OF TH E METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, U. S. HELD AT TAJCENOW, JANUARY 7 - 1 3 , 1 8 7 4 . g i t x V /*> L U C K N O W : PRINTED AT' THE AMERICAN METHODIST MISSION PRESS. 1874. MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 3 5 OFFICEES OF THE CONTERENCE. PRESIDENT, BISHOP W . L, HARRIS, D. D. Secretary, Assistant and Recording Secretary, J. D. BROWN. B. H. BADLEY. Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, E. W. PARKER. C. W. JUDD. Publishing Committee. Elected. Term Expires. J. W. WAUGH, 1874, ... , 1875.-' T. J. SCOTT, ... 1873, ... , 1876. o f t * J. D. BROWN, 1874, ... , 1877. Board of Education. R. HOSKINS, .......... 1872, ... 1875. T. J. SCOTT,.................. 1873, ... 1876. E. CUNNINGHAM, ... 1874, ... 1877. Conference Sunday School Union. President, H. MANSELL. Secretary, Treasurer, W. J. GLADWIN. T. CRAVEN. COMMITTEES OF EXAM INATION. F ir s t Yeah.—P. M, BUCKET. T . McMAHON)A. C. PAUL. Second Y ear.t-C. W. JUDD, II. JACKSON,(SUNDAR LAL. T h i r d Y e a r .— J. W. WAUGH, S. KNOWLESNZAHUR-UL-HAQQ. F o u r t h Y e a r .— J. D. BROWNiR. HOSKINS,VT. T . JANYIER. j coo \ For Admission on Trial. J. H. GILL, T. CRAVEN, E. CUNNINGHAM. s I H r ------------------------------- DISCIPLINARY QUESTIONS. 1.— Have any entered this Conference by transfer or re-admission 1 B y Transfer.*—Daniel O. Fox, A lbert Norton, W illiam E . R o b ­ bins, James Mudge, Richardson Gray, A lbert I). M cHenrt, J e f f e r s o n E . S c o t t . B y re-admission.— W il l ia m . T a y l o r . 1.— Who^ are admitted on trial ?— James'Si'lrw, Christo?&bb- W . CdftrsffiAN, C h a rles R . J e ffe r ie s , G eorge K . G ild e r, D ennis Oslbi^NE, John .Thomas, H o lsa ^ E J. Adams, Isaac FieldbWve, Hiram A. Cc^ng. -W h o remain on trial 1— Fletcher B. Cherington, Richardson Gray, Albert D. McHenry, Jefferson E. S c o t t . R a j a b A h was discontinued. Ji.— Who are admitted into full connection ?— B r e n t o n H . B a d l e y , A lbert Norton. 5.— Who are the Deacons of -the First Class ?— B r e n t o n H . B a d l e y , -^t^yALBERT N ortqjs, 6.— W h o are the Deacons of the Second Class ?— Thomas Craven, John T. McMahon, Joseph H. G ill. ^ » 7 .1 -W ho have been elected and ordained Elders this year1?— W illiam W E . Robbins, Richardson Gray, A lbert D. M cHenry, Jefferson E. Scott, Dennis Osborne, Sunder Lal, Ambica Charn Paul. 8. —W h o are the Supernumerary Preachers 1— J a m e s L. H u m p h r e y , Peachy T. W ilson. 9.— W ho are the Superannuated Preachers ?— Samuel S. W eatherby. 10.— W a s the character of each Preacher examined 1 This was strictly attended to. 11.— Have any Located ?— None.. 12.— Have any Withdrawn ?— None. 13.— Have any been Transferred, and to what Conference 1— James L. Humph reYj to Northern New York Conference; F r a n k M . W h e e l e r to Nebraska Conference ; P e a c h y T. W i l s o n to Southern Illinois Conference; Samuel S. W e a t h e r b y to New Jersey Conference. 14.— Have any been Expelledl— -None. 15.— Have any Died ?— None. 16.— W h at is the Statistical Report ?— {See Statistics.): 22.— Where are the Preachers Stationed,this year 1— (See Appointments.) 23— Where and when shall the next Conference be held 1— A t Sh a h - j e h a n p o r e . DAILY PROCEEDINGS. FIRST DAY. W e d n e s d a y , January 7th, 1874. The India Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church convened in Lucknow to hold its Tenth Annual Session, Wednesday, January 7th, 1874, Bishop W. L. Harris presiding. The opening religious services were conducted by the Bishop, con­ sisting of reading the 34th Psalm and the 14th chapter of the Gospel of John, singing the 707th hymn, and prayer. The roll was called by the Assistant Secretary of the last Conference and twenty-two members responded. J. D. Brown was duly elected Secretary and B. EL Badley Assistant Secretary. The first Disciplinary question, “ Have any entered this Conference by transfer or re-admission ?” was taken up, when the transfers of James Mudge of the New England Conference, Daniel O. Fox of the North Ohio Conference} William E. Robbins of the Indiana Conference, Albert Norton Probationer second year of the Delaware Conference, Richardson Gray Probationer of the Delaware