New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-17
UORK OF THE METHODIST PUBLISHEHS'
REPORTS PRESENTED At THE FINAL Shs'ioN'
a.. THE BOOK CoMMITTEE-A FAVORABLE
HAND.

prpoprc pprsFvTED At THE FINAL SESSIONS
o., THE BOOK coMMITTEE-A FAVORABLE
SHOWING on EVERY HAND
rAo poo, Committee OF the Methodist Episcopal
Chrrch concluded It's work on Friday afternoon d.
,ha Nethodis, Book Concern In this city ihere
has been no previous meeting OF THIS coi"i"''
SO fruitful OF results. hard tiihes III
circles have prevailed distress mas eAiS'e' 80
,ybere hut the contributions to the various pup
ushinr interests OF the Church nave peei p.'
sis. emily and really enthusiastically sustained
Methodist church is according 20 the views en-
messed by those dominant within H. an ass' u,
Quantity in religious reform Inc 'ea'e'' " ~
church believe that they have me respect VI "'
only communities but Governments. ana they "s
"a commend their work to the approval OF ci''zenS
-. an .rood. The work OF the committee IN the
,, ,.oos has dealt largely with the publcaton
features associated with the MetAodst 'hurc"
work. ,,. n,
Tho rcpovt of the Committee on Reports o.
,ca,,s NJ publication Houses set forth that the
valuation OF real estate is s.5l3cS} ST. being an III
crease during the year OF Sln'S NJ vi inns sum.
s39 900 was expended on the building AT Cnc'hha''
and $50 59s 81 the property at flttspurs' vi I'M"
latter sum s.55i IS remains as an indeptedhesS'
Regarding property In Chicago. tho recomme"oa-
ito, was made that the Western agents and the
Ioca, Committee al Cincinnati should CONSIDER
the propriety OF erecting building from fund
drawn from the proceeds OF the sale OF property
I'm CHICAGO al the largely increased Variation me
committee also reported that the repositories al
Boston Plttsburg Chicago and 81 Louis nave
returned during the year. fair remuneration
for the capital invested. The repositories ri San
Francisco and Detroit have realized only small
margin beyond expenses. The subscription depart
ment reported a large and growing business with
the assurance that the prospec; OF increased SAFES
for the coming year was most 'ncoufas''s' inv
reports OF the agents show that Gales have aggte,
gated during the year the sum OF H,ssi.Sz. o. an"
that a profit has been realized OF slss.5oi -
The Rev Franz l.. Nagler was elected fdltoi OF,
"Haus and Herd ana German SUNDAY -schoo'
books and tracts, successor 10 the rev 1T.
Henry lIebhart. who was recently killed. III Il
railway accident The Rev. Dr. }. W; Shahk Was
approved as the Editor OF The Omaha CHRISTIAN
Advocate. -. ...x,,,. a..
on account OF the indsposition OF the committee
TO give out much Information win reference W
the convocation the names OF those parucIpatils
nave not been printed. The committee was eicc,cI
bv the last General Conference ~ ~" 'hurch, Ior
The nuadrennial term. These are the names o.
those Who qualified members OF the meeting
The Rev Drs \. +. Chase. \. J. Palmer; !; -.
OueaI T. j. Gray. W. +. Whtock j.. T. Nlis9r.
VI l. Head j. 4. Creighton. y y chamberlain.
" r. r. duncan and from the iaymen. clement
Studebaker. r. -. sweet. y: \. SAFER JustuS
Greeley william Hoyt. f.. y futile. II, J." fancher'
r. T. Miller, Richard iymond and ). " oamoie