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Th& following' is a list of Officers and? Manag>ers^
Elected April 17th, 1837.
R e v . BISHOP ROBERTS, President. BISHOP SOÛLE, 1st Vice President BISHOP HEDDING, 2d do. BISHOP ANDREW, 3d do. BISHOP WAUGH, 4th do. BISHOP MORRIS, 5th do. THOMAS MASON, Treasurer. GEORGE LANE, Assistant do. M r . FRANCIS HALL, Rec. Sec.
MANAGERS.
J o se p h S m i t h ,W m . B . S k id m !»r e ^
P e t e r B a d e a u , S t e p h e n D a n b o , D r . D. M . R e e s e , A b m . S h o t w e l l ,
G e o r g e I n n e s , H e n r y W o r r e l l ,.
M . H oUSEWORTH* G e o r g e S u c k s e y ,
P h i l ip R o m a in e ,. D r . T . B a r r e t t ,
L. S. Burling, J o h n H a r p e r , J. P. A im es, D r . J. L . P h e lp s ,
Jo h n V a l e n t i n e ,. B . F . H o w e ,
W m. D u v a l l , . Ja c o b R u c k l e ,
A b m . S t a « g, N a t h a n i e l Ja r v is ^.
W m . H a i n e s , E . Ji. M o o r e ,
H e n r y M o o r e , B e n j a m in D is b r o w ,. B e n j a m in M eaix, R a l p h M e a d ,
T h o m a s B r o w n , Jo t h a m S. F o u n t a in ,
W il l i a m S m it m ,. S a m u e l M a ic t in .. EIGHTEENTH ANNIVERSARY
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-Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopàl Church.
This was held in the (2-reene-street church, May 22,1837- ÀI thè hou* appointed, namely, 6 o’clock P. M., the chair was taken by Bishop Hedding, and opened by singing and prayer^ after which abstracts of the annual report, giving an account of the state of the missions, and of the funds, were rèad by the Resident Gorresponding Secretary. The following resolution was then offered by the Èev. John Clark, late superintendent of the Green Bay and Sault de Sfc Marie missions, seconded by one of the converted natives, in which he gave an interesting account
Our last Annual Report announced that we had recom mended to the General Conference an ameuded Constitution, providing for a Resident Corresponding Secretary, and for a wider extent to the operations of the Society. W e are now gratified in recording the fact that our recommendations, in all important particulars, were received with respectful attention, and cordially adopted by that body. In consequence of these improvements, less embarrassments have been felt than hereto fore in conducting the affairs of the Society, and it is hoped that increased energies have been infused into some depart ments of our work. In common with other Christian denomi nations who are engaged in the missionary field, we trust we have felt, and do still feel, the responsibility laid on us of striving to contribute our share in subduing the world to Jesus Christ ^ and we cannot doubt that, if all come up to the help of the Lord, according to their several ability, this sacred cause will go on and yet prosper more abundantly. W e have cause of gratitude to God, in whose hands is the breath of all living, that we are not called, as last year, to deplore the death of any of our officers, and of only one of the managers. Brother Samuel Williams, long known as a humble follower of Christ, and as a diligent attender for several years as a member of our Board of Managers, has gone the way of all the earth, leaving a testimony behind him of his faith in Christ, and of his preparedness to enter into the joy of his Lord. W e have reason also of thankfulness to God, “ in whom we live, and move, and have our being,” that the lives and general health of our missionaries,? as far as we know, have been pre served* and that success has generally attended their labours. And though, in consequence of the increased demands upon our pecuniary resources, for the purpose of enlarging our sphere of operations, our , treasury has been exhausted, the 6 EiGHiEEiiTH Annual r e p o r t oP missionary spirit we believe to be rising and spreading through out the ranks of our Israel, so that, if suitable means be used) neither men nor money will be warning to carry- forward the sacred cause. The state o f this CauSe, however, will be best Seen from a review of t)ur respective fields of labour, as reported by those who are actively engaged in this hallowed work.
L Foreign and Aboriginal Missions.
in respect to those Aboriginal missions which have been oil our list from the beginning, there has nothihg occurred to alter their state materially from what it was at our last report. Nothing more, therefore, is required} than to give a brief state»- ment of their present condition and prdspects. 1; The Wyandot mission still commands the confidence of the Church, and is manifestly improving in the stability of its converts, in their progress in Gospel knowledge, and in the arts of civilized life; There has recently been quite a reviving spirit amdng these people, so much so that they have determined to send out two native speakers to preach the Gospel at large through the nation, and have resolved to raise money among themselves for their support. Indeed, this mission, which was the first on our list after the formation of the Society, gives substantial evidence that the Indian is susceptible of enjoying dll the blessings of Christianity, and of exhibiting its holy precepts in practical life. Here are, including the two native preachers, three missionaries, and two hundred Church members. The school, the government of which has been so remodelled as to bring it more immediately under the control of the con verted chiefs, is in a prosperous condition, imparting instruct tion to about thirty children. 2. The Choctaw mission, west of the Mississippi, is still pro gressing in usefulness, and promises lasting good to the exten* sive community which is forming by the removal of the Indians to that country. Here, therefore, seems to be an itfc* perious call for a concentration of Gospel labourers, in order to bring the natives who have emigrated, or may hereafter emi grate to this remote wilderness, under the influence of the MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE M. E, CHURCH. 7
Gospel. There are employed in this important field of labour, two white and five native preachers, with a suitable number of class-leaders and stewards. These have the care of about one thousand Church members, and they are making exertions to enlarge their boundaries, as far as practicable, for the con version of such as still remain under the superstitions of pa ganism, The schools for the benefit of the children are kept in operation, and include about three hundred and eighty children. 3. The Oneida mission continues in a prosperous state. A gracious revival of religion has been witnessed on this mission during the past year; and not less than two hundred have signed the pledge of total abstinence from all intoxicating liquor. Here are one missionary, two school teachers, and about one hundred and thirty Church members, and between eighty and a hundred children attachod to the schools. The mis sionary writes that the converts generally manifest a great devotedness to the cause of Christ, and a zeal for its extension among their pagan brethren. 4. The South Indian Missionary District, within the bounds of the Arkansas Conference, comprehends three circuits ; viz.} the Cherokee, Creek, and Choctaw; and six schools, which, however, are but partially supplied with teachers. Through the opposition of some of the ruling men, the last account states that the missionaries have been dismissed from the Creek mis sion, but that now they very much regret the step they have taken, and wish for their return. The. Cherokee and Choctaw missions are in a prosperous state, especially the latter. On this there are not less than one thousand Church members, and they are improving in agricultural and domestic pursuit^ as well as in religion and morals. On these missions there are four missionaries, including the superintendent, and three school teachers. This is an important place, as not less than thirty thousand emigrants had arrived there during the past year. The most of these are both poor and ignorant, On the several missions within this district there are com puted to be one thousand two hundred and eighty-four mem bers of the Church, one thousand two hundred and twenty-five of whom are native converts. 5. The North Indian Missionary District, within the bounds 8 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OP THE of the Missouri Conference, includes five circuits; viz., Shaw nee, Delaware, Peori, Kickapoo, and Kansas missions. These employ, including the superintendent, six missionaries, who have the charge of four hundred and seventy-two members, besides the school teachers. The number of scholars is not exactly ascertained. Yery interesting communications have been received from the superintendent of the district, which have been published in the Christian Advocate and Journal, respecting the origin, progress, and present prospects of these missions. From these it appears that those who have embraced Christianity are improving in the arts of civilized life, building houses, culti vating their lands, and learning useful trades. There is there fore reason to hope that the Gospel will prove a means of rescuing these people not only from the degrading thraldom of a barbarous paganism, but also from the temporal wretched ness to which they were fast approaching. 6. The reports from the Saganaw and Huron missions, in the Detroit district, are not so favourable as from some others, owing to the influence of ardent spirits, and the impractica bility of calling the natives from the pursuit of game, and other uncontrollable causes. On the Huron mission, however, there are twelve native members of the Church, and five or six children under instruction. Patient perseverance, however, it is believed, will, by the blessing of God on the efforts of his servants, overcome the opposing obstacles, and be a means of bringing these people under the blessings of the Gospel. 7. The Oneida and Menominee mission, in the vicinity of Green Bay, is in a prosperous state, and numbers about fifty converts, all of whom are strongly attached to the cause of Christ, and manifest their abhorrence of their former habits by becoming members of the Temperance Society. Here, also, the blessings of Christianity are apparent, in producing in dustrious habits and a love for domestic enjoyments, By cultivating their land, and attending to some branches of mechanical labour, they lighten the expense of the mission, by providing in some measure for their own support. 8. The missions at Sault de St. Marie and Ke-wa-we-non are in a prosperous state. At these stations there are one white missionary, one native missionary and wife, one white school MISSIONARY SOCIETY OP THE M. E. CHURCH. 9
teacher, and one native interpreter ; in all about sixty members in the church, with two schools, including about fifty scholars. The society of native members is prosperous, and the schools are doing well. The missionary brother Chandler preaches every Sabbath at Fort Bray, where there is a small class of converted troops, who are, indeed, soldiers of the cross of Christ. 9. The Cherokee mission, within the bounds of the Holstein Conference, is somewhat disturbed by the removal of the Indians to Arkansas, though many of them evince a deter mination to hold fast their faith in Christ. There were returned on the minutes of the conference five hundred twenty-one native members, and the superintendent writes that a few whites have been received. The two native speakers, Field and Boston, full of the missionary spirit, have gone with the emigrant Indians to the Arkansas, where, it is expected, they will be abundantly useful to their brethren. 10. From the Oregon mission we have had no very recent information. The last account we received was from Rev. Daniel Lee. His letter was dated at Henolalu, one of the missionary stations at the Sandwich Islands, April 19, 1836, whither he had gone for the benefit of his health. His letters give a glowing description of the state of things in those islands, and of the Oregon teritory. From his representation, and from that made to the board previously by the Rev. Jason Lee, the superintendent of the mission, we were induced to send a reinforcement to the mission. Accordingly, in August last, a physician and blacksmith, with their wives and children, a carpenter, and thrçe female teachers, in all, thirteen, sailed from Boston, by the way of the Sandwich Islands. With these were sent out a large quantity of household furniture, about twenty boxes of clothing of various sorts and sizes, valued at not less than $2,000, agricultural, mechanical, and surgical instruments, as well as medicine for the benefit of the mission. O f their arrival we have not yet heard, either at the Sandwich Islands or at the Oregon territory. Not being able to send a missionary with his family, as was generally desired, measures were adopted to send one or more as soon thereafter as practicable ; bn the 24th of January last, the Rev. David Leslie, wife, and three children, accompanied by 2 10 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE a pious young lady as a school-teacher, and Rev. H. K. W . Perkins, left Boston, in the brig Peru, for the Sandwich Islands, with a view to find a passage from thence to their place o f destination. W e cannot but hope and pray for the safe arrival of these mission families to their field of labour in due season. Respecting the actual state of things in this mission, we have not much to add to the information which was given in our last report. It seems, however, that in consequence of the failure of the health of Rev. D. Lee, and his departure to the Sandwich Islands, with the hope of its restoration, Rev. Jason Lee was left alone, assisted only by brother Shepard, as a school-teacher. But from all the information received, the prospects of the mission were flatjering, and [more labourers were greatly needed, to answer all the calls which were made for religious instruction. Should the families recently sent arrive in safety, it is hoped that they will be able to go forward and prosper. 11. Our last report gave information that an attempt had been made to establish missions among the Winnebagoes, and other tribes who inhabit the prairies on the upper Mississippi- This mission has been prosecuted with much vigour the past year. The Rev. Alfred Brunson, a member of the Pittsburgh Conference, having been appointed to the superintendence of this mission, in the early part of last year, removed his family to Prairie du Chien, that he might be in the midst of his work. Openings are presented for the missionary among the Winne bago, the Chippeway, and Sioux Indians; and measures have been adopted by brother Brunson to supply them with the word of life. A chief of the Sioux tribe, residing two hundred and fifty miles from Prairie du Chien, has sent an invitation for a missionary to be sent among them; and the last account states that a supply would be furnished early this spring. At the Ottowa Lake also, a distance of two hundred and sixty miles into the Indian country, there is a prospect of establishing a mission for the especial benefit of the Indians, as there are two devoted young men now labouring among them. Should their prospects be realized, brother Brunson states that. they shall soon penetrate to the Rocky Mountains, and probably, ere long, meet their brethren who have commenced their mission ary labours on the other side, in the valley of the Columbia river. MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE M. E. CHURCH. 11
In prosecuting his missionary labours in the Galena District, in the Wisconsin Territory, which is now fast filling up with emigrants, brother Brunson has given a cheering account of the blessed effects of the gospel in the hearts of many of the white inhabitants, to whom he and the other preachers had preached, several of whom had been awakened and converted. Among others, several French Catholics had been brought to the knowledge of the truth. As this is a new field of missionary labour, and the attempts to evangelize the natives are in an incipient state, the number of converts is not given. There are, however, three mission aries devoted especially to the benefit of the Indian tribes. The others will be noticed among the Domestic Missions. 12. The Liberia mission still excites a deep feeling of sympathy in the Christian community. The last General Conference constituted this mission into an Annual Conference, possessing all the rights and privileges of other Annual Con ferences, except sending delegates to the General Conference, and drawing on the funds of the Book Concern, and the Chartered Fund. This latter right was denied them on the ground only that they derive their support, not in the ordinary way, but from the Missionary Society, which pays its mission aries their full demand. By these means the superintendent of the mission will have authority, with the consent of the Conference, to receive and employ travelling preachers, to examine their characters, and to expel them if found unworthy, the same as any other Annual Conference. In September last brother Seys visited the United States, and was instrumental in awakening an interest in behalf of the mis sion in all places where he held meetings. After spending a few weeks in this country, in which time his health was greatly improved, on the 14th of October he sailed for Liberia, in com pany with the Rev. Squire Chase, of the Oneida Conference, whose services had been accepted by Bishop Heading as a mis sionary for Cape Palmas, and Mr. George Brown, a coloured lo cal preacher, destined forthe Liberia mission. Letters have besen recently received containing information of their safe arrival, after a very boisterous voyage, in good health and spirits, and much encouraged from the prospects before them. Indeed, the letters state that every thing is going on well throughout the 12 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OP THE
colony, and that there are calls for help among the natives in the interior. Brother Barton is still at his post, in good health, and is much blessed and encouraged in his labours. There are now in the several stations in the colony fifteen missionaries, three white and twelve coloured, and six school-teachers. The last information received from this mission stated that a more detailed account of it would soon be forwarded, which, we regret to say, has not been received. W e can only give the numbers, therefore, as reported last year; viz., three hundred and seventy-five, although there can be no doubt that there has. been a considerable increase. W e have engaged the services of a young gentleman of piety and talent as a physician to the mission, who is expected to sail soon, in company with two young ladies who have volunteered their services as missionary teachers. 13. South American mission. In our last report informa tion was given that the Rev. Justin Spaulding had sailed for Rio de Janeiro. Since then, several letters, containing inter esting information, have been received from him, in all which he gives us reason to hope that success will attend his efforts. It seems that confidence in the Catholic Church and priest hood, and the superstitions of that community, is daily weak ening, and a brighter day, it is hoped, will ere long dawn upon that interesting portion of the American continent. Brother Spaulding has succeeded in forming a small society, and estab lishing regular preaching every Sabbath, as well as in forming Sabbath schools for the benefit and instruction of the youth. At the earnest solicitation of the people, he has also opened a day school, which is well attended by the children of the English and American citizens. And, from his representation of the need of a school, and of the entire practicability of estab lishing one on very advantageous terms, we have engaged a young gentleman of piety, and of classical learning, who is expected to sail for that place in the latter part of this summer or beginning of autumn. On the 14th of October last, the Rev. John Dempster, ©f the Oneida Conference, sailed from the port of New-York, as a. missionary to Buenos Ayres, by the way of Rio de Janeiro. After a fatiguing passage of fifty days, he arrived safely, and in tolerable health, at Rio, spent a few days in that place, in MISSIONARY SOCIETY OP THE M. E. CHURCH. 13 company with brother Spaulding, and preached once to the people with great acceptance. Finding a vessel about to sail on the fourth day after his arrival, he took his departure for Buenos Ayres. A letter from him, dated Dec. 26, 1836, an. nounced his arrival, in improved health, at Monte Yideo, con taining some general remarks on the state of things in that country, and of his determination to enter upon his work with all practicable despatch. Farther particulars we have not received. From these faets and representations, it appears very evident that these missions were undertaken at the right time, and that, there is a fair prospect of their being productive of much good. On these several missions there are fifty-two missionaries, four thousand one hundred and seventy-one church members, thirty- two teachers, and one thousand scholars.
