The news & observer., 1905-12-05


trated. Cloth-bound, 81 stamps. Address
DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N Y.
parsonages, and what is the amount
of Indebtedness thereOn?"
Answer: Value, $193,200; Indebted
ness, $11,917.30.
Question 40: what is the number
of districts and of district parson-
ages?"
Answer: Number of districts 9,
number of district parsonages Z.
Question Al What is the value of
district parsonages and what is the
amount of Indebtedness thereon?"
Answer: Value $25, 500, indebted
ness $1,500.
Question AZ: What number of
churches have been damaged or de-
strOyed during the year by fire or
storm, and what is the amount of
dar uge?"
Answer: Insurance carried, $685.
$50; losses sustained, $961,; prem
iun.3 laid, $1,979.S3; collections on
losses, $253.
The report was adopted
\ resolution giving thanks to every
body for everything was adopted.
Georgia Congratulated.
Bishop Wilson read a telegram from
DR.. Lambeth, of the South Georgia
Conference announcing that 1t had
paid $4,000 for foreign missions when
the assessment was only $4,000, and
$4,000 to conference missions and
church extension.
On motion of DR.. Thomas a message
of congratulation was sent ID the
fsiouth Georgia Conference.
Report on Missions.
The report Of The committee on
State and Foreign Mission was in part
as follows:
THE communication from the
missionary secretaries referred by you
to our board is full of encouragement
From it we learn that duri 1g the past
Year our church has made marked
progress in its missionary operations.
There has been considerable Increase
in membership in the foreign field,
and at some we have made the great.
est financial advance in our history
Best of all is the deep work of grace
which has been going on in several
of Jour missions.
"We rejoice to note the success
with which We have met in our mis-
sionary efforts within the bounds of
our own conference, and the evidence
of increased liberality on the part of
our people. The reports from our
brethren serving dOT'estic mission
charges indicate faithful service on
their part, and the blessing of God
has evidently rested upon theeir Ia
bOrS. A larger number of CONVEX
sions on these charges are reported,
If we mistake not than for many
years past. On these charges, we
are glad to note, the salaries of the
pastors are being gradually increased
and we have reason to believe that
within the next few years a number
of these will become self sustaining.
The Board of Missions stands ready
to cooperate in every way possible
with the presiding elders and domes-
tic missionaries in developing the
church at these weak points.
During the past year, in co-opera-
tion with the several Boards of Mis-
sions, we have sought to disseminate
missionary intelligence and to awaken
a keener missionary conscience on the
part of our people. Through the
liberality of q few laymen, and by the
help of collections taken in a few
cases, we have been enabled to place
as a gift in the hands of all our
preachers that most excellent book
written by John r. Mott, THE Pas
tor and Modern Missions" We have
also made use of our church paper in
keeping the work before the people.
For several years past we have
made steady advance in our contri-
buttons to missions.
eve hope to be able to report next
year, not only that the conference
has paid it's assessment in full, but
also that every district in the con-
ference has paid in full.
1--WE acknowledge with profound
gratitude the receipt of $4,000 left to
this board by the late Washington
Duke for domestic missions.
''The Board requests the Bishop to
appoint r. FL. Willis missionary
secretary"
The report was adopted.
At 11:40 O'Clock Secretary Cuning-
GIN read the minutes, and they were
approved.
Final Words.
At 11:45 Bishop Wilson congratu-
lated the conference on it's work, and
said the members had done the things
that made ministers and men out of
them They would have reward for
all that they suffer as well as all they
do. he said, who are patient He
WIS glad OF their prosperity. said
they had done well and hoped they
would do better. Their business
was to save men.-and they were doing
Gods work. He sincerely trusted
that every man would believe he was
put just where God wanted him. 1t is
the safest rule always, he said for
one to never attempt to direct his