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LACHLIN TAYLOE, D.D. .^i«SkS»I«««***^**'' , MINUTES OF CONFERENCE TAKEN IN THE CKNTENARY CHURCH, HAMILTON, ONTARIO. Organixation of the Conference, 3rd June^ 1874, The Fifty-first Annual Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada, began in the Centenary Church, in the City of Hamilton, at Nine o'Clock a.m., ou Wednesday, the 3rd of June, 1874. The Rev. S. D. Rice, D,\X, President of the Conference, in the Chair. The Rev. E. B. Harper, A.M., Co-Delegate, read the 2nd Chap, of 2 Timothy, the President gave out the 478th Hymn, and Drs. Green and Wood led in prayer. The District Secretaries then reported the names of the Ministers appointed by the several District Meetings to attend Conference. The roll was called, and Two Hundred and Forty-four answered to their names. The Rev. E. B. Ryckman M.A., was re-elected Secretary. The Secretary read an extract from the address of the British Conference, confirming the nomination of the Rev. Samukl Dwight Rice, D.D., as President, and of the Rev. John A. Williams, as Co-Delegate of the Conference. The President and the Co-Delegate, each briefly addressed the Oonftj. ence. MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. On the nomination of the Secretary, the Revs. J. B. Clarkson, M.A., and John Shaw, were a])pointed As- sistant Secretaries; and the Rev. George H. Cornish^ Journal Secretary. The Revs. Ephraim Evans, D.D., and Charles Lavell M.A., wore appointed Official Letter- Writers during the present Session of Conference. The Revs. Benjamin Clement, Thomas W. Jeffery, John Philp, M.A., and Edward Morrow, M.A., were appointed a Committee on Statistics. ROUTINE PROCEED IN GS. i QUESTION I.— ^ATho are appointed on the various Comnnittees ? Committees were appointed as follows, for the Conference of 1874. I. On Contingent Fund : Ministers. James Gray, Thos. Stobbs, W. H. Laird, Thos. S. Keough, John Waketield, G. N. A. F. T. Dickson, D. L. Erethour, Jas. A. Gordon, Dr. Fowler, Jas. Graham, Peter Addison, Thos. A. Ferguson, E. S. Kupert, M.A., Wm. English, Jas. Masson. Laymen. W. Foster, David James, Eichard Brown, Hugh Cotter, Austin WiUmott, Henry Ivey, William Burrell, H. R. Wilson, S. S. Junkin, G. R, Vannorman, Charles Flanagan, Geo. Webster, Edward Tillsou, Wm. Heather, and Samuel Morton. " "'"^ "T^ II. On Church Relief Fund: Ministers. John Learoyd, A. R. Campbell, Wm. Savage, J. F. German, M.A., William Lund, Thomas Hanna, David Hunt, John t^^imm^kimi^ii^SISBKSiBiKIB^ ^Ik ^ 1874.] WESLEY-.N METHODIST CONFERENCE. Noelands, Wm. Ilayhurst, Jas. Broley, David Williams, Thos, Ueworth, W. W. Leech, D. E. F. Gee, Geo. Licc;h, O. R. Lam]>ly, M.A.,iV,. C. Wilson, JoaophKilgonr.W. S.M'Cullough, M.A., W. R. Dyro, John Wilson, B. A., Wm. Morton, Jabez B. Keough, David Kennedy, M.A., Hiram Fowler, Wm. English. LaT/men. John P. Bull, J. W Bridgland, John Duncan, Jas. D. Laflerty, Wellington Shaw, Geo. Marlatt, D, H. Terryberry, W. H. Hull, H. S. Horning, Chas. Hagar, G. P. Burrows, B. 0. Fairfield, J, B Bndgman, S. S Junkin, Noah Phelps, John McGeary, Chas. Phelps, C. Nixon, Russell Smith, W. Dunn, Donald WaUis. Thos. Hilliard, Geo. Wilson, Annond Clark, Jas. D. Freeman. III. On Sunday Schools : B. Sherlock, W. W. Shepherd, Thos. Stobbs, Alfred Andrews, , D. C. Clappison, D. E. Brownell, A. G. Harris, Geo. Clark, Thos. Cobb, W. C. Henderson, A.M., N. S. Burwash, J. C. Willmott, A.M., W. H. Peake, E. Barra5»s, JonnBredin, Jas. Roy, M.A., Henry McDowell, Thos. CuUen, Wm. Briden, Stephen Bond, Thos. Brock, John Howes, W. W. Spai-ling, B.D., W. Galbraith, John Saunders, B.A., John Davies. IV. On Education : Ministers. Richard Jones, Dr. Nelles, G. R. Sanderson, Dr. Douglas, John A. Williams. Laymen, W. E. Sanford, T. C. Watkins, Dennis Moore, Geo. Sterling, Thos. Morris. - V. On Memorials : Richard Jones, J. E. Betts, D. Connolly, W. J. Hunter, E. A. Ward, A. A. Smith. • VI. On German Work : Dr. Wood, Dr. Taylor, J. C. Slater, Jas. Gray, R. Whiting, James Elliott, E. B. Harper, M.A., Jas. Preston. VII. On Church Property: John S. Clarke, M. L. Pearson, Geo. Mitchell, B.A., J. H. Locke, Wm. Briggs, W. C. Henderson, M.A. 8 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. n if VIII. On OnuRCii and Parsonage Insurance; T. Metccolfe Campbell, D. V. Lucas, J. W. Holmes. IX. On Fastokal Address : Wm. Scott, W. H. Withrow, M.A., Alex. Sutherland. X. On Address to British Conference : Dr. Ryerson, John Potts, J. E. Sanderson, M.A., XI. On Address to the Conference of Eastern British Americ v : Dr. Evans, E. B. Harper, M.A., J. Herbert Starr. XII. On Address to M. E. Church in the United States. Dr. Green, E. H. Dewart, Samuel Rose. -•-♦-•- STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES FOE THE CUrJiENT YEAE. I. — Missionary Committee. — Dr. Rice, E. B. Ryckman, M.A., Mission- mn/ Secretaries, Book Steward, Editor of Christian Guardvmy Chairmen of Districts, Dr. Green, Dr. Ryerson, Dr. Nelles, R. Jones, T. W. Jeffery, John Potts, W. H. Poole, N. R. Willoughby, M.A., S. J. Hunter, John Douse, John Gemley , Chas. Fish ; John Macdonald, Esq., Hon. J. Ferrier, Hon. J. C. Aikins, John Torrance, Esq., A. W. Lauder, M.P.P., Wm. Clendinneng, Esq., Richard Bi3wn, Esq., W. E. Sanford, Esq., Z. B. Lewis, Esq., W. T. Maaon, Esq., Wm. Beauty, Esq., Samuel Rogers, Esq., Alex. Hamilton, Esq., Wm. Sawyer, M.P.P., Jas. McPheraon, Esq., Samuel Alcorn, Esq., Jamea Patterson, Esq. ; and the following Representatives : — 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 9 DISTRICTS. REPRESENTATIVES. P. O. ADDRESS. Toronto Jas. Gooderhara .... Streetsville. Hamilton .... Joa. Lister Hamilton. Niagara Dr. Schooley Welland. Brantford .... A. J. Donley Simcoe. London A. Johnston London. St. Thomas .... Meredith Conn IngersoU. Chatham E. T. Duffin Wardsville. Sarnia Joshua Aduma Sarnia. Guelph Robt. Hay Hollin. Goderich Alexander Williamson Stratford. Owen Sound . . J. W. Armstrong .... Flesherton. Collingwood . . D. W. Porte Collingwood. Barrie D. Morrow Barrie. Bradford J. J. Pierson Newmarket. Whitby W. H. Gibbs Oshawa. Cobourg Rae Dickson Port Hope. Peterbcro' .... Dr. Norris Omemee. Belleville .... Merrick Sawyer Belleville. Kingston .... Edwin Chown Kingston. Brockville .... W. A. Schofield BrockvL'le. Perth ., aa. Jamieson Almonte. Pembroke .... S. E. Mitchell Pembroke. Ottawa Peter LeSueur Ottawa. Montreal John Dillon Montreal. Quebec W. H. Lambly Inverness Corners. Stanstead .... Israel England Knowlton. II. — On the French iVork — The President of the Conference, Co- Delegate, Missionary Secretaries, the Ministers of the Montreal and St. John'. Circuits ; the Hon. James Ferrier, Messrs. John Torrance, J. A. Mathewson, W. Clendinneng, Jas. McMillan, John J. McLaren, James McPherson, Wm. Coote, and George Young. III. — TJie Board of the Superannuated Ministers* Fund. — The Revs. Samuel Rose, Dr. Douglas, Dr. Green, Jas. Elliott, E. B. Ryckman, M.A., G. R. Sanderson, I. B. Howard, Richard Jones, and John Douse, who is re-appointed Treasurer. IV.—Book Committee.— The Revs. Dr. Rice, E. B. Harper, M.A., R. Jones, and the Ministers of the Toronto,, Yorkville, Yonge Street South, and Centre Circuits. V. — The Contingent Ftmd Investment Committee. — The Revs. Dr. Green, James Gray, Dr. Ryerson, and John Macdouald, Esq. nid EfeM M! 10 MINUTES OF THE CANADA ri874. VI. — On Compensation to the S. M. Fund. — The Revs. George R. Sanderson, T. S. Keough, George McRitchie, Thomas Cosford, Dr. Evans, James Gray, John Shaw. VII. — On Sunday School Libraries. — The Revs. Alfred Andrews, Samuel J. Hunter, Wm. H. Withrow, M.A., Edward Barrass, T. W. Jeffery. VIII. — On Mcmmial to the late Edward Jackson, Esq. — Dr. Rice, Dr. Wood, Dr. Nelles, and W. E. Sauford , Dennis Moore and A. McCaUum, Esqs. QUESTION II.— Are there any objections to any of our Ministers, or Preachers on Trial ? Answer. — They were examined one by one. QUESTION III.— ^Who have been deposed from the woik of the Ministry, and excluded from the Church ? AjsrswEB. — None. QUESTION IV.— Who have withdrawn from the work among us ? Answer. — *John H. Boyd, Thomas Cardus, *Thomas H. Walkerj *I. B. Aylesworth, M.D., Daniel McMuUen. ♦Received Certificate of Stanc'ing. QUESTION v.— What Preachers are this year received into full Connexion with the Conference, and . Ordained ? ■ti i ■ i;. •(,*»? Austin, Nathan CairnduflF, William H. Craig, William *German, Orrin Hall, Robert H. James, R, J. Lanceiey, John E. Leach, John J. Mp,nning, Henrv M. Mclntyre, C. E" Odery, Joseph Potter, Auisi/in 1874] WESLEY AN METHODiST CONFERENCE. 11 Patchell, Tho!A£>,8 H. fPykcj William Reid, Thomaa J. Smith, John V. Smith, Charles Simpson, James Stevenson, John 0. Thibaudeau Alexander *Thompson, C, u. *Tiirner, James +Toye, Reuben JVan Camp, Albert J. Walsh, William Watson, Coverda^e * Previously urdained. t Previously eoeived from the Primitive Method'st Church, hut at this Con- ference took on them our Ordination Vows. i Received from the M. E. Church in the United States. John Gr. Manly, received from the Congregational Union of Ca.iada George A. Giffard, received from the Primitive Methodist Church. QUESTION VI,— What Preachers remain on Trial ? Ans. — I. These have traveUed three years : — Austin, William Annis, v. vVilliam *Bell John W. Berry, Henry +Bishop, George J. Bowerman, Allan, M.A. Buchanan, William Burns, Robert IJiBryant, Cornelius *Calvert, George W. *Campbell, Thomas W. §Cook, William De Gruchy, Edw ard Daniel, George *Edmonds, Jabez §Gibson, Joseph R. flart, John §Hames, Arthur B. *Hare, Robert B. I! Henderson, James Hill, Henry E. tHolmes, A. Lee, M.A. Howson, William G. *Hughes, Silas J, Knowles, Henry W. ^ *Knox, William tLangford, Charles Maxwell, William J. tMeyer, Kmry Millyard, Reuben Mooney, James. Morden, Thomas E., B.A. McCarroll, John McCauley, Samuel tPatterson, Allan *l'hUhps, Alfred M. tPerley, William F. Robbjns, John Robinson, Isaac N. *Rutledge, William L. Salton, Samuel *Schr^, George A. Sellery, Samuel Semmens, John Sexsmith, William V. tSmith, William E. Syvret, John Timberlake, William Turnev, John Walton. John, 2nd. ■^'/'^ § * Continues at College. ■"'*■ ''.l'_^' t Is required to complete the third year's course ^f study. f , ' }? X To be ordained for special purposes. 8 Has travelled four years, bui continues on trial in order to complete tU« fourth year's course of study. Is reqiiirod to complete the second and third year's course of atud^, .1 1!l 12 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. 11 IT. — These have Blades, John T. Clipsbam, John W. Crothers, William J., B.A. Crozier, James G. Crookshank, Simon Easson, Richard » Fawcett, James B. Franklin, Benjc nin Fydell, Thomas R. Gee, Thomas Godwin, William Goff, Edward F. Guest, Joseph Hawkins, Charles W., B.A. Henderson, William HiU, Edward travelled two years. Hobbs, Richard 'Jamieson, W. S. Kettleweil, William Morrow, Charles R. *Pearson, William Pepper, John, B.A. Pickering, John Ross, Andrew, W. tShibley, Samuel tShortt, WiUiam K., B.A. Smith, John T. Snowden, "^homas J. Torrance, William Webster, John, 2nd. Werden, James E. * Is required to complete the second year's coui-se of study, t Has completed the studies of the third year, t Ordained for special purposes. III.- Bettschen, David Edwards, George P'landers, Charles R. Harrison, James M. Johnson, Francis *Keam, 1^'rank l^hese have travelled one year. Lyons, Almon P. fMorrison, William R. Munroe, John A. Rose, Samuel P. Scott, Moses Wards Joseph Legate, Thomas * Permitted to retire for one year on account of ill health t To be ordained for special purposes. « QUESTION VII.— ^Who are now received on Trial ? Ans. — I. TJie followr/ig, who have travelled one year under Chairmen, which has been allowed. Allen, William A. Baugh, William *Carr, Joseph •Carter, Daniel Couzens, Charle- 0, *Dyer, William T. *Henderson, John Hodaon, Joseph M. *McCamu8, John A. McCulloch, Andrew "Olivant, Edward Shorey, Sidney X *Sliter, Thomas Sparling, W. W. ., Sparling, W. H. Strachan, Richard ". Thomas, Henry ^ *Tisdale, Mark Walker, George Watson, James •Wilkinson, Robert U. Wilson, Ja es." They were these, "Great is the reward." Just as the bell was about to toll for public worship on Sabbath the 22nd of February, 1874, our brother passed up to join in the worship of the saints above. -■ '■"■'•■' ■- fe.'tei^=.-A-;i;ii.i:^''V.v u'W^ .Oi' .^....tv v -i Though he had not finished the 39th year of his age, and was in the 14th year of his Ministry, yet were his life and death a great Christian success. Converted to God, faithful, conscientious, I l!6 MINUTES OP THK CANADA [1874. manly, laborious, growing in grace and holy knowledge to the end, and closing up in the triumph of faith, we rejoice in believing that he now knows by full possession that which brightened upon hia dying eyes as a prospect, " Great is the reward." 2. — George Goodson. George Goodson was born in the British army, in England, of Irish parents, in 1810, and died in the Mission-house, St. Clair, on the 11th May, 1874. His parents died while he was very young. He was thus left to the care of strangers. But God took him up, and so guided him, that he came, at a comparatively early age, under the influence of Methodism. When about sixteen years of age he experienced converting grace in the town of Kingston, under the ministrations of Rev. Ephraim (now Dr.) Evans. His conversion was thorough and marked, and always referred to by him with great pleasure and confidence. He knew whom he had believed, and was ever ready to witness a good profession. His experience was always freely given, and was clear and definite. In 1829, he was called to exhort sinners to "flee from the wrath to come ;" and, as an exhorter and local preacher, he performed much acceptable service ; till, in 1836, he was called into the itinerant work by the Rev. Anson (now Dr. ) Green. His first field of labour was Matilda Circuit, under the superintendence of the Rev. Henry Shaler. With what self-denying zeal, devotion, and success he laboured on Matilda, Richmond, Owen Sound, Chatham, Sarnia, and Bradford Circuits, only those who were associated with him know. No doubt there are hundreds amongst the living and the dead who will rise up and call him blessed, as the instrument in the hands of God of their conversion. Bro. Goodson was sjrmmetrical, well-formed, and prepossessing in physique ; tasteful and neat in his attire, engaging and frank in his manners, with a heart full of kindness, and that kindness always beaming forth in an open, guileless countenance. In every sphere which he might have been called to move in, he would have been popular. But the gifts and graces which he possessed eminently qualified him for the ministry, to which he devoted himself with so much energy for so many years. tnuMM^uaumia^s^i:. 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 17 He was a preacher of more than ordinary ability, — emphatically, a '.useful preacher. Clear in his conceptions of truth, ready in his utterance, and well read in the standard works of Methodism, as well as in general literature, he was xiever at a loss for words of power and grace, to impress, convince, reprove, comfort, and encourage, those to whom he addressed himself. But especially was our departed brother at home in the revival service and camp-meeting. Thousands will remember his earnest and pathetic ax^peals on such occasions, as well as the sweet melody of his voice while he sang, as he delighted to do, the songs of Sion. For many years he occupied the responsible position of Chairman of a District, and was characterized by the qualities of mind and heart necessary to make a good administrator. He took a prominent part in Conference debates, and in all great Connexional questions, and was always conservative on questions affecting the gre^.,t leading peculiarities of Methodism. The lovefeast, the class- meeting, and itinerancy he believed to be of God, and not to be overthrown. Br(». Goodson was a most affectionate husband, an indulgent father, a faithful friend, a most attached and patriotic subject and citizen, and a true and loyal Methodist minister. Early in his ministry, through exposure from long and weary travel on horse- back, after excessive labors in special services, and from poor accommodation, which v/as inevitable in those early days, he received injury which often threatened his life, and from which he never fully recovered. But his constitution being remarkably good^ he labored on through nearly forty years of uninterrupted service, never shunning sacrilice or responsibility, so that he might serve the Church of his choice and win souls to Jesus. His love for the work of the ministry was a holy passion, ever glowing and literally consuming. Brother Goodson's health had been visibly failing for two or three years. After a severe illness at Bradford, two years ago, he was stationed on the St. Clair Mission, that there he might enjoy com. parative rest. But the time had well nigh come for him to be released. Towards the close of March he showed very evident signs of rapidly declining life, though he still kept on at his work. He preached to his much-attached Indian coi^gregation, on tho 12th of April, his last sermon. He left home to try distant medical advice. No encouragement was received. He returned ho»ne to 18 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. '% >! !i!ii \ die. And looking the fact fully in the face, he felt that he was ready. He arranged his worldly affairs with great particularity of detail. He called his Indian leaders and local preachers to him in his sick room, and held his last official meeting Counselling them much in egard to the future, and commending them to God most fervently, he bade them farewell. Five daughters and one son, with their sorrowing mother, waited at his bedside, eager to render him aid or comfort. He had one paramount wish tor them, — that they might all embrace and love the Saviour, and prepare to meet him in heaven. They pledged themselves in the Holy Eucharist around liis bed. It was a solemnly sublime scene. He received their pledge, and held them up to Christ with a faith which appeared prevailing, and called God to witness the consecration. He spoke of his early associates in the ministry with great affection ; mentioned his dearest friends in order ; sent love to all his ministerial brethren ; gave instructions respecting his funeral, and with the ii,i,me of Jesus lingering on his lips, and a countenance radian with hope, ho passed away, calmly, sweetly falling asleep in Jesus- 3.— Ge »EGE MuIntyre. George Mclntyrj, who at the last Conference, on account of ill health, was permittcid to retire for one yenr, was born in Lower Canada, and at the tioie of his decease was 27 years of age. His early associates speak of him as being a model youngr man. He was converted when 21 years of age. He attended Victoria College, in which he had advancd to the end of the 2rd year's course in Arts. During those years he began to preach, and hi^ health began to decline. After leaving College he took Mission work in Muskokn, and his health somewhat improved. Two years ago he was appointed to the Aurora Circuit. He without doubt overtasked himself again, and had to retire from the active work. The earthly gradually wasted, the spiritual, the heavenly, grew. He longed for the Home above, and longed to be theic by Sabbath, May the 10th. He waited patiently untd Sabbath, May the 17th, and triumphantly departed. 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENC'2. 19 4„ — Noble F. English. Noble English was born in the Township of London, in the year 1821. His parents were devoted members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, who settled in the Township of London at a time when it was a wilderness. In the fourteenth year of his age he was converted to God, and became a faithful member of the Church. In the year 1840 he attended the Upper Canada Academy, where he diligently pursued ..is studies until he obtained a good classical education. He entered the Ministry in 1345, and in 1847 was received into full connexion, and ordained. His talents fitted him for some of our most important stations, which he sustained with great acceptability and usefulness. He was appointed succes- sively to Hamilton, Toronto, Demorestville, Brockville, Bytown, Brantford, Chatham, St. Thomas, Goderich, London South, Weston, Cooksville, Elora, and a second time to London South. Hia kindness of disposition was a marked feature in his character. As a Christian gentleman, he was a fine example ; as a preacher, he had few superiors; as a pastor, he was kind, diligent and sympathetic — weeping with those who wept, rejoicing with those who rejoiced. His labours during the past year have been abundant. He felt a deep Christian sympathy in the salvation of souls, and more especially for the youth of the congregations to whom he adniinis- tered the word of 1 fe. His soul yearned so strongly for them, that often during tine waking hours of the night he lifted up his soul in fervent prayer for their salvation. The last service lie held was to organize a Sabbath-school at the Grove Church, on the London South Circuit, where he preached a sermon to the young, from Psalm xxxiv. 