II. Domestic Missions among the destitute White Settlements.
These missions -embrace those settlements where the people are either .unable or unwilling to support the institutions of re ligion, and differ only in this respect from the ordinary circuits. On this account it has not been thought necessary, and more especially as accounts of their state and prospects are con stantly before the readers of our Advocate and Journal, to enter into a particular detail of these missions. W e do not, however* on this account, consider them less important than others, or less worthy of countenance and support. All souls are equally valuable in the sight of God, and therefore equally demand the attention and exertions of the church; and hence it is hoped, that no relaxation of effort will be witnessed in the cultivation of these fruitful fields of labour. The following brief notiees of these missions will evince that.the labour which has been bestowed on them has not been in vain. 1. In the bounds of the New-York Conference there are the Harlaem, East Hampton and South Hampton, Goshen, and Guilford missions, employing five missionaries, and contain ing about two hundred and eighty church members. 2. The Worcester mission is in the bounds of the New- England Conference, and has one missionary, and one hundred and fifty-three church members. The labours of the missionary 14 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OP THE have been attended with a gracious revival of religion, so that about thirty have been added to the church; and they have erected a commodious house of worship, and will doubtless be able soon to support themselves. 3. The Mattanawcook mission, within the bounds of the Maine Conference, has been discontinued, and taken into the ordinary work. 4. In the bounds of the New-Hampshire Conference there are the Methuen and Haverhill, and Megallaway missions. These employ two missionaries, and in the former there are forty-four church members. These missions were commenced this year in some destitute parts of the country, not included in any of the regular circuits. 5. On the minutes of the Conference, for Rotterdam mission, within the bounds of the Troy Conference, there were returned twenty-seven members. Another mission, called the Kinder- hook and Schodack, was commenced this year, and the mis sionary reports that he has received fifteen on probation. 6. The Watson mission, within the bounds of the Black River Conference, has one missionary and fifty-seven church members. 7. The Cambria, Hughes River, and Washington missions, within the bounds of the Pittsburgh Conference, have so far prospered as to be returned as regular circuits, and therefore cease to receive support from the funds of this society. 8. The following are within the bounds of the Ohio Con ference :— Sandy River, Coles River, and Elk River missions ; on these missions there are employed three missionaries, and, as nearly as can be ascertained, there are six hundred and seventy-six church members. Within this Conference there is also a German mission, on the Columbus District, for the special benefit of the German population who have emigrated to that country. The Rev, William Nast, a well-educated and deeply pious man, who speaks the German language with fluency, is employed on this mission. He has formed a five weeks’ circuit, in which he has twenty-two preaching places, and the prospect of benefiting these people is very encouraging; and though opposition arises from the prejudices of education, and from the natural aver sion of the human heart to spiritual things, yet he hopes, by MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE M. E. CHURCH. 15 patient perseverance, to succeed in his endeavours to enlighten them, and to bring at least some of them to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. 9. The following are within the bounds of the Erie Con ference : Lawrenceburgh, Shippenville and Bloomfield, Oil Creek, and Tinasty missions; employing five missionaries, and numbering six hundred and nineteen members of the church. 10. The Michigan Conference comprehends within its bounds the following:— Port Washington, Wyandott, Ypsi- lanti, La Pior, Saganaw, Livingston, Been Creek, Grand River, Waterville, St. Mary?s, Kenton, and Risden missions, em bracing altogether a large extent of territory in the new and sparse settlements of the North-western country. These several missions employ seventeen missionaries, and include, as nearly as can be ascertained, one thousand eight hundred and thirty- seven church members. 11. Within the bounds of the Kentucky Conference are the follow in gH igh lan d , Mount Pleasant, Barboursville, Man chester, Kentucky, and Pikeville missions. On these there are employed six missionaries, who have the charge of about one thousand church members. 12. The Illinois Conference, embracing a large extent of territory which has been recently settled, and many parts of which are now filling up with emigrants, abounds with mis sionary stations. It is proper to remark, however, that the Charleston, Fort Edward, and Henderson River, Galena, Marion, and Alton, Golconda, Salem, Vandalia, and Rock Island, have so far prospered as to be returned as circuits, contributing to their own support. The following is the list of missions :— Peran, Beardstown, Root River, Green Bay, Iroquois, Prairie du Chien, Dubuque, Maquaquata, Ottawa Lake, Pickatolika, Apple River, Mercer, and Iowa missions. On these missions there are, including the two superintendents, fifteen mission aries, and about nine hundred members. Yery interesting accounts have appeared in the Christian Advocate and Journal, from the superintendents of these mis sions, detailing the difficulties with which they have to contend in their gospel labours among those new settlements, and giving, at the same time, cheering instances of the power of 16 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Divine grace in the awakening and conversion of sinners. As before remarked, some of these were French Catholics, who manifest a great desire to have the sacred Scriptures, and other religious books, in their own language, a gratification which we hope soon to be able to afford them. Some of these missions extend the benefits of the gospel to the Indian tribes on the upper waters of the Mississippi, and promise great usefulness to these forlorn people. 13. The Indiana Conference also comprehends a large ex tent of new terriiory, where the sparseness of the population requires the aid of the Missionary Society to extend to them the blessings of salvation. And we rejoice to find our brethren in that western country are filling up those waste places with those messengers of salvation, who are willing to devote them selves to this self-denying work. W e trust that money will not be wanting for their pecuniary support. These fields must not only be occupied, but retained, in the hands of those men of God who are devoting their best energies to their cultivation. The following are within the bounds of this Conference :— Rome, Knox, Cole Creek, Monticello, Plymouth, Deep River, Fort Wayne, and Mississinawa missions, in several of which there have been interesting revivals of religion. These employ eight missionaries, and number about eight hundred and fifty members of the church. 14. We find only the following remaining within the bounds of the Holstein Conference: the rest have been either trans ferred to other Conferences, within whose bounds they have fallen, in their division of the work, or have been so prospered as to be included among the regular circuits :— Trigg Fork and Buffato missions, neither of which was supplied with preachers at the Conference, nor has the number of church members been ascertained. 15. The Tennessee Conference has the following: —Centre- ville, Livingston, Dover, and the African mission at Nashville and its vicinity, the latter being chiefly for the benefit of the coloured population, which has been greatly owned of God to the conversion of souls. In these several missions are em ployed six missionaries, and they have about one thousand three hundred church members. 16. Beside the Indian missions within the bounds of the MISSIONARY SOCIETY OP THE M» E. CHURCH. 17
Arkansas Conference, there are the Litchfield and Carrollton missions, employing two missionaries; but as they have been but recently established, the numbers in society have not been ascertained. 17. Within the bounds of the Alabama Conference are the following:— Nanny Warrior, Winchester, Holme’s Yalley, Tal lapoosa, Escambia and Pensacola, Apalachicola, St. Joseph’s and Randolph missions. The Walker, Canebrake, Clayton, Uchee, and Wilts Creek missions no longer appear on the list o f missions. On these missions are seven missionaries, and about nine hundred church members. 18. The following are within the bounds of the Mississippi Conference :— La Fayette, Jackson, Newton, and Covington, employing five missionaries, and having about nine hundred church members. 19. The following are under the superintendence of the Georgia Conference:— Cassville, St. Joseph’s, Alachua, S t Augustine, Irwin, Cherokee Hill, Altamaha, and Burke mis sions. These employ eight missionaries, and have about six hundred church members. 20. The following is under the superintendence of the Vir ginia Conference:— The Currituck mission, one missionary, and four hundred and twenty church members. 21. The following are within the bounds of the Baltimore Conference:— Mattawoman, New River, and West Branch mis sions. On these are employed three missionaries, and there are two hundred and ninety church members. 22. The Philadelphia Conference has the following within its bounds:— Southwark, Susquehannah, Fairchount, Easton, German, and Long Neck missions, employing six missionaries, and having nine hundred and thirty-five church members. These missions are all supported by the Missionary Society o f the Methodist Episcopal Church, within the bounds of the Philadelphia Conference.
III. Missions fo r People of Colour.
From the commencement of the Methodist ministry in this country, it has paid particular attention to the slaves and the free people of colour, even at a time when none else seemed to 18 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
u care for their souls.” And such has- been the success which) has accompanied its labours, that there are now in the com munion of our churchy principally in the southern and south western states, not less than eighty-two thousand. But with a view still more effectually to better the condition of these people, and more especially th& slave population, for several years past missions have been established for their exclusive benefit. And notwithstanding certain circumstances have impeded the progress of these missions in> some places,, they are still generally prosecuted with, vigour and success, and promise much good to these people. The missionaries*, by their generous devotion to this service, have acquired the confidence of the southern planters, and convinced the slaves themselves that they are among their best friends— that they are actuated solely by a love for their present and future wel fare. Many, by these means, have been brought to the know ledge of the truth as it is in Jesus, while their masters behold with pleas rare the benign influence of the gospel upon their hearts and lives. The following are the missions of this description:— Qgee- cheey Conachee, to slaves in Columbus and vicinity. These are in the bounds of the Georgia Conference, and employ three missionaries, and have about three hundred church members. The following are within the bounds of the South Carolina Conference :— Cambahee and Ashepoo, Pon Pon, North and! South Santee, Wateree, Pee Dee, Black River and Pee Deer and Wackanaw Neck missions. These find employment fop ten missionaries, and have four thousand four hundred and ninety-three church members. , The Adams county and Warren county missions,, for the- people of colour, are within the bounds of the Mississippi Con ference ; but as they have been recently establishedr we cannot say much of their success.
Projected Missions.
Before the commencement of the late war in Texas, some attempts had been made to furnish the people in that country with the gospel, by means of missionary labours. The revo- MISSIONARY SOCIETY OP THE M. E. 'CHURCH. tutionary contest which has raged there, and which has termi nated in the independence of the country, put a period to this labour of love for a season ; but as the war is now over, and the country seems to be settling down in comparative tran quillity, measures have been adopted to establish missions among these people, by the appointment o f three missionaries, who, it is hoped, will soon enter upon their work. It has been in contemplation for two years past to commence a mission in China ; and at the anniversary which was held two years since, about fourteen hundred dollars were pledged for its support. Subsequent events, however, having an un favourable bearing upon the freedom which had for a time been afforded to missionary labour in that country, have thrown a gloom, temporary we hope, over this prospect, and pre vented any farther attempts for the present to accomplish this very desirable object. If the cloud which now hangs over this prospect should, by a kind Providence, be dispersed, we shall lose no time in using our best efforts to enter the territories of the Celestial Empire, as it is called, in hope that the “ Sun of Righteousness” may yet arise in that dark and desolated land, “ with healing in his wings.” In the mean time, let the friends of missions, who “ sigh and cry” for the conversion of the heathen world, remember in their prayers the millions who inhabit that “ region and shadow of death,” that “ the day-star from on high may visit them” with the rays of heavenly light, and bring them where they may behold the “ glory of God shining in the face of Jesus Christ.” These several missions employ one hundred and nineteen missionaries, and include twenty thousand three hundred and seventy church members, which, added to those on aboriginal and foreign stations, make the whole number as follows:—
Missionaries. •Members. Teachers> Scholars. This year 171 24,539 32 1000 Last year 156 .21,016 30 911
Increase 15 3,523 2 89
This increase would have been much greater had not so many of the missions been discontinued, on account of their having 20 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE become able to support their own institutions, and are there fore now numbered among the regular circuits; a result highly commendable, as it is an evidence of the success with which they have been prosecuted.
State o f the Funds.
In consequence of the increased expense attending our for eign missions, particularly those at Liberia and the Oregon Territory, our treasury has been exhausted, and we have been obliged to borrow money on the credit of the society, to pay the drafts as they became due. The announcement of this fact, however, has had a tendency to excite our brethren and friends to an increased spirit of liberality, though it has not been equal to the demand, The reader is referred to the treasurer’s report for a detailed account of the moneys received and expended during the year. From this it will appear that the whole amount received, in cluding the balance from last year, is $62,748 01, and expended, $66,536 85, or more than was expended last year, $9,149 00- Leaving the society in debt $3,788 84.- By this it will be seen that there is a loud call for renewed exertions to sustain this holy cause. And we are fully per suaded that there is both ability and disposition among our brethren and friends* were proper incentives placed before them, and suitable measures adopted, to carry forward the work to the full extent of the calls which are made upon the society. These calls, to be sure, are numerous and loud, and therefore make an imperious demand upon the church and its friends for help. A church numbering over six hundred thousand members, and containing a population of not less than two millions, is surely able to raise treble the amount o f what has been expended the present year. It is hoped, there fore, that instead of a relaxation of effort, there will bp a more extended, simultaneous, and persevering exertion throughout all our borders, in behalf of a cause so holy in its object, and so benevolent in all its aspects. W e rejoice to know that our brethren of the Philadelphia Conference are still pursuing the same objects with this so- MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE M. E. CHURCH. 21 ciety, in raising funds for the support of missions, and there fore we recognise them as fellow-labourers in the grand work of conquering the world to the obedience of Jesus Christ. The Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, within the bounds of the Philadelphia Conference, beside the amount paid directly to our society by auxiliary societies, and individuals located within the bounds of that Conference, has raised, during the past year, $2,315 84, which, added to the above sum, makes the aggregate amount raised by the two societies, of $65,063 85. The amount paid by this society for missions and incidental expenses, is $2,532 74. W e are persuaded that any plan for raising money which would take it from the hands of the preachers on the several circuits, and those who are associated with them as officers, managers, and members of auxiliary societies, would very much diminish the amount of collections, by shifting the responsibility to such as would not discharge the duty with equal success. Instead, therefore, of suggesting any plan that would do this, we would simply urge upon all concerned to attend to this duty faithfully; to preach quarterly, or half- yearly, or yearly missionary sermons in each congregation, take up collections, or solicit donations, and likewise to keep up the usage of holding anniversaries, making them as public and interesting as possible, by procuring able speakers to plead the cause of missions. By this means every one will feel the responsibility of acting in his own sphere of labour, the mis sionary spirit will be widely diffused, and every one will be made to feel that he has an interest in this benevolent enter prise. W e rejoice in recording another instance of the liberality of the American Bible Society, in the donation of $1,000 worth of Bibles and Testaments, for gratuitous distribution in our foreign missionary stations.
Auxiliary Societies.
T o these societies are we much indebted for pecuniary aid to carry on our work; and we rejoice at being able to record the fact, that many of the conference auxiliaries have re doubled their efforts during the past year. The following is a 2 2 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE list, of the auxiliary societies, so far as they have come to our knowledge:— Baltimore Conference, Kentucky Conference, New-England do. Illinois do. Maine do. Indiana do. New-Hampshire do. Tennessee do. Troy do. Mississippi do. Black River and Oneida, Alabama do. Genesee do. Georgia do. Pittsburgh do. South Carolina do. Ohio do. Yirginia do. Missouri do. New-Jersey do. Holstein do. The following auxiliaries are within the bounds of the New- York Conference:— New-York Female; Young Men’s of the city of New-York; Courtlandt Circuit; Stamford; New-Rochelle; Jamaica ; Read ing ; Brooklyn; Stratford; Croten ; Goshen ; Newburgh; Rhine- beck; Hudson ; New-Haven ; Middletown; Saybrook; Ham den ; Wethersfield; Hartford; Burlington; Female of Suffolk; Rose H ill; Youth’s of Middletown; Wesleyan University; New Paltz; Beekmantown ; Poughkeepsie ; East Chester; Female Missionary Society of Wesley Chapel; Female Missionary So ciety of Mulberry-street; Duane-street, Allen-street, Greene- street, John-street, Bedford-street, and Yestry-street Juvenile cieties, New-York; Harlsem mission. The following auxiliary societies within the bounds of other conferences have been recognised :— Baltimore Juvenile; Chambersburgh, Pa.; Lansingburgh and Waterford ; Albany Female; First Female of Le R o y ; Young Men’s of Albany ; Female of Paris-Hill, D. C .; Foundery Sta tion ; Baltimore ct.; Carlisle Iron Works ; Potsdam ; Butter- wood, Y a .; Pensacola; East Talbot, M d .; New-Bedford, Mass.; Rutherford, N. C ; Ovington ct., Maine ; Andover, Mass.; Fe male Missionary Society of Pemberton ct., New-Jersey; Youth’s Missionary Society of Middlebury; African Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of the village of Trumans- burgh; Young Men’s Missionary Society of Newark, N. 3.; Female Missionary Society of Vincentown, N. J .; Bridgeport, C on.; Detroit, Mich. MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE M. E. CHURCH. 23
Huntington Female, auxiliary; Searington Female, auxil iary ; Female Missionary Society of Clyde. It is earnestly recommended again to all the auxiliaries to establish quarterly missionary sermons and monthly prayer- meetings within their bounds. By presenting to these meetings the most important information respecting the state and pros pects of the missions, an interest is excited in their behalf, by which means the prayers and the contributions of their friends are called forth in their support.
Conclusion.
After presenting this full view of the missionary field, little more need be added to awaken a suitable attention to the im portance of this subject. The fields are everywhere “ white to the harvest.” The calls for help are numerous and pressing, and none can be heedless to them without incurring a fearful amount of responsibility, nor can any enter heartily into this work without receiving a “ recompense of reward.” But we cannot so well conclude this report as in the following lan guage of the last General Conference : “ The continual enlargement of our missionaiy field, and the increase of pecuniary means for its occupancy and cultivation, are matters of congratulation, and of unfeigned gratitude to God. On this subject we need only exhort you to go on as you have begun, and make the hearts of the heathen, and the poor of your own land, to rejoice by means of your liberality. W e have adopted a revised constitution, recommended to us by the managers of our missionary society, which we hope will afford increased facilities for the progress of our missionary work, and enable us more effectually to cover the whole ground of this extensive and most interesting department of our labour. “ Afield is spread open before us, sufficiently wide and exten sive to the full display of all our liberality, and the exercise of all our energies. “ Such measures have been adopted at this conference, in reference to this subject, as will tend, we humbly trust, to call forth and train up, more effectually, men for this important work. And surely there is a call— a most imperious call— for all the men and means, to enable us to fill up this extensive field with suitable labourers. In addition to those domestic mis 24 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT. sions, which embrace the poorer settlements of our white popu lation, and the slaves of the south, we hear a voice from the distant tribes of our wilderness, all along1 our western and north-western frontier, yea, even from the valley of the Co lumbia river, beyond the Rocky Mountains, and on the very borders of the Pacific, which calls loudly for help. From South America, from the desolate shores of Africa, as well as from the vast interior of that mighty continent, a similar voice salutes our ears, and invites us, yea, commands us, in language which appears to be the echo of Divine Providence, to come over and help them. And shall we be deaf to these calls ? W e must not. And we are exceedingly happy to have it in our power to say, that you do not turn a deaf ear to them. You, beloved brethren and friends, have come up nobly, spirit edly, liberally, and prayerfully to this work. In the name of our common Christianity, and on behalf of those heathen who, but for this timely aid, must have perished for lack of know ledge, we heartily thank you ; and from having witnessed your past liberality, we take courage, fully believing that this same benevolent spirit will be continued, and even augmented in a ratio with the increasing wants of our missionary society. The whole world is indeed before us. Thousands, yea, millions of immortal beings are, at this moment, enveloped in all the dark ness of pagan superstition, or led astray by the delusions of Mohammedan imposture, or buried beneath the rubbish of Roman Catholic mummeries and deceitful workings. Shall we— can we be either idle or indifferent while casting our eyes upon such a mass of moral corruption? No, indeed ! Your full hearts respond, No, with an emphasis which shall be heard and felt throughout all the ranks of our Israel— and the effects of which will yet be witnessed all along the line of our mis sionary operations, and even far beyond, at no distant period, the places where the footsteps of the missionary have marked the soil. “ Relying, therefore, upon your hearty co-operation in the grand enterprise of subduing the world to the obedience of Christ, we confidently submit this item in the list of our duties to your pious consideration and benevolent feeling, fully be lieving that H e who hath begun this good work, will carry it on until the day of Jesus Christ.” TREASURER’S ACCOUNT.
Missionary Society o f the Methodist Episcopal Church, in acc. with T . M a so n , Te,
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1836. TO CASH PAID SUNDRIESj VIZ. Apr. 21 Bp. Roberts’ draft o f Oct. 8, 1835, favor o f John Sinclair — $115 00 John Clark’s draft o f Jan. 5, 1836, favor of David Patten 300 00 22 Bp. Andrew’s draft of Aug. 27,1835, favor o f L. B. Gurley.. 122 50 Bp. Roberts’ draft o f Oct. 8, 1835, favor of J. h- Thompson.. 82 00 28 George White’s draft o f Dec. 31,1835, favor o f J. P. A rndt.. 200 00 S. Hoes, for J. Clark’s draft favor of W . Case, o f Oct. 24,1835 66 00 30 Bp. Andrew’s draft of Jan. 22, 1836, fav. of John W . Talley 525 00 May 6 Bp. Roberts’ draft o f Oct. 20,1835, at 6 mo. fav. R, Hargrave 100 00 16 Bp. Roberts’ draft of Oct. 8,1835, favor o f John Sinclair. . . . 115 00 18 W m . H. Hoyt, sexton, for services at annual meeting 5 00 21 J. Emory’s d’ft, Lynn, Mass. 1835, fav. of O. Scott, 4th instal. 62 50 30 Bp. Roberts’ d’ft of Oct. 8,1835, fav. of John Sinclair, 1st do. 115 00 Bp. Andrew’s draft o f Aug. 27,1835, favor o f H. Colclazer.. 112 50 31 Bp. Andrew’s draft of Aug. 27, 1835, favor o f John H. Power 281 50 June 1 B. Waugh & T. Mason’s bill for postage and freight of boxes 15 62 8 Fountain EL Pitts’ draft of April 18,1836, at five days, favor of Armstrong & Berry...... 270 00 9 Bp. Roberts’ 3d draft of Oct. 8,1835, favor o f Wilder B. Mack 331 25 15 N. Bangs’ d’ft fav. o f Alanson Beers for outfit for Oregon miss. 250 00 16 Armstrong & Berry’s bill for books furnished Rev. P. E. Pitts, S. A . mission...... 7 88 Wm. G. Boggs’ bill for serving notices...... 5 00 Amos Herring for Liberia mission, per draft of N. Bangs, chairman of Estimating Committee...... 20 00 John Seys’ draft o f April 21,1836, favor of James C. Barbour, for Liberia mission...... 50 00 18 John Seys’ draft favor N. H. Elibeck, Liberia mission 19 87 Do. do. James Oiver, do. do...... 14 87 Do. do. Eunice Sharp, do, do...... 56 30 Do, do. Hilary Teage, do. do...... 65 00 Anna Maria Pittman for outfit for Oregon mission, per draft o f N. Bangs, chairman of Estimating Committee,...... 37 67 20 Bp. Roberts’ d’ft of Sept. 17,1835, fav. of T. Johnson at 9 mo, 821 00 Do. do, do. do, 822 00 Do. do. favor of Peter M. M ’Gowan 408 00 23 Alanson Beers per order of N. Bangs, chairman of Estimating Committee for Oregon mission., ...... 192 40 24 Bp. Soule’s draft o f Dec. 22,1835, favor o f Greenberry Garrett 100 00 30 Bp. Andrew’s draft Aug. 27,1835, at 9 mo. fav. of J, Gilruth 175 00 Elijah White per order o f N. Bangs, chairman o f Est. Com, for Oregon mission...... ,, ...... 100 00 July 2 T . Mason & G. Lane’s bill postage, & c...... 24 67 4 Bp. Andrew’s draft favor of John Dempster, Jan. 21,1836... 100 00 Do. do. do. at 3 mo. sight 100 00 Bp. Hedding’s draft of Mar. 18,1836, fav. of W m . Prettyman 31 25 5 John Clark’s draft of Apr. 30,1836, favor of Seth Crawford., 105 25 Bp. Hedding's draft of 2d inst. favor o f Daniel Ostrander. . . 75 00 Bp. Soule’s d’ft o f Dec. 2,1835, fav. o f R. Alexander, 1st instal. 100 00 Do. do. do. 2d do. 100 00 Do. do. fav. of Charles I. Caroey, 1st do. 312 00 Do. do. do, 2d do. 312 00
7224 03 4 26 TBEASUBEii’g account.
