The Minutes OF THE Indian Mission OF OKLAHOMA The Methodist Church TENTH ANNUAL SESSION AFTER DECLARATION OF UNION Thirtieth Session Since Present Organization One Hundred Fourth Anniversary of Oklahoma Methodism, first organized among the Indians of Indian Territory, at ltiley's Chapel, near what is now Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1844 HEM) AT Kullituklo Church NEAR IDAIJEIi, OKLAHOMA September 16-19, 1948 K59a5ok Oklahoma City University LIBRARY Reference Book 1 Not To Be Taken 287.6?66 From The Library M5925ok ' 19^8 (Unac.) The Minutes OF THE Indian Mission OF OKLAHOMA The Methodist Church HELD AT Kullituklo Church NEAK IDABEL, OKLAHOMA SEPTEMBER 16-19, 1948 CASTOR HOST: THE REVEREND JAMES MESHAYA Next Session to fce Held at Mt. Scott-Comanche in the Comanche Nation, Twelve Miles North of Lawton, Oklahoma C«at.~* ex**""** , ' r ° INDIAN MISSION 3 REFEKENCE OFFICERS OF THE INDIAN MISSION OF OKLAHOMA President ^.yZ.£,..Bishop W. Angie Smith, 224 N.W. 19th, Oklahoma City ' Jb Office, 2 405 First National Bank Building. Superintendent D. D. Etchieson, 2825 N.W. 18th, Oklahoma City Secretary H. W. Anderson, 534 E. Court, Atoka Treasurer Matthew Botone, Route 2, Ft. Cobb Superannuate Superintendent W. U. Witt, 720 E. Okmulgee, Muskogee Superannuate Missionary-Pastor R. M. Templeton, Fletcher DISTRICT STATISTICAL SECRETARIES Central George Sullivan, Route 1, Henryetta Eastern James Sockey, Shady Point Western George Saumty, R.F.D., Carnegie EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, BOARD OF EDUCATION Mary Beth Littlejohn 421 N. Fourth, Okemah DISTRICT DIRECTORS OF ADULT WORK Central Josiah Davis, 436 N. Detroit, Tulsa Eastern James .W,..Sockey, Shady Point Western Frank Kaubin, Route 2, Ft. Cobb DISTRICT DIRECTORS OF YOUTH WORK Central Evelyn Green, 920 E. Sixth, Tulsa Eastern Mrs. Ebenezer Wesley, Antlers Western Virginia Louke, 320 W. Oklahoma, Anadarko DISTRICT DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S WORK Central Mrs. Josiah Davis, 43 6 N. Detroit, Tulsa Eastern Mrs. Harvey Williams, Finley Western g Mrs. Amy Littlechief, Stecker OFFICERS OF THE METHODIST YOUTH FELLOWSHIP President Rupert H. Thompson, 320 E. 12th, Ada Vice-President Evangeline Bobb, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City Secretary William Jessie, Chilocco Indian School, Chilocco Treasurer Maude Mausape, Rt. 3, Carnegie OFFICERS OF THE WOMAN'S SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE President Mrs. William Murphy, Route 1, Idabel Vice-President Mrs. Lee Chupco, 618 N.W. 3rd, Oklahoma City Recording Secretary Mrs. H. W. Anderson, 534 E. Court, Atoka Treasurer Mollie Dunson, Okemah APPOINTEES OF THE WOMAN'S DIVISION OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE Central District .....Evelyn Green, 920 E. Sixth, Tulsa Eastern District Mrs. Ebenezer Wesley, Antlers Western District Virginia Louke, 320 W. Oklahoma, Anadarko Indian Mission Mary Beth Littlejohn, 421 N. 4th, Okemah ¥ ,r j ir »7A "STON < GENERAL SECRF'-'V* ES i .fy, Di ision of Home M'< jnt and Church Extension. :ary, Home Section, Board Missions 1F0 F" ^retary, Home Section, Board of Church Extension. 