]Journal 0/ the 'l1ilippiur J!ila.n~!i Annual <1Innfrrtntt 1929 I I ! bcAx ,'~~Y\4~J~ 2:1. Bishop EDWIN F. LEE, M.A., B.D., D.D. Ql)fftrtal itrpnrt uf J~r wwrnty ~rrDull ~r!1!1inlt Df tl11' '~ilippinr 3Jslanl)§ 1\nnual monfrrrnrr Df t~t tit III in tl1r 11("0.* :!lIllrtnorial :!Irt~o~i!it iEpiscopal Cfl1urrl1 at .anila flnrcl1 13 to 18, 1929 .ttlln~ist 'uhlishing i;Oltst :dIanUa. II. :11. 1929 ~rtrrtary' .5 aIrrtifiratp This is to certify tho t this book is a complete and correct 1'ecord of the proceedings of the PhiUppine Islands Annual Conference of the Methodist Epic:copal Church, cOn1;e1lcd at Manila, Ma'rch thirteenth to Ma1'ch eighteenth, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine and that it was adopted by the Conference as its official rec01·d. CIPRIANO N AV ARRO, Secreta1·Y. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Officer of the Conference.......................................................... 5 II. Conference Boards and Committees......................................... 6 Officers of Conference Societies.......................................... 7 Standing Committees.. ....... ..... ...... ...... ..... ........... ...................... 8 Visiti.ng Commi:t;tees.......... .... ............ ............ ........... ................ 9 Special Committees................................................................... 9 III. Daily Proceedings......................................................................... 10 Certificate of Ordination ................... ~.................................... 30 IV. Disciplinary Questions................................................................. 31 V. Appointments. (a) Men and Women's................................................ 36 (b) Special Work.......................................................... 44 VI. Reports of District Superintendents. Cagayan-Rex R. Nloe............................................................. 45 Central-A. L. Beckendorf...................................................... 46 Ilocos-Joseph TV. Moore........................................................ 49 Manila-J. F. Cottingham...................................................... 51 Pangasinan-Se1Jerin,o COl·dero.............................................. 54 Tarlac-L. T. Ta1nayo............................................................. 57 Zambales Province-C. M. Malicsi Pro1Jincia,l missionary....................................................... 60 VII. Reports of Standing Committees and Boards. State of the Church................................................................. 61 Resolution Committee............................................................... 62 Union Theological Seminary-A. L. Ryan.......................... 63 Mary Johnston Hospital-R. Parish.................................... 65 Publishing Committee-J. F . .Jacinto.................................... 67 Board of Religious Education................................................ 68 Methodism and the United Church........................................ 70 Bible Women's T!raining School-M. .Jl. Blakely ............. 