1836. Tq cash paid sundries—amount brought flyer...... 7224 03 July 5 Bp. Soule’sE draft o f Dec. 2, favor o f Joseph Travis, 2d instal. 200 0Q
o. do. do. 3d do, 200 0Q o. do. Nov. 5, fav. of James Gwinn, 1st do, 56 00 Do. two d’fls 1st and 2d, Noy. 5, fav. Thos. Smith, $60 each 120 00 Do. do. fav. Thos. Joyner, $35 each 70 00 Do. do. fav. J. M. Holland, $37 each 74 00 July 6 Bp. W augh’s draft of June 29, favor of B. Goodsell...... ' 50 00 7 N. SaQgSj Corresponding Secretary, in part o f salary 150 00 Elvira Johnson, o f the Oregon mission, in part of her salary, "per order of If. Bangs, chairman of Estimating Com 83 98 Elijah White per draft of N. Jiang?, do. 1000 00 Do, do, for salaries and outfit of mission family for Oregon...... ,, ...... J.728 67 Bp. Hedding's draft o f 2d inst, favor o f Daniel Ostrander, for Harlaam mission...... , ...... 225 00 8 Bp. Roberts1 d’ft of Oct. 8,1835, fay. of Alfred Brunson at 9 mo, 25Q W Bp. Andrew’s d’ft Oct. 13,1835, &t 6 mo. fav. D. B, Cumming 327 50 Do. do. $t 9 mo. fav. do. 327 50 Do. do. at 6 mo. fav. L. S. Marshall 18 75 Do. do. at 9 mo. fav. do. 18 75 9 Do. Aug. 27, J835, at 9 mo. fav. L. Swormstedt 56 25 Do. Sept. 22, favor of R. Tydings. , , ...... , ----- 50 00 Do. Sept. 24, favor of T . W . Chandier...... 200 00 Do. do. favor of do...... 200 00 Bp. Roberts’ draft Oct. 8,1835, at 6 mo. fav. Peter Cartwright 168 75 Do. do. at 9 mo. fav. do. 168 75 Bp. Soule’s d’ft June 17, fay. J. F. Wright and L. Swormstedt 75 00 Rev. Squire Chase on acc. for his salary as miss, to Liberia 100 00 Amos Herring for Liberia mission, per rec’p t...... , , , . 20 0Q W m . Bellamy & Son’s bill on acc, of Daniel Lee, Oregon miss, 35 0Q J. W . Hynes for mailing extra C, Adv. per order of B’d Man! 27 0Q Am. Bible Socy’s bill Portuguese, French, and Spanish Bibles and Testaments, for Oregon mission...... 27 5Q Francis Hall’s bill sundry expenses...... 81 21 11 W . W . Lake’s bill for board of Dr. White and family, Mr. Beers and family, storage, &c, for Oregon mission 63 14 John Clark’s draft o f March 24, fav. Seth Crawford, on acc, o f Oneida mission west...... 65 00 Bp. Roberts’ draft o f Oct. 8, 1835, at 9 mo. fav. John Sinclair 115 00 Do. do, do. A. Brunson.. 68 75 W m . Colgate & Co.’s bill o f Aug. 30, 1834, for Liberia miss, 8 28 12 Bp. Soule s draft o f Dec. 22,1835, fav. of Greenberry Garrett 100 0f| John Seys’ draft o f 25th April, at sight, favor of Philip Moore, on acc. of Liberia mission, ...... ,,,, ...... 150 0Q 13 Bp. Andrew’s draft of Jan. 21, at 6 mo. fav. of John Dempster for St. ^.ugustine mission, ...... 100 0Q 14 Nath. Currier’s bill for printing 100 certificates for life mem, 12 00 }6 Rev. S. Chase, miss, to Liberia, balance of collections in his hands, per statement ...... , , ...... 63 89 ^9 John Clark’s draft o f June 5, favor o f R. M. Eberts...... 50 00 S. Chase, on acc. of salary for Liberia mission...... 25 00 22 R. Spaulding’s draft for expenses for Oregon mission. ., 2000 00 S3 N. Bangs’ travelling expenses to Boston to assist miss, family for Oregon...... , ...... , 17 37 25 Bp, Andrew’s draft of Jan. 22, favor of Geo. W . Carter 143 75 Do. do. favor of J. W . Talley 525 00 ./lug, 2 Bp. gaule’s two d’fts Nov. 5,1835, fav. Thos. Smith, $60 each 120 00 John Olark’s draft of July 2, favor of Gabriel Franchere 300 00 Do. do. July 5, favor o f do, 256 57 Do. do. July 4, favor of John Hulbert...... 100 00 Do. do. July 5, favor o f do, 50 00 N. Bangs, in part o f s a l a r y . , . . ., . . , , ...... ,,,, ...... 100 0Q
17,767 39 ‘t b e a s v Me £ ’ s a c c o u n t . 2 f
1836. , T o cash pdid sundries—amount brought over____ .; — 17,767 39 Aug. 4 Bp. Andrew’s draft o f Jan. 22,1836, favor o f Isaac Boring... 237 50 Bp. Roberts’ draft of Oct. 8, 1835, favor of W ilder E- Mack 331 25 5 R. Spaulding’s draft o f 2d inst. for Oregon mission...... 2600 00 6 John Clark’s draft of July 5, favor of Peter Jacobs...... 52 00 9 Postage, freight, &c. in July...... 10 70 Bpt Andrew’s draft o f April 30, favor of James G. Sansom.. 31 75 Do. do. Feb. 18* favor of M. M’Pherson 202 5d H E . Hyde’s bill for board of Rev. S. Chase...... 8 00 13 Bp. Soule’s draft o f July 23, favor of Ira Eddy...... 39 23 16 Mr. Short’s bill for printing G. Advo. extra...... 35 00 Bp. Hedding’s draft of July 2,1836, favor of S. Martindale.. 62 50 17 Do. do. do. Phineas R ice. .. 100 00 THfee drifts of Bp. Roberts of Oct. 8, 1835, favor of John Van Cleve, for $70 each...... 210 00 18 Bp. Andrew’s d’ft of Feb. 17, at 6 mo. fav. of Nicholas Talley 630 00 19 Bp. Roberts’ 4th draft of Oct; 20, 1835, favor of R. Hargrave 100 00 20 N. Bangs, on acc. o f salary...... 20 00 22 George White’s draft of July 91, favor o f J. P. Arndt 300 00 27 N. Bangs, dn acc. of salary ...... 50 00 29 Bp. Heading's draft of Mar. 18; 1836, fav. o f W m . Prettyman 31 25 30 N. Bangs’ expenses to and from Poughkeepsie...... 3 50 31 Postage, freight, &c. this month.; ...... a ...... 11 54 T . Mason and G. Lane’s bill for printing 14,000 Annual Re port and Christ. Advocate extra, and paper for the same. .. 785 10 Sept. 6 John Seys’ d’ft o f Nov. 10,1834, fav. Elijah and Dan. Johnson 168 75 Do. do. Feb. 24, 1835, favor of dp. 168 75 Do. do. May 26,1836, favor o f J. J. Roberts 50 00 Do. do. Mar: 22,1836; favor of J. B. Gripon 43 15 Do. do. Nov; 30, 1835, favor of do. 25 00 Do. do. Apri 27, 1836, favor o f D. Johnson 50 00 I)o: do. June 2,1836, favor of J.W . Keeler 135 00 Do: do. July 25,1836, fav. of B. W . Wilson 125 00 Do. do. July 27, 1836, favor of S. Benedict 25 00 Dd: do. . July 27, 1836, fav. of R. E. Lawlin 100 00 John Cldrk’s draft of July 5, favor of G. Franehere...... 175 00 & Do. do. July 28, favor do...... 48 80 12 John Seys’ draft of Feb. 27,1836, favor of Samuel Behedict.. 100 00 Do. . do. July 23, favor o f do. .. 100 00 14 Seaman and Moore’s bill for sashes for the Oregon: missidh.. 69 50 17 John Seys’ d’ft o f Feb. 10,1835, fav. Elijah and Dan. Johnson 168 75 Do. do. Feb. 24, 1835, favor of do. 168 75 Do. , do. Apr. 30,1836, fav. o f Eunice Sharp 54 50 19 Bp. Soule’s di-aft o f Dec. 22, 1836, favor of Joseph Travis... 200 00 20 John Seys, p6r receipt ; ...... 5 0d Do. draft of July 15,1836, favor of Capt. J. Keeler.. 400 00 S2 Bp. Hedding’s draft of July 2, favor of D. Ostrander...... 75 00 Do. do. do. 225 00 John Clark’s draft June 13, favor o f B. Fallett ¡,...... 100 00 Do. June 17, favor of D. ‘Whitney...... 50 00 Bp. Andrew’s draft favor of R. Tydings...... u . u . . . . . 50 00 Bp. Soule’s draft favor of E. V. Levert...... 19 00 $27 It. Spaulding’s draft to his own o r d e r ...... 56 77 Bp. Andrew’s draft favor o f C. Betts...... ; ----- 115 00 29 Bp. Roberts’ draft favor o f John Van Cleve...... 70 00 Ofets 5 John Seys’ draft favor of M. A. Bogardus...... *...... 65 Oti 6 John Clarkes draft favor of W . H. Bruce...... 120 54 John Seys’ draft favor o f Richard Parker ...... 250 00 Do. on his own acc ...... 110 00 7 Do. favor of George Brown...... 50 00 8 John Dempster, per recpt. for travelling expenses, outfit; sala ry, and passage to Buenos Ayres...... 1477 22 John Seys draft favor o f Si C haser...»;, ...... m . ; . . . 558 00 89,391 60 2 8 TREASURER5» ACCOtfNT.
1836; T o cash paid sundries—amount brought over. . . . ; ...... 29,391 6# Oct. 10 John Dempster’s draft on his own a cc...... 200 00 11 John Seys* draft favor o f James P ine...... 42 00 Do. do. G. P. Disosway...... ; . . . 25 75 12 Do. do. J. D. Disosway; & Co ; ...... 909 59 13 Do. do. R. Mead...... 658 39 14 Do; da H. V. Garrettson.;v..ii ...... 643 00 15 Do; do. R. Parker . ; ...... 125 12 Do. do; H. T. Keirstead ...... 50 44 17 Do- do. W m . Bellamy & S o n ...... 28 50 18 R. Mead & Co. per recpt. for freight paid by them on J. Seys’ goods...... 23 10 E. Hyde’s bill for board of J. Dempster and fam ily...... 37 31 19 Bp. Hedding’s draft favor of S. Martindàle ...... 62 50 Wm. C. Boggs, for serving notices...... 5 00 20 John J. White, sexton of Greene-street church, for services.. 7 50 22 John Seys’ draft favor of J. Swinbura...... 130 56 24 Bp. Andrew’s draft favor of G. W . Carter...... 143 75 25 Do. do. J. W . Talley...... 525 00 Nov. 1 Bp. Waugh’s draft favor of B. Goodsell.- ; ...... ¿ ; . . . . 50 00 2 Bp. Hedding’s draft favor of D. K ilbum ...... 62 50 Bp. Andrew’s draft favor o f J. L. Jerry. * ; ...... 118 75 5 John Clark’s draft favor of Peter Jacobs...... ; ...... 52 00 7 J. Spaulding’s draft favor of Maxwell, W right & Co. ; . 300 00 8 John Clark’s draft favor of L. M. W arren ...... 561 72 10 Bp. Hedding’s draft favor o f P. R ice ...... ; ...... 100 00 John Seys’ draft favor o f M. K. Garrettson...... 50 00 16 Bp: Hedding’s draft favor o f John G. D ow ...... 37 50 Do; do. B. R. H oyt...... 25 00 John Clark’s draft favor o f Charles Adams...... 100 00 19 Bai. Bp. Andrew’s draft favor of M. M ’Pherson...... j 152 50 21 Bp. Soiile’s draft favor of Joseph S. Barris...... 81 00 Bp. Andrtew’s draft favor o f H. Kinsley.; ...... 112 50 Do. do. do...... 112 50 Do: do. favor of D. B.Cum m ing 293 75 Do. do. favor of do. . : ...... 293 75 Do. do. favor of do...... 168 00 Bp. Soule’s draft favor of Thomas Joyner ___ ; ------35 00 Do. favor o f do...... ; ------35 00 Do. favor of John M. Holland ; ...... ; ; . . 38 00 Do. favor o f do. 38 00 Bp. Morris* draft favor of do. 78 00 Do. favor o f Fountain E. Pitts...... 60 00 Do. favor of Thomas Joiner...... 60 00 Do. favor o f do...... 35 00 Bp. Soulé’s dràft favor of Leonard B. Gurley...... ; -- 87 50 Do-. favor o f John Janes-...... 62 50 Do. favor of Adam Poe...... 25 00 Do. favor of Wm. Herr...... 102 50 Do; favor of Henry Colclazer...... 50 00 Do. favor of Ìohn H. Power ; ...... ; ; . . . 250 00 22 Bp. Roberts’ 7 drafts favor o f sundries in the Illinois Conf... 1725 50 28 John Seys’ draft favor of Ann W ilkins...... 50 00 Bai. Bp. Hedding’s draft favor of L. G rant...... 50 00 Bp, W augh’s draft fàvor Of E. B ow en ...... ;. ------119 00 29 N. Bang’s order favor of Ann Beers...... 20 00 30 Bp. Andrew’s dràft favor o f N. T a lley ...... 630 00 Bp. Roberts' draft fàror of Thos. Johnson...... 806 00 Daniel M. Chandler; per recpt...... 40 00 Die. 7 John Clark’s draft favor o f W m . M itchell...... 150 00 Do. favor o f R. M. Eberts...... 250 00 8 Do. favor of Wm. Mitchell...... 140 75 Bp. Roberts’ four drafts favor of sundries in Indiani Conf... 280 00
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1836. T o cash paid sundries—amount brought over. •------. . . . . 40,898 42 Dec. 13 John Clark’s draft favor of B. Follett...... 59 49 John B. Barton’s draft favor of Grant and S lon e...... 686 59 Do. do. do. 367 26 16 John Clark’s draft favor of Ramsay Crooks...... €87 68 20 T . Mason & G. Lane for money collected by John Clark for Ch. Adv. and credited by him to Miss. Soc. in his acc. 16 00 Tw o quarters’ rent o f house for the Corresponding Secretary 200 00 N. Bangs Cor. Sec. on acc. of salary...... 705 00 21 Postage and sundry small expenses from Sep. to date, per bill o f T. Mason & G. L a n e ...... 66 64 23 Fountain E. Pitts, on acc. of expenses since his return from South A m erica...... 105 15 28 Bp. Hedding’s draft of July 2, at 6 mo. favor of D. Ostrander 75 00 29 Do. do. do. do. 225 00 Bp. Roberts’ draft favor of Thos. Johnson...... €56 00 Do. do. Alfred Brunson ^ ...... 559 50 Do. do. M. S. T a y lor...... 124 00 Do. do. C. H olliday...... 124 00 Do. do. A. W o o d ...... ■>...... 108 00 30 N. Bangs’ order favor of Lydia Ann Beers, for Liberia miss. 30 00 W m . B. Bradhurst’s bill for medicines furnished Oregon miss. 183 13 31 John Clark’s draft of July 28. favor of Lyman M. W arren... 131 36 1837. •Jan. 3 Bp. Morris’ draft fevor o f Burwell L ee...... 30 00 4 Bp. Soule’s draft favor of John H. Power...... 250 00 Do. do. L. B. Gurley ...... 87 50 5 Bp. Hedding’s draft favor of S. Martindale...... 62 50 Bp. Andrew’s draft favor of J. L. Jerry...... 118 75 Do. do. do...... 118 75 Bp. Hedding’s draft favor o f J. G. D ow ...... 37 50 9 W m . Winans’ 3 d’fts of Nov. 1834, fav. O. L. Nash, $25 each 75 00 10 Bp. Soule’s draft favor of H. Colclazer...... 50 00 Bp. Waugh’s draft favor of Elias B ow en...... 119 00 11 Bp. Morris’ draft favor of James Gwinn ...... 50 00 14 Bp. Soule’s draft favor of Wm . H err...... 102 50 •17 N. Bangs, Cor. Sec. for Oregon mission...... 1800 00 20 Bp. Andrew’s 1st draft favor of David Flem ing...... ,. 31 25 Do. 2d do. 31 25 Do. 1st L. S. Marshall...... 25 00 Do. 2d do...... 25 00 26 John Dempster’s draft favor o f I. D. Disosway & Brothers. . . 14 00 Bp. Hedding’s draft favor of David Kilburn...... 62 50 Bp. Morris’ draft favor of W m . W ier ...... 18 00 Do. do. E. Hearn...... 38 00 Do. do. E. C allow ay...... v . 43 00 Do. do. G. Garrett...... 66 00 Bp. Andrew’s draft favor of C. Betts...... 115 00 31 N. Bangs, Cor. Sec., on acc. of salary...... 100 00 Postage, discount, and freight, from Dec. 22...... 26 45 Feb. 7 One quarter’s house rent for Cor. Sec...... 100 00 Bp. Waugh’s draft favor o f B. Goodsell...... 50 00 9 Bp. Morris’ draft favor o f John Harrell...... •...... 439 81 Do. do. Burwell L ee ...... : ...... 30 00 Do. do. do...... 17 50 Do. do. W m . H. Tutnley...... 30 00 Do. do. do. 30 00 10 Paid M. M ’Pherson, Pres. S. C. Conf.-draft o f Jan. 9, favor of Nicholas T a lley ...... 1595 00 M. M ’Pherson’s draft favor o f himself...... 1100 00 Do. favor of C. Betts...... 880 00 '11 Bp. Waugh’s draft favor o f B. Baker...... 30 00 . 15 Bp. Roberts’ draft favor of John Clark ...... 480 25
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1837. T o cash paid sundries—amount brought over___ ...... ¿4,487 73“ Feb. 16 Daniel M. Chandler’s d'ra-ft favor o f T. Mason & G. Lane .. . 48 98 21 Bp. Roberts’ draft favor of John M iller...... 63 75 24 Do.- 2d draft favor of Thomas Johnson...... 1*663 00 25 Do. draft favor of Henry Summers. .-...... 212 50 27 Bp. Hedding’s two drafts of Feb. 23, 1836, favor of Joseph Carson, for $62,50 e a c h ...... 125 Off Mar. 1 D. S. King bal. his acc. for outfit &c. o f miss, for Oregon. . . . 209 43 Bp. Soille’s draft of Dec. 5, 1836, favor of Adam Poe.- 25 00 Postage, and discount...... 10 98 6 Bp. Roberts’ draft of Nov. 7, 1836,- favor of John Harrell. . 439 81 7 Wm. J. Parks, Pres. pro. tem. Ga. Conf. draft of Dec. 16, fav. of John W . Talley...... 843 75 8 Bp. Hedding’s draft favor of D. Ostrander...... 75 00 ■ . 11 Bp. Morris’ draft favor of Thomas Smith...... v.. 35 00 14 Bp. Soule’s draft favor of Wm . K err...... 102 50 Bp, Hedding’s draft favor of J. G. D ow ...... 37 50 15 Bp. Morris’ draft favor of John H a r r e l f ...... 599 00 Do. draft favor of do...... 599 00 Do. draft favor of James Gwinn...... 50 00’ 20 Bp. W augh’s draft favor of Caleb Leach...... 37 50s 22 W m . J. Parks’ draft favor of Isaac Boring...... 162 50 Bp. Soule’s draft favor o f Leonard B. Gurley...... 87 50 25 Bill for David Leslie, of the Oregon mission ...... 8 46- Bp. Roberts’ draft favor of D. Stiver...... •...... 63 75 Do. favor of Peter Cartwright ...... 97 50 Bp. Andrew’s draft favor of Jacob Delay...... 93 75 Bp. Soule's draft favor o f do...... 93 75 Do. favor of Z. Connell..-...... 63 00 Do. favor of do...... -.v 56 00 Do. favor of Jacob Young...... 56 00 Do. favor of do...... 56 00 Do. favoi of Wm. Young ...... 77 50 Do. favor of do...... 77 50 Do. favor of do...... 77 50 29 W . B. Skidmore’s bill dry goods furnished for Oregon miss. 39 51 Do. do. per Daniel Lee. j...... 17 26 Do. do. per Jason L ee...... 16 40' 30 Bp. Roberts’ 3d draft favor of Thos. Johnson...... ^662 00’ 21 Postage and other expenses this month...... 11 29* N. Bangs, Cor. Sec., on acc. of salary ...... 141 47 April 3 Bp. Emory’s three drafts favor of N. Wilson, $31.25 each ... 93 75 Do. three drafts favor of A. Griffith, $100 each 300 00 Bp. Hedding’s four drafts favor of J. Davis, $100 each...... 400 0ft Da. draft favor of D. Ostrander. .■...... - 225 00 4 Bp. Soule’s draft favor o f H. Colclazer...... 50 00* W . J. Parks, Pres. pro. tem. Ga. C?onf. draft fav. o f W . Choice i82 50 Bp. Andrew’s 3 drafts favor of Thos. Lastley, for $25 each.. 75 00' Bp. Soule’s 2 drafts favor of do. . for $25 each.. 50 00 Do. 2 drafts favor of Jonathan Stamper, for $25 each 50 00 Do. draft favor of Josiah Whitaker ...... 25 00 Do. draft favor of Thos. Chandler ...... f25 00 Do. draft favor of H. H. Kavenatigh...... 15 00' 7 Bp. Waugh’s dratft favor of B. Goodsell...... *...... 50 00 Bp. Morris’s draft favor of J. Butcher...... 60 00 Do. draft favor o f do...... 60 0& Do. draft favor of do...... 60 00 Do. draft favor o f . do...... 60 *00 11 Do. draft favor of J&mes Gwinn...... 50 00 Do. draft faVor of do; ...... 60 00' Expenses of Cor. Size, in attending a missionary meeting at Norwalk, Conn. on the 10th inst...... 3 00 13 Bp. Waugh’s draft favor of G. Baker ...... 30 00
