FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT <® THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY O F THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH FOR THE YEAR 1870. J1NVABT, 1871. f U f o gork: PRINTED FOE, THE SOCIETY, 805 BROADWAY. OFFICERS AND MANAGERS FOR 1871. OFFICERS. Bey. BISHOP MORRIS, President. “ BISHOP JANES, 1st Vice-President. “ BISHOP SCOTT, 2d u “ BISHOP SIMPSON,, 3d it “ BISHOP BAKER, 4th a “ BISHOP AMES, 5th a “ BISHOP CLARK, 6th a Mr. Enoch L. Fancher, 7th u R ev. M. D ’C. C r a w fo r d , 8th u M r. W . B. Skidm ore, 9th u Rev. J. A. Roche, 10th u M r. James H. T aft, 11th u Mr . Ol iv e r H oyt, 12th u R ey. J. P. Durbin, D.D., Corresponding Sec. “ W. L. Harris, D.D., Asst Cor. Sec. “ Thomas Carlton, D.D., Treasurer. “ L uke H itchcock, D.D., A ssistant T reas. “ D a v id Te r r y , R ecording Sec. MANAGERS. MINISTERS. B ishop M orris, J ohn A. R oche, E d w . G. A n drew s, “ J anes, D aniel W ise, L ew is R. 1>ctnn, “ Scott, J ames M. T uttle, Jesse T. P eck, “ Simpson, C yrus D. F oss, T homas M. E ody, “ B a k er, M. D ’C. Craw fo rd, Gilb e r t H a v e ;t, “ A mes, D a n iel Cu r r y, A l b e r t D. V att., “ Cl a r k , H. B. R id g a w ay, T homas H. B urch, John P. Durbin, A lb er t S. H unt, A aron E . Sanford, W m . L. H arris, Steph en D. B row n, W ill ia m M’D onald, T hos. Carlton, J ohn L anahan, R obert H. P atti son . Joseph H oldich, Otis H. Tiffany, LAYMEN. W illiam B. Skidm ore, Steph en Cr ow ell, John Stephenson, J ohn F alconer, Ol iv e r H oyt, James M. F u ller, W illiam T rublow. C h a r le s C. N o rth , G eorge I. Seney, E noch L. F ancher, G ilbert Oakley, George G. R eynolds, James H. T a f t, C h a r le s II. F e llo w s , Clinton B. F isk, T imothy A. H ow e, Samuel W. F. Odell, J ohn A. W right, H ir a m M. F orrester, Isaac Odell, A ndrew Y. Stout, H e n r y J. B a k e r , Oliver H. P. Archer, Steph en B a r k e r , John S. M ’L e an , G e o rg e J. F e r r y , T heodore R unyon, J ohn F rench, Joseph F. Knapp, T homas Sapfington. John H.Ockershausen, J on a th a n O. F o w l e r ' -.I™*../" STANDING COMMITTEES EOR 1871. The Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary, and Assistant Corresponding Secretary shall be ex-officio members of all the Standing Committees, and the Bishop or Bish­ ops having charge of a foreign mission shall be ex-officio member or members of the Committee haying charge of the same. Missions in Africa. On India and 'Turkey. Publications. J o s e p h H o l d ic h , D a n i e l C u r r y , T im o t h y A. H o w e , W i l l i a m T r u s l o w , W i l l i a m B . S k id m o r e , John Falconer, J o h n A . R o c h e , I s a a c O d e l l , Daniel Wise, G i l b e r t O a k l e y , J o n a t h a n O . F o w l e r , Daniel Curry, H. B. R id g a w a y , A l b e r t D . V a i l , C h a r l e s C. N o r t h , George J. Ferry, J e s s e T . P e c k , James M. T uttle, C l i n t o n B. F is k . A . V . S t o u t . John Stephenson. Missions in South America. Domestic Missions. Estimates. J o h n F a l c o n e r , Charles C. North, D a n i e l W i s e , ean H e n r y J . B a k e r , J o h n S. M’L , J o h n F r e n c h , John S. M ’Lean, Charles H. Fellow s, T . H . B u r c h , S a m u e l U. F. O d e l l , G ilbert Haven, A l b e r t S. H u n t , Stephen D. Brown, E d w . G . A n d r e w s , Charles H. Fellow s, J o s e p h F. K n a p p , R. H. Pattison, John A. W