charge of Christ, with all its weight of obligation, has never been repealed. If the commission of the Christian Ministry and of the Christian Church is valid at all in successive gene­ rations, it must be valid under the same conditions, and to the same extent,— it must rest on the same principles, and imply the same spirit of self-denial and self-sacrifice, in each generation, as in the Apostolic age. The only modifications possible are the non-essential ones arising from the varying circumstances 9 2 MISSIONARY REPORT. and exigencies of different ages and of different nations. In all its vital elements the command is still the same. It sounds upon our ears to-day, if we will but hear it, just as clearly, and just as authoritatively, as when it fell on Mount Olivet, from the lips of Jesus, on that early morning when, from the midst of his disciples, he ascended into heaven, and “ was taken up out of their sight.” It is yet in force, and will be, until every nation has heard the joyful sound, until every knee has bowed and every tongue has confessed that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father; until that final hour of the jo y of the Son of God, when 11 he shall see of the travail of his soul and be satisfied until that predicted hour of the triumph of the Son of God, “ when the heathen shall be given unto him fo r an inheritance, and the uttermost parts o f the earth for his possession.” APPENDIX.

A.

A f r i c a .— Just as the Report was going to press, the Journal of the Liberia Mission Conference came to hand, containing the Minutes of the Conference. There is only time or room to in­ sert the Minutes and the Statistics. It is gratifying to observe an increase in the Church in Africa. Last year there were 1,034 members and probationers ; this year there are 882 mem­ bers, and 235 probationers, making a total of 1,117 ; being an increase of 83. There is also an increase in the Sunday-School Department. Last year 18 schools, this year 20 ; scholars last year 690, this year 810 ; increase 120. W e observe also a pleasing account of the religious condition of the schools, as indicated by seventy-five conversions. The Sunday-school statistics are more particular this year ; but we find no account of the day-schools ; nor do we find, in our hasty examination, any account of the number of local preachers for this year. The amount contributed for missions had not been ascertained at close of conference, but the Minutes say it will be quite as much as last year, which was about $535.

STATIONS OF THE PREACHERS.

Those marked thus (*) are Elders. Monrovia District.—John W . Roberts,* Presiding Elder, and preacher in charge of Millsburg and White Plains, and Superintendent of Manual Labour School and Millsburg Female Academy. Robertsville and Heddington, and adjacent native towns, James Byrd. Kentucky, Upper Caldwell, and adjacent Dey Towns, and Superintendent of the schools in his charge, A. F. Russell.* Virginia, Lower Caldwell, and New-Georgia, and Superintendent of schools in his charge, Daniel Ware, with H. B. Matthews. Monrovia, and Superintendent of schools in his charge, B. R. Wilson.* Cape Mount Circuit, and native school, W . H. Payne. Bassa District,—James S. Payne,* Presiding Elder, Superintendent of schools in his district, and preacher in charge of Edina, Bassa Cove, Bexley, and adjacent native towns, with John L. Morris, James Moore, supernumerary. ' Marshall and accessible native towns, and Superintendent of schools in his circuit, Gloeter Simpson. 9 4 APPENDIX.

Cape Palmas District.—F. Bums,* Presiding Elder, and preacher in-' charge of Cape Palmas station, and general Superintendent of schools in his district. Barraka and accessible native towns, John Wesley Harland. Sinou River circuit, and Superintendent of schools in his charge, Amos Herring,* one to be supplied.

NUMBERS IN SOCIETY. Numbers. Probationers. Monrovia. . . . 180 25 St. Paul’s River Circuit . 134 63 Millsburg and White Plains' 90 20 Heddington and Robertsville 50 00 Mount Andrew and Morrisburg . 1 00 Marshall 29 5 Edina, Bassa Cove Circuit 111 65 Greenville . 92 20 Cape Palmas . 195 37

Total, . . 882 . . 235—1,117.

SUNDAY-SCHOOLS.

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a ° m z Inf In Scholars 09 os $ Monrovia ... 36 *130 200 2 20 $0 75 $1 44 5 20 St. Paul’s River Circuit 3 3“ 83 6 2 8 0 00 12 Millsburg and White Plains 1 12 85 25 1 10 0 00 10 Heddington and Robertsville 2 5 42 40 1 ... 0 00 3 5 Mt. Andrew and Morrisburg 1 3 14 1 0 00 Marshall Circuit 2 9 37 36 1 8 0 00 6 Edina and Bassa Cove Cir. 4 23 140 150 2 30 12 48 17 Greenville 3 23 140 50 2 100 0 00 5 Cape Palmas 4 ... 139 0 00 ------■ __ — Total, 20 114 176 $0 75 $ 13 92 8 75 j * Fifty of this number are natives.

B. Since our Report was printed we have received the regular annual report from the South American Mission. From this we gather the following statistics :—

Church M em bers,...... 35 Probationers,...... 16

51 Members and probationers last y e a r , ...... 31

Increase, ...... 20 APPENDIX. 9 5

The Sunday-school continues to he prosperous. The follow­ ing statistics are reported by the superintendent:— There are on record two hundred names, with an average attendance of about one hundred. The officers and teachers are seventeen in number. An infant class has been formed during the year, consisting of about thirty of the smaller chil­ dren, which meets in our dining-room, under the care of Mrs. Lore. The whole report is published in the Christian Advo­ cate and Journal of May 2d. TREASURER’ S ACCOUNT,

Missionary. Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in account with G. Lane, Treasurer.

CR.—BY CASH RECEIVED FROM SUNDRIES, VIZ. :—

New-York Conference. 1849. May. Female Miss. Soc. of N. Y., Mrs. C. A. Burling, tr ...... $21 00 E. L. Fancher, J. Brinkley, and J. G. Haddon, N. Y., each $2, byS.Dando...... 6 00 Livingstonville circuit, Rev. W . C. Smith...... 6 50 Newburg, Rev. J. L. Gilder ...... 22 00 West Taghkanic circuit, Rev. S. M. Knapp...... 6 88 Egremont circuit, Rev. G. Horton ...... 8 30 Youth’s Miss. Soc. of Newcastle, Rev. J. Luckey ...... »' 31 20 Jane-st. Church, N. Y., Rev. D. Stocking ...... 20 43 Bedford-st. Church, N.Y., Rev. O. V. Amerman...... 81 46 Bequest of the late Caroline H. Halstead, of Bedford, Westches­ ter co., N. Y., by Rev. J. Luckey...... 1,000 07 Middletown, N. Y., Rev. H. Lounsberry...... 5 20 Bedford circuit, Rev. Lorin Clark...... 56 00 J. Mazetti, N. Y ...... 1 0 0 Collection at Anniversary...... 60 08 Sundries, Tarrytown, by W. P. Lyon...... 4 00 Pleasantville, Rev. E. Osborn...... 18 81 W . F. Burgess, $2 ; Capt. Freeman, <$2; F. Hall, $ 2 0 ; C. G. Kellogg, $ 5 ; Dr. Throckmorton, $ 2 ; R. Moore, $ 2 ; by S. Dando ...... 33 00 Cannon-st. Church, Poughkeepsie, A. S. Clement, tr...... 10 00 “ S,” Newburg, N. Y ...... 3 00 Sundries, N. Y. Conf., by Rev. S. J. Stebbins...... 1,029 71 Hillsdale, “ Rev. D. L. Marks...... 31 50 Bedford-st. church, N. Y., Rev. O. V. Amerman...... 10 00 Duane-st. Church Sunday-school Miss. Soc., S. L. Russel, pres.. 150 00 “ A friend to the cause” ...... 5 00 Juvenile Miss. Soc., Cannon-st., Poughkeepsie, N. Y ., Rev. S. Vandusen ...... 48 68 “ A Lady” ...... 1 00 Sing-Sing, N. Y., by H. P. Rowel ...... 37 00 “ An unknown friend,” by Rev. Daniel Smith...... 100 00 O. D. M’Clain, N. Y „ by S. Dando ...... 2 00 Dutchess circuit, by Rev. D. B. Turner— ...... 20 00 Bethel Ship, N. Y., by Rev. O. G. Hedstrom...... 8 87 Female Miss. Soc. of N. Y., Mrs. C. A. Burling, tr...... 186 82 Balance of Missionary Advocate last year ...... 118 97 Brother Estes, N. Y ...... 10 00

Carried over, $3,154 48 2 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT.

1849. Brought forward, $3,154 48 June. Female Miss. Soc. of N. Y., Mrs. C. A. Burling, tr...... 137 50 Liberty, by J. Q. Gulnac...... 5 00 R. H. & A . Bloomer, Newburg, by Rev. C. W . Carpenter, 20 00 “ Cash” ...... 2 50 Female Miss. Soc., Mulberry-st., Mrs. A. E. Dodd, tr...... 50 00 “ J. Y .” ...... 10 00 Matteawan, Rev. B, M. Genung...... 5 00 Wm. P. Lyon’s class, Tarrytown...... 3 00 Sales of jewelry...... 3 62 G. W . Brown, N. Y ...... 1 07 Legacy of the late Elizabeth Horton, White Plains, by J. T a ft... 20 00 July. Sale of missionary goods...... 8 00 Sing-Sing, Rev. J. B. Beach...... 12 07 Moresville, by Rev. A. Davis...... 3 25 “ S,” Newburg, N. Y ...... 5 00 “ A debtor” ...... 5 00 Mulberry-st. church Juvenile Miss, and Sunday-school Society, J. Graydon, tr...... 200 00 A. Tinsley...... 10 00 Miss P. Donovan, Rev. J. Campbell...... 10 00 Rent of Mission House, one quarter...... 100 00 Aug. Margaret Miller, White Plains, Rev. P. R. Brown...... 5 00 “ B. R. I.,” N. Y ...... 5 00 Interest on Bond...... 18 00 Saugerties circuit, Rev. B. Redford...... 12 07 Interest on Bond and Mortgage...... 30 00 “ A friend to Indian Missions” ...... 5 00 Sept. Rev. C. C. Keys’ class, Tarrytown, N: Y ...... 4 31 Female Miss. Soc. of N. Y., Mrs. C. A. Burling, tr...... 57 25 Insurance on goods lost a.t sea ...... 335 84 D. G. Rose, La Porte, Ind...... 5 00 Rev. S. M. Knapp ...... 1 00 “ A friend,” by Rev. C. B. Sing...... 2 00 “ An unknown friend,” ...... 2 00 Mrs. M. A. Ferns, Northcastle, Rev. Lorin Clark...... 10 00 Insurance on goods lost at sea...... 96 07 Pleasantville, by Rev. John Luckey...... 42 62 “ W. X. Y. Z.” ...... 5 00 Oct. “ S.” ...... 4 00 W . P. Lyon’s class, Tarrytown, one quarter...... 3 00 “ A friend to missions,” ...... 1 00 Mrs. Piner Kingstreet, Westchester co ...... 6 25 Pleasantville, Rev. J. Luckey...... 2 62 “ An unknown friend,” ...... 2 00 W. B. Skidmore, N. Y., by S. Dando...... 2 00 Nov. Rent of Missionary-House, one quarter...... 100 00 Saugerties circuit, Rev. B. Redford...... 42 16 “ A friend to missions,” N. Y ...... 20 00 Pawlings circuit, by Rev. A. Davis...... 8 83 Mr. G. Joyner’s family, Egremont...... 20 00 Miss. Und S. S. Soc., Mulberry-st., N. Y., J. Graydon, tr...... 100 00 North-east Centre S. S., Dutchess co., N. Y., by J. G. Caulkins. 10 00 “ Another mite” ...... 1 00 Amen i a circuit, by Rev. L. H. King...... 17 81 J. P. Kniskem...... 2 00 Sullivan-st. Church, N. Y., by Rev. W . H. Ferris...... 50 00 Dec. Mrs. Angelina Sutermeister, Kingston, N.Y., Rev. P. P. Sandford 20 00 Femalfe Miss. Soc. of N. Y., by Mrs. C. A. Burling ...... 74 38 Yonkers, by Rev. S. C. Perry...... 10 06 F. Gorin...... 25

Carried over, $4,899 01 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT. 3

1849. Brought forward, $4,899 01 Dec- Wm. Metcalf...... 75 “ A Lady,” by Rev. V. Buck...... 2 00 “ A friend to missions” ...... 50 Goods sold ...... 2 50 “ A friend” ...... 75 Montgomery, $20 23 ; Walden, $3 40 ; Rev. H. Humphreys... 23 63 Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey, Duane-st...... 15 00 Cornwallville, Rev. S. Fitch, Jr...... 5 00 Dutchess circuit, Rev. D. B. Turner...... 20 00 C. Welton, Jane st. Ch., N. Y., Rev. D. Stocking...... 5 00 J. Leonard’s class, Tarrytown, by Rev. C. C. Keys...... 2 25 Preacher’s class, do. do. 4 03 Sing-Sing, by Rev. J. B. Beach...... 1 00 “ C. M.” ...... 5 00 Sullivan-st. Ch., N. Y., by Rev. W . H. Ferris...... 35 13 Egremont circuit, Rev. G. Horton...... 75 1850. Sullivan circuit, by Rev. W . Bloomer...... 33 73 Jan. “ A friend to missions” ...... 1 00 “ J. H.” ...... 10 00 Rhinebeck, by Rev. L. W . Peck...... 20 09 Greene-st. Ch., N. Y ., B. F. Howe, tr...... 310 00 An orphan S. S. Scholar, by S. Dando...... 25 “ H. T.” ...... 5 00 Rev. G. Lane’s New Year offering...... 5 00 Seven th-st. Ch. Miss. Soc., N. Y., by J. Walker, Sec...... 40 00 Sullivan-st. Ch., N. Y., by Rev. W . H. Ferris...... 1 00 Canaan, by Rev. G. Kerr...... 7 00 Proceeds of books sold...... 3 25 Great Barrington, Rev. W . S. Stilwell...... 20 00 Sugar-Loaf, Rev. I. Ferris...... ,...... 13 34 A . M. Alexander...... 50 D. M. Walters, Vandeusenville, Mass...... 3 75 Miss A. R. Ingraham’s school, Pleasantville...... 4 00 Pleasantville, by Rev. J. Luckey...... 50 Phillipsport, Rev. A. Vail...... 3 40 Vestry-st. Ch., N. Y., by Rev. D. W. Clark...... 457 00 Johnsville, Rev. S. J. Stebbins...... 17 59 Fishkill, do. 8 69 South Egremont, Rev. G. Horton...... 4 75 South Canaan, Rev. Z. D. Scoby...... 11 00 Wm. M...... 10 00 «Amite”...... 1 0 0 Jas. Henry Sk’r, Dutchess co...... 5 00 Peekskill Hollow, Rev. T. Edwards...... 4 05 “ A debtor to grace,” Sing-Sing, N. Y ...... 2 00 J. H. Snyder, six years old...... 1 01 E. L. Fancher, Esq., N. Y., New Year offering...... 20 00 Prattsville, Rev. A. Lee...... 1 70 John-st. Juvenile Miss. Soc., N. Y ., T. Kenward...... 30 00 Gravesend, New-Utrecht, Rev. J. D. Bouton ...... 11 00 Greene-st. Ch., N. Y., Rev. D. Smith...... 5 00 Deposit, Rev. S. G. Stevens,...... 5 00 Miss Minerva Place’s class in S. S. at Sing-Sing...... 3 00 Kingston Miss. Soc., Rev. Dr. Sandford...... 100 00 S. S. Miss. Soc., Newburg, Rev. J. L. Gilder...... 15 21 D. Adamson, Pine’s Bridge, Rev. J.Z. Nichols...... 5 00 J. Mazzetti, N. Y ...... 2 00 Feb. Dutchess circuit, Rev. D. B. Turner...... 20 00 Rondout, Rev. C. F. Pelton...... 17 00 “ A Preacher,” N. Y. Conf...... 10 00

Carried over, $6,271 02 4 TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.

1850, , Brought forward, $6,271 02 Feb. Rent of Mission-House, one quarter...... 100 00 Salisbury, Rev. J. Seys...... 30 00 West Taghkanic, Rev. S. M. Knapp...... 3 21 Stockport, Rev. W . G. Browning ...... 7 50 Ellenville, Rev. T. Newman ...... 10 00 Catskill, sundries, by Rev. W . C. Smith ...... 50 00 Glenham, Rev. F- Donnelly...... 3 05 Poughkeepsie German mission, by Rev. J. C. Lyon...... 5 00 ‘Prattsville, Rev. A. Lee ...... :...... 87 West Taghkanic, by Rev. S. M. Knapp...... 6 77 O. J. Hayes, Esq., for Buenos Ayres Mission...... , ...... 100 00 Female Miss. Soc. of Mulberry-st. Ch., Ann E. Dodd, tr ...... 82 26 Rev. W . M. Stilwell, N. Y., by Rev. T. Baker...... 5 00 Mr. Johnson, printer, N. Y ...... 50 Mrs. Verplank, Rondout, Rev. C. F. Pelton ...... 3 00 Rev. Thog. Baker, Greene-st. -Ch., N. Y ...... 5 00 Harlem, N. Y., by Rev. R. G. Putney ...... 5 22 West Point circuit, Rev. U. Messiter...... 15 00 Sundries, Corilandt circuit, Rev. E. Osborn ...... 53 00 Mellenville, Rev. D. K eeler...... 6. 00 New-Lebanon Centre Sunday-school, by C. S. Kendall...... 6 00 New-Rochelle, by Rev. C. B. Sing...... 23 14 Sugar-Loaf circuit, by Rev. Ira Ferris ...... 56 67 Juvenile Miss. Soc., White Plains, Rev. S. U. Fisher...... 40 00 “ A friend” ; ...... 5 00 March. Prattsville circuit, Rev. A. L ee...... 87 “ A friend to missions” ...... 5 00 Preacher’s class, Tarrytown, N. Y ...... 4 20 Cold Spring, Rev. A. F. Selleck...... :...... 30 00 Female Miss. Soc. of N. Y., Mrs. C. A. Burling, tr ...... 84 25 Kingston Miss. Soc., Rev. P. P. Sandford...... 2 25 “ Summerfield” ...... 10 00 “ H. G.” ...... 20 00 Bedford-st. Ch., N. Y., Rev. S. Vandusen...... 161 10 “ An unknown friend” ...... 20 00 Mulberry-st. Ch. S. S. and Miss. Soc., by J. Graydon, tr 100 00 Jane-st. Ch., N. Y., Rev. D. Stocking...... 36 86 Shrub Oaks, Rev. T. Sparks ...... 26 75 Prattsville, Rev. A. Lee...... 388 Vestry-st. Ch., N. Y., Rev. D. W . Clark ...... 31 00 Wm. P. Lyon’s Class, Tarrytown, by C. L. Myer, tr...... 3 00 Female Miss. Soc. of N. Y., by Mrs. C. A. Burling, tr...... 108 00 “ A friend to missions,” Goeymans...... 2 00 Prattsville, by Rev. A. Lee...... 1 88 American Bible Society, for China, by J. Hyde...... 200 00 April. Eighteenth-st. Ch., N. Y „ by Rev. A. M. Osborn...... 141 90 Youth’s Miss. Soc., Duane-st. Ch., by Rev. O. V. Amerman...... 41 25 Bedford circuit, by Rev. Lorin Clark...... 74 43 Saugerties, by Rev. P. C. Oakley...... 22 16 Female Miss. Soc. of N. Y., Mrs. C. A- Burling, tr...... 18 00 Bequest of Rev. J. Goodenough, by S. J. Goodenough,...... 10 00 S. M. Pine, Westchester co., by Rev. Dr. Bangs...... :...... 5 00 Jane-st. Ch., N. Y., by Rev. D. Stocking ...... 5 60 *£ An unknown friend” ...... 5 00 Bethel' Slrp, N. Y., by O. G. Hedstrom...... 28 36 Robins’ Mills, Greenburg circuit, by Rev. J. Campbell ...... 7 84 Rev. S. D. Ferguson, $10; Mrs. Hannah Ann Ferguson, $10.. 20 00 Newburg, by Rev. J. L. Gilder...... 28 00 J. Coutant’s class, $10 ; W. Vermilyea’s class, $2 05, Tarrytown, by Rev. C. C. K eys...... 12 05

Carried over, $8,163 84 t r e a s u r e r ’s a c c o u n t . 5

1850. Brought forward, $8,163 84 April. Youth’s Miss. Soc. of Duane-st. Ch., by Rev. O.V. Amerman.... 80 25 Sing-Sing, public collection, by Rev. J.B. Beach...... 40 75 “ A friend to missions”...... 1 00 ** A friend to missions,” Delhi, Iowa...... 1 00 Stockport, by Rev. W . G. Browning ...... 25

$8,287 09

Troy Conference. 1849. May. Rensselaeryille, by Rev. A. Witherspoon...... $20 00 Samuel Loveland, Middlefield circuit, by Rev. C. C. Gilbert 1 00 Albany S. S., by Rev. B. Howe...... 20 00 Mr. N. W . Welch, Gloversville, by Rev. C. Barber...... 150 00 June. M. B. Farr’s missionary box, Bristol, Vt., by Rev. E. B. Haff..... 2 00 Troy Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. C. Devol, tr...... 2,000 00 July. S. S. Miss. Soc., Fonda, N. Y., by Rev. M. White...... 3 50 “ G. J.,” by Rev. W. Ford...... 1 00 Aug. State-st. Ch., Troy, E. A. Burrows, tr...... 115 00 Garrettson station, Albany, by C. P. Easton...... 7 00 Rev. S. Townsend...... 3 00 Lyman Bennett, Troy, N. Y ...... 100 00 Pittsfield, by Rev. S. Washburn...... 20 00 Amount raised by a pious female in a small district-school, by Rev. B. S. Burnham...... 2 00 L- Thompson, Pownal, Vt., by Rev. Z. Phillips...... 2 00 Sept. Chazy, by Rev. M. White...... 4 00 Mr. A. J. Slingerland, Albany, N. Y ...... 75 Shelburn camp-meeting, by Rev. S. Huntington...... 60 00 Oct.^Collection at Enosburg camp-meeting, by Rev. S. D. Brown 20 00 Nov. Female Miss. Soc. of Seward, by Rev. J. Squier...... 11 50 North Second-st. Ch. S. S., Troy, by S. N. Ide, tr...... 30 00 “ A Methodist,” Schenectady, N. Y ...... 2 00 ■Dec. Clintonville, by Rev. Wm. Ford...... 38 00 Sundries, Seward and Cobleskill, by Rev. J. Squier...... 7 50 Swan ton circuit, by Rev. Z. H. Brown...... 12 00 Sundries, by Rev. J. Squier...... 30 00 Do. do. 2 00 Miss S. Hynds, by Rev. J. Squier...... 1 00 North Second-st. S. S. Miss. Soc., by S. N. Ide...... 40 00 1850. Seward and Cobleskill, by Rev. J. Squier...... 10 00 Jan. Do. do. do. 12 50 “ W .” Warrensburg, N. Y ...... 2 00 N. Spicer, West Fort Ann...... 3 75 Argyle circuit, by Rev. A. Osborn...... 9 00 Minaville circuit, by Rev. H. Warner...... 50 00 Levi Thompson, Pownal, Vt...... 10 00 Sheldon and Enosburg circuit, by Rev. J. S. Hart...... 20 50 Seward and Cobleskill, by Rev. J. Squier...... -...... 12 00 “ A boy,” Schuyler Falls, N. Y ...... 3 00 Seward and Cobleskill, by Rev. J. Squier...... 5 50 Argyle circuit, by Rev. A. Osborn...... 9 00 New-Ashford, by Rev. D. Rose...... 9 00 Jay and Wilmington, by Rev. J. Eames...... 4 75 Feb. Pawlet, Vt., by Rev. C, C. Gilbert...... 9 00 Johnsburg, Warren circuit, by Rev. B. Cox...... 11 48 Sundries, by Rev. H. Meeker...... 128 23 Hoosick circuit, by Rev. J. Seage...... 11 00 Chatham circuit, by Rev. T. Seymour...... 70 00

Carried over, $3,095 96 6 t r e a s u r e r ’s a c c o u n t .

1850. Brought forward, $3,095 96 Hudson-st. S. S., Albany, by Rev. J. Clark...... 20 00 North Second-st. Ch., Troy, by L. Bennett...... 70 32 CJintonville, by Rev. Wm. Ford...... 25 00 Greenwich, by Rev. S. L. Stillman, ...... 85 92 Bethlehem, Conn., by Rev. S. Covel...... 20 00 Balston and Malta circuit, by Rev. H. L. Starks...... 16 00 Mar. Sundries, Pawlet, Vt., by Rev. C. C. Gilbert...... 33 90 Warrensburg Juvenile Mies. Soc., by Rev. B. Cox...... 1 13 Chatham circuit, by Rev. T. Seymour...... 40 00 Clintonville, by Rev. Wm. Ford...... 30 00 Warren circuit, by Rev. B. Cox...... 8 56 Hudson-st. M. E. Ch., Albany, B. T. Harris, tr....^ ...... 100 00 Bern circuit, by Rev. E. Sayre...... 5 00 A. Sherman, by Rev. A. Champlin...... 5 00 Castleton, by Rev. E. B. Hubbard...... 33 75 Ballston and Malta circuit, by Rev. H. L. Starks...... 10 00 Franklin circuit, by Rev. J. L. Cook...... 20 00 Shelbum, by Rev. J. D. White...... 9 00 Watervliet circuit, Rev. M. Witherell...... 46 37 Ferry-st. charge, Albany, by Rev. John Frazer...... 57 69 Plattsburg, by Rev. E. Stover ...... 40 00 April. Moores, N. Y., by Rev. D. Osgood...... 18 25 Warren circuit, by Rev. B. Cox ...... 11 90 Jonesville Miss. Soc., by Wm. T. Hamilton, tr...... 100 00 Pittstown circuit, by Rev. L. A. Sanford...... 48 07 North White Creek, by Rev. P. P. Harrower...... 20 25 Pittsfield, by Rev. J. Washburn...... 70 68 Lyman Bennett, Troy...... 100 00 Sundries, by Rev. S. Covel...... 16 25 Rutland and Pittsford circuit...... 31 00 Champlain circuit, by Rev. J. F. Chamberlin ...... 14 32 Seward and Cobleskill circuit, by Rev. J. Sqiiier...... 17 21 Jay and Wilmington circuit, by Rev. J. Eames...... 4 00

$4,225 53

New-Jersey Conference. 1849. May. “ A lover of the Gospel in its simplicity and plainness” ...... $50 00 July. J. H. Brakely, Pennington, N. J...... 3 00 Annual subscription of Miss Arraminta Scott, of Parsippany, N.J., by Rev. A. Owen...... 50 00 Union M. E. S. S. Miss. Soc., Newark, by B. J. Wood...... 58 59 Aug. N. J. State Lunatic Asylum, by Rev. J. S. Porter ...... 12 00 “ A friend,” by Rev. H. Boehm...... 3 50 J. Linthicum, Milville, N. J...... 20 00 “ A mite,” Paterson, N. J ...... 1 00 Sept. New-Providence, by Rev. I. Cross...... 20 00 “ Jane,” North Belleville...... 3 00 Oct. Allentown circuit collection, by Rev. W . Burrows...... 31 44 Rev. W . E. Perry...... 14 00 “ R,” Blackwoodtown circuit...... 8 89 Rockawaj, N .J., by E. Green...... 7 50 S. S., Key Port circuit, Rev. S. Townsend...... 4 20 Clinton-gt, Newark, W. T. Utter...... 104 87 Wor. Union M. E. S. S „ Newark, by B. J. W ood...... 31 29 Third instalment to China mission, by Rev. E. Sanders...... 50 00 Rev. D. P. Kidder, annual subscription for China...... 100 00 “ A friend,” by Rev. R. Vanhome...... 2 00

Carried over, $635 28 T R E A SU R E R ’S ACCOUNT.

1849. Brought forward, $635 28 Dec. Rockaway, by Rev. E. Green...... 10 00 Quarantine mission, by Rev. G. Winsor, Jr...... 3 50 Rev. Wm. A. Wilmer’s family offering...... 20 00 Longbranch, N. J., by Rev. J. Chattle...... 40 00 Blackwoodtown, by Rev. T. C. Rogers...... 6 32 1850. Medford circuit, by Rev. J. J. Sleeper...... 27 50 Jan. “ A friend,” by Rev. M. Herr...... 2 00 Mt. Holly, N, J., by Rev. R. B.Westbrook ...... 150 00 New-Germantown S. S., by Rev. Ed. Sanders...... 7 13 C. L. Hagar, Wilmington, N. J...... 2 00 Two little girls, Mary and Martha, Jersey city, by Rev. J. B. Wakely...... 6 00 Rev. S. Rusling...... 50 Morristown, N. J., by Rev. I. Bird...... 21 00 N. Albertson, N. J...... 2 00 Miss Ann La Forge, Rossville, S. I., by Rev. N. Vansant 3 00 Rockaway, N. J., by Rev. E. Green...... 22 00 J. Jones, MadisoD, N. J...... 75 Cinaminson, N. J., by I. Toy ...... 45 00 Feb. Wm. Sharp, by Rev. J. Loudenslager...... 10 00 West Bloomfield, by Rev. H. B. Beegle...... 20 88 Sundries, Pemberton, N. J., by Rev. J. Lewis...... 50 72 Union M. E. S. S. Miss. Soc., of Newark, N. J., by B. J. Wood 59 76 Newton charge, by Rev. R. Vanhorne...... 15 00 Fort Lee, by Rev. J. P. Daily...... 6 66 Bethel, Staten-Island, by Rev. M. Day...... 50 X)0 Bergen, by Rev. W. W . Christine...... 10 09 Quakertown circuit, by G. W . Waterhouse ...... 24 44 Tuckerton circuit, by Rev. Z. Gaskill...... 8 75 Hoboken, by Rey. W . W . Christine...... 5 92 Halsey-st., Newark, by Rev. S. Y . Monroe...... 118 31 Mar. Mariner’s Harbour, S. I., by Rev. J. Scarlett...... 6 06 Belleville, N. J., by Rev. J. S. Swaime...... 54 50 Rockland, N. J., by Rev. J. O. Winner...... 33 00 Rockaway, by Rev. E. Green...... 7 12 Key Port, N. J., by Rev. S. Townsend...... 50 00 Woodrow S. S., by Rev. N. Vansant...... 40 00 Somerville, by Rev. A. E. Ballard...... 15 00 Missionary box, school No. 1, Belleville, by Rev. J. S. Swaime... 12 46 Clinton, by Rev. E. H. Stokes...... 67 00 Springville, by Rev. L. R. Dunn...... 3 00 Pennington, by Rev. A. C. Vandewater...... 20 00 Fort Lee, by Rev. J. P. Daily...... 10 20 April. New-Germantown, by Rev. E. Sanders...... !)0 00 S. J. Gould, Vernon, by Rev. E. M. Griffith...... 5 00 Milford, Pike co., Pa...... 11 50 Cross-at. Ch., Paterson, by Rev. F. A. Morrell...... 40 00 A bequest by Miss Mary Cole, deceased, by Rev. M. Day 28 00 Newark German mission, N. J...... 20 00 Clinton and Middleville, by Rev. G. Hughes ...... 20 00 Dover, by Rev. J. P. Fort...... 50 00 Acquackanonk, by Rev. G. R. Snyder...... 16 00 Squankum, Freehold circuit, by Rev. J. S. Beegle...... 45 82 Woodrow, Staten-Island, by Rev. N. Vansant...... 14 71 Plainville, by Rev. W. E. Perry...... 20 00 Rockaway, by Rev. E. Green...... 14 00 Rockland Lake, by Rev. G. Hitchens...... 30 00 Jersey city, by Rev. J. B. Wakeley...... 102 46 Woodbridge, by Rev. H. Trumbower...... 10 25 Haverstraw, by Rev. R. Winans...... - .. 24 00

Carried over, $2,244 59 8 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT.