64*638 32' t r e a s u r e r ’ s a c c o u n t , 3 1
1831. T o cash paid sundries—amount brought oyer ...... 64,638 32 Apr. 13 Bp. Hedding’s draft favor of P. Rice...... 100 00 Do. draft favor of do...... 100 00 14 John B. Barton’s draft...... 75 96 Bp. Roberts’ draft favor of John Sinclair...... 253 75 Do. draft favor o f Alfred Brunson, bal. due thereon 473 55 15 BP- Roberts’ draft favor o f John Clark...... 480 25 N. Bangs, Cor. Sec., on acc, of salary...... 50 00 17 Bp. Morris’ draft fayor o f Thos. Smith...... 35 00 T . Mason & Gr, Lane’s bill for books for Oregon mission, July 6, $ 70.34 • Do, for Liberia mission, July 13, SI 1.00; Do. for South American mission, Oct. 11, $77.74 ...... 159 08 Postage this month...... 3 13 Interest on borrowed money...... , 162 81 A counterfeit bank note taken at Sing Sing camp meeting... 5 00
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J.836. BY CASH RECEIVED PROM SUNDRIES, V 1Z,-=t- Apr. 16 Rev.C. R. Morris, from Champlain ct...... , , ...... $6 00 A. G. Safford, Esq. by Rev. C. W . K ey...... 10 00 Gilbert Holmes, to make him a life member...... 20 00 Second-street church, Troy, by Rev. S. Ferguson...... 16 75 18 JBarre, Vt. for S. American mission, by Rev. E. Scott...... 4 33 Revolutionary pensioner, for Flat Head miss, by Rev. E. Scott 3 00 19 A friend to the cause of miss. Courtlandt ct. by Rev. D. Holmes 3 00 Anniversary collection at Forsyth-street church, N. York 146 82 Contents of Witiet M'Cord’s miss., box ...... 1 86 2Q H. W . Messengale, collected at concert of prayer meetings, Wrightsboro’ ...... 10 00 Rev. Robert Sepey, donation...... , ...... : ...... 5 00 21 J, P. Harvey, Bangor, Maine, by Rev. W. H. Norris 5 00 A legacy from Jacob Euhelberger, late of Baltimore county, by J. Kelso, Esq. President of the Balt. ct. Miss. Soc 200 00 22 Miss, collection taken up in the first M. E. Church, Troy, March 13,1836, by Rev. N. Levings...... 27 18 Avails of miss, sermoji, sold by Rev, R. Kelley, by do 1 80 “ A widow,” for foreign miss. 1.50 ■ for Indian miss. 1.50.... 3 00 Dr. J. Comstock, by Rev. B. Westlake, per Holliday & Wright 5 00 W . Ives, Esq. to make Rev. L. Lee a life member...... 20 00 26 A lady o f Brooklyn, L, I. by Rev. B. Creagh, for miss, to China 5 00 W m . Lawton, Esq. by Rev. M. C. Turrentine...... 10 00 @7 From Detroit Meth. Sab. school, by Mr. Owen ...... 7 80 Meth. Fem, Miss. Soc. of Huntingdon, L. I., by Mary Titus, sec., through Rev. I. Ferris, 21.48—$20 of which to make Mrs. Mary H. Ferris, wife of Rev. I. Ferris, life member.. 21 48 Searingtown Female Miss. Soc. of the M. E. C. by Sarah S. Hendricks, cor. sec., through Rev. I. Ferris, $56— $20 of which to make Mrs. Sarah Matthias, wife of Rev. J. B. Matthias, a life member; $20 to make Mrs. Freelove Sear ing, widow o f Rev. John Searing, a life member...... 56 00 29 Female Miss. Soc. o f N. York, auxiliary to the Miss Soc. of the M. E. Church, by Mrs. C. A. Burling, treas...... 293 18 May 2 From treasurer o f Shady Grove miss. soc. Roanoke ct. Va., $20 of which to make Rev. T . R. Brame a life member $38; Zion Miss. Soc. $13, by Rev. T . R. Brame...... 51 00 4 Simeon M. Babcock, for'S. American miss...... 1 00 5 John Clarke o f Clinton county, 111. to make his step-daughter, Mary D. K. Fitch, a life member, by W m. L. Deneen 20 00 ,6 Miss. Soc. M. E, Church of Mobile, by F. Leach, tr...... 900 00
1854 20 3 2 t r e a s u r e r ’ s a c c o u n t .
1836, By cash received from sundries—amount brought over...... 1854 2ft May 7 Female Miss. Soc. of the city of Buffalo, by I. H. Kellogg, $20 of which to make Rev. J. Dodge a life member 40 00 Female Miss. Soc. of Vincentown, to make Mary S. Collins a lifo member of the parent society...... 20 00 Silas M ’Phcrson, for Liberia miss, by Rev. L. H ill...... 5 00 9 Emily Tee, by Rev. Richard Br«wn ...... 3 00 Board of Managers of the American Bible Society, for the Scriptures for the foreign missions of this society...... 1000 00 11 W m . M. Elston, for Flat Head mission...... 1 00 Rev. R. Sutton, com. on Adv. at Phil, con ...... 72 14 Jeffersonville female school, by Mr. James W ynn...... 2 00 David Crawford, for Flat Head miss, by Rev. R. C. M eek.. 5 00 16 Calvin Daniels, for Liberia miss, by Rev. L. Hitchcock 50 17 Miss Isabella Hord, of Potosi, Missouri, for Flat Head miss. by J. Lanius...... 5 00 18 J. Wright, Franklin, Vt. for Flat Head miss, by Rev. O.Kimpton 5 00 Nassau station, Troy con., to make their minister, Rev. J. Leonard, and his wife, Lucy Leonard, life members 40 00 Mrs. Potter $1; sundry otherpersons of Trinity society, Dutch ess ct., 1.75; H. R. Freeman’s miss, box, by Rev. C. Foss, 3.18 5 93 A lady in Smithtown, L. I., by Rev. J. B. Merwin, for Flat Head miss. $5 ; do. for Liberia miss. $7.50...... 12 50 20 Mr. James Currier...... 50 00 21 J. T. Holloway, as the first fruits after ordination as a local preacher, for marriage fees, with a hope that local brethren generally would do the same, $2; George W . Lodge $1; Rebecca Lodge $1; by Rev. J. L. Holmes...... 4 00 Miss Mary Horton, Chazy, Clinton co. N. Y „ $2 o f which is from the children of the school at Chambly, L. C., by Rev. L.A. Sandford...... 10 00 23 Rev. D. Dorchester, viz : from Manchester, (Conn.,) Miss. Soc. $7.50; R. E. Ladd, for miss, to the slaves, $3; do. to Flat Heads, $ 2 ; Joel Spencer, do. $ 1 ...... 13 50 26 M. Griswold, Gill ct. N. E. con., for Flat Head miss...... 1 00 28 Mrs. Rachel More, by Isabella Gregory...... 5 00 30 Granby ct., by Rev. R. Travis, $1 of which from Mr. E. Ken dall, for Flat Head miss...... 11 38 SI J.M . Webster, to make his mother, Joanna Webster, a life mem. 20 00 Mrs. L. Anciaux, of Bulloch county, Ga., by Rev. J.W .T alley 3 00 June 1 From a friend...... 5 00 6 Benj. Pitman, for schools among Indian tribes...... 10 00 7 A friend to the African miss, by Rev. C. Prindle ...... 3 00 Burton ct. Miss., Bible, Tract and S. S. Soc., auxiliary, &c., for Oregon miss., $16, and for general miss., $2, by Rev, N. W . Aspinwall...... 18 00 , Mrs. Norris, Palmyra, avails of jewellery, by Rev. G. Laning 3 81 Mrs. Howell, by do...... 1 00 Mrs. Corwin, by do...... 50 A . C. Rice, to defray expense of a box ‘of clothing, &c. from Hinesburgh ct. to N. York, for Oregon miss...... 3 00 8 Baltimore Con. Miss. Soc. by R. G. Armstrong, tr 270 00 9 Meth. S. S. Division-st. Albany, for Flat Head miss, to make Rev. Elias Vanderlip a life member...... 20 00 11 Rev. Humphrey Buck, by Rev. J. Hutto, viz. for Flat Head miss. $5, for general miss. $5...... 10 00 W . Clark, of Philadelphia, by Dr. Bangs...... « ... 50 00 Fem. Union Mite Soc. Broad Brook, Conn., by P. T. Kenney 5 00 P. T. Kenney, for annual subscription...... 2 00 Bridge Hampton ct., by Rev. Harvey Hustead...... 4 00 13 D. Springer, Pittsburgh, $1, J. Lynthicum, of do. ($20 of which to make him a life member,) by Rev. C. Cooke, 26 1& . . . . 27 18 14 “ A well-wisher to the truth” ...... 5 00
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1836. By cash received from sundries—amount brought o v er...... 3555 23 June 14 Miss Betsey Mack, Salem, Mass., by Rev. J. Fillmore...... 1 00 15 Mr. George Innis, annual subscription...... 2 00 L. S. Burling, Recording Secretary...... 30 60 “ A friend to missions,” Savannah, Ga., by Rev. E. J. Evans 6 00 16 “ A friend of missions,” by Rev. J. V. Potts, $10 of which for Liberia ...... 20 00 Miss Mary E. Bangs, treas. of the Fem. Miss. Soc. Mulberry- street chapel, N. Y. for the Flat Head miss., $20 of -which to make Rev. O. V. Amerman a life mem- of parent society.. 138 48 17 New Rochelle circuit Miss. Sac., by Rev. D. Ostrander 42 27 Meth. Miss. Soc., Columbia station, Pa., by Rev. D. Goheen, contributed as follows; viz.: Rev. F. Hodgson, $5, Mr. Jos. Cotterill. $5, S. Mathiot, $5, A . E. All, $ 2,0 . B. Goodman, $5, W m . Thorburn, $2, S. Grove, $5, A. Bruner, $1, P. Eberline, $5, H. Martin, $1, H. Snydan, $5, J. Beaman, $1, D. D. Lore, $5, J. Mathiot, $1, D. Goheen, $5, T . H. Pearce, $1, William M ’Connell, $2.50, George Little, $ 1 ...... 57 50 T. Doolittle, for miss, to Africa, $25, miss, in U. States, $25 50 00 $1 New Haven, Conn., Miss. Soc., (in addition to former remit tance,) $10 of which is from “ a female friend to the N. H. Dist. Miss. Soc., by R. Burrett Esq.,” by Rev. H. Bangs., . 53 90 Merritt Allen, $2.50 of which for Flat Head miss., $5, E. Wooding, $3, collected at miss, meeting in Hamden church, $17.26, do. in Westville church, $6.24, all by Rev. T . Bain- bridge, $20 o f which to make A. Ben ham, Esq., a life mem. 31 50 An anonymous correspondent in Philadelphia, to make Rev. T. Miller, of Phil. conf. a life member...... - ...... 20 00 Fem. Miss. Soc., West Poultney, Vt., by Rev. Jacob H a ll... 10 00 White Plains and Greenburgh ct., by Rev. P. P. Sandford... 17 37 Red Rock ct., by Rev. R. W ym ond...... , ...... 9 50 Joshua and Phebe K een ey...... 15 00 •22 From several persons on Jefferson ct., N. Y. conf., by Rev. E. Osborn, $27.06, Miss B. Woodward, Jefferson do. $ 3 .,---- 30 06 Johnsville ct„ by Rev. J. Field...... 27 81 Juvenile Miss. Soc., connected with Low Point Sab. school, Johnsville ct., by W m . M, Willett, for African m iss...,.. .. 6 12 The following from Middletown ct., N. Y. C»nf., by Rev. J. Carver:—Alban Hill, annual subscription, $2, Samuel Hill, $2, N. W . Williams, $2, for Miss. Report .25...... 6 25 G. H. Buckingham, Northville, Conn., by C. Stearns . . . 2 00 From Bridgewater, Conn., by do...... • 62 Miss. Soc., of South Dover and Gaylord’s Bridge, for China mission, by do...... • 11 40 Broome ct.,'by Rev. S. M. Knapp...... 4 50 An old Methodist, near Bridgeport, Conn.,by Rev.C.F. Pelton 5 00 L. P. Pelton’s miss, b ox...... - • * - 3 00 Woodbury ct., by Rev. A. S. Hill, from Woodbury Soc. $12.50, a Lady of Woodbury, $5, Rev. A. Pearce, $5, South Brit ain, $5.50, Middlebury, $7.70...... 35 70 S3 Mr. J. Frisbee, by Miss A . ]$. Pittman...... 7 00 From Redding ct., $20 of which to make Rev. H. Humphreys a life m em ber...... «J Saugerties circuit, by Rev. D, W ebster...... 26 00 Peekskill society, by Rev. J. H unt...... •...... *1 75 Avails of Abigail R. Ingraham’s miss, box...... 3 00 Bloomville, by Rev. N. W hite ...... 9 62 From White "Plains, by Rev. P. P. Sandford...... • 1 00 Smithtown ct., N. Y . conf., by Rev. W . K. Stopford...... 47 88 Red Rock ct., additional, by A. G. Shears ...... 25 Miss. Soc. o f Amenia ct., by Rev. A. Hunt ...... 107 00 Q4 Catskill and Durham ct., by Rev. D. J. Wright., ...... 25 60 Philipstown ct., by Rev. J. Reynolds...... - ...... • H 62
/ ^513 67 84 TREASUBER’ s ACCOUNT.
1836. By cash received from sundries—amount brought over., 4513: 6? June 24 Windstead station, N. Y-, couf., by Rev. D. Smith...... 22 79 Hillsdale Female Miss. Soc., $20 of which to make Rev. Mrs. S. L. Stillman a life member...... 26 00 Fair Haven, by Rev. O. Y. Amerman...... 2 50 West Brook ct., 820 of which to make Rev. J. A. Sillick a life member...... 24 91 25 Salsbury station, N. Y . conf., by Rev. A . Bnshnell, for the China mission ...... 38 55 Stratford ct., Miss. Soc., by Rev. David M iller...... 42 61 From Cheshire, to make Rev. Ransom Johnson a life member 20; (DO Mount Pleasant ct., by Rev. H. Bartltett ...... -...... 27 00 Berlin station, by Rev.. A. S. Francfe* ...... 4» X8 Collection at Verbank, Dutchess ct..,. for China miss., by Rev. C. K. True, $6.24, do. Pleasant Valley, $1.66...... 7 90 Saugatuck ct., by Rev. T . Clark ...... 11 46 Mrs. Emma Hill, annual subscription, by Rev. H. Humphreys 2 OO 27 Y. Men’s Miss. Soc. o f Poughkeepsie, by Rev. A. S. Clement 30 OO Deposite ct., by Rev. D. Holmes...... 21 14 Madison ct., by Rev. A. T. B e a c h ...... 11 16 Female Miss. Soc. of Mobile, by F. Leach...... 100 00 Courtlandt ct., by Rev. D. H olmes...... 3 75 I. Hudson’s “ ’tis but box,” by Rev. J. Hudson, Lenox, Mass. 3 25. Young Men’s Miss. Soc., N. Y., by Mr. L. King, treasurer.. 388 78 Frederick Shown, by Rev. H. Whitman...... 20 OO New Canaan, by Rev. D. Stocking...... 6 77 Norwalk Miss. Soc., Burr Nash, treas., by Rev. D. Stocking 30 00 Friends of Hillsdale, by Rev. S. L. Stillman...... 2 50 Coeyman’s ct., by Rev. J. Nixon, viz. S. Jolley $25, Rev. H., Jolley $3.25, Mary-Blaisdell $2, H. Crumb $1, Mrs. Crumb .50, H. D. Brown $1, M. J. Brown .50, Rachel Shean .50, Harriet Briggs .50, Nath. N ibs .50, Alvin Robbins .25, A. Scott .25, Nancy Scott .25, Erminda Garrett .25, D. M ’Glure .50, Hannah Van Angee .25, Elizabeth Carhart .50, Bar bara Carhart .25, Lucinda Shean .50, Betsey Witbeck .50, Sally Witbeck .50, Mary Lisk .50, John Garrett .50, Catha rine Mead .25. The amount from Coeyman’s to make S. Jolley and Rev. H. Jolley, life members ...... 40 00 £8 Flushing, L. I., by Rev. D. Plum b...... 13 68 Contents of Rev. D. Plumb’s family miss, box...... 5 02 Montgomery ct., by Rev. H. H. Romer and J. G. Smith 20 61 Prattsville and W indhamcir., by Rev. John M. Pease. 32 00 Windsor ct.. by Rev. N. Kellogg, Bloomfield society $1.55, Windsor $10, Boston neck $6.79...... 18 34 Litchfield ct., by Rev. C. Chittenden...... 17 66 Monroe ct. by Rev. T. Osborn...... 16 56 Bedford ct., by Rev. L. Clark ...... 5 50 Matteawan...... 6 OO The following by Rev. B. Waugh, at the General Conference* Cincinnati;—Miss Louisiana Patton, by Rev. W . Patton, $10, Rev. S. Chase, as per letter May 14th, $225...... 235 OO 25 Charlotte ct., by Rev. C. G. Hedstrom...... 3 21 New Paltz ct., by Rev. J. W . Le Fevre, viz.:—Milton $2.04, Plattekill West $4.04, Plattekfll East $9.03, New Paltz $6.3£, Esopus $4.22, Marlboro* $5.38 ...... 30 10 Stamford ct., by Dr. Seaman ...... ’ 3 12 Plymouth ct., by Rev. W . W . Brewer...... 10 00 30 RossviHe, by Rev. F. D. M ’Farland...... 4 13 Patchogue, L. I., by John Parks sec., $20 o f which to make Rev. N. Mead a life member...... 32 70 By Rev. Josiah Bowen, viz.:—A. H., his annual subscription, viz. a bushel of each kind of grain raised on his farm $4, Nftttcy French, her ann. sub.. $2, sundry persons $11.13... 17 13
5872 3 0 t r e a s u r e r ’ s a c c o u n t . 35
1.836. By cash received from sundries—amount brought over . 5872 30 June 30 White Plains, by Rev. P. P. Sandford ...... 7 00 Jacob fioover, for Flat Head miss...... 5 00 C. Hoover, for do., by W m . P. Ratcliffe, Missouri c o n f...... 5 00 Burlington ct., by Rev.