1115 Foe... ih AN EXECUTIVE SECKiiTAKu South Central Jurisdiction , J-' Dr. Paul T' 80£ ,. Jlcoi Building, Okla..' BOARDS OF EDUCATION General Secretaries: j Executive Secretary Dr. Jov n Director, Department of Leadership Education Reverend M. Earl Cunningham, 810 Broadway, Nashville 2, Tennessee Conference Executive Secretaries: East Oklahoma Conference Dr. C. D. Mead, 24 N. Main, Tulsa West Oklahoma Conference Reverend Golden Shook, 1901 N. Douglas Oklahoma Cu„ WOMAN'S DIVISION President Mrs. Frank G. Brooks, Mount Vernon, Iowa St. Louis, Missouri Secretary, Bureau of Town and Country Work Miss Marjorie Minkler, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York 11, N. Y. METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE The Methodist Publishing House 1910 Main Street, Dallas 1, Texas STANDING RULES OF THE MISSION 1. Six delegates shall be elected from each Pastoral Charge, provided that, where there are more than six societies in charge, there shall be one delegate for each additional society, for Lay representation in the Annual Meeting of the Mission. ^c. INDT' 2. The Treasurer of the T • 'ilssion si til be required to g. bond reputable surety cr- a• - ' il to twice the am. unt of Superi assessment ' "•" - -d bond be deposited w; ,h Secretaiy.... Treasurer...' Superannua e made ready .'jr filing with the Missior, Superannua , .,.,. beas. >n, the same to be in the hands of the Static he se ;d lay when the Statistical blanks shall be Dl. Central Eastern , -ar shall be omitted in financial reports to the In- Western •!. F. ,.. han fifty cents shall he omitted, while fractions of Fty cents sh<«« re ted as a dollar. ifc'/'i " Mary 3' - District Superintendents are ex-officio members of the Board of Fi- ,nd Board of Christian Education of the Mission. _ ^he District Superintendents and the Mission and District Presidents of „en ' u's Society of Christian Service are ex-officio members of the Board Eas APPORTIONMENT FOR GENERAL WORK Central District $150.00 Eastern District 150.00 Western District 150.00 APPORTIONMENT FOR WORLD SERVICE i Central District ....]'. $4 00.00 Eastern District 400.00 Western District 534.00 INDIAN MISSION APPORTIONMENTS MADE BY THE GENERAL COMMISSION ON WORLD SERVICE AND FINANCE World Service $56.00 General Administration Fund 2.00 Episcopal Fund to be an amount equal to 1-3/4 percent of the cash salaries of the pastors for the current year. BOUNDARY OF THE MISSION Paragraph 1834 of the Discipline: "Oklahoma Indian Provisional Annual Conference shall include the distinctively Indian pastoral charges and missions in Oklahoma". INDIAN MISSION CLERICAL MEMBERS OF THE INDIAN MISSION OF OKLAHOMA (All addresses in Oklahoma, unless otherwise indicated) Aaron, Alexander, L. P., Spencerville Deer, Amas, L. D., Rt. 1, Holdenville Aaron, John, L. E., Rt. 1, Garvin Deere, Butler, L. P., Rt. 1, Holdenville Ahpeatone, Spencer, L. P., 501 S.E 16th Deere, Challie, L. D., Rt. 1, Wetumka Oklahoma City Dunson, Louis, L. E., Okemah Alexander, Watt, L. P., Allen Dunson, Thomas H., L. E., Rt. 2, Wetumka Anderson, H. W., L. P., 534 E. Court, Atoka Durant, Forbes P., E., 920 Sixth, Tulsa Anderson, Jackson, L. P., Whitesboro Edwards, James, L. D., Whitesboro Baker, Chimon, L. P., Battiest Finley, Abner, L. P., Centrahoma Baker, John J., L. D., Rt. 2, Bennington Fish, Robert, L. E., Coweta Baker, Joseph B., L. P., Battiest Frank, Cornelius, L. P., Rt. 