THE MINUTES « OF THE » INDIAN MISSION OF OKLAHOMA THE METHODIST CHURCH Sixth Annual Session After Declaration of Union Twenty-Sixth Session Since Present Organization Centennial Anniversary of Oklahoma Methodism, first organized among the Indians of the Indian Territory, at Riley's Chapel, near what is now Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1844 HELD AT SALT CREEK CHURCH NEAR HOLDENVILE, OKLAHOMA 1944-1945 r-gv Mm«!i**«»fg»gM*iu.=*3dferjj u HOFFMAN-SPEED PRINTING CO., MUSKOGEE, OKLA. THE MINUTES OF THE INDIAN MISSION OF OKLAHOMA THE METHODIST CHURCH + HELD AT SALT CREEK CHURCH NEAR HOLDENVILLE, OKLAHOMA SEPTEMBER 14-17, 1944 PASTOR HOST: THE REVEREND LUNA E. DUNSON Next Session to be Held at Springfield Church in the Creek Nation, Eight Miles Southeast of Okemah, Oklahoma WILLIAM U. WITT, Muskogee, Oklahoma, Editor BISHOP W. ANGIE SMITH 4 INDIAN MISSION OFFICERS OF THE INDIAN MISSION OF OKLAHOMA President Bishop W. Angie Smith, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Superintendent _William U. Witt, Muskogee, Oklahoma Secretary Gabriel R. John, Broken Bow, Oklahoma Treasurer Newman Long, Route 1, Holdenville, Oklahoma Superintendent, Methodist Home H H. Allen, Tahlequah, Oklahoma Superintendent, Methodist Assembly Sam Yancey, Fayetteville, Arkansas District Statistical Secretaries Eastern Benson Wallace, Route 2, Whitesboro, Oklahoma Central George Long, Route 5, Holdenville, Oklahoma Western Lee Motah, Star Route, Lawton, Oklahoma District Directors of Christian Education Eastern : Mrs. Johnson W. Bobb, Hugo, Oklahoma Central Mrs. Cora Derrisaw, 1308 North Collins, Okmulgee, Oklahoma Mrs. Rulison Haynie, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Western Linn Pauahty, Route 4, Ponca City, Oklahoma District Directors of Adult Work Eastern Kennedy Myers, Route 1, Idabel, Oklahoma Central James Burgess, Route 1, Henryetta, Oklahoma Western Conrad Mausape, Route 3, Carnegie, Oklahoma District Directors of Youth Work Eastern.. Mrs. R. P. Tims, Atoka, Oklahoma Central.. Fred Skeeter, 640 North Denver, Tulsa, Oklahoma Western.. Virginia Sahmaunt, Star Route, Lawton, Oklahoma District Directors of Children's Work Eastern- .Mrs. Gabriel R. John, Broken Bow, Oklahoma CentraL-. ..Mrs. Eliza Wolf, 601 North Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Oklahoma Western-. Mrs. Alice Horse, Route 3, Carnegie, Oklahoma Mission Officers of Methodist Youth Fellowship President ..Wayne Cook, Okemah, Oklahoma Vice-President Robert Pinezaddleby, East Central College, Ada, Oklahoma Treasurer Oliver Neal, Jr., 927 East 9th, Ada, Oklahoma Commissions: Worship and Evangelism.- Evangeline Bobb, Goodland School, Hugo, Oklahoma World Friendship Betty Ruth Deere, Holdenville, Oklahoma Community Service Irene Yeaquoh, Star Route, Lawton, Oklahoma Recreation and Leisure Okema Boudinot, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Advisors Mrs. Rulison Haynie, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Mrs. Marcellus Williams, Okemah, Oklahoma Officers of Woman's Society of Christian Service President ..Mrs. Johnson W. Bobb, Route, Hugo, Oklahoma Vice-President. Mrs. Linn Pauahty, Route 4, Ponca City, Oklahoma Corresponding Secretary.. Mrs. Ted Ware, Anadarko, Oklahoma Recording Secretary Miss Rachel Rose Lowe, Wetumka, Oklahoma Treasurer . Miss Molly Dunson, Okemah, Oklahoma Christian Social Relations Mrs. Ethel Williams, Finley, Oklahoma Missionary Education Mrs. Newman Long, Route 1, Holdenville, Oklahoma Youth Work Mrs. Waddell Cook, Okemah, Oklahoma INDIAN MISSION 5 Children's Work Mrs. Stella Deer, Route, Holdenville, Oklahoma Literature and Publications..