YALE UNIVERSITY 3 9002 07494 4894 *. : -s'. y ' : ^ . OtfFlCil& r, MI.N'l/Yß^ JAPAN M J A ' L ' f t í S OP WHSJ J a p a n C o n f e r e n c e OP THE Methodist Episcopal Church 31E©OT3111H™ HELD AT AOYAMA, TOKYO; MARCH ¡J8-APRIL 8 1901. E IilT K J > by the JJ \ a LISJI sK i it RT. 1 Ji y THE METHODIST PrnUSIfJNti HOUSE condition or oun schools ..... 5(5 GOSPEL SOCIETIES . 57 BIBLE AND TRACTS . 58 CHURCH EXTENSION . 58 DISTRICT CONFERENCE RECORDS . ■ ' 59 EPWAJRTH LEAGUE ....... 59 SABBATH OBSERVANCE AXl/sl’XDAY SCHOOLS . 59 TEMPERANCE . 60 BOARDS AND SOCIETIES,----- PUBLISHING WORK . 60 “ GOKYO ’’—A DVOCATE ...... (52 ANNUITY FUND SOCIETY ...... 63 F IN A N C E S ,—*- BOARD OF STEWARDS ...... 64 MISSIONS ....... 6 4 TREASURER’S REPORTS ..... 6 7 EDUCATIONAL FUND ....... fiS BENEVOLENT COLLECTIONS—1901 ..... 69 LIST OF M ISSIONARIES ........................................................................................................... 70 COURSES OF STUDY : CONFERENCE COURSE . 72 LOCAL I*REACHER’s COURSE ...... 74 COURSE FOR MISSIONARIES ...... 75 STA TISTIC S . ' .............................................................................78 ERRATUM On pagE 9 of thE Journal, fifth line, it shoui.l rEad,— “ S. Kimura having completed the four yEars' Local Preacher’s coursE, and having bEEn recommended by thE Mashike QuartErly Conference, was elected to Local Deacon’s orders.” K. Mizoo was ordained this yEar, but elected last yEar. j ^ B i s h o p D avid II. M o o u k , D. D.. L. L. D., President. J u l iu s S o p e r , /vy ujl ish Sea 'eta t •{/. S. Sugihara, '/apanc.se Secretary. K. P. Ai.kxawdkk and Iv. S h i r a t o r i , Assintunt Sect ‘etaries. W . S. W o r d e n , Statistical Secretary. S. F u r u s a w a , Assistant Statistical Secretary. W . S. W o r d e n , Treasurer. Y . S e k j z a w a , . issisUmt Treasurer. (ÌonfeiTiue giratori. MEMBERS OF CONFERENCE. Enterc ?raveli îs’itriR1. Kank. Adilvesf. mnecti 1879 A ibara Eiken P. E Matsumolo 1893 Alexander K . P. E Hirosaki 1892 Jîessho IJmenosuke E Sliibnya, Tokyo 1879 Bishop, Charles P. E Hirosaki ] 897 Brooks, Alton M. ID Aoyama issi- Cleveland, J. (x. E Sendai 1874 Chappell, Benjamin E Aoyama, Tokyo 1879 Draper, G . F . P. E Yokohama 1893 Furusawa Shigejiro E Yotsuva, Tokyo 1890 Hasegawa Tomokichi 1-: Akita' 1893 Hirakawa Motoi E < >date 189^ Hirano Eitaro E Takeoka, Kazusa 1882 Hirata Heizo ]-: Yokohama 188« Honda Itsuki Sup. Tokyo 187<> Honda Yoitsu !■; Aoyama, Tokyo 1895 Huett, Charles \V. E Sapporo 188»! Ichiku Keitaro E Toyohashi 189» I ida Kenzo E Mila, Tokyo 1896 1 ikubo Teiji E Hirosaki 1891 I inuma Magami E Aomori 1885 Ikeda Tokumalsu E Nagoya 1891 Ishikawa Wasuke E Otaru 1886 Ishizalca Kameji P.E Sendai 1893 Ivambe Jinshiro E Kawagoe 1878 Kikuchi Takuhei Sup. Noshiro 1892 Kitazawa Tetsuji E Azumi 1897 K o j ima Yubi E Iria, Sliinsliu 1892 Kokita Sanshiro E Morioka 1897 Kudo Kwansuke E J wamisawa 1878 Kurinjura Saehachi E Tobe 1897 Mitani Masanosuke E Sapporo 1894 Miura Taiichiro E Nagoya 1886 Miyama Kanichi E Kamakura 1882 Nakada Kyukichi E Nagoya 1897 Nakagawa Kutiisaburu E Kudanzaka, Tokvo 1897 Nagasaki Katsusaburo ID Ajiki 1897 Naruse Kaizo E Shimamura 1885 Ogata Sennosuke P. E Nugoya 1883 Onuki Bunshiehi E Utsimorniya 1897 Sakamoto Torniva 2D 