11, "Come, ye children, hearken unto me ; I will teach you the fear of the Lord." On the next tlay he was taken ill with inflammation of the lun^^s. Such was the nature of hia sickness, it was not deemed expedient for his Ministerial friends to see him, or converse ^with him. His illness was short ; but during his seasons of reason he manifested his confidence in Godv and at one period called his family around his bed, and exhorted them all to give their hearts to God and the Church. He calmly fell asleep on the 23rd of May, 1874, in the 29th year of his Ministry, and the 53rd year of his age. m so MINUTRS OP THE CANADA [1874. QUESTION XL-How are the Ministers and Preachers stationed for the ensuing year ? Answer : — TORONTO CONFERENCE. ENOCH WOOD, D.D., Phesident. JOHN SHAW, K5ECRETARY. ^ The word in parcntliem is the Post Office address of the Minist^ whose name immediately precedes it. I. THE TOEONTO DISTEICT. 1. Toronto First \ John Potts ; Egerton Ryerson, D.B., (Metropolitan) } LL.D., Chief Superintendent of Education, by permission of the Conference ; John Gemley, Per- manent Secretary of the Upper Canada Bible Society, by permis- sion of Conference ; Lachlin Taylor, D.B., is permitted to spend the year in Europe ; Anson Green, D.D., William Price,Superannuated; John G. Manly, Supernumerary. Missionary Department: Enoch Wood, D.D., Lachlin Taylor, Book Room and Guardian Cffice: Samuel Rose, Book Steward. Edward Hartley Dew art, Editor. William H. Withuow, M.A., Uditor of S. S. Publi- cations. I, D.D., ) General Secretaries, 1874.1 WESLKYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 21 2. Toronto Second ) Thomas W. Jeffery j Joshua H. John- {Richmo7id street) ) son, M.A., Agent, Victoria College. 3. Toronto Third ) Samuel J. Hunter, Isaac Tovell ; {Elm Street) ) John Douse, Joel Briggs, Super- annuated ; John N. Lake, Super- numerary. L Toronto Fourth ) j^^^ ^^^^^ (Berkeley Street) ) 5. Toronto Fifth, ) ^iniam H. Poole. (Queen Street) ) 6. YoQ'kville Nicholas R. Willoughby, M.A., Coverdale Watson ; George Beynon, Superannuated; John Doel, Thomas McMuUen, Supernumeraries. 7. Davenport and ) J. B. Armstrong, Charles Turver, Seaton ) Superannuated. 8. Leslieville John Carroll, Superannuated. 9. Scarboro' Charles V. Lake ; William Coleman, Superannuated ; W. E. Smith retires * for one year on account of ill health. 10. Yonge St. South ) j^^^ Learoyd, Austin Potter. (Fglington) ) IL Yonge Street ) Thomas S. Keough. Centre (Thomhill) 3 12. Yonge St. North ) j^j^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^ Goff, (Maple.) {Richmond Hill) J 13. Weston Joseph H. Locke, one to be sent. David Jennings, Superannuated. 14. Brampton William Burns, Charles Smith; Jonathan Scott, Willif Q McFadden, ^ Superannuated. 16. Streetsville J. Herbert Starr, Thos. H. Patchell. 6 22 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. 16. Cooksmlle Andrew Cunningham, Henry Thomas. 17. Chinguacousy ... Peter Campbell. 18. Orangeville William Hicks. 19. Alton Thomas R. Kcjid. 20. Albion James Matheson, Geo. S. Reyi.olds. 21. Klineburg James A. McClung, Joseph Waite. 22. Shelbourne Brabazon B. Dimdas. JOHN SHAW, Chairman. T. W. JEFFERY, Financial Secretary. ES' II. THE OWEN SOUND DISTEICT. 23. Owen Sound John G. Laird. 2 4 . Meaford James Anderson. 25. Meaford Smith . . . Shem Blanshard. 26. Walter's Falls ... William Tucker. 27. Durlmm Thomas W. Glover, George Walker. 28. Invermay Josias Greene. 29. Port Elgin David Perry. • 30. Tiverton Nathaniel S. Burwash. 31. Paisley William Johnson, K. C.Wilkinson, (Chesley.) 32. Hanover Charles E. Perry. 3 3. Walkerton Phineas D . Will. 34. Artemesia Henry S. Matthews, (Fiesherton,) Richard Strachan, (Dundalk.) 35. Markdale David Williams. 36. Chatsworth John Webster. v T* V-,,, ■■ 4^ 37. Sarawak Isaac Baker, (Owen Sound.) ^ 38. Allenford William C. Jolley. 39. Wiarton Alexander Thibaudeau, one wanted. 1871.] WESLEY AN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 23 40. Saugeen eorge Jacques. 41. Cape Croker H. Bawtinheiiner. JOHN O. LAIRD, Ckairmnn. JOSIAS GREENE, Financial Secretary, III. THE COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT. 42. CoUingwood Joseph W. McCaliura j Edward Sallows, Superannuated. 43. Thornhury William H. Pattyson, Thos. Legate. 44. Osprey John W. Dochstader, (Maxwell.) 45. Avening John V. Wilson, one to be sent. 46. Stayner ... Isaac Gold. 47. Christian Is- \ lands One wanted. soliel Islands* ) 48. Parry Sounds \ Shawanahga dh > John C. Willmott, M.A. French River. ) 49. Manitoulin IsVd \ Little Current dt > William Sutton, (Little Current.) Manitowaning J 50. Brv/:e Mines George H. Kenney. S\. Garden River ^ \ Michipicoton^ ( Thomas Williams ; Erastus S. Curry, Bachew^naBay | Superannuated. and Nipigon ^ 52. Sault Ste. Marie , Thomas Cle worth. 53. Silver Islet Joseph Galloway. 5i. Prince Arthur's ) ^jjjj^^ Haletead. -- -^ Landing ) 55. Lac la Pluie...... One wanted. ~ ,^ ^ ^ ^ JOSEPH W. McCALLUM, Chairman. ' i ISAAC GOLD, Financial Secretary. lii I m 24 MfNUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. IV. THE BAEPtlE nSTKICT. 66. Barrie David C. McDowell, Charles Lang- ford. 57. Vespra George M. Brown, (Dalton.) 58. Oriilia Kennedy Creighton. 59. Rugby John Pepper, B.A., unde** the direc- tion of the Superintendent of Orillia. 60. Uobif^m Thomas Woolsey, (Orillia.) 61. Hillsdale and ) James MuFarlane, (Waveiley), A, Penetanguishsne ) P. Lyon. , 62. Angles Andrew Armstrong. 63. Bracehridge Webster W. Leech, one to be sent. 64. UtUrson One wanted. 65. Huntsville One to be sent, to act under the direction of the Minister at Bracebridge. 66. Morrison R. J. James, (Severn Bridge.) 6 7. Coldwaier Thomas Sno wden. 68. McKellar Eeuben Toye. 69. Spence One wanted. 70. Rosseau One to be sent, (Ashdown.) D. C. McDowell, ChairTnan. GEORGE M. BROWN, Finaiicial Secretary. V. THE BRADFORD DISTRICT. ^ 71. Bradford Jonathan E,. Betts, W. G. Howson. 72. Newmarket Wesley Casson. ' 73. Aw^ora Edward Barrass, G. H. Bishop. 74. Bond Head D. E. F. Gee, Daniel Carter. 75. Lloydtown Thomas Campbell, one to be sent. 1874.] WESIiEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 25 76. Cookstown William Irwin, one to be sent ; Jacob Poole, Supernumerary. 77. Innisjll Robert H. Smith, (Craigvale,) Joseph R. Gibson, (Braniley.) 78. Alliston John F. German, M.A., one to be sent. 79. Mount Albert ... D. Cattanach. 80. Rosemount John W. Totten, one to be sent. 81. Mono John Smiley, M.A. 82. Morning's Mills... One to be sent. 83. Sutton William Torrance. 84. Snake and ^ To be supplied by the Minister from Georgina Islands ) Sutton. JONATHAN E. BETTS, Chairman. WILLIAM IRWIN, Financial Secretary. VI. THE WHITBY DISTRICT. 85. Whithj John S. Clarke, Thomas J. Reid; Con- rad Vandusen, Superannuated ; Robert Darlington, Supernumerary. Joseph E. Sanderson, M.A., Gov- ernor of Ontario Ladies' College ; Jdmes Roy, M.A., by permission of Conference, Professor in Ladies' College. 86. Oshawa.. William H. Laird; David B. Mad- den, Superannuated. 87. Bowinanville... John Bredin. | 88. Newcastle Peter Addison, Andrew W. Ross. ^ 89. JStwtonville ... Newton Hill, (Clarke.) i li ill ti ; i 26 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. 00. Darlington ... Al exanderR. Campbell jTliomas Sliter, (Hampton,) James F. Metcalfe, Su- pevnumftrary. 9i. Pickering George T. Richardson, (Green v/ood,) John Harfc. * 92. MarJcham ...... Thomas A. Ferguson, Isaac N. Rob- inson. 93. Stouffville Ephraim L. Koyl, one to be sent. 94. Uxbridge John S. Evans. 95. Prince Albert . . . Samuel C. Philp, j un., John Pickerings Samuel C. Philp, Superannuated. 96. Scngog To be supplied from Prince Albert. 97. Cartwright ... John Hodgson. 98. Manvers John C. Wilson. 99. Brock George Leech. 100. Cannington ... Thomas Culbert. 101. Beaverton William H. Cairnduff. JOHN BREDIN, CJmirman. THOS. A. Ft:ilGUSON, Finavzial Secretary. VII. THE COBOURG DISTRICT. 102. Cobourg Wellington Jeffers, D.D. ; John C. Ash, Agent; Richard Jones, Vin- cent B. Howard, J. English, Sup'd ; Frank Keam retires for one year on account of ill health. .. . _,^,,.,„^,._:..^.._^.s,^.. VICTORIA COLLEGE : ''" ~--*^*--' --^— Samuel S. Njjlles, D.D., LL.D., President, and Professor of Logic, Ethics, and Metaphysics. Alfred H. Reynar, M. A., Professor of Modern Languages and English Literature. 1874.1 WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 27 Undergraduates — Koberc B. Hare, G. C. Woikman, J. W. Bell, J. W. Annis, W. S. Jamieson. Faculty of Theology : Nathaniel Burwash, B.D., Dean, and Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology. Theological Students: Thomas W. Campbell. Jabez Edmonds. Samuel McCauley. Samuel Sellery. George W. Calvert. Alfred M. Phillips. George Daniel. Bobert Burns. 103. Port Hope Ephraim B. Harper, M. A.; Alexander T. Green, Superannuated. 104. Canton Arthur Brownings J. M. Wilkinson, 105. BaUimo7'e Thomas J. Edmison. 106. Plainville Charles E. Mclntyre. 1^1. Grafton To be supplied; William Steer, Superannuated. 108. Colborne William McCullongh ; Jas. Hughes, George Carr, Superannuated. 109. Castleton George Browne. WO. Brighton Osborn R. Lambly, M.A. • Charles Taggart, Superannuated. 111. Smithjleld Edward Cragg. 112. Camphellford ... Bichard Potter. 1 1 3. Hastings. James Woods worth; Ash ton Fletcher, - . Supernumerary. 114. Percy E. S. Rupert, M.A., (Warkwor^ii). 115. Fenella William H. Peake. 116. Alderville ....... Wm. Andrews; John Sunday, Super- annuated. EPHRAIM B. HARPER, M.A., Chairman. OSBORN R. LAMBLY, M.A., Fmancial Secretary. liiii !! i IM il ,: ;i 1 i fl ! 28 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. VIII. THE PETERBORO' DISTRICT. 117. Feterboro' ...... Charles Fish, Samuel P. Rose; John Sanderson, Superannuated. 118. Millhrook William R. Barker, William Bu- chanan. 119. Lindsay James Brock; James Greener, Superannuated. 120. Oahwood Henry McDowell, Francis Johnson. 121. Omemee John W. Savage, T. B. Wilson; James Norris, Superannuated. 122. Keene John W. Wicher. 123. Norwood Richard Clarke. 124. LakefieM William L. Scott. 125. Hiawatha Robert Brooking. 126. Warsaw William C. Washington, M.A. 127. Bohcaygeon Robert Godfrey, one to be sent. 128. Minde7i Samuel Dowp. 129. Halliburton Edward Ilill. 130. Fenelon Falls .. . George Washington, M.A. 131. Coboconh Albert Charles Wilson, (Shedden.) 132. Woodville Robert McCullough, John Hender- son. 133. Blairton John A. Jewell, B. A. 134. HalVs Bridge ) t i a T»/r ^n nr 1 T 1 \ J^hn A. McCamus. John lozeland. Adding ton Road J 'I!' ll ! i !! ill PI 11 ^11 11 30 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. 155. Madoc Samuel Sing. 156. L'Amable W. P. Brown, one to be sent. 157. Bmbigh and | j ^ ^^^^^ ^ j^ Abinger ) 158. Maynooth One to be sent. 159. Bruderwll <^ ) g^^^^j g^^^^^^ (Rocking], am.) Carlow... S EDWIN CLEMENT, Chairman. WILLIAM BRIGGS, Financial Secretary. 1CISSZ0ITAB7 DISTEICTS. X. THE EED RIVER DISTRICT. 160. Winnipeg Geo. Young, Allan Bowerman, M.A. 161. Headingly^ ) j ^ Harrison. Boyne River J 162. Poplar Point... John Walton 2nd. \^X High Bluff Michael Fawcett, Nelson Brown. 164. PalesHne George Edwards, under the direction of the Superintendent of High Bluff: IQ6. Berens and I Egerton R. Young. - Pigeon River. ) ^ 166. Norway House . John H. Ruttan. ^:iJ_::l:^^_^^Z..^J_ii 167. Oxford House... Orrin German. r'^ 168. Nelson River ... John Sen) mens. GEORGE YOUNG, Chairman. 1874 ] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 31 XT. THE SASKATCHEWAN DISTIUCT. 1G9. Edmo^ don House George McDougall, William R. Morrison. 170. WoodviUe Henry iSteinhaur. 171. Victoria One to be sent. 172. White Fish Lake Henry M. Manning. 173. Morleiu Bow River} ^ , t\t t-^ n •^' \ John McDougall. Cornelius Bryant. Chdliwhack ) 180. Cariboo Christopher L. Thompson. 181. Chilllwlmok-. 1 ^^ ^^ ^^^,^ii^A_ Indian tribes ) 182. Nichola Valley ) ^^ ^ i i. •^ > One to be sent. and Kamloojys. ) 183. Fort Simpson Thomas Crosby. WILLIAM POLLARD, Chairman. r-- XIII. THE FOREIGN DISTRICT. ;. -:..-.._. JAPAN. 184. Yeddo.. George Cochran. . 185. Shidzuooka Davidson McDonald, M.D. u I I: M t1 ! I'l S. ' (I i ! m 82 MINUTES OF THR CANADA [1874. LONDON CONFERENCE. J. A. WILLIAMS, President. JAMES GEAY. Secketary. L THE HAMILTON DISTRICT. 1. Hamilton (Centenary Church), Hugh Johnston, B.D. ; Henry Lanton. Lewis Warner, William W. Ross, Sup'tl ; Hugh Johnston and Manly Benson to exchange pul pits once a Sabbath. 2. Hamilton (Wesley Church), Wni. Stephenson ; John Hutchinson, Superannuated. 3. Hamilton (Ki"g Street), Wellington W. Carson. 4. Hamilton (Zion Tabernacle), Manly Benson. 5. HaiaiHcn (Simcoe Street), Joshua P. Lewis. William Stephenson and Joshua P. Lewis to exchange at least once a fortnight. Wesley an Female College: Samuel B. Rice, D.D., Gov&rvor. Wesley P. Wright, M.A., B.D., Prof, of Natural Sciences. • 6. Dundas George M. Meacham, M.A. ; John _ __^ _^^ B. Keagey, B.A., Supernumerary. Wesley an Collegiate Institute: ' r E. B. Ryckman, M.A., Governor, 7. Jersey ville Robert Bell. 1874.J WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 33 8. Waterdown David Chalmers, John T. Smith; William Philp, Superannuated. 9. ^\ ellingtonSquare Hall Ohristopherson,one to besent. 10. Glanford Thomas S. Howard, John Turner. f 11. Seneca William Willoughby. 12. Milton James Gray. 13. Lowville John Scott, B.A. U. Oakville, , Thomas D. Pearson, John Bobbins, George Washington, Sup'y. 15. Uagarsville Joseph Colling, one to be sent. \ 16. NantiQoke William Morton. 17. Cainsville William W. Shepherd, Joseph M. Hodson ; Robert Corson, Sup'd. 18. Grand River Erastus Hurlburt, (Onondaga.) 19. New Credit ElishaTennant, (Hagarsville) ; Wm. Herkimer, Superannuated. 20. Hamilton (Ger-') ^, , ^ ^, ^ , \ \ Charles S. Eby, B.A. man M,sssion) ) 3 21. Preston ds Paris. Stephen Kappele, Thomas E. Morden, B.A. / JAMES GRAY, Chairman. HUGH JOHNSTON, if'inmicmZ ^^cretory. II. THE JSriAGARA DISTBICT. 22. St. Catlmrines. George B. Sanderson, Thomas Colling, » M. A. ; Francis Coleman, Sup'd. . 23. Tliorold James Preston; C. W. Hawkins, B.A., - ..^ ^ - . James Armstrong, Superannuated Nelson Burns, Supernumerary. 2i. Font Bill John Ridley; Michael Baxter, Super- annuated, (Fen wick), *2 34 MINUTRS OF THE CANADA [1874. 25. Merritton John H. Robinson, (St. Catherines.) 26. Niagara Charles Silvester. 27. Drummondville Thomas Stobbs. 28. CAifton A. C. Chambers. 29. Welland James Goodwin, one to be sent. 30. Dunnville James Whiting. 31. Grimsby John Mills, Charles R.Morrow; Jo- seph Reynolds, Richard Phelps, Superannuated. 32. Beamsville Edwin A. Chown, B.A. 33. Smithville William Savage, Joseph Guest. 34. Cayuga W. H. Fife, ( York,) one wanted. 35. Ridgevoay T. Metcalfe Campbell; John Baxter, Superannuated. 36. Caistorville ,»., Walter Rigsby. * GEORGE R. SANDERSON, CJiairman, JAMES PRESTON, Ftnamial Seereiary, III. THE BRANTFORD DISTRICT. 37. Brantfordy \8t ) Alexander Langford ; Hamilton (Wellington St) i Biggar, Edmund E. Sweet, Sup'd. 38. Brantford2nd, ) Benjamin B. Keefer, who shall ex- (Pwm fries St) i change once a Sabbath with the Superintendent of Brantford lst| John Ryerson, Superannuated. » 39. Mount Pleasant, John W. German, (Mohawk). 40. Famfield B. Clement, (Burford,) one to be sent ; Claudius Byrne, Sup'y. 41. Pwris John Philp, B.A. 42. Richwood Joseph W. Holmes, (Ayr). - 43. Princeton John K. Keppel. 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 35 a. Woodstock JohnB. Clarkson, M.A.; Peter Bhw- tinlniinier, Siipernumeraiy. , 45. Oxford Centre ... Thomas Jackson. 4G. East Zorra Abel Edwards, (Strathallan). 47. aS^ George Daniel E. Brownell, William Walsh. 48. Norwich George H. Cornish. 49. Otterville Joseph Odery. 60. Simcoe John A. Williams; J. Messmore, SuperanmiPted. 51. Waterford Joseph H. Stinson. 52. Port Dover William Bryers, one to be sent. ' 53. St. Williams Christopher Hamilton. JOHN A. WILLIAMS, Clmimmn. JOHN PHILP, B;A., Fhmncial Secretary, IV. THE 54. London City : ) North Streetf S Pall Mali, 65. London Gity^ ") Dundas St. 3 56. London Mast., ^.., k- 57. London South ,,. 68. London North ... 69. lugersoll... 00. S(d/ord... ......... LONDO:^ DISTRICT. James Hannon, John J. Hare, B.A.; George Case, W. Chapman, Sup'd, James F. Latimer, Supernumerary. William Kettle well, under the dir- ection of the Superintendent of Korth street. William R. Parker, M.A. James Charlton. ' • Benjamin Sherlock, (London), one to i be sent, (Arva). Charles Stringfellow, (Birr.) Charles Freshman, D.D. ; Geor^^e Kennedy, Superannuated. James Kennedy. Ill 1 36 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. 61. St. Mark's John Wakefield. 62. Kirkton Ilonry lieid, one to be sent. 63. }^ estminater David C. Clappison, (Lambeth.) 64. Mount Brydges .. R. E. Tapper. 65. Exeter William Lund, William Godwin. 66. Kippin Robert Reynolds. 67. Lucan James E. Dyer. 68. Ailda Craig .... Richard W. Williams. 69. NUsouri Hugh McLean, (Kintore), Joseph . ' Sheply, Superannuated. 70. Belmont Andrew Edwards, James Watson. 7L DoroJiester ) m r, > Thomas Crews. Station ) WILLIAM R. PARKER, M.A., Chairman. JOHN WAKEFIELD, Financial Secretary. • ■ V. THE ST. THOxMAS DISTRICT. 72. St. Thomatt, 1st... G. N. A. F. T. Dickson. 73. St. Thomas, 2nd. John V. Siuith. 74. Yarmouth George C. Madden. :* 75. Ai/lmer, Ont,. , William McDonagh, Andrew Mc- ' ' Culloch, (Springfield.) 76. Fingal Jaraes Harris, H, T. Crossley. 77. Tyrconnel Thomas Hanna. 78. Port Stanley Peter German, Jasper Wilson. 79. Port Rowan .... Richard L. Tucker, 80. Lynedoch William T. Turner; C. W. M. Gilbert, Superannuated ; Matthias • Holtby, Supernumerary. 8 1 . Tilsonhurg Alfred Andrews. \>2. Culloden., John Saunders, B. A, 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONPEUENCR. gf 83. Vienna Georgo Ferguson, one to be sent. 84. Muncei/ Ephraim Evans, D.D., who shall have special charge of the Mount Elgin Industrial Institute; Allaxi Salt. 85. Oneida William Cross, (Muncey); A. Sickles, Superannuated. . EPHRAIM EVArS, D.D.. Chairman. GEO. N. A. F. T. DICKSON, Financial Secretary VI. THE CHATHAM DISTRICT. .86. C/tatham William S. Griffin. 87. Windsor David L. Brethour. 88. Sandwich To be supplied. 89. Blenheim David Kyan, (Rondeau,) Thomas Gee, (Charing Cross) ; Edwin Mc- f Collum, Superannuated. 90. Kingaville David Hunt. 9 1 . Woodslee Thomas Had win. 92. Amherstburg .. Edmund S. Jones, one to be sent. 9 3. Eomney Ambrose Hunt. 94. Tilbury One wanted. 95. Leamington ,... John L. Kerr. ^Q. Ridgetown Richard W. Woodsworth. 97. Newbury William J. Ford. >; 98. Wardsville A. L. Russell, B.D., one to be sent. : 99. Moraviantowii . To be supplied by the Wardsville ministers. 1 00. Florence Alexander G. Harris. *£■' I!! ii! II 38 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. K I 101. Dawn Mills ..,. William C. Watson, M.A., Robert H. Balmer. 102. Wallacehurgh... William W. Edwards. WILLIAM S. GRIFFIN, Chairman. ' DAVID L. BRETHOUR, FiTiancial Secretary. VII. THE SAENIA DISTEICT. 103. Sarnia Francis Berry; Solomon Waldron, Superannuated. 104. *S'^. Clair Edwin Fessant, (Sarnia.) 105. Point Edward , James S. Ross. 106. Straihroy Jas. C. Slater; John K. Williston, James A. Ivison, Superannuated. 107. Adelaide E. Teskey, one wanted. 108. Arkona John Russell. 109. Forest George Clark, John Farley, (Ravens- ' " wood.) 110. Park Hill William Ames, William J, Maxwell. 111. Watford James H. McCartneyj C. 0. Oouzens. 112. Alvinston Robert Henry Hall, B.A. 113. Moore John R. Isaac, Henry E. Hill, . " (Cominna.) 114. Petrolia Robert H. Waddell. 115. Oil springs James Masson. • * 116. Wyoming John Neelands, Thomas R. Fydell. ^n. Napier William Shannon. 118. Sombra and ) t tt ci^ ^ - nr 1 7 T , j\ Jitmes il.S5tonehouse,onetobesent. Walpole Island ) FRANCIS BERRY, niiairman. JAS. C. SLATER, Fimxncial Secretary, i ; 1874.] WER LEVANT METHODIST CONFERENCE. 39 VIII THE GUELPH DISTEICT. 119. Gaelph Isaac B. Howard, John E. Lanceley ; William Hay, Superannuated. 120. Elora Thomas Cobb, William Baugli. 121. Fergiis Robert Fowler, M.D. • 122. Gait Donald G. Sutherland, LL.B. * 123. Georgetown William Mills. 1 24. Washington .... Samuel Tucker, William W. Sparling. , 125. Berlin Christopher Coukman, Richd. Hobbs, (Elmira.) 126. Acton John C. Stevenson. 127. Rockwocd Peter W. Jones. 1 28. Erin William M. Bielby. 129. Garafraxa ...... George McNamara, one to be sent. 130. Zion William Henderson, (Hespeler,) under the minister of Gait. ISAAC B. HOWARD, Chainnan. D. G. SUTHERLAND, Financial Secretary. IX. THE WELLINGTON DISTRICT. 131. Drayton Richard J. Forman, Francis Swann^ j Ezra A. Healey, Superannuated. 