right, W m . M ’D o n a l d . Theodore Runyon. Thomas M. Eddy. Missions In China. Annual Meeting and An­ Finance. niversary. J a m e s H . T a f t , E n o c h L. F a n c h e r , C y r u s D . F o ss, C y r u s D . F oss, Stephen C row ell, J a m e s H . T a f t , S a m u e l O d e l l , IT. F. O liver Hoyt, W i l l i a m T r u b l o w , John Lanahan, I s a a c O d e l l , J o h n F r e n c h , G e o r g e I. S e n e y , J a m e s H . T a f t , S t e p h e n C r o w e l l , Lewis R. Dunn, G e o r g e I. Se n e y , A l b e r t S. H u n t , Stephen Barker. J . M . F u l l e r . L e w i s R . D u n n . Missions inWesternEurope. Legacies. Audits. M . D ’ C. C r a w f o r d , E n o c h L. F a n c h e r , T i m o t h y A . H o w e , J o h n H.O ckershausen , Hiram M. Forrester, M. D ’ C. C r a w f o r d , O t is H . T i f f a n y , W illiam B. Skidmore, G i l b e r t O a k l e y , J o h n S t e p h e n s o n , Oliver Hoyt, H. B. Ridgaway, A. V. S t o u t , O l i v e r H . P . A r c h e r , George J. Ferry, A. K. S a n f o r d , J o s e p h F . K n a p p , S a m u e l U. F. O d e l l , T. H. Sappington. G e o r g e G . R e y n o l d s . ¡J a m e s M. F u l l e r . GENERAL MISSIONARY COMMITTEE. FIRST DISTRICT. R e v . G e o r g e P r a t t , Orono, Maine. East German, East Maine, Maine, New England, New Hamp­ shire, New York, New York East, Providence, Troy, and Vermont Conferences. SECOND DISTRICT. R e v . T . J. T h o m p s o n , D .D ., Smyrna, Del. Baltimore, Delaware, Newark, New Jersey, North Carolina, Philadelphia, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, ,and Wil­ mington Conferences. THIRD DISTRIpT. Rev. W . H. Olin, Binghamton, N~. Y . Black River, Central New York, Central Pennsylvania, East Genesee, Erie, Genesee, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, and Wyoming Conferences. FOURTH DISTRICT. R e v . J. M. T r i m b l e , D .D ., Columbus, Ohio. Central German, Central Ohio, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indiana-, Michigan, North Indiana, North Ohio, Northwest Indiana, Ohio, and Southeastern Indiana Conferences. FIFTH DISTRICT. R e v . W i l l i a m . H . H u n t e r , Rock Island, III. Central Illinois, Des Moines, Illihois, Iowa, Minnesota, North­ west German, Rock River, Southern' Illinois, Upper Iowa, West Wisconsin, and Wisconsin Conferences. SIXTH DISTRICT. R e v . W . C. D a i l y , Cleveland, Tenn. Alabama, Georgia, Holston, Kentucky, Louisiana Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas Conferences. SEVENTH DISTRICT. Rev. T. H. H aggertt, Springfield,\ Mo. California, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Or­ egon, Saint Louis, arid Southwest German Conferences. CONTENTS. P a q k A n n iv e r s a r y .......................................................................................................................................... 29 A ppropriations f o r 1 8 7 1 ............................................................................................................ 157 A ppropriations f r o m 1850 to 1 8 7 0 ........................................................................................ 148 C o m m it t e e s , S t a n d in g ...................................................................................................................... 3 C o m m it t e e s o n P u b l is h in g an d M is s io n B u il d in g .....................................................