1836. By cash received from sundries—amount brought over 9885 50 July 12 “ A. B., a mem. o f the M. E. Church, and an old friend,” by letter, April 26...... 5 00 13 Rev. Green and lady, by Rev. C. J. Carney...... 5 00 15 The following, by Rev. I. Parks, collected from Carbondale Soc. $3.03, Dundaff do. $2.50, Herrick do. $5.25...... 10 78 16 Balance of collections made by Rev. S. Chase, after deducting his travelling expenses, as per statement...... 63 89 Fem. Miss. Soc. of Emory chapel, to make Rev. J. S. Lent a life member of the parent soc. by Catharine Lewis, sec 20 00 21 Mr. J. Townsend, for Indian miss...... 5 00 Do. for African, by Rev. E. Reed...... • 5 00 23 New-England Conf. Miss. Soc., from Rev. J. Sanborn, treas., forwarded by Dr. Bangs...... t...... S424 00 Miss Sarah Smith, of Eastham, for the purpose of educating a female orphan child, of Flat Head parents. This sum may be expected annually, for twelve or thirteen years, by T . G. Brown...... 25 00 25 T . Kenner, Monroe, Walton co., Ga., by Rev.'W. A rnold... 10 00 Sundry subscribers, by the Rec. Sec...... 55 00 26 Collection taken up by Miss Rachel B. Longacer, on the 4th o f July, in the Pleasant Hill Female school, for Flat Head m ission...... 6 50 W . B. Hinton, for do...... 3 50 27 Canaan ct., by Rev. T. Sparks...... 15 37 J. Harrison, Esq. (part of pension for ser. in Revolutionary war) 25 00 A Friend, from Fairfield co., Conn. by Rev. N. Ruggles 2 00 “ A Young Western Firmer,” by Rev. C. Brooks...... 25 00 28 Miss. Soc. o f Dickinson Coll., by Rev. J. P. Durbin...... 42 00 Aug. 2 Samuel Halstead’s class, to make him a life member, as a small token of their affection for their leader, and to aid in the spread of the Gospel, by Rev. J. Z. Nichols...... 20 00 3 David Skeen, by Rev. Allen John, for Oregon miss...... 7 75 Monson Seely, by Rev. J. L. Dickinson ...... < .... 1 00 Eliza Seely...... ; ...... •...... 100 6 J. Lydenberg, by Rev. J. Lucky ...... 50 Received at Hempstead camp meeting, by Rev. Dr. Bangs :— cash from a friend $3, A Lady, a friend of miss. $2, Mrs. Palmer .94, Mrs. Cook o f Brooklyn $2, cash $1, col. $34.15 43 09 Mrs. Catharine Few, by Rev. B. Creagh...... 25 00 9 Solomon Root, to make Rev. S. Hoes a life member...... 20 00 11 Ezra Alien, by Rev. T . Bainbridge j ...... 3 00 Rebecca Perry, for S: Am. miss, by Rev. P. P. White...... 5 00 Emeline P erry...... -...... 2 00 13 Pittsburgh Conf. Miss. Soc.. by J. Monroe, treasurer, through Rev. C. Cooke...... 3&13 13 15 Mrs. E. Stopford, by Rev. W . K. Stopford...... 1 00 17 Miss Phebe Donavan, by R. Palmer, to make James M ’Cabe a life member ...... 20 00 19 Benjamin Lanning, by Rev. G. Lanning...... 5 00 20 Samuel Black, sen., by W m . Keyser...... 5 00 Edmund Jordan, by Rev. W m . Arnold, for African miss. Ga. conf. forwared by W . J. Parks ...... 75 00 22 Rev. Wm. M’Donatld, by Rev. W . H. M’Daniel...... 3 00 23 Gilbert T. Miller, for Oregon miss., by Rev. J. Heustis 5 00 Rev. H. Jones, by E. C. Sanborn $5, Mr. Clark Flint $1.10, George Tower, $2, sundry individuals, $9,21...... 17 31 Cokesbury ct., Bible, Tract and S. S. Soc. (S .C .C .) to be ex pended in Bibles, Test., tracts, and S. S. books for Liberia miss, by T . W . Williams, secretary...... 100 00 95 John Bailey, by Rev. J. S. Taylor, for Liberia miss...... 5 00 Absalom Steelman, by Jacob Loudenslager¿t i 5 00
14,216 32 TRfiASURER’S ACCOUNT. 3 7
1836. By cash received from sundries—amount brought over. *.... 14216 32 Aug.2G J.F. Huber, contents of his “ ’tis but box” for general miss. $1. do. for Liberia .50, do. daughter Mary Elizabeth’s for Flat Head miss. .50...... 2 00 27 Rev. James Watts .40, collection at Pugh Town, by do. S3.16, Lydia Kindle, do. $ 1 ...... 4 56 30 Young Men’s Miss. Soc. of Poughkeepsie, by Dr. Bangs 84 00 Samuel Salsbury *...... 50 Avails of miss, box in Pulaski chapel, Oswego co. N. Y., by C, C. West...... 3 00 C. C. West, donation...... ; 2 00 Rev. E. B. F u ller...... 1 1 7 31 Maine annual con£ Miss. Soc...... 1962 62 Sept. 2 From “ an old member in New-York” ...... 20 00 3 Paterson S. S> Miss. Soc., by J. H. Ackerman, sec...... 37 00 Recording Secretary, $20 of which to make Hannah Black- ledge a life member ...... 39 00 5 From “ a good sister,” to purchase Testaments and tracts in Portuguese language for distribution in S. America, by Rev. Isaac Robbins...... 5 00 Benjamin Mead, by S. D an d o ...... 5 00 7 Miss, collection at Fleminglon damp meeting, by Rev. J. Lewis 41 00 8 Charles B. Glascock’s “ ’tis but box” for miss, in Attica, by Rev. Francis Macartney...... 5 00 Buel Mariner, by Rev. W . Osband...... 5 00 Peter Kinney...... 50 9 Dr. R. Martin of Courtlandt, Ala., by Dr. D. M. Reese 50 00 10 Collected at the camp meeting at Sing Sing, N. Y., on the 8th inst., by Rev. N. Bangs ...... 503 86 Ira Mahiir, $1, T . L. Warren, .50, by Rev. R. W right 1 50 NeWell Dustin...... ;...... 17 00 J. M. Webster, to make Mrs. Eunice E. Webster, a life mem. 20 00 12 George M ’Coun, by Rev. J. Cüniming ...... 3 00 Ira Smith, sub. at Sing Sing camp meeting, by Rev. W m . Jew ett...... 5 00 Ira Smith of White Plains, N. Y., to educate a coloured boy in Liberia, to be named Wm. Jewett...... 30 00 14 T. Proshine, for Flat Head miss, by Rev. R. M. Petherbridge 5 00 16 Fern. Miss. Soc. of Reister’s Town, by Rev. T . B. Sargent... 37 00 Avails o f Elisabeth G. Gardner’s miss, box (a little girl o f 9 years of age) for the African miss...... 2 25 Miss Mary Lyon, treas. of the Fem. Farrington Miss. Soc. of the town of Herrick, for do...... 3 50 Charles F. W ay, sub. at camp meeting...... 5 00 Miss Levina Reynolds $2, Mrs. Allen, $1, by Rev. H. Agard 3 00 19 Collection at Jefferson camp meeting, by Rev. N. White 34 00 Collection at Greenville camp meeting $3 o f which was given , by a coloured man for Liberia miss...... 42 3(5 Erie Conference Miss, Soc. by J. S. Barris, treas., forwarded by J. K. Hallock...... 783 00 20 'Collection at a miss, meeting held in Sharon, Con...... 107 35 Do. do. in Amenia, N. Y., handed in by N. Bangs ...... 94 14 For 6 months interest on bond o f Lexington and Ohio rail-road Co., to 1st July...... 150 00 Catharine Williamson, subscription at Sing Sing camp meet ing, by J. Z. N ich ols...... , ...... 10 00 David Hudson, Ga. by Rev. W . W . Steagall...... 20 00 A local preacher o f Michigan...... 10 00 Collected in mites from the children of a school, Carlyle, 111., by John M. Webster ...... 5 00 John Watts, S /C ...... v. 50
18,376 13 3 8 t r e a s u r e r ’ s a c c o u n t .
1836< By cash received from sundries—amount brought over 18376 13 Sept. 21 Juvenile Miss. Soc. of Darlington, S. C, for Fiat Head miss.' by W . Cook’s letter of 12th...... 11 23 Sunday school in Rivington-st. (Willett-st, church) by Z. Insler 15 Lyman Bennett, Troy, N. Y., by Rev. Charles Sherman . . . . 10 84 Jane Baily, for African miss...... j...... 5 Elizabeth Miller for do., by S. Yan Deusen...... 5 Angeline D. Bell, Jefferson camp meeting, Del. district, avails of a necklace for the Oregon miss ...... 3 Mrs; Mason, per E. Cox, from the Troy Fem. Miss. Soc. of the M. E. Church ...... 36 27 Williamsburg, L. I., N. Y. conf. per Rev. W . K. Stopford, annual miss, collection...... 13 Rev. G. M. Frye, Va., per Rev. W . M onroe...... 10 29 Miss A. R. Ingraham, Rye, N. Y., collected in her school for the benefit of the African miss...... 1 Oswego Miss. Soc., N. Y ., by Rev. A. D. Peck...... 17 Oct, 1 By Miss A. Baldwin of Freedonia, N. Y.j deceased, avails of property sold by her order ...... 50 Itev. J. ¿ennadaysub. at Sing Sing camp m e e t .H . Palmer $5,00, Joseph Sandford, $1 cash .50, Jona. W ilt $5...... 11 J. Morehouse, Leroy, Genesee co. N. Y . . j...... 10 3 Miss Rhoda Stevens, Brooklyn, by Rev. B. Creagh ...... 5 Miss Ruth A. Lamberton, New Britain, Con., avails of jewel ry, by Rev. S. H. Clark ^...... 5 W . Brown, Esq. Covington, Ga., by Rev. A. Turner...... 3 Rev. Putnam Hays, Ga., by Rev. W . Arnolds ...... 2 4 E. O. Bates, sub. at Sing Sing camp meet, for Liberia m iss.. 5 W . W . Stone, Red Oak, G a...... 1 Coll. at miss. meet, held at Newburgh Sept. 30th, by Dr. Bangs 35 Do. do. do. Rhinebeck Oct. 2d, by the same 99 J, Hutchins’ sub., Sing Sing camp meet...... 5 Madison-street S. S., attached to Willett-st. church, New-York 10 G Rev/H, Wing ...... 3 Dr. Hall, Fishkill village...... *...... 1 Rev. V. Buck’s children...... 1 Public coll. at Matteawan (bal. to be paid to the preacher)... 50 Public coll, at Poughkeepsie (bal. to be received)...... 53 Miss V—*gh, Rhinebeck ...... 5
Oneida Conf. Miss. Soc., aux. to Miss. Soc. of M. E. Church 2168 S888888888gS88§8 88S 8 ^8 8S 5 S 8888S 7 New-Bedford 4th-st. tent, at Edgarton camp meet., by Rev. P. Crandall...... *...... 6 “ A friend to missions” for Liberia miss., by Rev. L. M ead.. 2 8 J. Moser, Brooklyn, sub. at Sing Sing camp meeting, by Rev. J. Kennaday *...... 10 B. Sawyer, sub. at Sing Sing camp meet., by Rev. J. Kennaday 2 Fem. Miss. Soc., o f West Liberty. Ohio ct. and Pittsburgh conf. by Rev. J. N. M ‘Abee, per Rev. W . Hunter...... 17 Black River Conf. Miss. S oc...... 815 Mr. Lawrence Adams...... j...... 10 Rev. T. Daniel, Black River con f...... 2 11 Rev. D. Terry, his sub. at'Sing Sing camp meeting...... 5 H. Mehany, Newton, Hamilton co., Pa., by S. L ow ...... 5 13 Coll. at a miss. meet, held in Greftne-st. church, in the city of New-York, 12th inst., by Dr. Bangs ...... 221 15 B. F. Howe, pledged at miss, meet., Greene-st ...... 20 17 Rev. W m . Parks, treas. Georgia Conf. Miss. Soc— ...... 17 Thos. Pride, Amelia ct., Ya. conf., by Rev. J. W . Childs 10 19 Rev. L. Storks, Centreville, M d ...... 1 20 J. Duncan, by Rev. W . H. Enos. *...... 5 J. Brandenberry, by d o......
21 A female friend to the cause of missions, by Dr. Bangs 30 88SS8888S 888888. 88 88
22,207 89 t r e a s u r e r ’ s a c c o u n t . 3 9
1836. By cash received from sundries—amount brought over 32207 89 Oct. 21 Isaac Estes, New Hartford...... 2 25 24 Sub. at Sing Sing camp meeting:—Willett-st. S. S„N o. 1,$10, Willett-st. S. S. Association $ 5 ...... 15 00 Isaac Henderson...... 5 00 Do. for the education of an African boy to be named Daniel Ostrander...... 1 00 Miss, collections in N .y .:— John-st. $6.08; Allen-st. $55.37; Second-st. $9.25; Duane-st. $5; Greene-st. $8; Bedford-st. $5.53; S. S. No. 1. Second-st., $5 of which was subscribed at Sing Sing camp meeting 18; S. S. No. 2. sub. at Sing Sing camp meeting $5, by S. Burling, Rec. Sec,...... 102 23 25 Collection at a miss, meeting at New-Haven, by Dr. Bangs.. 74 25 26 Do. at miss, meeting Greene-st,, New-York, J. Longking $3, Miss Heath $2, by Rev. C. W , Carpenter...... 5 00 A. Clarke, subscribed at Sing Sing camp meeting, by Rev. J. Youngs...... 5 00 27 From treas. Genesee Conf. Miss. Soc...... 2098 00 28 Perris Brown...... 4 00 Yactor Adams, Strykersville, Schoharie county, N. Y .., . , , . 2 00 Thos. Gates, by Rev. L. Rogers ...... 5 00 By Wright ¿Swormstedt, per letter 10th inst., viz.— Shadrach Dial $5, Rev. J. Morey, jun. $6, a Female of Jessamine ct., Ky. conf., by Rev. G. S. Savage $1.50, Rev. J. A- Killam, .42, Rev, C. Reed, for African miss. $2.83, T. N, & N. J. W il liams, for Flat Head mission $ 5 ...... 20 75 Edwin Williams $5, John Jewett $3, by Rev. F. Reed 8 00 29 John A. Camron, by Rev. S. W . Parks, for Oregon miss 10 00 31 Andrew Clark, Norwidh, Conn...... 5 00 Nov, 1 Rev. J. Z. Nichols, avails of jewelry contributed in Duane-st. 6 50 Collection at a miss, meeting, held at Bridgeport, Oct. 30th, by Rev. Dr. Bang,?...... 52 08 A Lady, in Ann Arundel co., Md., by C. R. Disosway, Esq.. 9 00 3 John G. Horton, sub. at Sing Sing camp meeting, by Rev. P. R. B row n...... 5 00 4 A. Crawford, Esq., Del. co., N. Y., for Oregon mission 4 G2 10 Goshen miss., by Rev. H. W in g ...... 20 00 “ Fem. Soc. of the M. E. Church in Philadelphia, for the pro motion of learning in Liberia,” to be appropriated specially for the benefit of schools in Liberia, under our direction, by Mary Boswell and Ann E. Budd...... 100 00 11 Mr. S. Harned and lady, Mrs. R. Harned, of Cooke co., Tenn., to make them life members, by Rev, W . Patton...... 40 00 Patapsco cir., Baltimore conf., by Rev. J. A. Henning 15 00 “ A friend to missions,” Wilksbarre, Pa., by C. A- Lane 5 00 12 Coll. at quarterly sermon at Willett-st., by Rev, S. Remington 12 00 M. E Church in Kingston, N.Y. to make Mrs. J. Kennaday and Mrs. L. C. Cheney life members of the Miss. Soc. of the M. E. Church $40, to make Master J. Kennaday a life member of the Young Men’s Miss. Soc. of New-York $10, avails of a gold chain $7.50...... 57 50 14 A sister in Oxford station, by L. Sperry...... 5 00 16 New-Hampshire Conf. Miss. Soc. by D. J. Robinson, tr 628 25 17 Linus and Julia Shepherd, for Flat Head miss., by Rev. H. Moulton...... 3 00 18 Mrs. Sophronia Anderson, by Rev. T. S. Abernathy...... 3 00 A box of goods from the Newark, N. J., Fem. Miss, Soc., aux iliary to Lhe Miss. Soc. of the Phil. Conf., by Mrs. Ann T. Smith, sec., valued at $60...... 81 Erie Conf. Miss. Soc., by J. S. Barris, per letter of Sept. 8 ... 193 50 Smithport and Sinemahoning Mission, by Rev, J. S. Barris . 112 50 Michigan Conf. Miss. Soc., in drafts paid by E. Yocum, tr. on Treas. of Parent Society...... 577 50
26,419 82 40 TREASURERS ACCOUNT.