132. Peel William Hayhurst, (Glenallen) ' Henry Berry. 133. Howlck William Hawke, (Gorrie,) James Mooney. . .., ^ ^^^ 134. Mount Forest... Thomas Cosford. 1 35. Listowel Matthew Swann, J. W. Cooley ; * ' John Armstrong, Superannuated. 136. Harriston John G. Scott, Djivid Bettschen. 137. Arthur Robert Phillips. 40 ' MINUTES OF THE CANADA ' [1874. 138. Wellesley Joseph Deacon. 139. Milbank Joseph Hill. 140. Holstein Albert J. Vancamp. 141. Trowbridge Joh n Hough. THOMAS COSFORD, Chairman. . WM. HAWKE, Financial Secretary. X. THE GODERICH DISTRICT. 142. Goderich James Giah am. 143. Clinton Thomas Brock. 144. Londeshoro^ Isaac Crane, (Clinton.) 145. Holmesville Charles E. Stafford. 146. Seaforth Charles Lavell, M. A. 147. Mitchell Samuel Wilson; Asahel Kurlburt, Suj^erannuated. 148. i^-M^fortotand:) (,^j^,^^^B^j^j^, jj^ Ilihhard .... J 149. Monckton . . . c . . . Richard Pinch. 150. Stratford William C. Henderson, M.A. 151. Harmony David W. Thompson. 152. Bayfield 1 uther O. Rice. 15? Dungannon .... James Broley. < ^ J. 54. Kincardine George A. Mitchell, B. A. 155. Bei lie Andrew Mil liken, . i .1 ^ 156. Teeswater James Laird. 157. Brussels r. Rober*^^ Davy, one to be sent. 158. Wingham Henry Kellam, one to be sent, 159. Lucknow John S. Fisher. CHARLES LAVELL, U.K.,- Chairman. HENRY KELLAM, Financial Secretary. 1874.1 WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 41 MONTREAL CONFERENCE. JAMES ELLIOTT, President. WILLIAM SCOTT, Secretary. I. THE MONTKEAL DISTEICT. i. Montreal First. 7 * i i r^ , , , ^ -. ' \ Alexander Sutherland. int. James Ibtreet ) Wcaleyan nieoiogleal College: George Douglas, LL.D., Principal and Professor of Tlieology. Theological Students: Arthur Whiteside. William Knox. Reuben Millyard. Si 'as J. Hughes. 2. Montreal Second, Ottawa Street 3. Montreal Third, Palace Street 4. Montreal Fourth, Dorchester Street Henry W. Knowles. W. L. Kutledge. George A. Schram. John McCarroll. I John Wilson, E. M. Taylor. } •th, ) reet. i 5. Montreal Fifth, St. Joseph Street G. Montreal ^ixth, Sherhrooke Street ] William Galbraith. Ezra A. Stafford ; John Scott, Francis C. Ireland, Supernu- meraries. James Awde. Andrew B. Chambers. * iiiilR 42 MINUTES OP THE CANADA . [1874. ] ~~~ — ~~ — ■ ~ 7. Montreal Seventh^ \ Wellington Street, > John Armstrong. Point St. Charles J 8. St. Lambert and ) William I. Sliaw, LL.B., (Mon- Longueuil I treal.) 9. Lachine Nathan Austin. 10. St. Johns George H. Davis. 11. Cltamhly Edward A. Ward; John B. Selley, M.D., Superannuated. 12. Odelltown George Rogers, (Lacolle, P. Q.) 13. Hemming ford John Scanlon. 14. Franklin Centre Francis Hunt, one to be sent. 1 5. Huntingdon David Kennedy, B. D., William J. Crothers, B.A. 16. Ormstown William K. Shortt, B.A. 17. Hiidson E.H.Taylor. 18. La Chute Samuel G. Phillips. 19. North Gore John Hiscox. 20. New Glasgow David Winter. 21. Shawbridge Mark Tisdale, to be under the direction of the Su|)erin- tendent of New Glasgow. 22. Kawdon Adolph us G. Knight, B.A. A. SUTHERLAND, Chairman. A. B. CHAMBERS, Financial Secretary. II. THE KINGSTON DISTRICT. 2o. Kingston First, (Sydenham Street), James Elliott, Richard Easson ; Henry Byers, Su- pernumerary. I 1874.] Wii!SLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 43 24. Kingston Second^ (Queen Street), James Allen ; Kiclid. Wilson, Superannuated. 25. Portsmouth Edward Morrow, M. A. 26. Garden Island... To be supplied from Kingston and Portsmouth. ^1. Napanee,.. William S. Blackstock. 28. Morven and ) ^t ^i • i o. .,i > JNathaniel Smith. Gosport I 29. Selhy John Ferguson. 30. Newhurg Andrew A. Smith, James G. Cwzier. 31. Wilton Alfred McCann, one to be sent. 32. Odessa James Kines. 33. Bath Edmund S.Shorey, James B.Fawcett* 34. Amherst Island . John J. Leach. 35. Cataraqui William Briden, William F. Perley. 36. Battersea Samuel Might. 37. Gananoque Jacob Freshman. 38. Pittsburg William S. McCullough, M.A., (Kingston), James E. Werden, (South Lake.) 39. Centreville 'William Rilance. 40. Harrowsmith ) ^TT•^^• en i. > William Short. arul Frontenac J . - 41. Rohlin One to be sent, John A. JVIunroe. 42. Tamworth Samuel Fear. 43. Kemiebec. William Austin, under the Superin- ' tendent of Tamworth. -^^ V JAMES ELLIOTT, Chairman. 7 ' JAMES KmES, Fitiancial Secretary. 44 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. III. THE BKOCKVILLE DISTRICT. 44. BrockvilU George McRitchie; Liiiher Houghton, Supernumerary. 45. Prescott James A. Gordon ; Sylvester Hurl- burt, Superannuated. 46. Lyn John Wilson, B.A., one to be sent, (Mallorytown.) 47. Farmersville Daniel V. Lucas, John Webster, 2nd. 48. Maitlatid Thomas Atkinson. 1 J. North Augicsta... J. G Garrett. 50. Spencerville Thomas W. Constable. 51. K.mptville Stephen Bond, Henry Shaler, Sup'd. 52. South Mountain* Jabez B. Saunders, (Heckston.) 53. Edwardshurg ... A. L. Peterson. 54. Matilda Marmaduke L. Pearson, one wanted. 55. Morrishurg Ebenezer Bobson. 66. Winchester Thomas G. Williams, Wm. Pearson. 57. Aiiltsville William D. Brown. 5 8. Cornwall Alexander Campbell.. 59. Martintown One wanted. * 60. MouVmette William W. Miller. ^ 61. Avonmore William Taylor. GEO. McRITCHIE, Cimirman. ^ , M. L. PEARSON, Financial Secretary. IV. THE PERTH DISTRICT. 62. Perth...:::::?:::::: v^\wmm r. Dyre. 63. Smith'^ Falls .... William Scott, Joseph Ward. - C4 Almonte William McGiU; William Creighton, Superannuated. 65. Carleton Place... Wm. Rane^y, Samuel Sliibley. * 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 66. Pakeyiham John Walton. 67. Arnprior John Holmes. 68. Mirrickville William Sheridan. 69. Elgin John H. Stewart. 70. Newhoro' Eobert Robinson. 71. Glentay and... } t u a t^ Maherly I ^^^^ ^' ^^^^"^^ ^^^ *° ^« ^^*- 72. Play/air William Sanderson. 73. Fitzroy Harbor... Brock Rose. WILLIAM SCOTT, Chairman. WILLIAM McGILL, Financial Secretary. 45 V. THE PEMBROKE DISTRICT. 74. Pembroke Richard Whiting. 75. Westmeath Hiram Fowler. 1^. Beachburgh William Craig. . 77. Clarendon George Stenning, one to be sent 78. Portage du Fort John Howes. 79. Renfrew Robeit F. Oliver. 80. Alice William Norton, (Locksley.) 8 1 . Onslow . John C. Osborne, (Quio.) 82. Bryson Ezekiel Richardson. 83. Mattawa Samuel E. Maudsley. . GERMAN MISSIONS : M. Renfrew and..,} rx i a n ^. _ ^, > Carl Allum, Ihorne J ^ v • S^. Rankin Henry Kropp. '''""'''''■''^: -:'-■ ^,:'^. 86. Raglan Henry Meyer. R. WHITING, Chairman. JOHN HOWES, Finawial fiecretary. 46 MINUTES OF THE CANA^jA I 1874. VI. THE OTTAWA DISTIUCT. S7. Ottawa Centre } ^-^^^^^ j Hunter. Metcalfe Street ) 88. Ottawa Mat ) ^jj,;^^ jj^i,^ j^^ King Street ) 89. Ottawa West, ) j^^^^^j jj^^^^ jj p^ Richmond Road ) 90. Alymer, P.Q... J. W. Sparlinor, B.D. 91. Bell's Corners... Jabez B.Keougb, Benjamin Franklin. 92. Richmond F. C. Reynolds, T. W. Smith. 93. North G o wer. ... E,. M. Hammond, Joseph Carr. 94. Long Island \ ^ «. ^ > James Simpson. Locks ) 95. Osgoode Samuel Toeson. 96. Bearhrook Job Roadhouse. 97. rOrignal W. J. Jolliffe. v 98. Point Fortune,. G. A. Giffard. 99. George's Lake.*. Richard N. Adams, Superannuated. 100. Grenville John Corbett. 101. Thurso Peter Ker, , - . . . 102. JVorth Wake- ) ^ r^ tx \ t^i > George G. Huxtable. jield ) ■ ..^. ...„v-- ■ .••■-,,-. ni'-i.-:, iv'i' , . 103. Chelsea W. H. Sparling, to act under the direction of the Superintendent of ' ■ Aylmer. ;.-':',;-?t;i:i/ -..:-.. c,.,' ^' ! lOi. Aylwin and} q ,^ -di mv i. t r •^ V Samuel B. Phillips, one to be sent. Victoria ) . W. J. HUNTER, C%«irwmw. J. W. SPARLING, B.D., Financial Secretary. 1874.] WKSLEYAN MKTHODIST CONEERENCE. 47 VIi; THE QUEBEC DISTPJCT. 105. Quebec Henry F. Bland. 106. Point Levis John T. Blades. 107. Three Rivers ... Henry Irvine. 108. Melbourne John Borland, one wanted. 1 09. Danville Wil liam Jackson. 110. Windsor Mills . One to be sent. 111. Sherbrooke Daniel Connolly, James Henderson. 112. Sawyerville James Pearen, B.A. 113. Island Brook.... Simon Crooksliank. 114. Cookshire Cornelius A. Jones. 115. Dudswell William Adams, (Maibleton.) 116. Bury R. Lochead, (Robinson ^ '117. Leeds Thomas Haddon. 118. Inverness John G. Brick. 119. DurJuim, P.Q... Thomas Bell, (Ulverton.) 120. Bourg Louis ... Isaac Wilkinson. 121. Metis Alexander Drennan. 122. Gas2)e One wanted 123. Anticosti One wanted. H. F. BLAND, Chah-man. 35: ,vv. J). QOl^^OlAjY.Finmiciiil Secretary. W VIII. THE STANSTEAD DISTRICT. 124. Stanstead ..^.... William Hansford, W. A. Allen; John Tomkins, Malcolm Mc. Donald^ Superannuated. 48 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. 125. StanateadWes-} William Hansford, Governor; A. /eijan College ) Lee Holmes, M.A., Principal. 126. Beebe Plain .... Moses Scott. 127. Compton Tliomas C. Brown. 128. Ilatle^/ and ) j^j^^ ^ Clipsham. Cassvllle ) 129. Coaticooke LeRoy Hooker, William Timberlake. 130. Georgeville & > p^j^j^^j^ Longley, B.A. Magog ) 131. Bolton John Grenfell, (Knowlton Landing.) 132. Mansonville . ... Kichard Shier. 133. Knowlton, John Stewart. 134. Waterlooj P. Q. Joseph M. Ha^ar, M.A., Allan Patterson. 135. Lawenceville.... Alexander Hardie, M.A. ; David Hardie, Sujierannuated. 136. Granhy James E. Richardson; Edmund S. Ingalls, Supernumerary. 137. Dunham William English, one wanted. 138. Frelighshwg,... Kichard Robinson; Samuel Jackson, Supernumerary. (Stan bridge.) 139. FamJiam William Pyke. 140. Sutton George H. Squire, B.A. 141. St. Armand .... John Davies, Charles R. Flanders. 142. Clarenceville,.,. Hugh Cairns. W. HANSFORD, Chairman. -- —- - - LeROY hooker, Financial Secretary. 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 49 IX. THE FEENCH AND INDIAN DISTRICT, (P. OF Q.) 143. Melbourne John Borland. 144. Montreal One wanted. 145. Quebec One wanted. «» 7 ,' .r Thomas Charbonnel, fCompton.i Sherhroohe and > . . ' \ r >/ _ _ ,, I one to be sent. Melbourne J 147. Roxton Pond..., John Syvre^ 148. SheffordandEly Joseph A. Dorion. H9. Lacoliey French. One to be sent. 151. Coi>naan. ) a- J t * ^ ._ \ One to be sent. (Farnham) ) 152. Lake of Two ) Amand Parent, (Ota,)' one to be Mountains ) sent. JOHN BORLAND, aain/ia». 3 50 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. QUESTION XII.- What is the number of our Church Members and of those on Trial ? And -what are f.he Statistics of our Sabbath Schools ? 1. THE TORONTO DISTRICT. CIRCUITS. Toronto First- Metropolitan . . Toronto Second— Richmond 8t Toronto Third— Elm Street. . .. Toronto Fourth— Berkeley St . , Toronto Fifth— Queen Street . . Yoikvillc Davenport and Scaton ....... Leslieville Ocarboro' Yonge Street South Yonge Street Centre Yon^'e Street North Weston Brampton Strcetsville Cooksville Chinguacousy Orangeville and Caledon , Albion Alton Klineburg Totals Membership. I 3UNDA 115 Full Memb's. Total. n 1 1 866 481 21 303 324 1 1 61 445 606 4 3 158 161 1 16 409 424 1 28 187 215 2 1 62 63 2 5 25 30 2 • • 101 101 2 • • 260 200 7 3 154 157 8 78 250 328 2 19 161 180 1 . 2 20 SSO 400 1 8 15 863 878 7 28 206 234 4 2 123 125 4 1 139 140 2 46 378 424 1 2 67 69 7 7 470 267 274 6 64 4804 6274 93 I 45 40 97 84 48 48 18 19 12 49 sr 71 36 21 19 11 60 39 792 ^ 453 400 1073 390 500 422 96 106 77 862 254 313 204 399 460 244 134 190 78 360 313 6775 2. THE HAMILTON DISTRICT. •• Hamilton First 16 8 12 6 • • 30 • • 20 2 28 • • 2 31 2 8 11 8 3 4 453 368 178 45 287 266 2^8 260 154 160 152 264 229 254 185 17 59 66 66 469 371 190 50 287 296 228 280 156 183 152 266 260 236 193 28 67 69 70 r • • 2 2 2 • • 4 5 4 6 3 2 2 2 4 2 6 1 1 1 1 98 70 40 5.3 60 48 38 34 34 18 32 40 20 46 10 23 6 3 948 Hamilton Second 508 Hamilton Third 340 Wesleyan Female College Dundas 310 Waterdown 265 Wellington Square 306 Glanford Seneca 323 217 Milton 262 Lowville 118 Oa'^ville 212 HuUsville 308 Nanticoke 179 Cainsville 362 Hamilton— German Mission .. Preston and Paris 30 155 Grand River, Indians New Credit. Indians 30 30 Totals 180 3691 3871 • • 49 672 4942 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 51 3. THE NIAGARA DISTRICT. CIRCUITS. Mrmbrrship. Sunday Schools. ^£ 2 6 16 20 2 ■ • i 3 10 8 5 72 Full Memb'H. Total. d 2 4 3 3 2 6 3 2 6 1 4 3 O 3 43 • 2 4 3 3 2 4 3 2 6 1 4 3 3 3 43 ^ St. Catherines 338 196 100 110 72 221 264 b3 J57 102 336 164 79 186 340 202 lift 130 74 221 264 89 260 102 346 162 84 186 56 48 24 34 22 32 32 17 36 10 28 30 34 31 483 Thorold 301 Font Hill 106 Merritton r 199 Niajrara 109 Driimmondville 236 Welland 256 Dunnville 122 Grimsby 803 Boamsvillo , 73 Smithville 246 Cayuga 298 Ridiccway 164 Caistorville 153 , ■■? Totals 2603 2675 433 2977 4. THE BRANTFORD DISTRICT. Brantford First 4 14 *i 40 198 166 197 282 120 100 124 231 138 129 304 169 136 189 93 214 220 202 170 197 288 166 100 125 242 138 133 304 173 139 189 96 226 226 1 1 3 6 1 3 3 1 4 8 8 3 6 1 3 4 5 65 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 4 2 8 1 3 3 6 34 80 19 30 25 18 28 36 16 42 28 30 16 29 84 40 200 Brantford Second 2 Mount Pleasant 182 FairHeld 227 Paris 148 Richwood , Princeton 1 11 "i 4 3 S 12 6 103 177 Woodstock 225 Oxford Centre •. EastZorra St. George 113 250 Norwich 189 Otterville 187 Simcoe 168 Waterford 165 Port Dover 271 St, Williams 216 Totals 3006 3109 421 2918 52 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. 5. THE LONDON DISTRICT. Membership. Sunday Schools. CIRCUITS. ^£ 15 14 2 • • • • 25 6 8 • • 3 6 6 2 2 16 111 Full Memb's. Total. 11 £s 3 1 • • 6 6- 1 4 1 7 6 6 6 4 8 6 d 9 6 81 i 3 1 • « • • • • 1 2 I 6 3 2 3 1 8 2 1 5 5 31 ^ London City-Nth.St. , Pall Mall London City— Dundas Street.. London East 359 216 15 222 179 230 209 174 192 19^* 32 248 127 121 127 170 228 130 874 230 17 222 179 256 214 183 200 196 92 246 132 121 132 172 230 146 70 32 • • 37 23 21 22 67 26 16 31 8 84 17 10 62 39 667 390 London South London North 2i9 InyrersoU Saiford 193 116 St. Marv's 230 Kirkton 296 Wftstminjfcer 163 Mo unt Brvdires 166 Exeter 260 KioDin 67 Lucan 226 Aiisa Crai&r 122 Niseorri 42 Belmont 858 Dorchester Station 822 Totals 3230 3341 614 3767 6. TKE ST. THOMAS DISTRICT. St. Thomas Millersburg" YannoutU Aylmer> Ont.... .. Fin^l Tyrconnell Port Stanley Port Rowan Lynedoch ^l»onburg Vienna Muncey, Whites .. Dq. Indians . . , Oneida, Whites . . .:f Do. Indians . . Totals 20 120 140 1 1 31 6 27 38 1 1 13 28 115 143 4 1 8 20 330 860 6 3 29 16 130 r45 3 1 23 , ^ 102 102 3 1 7 24 173 197 4 4 82 « • 80 80 3 3 22 .. 170 170 6 2 14 3 291 294 5 3 41 17 28S 300 10 4 83 • t 8 8 2 2 9 • • 62 62 • • • • • t . 8 8 • • • • • • 26 168 67 82 • • 44 • • 26 • » 1966 2114 261 860 90 40 200 75 49 123 150 131 285 198 48 1739 1874.] WESLtJYAN METHOTjIST CONPERENOE. 53 7. CHATHAM DISTRICT. CIRCUITS. Membesrship ScNDAT Schools. 8t 6 2 2 ♦io no 10 18 4 • • • • 2 o 3 • • • • 15 7 115 Full Memb's. Total. a» 1 2 1 1 • • 6 7 6 6 4 7 7 6 4 4 • • 7 5 70 01 JS u w 1 1 1 1 • • 4 3 3 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 • • k 2 32 S Chatham 151 33 73 17 247 220 162 129 185 80 203 153 135 105 140 2 13 210 81 168 35 75 17 267 250 172 142 189 80 203 155 137 108 140 2 13 226 88 26 8 20 8 40 18 15 87 4 14 14 9 10 10 t • 27 17 300 Bloomfield and Wesley 68 Windsor 160 Sandwich Blenheim 44 Kinifsville 324 Woodslee 127 Amherstbunr . . . ^ 105 Romney 171 Tilbnry 28 Leamington 142 Ridgetown 157 Newbury 70 Wardsville 65 Florence 73 Moravian town do Indians Dawn Mills 217 Wallaceburff 105 Totals 2339 2454 276 2136 8. SARNIA DISTRICT. Samia 17 • • • • 1-^ • • 1 10 60 10 14 2 14 3 . . 1 • • 10 8 164 127 1.34 48 172 167 92 80 210 266 21 121 67 42 163 61 100 70 144 • • 62 162 158 102 140 220 270 23 136 70 42 154 61 110 78 2 • • "i 1 7 2 4 6 6 4 8 1 2 6 4 6 63 2 "i 1 6 3 3 4 • • 84 • • ie 28 26 17 14 35 37 7 38 16 12 21 13 21 • • 376 St. Clair do —Indians Toint Edward 139 Strathroy 300 Adelaide 130 Arkona 114 Forest 110 Park Hill 802 Watford 215 Alvinston 36 Moore 99 Petrolia 155 Oil Springs 120 W vominfif 166 Napier 110 Sombra and Walpole Island do — Indians 143 Totals 1911 2076 36 336 2519 ' ^tm 54 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [1874. 9. GUELPH DISTRICT. Membership. Sunday Schools. CIRCUITS. H 90 • • 6 5 11 7 26 12 • • 1 20 1 • • 4 Full Memb'g. 355 175 94 45 146 103 259 125 338 380 76 246 266 170 150 127 66 215 93 3435 Total. .S o en i 02 1 1 Guelph 445 175 100 60 157 110 285 68 .25 339 400 77 242 230 170 172 128 89 215 103 48 32 16 10 13 28 29 19 18 50 104 15 25 31 43 17 23 10 37 19 355 Georjcetown Acton 155 168 Erin 30 Garafraxa & Luther 87 Rockwood 207 Elora 271 Elniira 128 Fenrus 150 Peel 382 Dravton 620 Gait 130 Washington Berlin 235 234 Listowel 396 Harriston 22 1 23 i'o 239 119 Millbank 130 Arthur 107 Mount Forest Welleslev 267 130 Totals I 3674 • • .. ' 590 429 1 10. GODERICH DISTRICT. Goderich 6 234 164 97 130 135 85 148 36 166 109 116 222 174 179 149 230 146 300 230 131 240 154 97 130 136 146 155 46 222 109 115 229 260 216 151 250 148 309 240 146 ... 2 1 3 2 1 1 6 • • 1 2 1 2 2 5 2 6 3 6 6 3 53 61 21 33 15 19 45 40 11 10 15 29 41 23 31 20 45 67 31 422 Clinton 249 Londesboro' t • 60 7 10 66 • • '7 76 37 2 20 2 9 10 14 316 276 55 Holmesville Seaforth 173 Mitchell 143 FuUarton and Hibbard . . . , 337 300 Monckton Stratford Harmony 13S Bayfield 70 Dungannon 128 Kincardine 222 Bervle 9fi0 Teeswater 134 Ainley villc 318 2-2!^ Trowbridge Howick 449 Wingham 625 934 Lucknow Totals 3170 3486 557 4750 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 55 11. THE OWEN SOUND DISTRICT. CIRCUITS. Membership. Sunday ScnooLS. a. 2 ^£ 34 22 8 16 4 5 91 12 1 4 5 • • 2( ; Full Memb's. Total. a a> 1 7 6 7 5 4 9 6 3 10 5 • • 2 8 74 • 2 Owen Sound , Meaford 148 300 143 98 286 118 204 151 82 323 126 160 61 128 3 56 47 2 63 148 334 143 120 294 118 220 155 87 414 138 161 65 133 31 61) 47 H 63) i 3 4 2 3 2 6 2 2 5 4 2 4 2 1 1 • • 43 26 35 21 14 28 26 39 22 19 54 32 10 33 18 2 9 282 215 129 Walter's Falls ..".' Durham ".*.' 136 284 156 241 103 160 luvermay Port Elgin Paisley Hanover Walkertou ...* Artemesia 463 250 110 Markdale Chatsworth Sarawak ; 214 145 Allenford Saugeen Do. Indians 80 Wiartoii 60 Cape Croker Do. Indians • • Totals 2499 2706 388 2978 12. THE COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT. 1 Collingwood 8 10 23 4 *8 i i 156 302 112 128 85 60 52 85 25 45 50 38 9 12 16t 812 135 128 89 60 60 85 25 46 50 39 9 19 2 10 5 7 5 *6 9 1 12 4 "s 64 1 5 2 1 2 2 i 1 1 1 a • 1 82 40 16 4 18 17 's 23 7 4 '7 500 Thornbury 240 Usprev 178 Avening 54 Stavner 195 Christian Island Parry Sound 88 Parry Island, &c Manitoulin 62 Bruce Mines 162 Garden River Sault St. Marie 50 84 Silver Islet Prince Arthur's Landing 7 62 54 Totals 1159 1221 18 176 1605 56 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [1874. 13. THE BARRIE DISTRICT. MBMBRRSniP. Sunday Schools. CIRCUITS. 40 4 4 5 • • 45 6 4 Full Memb's. Total. Prying Places 00 i e H S Barrie 244 134 121 40 21 90 158 135 119 25 40 79 44 89 36 284 138 126 46 111 203 140 123 25 40 90 52 109 36 2 7 1 • • 3 • • 11 6 18 6 3 6 5 7 6 4 91 2 3 1 • • 2 • • 4 5 1 • a 1 2 1 1 1 24 36 26 24 • • 8 ■ • 30 36 16 • • 5 14 10 6 4 306 "Vespra 170 Orillia 215 Rufifby Rama 71 Do. Indians Hillsdale & Penetanguishene .... Angus • • • * 243 128 B»«cebridge Utterson 65 Huntsville • • 11 8 20 « • • • 23 Morrison 103 Cold Water 90 McKellar 40 Spence ) Rosseau | 25 Totals 146 1375 1621 214 1478 14. THE BRADFORD DISTRICT. Bradford 5 19 4 11 • • 3 150 69 291 256 241 860 265 160 120 308 89 136 97 39 165 69 310 260 262 360 268 160 120 810 92 135 97 62 6 1 6 6 7 6 7 4 5 7 5 6 2 65 2 1 4 3 4 3 5 • • 4 5 3 6 2 • • 41 23 18 40 24 27 44 46 « « 38 40 21 38 19 ■ • 205 Newmarket 120 Aurora 361 Bond Head 115 iiloydtoMm 160 Cookstown Innisfll 333 327 AUiston Mount Albert « • 2 3 • • is 60 234 Rosemount 208 Mono 186 Homing's Mills Sutton 269 97 Snake and Qeorgina Islands.. . . • • • • Totals 2670 2630 377 2730 ■f 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 57 15. THE WHITBY DISTRICT. CIRCUITS. Whitby Osiiawa Bowman ville Newcastle Darlington Pickering Markham Stouff ville Uxbridge Prince Albert Scugog -Indians. Cartwright Man vers Brock Cannington Beaverton Totals. Membership. Sunday Schools. 0.2 Full Memb's. Total. be ^ to 13 7 6 H 09 250 263 64 485 5 155 160 1 1 29 264 140 140 1 2 31 207 16 469 475 8 7 75 674 48 208 256 6 5 63 328 21 283 304 10 5 42 245 50 292 342 5 5 66 402 14 178 192 7 4 t 182 2 122 124 3 1 126 2 268 270 7 3 22 1^ 20 20 1 1 15 100 100 5 1 6 86 6 169 175 7 4 42 26& 22 120 142 5 5 30 260 4 96 100 3 2 18 115 7 210 88 95 6 82 4 66 19 149 2948 3158 569 3912 16. THE COBOURG DISTRICT Cobourg Fort Hope Canton , Baltimore .... Plainville Grafton Colborne Castleton . . . . , Brighton Smithfield.... Campbellford Hastings Percy Alderville do Indians . Totals. 6 5 20 3 20 i7 14 10 1 2 5 103 200 280 237 70 62 43 180 170 123 206 166 105 222 133 36 2232 206 280 242 90 65 43 200 170 140 220 176 106 224 138 36 2336 2 1 5 3 3 3 5 1 23 2 1 6 1 1 • • 3 4 1 6 3 3 3 5 37 38 36 42 6 4 36 41 14 28 82 19 20 36 369 345 469 323 43 30 239 171 78 163 217 180 102 233 2653 *3 &s MIinJTES OF THE CANADA [1874. 