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Xxx'/.^ XJxx JX.v - , •• • •: t? .1 V • ' , •'.• •*■• .i4S ' J, -iiy r • - /Tf-y; ' •,>■■. ' board OF^ Tj^EIGM^^X OE r/4 -EIlSeOPAD ^ chdBch /A:J'JANIMB'YY Y/'^i ■■. X. •. f ’. X - •.I-. ..v-v.v'r^ './r J>.'- ■ ./V'S. yA'-4-Y Y. /.APy-’Y ■- Yy V Y 'A* - Yv 'Y'.Y YY‘ .YYi ' Y : ■/ ; ,, ■ ■j-Y:', -P ■yf- ' - y Y ■-■ ''j' ' ''■'■ '• ' ’■' ’>■ ' ', -.■'•“■■ -V-'-'./y --■■Y&Y/A.Yv.-:5.YVi.VSi. t,; ■' ■' 'Y .A -YY'- ,- X:;,' ,' v' Y' ••v'' ^'XX-y-yy;-> Y'f <■ / /,' ^ MANUAL FOR THE USE OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN MISSIONS OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH PRINTED BY REQUEST OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH JANUARY, 1912 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN MISSIONS NOVEMBER, I9JI I, General Superintendents Bishop Thomas Bowman, East Orange, N. J. “ Henry W. Warren, University Park, Colo. “ John M. Walden, 220 West Fourth Street, Cincinnati, O. “ John H. Vincent, Indianapolis, Ind. “ Earl Cranston, The Ontario, Washington, D. C. “ David H. Moore, Cincinnati, O. “ John W. Hamilton, Boston, Mass. “ Joseph F. Berry, 455 Franklin Street, Buffalo, N. Y. “ William F. McDowell, 57 Washington Street, Chicago, Ill. “ James W. Bashford, Peking, China. “ William Burt, Zurich, Switzerland. “ Luther B. Wilson, Philadelphia, Pa. “ Thomas B. Neely, New Orleans, La. “ William F. Anderson, Chattanooga, Tenn. “ John L. Nuelsen, Omaha, Neb. “ William A. Quayle, Oklahoma City, Okla. “ Charles W. Smith, Portland, Ore. “ Wilson S. Lewis, Foochow, China. “ Edwin H. Hughes, 435 Buchanan Street, San Francisco, Cal. “ Robert McIntyre, Saint Paul, Minn. “ Frank M. Bristol, Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic. II. Missionary Bishops Bishop James M. Thoburn, Meadville, Pa. “ Joseph C. Hartzell, Funchal, Madeira Islands. “ Frank W. Warne, Lucknow, India. “ Isaiah B. Scott, Monrovia, Liberia, Africa. “ William F. Oldham, Singapore, Straits Settlements. “ John E. Robinson, Bombay, India. “ Merriman C. Harris, Seoul, Korea. III. Officers of the Board Corresponding Secretary Adna B. Leonard, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. First Assistant Corresponding Secretary Homer C. Stuntz, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Recording Secretary Stephen O. Benton, 150 Fifth Avenue. New York, N. Y. Treasurer Homer Eaton, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Assistant Treasurer Henry C. Jennings, 220 W. Fourth Street, Cincinnati, O. IV. Representatives of the General Conference Districts 1. Rev. D. B. Holt, Portland, Me. David Gordon, Hazardville, Conn. 2. Rev. J. W. Marshall, 142 Livingstone Avenue, New Brunswick, N. J. J. E. Leaycraft, 17 West 42d Street, New York City. 3. Rev. Ray Allen, Rochester, N. Y. T. D. Collins, Nebraska, Pa. 4. Rev. B. C. Conner, D.D., 1224 13th Avenue, Altoona, Pa. J. H. Holt, Grafton, W. Va. 5. Rev. j. C. Smith, D.D., Warren, O. O. F. Hypes, Springfield, O. 6. Rev. G. W. Cooper, Orangeburg, S. C. W. T. Smith, Harriman, Tenn. 7. Rev. B. T. McEwen, Corinth, Miss. R. S. Lovinggood, Austin, Tex. 8. Rev. J. S. Ford, Maryville, Mo. J. L. Taylor, Pittsburgh, Kan. 9. Rev. E. a. Schell, Mt. Pleasant, la. C. R. Benedict, Shelby, la. 10. Rev. R. E. Buckey, Watseka, Ill. Perley Lowe, Chicago, Ill. 11. Rev. L. j. Naftzger, Greenfield, Ind. William E. Carpenter, Brazil, Ind. 12. Rev. j. G. Moore, Grand Forks, N. D. F. J. Clemans, St. Paul, Minn. 13. Rev. W. H. Rolfing, Colesburg, la. William Albrecht, St. Joseph, Mo. 14. Rev. W. D. Phifer, Denver, Colo. A. J. Wallace, Los Angeles, Cal. 15. Rev. W. B. Hollingshead, Portland, Ore. . L. V. Wells, Wenatchee, Wash. V, Representatives of the Board of Managers Ministers Rev. j. F. Goucher, 2309 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, Md. “ G. P. Eckman, 550 West End Avenue, New York City. “ J. M. Buckley, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. “ F. M. North, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York City. “ A. G. Kynett, 1026 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. “ Allan MacRossie, 548 West i42d Street, New York City. E. S. Tipple, Madison, N. J. “ E. G. Richardson, Bristol, Conn. Laymen Willis McDonald, 139A So. Oxford Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. J. M. Bulwinkle, 413 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. H. K. Carroll, 145 Westervelt Avenue, Plainfield, N. J. J. W. Pearsall, Ridgewood, N. J. G. W. F. SwARTZELL, 727 15th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. J. M. Cornell, 560 West 26th Street, New York City. G. G. Reynolds, 189 Montague Street, Brookliui, N. Y. 4 COMMITTEES, 1911 Nominations Bishops Walden and Smith, A. B. Leonard, F. M. North, G. W. F. Swartzell, D. B. Holt, E. A. Schell, Perley