71 Legal Report-E. S. Lyons ................................................... Methodist Publishing House .................................................. '16 Treasurer's Report .................................................................. .. 78 Methodist Pub. House Balance Sheet.. ................................. 82 VIII. Roll of the dead .......................................................................... .. 86 IX. Historical. (a) Former Members and P'robationers.................. 87 (b) Conference Sessions............................................. 90 X. Missionaries of the Board of Foreign Missions .................... '91 XI. Report of Conference Treasurer. XII. Statistical Tables: Inserted at end of volume. I. OFFICERS OF THE CONFERENCE President BISHOP EDWIN F. LEE, M.A., B.D., D.D. Secreta1-y CIPRIANO NAVARRO Lingayen, Pangasinan, P. 1. Assistant Secretary ISIDORO R. COLLADO Statistical Secretary EUSEBIO MANUEL San Fernando, Pampanga, P. 1. Assistant Statistical Secretw'ies FRANCISCO S. GALVEZ PAULINO T. DANAN Treasurer ERNEsrr S. LYONS Manila, P. 1. Assistant Treasurer ESTEBAN T. CRUZ 5 II. CONFERENCE BOARDS AND COMMITTEES Field F-inance Committee E. S. LYONS, A. L. BECKENDORF, ARCADIO DE OCERA, B. O. PETERSON, A. L. RYAN, AGATON PASCUAL, CIRIACO INIS, DR. PEDRO ARCILLA, J. F. COTTINGHAM, LORENZO T. TAMAYO. SEVERINO CORDERO, O. L. DAVIS, PEDRO B. CRUZ, BENITO TOVERA, CIPRIANO NAVARRO. L. C. PADILLA. Trustees of the Board of Foreign Missions J. F. COTTINGHAM, B. O. PETERSON, E. S. LYONS Conference Trustees ARCADIO DE OCERA, CATALINO T. SANTOS, E. S. LYONS Boa1'd of M'iniste1wl Training J. F. COTTINGHAM, Chairman; FRANCISCO GALVEZ, Registrar; E. S. LYONS. A. L. BECKENDORF, EUSEBIO MANUEL. JOSE JACINTO. ESTEBAN T. CRUZ, TOMAS ALTAMERO. CRISPULO M. ICBAN. O. L. DAVIS, CONSTANCIO MERCADO. 1. R. COLLADO. BENITO REYES. ARCADIO DE OCERA. M. DE ARMAS, BENITO TOVERA. BONIFACIO ANGELES. CIRIACO INIS. MARIANO GINES. ALEJANDRO VIDAL. PEDRO B. CRUZ. CIPRIANO NAVARRO. A. L. RYAN. Board of Location and Buildings Cagayan Districts BENITO TO VERA. MONICO F ARALAN, BUEN GARCIA. CIRIACO INIS. T. E. ALTAMERO. RAYMUNDO GUZMAN, V. VELASCO. Central District: A. L. BECKENDORF, J. M. SANTIAGO, GERARDO SAMSON, PEDRO MAGLAYA, BENITO REYES, CANDIDO PADILLA, QUINTIN FAUSTO. ]locos District: SEVERINO CORDERO, CENON GACUTAN, MARIANO TOVERA, GELACIO MENDOZA, CANDIDO ZAPATA, LUCIO PASCUA. Manila Dist1'ict: J. F. COTTINGHAM, AGATON PASCUAL, JUAN NABONG, E. T. CRUZ, J. F. JACINTO, MARIANO SU:&GA. Pampanga District: ARCADIO DE OCERA, EUSEBIO MANUEL, JUAN QUIWA, QUINTIN RON­ QUILLO. MARCELINO GUTIERREZ, JUAN MACASPAC, PEDRO SISON. Pangusinan District: D. O. PETERSON, CIPRIANO NAVARRO, R. VINLUAN, CIRILO CASABAR, ALEJ ANDRO VIDAL, DIONICIO GARCIA, EMITERIO CABADA. Tarlac District: L. T. TAMAYO, ESTANISLAO GUERRERO, ANASTACIO ORTIZ, D. C. ANTONIO. FELIPE REGUALOS, CRISPULO ICBAN. S. C. ESPIRITU. Domestic Missions Board ESTEBAN T. CRUZ, AGATON PASCUAL, EUSEBIO MANUEL, CIRILO CAS 1- GURAN. PEDRO B. CRUZ. ANASTACIO ORTIZ. MRS. J. F. COTTINGHAM. FELIX ILAN. ROBERTO SONGCO, BENITO REYES. CENON GACUTAN, BUENAVENTURA MUNDA. JOSE GAMBOA. And the District Superintendents. 