The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-09

[Signed]
J. W. WALLER, |. N. THOMPSON,
" q SMITH, ia WHITTED,
!. f. MCCANN, HAYDEN HAYS,
W. A CoRNTLIUs.
After short speeches, of some
warmth, by ". c. Smith and William |
McGinuis, on motion of B E Raw
ings. the resolutions we're referred to
l Committee on Lay Delegation,
which was appointed as follows:
Dr.. Cuyrus Mutt, Indianapolis Dis
trict: Aaron Turner, Spencer Dis
trict; +. A. Heuring, Vincennes Dis
trict; Hayden Hays, Evansville Dis
trict; w. T. Erwin, Rockport Dis
trct; James Hill, New albany Dis
triet, and w. V. Daniels, Mitchell
District.
The Secretary then read the follow
iag circular letters:
iStsadGg School linton Of the Methodist Eg1js-
copaE Church-Abs,rotct OF Report, 1868.
Fathers AND BRETHREN: The fol-
lowing table shows the condition and
progress of our Sunday School work
in 1868, as reported BY the Sunday
School Committee TO the Union:
Total Schools for 1868, 1904;
officers and teachers, 19l 1863; scholars,
l, 165, 914 volumes IN library, 2,749,
SAT; number of conversions, Il, 7O8.
Increase of Schools for the year,
742; officers and teachers, 1854;
scholars, g, 3S9; volumes in library,
11.813: number of conversions, 10 ABS
The Union is still in debt. Conse-
quently, we are unable to meet the
demands which are made upon Us by
the rapid growth Of the country, and
the opening of new fields of labor,
especially in the South and West.
We regret and wonder that IN so
many Of our charges no collections
are reported In behalf of the Sunday
School Union In the Genera Min
utes of 1868, 6,7S2 charges are report
ed in the several Annual Conferences.
Out Of these, 2 965 took no Sunday
School Union collection. The last
General Conference passed a resOlu
ton calling upon the Churches to
give literally to this department of
the work. Permit US to urge the
members of this Conference to take
up the Annual Collection for the Sun
day School Union in every coDgrega-
ton Ii is better to do this even II
the report of the same to the Union
be accompanied by an application fol
aid.
The Sunday Schooi Journal has
reached a circulation of $1,000, az
increase since June / 1868, Of 1000
The work of the Sunday School
Union is divided into four depart
ments, each under the direction Of an
efficient committee:
l. The Department of BenevOlence
2. The Department Of Publication
3. The Department of Instruction
4. The Department OF Statistics.
We call your special attention tc
/ the forthcoming annual report Of thI
Union, in which the work of the sew
eral departments will be fully pre-
scented.
In behalfof the Board of Managers
j II. VINCENT, Cor Sec'y.
1 Circular 10 me Tract Society Of the Methods
| EpiSe0pdt Church, 1862
FATHERS AND Brethren: The re-
ceipts of the Tract Society in 1865
were SD, $50 Al, an increase O
81 ,773 % over the income of 1861
The expenditures were $1S, SCI 81. Oh
81 ,2S1 40 over those Of 1867.
The circulation Of the Good News
averaged 62, $50 copies, which is 3 Sos
above the average OF 1861.
or tract pages there have been c +.
culated as follows:
| Pages of I2mo. tracts at home ......... 6776 0l
| Pages of iacts in 74q,5O0 numbers
of " COED News, q 49, q (
| limo. tract pages ia Germany......, 2,767, lS'
10. CilHa..-.-........' l,ooo,io2'
I
Total plumber Of tract pages circu-
81
increase over lass etsf.-........-... o.81Ss 0l
Over fifty new tracts have beer
| edited and are in course Of publica
ton. They have been substituted fol
tracts which were either obsolete Of
unstable. Our tract list is now re
arranged and newly classified. The
tracts will be brought out under then
new classification as early as tbs
change can be effected In the printing
and distributing departments. Three
valuable books have also been added
TO our list of tract books, and ninety
SIX Leaflets for Letters are il
course of publication. A Tract
Manual is going through the press
The Board has recently adopted a
plan of colportage by which six col
porteurs will be put into the field for
the purpose Of xperimenting on the
prae;icability of giving more extensive
circulation to our books by such
agencies.
The attention ofyour Committee on
the Tract Cause, and Of the entire
Conference, is respectfully invited to
the synopsis on the opposite page
DANIEL WISE, Cor. Sec'y.
Sunday School DepartnseAt.-Twen.
ty-four books have been added to our
Sunday School libraries the past year,
most Of them for the higher depart
ments The Sltnday A'chool AdUo-
cate attained a circulation of 800 .000
copies, az increase of TO. 800 over the
maximum of last year. d. W.
The following ministers were then
appointed a Committee on
THE STATE OF THE CHURCH:
". G Smith, L. johnson, j NJ
Greene, j L. McCann, r. l.. Cush
man, r. w Patterson, d. Schwartz.
On motion. j Il. Brant was con
tinued Treasurer of the Conference
Missionary Society. Samuel w. Me
Naughton was appointed Treasurer
OF the sunday School Society In place
Of John Cippipger, Acting Secretary
James Hill to receive collections FOR
the Church Extension Society, and
Elias Gaskins Treasurer Of the Tract
Society.
On motion Of James Hill. II was
ordered that the announcements here
after be made by districts.
After singing the Doxology the
benedictlon was pronounced, and the
Conierenc adjourned TO meet at
o'clock
Commune ited.
LAY DELEGATION.