Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-17

Individual account due. ... S1,424 81
Furniture, desks, tables, etc.,. 1905 90
Cash on hand. 120 81
Total. .s278,93S 90
LIABILITIES.
Bills payable. .....S4i, 1U3 30
Individual acct due 7,497 36-$49,20l 81
Balance cue. ...........s.... SZz5,ioO 10
Balance July l, 1871. 2l6,547 90
Net gain. ..................S 13,lo9 70
The report was referred to the Commit
tee on Books and Periodicals.
The report of the Missionary Board
exhibited an encouraging state of affairs in
that field. There are over six hundred
thousand members Of the Methodist
Church in the State, whose contributions
to the Missionary fund during the year
ending in June, 1871, amounted to $751;
6T5.6l, against SOC, 105.SS for the year
ending June, 1872. The Secretary
thought the contributions should amount
to 100000 per anuum, or fifty cents for
each member.
The report was referred to the Mission
airy Board.
JOINT BOARD OE t1NANGEs
The following named were selected as
Joint Board of Finance for McKendree
District:
Clergymen-W. D. F. Sawrie, Chair
man; Joseph J. Pitts, ". B. Lowery, S.
NJ. Cherry, George ". Anderson, j. B.
Anderson, John Sherrell, D. 81. Merryman,
A. W. Smith, A. F. Laurence, W. A. Turn
er, j. II. Reynolds, Z. +. Shapard, D. G.
Miles. LAYMEN.
JIM. Sharpe, w. F, Holder, A. E. B.
Christian, T. B. Miles, A. L. Conner, G.
D. Buckner, J. NJ. Lonell, D. T. Rey-
nolds, E. D. Patterson, W. L. j. Wilkes,
T. G. Pointer, Thomas Nesbett, r. d.
Pickering, J. w. Franklin, B. q. billiard.
PRESIDING ELDERS REPORT.
The Presiding Elders, after an hours
absence, presented the following as their
report of selections for the standing COM
mittees:
Sunday Schools-Wm. Mccarthy, B.
r. McChain, j. II. Henry, John Chilcut,
J. c. Putnam, r. E. Frares, r. NJ. Wood
ward, &. p. Ganswsy, Alonson Brown,
W. II. Wilkes, J. B. Allison, F. NJ. Miller,
W. II. Ne.belt, T. o. T8rpley.
Church Property.-Garret w. Martin,
B. NJ. Stephens, j. w. Franklin, T. Byrne,
W. S. Massie, j. 81. Nichol, j. B. Ander-
son, r. L. III. Lamer, w. r. Webb, n.
Hagrsn, Z. T. Hart, G. B. Hliard, r. W..
Haggort, II. S. LedbetteF.
Public Worship. n. Hammer, D.
G. Kelley, r. A. Young, n. Z. Brown.
Books aud Periodicals. - L. B. Fish
er, d. C. Miles, II. L. Booth, w. n. Moore,
w. S. Batey r. 2. Gray, J. II. Richardson,
(t,lr,.,-. TIOctau
T. G. Painter, Henry Pickering, B. w.
Goodrich, W. d. Cherry.
Education-J. ". Hill, J. R. Plummer,
d. II. Campbell, A. J. Ford, Van Shapard,
J. It. Cannon, j. Y. Gill, q. P. Jackson,
E. d. Patterson, J. A. Orman, A, F. Law
renee, w. T. Dye, T. j. Duncan, A. F. Me-
! guar.
Statistics-J. N. Sharp, A. B. G. Dicker-
son, Jas. Dyer, G. D. Byron, John Parsley
G. w. Byrum, W. B. Lowery, r. l.. Nc.
| Cord, w. Wicher, Jasper Nichol, W. Doss
P. t. Martin, T. II. Hinson, II. L. Coving
ton. The report was adopted.
CHLDREN,s GREETING.
Notice being given of the children's greet
| ing to the Tennessee Annual Conference
| by giving Sunday-school concert at TuliI
street church, Edgefeld, last night, DR.
| Green said that the children would be very
much disappointed if there was not large
attendance of mil listers, and hoped as many
as could arrange their business so as to b
present would do so, as he was convinced
they would be fully compensated for so do
ing.
| GENEROUS OFFERS
| from the Superintendent of the House o
Representatives and from the officers o
the Elm Street Church, placing thos'
buildings at The disposal of the Conference
if the members chose to occupy them, wer,
read.
On motion of DR.. Green avote of thank
was returned for these kind offers, and
resolution adopted by which it was decides
to hold the sessions of the Conference il
McKendree church.
After the chairmen of the various com
mittees had notified their respective com
mittees that meeting of each would b
held in the church in the afternoon, and al
announcement that Rev. S. E. Whittier
would preach in the evening, the Confer
ence adjourned to meet this morning a
half past eight O'Clock.
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