Lowe, William Albrecht. General Distribution Bishops Warren and Walden, B. C. Conner, W. D. Phifer, F. J. Clemans, W. E. Carpenter, E. M. North, H. K. Carroll, A, B. Leonard. Eastern Asia Bishops Cranston and Lewis, R. E. Bnckey, J. G. Moore, Perley Lowe, C. R. Benedict, J. F. Goucher. G. W. F Swartzell, H. C. Stuntz. Southern Asia Bishops Hamilton, McDowell, and Thobnrn, W. B. Hollingshead, E. A. Schell, J. E. Leaycraft, W. T. Smith, G. P. Eckman, J. M. Bulwinkle, and A. B. Leonard. Africa Bishops Wilson, Walden, Hartzell, Scott, and Burt, J. S. Eord, G. W. Cooper, R. S. Lovinggood, J. L. Taylor, A. G. Kynett, J. W. Pearsall, S. O. Benton. South America Bishops Anderson and Bristol, L. J. Naftzger, D. B. Holt, L. J. Wells, David Gordon, J. M. Buckley, G. G. Reynolds, H. C. Stuntz. Mexico Bishops Neely and Nuelsen, Ray Allen, B. T. McEwen, J. H. Holt, W. T. Smith, Allan MacRossie, J. M. Cornell, H. C. Stuntz. Europe Bishops Burt aiicj Smith, W. H. Rolfing, J. C. Smith, William Albrecht, T. D. Collins, E. S. Tipple, Willis McDonald, Homer Eaton. General Reference Bishops Hughes and McIntyre, L. J. Naftzger, J. G. Moore, L. J. Wells, Perley Lowe, E. G. Richardson, H. K. Carroll, H. C. Jennings. Treasurer’s Report Bishops Warren and Berry, E. A. Schell, B. C. Conner, J. E. Leaycraft, E. J. Clemans, G. W. E. Swartzell, F. M. North, H. C. Stuntz. Provision for the Debt Bishops Hamilton and Lewis, A. B. Leonard, R. E. Buckey, E. A. Schell, Gt P. Eckman, J. E. Leaycraft. Sections J and III of the Budget Bishops McDowell and Bristol, H. C. Stuntz, J. F. Goucher, E. G. Richardson, W. B. Hollingshead, G. W. F. Swartzell. Members of Joint Committee on Apportionments Bishops Wilson and Hughes, A. B, Leonard, J. G. Moore, W. D. Phifer. Nezv Work and Neze Fields Bishops Burt and Nuelsen. Ray Allen, D. B. Holt, F. J. Clemans, David Gordon, A. G. Kynett, Willis McDonald, A. B. Leonard. Memoirs Bishops Walden and Hamilton. J. C. Smith. Resolutions of Courtesy Bishop McDowell, Allan MacRossie, H. K. Carroll. 5 The Treasurers^ Report for the Year Ending October 31 1 1911 RECEIPTS FROM CONFERENCES Receipts from Receipts from Conferences, Etc. Nov. 1, 1910, Nov. 1, 1910, to Conferences, Etc. to ' Oct. 31, 1911 Oct. 31, 1911 Alabama . $388 00 Alaska. 64 00 Arizona . 1,131 25 645 00 Arkansas... Atlanta. 573 00 Atlantic. 50 00 Austria-Hungary. 43 20 Austin. 1,834 60 29,956 19 315 40 Baltimore. Bengal. Black Hills. 271 70 Blue Ridge. 232 00 Bombay.. 388 09 Bulgaria. 101 14 Burma. 56 80 California. 8,412 86 1,145 00 421 17 California German. Central Alabama. Central China. 602 75 Central German. 4,714 00 16,071 75 666 25 Cenlral Illinois. Central Missouri. Central New York. 24,565 44 21,152 78 33,729 07 47 38 Central Ohio. Central Pennsylvania. Central Provinces. Central Swedish. . Central Tennessee. 2,732 00 380 00 Chicago German. 3,238 50 184 00 Chile.”. Cincinnati. 18,108 99 12,140 08 6,890 29 4,548 39 2,486 50 717 52 Colorado. Columbia River. Dakota. Delaw'are. Denmark. ' . Des Moines. 17,621 55 18,802 57 11 00 Detroit. East Central Africa. East German. 2,649 00 1,956 80 29,285 02 839 00 East Maine. East Ohio. East Oklahoma. East Tennessee. Eastern South America.'. Eastern Sw'edish. 171 00 1,223 00 1,485 00 16,324 97 721 36 401 45 Erie. Finland and Saint Petersburg. Florida. Foochow. France. 138 28 25 00 Genesee. 24,253 92 278 50 Georgia.. Gulf. 1.063 26 Hawaii. Hinghwa. 36 79 Holston. 2,760 75 3,390 86 23.029 35 Idaho. Illinois. Indiana. 17,386 09 11,416 81 49 54 Iowa. Italian Mission. Italy. 320 00 Kansas. 15,225 99 1,494 50 Kentucky. Korea. Lexington. 820 25 Liberia. 279 00 Lincoln. 216 20 Little Rock. 334 50 Louisiana.. 999 84 $5,175 25 "434 66 22,842 81 6,133 67 576 45 5,875 85 2,197 52 11,112 05 582 00 15,488 04 9,242 96 4,100 00 15,311 12 1,083 00 179 00 25,879 93 28,338 62 26,878 93 55 00 233 00 954 42 3,754 53 1,139 12 21,687 43 852 00 4,900 77 11,412 98 2,059 50 6,051 85 11,681 00 1,113 00 2,336 00 344 07 11,624 50 16,267 66 6,734 42 669 00 1,001 34 2,881 00 17,150 99 8,787 88 6,552 00 100 00 896 00 390 00 645 00 36,016 32 36 00 34,363 80 116 00 9,034 15 27,962 37 1,092 12 18,318 74 3,459 50 409 00 2,676 64 79 30 1,315 24 121 40 10,781 13 23,080 37 1,644 00 8,182 61 17,208 82 4,009 41 2,055 45 158 00 905 45 6 Maine. Malaysia. Mexico. Michig:an. Minnesota. Mississippi. Missouri. Montana. Nebraska. Nevada. New England. New England Southern New Hampshire. New Jersey. New Mexico English... New Mexico Spanish... New York. New York East. Newark. North Andes . North Carolina. North China. North Dakota. North Germany. North India. North Indiana. North Montana. North Nebraska... North Ohio. Northern German. Northern Minnesota.... Northern New York.... Northern Swedish. Northwest German. Northwest India. Northwest Indiana. Northwest