4, Okemah Barnes, Robert J., L. 1'., Rt. 2, Bennington Frank, Tingo, L. E., Rt. 4, Okemah Battiest. William, L. P., R.F.D., Idabel Franklin, Harkin, L, D., Glover Bell, Austin, L. D., Rt. 5, Bristow Frazier, Andy, L. P., Centrahoma Bell, Jasper, L. D., 1404 N. Griffith, Okmulgee Frizzlehead, David, L. P., Rt. 5, Apache, Berryhill, John, L. P., Rt. 5, Henryetta % Reubin Stumblingbear Berryhill, Joseph, L. P., Rt. 1, Henryetta Garland, Denver, L. P., Ft. Gibson Botone, Matthew, L, E., Rt. 2, Ft. Cobb Uraham, Thomas, L. P., W''hitesboro Boyiddle, Melvin, L. P., Stecker Grant, Nifty, L. E., Paden Bra swell, George, L. P., Buncii, Oklahoma Grass, John, L. P., Rt. 2, Gushing Brown, A. D., L, D., Rt. 2, Atoka Greenwood, Jess J., L. E., Tishomingo Bromn, Jerome, L. E., Allen Haney, Willie, L. Bruner, Edward, L. E., Rt. 2, Okmulgee E., Rt. 3, Seminole Bruner, Richard, L. E., Box 1303, Muskogee Haney; W. C, L. D., Rt. 3, Seminole Bruner, Tony, L. P., Rt. 2, Okmulgee Haney W'oodrow, L. P., Rt. 3, Seminole Burgess, James, L. D., Rt. 3, Okmulgee Harjo, Alfred, L. D., Rt. 1, Holdenville Cahwee, Jimmy, L. P., R.F.D., Sapulpa Harjo, Alvin, L. P., Rt. 1, Henryetta Campbell, Carolina, L. D., Rt. 3, Stroud Harjo, Amos, L. D., Rt. 1, Henryetta Chaino, John, L. P., Rt. 5, Apache Harjo, Lilla, L. E., Rt. 1, Holdenville Chalakee, J ohn, L. P., Rt. 3, Broken Arrow Hartmann, Cornelius, L. P., Rt. 4, Fonca City Checote, Samuel J. E., R.F.D., Okmulgee Hill, Tony, L. E., Rt. 3, Okemah Chupco, James, L. E., Wewoka Horse, Albert, L. E., Star Route, Meers Chupco, Lee, L. P., 618 N.W. 3rd, Horse, Cecil, L. D., Rt. 3, Carnegie Humes, Jesse J., L. P., Rt. 1, Stonewall Oklahoma City Jacob, James, L. P., Weight City Chupco, Tony, L. E., Yeager Jacob, Robert, L. P., Broken Bow Cocnran, Hastings, L. P., Holmes Bible James, Isaac, L. P., Broken Bow College, Greenville, S. C. Jay, Claude, L. P., Apache Cody, Albert, L. D., Rt. 3, Carnegie Jefferson, Jacob, L. E., Swink Coloert, Julius, L. P., R.F.D., Idabel Jesse, Gustin, L. D., Broken Bow Columbus, Byars, E., Rt. 2, Boswell John, Gabriel R., L. D., Broken Bow Cook, Daniel, L. P., Yeager Johnson, Ben F., L. P., Rt. 1, Seminole Cook, Wayne, L. P., Okemah Kauyedauty, George, L. D., Anadarko Cooper, Allen, L. P., Star Route, Muse Lewis, Thomas, L. P., Rt. 2, W'etumka Coss, James, L, D., Milburn Lewis, William, L. P., Glover Daney, Lee, L. P., Flagstaff, Arizona Lewis, Wilson, L. P., Broken Bow Davis, Gibson, L. P., 920 E. Sixth, Tulsa Davis, Josiah, L. D., 426 N. Detroit, Tulsa Little, Bud, L. E., Rt. 3, Seminole INDIAN MISSION Long, David, L Rt. 1, Holdenville Scott, W. T., L. P., Muskogee Long-, George, . _vt. 5, Holdenville Shields, Moses, L. P., Centrahoma Long, Newman, J_. h., Rt. 1, Holdenville Skeeter, Fred, L. D., Sperry Lowe, Job H., L. E., Box 476, Wetumka Smith, Jeffry, L. E., Rt. 2, Wetumka Mausape, Conrad, L. E., Rt. 3, Carnegie Snekeya, Amos, L. P., Rt. 1, Okmulgee Maytubby, Hagan, L. D., Mill Creek Standing, Mark, L. P., Rt. 1, Fletcner McGieley, Timothy, L. E., Rt. 1, Holdenville Sockey, James, L. P., Shady Point McGirt, Buekner, L. E., Yeager Sullivan, George, L. D., Rt. 1, Henryetta Mcintosh, Ben, L. P., Broken Arrow Tahquechi, Norton, I. E., Star Route, Lawton McMahan, Marie, L. E., Walters Tarpalechee, Miller, L.