1850. Brought forward, $2,244 59 April. Central Ch., Newark, by Rev. D. P. Kidder...... 38 00 “ A mite,” Paterson, N. J...... 2 00 Union M. E. Ch. S. S. Miss. Soc., Newark, by Rev. B. J. Wood, tr. 71 40 New-Jersey Conf. Miss. Soc.3 by Dr. Scott...... 2,935 00 Hon. Andrew K. Hay, for China.'...... 100 00 Sundries, Pemberton station, by Rev. J. Lew is...... 219 14

$5,610 13

Providence Conference. 1849. May. “ A friend,” South Glastenbury, by Rev. L. W . Blood...... $2 00 June. Scotland Soc., by Rev. B. C. Phelps...... 3 60 Aug. “ Two friends,” Rockville, by Rev. A. Palmer...... 2 00 “ From a factory boy,” Wareham, Mass...... 1 00 Woonsocket, R. I., by Rev. C. H. Titus...... 40 00 S. S. Juvenile Mies. Soc. of Norwich, R. Wildman ...... 20 00 .Nov. Providence Conf...... '...... 10 00 \ Mrs. E. Thayer, by Rev. J. B. Husted...... 5 00 Dec. Taunton, by Rev. A. Kent...... 12 00 D. Waldron, Bristol, R. 1...... 47 J. W . Griswold, Thompsonville, by Rev. J. Howson...... 10 00 1850. Taunton, by Rev. P. Townsend...... 12 95 Jan. Providence, by Wm, Spencer, tr...... 220 00 “ J. R.” Norwich Falls, by Rev. J. Mather ...... 10 00 Woonsocket, by Rev. C. H. Titus...... 10 00 Feb. Holmes’ Hole, by Rev. M. J. Talbot, Jr...... 2 50 East Hartford, by Rev. B. C. Phelps...... 4 96 Cumberland, by Rev. J. B. W eeks....:...... 8 00 Provincetown, by Rev. E. B. Bradford...... 75 New-London, by O. L. Gillet, tr ...... 60 00 West Thompson, by Rev. S. Dean...... 23 75 Mar. Norwich city, East Chelsea, by J. Fuller, tr...... -... 62 50 Young Ladies’ Miss. Soc., Power-st. Ch., Providence, by N. B. Hall...... 20 00 Manchester, Conn., by Rev. M. P. Alderman...... 60 00 Apr. New-London, by O. L. Gillet, tr...... 60 00 Providence Conf. Miss. Soc., by J. B. Edwards...... 2,665 00 Do. do. by Rev. J. Cady, tr...... 365 00

$3,691 48

New-England Conference. 1849. May. New-England Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. Dr. Scott...... $1,600 00 Do. do. by C. H. Peirce ...... 207 00 Do. do, by Rev. S. Cushing, tr . 225 00 “ Worn-out brother” ...... 25 00 June. “ Worn-out brother” ...... 25 00 July. “ P.” East Needham, Mass...... 5 00 T. M’Lean, Chicope, Mass...... 5 00 Wm. Cone, North Rehoboth, Mass...... 4 00 Riley Smith, Springfield, by Rev. J. J. Gridley...... 2 00 “ Worn-out brother” ...... 25 00 Sept. “ Worn-out brother” ...... 25 00 Boston Young Men’s Methodist.Miss. Soc., by P. Nickerson, tr.. 400 00 Oct. “ Wom-out brother,” ...... 25 00 “ Wom-out brother” ...... 12 00 Nov. New-England Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. S. Cushing, tr...... 225 00

Carried over, $2,810 00 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT. 9

1849. Brought forward, $2,810 50 Nov. “ Wora-out brother” ...... 25 00 Dec. Wareham, Mass., S.. S., by N. W . Everett...... , ...... 10 00 1850. Northampton Factories, by T. Marcey...... 13 00 Jan. Boston Young Men’s Miss. Soc., by P. Nickerson ...... 700 00 Feb. “ Worn-out brother” ...... 50 00 New-England Conf. Miss. Soc., Rev. S.Cushing, tr...... 68 75 Spencer, by Rev. D. L. W inslow...... 20 00 “ Worn-out brother” ...... 25 00 Mar. Barre, by Rev. W . Gordon...... 10 75 Sale of watch, Northmoreland, Mass...... 6 00 Barre, $ 1 ; Petersham, $5 ; by Rev. W . Gordon...... 6 00 April. L , Shepard, North Blandford...... 6 00

$3,750 50 East Maine Conference. 1849. Sept. East Maine Conference Missionary Society, by Rev. J. Higgins, 1850. treasurer...... $650 05 Jan. A preacher of the East Maine Conference...... 5 00 Mar. Rev. E. M. Fowler...... 17

$655 22

Wisconsin Conference. 18491 July. Wisconsin Conf., by Bishop Janes...... $526 17 Sept. Little Emma Maria S., Union circuit...... 1 0 0 Nov. Christian Gates, Jackson, P. O., M o...... 6 25 1850—Jan. Adams mission, by Rev. Asa W ood...... 4 00

$537 42 Oneida Conference. 1849. May. Cortlandtville, by Rev. J. B. Benham...... $9 20 Salem circuit, by Rev. C. E. Taylor ...... 60 00 Vashti Clark, Binghamton, N. Y ...... 20 00 E. B. Benjamin, Mt. Pleasant...... 2' 00 “ A friend of missions,” by Rev. D. A. Shepherd...... 50 00 June. Sundries, by Rev. H. Agard ...... 10 60 Carbondale, by Rev. B. W. Gorham ...... 40 00 Groton circuit, by Rev. N. Cobb...... 20 00 Aug. Cochecton, by Rev. Dr. Peck...... 7 67 “ A friend,” Flemingville circuit, by Rev. J. Whitham...... 7 00 Ond. Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. W. Wyatt, tr...... 2,755 05 Do. do. do...... 115'43 Rev. A. J. Dana, Owego, N. Y ...... 20 00 Susquehanna district, by Rev. G. H. Blakeslee...... 27 12 Carbondale, by Rev. B. W . Gorham...... 26 00 Sept. Utica, Bleecker-st. charge, by Rev. H. R. Clark...... 13 25 Oct. Bleecker-st. S. S., Utica, by T. J. Francis...... 9 00 Dr. James Brooks, Cpnklin circuit, by Rev. C. V. Arnold...... 5 00 Daniel Bensley, by Rev. O. L. Torry...... 20 00 Desdemona Nichols, by Rev. G. Parsons...... 68 Nov. Ithaca Female Miss. Soc., by Rev. F. Reed...... 31 00 Miss T. Jenkins, deceased, Lanesboro’ , by Rev. N. S. DeWitt... 4 83 Utica, by Rev. W. Wyatt...... 5 00 Carried over $3,258 83 B 10 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT.

1849. Brought forward, $3,258 83 Nov, Brookfield circuit, by Rev. L. Beach...... 5 00 “ A friend of missions,” to make Rev. C. V. Arnold life-member of parent spciety...... i ...... 20 00 Dec. Miss Jane Swagart, South Windsor, Rev. L. D. Tryon...... 1 00 « W . T. B.,” Otego ...... 5 00 Brooklyn circuit, by Rev. E. P. Williams...... 12 43 “ R. D.,” Utica, balance of $50...... 13 65 Ithaca Female Miss. Soc., by Rev. F. Reed....,...... 20 00 John Young, Canastota, N. Y ...... 1 14 “ A friend to the Germans” ...... 20 00 Sundries, Wilkesbarre, by Rev. T. H. Pearne...... 15 00 Bethany and Mt. Pleasant, by Rev. J. D. Safford.. 24 13 1850. Ithaca Female Miss. Soc., by Rev. F. Reed...... 10 50 Jan. S. Root, Madison, by Rev. L. D. Davis...... 13 00 Asbury, by Rev. D. Cobb...... 4 00 Rev. G. Taylor, by Rev. F. C. Winslow...... 5 00 Canaan, by Rev. Thomas Wilcox...... 20 00 Ithaca Female Miss. Soc., by Rev. F. Reed...... 5 00 Lenox circuit, by Rev. W . Fox...... 3 00 Brooklyn, by Rev. E. P. Williams...... 45 Flemingville circuit, by Rev. J. Whitham...... 3 00 Asbury, by Rev. D. Cobb...... 8 00 Bethany and Mt. Pleasant, by Rev. J. D. Safford...... 17 85 Rev. M. Ruger...... 75 Bethany and Mt. Pleasant, bv Rev. J. D. Safford...... 5 00 Wilkesbarre, by Rev. T. H. Pearne...... 65 00 Ladies’ Miss. Soc., Oxford, by Rev. B. Hawley...... 25 00 Feb. Vestal circuit, by Rev. M. Ruger...... 75 Berkshire Female Miss. Soc., by Rev. P. S. Worden...... 12 00 Female Miss. Soc., West Worcester, Decatur circuit, by Rev. G. Parsons...... 5 50 Northmoreland circuit, by Rev. C. E. Taylor...... 7 41 N. Y . Mills, by Rev. N. Rounds...... 37 00 Salem circuit, by Rev. J. B. Cooper...... 40 00 Concord, by “ R. B.” ...... 4 37 w Two friends of the Saviour,” Vernon, by Rev. T- B. Rockwell 2 00 Otsego circuit, by Rev. E. L. North...... 6 00 Brooklyn circuit, by Rev. E. P. Williams...... 33 00 Mar. King’s Settlement camp-meeting, by Rev. S Stocking...... 6 00 Cayuta circuit, by Rev. O. M. M’Dowall...... - ...... 14 00 S. S. Miss. Soc., Cazenovia, by Rev. D. Holmes...... 5 00 Ledyard, by Rev. L. G. Weaver...... 8 00 Brooklyn circuit, by Rev. E. P. Williams...... 1 20 Oxford, by Rev. B. Hawley...... 20 00 Flemingville circuit, by Rev. J. Whitham...... 3 00 Vestal circuit, by Rev. M. Ruger...... 50 April. Carbondale, by Rev. B. W . Gorham ...... 20 00 Lackawaxen and Hawley circuit, by Rev. O. F. Morse...... 50 00 Lucy Lyman, Trenton ...... 5 00 Daniel Bensley, Barion, by Rev. O. L. Torry...... 75 Candor, by Rev. Wm. Round...... 5 18 Osborn Hollow circuit, by Rev. T. D. Wire...... 20 00 Ladies’ Sewing Soc., Abington Centre, by A . H. Schoonmaker. 10 00 Asbury charge, West Dryden, by Rev. D. Cobb...... 13 00 Kingston, by Rev. H. R. Clarke...... 50 00 Morrisville, by Rev. J. E. Darrow...... 45 51 Moravia, by Rev. A. Graves ’...... 18 00

$4,024 90 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT. 11

East Genesee Conference. 1849. May. Phebe Bly, Henrietta circuit, by Rev. J. Robinson...... $5 00 Addison circuit, by Rev. J Ashworth ...... 20 t)0 June. Tyrone and Jefferson, by Rev. C. Wheeler ...... 3 25 July. Rev. Cyrus Story, Cohocton...... 10 00 Enfield, by Rev. O. F. Comfort...... 13 64 Wellsburg circuit, by Rev. W . E. Pinder...... 37 Aug. East Genesee Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. Dr. Scott...... 2,669 82 Sept. Coming, by Rev. J. Dennis...... 4 00 Oct. Livonia, by Rev. J. Dodge...... 17 60 Interest on J. Dodge’s note...... 2 40 Coming, by Rev. N. Fellows...... 5 00 Nov. Female Miss. Soc., Middlesex, by B. Vanandin, sec’y...... 75 Dec. Bequest of Z. L. Blakeslee, deceased, Newark, Wayne co., N. Y. 110 52 •“ A friend,” Bath...... =...... 14 75 1850. Coming by Rev. H. N. Seaver ...... 7 00 Jan. Cohocton, by Rev. J. Spinks...... 22 35 Avon, by Rev. W . Cochran...... 15 23 Honeoye Falls, by Rev. J. M’Mahon...... 19 00 A. Redout, Rushville, by Rev. M. Tooker...... 5 00 Sundries, Nichols, N .'Y ...... 7 00 Corning, by Rev. H. N. Seaver...... 3 00 Feb. Stull Class, Rush, by Rev. Z. J. Buck...... 5 00 Canandaigua, by Rev. J. T. Arnold ...... 30 00 Rev. E. Hebard...... 5 00 Sundries, Hopewell circuit, by Rev. N. Lewis ...... 11 00 German mission, Rochester, N. Y., by Rev. J. Sauter...... 9 50 Rushville, by Rev. M. Tooker...... 15 00 Penfield, by Rev. T . B. Hudson...... 20 62 Mud Creek, by Rev. R. M. Beach...... 6 00 Mar. Chemung, by Rev. C. Wheeler...... 9 00 Sodus circuit, by Rev. J. Robinson...... 28 50 Corning, by Rev. H. N. Seaver...... 16 00 April. Jacksonville, by Rev. H. Harris...... 10 00 Jasper circuit, by Rev. J. B. M’Kenney...... 8 25 Bath, by Rev. J. M’Beath...... 20 11 Chemung, by Rev. C. Wheeler...... 5 00 Mrs. Coryell, being a thank-offering for the conversion of her husband, $5 ; Mrs. Gee, $ 5 ...... 10 00

$3,164 66

New-York East Conference. 1849. May. Dr. Palmer, N. Y., second instalment for China...... $100 00 Grand-st. M. E. Ch., Williamsburg, by Rev. J. J.Matthias ...... 12 50 Stony Brook, by S. W. King ...... 75 Second-st. German Ch., by Rev. C. H. Doering...... 10 85 Stamford, Conn., by J. H. Trowbridge, life-membership parent soc. 22 70 Bushwick, by Rev. J. Birch...... 14 00 West Granby, by Rev. A. B. Pulling...... 6 25 Middle Village, by Rev. N. White ...... 40 00 Greenwich, by Rev. C. Gorse...... 22 00 Upper New-Rochelle S. S. Miss. Soc., by Rev. C. B.Sing 1 00 “ A friend,” for Christ’s sake...... 10 00 Berlin, by Rev. R. H. Loomis ...... 5 00 Norwalk, by Rev. B. Goodsell...... 13 77 Washington-st., Brooklyn, by W . Hyde, tr...... 31 38 Ridgefield, by Rev. S. S. Strong...... 20 00

Carried over, $310 20 12 t r e a s u r e r ’ s a c c o u n t .

1849. Brought forward, $310 20 May, Huntington South, L. I., by Rev. H. Hatfield ...... 6 16 .Cornwall circuit, by Rev. J. Sandford...... 18 63 East Brooklyn, by Rev. D. Osborn...... 1 00 Second-st. Ch., N. Y., by Rev. P. Chamberlin ...... 20 00 “ C. E. L.,” Hartford, Conn...... 70 Huntington, L. I., by Rev. D. DeVinne...... 18 50 bands-st. Ch. Juvenile Miss. Soc., by C. H. Fellows...... 40 00 Mercantile Mutual Ins, Co...... r...... 13 09 New-Milfordand Washington pircuit, by Rev. S. W. Scofield.... 29 39 Rye, N. Y., by Rev. C. B.'Sing...... 57 12 JNew-Canaan, by Rev. J. D. Marshall...... 22 56 Derby circuit, by Rev. C. Steams...... 12 59 North Hempstead, by Rev. E. O. Bates...... 27 80 June. N. Y. East Con£, by Rev. G. Lane...... 794 90 Middlebury, by Rev. F. W- Sizer...... 2 00 Forsyih-st. Ch., N. Y., by Rev. J. W. B. W ood...... 51 10 Jamaica, L. I., by Rev. J. M. Reid...... 9 03 Sands-st. Ch., Brooklyn, by Rev. W . H. Norris...... 18 92 Wesleyan University, by A J. Hurd...... 50 00 Miss A. Hawkins, Port Jefferson, L. I ...... 50 Seventh-st. Ch. S. S. Miss. Soc., by W. H. Palmer, tr...... 20 00 Sands-st. Ch. Juvenile Miss. Soc., by E. Acker, tr...... 60 00 Stamford, additional, by Rev. H. F. Pease...... 25 S. School of St. John-st. Ch., New-Haven, by Rev. F. W. Smith 20 00 Madison.st. Ch., N. Y., by Rev. J- Crawford...... 41 00 S. Halstead, annual subscription, N. Y., by S Dando...... 2 00 July. Madison-st. Ch., N. Y., by Rev. J. Crawford...... 12 00 Greenport, L. 1., by Rev. G. S. Gilbert ...... 2 00 Reading, Conn., by Rev. J. Shaw...... 10 00 Ladies of Hartfoid, Conn., by Rev. E. Crawford...... 5 00 Willett-st. Ch. S. S. Miss. Soc, by Rev. J. G. Smith...... 100 00 Rev. Dr. Olin, Middletown, Conn...... 100 00 Aug. Sundries, by S. Dando, N. Y ...... 8 00 Flatbush, L. 1., by Rev. G. W . Woodruff...... 4 62 “ J. D. F.,” Brooklyn, by Rev. W . H. Norris...... 2 00 Madison-st. Ch., N. Y., by Rev. J. Crawford...... 10 00 Juvenile Miss. Soc., York-st., Brooklyn, by Rev. W . C. Hoyt.... 40 00 Sept. “ A missionary friend,” Cheshire, Conn...... 6 00 Ridgefield, Conn., by Rev. N. Mead...... 2 00 Willett-st. Ch., N. Y ., by G. P. B. Hoyt, tr...... 40 00 J. Raynor, N. Y., by S. Dando...... 2 00 J. Toy, Simsbury, Conn...... 5 00 Stratford, Conn., by Rev. C. Kelsey...... 1 00 A. Preston, Cheshire, Conn., by S. Halstead...... 10 00 Reading, Conn., by Rev. J. Shaw...... 5 00 Oct. J. Jones, High Bridge, Conn., by Dr. Bangs...... 3 00 West Goshen, Conn., i y Rev. R. K. Reynolds...... 1 75 Seventh-st. Ch. S. S. Miss. Soc., by W. H. Palmer, tr...... 20 00 Nov. Wolcottville, by Rev. Robert Codiing...... 12 00 J. Wells’s class, Brooklyn, by Rev. W . H. Norris...... 4 61 Cornwall circuit,-by Rev. J. Sandford...... 16 00 German Ch., Second-st., by Rev. C. H. Doering...... 18 09 Westport circuit, by Rev. W. H. Bangs...... 17 00 Seventh-st. Ch , N. Y., by J. Walker...... 20 00 “ D. B.,” Middletown, Conn...... 20 00 Juvenile Miss. Soc., First Ch., New-Haven, Conn.,by Dr. Floy. 50 00 Lydia A. Cogswell, New-Preston, Conn...... 5 00 Dec. Collections monthly prayer-meetings, Wesleyan University 14 56 Farmington S by Rev. H. J. Fox...... 2 00

Carried over, $2,216 07 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT. 13

1849. Brought forward, $2,216 07 Dec. Anson Hawley, New-Hartford, Conn...... 1 75 Wm. Spiers, Canaan, Conn., by Rev. G. Kerr...... 5 00 J. R. Hill, Esq., Redding, Conn., by Rev. O. Sykes...... 20 00 J. Whelp, Second-st. Ch., N. Y., by P. Chamberlin....,...... 4 00 1850. J. F. Judd, Esq , Hartford, Conn., by Rev. H. J. Fox...... 10 00 Jan. Sundries, W ashington.st., Brooklyn, by Rev. D. Curry...... 25 00 Bridgehampton, L. I., by Rev. S. A . Seaman...... 10 50 Centenary Ch., Brooklyn, by W. Cartwright...... 3 00 -<3roton, Conn., by Rev. A. B. Frothingham...... 8 75 J. S. Burrows, Brooklyn, L. 1...... 10 00 Union Miss. Soc., Brooklyn, L. I., by J. S. Martin, tr...... 100 00 Norfolk-st. Ch., N. Y., by J. Ockershausen...... 50 00 Litchfield, Conn., by Rev. W . B. Hoyt...... 20 38 Winsted, Conn., by Rev. H. Husted...... 30 00 Smithtown circuit, by Rev. E.' S. Hebberd...... 14 00 Miss S. M. K , by Rev. D. Curry ;...... 25 00 Easton, Conn., Lee’s Chapel, by Rev. C. Stearns...... 9 50 i* N. T. B „” Brooklyn, L. I., by Rev. D. Curry...... 5 00 Newtown circuit, by Rev. N. W hite...... 5 43 Litchfield, Conn., by Rev. W. B. Hoyt...... 6 00 “ B. G. H.,” New-Haven ...... 3 00 “ A lady,” Windsor Locks, by Rev. S. W. Law...... 1 00 Windsor circuit, by Rev. S. W . Law...... 10 00 Rev. W . H. Norris, a thank-offering...... 50 00 A. L. Van Blarcom, Esq., So. Am., by Rev. W. H. Norris 25 00 F. Godine, N. Y ., by S. Dando...... 2 00 Feb. Female Miss. Soc., Stanwich, Conn., by Rev. C. Gorse...... 40 00 Easton, Conn., by Rev. C. Stearns...... 1 00 First M. E. Ch., New-Haven, by Rev. J. Floy...... 60 46 Bushwick, L. I., by Rev. J. Birch...... 28 00 Middletown, Conn., by Mr. J. Toby...... 38 12 H. Griffin and family, Guilford, by Rev. H. N. Weed...... 5 00 Dr. Palmer, N. Y., fourth instalment for China...... 100 00 Winsted, by Rev. H. Husted...... 20 00 River Head, by Rev. F. W . Sizer...... 7 00 New-Milford circuit, by Rev. S. W . Scofield...... 55 00 Wolcotville circuit, by Rev. R. Codling...... 1 50 Mar. S. School, Hartford, Conn., by Rev. H. J. Fox...... 40 00 Female Miss. Soc., Sherman, Conn., by Rev. J. O. Worth 10 00 Stamford, by Rev. H. F. Pease...... 9 55 Reading, Conn., by Rev. J. Shaw...... 50 00 Rev. J. A. Dean...... 63 Ninth-st. Ch., N. Y ., by Rev. M. D. C. Crawford...... 40 50 Williamsburg German mission, by Rev. W . F. Brenner...... 7 37 “ Far-off South” ...... 10 00 Seventh-st. Ch. Miss. Soc., N. Y ., by P. Badeau, prest ..... 40 00 John-st. Juv. Miss. Soc., by T. Kennard, tr...... 20 00 New-Milford, by Rev. S. W . Scofield...... 5 00 Miss Lucy Starr, New-Haven, by Dr. Jloy...... 20 00 Frances Allen, Seventh-st. Ch., N. Y ...... 50 “ A friend to missions, by letter” ...... 150 00 “ A poor man’s offering,” Newtown, L. 1...... 5 00 Jamaica, L. I., by Rev. D. Osborn...... 6 00 Gothic Ch., Williamsburg, L. I., Rev. J. J. Matthias...... 25 82 April. W . Sandford, Reading, Conn., by Rev. O. Sykes...... 2 00 Huntington South, L. I., Rev. H. Hatfield...... 8 20 Westport circuit, by Rev. G. Waterbury...... 14 14 Mrs. A. Preston, Prospect, Conn., by Rev. A. S. Hill ...... 5 00 E. H. Brown, N. Y., annual subscriber...... 2 00

Carried over, $3,498 17 14 TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.

1850. Brought Forward, $3,498 17 April. John-st. Juv. Miss. Soc., by T. Kenward, tr...... 120 00 Westport circuit, Poplar Plains Soc., by Rev. G. Waterbury 12 20 Allen-st. Youth’s Miss. Soc., by E. S. flalsted, tr ...... 480 41 Norwalk, by Rev. B. Goodsell...... 10 37 Cherry-st. Ch., N. Y., by Rev. J. H. Perry...... 9 00 Bristol, Conn., by Rev. H. Camp...... «...... 15 25 Plymouth, $5 06 ; Watertown, $ 2 ; by Rev. D. W . Lounsberry 7 06 Ninth-st. Ch., N. Y., by Rev. M. D. C. Crawford...... 5 00 Good Ground, by Rev. N. Orchard...... 4 00 Burlington, Conn., by Rev. J. M’Bride...... 47 41 Union Ch., Brooklyn, by Rev. S. W. King...... 5 60 York-st. Juv. Miss. Soc., by Rev. W . C. Hoyt...... 23 00 Farmingdale, by Rev. J. Wildey...... 4 00 Rev. C. Story...... 45 00 Simsbury, by Rev. M. N. Olmsted ...... 20 00 Clinton, by Rev. Z. Davenport...... 6 35 Rockaway circuit, by Rev. T. C. Youngs...... 23 00

$4,335 82 Black River Conference. 1849. May. Sundries, Ilion, N. Y ., by Rev. B. I. Diefendorf ...... $5 12 June. Black River Conf. M. So., Rev. J. Loveys, tr., by J. B. Edwards 1,349 84 July. Do. do. Rev. C. H. Austin, tr...... 305 75 Aug. Joel Dempster, East Canada Creek circuit, by Rev. D. Stove 5 00 Sept. Mrs. Lyman Floyd, by Rev. D. Mason...... 5 00 Oct. S. S., Pottsdam, by Rev. P. D. Gorrie...... 5 00 Dec. Buck’s Bridge circuit, by Rev. J. T. Alden...... 2 25 Mrs. E. Wood, Lowville, by Rev. L. D. Stebbins...... 1 00 1850. West Stockholm, by Rev. A. F. Bigelow...... 4 00 Jan. Sackett’s Harbour, by Rev. R. N. Barber...... 3 50 Heuvelton S. S., by Rev. L. D. White...... 2 00 Feb. Weedsport, by Rev. G. Sawyer.,...... 6 00 “ Noyl,” Oswego...... 5 00 Mar. East Canada Creek circuit, by Rev. D. Stone...... 23 28 G. Hinckley, by Rev. T. W. Thurston...... 1 00 April. Weedsport, by Rev. G. Sawyer...... 3 00

$1,726 74 Rock River Conference. 1850. Jan. Joliet circuit, by Rev. S. F. Denning...... $2 25 Macomb circuit, by Rev. W. M. Clark...... 80 James and Rebecca Little, Rushville, 111., by Rev. J. Scripps 40 00 Feb. Chicago, Clark-st., by Rev. R. Haney ...... 250 00 Mar. Joliet circuit, by Rev. S. F. Denning...... 8 00

$301 05 Erie Conference. 1849. May. Newburg circuit, by Rev. Ira Eddy...... $25 10 Do. do. do. 7 39 June. Do. do. do. 6 10 Do. do. do. 5 10 Proceeds of old gold, by a poor but worthy mother in Israel, by Rev. D. Preston...... 3 00

Carried over, $46 69 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT. 15

1849. Brought forward, $46 69 July. Newburg circuit, by Rev. Ira Eddy...... 5 00 Aug. Miss. Soc. of Poland, by Rev. O. B. Bidwell...... 11 00 Erie Conf. Miss. Soc., by W . A. Cox...... 2,728 07 Erie Conf. Miss. Soc., at Conf. 1848, by Rev. J. Longking, ac­ knowledged in the Adv. and Jour, at the time, but amount not given to clerk to enter on books...... 2,071 52 Sept. In part of a bequest by Miss Nancy M. Frisbee, by Rev. D. Preston 5 00 Chautauque co. Miss. Soc., by Rev. J. H. Whallon...... 34 35 Oct. S. S. in Concord, Lake co., O., by R. Burr...... 4 00 Dec. “ A friend to missions,” BrootJyn Centre, O ...... 10 00 “ J. Y .,” Marion co., 0 ...... 20 00 Edinburg circuit, by Rev. S. Heard...... 32 05 “ S Y.” of Ohio...... 5 00 Wm. Luty, Chagrin Falls, by Rev. S. C. Freer...... 3 12 1850. West Springfield, by Rev. D. Preston...... 5 00 Jan. Rockville circuit, by Rev. J. G. Perkin...... 10 00 Feb. Widow Nancy Baldwin, Newburg, by Rev. L. Clark...... 25 00 Rev. A. Barris...... 3 50 Miss Nancy M. Frisbee, by Rev. D. Preston...... 10 00 Rockville circuit, by Rev. J. L. Perkin...... 10 00 Edinburg circuit, by Rev, S. Heard...... 40 38 Mar. New-Wilmington circuit, by Rev. J. Crum...... 20 00 Willoughby, by Rev. J. W . Lowe...... 15 00 April. B. Woolsey, Esq., by Rev. J. W . Lowe...... 20 00 Gerry circuit, by Rev. D. King...... 48 00

$5,182 6& New-Hampshire Conference. 1850. May. General Biblical Institute, Concord, H. G. White, tr ..... $25 00 Rochester, by Rev. D. M. Rogers...... 21 30 June. New-Hampshire Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. S. Kelly, tr...... 711 25 Do. do. do. 114 49 1850. Jos. Adams, deceased, by Rev. J. F. Adams...... 100 00 Jan. Moultonboro’ and Tamworth, by Rev. D. W . Barber...... 20 00 Feb. Winchester, N. H., by Rev. J. Perkins...... 12 00 Biblical Institute, Concord, by C. H. Peirce...... 30 00

$1,033 95 Vermont Conference.

1849. June. Vermont Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. C. W. Kellogg, tr ...... $503 39 Nov. J. B. Parker, of Rochester, Vt., by Rev. J. Currier, tr...... 5 00

$508 39

Pittsburg Conference.

1849. July. Pittsburg Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. R. Hopkins...... $4,694 86 Aug. Do do. do. 96 22 Dec. E. P. Gee, Burlington, Pa...... 1 00 « G.” ...... 1 00 Mr. R. Norton, Harlensburg, Pa...... 5 00 1850. Jan. Sundries, Uniontown, Pa...... 12 00 Feb. “ A lady,” by Rev. J. L. Read...... 40 00

$4,850 08 1 6 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT.