Iowa. Northwest Kansas. Northwest Nebraska... Norw'ay.. Norwegian and Danish. Ohio. Oklahoma. Oregon. Pacific Chinese. Pacific German. Pacific Japanese. Pacific Sw'edish. Philadelphia. Philippine Islands. Pittsburgh. Porto Rico. Puget Sound. Rock River. Saint Johns River. Saint Louis. Saint Louis German.... Savannah. South Carolina. South Florida'. South Germany. South India. South Kansas. Southern California.... Southern German. Southern Illinois. Southwest Kansas. Sw^eden. Switzerland. Tennessee. Te.xas. Treaswrers^ Report —Continued Conferences, Etc. Receipts from Nov. 1, 1910, to Oct. 31, 1911 Conferences, Etc. Receipts from Nov. 1, 1910, to Oct. 31, 1911 Troy. Upper Iowa. Upper Mississippi.., Utah. Vermont. Washington.... West Central Africa West China. West German. West Nebraska. West Texas. $21,794 66 16,796 02 634 40 758 00 3,086 52 2,628 00 27 00 5,549 66 3,235 00 981 00 West Virginia .. West Wisconsin. Western Norwegian-Danish Westerh Swedish. Wilmington. Wisconsin. Wyoming (Conference)_ Wyoming (Mission).. $11,955 84 5,911 43 468 00 1,639 00 14,321 00 9,797 32 19,008 75 897 00 Total from Conferences $1,040,215 66 RECAPITULATION OF REGULAR RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS Regular Receipts Conference Collections.$1,040,215 66 Lapsed Annuity Funds. 3,321 03 Legacies . 27,879 38 Miscellaneous Receipts. 1,581 92 Total Regular Receipts.$1,072,997 99 Regular Disbursements Austria-Hungarj'. $3,418 33 Bengal. 18,743 56 Bolivia. 7,480 63 Bombay. 31,562 6l Bulgaria. 9,835 40 Burma. 12,662 09 Central China. 38,313 82 Central Provinces. 27,841 23 Chile. 28,096 07 China (General Editorial, Educational, and Publishing Work). 9,873 70 Denmark. 8,231 86 East Central Africa (including Inhambane, $2,777.71, and Rhodesia, $13,709.28). 16,486 99 East Japan.......'.. 47,198 64 Eastern South America. 53,859 69 Finland and Saint Petersburg. 11,989 77 Foochow. 32,068 70 France. 7,015 50 Germany and Switzerland (for Martin Mission Institute). 1,496 20 Hinghwa.•. 14,879 18 Italy. 58,448 14 Korea. 44,913 24 Liberia. 16,848 13 Malaysia. 28,480 37 Mexico. 61,055 22 North .4frica. 8,315 47 North Andes (including Panama, $2,992.67, and Peru, $17,701.28). 20,693 95 North China. 51,932 64 North Germany. 15,794 11 North India. 66,054 52 Northwest India. 39,155 42 Norway. . 12,762 90 PWlippine Islands. 32,192 80 South Germany. 18,628 49 South India. 32,890 48 Sweden. 16,493 68 Switzerland... 8,596 01 West Central Africa (including Angola, $11,986, and Madeira Islands, $3,541.43). 15,527 43 West China. 24,166 51 West Japan. 22,51195 Total charged to Missions. $976,514'^83 Support of Missionary Bishops. Is 24,250 00 Incidental Needs of Missions (not including $38,965.42 charged to Mission accounts).^ I 6,530 95 Allowances for Retired Missionaries, Widows, and Orphans. ! 21,975 50 Publication Fund. 3 ,34,043 18 7 Recapittilatfon of Regular Receipts and Disbursements —Continued Young People’s AVork. .... . $6,643 52 Salaries (and Expenses) of Field Secretaries. 15,958 21 Cooperation in Laymen’s Missionary Movement. 13,670 61 Salaries of Office Secretaries. 14,000 00 Office and General Committee Expenses. 18,832 01 Miscellaneous Expenses (including Interest, net, $3,180.76). 13,944 70 Total Regular Disbursements. $1,146,363 51 MONTHLY STATEMENT Date Treasury in Debt, Nov. 1, 1910 Receipts Disbursements Treasury in Debt on the Last Day of Each Month November, 1910. $98,610 62 $26,322 90 23,360 19 12,590 78 10,598 53 107,510 71 274,042 97 20,469 23 18,537 03 14,833 20 20,356 73 214,746 09 329,629 63 $88,199 51 124,175 31 94,454 06 100,467 45 93,864 33 82,511 87 109,831 79 91,518 99 75,584 94 97,540 96 88,545 60 99,668 70 $160,487 23 261,302 35 343,165 63 433,034 55 419,388 17 227,857 07 317,219 63 390,201 59 450,953 33 528,137 56 401,937 07 171,976 14 December, 1910. January, 1911. Februai’y. March. April. May. June. July.. August. September. October. Total. $. $1,072,997 99 $1,146,363 51 $. COMBINED STATEMENT OF REGULAR RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS AND SPECIAL GIFTS Summary of Regular Receipts and Disbursements Disbursements from November 1, 1910, to October 31, 1911. $1,146,363 51 Receipts from November 1, 1910, to October 31, 1911. 1,072,997 99 Disbursements in excess of Receipts. $73,365 52 Balance, Treasury in debt, November 1, 1910. 98,610 62 Balance, Treasury in Debt, November 1, 1911. $171,976 14 Summary of Special Gifts Balance on hand November 1, 1910. $23,515 45 Receipts during the year. 438,126 43 $461,641 88 Disbursements during the year. 411,048 65 Balance, Special Gifts on hand, November 1, 1911. $50,593 23 Combined Receipts Regular Receipts from November 1, 1910, to November 1, 1911. $1,072,997 99 Special Gifts Receipts from November 1, 1910, to November 1, 1911. 