Conference, Albert D. Me Henry Probationer of the Troy Conference, and Jefferson E. Scott Proba­ tioner of the Nevada Conference were announced. Rev. J. H. Budden of the London Missionary Society was introdu­ ced and was invited to participate in the discussions of the Conference. Rev. Ross C. Houghton, of the Northern New York Conference, and Rev. William A. Spencer of the.Central Illinois Conference were intro­ duced. '■* On motion all visiting brethren were invited to participate in -the Conference discussions. The Presiding Elders, having been appointed a Committee to present nominations for the standing Committees, presented the following report which was adopted: 3 8 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. On Statistics.— W . J . G l a d w i n , J . H . G i l l a n d S u n d e r L a l . Sunday Schools.— H . M a n s e l l , J. L. H u m p h r e y , J. T. M cM a h o n . Golportage.— T. J. S c o t t , 11. H o s k in s a n d A. C. P a u l . Publishing Minutes.— S e c r e t a r ie s a n d S uperintendent o f P r e s s . Auditing Committee.— E. C u n n in g h a m , S. K n o w l e s a n d P. M. B u c k . Memoirs.— J . W . W a u g h , C. W . J u d d a n d Z a h u r u l H a q q . Public Worship.— E. C u n n in g h a m , T. C r a v e n a n d J . T. J a n v i e r . A Communication from the Japan Mission was read and the Secre­ taries were appointed to draft a reply, and submit the same to Confer­ ence. On motion the Presiding Elders were constituted the Committee on Missions. H. Mansell was appointed on Committee of Examination of first year. On motion, the call for statistics was made the order of the day for Thursday at 12 o’clock. The hours of 11-30 a. m. and 3 p. m. were fixed upon as the time of the opening and closing of the sessions of Conference. The Corresponding Secretary of the Conference submitted the Corres­ pondence of the year. The Eighth Disciplinary question,’ "W ho are the Supernumerary Preachers 1 ” was asked. The characters of J. W. Waugh, H. Mansell and S. Knowles were passed and they were restored to effective relation. ^ The proposition from the Missionary Society relating to the salaries of children of India Missionaries was referred to a special Committee consisting of J. W. Waugh, J. D. Brown and T. J. Scott. MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. 3 9 On motion a special Committee was appointed to consider the ques­ tion of Missionary furloughs. C. W. Judd, E. Cunningham and J. T. McMahon were made said Committee. Tke Publishing Committee were instructed to revise and republish the Conference Manual during the present year. The Conference proceeded to fix the place for holding its next session, and Shahjehanpore was chosen. The Doxology was sung, and the Conference adjourned with the benediction by E. C. Houghton. SECOND DAY. T h u r s d a y , January, 8th, 1874. C o n f e r e n c e assembled at 11-30 a . m . pursuant to adjournment. Devotional exercises were conducted by J. W. Waugh. Minutes of preceding session read and approved. On motion the calling of the roll during the remainder of the session was dispensed with. E. Hoskins was appointed to examine candidates for local orders. On motion, T. J. Scott, H. Jackson and S. Knowles were appointed a Committee to prepare and report to this Conference a course of study for all Native preachers and exhorters, not members or probationers in Conference. On motion the subject of a course of study for all Native members and probationers in the Conference was referred to the above mentioned Committee. On motion the order of the day, vis, the call for statistics was taken UP- The Treasurer of the Mission was appointed to receive and transmit money collected for the Missionary Society. On motion the rules for the government of last Conference were adopted for the present session. The seeond Disciplinary question, “ Who are admitted on trial V’ was taken up and John Thomas, Horace Adams, Isaac Fieldbrave and Hi­ ram A. Cutting, being duly recommended by the Eohilcund District Conference, and Dennis Osborne by the Oudh District Conference, were admitted. ^ ^ ^ ^ _____________________________ 4 0 MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. On motion Horace Adams, Isaac Fieldbrave, Hiram A.