Maine Conference. t 1849. July. “ A friend of missions” ...... *...... $100 00 Maine Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. E. Shaw, tr...... 421 50 Sept. Do. do. do. 602 50 1850. Rev. D. Moody, Kent’s Hill, Me...... 5 00 Jan. Rev. J. E. Baxter...... 95

$1,129 95 Michigan Conference. 3849. May. Juvenile Miss. Soc. of Marshall, Mich., for China, by Geo. Frain $5 00 Sept. Mieh. Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. Dr. Scott...... 2',357 00 1850. Medina circuit, by Rev. D. A. Curtiss ...... 3 00 Jan. W . Morley, Fond du Lac, by Rev. H. Requa ...... — 8 75 Detroit second charge, by Rev. G. Taylor...... 19 00 “ Village Blacksmith,” Flint, Mich...... 1 00 Feb. Medina circuit, by Rev. D. A. Curtiss...... 10 00 Cold Water, by Rev. P. Sharp...... 5 00 Mar. S. S., Marshall, George Frain, tr...... v...... 10 00 W . Warner, Richmond circuit, by Rev. S.Calkins...... 30 00 April. Litchfield circuit, by Rev. I. Bennevt...... 10 00 Pontiac, by W . M. M’Connell...... 20 00 Mrs. Mary A. Beardslee, Flint, by Rev. M. B.Chamberlin 4 00"

$2,482 75 Genesee Conference. 1849. May. Bequest of Caleb Robinson, late of Fairville, by Rev. M. Tooker $25 00 Sept. Rev. J. Copeland, tr. of centenary fund Gen. Conf...... 5 45 Gen. Conf. Miss. Soc., by Dr. Scott...... ,,...... 2,362 83 Nov. Jackson mission, by Rev. W . M. Haskell...... 5 00 Dec. Sundries, West Carlton, by Rev. F. W. Conable...... 3 41 Albion, by Rev. A. D. Wilbor...... 35 00 1850. Perry, by Rev. C. D. Burlingham ...... 10 00 Jan. Rush, by Rev. Z. J. Buck...... 15 00 West Carlton, by Rev. F. W. Conable...... 2 00 Medina, by Rev. P. E. Brown...... 10 00 J. Sully, Buffalo, N. Y ...... 2 00 Penfield, by Rev. T. B. Hudson...... 1 00 Rev. F. W , Conable...... , ...... 15 “ A friend to missions,” by Rev. C. S. Baker...... 5 00

* $2,481 84 North Ohio Conference. 1849. Nov. Medina circuit, by Rev. H. L. Parish ...... $5 00 Do. do. do. 17 85 1850. Rev. J. Evans 1...... 38 Mar. “ A local preacher,” by Rev. W . B. Disbro...... 5 00 Mt. Vernon, by Rev. Samuel Mower...... 30 00 April. Western Star circuit, by Rev. T. Thompson...... 32 50

$90 73 Ohio Conference. 1849. July. In part of a bequest from Ann Rainbow, deceased, Zanesville, O., S. J. Cox, executor...... $396 04 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT. 17

Baltimore Conference. 1849. May. Fredericksburg, Va., by Rev. N.-Wilson...... (¡jjlOl 79 Charles West, Sailorsburg...... 6 75 Sundries, by Rev. James Ewing...... 18 00 “ Minimus” ...... 1 00 Rev. F. Dyson...... 1 00 Miss Ann Hough, Hillsborough cir., by Rev. W. G. Eggleston.... 5 00 June. Jersey Shore circuit, by Rev. I. H. Torrence...... 8 50 Sundries, Shrewsbury circuit, by Rev. W . H. Enos...... 55 00 July. J. Woodward, Williamsport, by S. A. W ilson...... 2 00 “ G. S. S.,” Germantown, Pa...... 5 00 S. S. Miss. Soc., Charles-st Ch., Balt., by J. S. Smith 40 00 Chs. West, Monroe, Pa ...... 20 00 Aug. China Miss. Soc. of Balt, by A. L. Davidson, tr...... 300 00 J. M. Barr, Uniontown, Pa...... 10 00 “ Two ladies” of Walnut Grove, Va...... 20 00 “ Polycarp” ...... 2 00 Sept. “ Debtor to grace,” Washington, D. C ...... 2 50 Oct. Chs. West, Sailorsburg, Pa ...... 25 00 W. G. Eastor, Paw Paw, Va ...... 3 75 “ A debtor to grace,” Washington, D. C ...... 2 50 Nov. J. R. Lambdin, Balt., by Rev. I. P. Cook...... 2 50 Dec. G. Fetchtig, Hagerstown, Pa...... 50 1850. Leesburg, by Rev. M. Goheen...... 1 4 5 Jan. “ A farmer,” Frederick co ...... 5 00 Hollidaysburg, by Rev. J. Sanks...... 3500 Sundries, Howard district, by Rev. R. Brown...... 1800 Whatcoat Miss. Soc., Balt., by W . Baker ...... 26 00 “ B. L.,” Chester Springs, Pa...... 5 75 A. Wilbur, French Mills, Pa...... 1 00 Mr. J. Barker, King George co., by Rev. N. Wilson...... 3 50 Sundries, Great Falls circuit...... 5 00 Sundries, Baltimore...... 2 00' Chs. West, Monroe, P a ...,...... 15 00 Feb. Leesburg, by Rev. M. Goheen...... 3500 Middletown, by Rev. G. G. Brooke...... 12 77 “ A friend,” by J. Dunlap, Esq., Kingston, Pa...... 1 00 Patapsco circuit, by Rev. C. Parkison...... 5 00 “ Polycarp” ...... 3 00 Mar. Sundries, by Rev. E. Butler...... 2 00 Jefferson circuit, by Rev. P.JD. Lipscomb ...... 104 56 Christiansburg circuit, by Rev. P. Rescorl...... 1200" Baltimore Conf. Miss. Soc., by Dr. Scott...... 3,797 69 Do. do. by R. G. Armstrong, tr...... 2,628 00 Rev. Jas. Turner...... 1 00 Winchester, Va., by Rev. H. Tarring...... 20 00 China Miss. Soc., Balt., by Anna L. Davidson, tr ...... 950 00 “ A friend” in Newville, by Rev. J. Forrest...... 5 00 Bellowspring, Patapsco circuit, by Rev. A. Smith...... 14 25 Rev. M. S. Hawley, $4 27 ; Rev. E. P. Phelps, $2 25...... 6 52 Rev. J. C. Cazier, by Bishop Janes...... 200 00 Clearfield circuit, by Rev. P. M’Enally...... 47 00 April. North Baltimore Miss. Soc., by S. Macubbin, tr...... 350 00 Williamsport circuit, by Rev. H. G. Dill...... 10 00 Chs. West, Monroe, Pa...... 25 00 “ Minimus” ...... 1 00 Highland circuit, by Rev. E. G. Jamison...... 20 00 Rev. E. Butler...... 60

Carried over, $9,001 88 C 18 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT.

1850. Brought forward, $9,001 88 April. 'Mrs. D. A. Beale, Lewistown, by Rev. S. V. Blake...... 5 00 Jas. White, Milton, Pa., by Rev. M. G. Hamilton...... 6 75 . “ Zaccheus” ...... 500 00 « An unknown friend” ...... 100 00 Baltimore City station, by Rev. I. P. Cook...... 165 81

$9,779 44

Philadelphia Conference. 1849.- May. L. F. Riddle, Manayunk, by Rev. H. G. King...... $1 00 Philadelphia Conf. Miss. Soc., by S. Ashmead, tr...... 824 50 “ B. L.,” West Vincent...... 6 00 July. “ Duty” ...... 10 00 Rev. H. Sutton...... 7 00 Aug. Miss Sarah Comley, Frankford, Pa., by Rev. J. H. M’Farland... 5 00 The Alumnae Association of the Wesleyan Female Collegiate In- etitute, Wilmington, Del., by Miss Sarah Wilson, tr...... 31 00 Jas. Pattison, Frankford, Pa ...... 5 00 Easton, Pa., by S. R. Rohn...... 20 00 Oct, “ S. Y .” ...... 20 00 Mrs. L. B., by Rev. L. M. Prettyman...... 2 00 Milford,-Pa. S. S., by Rev. J. K. Burr...... 8 50 Dec. Rev. Henry White...... 1 2 5 “ A friend” for China...... 50 00 “ An unknown friend” ...... 5 00 1850. Rev. G. Wilshire...... 1 00 Jan. Easton circuit, by Rev. J. A. Massey...... 230 76 “ Humility,” a New-Year’s offering...... 15 00 Feb. Sundries, Manayunk, by Rev. H. G. King...... 6 00 S. S. Miss, box, Georgetown, Del., by Rev. J. R. Torbert 5 00 Strasburg circuit, by Rev. James Calder...... 23 00 Mar. Frankford,by Rev. J. M’Farland...... 6 1 87 Mrs. H. W , Allen, Clarksburg, by Rev. R. B. Yard ...... 5 00 April. Rev. Henry White...... 20 00 “ A Methodist” ...... 40 00 Rev. J. H. Brown, Carlisle, by Rev. J. T. Peck ...... 10 00 Philadelphia Conf. Miss. Soc., by S. Ashmead, tT...... 6,118 75

$7,532 63

Sundry Receipts. 1849. Sept. In part of legacy of Mrs.Ann Rainbow, deceased, by D.Brush, Esq., Zanesville, O ...... $395 06 Nov. U. S. Government, year ending Oct. 1, 1849...... 1,400 00 Proceeds of draft from Rio Janeiro, South America...... 50 00 1850. Rev. John Jones, Murfreesboro’, Tenn *...... 1 97 Received of D. Brush and S. J. Cox, executors of Ann Rainbow, deceased, in part of legacy...... 198 00 U. S. Government, quarter ending Dec. 31, 1849...... — 350 00 Feb. Rev. Samuel Weeks ...... 40 Avails of jewelry sold...... 1 01 , L. H. Maury, Barren City, Ky...... ;.... 50 “ T. F. H.,” Ill...... 5 00 Mrs. Catharine Swift, Madison, Geo...... 10 00 $2,411 94 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT. 19

RECAPITULATION OF RECEIPTS BY CONFERENCES.

New-York Conference...... $8,287 09 N. Y. East do...... 4,335 82 Troy do...... 4,225 53 New-Jersey do...... 5,610 13 Providence do...... 3 691 48 New-England do...... 3,750 50 Maine do...... «...... 1,129 95 East Maine do...... 655 22 Genesee do...... 2,481 84 East Genesee do...... ,. 3,164 66 Wisconsin do...... 537 42 Oneida do...... 4,024 90 Erie do. 5,182 68 Black River do...... 1,726 74 Rock River do...... 301 05 N. Hampshire do...... 1,033 95 Vermont do...... 508 39 Pittsburg do...... 4,850 08 Michigan do...... 2,482 75 North Ohio do- ...... 90 73 Ohio do. 396 04 Baltimore do...... 9,779 44 Philadelphia do...... 7,532 63 Sundry Receipts...... 2,411 94

$78,190 96

Incidental Expenses. 1849. May. Paid Croton water rent for mission house...... $12 00 Do. Expenses of Gen. Miss. Com., viz.:—P. Cartwright, $184 ; W . H. Raper, $ 5 0 ; Dr. Luckey, $ 3 0 ...... 264 00 Do. A. Sherwood, one month’s services...... 8 34 Do. R. P. Buck & Co...... 13 09 Do. uncurrent funds from Bro. Jacoby...... 15 00 Do. Rev. B. H. Nadal’s expenses in attending anniversary 20 00 Do. Thomas Bailey, repairs...... 11 25 Do. Vashti Clark, annual annuity...... 70 00 Do. Dr. Pitman’s travelling expenses, two conferences...... 8 12 Do. S. B. Hallock, carpenter work for missionary buildings 109 20 Do. Female Miss. Soc. of N. Y., amount received on their acc’ t., but was included in the general receipts...... 40 00 Do. J. Westerfield, repairing range...... 2 50 Do. A. Sherwood, one month’s services...... 8 33 Do. Lane & Scott, postage...... 6 80 June. Do. S. Lewis, mason work ...... 28 16 Do. C. Pitman’s bill travelling expenses...... 6 68 Do. T. V. Foster’s bill painting missionary buildings...... 350 00 Do. N. Currier’s bill certificates...... 137 50 Do. G. B. Burns, plumber ...... 4 16 Do. C. Pitman’s bill travelling expenses...... 15 37 Do. sundry freight bills on goods...... 8 63 Do. postage the past month...... 6 00 July. Do. A. Sherwood, one month’s services...... 8 34 Do. freight on goods from Africa...... 6 75 Do. S. Lewis, mason work, mission house...... 10 31 Do. freight on goods to Baltimore...... 3 21

Carried over, $1,173 74 20 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT.

1849. Brought forward, $1,173 74 July. Paid S. Dando’s bill...... 7 44 Do. postage the past month...... 8 80 Do. A. Sherwood, one month’s services...... 8 34 Do. discount on uncurrent funds...... 64 94 Aug. Do. expenses on certificates to Ond. Conf,...... ; ...... 50 Do. insurance on missionary buildings...... 19 00 Do. bill stationery for Cor. Sec’y ...... 3 60 Do. sundry freight bills...... 18 55 Do. postage past month...... 6 40 Do. A . B. Marvin, bill books...... 17 00 Do. A. Sherwood, one month’s services...... 8 33 Do. G. B. Burns, plumber...... 3 32 Sept. Do. S. S. Union, an amount received from Susquehanna district, Ond. Conf., and was credited MiBS. Soc. through mistake 27 12 Do. Lane &. Scott’s bill boxes...... 33 75 Do. do. insurance...... 38 40 Do. Lane & Scott, Periodicals...... 12 50 Do. do. do. for Cor. Sec’y ...... 4 12 Do. S. Lewis, mason...... 22 98 Do. freight on Reports to Gen. Conf...... 1 25 Do. for one pound candles...... 44 Do. Treasurer’s note for insurance...... 101 25 Do. Mer. Mut. Ins. Co. on goods, (see policy)...... 96 50 Do. Lane & Scott’s bill of books...... 58 53 Do. Lydia Chase, half year’s salary...... 74 00 Do. sundry freight bills...... 31 91 Do. C. Pitman, on account of salary...... 100 00 Do. postage the past month...... 18 90 Do. A. Sherwood, one month's services « ...... 8 34 Do. Lane & Scott, binding...... 3 20 Oct. Do. insurance for open policy...... 96 50 Do. G Atherdon, for 500 rollers...... 12 50 Do. S. Dando’s bill...... 9 83 Do. freight on goods...... 25 65 Do. C. Pitman, on account of salary ...... 100 00 Do. postage past month on circulars, & c...... 71 31 Do. discount on uncurrent funds...... 14 17 Nov. Do. A. Sherwood, one month’s services...... 8 34 Do. Lane & Scott for English Magazine....»...... 3 50 Do. S. S. Union, an amount credited Miss. Soc., through mistake 1 75 Do. sundry freight bills...... 18 94 Do. C. Pitman, on account of salary...... 50 00 Do. postage past month...... 7 00 Do. A. Sherwood, one month’s services...... 8 33 Do. Wilson, door-springs...... 2 00 Dec. Do. Vashti Clark, half year’s annuity...... 70 00 Do. S. Dando’s bill...... 3 49 Do. J. M’Dermot, mason...... 18 00 Do. N. Currier, bill certificates...... 55 00 Do. C. Pitman, stationery, & c...... 3 43 Do. A. Sherwood, labourer...... 8 34 Do. Lane & Scott, postage past month ...... 8 96 Do. bill mason-work for Croton water...... 4 25 Do. S. Dando’s bill...... 1 18 Do. C. Pitman, on account of salary ...... 100 00 Do. O. B. Bidwell, missionary maps...... 11 00 1850. Do. Bishop Janes’ travelling expenses for Miss. Soc...... 8 94 Jan. Do. J, W . Gilchrist, oil...... 1 81 t Do. G. B. Burns, plumber ...... 42 12

Carried over, $2,739 49 T R E A SU R E R ’S ACCOUNT. 21

1850. Brought forward, $2,739 49 Jan; Paid amount credited too much, to Medford circuit, N. J. Conf. Jan. 2, 1850, (no voucher)...... 13 00 Do. Bishop Morris’ expenses in meeting the Board...... 7 00 Do. paid insurance...... 12 92 Do. sundry freight bills ...... 20 65 Do. S. Dando’s bill...... 5 85 Do. Dr. Pitman, on account of salary...... 75 00 Do. postage past month...... 6 60 Do. A. Sherwood, one month’s services...... 8 33 Do. J. Randall, London, postage...... 1 50 Do. Bishop Janes’ travelling expenses for Miss. Soc...... 19 60 Feb. Do. bill taxes on missionary houses...... 118 32 Do. James Hall, duties on goods to Africa...... 23 00 Do. Dr. Pitman, on account of salary...... 75 00 Do. A. Sherwood, one month’s services...... 8 34 Do. Lane & Scott, postage...... 14 80 Mar. Do. T . Bailey, making box for missionary certificates...... 2 00 Do. for English Magazine...... 3 50 Do. F. A. Pitman, for copying, & c...... 18 68 D o. publisher of “ The Spirit of Missions” ...... 1 00 Do. Lane & Scott, postage...... 6 10 Do. Dr. Pitman, on account of salary...... 100 00 April. Do. discount on uncurrent funds...... 10 22 Do. A. Sherwood, sexton...... 8 33 Do. S. Dando’s bill...... 11 25 Do. bill travelling expenses...... 33 75 Do. for book-case and books...... 121 00 Do. C. Pitman, for stationery and postage...... 4 17 Do. Dr. Durbin’s travelling expenses...... 10 60 Do. Dr. Pitman for blowers to mission house...... 2 00 Do. sundry freight bills...... 3 77 Do. Marvin & North, books and stationery...... 3 17 Do. Lane & Scott’s bill printing, past year...... 422 78 Do. S. Dando, half year’s services...... 182 50 Do. Lane & Scott, for keeping missionary books...... 300 00 Do. C. Pitman, in full, for salary to date...... 1,100 00 Do. postage past month...... 5 10

$5,499 32

DR.— CASH PAID FOE FOREIGN MISSIONS, VIZ.

Oregon and California. 1849. June. Paid freight bills for Oregon and California...... $79 75 July. Do. freight on goods for Oregon...... 6 92 Do. A . C. Benedict & Co., bill spectacles...... 9 00 Do. Wm. Roberts’ draft...... 1,030 00 Aug. Do. Lane & Scott, bill books...... 478 09 Do. G. B. Brewer, balance of account...... 16 00 Sept. Do. passage of Bro. Doane and wife from Panama to San Fran­ cisco 600 00 Do. passage of Rev. N. Doane and lady to Chagres...... 250 00 Do. Wm. Roberts’ draft...... 624 54 Oct. Do. Rev. N. Doane, on account of salary, & c..... 596 58 Do. do. do. 150 00 Do. freight on goods for Oregon . 140 70 1850. Jan. Paid J. Owerfs d ra ft...... 150 00

Carried over, $4,131 58 22 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT.

1850. Brought forward, $4,131 58 Feb. Paid Rev. W. Roberts’ draft...... 48 00 Mar. Do. Rev. Wm. Taylor, $100; insurance, $ 2 8 ...... 128 00 Do. J. Owen’s draft...... 1,100 00 April. Do. do ...... 253 00 Do. general average on goods on board the ship Arkansas, lost in the bay of San Francisco...... - 174 33 Do. W. Roberts’ draft...... 50 00

5,884 01

China. 1849. May. Paid postages, &c. in England ...... $7 97 June. Do. do. do. 3 50 Do. H. Hickok’s draft...... 79 00 July. Do. Lane & Scott’s bill book s...,...... 23 63 Do. draft, Brown, Brothers, & Co...... 2,141 23 Do. H. Hickok’s three dralts, $150, $30, $61...... 241 00 Do. G. P. Putnam, freight, & c...... 11 80 Do. Lane & Scott, books...... 42 Aug. Do. books for China...... 63 00 Do. postage in Liverpool ...... 2 50 Do. draft on Baring, Brothers, & C o...... 977 78 Sept. Do. J. D. Collins’ b ill ...... 10 00 Do. Lane & Scott’s bill periodicals...... 5 75 Nov. Do. draft, Brown, Brothers, & Co...... 1,845 76 Do. draft, J. G. King & Co...... 982 22 Do. M. C. White’s drafts...... 130 00 Do. do. draft...... 300 00 Dec. Do. J. G. King’s draft on Baring & Brothers...... 481 11 Do. from Canton...... 5 00 1850. Jan. Paid M. C. White’s draft...... 35 00 Feb. Paid M. C. White’s draft...... 50 00 Do. H. C. Sperry’s outfit, in part...... 50 00 Mar. Do. do. balance 100 00 Do. do. on account of salary...... 50 00 Do. Lane & Scott, bill books...... 24 13 Do. M. C. White’s draft...... 15 00 Do. Lane & Scott’s bill books...... 18 04 Do. Brown, Brothers, &. Co’s, draft...... 968 89 Do. freight on goods to China...... 5 00 Do. sundry bills of goods, $9, $8 40, $5 28, $14 33...... 37 01 Do. Miss Sperry’s passage...... 300 00 Do. five hundred Mexican dollars, one per. ct...... 505 00 Do. H. C. Sperry, on account of salary...... 43 00

$9,512 74

Germany. 1849. Oct. Paid Rev. L. S. Jacoby, sundries...... $1,096 12 Do. freight on goods...... 1 00 1850. Feb. Paid Moller & Sand, for Brother Jacoby...... 550 00 Mar. Paid for stove for Brother Jacoby...... 19 82 April. Do. billbooks...... 129 80 Do. freight on books...... 21 72

$1,818 46 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT. 23

Liberia. 1849. May. Paid J. B. M’Gill’s draft ...... x ...... $100 00 June. Do. • do. 44 00 Do. sundry drafts...... 1,900 00 July. Do. freight on goods to Africa...... 4 83 Do. do. do. 1 00 Do. certificate frames for J. W . Roberts...... 3 75 Do. J. B. M’Gill’s draft...... 70 00 Do. Rev. N. S. Bastion, on account of salary...... 472 00 Do. do. travelling expenses...... 146 48 Do. do. board and doctor’s bill...... 65 00 Do. do. outfit...... 75 00 Aug. Do. sundry drafts, N. S. Bastion...... 470 96 Do. J. B. M’Gill’s draft...... 200 00 Do. passage of Rev. N. S. Bastion, wife, and child, $200; freight, $57 75...... 257 75 Do. sundry drafts through bank...... 2,993 83 Do. do. do. 4,850 00 Sept. Do. doctor’s bill, N. S. Bastion’s child...... 5 00 Oct. Do. J. B. M’Gill’s draft...... 200 00 Nov. Do. sundry drafts...... 528 00 Dec. Do. do...... 159 56 Jan. Do. N. S. Bastion’s drafts...... 150 00 Do. J. B. M’Gill’s draft...... 100 00 Feb. Do. Jas. Hall, duties on goods...... 23 00 Do. sundry drafts...... 6,756 87 Mar. Do. J. B. M’Gill’s draft...... ,200 00

$19,777 03

Domestic Missions. 1849. May. Paid sundry drafts...... $100 00 Do. do...... 824 50 Do. do...... 200 00 Do. do...... 118 75 Do. do...... 50 00 Do. J. Sauter, Buffalo, German missionary...... 75 00 Do. sundry drafts...... 150 00 Do. do...... 487 50 Do. do...... 225 00 Do. do. through bank...... 573 34 June. Do. draft...... 62 50 Do. draft...... 75 00 Do. sundry drafts, N. H. Conf...... 346 25 Do. draft...... 50 00 Do. sundry drafts, Troy Conference-...... 900 Q0 Do, do. through bank...... 1,507 50 July. Do. do...... 1,518 75 Do. do...... 167 50 Do. do...... 137 50 Do. Bishop Hamline’s draft...... 150 00 Do. sundry drafts...... 649 45 Do. do...... 356 25 Do. Bishop Janes’ draft ...... 87 50 Do. sundry drafts, Me. Conference...... 1$7 50 Aug. Do. do...... 687 50 Do. Bishop Hamline’s draft...... 68 75 Do. do. Morris’s draft.«...... 62 50

Carried over, $9,768 54 24 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT.

1850. Brought forward, $9,768 54 Aug. Do. sundry drafts...... 287 50 Do. do...... 1,696 25 Sept. Do. Bishop Morris’s draft...... 75 00 Do. sundry drafts, East Maine Conference...... 405 00 Do. do. Maine Conference...... 237 50 Do. Bishop Morris’s draft ...... 293 75 Do. sundry drafts...... 2,901 25 Do." do...... : ...... 106 25 Do. do...... 19 L 68 Do. do...... 603 75 Oct. Do. do...... ;...... 140 00 Do. Bishop Hamline’s draft...... 87 50 Do. sundry drafts...... 181 25 Do. do...... 537 50 Nov. Do. do...... 225 00 Do. Bishop Morris’s draft...... 62 50 Do. do. do...... 1,418 75 Do. do. Waugh’s draft...... 18 50 Do. sundry drafts...... 390 50 Do. Bishop Morris’s draft...... 293 75 Do. sundry drafts ...... 75 00 Do. do...... 430 00 Dec. Do. Bishop Morris’s draft...... 75 00 Do. do. do. do...... 50 00 Do. do. Waugh’ s draft...... 25 00 Do. do. Hedding’s draft...... 18 75 1850. Do. sundry drafts...... 845 00 Jan. Do. do...... 836 00 Do. do...... 106 25 Do. do...... 1,094 43 Feb. Do. do...... 287 25 Do. Bishop Janes’ draft...... 32 50 Do. sundry drafts...... 1,712 50 Do. do...... 720 00 Do. do...... 112 50 Mar. Do. Bishop Morris’s draft...... 50 00 Do. do. Waugh’s draft...... 25 00 Do. sundry drafts ...... 75 00 Do. Bishop Morris’s draft...... 50 00 Do. sundry drafts ...... 787 50 Do. do...... 2,180 00 April. Do. do...... 294 43 Do. do...... 300 00 Do. Bishop Hedding’s draft...... 122 50 Do. do. do. do...... 18 75 Do. sundry drafts ...... 618 75 Do. do...... 280 00

$31,143- 83

RECAPITULATION OF DISBURSEMENTS.

Incidental expenses...... r $5,499 32' Foreign German Mission...... 1,818 46 Oregon and California Mission...... 6,084 91 Liberia Mission...... 19,777 03 China Mission...... 9,512 74 Domestic Missions...... 31,143 83

$73,836 29 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT. 25

Missionary Society o f the M . E . Churchy in account with L. Swormstedt, Assistant Treasurer.

DR. 1850. Mar. To cash paid for incidental expenses, viz.:— Freight on one box of clothing...... $00 75 Rev. W. H. R,aper’s expenses to New-York as a member of Missionary Committee...... 73 50 Counterfeit money...... 2 00 Do. do. paid to Rev. J. M. Stallard, and returned. 10 00 Stationery and clerk hire for the year....„...... 100 00 Postage for the year...... 40 00 To cash paid on sundry drafts during the year (as per list on following pages) ...... 26,927 09 Balance taken to new account...... 1,901 20

$29,054 54 CR.

By cash received from sundries (see list on fol-

29,054 54

Balance due the Missionary Society, March 30, 1850r $1,901 20.

Cincinnati, March 30, 1850.

LIST OF MISSIONARY DRAFTS PAID BY L. SWORMSTEDT, A ssista n t

T r e a su r e r of t h e M iss io n a r y S o c ie t y,

During the year ending March 30, 1850.

Ohio Conference.

Paid Bishop Waugh’s draft in favour of G. A. Breunig...... $401 25 Do. do. do. Pieter Wilkins...... 727 50 Do. do. do. John Eisling...... 668 00 Do. do. do. E. Riemenschneider...... 667 50 Do. do. do. G. A. Breunig...... 401 25 Do. do. do.- E. Riemenschneider 607 50 Do. do. do, Peter Wilkins...... 727 50 Do. do. do. Wm. J. Ellsworth...... 125 00 Do. do. do. do...... 125 00 Do. do. do. do...... 125 00 Do. do. do? John Kisling...... 668 00 Do. do. do. E. Riemenschneider...... 607 50 Do. do. do. P. Wilkins ...... 727 50 Do. do. do. G. A. Breunig...... 40125 Paid Bishop Hamline’s do. John Kisling...... 75 00 Do, do. do.' do...... 506 25 Do. do. do. do...... 506 25

Carried over, $8,007 25 X> 2 6 t r e a s u r e r ’ s a c c o u n t .

Brought forward, $8,007 25 Paid Bishop Hamline’s draft in favour of Peter Wilkins...... 661 50 Do. do. do. do...... 661 50 Do. do. do. £ . Riemenschneider...... 600 00 Do, do. do. do. 600 00 Do. do. dp. G. A. Breunig...... 368 75 Do. do. do. do...... 368 75 Do* do. do. Wm. J. Ellsworth...... 125 00 Do. do. do. do. 125 00

$11,517 75

North Ohio Conference.

Paid Bishop Waugh’s draft in favour of John Quigley...... $50 00 Do. do. do. do. 50 00 Do. do. do. do. 50 00 Do. do. do.' Wesley Brock...... ,...... 31 25 Do. do. do. do. 31 25 Do. do. do. do...... 31 25 Do. do. do. G. W . Breckenridge...... 68 75 Do. do. do. do. 68 75 Do* do. do. do...... 68 75

$450 00

Indiana Conference.

Paid Bishop Janes’ draft in favour of James Havens...... $50 00 Do. do. do. J. Tarkington...... 55 00 Do. do. do. do...... 55 00 Do. do. do. Elijah Whitten...... 75 00 Do. do. do. do...... 75 00 Do. do. do. John Kearns ...... 100 00 Do. do. do. John Kiger ...... 80 00 Paid Bishop Morris’s draft do. A. Robinson...... 50 00 Do. do. do. Elijah Whitten ...... 112 50 Do. do. do. E. G. Wood...... 50 00 Do. do. do. W . M. Daily...... 62 50 Do. do. do. John Kiger...... 50 00

$815 00

North Indiana Conference.

Paid Bishop Waugh’s draft in favour of S. C. Cooper...... $16 25 Do. do. do. do. 16 25 Do. ’ do. do. Wm. H. Goode...... 37 50 Do. do. do. do...... 37 50 Do. do. do. do...... 37 50 Do. do. do. S. T. Gillet...... 10 00 Do. do. do. J. L. Smith...... 37 50 Do. do. do. O. V. Lemon...... 50 00 Do. do. do. do. 50 00 Paid Bishop Hamline’s draft in favour of do...... 37 50 Do. do. do. J. M. Stallard...... 50 00 Do. do. do. do...... 50 00 Do. do. do. John Daniel ’ ...... 50 00 Do. do. do. J. L. Smith...... 50 00

$530 00 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT. 27

Illinois Conference.

Paid Bishop Janes’ draft in favour of C. Eisenmeyer...... $493 75 Do. do. do. do...... 493 75 Do. do. do. do...... 493 75 Do. do. do. Henry Koeneke...... 327 50 Do. do. do. do...... 327 50 Do. do. do. Wm. Schreck...... 370 00 Do. do. do. do...... 370 00 Do. do. do. do...... 370 00 Do. do. do. L. S. Jacoby...... 125 00 Do. do. do. Philip Kuhl...... 446 25 Do. do. do. do...... 446 25 Do. do. do. do...... 446 25 Do. do. do. P. Cartwright...... 84 37 Do. do. do. do...... 84 37 Do. do. do. do...... 84 37 Do. do. do. do...... 84 37 Do. do. do. C. D. James...... 75 00 Do. do. do. John Barger...... 75 00 Do. do. do. W. H. Taylor...... 100 00 Do. do. do. Peter Akers...... J00 00 Do. do. do. J. B. Carrington...... 78 12 Do. do. do. do. 78 12 Do. do. do. do. 78 12 Paid Bishop Morris’ draft in favour of L. S. Jacoby...... 316 25 Do. do. do. do...... 316 25 Do. do. do. W . H. Taylor : ...... 75 00 Do. do. do. C. Eisenmeyer...... 427 50 Do. do. do. Henry Koeneke...... 366 25 Do. do. do. Wm. Schreck...... 293 75

$7,426 84

Rock River Conference.

Paid Bishop Janes’ draft in favour of A. L. Eisley...... $43 75 Do. do. do. do. 43 75 Do. do. do. do...... 43 75 Do. do. do. John Chandler...... 45 00 Do. do. do. do. 45 00 Do. do. do. do. 45 00 Do. do. do. do. 45 00 Do. do. do. John Morey...... 37 50 Do. do. do. do...... 37 50 Do. do. do. do...... 37 50 Do. do. do. John Sinclair...... 9 8 75 Do. do. do. do. 9 8 75 Do. do. do. do. 9 8 75 Do. do. do. P. Judson...... 32 50 Do. do. do. do...... 32 50 Do. do. do. do...... 32 50 Do. do. do. Milton Bourne...... 42 50 Do. do. do. , do...... 42 50 Paid Bishop Morris’ draft in favour of Hooper Crews...... 62 50 Do. do. do. Milton Bourne...... 50 00 Do. do. do. John Sinclair...... 150 00 Do. do. do. Philo Judson...... 40 00

$1,205 00 2 8 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT.

Iowa Conference. Paid Bishop Janes’ draft in favour of Henry W. Reed...... $127 50 Do. do. do. do. 127 50 Do. do. do. do. 127 50 Do. do. do. do. 127 50 Do. do. do. Isaac J. Stewart...... 50 00 Do. do. do. do. 50 00 Do. do. do. do. 50 00 Do* do. do. do. 50 00 Do. do. do. A . Coleman...... 96 25 Do. do. do. do. 96 25 Do. do. do. G. B. Bowman...... 126 25 Do. do. do. do. 126 25 Do. do. do. do. 126 25 Paid Bishop Morris’ draft in favour of Isaac J. Stewart-...... 131 25 Do. do. do. Andrew Coleman...... 100 00 Do. do. do. Henry W . Reed...... 143 75 Do. do. do. G. B. Bowman...... 125 00

$1,781 25 Missouri Conference.

Paid Bishop Janes’ draft in favour of C. J. Houts...... $153 75 Do. do. do. do. 153 75 Do. do. do. do. 153 75 Do. do. do. J. J. Buren...... 137 50 Do. do. do. do...... 137 50 Do. do. do. A. Still...... 206 25 Do. do. do. do...... 206 25 Do. do. do. do...... 91 25 Do. do. do. do...... 91 25 Do. do. do. do. 91 25 Do. do. do. Nelson Henry...... 113 75 Do. do. do. do. 113 75 Do. do. do. J. H. Hopkins...... 75 00 Do. do. do. do. 75 00 Do. do. do. do. 75 00 Paid Bishop Morris’ draft in favour of A. Still...... 112 50 Do. do. do. G. W . Robbins...... 150 00 Do. do. do. do. 150 00 Do. do. do. Nelson Henry...... 131 25 Do. do. do. do. 131 25

$2,550 00 Western Virginia Conference.