438,126 43 Total. $1,511,124 42 Combined Disbursements Regular Disbursements from November 1, 1910, to November 1, 1911.$1,146,363 51 Special Gifts disbursed from November 1, 1910, to November 1, 1911. 411,048 65 Total. $1,557,412 16 HOMER EATON, Treasurer, H» C. JENNINGS, Assistant Treasurer, 8 Appropriations for 1912 L—APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MISSIONS TO BE ADMINISTERED DIRECTLY BY THE BOARD (1) Support of Missionary Bishops. S24,250 (2) Emergencies in the Missions. 50,000 (3) Incidental needs of the Missions. 30,000 (4) Allowances for retired missionaries, widows, and orphans. 23,000 -$127,250 n—APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MISSION FIELDS Note. —All appropriations are to be distributed by the Finance Committees of the respective Missions, with the concurrence of the presiding Bishop and the approval of the Board of Managers. In the distribution of the appro¬ priations, if, in the judgment of the Finance Committees of the respective Missions, the Bishops in charge, and the Board of Managers, any part thereof can be applied to property, it may be done. DIVISION 1.—Eastern Asia I. China: (1) Foochow Conference. $27,665 (2) Hinghw.a. Conference. 13,722 (3) Central China Conference. 37,479 (4) North China Conference. 50,363 (5) West China Mission Conference. 22,874 Union Publishing House. 1,500 Salaiy and rent for editor. •. . 1,000 Interest on loan to Publishing House... 1,000 Salary and traveling expenses of F, D. Gamewell. 2,000 Salary of Spencer Lewis. 1,300 Total for China.$158,903 2 . Japan: (1) East Japan Conference.... $38,209 (2) West Japan Conference (of which $500 shall be for evangelistic work in the Loochoo Islands). 21,150 Interest on Publishing House debt. 3,000 Aoyama Gakuin (Theological School). 750 Total for Japan. 63,109 3 . Korea Conference. 38,679 Total for Eastern Asia.$260,691 DIVISION 2.—Southern Asia 1. India: (1) North India Conference. $60,674 (2) Northwest India Conference. 31,537 (3) South India Conference. 23,930 (4) Central Provinces Mission Conference. 17,938 (5) Bombay Conference. 23,405 (6) Bengal Conference. 17,388 (7) Burma Mission Conference. 10,604 Total for India...$185,476 2 . Malaysia: (1) Malaysia Conference ..... $21,610 (2) Philippine Islands Conference (of which $500 may be applied for Central Church, Manila). 26,433 Total for Malaysia. 48,043 Total for Southern Asia.$233,519 DIVISION 3.—Africa 1. Liberia Conference. $15,142 2 . East Central Africa Mission Conference. 14,434 3 . West Central Africa Mission Conference. 12,389 4 . North Africa Mission. 3,878 Total for Africa. $45,843 DIVISION 4.—South America 1. Eastern South America Conference. $52,113 2 . Chile Conference: ( 1 ) Chile. $23,395 (2) Bolivia. 5,000 _ 28 395 3 . North Andes Mission ( 1 ) Ecuador and Peru. $15,310 Conference: (2) Panama. 2,000 - 17,310 Total for South America 9 $97,818 DIVISION 5.—Mexico $58,662 Mexico Conference DIVISION 6.—Europe 1. Austria-Hungary Mission Conference. $5,032 2 . North Germany Conference. 15,000 3 . South Germany Conference. 18,000 4 . Martin Mission Institute. 1,000 5 . Switzerland Conference. 7,000 6 . Norway Conference: For the work. $11,550 For Theological School, at disposal of resident Bishop. 500 - 12,050 7 . Sweden Conference: For the work. $13,570 For Theological School at Upsala, at disposal of resident Bishop. 1,500 For interest. 230 - 15,300 8 . Denmark Conference. 7,600 9 . Finland Conference: For the work. $6,765 For the Theological School, at disposal of resident Bishop. 850 - 7,615 10 . Russia Mission. ' . 4,500 11. Bulgaria Mission Conference. 9,500 12 . Italy Conference. 54,278 13 . France Mission Conference. 6,840 14 . Italian Chutch in Zurich. 1,000 Total for Europe.$164,715 IIL—GENERAL EXPENSES L—Expenses of Collection (1) Publication Fund. $15,000 (2) Young People’s Work. 7,500 (3) Field Secretaries... 10,000 (4) Cooperation with the Laymen’s Missionary Movement. 10,000 -$42,500 2.—Expenses of Administration (1) Office Secretaries. $14,000 (2) Office and General Committee expenses. 18,000 - 32,000 3.—Miscellaneous Miscellaneous, including interest on debt. 10,000 Total. $84,500 RECAPITULATION I. Appropriations for Missions, to be administered directly by the Board.$127,230 II. Appropriations for the Mission Fields: (1) China.$158,903 (2) Japan.. 63,109 (3) Korea. 38,679 (4) India. 185,476 (5) Malaysia. 48,043 ( 6 ) Africa... . 45,843 (7) South America . 97,818 ( 8 ) Mexico. 58,662 (9) Europe... 164,715 - 861,248 III. General Expenses: Expenses of collection. $42,500 Expenses of administration.'. 32,000 Miscellaneous. 10,000 - 84,500 Grand Total.