Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-28
YEARLY MEETING.
ASSIGNMENTS FOR TO.
MORROW.
Reports of Committees.
The Proposed Yearly
Meeting at Marion.
etc.

TIE general superintends 1T ape
evangelistic and pastoral conn lit =.
reported they had met four ii ne,
Stree las -cariv meeting and y,rs,,s,.
fully considered the various phases
of the work in the different fields.
They have kept in close touch with
the ministers, workers and meetings.
There has been difficulty in many
places in arranging the membership
to gent raj interest, and the work
was hindered in many places by
sickness; but the general condition
was good. The reports from the
quarterly meetings summarized give
the following figures for the entire
body:
Number of series of meetings held,
1876.
Number of meetings where no
series were held, Is.
Number of professed conversions,
72l.
Number of persons converted al
ready members, 1S7.
Number of applications for mem
bership with Friends, 40.
Number OF meetings under regu-
lar pastoral care, 81.
Number of meetings without regu-
lar pastors. %.
Number of ministers giving their
entire time as pastors. Al.
Number of ministers receiving
some support as pastors, 81.
Number of ministers able for active
service, 161.
Number of persons giving evidence
to cali of ministry: 33 men, % wo-
men-total 90.
Number of meeting houses built, l,
at cost of 81 ,120.
Number of meeting houses i'm
proved, %, at cost ST 81, $40.
Number of mission stations kept
up, IL.
Whole amount of money paid for
evangelistic work, not including
amount paid by the yearly meeting
Money expended in the pastoral
work, not including amount paid by
the yearly meeting committee, Sl4,-
449 90
Signed by Enos Harvey, Eliza w.
Hiatt and Joseph o. Binford.
The committee united in asking for
an appropriation of 81 500 to assist
in carving on the work OF the
ensuing wear. Joseph 0. Binford is
proposed for superintendent the en-
suing year. The financial statement
is as follows Balance on hand.
S5l.7S: received from c. G., Carpan
ter. treasurer, 81, 439 80; total, 81,
491 81. Expended for evangeistic
work. $3.50; for pastoral work, 81,
5l4 80: for salary of superintendent,
nf y n
and treasurer. 81. go; for travelling
expenses of committee, S27-15; total,
s2I13 % Balance on hand, SIS. 81.
The report was adopted by the meet
ing. Mr. Binford was made super
intendent and the appropriation
asked was referred to the delegates.
The application for new yearly
meeting to be held at Marion or
near there came up, to be known as
Marion yearly meeting to include the
meetings of Marion, Paramount ano
Wabash quarterly meetings. The
dates for holding the same to &c
Fourth day before the fourth First
dav in the Eighth month.
Timothy Nicholson proposed com
mittee for the yearly meeting be al
Doiuted to confer with the commit
tee from the quarterly meetings con
cerned and report at some subse
auent occasion.
Ii was decided to appoint com
mittee to propose names for a com
mittee to visit the quarterly meet
iugs and bring the matter up at th'
yearly meeting of next year. JOSEPH
o Binford, Joseph f
Hunt, Stephen Q. Bogue
s Ia Stafford, Hannah I. Francisco
Alice Burgman. Irene Beard, Ed
ward Timberlake, Nancy Wright
Louisa Wickersham, Frank c. Stan
lev. Eli JAY, Mahala jay, Mary Davis
Margaret Hosier, Joseph c. Cox
Robert B. Henley, Elwood Scott
Wm. Mills, Elizabeth b. Bailey, Ir;
C. Johnson.
The movement for this yearl
meeting first appeared SO years age
was brought up again p years ag
aud again four years ago. here
considerable feeling in the matter
the quarterly meetings appearing {
be united in the demand and thi
yearly meeting being divided on th
subject.
The statistical report of the year,
meeting shows a membership OF 20
2s4. a loss OF $50 in the year past
OF this membership 13, sos are adult
and cole minors; 9,232 are male
and 10. 392 females. The minister
are 2o1 in number. There are il
members in college and 24l al
teachers
The meeting last evening wz
largely attended and interest seen
10 be growing in the evening Sc