Paid Bishop Waugh’s draft in favour of S. G. J. Worthington...... $110 00 D6. do. do. do. 110 00 Do. do. do. H. Z. Adams...... 18 75 Do. do. do. do. 18 75 Do. do. do. do...... 18 75 Do. do. do. W . D. Lemon...... 66 25 Do. do. do. do...... 66 25 Do. do. do. do. 66 25 Do. do. do. do...... 66 25 Do. do. do. David Reed...... 55 00 Do. do. do. do...... 55 00

$651 29

Recapitulation of drafts paid during the year. $26,927 09 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT. 29

Or.— B y Cash received from Sundries.

1849.' April. Bainbridge circuit, North Indiana Conference, by Rev. N. Greene $25 00 Miss E. C. Dyke, by Rev. J. C. Bontecou...... 1 00 For foreign missions, by a friend to missions...... 500 00 Bequest of John White, for foreign miss., by Rev. D. D. Mather 50 00 Upper Sandusky, O., by Rev. E. R. Hill...... 87 Fort Wayne station, North Indiana Conference, by Rev. William Wilson...... 20 00 Andersontown circuit, North Indiana Conf.,by Rev. W . J. Forbes 30 61 Reuben Rubey, per letter...... 1 19 Tiffin station, North Ohio Conf., by Rev. E. S.Grumley 13 20 May. Clinton circuit, North Indiana Conference, for missionary purpo­ ses :—Public collection at Helt’s prairie, $7 60, to be applied to China mission; public collection at Pisgah, $3 25, to be ap­ plied to Liberia ; public collection at Clinton, $6 15, for China mission ; donated by ten young men, D. Mack, E. James, J. Blakesly, W . Thompson, Mr. Miles, J.Lee, S. Rodes, M. Hood, J. Hosteter, and G. W . Warner, $5, to constitute Abraham White a life-member of the North Indiana Conference Mis­ sionary Society, and for Liberia mission ; also, by five brethren, J. Staats,c J. Jackson, Mr. Wishard, E. James, and W . Cum­ mins, $5, to constitute Rev. G. Warner a life-member of North Indiana Conference Missionary Society, and for Liberia mission, by Rev. G. Warner ...... 26 00 Wesley Chapel Sunday-School, Wesley Chapel sta., Cincinnati, to constitute E. C. Middleton a life-member of the parent so­ ciety, by James Burdsal...... 20 00 Upper Sandusky, North Ohio Conference, by Rev. E. R. H ill.... 7 64 Rev. Mr. Willey, for China mission, by Rev. J. A. Brouse 15 00 Lawrenceville circuit, Illinois Conference, by Rev. J. Thatcher... 16 00 Lexington circuit, Indiana Conference, by Rev. H. S. Talbott, per Rev. Wm. M. Daily...... 82 00 Madisonville circuit, Ohio Conference, by Rev. L. P. Miller 45 41 Edwardsville circuit, Illinois Conference, by Rev. N. Cleveland... 20 00 Cynthiana circuit, Indiana Conference, by Rev. M. A. Hester..... 30 00 No Creek circuit, (in Ky.,) Indiana Conference, by Rev. N. F. Tower, per Rev. J. Kiger ...... 20 00 Monroe circuit, Ohio Conference, for missionary purposes, from Monroe, $32 40 ; Bridge, $5 10 ; Spring, $30 66 ; Unity, $ 5 65 ; Auburn, $10 78; Salem, $4 15 ; Princetown, $5 05 ; St. John’s, $2 31; Deerfield, $1 45 ; by Rev. C. B. Warring­ ton and L. F. Van Cleve...... 97 50 One box of clothing from Athens station, Ohio Conference, per Rev. T. D. Crow, valued at $47. June. “ A Superannuated,” 75cts., and an “ unconverted young man,” 25 cts., for missions in China...... 1 00 From a German...... 5 00 Benjamin Arnold, per letter,...... 22 Edwardsville circuit, Illinois Conference, by Rev. N. Cleveland 14 00 One quarter’s ground-rent in Cincinnati, (assignment of John Mears,) $99, and $1 added by J. Mears...... 100 00 Wyandott circuit, Tiffin district, North Ohio Conference, by Rev. E. R. Hill ...... 6 85 A German of Illinois, by W . Nast...... 5 00 Birmingham circuit, Iowa Conference, to constitute Rev. Joseph BrookB a life-member of the parent society, by Rev. Joseph Brooks...... 20 00

Carried over, $1 30 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT.

1849. * Brought forward, $1,173 49 July. Nashville circuit, Illinois Conference, by Rev. E. Joy ...... 3 95 Oquawka circuit, Rock River Conference, $4, Rev. W . B. At­ kinson’s annual subscription to Rock River Conference Miss. Soc., $1, by Rev. W . B. Atkinson...... 5 00 Fort Wayne station, North Indiana Conference, by Rev. W . Wilson...... 20 00 Thomas F. Dixon, per self...... 1 13 No Creek circuit, Indiana Conference, by Rev. N. F. Tower 10 00 North Ohio Conference Miss. Soc., by Rev. W. Runnells, treas. 40 00 Rev. B. Willey, for China mission, by Rev. J. A. Brouse 12 00 Aug. Treasurer of Rock River Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. J. H. Power, $1,014; less deficiency in count and uncurrent funds, $28 25 985 75 Olivesburg circuit, North Ohio Conf., by Rev. O. Burgess 12 00 North Ohio Conference Miss. Soc., by Rev. W . Runnells, treas. $3,369 43 ; less for counterfeit and uncurrent funds, $21 99 3,347 44 Olivesburg circuit, North Ohio Conf., by Rev. O. Burgess, $50 ; less discount on uncurrent money, 75 cts...... 49 25 Wesley Chapel station, East Cincinnati district, Ohio Conference, by Rev. R. S. Foster ...... 100 00 Olivesburg circuit, North Ohio Conf., by Rev. O. Burgess 30 00 Do. do. do. do. 11 00 Mrs. Priscilla Talbott, by self...... 10 00 Monroe circuit, Ohio Conf., from J. D. Todhunter, tr. of Monroe Sabbath-school, by Rev. C. B. Warrington...... 5 02 Nashville circuit, Illinois Conf., by Rev. E. Joy...... 10 00 Olivesburg circuit, North Ohio Conf., by Rev. O. Burgess 20 00 Iowa Conference Miss. Soc., by Rev. D. Worthington, treas 400 00 J., by letter...... 50 00 A friend to missions, to make his son a life-member of the parent society...... 20 00 Sept. New-st., Cincinnati, by Rev. A. Meharry...... 10 40 Marysville circuit, Ohio Conf., by Rev. P. F. Holtzinger...... 50 00 York-st. Chapel S. S., Ohio Conf., by Rev. Wm. Simmons 12 00 Bethel Chapel station, Ohio Conf., (of which $23 41 is from the Christie Juvenile Miss. Soc.,) $20 to constitute Rev. C. W . Sears and Miss Henrietta Pool life-members of the Ohio Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. C. W . Sears...... 38 00 James Whitaker, (to constitute five life-members of Miss. Soc., to be selected by Rev. M. P. Gaddis,) to be credited to Park-st. Chapel when organized, by Rev. M. P. Gaddis...... 100 00 Ripley station, Ohio Conf., (of which $20 are to constitute John Walkington a life-member of the parent society,)...... 78 25 Sabbath-school of Ripley station, for China mission, ($20 to con­ stitute Mrs. Mary Jane Conrey a life-member of the parent so­ ciety,) by Rev. J. F. Conrey...... 25 00 Asbury circuit, Ohio Conf., by Rev. T. S. Cowden...... 4 00 Ninth-st. Church, Ohio Conference, ($40 of which are to consti­ tute Mrs. E. C. Riddle and Mrs. Lydia S. Aber life-members of the Parent Miss. Soc.,) by Rev. J. T. Mitchell...... 211 11 North Indiana Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. T. H. Sinex, treasurer, $2,040 58; deduct for counterfeit and uncurrent funds $57 65 1,982 93 Christie Chapel, Ohio Conf., ($10 of which was received from Wm. Reeves, to constitute his daughter, Martha Reeves, a life- member of the Ohio Conf. Miss. Soc., and $24 32 from Christie Chapel Sabbath-school, $6 of which was contributed by a young ladies’ Bible class, to be applied to China mission,) by Rev. A. Brown...... 105 75 Lebanon circuit, North Indiana Conf., by T . J. Brown...... 7 00 Assignment of ground-rent in Cincinnati, by J. Mears...... 99 00

Carried over, $9,039 47 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT. 31

1849. Brought forward, $9,039 47 Sept. Morris Chapel charge, Ohio Conf., by Rev. Wm. Herr...... 61 40 Rock River Conf. Miss. Soc., (in part,) by Rev. G. G. Worthing­ ton, treasurer...... 346 25 New-st., Cincinnati, by Rev. A. Meharry...... 2 60 Tarlton circuit, Ohio Conf., by Rev. A. Carroll...... 57 23 North Lewisburg circuit, Ohio Conf., by Rev. J. T.Donahoo.. . . 19 00 Iowa Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. D. Worthington, treasurer...... 127 50 Madisonville circuit, Ohio Conf., by Rev. L. P. Miller...... 10 40 Oct. North Ohio Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. W . Runnells, treas 70 02 Ohio Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. R. O. Spencer, treas., $8,879 27 ; less discount on uncurrent funds and counterfeits, $27 92...... 8,851 35 Harrisonville circuit, North Indiana Conf., by Rev. J. L. Smith... 20 10 T. Parrett, Dayton, Ohio, by letter...... 25 00 Collected by Rev. L. S. Jacoby...... 30 00 Canaan circuit, Indiana Conf., (of which $20 are to constitute Mrs. Mary Crawford a life-member of the parent society,) by Rev. I. Crawford...... 65 00 German mission, Boonville, la., b y ...... 6 00 Missouri Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. C. J. Houts, treasurer...... 74 10 Illinois Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. W . J. Rutledge, treas., $2,473; deduct for counterfeit and uncurrent money, $25 40...... 2,447 60 J. Mears, Cincinnati, O., by self...... 1 00 Indiana Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. W . C. Smith, treas...... 2,361 70 North Ohio Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. W . Runnells, treas 26 4U Bequest of Rev. Charles Hardy, deceased, of Fayette co., Ia., by A. V. Larrimore...... 50 00 Indiana Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. W . C. Smith, treas, $801 33; deduct for counterfeits and uncurrent funds, $3 78...... 797 55 Bequest of N. Talbott, deceased, for Liberia mission, from J. Talbott, jr., administrator, by Rev. M. Simpson...... 50 00 Western Virginia Miss. Soc., by Rev. M. Tichenell, tr., $767 55 ; less for counterfeits and uncurrent funds, $5 77...... 761 78 A friend to missions, Uniontown district, Pittsburg Conf., by Rev. Z. H. Coston...... 100 00 A. B., by letter...... 5 00 Nov. Wilmington circuit, Ohio Conf., by Rev. A. W . Tibbetts...... 7 95 Miss P. Talbot, for China mission, by letter...... 5 00 Dayton mission, Ohio Conf., by Rev. Wm. Ahrens...... 2 00 For missions, by “ Van” ...... 6 00 Dec. “ Thank-offering,” by Samuel Williams, Cincinnati, 0 ...... 10 00 J. Dixon, Butler co., O., for China mission, by Rev. A. Brown.... 5 00 Macomb circuit, Rock River Conf., by Rev. W . M- Clark 40 00 Irville circuit, Ohio Conf., by Rev. J. Hooper ...... 23 00 Rev. J. I. Wheeler, to constitute his wife a life-member of the North Ohio Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. H. L. Parrish...... 10 00 Benjamin Hughs, of Dayton, by Rev. G. C. Crum...... 10 00 A Christmas gift from the Methodist Episcopal Sabbath-school at Portsmouth, O., by Rev. P. P. Ingals...... 65 00 Springville circuit, Indiana Conf., for California mission, by Rev. H. S. Dane...... 3 50 Mrs. H. H. Williams, by Rev. W . S. Morrow...... 5 00 Collection at the house of M. Brooks, Esq., by Bishop Hamline... 31 00 Mexico circuit, North Ohio Conf., by Rev. R. W ilcox...... 4 00 Columbus station, Ohio Conf., by Rev. W . H. Lawder ...... 30 00 One quarter’s assignment of ground-rent in Cincinnati, by J. 1850. Mears, $99, added by himself, $ 1 ...... 100 00 Jan. A friend, $5 ; Mrs. F. Howard, $1, by Rev. J. T. Mitchell 6 00 Anonymous, from London, O., by letter...... 10 00 S. B.. bv Rev. W. J. Wells...... 2 00

Carried over, $25,781 90“* 32 TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.

1850, Brought forward* $25,781 90 Jan. To constitute Rev. C. Jost alife-member of the parent society, by a German of Quincy station, Illinois Conf., by Rev. W. Nast... 20 00 Methodist Episcopal S. S., Western charge, Chillicothe, by Thos. Orr...... 15 00 MUmore circuit, North Ohio Conf., by Rev. R. W ilcox... 4 00 Rev. Thos. J. Brown, by letter...... 2 00 South Bend station, North Indiana Conf., by Rev. H. C. Benson. 20 00 Captina, German mission, by Rev. P. Brodback...... 5 00 From a German brother, by Rev. P. Brodback...... 3 00 Rev. E. Joy, (70 cts. on China subscription, and 30 cts. thank- offering,) ...... 1 00 C. Eyster, Wooster, Ohio, by Rev. H. Whiteman...... 5 00 Judge Wm. Henry, Wooster, Ohio, by Rev. H. Whitman 5 00 Thank-offering:— Wm. B. Russell, $5 ; Alfred G. H. Russell, 75 cts.; Ellen J. Russell, 25 cts.; Mary Lyman, 15 cts.; Rhoda Russell, $5 ; Caroline Russell, 40cts.; John W . Russell, 10 cts.; by Rev. E. H. Field, Rockville circuit, Ohio Conf...... 11 65 Asbury circuit, Ohio Conf., by Rev. B. S. Fry...... 9 00 From two sisters in Burlington, O., by Rev. J. H. M’Cutchen.... 2 00 Clover’s Meeting-House, West Jefferson circuit, Ohio Conf., by Rev. J. T. Bail...... 3 00 Bellefontaine station, North Ohio Conf., by Rev. Joseph Jones.... 10 00 One box clothing from Centre Society, Chesterville^circuit, North Ohio Conf., by Samuel Weatherby. Feb. Rushville station, Indiana Conf., by Rev. B. F. Crary...... 21 00 Palestine circuit, Illinois Conf., by Rev. J. H. Hill and J. Glaze... 9 00 Mt. Carmel circuit, Indiana Conf., ($5 of which to constitute Mrs. Mary Barber a life-member of the Indiana Conf. Miss. Soc.,) by Rev. L. Hulbert...... 46 00 North Ohio Conf. Miss. Soc., (collected last year,) by Rev. M. French...... 17 00 Galena station, Rock River Conf., by Rev. A. E. Phelps...... 25 00 James Madison, Rushville, O., by letter...... 1 00 Priscilla Talbott, Frankfort, Ky., by letter...... 10 00 “ N.” of Indiana, by letter...... 5 00 John Armstrong, Maysville, Ky., by Rev. J. F. Wright...... 20 00 Laurel S. S., Laurel, Indiana, by Rev. S. P. Crawford...... 8 00 J. Lashbrook, $10 ; Henry Stevens, $ 5 ; Talbott Wallace, $ 1 ; by Rev. E. W. Cadwell, No Creek circuit, Indiana Conf. 16 00 To constitute Mrs. Julia AJlison a life-member of Indiana Conf. Miss. Soc., by N. Shumate...... 5 00 A. Rogers, Campbellsville, Ky., by letter...... 50 Jeromeville circuit, North Ohio Conf., by Rev. C. Thomas 15 00 Liberia mission, $ 2 ; mission to Germany, $ 1 ; by J. G...... 3 00 Joseph Rizer, by Rev. A. Murphy...... 5 00 Moorefield circuit,Indiana Conf., by Rev. L. Forbes...... 20 00 Monnett’s class, Bucyrus circuit, North Ohio Conf., by Rev. D. Gray...... 17 00 Nashville circuit, North Ohio Conf., by J. C. Clement...... 25 00 Mar, John Mears, Cincinnati, O., by self...... 1 00 Greencastle station, Indiana Conf., ($25 of which is from Prof. Tingley’s Juvenile Miss. Sewing Circle,) by Rev. H. N. Barnes 67 00 Shelden Scoviile, Freeport circuit, Rock River Conf., by Rev. C. W . Batcheller...... 5 00 Franklinton circuit, Ohio Conf., (balance of last year’s subscription,) by Rev. T. W . Chandler...... 9 00 Rev. Robert Burns, Williamsburg circuit, North Indiana Conf., by Rev. G. W . Stafford...... 5 00 Perryville circuit, North Indiana Conf., by Rev. J. B. Demott:...... 15 00

Carried over, $26,268 05 %

TREASURERS ACCOUNT. 33

1850. Brought forward, $26,268 05 Mar. Calvin Shepherd, Gallipolis station, Ohio Conf., by Rev. S. Bate­ man ...... 5 00 Johnstown circuit, Ohio Conf., (thank-offering,) by Rev. G. G. W est...... 17 36 P. B., for Liberia mission, by Rev. S. Haines...... 3 00 Mr. Scarborough, Portsmouth, O., by Rev. P. P. Ingals...... 5 00 James Lashbrook, Masonville, Ky., by letter ...... 10 00 Livonia circuit, Indiana Conf., by Rev. J. Talbott...... 41 67 Nancy Sale, $3 50 ; R. W. Sale, 50 cts.; by Rev. C. Elliott 4 00 No Creek circuit, Indiana Conf., (of which $10, by James Lash, brook, with $10 sent previously, are to constitute Miss Eliza­ beth Lashbrook a life-member of the parent society ; T. Wood­ ward, $ 2 ; Rev. A. H. Treplet, 50 cts.; Rev. D. Lashbrook, 50 cts.,) by Rev. E. W . Cadwell...... 15 00 Medina circuit, North Ohio Conf., ($1 for Germany,) by Rev. H. L. Parrish...... 3 50 China mission, by “ Emigrant” ...... 4 00 Freeport circuit, Rock River Conf., by Rev. C. W. Batcheller 2 00 Rev. B. Glasscock, by letter...... 5 00 Amity circuit, North Ohio Conf., by Rev. E. Raymond.... 5 00

$26,388 58

:e ■ 34 TREASURER’S ACCOUNT.

GENERAL RECAPITULATION.

RECEIPTS.

Balance in hands of Treasurer, May 1,1849...... $590 23 Receipts during the year...... 78,190 96 ------$78,781 19

Balance in hands of Assistant Treasurer,May 1, 1849 $2,665 96 Receipts during the year...... 26,388 58 ------29,054 54

$107,835 73

DISBURSEMENTS.

Disbursements by the Treasurer...... $73,836 29 *Do. for Assistant Treasurer...... 27,153 34 ------100,989 63

Total balance in Treasury, May 1, 1850...... $6,846 10

•Incidental expenses by Assistant Treasurer...... $226 25 Domestic missions...... 26,927 09

$27,153 34

AUDITING COMMITTEE’S REPORT.

W e, the subscribers, having examined the accounts of the Treasurer of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the year ending May 1, 1850, find them correct, as per vouchers laid before us.

J. B enjamin E dwards, E. O. H aven, A mos W . Brow n, W m . A . C ox. TREASURER’S ACCOUNT. 35

APPROPRIATIONS

BY THE

GENERAL MISSIONARY COMMUTEE,

F O R 1849.

Domestic Missions...... $61,735 00 3 Liberia Mission...... 21,000 00 Oregon Mission...... 4,500 00 South American Mission...... 1,000 00 China Mission...... 7,000 00 California Mission...... 2,000 00 Mission to Germany...... 1,800 00

Total...... $99,035 00

COMPARATIVE VIEW OF APPROPRIATIONS AND DISBURSEMENTS,

FOR 1849.

APPROPRIATIONS. DISBURSEMENTS. Domestic Missions...... $61,735 00 $58,070 92 Liberia Mission...... 21,000 00 19,777 03 Oregon and California Mission 6,500 00 6,084 91 South American Mission...... 1,0C0 00 1,000 00 China Mission...... 7,000 00 9,512 74 Mission to Germany...... 1,800 00 1,818 46

$99,035 00 ...... $96,264 06 Balance not drawn $2,770 94 LIFE SUBSCRIBERS AND DONORS

TO THE

MISSIONARY SOCIETY o f THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Life Subscribers by the payment o f twenty dollars at one time.

Rev. Bishop M’Kendree Rev. Andrew, Bromwell Mr. Allen, John Bishop George Andrews, Charles Allstman, Benjamin Bishop Roberts Andrews, J. Anderson, John Bishop Soule Andrews, Elisha Andrews, Ebenezer Bishop Hedding Andrus, Luman 'Andrews, Job Bishop Andrew Anson, William Andrews, Stephen S. Bishop Emory Anstalt, P. Andrews, Jacob Bishop Waugh Anthony, Darius Anthony, J. Bishop Morris Anthony, Samuel Anthony, Hezekiah Bishop Hamline Archer, P. W . Archibald, James Bishop Janes Armstrong, John Armstrong, James Abbott, Ira Arnold, Smith Armstrong, Sterling Abbot, Larman W. Arndt, R. S. Armstrong, Robt. G. Abell, Asa Arthur, John W. Arnold, Eli Adams, A . Ashbrook, Joseph Arnold, S. H. Adams, Benj. M. Ashmun, Mr. Arthur, James Adams, Charles Aspenwall, J. C. Ashby, James N. Adams, Elisha Aspril, Joseph Atkinson, Joseph H. Adams, Henry W . Atchinson, F. Atkin?, John Adams, James Athey, W . Atkins, Joseph Adams, John Atwell, James Atkins, Freeman Adams, John F. Atwell, John Atkins, Zaccheus Adams, Moses Atwood, A. Atwater, Samuel Adkins, L. L. Atwood, J. Atwood, Caleb S. Agard, H. Austin, C. H. Atwood, Samuel Aherns, William Avery, Otis Austin, James N. Akerly, A . Ayer, Rishworth Austin, Thomas Akers, Dr. Peter Aylworth, J. P. Auten, James W . Akins, J. E. Ayres, Brayman Ayers, Daniel Albiston, R. Ayres, James B. Mrs. Abbott, Abigail Alderman, M. P. Ayres, J. C. Abbott, Lydia Aldrich, Asa Ayres, James Abell, Julia Alexander, D. F. Gen. Adams, Sands Acker, Ann Alexander,, G. W . Dr. Angier, S. T. Adams, Caroline Allen, E. W . R. Amsb, James H. Adams, JPolly Allen, James Ayres, Chauncey Adams, Rosannah Allen, R. T. V. Capt. Adams, Joseph Adams, Matilda M. Allen, R. W. Mr. Abbott, Bennet T. Adkins, Mary A. Allen, William Abbott, Levings Agard, P. Alley, John Abbott, Francis Akins, Martha Allyn, Norman Adams, George Alderman, Lucy A. Alverson, J. B. Adams, John D. Aldrich, Eliza Ann Amer, W . Adams, Nathan Aldrich, Lucy Amerman, O. V. Aldrick, Russell E. Alden, Amanda Ames, Edward R. Alexander, J. Allison, Jane Ames, William Alexander, Peter Allard, Susan Anderson, Curtis Alexander, Seth Allen, Julia Ann Anderson, James R. Allard, Horace Allen, Nancy G. Anderson, Jacob Allen, Charles J. Allen, Sarah W. Anderson, L. Allen, Eibridge G. Allen, Phebe Anderson, W . R. Allen, Thomas Amiss, Elizabeth LIST OP LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 37

Mrs. Anciaux, Lydia Rev. Bainbridge, Thomas Rev. Beman, Dr. N. S. S. Anderson, Jane Baines, Wm. Benedict, G. Anderson, Mary J. Baker, Albert Benedict, Timothy Anderson, Susannah Baker, Charles Benham, J. B. Anderson, Elizabeth Baker, Lawrence Benjamin, A. Andrews, Caroline Baker, Osmyn C. Bennett, Isaac Anson, Elizabeth Baker, A. S. Bennett, Jesse Anthony, Elizabeth Baldwin, C. R. Bennett, Jesse L. Anthony, H Bancroft, George C. Bennett, Philo S. Archibald,SarahA.T. Bangs, Dr. Nathan Benson, Henry C. Armitage, Lucy Bangs, F. B. Bentley, D. N. Armstead, Harriet B. Bangs, Heman Bentley, Ira Arnold, Lucretia Bangs, John Benton, 0. Arnold, C. V. Bangs, Wm. M’K. Benton, Roger Arthur, Elizabeth Bangs, William H. Benton, Sanford Ashbrook, Julia H. Barber, Cicero Berkitt, E. Ashley, Sophia Barber, Danl. W. Berkley, James Ashworth, Sarah Barclay, Charles W. Berkley, Thos. Ashworth, H. M. Barker, A. Berkstresser, G. Atkins, Henrietta Barker, John Berridge, Leeds K. Atkins, Maria Barnard, Albert F. Berry, L. W Atkins, Sally Barnard, John Best, Hezekiah Aspril, Sarah E. Barnes, Allen Bethel, J. Atwell, Fanny Barnes, Joshua Bidwell, Ira M. Atwell, Nancy Barnes, W . H. Bigelow, N. Avery, Mary Ann Barns, Zetto Bill, F. W . Ayer, Rev. Rishworth Barrett, Eli Billings, Alvan Ayers, Susan Barrows, Joseph S. Bing, E. V.‘ Aylworth, Lucy Barr, J. M. Bingham, Jefferson B. Aylworth, J. A. Bartine, David Birch, James Ayres, Charlotte Battles, Augustus Birch, Joshua Ayres, Clara Bartlett, Charles Bishop, Isbell Ayres, Mary C. Bartlett, O. C. Bishop, James S. Ayres, Mary Bartlett, Horace Bissey, Jonas Ayres, Rev. J. C. Bascom, Dr. H. B. Bixby, William Miss Adams, Ann Bass, R. G. Blades, F. H. Adams, Margaret J. Bastion, N. S. Blake, B. T. Agan, Mary Ann Batelle, C. D. Blake, E. Agard, Maria Jane Bates, E. O. Blake, H. M. Allen, Adelia H. Bates, L. Blake, S. V. Allen, Adeline N. Bates, Merritt Blakeslee, G. H. Allen, Esther Battersley, John Bloomer, R. H. Ailing, Keturah Bayles, John S. Bloomer, Wm. Allyn, Charlotte S. Bayne, John Blydenburgh, Moses Andrews, Hannah Beach, A. F. Boehm, Henry Annis, Minerva Beach, John B. Bogue, H. P. Anthony, Eliza Beach, Lyman Bond, Alvin Anthony, Mary G. Beach, R. M. Bond, Dr. Thos. E. Artman, Eliza Beale, Oliver Bonner, Charles Ashcroft, Fanny Bear, John Bonney, J. Ashmead, Elizabeth Beard, Ira Boswell, John 0. Ashworth, H. M. Beaver, Peter Botkin, Jesse Atwood, H. L. Beebe, E. M. Bosworth, O. E. Avery, Rachel Beecher, Dr. Lyman Boucher, Joshua Rev. Babbitt, C. Beecher, E. P. Bouton, James D. Babcock, S. E. Beecher, L. Bowdish, L. Babcock, William R. Beecher, Wm. H. Bowdish, William S. Backus, J. P. Beegle, John S. Bowen, Josiah Bachus, William H. Beeks, G. C. Bowen, E. Bagnal, Wm. R. Beers, E. O. Bowen, John Bailey, Pleasant B. Belknapp, John W. Bowers, John Bailey, Robert P. Bell, James J. Bowne, C. L. Bain, John Bell, John Boyd, R. 38 LIST OP LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Rev. Boyle, J. Rev. Bryan, Samuel J. Mr. Barnitz, John Boylston, B. S. Bryant, S. S. Barker, Stephen Bradbury, Caleb Bryson, S. Bamdollar, John S. Bradford, Elisha B. Buck, Valentine Barnes, B. H. Bradley, George Buck, William D. Barnes, H. C. Brads, James Buck, Zina J. Barnes, Harris C. Bradsher, Jas. O. Bucktrout, H. N. Barnes, John Bragdon, C. P. Budd, Wm. Barnes, Anson Bragdon, E. E. E. Bull, Mitchell B. Barron, Alexander Brainard, Davis S. Bullock, Daniel Barrows, Urbane Brakeman, J. Bumpass, Joshua Bartram, Aaron R. Brame, T . R. Bunting, James Bartram, Levi W . Brandeburg, Chas.B. Burch, Thomas Bassett, John Brandriff, Richard Burgess, A . Bates, James W. Branham, W . R. Burlingame, Chs. D. Battershall, L. A. Bray, J. M. Burney, W . V. Baxley, George Brayton, Daniel Burnham, Benj. Beale, Japheth Breckenridge, E. W. Burns, Francis Beatty, James Brent, R. W . 'H. Burns, David Beaver, Peter Brewer, Walter Burpo, Thomas Beck, John Bridge, J. D. Burrett, Ransom Beckley, William Briggs, M. C. Burrows, James Beebe, R. Brigham, A. P. Burrows, Waters Beers, Abel R. Brison, J. Burt, Enoch Beers, Alanson Bristol, D. W . Burton, Henry Beers, Andrew Broadhead, John Burton, Lewis Beers, William Brock, M. Barton, Joshua Beime, P. Brock, David Bush, Edwin G. Benham, Amos Brockunier.Saml. R. Bushnell, Albert Bender, William Brockaway,Wm. H. Bushnell, Asa Bennett, L. Brooke, Benj. F. Bussey, Amos Bennett, George J. Brooke, George G. Butler, Elisha Bennett, Preston Brooks, Asa Butler, M. Bensley, Danl. Brooks, Cyrus Butler, Wm. Benson, James Brower, Walter Dr. Barrett, T. S. Bentley, O. W. Brown, A. Beekman, S. R. Bergener, Peter Brown, Arza Hon. Mr. Bates Berry, John Brown, A. M. Capt. Bishop Berry, M. Brown, B. F. Esq. Beck, Paul, Jr. Besore, George Brown, B. N. Bryan, Joel Bibb, Richard, sen. Brown, Chas. E. Mr. Babcock, Jesse Bibb, Richard, jun. Brown, E. C. Bacon, Daniel Bicknell, Becker Brown, Gaston E. Badeau, Peter Bigelow, Artemas Brown, George Bagnall, Thos. Bigelow, Hopestill Brown, Geo. F. Bailey, Jerome B. Binkley, G. S. Brown, George S. Bailey, John Bishop, Cyrus Brown, Henry Bailey, Lansing Bishop, Nathaniel Brown, J. H. Baker, R. J. Bishop, Harvey Brown, J. S. Baker, Stephen R. Bloomer, J. Watson Brown, Jacob A. Baker, Wm. Bloomer, C. Emory Brown, J. N. Baldwin, Aaron Boggs, Wm. G. Brown, B. F. Baldwin, Joel M. Bolles, Isaiah Brown, Paul R. Baldwin, John Bond, Richard I. Brown, Rowland Baldwin, Sami. S. Bonsai, Samuel F. Brown, Samuel C. Ball, J. Booth, Samuel Browning, Thomas Bamborough, Thos. Borrowscale, John Browning, Wesley Bamber, Isaac Bouton, Zalmon L. Brownscombe, H. Bancroft, George C. Bowley, Joshua E. Brownson, Hector Bangs, Jonathan Bowne, George W . Bruce, J. G. Bangs, Stephen B. Bradbury, Caleb Brughton, Justus M. Bangs, Elijah K. Bradley, Benjamin Brunson, Alfred Bangs, Paul L. Bradley, Daniel Brunner, Joseph A. Banks, Somers Bradshaw, James O. LIST OP LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 39