17. THE PETERBORO' DISTRICT. m CIRCUITS MBMBBiaSHlP. Sun DAT Schools. • 30 Full Memb's. Total. he • • 90 Bobciivif (son 186 Mindsn. ,, Fenelon Falls 299 Ccooconk , 72 Woodville 173 Blairton , i 94 Hall's Bridge and Mud Lake .... do Indians. . . Ohandos • • a • Totals , 2625 2671 301 2319 18. THE BELLEVILLE DISTRICT. Belleville Consecon Welling'ton Ameliasburg Picton Bloonifleld and Cherry Vpilley. . . Milford Sidney .....,.., Thurlow <...., Marmora , Sterling Frankf ord . . . , Trenton •DemorestT'ille. Shannonville Moira , Tweed Bridgewater . ^ Flinton and Addington Road . . . . Mad 00 , L'Amable , Denbigh and Abinger Maynooth ; Brude uell and Carlo w 6 '2 '4 31 • * 4 • • 10 "5 5 5 Totals 95 500 141 248 380 311 192 294 186 190 145 261 193 292 260 200 164 194 125 80 200 131 62 28 21 4798 506 141 260 380 316 223 294 190 190 155 261 198 297 265 200 166 200 125 80 206 131 67 32 21 4893 2 1 2 4 4 2. 6 4 4 4. 1 4 3 1 2 4 2 3 2 2 6 2 51 10 14 26 30 20 32 35 22 36 9 28 25 10 13 35 14 31 7 11 21 8 65 507 444 103 135 220 339 131 273 162 31^ 161 70 203 191 50 100 197 110 191 45 103 170 33 37.53 1874.] WifiSLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 69 19. THE KINGSTON DISTRICT. CIRCUITS. Kingston First Kin^^ston Second Garden and Wolfe Island Napanee Morven and Qosport Helby Newburg Wilton Odessa Bath : Amherst Island Cataraqui Battersea Gananoque..: Pittaburtr Centre ville Harrowsmith and Frontenac Roblin Tamworth Kennebec Totals Membership. c3 O u 200 4 60 8 7 3 15 5 36 1 li 16 2 Full Memb's. 356 810 44 366 132 228 407 297 206 284 35 265 85 117 178 93 140 53 84 50 3374 Total. 510 48 366 135 228 457 300 213 287 50 270 121 118 178 104 140 53 100 52 3730 Sunday Schools. 93 m f 2 j3 .a u J>^ 4 t^ 83 1 12 ■ • 1 88 2 14 1 9 3 44 4 41 4 28 1 10 • • 2 16 3 11 1 14 4 16 2 13 1 7 2 18 3 17 39 389 I 09 618 £5 • • 269 92 66 298 179 246 74 122 79 177 101 74 44 107 66 2646 20. THE BROCKVILLE DISTRICT. Brockville 17 's 30 • • • • 2 4 61 213 143 250 334 186 119 211 161 264 264 264 195 400 210 75 86 66 230 143 260 334 186 119 211 161 272 150 264 1&5 400 210 76 87 70 1 1 10 10 7 5 5 4 5 5 2 8 6 1 3 6 78 1 1 2 4 1 2 3 2 4 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 87 30 19 14 80 3 10 28 27 42 26 41 28 11 13 13 10 805 Prescott 176 Lvn 106 Parmersville 280 Maitland 25 North Augusta 90 Spencerville 106 Kenintville 197 South Mountain 284 Edwardsburg Matilda 174 Morrisburg 276 Win(;hester , 295 All sville : Cok nwall 52 76 Moulinette 58 Avonmore r 77 Totals 3296 3357 345 2876 1 60 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. 21. THE PERTH DISTRICT. CIRCUITS. Perth Smith's Falls .... Almonte Carleton Place..., Pakenham Arnprior Mirrickville Elgin Newboro* , Glentay , Playfair Fitzroy Harbor. . . Totals Membership. C 'S i Full '-'g Menb'B. 14 7 ii 12 44 97 300 81 147 148 74 245 141 150 112 70 83 1648 Total. 97 8(/0 95 154 K8 85 245 153 150 112 70 83 1692 SCMOAY ScnooLs. •si u CO 67 28 Xi H 16 34 25 16 26 23 23 3 8 17 4 14 209 119 169 172 92 117 94 208 18 62 137 52 74 1366 22. THE PEMBROKE DISTRICT. Pembroke Bankin — German Mission Westmeath Clarendon Portage du Fort Renfrew Alice Onslow Bryson Mattawa Totals. • • 140 140 1 1 12 15 100 115 12 4 6 14 211 !225 10 4 28 l'^ 163 173 8 6 35 50 50 3 2 10 72 92 164 6 2 19 • • 62 62 6 • • • • i 2 125 127 7 2 2 5 50 55 7 • • • • • • 118 12 12 6 66 • * 21 • • 1005 1123 112 120 60 231 251 86 140 65 953 23. THE OTTAWA DISTRICT. Ottawa Centre Ottawa East , Ottawa West Aylmer Bell's Comers .... March l^ichniond North Qpwer .... Ilong Island LQcks Os^oolie ,.....,... Bearbi'oQk yOrign^" ....... Grenville Thurso North Wakefield.. Chelsea 4^ylwin Totals « 80 146 226 30 90 120 20 100 120 40 43 83 2 167 169 .. 29 29 14 331 345 27 243 870 • • 81 81 1 127 128 10 65 76 • • 200 ^ 200 e 56 58 6 46 52 3 141 144 • • 40 40 2.35 137 137 2141 2.S76 1 2 4 8 7 4 9 9 6 5 • • 8 9 6 6 3 12 94 17 23 24 9 7 7 • • 21 31 • • 10 ■ t 6 • • 15 152 200 186 156 45 66 152 261 68 • • 85 128 1286 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 61 24. THE MONTREAL DISTRICT. CIRCUITS. Montreal First— St. James St.... Montreal Second— Ottawa St.. .. Montreal Third— Palace St Montreal Fourth— Dorchester St. Montreal Fifth— St. Joseph St.. Montreal Sixth— Sherbrooke St.. Montreal Seventh — Wellinjfton St. , Point St. Charles St. Lambert and Longueuil .... Lachine Chambly Odelltown Hemmingf ord Fra (ikton Centre Hua; iogdon Om^stown Hudson La Chute North Gore New Glasgow Shawbridge Rawdon , . . . Totals Membbrship. 83 45 10 3 9 8 20 2 4 9 m Q 2 10 8 2 1 50 1 1 212 Full Memb's. 464 155 140 158 120 128 70 10 20 16 161 113 210 230 83 45 107 80 60 60 68 2487 Total. 487 200 150 161 129 131 90 12 24 15 167 115 220 238 85 46 157 81 61 60 70 Sunday Schools. 2699 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 6 3 '6 6 4 4 6 5 6 67 a 03 e r~ 1 t 3 114 2 37 2 36 1 30 1 28 2 32 2 12 1 8 1 4 1 1 4 28 3 17 4 27 2 21 1 6 2 14 1 9 • • • • 1 1 1 2 2 4 37 426 ^ 864 209 281 208 291 296 180 40 • * 22 163 104 190 143 46 89 6 • « 14 40 45 3181 25. THE QUEBEC DISTRICT. Quebec • • 1 • • 1 2 2 3 4 11 4 4 • • • • • • • « 130 8 25 163 156 60 105 133 19 60 67 34 155 110 138 23 12 68 130 9 25 164 158 62 108 137 30 54 71 34 155 110 138 39 • • 12 80 1516 1 1 1 8 9 3 3 6 6 6 "s 8 8 6 8 • t • • • • 72 2 1 1 2 4 1 1 4 2 2 • • 2 1 2 3 1 • • 1 • * 80 28 4 6 18 18 7 14 12 7 9 io 5 9 13 3 • • 6 275 Point Levis ' 27 Three Rivers 50 Melbourne 122 Danville 123 Windsor Mills 29 Sherbrooke • . . . . 84 Sawvervllle 124 Island Brook 65 Cookshire 45 Dudawell • • Burv 61 Leeds 41 Inverness 60 Durham, P. Q Point Neuf 104 28 Val Cartier , « Metis 12 60 65 Gaspe • • Totals 1466 174 1318 «2 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. 26. THE STAI^STEAD DISTRICT. Mbmbbrsuip. Sunday Schools. CIRCUITS. 0*3 o-c H 48 13 20 t* 5 8 2 12 26 10 6 6 6 18 3 9 10 204 Full Jaemb's. Total. .s « CUPh 3 • « 5; 5 6 i 6 5 7 8 7 7 4 5 6 6 7 6 90 09* 1 1 • • 2 2 1 • • 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 1. 2 2 1 26; CO Stanste&d ' • 83 10 80 85 145 20 96 45 134 201 ilO 169 87 63 84 52 205 206 131 23 100 94 160 31 97 57 134 227 129 175 92 68 102 65 214 216 10 i2 10 14 16 24 7 21 6 5 26 10 4 10 16 6 75 ,Beebe Plain CdtnDton 70 Hatlev and Cassville 78 Coaticooke 96 Qeorcrevillf and Macrofir liolton ISO Mansonville > . 129 Knowlton 109 Shefford 145 Lawrenceville . . . .^ , Granbv 32 46 Dunham • 123 Freligiisbur^c ^ Famham 96 26 Sutton 74 St Arniand 117 Clarenceville 62 Totals 1891 2095 196 1390 .27. THE FRENCH AND INDIAN (P. Q.) DISTRICT. '■ ■ 1 St. John 6 2 « • 2 29 11 50 51 2Z • • 9 ■ 33 192 10 57 24 • • 35 221 21 2 3 • • • • • • 2 • • 7 1 2 • • • • • • 1 • • 4 8 2 • • • • • • 4 • • 50 Roxton . . , 36 LacoUe . « Mystic ......... ... . . . .... ..... Bolton • • • • Tiflke of Two Mountains — Indians Shefiord 50 Totals 308 358 14 136 28. THE RED RIVER DISTRICT. Winnipeg Headingly and Boyne HighBlufif....... Palestine Rossville Berens River— Indians RosBville " Oxford *' Tptals 18 39 3 2 io 62 45 7 81 10 3 40 302 70 528 63 7 120 13 5 10 312 70 600 1874.] WESliSYAHi METHODIST CONFERENCE. 63 29. THE SASKATCHEWAN DISTRICT. MBMBBR8IHP. • Sunday SciiooiiS. CIRCUITS. * • • Full Memb's. Total. • • • * • • r • • • • • 00 • • • • ■ .2 .£3 ■■ -■' CONNEXIONAL i FUNDS. ^ .-3 CIRCUITS. hi 3 fl C as a a Toronto First— Metropolitan . . Toronto Second—Ilichmond St. Toronto Third— Elm Street. . . . Toronto Fourth —Berkeley St . . Toronto Fifth- Queen Street.. Yorkville 118 00 23 36 27 22 14 65 28 25 14 60 4 00 8 59 4 12 13 66 *7'66 10 39 12 70 14 37 18 20 3 25 6 15 1 70 10 03 8 53 251 63 54 10 90 40 38 60 61 70 49 68 8 75 5 43 6 30 30 25 9 86 16 69 24 66 29 38 26 51 22 90 7 60 12 87 3 48 20 40 16 00 109 83 23 30 43 66 14 06 80 00 30 61 4 00 2 25 8 80 14 00 6 28 7 25 10 35 14 00 15 00 10 90 4 20 636 's'io 8 60 118 04 26 15 46 06 10 0<) 28 00 30 68 3 50 2 00 2 66 12 60 6 00 7 26 10 50 11 66 12 00 9 93 3 00 2*00 7 90 4 48 838 55 106 00 131 95 31 00 125 00 332 94 30 CO 5 00 29 00 132 00 14 00 49 75 62 60 118 00 167 15 64 59 11 15 10 50 5 00 43 41 50 50 92180 98 868 43 1638 58 287 01 861 94 2000 00 Davenport and Seaton Leslieville 191 90 73 47 Scarboro' 219 35 Yonge Street South 768 69 Yonge Street Centre 301 04 Yonjre Street North 664 24 Weston 420 73 B'"ampton 684 22 Streets ville 838 03 Cooksvllle 432 12 Chinguacousy 108 14 Orangeville 134 90 Alton 49 42 Albion 497 64 Klinebunr 326 50 Totals 323 22 1 746 79 365 53 363 60 1853 29 $13437 84 f' ': . .'. 2. THE HAMILTON DISTRICT. Hamilton First :$48 00 27 25 12 00 19 03 9 00 8 75 7 60 10 37 6 42 6 68 9 46 8 35 8 95 10 80 1 47 1 27 1 32 1 25 122 86 56 50 28 60 38 94 20 25 19 35 16 40 13 71 18 50 8 28 21 76 16 47 17 70 15 64 2 38 2 38 2 40 5 70 78 00 23 40 14 10 16 45 6 00 6 25 8 00 6 56 7 38 3 27 10 60 10 00 8 80 6 37 1 30 90 2 50 2 00 67 00 23 66 12 40 16 07 6 00 6 00 6 50 6 46 10 00 3 90 7 60 10 00 8 20 5 34 2 56 67 2 63 2 00 301 00 79 00 20 00 97 25 48 49 75 09 84 01 68 80 41 75 33 00 46 50 32 00 44 40 29 00 3 31 4 00 4 00 5 00 $2788 75 Hamilton Second Hamilton Third 625 98 402 25 Duudas 675 72 Waterdown 266 21 Wellington Square 339 43 Glanford 448 33 Senoca 253 40 Milton : 472 00 Lowville 270 OS Oak ville 472 82 Hulbville 275 Ig Nanticuke 332 46 Caiiiaville 282 73 Grand River : .... New Credit 63 03 86 92 Hamilton— German Mission .... Preston & Paris Do 97 90 166 88 Totals 196 86 426 21 206 77 186 86 1000 60 $8108 12 GG jIINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. 3. THE NIAGARA DISTRICT. ..^,...,..^ ^. ,^/ '"■; >^ CONNEXIONAL FUNDS. 1'" . CIRCUITS. ^ ..a $26 14 8 20 4 00 5 00 6 34 13 48 9 00 3 50 9 50 4 23 5 96 3 20 4 80 4 34 1 sac ?l2 a, a g St. Catharines 60 88 16 42 8 09 8 00 9 53 20 24 15 69 8 50 21 00 11 12 12 00 6 55 8 25 7 85 31 00 7 65 4 23 4 10 3 51 9 IS 7 50 3 50 9 50 6 90 6 10 3 50 4 70 3 14 10 50 7 00 3 61 3 25 5 00 10 25 7 34 4 00 8 05 7 13 5 10 2 25 6 40 3 04 42 00 80 00 9 00 7 00 11 08 33 50 38 25 9 00 66 12 14 60 24 00 9 00 6 50 10 25 $513 79 Thorold 523 19 Font Hill , 113 28 Meritton Niagara Drvimniondville 83 75 157 92 300 30 Welland 223 10 Dunnville 87 85 Grimsby 439 07 Seamsville 157 05 Sniithville........ Cavuera 287 44 144 69 Ridcre' av 110 14 Caistorville 123 27 ;.l i Totals 107 79 213 12 104 46 82 92 360 30 $3264 90 ■« 4. THE BRANTFORD DISTRICT. Brantford First . . Brantford Second Mount Pleasant .. FairPeU Paris Rich wood Princeton Woodstoclc Oxford Centre . . . , Fast Zorra . St George N orwifiii Ottervilie Simcoe .,..,.... Waterfrtrd Port Dover ..... St. Williams Totals. $11 52 20 46 11 49 8 78 20 95 8 59 18 52 10 30 9 90 24 30 3 85 8 72 4: 16 5 5(, 20 10 5 50 11 00 5 16 5 35 22 00 11 74 19 00 1ft 26 9 36 23 00 7 15 15 00 b 25 6 60 28 18 2 67 6 90 3 50 3 43 18 00 12 35 26 15 16 00 8 00 52 00 8 37 13 63 8 56 3 00 9 45 6 80 i3 78 4 90 10 28 75 8 48 13 18 6 72 7 00 37 23 6 50 12 85 4 60 6 00 20 62 3 24 7 00 3 06 2 36 8 19 13 00 26 20 15 00 14 50 43 00 3 70 4 36 2 65 2 71 6 75 5 30 13 03 7 60 7 14 36 45 4 50 7 10 4 25 1)3 33 3 25 108 88 18 15 122 76 236 88 417 12 $334 96 536 38 150 98 180 70 216 98 180 92 97 59 656 02 165 41 179 60 334 38 1K5 31 170 00 266 76 74 03 165 02 87 bfi 03987 88 1874.] WESLEYANT METHODIST CONFERENCE, 67 6. THE LONDON DISTRICT. CIRCUITS. London — North Street,. London —Dundas Street London East , London South London North Ingersoll Salford St. Mary's Kirkton Westminster Mount Brydges Exeter , . . . Klppin Lucan Ailsa Craig Missouri Belmont Dorchester station Totals 1150 38 CONNEXIONAL FUNDS $34 00 17 13 732 5 04 10 00 5 25 9 00 6 27 6 10 4 00 10 33 60 30 88 8 24 8 02 6 00 |64 00 40 13 12 25 9 90 16 04 8 65 20 23 16 25 16 39 8 50 16 20 10 00 10 75 8 00 16 01 16 95 10 80 298 95 S-^TJ' Its -6 |w a a a 3^ a S S c •O o ;3 ops 3V3 S a 3 $42 00 :j75fe MSfti S Pm $35 00 $110 00 $1556 73 21 26 19 12 100 00 576 33 4 00 • • • • 6 67 4 86 40 00 287 87 6 05 3 33 27 66 233 95 9 22 7 24 33 66 244 91 4 25 6 00 21 50 301 76 ll 00 10 00 46 50 288 50 3 51 4 00 25 00 360 85 7 69 6 66 37 77 266 34 4 00 3 50 10 16 98 52 lO 30 10 10 43 25 300 42 4 00 2 60 16 00 115 81 5 15 4 00 25 00 175 00 4 2/ 4 11 24 00 160 17 6 07 6 07 17 25 268 67 7 00 6 29 45 13 371 45 6 63 6 41 20 28 ■ 167 80 158 96 13S 19 647 16 $5774 98 6. THE ST. THOMAS DISTRICT. St. Wiomts $19 76 $36 75 $22 13 3 "36 9 00 6 12 S. 08 6 90 4 84 3 16 12 00 7 30 • • • • 116 37 3*76 8 CO 5 00 2 60 2 00 3 50 1 Vd 7 00 6 81 * * • • $56 00 2i'67 60 00 47 75 11 76 24 00 8 00 8 63 44 50 16 60 2 00 2 00 $286 54 Millcraburer , 7*15 9 50 5 60 8 42 7 60 3 50 3 01 8 00 6 10 • • • • • • • • 6 00 12 36 19 08 16 49 7 06 9 40 7 00 6 15 15 00 12 32 6'90 22 60 Yartnoutli 195 57 Avlnier 345 58 Finsral 294 81 Tyrcorinell Port Stanley 98 36 158 18 Port Rowan 40 88 livndofih 151 48 Tilsonburg Vienna f 303 36 139 00 Muncev 50 00 Oneida 44 67 Totals 73 54 1147 51 76 89 66 80 302 90 $2128 88 /, 68 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [1874. 7. THE CHATHAM DISTRICT. CONNEXIONAL FUNDS. . ^. riRCUlTS. 1 c e ij o g a O Seta s c c -a o 3 §3:2^ O.C a in Chatham $18 07 1 00 5 00 85 6 67 6 00 4 95 8 24 2 00 3 75 6 25 3* 15 3 59 4 41 lo'is 6 46 $42 36 2 00 14 60 1 20 16 50 16 12 10 00 14 04 7 00 4 95 11 08 8 85 12 26 7 93 9 60 1975 8 05 $17 09 1 00 13 45 74 7 56 7 00 6 25 7 49 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 4 61 4 50 4 10 7 60 2 bO $20 00 1 00 6 00 80 6 72 7 50 4 00 6 40 3 00 3 07 2 25 2 00 3 17 3 51 4 00 8*09 2 78 $67 00 3 50 22 85 44*56 26 00 13 00 16 00 12 00 10 00 18 00 13 6i 21 55 12 57 16 22 16*66 4 44 $345 77 Bloomfield and Wesley Windsor 66 92 66 61 Sandwich 16 35 Blenheim 243 96 Kingsville 144 33 Woodslee 148 27 Amherstburcr 128 63 llomney .. .T. 186 68 Tilbury 101 81 Leamington 134 84 Ridgetown 72 60 Newbury 118 49 Wardsville , 67 06 Florence 92 65 Moraviantown 16 48 Dawn Mills 149 17 Wallaceburg 96 77 Totals , .. 89 64 206 19 94 89 83 20 810 75 $2184 29 8, THE SA&NIA DISTRICT rr< Sarnia St. Clair Point Edward Strathrcj- .... Adelaide .... Arkona Forest Park Hill .... Watford Alvinston .... Moore Petrol ia Oil Springs .. Wyoming .... Napier , Sombra Totals. m 37 827 75 $10 20 no 01 2 50 6*88 3*73 2* en 8 m 16 55 10 00 10 ot 5 51 8 94 3 20 2 91 6 25 1 7fc 1 58 4 31 7 00 4 5C 3 84 9 00 16 50 10 0( 9 00 7 06 15 18 6 6(i 4 90 1 55 4 95 8 32 1 50 4 60 9 00 6 00 4 00 3 42 12 37 6 44 4 25 3 00 4 00 3 50 8 50 4 00 12 00 6 10 5 40 4 46 6 76 2 00 4 00 76 4 00 1 00 3 00 73 95 156 13 77 37 67 62 $40 00 10*78 40 00 00 J2 12 00 18 00 31 2 00 i7 28 00 19 62 6 00 24 22 10 60 10 00 263 61 $217 05 3(3 00 60 90 303 06 103 66 59 84 122 98 196 94 282 25 17 Vi 191 Id 123 75 68 76 19P^ 22 97 31 161 75 |2f,ll 73 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 69 9. THE GUELPH DISTRICT. CO •NNEX lONAL FUNDS. • CIRCUITS. • C c c o § P 09-H . 5 8ST3 :i a P TS O 3 1 ■i't Guelph i $26 70 5 66 1 2 25 2 09 2 25 3 84 6 69 1 46 8 51 6 25 7 62 6 00 7 20 8 24 7 04 3 90 3 06 2 87 6 15 4 60 121 86 $62 28 7 37 4 50 5 18 7 67 8 05 15 51 6 16 16 60 10 82 14 96 15 00 14 07 22 51 11 78 6 80 5 60 3 09 10 65 11 18 $27 30 4 00 2 26 3 14 2 65 3 46 8 00 1 95 9 10 7 80 7^2 6 00 6 50 9 45 6 61 5 20 2 75 3 37 3 90 4 50 $32 75 3 41 1 70 2 OV" 1 31 3 81 7 00 3 49 7 64 5 50 6 15 fi 00 5 64 11 88 6 72 4 17 3 10 1 49 2 00 4 47 $78 38 30 00 7 10 5 00 11 35 8 44 30 00 9 26 18 00 48 06 56 55 20 00 44 50 44 00 13 00 15 25 9 00 9 09 10 25 18 00 $425 42 Georgetown Acton Erin 181 82 60 76 104 55 Garafraxa 137 81 Rockwood 99 77 Elora 237 92 Elmira 68 67 Fertf us 100 69 Peel 291 74 Drayton 421 52 Gait 111 00 Washincrton 293 85 Berlin 237 39 Listowel 207 45 Harriston 163 09 Milbank 130 16 Arthur 111 86 Mount Forest 180 01 Welleslev 136 12 Totals 258 80 126 Ob 119 20 485 22 f 3701 08 ,(C. 10. THE GODERICH DISTRICT. Godericb Clinton . . Londesbon Kolmesvillt; Seaiurth Mitchell Fullarton Monckton Stratford Harmony Bayfield Dungannon Kincardine Ber vie Teeswater Brussels Trowbridge Howick Wing^am ....*. Lucknow I...... XOtAlS .......t.atl «11 60 $24 42 $9 8S $11 22 $41 60 8 00 12 72 6 00 • • • • 40 00 6 00 7 60 6 60 6 00 31 00 8 57 5 98 3 18 3 61 18 00 8 30 15 28 7 16 9 60 18 32 6 75 10 89 4 26 7 46 SO 00 5 64 11 11 4 73 4 29 18 75 1 56 3 06 1 64 1 60 6 40 7 60 17 63 7 75 8 10 24 32 6 U4 10 68 4 11 6 45 24 68 2 28 10 40 2 60 5 49 13 67 4 87 15 69 6 38 6 36 21 00 7 61 14 43 G 80 6 70 25 77 7 58 10 03 5 26 4 92 20 00 6 00 8 00 4 00 3 60 19 90 7 01 16 68 8 00 9 19 28 75 4 70 7 60 4 3.'. 6 27 22 00 6 00 12 00 6 60 5 40 26 00 8 00 14 00 7 00 8 00 33 00 8 28 16 ii 5 42 8 10 18 60 123 38 243 42 110 63 121 16 481 66 $276 58 219 51 190 08 135 43 194 91 138 99 198 46 83 66 256 13 202 32 118 03 189 09 242 86 201 34 184 37 302 84 143 56 197 10 211 9 5 189 71 $8826 77 mm 70 MINUTES OP TllE CANADA T»^ [1874. 11. THE OWEN SOUND DISTRICT. CONNEXIONAL FUNDS. CIRCUITS. Church Relief Fund. Contin- gent Fund. Educa- tional Fund- 033 Super'd Minis'rs Fund. Mission- ary Fund. Owen Sound $7 60 5 60 2 90 3 80 5 67 4 47 •4 22 8 60 5 00 6 10 1 70 4 34 1 20 4 00 50 • • 18 30 11 00 5 76 7 60 12 39 8 13 8 19 6 75 8 26 8 40 2 40 9 41 1 25 4 80 1 00 70 • • 9 10 6 31 3 86 2 90 7 00 3 00 4 10 3 45 3 00 4 50 1 80 5 10 1 22 1 06 1 00 60 • • 57 98 1 8 06 6 26 2 76 1 50 6 16 3 00 6 67 2 60 4 30 2 00 1 60 3 25 1 23 80 80 • • • • 26 00 18 00 9 25 8 20 52 23 8 25 27 76 11 80 9 40 20 50 7 46 11 32 3 00 6 20 1 26 1 70 2 00 $217 65 Meaf ord 200 38 Walter's Falls 141 95 Durham 108 36 Invermay 324 67 Port Elg^n 150 88 Paisley 289 65 Hanover 99 07 Walkerton A rteniesia 92 02 216 13 lV1u,rkf]alp 155 33 Chatsworth 164 58 Sarawak Allenford 58 38 137 94 Wiarton 64 17 Saucreen 68 42 Cape Croker 72 50 Totals 59 60 114 32 60 86 223 34 $2531 88 I :,. 12. THE COLLINGWOOD DISTRICT. Collingwood Stayner Avening Thornbury Parry Sound Bruce Mines Manituulin Island Sault St. Marie . . Osprey Christian Iblands Garden River . . . . Silver Islet Prince Arthur .. .. Lac LaPluie Totals > $6 40 13 70 7 50 6 00 1 62 3 78 1 24 1 65 3 24 8 66 2 33 2 66 4 30 9 50 4 25 4 30 6 50 7 65 2 50 6 00 5 26 10 47 6 04 6 00 1 20 1 20 1 20 1 00 2 00 3 44 2 73 .. 3 22 • • 6 96 • • 2 50 • • 4 50 • • t .1*40 • • 2*76 • • 2*20 • • 1*80 • • 34 13 68 11 32 49 32 90 lay 00 6 76 7 49 15 00 22 75 13 41 2 40 5 50 26 00 2 25 119 55 $110 00 42 44 117 97 130 83 276 22 88 37 48 15 66 47 139 13 28 50 $1048 08 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 71 13. THE BARRIE DISTRICT. CIRCUITS. Barrie Vespra Oriliia Rugby Rama Hillsdale, etc Aug'js Bracebridge T'tterson Huntsville Morrison Cold Water McKellar Spencer and Rosseau Totals .. CONNc^XIONAL FUNDS. ;3S g r: a» S 014 00 29 00 00 80 10 32 7 10 4 50 84 —4 -J s fl S -tt O 3 02 37 2 70 61 94 $24 8 16 6 3 12 8 9 i 9 3 2 1 98 92 00 75 00 50 16 49 18 19 09 60 95 §• OSS $20 00 5 49 11 20 3 00 wm 5 17 6 12 ioo 4 27 1 55 2 00 1 15 107 81 $12 65 5 18 9 85 2 50 1 23 10 41 4 92 3 55 2 00 2 32 055 65 55 55 16 •73 £ as S a}SP^ $46 60 16 30 31 00 7 11 00 03 2« 64 15 60 16 00 i'so 12 00 2 48 3 26 6 02 •S r*>'? 52 '-' c! .2 OS d S fa $251 03 186 06 269 00 88 61 260 32 221 63 226 47 121 61 14 32 45 12 150 00 66 71 46 15 22 00 196 12 $1969 03 14. THE BRADFORD DISTRICT. Hrfl A f ni**! ... ...•>••■••••••• $11 IC 3 65 9 35 6 90 6 28 7 50 8 15 3 82 3 30 5 41 4 94 5 00 2 74 78 20 J22 27 7 60 21 00 13 00 10 21 18 09 16 48 7 67 6 90 12 14 5 54 8 50 3 10 • • • • 154 50 $10 00 3 60 8 00 6 14 7 38 9 25 6 18 4 40 3 10 6 16 3 70 5 00 3 05 $9 24 3 30 10 15 6 11 3 00 6 75 7 50 5 72 1 42 2 85 4 30 6 00 1 24 $32 93 10 00 32 89 47 26 32 13 77 16 36 85 29 75 13 83 34 00 14 00 25 00 3 71 • • • • $386 03 AroijyTmiflcptt «..■....•■•*•• 161 37 Aurora .- • 242 11 Rnnil TTp.Ad • 403 46 339 23 463 96 InniRfll 3^2 83 A1li«;tnn •••..••»••• 273 93 Af niiiif. AlV*Pl*i"i ....•«>..■••••• 153 51 272 58 TMFnnn ••••■■•(;•• 140 67 TTomintrVM Mills •• 171 77 Sutton •60 96 Snake and Georgina Islands . . • • ■ • 75 96 • • * • Totals 66 68 389 61 $3391 41 72 MINUTES OF THE CANADA. [1874. 15. THE WHITBY DISTRICT. CIRCUITS. Whitby Oshawa Bownianville Newcastle . . . Darlington . Picketing . . . , Markham . . . , Stouffville.... CONNEXICI.AL FUNDS. Xi <» ^ UPEhEm $13 93 9 20 5 00 10 36 6 13 W8 • • • • ••• • • ' 17 20 60 Uxbridge '! 