6 Conference Relations BENITO REYES. E. S. LYONS. PEDRO B. CRUZ, A. L. RYAN. ALEJANDRO VIDAL, TOMAS ALTAMERO MARIANO L. GINES, CRISPULO ICBAN. CONSTANCIO MERCADO. COTh/erence Board of Religious Education Bishop EDWIN F. LEE, Chairman. A. LOWELL RYAN. Vice-chairman. J. F. COTTINGHAM. BONIFACIO ANGELES. CIPRIANO NAVARRO. MELECIO DE ARMAS. EUSEBIO MANUEL, B. O. PETERSON. FRANCISCO CARINO. O. L. DAVIS. FRANCISCO GALVEZ. JOSE JACINTO, PAUL D. EDDY. MRS. EDWIN F. LEE. HELEN WILK. GLADYS BLACK, JUAN NABONG. MRS. A. L. BECKENDORF, PROF. M. GAMBOA. DR. ISIDORO P ANLASIGUI. MARY A. EVANS. BERTHA D. CHARLES. MILDRED BLAKELY. MRS. ASUN- CION PEREZ, MARY L. DEAM. Triers of Appeals ERNEST S. LYONS, EUSEBIO MANUEL. B. O. PETERSON, AGATON PASCUAL. CRISPULO M. ICBAN. Board of Conference Stewa'rds ARCADIO DE OCERA. FELIX ILAN, CRISPULO M. !cBAN. MARIANO G. GINES. R. T. CALICA, JULIAN M. SANTIAGO, J. F. COTTINGHAM. C. T. SANTOS. Wesley Foundation BISHOP EDWIN F. LEE. A. L. RYAN. MRS. A. L. BECKENDORF. ISABEL GARCIA, HAZEL DAVIS. BERTHA D. CHARLES, PAUL D. EDDY, I. R. CO­ LLADO, CIPRIANO NAVARRO. SATURNINA LARA. And the District Superintendents. Self Support and Confe1'ence Benevolence E. T. CRUZ, ARCADIO DE OCERA. J. F. COTTINGHAM. GREGORIO VERGARA. EUSEBIO MANUEL. MRS. J. F. COTTINGHAM, MRS. A. L. BECKENDORF. SEVERINO CORDERO, LORENZO TAMAYO. QUIRICO SANTOS, DONATO AN- TONIO. J. F. JACINTO, AGATON PASCUAL. FELICIANO AMOR. Confe1'ence Memorial Service PEDRO B. CRUZ, CIRIACO INIS, ALIPIO VALDEZ. SILVESTRE B. AYSON. NICOLAS FAJARDO, RUFINO BLANCO, TIBURCIO MARQUEZ, J. F. ROJARS, CATALINO GUANSING. SANTIAGO AGUILAR, L. C. PERALTA, TOMAS DIWA, D. M. GELACIO. 7 STANDING COMMITTEES Managing Committee of the Methodist Publishing House E. S. LYONS, PAUL D. EDDY, AGATON PASCUAL. PEDRO B. CRUZ, JOSEPH CLEMENS. J. F. COTTINGHAM, C. B. PEREZ. Hospital Board: MRS. EDWIN F. LEE, DR. H. E. STAFFORD, MARY L. DEAM. MRS. WALTER ROBB, DR. PEDRO ARCILLA, F. H. STEVENS, JORGE BOCOBO. ELIZABETH M. GRENNAN, DR. REBECCA PARISH. DR. HAWTHORNE DARBY, MRS. EUGENE GILMORE, .ANNA CARSON, JOSEPH SCHMIDT, JOSE ABAD SANTOS. ALICE MAULL, BERTHA ODEE. Public Morals MELECIO DE ARMAS. E. S. LYONS. F. C. REGUALOS, MONICO DE FARALAN. JUAN MACASPAC. HILARIO TUMAMAO. REGINO MARTIN, DOMINGO CABA­ CUNGAN. AGATON PASCUAL. CANDIDO PADILLA, MARIANO L. GINES. TOMAS D1WA. CONSTANCIO MERCADO. State of the Church T. E. ALTAMERO. A. L. RYAN. AGATON PASCUAL. DR. REBECCA PARISH, VICTORIANO ALABADO. ALEJANDRO VIDAL. FELIPE REGUALOS, AMBRO­ SIO BERNARDO, MARCELINO GUTIERREZ, PEDRO TELLES. T. V. LARA, GREGORIO VERGARA. Resolutions E. S. LYONS, FRANCISCO GALVEZ, ESTANISLAO GUERRERO, ISABELO PACQmNG, CIRIACO INIS, MARY A. EVANS, P. B. CRUZ. LAUREANO MARl, PAULINO DAN AN. RICARDO DEL ROSARIO. Auditing CO'lmrdttee B. O. PETERSON, d. F. JACINTO, AGATON PASCUAL. J. F. COTTINGHAM, EUSEBIO MANUEL. Publishing Conwl,ittee A. L. BECKENDORF. J. F. COTTINGHAM. EUSEBIO MANUEL. T.E. ALTAMERO, MARCELINO GUTIERREZ, ALIPIO VALDEZ, A. L. RYAN, J. F. JACINTO, AGATON PASCUAL. L. C. PERALTA, ARCADIO DE OCERA, PEDRO B. CRUZ. Methodist Members Executive Committee of the National Ch1"istifLn Council E. S. LYONS, ARCADIO DE OeERA, A. L. BECKENDORF, CIPRIANO NAVARRO. BENITO REYES, Ex-officio: JORGE BOCOBO, EDWIN F. LEE, J. F. COTTING­ HAM. B. O. PETERSON.