Mr. Bradshaw, John Mrs. Baker, Fanny Mrs. Blake, Sarah Ann Brainard, Cephas Baldwin, Sarah Blake, Sophia Branham, Jas. W . Ballew, E. D. Blake, Susan ' Breese, Ezra Bangs, Joanna H. Bliss, Harriet , Brewer, Thomas M. Barber, Caroline Bloomer, Almira Brewer, Wm. Barker, P. A . Bloomer, Cynthia Brewster, Daniel Barnard, Eliza Ann Bloomer, Nelly M. Brewster, James Barnes, Mary Board, Phebe Brewster, P. Bames, Mary A. Bockus, Diantha Briggs, Nathaniel Barnes, Mary C. Bond, Sarah Brinsmade, John Barnes, Polly Bonner, Sarah Brisney, W . V. Barnes, Sarah Ann Bonney, Rev. J. Broadwell, David Barnet, Mary Bonsall, Mary Ann Brockway, Jedediah Barney, Mary L. Bontecou, Mary Brodhead, Daniel D. Barnitz, Elizabeth Boswell, Rhoda Brook, George G. Barr, Elizabeth Boucher, Lucinda Brooks, John Barron, Eliza Bouton, Julia Ann Brooks, William Barris, Mary Bouton, Sally M. Brown, Amos W. Bardett, Doctor Bowdish, Haney Brown, Jacob Barton, Susan Bowen, Abigail Brown, James Batershall, Eliza A. Bowen, Martha L. Brown, John Batershall, Eustatia Bradford, T. T. Brown, John D. Bates, Charlotte Bradley, George Brown, Oliver Bates, Elira Bradshaw, Sarah Brown, William C. Bates, Eliza Brads, Eliza Jane Brown, David jr. Battelle, E. G. Bragdon, E. B. Brown, Stephen H. Battle, Melicent Bragdon, E. E. E. Brown, Wm. H. Beach, Ann D. Bragdon, Sarah W . Bruner, Jacob Beardsly, Mary Brainard, Olive Bryant, Wm. Beaver, Eliza G. Bray, J. M. Bucey, E. S. Bedford, Arvilla Brewer, Jemima Buckingham, Rich. Beecher, L. Brewer, Valina R. Buckley, Wm. E. Beedle, Sarah J. Brigham, Amanda Buckmaster, John Beeks, Cornelia E. Bristol, Cynthia Budd, William A. Beers, Melicent P. Bristol, Mary Bull, James P . Beers, Rachel Brockunier, S. G. Bulteel, William H. Bell, Kittura' Brodhead, Elmena C Bunting, Jacob P. Benedict, Mary Bronson,A. Bunyan, George D. Benham, Susan H. Bronson, Philena A. Burbeck, Wm., jun. Benham, Welcome Brooke, Eliza Jane Burdick, Clark Benjamin, Mary Brooke, Eliza G. Burling, L. S. Bennett, Ann Brouse, Mary Ann Burnett, William A. Bennett, C. C. Brower, Abm. E. Burnham, F. J. Bennett, Elizabeth Brown, Ann Maria Burrows, Urbane Bennett, Nancy Brown, Charlotte Burrows, Russel E. Bentley, Elizabeth Brown, Ellen Burtison, John Bentley, Harriet M. Brown, Frances H. B. Burt, Henry B. Benton, Frances Brown, Henry Butcher, Wm. H. Benton, Abigail K. Brown, Lydia Butler, James Henry Berry, Adeline F. Brown, Amanda M. Butter, Wm. Berry, Susan Brown, Ann Mrs. Babbitt,. Sarah Berry, Emeline F. Brown, Rachel A. Babcock, A. P. Best, Adeline Brown, Sarah L. Babcock, Lucy Bethel, Eliza C. Brown, Ann M. Bacon, Emma Bigelow, Charlotte BrowniDg, Frances Backus, Caroline Bingham, Hannah Browning, Phebe Bagnall, Sarah F. Binkley, Margaret Brownson, Lucy Baley, Elizabeth Binkley, Maria L. Bruner, M. M. Bailey, Jane Birch, Jane M. Bube, Marcia Bailey, Lydia A. Birkitt, Buck, Mary Ann Bainbridge, Esther Bishop, Mima Buckingham, Juliett Baird, Frances Bixby, Laura S. Buckley, Hester Ann Baker, Hannah Blackledge, Hannah Buell, Sarah 40 LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Mrs. Bull, Ann E. Miss Butfield, Elizabeth Rev. Chichester, Elijah Bullock, Rev. Daniel Rev. Cadden, C. Childers, Jesse Bulkley, Elizabeth Cadden, Robert Childs, Elias Bunn, Margaret Caine, John Childs, J. W . Burgees, Prudence Calhoun, W . Chittenden, C. Burlingame, Rhoda Callendar, A. Christie, Wm. B. Burnell, Bula Cameron, William Church, Albert Burnett, Mary Campbell, C. Church, Samuel C. Burnham, Dorothy Cannon, Ibri Clapp, Ralph Burns, Amelia A. Cannon, John Clark, A. Burns, Emeline Capers, T. H. Clark, D. W. Burt, Henrietta E. Capers, Dr. Wm. Clark, H. J. Burrows, Margaret Carley, Jesse Clarke, Horatio R. Burton, C. V. W . Carlton, Thomas Clark, John Burton, PhebtS Carpenter, Chas. W Clark, John A. Butler, Eliza Carpenter, Coles Clark, John B. Butler, Nancy Carrier, D. R. Clark, Laban Butler, Temperance Carroll, A. Clark, Lewis Bush, Jerusha T. Carroll, John Clark, S. H. Bush, Lucinda Carrow, G. D. Clark, Thomas M. Bush, Lucy A. Carson, J. of Dublin. Clark, Theodosius Bussey, Hannah Carter, Thomas N. Clark, Wesley J. Butler, Anna Cartlege, J. Clarke, Dr. Adam Butterfield, Lucinda Cartwright, Peter Clarke, Charles P. Miss Bainbridge, E. H. Carver, Thomas Clarke, John Bachus, Mary A. Case, John W. Clarke, Samuel Baggs, Jane Case, William Clark, Lorin Bairstow, Hepsibah Cass, Moses G. Clary, Jonathan Baldwin, Anna Cass, Wm. D. Cleveland, E. L. Bangs, Anna Delia Castle, Asbury B. Cleveland, J. P. Banks, Ann Castle, Joseph Coats, C. S. Banks, Eliza A. Castle, L. B. Cobb, Jonathan Barnum, Alancy Catlett, T. K. Cobb, W. N. Barrack, Mary E. Caughey, James Cochrane, Samuel Barrett, Aurelia S. Chalker, R. A. Cochran, Wesley Bayles, Julia F. Chamberlain, James Coe, Daniel Beers, Lydia A. Chamberlain, Josiah Coe, Samuel G. Bellew, Nancy Chamberlain, S. Coffey, W . Bentley, Mary E. Chamberlain,Parm’le Coffin, Wm. H. Bennett, Ann Maria Chamberlain, Israel Coffin, Peter Bennett, Nancy Chambers, E. E. Cogshall, Sam. W. Bishop, Isbell Champion, T. J. Cogshall, J. Blaisdell, Mary Champlin, Albert Colburn, H. Bloomer, CeleBtia A. Chandler, T. W . Colclazer, Henry Bloomer, Sarah Chandler, John Cole, H. D. Bonks, Cornelia Chapin, D. E. Cole, John E. Bouton, Esther Abiah Chapin, Harvey Cole, Le Roy Bouton, Sarah Ann Chapin, H. E. Cole, S. Bouton, Sarah S. Chaplin, J. E. Cole, William Bowdle, Rachel J. Charleton, G. W . Coleman, Austin Bowles, Mary Chase, Abner Coleman, Henry R. Bragdon, Sarah L. Chase, E. B. Coleman, James Brewer, Rachel Chase, Hiram A Coleman, Seymour Browitt, Caroline Chase, John Coleman, Brown, Catharine Chase, Moses Coles, George Brown, Lydia M. Chase, S. W . D. Collins, John A. Brown, Mary Chase, Squire Collins, J. D. Brunson, Achsa Chattle, Joseph Collins, Wm. F. Brush, Eliza Cheney, L. O. Collord, George W. Brush, Harriet Cheney, Robert Collord, Isaac Buck, Mary M. Chenoweth, A. G. Collord, James Burrowscale, Lucy Chenoweth, G. D. Collyer, Isaac J. P. Butler, Elizabeth Chew, J. C. Colton, Erastas LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 41

Rev. Comfort, Silas Rev. Crowell, C. A. Mr. Clark, Henry Conable, F. W . Crowell, Loranus Clark, John B. Conant, D. M. Crowley, P. M. Clark, Jonathan Cone, George B. Crum, G. C. Clark, Laban F. Cone, W . Cullum, J. W . Clark, Stephen Conner, Joseph Culp, David Clark, Wm. Conry, J. F. Culver, N. Clark, William D. Conser, S. L. M. Cummings, AnsonW. Clarke, David Converse, J. K. Cummings, Joseph Cleaveland, Joseph Cook, C. Cummings, T. H. Clements, Isaac S. Cook, G. Cunningham, James Cleft, John G. Cook, Isaac P. Cunningham, O. F. Clift, John G. Cook, John Currier, John Cloak, John B. F. Cook, Joseph W . Curry, Benjamin Close, Tompkins, jr. Cook, Phineas Curry, Daniel Clubb, John L. Cook, Richard Curtiss, W . M. Cobb, George T. Cooke, Pardon Cushing, Stephen Cobb, James E. Cookman, G. G. Cuykendall, E. N. Cobbr Van Buren Cookson, John Gen. Clendenin, G. Coffey, Henry T. Cooley, William Judge Colquett, W. T. Colburn, Peter Coope, J. W . Hon. Collier, Henry W . Cole, Isaac Cooper, A. S. Esq. Clubb, John Cole, Richard Cooper, William Cooper, John Collin, James Copway, George Corderoy, Edward, Collin, John F. Corbitt, I. S. of England Collin, Henry A. Corbitt, Wm. P. Mr. Cadmus, Richard Collins, Geo. H. Corwine, R. Cady, Albert Collins, Benj. L. Coryell, V. M. Calkins, William Collinsworth, M. Gosart, John Calkins, J. G. Comegys, Corn. G. Coston, Zara H. Camp7Alfred Compton, Ichabod Cotton, Alfred J. Carey, Elias Comstock, John Cotton, John A. Carey, John Conner, Nathan C.. Coulson, William S. Carpenter, William Conoway, Minus Covel, James, Jun. Carr, David Cook, Albert A. Covel, Samuel Carr, Wm. Cook, Samuel Cowart, R. I. Carter, Archibald G. Cook, Caleb Cowles, H. B. Carter, Samuel Cook, Ephraim Cox, Dr. Cartwright, Peter Cook, Jesse Cox, G. F. Cartwright, Wm. Cook,. Lemuel Cox, P. J. Case, M. R. Cook, Stephen Craig, Jesse F. Case, Gamaliel Coope, David Crain, E. B. Cassidy, William M. Cooper, Wm. Cram, J. T. Catlin, Jacob O. Cooper, Sylvester Crandall, A. J. Catiin, Robert Cornwall, R. H. Crandall, Phineas Caulkins, John G. Corning, Wm. B. Crane, Elijah Cautley, James Corrington, Stephen Crane, J. N. Chamberland, John Corson, J. W ., M. D. Cranmer, E. H. Chamberlin, Benj.B. Coulthard, Henry Crawford, E. Chandler, John Coutant, Lewis J. Crawford, Isaac Chapman,- Abm. Cowles, William J. Crawford, James Chase, George Cox, John Crawford, John Chase, H. P. Cox, Samuel Crawford, J. Y. Chesbrough, Isaac M. Cox, William A. Crawford,MorrisD’C. Chesbro, Sami. K. J. Cox, Edward B. Creagh, B. Chidister, Erastus Coyle, Charles Crews, Hooper Childs, Gardner Crandall,-James Cromack, Joseph C. Church, Dennis Crandall, Joshua Cross, A. Church, Samuel Crandall, Geo. W . Cross, Joseph ! Gilley, Jonathan Crew, John T. Croswell, Dr. Harry Church, Wesley B. Crocker, G. Crow, Mosei Clapp, Silas Crocker, G. W . Crowder, T n Jr. Clark, Charles A. Crocker, Wm. Crowder, Thomas Clark, David B. Crocker, Waterman 42 LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Mr. Crozier, Robert Mrs. Chase, Orlantha Jane Mrs. Cook,Harriet N. Culver, John Chase, Sarah G. Cooke, Charlotte Culver, Joseph Chattle, Elizabeth W. Cook, LevantiaM. Cunningham, Ben. P. Cheney, L. C. Cook, Delia Cunningham, John Chesborough, J. M. Cook, Rebecca Currier, James Chester, Ursula Cook, Tamson Curry, Stephen Chichester, Martha Cooley, Minerva Curtiss, Alvin Chittenden, Emily Coope, J. W. Curtiss, Ira Chrisman,ClarissaM. Cooper, Amanda M. Curtiss, Roswell Christie, Ann M. Copeland MastCastle, Asbury B. Church, Anna Corderoy, Sarah H. Castle, John C. Church, Mary H. Coryell, Frances Chase, Levi Clark, Abigail H. Coston, Jane Chatfield, Dennis Clark, Agnes Cotton, Dorothy Church, Charles T. Clark, Harriet Cotton, Cousen, Jabcz Bell Clark, Rev. John Covel, Ann G. Crandall, F. A. Clark, Mary E. Covel, Emily Crews, Hanson H. Clarke, M. G. Cowles, Juliet Cromack, Joseph B. Clark, Mary J. Cox, Abigail L. Cromack, Chas. W. Clark, Jane Cox, Elizabeth Mrs. Cable, Permelia Clark, Jos. A. Cox, H. Eliza Caldwell, Nancy Clark, Jane D. Cox, Rev. G. F. Callendar, Mary J. Clarke, P. M. Cox, Lydia N. Campbell, E. Clark, Anna S. Cox, Sarah O. Cannon, Dorcas Clark, Mary Craig, Cordelia Cannon, Margaret E. Clary, Frances L. Cramp, E. Carey, Lois ’ Cleit, Frances Crandall, Amelia Carhart, Mary Cleft, Frances A. Crandall, Eliza M. B. Carlton, Amanda E. Close, Sally D. Crane, Hannah W . Carlisle, Sarah Clubb, Miranda Crane, Rev. Elijah Carver, T. G. Cobb, Elizabeth M. Cranmer, Permelia Carpenter, Bethiah Cobb, Mary Anna Craven, Sarah Carson Cobb, Phebe S. Crews, Mary F. Carr; Hannah J. Cobb, Mary Crocker, Louisa Carr, Mary Cochran, Elizabeth Cromack, Emma M. Carr, Susan Cogswell, Rev. S. Cromack, M. C. Carter, C. C. Colburn, Clarissa Cross, Mary Case, Almyra L. Colburn, Nancy Cross, Mary J. Case, Lucy Colburn, Sally Crow, A. I. Caskey, Caroline Colcord, Sarah C. Crowell, Elizabeth A Cass, Betsey C. Cole, Lorinda Crowley, Martha L. Cass, Sophia Colegate, Lavinia Crowley, Martha M. Castle, Ann Coleman, Livia E. Crum, Harriet L. Castle, Elizabeth B. Coleman, Martha Cuddy, Eleanor Castle, Sally Coleman, Mary Ann Culbertson, Julia Catlett, Caroline A. Coleman, Sophia Culverson, Mary Ann Chambers, Henriet.H. Coles Cummings, A. W. Champlim, Almira Colgate, B. Cummings, D. S. Chancy,- Martha Colley, Nancy Cunningham, Miriam Chandler, Laura Collier, Mary Ann Currier, Martha Chaney, Ann C. Collin, Ruth Curtiss, Elizabeth Chanland, J. P. Collins, Catharine Curtis S3, Sally Chapin, Dolly Collins, Susan S. Curtiss, Sarah C. Chapin, Harvey Collord, Mary Cushing, Lavina G. Chaplin, Louisa Colman, Lucinda Miss Cannon, E. Chapman, Deborah Colman, Lucy Cannon, Mary Ann Chapman,Frances A. Colton, Jennett Carnahan, Sarah Chapman, Eliza Comstock, Hannah Carney, Elizabeth R. Chase, Eleanor Congdon, Sarah Carr, Hannah Jane Chase, Electa Conklin, Ann Eliza Case, Eliza Chase, Harriet Conner, Rosanna Cass, Laura S. Chase, Lydia Conry, Anna Castle, Olive Clarissa Chase, Mary P. Conser, Susan F. Castle, Helen E. LIST OP LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 43

Misa Chambers, Fanny Rev. Dickinson, Joel L . Mr. Davis, James, Alb’y Chapman, Harriet Diefendorf, Abm. G. Davis, Levi C. Chase, Esther rf. Diefendorf, Benj. I. Day, Chas. A. Chase, Cynthia Dighton, F. A. Dayton, James L. Cheeseman, Ann A. Dimmott, J. G. Dean, E. Chesbrough, E. R. Dison, Francis Dearborn, F. W . Cheney, Hannah B. Dixon, John Decoudres, Thomas Chrisman, Jane Dixon, Wm. De Coudres, John Church, Fidelia Dobbins, J. B. De Coudras, Lewis Clapp, Deborah Dodge, Jonas Delamater, Benjamin Clark, Elizabeth Dodson, N. B. Demarest, David Clark, Emily Doering, Charles H. Deming, Jonathan Clark, Laura B. Doll, Henry Denike, Thomas S. Clark, Louisa Doll, Penfield Denman, Richard S. Clemens, Abigail Donaldson, Ira W. Denton, Orin Coffield, Margaret Doolittle, Timothy Derby, Walter Coleman, M. J. Dorchester, D. Dering, Frederick A. Collins, Ellen H. Dorman, E. H. Deveau, Samuel Collins, Mary S. Dorsey, Dr. Edwin Deveau, John A. Colloway, M. W . Doty, Elihu De Wolf, Benj. F. Colvin, Jane Douglas, James Dibble, Jonathan Conklin, Mary Doxsee, Amos Dickerson, Jacob Cook, Sophia DuffieJd, Dr. George. Dickson, John Cooper, Martha Dummer, Chas. Dickson, James Cornwell, Sally A. Dunbar, Otis Dikeman,William H. Coryell, Sidney Dunham, Ella Dimitt, Joshua Crawford, Caroline Dunham, Moses Dimitt, Joseph Crawford, Mary B. Dunham, Z. B. C. Disbrow, Benj. Curtiss, Elizabeth A. Dunn, Hiram Disbrow, Ezra Rev. Dailey, Wm. M. Dunn, R. B. Dianey, Robert Dana, A. J. Durbin, Dr. John P. Disosway, Gabriel P. Danforth, Calvin Durbin, H. I. Disosway, Israel D. Danforth, Joshua N. Durham, James Disosway, Wm. P. Daniel, Wm. V. Dusenbury, Syivanus Dixon, Wm. Dashiell, R. L. Dustin, Newell Dodire, Danl. Davenport, Zach. Dutton, S. W . S. Dodd, William Davidson, James F. Duvall, W . J. Dodson, Leonidas Davies, John Dyson, Franklin Dolbeare, James G. Davis, Charles A. Dr. Day, Roswell Donaldson, James Davy, John Dorsey, Caleb Dorrance, Cyrus Day, Mulford Capt. Dyer, James Dorrence, Henry T. Day, Stephen Prof. Darby, John Dorrence, Joseph Dayton, Stephen S. Esq. Dikeman, J., Sen. Dottirge, Sami. K. Deal, J. S. Disosway, Cor’s. R. Doty, J. Dearborn, George S. Durant, Thos. Douglass, Jas. Dean, S. Mr. Daggett, Milton Downing, Amos Dean, W m. j Dale, Daniel Drew, Daniel Debrell, A. Dalton, William Drier, R. Decker, S. W. Dando, Stephen Drury, Nicholas Degen, Henry V. Daniel, Charles Scot; Dudley, Gilbert Dempster, John Daniel, Coleman Duncan, Fleming Deneen, William L. Daniel, William A. Duncan, John Dennis, John Daniels, John Dunham, Thomas S. Dennison, Edwin Dare, Samuel Dunn, Reuben B. Derman, E. H. Darrow, Jonathan Dunning, Levi O. Derrick, David Darrow, William H. Durand, Samuel Devaney, Benjamin Daugherty, Elias C. Duryea, Tunis H. De Pew, Nelson Davenport, Ira E. Dusinbury, L. B. De Vinne, Daniel Davis, Alfred Duttron De Vol, Charles Davis, Charles Dwight, Albert Deyerle, Thomas J. Davis, Chauncey Dwight, Moseley Dickinson, E. W. Davis, James L. Dyer, Freeman M. Dickerson, J. L. Davis, James, N. Y. Dyer, Samuel 44 LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Mr. Dyer, Elijah Mrs. Dyer, Rebecca Mr. Edwards, James R. Dyerle, Mildred P. Dyson, Mary A. Edwards, William H MastDavy, John WesleyJ Dyson, Mary Ann Eighmy, Peter G. Dexter, Geo. N. Miss Davis, Elizabeth B. Eia, David H. Dyson, John F. Day, Margaret A. Ellis, John Oliver Mrs. Dana, Malvina Degraw, Ida Elwell, Morris Dana, Alice M. Demmitt, M. G. Elwell, Stephen Daniel, Elizabeth Dixon, Mary, A. Elwell, Wm. Daniel, Mary E. Donoho, A. E. Evans, J. Darling, Elizabeth Donovan, Phebe Evans, J. B. Daugherty, Julia Draper, Alice Mast.Early, Orville R. Davenport, Sylvania Rev. Eames, Joseph Early, John F. Davis, Charles A. Early, Abner Early, Thomas H. Davis, Jane E. Early, E. Mrs. Eames, Lucina Davis, Roxana Early, John Early, E. B. Davis, Zipporah Easterbrook, Robt. D. Easter, Susan B. Davison, Mary Eastman, B. C. Eastman, Sarah C. Davy, Huldah Jane Eastman, Hubbard Eastman, Sarah S. Day, Eldula Eastman, Cyrus L. Eaton, Lydia Day, Nancy Eaton, Josiah Eddy, Catharine Debrell, W . A. Eaton, J. S. Eddy, Sally P. Degraw, Ida Eddy, L. A. Edmundson, E. Deems, Scotia Anna Edmonds, John A. Edwards, A. De Haven, Zippo D. Edmundson, Jos. Edwards, Mary Delaney, Eliza Edwards, Reuben Ege, Rev. O. Demmitt, E. F. Edwards, Thomas Ege, Susannah De Mott, Alice Ege, Oliver Eighmey, Maria Dempster Eighmy, Samuel Eighmy, M. DeNoyelles, Dereky Ekin, George Elliott, Calicta Denison, Louisa Elbert, Isaac Elliott, 0. Dennis, Amy Elliott, Charles Ellis, Mary Dennison, Sarah J. Elliott, G. C. Edwards, Mary Denniston, Isabella J. Elliott, Joseph Elwell, Catharine Denniston, Mahala Elliott, Simon Emerson, Betsey De Pew, Sarah Ellis, Geo. W . Emerson, Sarah Deputy, Cassandra Ellis, Moses, (Wales) Ensign, Barbary De Vol, Harriet M. Ellis, Samuel Ercanbrack, Mary Dibrell, H. Ellis, Thomas Ervin, Sarah A. Dickinson, Mary Ellison, W . H. Erwin, W . E. Dickerson, Caroline Elsworth, William J. Evans, Elizabeth Dickson, Elizabeth El well, K. Evans, Lydia Diefendorf, Maria Ely, L. W . Evarts, J. Dings, Nancy Emerson, Oliver Everdell Disbrow, Mamre Emory, Robert Everett, Dr. John Dixon, Clarissa W. Ensign, Datus Miss Early, Mary V. Dixon, Emily Enos, W . H. Edgcombe, Elizabeth Donaldson, Mary Ercanbrack, Henry Egbert, Catharine H. Doolittle, Betsey Ercanbrack, J. Emerson, Margaret Dorchester, M. Erwin, James Emerson, M. A. Dormon, S. Estie, George W . Evans, Minerva Dorsey, Matilda H. Evans, William S. Rev. Fairbanks, Ira Draper, A. A., Nor­ Everdell, R. Fancher, Daniel wich, Conn. Gen. Edwards, S. M. Farr, Alfred A. Drurj, Sarah Capt. Elliott, Wm. M. Farrell, Alexander Dunbar, Julia M. Mr. Eaves, William Farrington, W . F. Dunham, Roxana Eccleston, Wm. G Fee, William J. Dunham, Ianus Eddy, Timothy Felsh, J. N. Dunning, G. Eddy, Walton M. Fellows, N. Dunning, Laurette S. Edgar, Abraham D. Fenton, S. F. Durham, Sophia Edgerton, James Fenton, Solomon Dusenbury, Eliza Edmonds, John Ferguson, A. H. Dwight, Delia L. Edsall, Wm. Ferguson, F. G. Dyer, Polly Edwards, J. Benj. Ferguson, George LIST OP LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 45

Rev. Ferguson, Samuel D. Rev. Fuller, James M. | Mrs. Farr, L. Ferguson, Smith Furlong, Henry Farrell, A . O. Ferguson, Wm. M. FyfFe, Wm. H. Farrington, Mary S. Ferree, J. Dr. Flewellen, A. Fellows, Abigail Ferris, Ira Foulks, Chas. T. Fellows, Rev. N. Ferris, W. H. Hon. Frelinghuysen, T. Fellows, Rachel Few, Ignatius A. Judge Fisk, Josiah Ferguson, H. A. Fidler, John Esq. Fisher, John Ferguson, Mary L. Field, Elijah H. Francis, Ephraim Ferguson, Sarah Field, Julius Francis, Harvey Ferrill, Eliza Field, Hezekiah Mr. Fancher, E. L. Ferris, Phebe Fields, A . Fanton, Rowland Ferris, Mary H. Fillmore, A . N. Fearon Ferris, Henrietta Fillmore, Daniel Fellows, Robert Few, Catharine Fillmore, Glezen Fellows, Edwin R. Fields, Elizabeth S. Finch, Solomon F. Ferguson, James Field, Ann Finley, James B. Fiddis, James Field, Keturah Finley, James C. Fiddis, Robert Filkins, Jane Fisher, D. Fielding, Stephen K. Filley, Elizabeth Fisher, John Filkin, John C. Fillmore, Lavina A Fisher, Samuel U. Filkins, Wm. J. Fillmore, Susan F. Fasher, Franklin Filley, Edwin Finch, Harriet M. Fisk, Dr. Wilbur Fink Finch, Julia Fiich, John Finley Fish, Sophia Fitch, Silas Fisher, Anthony W. Fisher, Anna Fleming, A. Fisher, John Fisher, Hannah Fleming, D. Fisher, Nathl. B. Fitch, Cornelia C. Floy, James Fisher, Edward Fitch, Elizabeth Fogg, Caleb Fisher, George Fitch, Margaret Foljambe, William Fisher, Joseph Fitch, Mary D. K. Folsom, Abraham Fisk, John Fleming, Mary B. Foot, R. C. Fisk, Abner Flournoy, Elizabeth Foote, Orrin Fleming, William Floy, Jane Forbes, W . J. Fletcher, Elijah T. Fluke, Anna V. Ford, Abel Flournoy, Josiah Foote, Electa Ford, Thomas Foote, Alfred Ford, Catharine Ford, Washington Foote, Andrew Foss, Jane Ford, Wm. Forbes, William Foster, Eliza M. Forrest, J. Ford, C. T. Foster, Maria A. Fort, J. P. Ford, J. Foster, Mary Foss, Cyrus Foster, Israel Foster, Seline Foster, Abiel Foster, Benjamin W . Foster, Sarah M. Foster, Egbert H. Forster, J. Valentine Fountain, Jotham S. Foster, R. S. Fountain, Jotham S. Fowler, Sylvia Fox, Absalom D. Fox, George, jr. Fox, Cornelia R. Fox, R. Fox, John Fox, Elizabeth Fox, Henry J. Fox, Richard Fox, J. Foy, Miles Francis, Thomas J. Frazer, Lucy Frambies, D. E. Frankeberger, W . T. Frazer, Sarah France, Jos. Freeman, Edmund Freeborn, Mary Francis, A. S. Freeman, Nathan Freeman, Mary Francis, Isaac Frey, Edward S. Freeman, Mary E. Fraser, John Front, Lott Freeman, Phebe Frazee, Bradford Frost, Isaac T. Freeman, Polly Frazer, William N. Frysinger, Wm. French, Anna Frear, S. C. Fuller, Anson B. Frisbee, Mary French, Milton Fuller, James M. Fuller, Jane Frost, George W . Fuller, Jesse Fuller, Mary E. Frost, Leonard P. Fuller, Jonathan W . Miss Farrington. Sophrona Frye, Christopher Mast. Floy, James, Jr. Ferguson, Nancy Frye, J. Mrs. Fairbank, Mercy Fielding, S. K. Frye, S. Fancher, Lucy Fillmore, Orra Fuller, Benjamin Fanton, Polly Finney, Ann E. 46 LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Miss Fisher, Elizabeth A. Rev. Graham, Thos. Mr. Giddings, Walter Fisher, Jane S. Grant, Elihu Gilbert, Elias Fisher, Ann Grant, Loring Gilbert, Levi Fitts, Elizabeth E. Grattenger, C. Gilbert, Luther Fletcher, Achsa Graves, John Giles, Samuel Flint, Olive Graves, Wm. P. Gillies, Wright Flint, Grata Gray, Henry . Gillett, Ellory Folsom, Eliza S. Gray, Valentine Gillett, Everett Foote, Sarah Greatsinger, C. Gillett, Joel Forman, Elizabeth Green, Adam C. Gillett, Ozias L. Forster, Sarah Green, A. L. P. Gillmore, Samuel Fowler, Elizabeth Green, John C. Gilpin, Thomas Fox, Rev. Henry D. Green, M. Glover, James Frazer, Lucy Mary Green, Philip Goff, Henry French, Betsey Green, Silas Goodenough, Asa A. Frothingham, Abigail Greene, Richard L. Goodenough, D. B. Fuller, Mary C. Greenhalgh, Thomas Goodenough, Jno. J. Rev. Gaddis, M. P. Griffen, Benjamin Goodenough, M. M. Gailey, John Griffin, Thomas Goodman, Caleb Gamewell, W . A. Griffin, Wm. Goodspeed, Reuben Gammon, E. H. Griffith, Alfred Gorham, Benj. L. Ganaway, R. Griswold, E. E. Gorton, R. Ely Gardner, Silas D. Griswold, Francis A. Grans, Geo. Gardner, Thos. C. Grover, James L. Grant, Miles Gardner Gruber, J. Graves, Benjamin Garlick, J. C. Grunendike, Samuel Gray, E. C. Garrettson, Freeborn Guest, Job Graydon, James Garrettson, V. Gulick, J. G. Graydon, Joseph Garvin, A. W. Gulliver, John P. Green, Wm. Gary, George Gunn, Lewis Griffin, Richard C. Gavitt, Elnathan C. Gurley, J. Griffin, Thomas Gavitt, Franklin Gurley, R. B. Griswold, Abel Gay, William Guyer, George Griswold, A. H. Gaylord, M. H. Guyer, John Groat, Henry A. Gear, Hiram Gwynn, Wm. Groesbeck, Anson Gere, J. A. Dr. Gregory, N. Groesbeck, W . W. Gibbons, John L. Goodnough, D. H. Gross, Sylvanus S. Gibson, David Esq. Gregory, Dudley S. Guernsey, J. Warren Gilbert, Elias Mr. Gaddis, David Guest, Job Gilbert, Raphael Gaddis, Samuel Gunter, Edward Gilder, J. Leonard Gaddis, Wm. F. Gurnee, Leonard Giles, Charles Gale, Luther Gurnee, Jonas Gillett, M. D. Gale, Wm. Master Graff, G. Wilbur F Gilmore, A. Gamble, James Mrs. Galloway, Eliza Gilmore, Hiram Gardiner, S. D. Gamewell, Mary Gilmore, James Gardner, Odell Ganaway, Sarah Gilmore, Wm. Gardner, Caleb Gardner, Ann Goff, Abner Garland, Maurice H. Gardner, Hannah Goheen, Mayberry Garnsey, Lewis R. Gardner, Almira Goode, Wm. H. Garnsey, Nathan D. Gardner, Catharine P. Goodrich, James R. Garnsey, Pliny Garnsey, Caroline Gold, Geo. S. Garrettson, R. V. Garnsey, Maria Goodridge, J. C. Gascoigne, James B. Garrett, Catharine Goodsell, Buel Gascoigne, Jas.W. C. Garrettson, Cath. Gorse, Charles Gascoigne, Joshua J. Garvin, Hannah Gordon, W . Gates, Joseph Gary, Elizabeth Gorham, B. W. Gaylord, Wm. Gault, O. Gorrie, Peter D. Gedney, Sylvanus Gavitt, Eliza C. Goss, E. Geroe, Benjamin Gay, Amelia B. Gothard, William Gibony, Emanuel Gaylord, Jane Gould, J. Gibson, J. S. Gaylord, Sally Gould, William F. Gibson, John Gelston, Captain Grace, Samuel Giddings, Joshua D. Gere, Sarah LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 47

