s'y-* ' r 1 1 i FIFTIETH ANNUAL REPORT r . - O V* THE MISSIONARY SOC DAY MISSION METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHtf * * nH FOR THE YEAR 1868. /i7y PARlsV^ JANUARY, 1860. l U f o $ > r k : PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY, *00 MDLBEREY-STEEKi. OFFICERS AND MANAGERS FOR 1869. OFFICERS. R e t . BISHOP MORRIS, P r e s id e n t . a BISHOP JANES, 1st V ic e -P rei u BISHOP SCOTT, 2d u u BISHOP SIMPSON, 3d u u BISHOP BAKER, 4th u u BISHOP AMES, 5th u u BISHOP CLARK, 6th u a BISHOP THOMSON, 7th ÍÍ u BISHOP KINGSLEY, 8th a u M r . E n o c h L. F a n c h e r , 9th a R e v . M o r r is D ’C. C r a w f o r d , 10th íí M r . W il l ia m B. Sk id m o r e , 11th u R e v . J oh n A. R o c h e , 12th a M r . James H. Taft, 13 th u M r . O l i v e r H o y t , 14th R e v . J. P . D u r b in , D .D ., C orresponding Se c r e t a r y . “ W . L. H a r r i s , D.D., A s sist a n t C o r . Se c r e t a r y . “ T h o m a s C a r l t o n , D.D., T r e a s u r e r . “ L u x e H it c h c o c k , D .D ., A s sis t a n t T r e a s u r e r . “ D a v i d T e r r y , R e c o r d in g Se c r e t a r y . MANAGERS. R e v . B is h o p M o r r is , R e v . A. C. F oss, J. S. M ’L e a n , J ANES, “ H . B . R id g a w a y , C. W a l s h , u Sc o t t, “ J. A y a r s , J. L i t t l e , “ Sim p so n , “ A. S. H u n t , J. F r e n c h , “ B a k e r , “ T . Se w a l l , D.D., J.H.O ckershauben , “ A m e s , “ L. S. W e e d , S. C r o w e l l , “ C l a r k , “ S. D. B r o w n , O. H o y t , “ T h o m so n , “ C. B. Sin g , C. C. N o r t h , “ K in g s l e y , “ J .L a n a h a n ,D.D., G. O a k l e y , J. P . D u r b in , D .D ., “ O .H .T if f a n y ,D.D,C. H. F e l l o w s , W . L . H a r r i s , D .D ., W . B . S k id m o r e , W . W . C o r n e l l , T . C a r l t o n , D.D., J. L. P h e l p s , M D ., S. U. F . O d e l l , D. T e r r y , J. F a l c o n e r , I s a a c O d e l l , J. H o l d ic h , D.D., W . T r u s l o w , O. H . P. A r c h e r , J. P o r t e r , D.D., E. L. F a n c h e b , G. J. Ferry, R . C. P u t n e y , S. P . P a t t e r s o n , Joseph F. Knapp, J. A . R o c h e , J. H . T a f t , J. O. Fow ler, D. W is e , D.D., T . A . H o w e , John Stephenson, J. M. T u t t l e , H . M . F o r r e s t e r , James M. F uller, C. D. Foss, N. WORRALL, George T. Cobb, M .D ’C .C r a w f o k d ,D .D , H. J. B a k e r , G e o r g e L S en ey. D. C u r r y , D.D., STANDING COMMITTEES FOE 1869. The Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary, and Assistant Corresponding Secretary stall be ex-officio members of all the Standing Committees, and the Bishop or Bishops having charge of a foreign mission shall be ex-officio member or members o f the Committee having charge of the same. Missions in Africa. On India and Turkey Publications. J. H o l d ic h , D. C u r r y , T. A . H o w e , W . T r u s l o w , W . B. Sk id m o r e , J. F a l c o n e r , J. A . -Ro ch e, J. L. P h e l p s , D a n ie l W is e , G. O a k l e y , A. C. Foss, D . Cu r r y , H. B . R id g a w a y , L . S. W e e d , C. C. N o r t h , G. J. F e r r y , I s a a c Od e l l , J. M. T u t t l e , N. WORRALL. J o n a t h a n O. F o w l e r . J o h n St e p h e n s o n . Missions In South A m erica. Domestic Missions. Estimates. J. P o r t e r , D. W is e , J. F a x c o n e r , C. C. N o r t h , D. T e r r y , H. J. B a k e b , R. C. P u t n e y , J. L it t l e , C. W a lsh , J. S. M ’L e a n , J. F r e n c h , J. S. M’L e a n , 0. H. F e l l o w s , C. B. Si x g , S. U . F . O d e l l , T. Se w al l , G. I. Se n e y . S. D . B r o w n , J. M. F u l l e r . J o se p h F. K n a p p . Finance. Missions in China. H. J. B a k e r . J. H. T a f t , Annoal Meeting and Anni­ E . L . F a n c h e b , versary. S. P . P a t t e r s o n , H. M. F o r r e s t e b , C. D. Foss, C. D . Foss, S t e p h e n C r o w e l l , J a m e s A y a r s , J. H. T a f t , O. H o y t , S. U. F . O d e l l , W . T r u s l o w , I s a a c O d e l l , J. L a n a h a n , J. F r e n c h , J. H . T a f t . G. I. Se n e y . S. Cr o w e l l , A . S. H u n t . Missions in Western Europe. Legacies. M. D’C. Cr a w f o r d , E . L . F a n c h e b , Audits J. H. T a f t , H . M. F o r r e s t e b , J. H . OcKEBSHAUSEN, W . B. S k id m o r e , T. A . H o w e , S. C r o w e l l , Ol i v e r H o y t , M. D ’ C. Cr a w f o r d . W . W . C o r n e l l , O. H. P . A r c h e r , G. O a k l e y , G. T . C o b b , J o s e p h F . K n a p p , H. B. R i d g a w a y , H. T i f f a n y . J. M. F u l l e r . G. J. F e b r y . GENERAI MISSIONARY COMMITTEE FIRST DISTRICT. R e t . G e o r g e P r a t t , Hoc/cland, Me. East German, East Maine, Maine, New England, New Hamp­ shire, New York, New York East, ProTidence, Troy, and Vermont Conferences. SECOND DISTRICT. R e v . T . J. T hompson-, D.D., Smyrna, Del. Baltimore, Delaware, Newark, New Jersey, North Carolina, Philadelphia, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, and W il­ mington Conferences. THIRD DISTRICT. R e t . W . H. O l in , Utica, JV. Y. Black RiTer, Central N e w York, Central Pennsylvania, East Genesee, Erie, Genesee, Pittsburgh, W est Virginia, and Wyoming Conferences. FOURTH DISTRICT. R e v . J. M. T r im 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.