6 85 PrinceAlbert 7 90 Scugog Cartwright Manvers Brock Caunlngton Beaverton Totals 10 08 00 74 72 103 88 t 13 ta'6 a a s a a O g ^3 T) C 3 oS)fe mvft* 40 46 12 37 24 00 7 00 16 75 10 00 22 99 7 16 16 96 7 25 15 25 8 27 26 00 11 50 8 10 4 10 12 37 6 00 20 02 9 33 4*28 1*20 10 00 4 15 7 06 3 50 7 39 6 00 11 94 5 62 242 56 101 45 O 3 3 13 96 9 00 9 26 10 27 6 89 4 39 10 37 3 76 6 07 7 66 i'oo 4 10 2 70 3 00 6 82 98 13 •a 2 In 85 00 48 00 58 50 92 00 59 31 63 07 49 00 16 15 18 27 44 00 lio'oo 27 00 29 52 226 38 10 29 926 49 a $685 19 643 80 807 51 657 58 500 57 368 32 426 72 258 47 160 86 299 00 30 27 91 144 201 29 168 62 112 71 83 26 94865 99 16. THE COBOURG DISTRICT. Cobourg Port Hope Canton Baltimore Plainville Grafton Colborne Castleton Brighton Smithfteld Campbellford Hastings Penjy Alderville Totals J!77 00 41 17 20 00 60 00 19 80 60 69 18 67 18 60 • • ■ • 18 60 11 00 9 00 • • • ■ 10 05 6 06 4 16 3 89 6 18 3 60 2 32 1 23 2 72 1 17 1 21 6 60 12 76 6 24 6 24 4 76 10 16 6 26 4 00 7 00 11 00 7 00 10 00 4 00 6 60 3 00 3 00 6 15 10 71 6 67 5 00 4 50 7 10 6 00 3 00 7 91 12 36 7 44 6 66 8 60 8 00 6 00 6 50 128 49 145 29 1 206 87 lOf; 89 87 00 81 40 54 00 27 40 11 1 00 26 20 00 17 00 16 25 10 50 20 00 15 00 12 36 20 90 394 06 $1049 36 566 05 341 73 162 63 162 79 53 70 233 96 178 27 134 16 111 32 136 73 200 00 223 24 208 15 $3741 96 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 73 17. THE PETERBORO' DISTRICT. CIRCUITS. Peterboro' Millbrook Hiawatha Lindsay Oakwood Omemee Keene. Norwood Lakefleld Warsaw Bobcaygeon Minden Fenelon Falls Coboconk Wondville Blairton Hall's Bridge Mud Lake Chandos Totals U (WO tS ^ T! ^ « 3 CONNEXIONAL FUNDS. O S 3 m 07 $40 17 11 12 12 11 10 4 12 1 6 5 8 1 9 26 6'66 6 60 6 75 5 12 4 90 5 00 2 80 6 15 • • • • 3 51 3 00 3 00 1 10 • • • • • • • • • • • • 79 26 84 00 90 40 70 00 84 29 00 20 30 25 03 03 00 90 1 25 172 92 1 « g y^ Sis 73 w**"© Sec ;= X C &.C B "0 03 C 3 3 32 3 WtSfc QMfa QOSfe $21 50 $13 00 883 40 8 50 5 00 60 00 50 « • • • 1 00 12 30 6 00 30 00 6 34 8 21 30 00 6 OQ 5 50 22 00 7 00 3 10 30 00 3 00 3 17 11 33 4 25 5 00 20 00 4 15 2 00 13 00 7 10 4 11 26 25 • • • • 2 26 5 14 2 11 3 32 16 00 1 90 1 00 10 00 4 00 2 00 10 00 1 60 1 00 6 03 1 10 90 1 75 i'ih i'66 158 92 50 66 56 377 48 •~ 3 $434 28 436 48 43 20 149 29 266 10 237 40 195 99 137 67 247 09 74 78 263 80 55 00 138 80 loO 02 346 24 103 70 12 11 14 20 26 60 3322 75 18. THE BELLEVILLE DISTRICT. Belleville Cousecon Wellington Ameliasburg Picton , Bloomfield and Cherry Valley, Milford Sidney Thurlow Do., for last year Marmora Sterling Frankf ord Trenton Demorestville Sbannonville Moira Tweed ■ Bridgewater Flinton, &c Matioc L'Amable Denbigh and Abinger Mayiinoth Brudenell Totals $22 00 3 90 4 67 6 65 15 50 9 19 28 20 60 60 76 6 67 4 50 6 60 3 00 6 13 4 00 79 4 91 3 00 $48 9 4 12 23 8 7 5 7 11 2 13 5 11 9 10 9 7 7 2 8 2 1 2 4 ll3 62 10 60 4.*; 15 41 56 26 63 88 90 90 60 20 17 60 36 00 02 3; 40 63 80 45 33 3( 240 3: $22 63 ^22 10 $153 51 4 00 3 00 18 00 4 00 3 85 13 63 7 63 5 24 59 59 13 36 11 40 63 50 3 77 3 23 35 39 2 52 3 41 16 50 5 80 5 80 55 00 3 49 3 50 17 00 .... 23 00 2 00 .... 8 50 7 26 8 16 20 00 2 91 1 84 9 85 4 09 5 11 42 26 6 00 4 00 26 00 6 25 6 78 10 12 3 00 3 00 19 00 3 50 3 00 20 00 4 00 4 00 15 70 72 57 2 31 6 10 5 88 32 67 2 10 4 00 1 00 3 00 • • . . • • • • 2 30 .... • « • • 6 17 116 0- 103 86 674 89 $801 64 228 92 301 25 445 02 613 76 136 92 208 28 296 61 164 02 150*99 275 80 98 27 353 37 223 40 106 00 148 16 143 48 163 07 56 03 219 70 103 83 68 46 69 10 168 28 6408 86 s% 74 MINUTES OF THE CANADA '" [1874. 19. THE KINGSTON DISTRICT. CONNEXIONAL FT.NDS. CIRCUITS. 1 s "la "O bcfa 3 (3 C tS 3 a, n .2 t>>t3 S fa Kingston Firat $26 00 2 40 16 00 6 49 3 39 10 91 7 10 5 09 9 00 5 16 8 60 4 49 6 34 6 50 4 63 4 02 210 1 00 67 19 5 22 38 25 9 40 6 69 22 08 13 25 9 91 19 05 6 73 16 63 10 95 14 If 10 7( 6 04 6 7fi 1 67 4 50 4 16 28 00 1 69 18 20 2 87 3 52 7 02 7 25 4 68 10 45 4 25 7 10 5 13 6 44 6 70 2 54 3 40 2*00 • • 26 60 2 12 19 00 3 10 3 11 4 28 6 06 6 00 7 55 2 32 6 65 4 38 8 67 7 30 1 76 3 00 i'50 120 00 9 00 221 00 23 00 14 00 56 00 41 60 20 65 34 75 7 20 45 00 6 17 21 43 24 00 16 63 21 00 2 60 10 25 1 64 1822 51 Kingston Second 89 00 Napanee 1504 15 Morven and Gosport Selbv 205 46 l.'i5 26 Newburg 420 43 Wilton 312 69 Odessa 156 94 Bath : 813 76 Amherst Island 73 62 Cataraaui 276 90 Battersea Gananoque , . : Pittsbunr 108 83 225 17 218 34 Centre ville 90 12 Harrowsmith Roblin 146 39 40 11 Tamworth 67 05 Kennebec 30 06 Totals 126 11 257 14 121 14 112 19 694 62 6236 79 20. THE BROCK VILLE DISTRICT. Brockville Pres-'cott Lyn Farmersville Maitland North Augusta. . . . Spencerville Kemptville South Mountain . . Edwardsburg .... Matilda Morrisburg Winchester Aultsville Cornwall Moulinette Avonmore Totals $13 25 12 00 5 80 6 22 2 60 3 38 2 50 8 70 6 40 3 15 4 69 5 60 7 7n 5 00 2 65 2 84 2 31 #92 69 L 26 40 20 70 16 20 11 00 11 16 7 20 16 26 8 06 5 26 8 09 8 00 13 43 6 70 8 50 6 40 4 60 182 33 13 60 14 25 10 73 11 25 5 00 3 00 8 46 7 76 6 00 4 76 2 68 2 20 3 00 3 50 6 16 6 85 4 90 5 60 3 00 1 65 6 85 5 00 8 00 7 00 6 23 5 77 4 00 5 00 2 60 2 00 3 20 3 60 1 70 2 46 93 89 91 64 42 80 60 00 20 00 35 18 13 00 8 22 20 00 19 00 28 10 9 50 18 00 23 50 60 00 25 00 15 00 14 73 9 53 401 53 67 25 332 6Q 319 60 210 24 415 157 124 20 218 42 156 15 202 09 176 00 266 18 216 15 406 42 157 76 148 95 97 91 113 60 3723 06 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 75 21. THE PERTH DISTRICT. CIRCUITS. Perth Smith's Falls Ahnonte Carlcton Plaoe Pakcnham Arnprior Merrickville Elgin Newboro' Glentay and Maberly Playfair Fitzroy Harbor Totals. . . CONNEXIONAL FUNDS. -3 3-- S $5 41 90 25 20 60 69 00 50 2 89 00 60 6 21 51 05 o S s 9 }25 16 16 6 36 10 23 10 75 7 8b 13 00 4 00 9 11 60 8{ 6 8] 102 83 3 a a TS o 3 00 00 26 60 65 97 00 60 3 33 2 10 3 30 3 56 5 7 7 5 3 1 5 1 49 06 = *:« O O 3 3 60 26 76 00 76 20 6 00 2 87 67 90 40 19 49 39 3^3 12 00 32 63 22 10 23 00 22 73 7 25 25 00 10 00 18 15 8 60 8 16 17 19 206 71 22. THE PEMBROKE DISTRICT. 23. THE OTTAWA DISTRICT. ^ ^ ^ 33 b 153 76 390 68 76 14 173 60 208 04 91 87 176 33 132 47 204 47 114 36 154 n 96 71 1973 17 Pembroke . , 6 25 2 12 6 81 2 00 12 50 2 36 10 13 4 00 9 25 2 16 4 70 1 25 3 50 3 65 1 75 4 22 1 35 9 26 3 75 5 84 1 00 1 60 4 00 3 00 3 52 1 50 75 00 3 95 40 00 6 00 12 50 15 74 4 74 15 06 4 25 279 76 Rankin 162 00 Westmeath 181 79 Clarendon 168 72 Portage du Fort I 60 4 00 55 00 Renfrew - . 7 27 2 75 3 96 2 30 34 05 7 90 3 25 9 55 3 25 154 69 Alice 116 88 Onslow 128 93 Brvson 82 16 Totals 56 94 33 79 33 36 177 24 1308 21 1 Ottawa Centre ] 18 00 6 00 4. 00 4 20 4 23 2 00 6 00 4 25 3 96 2 66 4 95 5 16 2 40 4 16 4 12 2 80 3 OO 50 00 20 00 14 20 15 05 7 02 5 60 13 00 4 50 7 50 3 94 5 27 9 02 6 50 9 70 3 83 4 53 6 00 25 00 10 00 9 00 6 63 4' 00 8 00 6 30 7 00 1 56 1 79 4 30 2 35 11 28 3 00 1 15 2 00 103 36 25 00 10 00 8 0-> 8 62 2 62 4 00 4 00 4 60 4 00 1 83 2 64 4 70 2 00 6 81 i'46 2 00 121 75 68 00 19 61 20 38 10 27 35 33 24 18 12 60 13 76 16 00 10 00 4 00 10 00 19 33 3 14 9 00 f 726 96 Ottawa East 480 81 Ottawa West 124 35 Aj'hner 216 86 Bell's Corners 229 21 March 73 73 Richmond 239 95 North Gower Long Island Locks 280 44 159 ^9 Osgoode 145 34 Bearbrook 162 68 L'Orignal ... Grenville 154 34 82 60 Thurso 191 35 North Wakefield 137 76 Chelsea 159 76 Aylwin 140 20 Totals 80 78 tvS7 06 90 92 3S7 36 3705 83 76 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. li ;m^ ■■ -V -;, •■ »f»." 24. THE MONTREAL DISTRICT. S. CONNEXIONAL FUNDS. [CIRCUIT 3a s $45 95 13 00 15 66 31 23 13 06 20 00 10 70 2 75 8 65 2 05 4 31 6 20 6 00 12 81 6 00 2 10 6 28 1 10 4 10 i'is 1 $89 66 14 91 17 60 40 15 17 32 23 75 9 67 1 6.S 6 m 1 30 11 29 8 50 6 60 JS • p* 3 X £ O 3 3 omPm :J46 31 17 10 18 60 36 98 13 32 20 13 10 00 4 30 4 00 2 25 8 44 2 50 4 22 10 25 5 00 2 10 • • • • 4*66 1 50 ^2 . In Montreal First — St. James St. Montreal Second— Ottawa St., Montreal Third— Palace ht.... Montreal Fourth— DorohesterSt Montreal Fifth— St. Joseph St. Montreal Sixth— Shcrbrooke St Montreal Seventh— WellJnjfton St. Laniborts . , 191 78 32 62 39 01 91 56 31 20 43 26 21 00 2 73 4 80 5 00 12 70 7 00 14 00 $77 40 86 00 36 00 208 00 41 45 66 90 85 26 7 09 7 00 6 21 85 00 26 OC 83 74 70 00 11 10 7 00 17 77 4 00 34 00 33 2 00 $6275 94 467 12 468 54 2404 00 466 23 708 13 810 OO 61 78 Lachine , 76 S3 Chambly , , , , 73 00 Odelltown , 105 87 Hemmiiigford ....,, 135 73 Franklin Cciitre 183 99 Huutjng'doji .,...,. f)rmst<)wn , . , . 27 1 3 76 11 44 5 00 826 12 97 57 11 udspn , .. , 1 5 12 6 49 1 16 11 10 30 1 00 2 36 4 79 1 30 6 63 1 02 1 67 75 6C La Chute Nurt]^"(jlore !New Glasgow • • f » f 188 17 66 84 114 92 Shawbridg.e . . . , , , Rawdon 126 Itt 49 63 - 1 . . i . ■ Tpt^ls 206 08 660 71 278 73 209 90 1607 24 11840 43 25, THE QUEBEC DISTRICT. Quebec $25 90 263 7 00 2 15 6 00 7 40 4 39 75 3 00 76 2 45 3 49 3 90 4 45 i'eo 77 90 6 10 4 72 6 65 6 45 6 75 15 60 7 '^8 X 00 r. 00 1 05 2 30 6 20 4 66 7 27 8"46 4 20 $45 00 1 85 4 20 3 68 3 10 4 00 9 00 3 84 75 2 09 2*26 2 75 2 00 3 73 i'so 1 20 • • • ■ 4 25 2*50 • • • • 4*06 • • • • 2*68 1*50 4 00 • • • • • • • • $88 60 2 55 8 00 12 00 13 45 5 00 40 00 15 27 1 50 6 50 2 fO 3 60 10 40 9 00 12 68 8*83 8 30 $786 53 63 48 133 75 Point Levis Three Rivers Molboume 91 09 Danville 86 60 Windsor Mills 66 32 255 70 Sherbrooke ', SawyervlUe » ♦ . » 93 64 34 70 Island Bro'ok '...,.;; U • CQokshire '. , 44 07 44 09 Dudsivdll ; Bury .'...; SO 54 il7 64 167 77 120 65 Leeds Inverness ; Durham, P. Q Point Neul! ,-. . , 84 09 43 62 18 00 Metis .........; Gaspe .......;; , Totals 75 86 166 57 90 65 18 99 237 68 2140 28 1874.1 WESLEYAN METH'^ )IST CONFERENCE. 77 26. THE STANSTEAD DISTINCT. ¥ . : CONNEXIONAL FUNDS. CIRCUITS. Church Relief Fund. Contin- gent FuthI. 3 3 a J ■ 3 College Sus'tion Fund. 'in Mission- Fund. Stanstead $6 10 1 76 5 66 2 10 4 60 2 76 4 26 2 34 6 00 71 60 6 41 6 70 2 66 2 71 6 46 4 11 7 77 7 00 «13 26 3 06 11 16 5 61 8 46 3 60 9 00 3 7H 7 00 16 43 8 42 14 27 5 77 4 40 8 30 43 16 66 10 08 97 70 2 10 6 50 3 75 5 20 2 73 6 21 2 48 4 25 10 94 4 40 4 86 1 81 2 20 8 00 4 00 10 I'i 7 00 88 25 «7 75 4 "66 a' 20 2 05 l6'74 2 60 4 90 2 65 6 00 • • • ■ 5*56 7 25 $16 98 4 26 16 00 7 41 10 86 4 30 12 00 4 72 16 00 38 00 8 66 16 00 17 60 18 00 8 00 7 50 24 00 85 00 $164 47 Beebe Plain Cixnnton 31 10 123 48 Hatlev and Cassville 77 09 Coatlcooke 149 84 Qeorgeville and Magog Bolton 33 61 118 68 ManHonville 40 19 Knowlton 96 93 Sheflford .% 192 27 Lawrenceville 151 67 Granby 164 65 Dunham 122 18 Freliiifhabunr 81 01 Farnham 100 40 Sutton 66 00 St. An iiand 166 50 Clarenceville 148 02 Totals 89 95 154 63 55 60 264 18 1968 04 27. THE FRENCH AND INDIAN (P. Q.) DISTRICT. St. John 14 57 31 73 16 25 15 81 149 00 208 70 Montreal Quebec • • • < • < • • • • • • Sherbrooke • • • • * • ■ • • • 26 00 Roxton 23 66 Shefford 10 CO Lacolle 20 15 Mystic Bolton 23 00 Sorel Chaiiibly Lake of Two Mountains • • • • Totals,,....,,,,.. 14 67 31 ral 16 25 16 81 149 00 312 00 S. • '■' '■'I'.i ^-'-s-- "X -•h^A^.Xi^l ■ • r*.* 78 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. ICISSI01TAZ17 DZSTBICTS. 28. THE RED RIVER DIS'^RICT. CIRCUITS. Winnipeg: , Headiu^ly and Boyne Higii Bliilf Palustine Kerens Uiver &c Norway House , Oxford Neltton River Totals CONNEXIONAL FUNDS. I o *< • Lc ( 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 10 6 00 6 00 C 00 C 00 6 00 6 00 G 00 6 0;) G 00 6 00 6 00 6 0' 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 G 00 G 00 Mrs, Moore :., Miss Moore Mrs. E. Jackson W. K. Muir Rev. W. P. Wri^^ht, M.A. Mrs. Sutherland , W. A. Robins; >u El I ward Gurney , Mrs. Gurney Dr. Rosebrough Mrs. Rosebrough , ,)ohn Moore F. W. Fearman D. B. C his holm, M.P. ... Joseph Lister Mrs. Lister ., A. S. Vaii Mrs. Vail ...... A. McUallura, M.A Mr8. MoCallura ..*,... John H, Watkins Mrs. F. W. Watkins ...... Tristram Biokie Mrs. Lyman Moore Dr. Bowes Peter Warren ..... S. F. Lazier Ma^thow Howies , J. W. Biokie $5 00 5 00 10 00 10 00 5 00 5 00 5 UO 5 (H) 5 00 T) 00 5 Oft (ij 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0> 00 00 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 00 Hamilton Second. A Kriend ]G 00 Geurgd Wilson 4 00 ■ 'C •I- yr? f^ i^vT 82 MiNUTKS OF THE CANADA [1874. HamUton Third, Mrs. g. J, White V 00 J. P. Carprnt^r 4 00 Dwnda». William Binkley 10 00 John Ware 4 00 Jas. B. Grafton 4 00 John S. Graiton 4 00 JohnNetf..., 4 00 Mrs. D. V/. Hopkins 4 00 Rev. J. B. Keagy, B. A- .. 4 00 William Keagy 4 00 I. Reid Howell 4 00 A. M. Kicharus 4 00 Thos. Diiukin 4 00 George F. Burrowa 4 00 Waterdown. Mrs. George Rymal 4 00 Miss Brown 4 00 Wellington Square. Thos. Baxter 5 Oo Mrs. McLeod 4 00 A. D. Emory 4 Oft D. H. Springer 4 0^ Glanford. Crowel Smith 4 00 Thomas Bell 4 0'* Hiram Smith 4 00 Seneca. William Thoit^pson $4 00 Jonathan Ct»ok 4 00 James Hardie 4 00 W. H. I nil 4 00 T. and R. JS'icholag 4 00 Milton. Austin Willraott 4 00 Johua Vail Allan 4 00 John.'K))! Harrison 4 00 JohnCoUing 4 00 Oahville. James Apelbe 5 00 George Marlatt 4 90 l8aa<: Warcap 4 00 Wiiliai., M«.Craney 4 00 Mrd. Slaffoid 4 00 Nanticohe. H. Ivey 5 00 M. A. Ferguson 4 00 CainsviUe, W. A. Narraway 5 00 ; III. THE NIAGARA DISTRICT. Rev. W. R. Parker, M.A. II J. P. Lewis (I John S. Clarke II John I idley II J. H. Robinson II X'harles Silvester ... II Thomas Stobba ti John V. Smith "II James Goodwin II Thomas Gee fi Thomas Gee f 0*1873 $6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 00 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 6 Rev. II M H II M II II James Whiting $6 00 John Mills 6 00 W. Hawkins, B.A. C 00 R. H. Waddell 6 uO W. Savaye 6 00 C. R. Morrow 6 00 T. M. Campbell 6 00 W. Rigsby 6 00 $113 00 ■ J^ . , : i. Z:'' 1874.] Wi:SLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 83 $4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 St. Catharines. 8. S. Junkin $4 00 . Collier 4 Ou \V'. Cooke 4 Ou H. Brownlee 4 00 J. Gillespie 4 0(> M. Simpson 4 00 P. E. W. Moyer 4 00 N. A. Lindsey 4 00 Thorold. William Beatty & Son ... 20 00 Georgo Mc Arthur 4 00 Welland. Dr. Schooley 4 00 Dr. Kennedy |4 00 ^^'^illiam Steel 4 00 W ij liam Mell anby 4 00 Orimshy. Richard Quanoe 8 00 J. B. Bowslaugh 5 00 P. A. Uaymani 4 00 Heary Magill 4 OO SmithviUe. George Snider 5 00 Mrs. George Snider 5 oO Jacob Kerr 4 00 Jacob Tidey ... 4 00 IV. THE BRANTFOED DISTRICT. Xlev II II 11 II II It •I II II II ■ II 11 II II II II It " It , G. H. Davis $0 OC H. Bigjrar 6 00 B. B. Keefer 6 00 W. Wiiloughby 6 00 B. Clement 6 00 J. B. Fawcett 6 00 John Philp, B..A ... 6 00 J. W. Holmes 6 00 J. H. Keppel... 6 00 W. H. Laird 6 00 S. Blanshard 6 00 A. Edwards 6 00 A.iNndrews 6 00 W. H. Cairnduff ... 6 00 J. F. German, M.A. 6 00 T. Jackson 6 00 J. A. Williams C 00 W. J. Ford 6 00 W. Brsers 6 00 C. Hamilton 6 00 • ■ 120 00 Brantford First. Dr. Corson 4 00 Brantford Second. Hon. Ju:. J. B. Carpenter A. J. Donley ... . J. Clarke, M.D., M.P.P. Richard Smith St. WUliama John Myers $4 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 4 Oo 4 00 5 00 4 00 5 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 84 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1 00 II James Kennedy 6 00 $138 00 t( Andrew Edwards, for 1873 5 00 II Thomas Had win, for 1873 London OUy, Dmidas Street. Alexander Johnston $10 00 Colonel Lewis 10 00 A. Kcenleyside 10 00 William Bowman 6 00 Thomas Millar 5 00 J. W. Sifton 4 00 Mrs. Fn lish 4 00 Wdliam Piewis 4 00 Alexander McBride 4 00 St. Marya. W. L. Ilutton . 4 00 John Froemau 4 00 Thomas Ivogera 4 00 Robert Eaton 4 00 InuersolL Armon Clark 4 00 C. W. Fer^v ^ 4 00 5 00 ^thmoni. A. W. Dawson 4 00 James Williams 4 00 Iram Best 4 00 Daniel Euekie 4 00 James Addison, ... 4 0> Isaac Wikie 4 Liican. i Late Charles Mairuire. 00 8 00 London Cityy North Street Mrs. Sheriff Glass Thomas McCormijk ... John Green Samuel Peters .. H. C. Green Georga Robinson John McClarv TVlrs. D. T. Ware Thomas McBroom L. Lawless R. J. C. Dawson Miss Bethel James Peer A. B.Powell Edward Rogers .....■.,, William Wmnett ...... 4 00 10 00 6 00 10 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 Exeter. John Trick , 5 00 Thomas Trivitt . . 5 Oo Thomas Greenway 5 Oo Westviimter, Matthew Thornieroft 4 00 Saljord. George Galloway 4 00 Dorclif Hter Station. J, B. Lane,,....,. , 5 00 London, i"". /, Willi am Piewis .,...,. , . 4 0'' Monn* Drydij' v W. B. \Vhitii\g 4 00 ,Pi - h 1874] WESLEYAN METHODIST COXPERENCE. 85 YI. THE ST. THOMAS DISTRICT. II Rev. G.N. A.F.T. Dickson $6 00 II Kdward M»rrow 6 00 II George C. Maiden... 6 00 ,1 William McDonagli 6 00 II ivichard Hobba 6 00 II James Harria 6 00 „ T. Hanna 6 00 II Peter German 6 00 ti Jasper Wilson 6 00 II Richard i.. Tucker... 6 00 II William Shannon ... 6 00 „ D. E. Brownell 6 00 „ Charles Smith 6 00 II George Ferguson 6 <'0 11 Henry Thomas 6 00 Ephraim Evans, D.D 6 00 William Cross 6 00 ,. AlJau Salt 6 00 II Abraham Sickles ... 6 00 1114 00 St. Thomas. William Coyne 5 00 Mr.s. Thompson $5 00 John Baird 5 00 (ieorge W. Morgan 4 00 Henry Brown 5 00 Millersburg. Edward Miller 4 0^ Ai/liner. John McCausland 4 00 George Appletord 5 00 Fbujal. Sarah Casey 4 00 George E. Casey, M.P. . . 4 00 Amasa Wood 5 00 Tilsonhurg. Edward Tillson 4 00 Port Stanley. Ben j amiu Wintemute . . . 4 00 VII. THE CHATHAM DISTRICT. l)t\ m \ Rev. W. S. Griffin Do i i Josseph Odery , On i D. L. Bretliour 1^0 II W H Fife Divid R van 00 IJ. J. James II David Hunt II Thomas Had win 00 «' E. S Joiie-s •1 Ambrose Hunt 00 II William T. Turner... M E, McConum John I,. Kerr A". 4- E S SKorev II K. W. W^rndsworth II V. G. Harris m tt W. C. Watjs.M, M.A, $G 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 () 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 (i 00 6 00 Pvev. Joseph Guest ^^6 00 „ W. W. Edwards 6 00 1JU4 00 Chatham Cbriiit. j Thomas Agar 5 00 ! W. E. Gardiner 5 00 Samuel Barf oot 5 00 A. Hutf 4 00 Mrs. James Marquand ... 4 00 Sarn'm District. Rev. Francis Berry 6 00 „ J. >S. Boss 00 „ T. Cosioid (i 00 „ JohnMahan C 00 ■ ^«-_iy.v;'FM;*e, 'ff' 86 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [1874. r Rev. J. Russell IB 00 „ G. Cl.irke 6 00 „ R. H. Hall 6 00 „ "VV. Ames 6 00 „ W. J. Mixvvell 6 00 II J. McCartney tt 00 ,1 H. E. Hill 6 00 „ W. Austin 6 00 II J. Neeland 6 00 ,1 E. A. Stafford 6 00 II J. Fre.s}iinan 6 00 I, E. Teskey ... 00 II G. Daniel 6 00 It J. R. Isaac 6 00 Rev. J. H. Stonehmse ... $6 00 II J. A. Munioe 6 00 $120 00 Strathroy. W. H. Armstrong & Wif 3 5 00 T. Crispin 4 00 Moore. James Major 4 00 John Wheatley 4 00 Petrolia, J.E.Clarke.., 4 00 VIII. THE aUELPH DISTRICT. Rev. II II II It ti It It II II II II II II II II II II II II A* II II II II ti T. B. Howard ?6 00 M. Swann 6 00 John W. Dochstader 6 00 William -lohnston ... 6 00 G. McNaraara 6 00 I). Bettschen 6 00 P. W. Jones 6 00 J. Briggs 6 00 William Mills 6 00 Robert Fowler, M.D 6 00 W. Hayhurst 6 00 W. Henderson 6 00 R. J. Forman 6 00 J. B. Clarkson, M.A. 6 00 H. Bvrry 6 00 S. Tucker .* 6 00 VV. Hodson 6 00 C Cookman 6 00 W. Bau h 6 00 W. Scott, B. A. ...... 6 0<) F. C. Reynolds 6 m G. Walker < (M) N. Smith (> 00 R. Phillips 6 00 T. Cobb i.^n. 6 00 J, Deajon 6 00 Rev. A. J. VanCamp $6 00 $162 00 Guelph Circuit. James Hough .... 5 00 John Jackson 4 00 J. H. Bonney 4 00 Georgetow7i. Thomas Forster 4 00 Peel. Thomas Garbutt 4 00 Jol^nCosford 4 00 Oalt. Thon^as Fields 5 00 Berlin. Mrs. Messener 4 00 Listotvel. Samuel Morton t.^, 5 00 Arthur. Jolm Anderson 4 00 1874.] WESLEY AN METHODIST CONFERENCE^ 87 IX. THE GODERICH DISTRICT. Rev. J. Graham |i 00 M W. S. Blackstock ., 6 00 11 Isaac Craue 6 00 „ Charles E. Staffo.id 6 00 M OhasLiv.!!, M.A.... 6 00 M Samuel Wilson 6 00 «i Coleman Bristol, M. A 00 ,1 Richard Pinch 6 00 M W.C Henderson, M. A 6 00 ., D. W. Ttiompson ... 6 (0 ,. L. O. Rice 6 00 V James Bioley 6 00 M G. A. Mitchell, B.A 6 00 n A. Milliken 6 00 II James Laird 6 00 II Robert Davey 6 00 II John Houf^h 6 00 ,1 William Ilawke 6 00 „ Honry Kellani 6 00 „ John S. Fisher 6 iW II Samuel Seilery 6 Oi> Rev. Robert Burns $6 00 II Thomas Legate 00 $138 00 Ooderich. Robert McKerz'fl 4 00 J. C. Detlor and Co, 4 00 Kincardine. IraJ. F.sher 4 00 CiiiUon, A. S Fisher 4 00 John Hod ins 4 00 Robert Cai Under 4 00 Mitchell, J. H. Flagg ^ 8 00 BnyfieM, Edward Johnston 4 00 X. THE OWEN SOUND DISTRICT. II H II II II It II 11 11 II 11 M II ft II Rev. John G. Laird .... James Anderson.... John McCarrtdl ... . William Tucker.... Thorn ;is VV. Glover Josias Greene David Perry N. 8. Bnrwasu .... Alex. Ttiibandetu . Char es E. Perry . P.D. Will H. S. Matthews . John Turner David Williams..,. John VV^( V) ter Isaac Baker • * • • ff • $6 CO 6 (10 G 00 6 00 5 00 G 00 6 00 G 00 G 00 G 00 6 00 C 00 G 00 6 00 G 00 a 00 Rev. W. C. Jollftv .|C 00 I, W. M. Bielby 6 00 If George Jacques 6 00 II Thomas Williams ... 6 00 $120 00 Owen Sound. Benj. Allan 4 00 Imtrmay. James Dobbin 4 00 Aritmejm,. Dr. Chtistoe 4 00 J. W. ArmstFuog 4 00 8B MINUTES OF THE CANADA I 1874. XI. THE COLLING WOOD DISTRICT. Kev. J. W. McCallum ... $8 00 II Isaac (told 00 \ „ J. V. Wilson 6 00 » W. M. Patty son ... 6 (0 u Jas. Monncy 6 00 M J. 0. Wilmott (i 00 fi Thomas Woo sey ... G 00 „ W. Sutton 6 00 ri Thomas Cleworth ... G 00 II A. Russell 6 >i J. H. Stinson 6 00 Rev. E. S. Curry !ji!G 00 ir Jarne^ (ialloway 00 » W. Halstead t> Oi> ^34 00 C()llin •.i!f' ' 1874.1 WP.SLF.YAN METHODIST CONPERENCF. 91 Ht'V. W. T. Dyer ?0 00 It J. Henderson 00 .. W. I). Washington 6 00 .. A. ('. Wikon G 00 M K. McCu' lough G 00 II J. A. McCamus 6 00 M J. A. .Tewell G 00 It W. Crai-,' 6 00 II W. Buchanan G 00 II Thomas B. Wilson... G 00 Pefcrhoro\ $149 00 William Cluxton 4 00 G. Hilliard 4 00 Miilfn'ook. Mrj. Hodgson $i 00 Lindsay. - * ? L. McGuire 6 00 .1. 