Mrs. Gibeny, Mary Miss Gaskill, Margaret Rev. Hartman, C. Gibson, Catharine Gaylord, Susan M. Hartman, Daniel Gibson, M. E. Gilbert, Eliza Harvard, William M. Giddings, Almira T. Gill, Eliza J. Harwood, John Giddings, C. Gillett, Ellen Haskell, Wm. Giddings, Lydia Gillett, Emeline Hascall, J. Gifford, Sarah M. Gillett, Eveline Haskel, S. B. Gilbert, Charity Goforth, Elizabeth Haslem, John Gilbert, Lavinia Goff, Hannah Hatch, Alvra Gilbert, Maria Gould, Anna E. Hatch, Win. H. Gilbert, Mary Ann Gould, Phebe Hatfield, Henry Gilbert, Mary E. Grant, Laura Hatfield, R. M. Gilder, Emma Green, Laura E. Hathaway, T. Y. Gildersleeve, Lois Green, Sarah Haven, Clark Gillett, Mary M. Griswold, Frances Havens, E. O. Gilmore, Eliza A. R Griffith, Havens, James Glenn, Hannah Guernsey, Nancy H. Hawkins, F. Goff, Elizabeth Guion, Mary Jane Hawkins, G. B. Goff, Patty Rev. Hagar, Jacob Hawks, Philo Goheen, Mary J. Haines, J. Hawley, C. Goheen, Elizabeth Hall, H. Hawley, W . C. Goldsmith, Mary Hall, Inman Hawley, B. Goode, Sarah Hall, James Hayes, T. C. Goodenough,R. Halstead, J. D. Hayter, Richard Goodine, Hester Ann Hamlin, B. B. Hazeltine, J. Goodridge, Sarah T. Hamilton, M. G. Hazen, James Goodsell, Adeline Hamilton, Samuel Hazzard, J. T. Goodspeed, Hannah Hamilton, W . Head, Nelson Goodwin, Mary Hammit, Wm. Heath, Asa Gorham, Olivia H. Hammond, Jos. Heath, U. Gorham, Susan Hammond, Mawbry Hebard, Elijah Gorrie, Mary Hance, Alfred Hebbard, Eben S. Gorse, Eleanor L. Hand, William T. Hedstrom, O. G. Gothard, Anne Hank, Wm. Helmershausen, E. A. Gould, Margaret J. Hank, Jehu Hemming way, James Goutee, Martha A. Hanna, Matthew Henderson, W. C. Graham, Eliza Hansberger, L. F. Henderson, Granger, Sarah R. Hanson, Abraham Henelley, Alex. C. Grant, Betsey Hanson, J. M. Henninger, John Grant, Mary P. Happerset, Reese Henry, John Grant, Mary Hard, Amos Henry, Spencer Graves, Anna Hardin, Wm. Henry, William Green, Mary A. E. Harding, C. R. Hermance, John P. Gregory, Lucia M. Hargis, James Herr, Wm. Gregory, Nancy Harker, M. Herring, Amos Griffen, Julia Ann Harland, J. D. Hesler, O. Griffin, Diana Harley, Joseph Heustis, Jonathan Griffin, Levia Harlow, William Heyer, W. S. Griffin, Sarah Harmer, James Hibbard, F. G. Griffith, Elizabeth Harrell, John Hickey, M. Griffing, Frances S. Harrell, S. Hickok, Henry Grimsha, Julian Harrington, R. Hicks, J. J. Griswold, Sarah Harris, John Higgins, F. D. Groesbeck, Hannah Harris, Joseph Higgins, S. H., M.D. Groesbeck, Louisa C. Harris, Lovell Hildebrand, S. Groff, Judith Harris, Nathaniel Hildebrand, Thomas Guest, Rev. Job Harris, Reuben Hill, A. H. Guion, Mary Harris, R. S. Hill, Charles Gulick, Eliza Harrison, D. Hill, James Gurnee, Abigail Harrison, J. S. Hill, Joseph Miss Gardner, Octavius Harrison, John Hill, Morris Garnett, Genevine Harrison, Peyton Hill, Moses Gamsey, Livia Harrower, P. P. Hill, Theodore 48 LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Rev. Hill, Dr. William Rev. Humphreys, H. Mr. Harris, Benjamin F. Hill, Nicholas Hunt, Aaron Harris, Henry R. Hinds, O. Hunt, Aaron, Junr. Harris, James S. Hines, Gustavus Hunt, Jason Harris, Joseph R. Hinman, C. T. Hunt, Jesse Harris, Michael G. Hinmon, David Hunter, William Harrington, William Hirst, William Hunter, W . H. Harrison, Joseph Hitchcock, P. M. Hunting, Joseph Hart, Elisha Hoag, Wilbur Hurd, Nathaniel Hart, Nathaniel C. Hobart, Norris Hurd, William F. Hartt, Jas. C. Hobby, Henry Hurlburt, Lewis Hart, G. Washington Hobler, J. Huse, Obadiah Haskins, Wesley Hodgson, Francis Husted, Harvey Hatfield, John Hoes, Schuyler Husted, John B. Hatfield, Joseph Hoge, James Hutchinson, David Hatt, George Hogoboom, H. Hutt, Henry Hauptman, John W. Hogoboom, Robert Gen. Harrison, W. H., Haven, Clarke Holdich, Joseph President U. S. Havens, Joseph H. Holland, Horace Hon. Hilliard, *H. W-, of Havens, Urban Holliday, F C. Alabama Havens, Wm. H. Hollister, D. S. Hotchkiss, Elisha Hawley, Truman R. Holman, Sullivan Dr. Hammond, Ammon Hay, Richard S. W. Holmes, D., sen. Harrison, Peachey Hays, Levi Holmes, D., jun. Harrison, Samuel Hazzard, Jeremiah Holmes, David Hill, William Heath, J. L. Holmes, J. L. Esq. Hale, Zebulon Hebbard, G. R. Holtzinger, P. F. Hamsberger,Stephen Heggins, Haskell P. Hopkins, Robert Hawkes, Frank HeisKel, Robert Hopkins, Stephen D Herrick, J. Henderson, Isaac Hopkins, A. T. Mr. Hagaman, John W . Henderson, S. L. Hopkins, Geo. ‘ Hagarman, Wm. C. Henderson, Thomas Hopkins, Wm. R. Haines, John L. Henderson, William Horton, James P. Hall, Benoni Henderson, Samuel Horton, Solomon Hall, Francis Hendrickson, Scott Hoskin, Chas. H. Hall, John N. Henry, James Hotchkin, John Hall, Seth Henshaw, Linus K. Hoover, I. W. Hall, William P. Herbert, Joseph Houghtaling, J. B. Hall, Wm. Herdt, John Houghton, B. A. Halsted, A. L. Herrick, J. House, J. Halsted, Samuel Hersey, Joseph B. Houseworth, Jas. J. Ham, John Hervey, Henry Howard, H. B. Hamilton George I. Hetherington, Cyrus Howard, O. R. Hamlin, Harris Hethington, Chris. Howard, Solomon Hamlin, Oliver Hewlitt, Samuel Howe, Benj. Hamlin, Peres Hicks, Thomas H. Howe, Bezaleel Hammond, John Higbie, John Howe, John M. Hand, Bradford B. Higgins, Caleb D. Howe, Samuel Handy, Marvin Higgs, Joseph Howe, Simeon Handy, Richard Hill, G. Howe, W . Hanford, Elisha Hill, George J. Howland, Seneca Harbow, F. P. Hill, John L. Howson, John Harder, Martin Hill, J. R. Hoyt, B. R. Hargett, Thomas Hill, John Rowland Hoyt, 0. S. Harkness, J. C. Hill, Joseph Hoyt, P. L. Harley, Thomas Hill, Moses Hoyt, Wm. B. Harmer, Samuel Hilliard, Thos. Hoyt, W . C. Hamed, Samuel Hinks, Jesse Huber, Jacob F. Harper, Fletcher Hitt, Jackey S. Huddleston, Allen Harper, James Hoag, Samuel W. Hudson, Jonathan Harper, John Hobron, Wm. Hudson, Joshua Harper, Joseph W. Hochstrasser, Jacob Hudson, T. M. Harper, P. J. A. Hodnett, John Huestis, Jonathan Harper, Samuel B. Hoff, Jacob LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 49

Mr. Holdbrook, Alfred Mrs. Ham, John Mrs. Herman Hollingsworth, W. B. Hamilton, Emma G Herr, Sarah Hollister, Theron O. Hamilton, Jane Herron, Cordelia Holman, Joshua B. Hamilton, Mary Ann Herron, Elizabeth Holmes, Burroug s Hamilton, Eliza P. Hibbard, Mary Holmes, Gilbert Hamlin, E. W. Hickok, Emily G. Holmes, James A. Hamlin, O. Higby, Helen Hour, W. Hamline, Melinda Higgins, L. Holmes, James P. Hammond, Jane Higgins, Mary Holmes, Nathaniel Hancock, Laura Higgins, Lydia Holway, Seth P. Hanford, Deborah Hildebrand, Ann M. Homan, Richard S. Hanna, Nancy Ann Hill, Abiah Ann Hook, Samuel Hard, Elizabeth W Hill, Chloe Margaret Hoover, Peter Harding, Nancy B. Hill, Emma Hope, R. B. Harrell, Wm. Arthur Hill, Harriet N. Hopkins, Elisha G. Harrell, Jane Ann Hill, Margaret Hossler, D. M. B. Hargh, Saloma Hill, R. Ann Houseworth, Michael Hargis, Sarah E. Hill, Sally Hovey, Horatio N. Harley, Grace Hill, Sarah A. Howard, A. H. Harmer, Louisa Hill, Susannah Howard, James Harrington, Rev. R. Hill, Wm. T. Howard, John Hamed, Rachel Hilliard, Abby P. Howe, Benjamin F. Harris, Anna Hilliard, Sally Howe, Birdscy T. Harris, Lucy Hilliker, Minerva H. Howe, John W. Harris, M. Hinds, Mary C. Howe, Silas B. Harrison, Caroline Hine, Phebe Howe, T. Andrus Harrison, E. Hines, Lydia V. Howell, Elliott Harrison, Irene Hitchcock, Phebe J. Howell, Henry W. Harrison, Susan Hobart, Rev. J. Howell, James Harrower, Mary S. Hobbes, Sarah Howell, John Hart, Lucina Hockersmith, Eliz. Howell, John B. Hartman, Mary E. Hodgmon, Angeline Howland, Knowlton Hartwell S. A. Hodgson, Rev. F. Hubbard, Samuel Harvard, Susan Mary Holden, Susan Hubbell, Edmond Harwood, Fanny Holliday, Sarah Hubbell, Harvey Hascall, Lavinia Hollister, C. B. Hudson, David Haskell, L. Holmes, Angeline R. Hughs, John Hatfield, Ann Holmes, Angeline Hulbert, Alex. S. Hatfield, Charity Holmes, Charlotte Hull, David B. Haven, Hannah Holmes, Lydia Hull, Hiram Havens, D. E. Holmes, Martha Hull, John Hawkins, Emeline Holmes, Mary Hunt, Moses Hawkins, Editha Holmes, Sally Hunt, Wm. S. Hawley, Harriet A. Holtzinger, Mary A. Hurley, Thomas Hawley, Elizabeth W Hopkins, E. D. Huson, Jeremiah Hayes, Rev. T. C. Hopkins, P. A. Hutchins, Benj. B. Haynes, Eliza Y. Hopkins, Roxana Hutchins, Merritt F. Haynes, Sarah A. Hopkins, Arazetta Hutchinson, Archd. Hazlett, Mary Hopkins, Nancy M. Hutchinson, William Hazzard, Mary Horton, Mary Hyde, Chauncey G. Heath, Mary Ann Houghtaling, Dorcas Hyde, Edwin Heath, Sarah House, Mary N. Hyde, Erastus Hebberd, Rhoda E. Howard, Susan Hyde, L. Hedding, Lucy Howard, Sarah Mrs. Haight, Hetty A .1 Hedding, Ruth Howe, E. Haines, Margaret M. Hedstrom, Caroline Howell, Edith Hall, Lucy Hemmingway, C. C. Howell, Esther Hall, Mary Hendrickson, E. F. Howell, Rosetta Hall, Esther M. Hendrickson, M. A. Howson, Elizabeth Hall, Susan Hendrickson, Sarah Hoyt, Mary Julia A. Hallenbeck, C. Henley, Margaret C. Hubbs, Catharine Halsted, Jane D. Henry, Jane Hudson, Jane Halsted, Sarah Herbert, Mary Ann Hudson, Thirza H. 50 LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Mrs. Huestis Mrs. Ingalls, Ezra S. Mrs. Jackson, Abby E. Hull, Asbury Inskip, J. S. Jackson, Sophia Hull, Elizabeth Irwin, Hannah R. Jackson, Mary Ann Hungerford, Rebecca Isham, Elizabeth Jacobs, Eliza.beth B. Hunt, Asenath Ives, Betsey Jacokes, Mary Ann Huntington, Eliza A. Miss Ives, Elma Jagger, Helen Husted, Harriet E. Rev. Jackson, A. James, Sarah Hlisted, Maria Jackson, Wm. J. Janes, Rev. E. L. Hutchins, Lucy A. Jacoby, Ludwig S. Janes, Rev. E. S. Hyde, Lucretia Jacokes, Daniel C. Janney, Martha Ann Miss Haigh, Emma Jagger, E. Jarvis, Winna Hall, Jemima Jakway, Thomas S. Jayne, Elizabeth Hallowell, Elizabeth James, J. Jennings, Elvira Ham, Mary Jane James, Jesse J. Jennings, M. J. Handy, Clarissa James Wm. Jeudivine, Sarah Harris, Mary E. Jameson, A. A. Jewett, Charlotte Hartman, Eliz. C. Jamison, J. Jewett, Jane Maria Hatfield, Julia Janes, E. L. Johnson, Anna Herring, Mary D. Jarvis, Field Johnson Herring, Sally Jarvis, John Johnson, A. P. Hick, Hannah D. Jayne, George S. Johnson, A. R. Hickey, Minerva Jennings, Joseph Johnson, Joanna D. Hill, Betsey Jenkins, Daniel Johnson, Rachel Hill, Catharine Jessup, Robert Joiner, Nancy Hill, Eliza Jewett, William Jones, Helena Hill, Emily N. Jewett, Wm. D. Jones, Sophia Hill, Mary Johnson, John Jones Hill, Mary Jane Johnson, J. L. Jones, Hannah Hill, Ruth Maria Johnson, Obadiah Joseph, Jerusha Hoisington, Laura A. Johnson, Ransom Judd, Jane M. Holbrook, Harriet E. Jolley, Hugh Judson, Elizabeth Holmes, Mariva Jolley, Samuel Miss James, Elizabeth Holmes, Martha E. Jones, A. W . Jennings, Lucinda Holmes, Mary Abigail Jones, Cornelius Johnson, Malinda T. Holmes, Susan Jones, C. B. Johnson, Mary Horton, Sarah Jones, J. Johnson, Rebecca R. Howell, Eliza L. Jones, Mr. Johnson, Sally Hubbard, Esther Jones, Zenas Johnson, T. L. Humphreys, S. Jordan, Wm. M. Jones, Anna Maria Hutchins, Cath. D. Joyner, James E. Jones, Mary E. Hutchins, Mary B. Judd, Gaylord Judson, Mary Ann Huyler, Frances Julian, John Judson, Sarah Hyde, Rebecca V. Esq. Johnson, Quincy Rev. Karsner, Charles Rev. Ingalls, Rosman James, John Kavanaugh, B. T. Ingersal, George Mr. Jackson, John T. Keeler, Denton Ingraham, S. W . Jemison, George Keese, George Ireson, Joseph Jennings, James Keller, A. Irwin, John L. Johnson, Geo. W. Kelley, H. W . Isbell, Bishop Johnson, Wm. Ross Kelly, R. Isham, Charles Johnson, Zenas Kelly, Samuel Israel, George W. Johnson, Asa Kellogg, H. Ives, B. I. Johnson, Joseph P. Kellogg, Israel Ives, Willard Johnson, Wm. Kellogg, Lewis Indian boy— Flat Head Jones, Daniel Kellogg, Nathaniel Indian boy— Chas. Kalbfus Jones, B. H. Keisey, Charles Indian brother— Eneos Jones, Eber Kelsey, James Mr. Ide, Samuel N. Jones, James Kemp, E. L. Ide, W m .H . Jordan, Edmund Kemp,Robert E. Ide, Elijah Josselyn, A. -Kemper, David Ingalls, Jonathan Joyner, Gurdon Kennaday, Dr. John Irving, Charles Judson, Noah Kennard, E. Israel, Fielder Julian, J. J. Kennard, John Mrs. Ide, Sarah B. Mast. Janes, Lewis T. .Kenney, Wesley LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 51

Rev. Kenney, Wm. Mr. Knowles, AmbroseD. Rev. Lany, W . H. Kennison, David Knowles, Josiah Lark, Alvin Kenny, John Knowlton, Leon. S. Larkin, Benjamin Kept, Asa Kuhn, Henry Larkin, Jacob Kent, W . J. Kunckle, Philip Larkin, Wm. Keppler, Samuel Master Kennaday, J. Lathrop, D. Kern, M. L. Mrs. Kaene, Lucy Lathrop, O. C. Kerns, John Keeler, Betsey Lathrop, S. G. Kerr, George Keller, Rev. A. Latimer, Ebenezer Keyes, Josiah Keeler, Sarah Latta, Samuel A. Keys, Charles C. Kellogg, Jennett E. Law, Elijah Kibbey, Epaphras Kellogg, Martha P. Law, Joseph Kidder, A. Kellogg, Caroline Law, S. W. Kidder, Daniel P. Kelly, Ann E. Lawder, W . H. Kidder, Wm. J. Kelly, Edna Lawrence, Wm. Kiger, John Kelsey, Eliza Laws, James Kilbum, David Kemp, Caroline T. Laws, John Kilpatrick, Joshua Kemper, Sarah Ann Lawton, Daniel B. King, David Kennaday, Rev. J. Layman, Truman King, D. S. Keeney, Saphrona B. Leach, A. C. King, George Kenny, Bridget Leach, Caleb King, Lyndon Kent, Submit S. Lear, J. King, S. W . Kent, Susan Leard, Samuel Kingsley, D. H. Kern, L. M. Leavings, C. W. Kinnear, G. D. Keys, Elizabeth Lee, Daniel Kinny, Pardon T. Kibbey, Betsey Lee, Jason Kinsley, Hiram Kidder, Mary Lee, J. B. Kinward, Thos. Kidder, Orinda Lee, Le Roy M. Knalls, Robert Kilburn, Louisa Lee, Luther Knapp, George W. Killpatrick, Susan Lee, Wm. Knapp, Samuel M. King, Ann Lee, J. S. Knapp, John King, Eliza Leech, Samuel Knight, Horace B. King, H. Leet, C. W . Knox, L. L. King, Lydia A. Le Fevre, John W Kone, W . W. King, Nancy B. Leigh, H. G. Dr. Knight, S. T. Kinne, Lufana Lemon, T. B. Esq. Kidder, S. Kinney, Eliza R. Lenhart, J. L. Mr. Keach, John Kirk, Phebe Lent, James S. Keeler, Jonah Kitchell, A. F. Lent, Marvin R. Keeler, Walter Knapp, Abigail Leonard, C. H. Keeney, Joshua Knight, Jane Leonard, Jacob Keeney, Timothy Knight, Mary Levings, C. W . Keep, sen., Marcena Knox, A. E. Lcvings, Noah Kellogg, C. C. Miss Kalb, Mary L. M. Lewis, C. W. Kellogg, Charles G. Kelly, Eliza M. Lewis, David Kelly,' James Kennaday, Clara Lewis, John W. Kelso, John King, Brooklyn, N. Y Lewis, Nathaniel Keltner, Jacob King, Harriet E. Lewis, Rodman Kennedy, William King, Mary E. Lewis, Z. N. Kenyon, Benj. Kline, Catharine Liggitt, E. F. Kerr, Thomas Rev. Lakin, A. S. Lilley, Samuel P. Kerringer, James Lakin, B. Limerick, Daniel Kershner, Harvey Lamberton, Sewall Lindsay, I. J. M. Ketchum, Alva Lambeth, J. W. Lindsey, John Keyser, Abraham Lambord, B. F. Linn, J. H. Kidder,"H. Martyn Lamkm, D. Lipscomb, P. D. Kingsley, Henry Lamont, Hiram Lipscomb, R. M. Kirby, Leonard Lanahan, J. Litzinger, William Kirlland, B. Landon, Seymour Livesey, Richard Knapp, George W . Landrum, W . B. Long, A. Knapp, Josiah P. Lane, George Long, James Knowles, Hezekiah Lane, George W. Longking, Joseph Knowles, William Lanks, James Longman, J. F. 52 LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Rev. Lord, Isaac Mr. Levings, Conrad Mrs. Lemmon, M. B. Lord, John Lewis, Charles Lenhart, Ann Lore, Dallas D. Lewis, John Leonard, Lucy Lounsbery, H. Lewis, John H. Lester, Sarah Lovejoy, John Lewis, John S. Letton, Ann Lovejoy, P. R. Lewis, Silvenus Letton, Eliz£t Jane Loveland, J. S. Liddle, Stephen Letton, Louisa Lovell, C .R. Lindsey, Andrew Levings, Sarah Lovell, Stephen Lippett, N. G. Lewis, Elizabeth Lowry, A. Linthicum, Joseph Lewis, Hannah Luccock, John Litch, Jeremiah Lewis,Teresa Eveline Luckett, H. F. Littleton, Wm. W Lewis, Rowena E. Luckey, Dr. S. Lloyd, I. A. Lindsey, E. Luckey, John Lloyd, W . B. Lindsey, Lucy Ludlow, H. G. Lobdell, A. S. Lindsley, Jane E. Luke, Garrett Loder, Cyrus W . Lindsey, Rev. John Lull, Joseph Loder, Lewis B. Linthicum, Elizabeth Lull, William Logan, William Linthicum, S. Lumsden, Wm. 0 Long, Eli Lipscomb, Maria Lusk, William Lord, Benjamin Lipscomb, Rev.R.M. Lybrand, C. C. Lord, Edmund Little, Rev. Lyman, Alfred Lord, Joseph jr. Littlejohn, Mary L. Lyman, David Lore, D. D. Livesey, Jane Maria Lyon, Arunah Lott, William Lloyd, W. B. Lyon, Cheater Loughborough, Nath Loder Lyon, John C. Lounsberry, N. Longbottom, Eliza Lyon, Moses Loveland, Oliver Loomis, R. Lyon, Zalmon Lovell, Henry C. Lontza, Elizabeth Dr. Lord, W . G. Lowden, John Love, Rebecca T. Lugenbeel, Jas. W . Lowe, W. W. Lovejoy, Adeline E. Capt. Lyman, Simeon Lowrie, H. F. Loveland, Persia S. Esq. Layman, John Ludlum, William Luccock, Mary Lafone, Samuel F. Luke, Jamps Luckey, Dinah Littlejohn, J. B. Lumsden, Jas. D. Ludnum, Anna M. Labar, Giles Luther, Martin Lull, Eunice Mr. Lacy, Henry E. Lyon, Jas. H. Lumsden, Rachel P Lamb, Simeon Lyon, Wm. P. Luther, Mary Lamont, Thomas W. Lyon, Wm. R. I Lyman, Mary Lane, Austin Master List, Eugenius I Lyon, Augusta M. Lane, Charles A. List, Robt. Newton Lyon, Elizabeth Lane, Daniel Mrs. La Grange, Ann Lyon, Harriet W . Lane, Harvey B. Lagrange, Mary Lyon, Lura Lane, Joseph J. Lamb, Chloe Lyon, Mary R. Lane, Richard C. Lamberson, Sarah Lyon, Sarah Langdon, W . J. Lamkin, E. C. Miss Lamberson, Hearty Langworthy, Heman Lamont, Ruth Lamberson, Mary Lankton, Arba Lanahan, Mary E. Landreth, Martha Latham, Henry D. Lanckton, Harriet Lane, Mary Lantz, A. Lane, Lydia B. Lane, Sarah G. Lavender, Robt. Langdon, Charity D Lapham, Mary J. B. Law, H. Larkin, Mary Lawrence, Ann N. Lawrence, J. Lathrop, Abigail Laws, Mary B. Lawrence, Thomas Lathrop, Cynthia C. Lewis, Elizabeth Learner, Jacob Latimer, Hannah Linthicum, Ann R. Leavitt, Samuel R. Latimer Livingston, Eliza Leaycraft, Richard Latta, Caroline A. Lockwood, Caro. C. Lee, Nathaniel Law, M. Longstrtet, Keturah Lee, Stephen D. Lawton, Catharine Lowry, Martha Leech, D. D. T. Lawton, Emily Lyon, Mary Leech, John Lee, Emeline Lyon, Sally Lemming, Ezekiel Lee, Margaret D. Rev. M’Allister, William Letton, James E. Leet, Sophia M’Anally, D. R. Levines, Stephen Le Fevre, S. A. M’Auley„Dr. T. LIST OP LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 53

Rev. M’Cabe, James Rev. Mason, W . C. Rev. Montross, Cornelius M’Carrell, Thomas Massey, Jas. A. Moody, Granville M’Caskey, George Mather, James Moore, Asahel M’Caustland, John Matthews, H. B. Moore, H. H. M’Clay, John Matthias J. B. Moore, James M’Clelland, J. C. T. Matthias, J. J. Moorman, S. T. M’Clintock, J., Prof. Mattison, H. Morehouse, Alfred M’Coliy, Trusten P. Mattison, M. Morgan, Abraham M’Cown, B. A. Mattison, S. Morgan, L. F. M’Cray, R. K. May, Edward H. Morgan, N. J. B. M’Creery, Joseph May, George Morgan, T. M’Curdy, C. L. May, Hiram Morrell, Francis A. M’Daniel, Wm. V. Maynard, Sampson Morris, C. R. M’Donald, James Mayo, H. Morrow, Alexander M’Dowell, Joseph Mead, N. Morrow, W. S. M’Eiheny, Theodore Meek, J. B. Morse, C.W . M’Elroy, Isaac Meeker, Berea O. Morse, Jos. L. M’Elroy, Robert Meeker, C. Mosher, Absalom M’Enally, Peter Meeker, H. Moss, Harvey M’Farland, Jas. H. Meharry, Alexr. Mothersill, Wm. M’Ferrm, John B. Mehony, A. Mudge, Enoch M’Gee, Thomas Memminger, W . H. Mudge, James M’Gowan, P. M. Meredith, James E. MuJlin, S. M’Grath, Thomas Merhon, J. Mullins, J. N. M’Kee, Joel W . Merrick, Fred. Mumford, Lyman M’Kee, W . A. Merriken, J. Munger, C. C. M’Keehan, Jos. G. Merrill, Joseph A. Munger, Philip M’Kenney, J. B. Merrill, M. Munroe, Jonathan M’Kenzie, J. W . P. Merrill, Wm. Munroe, Wm. M’Kenzie, J. M. P. Merritt, Timothy Munson, A. E. M’Mahon, Isaiah Merritt, John M. Murphy, Andrew M’Nare, Mr. Merryman, Jas. C. Murry, John Macartney, Francis Merwin, John B. Myers, Thomas Macfarlan, Frederick Merwin, Samuel Hon. Marks, Wm. Macfarlan, Thomas Milburn, R. M. Miller, J. D. Mack, W . B. Milburn. W. H. M’Lean,John Maclay, R. S. Miles, B. B. Morris, Calvary Macreading, C. S. Miller, Adam Mudge, Ezra Maffitt, John N. Miller, David Dr. Martin, R. Mahan, Asa Miller, E. Mead, Sylvester Malcolm, Howard Miller, Jacob K. Esq. Medley, Isaac Mallick, Washington Miller, J. Mr. Mabie, Thomas P. Mallinson, M. Miller, John Macartney, John I. Mallory, Charles S. Miller, Thomas M’Allister, Archibald Maltby, George W . Miller, V. R. M’Cabe, James Maltby, Wm. W. Miller, William M’Call, D. Mandaville, John Miller, W. A. M’Carty, Charles Mann, W . M. Milligan, M. A. M’Clain, O. D. Man.-hip, Andrew Mills, Francis M. M’Cue, P. K. Manson, W . S. Mills, James M’Donald, William Marcy, Ichabod Miner, Sherman M’Gill, Jas. B. Marlay, Michael Miner, Thomas M’Kell, William Marshall, Chas. K. Minier, Sylvester M’Keldon, John C. Martin, Gideon Minor, J. W . M’Lean, Wm. Martin, Jacob Mitchell, Edward M’ Manus, J. Martin, John G. Mitchell, F. T. Macfarlane, James Martindale, Stephen Mitchell, John Magee, Jas. P. Marvin, B. Mitchell, John T. Magoun, Elias Marvin, Martin Mitchell, Thompson Malcolm, James Mash, Joseph Moister, Roger Mallory, Edward Mason, Benajah Monroe, Joshua Manning, Edward A. Mason, Elijah Monroe, S. T. Marble, James S. Mason, Thomas Monroe, T. H. W . Marcy, Thomas 54 LIST OP LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Mr. Mark, George Mr. Morgan,' Wilbur P. Mrs. Mason,-Almira" Marks, John Morris, R. G. Mason, E. Marlow, Thomas J. Morrison, A. MasOn, E. A. Marnes, Isaac Morton, H. B. Massenburg, Lucy Marshall, M. M. Moser, Joseph Matthias, -Sarah Martin, Lawrence Moser, Samuel H. Mattison, Elizabeths Martin, Samuel Moses, Horestes Mattison, Nancy Martin, Jonas H. Mosier, Isaac Mkttocks, Esther Marvin, Aaron B. Moss, Harvey Maynard, Rachel Mason, E. N. Motley, William W . Mead, Eliza J. Mason, Orrin Muchmore, Levi Mead, Philinda Massingbord, Geo. Mudge, Enoch R. Medley, Martha F. Mather, W . W . Mudge, S. H. Meek, Rachel Mathison, Robert Mulford, Alva S. Meek, Rachel B. Matson, Luther Munnell, Samuel Merhon, Sarah Ann Matthews, Wm, Myers, Jacob Merrick, F. Maubly, Myers, M. F. Merrick, Fidelia S. Maynard, S. Myers, Peter D. Merrick, Mary Jane Mayo, Noah Myers, Wm. Merriek, Statira Mead, Edwin Mast.Moore, James Elijah Merriken, Elizabeth Mead, Enos Myers, I. N. Mershon, Jane Mead, Ralph Mrs. Mabee, Jennett D. Miller, Eleanor Meader, Reuben Macartney, C. Miller, Hannah Meek, George G. Macfarlan, Ann Miller, Louisa Meeker, Adad M’Allister, H. P. Miller, Margaret Meeker, Isaac M’Anally, M. Miller, Maria Megargh, Isaac M’Call, Dugald Miller, Phebe F. Melius, Esley M’Caula, Martha Miller, Rachel Mercein, Wm. A. M’Chain, Elizabeth Miller,.S. Merriam, John P. M’Clelland, M. M. Miller; Catharine Merrick, Frederick M’Clintock, A. C. Miller. Polly Merrick, Noah M’Cord, Mary Miller, Susan'M. Merrick, William M. M’Crea, Caroline E. Milligan, Cynthia Merrill, Elijah W . M’Curdy, Eliza Milligan, Sarah C. Merritt, Daniel H. M’ Donald, Rachel Mills, E. Merritt, Stephen M’Donald Mills, Gertrude E. Mershon, John M’Elhenny, Eliza * Mills, Mary Miller, Abraham M’Ferrin, Mira Mills, Mary H. Miller, Anthony M’Gill, Martha E. Mills, Sarah S. Miller, Jedediah M’ Gill, Mary Millspaugh, Gath. J. Miller, Robert M’Gimpsey, Flora Minchel, Lucy Milligan, Eli M’ Ginnis, Catharine JMiner, Sarah Mil liken, James R. M’ Grader, Lucy Minier, Sarah Mills, Charles W. M’Keen, Ann Minnis, E. Mills, James T. M’Keehan, J. G. Minor, Hannah Miner, Enos M’Lane, Eliza Minor, Letty Miner, Le Roy M’Lean, Eliza Mister, Maria Minor, John W. M’Lean, Elizabeth Mister, Susan Mobley, Denton M’Lelland,MaryAnn Mitchell, Catharine Móbly, Peter M’ Mahon, Margaret Moley, Sarah Moneypenny, John M’Quigg, Jane Monroe^ Clayton Monroe, Clayton Maddox, Sarah S. Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe, Henry'H. Magoun, Susan Monroe, Rachel M. Moody, Wm. H. H. Mainard, Epsibah Monroe, Sarah A. Moore, John H. Maltby, Hannah Moon, Maria A. Moore, William A Maltby, Ursula Moore, Amanda More, Edward H. Mandaville, Cath. Moore, Ellen R. More, Jos. H. Manierre, B. F. Moore, M. Morehouse, Alfred Marks, Rev. D. L. Moore, Philotty Morgan, Elijah Marnes, Catharine Moore, Rebecca Morgan, James Marshall, Julia M. Moore, Sarah Morgan, Josiah Martin, Hannah H. More, Maria Morgan, J. N. B. Marvin, Sarah E. Moore, Dorothy LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 55