1836. By cash received from sundries—amount brought over..26419 82| Nov. 21 Tennessee Conf. Miss. Soc., in drafts paid by their tr., A. L. P. Green....,...... ,...... 379 00 Holstein Conf. lyiiss. Soc. by Rev. W . Patton, tr...... 752 10 Miss. coll. at Newtown, L- I., by Rev. W . K. Stopford 10 50 22 Salem Miss. Soc., by Rev. Wm, Moores, through Book Com mittee, Tenn. con f...... 15 00 Mrs. Sarah Mott, by Mr. S. Cornell, for Flat Head Indians.. 5 00 Illinois Conf. Miss. Soc., by Stith M. Otwell, tr., in drafts 1725 50 33 A. Wheeler, ($10 of which for the Oregon miss.,) by Rev. A. Richards ...... 20 00 Sarah Deming, by do ...... 2 00 W ar Department, under treaty o f March 28, 1836, for benefit of the Ottowa and Chippewa Indians, by H- P. Schoolcraft, Super’t Indian affhirs, Detroit...... , ...... 750 00 24 G. Massengbird, Pocahontas co.? Va., yearly subscription_____ 20 00 23 Fem. Miss. Soc. o f Columbus station, Alabama conf., by Rev. Wm. A. Smith...... 100 00 30 Missouri Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. A. Monroe, tr...... 806 00 Dec. 3 A Lady in Baltimore, for Flat Head miss., by Bp- W augh .. 5 00 Mr. J. Williams, oculist, for foreign miss. $>5, irom the same for home miss. $5, by Rev, A. Griffith...... 10 00 5 Coll. at a miss. meet, in Flushing, L. I., on the evening of the 4th instant, by Rev. N. Bangs ...... 12 71 L. S. Burling, rec. sec., Nov. 18...... 24 00 Mr. C. Carmack, Washington City, for Flat Head miss., by Rev. J. A. Collins...... 5 00 7 Miss Marella Adams $2, Miss Root $2, by Rev. P. E. Brown 4 00 Fem. Miss. Soc. of North Wilbraham, by Rev. J. Porter.. . . . 15 26. O. Pollard, a little boy belonging to the Sunday school, by do. 12 8 Indiana Conf. Miss. Soc., by C. W . Ruter.tr., (in drafts on tr. of the parent society).,...... 280 00 9 An old Methodist of Cleaveland...... 4 25. Thos. Wilsqn, by Rev. F. Reed...... 10 00 John Williams,by d o ...... 5 0Q A friend to the miss, cause, on Kortwright ct., to make the Rev. Desevignia Starks a life member, by Rev. N. W hite. 20 00 L. D. Tanner, subscribed at Watertown...... 5 00 13 A Stewardess of the Lord tqward the supply of Bibles to be distributed by Rev. J. Spaulding in South America...... 5 00 14 Coll. at miss. meet, at Morristown, N. J., on the 12th inst., $20 of which to make Rev. A. Atwood a life member...... 42 25 Fem. Miss. Soc. of Smithfield-st. church, Pittsburgh, Pa., $20 of which to make Rev. Wesley Smith a life member, $60 for Oregon Miss., $60 for Liberia Miss., by Rev. C. Cooke... 120 00 16 Rev. G. W. Brush...... 2 70 Fairfax ct., Balt. Conf., by Rev. E. R,. Veitch...... 3 00 20 “ Aliquis,” for South American miss...... 10 00 Allen-street S. S. Association, N. Y., by D. C. Boughton — 5 00 “ A brother,” by J. W . Hancock ...... 5 00 22 Levi Olmstead, by D, Starks...... 1 0Q 27 Young Men’s Foreign Miss. Soc. of New-England, by B. H. Barnes, for South American miss...... 500 00 28 Jane J. Rosemer, the result of her penny and sixpenny earn ings for some time past, to be appropriated to the Liberia miss, by Rev. G. D. Sutton...... 1 00 Collection at a miss, meeting at West Farms, 18th inst., $20 of which to make Rev. E. Oldrin a life member...... 23 85 30 Dutchess ct., by Rev. C. Foss, $20 of which to make Rev. J. Reynolds a life member...... 23 65 L. S. Burling, Rec. Sec...... 18 93 Mr. Berger, by J. M. H ow e...... 1 00 T. Greathead ...... 10 00
32,177 64 t r e a s u r e r 's a c c o u n t . 4 1
7. By cash received from sundries—amount brought over 32177 64 . 2 E. Morgan, by Rev. D. Dorchester...... 2 00 5 Rev. A. Lea, N. C...... 1 00 Georgia Conf. Miss. Soc., by W . J. Parks, tr...... 1775 80 7rA Jonesville Young Men’s Miss. Soc., aux. to Troy Conf. Miss. Soc., by R. Kennedy, sec...... 73 00 Avails o f a miss, box, Halfmoon ct., by d o ...... 4 06 9 Children in Marshfield, Mass., for Flat Head Indians, by Rev. W . Ramsdell, through Mr. Brown of Boston...... 5 00 R. N. Smith, of Hartford, by Rev. G. Coles...... 20 00 12 S. P. Chappel, Williamson, N. Y., by Rev. R. Harrington... 2 50 A New Year’s offering from a fern, school, Brooklyn, L. I., by S. H ...... 13 25 13 Mrs. Young, by Rev. S. Stiles...... 5 00 A friend, by do ...... *...... 55 14 T. Wilson, by Rev, F. Reed...... 10 00 Juv. Miss. Soc. o f Bedford-st. church, N. Y ., to redeem their pledge, given at the Sing Sing camp meet, in behalf of Li beria mission...... 10 00 Fern. Miss. Soc. o f Mulberry-st. Chap., by Miss M. E. Bangs 96 50 16 Rev. N. Nelson, D. Lee, C. Lee, S. Mills, J. Potter, S. Pulney, Sophia Edgerton, R. Odbert, each $1, M. Peets, Luna Doty, each 50 cents, A. 10 cents, by Rev. P. P. Harrower...... 9 10 “ A Friend to the Church” $25, Sylvia Whitney, to make her a life member $20, J. Adams, for S. America, $5, by Rev. N. Salsbury...... 50 00 J. Vanderveen, for Liberia, Oregon. S. America, and Green Bay miss. $5 each, by Rev. A. Champlin...... 20 00 “ New Year,” for African m iss...... 5 00 17 Rev. J. Monroe, annual family offering...... 6 00 Contribution at the monthly miss, prayer meet, at Caeenovia, by Rev. Z. Paddock...... 6 47 J. T. Hayman, by Wright & Swormstedt...... 5 00 Mrs. M. Maharry do. do. 5 00 From Columbus, Ga., for Liberia miss., to be applied for the education of a boy named by Rev. Mr. Barton...... 10 00 A few friends in Wheeling, Va., to make Rev. W . Browning and his lady, Mrs. Phebe Browning, life members, by J. List 40 00 J. List, to make Eugenius List a life member...... 20 00 T. H. Harvey...... 9 00 18 M. Hunt, deceased, by Rev. P. R. Brow n...... 2 00 19 Sundry individuals of Flushing, L. I., to make their pastor, Rev. J. L. Gilder, a life member...... 20 00 20 A Family Christmas Offering to the Lord, by R. S. Reynolds - 5 00 21 J. Wright, to furnish Bibles for S. America...... 3 00 A. J. Wright, to supply Bibles for African miss...... 2 00 23 W . Chew, bv Rev. W . Hank...... 5 00 Mrs. M. J. Chew, by do...... 5 00 Mrs. Sarah Hoff, by Rev. J. Chattle (received 16th)...... 2 50 24 R. Bibb, sen...... 20 00 “ A Mother in Israel,” White Plains dist., by Rev. W . Jewett 50 00 25 Darlington Fem. Miss. Soc., to be appropriated to the jcause of education at any miss, station where it is needed, by Rev. T. K. Catlett...... 10 00 26 Alabama Conf;, Miss. Soc., by E. Hearn, tr., cash per draft $600, in drafts on Miss. Soc. $165...... • • 765 00 27 Mrs. A. Lyon, of Oswego, for Oregon miss., by W . W . Nind 10 00 28 Cumberland station, Balt, conf., by Rev. P. D. Lipscomb,pub lic coll. $6.37, Mary Hoye, for miss, to the colored people at 1he south $ 3 ...... 9 37 30 “ W y ”...... v ...... 50 00 Ohio Conf. Miss. Soc., through Reeves & M ’Lain $2400, in terest on do. 12 days $3.26.;...... 2403 26
37,744 00 6 42 treasukxk’s a c c o t t k t .
183Ì, By cas& received from sundries—amount brought oyer. . . . „37744 QO Jan. 80 Recording Secretary...... 20 93 31 New-York, Jan. 31, for miss, to China, from a few neighbor ing friends...... 10 00 Do.from little girls in a class in S. school for Oregon miss,2 00 feb. 1 E.K.B ?...... 2 00 2 A friend to the miss, cause, by J. M. Smith...... 6 00 4 An old Goshen Meth., of Effingham, Geo., by Rev. L. Myers 10 00 The following by C, Hardy>r-Mr. and Miss Swift $3, Mrs, Snead $1, Mrs. Groves $1, Miss M. Alston $2, Rev. N. Ous- ley $1, Mrs. E. Hafdy $10, C. Hardy $2...... - ...... 20 00 Charles West ...... 6 00> Rev. N. Bangs...... 25 00 6 Foundry Station Aus. Soc,, Washington, D. C., by C. W . Boteler, tr...... 500 00 7 Franklin ct., Ohio Conf., New-Year’s gift for foreign miss., by Kev. J. Hill ...... _...... 20 00 G,S. Binkley, to make himself a life member, by Rev. B. Ellis, per Wright & Swormstedt...... 20 00 Nortlwille congregation, in behalf of the Plymouth ct. Miss. Soc., Ohio conf., by Rev. Wm. Herr, per d o...... 15 00* Rev. G. W . Fagg, for Liberia miss., per do...... 10 00 W m . V. Burney...... 20 00? A . Stevens for S. American miss., by Rov. R. Hargrave. . 5 00 8 “ A sincere friend to the benevolent institutions of the M.-E. Church,” by Rev. M. Seager...... 50 00 H. Hughes, by Rev. R. Clark...... 5 00 E. N. Hyde, widow’s mite, by Rev. C. K. True ...... 2 0 0 W m . Steward and wife $5, J. Welsh and wife $5, Judge Bre- den $2, W . Hamilton $2, J. How $2, G. W . Smith, Esq. $1, C. C. Sullivan, Esq. $1, G. Potts, Esq. 50 cents, Deborah T . Morgan 2è ceBts, M. Hambee 25 cents, Mary Ann Ha milton 25 cents, Betty How 25 cents, Mis. Sullivan 25 cents, Eliza Morgan 25 cents—to make Rev. W . C. Henderson a life member...... 20 00* W m . Savage...... 100 9 Ohio Conf. Miss. Soc,, by Rev. Z . Connell, tr., through Wright & Swormstedt...... 300 Od* 10 Bedford ct., New-York conf., by Rev. A. F. Siliick.,...... 47 97 “ A friend to cause o f missions,” on Halfmoon ct., Troy conf. 100 00 S. Carolina Conf. Miss, So»c., by Joseph Holmes, tr., viz., cash $86.76, drafts on the treas. for missions in the bounds o f the conf. $3575.00...... 3661 7& 11 Rev. Wm. Hunter...... 44 Forsytb-st. S. S. Association, by W . H. Halstead, to make Mrs. Smith, Wife o f the Rev. D. Smith, their pastor, a fife member...... 20 00 13 Mr. and Mrs. Bowman, by Rev. Dr. Bangs ...... 10 00 14 “ E. H.,” for S. American miss. $15, do. for Oregon miss. and to make Jennett E. Kellogg a life member $20, a friend to miss., in Windsor, Coan, $10, all by Rev. N. K ellogg.. 45 00 16 Rev. É. C. Sanborn...... 10 17 Rev. E, Mudge,to make his scm, Mr. Enoch R. Mudge, a life member...... 20 00 Coll. at Duane-st, quarterly sermon, by rèe. sec ...... 13 31 Fein. Miss. Soc. o f N. York, by Mrs. Cornelia A. Burling, tr. 9*4 25 18 Rev. J.L. Holmes...... 1 0 0 Rev. N. Greafes $3, Mrs. Jane Greaves $1, Miss Sarah J. Greaves $1, Miss Harriet Philips 50 cents, a friend to mis sions $2, all by Rev. E. G. Phelps...... 7 50 By Rev. W. H. Enos, viz., Mr. J. M»Clay .31, Miss M. J. Swansey .75, Miss C. Swansey .38, Rev. E. Miller .56.... 2 00 S3 West Parias,by Rev. £, Oldrin...... 7 12
42,843 3 7 TREASURER** ACCOUNT. 43
1837, By eash received from sundries—amount brought over 42843 97 Feb, 22 Foundry Station Aux. Soc., Washington, D, C., by C. W. Boteler,tr...... 300 00 Savannah, Ga., by Rev. J. E. Evans, per T . C. Benning.. . . . SO 00 23 Rev, J. A . Sillick, Com. on Adv. .72, T. Preston, Cheshire, Conn. $5, Miss. coll. at Cheshire Centre, Conn. $18...... 23 72 Rev, O. Starr, Haddam, Conn., as a New-Year’s gill...... 10 00 Rev. J. Monroe, per letter Dec. 7:—J. B. Dixon .50, Mrs. Mor ton $1, J. M. Williams .56...... 2 06 24 Newington, by Rev. W. W . Brewer...... 20 00 W . H. Benson, Lancaster ct., Balt, conf., by Rev. F. M ’Cart- ney $2, Miss Alice Smith, per do. $2.86...... 4 86 25 Nancy Walker, by Rev. A. Castle, for Oregon miss...... 1 00 J. M. Lawton...... 10 00 Miss S. Fisher, by Rev. H. L. Starks .75, Miss H. Dennison .50, Miss C. Yunk .50, Miss L. Mallory .25, Rev. H. L. Starks .48...... 2 48 Willett-st. quarterly coll., by Rev. S. Remington...... 10 00 27 Richard Brown...... 2 00 Israel Hubbard $1, T. Hulbert $2, M. P. Adrews .50, F. Searles $2, H. Porter $2, Harriet Porter $2, all by Rev. P. Green...... 9 50 Scott’s Patent Soc., by donation, coll., and Dorcas Soc., by Rev. O. W. Munger $17.07, Strykersville class coll. $5.26, Four Corners do. $1.25, Tymon Eltons do. $5.70, Blenham Hill do. $3.97, S. E. Turner’s do. $2.17, Brakabean do. $2 13, Mary Ann Selzer $1...... 38 55 Rev. A. Turner...... 6 50 A friend in Fairfield, Conn., by Rev. C. F. Pelton...... 5 00 Missionary Society, Bridgeport station, by do...... 12 00 Ellen Huse, Newburyport, Mass., for Oregon miss., by Rev. B. Otheman...... 3 00 Virginia Conf. Miss. Soc., by Rev. W . A. Smith, tr...... 4469 10 28 Fem. Miss. Soc. o f Liberty-st. charge, Pittsburgh $148, Young Ladies’ Sewing Soc. of do. to make their pastor, Rev. W . Kenney, and Rev. F. A. Dighton, of Cleveland, Ohio, life members o f the parent spciety $40, Miss. Soc. of Alleghany station, Pitts, conf. $105, deduct half per cent, for draft— 292 54 W . Smith, by Rev. D. Smith...... 90 A Lady in Talbot co., Md., for Liberia miss., by Rev. R. M. Greenback...... 10 00 Avails of marriage fee on Sabbath, by Rev. T. Thompson.. . 2 00 U- Duffield, by Rev. W . Browning...... 5 00 M. Lavett, for Oregon miss., by Rev. W . K. Stopford 2 00 Do. do. for foreign do...... 100 Mrs. Mary E. Newton, by Rev. A. Cheneweth...... 3 50 Mrs. Caroline Sherman, do...... 2 00 Miss Milly Sydnor...... 50 Allen Dozur, by T . Macartney...... 25 John Burk...... 50 S undry persons...... 3 25 Mar. 1 Young Men’s For. Miss. Soc. of New-England, for S. Amer. miss., by D. S. K in g ...... 209 43 2 An Old Methodist, by Rev. J. Robinson, of Gen. conf. 1 00 Coll. at a miss, meeting held at Bloomfield, N. J., on Sabbath 17th Feb,, by Dr. Bangs...... 41 47 3 Miss. Soc. o f Southbridge ct., Mass., by Rev. R. W . Allen... 10 00 H. N. Seaver’s miss, box...... *...... • • - 1 00 6 Fem. Miss. Soc. o f Woodstock, to make Rev. M. G. .Hamilton a life member o f the parent society, by the Rev. M. Goheen 20 00 Coll. on Hempstead ct„ viz., at Rockaway, of which $20 to make the Rev. J. Floy a life member...... 52 00 At Hempstead...... 101 30
48,552 78 4 4 t r e a s u r e r ’s a c c o u n t .