$1,072,998 10 ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS A DOPTED AT DENVER Debt and Emergency Fund A plan was adopted embodying the following features; I. An immediate appeal to the church for $200,000, a committee preparing an appeal to be published in the church papers, to be sent to pastors, district superin¬ tendents, and churches. II. A provisional division of the debt among individuals and among churches in proportion to the salary paid. III. A commission to cooperate with the Missionary Office in securing the amount of the debt. This commission was constituted by the appointment of Bishops Hamilton, Wilson, and Lewis, G. P. Eckman, J. E. Leaycraft, E. S. Tipple, F. A. Horne. IV. The immediate securing of names and addresses of men who may be reasonably solicited for the various sums necessary to clear the debt. V. A sub-committee to prepare appeal. Bishop Hamilton, A. B. Leonard, E. A. Schell, and G. P. Eckman were appointed. Apportionments 1 . Basis: The sum of $1,500,000 was adopted as a basis of apportionments for the coming year. IL Plan : The following plan was adopted, having been previously approved by a joint sub-committee, representing the Board of Foreign Missions, the Board of Home Missions and Church Extension and the Freedmen’s Aid Society. 1. That the apportionments for the various Boards and Societies be sent out from one office. 2. That the equitable apportionment plan already tried be used as the basis. 3. That the Rev. W. B. Hollingshead, D.D., be employed as the joint agent of the Board of Foreign Missions, Board of Home Missions, Fr'eedmen’s Aid Society, Board of Sunday Schools, and such other Boards as may cooperate, his salary and the support of the office to be met by the cooperating Boards and Societies, each paying a pro rata share, according to the annual income of each, exclusive of special gifts. 4. That these recommendations be referred to the various Boards for action. Korea Quarter-Centennial The period for the Quarter-Centennial Campaign was extended to March i, 1912. The Newman Trust for Work in Jerusalem The General Committee recommended that the Board of Foreign Missions receive and administer the property in Jerusalem and the residue of the Newman estate in the hands of Lemuel Skidmore, Esq., and Rev. J. Sumner Stone, as trustees of the estate, in accordance with a proposition submitted by the said trustees. Report of Treasurer The following was adopted: We heartil}^ and strongly commend the clear, accurate, and comprehensive report of the Treasurer and assure him of our appreciation of his care and labor in pre¬ paring the same. We approve of his giving the detailed items in the various depart¬ ments and recommend that in the Report hereafter a comparative statement be given of the receipts of the previous year from the Annual Conferences and also that com¬ parative statements be given of amounts expended for miscellaneous items, especially where the expenditure exceeds the appropriation or materially exceeds the amount expended the previous year. We also recommend that, if possible, the report be audited before being presented to the General Committee. Special Gifts The Committee of General Reference recommended that the General Committee adopt the following: That the General Conference be memorialized to amend paragraph 379 of the Discipline, by inserting after the words “specified purpose,” the sentence: “The Board shall exercise general supervision over appeals for special gifts and shall make such regulations as may be necessary” ; by omitting from the last sentence the words: “in full” ; and by adding to the last sentence the words: “and shall bear their proportion of the general administration expenses,” so that the whole paragraph as amended, shall read: Credit shall be given for special gifts from any charge, when said charge, includ¬ ing the Sunday school, shall have raised its full apportionments for the Board of II Foreign Missions and such special donation shall be received by the Board for the specified purpose. The Board shall exercise general supervision over appeals for special gifts and shall make such regulations as may be necessary. Special donations shall be applied to the purposes designated by their donors, but shall be included in estimating the cost of collection and administration and shall bear their propor¬ tion of the general administration expenses. This recommendation was referred to the Board, with a request that the whole question involved be carefully studied and that such action be taken as the judg¬ ment of the Board may approve. Peace Treaties The following was adopted : Resolved, By the General Committee of Foreign Missions, representing the ministers and laymen of the Methodist Episcopal Church throughout the world, that we respectfully urge the United States Senate to ratify the peace treaties now pend¬ ing before that body, believing that they will promote friendly relations between the nations immediately concerned and also between all the nations of the world. That the Secretary of this General Committee send copies of this action to President Taft and to Vice-President Sherman. Suppression of the Opium Evil The General Committee of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, having been informed of the proposed international Conference for the suppression of the opium evil, called at The Hague, for December, 1911, take the following action : 1. It is urged that this Conference be not again postponed unless some utterly imperative reason demands such postponement. 