Mrs. Morgan, Sarah E. Rev. Newhall, M. \Mrs. Nichols, .Lydia Morgan, Mary E. N ew;hall, Richard Nicholson, Rhoda M. Morgan, Julia A. Newman, T. Niver, Julia Morrell, Mary Newson, J. Noffsker, Eve Morris, Abigail Newton, Robert, of Norris, S. M. Morris, Eliz. M. England North, Wm. M orris, Lucy A. Nichols, Jarvis Z. Northrop, Abigail Morrow, Louisa Nickerson, Heman Norton, Sarah Morse, H. D. Nickerson, John Nottinubam, Emeline Morse, Jane Ninde, George W. Nulton, Abrm. Mould, Mary Ninde, W . W . Nutting, Mary G. Mountjoy, Sarah Nixon, John Nye, Rev. Joshua Mowry, Mary Noble, C. D. Miss Nash, Ellen M. Mulkey, Hannah Noble, Charles Nelson, Lucy Mullen, Margaret E. Noble, E. Nichols, Catharine Murrill, Mary Ann B Nolley, G. W. Nichols, Elizabeth A. Murray, Margaret Norris, Ira .Nicholson, M. H. Myers, Amelia Norris, John Nicholson,. Martha Myers, Sarah Norris, Wm. H. Norris, Saiah M. Miss M ’Clune, Catharine North, E. L. Nottingham, E. D. M’Crea, Caroline Northrop, B. F. Nottingham, M. G. M’Gee, Mary Ann Northrop, Israel Nottingham, M. W . M’Lane, Eliza Emily Northrop, Samuel Rev. O’Farrall, D. M’D. M’Lane, Virginia North way, L. Oldrin, E. M’Namara, M. W . Norton, Albert Oliver, Warner Mace, Caroline Nutting, Freeman Olin Stephen, D. D. Madden, Sarah Nye, Joshua Onins, John D. Malone, Celeste C. Esq. Norris, James Organ, Littlebury Mandeville, Helen Mr. Nash, Sylvester Orlup, William Marks, Ellen Maria Neff, Peter Orvis, Samuel Martin, Margaret Neff, William Osband, Gideon Mead, H. Caroline Neff, William C. Osband, Wilson Meek, Jane Nevins, Rufus L. Osbon, A. M. Mercein, Imogen Newhall, William R. Osborn, David Merrick, Harriet C. Newman, Clark Osborn, Elbert Merrick, Helen M. Newton, Nimrod Osborn, T. Merrick, Harriet C. Nichole, George Osborn, V. R. M ;lls, Sarah Ann Nickerson, Joshua Osborne, Amos Millville, Harriet Nickerson, Reuben Osborne, J. Wesley Miller, Sally Ann Nicols, H. Bascom Osborne, T. Miner, Sarah Niles, Isaac Osguod, Sami., D. D Minnick, Elenora F. Norris, John Ostrander, Daniel Minnick, Mary Jane Norris, William H. Otheman, B. Mitchell, Rachel Norris, James Overfield, Wm. Moon, Martha O. Norris, Sylvester Overstreet, James Moon, Stilly Jane North, Wm. Owen, A. Moore, Eunice Nottingham, Luther Owen, E. Moore, Sarah Nowlen, Joshua Owen, E. D. Morgan, Mary E. C. Noyes, John Owens, James Morgan, R. R. Vir. Nuppert, J, J. Owens, Joseph Moul, Mary Nelson, Seymour Hon. Orman, John J. Munger, Maria T. Noble, C. Pitman Mr. Oakley, J. B. Murphy, Catharine C. Mrs,. Nash, Frances A. . Olcott, Edmund H. Murphy, Mary Nash, Helen T. Olcott, William Myers, Catherine S. Neall, Jemima Osborn, H. Rev. Nadal, B. H. Nelson, Jane S. Osborn, Wm. B. Nailor, J. F. Newman, Margaret Ostrander, Daniel Nall, Robert Nixon, A. Orr, Thomas Nast, William Noble, Emeline N / Mast. Olmsted, Enoch Nation, Philip Noble, Lucretia Ormond, John J. Neale, R. D. Nickerson, Ann Ormond, W . B. Neall, Thomas Nickerson, Rebecca Osborn, Levi W . Nelson, Reuben Nichecson, Amanda Mr?. Oakly, Harriet C. 56 LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Mrs. Oldrin, Catharine Rev. Pegg, John Rev. Porter, James Olmstead, Abigail Peirce, B. K. Porter, John S. Olmsted, M. N. Peirce, L. Powel, John Olmstead, Sarah Ann Peirce, T. C. Power, John H. Orman, Minerva Pell, U. E. Preston, D. Otheman, Miry S. Pell, W . E. Preston, Wm. Osband, Susanna Pelton, Charles F. Prettyman, Wm. Osbon, Elizabeth S. Pendell, Moses L. Price, Elias Oaborn, Amanda Penn, Abraham Price, L. D. Osborn, Sarah Pennington, A. Prime, Samuel J. Osborne, Rachel Perkins, Charles Prindle, Cyrus Osborne, Susan C. Perkins, .lared Prindle, L. Otheman, Mary S. Perry, Gideon D. Pritchard, C. H. Overacre, Margaret Perry, H. J. Prosser, L. D. Overocker, Sophia Perry, Heman Puffer, Isaac Oyster, Elizabeth Perry, John C. Dr. Palmer, Walter C. Miss Olssen, Mary J. Perry, J. H. Phelps, James L. Ormond, Mary E. Perry, Salmon C. Phillips, Benjamin OrmondMinervaM.C Peyton, H. S. Phillips, S. Osborn, Mary P. Phayre, John Purdy, Alfreds. Ostrander, Eliz. M. Phelps, A. J. Purdy, Samuel A. _ Rev. Paddock, B. G. Phelps, B. C. Esq. Perkins, Jame3 Paddock, G. P. Phelps, E. P. Phelps, Anson G. Paddock, Z. Phelps, J. T. Mr. Paine, Joshua Page, Edward Phelps, J. F. Paine, Henry Palmer, Aaron Philips, B. Pangborn, Amos G. Palmer, Anthony Philips, T. A. G. Parcel, Ellis Palmer, B. Dorrence Phillips, Zebulon Parish, Samuel B. Parish, Daniel Philpott, Z. Parke, Martin Parish, Hugh L. Phinney, S. C. Parker Parker, John Phoebus, Dr. Wm. Parker, Chas. Parker, Joseph Pickering, George Parker, Edmund Parkison, C. Pier, Orrin Parker, John Parks, Gabriel P. Pier, Orris Parker, Josiah Parks, J. Pierce, George F. Parker, Amos Parks, Stephen Pike, James Parmenter, F. U. Parks, Wm. J. Pilbeam, H. Parsells, P. Parsells, James Pilcher, E. H. Parsons, William Parsons, Pilcher, Henry E. Parsons, Charles Patterson, Jas. H. Pillsbury, Benjamin Parsons, Richard H. Patterson, J. Pinckney, William Parsons, Austin Patterson, Wm. Pinder, Wm. E. Partridge, J. A. Patterson, Robt. Pinney, M. Pascoe, John L. Pattillo, Samuel Pitcher, W. H. Patrick, John Patton, Samuel Pitezell, John H. Patten, Thos. Patton, William Pitman, Dr. Charles Patterson, Samuel Payne, James S. Pitt, Samuel Putton, Joseph Paynter, James Pitts, Levi Paul, Abraham Peak, Leonard C. Plimpton, B. O. Peach, Samuel Pearce, John J. Plotner, J. Pearce, Stewart Peame, Thomas H. Plumb, David Pearson, Edward Pearne, William H. Plummer, Daniel Pease, Lewis M’K. Peame, W. N. Plumer, W . S. Peck, Charles H. Pearson, T . W . Plumly, Albert Peck, Thaddeus Pease, Charles Plunney, S. C. Peirce, Chas. H. Pease, Hart F. Poe, Adam Peirce, Wm. Pease, John M. Poisal, John Pell, Charles S. Pease, Lewis Pomeroy, Benjamin Pellew, William Peck, Dr. George Pomeroy, Charles Penn, Edmund Peck, Jesse T. Poor, David Perigo, John W . Peck, N. B. Poor, John Perkins, John Peck, Wm. Poor, O. Perkins, Wm. Peck, Geo. M. Poor, Wesley Clarke Perry, John D. LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 57

Mr. Pettis, John G. Mrs. Patterson, Phebe Mrs. Pitkin, Susan Phelps, Ira Patterson, Rev. Wm. Pitman, Mary Phelps, J. P. Dulany Pattison, Charlotte Pitts, Betsey Pierce, Charles W. Patton, N. W . Plater, Charlotte A. Pierce, Samuel Paul, Jane B. Plimpton, Eliza Pierson, Walter T. Paxton, Elizabeth Plumley, Rev. A. Pike, Caleb Payne, Caroline Plummer, Hannah Pillow, William Payne, Matilda Plummer, L. Pinckney, Isaac M. Pearce, Hannah Plummer, Lucy Pinner, William Peame, A. P. Poe, Eliza Pinney, Grove Peame, C. Jeannette Poindexter, Sarah P. Pine, Walter Pearne, Hannah Poisal, Rev. John Pitkin, Eli Pearne, P. M. Poland, Betsey Pitman, George W . Pearson, Beulah Pomeroy, Wealthy Pitman, Francis A. Pearson, Eliza Poor, Julia Ann Place, James K. Pearson, Elizabeth B. Pope, Abigail S. Platt, Robt. Pease, A. Porter, Elizabeth Plater, Cha?. G. Pease, Ann E. Porter, Jane Polhamus, R. I. Pease, Phebe B. Porter, Rebecca B. Pope, Alex. Peck, Rev. A. D. Potter, Elizabeth Porter, Edward J. Peck, Rev. Dr. G. Powell, Jane S. Potter, Sami. S. Peck, J. T. Powers, Nancy Potter, Sidney Peck, Lucy Poulson, Sarah B. Powell, Reuben Peck, Sarah L. Poulson, E. J. Powers, Peter Peck, Susan Pratt, Hannah Pratt, John Pegg, Jane E. Pratt, Mary Prea chard, Leonard Peirce, A. E. Pratt, Sally Prentice, E. L. Peirce, Harriet W . Preston, Lucy F. Preston, Amasa Peirce, Jemima Preston, Mary Preston, Julius A. Peirce, Sally Preston, Sally Price, Thompson Pellew, Harriet Price, Hannah Price, Thomas W . Pelton, Julia Ann L. Priest, Rebecca Price, William Pendleton, Mary Proctor, Sarah Prior, Thomas Pendleton, Phebe E. Prouty, Hannah Lav. Prosser, Daniel Penn, M. E. Pullen, Nancy Prosser, John Penny, Amiel Purdy, Maria Pullen, Matthew Perham, Mary C. Miss Packard, Lucia Pullman, John Perkins, Eliza Palmer, Cornelia Purdy, James Perkins, M. A. Palmer, Hetty Parvis, J. F. Perkins, Sally P. Palmer, Mary Mast.Pilcher, Jason Henry Perry, Ann Eliza Parker, Cornelia Perkins, C. C. Perry, Hester Jane Parker, Tamar Mrs. Paddock, Rev. B. G. Perry, Sarah P. Parrott, Josephine Page, Eizabeth Perry, Susan 'Pardons, Lucy M. Paine, Louisa Pettigrew, PameliaP. Pease, Ruby B. Palmer, Harriet Pettis, Rebecca Peck, Mary H. Palmer, Jane Petty, Mary Peck, M. P. Palmer, Lydia H. Phelps, Hannah Perkins, Rachel M. Palmer, Rachel Phelps, Rev. A. J. Perkins, M. E. Pane, Jane Phelps, Olivia Peters, Mary Parish, Eliza G. Philips, Dorothy Phillips, Elizabeth 0. Parke, Olive Phillips, Clarissa Philips, Harriet C. Parker, Amanda Phinney, Hannah Phillips, Jane Parker, Mary Phinney, Lois Pool, Mary Parkison, E. Pier, Amelia Pratt, Julia A. Parks, Naomi Pierson, Martha Preston, Frances L. Parsons1, Prudence Pike, Matilda C. Price, Melissa Partridge, Christiana Pilbeam, Sophronia Rev. Queal, A. Patch, Julia M. Pilcher, Caroline M. Quigley, John Patrick, Ann Pilcher, Phebe M. Quigley, T. J. Patrick, Sarah Pine, Caroline Quigley, Geo. Patten, Sally Pitchford, Ann Quimby, Silas Patten, David Pitezel, A. Quimby, M. H 58 LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Rev. Quinlan, James Rev. Robb, William Mr. Rankin, Hugh Quinn, James Robbins, Alvin Rawaon, Isaac G. Mr. Quinton, Littleton Robbins, Isaac Raybold, Geo. N. Quinney,Jno.W.(In.) Robe, T. Raymond, James M Mrs. Queal, Lucy Roberts, Edwin Raymond, Josiati Quimby, Abigail Roberts, John W- Raymond, Noble B. Quimby, Penelope C. Roberts, Wm. Rea, John James Quinn, Eleanor Robie, J. E. Readhead, Edward Miss Quigley, Sarah R. Robinson, D. J. Reed, John Rev. Raines, John, jun. Robinson, Ezekiel Reed, William Ralston, T. L. Robinson, John Reister, Adam Ramsdall, H. S. Robinson, J. N. Remington, Peter P Randall, D. B. Robinson, R. S. Reynolds, James Ransom, H. W . Roche, J. Alexander Reynolds, John R. Ransom, Jared C. Rockwell, T. B. Reynolds, Joshua Ransom, Reuben Rodgers, L. Reynolds, Robert Raper, Wm. H. Roe, Edward D. Rice, Christian Rawson, J. Rogers, Aaron Rich, Isaac Rawson, Silas Rogers, D. M. Rich, Thomas Raybold, Geo. A. Rogers, George L. Rich, Zaccheus Raymond, Elnathan Rogers, Lucius C. Richards, Arnold Raymond, Minor Rogers, Green M. Richards, John C. Raymond, M. Rogers, Moses Richardson, Cyrus Ray, Joseph Rogers, Lewis L. Richmond, Warren Read, James L. Rohr, Jacob Rider, Alanson Read, Robert H. Rohr, W . H. Rider, Jesse Reavy, Charles Roice, Andrew Rider, Nathaniel Reddy, Wm. Romer, James H. Ridley, Henry Redford, Benj. Rooney, Samuel 8. Riegart, H. Redington, L. K. Roper, John Ripley, T .P . Redman, W . W . Rose, R. S. Roberts, John Reed, Adam Ross, Wm. Roberts, William Reed, A. M. Rossr J. A. Robertson, Donald Reed, Fitch Rosser, Leonidas Robertson, James Reed, Henry W . Roszel, S. G. Robinson, Caleb Reed, J. Roszel, S. S. Robinson, James Reese, A. A. Round, George H. Rodgers, John D. Reeves, L. M. Row, H. F. Rodliffe, Ferdinand Reger, Alfred A. Rowe, Wesley Roe, Daniel Reid, John M. Rowzie, W . B. Roer Daniel, sen. Remington, S. Rucker, Thos. H. Rogers, Asa Rescorl, Philip Ruggles, N. Rogers, Joshua, sen. Reynolds, J. Ruggles, Nathaniel Rogers, Stillman M. Reynolds, Rufus K. Rundell, W . W . Rogers, J. Rhoads, J. Runnells, Wm. Romain, John P. Rice, E. H. Rush, G. Root, Solomon Rice, John Rushmore, L. D. Root, James Rice, Nathan Rusling, Sedgwick Rosecrons, P. J. Rice, Phineas Russell, A. F. Ross, John R. Richards, Alanson Ruter, Dr. Martin Ross, John Richards, Daniel Ruter, Calvin Ross,. Moses A. Richards, Wm. Ruter, C. W . Round, Wm. Capers Richardson,'Chaun’y Ruth, John Rowland, Jeremiah Richardson, H. R.yland, Wm. Rowland, John Richardson, Marvin Dr. Reese, David M. Rowland, Milton Riddick, J, A. Capt.Rich, Sylvanus Rowlandson, E. H. Rider, Wm. Hon. Rockwell, C. W ., of Ruckle, Jacob Rigden, John V. Conn. Rudisill, Abrm. Riggin, John W . Esq. Rice, W. Rudman, John Riley, Tobias Royer, Samuel Rumsey, John W. Ripley, Amos R. Mr. Raleigh, Logan Rushmore, Thos. L. Risley, John E. Randall, Maxon Rushmore, W . C. Robb, John Randolph, Isaac Rutter, Hanson LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 59

MastRutherford, Jampa Mrs. Root, L. N. Rev. Scofield, J. Ryan, Wm., M. D. Roper, Susan Scofield, S. W . Randolph, Charles R Ross, Cynthia A. Scott, Elisha J. Randolph, David Ross, Rebecca Scott, G.f of Sweden Randolph, F. P. Ross, Rev. J. A. Scott, Levi Randolph, John M. Roszel, Mary Scott, 0. Randolph, Wm. C. Round, Mary S. Scott, Orange Ricketts, Gran. C. Row, S. Scott, Russell S. Roberts, Wm. Jr. Rowland, Ruth Scott, William Mr». Rainey, Finetta Royer, Martha Scranton, Simeon Raleigh, Mary Rowzee, M. A. Scripps, John Ramsay, Artemisia Rumford, Margaret Seage, John Rankin, Sabrina Rumsey, Hannah Seager, Micah Ransom, Engelica N. Rumsey, Mary A. Seager, Schuyler Ransom, Fanny Russell, Hester Seaman, Alanson Rascoe, Ann E. Russell, Eliza Seaman, Richard Rawson, Lucinda Rust, Rev. J. D. Seaman, Samuel A. Raymond, E. H. Ruter, Harriet C. Searls, John E. Raymond, F. A. Ruter, Ruth Searles, John M. Raymond, Hannah Miss Raw, Helen Seaver, H. N. Read, Mary Reed, Erminia C. Sehon, E. W . Redman, Frances Rees, Catharine M. Selleck, A. F. Reed, Almedia Richards, Minerva A Seney, Robert Reed, P. Roberts, Mary Senter, W. T. Reed, Sarah Robbins, Sarah Sevain, Joseph^ Rescorl, Rev. Philip Robinson, Elizabeth Sewall, Thomas Rexford, Elizabeth Robinson, HesterAnn Sewell, James Reynolds, Lovetta Rogers, Frances D. Seymour, Truman Rhodes, G. Russell, Caroline Seys, John Rice, Anna Maria Russell, Pamelia F. Shafer, George Rice, Emeline Russell, Sarah T. Shaffer, J. N. Rice, J. Reid, Sarah Shank, Joseph Rice, Maria Riggs, Sarah Shanks, Asbury H. Rice, Martha L. Roberts, Sarah Ann Shanks, Wm. Rice, Vienna Rev. Sackett, Nath’l Sharpley, John Rich, Mary N. Safford, Hiram Shaw, Eaton Richardson, Margt.B. Sanborn, E. C. Shaw, Jacob Richmond, Eliza Sanborn, Jacob Shaw, .lames Ridell, Sarah Sandford, H. Shaw, John Riggs, Eleanor C. Sandford, Hiram Shears, Alonzo G. Riggs, Mary Jane Sandford, Hawley Sheldon, H. O. Righton, Sarah J. Sandford, Joseph Shepard, H. Riley, Ann Maria Sandford, Luman A Shepard, Hiram Robb, Rev. John Sandford, Peter P Shepherd, D. A. Robbins, H. Sanford, Isaac Shepard, James Robbins, Melecent Sanders, Edward Shepherd, Vincent . Roberts, Eliz. R. Sanks, J. Shepherdson, Daniel Roberts, Elizabeth Sansom, J. Sherman, Charles Roberts, Sarah L. Sapp, R. Sherwood, J. Robie, Rev. J. E. Sargeant, A. D. Shipman, Benjamin Robinson, Elizabeth Sargent, T. B. Sillick, Bradley Robinson, Hannah Sauter, John Sillick, John A. Robinson, Reumah Savage, George S. Silliman, Cyrus Robinson, Sally Sawhill, B. F. Simonds, S. D. Rockwell, Caroline Sawyer, George Simmons, William Rockwell, Emeline Sawyer, John Simpson, Mat., D. D Rodgers, Eliza Sawyer, L. A. Sing, Charles B. Rodliffe, Ferdinand Sawyer, S. B. Sizer, F. W . Rogers, Fanny Saxe, Alfred Slee, John Roe, Olivia Sayles, Cyrus Slicer, Henry Romer, Rachel Sayre, Ezra Sloat, John Ronalds, Clarissa Schock, Charles Smallwood, Fred. Roome, Phebe Schroder, John Smith, Amos 6 0 LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Rev. Smith, Bela Rev. Stainton, John Rev. Strong, S. S. Smith, B. W . Stallard, J. M. Stryker, J. W . Smith, Charles N. Stamper, J. Stubbs, Thomas Smith, Clarke A. Standish, Edmund A. Sullins, T. Smith, Darius Stanley, Charles T. Sullivan, Enoch Smith, David Stanley, F. Sullivan, Potter Smith, E. Stanley, L. H. Summerficld, John Smith, Edmund G. Stanton, F. H. Summers, T. O. Smith, Edward Starks, Desevignia Sunderland, La Roy Smith, Eleazer Starks, Henry L. Sutherland, Lewis Smith, Erastus Start, P. Sutherland, Wm. H. Smith, Friend W . Starr, Charles Sutton, George D. Smith, Gad N. Starr, Matthew L. Sutton, Henry Smith, George Starr, Orlando Swain, C. W . Smith, Ira, Jr. Starr, Wm. H. Swahlen, John Smith, J. Stead, Henry Sweeney, J. Smith, J. L. Stead, William D. Swift, M. Smith, James C. Stearnes, D. M. Swinerton, A. U. Smith, John C. Stearns, Charles Swormstedt, Leroy Smith, John M. Stearns, G. W. Sykes, O. Smith, Joseph Stebbins, Salmon Sykes, Simeon B. Smith, O. G. Stebbins, S. J. Dr. Sutton, James D. Smith, Peter H. Stedman, E. P. Esq. Sherman, Roger M. Smith, Peyton P. Steel, Salmon Showers, D. Smith, Reuben Steele, E. Sparks, George Smith, Samuel W Steel, J. W . Stark, James Smith, Thomas Steele, Joel Stevens, Ed. Smith, Robert Steele, Reuben Mr. Sadler, Wesley F. Smith, Vaughan Stevens, Abel Sammis, Joel Smith, "VVesley Stevens, Dillon Sampson, Lanis C. Smith, W . A. Stevens, Jacob Sandford, Aaron, sen. Smith, Willard Stevens, Jas. H. Sandford, Bearsley Smith, Wm. C. Stevens, R. M. Sandford, Daniel Smith, Wm. H. Stevens, Samuel G. Sandford, Francis A. Smith, James Stewart, James Sandford, Joseph Smith, A. Stewart, John Sandford, Wesley Sniffing, B. Stewart, Thomas G. Sandford, Henry Snowden, Samuel Stewart, William F. Sands, Moses L. Snyder, J. M. Stillman, Stephen L Savage, James Somers, J. B. Stilwell, R. L. Sayers, William Soule, Justus Stine, J. W . Schrider, N. Southerland, Andrew St. John, Marshall Schutt, Godfrey Sowden, James Stiver, David Scott, George Spahr, Barzilla H. Stocking, Davis Scott, James Sparks, Thomas Stocking, Selah Searles, A. M. Spates, S. Stockwell, C. F. Searles, John Spaulding, Erastus Stokes, E. H. Seeley, Munson Spaulding, R. Stone, David Seeley, Nathaniel Spear, Sami. T. Stone, Wm. R. Seely, Hezekiah Spencer, John Stopford, Wm. K. Sellman, T. Spencer, Robert O. Storks, Levi Sentell, Edward W . Spicer, Tobias Storrs, George Serrine, Elisha Spottswood, W. L. Storrs, George F. Sewell, J. Sprague, E. Story, A. Sewell, James Sprague, William Story, Cyrus Seymour, Edmund B. Sprigg, Joseph Stout, E. Seymour, Wm. D. Sprole, Mr. Stout, E. S. Shade, John Spry, William Stover, Peter R. Shaffer, John Squier, Abner Stratten, John B. Sharp, Richard Squier, Joel Stratton, J. T. Sharp, Wm. T. Squier, Jacob Straughn, Chas. P. Shaurman, Isaac St. John, Marshall Streeter, Elisha Shaver, Jacob Stacey, Thomas Strickland, Wm. P. Shea, Wm. M. LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 61

Shellito, Samuel Mr. Sparkman, J. D. Mrs. Sanborn, Elizabeth Shepard, George H. Sparks, George W. Sanders, Rachel A. Shepherd, Cyrus Sparks, Jesse Sadler, Mary Jane Sherman, Orrin Sparks, Thos. Sandford, B. A. Sherman, George Speer, Jacob Sandford, Julia Ann Sherwood, Cyrus A. Spellman, Samuel R. Sandford, Lydia Sherwood, Edgar Sperry, Isaac Sandford, Sarah Sherwood, John W . Spicer, Asher Sandford, Temp’e Shipman, John Spire, Daniel Sanford, Livezer A. Shoemaker, Isaac C. Stafford, Jonas Sanford, Sophia Shonnard, Frederick Stagg, Abraham Sanks, Matilda Shoron, Frederick Stanhope, William Sapp, Margaret P. Shotwell, Abraham Staniford, John Sawhill, Christiana Silliman, Gold Stanford, David Sawyer, Hannah Simmons, John V. Stanton, F. H. Sawyer, John Simpson, Archibald Starks, J. Sayre, Mary Simpson, Robert Starks, Wm. Jewett Scofield, Hannah Skinner, Noah K. Stark, James F. Scott, Ann Skidmore, Wm. B. Starkey, Abel Scott, Jessie Sleeper, Jacob Starkweather, A. M. Scott, Julia Ann Sliver, Abraham Starr, W . H. Scott, Laura H. Slocum, Joseph Steele, Dorman Scott, Mary Slingerland, A . J. Steele, Perez Scotr, Sarah Ann Small, Abraham Steenburgh, Isaac J Scott, Maria Small, Isaac Steny, S. E. Scudder, Sarah Ann Smart, Robert Stephens, Asahel Seage, Mary Ann Smead, Marshall Stephenson, John Seager, Lydia Smith, Abraham Stephenson, Patrick Searing, Freelove Smith, David Stevenson, Prof.Danl. Searles, Philomela Smith, Elisha Stevens, Abner Searles, Rachel Smith, Franklin W. Stewart, Thos. G. Seaver, Ann W. Smith, Ira Still, Henry Seeley, Susanna Smith, Iram Still, Isaac Sehon Smith, John Stockdale, John Seibert, Ann Smith, Melville A. Stocking, S. S. Seibert, Nancy Smith, Paschal B. Stockton, Samuel Selleck, Clarissa Smith, R. N. Stone, F. M. Seney, Jane A. Smith, Samuel Stoughton, John Setchell, Polly Smith,W alsteinGran. Stout, Edmund L. Sewell, I. ville Stout, Edward S. Seymour, Ann Smith, W . S. Stover, Graudus Seymour, Ann U. B. Smith, Wm. S. Stowe, Israel Seys, Ann Smith, Zoeth Stow, Sumner Shaffer Smith, Richard M. Strang, Martin L. Shanks, Sophia Smith, John Straw, Milton A. Sharp, Eliza Smith, Amos Y. St. John, Sylvanus Shaw, Lucinda Smith, Hugh Suckley, George Shaw, Mary Smith, Hon. Wm. Supplee, Franklin Shelitse Snedeker, Isaac C. Sutherland, George Shepard, Amanda Snedeker, J. W. Sutton, H. A. Shepard, Lucy Snedeker, Seaman N. Swan, Adin Shepherd, Maria R. Snedeker, Stephen C. Swain, Joseph Shepherd, Susan Snively, Daniel Swain, Matthias Sherman, Elizabeth Snively, Daniel D. Swearinger, S. G. Sherman, Jerusha Snively, Joseph C. Swealland, Wm. Shertliff, Abigail Snively, William A. Sweetzer, Chase Sherman, Rebecca Snively, John C. Swinburn, John Sherwood, Almeda Snow, David Swift, Reuben Sherwood, Martha Snow, Josiah Swift, John Sherwood, Mary A. Snow, John Mast. Simmons, John Ray Shipman, H. Maria Snyder, Wm. T. Stopford, S. J. Shoemaker, E. W . Soper, Samuel Mrs. Salisbury, Lucy Shoemaker,Catharine Somberger, John Samis, Elizabeth Shryock, Elizabeth 62 LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Mrs. Shufelt, Eve Mrs. Standish, Abby Miss Scott, Harriet C. Sigourney, L. H. Stanley, Nancy A. Scott, Jane M. Simonds, Eliza C. Stanton, Mary Scott, Mary Simons, Mary Stark, Dorothy Scott, Mary V. Simmons, Mary E. Starks, C. B. Senwick, Sally Ann Simmons, Abigail Starks, Harriet Seymour, Anne U. B. Sing, Rev. Chas. B. Starks, Susan Seymour, E. C. K. Slade, Eliza Starr, Caroline Seymour, Jane Sladfe, Caroline E. Starr, Eliza Seymour, Betsey M. Slee, Ellen Stead, Hetty Shaw, Jane Slicer, Eliza Stearns, Sylvia Sherwood, Lovina Small, Mary Stebbins, Ruth Sherwood, Martha Small, Augusta P. Stebbins, Sarah Sherwood, Maryette Small, Polly Steel, Ruth A. Shotwell, Eliza Smallwood, Mary Steele, Clarissa Sillick, Elizabeth A. Smith, Amanda Steele, Alice R. Sillick, Harriet Smith, Betsey L. Steele, Ruth A. Sillick, Mary G. Smith, Rev. B. W . Steele, Sabra Ann Skinner, Anna Smith, Rev. D. Stephenson, E. Smith, A. C. Smith, E. M. Sternberg, Sophia Smith, C. Smith, Rev. George Stevens, Abigail Smith, Emma Louisa Smith, Jane Stevens, Anna Smith, Margaret Smith, Julia A. Stevens, Sarah H. Smith, Rachel Ann Smith, Laura H. Stevens, Elizabeth Smith, Hannah Smith, Laura W . Steward, Sarah B. Smith, Adelia Louisa Smith, Lucy Stewart, Sarah Smith, Mary A. Smith, Mahetabel Stillman, Eliz. J. Sneden, M « y L. Smith, Malinda Stillman, S. L. Spencer, Sallv Smith, Mary Stillman, Polly Spencer, Mary A. Smith, Mary E. Stillman, LucretiaM. Spoor, Polly Smith, Polly Stilwell, Wm. Jewett Stagman, Elizabeth Smith, Rhoda Stocking,Charlotte E. Stansbury, M. P. Smith, Sarah Stocking, Mary H. Staplefort, Emily Smith, Susan F. Stokes, Sarah Ann Starks, Clarissa A. Smith, Sarah Stopford, Eliza Starks, Eliza Ann Smith, Lucinda Story, Permelia Staats, Nancy Smith, Elizabeth A. Stauffer, Catherine Stevenson, Eliza Smith, Rev. J. Stoughton, Olive Storrs, Harriet W . Smith, Martha M. Stover, M. E. Sudler, Elizabeth Snively, Mary Ann Stover, Sarah J. Suydam, Ann Snow, Ruth Stowe, Marinda Swetland, Clarissa E. Snow, Sally Straw, Eliza Swetland, M. N. Snyder, Sahra Ann Strickland, E. Swim, Sarah Soaper, Luraner Strong, Emma L. Rev. Tackaberry, John Soper, Eveline Stubbs, Mary Talley, Alexander Somberger, Betsey Sudler, Ann Tallman, Peter Soule, Mary Sully, Laura Maria Tanyhill, Thomas Sovereign, Jane C. Sutherland,E. Tarkington, Joseph Sparks, Eliza Sutermeister, Angel’a Tarring, Henry Spague, E. B. Swahlen, Ann T. Taylor, C. E. Sparkman, E. A. Swaine, Catharine T. Taylor, E. H. Spear, Mary Swan, Anna Taylor, Edward Spencer, Jaciritha Swan, Eleanor Taylor, J. C. Spencer, Merella W. Swartwout, Mary Taylor, J. S. Sprague, Zeruiah Swelland, Lydia Taylor, Joshua Spry, Adeline Swetland, Sarah Taylor, Lachlin Squier, Maria Swetland, Catharine Taylor, P. Squires, Ruby Swift, Rebecca Taylor, Steward Stacy, E. F. Swinburn, John Taylor, William Stacy, Sarah A. Swormstedt, Rachel Teal, Andrew Stafford, Eleanor Miss Sampson, Ann R. Tellstrom, C. Ludvie Stainton, Lydia Sanford, Clarissa Templeton, James Stamper, Lethe Sandford, Betsey Tenny, E. B. LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 63,

