The colored American., 1903-08-22

~ - W" ~ hCII, pOsO9OZf, increase,
$52S-36. Fourth District, Bishop A.
Grant, $7,146.77; increase, $1,20S23.
Fifth District, Bishop c. It. Shaffer,
$8,262. 2.46; increase, $5O2.56. Sixth
District, Bishop H. M Turner, $1S,-
2S3.S7; increase, $4O665. Seventh
District, Bishop w. J. Gaines, $22,-
437.57; increase, $1,S7475. Eighth
District, Bishop Evans Tyree $21, ,529.-
30; increase, $4,341.64. Ninth Dis
trict, Bishop B. T. Tanner, $6,590.77;
increase, $426.70. Tenth District,
Bishop M. B. Salter, $7,6O1.78; in
crease, S1,075.32. EIey enth District,
Bishop ]. A. Handy, S1O,673.51; in
crease, $1,075.32. Eleventh District,
Bishop c. S. Smith-Puget Sound, SUI
perintended by Bishop c.. T. Shaffer,
Ontario superintended by Bishop. A.
Grant, S673.53; increase, $S73. Thir-
teenth District, Bishop NJ M. Moore
west coast Africa superintended by
Bishop G. T. Shaffer, Louisiana super
intended by Bishop C. S. Smith, $4,-
724.81; increase, $3O4.43 Fourteenth
District Bishop L. ]. Coppin, $2,422.-
40; increase $1,114.30. Grand total
$139,990.33; total increase ON all dis
tricts, $12S14.10.
Total amount of dollar money first fis-
cal year, 1901, $11S,750.97; total
amount of dollar money second fiscal
year, 1902, $120 627.23; total amount
of dollar money third fiscal year,
1923, $139,99O.33. Total amount
raised during the triennium, $379,-
36S.53; total increase over last fiscal
year, $19,263.1O.
Remembering however, the praise be-
longs to our Heavenly Father and the
credit to our good bishops, general of
ficers, untiring presiding elders, faith
full pastors and lOyaI laVmen
l am very anxious to reach the
standard set by my predecessor, the
| lamented Rev. A p Hubbard d. D.;
therefore l appeal to you to double
your efforts this year as never before.
Let us so conduct the affairs of the
church and convince mankind every
where that the A. M. E. Church is a
perfect form of government in all its
ramifications. 1 am largely depending
upon you in this matter. Don't put off
collecting your dollar money-''there
is danger in delay" Remember the
coal strike, rains of last fall and win
ter together with the overflow in the
| Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi val
leys, and the great drought that pre-
vailed thereafter in those sections.
Praying Gods blessings upon your
| efforts, l am, Yours faithfully.
E. w. HAMPTON, F. S.
| Washington, d. c., April Is, 1903
Mr.. Chairman: We your committee
appointed to audit accounts of the fl
nancial secretary, beg to report that
we have carefully compared his re-
port with books, vouchers checks,
| stubs, letters, ETC., and find his report
to be accurate in every detail. We
also find that he has the most modern
equipments for thorough business and
his methods of bookkeeping and of
transacting business are very excel
! lent. He has introduced many i'm
| prOVementS in business methods
among which is a system of regularly
paying salaries by the month and thus
allowing none to be ahead while 9TH
ers are behind.
| We recommend that this report be
adopted
| J. M. Henderson, Chairman,
| JOHN HURST, Secretdrg
| A. j. SCOTT,
| JOHN WEBB
| CHAS. BUNDY,
| n. J. McCRACKEN.
Committee.
Adopted.
| Resolutions unanimously passed at
1.-THE Bishops Council June II, 1903, of
fered by Bishop Derrick:
| ReSOIUed; That the wise and eff
cient methods adopted bv tha Rev r