-Miss Sarah Quoetone, Star Route, Lawton, Oklahoma Spiritual Life Mrs. William Murphy, Idabel, Oklahoma District Secretaries of the W.S.C.S. Eastern Mrs. Louisa Tims, Route 1, Fort Towson, Oklahoma Central Mrs. Josephine Sarty, Coweta, Oklahoma Western Mrs. Emma Kauyedauty, Route 4, Anadarko, Oklahoma Officers of the Oklahoma Conference. W.S.C.S. President, East Oklahoma Conference, W.S.C.S Mrs. W. W. Milam Chelsea, Oklahoma President, West Oklahoma Conference, W.S.C.S Mrs. Earl Foster 821 N. W. 41st., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Interested Officers of the Boards of Christian Education of the East Oklahoma and the West Oklahoma Annual Conferences The Rev. Sam W. Franklin, Executive Secretary Muskogee, Oklahoma The Rev. Golden F. Shook, Executive Secretary Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1901 Northeast Douglas Dr. Paul Womeldorf, Jurisdictional Executive Secretary....Oklahoma City, Okla. General Secretaries Board of Mission and Church Extension—Home Division— Dr. Charles W. Lokey, Executive Secretary. Dr. A. J. Walton, Secretary of Town and Country Work. Dr. A. H. Rapking, Associate Secretary, Town arid Country Work. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York Woman's Division Home Division, Board of Missions and Church Extension-—• Mrs. J. D. Braggs, President of Woman's Division, 2666 A. Montana, St. Louis, Mo. Miss Roreen Dunn, Executive Secretary, Bureau of Town and Country ' Work, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York. Board of Christian Education, General Secretaries Dr. John Q. Chisler and Dr. Fisher Simpson, 810 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn. Board of Church Extension, Division Dr. W. V. Cropper and Dr. B. P. Murphy, 1115 Fourth Avenue, Louisville, Ky. Editors of Church Periodicals Christian Advocate Dr. Roy L. Smith, 740 Rush Street, Chicago, 111. Southwestern Advocate Dr. H. M. Whaling, Jr., 1910 Main Street, Dallas, Tex. The World Outlook Dr. Elmer T. Clark and Miss Dorothy McConnell 150 Fifth Avenue, New York 11, N. Y. The Methodist Woman... Miss Betty Brittingham, 420 Plum St., Cincinnati, Ohio Methodist Publishing Houses The Methodist Publishing House . 1910 Main Street, Dallas, Texas The Methodist Publishing House Kansas City, Mo. The Methodist Publishing House 810 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn. INDIAN MISSION 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. 2. The Treasurer of the Indian Mission shall be required to give bond with some reputable surety company in the sum equal to twice the amount of annual assessment for General Work, that the said bond be deposited with the General Superintendent. 3. All pastoral reports shall be made ready for filing with the Mission on the first day of each Annual Session, the same to be in the hands of the Statis- ical Secretary by noon of the second day when the Statistical blanks shall be closed for the year. 4. All fractions of a dollar shall be omitted in financial reports to the Indian Mission. Fractions less than fifty cents shall be omitted, while fractions of more than fifty cents shall be reported as a dollar. 