Rev. Terry, David 1Rev. Twombly. John H. MastTorrenpe,William C. Thacher, Wm. Tydings, R. Tuttle, James W. Thomas, Charles Tyler, E. S. Mrs. Tarkington, Maria Thomas, D. Esq. Tiffany, Henry Tarring, Elizabeth D. Thomas, David Hon. Thompson, R. W ., of Taylor, A. B. Thomas, D. R. Indiana Taylor, Emeline Thomas, Eleazar Dr. Thompson, A . C. Taylor, Juda Ann Thomas, Noble W . Mr. Taft, James H. Taylor, Lydia Thompson, Geo. C. Tait, James Aabury Taylor, Rev. Wm. Thompson, J. Tallmadge, S. W. Templeton Thompson, Jesse Taylor, Edward L. Tenny, Angeline Thompson, F. J. Taylor, Robert M. Terry, Abigail Jane Thompson, Thomas Taylor, ¥ m . P. Thacher, Martha , Thomson, Edward Teed, Melville. Cox Thatcher, Betsey i Thomson, John Teel, George Thayer, Jane Thorn, Charles Templeton, John Thayer, Palmyra R. Thrush, John! Thatcher, Rufus L. Thomas, Charity Thurston, James Thayer, Luke Thompson, Ann Tibbals, Nathan Thomas Thompson, Hannah Tiffany, O. H- Thomas, Richard Thompson, Jane , Timmerman, John Thomas, Sterling Thompson, Sarah Tinkham, J. K. Thompson,. G. L. Thom, Sophronia Tippett, C. B. Thompson, David Thrall, Ann M. Todd, David Thompson, Enoch G. Thurston, Abigail Tomlinson, J. S. Thompson, James Thurston, Fanny Tomlinson, Jos. S. Thompson, John W. Thurston, Clara A. Tompkins, 2d, John Thompson, Leander Tiffany, Eliza B. Tongue, J. W . Thompson,. William Tichenel, Ellmira S. Tooker, Manly Thornton, Davis Tippett, Margaret S. Torrenee, Irvin H. Thornton, Thos. F. Tittle, Eliza, Torry, J. D. Thursby, John Tooker, Roxana Torry, Paul B. Thurston, Wm. C. Tompkins, Dorotha Tower,. Philo Tieman, Anthony Topham, Susan Townsend, Gideon H Tiemann,AnthonyF. Torry, Polly Townsend, S. Tiffany, Henry Tower, C. D. B. TownsendjLarmanG. Tigner, H. H. Town, Ruth H. Toy, Joseph Tillinghast, Wm, Townsend, Julia Ann Tracy, F. P. Tillottson, Thomas Townsend, MaryF. Trakey, E. D. Timmerman, Danl. Toy, Jane Travis, John Tippera, John W. Toy, Elizabeth C. Travis, Robert Todd. Edward Trafton, Eleanor Traylor, Nicholas Tompkins, Benj. W . Traver, Jemima Tremain, H. Torley, Wm. Travers, Prudence Tribby, John Towne, Luther Travis, Sarah Trimble, Joseph M. Townsend, L. G. Trimble, Sarah A. P. Trippett, John Toy, Isaiah Trippe, Elizabeth True, C. K, Travers, L? D. Tremain, Roxalana Truesdell, H. Tremain, Jonathan Trueman, H. R. Tryon, Ezra Trowbridge, Jas.H. Truesdell, Clynthia Tucker, Dr. Mark Trueman, J. Henry Truslow, Eliza Turnbull, Robert Truslow, James L.- Tucker, Lucinda Turner, Chester W . Truslow, William Tuller, Mary Turner, D. Tryon, Ezra Turner, Lucy Turner, D-. B. Tucker, Wm. Turner, Martha A. Turner, Henry Turner, Ralph Turner, Sarah A. Turner, Matthew A. Tuthill, Samuel Turner, T. Turner, Ralph Tuttle, Jonathan Turner, Laura A. Turner, W . Tuttle, Joseph Tuttle, Althea Turner, C. F. Tuttle, S. B. Tutde, L. J. Tuston, Septimus TwitchelJ, Curatio Tuttle, Margaret H. Tuttle, J. M. Tyler,. Aaron Tuttle, Maria Tuttle, Smith Twah Hong, (Chinese) Tuttle, Rhoda Twiss, John Mast.TaylorrF. A. Twitchell, Betsey 64 LIST OP LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Mrs. Twombly, Betsey Miss Van Horn, Delia Rev. White, Henry Miss Tabor, Mary Rev. Wadsworth, Edward White, Hiram H. Talbott, Priscilla Waite, John White, J. W . Talcott, Esther Waite, R. L. White, L. Tarring, Mary E. Wakefield, Samuel White, Levi Thompson, Lucy Wakeley, Joseph B. White, M. C. Thompson, M. A. Walker, G. W . White, Nicholas Thorn, Charity Walker, John White, W. W. Thorn, Sophia Wallace, J. H. White, William R. Thorps, Elizabeth Waller, A. F. Whitham, Joseph Traber, Eveline Waller, Wm. J. Whiting, George B. Trigg, Mary S. Waller, W . J. Whitman, Joseph, Jr. Trowbridge, C. Walls, James Whitney, George Trumble, Sarah Ann Walsh, John Wickes, William Tuller, Mary Ward, Pelatiah Wickham, Wm. Turner, Martha Ware, Daniel Wier, William Twitchell, Lucy M. Waring, F. Wightman,Dr. W . M. Mr. Usher, Bloomfield Warner, Horace Wiggins, W. A. Underwood, David J. Warner, W . E. Wilbor, A. D. Mrs. Urmy, Elizabeth Warnock, David Wilcox, S. C. Miss Ulrick, Margaret Warren, R W . Wilder, Mr. Upham, Eliza Warren, Ira D. Wiley, Allen Rev. Vail, Adee Washburn, Ebenezei Wiley, E. Vail, Stephen M. Washburn, Jacob C. Wiley, John Vanderlip, Elias Washbum, Robert Wilkinson, G. Van Beuren, Gerard Washburn, Sandford Wilkshire, W . Vancleve, C. S. Waterbury, George Willets A. A. Van Deusen, S. Waters, Samuel Willett, Wm. M. Vandyke, H. N. Watkins, N. J. Willey, Barzillai Vanormer, Amos Watson, J. A. Williams, A. D. Vansant, N. Watson, R.of London Williams, E. P. Vansant, P. Watts, James Williams, H. Vansant, Samuel Way, E. J. Williams, S. P Van Stumburg, J. Weager, David Williams, Wm. Van Tassel, S. Weakley, J. W . Williams, William B Vanwart, Alexander Weatherly, H. T. Williams, Wm. S. Vaughn, John W. Weaver, J. T. Williamson, C. H. Veach, S. Webb, Abner Wilmer, W . A. Veitch, E. R. Webber, George Wilson, B. R. Vincent, Leonard M. Webster, Augustus Wilson, James Vinton, Robt. S. Webster, D. Wilson, N. Esq. Vemam, Cramer Weeks, Samuel Wilson, Norval Mr. Vallotton, Alfred C. Welch, J. E. Wilson, W . F. Vanderpool,Daniel M. Wells, Jason Winans, H. S. Vanderveen, J. Wells, Ransford Winans, Rodney Van Namee, James Wells, Wesley J. Winfree, George N. Van Wart, Alex. Weltby, Elias Wing, H. Van Wormer, Peter Wendell, John J. Wing, Hiram Vaughan, Thomas Westbrook, R. B Winslow, D. L. Veich, John Wescott, Reuben Winton, W . B. Virl, James Weiherwax, Henry Wise, Daniel Vincent, J. H. Whallon, J. H. Wisner, W. C. Vallotton, Susan S. Whedon, Prof., D. D. Witherell, Manly Vandusen, Lydia A. Wheeler, Chandler Witherspoon, Andr. Vanhorn, Mary Ann Wheeler, E. Withey, Ezra Vansant, A. P. Wheeler, Dr. John Wombaugb, A. B. Van Schoick, E. Wheeler, J. W . W ood, E. G. Mrs. Vanandin, Betsey, Wheeler, A. B. Wood, H. C. Vaughn, Maria Whipple, E. Wood, J. W . B. Vanormer, Urania Whipple, Griffin Wooding, Geo. W. Veach, Mary White, Dr., Owego Woodbury, Wm. H. Veitch, E. R. White, Alanson Woodruff, Geo. W. Vial, Cynthia White, H. Woodworth, Philo LIST OP LIFE SUBSCRIBERS 65

Rev. Woolsey,' Elijah Mr. Weaver, J. W . Mr. Wood, Samuel L. Wooster, D. Webb, John Wood, Timoiliy Wooster, S. W . Weeks, Jotham Wooding, Eneas Worcester, Amos Welch, Ransom B. Wood, Squire Worden, P. S. Welch, Wm. Wood, James Worrallo, W . S. Weldon, Preston Wood, Henry W . Worthing, A. H. Welty, Francis H. Woodward, Wm. Worthington, S. G. Wentz, William Woodworth, J. Wright, A. F. Westcote,Hezekh. P. Woolsey, Benj. Wright, John F. West, Garrettson Wormwood, Chas. Wright, John T. West, Robt. A. Worrall, Henry Wright, M ., West, Chas. Worrall, Noah Wright, Daniel J. Weston, Elijah Worthington, D. Wright, Richard Westfield, John Wright, James Wyatt, Wm. Wether wax, Barney Wright, Laban Wyland, Wm. Wetmore, George Wright, Wm. Wymond, B. Weeks, Wm. Wright, James Wymond, Richard Wheeler, Andrew Wyatt, David, sen. Gov. Whitcomb, James Wheeler, Eliphalet Mast. Wakely, James J. Hon. Wright, Wm. Wheeler, Hiram Mrs. Wade, Mary Dr. Weakley, B. F. Whipple, Griffin Wadham, C. S. Westlake, Albert Whipple, Isaac B. Wadsworth, Anne E. White, Ambrose L. White, Henry C. Wakefield, Rev. S. Mr. Wadhams, Elijah C. Whitely, John Wakeley, Jane Wadhams, Samuel Whiting, Hosea Walbridge, Catharine Wadsworth, Wm. B. Whiting, John Walker, Catharine Wadsworth, Timothy Whitney, John Waller, Elepha Wait, Peleg T. Whitney, Isaiah Waller, Maria Louisa Waldron, Eph. D. Whittle, John Ward, Harriet Walker, Benjamin Whittemore, Daniel Ward, Lucinda Walker, W . S. Whitmore, Orren Ward, Minerva Walker, Joseph Wickersham, Isaac Ward, Sophia Walker, Timothy D. Wickens, Obed. Warren, Anna H. Wallace, John Wiggins, Alex. C. Waring, Mary H. Wallace, William Willber, J. Warner, Sarah B. Waller, Ashbel B. Wilde, Henry Warner, Nancy Waller, Charles M. Wildman, Russell Warnock, Sarah Ann Waller, Cranville C. Wiles, Robert P. Washburn, Elizabeth Waller, Ed. Janes Wiles, Thos. S. Washburn, Maria Waller, John H. Willey, B. Watson, Sarah L. Waller, Orrin A. Willey, W . T. Watson, Electa Waller, Wm. Norval Williams, Gilbert Waugh, Bishop B. Wallis, J. Williams, John F. Way, Mary A. Walsh, John Williams, Samuel Weakley, Emma J. Walworth, Chandler Williams, Thos. P. Weakley, Julia A. Wandell, Daniel T. Williams,ThomasW. Weaver, Nancy W . Ward, Joseph Williamson, E. H. Webb, Amanda Ward, W. A. Williamson, Nich. Webster, Ann Ward well, Josiah Willson, Abraham Webster, Eunice E. Wardwell, William Wilson, Charles Webster, Joanna Warner, Levi Wilson, Hiram Webster, Nancy Warner, Jared Wilson, James Weeks, Maria A. Warner, John Wilson, Samuel Weeks, Sarah A. Warren, Washington Wilson, Wm. C. Weems, Mary M. Warren, Wm. C. Willard, Henry Wells, Betsey Wartman, William Wilkes, Edward Wells, Laura M. Washburn, John Winslow, John Welle, Asenath Waterhouse, S. G. Winship, Thomas Welty, Eliza Ann Waters, Elkanah Winterstun, T. H. Wentworth, Berthia Waters, Samuel Winter8on, G. Wescott, Submit Watson, Thomas J. Woltz, Ferdinand Westgate, Ruth Weaver, Charles H. Wood, Benjamin J. West, E. M. T. Weaver, J. T., Jr. Wood, Jonathan S. Wetmore, Mary I 66 LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.

Mrs Whallon, Rev. J. H. Mrs. Wilson, Sarah Miss Ware,»Matilda Wheat, Elizabeth J. Wilson, Rev. N. Wells, Clarissa M. Whedon, Eliza A. Wilson, Cornelia L ., Whipple, Harriet E. Wheeler, Catharine Wilson, Rachel Whitcomb, Elvina Wheeler, Sarah Ann Winchester, M. White, Mary E. Wheeler, E. B. Wing, El'zabeth Wilber, Elizabeth Wheeler, Caroline R. Winter, Mary Williams, Eliza E. White, Ann C. Winslow, Emily Wills, Caroline White, Artemisia Wise, Sarah Ann Wilson, Apphia White, Catharine R. Wiener, Mary Ann Wilson, Sarah White, Cynthia Witherell, Ruth Wilson, V. E. White, Mrs. Dr. Witherell,.S. B. Wisner, Elizabeth White, Jane M. Witherspoon, Mary Woodin, Betsey W. White, Jane Wood, Almira Woodin, Mary E. White, Sarah A. Wood, Angeline Wooding, Lydia S. White, Sophia E. Wood, Anna J. Wooding, Sarah J. Whittlesey, Elizabeth Wood, J. C. Wing, Melissa Whitham, Hannah Wood, Jane Worrall, Ellen E. Whitney, Sylvia Wood, Juliana Worrall, Julia M. Whitney, Sarah P. Wood, Mary E. B. Wright, Eliza C. Whitman, E. W. Wood, Mary Hall Rev. Yaggar, Enoch Whitman, Maria J. Wood, Susan Yale, Elisha Whitmore, Sarah Wooding, Rhoda Yarrell, P. W . Wickes, Sophia A. Wooding,Marietta L. Yocum, Elmore Wickware, R. G. Woodruff, E. W. York, J. W, Wightman, Sarah R Wood ward,RacheFA. Young, David Wilcox, Sally Woodworth, Lucy, Young, J. Wilber, Ann Woolsey, Keziahj Y oung, Jacob Wildey, Phebe L. Wooster, Lucy, Young,John Wiley, Margaret Wooster, Nancy Ann Young, J. H. Wiles, Mary Ann Worcester, Sabra A. Young, Samuel Witlcox, Sarah Worden, S. G. Young, W . Williams, Catharine Wormwood, Judith Young, William Williams, Eliza T. Wormwood, Mary Youngs, James Williams, Harriet Worthington, M.. A. Youngs, T. C. Williams, Jemima Worthington, M. J. Esq. Young, A. H. Williams, Mary C. Wright, A. Juliette Mr. Yearly, Alexander Williams, Rev. E. P. Wright, Hannah C. Young, S. B. Williams, Sarah Wright, Mary Ann Young, T. V. Williams, S., of Pha Wright, Prudence Young, Alexander Williams, Sarah, of Wright, Sophia Mrs. Yard, Priscilla Sauquoit, N. Y. Wright, Sophronia Young, Rev. John Williams, T. W Wright, Wm. Young,. Elizabeth Williams, Anna Wright* Catharine J. Youngs, Margaret Wilmer, Catharine N. Wright, Emily E. Miss Y oung, Catharine Wilson, Amanda Wyatt, Wm. Young, Josephine Wilson, Cornelia Miss Waller, Julia E. Rev. Zimmerman, J. T. Wilson, Hannah B. Waller, Mary R.

We have reason to believe there are many life members whose names are not included in the above list, because they have not been reported: a few others may have been unintentionally overlooked, and therefore omitted. CONSTITUTION. 67

CONSTITUTION, AS REVISED

BY THE

GENERAL CONFERENCE IN 1844.

A r t . 1. T h is association, denominated “ T h e M is sio n a r y S o c ie t y of t h e M e t h o d is t E p isc o p a l C h u r c h ,” is established for the express purpose of enabling the several annual conferences more effectually to extend their missionary labours throughout the United States and else­ where ; and also to assist in the support and promotion of missionary schools and missions in our own and in foreign countries. A r t . 2. The payment of two dollars annually shall constitute a mem­ ber ; the payment of twenty dollars at one time a member for life. Any person paying one hundred and fifty dollars at one time into the treasury shall be a manager for life, and the contribution of five hundred dollars shall constitute the donor a patron for life. A r t . 3. The officers of this society shall consist of a president, vice- presidents, a corresponding secretary, recording secretary, treasurer, and assistant treasurer, who, together with thirty-two managers, shall form a board for the transaction of business. They shall all be members oftheMethodist Episcopal Church, and be annually elected by the society, except the corresponding secretary. Each annual conference shall have the privilege of appointing one vice-president from its own body. A r t . 4. The corresponding secretary shall be appointed by the General Conference. He shall reside in New-York, and conduct the correspondence of the society, under the direction of the board. He shall be subject to the direction and control of the board of managers, by whom his salary is to be fixed and paid. He shall be exclusively employed in conducting the correspondence of the society, and, under the direction of the board, in promoting its general interests, by travel­ ling or otherwise. Should his office become vacant by death, resigna­ tion, or otherwise, the board shall have power to provide for the duties of the office until the Bishops or a majority of them shall fill the vacancy. A r t . 5. The board shall have authority to make by-laws for regulating its own proceedings, to appropriate money to defray incidental expenses, to provide for the support of superannuated missionaries, widows, and orphans of missionaries, who may not be provided for by the annual conferences—it being understood that they shall not receive more than is allowed by the Discipline to other superannuated ministers, their widows, and orphans—and to print books at our own press, for the bene­ fit of Indian and foreign missions, fill vacancies that may occur during the year, and shall present a statement of its transactions and funds to the society, at its annual meeting, and also shall lay before the General Con­ ference a report of its transactions for the four preceding years, and the state of its funds. A r t . 6. Ordained ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, whe­ ther travelling or local, being members of this society, shall be ex officio members of the board of managers. A r t . 7. The annual meeting, for the election of officers and managers, shall be held on the third Monday in April, in the city of New-York. A r t . 8. At all meetings of the society, and of the board, the presi­ dent, or, in his absence, the vice-president first on the list then present, 68 CONSTITUTION.

and in the absence of all the vice-presidents, a member appointed by the meeting for that purpose, shall preside. A k t . 9. Twenty-five members, at all meetings of the society, &nd thirteen at all meetings of the board of managers, shall be a quorum. A k t . 10. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the chairman. A r t . 11. It is recommended, that within the bounds of each annual conference there be established a conference missionary society, auxi­ liary to this institution, with branches, under such regulations as the conferences shall respectively prescribe. Each conference, or other auxiliary society, shall annually transmit to the corresponding secretary of this society, at New-York, a copy of its annual report, embracing the operations of its branches, and shall also notify the treasurer of the amount collected in aid of the missionary cause; which amount shall be subject to the order of the treasurer of the parent society, as provided for in the thirteenth article. A r t . 12. Any auxiliary or branch society may designate the mission or missions, under the care of this society, to which they desire any part or the whole of its funds to be appropriated; which special desig­ nation shall be publicly acknowledged by the board. But in the event that more funds are raised for any individual mission than are necessary for its support, the surplus shall go into the treasury of the parent society, to be appropriated as ihe constitution directs. A r t . 13. The annual conferences shall be divided into as many mission districts as there are effective superintendents,and there shall be a com­ mittee, consisting of one from each mission district, to be appointed by the Bishops, and to be called the General Missionary Committee. It shall be the duty of this committee to meet annually in the city of New-York, at the time of the holding of the anniversary of the missionary society, to act jointly with the board of managers, the corresponding secretary and the treasurer, in fixing the amount which may be drawn for during the ensuing year, and the division of said amount between foreign and domestic missions. Said committee shall, in conjunction with the board of managers and the bishop who shall preside in the New-York Confer­ ence, determine what fields shall be occupied or continued as foreign missions, and the number of persons to be employed on said missions, and shall, in conjunction with the board, estimate the sums necessary for the support of each mission, subject to the approval of the presiding bishop. Said committee shall determine the amount for which each bishop shall draw for the domestic missions of those conferences over which he shall preside, and he shall not draw on the treasurer for more than said amount. Provided nevertheless, that in the intervals between the meetings «of the General Missionary Committee, the Board of Managers, with the concurrence of a majority of the bishops, may, if they shall deem it important, adopt a new missionary field, and also provide for any .unforeseen emergency that may arise ; and to meet such demands, may expend any additional sum not exceeding five thousand dollars. Should any of the members of said committee in the interval of the •General Conference go out of office by death, resignation, or otherwise, the bishop presiding in the conferences where the vacancy shall occur, .shall appoint another to fill his place. Said committee to be amenable to the General Conference, to which it shall make full reports of its doings. Any expense incurred in the discharge of its duties shall be met by the treasurer of the society. A r t . 14. The sums allowed for the support of a missionary shall not exceed the usual allowance of other itinerant preachers. The bishops, or ORGANIZATION, BY-LAWS, ETC. 69 president of the conference, (if the mission be domestic,) and the superin­ tendent, where there is one, and if not, the missionary, (if it be foreign,) shall draw on the treasurer for the same, in quarterly or half yearly instalments, and they shall always promptly notify the treasurer of all drafts made by them, and shall require regular quarterly communications to be made by each of the missionaries to the corresponding secretary of the society at New-York, giving information of the state and pros­ pects of the several missions in which they are employed. No one shall be acknowledged a missionary, or receive support out of the funds of this society, who has not some definite field assigned to him, or who could not be an effective labourer on a circuit, except as provided for in Article 5. The assistant treasurer shall be subject to the direction of the treasurer, and of the Board of Managers. A r t . 15. In all other cases of the appointment of a missionary, the name of such missionary, and the district in which he is to labour, together with the probable expenses of the mission, shall be communi­ cated by the bishop, or the mission committee of each annual con­ ference, to the treasurer of this society, that a proper record of the same may be preserved. A r t . 16. This constitution shall not be altered but by the General Conference, upon the recommendation of the board of managers, or by the board, on the recommendation of the General Conference.

PLAN OF ORGANIZATION, BY-LAWS, &c.

I. The duties o f the officers o f the Society. The Presiding Officer shall preserve order, keep the speaker to the point under consideration, and appoint committees not otherwise provided for. He shall not take part in debate nor propose any new measure, unless he first leave the chair. In case of an equal division on any question, he shall give the casting vote, and may assign his reasons. The Treasurer shall keep an account of all the receipts and disburse­ ments, answer all orders of the board on the Treasury, exhibit the state of the funds to such auditing committee as shall be appointed by the board, and shall report monthly the state of the Treasury. The Corresponding Secretary at New-York shall keep a vigilant eye upon the missions, and convey to the superintendent having charge of the foreign missions, to the board or the standing committees, all such communications from, and all information concerning our missions, both foreign and domestic, as the circumstances of the case may require :— and shall in all cases give to such missionaries as may be sent out by the board, as well as to such as are now in the missionary field, the letter o f in­ structions authorized by the board, with such other instructions and expla­ nations as the peculiarity of circumstance may call for, and shall explicitly inform all our missionaries that they are in no case to depart from such instructions. The Recording Secretary shall keep a journal of the proceedings of all meetings of the board, and of the society, and notify all meetings of the board and of the society. He shall also certify all accounts which have been passed by the board, and ordered for payment. II. Organization o f Standing Committees, and their duties. On the first meeting of the board, after the annual election, the fol­ lowing standing committees shall be appointed :— 1. The Estimating committee, whose duty it shall be to make an esti­ mate for the salary, outfit, &c., of each missionary, and all expenses at­ VO ORGANIZATION, BY-LAWS, ETC. tending oar foreign missions, and for the salary of each of the correspond­ ing secretaries. 2. The Finance committee,—duty to aid the treasurer in providing ways and means. 3. The African committee,—duty to take into consideration all matters relating to missions in Africa, which may be referred to them by the board, or the corresponding secretary. 4. The Oregon committee,—duty to take into consideration all matters relating to missions in Oregon, which may be referred to them by the board, or the corresponding secretary. 5. The South American committee,—duty to take into consideration all matters relating to missions in South America, which may be referred to them by the board, or the corresponding secretary. 6. The China committee,—duty to take into consideration all matters re­ lating to missions in China, which may be referred to them by the board, or the corresponding secretary^ 7. The Foreign German committee. 8. The committee on Domestic missions,—duty to take into consideration all matters relating to the Domestic field, which may be referred to them by the board, or the corresponding secretary. 9. The Legacy committee,—to take into consideration all bequests made to the society. 10. The Publishing committee,—to prepare and publish the Missionary Advocate. 11. The Auditing committee,—duty to adjust such accounts as maybe referred to them by the board. Each committee shall organize by the appointment of a chairman and secretary. The secretary shall keep correct minutes of all the business brought before the committee, and the disposition of the same, in a book kept for that purpose, which shall be brought to the regular meetings of the board, and shall hold a regular meeting once in each month. The treasurer and corresponding secretary shall be ex-officio members of all the standing committees.

III. Meetings o f the board, order o f business, and rules o f debate. 1. Regular meetings. 1. The board shall hold their regular meetings on the third Wednesday of each month, at 4 o’clock, P. M., at the committee room. 2. All meetings of the board shall open with singing and prayer, and close with prayer or the benediction. 2. Order o f business. 1. The minutes of theiprevious meeting to be read, and, when approved, to be signed by the presiding officer. 2. The corresponding secretary to present his report. 3. The treasurer’s report. 4. Reports from the standing committees in the following order:— Estimating— Finance — African — Oregon—South American—China— Foreign German—Domestic Missions—Legacy—Publishing and Auditing. The report to be made by simply reading the minutes of their proceed­ ings, upon which the board shall take such action as the case may require. 5. Reports of special committees. 6. Unfinished business. 7. Any miscellaneous matters. The board shall appoint in the month of January, in each year, a committee to make arrangements for the annual meeting, and for the anniversary. OBGAOTZATIONj BY-LAWS, ETC. Vi

3. Rules fo r the transaction o f business. 1. A motion being made, seconded, and stated from the chair, shall be considered in possession of the board, but may be withdrawn by the mover before any order may be taken on it ; and every motion shall be reduced to writing if the presiding officer, or any other member, require it. 2. A motion to amend shall be considered first in order, and shall be decided before the original one. 3. Every member wishing to speak, shall rise and address the chair, and no one shall speak more than once on one question, until every member desiring to speak shall have spoken ; and no member shall speak over fifteen minutes without the permission of the board. 4. A motion to lay on the table shall be taken without debate. 5. When a report is presented by a committee, it shall be considered in possession of the board, and may be adopted, amended, recommitted, laid on the table, or indefinitely postponed, as the board may judge proper. 6. It shall always be deemed out of order to use personal reflections in debate, or to interrupt a speaker, except to explain, or call him to order. 7. It shall be deemed out of order for any member to leave the meeting without the permission of the chair or the board. 8. A motion to adjourn shall always be considered in order, and shall be taken without debate. The following resolution was adopted by the board, and ordered to be pub­ lished in the Annual Report, viz., Resolved, That the chairmen of the stand­ ing committees be required to return all documents submitted to them by the corresponding secretary, after the final action of the board in relation to them, and that he be expected to keep them on separate files.

JJj3 Subscriptions and donations for the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church may be sent to the Treasu­ rer, at New-York; the Assistant Treasurer, at Cincinnati; or paid to the Presiding Elder of the District, or the preacher in the circuit or station to which the contributor belongs.

JJj3 The Secretaries of the several Annual Conferences are requested to furnish the Treasurer, at New-York, with the names of the Presidents of their Conference Missionary Societies respectively, that we may be able to publish them, as heretofore, on*the cover of the Annual Report.

NOTICE. It is earnestly requested by the Board of Managers that die missionaries, employed by this Society, transmit to the Corres­ ponding Secretary regular quarterly reports of the state o f the missions, as the Constitution directs ; and that, either personally, or through their Superintendents, they furnish the Board at the close of the year— by the first of March, if practicable— with a full report of the state and progress of their missions respectively, including all the statistical information necessary for the Annual Report. 7 2 BEQUESTS AND DEVISES. *

BEftTIESTS AND DEVISES.

P e r s o n s disposed to make donations to the Society, by will, are re­ quested to observe— . 1. That a bequest or legacy to the Society may be made of p er­ sonal property or money, to any amount, by adopting the following forrn of bequest :—

“ I give and bequeath unto ‘ The Missionary Society of the Me­ thodist Episcopal Church,’ incorporated by an Act of the Legislature of the State of New-York, passed April 9, 1839, the sum of Dollars, and the receipt of the Treasurer of the Society shall be a sufficient discharge therefor to my executors.”

Observe— 2. That there is a difference between a bequest of money and a devise o f real estate. Corporations can only take land, or the proceeds of land, by devise, as they are authorized by statute. In case of a gift, by will, of land, or of proceeds of land, the Society can be bene­ fited by the gift, only under the circumstances, and to the extent, indicated in the following section of an Act of the Legislature :—

“ § 1. The Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, incorporated on the 9th April, 1839, shall be capable of taking, holding, or receiving any real estate, by virtue of any devise contained in any last will and testament of any person whatsoever, the clear annual income of which devise shall not exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars : provided, no person leaving a wife, or child, or parent, shall devise to such corporation more than one-fourth of his or her estate, after thè payment of his or her debts, and such devise shall.be valid to the extent of such one-fourth ; and no such devise shall be valid in any will which shall not have been made and executed at least two months before the death of the testator.”

Observe, finally, that the restrictions named in the above section apply only to devises o f real estate, and do not apply to bequests of money or personal estate. In the case of a gift of money, the will may be made at any time, and o f any amount.•