2. It is even more earnestly urged that this Conference use all its power to secure the international prohibition of- the opium traffic at the earliest possible time. 3. That the Rev. H. C. Stuntz, D.D., and Mr. George W. F. Swartzell are ap¬ pointed a committee to present these resolutions to President Taft and to offer him our grateful appreciation for calling this Conference. General Committee of 1912 1. Place .—An invitation was received from Spokane, Washington. The General Committee directed that thanks be extended to the representatives of Spokane Meth¬ odism for the invitation, but referred the question of the place of meeting to the Board of Managers with power. 2. Date .—The following resolution was adopted : That the officers of the Board of Foreign Missions be directed to communicate with the Board of Bishops, officers of the Board of Home Missions and Church Extension and of Freedmen’s Aid Society, to take into account the dates of the meetings of the several general committees and arrange them in such wise that the members of the general committees may be at home on election day as far as practicable. Constitution of the Board of Foreign Missions I Adopted by the General Conference in 1908 ARTICLE I NAME AND OBJECT The name of this organization shall be the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Its objects are religious and philanthropic, designed to diffuse more generally the blessings of Christianity, by the promo¬ tion and support of Christian Missions and educational institutions in foreign countries, and also in other places subject to the sovereignty of the United States which are not on the continent of North America or the islands adjacent thereto, as may be committed to the care of said organization by the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, under such rules and regula¬ tions as vSaid General Conference may from time to time prescribe. 12 ARTICLE II LIFE MExMBERS^ HONORARY MEMBERS^ AND PATRONS All members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, contributing to the funds of the Board of Foreign Missions, shall be nominally members of said Board. Any person contributing $20 at one time shall be a Life Member. Any person giving $200 at one time shall be an Honorary Life Member. Any person giv¬ ing $500 at one time shall be an Honorary Manager for life, and any person giving $1,000 at one time shall be a Patron for life; and such Manager or Patron shall be entitled to a seat and the right of speaking, but not of voting, in the meetings of the Board of Managers. ARTICLE HI GENERAL COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN MISSIONS There shall be a General Committee of Foreign Missions, composed of the General Superintendents, the Missionary Bishops, the Corresponding Secretary, the First Assistant Corresponding Secretary, the Recording Secretary, the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, two representatives, one lay and one min¬ isterial, from each General Conference District, and as many representatives from the Board of Managers as there are General Conference Districts. The representatives of the Board of Managers shall be elected by the Board from its own members, and shall include as nearly as may be an equal number of Ministers and Laymen. The representatives of the General Conference Districts shall be elected by the General Conference, on the nominations of the delegates within said districts, respectively, for a term of four years. The Board of Bishops shall fill any vacancy that may occur among mem¬ bers appointed by the General Conference, so that each General Conference District may be fully represented at each annual meeting. The General Committee of Foreign Missions shall meet annually at such place in the United States as the General Committee, from year to year, may determine, and at such time in the month of November as shall be determined by the Corresponding Secretaries and Treasurers, of which due notice shall be given to each member; and the Bishops shall preside over the deliberations of the General Committee. But the annual meeting of the said Committee shall not be held in the same General Conference District more frequently than once in four years. Said General