5. The District Superintendents are ex-officio members of the Board of Finance and Board of Christian Education of the Mission. The District Superintendents, the District Missionary Secretaries, and the District Secretaries of the Woman's Society of Christian Service are ex- officio members of the Board of Missions. THE APPORTIONMENT FOR GENERAL WORK Eastern District #515.00 Central District 200.00 Western District . 100.00 (Note: The new apportionment has not been handed down.) BOUNDARY OF THE MISSION Paragraph 1510 of the Discipline: "The Indian Mission shall include the distinctively Indian Pastoral Charges and Missions of Oklahoma." INDIAN MISSION CLERICAL MEMBERS OF THE INDIAN MISSION OF OKLAHOMA EASTERN DISTRICT Aaron, John, L. D., Route 1, Garvin Jefferson, Jacob, L. D., Swink Aaron, Alexander, L. P., Spencerville Jesse, Gustin, L. P., Broken Bow Alexander, Watt, L. P., Allen John, Gabriel, L. P., Broken Bow Baker, John J., L. D., Route 2, Lewis, William, L. P., Glover Benningston. Loman, Sam Well, L. P., Broken Bow Barnes, Robert J., L. P., Bennington Maytubby, Hagan M., L. D., Mill Creek Brandy, L. H, L. E., Broken Bow McElroy, Jeff J., L. D., Heavener Brown, Jerome, L. D., Rt. 2, Allen Meshaya, James, L. D., Finley Brown, A. D., L. P., Rt. 1, McCurtain Miller, Davis D., L. D., Antlers Burris, Joe H, L. P., Kingston Myers, Kennedy W., L. D., Idabel Columbus, Byars, E., Hugo Neal, Oliver, Jr., L. P., Ravia Cooper, Allen, L. P., Snow Parish, Elias, L. P., Darwin. Coss, James, L. D., Milburn Peter, Alexander Simon, L. E. Edwards, James, L. D., Whitesboro Route 3, Caddo Finley, Abner, L. P., Centrahoma Peter, Harvey, L. E., Fillmore Folsom, Israel, L. P., Talihina Perkins, Noah W., L. E., Caney Franklin, Harkin, L. P., Glover Pope, Noel, L. P., Quinton Frazier, Andy, L. P., Centrahoma Robert, Henry, L. P., Route 1, Garland, Denver, L. P., Route 2, Bennington Stonewall Thomas, P. J., L. D., Route 1, Idabel Graham, Thomas, L. P., Whitesboro Thomas, Mose, L. P., Route 1, Idabel Greenwood, Jesse J., L. E. Tishomingo Tims, Edgar, L. P., Route 2, Haikonnobbi, Wellington, L. P,, Bennington Route 1, Idabel Tushka, Levi W., L. D., Eagletown Humes, Jesse J., L. P., Route 1, Washington, Joseph M., L. P., Stonewall North McAIester Jacob, Nelson A., L. D., Caney Wilson, Raymond, L. P., Broken Bow Jacob, Robert, L. P., Broken Bow Wallace, Benson, Route, Whitesboro James, Wash, L. P., Troy The following Chickasaw Ministers are included in the above list of Choctaw Ministers: A. D. Brown Jesse J. Humes Jerome Brown Hagan Maytubby Joe H. Burris Oliver Neal, Jr. Byars Columbus Haivey Peter James Coss Wash James Jesse J. Greenwood INDIAN MISSION CENTRAL DISTRICT Bell, Austin, L. D., Box 275, Bristow Harjo, Lilla, L. E., Route 3, Bell, Jasper, L. P., 1404 N. Griffin, Holdenville Okmulgee Haynes, Samuel J., L. E., Route 1, Berryhill, Joseph, L. P., Route 1, Okmulgee Henryetta Hill, Tony, L. E., 207 North Kimberly, Bible, David, L. P., Route 3, Shawnee Broken Arrow Johnson, Ben, L. P., Route 3> Bird, Moses, L. P., Route 1, Henryetta Seminole Bruner, Edward, L. D., Route 2, King, Robert, L. E., Pierce, Box 211 A, Okmulgee Lewis, Thomas, L. P., Seminole Bruner, Richard, L. D., Barber Little, Bud, L. D., Route 3, Seminole Bruner, Tony, L. P., Route 2, Long, George, L. D., Route 5, Box 212A, Okmulgee Holdenville Burgess, James, L. P., Route 1, Long, Newman, L. E., Route 1, Henryetta Holdenville Campbell, Carolina, L. D., Route 3, Lowe, John H., L. E., Box 476, Stroud Wetumka Chalakee, John, L.