1 wanai 188« Savvai Könosuke E Mjzukuido 1893 Sekizawu Yoshinosukc E Pacific Mission Sliiratori Kashizo E Yonezawa JAP .Vis COXFKKKXCK, v r r 1873 Soper, Julius E Aoyama, Tokyo (5 1882 Spencer, P . S. P. E Aovama, Tokyo *» 1892 Sugihara Shigevoslii e Va magata •1 1897 Sugo Taketavo 10 Matsushiro 2 1884 Swartz, H . W . E U . S. A. o 1896 Takahashi Shosaku 2D Koshiozu 2 1890 Takami Tsunrao E Tula :> ]S95 Ukai Kichi jiro E Ivomaki 1 1897 IJkai Tak eslii E Ginza, Tokvo (1 1879 Yail, Milton S k Nagova 1 1889 Wadman, J. W . P. E Hakodate ;> 1880 Worden, W . S. E Tsukiji, Tokvo 4 1882 Yamada Toranosuke E Aoyama, Tokvo i:'. 1882 Yamaka Hatanoshin E Kamakura J 1X89 Yamaka Motojiro E Hakodate SUMMARY Number of Members, 1900 .................................................. 57 Admitted into Full Membership .................... 8 W ithdrawniw iuraw u............................................................................................................ 2>> Died during the year .. 9 Received by Transfer ■■ Present Memltership...... PROP>.ATIONERS Entered Vt'iirs TravEling Name. Hank. Address. in ConnEction. App’ni'. 1901 Hasegawa Teisuke 1 Yr. Aoyama 2 1901 Kimura Shi gee 2 Y r. Mashike 2 1901 Mizoe Kasaburo ‘¡Yr. Goshogawara 1899 Miura Kinkichi 2Y r. Matsu moto 2 1900 Morimoto Tokusaburo 3 Y r . Tokyo 1 1897 Nainae Takayuki 2Y r. U . S. A . 2 Number of Probationers 1900 ...................... ............. r; Received on Trial........... Admitted into Full Membership................. ............ ;; Received by Transfer ..... ............ "2 Died during the year ......................i Discontinued .................... ...................... i Present number................ ...................... 0 STANDING,— P.T.BLE AN']) T R A C T C A U S E ----- T. IkEda, S. Sugihara. CI-JUllCH E X T E N S IO N ----- S. Ogata, T. Talcami, A. M. Brooks. CON FEUENCE RELATIONS— K. Ishizaka, D. S. SpEncEr, K. Xakada. DISTRICT CONFERENCE RECORDS----- S. Furusawa. J. W. Wadman. EDUCATION ----- Y. Honda, B. Chappell. F. l’W O R T H L E AC. U E ----- K. Xakagawa, M. Mi tan i. FRATERNAL RELATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS----- H. Hirata, J. W. Wadman : B. Chappell, T. Ikeda, M. Yamaka. MISSIONS— The Presiding EldErs. TEMPERANCE ----- W. Ishikawa, M. Yamaka.. BOARD or STEWARDS ----- The Presiding Elders. SABBATH OBSERVANCE AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS----- T. Ukai, M. Iinuma. SPECIAL,— CONFERENCE PROCRAM AND ENTERTAINMENT (L902) — D. S. SpEncEr, Y. Honda, T. Ukai. EPWORTH LEAGUE BOARD OF CONTROL----- U. BEssho, Iv. Miyama, Y. SEkizawa, A. 31. Brooks. JAPAN rONKKUEXC’E. IX METHODIST UNION IM JAPAN— Y. .Honda, S. Ogata, M. Takald, E. Ito, Julius Sopor, D. S. SpEncEr. CENTßAL MISSION CONFMENC1Ü-— E. Aibara, J. SopEr, S. Ogata, D. S. SpEncEr, Y. Honda, H. Hirata, Y. Ninomiya, S. Shiova. FRATERNAL DELEGATES,- MF.THODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH— G. F. Draper, S. Kurimurk. EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION ----- B. Chappell, S. Fnrusawa. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH ----- S. Ogata, K. Xakada. METHODIST CHURCH OF JAPAN (CANADIAN)— W . S. WordEn, H. Hirata. SOUTH JAPAN MISSION CONFER KN CK ( m . F.. C H .)