FORTY-SEVENTH » A R ' j ^ y THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH FOR THE YEAR 1865. JANUARY, 186«. $ U to §£0 r k : PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY, 200 MULBEBRY-STREE f. OFFICEBS AND MANAGERS FOE 1866. OFFICERS. Rev. BISHOP MORRIS, P r e s id e n t . 41 BISHOP JAKES, 1st Vice-President. it BISHOP SCOTT, 2d « ÍÍ BISHOP SIMPSON, 3d « ii U BISHOP BAKER, 4 th tl BISHOP AMES, 5 t h u it a BISHOP CLARK, 6t h « u BISHOP THOMSON, 7t h u BISHOP KINGSLEY, 8t h u tt Mit. F r a n c is H a l l , 9t h « Mb. E n o ch L. F a n c h e r , 10t h Hon. Moses F . O dell, 11t h u u M e . D a n ie l L. R oss, 12t h u R e v . M. D’C. C r a w f o r d , 18t h u 14t h R e y . J. P . D u b b in , D.D., C orresponding Se c e e t a e t . R e v . W. L. H a r r i s , D.D., A s sis t a n t C o e . Se c e e t a e t . R e t . J. M . T r im b l e , D.D., Seco n d A ss’t C o e . Se c e e t a e t . R e v . T h o m a s Ca e l t o n , D.D., T e e a s u e e e . R e v . A d a m P o e , D.D., A s sis t a n t T e eastjeee. R e v . D a v i d T e b b t , R e c o r d in g Se c e e t a e t . MANAGERS. Ke y . B is h o p M o r r is , R e v . C. D. F oss, T. A. Howe, “ J a n e s, M. D’C. Ce a w f o e d , H . M . F o r r e s t e r , “ S c o tt, D. Curet, D.D., N. W o r e a l l , “ S im p so n , A. C. Foss, H . J. B a k e r , “ B a k e s , R . S. F o s t e r , D.D., D. L. Ross, “ A m e s, H. B a n g s , J. S. M ’L e a n , “ C l a r k , H. B. R e d g a w a y , C. W a l s h , “ T h o m so n , J. A y a h s , J. L it t l e , “ K in g s l e y , A. S. H u n t, H . D o l l n e e , J. P . D u b b in , D.D., G. H u g h e s, J. B is h o p , W. L. H a r r i s , D.D., F. H a l l , J. F r e n c h , T . C a r l t o n , D.D., J. B. O a k l e t , J. H .O ckershausen , D. T e r r y , W . B. Sk id m o r e , S. C r o w e l l , J. H o l d ic h , D.D., J. L. P h e l p s , M.D., J. M’C o t , J. P o r t e r , D.D., J. F a l c o n e r , O. H o t t , R . C. P u t n e y , W . A. Cox, C. C. N o r t h , J. A . R o c h e , W . T r u s l o w , G. O a k l e t , D. W is e , D.D., E. L. F a n c h e e , W . Sa n f o r d , . G. R. Cr o o k s, D .D ., S. P . P a t t e e s o n , S. I I a l s t &d , J. M . T u t t l e , J. H. T a f t , C. H . F e l l o w s , H. J. P o x , M. F. O d e l l , W. W. C o r n e l l . R . L . D a s h ie l l , STANDING COMMUTEES FOR 1866. The Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary, and First Assistant Corresponding Secretary shall be ex-offido members of all the standing committees, and the bishop or bishops having charge of a foreign mission shall be ex-officio members of the committee having charge o f the same. Missions in Africa. Missions in India & Turkey. Legacies. „ * J. H o l d ic h , F r a n c is H a l l , E. L . F a n c h e b , W . T b u s l o w , D. Cu b b y , F . H a l l , W. A. Cox, G. R. Cb o o k s , H . M. F o r r e s t e r , J. A. R o c h e, J. B is h o p , S. H a l s t e d , G. O a k l e y , W . B . Sk id m o r e , W . B . Sk id m o r e , H. B. Ridgaway. J. L. P h e l p s , Ol i y e b H o yt, A. C. F obs. J. M’Co y . Missions in S. America. Publications. J. B. O a k l e y , Domestic Missions. H. J. Fox, D. T e k b y , J ohn F a l c o n e b , S. Halstbd, D. W is e , T . A. H o w e , C. C. N o b t h , J. L it t l e , D a n ie l W is e , B. C. P u t n e y , J. F r e n c h , D. L. Ross, J. S. M ’L e a n , H . B a n g s , D . C u b b y , C. H. F e l l o w s . W a ts o n Sa n f o r d . C. C. N o r t h , J. M. T u t t l e . Missions in China. Third Class of Missions. J. H. T a f t , S. P . P a t t e b s o n , Estimates. S. P . P a t t e r s o n , N. WOBBALL, J. POBTEB, M. F . Od e l l , H. J. Fox, H . J. B a k e b , R. L. D a s h ie l l , W a t s o n Sa n f o r d , C. W a l s h , J. M’C o y, A. C. Foss, J. F a l c o n e b , C. D. Foss, A. S. H u n t , M. F . Od e l l , J a m e s A y a b s . C. H . F e l l o w s . J. S. M ’L e a n , R. S. F o s t e r . Missions in Western Europe. Finance. M. D ’C. Cr a w f o r d , H . J. B a k e b , Audits. J. H. T a f t , D. L. Ross, W. A. Cox, H . D o l l n e r , E . L. F a n c h e k , J. H o l d ic h , J. H. O ckershausen , H . M . F o r r e s t e r , T . A. H o w e , 8. Cb o w e l l , J. B is h o p , M. D ’C. Cr a w f o r d , G. H u g h e s, S t e p h e n Cb o w e l l , G. O a k l e y , W. W. CORNELL. I O l i y e b H o y t . H . B. R id g a w a y . GENERAL MISSIONARY COMMITTEE. FIRST DISTRICT. Ohio, Kentucky, and Central German R e v . E l is h a A d a m s , C on cord , N . S . Conferences. New England, Providence, Maine, Eaet SIXTH DISTRICT. Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont E e v . J. S. Sm a r t , E v a n sto n , IU,. Conferences. Detroit, Michigan, North-west Indi­ SECOND DISTRICT. ana, Indiana, South-eastern Indiana, E e v . J oh n M il e y , New Rochelle , N . Y . and North Indiana Conferences. New York, New York East; Troy, SEVENTH DISTRICT. Black Eiver, Oneida, California, and E e v . J . L b a t o n , Jacksonville , T il. Oregon Conferences. Bock Eiver, Central Illinois, Illinois, THIRD DISTRICT. Southern Illinois, and South-western E e v . S. Y . M o n r o e , Philadelphia, Pa. German Conferences. Philadelphia, Newark, New Jersey, EIGHTH DISTRICT. Wyoming, Baltimore, and East Balti­ E e v . C h a u n o y H o b a r t , R e d W in g , M in n . more Conferences. Wisconsin, W est Wisconsin, North­ FOURTH DISTRICT. west Wisconsin, Minnesota, Upper Iowa, E e v .