11. l>undaa 5 00 S. Bi^! low 4 00 T. Sadler 4 00 Lahfield. JohnC.Sherrin 4 00 Bohcaygeon. Thomas Bick 4 00 XVII. THE BELLEVILLE DISTRICT. Rev. H, 0. w c. c. s. E. J. W T. S. w H. W, E. J. J. K. E. M. J. J. J. A, W J. S. s. J. E. ti II II H It II II II II ff II II (I M tl II n 11 II tl «i I" « II II tl II , F. Bland A. Hanson . J. Htsvvitt J. Dingman Tagjrart McC.uiIey Clement E. Howell, M.A. . Ryan (^ullea Huntington . Cook Richardson . Scales S. Shorey A. Chapman, B.A Wcldon Lochead Harris 1. >bison Kilgour Henderson H. Chant Doxsee . Tomblin Tozeland Sing Saltou ., B. Wass, B.A. ... Olivant SG 00 6 6 00 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 G 00 6 00 6 00 G 00 G 00 G 00 6 00 G 00 G 00 G 00 G 00 G 00 G 00 G 00 G 00 6 00 G 00 G 00 00 00 6 6 • «**•» -•f«t 6 00 G 00 ^180 00 Belleville. .T. Brenton ^4 Mr. & M IS. H . Y eom axis ... 8 M II J. Lewis 20 M II J. H. Meacham 35 II " W.H.Vantasse) 35 W. K Holton 5 M. Saw}. . 4 The late Mrs. Solmes 4 Mr. C. and Mrs. E. W. Holton 5 Consecon. J. Pierson 5 W. .T. H., in memory of M. E. H .....K»% 4 Ameliasburg. Owen Roblin 4 ' • Picton. J. P. Roblin 5 S. Wilson 7 C. S. \ril8on 4 W^ T. Yarwood 4 Mrs. J. P. Williams 4 W. H. R. Allison 4 Mrs. 0. R. Allison 4 Sidney. Thomas Vermilyca ....,.• • ^ John FiiU 4 00 (X) 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ■00 00 00 00 00 00 c^h .^, 'v^ ^.'^ ^^ IMAGE EVALUATrON TEST TARGET (MT-S) =^ ? 1.0 2.5 li I.I lU Hi i li 1.8 m ill u. 1.6 Photographic Sciences Corporation '^ ..K. G. Sutherland, MA W. ». McCullough, M.A. T. P. Fydell W. Pilance W, Snort Samuel Fear James E. Werden ... $6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 -0 6 OU 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 - oo 6 00 6 00 6 00 ,6 00 6 00 6 00 6 6 e 00 00 00 6 00 6 00 144 OQ Kingston First. Edwin Chown 5 00 Mrs. Edwin Chown t 00 H. Cunningham r» 00 James Holiiies 4 00 Mrs. McRosaie $4 Oq B. M. Briiton, M.A., 4 Oq Dr. Skinner... ,.. 4 Oq Arthur Chown 6 Oq T. G. Pudd 5 Oo William Bredin 4 Oo Mrs. McCutcheoR 4 Oo Jamts Johnston 4 Oo Benjamin Bailey 4 Oq John Tienaman 10 Oq William Angln 5 Oq Thomas Overend 5 Oq Mrs. J. Bredin 4 Oq Mrs. Heath 4 Oq Wm. Skinner 4 Oq Henry Dumble '. 4 Oq Kingston Second. James Schroeder 4 00 Mib. Jas Schroeder 4 00 Napante. A. C. Davis 4 00 J. T. Grange ... 4 00 Geo. Long 4 00 T. Beeman 4 00 Mrs. Thompson .. 4 00 Mrs. Thompson, (last year) 5 00 Bequest of Mrs. Percy ...114 55 Morven Jabez B. Saunders... II A. L. Peterson 11 W. n. Dyre II E. Kob'-on II E. A. Vvard II E. H. Taylor II W. B. Brown II Alexander Campbell M W. W. Miller .1 W. Taylor $6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 20 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 e 00 . 6 00 134 00 Brockville. W. E. Ross W. A. Schofield Mrs. S. Booth Prescott, James Irv in Sheriff Patrick Morrishurg. J. N. Rose George Doi an Kemptville. H. Hutchings South Mountain. H. Hughes A ultsville, Henry Bredou $4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 XX. THE PERTH DISTRICT. Rev. T. Brock....... $6 00 J. C. Slater 6 00 B. Krankiin 6 00 W. McGill 6 00 W Raney 6 00 .T.Walton 6 00 J. Wilson, B.A 6 00 W. Sheridan 6 00 Joseph Ward 6 00 J. H. Stewart 6 00 W. Richardson 6 00 J. A. Dowler 6 00 W. Sanderson C 00 Rev. Brock Rose $6 00 $84 00 SmitKa Falh. Silas Edmunds ....". 4 00 J jseph Edmunds 4 00 Alftonte. ^ Joseph Jamie son ..T.;. 4 00 Edward Clint 4 00 Pahnham. David E.Scott 6 00 94 MINUTKS OF THE CANADA [1874. XXI. THE PEMBEOKE DISTRICT. Rev. R. Whiting $6 00 I .„ C. AUum 6 00 „ T. E Mortler G 00 n J. H.wes 6 00 „ G. Stenning 6 00 „ E. Fespant 6 00 ,, R. O. Oliver 6 00 , „ W. Morton 6 00 „ J. 0. Oaborne 6 00 ,11 E. Richardson 6 00 " „ H. Meyers 6 00 $66 00 Pembroke. George B. Yard ...$10 00 Judge Deacon 5 00 T. Deacon, M.P.P 5 00 J. Diinlop 5 00 A. Dunlop 5 00 T. R Ellis 5 00 P. White and Family ... 8 00 S. E. Mitchell 4 00 W. A. Loyd 4 00 JohD llowan 4 00 XXII. THE OTTAWA DISTRICT. Rev. W. J. Hunter $6 00 .. W. Hall, M.A 6 00 „ Robijrt Mark, M.D. 6 00 „ J. W. Sparling, B.D. 6 00 „ J. B. Keough 6 00 II Jamts Simpson 6 00 II John Holmes 6 00 I, Samuel Shibley 6 00 I, R. M. Hammond ... 6 00 It Samuel Down 6 00 „ Simuel Teeson 6 00 I, Job Roadhouse 6 00 I, John Burwafh, M.A 6 00 ' II W. S. Jamieson 6 00 I, John Corbett 6 00 „ R. N. Adams 00 ^,1 G. G. Huxtable 6 00 II Peter Kerr 6 00 „ Charles V. Lake 6 00 1114 00 Ottawa Centre. E. Storr, (S. H.) 20 00 Mr. and Mrs. T. Vaux ... 10 00 Joseph Metcalfe $10 00 E B. Eddy, M.P.P 5 00 Job n Beatty, M. D 5 00 C. W. Jenkins 4 00 R. Woodland, jun 4 00 W. C. Bowles 4 00 E. Storr 6 00 Edward Hall 4 00 Alouzo Titus 4 00 Ottawa East. W. F. Russell & Family 25 00 Mr.& Mrs. James Johnston 8 00 W.H.Walker 6 00 Henry Wiiiteside 4 00 Aylmer. '" Robert Kenny 5 00 North Gower. John Cole 4 00 Bearhrook. J. McCulIoch 4 00 North Wakefield. Andrew Pritchard 5 00 ^74. 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONrEREyCE. 95 XXIII. TPIE MONTHEAL DISTRICT. > 00 \ 00 I 00 1 00 ' 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 oo [)0 30 K) Eev. A. Sutherland II Gr. 1) mt^Hs II John Wilson II W. Ualbraith , ... .: W. W. Ross II James Avvde u A. B. Chambers II John Arnistrong 11 C. E. Mclntyre"^ II Thomas Colling II Jjimes Masson .1 W. I. Sha.v, LL.B... II John Scanlon n T. G. Williams II George Rogers „ W. J. Cro hers, B.A II W. K. Shortt II David Kennedy II 8. G. Phillips II J hn Hiscox II David Winter C (> 6 00 00 00 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 '3 00 G 00 C 00 6 00 (> 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 1126 00 Montreal First. Mrs. Dickson D. Torrance Mrs. D. Torrance John Torrance Mrs. John Torrance Mrs. Thomas Kay George Young Hon. J. and Mrs. Perrier A Friend James Ferrier, jun Mrs. James Ferrier B. Whalley Mrs. G. W. Campbell ... Mrs. Whilley Mrs. Vanneck Miss Torrance W Clendinneng Thomas Patton William Lunn Robert Campbell William Campbell J. Hutchinson 100 00 50 00 20 0>j 50 00 5 00 50 00 40 00 20 00 25 00 20 00 5 00 15 00 20 00 5 00 10 00 5 00 25 00 10 00 10 00 5 00 10 00 10 00 C. Seybold, (two j'earu.). Geori^e E. Jacques A. Jacques George D, Ferrier C. "" Morton 8. Caraley Mrs. 8horey Mrs. Hall ..., Mrs. Henderson Mrs. McDonald R. Holland F. J. D. 8wift T. D. Hood MiS. C. Seybold J. P. Seybold John Pabner George Armstrong Montreal Second. Special Geoige B shop M. Parker J. Mathewson A. Holiday Montreal Third. A. W. Hood Mrs. J. Fox .m 00 . 10 00 5 00 . 5 00 . 5 00 . 5 00 . 5 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6 00 5 00 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 fe Montreal Fourth. John Barry Lady Gait Mrs. George Young .. .. T. M. Bryson Mrs. Brvson Mayor Bernard , John Dillon J. J. McLaren, LL.B. ... J. J. Dugdale, M.D James Aikin , W. H. Orr W. R. Tabb Montreal Fifth. James Patton G. E. Jacques, jun Mrs. Jacques John Smith 20 00 10 00 5 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 50 00 20 00 10 00 10 00 4 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 5 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 1 96 MINITTES OP THP3 CANADA. [1874. Montreal Sixth. Charles Wilson Edward Seybold ... Kub rt Miller ... Thomas Costen Montreal Stventh. Daniel Hadley Francis Hadi3y .. . W. Thornley J. Hadley >5 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 6 00 5 00 4 00 4 00 Odidltown. G. L. Hasten A. Force Hemming ford. Lucretia Scriver $5 00 4 00 9 00 Huntingdon. W. W. D;ilgleis)i and Wife 7 00 l^ha. A. Henderson 5 00 XXIY. THE QUEBEC DISTRICT. Rev. II II II II M It II II II II II • I II II fl II J. Elliott $6 00 H. Irvine 6 00 W. .Jackson 6 00 G. Washington, M. A 6 00 J. T. Blades 6 00 D. Conolly J. Pearen, B. A. S. Crookshank .... C. A. Jones W. Adams H. Fowler J. Stewart J. G. Brick 6 J. Saunders, B.A. ... 6 M. Scott 6 A, Drennan T. Haddon 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 00 00 00 .. 6 00 .. 6 00 $102 00 Quebec. J. Storey $4 00 J. Lewis 4 00 Mrs. Lewis 4 00 J. Smith 4 00 W. Bignell 4 00 G. Renfrew 4 00 W. McWilliam 5 00 Sherhroohe. J. A. Gordon 5 00 L. W. Dowlin 5 00 G.G. Bryant 5 00 J. Scott 5 00 J. Woodward 4 00 D. McGu:dy 4 00 Sawyerville. W. Sawyer, M.F.P 4 00 XXV. THE STANSTEAD DISTRICT. Rev, II II II II II II II II II II II II W Hansford A. Lee Holmes,M. A. W. A. Allan Isaac Wilkinson T. C. Brown J. W. Clipsham Leroy Hooker.. A. Patterson B. Longley, B.A John Grenfell Hugh Cairns Janus M. Hagar, B.A W. Timberlake ?!> 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 Rev. Altx. Hardie, B.A... James E. Richardson William English ... Thomas Bell William Pyke Richard Robinson ... Jobn Davies Charles R. Flanders George H. Squire ... Richard Shier $6 00 6 00 6 OO 6 0/0 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 ft' R R R. R $138 00 1874] WERLEYAN METHOD18T CONFERENCE. 97 Sfansti'ad. William HiinKis ^ Bolton. Mrs. Gienfell 14 00 5 00 Shofford. E. D. Lnwronce ^\ 00 Mr^. E, D. Lawrence ... 4 00 XXYI. THE FRENCH AND INDIAN DISTRICT. Rov. .Tohn Bi.rlaiKl $G 00 , Jamos Macpherso.i S5 I. Ihomas (Jhaiboiinel 00 at., r ii/i 1 .. A. Parent (> 00 ^^r.. -James Macpherson 5 II Joseph A. D,)ri(>n .. C 00 II Jollf. Syvret 00 II Edward De Gruciiy (> 00 $36 00 00 00 VVdliam Cooke 4 00 Alfred Oookti 4 00 G. W. Farrar ... 4 00 A lliank-ofF.ning 100 00 XXVII. THE RED RIVER DISTRICT. Rev. George Young n A. Bowerman, B. A. II J. SiTumpiis .11 M. Fawcetfc , II Joiin Walton n G. Edwards , $0 00 G 00 6 00 G 00 C 00 6 00 Rev. E. R. Yomig .f 6 00 11 J. H. Rutlan 00 II Oriin German 6(10 $f)4 00 XXVIII. THE saskatchp:wan district. . $6 00 Rev. Geor<'e McDouga-l... $6 00 II |leniy Steinhaur ... 00 II Peter Campbell 6 00 Rev, John McDougall $24 00 XXIX. THE BRITISH COLUMBIA DISTRICT. Rev. W. Pollard $6 00 Rev. Cornehus Bryant ... $& 00 II C L. Tiiom[)son . . 6 00 •I W. B. Sexsmith 6 00 II Thomas Derrick 6 00 •I A. E. Russ, M.A. . . 6 00 II James Turner 6 00 II J Auditors. William Hall, \ Hamilton, 10th June, 1874. 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFKREN(.'E. 101 llEPOKT OF THE EDUCATIONAL FUND COMMITTEE. Rev. R. Jon lis, in account with the Educational Fund. Dr. To Collections from Circuits |2954 36 Cr. By Expenses of Examining Committee ,f 141 45 ** Paid Conference Students — Montreal School (J80 00 *' Paid Conference Students — Cobourg School . . 826' 00 1«47 95 Balance for Vicv>:ria College $130G 41 Richard Jones, Treasurer. Examined and found correct, Dennis Moore, Autitor. — <•» •- CHILDREN'S FUND— BALANCE SHEET. PtECElPTS. Balance on hand |!G13 06 Interest on |500 ,30 qq From Districts— 67,716 members, rate 35 cents ....". ... 23700 00 Payments. 922 Children, $26. $23,972 00 Troasurer's Expenses 4 00 Diacouut on American Silver. . 1 80 $24,344.56 23,977 76 Balance in hand |366 76 ., Audited and found correct, .^ T. W. Jeffery, - ,:,/:• E. Fessant. ■ ; :wj Report. — The number of children whose claims have been paid at this Conference is 922, making a sum of |23,972, while the in- come is $23,700 90, thus leaving a deficiency of $271 40 on the transactions of the year, which is supplied out of the balance in the hands of the Treasurer. The claimants on the Fund this year number 652, an increase of 30. It is satisfactory, however, to know that the continued in- crease of church members keeps pace with the demands thus created, 102 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [I87t. and enables t]i(5 Oonnnittee to recommend that the rate of payment to each chiUl l)e Iii2() as before and that 35 centH ])e tliu amount pay- able by each member of the church, including those on trial. In the i)re8cnt transition state of the church, we rec(mimen(1 that the ofhcers and regulations of the Fund be ccmtiuuod for this year, or until the meeting of the General Conference. J. 0. Slater, Treasurer. J. H. Starr, Secretary. RErORT OF THE CHURCH RELIEF FUND COMMITTEE FOR 1874. Tho following resohitiona in roferonce to the sale of Church Property were passed by the Committee, anc'. approved by the Conference : — Toronto District. — Toronto 2nd Circuit. — Thar the Trvustees of Bathuist St. Cliurch lot be permitted to sell said lot. The proceeds to be apj)lied toward the erection of a new Church in West Toronto. Don Moun"^ Church. — Leslieville. — That the Trustees of Don Mount Church bo permitted to sell said Church and lot, and also a building known as Don Bridge Church. I^he proceeds to be applied towards the erection of a new Church in Leslieville. Hamilton District. — Hagarsville Circuit. — That the Trustees of Zion Church be permitted to sell the sariie. The proceeds to b:> applied towards paying debt on new Parsonage. Nanticoke Circuit. — That the Trustees of the Parsonage be permitted to sell the same and apply the proceeds to the building of a new Parsonage in Jarvis. Niagara District. — Ridgeway Circuit. — That the Trustees of the Parsonage lot in Ridgeway be permitted to sell the south west corner of laid lot — say about one fifth of an acre. The proceeds to be applied in buildiiig a new Parsonage in Ridgeway. ^ Brantford District.— Princeton Circuit. — That the 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST COMPKRKNCE. 103 ^ Trustees of the Pn'nceton Parsonage ])ro))erty be allowed to sell one hulf said lot. TIk^ procecids to bo applied towards liijiudating tlie debt on the Parsonage. London District. — London City. — That the Trustees of the Wesleyan Cemetery in the City of London be allowed to sell the unoeciipieil j)a]-t of that })roperty. The proceeds to bo applied in purchasing property for a similar purpose in a more ct)nvenient locality. St. Thomas District. — Tyrconnell Circuit. — Wesley Church. — That the Trustees of Wesley Church be permitted to sell the old Chuich near the village of Bismarck. The ])roceed8 to be applieil iu building a new Church in JtJismarck. St. Thomas District. — Aylmer Circuit.- That the Trustees of the reserved Church lot in Aylmer be allowed to sell said lot. The proceeds to be applied in purchasing a more elig^ible site. That the Trustee' of the old Church and lot be allowed to sell the same. The proceeds to be applied in building a new Church on a new site. St. Thomas Disrrict. — Port Rowan. — That the Trustees of the Parsonage lots be allowed to sell a portion of said lots. The proceeds to be applied towards the erection of a new parsonage on the remaining lots. Chatham District. — Romney Circuit — That the Trus- tees of Ridge Church be permitted to exchange their church lot for one more suitable, on the opposite side of the road. Wallaceburg Circuit. — That the Trustees of Wallace- burg Church and lot be permitted to sell the same, and apply the proceeds in building the new brick church about to be erected on a more suitable site. Sarnia District. — Arkona Circuit — That the Trustees of the church property at Laird's Appointment \id per- mitted to sell said lot. and apply -l^e proceeds towards re- pairing the church, which has been removed to Widder. MooRETOWN Circuit. — Thai the Trustees of Mooretown parsonage be permitted to sell said parsonage, and apply 104 MINUTR3 OF TflE CANADA [1874 the p ^ocoeds towards building a new pai'Honage in CaiL- w rig lit. SoMBKA Circuit. — That the Trustees of the Chut-oh property in tlio vilhige of Sombra be permitted to sell two lots held by them, and a})ply the proceeds towards liquida ting the debt on the parsonage. GuELPii District. — Bwrliu Mission — That the Trustees be permitted to sell tbe Cornell's Church, on the Preston Road, and apply the proceeds towards liquidating the debt on the parsonage in Berlin. * GoDKRicH District, — Dungannon Circuit — That th® Trustees of the Church property in Dungannon be per" mitted to sell a certain lot situated near Dungannon, the proceeds to be apjilicd towards the erection of a new par- sonage in Dungannon. WiNCJHAM Circuit. — That the Trustees of WingMaiu Church be allowed to sell their- ohl church and lot, and to apply the })roceeds towar<]s the erection of a more commo- dious churcli on a more suitable site. WiNGHAM Circuit. — That permissson be given to the Trustees of the Pai'sonage Property in Wingham to sell the south lot to the Trustees of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, as a site for a new Church. The proceeds to be applied to- wards liquidating the debt on the Parsonage. That the Trustees of the Brick Cliurch Wingham Cir- cuit be permitted to exchange a portion of land at the rear of Church lot for another piaje of land more suitably situated, for the erection of sheds. Owen Sound District. — Port Elgin Circuit. — That the Trustees of Port Elgin Church Property be permitted to sell Lot 213, Block 85, in the Village of Port Elgin. The pro- ceeds to be applied toM'^ards purchasing a site for a Parsonase. Southampton Circuit. — That the Trustees be permitted to sell the Church Pro})erty at Bouthampton. The proceeds to be applied towards building a new Church. Barrie DiSTiUCT. — Pugby Mission. — That the Trustees 8 "V-. 1874.] WESLEYAN METHiDIST CONFERENCE. 105 of the Ctiuvch Property at Rugby be a^loved to sell the same. The proceeds to be applied in purchasing a more suitable site for a Church, Bradford District, — Innisfil Circuit. — ^That the Trustees of the Wesle3'an Methodist Parsonage, Innisfil, be allowed to se'^ the said property, and apply the proceeds towards tho erection of a new Parsonage in a n^oiXi suitable place. Oobourg District. — Col borne Circuit. — That the Trus- tees of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Colbome be permitted to sell a small parcel of land lying north of the Church. The proceeds to be applied in improving the Church and Premises. Peterboro' District. — Fenelon J'alls Circuit. — ^That the Trustees of the Fenelon ?al!s Church Proj^erty be allowed io sell their Parsonage. The proceeds to be applied in sec*"''og a more suitable one in the Village. Belleville District. — Denbigh Mission. — That the Trustees be |)eimitted to sell the Parsoi age Property on this Mission. The proceed? to Vje applied in building a new Parsonage. ^ KiN«asTON District. — ^Tamworth Mission. — That per- mission be given to the Trustees to sell the lot on which the Church stands. The pro<'-eeds to be applied in pur- chasing a more suitable site Brockvilli District. — Kemptville Circuit. — That the Trustees of the Kemptville Pai-sonage be allowed to sell the same. The proceeds to be applied in purchasing a more ;iuitable one, on a more eligible site. Brockville District. — Edwardsburg Circuil. — That the Trustees be permitted to sell that part of the Parsoi ago Lot lying east of a post set seventy feet west of the Parsonage. Cornwall Circuit. — ^That permission be given to the Trusceea of Cornwall Church to sell the old Church Lot, and also a part of the new lot, whl:5h they have recently acquired. The proceeds to be invested in a new Church. MoRRisBURG Circuit. — That the Trustees of the Prick 5 106 MINUTES OJ^THE CANADA [1874. Church have permission to sell 44 by 75 feet of land off the East end of the said lot. Ottawa District. — Ottawa City. — That the Trustees of the Metcalfe Street Church be permitted to sell the present property, consisting of two lots, Church and Parsonage. The proceeds to be applied towards the erection of the pro- posed new Church in Ottawa Centre Circuit. L'Ori'^nal Circuit. — That the Trustees of the Seigniory Church be permitted to sell a portion of the gi-ound attached to the said Church, and to apply the proceeds in liquidating the debt on the Parson-ge. IvloRTH Wakefield Circuit. — That the Trustees of Masham Church be allowed to sell the Church ana site on which it stands. The proceeds lo be applied to a new Church now in course of erection. L'Orignal Circuit. — That the Trustees of the Church at Vanleek Hill be permitted to sell the vacant lot adjoining the lot on which the Church stands. The pro- ceeds to be applied towards payment of the Church debt. Stanstead District. — Compton Circuit. — That per- mission be given to the Trustees of the Compton Parsonage Property to sell one-half of the Parsonage Garden, being one-quarter of an acre. The proceeds to be applied in liqui- dating the debt on the Parsonage.. • CoATicooKE Circuit. — That the Trustees of Coaticooke Church be permitted to sell the saaie. The proceeds lO be applied in building a new Church. '• The following are the Grants recommended by the Com. mittee, and authorized by the Conference of 1874, held in Hamilton. -;!;.,■ \^*,f ->,>-.:';:'feW---. DISTRICTS. CIRCUITS. CHURCHES. Toronto Leslieville .... Leslieville .... $7 Niagara Niagara Niagara 7 Rid},^eway Ridge way 7 St. Thomas .... Millorsburg Chatham Kh)g3ville . . . . Saniia... Moore '' Petrolia " Park!. ill •* Poiut Edward Millers burg Zion Courtwright . . Petrolia .... Grand Bt!i,d . . Point £d«vard trustees' SUB. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 CO 7 7 7 7 7 7 GRANT. $100 00 230 00 80 00 1(54 00 (56 00 164 00 100 00 .SO 00 09 00 1884.] WESLEY AN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 107 DISTRICTS. CIRCUITS. Sarnia Point Edward . . Guelph Washington.... " Drayton " Garafr'xa&Luther " Gait Goderich ..... Teeswater Owen -'• ound Mark dale " Walketon Collingwood .... Thunder Bay .... Sault St. Marie. Barrie Barrie " Angus " Bracebridge . , . . " HuntHville Whitby Stouflfville " Beaverton .... Cobourg Sniithfield .... Peterhoro' Coboconk Belleville Moira " Shannonville ,, " Mieford Brockviile .... Edwardsburg .. Kingston Morven " Cataraqui Perth Arnprior Pembroke .... Westmeath .... " Clarendon .... ...... Renfrew Alice MontreBl Lachut3 " Hudson " Novth Gore .... Quebec Sherbrooke .... " IsJandbrook .... " Cookshire '* Inverness " Upper Ireland . . f CHURCHES. London Road . . Hamburg Parkers Luther Gait Salem Markdale Walkerton .... Providence .... Sault St. Marie Allendale Brentwood .... Bracebridge .... Madilts Stouflfville Fairvalley .... Smithfield Peniel Roslin Belleville Road Boutrard's Cor's Pit.tston Morven Elgensburg . . , . A rn prior Westmeath .... North Clarendon Renfrew Edwards Brownsburg . . Hudson Nort.i Gore .... Sherbrooke .... Islandbrook . . Cookshire .... Kinnaird Upper Ireland.. TRLTSTEBS' SUB. $7 on 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00 ! 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. 00. GRANT. 33 00 99 00 33 00 50 00 131 00 26 00 99 00 33 00 64 00 42 00 65 00 50 00 50 00 »J- 00 65 00 55 00 65 00 65 00 33 00 65 00 65 00 33 00 49 00 25 00 120 00 50 00 65 00 33 00 33 00 S4 00 65 00 17 00 49 00 49 00 17 00 33 00 33 00 . $3020 00 By Paid, Balance due to Treasurer 45 Treasurer's Expenses 1 00 Laymen's Expenses 29 11 JOHN F. GERMAN, Secretary. V t - • THOMAS COSFORD, Chairman. rf,.... ;A -■ BALANCE SHEET. " ^'JJVi-S>,\; General Treasurer in account with the Chul-ch Relief Fund :— «. 1874. Dr. ^_ V ; :: To Cash Received from Districts f2763 56 " Received from Trustees 287 00 $3060 56 Or. By Paid, Grants to Churches $3020 00 Balance due Tresisurer 46 Treasurer's Expenses 1 00 * Laymea's Expenses __^"|30fi0 66 THOMAS COSFORD, Treasurer. 108 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [18/4. Resolved^ — That the Conference be requested to allow the Rev. Mr. Sylvester to travel through the connectiou and solicit subscriptions in aid of Niagara Church. Hamilton, June lllh, 1874. THOS. COSFOliD, Chairman. J. F. GERMAN, Secretary. SABBATH SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S REPORT, 1874. Your Committee are thankful to say that, from the Dis- trict Reports which have been presented, there is evidence of increasing interest and efficiency in Sabbath School work throughout the Connexion. We rejoice to report that the practice of holding teachers' meetings for the study of the lessons is increasing, ai\d we strongly urge its adoption in all our schools. There is an increase during the year of 52 schools, 142 teachers, and 2,799 scholars. .^ Of 1,002 schools, 621 have, with much profit to their work, adopted the International Series of Lessons. This is an increase of 159 since last Conference. A large number of scholars have been converted to God during the year, of whom 2,419 have united with thv> Church — an increase of 410. There are 6,199 scholars meeting in class. These spirrtual results are the crowning excellence of our noble work, and demand our most earnest thanks to God for these tokens of his favor. In response to the request of the last Conference, that all our Sabbath Schools be asked to contribute a collection for general Sabbath School purposes in connection with the Conference, we are enabled to report that 86 schools have forwarded the sum of 1 150 49. 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 109 142 The expenditure is as follows : — Publication of Constitution in Banner $81 45 Postage and Mailing for the above 11 06 Postage on Correspondence 2 97 Printing, Postage, and Mailing Annual Schedules 23 82 60 Books for Library Committee, at half-price 9 64 Travelling Expenses, $2 ; Postage and Sta- tionery on Guardian Lessons, $5 7 00 Balance on hand .. 14 55 $150 49 We recommeBd the Confei enee to ask for a collection again this year, the greater part of which shall be expended in purchasing books for examination by the Library Com- mittee. Our Sunday School Advocates and Banners are rendering good service. But, finding that 14,197 copies of other periodicals are taken, we repeat our expression of last year, that, as soon as possible we ought to publish another Sab- bath School paper, or else issue the Advocate weekly instead of semi-monthly. During the past year, in Great Britain, a Sabbath School Union has been formed, by a large convention of ministers and laymen, which is about to publish a pap^ r in its in- terest, and to take a general oversight of Sabbath School matters. , Such a convention for a similar purpose, to be held in this Dominion, would, in our judgment, be of immense benefit, where all our Sabbath School work might be care- fully considered. Wo would respectfully recommend the Conference to refer this subject to the tirst General Con- ference for its action. M We are persuaded that more strenuous efforts ought to be made at our District Meetings to secure greater interest in the Sabbath School reports. Want of time has some prevented a sufficiently careful review, anu we therefore trust, that on every District there will be a Sabbath School Con- 110 .. MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. vention held in connection with the September meetings, as tliere has already been for many years past on several Districts. ^^ . - All of which is respectfully submitted. • (Signed) DAVID D. CLAPPISON, Chairman. ALFKED ANDREWS, ^ecre^ary. It' -I The following resolutions from the Sabbath School Com- mittee were adopted by the Conference. Resolved I. — That believing that the publication of the Sabbath School Lessons in the columns of the Christian Guardian has been of great benefit to the Sabbath School Teachers during the past year, we recommend to Conference a continuation of the Lessons for another year. ^'IL — ^That the Conference be requested to ask the Sab- bath Schools throughout our work to give a collection in the month of October for our general Sabbath School work. Such collections to be forwarded through the Superin- tendents of Circuits to the Treasurer of the Sabbath School Fund, as soon as possible after they are taken up. III. That the Conference be requested to re-appoint the Rev. A. Andrews as Treasurer of the Sabbath School Fund. Whereas the fact that Superintendents of Sabbath Schools, jeing members of the Church, were made members of the Quarterly Official Meeting of the Circuit to which they be- dong, was omitted from the printed minutes of that year, (1871) the Conference directed that the omission should be supplied in the Minutes of this year. 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CuNPERENCE. Ill H -uoic>Bua3'}:iii!ii{pu siooqog J 159 •mox 00 i> O T«< O t^ 1< CO B •siooqog .loj pasiB.1 yCauoK 29247 20 28354 00 893 20 •siioissipi JOJ pasrej iCauoK 8 c. 10860 83 9293 00 1567 83 ./jaiiuBg „ JO saicloo 00 : „-8'jB00Apv „ JO saidoo rH eo rH •89UBjqiT; III 88uin(0A. 176,520 171,670 o •SSBIO III JSui')99K 6,199 5,409 § t- '■"-: •srasiqao^BO Siuuj'bot o 05 CO rH ' •suoisaaAiioo jo -on | § § § •SiBioqog it'^oj;, 71,583 68,784 1 *> • -r ■ ' '89gSB[0 ^I"PV 14,323 12,937 oo eo •sossBiO o'^'Bipaiuia^jai iq 41,256 41,131 rH it^-' 1 'sassBjo :jut?jui ui 1 ' • 1 16,004 14,716 rH sjaqoBax 'ff sjaayjo JO 'OM rH t- oT o s i 1-i - 1 • ■spoqDg JO 'OM 9 3 •s'^iiaui^HqotUlV }0 'OK 2,043 1,914 rH uuoA ■^ c t- t 00 c 1 rH » C io H Incr 1 c 1 C > 112 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [1874. REPORT OF THE SABBATH SCHOOL LIBRARY COMMOTTEE, 1874. Your Committee most raspectfully report to the Conference tliat, owing to several unexpected difficulties, only a small amonnt of work has been actually accom- plished during the year. Ws have been limited in fnnds for the purchase of books for reading by the Committee, and the Secretary did not feel justified in expending money in any great amount before it was collected. Again, we found that a Tery lai^ proportion of the publications now issued for Sabbath Schools are of a fictitious character. Some of these are well written and calculated to do good, yet we did not feel justified in giving our sanction, even to the best of them, without direction from the Conference. In our judgment there should not be »ore than ten per cent, of books of this class ; and in each case there ought to be on the title page a distinct notification, that the book is mainly a work of the imagination. Sixty books were selected in September last for exami- nation ; some of which, however, never reached their destination. Forty have been thoroughly read and dvily reported. All bnt three are pronounced suitable for our Libraries, and will be shortly ready for sale. In those rejected was found very objectionable and unsound doctrine ; and yet they are books which have been circulating in our Schools for some time. r ^ :* ; ^ We regret very much that more has not been done during the year, yet are thankful that a beginning has actually been made. We respectfully ask the Conference to appoint a Library Committee of five members (see No. VII. page 10) who shall have authority to correspond with members of the Con- fei^nce, and obtain thir co-0{>eration in reading selected books for our Libraries, and after receiving the rei)orts thei'eon, shall clasify the books, and in connection with the Book Steward, place them on sale at the Book Room as sooa as possible. 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 113 This Committee recommends the Conferenoe to consider the importance of setting apart a suitable person to the special work of editing our Sabbath Sohool literature, and superintending the putilication of our Libraries. We hope the Conference will refer diis sul)ject to the General Conference for its action. All of which is respectfully submitted. ALFRED ANDREWS, Secretary, ^ro tern. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MEMORIALS. The following Resolutions from the Committee's Report are inserted, the others are omitted, being either pei'sonal or of no connexional importance. The Memorial of the Hamilton West Circuit was read in relation to the more strict observance of our rules respecting "such diver- sions as cannot be used in the name of the Lord Jesus. The singing those songs and reading those book? which do not tend to the knowledge and love of God." The Committee are deeply convinced of the great importance of this subject, and recommend that again, in the Pastoral address, distinct reference be made to it, and that earnest dissuasives from all lightness and frivolity be embodied therein. A Resolution from the Newbury Quarterly Official Meeting, re- questing the Conference to recommend the Financial District Meetings to make their arrangements for Missionary services so as that they may not interfere with "the week of prayer" in Janu- ary, was laid before the Committee, and received its cordial con- currence. And it is further recommended in accordance with the resolution, that the suggestions of the Evangelical Alliance be ob- served by our people as far as possible. The Memorial of the Montreal District, recommending the estab- lishment of a Book Room and weekly paper in the city of Montreal, is referred to to the General Conference, according to the terms of the Memorial. A special Resolution of the Ottawa District Meeting, recommend- ing the Conference to grant permission to take sublcriptions through- out our work, in behalf of the Ottawa West Church. The Commit- tee, sympathizing with the friends in that part of the Ottawa sub- urbs, earnestly trust that they will obtain efficient relief, and re- commends that permission be granted to take up subscriptions for the purpose specified, under the direction of the Chairman of the District. Richard Jones, Chairman. William Scott, Secretary. IH MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. REPORT^OF THE COMMITTEE ON CHURCH PROPERTY. The Committee appointed by the Conference on Church Property, having carefully examined such statistics as they could obtain, beg leave to present the following tabular Report. DISTRICTS. 3 6 3 ated Value. e of other h Property. X i •c 6 3 > tal Value •ch Property. • s Pi a B 2 3 a c2 3 o •5 00 d 11 1 e« 3 > JS n ^ S 73 w c«^ O o 17 12940 00 'S Toronto 8239550 00 $19950 00 ^97714 00 $360154 00 Hamilton CG 183850 00 13 25950 00 4203 00 16 1920 00 215923 00 Niajfara 5« 98650 0<) 11 19050 00 1815 00 ^ , 119515 00 Brantford 50 125810 00 12 21450 00 11 3675 66 151135 00 London 65 150850 00 34 26300 00 2441 00 19 6345 00 184936 00 St. Thomas .... 39 66000 00 6 10200 OC 6 940 00 77140 00 Chatham 48 91250 00 12 10500 0( 1700 00 7 009 00 104059 00 Sarnia 37 492<)4 00 11 9300 0( 965 00 9 405 00 59934 00 Guelph 70 92220 00 11 16500 OC 2() 3340 00 112060 00 Goderich 6(5 951 - 1st. — ^That the plan, the above act, and blank forms for proposed insurances, be printed and sent to our ministers for the use of all trustee boards. 116 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [1874. 2nd. — That each Buperintendent be requested to consult all the trustee boards on his circuit or uiiKsion, obtain such proposals for insuran(;e as he may be able, and report to the Insurance Committee on or before the Ist of Se[)tember next. 3rd. — That a meeting of Ministers and representatives from boards proposing to insure be called to meet in on or about the second Wednesday of September next, for the organiz:;tion of the company as provided in the above Act. 4th. — That a committee of three be appointed by the Conference, by whom all preliminaries shall be arranged and the above meeting called. ' It is believed that this Act opens the way for a safe and economical insurance of our connexional property ; that in insuring only our own property we shall avoid the hazardous risks of ordinary companies, and have our churches and parsonages more conveniently and generally insured ; and that having to pay only actual losses and necessary expenses, such a reserve fund will be gradually accumulated as will prove an effectual guarantee to insurers, and afford important aid to various interests of our church. AH of which is respectfully submitted. f- L. V: ' i^ R. Wood, Chuirmon. ■ : . / T. S. ILEOVGHfSecretari/. The above Report was received by the Conference and remitted to the several Annual Conferences. ■> ♦ • ♦ REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. That it is the opinion of this Committee that the Compensation money paid into the Superannuated Ministers' Fund, according to existing regulatioiis, entitled the Min- 1874.] WESLKYAN METIIODrST CONFERENCE. 117 ioters so paying; to a claim on the Fund for the years during whicli they had travelled in the Churches from which they had come. And that those Ministers wlio have paid in jmrt and have suspended further payments until this question should be settled, should be permitted to complete their payments, and thus establish their intended claim on the Fund. Your Committee beg further to present for the consider- ation of the Conference, a table of rates, to be required in future of Ministers who have come^ or who may come to us from other churches, and who may desire to secure claims upon the Superannuated Ministers' Fund for the years which they have or shall have travelled in such other churches. For 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year |18 00 l^r 11 Years $330 09 37 08 " 12 . . . . 379 55 57 30 " 13 . . . , 433 30 78 14 " 14 .... 491 70 101 46 ♦♦ 15 . . . . 555 07 138 10 " 16 . . , . 623 77 175 76 .. 17 . . . . 698 19 204 85 ♦« 18 .... 778 75 243 02 " 19 . ... 881 04 284 69 " 20 . . . . 993 10 According to the calculations which your Committee have been able to make from the imperfect data at their com- mand, the above sums, if invested when received, will enable the Treasurer to pay about 80 per cen'*;. of the claims. All of which is respectfully submitted. Gr. R. Sanderson, Chxiirman. Thomas S. Keough, Secretary, The above scale of Compensation was referred to the General Conference. Hamilton, 9th of June, 1874. 118 M1NUTE3 OF TEE rVNA^A ' [1874. EEPORT OF THE TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE. ■ ) 'M ¥! The Committee on Temperance reported the following Resolutions which were adopted by the Conference. .1. That this Conference gladly xeceives the memorial of theOntarioand Quebec Temperance and Prohibitory Leagues, and rejoices to know that the petitions to Parliament, for the .egal suppression of the traffic in intoxicating drinks, have received the signatures of tens of thousands of the people of this country, and of members of our own Church. The Conference recognizes the exertions of the Leagues for the benctit of the Dominion, and, as they have resolved to continue their efforts in this direction, the Coinference recommends our people to assist in the movement, and contribute their just ])roportion of effort to secure a prohibitory law for the Dominion. 2. That this Conference, with great satisfaction, receives the information that the Government of Canada has expressed views according with the sentiment and prayer of the tens of thousands of petitions for prohibition, and that the reports of the Senate and Commons of Canada are strongly favourable to the legal abolition of the traffic ; but this Conference regards this success as only the beginning of a great moral and political conflict against the greatest foe of human kind, and therefore, while exhorting to zeal and endurance in this work, would earnestly urge all Christian people to united and constant prayer to God for his blessing on all efforts for the salvation of the people from the evils of the licensed traffic in strong drink. * William Scott, Secretary. i»— ♦-♦- REPORT OF THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY, COBOURG. Gentlemen, — Your Faculty have much pleasure in pre- senting their third annual report. The work with which they are charged has been attended with increasing success, 1874.] WESTEYAN METHODIST CONPERFNCE. 119 the number of students enrolled (thirty -nine,) being larger than in any ])revious year. Of these, thirty-two have been resident students attending lectures. The remaining seven have presented themselves for examinations for the degree ot B. D., two in the first year, two in the third, and three in the fourth. Of the resident students, nine are reading for a degree, seven in the first, two in the second year. The attendance upon the various lectures of the course has been as follows ;- Greek Testament, 11. Junior Hebrew, 8. Senior Hebrew, 8. Elocution, 10. ,. Biblical and Systematic ■ Theology, 8. f Wesley's Sermons, 8. Angus'Bible Hand Book, 6. Biblical History, 10, In addition to these lectures, the students have availed themselves of the lecture3 of the Faculty of Arts, in Meta- physics. Logic, Classics, Rhetoric, and Natural Science. Those who required Elementary English or Classics have taken advantage of the Cobourg Collegiate Institute. The final examinations were conducted with the assistance of the Revs. E. H. Dewart, E. B. Ryckman, M. A., and W. H. Withrow, M. A. The majority passed in the first class, the others approaching closely to it. A lai'ge number presented themselves for the Conference preliminary ex- amination, of whom nine intend to enter the work of the Ministry this year. We are also pleased to report that three gentlemen have passed a successful final examination ^ and have been recom- mended to the Senate of the University for the degree of Bachelor of Divinity. # ; ( i All which is respectfully submitted. • Sigried on behalf of the Faculty. ^ t- . N. BURWASH, Cobourg, May, 1874. Dean. PRIZES. The following prizes are offered for competition each year, In Elocution, a prize of twenty-five dollars, by John McDonald, Esq., of Toronto, open to all Conference Students. (J In Ethics or Metaphysics, a prize of ten dollars by the Rev. W M. Cooley, open to all conference Students. : In Hebrew, a prize of ten dollars, by Mrs. Burwash, open to all members of the advanced class. ■■'•^ FEES AND EXPENCES. Conference Students, I'ree. Students recomended by Quarterly Meeting " Others, including Examinations $15 00 Each Univei'sity Examination 5 00 Degree of B.D 10 00 Total expences for Board, Books, and Tution ...