----- Julius SopEr, E. Aibara. TO PREACH THE MISSIONARY SERMON.— J. W. Wadman : Alternate, K. Ishizaka. BOARDS AND SOCIETIES : CONFERENC E EX A MINERS.— II. Yamaka, Chairman ; D. S. SpEncEr, Registrar ; E. Aibava, M. Yarnaka, K. Isliizaka, J. SopEr, H. Hirata, S. Ogata, (I. F. DrapEr, J. AY. Wadman, Iv. Nakada. HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY,— President, Y. Honda ; Vice President, H. Hirata : Secretary, T. X JAPAN CONFERENCE. Ukai ; Treasurer, S. Fur usa wa ; Managers, Y. SopEr, K. Nakagawa, K. Wada, E. Ito, ANNUITY FUND SOCIETY.,— President, T. Ukai : Secretary, Iv. Nakagawa : Treasurers, S. Furusawa, D. S. SpEncEr : Managers, Y. Honda, H. Hirata, Julius SopEr. EDUCATION.— Y. Honda, Chairman ; B. Chappell, Vice Chairman ; T. Yamada, Secretary ; D. S. SpEncEr, Treasurer. PUBLISHING,— J. L. Cowen, Agent ; Y. Honda, H. Hirata. Iv. Nakagawa, T. Ukai, J. SopEr, B. Chappell, D. S. SpEncEr, G. F. DrapEr. “ GOKYO ” —ADVOCATE,— D. S. SpEncEr, Y. Honda. MANAGERS, AO YAM A GAKUIX,— E x - o f f i c i o : TrustEEs,— Y. Honda, President ; S. Ogata, Koshu ; M. Yama- ka, K. Matsushima, S. Kurimura. Taro Ando, C o n f e r e n c e R epresentatives : 1902 B. Chappell, J. L. CowEn, D. S. SpEncEr. 1903 J. G. Cleveland, C. W. HuEtt, M. S. Vail, Iv. Nakagawa, T. Ukai. J904 G. F. DrapEr, J. SopEr, W. S. WordEn, E. Aibara, H. Hirata. (ionfen'iut |ro(jram— 1901 ■ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27. 7 P.M. ... Missionary SErmon ................................ Rev. T. Ukai. Jidl us Soper presid inj. THURSDAY, MARCH 28. 8.30 A.M. ... ThE Lord’s SuppEr................Bishop Aloore in Charge. 10 A.M. ... Organization of ConferEncE. 2 P.M. ... Statistical SEssion. 4 P.M. ... ConsEcration SErvicE. 7- P.M. ... Anniversary of Home Missionary aud Church Extension SociEtiEs, with full rEports by SEcrEtariEs and TrEasurErs. Chairman ............................................... S. Oyata. Home Missions...................................... J. Nahada. Church Extension.................................... S. Oyata. ‘GEnEral Discussion and Election of OllicErs. FRIDAY, MARCH 29. s.:;t) A.M. ... DEvotional ExErcisEs ....................M. Mitani leading. ‘J A.M. ... Conference SEssion. 4 P.M. ... EvangElistic SErvicE. 7 P.M. ... Education, with full rEports from all schools. Chairman............................................ Julius Soper. Boys’ and Girls’ Schools........................ Y. Honda. Gospel SociEtiEs ........................................N. Bifo. REport from TrEasurEr of Educational Society, ElEction of officErs and gEnEral discussion. SATURDAY, MARCH 30. 8.30 A.M. ... Devotional ExErcisEs ....................E. llirano leading. 9 A.M.. ... Conference SEssion. 7 P.M. ... Aoyaimi Gnkuin Alumni Meeting,.......................... S. Wada presiding. x n JAl’AN f'ONFKHEM’E. SUNDAY, MARCH 31. 9 A.M. ... LovEfeast, ....................................E. Aibara leading. 10 A.M. .. SErmon by thE President of thE ConferEncE. 2 P.M . .. 1. Ordination ServicE G. F. Draper leading. 2. Memorial SErvicEs of Rev. Z. Ka wano, ........................ U. Bessho. Rev. T. Kasahara, . .S. Kurimura. Rev. G. Hiraga,........................K. Ishizalca. 7 P.M. .. Evangelistic Services <S'. Furusmca presiding. Speakc■) s................... K.