The Washington times., 1895-04-18
CHURCH BOARD OF FINANCE
Distinguished Members of the A. NJ.
E. Denomination in Session.
Appropriations Made for the Metropolitan
Church Here and Plans for the
General Conference.

The twenty-third annual session OF the
A. NJ. e. Church board of finance, held
yesterday at No. 1886 Fourteenth street
northwest. received the reports of its fl
nancial secretary and treasurer, showing
the finances to be in excellent condition;
made its appropriations for the succeeding
year, transacted routine business, and ad
journed to meet in Wilmington, N. c., on
the Thursday preceding the first Monday
in May. 1896, the latter being the date
fixed for the meeting of the general con
ference.
The reports exhibited the collections
for the past three years to be $32 600
i'll excess of the preceding three years.
The aggregate for the past year just closed
being $S6 ,0O0. Contrasted with the record
$of the preceding year, this was noted by
Bishop Arnett as a most gratifying in
crease, and he commented upon the fact
that the hard times seemed to have had no
depressing effect upon the finances of the
church.
The board met at 10 O'Clock a. m, with
Bishop a. W. Waymau inthe chair. There
were present o [ the membership, Bishop a.
Grant, OF Atlanta, Ga; Bishop B. w. Ar
nett, president of the general educational
board, WilberforCe, Ohio; Rev. NJ NJ.
Moore, secretary of the hoard, Orlando,
Florida; Rev c. W. Prestoil ST. Louis Mo:
Rev. l.. K. Nichols, Charleston, 5. c.; Rev.
j. NJ. Turner, Lexington, Ky; Rev. j. II.
Collett. Baltimore, Md; Rev c. 7. shaf-
fer, of Philadelphia, Pa; REV. J T. Jenifer,
of this city; Rev. s. H. Robertson, of
Atlanta, Ga; Prof. j. p 'Shdrter, Wnber-
force. Ohio; Prof. H. II. Cox, Cotton Gin,
Texas, and Rev. j. H. Armstrong, OF this
city, financial secretary and treasurer.
The board supports pay roll amounting
to S27, ,T5O annually Any surplus that
remains from the annual receipts is at once
appropriated to educational purposes, and
the sum OF SO, 900 was APPROPRIATED this
year. y fund is set aside also for deserving
widows and orphans and superannuated
preachers.
Among the appropriationsofth this year, was
an item OF S2,720 in aid Of the Metropolitan
A. NJ. L. Church on NJ street north west, pay
abiein December next. appropriation OF
So, ,l64 wasmade, also, ,topayoff mortgage
upon the A. NJ. +. book concern, located in
Philadelphia, and the financial secretary was
instructed to expend a sum sufficient to put
the headquarters office on Fourteenth street
inthoroughly good repair
The board adopted plans for the enter
tainment OF the general conference in 1896,
at Wilmington, NC.
A resolution was adopted expressing the
thanks of the board to DR.. Armstrong for his
able management of its financial affairs
during his incumbency OF the office he holds.
The board represents the fiftytwo con-
ferences in this ana foreign countries, there
being twelve divisions formed, the twelfth
embracing, besides the State of Michigan,
Ontario, Nova Scotia, Bermuda, Sierra
Leone, and Demerara conferences, and is
represented by Rev. j. J. O'Bannon, OF
Hamilton, Ontario.
The revenue is mainaly derived from
dollar contributions, that sum being re-
quested annually from each member in good
standing in the church throughoutthe world.
The board of finance embraces in its men,
bershp some of the ablest and the most dis
tinguished men of the church, one of whom,
Bishop Arnett, having numerous interests in
his keeping, one being the presidency of
the board OF trustees of Wilberforce Uni
versity. He was once a teacher in the
Washington City public schools. Besides
himself, there were two bishopsin attendance
yesterday, one of whom was the venerable
Bishop Wayman, the presiding officer. The
fourt hbishop solding membership in the
board is Dr. Turner, who has just started
to Siberia to preside over the Sierra Leone
conference.