1837. By cash received from sundrie*—amount brought over, ...... 48552 78 Mar. 6 Far Rockaway...... 6 3 0 Bethel...... 5 84 Miss Ann Bennett’s miss, box...... 4 25 Hempstead ct. Miss. S o c...... 95 10 7 Soc. at Paichogue, L. I., by Rev. S. D. Ferguson...... 33 37 I. Winters, Richmond ct., to make Rev. J. Thompson a life member o f the parent soc., by Rev. J. Monroe...... 20 00 Miss. meet, at Morristown, N.J., by Rev. A. Atwood—$20 of which to make Rev. A. Atwood a life mem. of parent society 53 00 9 S. Smith, of Salisbury, Conn., by Rev. O. V . Amerman 25 00 10 Rev. E. S. Slout, com. on A dv...... 1 24 11 A friend to the Miss. Soc. $5* J. W . Lumpkin $3, by the Rev. C. W .K e y ...... 8 00 13 Mrs. Mary Keeler, by Rev. S. Coleman...... 5 00 E. B. Randolph, Clinton, Greene co. Mi., for Liberia miss, by Rev. S. B. Saw yer...... 10 00 Haverstraw ct., by Rev. J. N. FelchSoc. in Haverstraw village to make Rev. J. N. Felch and Rev. M. Mallison life mem. of the parent society...... 40 00 Hempstead society to make Rev. J. Sherwood a life mem. .. 20 00 Mr. G. Onderdonk ...... 5 00 14 Pittstown Miss. Soc., Troy conf., $76.32; bequest of N.Oslaver, Lansinburgh, $10.00, by Rev. T. Spicer...... 86 32 J. Hastings, a thank offering, by Rev. H. A gard...... 5 0 0 Mrs. Fanny Sacket—a widow’s mite, by Rev.W . M. Sullivan 1 00 17 J. Spencer, for Flat Head miss., by Rev. D. Dorchester 1 00 Rev. A. F. Waller, commission on Advocate...... 60 20 R. R. Hopkins, Pittsburgh...... 14 00 Little Flats Fem. Miss. Soc., by Rev. N. Palmeter ...... 10 00 21 Rev. S. Van Dusen, commission on Advocate...... 48 Andover Miss, prayer meeting $10, a thank offering from Rev. Asa and Susan Kent, to make Mrs. Kent a life mem., by Rev. A. Kent $10 ...... 20 00 Jolm Hopewell, by Rev. John V. Rigdon ...... 5 00 Hannah Hopewell...... 3 00 John M. H opew ell ...... 2 00 Lewisburg Miss. Soc. Balt, conf., by J. M ’Pherson, treasurer, $100 o f which was contributed by P. Beirne to make him self, and Rev. Novel Wilson, Rev. W m .W ickes, Rev. John C. Lyon, Rev. Enoch Sulivan, life mem. o f the parent soc. 170 00 Dr. T. Judson Marlow $10, Rev. Wm. Butler $2.40, Mrs. Ann Butler $2, by Rev. W m . Butler...... 14 40 D. Gold and wife, to make Rev. Job Guest of Balt. conf. a life member...... 20 00 George Bainhart...... 10 00 Savings of several little girls, daughters o f A. Nutton 1 61 Donations...... 2 83 Ebenezer Juvenile Miss. Soc., Washington city, to make Rev. T. O. Summers of the Balt. conf. a life meip., by Y. P. Page, treasurer...... 20 00 Thos. T . Gorsuch, for Indian miss. $6, Harvey Stone $5, Great Falls ct. $3.75, by Rev. J. C ollin s...... 14 75 Lewistown ct., by Rev. Jas. Stevens...... 26 25 Winchester ct., by Rev. H. Holland ...... 17 85 Balt. Conf. Miss. Soc., by R. G. Armstrong...... 2200 00 Miss. Soe. o f Troy, O. to make Rev. R. Brandroff and Rev. M. Harker life mem. by J. W. Field,- Jr. $40, Rev. B. W il ley, o f India., by Rev. C. W . Rutter $100, J. Miller of Mo., $5, Aaron Jenkins o f Wilmington ct., O. by Rev. J. Laws $10, through Wright & Swormstedt ...... 155 00 Ohio Conf. Miss. Soc., by Z . Connell, tr., through Wright & Swormstedt...... 67 00
51,752 97 t k e a s u r e b ’ s a c c o u n t . 4 5
1837. By cash received from sundries—amount brought over 51752 97 Mar. 22 A friend to miss. soc...... 60 23 Joshua Maples, per R ev W. Livesey, Norwich, Conn 3 00 25 Amsterdam, N. Y ., per Rev. H. L. Starks...... 5 39 Young Men’s For. Miss. Soc. of N. Eng. for S. American miss., by D. S. K in g ...... 8 46 Z . Connell, tr. of Ohio Conf. Miss. Soc. (in sundry drafts) .. 651 00 27 Dr. Fisk b j draft on D. Gardner, Esq., Troy...... 50 00 28 F. M. Stone, Savannah, Ga...... 100 00 E. H. True, infant son of Rev. C. K. True, avails of miss, box 1 25 A mem. o f Rodman station, N. Y., by Rev. W . D. M oore 50 00 30 J. Macfarlane, Nesquehoning, Northampton co., Pa...... 3 00 Rev. Morris H ill...... 2 00 The following by com. on periodicals, Balt, conf., Mattawoman miss., by Rev. Richard Brown $26.62, Miss Julia Hughes, contents of miss, box $2 .37, N. Hedding’s class, Mifflin ct., by Rev. Jesse Stansbury $2.63, Miss. Soc. of Huntingdon ct., by Rev. John Bowen $115, $40 of which to make Rev. Wm. Prettyman and Rev. James J. Houseworth life mem., Philipsburg ct., by the following persons,—Wm. O. Cross $4.25, H. H. Wright $3, a friend $1, Ann Wright .50, pub lic collection $1.87, by Rev. John Anderson $2.37, Shiews- .bury ct., by Rev. J. Ewing, from Phebe Haugh $5, collec tions made on fhe Berwick ct., by Rev. J. Sanks, $20 of which paid by Town Hill congregation to make Rev. J. Sanks a life mem. $76.15, Mrs. Mary Hoye, for Liberia miss, by Rev. P. D. Lipscomb $5, balance on coll. in Co lumbia station, by do. $1.05, Luray ct., by Rev. W. Howe $14.07, Huntsville ct., by Rev. C. Hartman $11, E. James $5, A. Kalb $6.37, S. Kalb $5, by Rev. W. Monroe $16.37, Covington ct.,by Rev. J.W . Richardson $17.06, E. Buclcey for Oregon miss., by Rev. S. Bryson $2, D. Snively, by Rev. R. M. Lipscomb $5, J. Neff, by Rev. B. Barry $5, Spring field ct., by Rev. G. D. Chineworth, to make him a life mem. $24, Danville ct., by Rev. J. S. Lee $51.30, Rocky Spring ct., by Rev. A. A. Eskridge $6, Lancaster ct., balance of coll., by Rev. F. M ’Cartney $4.43, Fem. Miss. Soc. of Licking Creek, to make Rev. S. Mullin a life mem. $20, Sunbury ct., Miss. Soc. aux. to Miss Soc. of the M- E. C., by Rev. O. Ege $42.38, A lady in Balt, ct., by Rev. T. B. Sargent $5, Coll. on Bedford ct., by Rev. D. Hartman $12.62, A. Cox, Fredericksburg, by Rev. N. Head, $5, Coll. and donations on Fincastle ct., by Rev. G. L. Brown $22.50, Fairfax ct., Miss. Soc. by Rev. E. R. Veitch $8.50, Coll. and •contrib. on Calvert ct., by Rev. J. Monroe $61.08, Coll. on Bellefont ct., by Rev John Rhoads $80.30, Contents of “ ’tis but box,” by Mrs. Mary Blair, by do. $6.70, do. by Miss K. Rhodes, by do. $6, Bowlesburg Miss. Soc. to make Rev. J. Rhoads a life mem. $20, Donation from Mr. S. Peach, by Rev. W m . Hank $3, Sabbath school at Shippensburg $3.15, A lady of do. .50, Contents of “ ’tis but box,” by Mr. L. K. Donevin’s children $1.75, do. Miss Eliz. Hollingsworth’s box $1.36, do. Miss Mary Ann Thompson’s miss, box $2.43, Master W . Deal’s donation .63, do. Mrs. Margaret Hunt .75, all by Rev. W . H. Enos $10.57, Clearfield mission, by Rev. J. M ’Enalley $21.10 ...... : ...... 725 42 31 A friend to miss. $5, Rev. J. Simmons, for Oregon miss. $2, M. Rapp, do. $5, C. Starns, by Rev. J. Kelley, for Flat Head miss. $5, ail through Wright & Swormstedt ...... 17 00 April 1 Mr. Urnell, near Newbem, N. C., by Rev. P. Anderson 4 00 Coll. taken up after a quarterly miss, sermon in Duane-street church, N. Y. $20 of which to make Mrs. Phebe L. Wildey life mem. $44.81, Quart. miss. coll. in Greene-st. chureh, N. Y., March 10, $6.15, paid in by Rcc. Sec...... 50 96
53,425 05 4 6 t r e a s u r e r ’ s a c c o u n t .
1837. By cash received from sundries—amount brought over.*....53425 05 April 3 Baltimore Conf. Miss. Soc. in drafts on the parent soc. paid by R. G. Armstrong, treas,...... 793 75 4 J\ R. Hill, Reading, Conn.,to make his five children life mem. viz. Moses Hill, Betsey Hill, John L. Hill, Rev. Morris Hill, and Joseph Hill . 100 00. Stamford and Pound Ridge et., White Plains dist. N.Y.-conf., by Rev. A. S. H ill...... 5155 Amsterdam ctv, Troy conf. by Rev. H. L. Starks . . ; ...... 5 83, James Lyon, Oswego, for the Flat Head miss...... *... SO 00 Emory chapel Fem. Miss. Soc., Hopewell ct., Genesee conf., by Nath. L ew is ..... 15 00 Kentucky Conf. Miss. Soc. by Rev. H. H. Kavanaugh, treas. 591 00 Do. in drafts on parent society...... ,... 340 00 Albany Division-st. S. S, to make Becker Bicknell a life mem., by Rev. A. M. O sborn...... 20 00 5 Asa Wheeler, by Rev. A. Richards...... *...... 10 00 James Martin, by do ...... *...... 5 00 Miss. Soc. of Sheldon ct., by do. (letter Jan. 3 1 ) ...... 17 OOi Polly Pomeroy, by do...... 3 00 Bal. of sub. from Matteawau station, by Rev. Y. Buck.»..... 11 25. Mrs. Phebe S. Williams, Elizabeth City, N. C...... 5 OOt 6 H. B., Bedford ct.* N. Y. conf., by Rev. A. F. Sillick.,..... 3 00 C. B. Hatch ...... 50 Dr. Samuel Thome, Halifax, N. C., by R. M ’Knight & Co. 10 00 10 Rev. George Ekin...... 1 50 Friends o f miss, within the bounds of the Chatatooga mission, per Rev. W. H. Rogers...... 10 00 A Lowe, Greene-street, N. Y ...... 5 OO 11 Troy Fem. Miss. Soc. per Miss Eliza Cox, treas , . 54 75 Collected at a miss, meeting held in Norwalk, Conn., on the 10th inst.,$20 of which to make Mrs. Stocking, wife of their pastor, a life member...... 52 50 12 R. Bibb, Jr., Russelville, Ky. — ...... 20 00 Mr. C. Gear, Warren, Pa. 81, Mrs. B. Gear 81, per Rev. S. G reg g ...... *...... 2 00 13 Mrs. Charlotte Ross, Pike co. Pa., by Rev. J. Snyder...... 1 00 Goshen miss.,, by Rev. H. W in g ...... 10 00 Springfield Vt. Miss. Soc. per Rev. M. Chase...... 3 00 Coll. at camp meet., Florida,. Albany dist., by Rev. S. Miner 22 41 Reading, Conn,., the children o f Aaron Sanford, sen., to make their father a life mem. of the parent society 820, Children o f J. R. Hill, to make their fkther a life mem. o f do. 820, A . Sanford 85, M. C. Humphreys 85, K. A . Humphreys 85, W m . Sanford 82, Hester Sanford 81, Rowland Fanton 81, Lydia Sanford 81, Jesse Banks 81, Sundry minor sub. and don. 810.95, Danbury congregation 832, H. Humphrey 85, all in behalf of A m Miss. Soc. Reading, Conn., per Rev. H. Sanford, treas...... 108 95 14 Coll. by Miss Lydia A . Beers, to make Mrs. Emma Gilder a life mem. of Miss. Soc...... 20 00 15 For Flat Head miss., per Rev. A Blackman, B. R. conf. .... 10 00 Rev. A Brown, Lancaster, S. C., per Rev. I. L. Potter...... 3 00 Fem. Miss. Soc., Vincent Town, N. J., to make Mrs. Sarah Williams a life mem., by Rev. J. F- Canfield, to be applied to foreign missions...... 20 00 17 Phil, conf., from Accomac ct., by D. Broadwater, tr. per Rev. J. S. Taylor 8185, J. Bayley-, sen., for Liberia miss., by dc. 85, Northampton ct, Va., from J. Simkins, tr., by Rev. H. White 870, Mrs. Susan B. Easter, Baltimore, to make her a life mem., by Bp. Waugh 820 ...... 280 00 Andrew Clark, Norwich, Conn., in part of a'deposite af 82000, per agreement with Board o f Managers ...... 1035 00
57,096 05 LIST o r LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 47
1837. By cash received from sundries—amount brought over 57,096 05 April 17 Balance from last year, v...... 5,651 96 Balance due the treasurer . .» ...... 3,788 84
66,536 85
W e have examined the accounts of the Rev. Thomas Mason> Treasurer oi the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and find a balance due him, on the 17th o f April, 1837, of three thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight dollars and eighty-four cents.
} Auditins itue' New-York, April 17flfc, 1837.
LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS AND DONORS
TO THE
M i s s i o n a r y s o c i e t y o f t h e m e t h o d i s t e p i s c o p a l c h u r c h »
Life Subscribers, by the payment o f twenty dollars at one time. Rev> Bishop M ’Kendree Rev. Bascom, Henry B. Rev» Brown, J. S. Bishop George Battelle, C. D. Brunson, A. Bishop Roberts Bayne, John Buck, Zina J. Bishop Soule Beach, John B. Budd, Wm. Bishop Hedding Beale, Oliver Bullock, Daniel Bishop Andrew Bear, John Bull, Mitchell B. Bishop Emory Beecher, D.D.Lyman Burch, Thomas Bishop Waugh, Beecher, W m . H. Burney, W V. Abell, Asa Belknap, John W . Burnham, Benj. Adams, Chas. Bell, John Burrett, Ransom Adams, John Beman,D.Dv, N. S. S. Bushnell, Asa Alexander, D. F. Benedict, Timothy Butler, Wm, Ames, William Benedict, G. Dr. Beckman, S. D. Andrews, J. Bentley, D. N. Barrett, T . S. Anson, William Benton, O. Hon. Mr. Bates Arnold, Smith Benton, Roger Mr. Badeau, Peter Athey, W . Berkley, James Bailey, John Atwell, James Bidwell, Ira M. Bailey, Lansing Atwell, John Bigelow, N. Bamborough, Thos. Atwood, A. Bishop, Isbell Barrows, Urbane Atwood, J. Bogue, H. P. Bassett, John Ayers, JamesB. Bosworth, O. E. Benham, Amos Aylworth, J. Pi Bowdish, William S. Bibb, Richard, sen. Mr. Alexander, J. Bowen, Josiah Bibb, Richard, Jun. Anderson, John Boyd, R. Bigelow, Hopestill Arthur, James Brame, T. R. Bigelow, Artemas Ayers, Daniel Brayton, Daniel Binckley, G. S. Mrs. Anciaux, Lydia Brewer, Walter Bradley, Benjamin Anderson, Jane Brison, J* Bradshaw, John Miss Ashcroft, Fanny Broadhead, John Brewster, James Rev. Bailey, Robert P. Brockunier, Sam]. R. Brewster, P. Bainbridge, Thomas Brook, George G. Brisney, W . V. Baines, W j». Brooks, Cyrus Brook, George G. Bangs, Dr. Nathan Brower, Walter Burbeck, W m . jjin. Bangs; Heman Browning, Wesley Burling, L. S. Bangs, W m . M!K. Brown, George S. Mr. Burrows, Urbane Barnett, Eli Brown, A. M. Butter, W m . Barrows, Joseph S. Brown, J. H. Mrs. Ballew, E. D. Bartlett, Horace Brown, P. R. Barnet, Mary 48 LIST OF M TE SUBSCRIBERS.
Mrs. Bigelow, Charlotte Rev. Curtiss, W . M. Rev. Fox, Absalom D, Brower, Abm. E. Mr. Clapp, Silas Fox, R. Brown, Lydia Clark, Wm. Fraser, John Browning, Phebe Cooper, Wm. Frye, Christopher Miss Baldwin, Anna Coulhart, Henry Frye, J. Bowles, Mary Coutant, Lewis J. Frye, S. Bishop, Isbell Culver, John Furlong, Henry Blackledge, Hannah Crocker, Wm. Esq. Fisher, John Butfield, Elizabeth Currier, James Mr. Fink Rev. Caddeu, C. Mrs. Castle, Ann Finley Cadden, Robert Cheney, L. Flournoy, Josiah Cameron, William Colegate, Lavinia Fountain, J. S. Capers, Dr. Wm. Coleman, Sophia Mrs. Ferguson, H. A. Carpenter, Chas. W . Colgate, B. Ferris, Mary H. Carpenter, Coles Colley, Nancy Fitch, Mary D. K. Carley, Jesse Covel, Ann G. Fitch, Elizabeth Case, Wm. Miss Collins, Mary S. Rev. Garrettson, Freeborn Chamberlin, Israel Colloway, M. W. Garrettson, V . Chamberlin, James Rev. Danforth, Calvin Gary, George Chamberlin, Parmele Davenport, Zach. Gear, Hiram Champion, T. J. Davis, Charles A. Gibbons, John L. Chandler, John Davis, John Gilbert, Raphael Charlton, G. W . Dayton, Stephen S. Gilder, J. Leonard Chase, Abner Debrell, A. Gilmore, James Chase, S. W . D. Dempster, John Goff, Abner Cheney, L. O. tye Yinne, Daniel Goheen, Mayberry Childs, J. W . Devaney, Benjamin Goodrich, James R* Chittenden, C. Dixon, John Goodsell, Buel Clapp, Ralph Dodge, Jonas Goss, E. Clarke, Dr. Adam Doolittle, Timothy Green, J. C. Clarke, Charles P. Douglas, James Green, M. Clark, A. Dunn, R. B. Green, Philip Clark,John Durbin, John, P. Greene, Richard L. Clark, John A. Dustin, Newell Griffen, Benjamin Clark, John B. Dykeman, Wm. H. Griffith, Alfred Clark, Laban Dr. Dorsey Caleb Gurley, R. B. Cobb, Jonathan Esq. Dunn, Reuben B. Dr. Gregory, N. Cochrane, Samuel Mr. Dando, Stephen Mr. Garretton, R. V. Cochran, Samuel Donaldson, James Gascoigne, James B. Coe, Daniel Disbrow, Benj. Gascoigne, James W , Coffin, W m . H. Dusinbury, L. B. Gascoigne, Joshua J. Cole, John E. Mrs. Delaney, Eliza Gibson, John Cole, Le Roy Miss Draper, Alice Gibson, J. S. Coleman, James Rev. Eames, Joseph Gilbert, Elias Coleman, Seymour Early, Abner Gilbert, Levi Coles, George, Early, E. Gillmore, Samuel Collins, John A. Edwards, Thomas Mrs. Garrettson, Cath. Comfort, Silas Elliott, Charles Gibson, Catharine Compton, Ichabod Ensign, D. Gilbert, Maria C ook, C. Enos, W . H. Grant, Mary P. Cook, G. Estie, George, W. Rev. Haines, J. Cook, Joseph W .' Mrs. Eighmy, M. Hall, James Cook, Phineas Rev. Fenton, Solomon Halstead, J. D. Cookman, G. G. Ferguson, George Hamilton, W . Cookson, John Ferguson, Samuel D. Hammit, Wm. Cosart, John Ferguson, Wm. M. Hamline, L. L. Cotton, John A. Ferris, Ira Hank, W . Coutant, Lewis J. Field, Julius Hanson, J. M. Covel, James, Jun. Fillmore, A. N. Harrell, S. Covel, Samuel Fillmore, Daniel Harris, Nathanael Craig, Jesse F. Finley, James B. Harris, Reuben Crandall, A. G. Fisher, D. Harrison, D. Crawford, John Fisher, Samuel U. Hartman, C. Creagh, B. Fisk, Dr. Wilbur Harrower, P. P. Crowder, Thomas Fogg, Caleb Harwood, John Culp, David Foss, Cyrus Hatfield, Heary LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS. 4 6
Rer. Hamilton, M. G. Mrs. Harned, Rachel Rev. Luckey, John Harker, M. Howell, Esther Luckey, Dr. S. Hathaway, T. V. Miss Ham, Mary Jane Lybrand, C. C. Haven, Clark Hill, Betsey Lyon, John C. Havens, James Howell, Eliza L. Lyon, Zalmon Hayter, Richard Rev. Ives, Willard Mr. Lamb, Simeon Hazen, James Indian boy—Flat Head Law, H. Hebard, Elijah Rev. Jemison, J. Lawrence, Thomas Henderson, W. C. Jewett, William Lewis, John H. Henry, William Jolley, Hugh Leitfis, John S. Herring, Amos Jolley, Samuel Loughborough, Nath. Heyer, W. S. Johnson, Ransom Lynthicum, Joseph Hicks^ J. J. Jones, Cornelius Master List, Eugenius Hill, A. H. Mrs. Johnson, Ann Mrs. Law, M Hill, Joseph Rev. Kennaday, John Lawton, Catharine Hill, Morris Kelly, R. Longbottem, Eliza Hinmon, David Kelsey, J. Miss Lewis, Elizabeth Hoag, Wilbur Kennard, E. Livingston, Eliza Hoge, James Kennard, John Rev. M’ Auley, Dr. T . Holmes, David Kennison, David M’Farlan, Frederick Holmes, sen. D. Kenney, W . Mack, W . B. Holmes, jr. D. Kenny, John Maffitt, John N. Horton, Solomon Kent, Asa Marshall, Chas. K. House, J. Keese, George Martindale, Stephen Houseworth, Jas. J. Keppler, Samuel Marvin, B. Howard, H. B. Keyes, Josiah Mason, Thomas Howard, ©. H. Kilburn, David Mason, T. Howe, Benj. King, Lyndon Matthias, J. B. Howe, Samuel Kingsley, D. H. Matthias, J. J. Howe, Simeon Kinnear, G. D. Mattison, M. Howes, Schuyler Kinney, Wesley May, Edward H. Huber, Jacob F. Knalls, Robert May, Hiram Hudson, Joshua Knapp, Samuel M. M ’Creery, Joseph Hudson, T. M. Mr. Kelso, John M ’Daniel, Wm. V. Huested, Harvey Kellsgg, C. C. M ’Enally, Peter Humphreys, H. Keeney, Joshua M ’Kee, Joel W . Hunt, Aaron Master Kennaday, J. Mead, N. Hunt, Jesse Mrs. Kellogg, Jennett E. Meek, J. B. Hunting, Joseph Kent, Susan Meeker, C. Hutchinson, David Rev. Lambord, B. F. Meeker, H. Mr. Hall, Francis Landon, Seymour Merrill, Joshua A. Halstead, A. L. Lane, George Merritt, Timothy Halstead, Samuel Lanks, James Merryman, Jas. C. Ham, John Lark, Alvin Merwin, Samuel Handy, Richard Larkin, Benjamin Merwin, John B. Harley, Thomas Law, Joseph Miller, David Harned, Samuel Laws, James Miller, JacJb K. Harper, Samuel B. Layman, Truman Miller, Thimas Harrison, Joseph Leach, Caleb Miller, William Hart, Elisha Lee, Daniel Mills, James Hart, Nathaniel C. Lee, Jason Miner, Sherman Hill, John L. Lee, Le Roy M. Miner, Thomas Hill, Joseph Lee, W m . Minor, J. W. Hill, J. R. Lee, J. B. Moorman, S. Hill, Moses Lee, Luther Monroe, Joshua Hinks, Jesse Le Fevre, John W . Monroe, Thos. H. W. Hodnett, John Lent, James S. Morris, C. R. Holmes, James A. Leonard, Jacob Mudge, Enoch Holmes, Gilbert Levings, Noah Mullins, J. N. Howard, James Lewis, Rodman Mnllin, S. Howard, John Lilley, Samuel P. Mimford, Lyman Howell, John Limerick, Daniel Mtu ger, Philip Howell, John B. Lindsey, John Mm roe, Wm. Hudson, David Lipscomb, P. D. Mr. Mabee, Thomas_B. Hurley, Thomas Lord, John Malcolm, James Mrs. Hall, Lucy Lovejoy, John M ’Cnll, D. Ham, John Luckett, H. F. Marlow, Thomas J. 50 LIST OF LIFE SUBSCRIBERS.
