, 1876-05-07

misuoas and ths fsstsza&s AslAsatse h ~ ahovs-
named Conferences TO mako sPec.al rsporh. Wshsva
tnsstoEs rafsrred 70 thsss ssFs!oss tn s hE4sfask
We HAVE AL. xExx FaEax17
q the ahtuA meetings. Of tbs 0ensr1l Has;oaxry
country It the uine OF vts 70 our foredan i.siona
Most OF u hay6 been pfetsf u tbs annual meetings
of tbs General Committee on Church Eztenaion 4
few of our number BY Of tbs pfezure II other
duttas ha9s besn absent from sons ct these ossnsa
CHARTER8-
Tho list General Conference instructed tbs Bishopa
to procure now chartors for tho Missionary sunday-
achooa and Tract Bocietes. Containing cortan spec
fed principles and provtaons~ We applied to Judges
F.nsher snd Reynolda, and Chancellor Emyon daft
charters conformable to thoss instructions; which
service they choerfulJ performed The Leg1sla.nrs
Of NeT York granted tho charters tn tho form sub.
tted to It and these several societies hAye otauzed
and .Fe now acting under these charters
nc were also instructed to charter for tho
Church Extension Society, containing like principles
ahd r6@tsons but before tbs forms prepared by
the counsel sAect<d the managers Of tho Church Ex.
tension Society applied for and rsceived . charter
from ths LegalatuIa II rennaytvania- This charter
did noe contain Ill the provisions which tho General
Confeteane directed, but plsced the Board wholly
under the control OF thu General Coufarencs ut its
b. no autaeonisn tas Bi.hops did ios dse Tss to
take further action.
THE Address.
Following Is the address submitted by th,s
Bishop:
In pursuance of tho sction Of tha last aeusr Con-
pare and rep6 70 this body suenct Gods Of eocfest-
2stfcal tuFtsprudcucs and procedure Ths Commission
oonArts Of tho RsT John Wiley, D. d. the Ray. John
B. Wentworth, D. D.. the Rev. r. c. Holiday, D. D.,
the Hon William Lawrence, thu Hon. L. J. Critchfe1d,
and the Hon. G. @. Reyuplds: The Bishops ware
Quested BY the General confreuce c1 1879 to appoint
IN each 6tate and Territory legal adviser for the
Board OF Church Extension, which appointments wera
duly made and reported to The Secretary of the Boutd
Ihs Gsneral Conference Of 1917 resolved to appoint
delegation consisting Of two ministers and
q. ths Methodist Episcopal Church to tie
General 0onfsranoe Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church 8outh 1t tts naxt ensuing session, and
by further action sufhorzad tbs Bishops TO sppoint
tbs said delegation: aad III pursuance Of shts suhor
~ appointed ths Raw. A. s. Hunt, D. p, tbs Rev
c. r. Fowler. D. D. and Gen. Clinton y. Fisk ~ tho
delegates, Tho brethren Waited the General Confer
OF that Church vt it1 session in LouisvEsy Ky
in May, 1874. Their reception Aod treatment wera
truly fraterna and thu da!egstos Will In dus tins To-
port to this body.
OUR FOREIGN MISSIONARY WORK
hAa continued 10 have natural and healthy growth In
tho fields occupied be{oro the LIST General Conferences
and, in accordance v p1Ans then exating important
and encouraging missions have been Planted In Japan
and Mexico. larger 4numta5 of missionaries have
consequently bean required aud se1t cut: A. tho re-
cent missionary contributions have beex tH}urfuusy
affected By the financial condition Of the country, 1t
has been found necessary to urta expenditures In III
other departments Of tho work We think that th1s
has been done with good Judgment BY the General
Committee and the Board, but not
to the missions. The present Indebtedness Of the So
cety judge to be subject Of sufficient Importance
to call your special consideration.
Tbs present aggregate OF SundAT-school statistics IL