Committee of Foreign Missions shall determine what fields shall be occupied as Foreign Missions, and the amount necessary for the support of each, and shall make appropriations for the same, including an Emergency Fund of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) ; provided, the General Committee of Foreign Missions shall not appropriate for a given year, includ¬ ing the emergency appropriation of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), more than the total income for the year immediately preceding. In the intervals between the meetings of the General Committee of Foreign Missions the Board of Man¬ agers may provide, from the Emergency Fund, for any unforeseen emergency that may arise in any of our Foreign Missions. The General Committee of Foreign Missions shall be amenable to the General Conference, to which it shall make a full report of its doings. Any expense incurred in the discharge of its duties shall be paid from the treasury of the Board of Foreign Missions. 13 ARTICLE IV BOARD OF MANAGERS The management and disposition of the affairs and property of the Board of Foreign Missions and the administration of the appropriations and all other funds shall be vested in a Board of Managers, consisting of the General Super¬ intendents and the Missionary Bishops, who shall be ex-officio members of said Board, thirty-two Laymen, and thirty-two Traveling Ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected by the General Conference, according to the require¬ ments of the existing Charter of said Board of Foreign Missions. Vacancies in the Board shall be filled as the Charter provides; and the absence, without reasonable excuse, of any member from six consecutive meetings of the Board shall create a vacancy. The Board shall also have authority to make By-laws, not inconsistent with this Constitution or the Charter, to print books, period¬ icals, and tracts for Foreign Missions; to elect a President, Vice-Presidents, and a Recording Secretary, also such additional Assistant Secretaries as may be necessary; to fill vacancies that may occur among the officers elective of its own body; and shall present a statement of its transactions and funds to the Church in its annual report, and shall also lay before the General Conference a report of its transactions for the preceding four years, and the state of its funds. The Board of Foreign Missions shall have power to suspend a Corre¬ sponding Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, or any elected member of the Board of Managers, for cause to them sufficient; and a time and place shall be fixed by the Board of Managers, at as early a day as practicable, for the investigation of the official conduct of the person against whom complaint has been made. Due notice shall be given by the Board to the Bishops, who shall select one of their number to preside at the investigation, which shall be before a committee of twelve persons, six Ministers and six Laymen, none of whom shall be members of the Board of Managers. Said Committee shall be appointed by the Bishop selected to preside at the investigation. Two thirds of said Committee shall have power of removal from office, in the interval of General Conference, of the official against whom complaint has been made. In case a vacancy shall occur in the office of Corresponding Secretary, First Assistant Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer, the Bishops shall have power to fill the vacancies; and, until they do so, the Board of Managers shall provide for the duties of the office. Thirteen members present at any meeting of the Board of Managers shall be a quorum. The Board shall have authority to solicit and receive funds for the publica¬ tion and distribution of tracts. ARTICLE V CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES There shall be one Corresponding Secretary, who shall be the executive officer of the Board of Foreign Missions, and a First Assistant Corresponding Secretary, both of whom shall be elected by the General Conference quadren¬ nially. They shall be subject to the direction of the Board of Managers and their salaries, which shall be fixed by the Board of Managers, shall be paid out of the treasury. They shall be employed exclusively in conducting the corre¬ spondence of the Board, in furnishing the Church with missionary intelligence. 14 in supervising the Foreign Missionary work of the Church, and by correspond¬ ence, traveling, and otherwise in promoting the general interests of the cause. ARTICLE VI ELECTION OF OFFICERS The officers to be elected by the Board shall be chosen and hold their office for the term of one yeai, or until their successors shall be elected; or, if a vacancy occurs during the year by death, resignation, or otherwise, it may be filled at any regular meeting of the Board. The first election of each quadren- nium shall be held at the regular meeting of the Board next succeeding the General Conference. ARTICLE VII PRESIDING OFFICER At all meetings of the Board the President, or, in his absence, one of the Vice-Presidents, and in the absence of the President and all of the Vice-Presi¬ dents, a member appointed by the meeting for the purpose shall preside. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the Chairman of the meeting at which the same are read and approved, and by the Recording Secretary. ARTICLE VIII SPECIAL GIFTS Credit shall be given for special gifts from any Charge when said Charge, including the Sunday School, shall have raised its full apportionment for the Board of Foreign Missions, and such special donations shall be received by the Board for the specified purpose. Special donations shall be applied in full to the purposes designated by the donors, but shall be included in estimating the cost of collection and administration. Nevertheless, whenever a charge or an individual or group of individuals in any Charge shall support entirely one of our Missionaries in the foreign field, who is a regularly appointed Missionary of the Board, and assigned to the Charge, the entire amount may be credited, irrespective of apportionments. ARTICLE IX SUPPORT OF SUPERANNUATED AND OTHER MISSIONARIES The Board may provide for the support of Superannuated Missionaries, widows and orphans of Missionaries, who may not be provided for by their Annual Conferences, respectively; provided, they shall not receive more than is usually allowed Superannuated Ministers, their widows and orphans, in home Conferences. No one shall be acknowledged a Missionary or receive support as such from the funds of the Board of Foreign Missions who has not been approved by the Board of Managers, and been assigned to some definite field, except as above provided. Ministerial Missionaries shall be constituted by the joint action of a General Superintendent and the Board. Lay Missionaries shall be appointed by the Board of Managers. ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS This Constitution shall be subject to amendment or alteration only by the General Conference. IS Methods of Procedure of the General Committee (Adopted in November, 1907, and Amended in November, 1909) Before making appropriations the General Committee shall hear, i, the report of the treasurer ; 2, the reports of the corresponding secretaries. 1 . General Appropriations 1. The total appropriation for all purposes, except the liquidation of the debt, shall be first determined. At the close of all other appropriations, an appropriation for the liquidation of debt may be added. 2. Appropriations shall next be made for supplementary purposes, and for collection, administration, and miscellaneous expenses, and the remainder shall be available for division among the several missions. 3. The General Committee may next set set aside a sum for property, to be divided among the missions after appropriations for the work have been made. II. Order of Appropriations 1. The missions shall be classified in six divisions, as follows: (1) Eastern Asia. (3) Africa. (5) Mexico. (2) Southern Asia. (4) South America. (6) Europe. 2. The chair shall appoint a committee to nominate, for confirmation by the General Committee, the following special committees: (i) A committee to dis¬ tribute among the six divisions the amount available for the work and for property for the consideration of the General Committee; (2) A committee for each division who shall divide the sum assigned to that division to the several missions belonging thereto. The committee for each division shall con¬ sist of two bishops, two ministers and two laymen from the district representa¬ tives, two board representatives, and a representative from the office to be designated by the corresponding secretaries; (3) a committee of general reference. 3. In making appropriations the several divisions shall be taken up con¬ secutively in the order named, in 1907, and thereafter the consideration shall begin with the division immediately succeeding that with which the considera¬ tion began the previous 3^ear. Reconsideration of appropriations shall not be in order until the entire list has been completed. 4. The corresponding secretaries shall present the recommendations of the committees of the board of managers relating to appropriations. III. Rules, Amendments, Etc. 1. The rules of the General Conference, so far as they apply, shall be the rules of the General Committee, but the time allowed to any speaker shall not exceed ten minutes unless it shall be extended by action of the General Committee. 2. 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