Mr. Martin, Lawrence Rev. Poor, WesleyClarke Rev. Seymour, Truman Massingberd, Geo. Preston, D. Shanks, Wm. Mason, E. N.„ Preston, William Shanks, Asbury H. Mather, W . W . Prettyman, W m . Shepardson, Daniel Mathison, Robert Prindle, Cyrus Sherman, Charles Mercein, Wm. A. Prindle, L. Sherwood, J. Morris, R. G. Prosser, L. D. Sillick, Bradley Moser, Joseph Puffer, Isaac Sillick, John A. Mudge, Enoch R. Dr. Phelps, James L. Silliman, Cyrus Myers, W m . Phillips, S. Smith, Edward Mrs. M ’Cail, Dugald Mr. Parker, Josiah Smith, E. Miner, Sarah Paul, Abraham Smith, John C. Monroe, Sarah A. Penn, Edmund Smith, John M. Miss M ’Namara, M. A. Pope, Alexander Smith, Peter H. Mrs; Poindexter Smith, Wesley Rev. Tiailor, J. P. Poland, Betsey Sniffing, B. Newhall, Richard Preston, Mary Sowden, James Newman, T. Rev. Gluinn, James Sparks, Thomas Nichols, Jarvis Z. Spaulding, R. Nixon, John Raper, W illiam H. Spencer, Robert O. Nolley, G. W . Reed, Fitch Spicer, Tobias Norris, W m. H. Reed, Henry W . Squire, Jacob Mr. Nevins, Rufus L. Reed, J, Stanley, F. Mrs. Newman, Margaret Remington, S. Starks, Deswignia Nixon, A. Rhoads, J. Starks, Henry L. Rice, Phineas Rev. Oldrin, E. Starr, Orlando Richardson, Chauncy Starr, W m . H. Organ, L. Richardson, Marvin Osborn, A. M. Stead, Henry Richardson, H. Stedman, E. P. Osborn, David Rider, Wm. Osborn, Elbert Stevens, Dillon Rigden, John V . Stillman, Stephen L. Osborn, T. Risley, John E. Osborne, T . Stocking, Davis Robinson, Ezekiel Stocking, Selah Ostrander, Daniel Römer, James H. Overfield, Wm. Storks, Levi Roper, John Stone, W m . R. Owens, Janies Ross, W m , Owens, Joseph Stopford, Wm. K. Row, H. F. Storrs, George Mrs. Osbon, S. Ruggles, N. Osborn, Elizabeth S. Storrs, George F. Ruggles, Nathanael Story, A . Rev. Paddock, B. F. Rundeil, W . W . Story, Cyrus Paddock, G. P. Ruter, Calvin Straiten, John B. Paddock, Z. Ruter, Dr. Martin Streeter, Elisha Patton, W m . Ryland, Wm. SulliVan, Enoch Palmer, Aaron Dr. Reese, David M. Summers, T. O. Patterson, J. Capt. Rich, Sylvanus Summerfield, John Peck, George Mr. Ruckle, Jacob Sunderland, La Roy Pegg, John Rudman, John Sutherlerand, Lewis Pell, U. E. Mrs. Rice, Anna Maria Sutton, George D. Pell, W . E. Rev. Sackett, Nathanael Swift, Mr. Pelton, Chas, F. Sanborn, Jacob Sykes, O. Penna, A. Sanborn, E. C. Sykes, Simeon B. Perry, Gideon D. Sandford, H. Esq. Sherman, Roger M. Peyton^H. S. Sandford, Hawley Philpott, Z . Sandford, Joseph Mr. Sander, Moses L. Phoebus, I>r. W m . Sandford, Luman A. Sandford, sen., Aaron Pickering, George Sandford, Peter P. Sharp, W m . T. Pier, O. Sanks, J. Shepherd, Cyrus Pier, Orrin Sansom, J. Shotwell, Abraham Pilcher, E. H. Sawyer, George Shonnard, Frederick Pinckney, William Scott, Orang« Shoron, Frederick Pinney, Mr. Scott, O. Smart, Robert Plumb, David Scripps, John Sinead, Marshall Plumer, W . S. Seager, Micah Smith, Pascal B. Poisal, John Setiger, Schuyler Smith, Zoeth Poor, David Seaman, Richard Smith, Ira Poor, John Seaver, H. N. Stagg, Abraham] Popr, O. Seney, Robert Stockdale, John * LEST OF ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS. 51
Mr. Stone, F- M. Mr. Thomas Rev. Witherspoon, An dr. Stout, Edmund L. Tigner, H. H. W ood, J. W . B. Suckley, George Tillottson, Thomas Woolsey, Elijah Mrs. Seager, Lydia Turner, Ralph Wright, Mr. Scott, Laura H. Tryon, Ezra Wright, Richard Smith, wife of Rev. Mrs. Thom, Sophia Wyland, Wm. D. Smith Rev. Vanwart, Alex. Wymond, Richard Smith, Sarah Vanderlip, Elias Dr. Weakley, B. F. Stark, Dorothy Mr. Vanderveen, J. Mr. Ward well, William Stocking Rev. Wakelv, Joseph B. Westfield, John Miss Stagman, Elisabeth Waller, W m . J. Wheeler, Eliphalet Storrs, Harriet W . Wallace, J. H. Whitely, John Suydam, Ann Walsh, John Williams, Thos. P. Rev. Tackaberry, John Washburn, Sandford Willey, B. Talley, Alexander Washburn, Ebenezer Williamson, Nich. Taylor, E. H. Washburn, Robert Wilson, Charles Taylor, Edward Watson, R.of London Wilson, Abraham Taylor, J. C. Watts, James Winship, Thomas Terry, David Weatherly, H. T. Mrs. Waring, Mary H. Thacher, Wm. Weaver, J. T. Webster, Joanna Thomas, David Webster, D. Wildey, Phebe L. Thomas, Noble W . Wescott, Reuben Williams, Catherine Thompson, J. Whedon, Professor Williams, Sarah Thompson, T. J. Wheeler, Chandler Whitney, Sylvia Tippett, C. B. Wheeler, E. Rev. Young, J. Todd, David Whipple, E. Youngs, James Torry, Paul B. White, Hiram H. York, J. W . Travis, John White, Nicholas Rev. Brandriff, Richard Travis, Robert Wickes, Wm. Mr. Beirne, P. Trippett, John Wiley, E. Bicknell, Beckner True, C. K. Willey, Barzilli Rev. Chineworth, G. D. Truesdell, H. Wilkinson, G. Dighton, F. A. Tryon, Ezra Willett, Wm. M. Mrs. Easter, Susan B. Turner, Chester W . Williams, Wm. Rev. Felsh, I. N. Turner, Ralph Wilson, Novel Floy, J. Tuttle, Smith W ing, H. Guest, Job Twiss, John Wing, Hiram Mrs. Gilder, Emma Mr. Teed, Melville Cox Witherell, Manly
Annual Subscribers, by the payment o f two dollars a year.
Rev. Adams, Ezra Rev. Bibips, Elisha Rev. Cowles, Amasi Adams, John F. Bidlack, B. Cummins, Asa Adams, Zenas Bonney, Isaac Mr. Carr, Robert Ailworth, R. Bowen, Elias Civill, Anthony Alyerson, John B. Briggs, John Clay, John Ames, Henry Burgess, Peter Clayton, Joel T . Andrus, Luman Mr. Badger, B. Cornell, Henry Arnold, John BarnUm, Joseph R. Coutant, Gilbert Mr. Abberly, John Beatty, James Mrs. Cox, Elizabeth Ackerman, Abr. L. Benedict, Martin Rev. Davis, Alphmis Aims, John P. Bourdett, Peter Dawson, A. Albro, James Brinckley, John Densmore, G. W . Allee, Daniel Brown, Alex. Doan, Phineas Alzamore, John Brown, Thomas Dodson, N. B. Argali, Wm. Burnett, W m . Doolittle, Ebenezer Mrs. Allen, Ann M. Mrs.Brown, Eleanor Doolittle, Orin Auld, Rebecca Rev. Cannon, Ibri Dorchester, Daniel Austick, Ann Chamberlin, Wyatt Draper, Friend Miss Andrews, Amelia Chenawith, Samuel Draper, G. Rev. Barlow, Wm. Chase, Abner Draper, Samuel Barnes, Dan Chase, Henry Mr. Dawson, Samuel Beebe, Joshua Collins, John Demarest, John Beeman, Jacob Cook, Israel ■ Disney, Robert 5 2 LIST OP DONORS.
Mr. Doolittle, Erastus Mr. Jarvis, Nathaniel Mr. Pillow, W . H. Duvall, W m . Jollie, Isaac Pool, James S. Rev. Emery, Nathan Rev.Kimberlin, John Mrs. Peterson, Susannah Everts, Rinaldo M. King, Elijah Prior, Margaret Mr. Eames, Thomas Mr. Kerr, Wm. Rev. Randall, Joshua Mrs.Eggens, Louisa Keys, David Reeder, N. Rev. Fairbanks, Ira Kirby, Leonard Reynolds, John Fifield, Moses Rev. Lambert, Chandly Rhoads, John Frost, Leonard Lane, George Roberts, Orin Mr. Fej-guson, Joel B. Lanning, Ralph Roberts, Palmer Finch, James Lull, Joseph Rogers, Joshua Forrest* Benj. Lyon, Jonathan Ryan, Henry Forshay, David Mr. Lake, Wm. Walton Mr. Romaine, Philip Fowler, G. W . Lee, Wm . Rev. Sabin, Benj. Fowler, Peter Livingston, Sam. C. Scarrit,. J. A. Rev. Giles, Charles Ludlum, Wm. Smith, Bela Grant, Isaac Mrs. Leonard, Eliza R. Smith, Eben Grant, Loring Lyon, Hannah Stead, Henry Griffing, John Rev. Madden, Thos, Stewart, Zalmon Mr. Gascoigne, Charles Mattison, Seth Mr. Schureman, Nich. Godine, Francis M ’Creary, Jos. Seaman, Samuel Rev. Hall, Jacob M ’Gee, Thomas Shaw, John Hall, James Miller, David Skidmore, Wm. B. Hamilton, John Morris, Thomas A. Smith, Hewlet Harmon, George Mr. Martin, Samuel Smith, Joseph Hazzelton, Benj. Mead, Ralph Smith, Wm. Heustis, Jonathan Merrill, D. A. Spies, W m. A. Hickox, Joseph Merritt, Stephen Stafford, Jonas Hinds, Orlando Miller, Louis Stagg, Cornelius Hoyt,. Benj. R. Miller, Nehemiali Suckley, John Hyde, Edward Minuse, John H. Suckley, Rutzen Mr, Haines, Wm. M ’Lean, Wm. Suckley, Thomas Hatton, Wm. M ’Cutchen, Joseph Sutphen, Jer. O. Harper, John Moore, Ezekiel J. MissSilber, Sophia Henderson, Peter Moore, Henry Suckley, Mary Higgins, W m . Rev. Norris, Thomas C. Rev. Taylor, Amasi Hilton, Edward Northrop, Chas. True, Henry Horton, John G. Mrs. Nutting, Maria Mr, Teel, George Houseworth, Michael Rev. Otheman, B. Thomas, Edward Howe, Benj. F. Otis, Erasfius Tieman, Anthony Howe, John W . Oakley, James B. Mrs. Thebeau, Charlotte Hoyt, G. P. B. Mrs. Onderdonk, Charity Mr. Underhill, Elnathan Hutchins, John Rev. Paddock, Benj. G. Valentine, John Rev. Jackson, James Paine, Nathan Rev. Washburn, Ebenezer Jones, Benj. Pierce, Gershom Winchester, S. Jones, Peter Pease, Lewis Mr. Welp, John Jones, Wm. Peck, G. West, George' Jones, Zenas Pierce, Aaron Wilt, Jonathan Mr. Inness, George Pierce, Thos. C. Wood, Aaron P. Inness, John W . Piggot, Aaron Worrall, Henry Jacobs, Peter Pratt, Job Rev. Youngs, Jacob Jacobs, Peter P. Prindle, Andrew
Donors o f one hundred dollars and upward.
Dr. N. Gregory $500 each year from 1821 Mr. N. Williamson 100 A lady, by Mr. John to 1829 inclusive, A Kentuckian 100 Westfield 500 and for 1833 $100, A n old Methodist 100 Dr. Richard Seaman 100 and 1834 $100 1100 Mr. John Bradshaw 100 Mr. Abraham Paul 225 A lady in Virginia 113 Mr. Simon Lamb 250 A member of the board Philanthropist 100 An old Meth. preacher 100 of managers, $100 Mr. John Kelso 100 An old nurse of N. Y. 100 CONSTITUTION. 53
P. Brewster 100 Garrettson, the an Mr. Clarke Haven 100 An old trav. preacher 100 nual support of a Mr. John Stockdale 100 T. C. B. 100 single Meth. mis A Methodist, Tenn. 100 Mr, Richard Handy 150 sionary within the James P. Holmes, Ga. 100 A member o f the New- bounds of the New- Rev. John Stockdale 100 England conference 100 York Conf., until Rev. W . Gordon 100 A lady on Black Swamp the millennium 100 A friend to Missions 100 circuit 100 Mr. George Suckley *200 A Meth. of Wheeling 100 A friend in Saratoga A friend in Abbeville, Jacob Ruckle 100 county, N. Y. 100 S. C. 100 I. D. Disosway and An old Methodist 100 A friend, Monroe, Ga. 100 Brothers 100 Rev. Leroy Cole 100 M. E. C. of Newtown, Rufus L. Nevins 100 Another old MethodistlOO Ga. 160 Joseph Moser 100 Amicus 100 Mr. Thos. Lawrence, P. B. Smith 100 Mrs. Catharine Gar- of New-York city 100 A friend to miss, on Shel- rettson, the bequest An old side Methodist den cir. Troy con. 150 o f her late husband, of Maine 100 Marshall Smead 100 the Rev. Freeborn Mrs. Anciaux 100
REVISED CONSTITUTION
OP THE
MISSIONARY SOCIETY OP THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
A r t . 1. T h i s association, denominated “T h e M i s s i o n a r y S o c i e t y o p t h e M e t h o d i s t E p i s c 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. Ar 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. A rt. 3. The officers of this society shall consist of a president, vice- presidents, recording secretary, treasurer, and assistant treasurer, who, together with, thirty-two managers, shall form a board for the transaction o f business. They shall all be member so f the Methodist Episcopal Church, and be annually elected by the society. Each annual conference shall have also the privilege of appointing one vice president from its own body. Art. 4. There shall also be a resident corresponding secretary ap pointed by the General Conference, whose salary shall be fixed and paid by the board of managers, who shall be exclusively employed in con ducting the correspondence o f the society, and, under the direction o f the board, in promoting its general interests, by travelling or otherwise. With the approbation of the managers, he may employ such assistance, from time to time, as may be judged necessary for the interests of the ' The spirit of this reqüiremenî is complied with by the report of a superintendent of any missionary district, in whiclfc he embraces ageaeral- account of the- several mis sions under his case BY-LAW S. 55 ang to their judgment, from year to year, o f the amount called for to sustain and prosecute the mission or missions designated; for which •amount the missionary, or the superintendent of the mission or missions, shall have authority to draw on the treasurer of the society, in quarterly or half-yearly instalments. A rt. 15. In all cases o f the appointment of a missionary, the name o f such missionary, and the district in which he is to labour, together with the probable expenses of the mission, shall be communicated by the bishop or the mission committee o f each annual conference to the treasurer of this society, that a proper record of the same may be pre served. Art. 16. This constitution shall not be altered but by the General Conference, upon the recommendation of the board o f managers. Form o f a Bequest to the Society. I give unto the treasurer, for the time being, o f the Missionary Society o f the Methodist Episcopal ChHrch, formed in New-York, in the year eighteen hundred and nineteen, the sum of dollars, for the purposes o f the said society, and for which the receipt ■of such treasurer shall be a sufficient discharge. HP Persons disposed to make bequests to the society, are requested to be careful in adopting the above form, that legacies may not be lost ¡to the society by neglect in doing so. BY-LAWS. 1. The board of managers shall hold their regular meetings on the third Wednesday in each month, at such hour and place as they may from time to time appoint ; and may also convene for special purposes whenever they judge the same to be expedient. Extra meetings may also be called at any time when required by urgent business, by either o f the officers, or any three of the managers. 2. All meetings shall open and conclude with prayer. 3. At each regular meeting of the board the following shall be the order of proceeding :— The minutes taken at the preceding meeting shall %e read, and, if approved, shall then be signed by the presiding officer— ¿unfinished business shall then be taken up and disposed o f—the reports o f committees shall next succeed, all which reports must be rendered in writing. The corresponding secretary shall then submit to the board all the communications received by him relative to the interests of the institution ; which communications shall be read by him, either in whole or in part, as may be most advisable. The treasurer shall then give in his report. When the regular business shall have been completed, any member shall be at liberty to introduce any subject which, in his opi nion, may deserve the attention of the board ; but no debate or discus sion shall ensue thereon, neither shall any order be taken on the same, unless introduced in the form of resolution or motion, and regularly seconded. 4. The presiding officer shall state the business in succession before the board, shall direct the proceedings, and shall on all occasions be the judge of order : however, any member may appeal from the decision of the chair, and being sustained by a majority, the decision may be re versed. 5. The treasurer shall keep a regular account of all receipts and dis bursements, and report the same at each regular meeting. He shall answer all orders on the treasury by the bishops for the support of missionaries ; and shall pay all bills for incidental expenses, which have 56 BY-LAWS. been approved by the board. He shall also exhibit his annual account to such auditors as the board may appoint to examine the same. 6. The corresponding secretary shall conduct the correspondence of the society; shall maintain a direct communication with every mission ary supported by the institution, and shall require them severally, at least once in three months, to forward an account o f the.progress o f the work confided to them, either in the form o f journal or otherwise, as may be most agreeable to themselves. All communications received by the cor responding secretary shall be laid before the board at each regular meet ing, who shall take such order upon them as a majority .may determine. 7. The recording secretary shall preserve the names of all the subscri bers to this institution in a book in alphabetical order; shall attend to the collecting of the annualdùes in such manner as the board may direct; shall see that the entries are duly made at the time o f payment, and shall pay over to the treasurer, at each monthly meeting, all the moneys he may receive. He shall also record such documents as the board may authorize. 8. The clerk shall keep regular minutes o f the proceedings of the board, shall carefully notice the amount o f receipts and disbursements as re ported by the treasurer, and in a separate item the sum received during the month from the recording secretary. He shall notify all meetings o f the board and o f the society; and shall certify all orders upon the trea surer, which have passed the board and been approved by them.