$120 00 to $130 00 For furthur information, apply to the Bev. N. Burwash, B.D., Dean of the Faculty, ■i? REPORT OF THE THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, MONTREAL. The Examiners of the Wesleyan Theological College of Montreal beg to submit the following report of the opera- tions of the Institution during the past j'ear. Courses of lectures have been delivered by the Rev. G Douglas, LL.D., on Theology, Anthropology and Homiletics. In connection with the last there have been exercises each ■week, such as as preparing sketches of sermons and dis- cussing the same. The study has been pursued of Analytical Grammar, Rhetoric, Greek, Latin and Hebrew. In Greek sufticient advancement has been made to q,cquiro some facility in the study o| the Greek Testament. The examiners are much gratis .'d with the evidences presented of efficiency and thoroughness in the work done in these several branches, la connection with McGill University 1874.1 WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. J 21 tho study has been pursued of Psychology, Moral Philosophy and Logic, and of two of the Natural Sciences. The examination report of the University shows that the \Yes- leyan Theological students have there gained a standing somewhat above the average, and have in no instance failed. The etudents have had the advantage during the year of listening to lectures delivered in connection with the University Association by some of the most dis- tinguished lecturers of the day. For the promotion of the Spiritual life of the students a devotional meeting has been held each week, which has been marked by special interest and the manifestation of the Divine presence. The students have moreover, under the direccion of Dr. Douglas, op3ned preaching appoint- ments in different parts of the city hitherto neglected, besides rendering considerablo aid in pulpit work to the city pastors. For the college endowment fund liberal subscriptions have been given by the citizens of Montreal, but it is felt that a general and vigorous canvas should be made to plaoe the Institution on a proper financial basis. By donations from the Hon. J. Ferrier, and Messrs. John Mathe vson and James Ferrier, Jr., and other liberal supporters of the College, a nucleus iias been formed of a theological library. It is hoped that before many years a library shall here be collected worthy of the importance of this work and of the position of Methodism in the Country. By different Directors and friends of the Institution priLes and bursaries have been offered which will prove of material advantage to the students, and by exciting healthy competition in their studies, will, it is hoped, render their work still more thorough. All of which is respectfully submitted. J. BORLANl5, A. Sutherland, William 1. Shaw, Secretaries. 122 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. SPECIAL EESOLUTIONS. The late Edward Jackson, Esq. The following letters were read at the Annual Meeting of Victoria College, and the accompanying resolutions passed: — , ,.-.,-.,,, :vi:;-: ;--:-•:-■<■.' f - Hamilton, 8th June, 1874. ' To the Trustees of the University of Victoria College, Cohourg, Ontario : Gentlemen, — As Executors of the last Will and Testa- ment of the late Edward Jackson, Esq., of this City, we beg to acquaint you with the fact tliat he has bequeathed " to the Trustees of the University of Victoria College the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars to aid in establishing a Chair of Theology in said University, or to aid the funds of said University in any way the Trustees may think best." We ask your acceptance of the enclosed cheque, in settle- ment in full, of the above bequest. I .; i' r • Lydia Ann Jackson, JSxecutrix. '*:;'':^^^' ■•;'•■'"'';;; William E. Sanfcrd, ■'f ' * Dennis Moore, V Executors, '"'" '■'' A. Macallum, ''''^'' Wr .^J;. ;*-r ■m'H i-i- ' Hamilton, 8th June, 1874. To the Board and Annual Meeting of the tirdversity of , VictoHa College : Gentlemen, — You will have received this day from the Executors of the estate of my late husband a Legacy of Ten Thousand D\)llars, to aid in esta blishing a Chair of Theology for said University, or to aid the funds of said University in such way as the Trustees may think best. Under- standing that such a Chair of Theology has been established, and that it is your intention to apply said Legacy to its En- dowment, I would ask your acceptance of the enclosed 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 123 cheque, being a further sum of Ten Thousand Dollars to be appJied to the same endowment. ^ < Praying that the Divine V)lessing may rest upon the In- stitution of which you have charge, v'^: , Yours sincerely, Lydia Ann Jackson. With reference to the above, it was Resolved, — That the members of this Annual Meeting, on behalf of the Trustees of i.he University of Victoria College, Cobourg, gratefully accept the generous bequest of Ten Thousand Dollars from the late Edwajd Jackson, Es^., of the city of Hamilton, now presented through Mrs. Lydia Ann Jackson, his widow, as Executrix, and Messrs. W. E. Sandford, Dennis Moore, and A. McCallum, Esqs., Ex- ecutors of his will, " to aid in establishing a Theological Chair for the said Universitv, or to aid such other Funds of said Victoria College, as its said Trustees may think best " : and, whilst tendering their warmest thanks to the estimable Executrix and Executors for the cheerful and prompt payment of this Legacy, this meeting devoutly recognizes the Hand of God in moving the heart of our dear departed brother to the presentation of this sum for consecrated learning, at a time when connexional efforts were put forth to place the Institution in a position of greater efficiency, by an Endowment from Voluntary offerings, which would constitute a steady and perpetual Income for the maintenance of the University. Resolved, — That this meeting feels itself highly honored in being the medium of communication to the Board of Management of Victoria College of the spontaneous gift of an additional Ten Thousand Dollars from Mrs. Lydia Ann Jackson, to be appropriated in aid of endowing a Theologi- cal Chair. Throughout an extended life, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson has been ever open to the Ministry of the Church to which they were unwaveringly attached, and for the prosperity of all her Institutions they have been among ^r 124 MINUTES OF THE CANADA 11874. the foremost of her willing and generous supporters. The death of Edward Jackson awakened sympathies and regret far beyond the boundaries of Ontario, giving assurance that prayer would not be wanting on her behall, who was called to realiz(^ the sorrow ai d loneliness of widowhood. In pre- senting to Mrs. Edward Jackson the heart-felt thanks of this meeting for this unprecedented and generous gift, they assure her that the most scrupulous regard v/ill be paid to the wishes of herself and her late much-esteemed husband in the application of the Interest of the Investment of this Twenty Thousand Dollars : and, whilst giving praise to God for this material evidence of love to His work, and expressing their gratitude to her pt tonally for this liand- •'ome Donation, devoutly pray that the richest consolations of Divine Grace may continue to be her portion here; and, after years of useful and haj>py toil in social and religious life, a joyous union may be effected with " those who have gone before," in the higher life above. Resolved, — That this Annual Meeting would respectfully suggest to the Conference, and to the Board of Manage- ment of Victoria College the gracciui propriety of providing some monumental record of the name and excellencies of brother Edward Jackson, and to perpetuate the remem- brance of these munificent Donations, and that a Committee be formed to carry out this desirable object. At the call of the Chair, William Kerr, Esq., M,P., ad- dressed the meeting. It was moved by Dr. Green, and seconded by Rev. E. H. Dewart, that the Report, 2)laced in the hands of the meeting, be adopted. — Carried. The 23rd Clause of the Articles of Union. Resolved, — That this Conferenc'e cordially accepts the interpretation of the 23rd Article of the Union given by the Conference of the New Connexion Church ; and which is as follows : — " That any Act of the General Conference affecting the rights and privileges of the Annital Conferences, shall be- come law only when it secures a majority of two tliirds of 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 125 the members of the General Conference who may be i)resent and vote thereon ; Provided also, that such Act be not dis- approved by a majority of the next ensuing Annual Conferences." * Sabbath School Reports. Resolved, — That Superintendents of Circuits shall report in making up their schedules all Sabbath Schools held by our people i^ connection with our work, whether they are governed in accordance with the published Constitution or not. The Canadian Evangelist. Resolved, — That the circulation of the German Paper issued by the E,ev. C. S. Eby should be sustained, and, if possible, enlarged, it being the only channel of conveying to German settlers a correct view of our Doctrines and Discipline. The Evangelical Alliance. Resolved, — That this Conference has learned with pleasure that arrangements have been made for holding a Conference of the Evangelical Alliance for the Dominion of Canada, in the city of Montreal during the month of October next, and we hereby express our cordial spmpathy with thi» movement, and humbly trust and pray that it may be at- tended with the divine presence, and produce the happiesfc results to our country at large. The First General Conference. Resolved, — That the First General Conference be held in the Metropolitan Church, in the city of Toronto. Thanks to the President. Resolved,— TivA,t the cordial thanks of the Conference be presented to the President of the Conference, the Rev. Dr. Rice, for the marked ability and impartiality of his admin- istration for the two years he has filled the office, and for tlie very efficient manner in which he has discharged the exceedingly arduous duties of the Chair. 126 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. m The Co-Delegates of Last year. Resolved, — That the thanks of the Conference be pre- sented to the Rev. E. B. Harper, M.A., for the important services he has rendered to the Church during the past year as Co-Delfgate. The Co-Delegate. > Resolved^ — That the thanks of the Conference are due to the Rev. John A. Williams, the Co-Delegate of this Con- ference, for the ability, dignity, and courtesy with which he has discharged the duties of his office. • « The Secretary- Resolved, — That the hearty thanks of the Conference be given to the Rev. E. B. Ryckman, M. A., for his very valuable, useful and efficient services as Secretary of Conference for the past two years. - The Assistant Secretdiries. Resolved, — That the thanks of the Conference are hereby presented to Rev. J. B. Clarkson, M.A., W. W. Ross, and John Shaw, Assistant Secretaries: to Rev. George H. Cornish, Journal Secretary ; and to Revs. B. Clement, John Philp, B.A., E. Morrow, M.A., and T. W. Jeffery, Statis- tical Secretaries, for the carefulness and accuracy with which they have performed their laborious and difficult duties during this, and the preceding Conference. To the Hamilton Friends. Resolved, — That the Conference can find no terms by which it can adequately express its grateful appreciation of the generous, large-hearted and truly Christian hospitality of the members and congregations of the Wesleyan Churches of this city, and also of many noble-minded Christian friends of other Ch arches. Hamilton is distinguished by the numerous Conferences which have held their sittings here. This year our circumstances have called together a Confer- ence unprecedented in numbers. Nevertheless, the hearts and homes of the people, to the full extent required, have 1874.] WESLEYAN MRTETODIST CONFERENCE. 127 extended to us not only a cordial welcome, but throujijhout the session the utmost solicitude lias been manifested, to promote, in every ])ossiblo way, the comfort and convenience of visitors. This Conference, therefore, desires to express in the most emphatic manner its earnest and unanimous thanks to all who have thus contributed to its happines-^, and directs that, through tne pulpit and the press, this re- solution be made known in suitable terms. The Hamilton Ministers. Resolved, — That the thanks of the Conference be pre- sented to the Hamilton Ministers, each and all, for their attention in providing homes, affording postal facilities, and in many other ways contributing to the comfort of the Con- ference. ■ .-■^■*-^s':'' ■— V .A,-- * ; R. R. and Steamboat Companies. Resolved, — That the grateful acknowledgements of the Conference are hereby offered to the Railway and Steamboat Companies for the reduction! of fares so readily and gener- ously made to Ministers and others attending this Conference. ♦ • » STANDING RESOLUTIONS. <^--. Order of Connexional Collections. Resolved, — That the Connexional Funds shall l)e taken up in the following order, viz. : — 1. General Cgnfeben^ce Fund— In the month of July. 2. CoNT[NCiENT FuND— In the months of September and March. 3. SurEBA-NNUATED MINISTERS' FuND— In the month of October or November. 4. Educational Fund — In the month of December. 5. VICTORIA College Fund— In the month of February. 128 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [1874. Financial and other Returns. Whereas the Keturns sent from the Districts to the Con- ference are frequently incomplete and incorrect, making it quite imix)ssible to compile perfect and accurate tabular statements for the Minutes of Conference, it is Resolved — (1) That the Financial and District Secre- taries bo required to have their accounts and tabular state- ments audited and certified as correct before handing them to the Conference authorities. (2) That the Secretary of Conference, when sending the books for the May District Meetings, shall call the attention of the Chairman to the above resolution. Sustentation of Victoria College, Resolved — That this Conference, on the recommendation of the Annual Meeting of Victoria College, now directs a special collection to be made in the month of February in all the Congregations under its care, the proceeds to be applied in manner and i)roportion as were the proceeds of the Assessment upon their Salaries formerly paid by the Ministers, and instead thereof. , ^» Collections for Connexional Funds. Resolved — That it is the judgment of this Conference, that when collections for Connexional purposes are appointed to be taken in any of our churches, the whole of such col- lections throughout the day shall be appropriated to the respective Funds to which they are related, without nny deduction for the Circuit, or any Trust, or other Fund. Treasurers and Financial Secretaries. 3eipti o'clock P.M., Oonfererce. 1874.] WESLETAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 129 Superannuated Ministers' Fund. Resolved — That whereas the nile requires that all widows, claimants on the Superannuated Ministers' Fund, shall 1)6 members of our church ; therefore, it shall be the duty of the Chairman of each Annual District Meeting to make en- quiries into the c«se of widows residing within their respective bounds, as to their membership, and report the fact annually to the Conference. • -, •» Income of Domestic Missions. Mesolved — That the Financial jJisrriot Meeting shall ex* amine into the circumstances and probable income of Domestic Missions, in the same way as in respect to Cir- cuits, and suggest tiie amount that should be appropriated for the support or assistance of such Missions. Chairmen and Domestic Missions. Resolved — That the Chairmen of Districts forward to the Missionary Secretaries the amount recommended by the several September Financial District Meetings for the Domestic Missions, as soon as practicable after the close of each meeting. - Preachers attending College. Resolved — That in all cases when Preachers, who hav© travelled four years, are then allowed by the Conference to attend College, their reception into full connexion, and their ordination, are thereby defeued. Relating to the Book Room. Resolved — That every Minister and Preacher is hence- f»»rth peremptorily required to settle his account with the Book Steward, at or before the Meeting of Conference. Resolved — Should any Minister or Preacher, having claims on the Connexional Funds, fail to pay up his account with the office as above directed, it shall be the duty of the Book Steward annually to draw upon the Treasurer of any of those Funds an amount not exceeding one-fourth of the *6 130 MINUTES OP THE CANADA '[1874. claim of tlie Brother on such fund towardH the payment of his debt ; and the Treasincir of Huch fund in liereby directed to honour such drafts when presented. Probationers. ' • * Resolved — That any Probationer, assisted by the Educa- tional i'und, wlio, within the period of ten years after Ordination, may wish to withdraw from the Conference, shall be required to refund the amount of aid given him before receiving a Certificate of standing; provided always that this requirement shall not apply to those who retire from ill health. • Visitingf the Public Schools, &c. • Resolved — That the Conference earnestly recommends the Ministers of this body to avail themselves of the facilities afforded by the Council of Public InstrucMon, to visit the Public Schools as frequently aS possil o at the the times pre- scribed, for the purpose of instruction. communicating religious i'l! ■ ,^iV Registration of Baptisms. ' * ■■'' ■ •;'■'■"■ * ■, ' Resolved — ^That the Conference re-affirms its resolution of 1843, on the Kegistration j*^ Baptisms, viz: — 1. That it shall no lon-er be required to keep Registry Books on the various Circuits, but that there shall be ke])t, at the Conference Establishment, in Toronto, one General Registry of Births and Baptisms for the whole Church. 2. That the General Registrar shall be the Book Steward for the time being. The Registrar shall furnish each or- dained Minister yearly with a sniall ruled blank-book, for the convenient and uniform entry and return of Births and Baptisms. The Minister shall return the said book, with the entries, to the Registrar at the Conference after. The returns shall be copied into the General Registry Book, >vhich book shall be kept in the custody of the Registrar. 1874] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 131 COURSES OF STUDY AND BOARDS OF EXAMINERS. . . t" ■%■" ' ',i ; A'. A COUESE OF STUDY # t ■ V'' ■ : ;■'; ' FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE MINISTRY OF THE 'vVESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH IN CANADA. All Candidates, before being recomme/nded to the Conference to he received on trial shall undergo a satisfactory examination in — English Grammar ; Compositson ; Geography ; Arith- metic ; Collier's History of the British Empire ; Ganot's Natural Philosophy ; Smith's New Testament History j Weuley's Sermons, I. to LII. . JJ.B. — Each Candidate shall be required to write an Es?ay. The subject to be given at the time of examination. FIRST YEAR. - At the end of the first year,*f^ Candidates shall be exam- ined in The Evidences of Christianity, and of the Genuine- ness, Authenticity, Inspiration, and Uncorru])ted Preser- vation of the Books of Holy Scripture, from the fol- lowing Text Boohs : — Watson's Theological Institutes (Part I.) ; Angus's Bible Hand Book (Chap. I., and Sections 1, 2 & 3 of Chap. II.) ; Wesley on Christian Perfection ] Hare on Jusbittcation ; Smith's Old Testament History. * Superintenflents and Chairmen are respectfully requested to discourage the attempt on the part of Probationers to pass the preliminary and 1st year's course in one year, except in cases where the Probationers are previously well grounded on the Scholastic subjects. - 132 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. For Eehrence and ConsuUatio7i : — Paley's Eviden ^s and Horse Paulina3 ; ^^ Btuart on the Old Testament Canon ; Westcott on the i^anon of the New Testament ; Lee on Inspiration, especially Chaps. 1, 4, G, and 8; and Home's Introduction, Tart 1., new edition. ■ .'■■-:^ y- H-^-:'^^ SECOND YEAR. T ;-:-'^- Text Books : — Angus's Bible Hand Book (Chap. lY.) ; Pinnock's Analysis of Ecclesiastical History; Pinnock's Analysis of Church History ; Lord King's account of the Primitive Church; Wesley on Original Sin. For Consultation and Reference : — Westcott's Introduc- tion to Study of the Gospels; Smith's Dictionary of the Bible; Home's Introduction. ^ ;^^ v- ^ > ..-A,^r,^^^.y-y-.^,,>: THIRD YEAR. ■'''"• ':w;-a4^i-,::l.. At the close of the third year, Candidates shall be examined in Systematic Theology, Church History, Rhe- toric, &c. Text Books: — Watson's Institutes (Part II.) ; Steven's History of Methodism, and Compendium of the History of the M. E Church; Whately's Rhetoric; and Fletcher's • J'irst Five Checks. . ^ For Reference and ConsultcUion : Peareon on the Creed ; Smith's History of Methodism ; The Book of Discipline ^nd Piayter's Jiistory of Methodism in Canada. FOURTH YEAR. ^ Text Books: — Watson's Institutes (Parts III and IV.) ; Sir William Hamilton's Metaphysics, (Bowen's Edition) ; Applied Logic, (published at the Book Room) ; Whately's Logic ; Butler's Analogy ; Stewart's Active and Moral Powers, Vol. II., (Hamilton's Edition). For Referenr-e : — Locke's Essay on the Understanding, with Cousin's Critiques on Lock^ ; Way land's Elements of Moral Science. Lundou Tract Sogiciy'a EdlUon. • 1874.} WKSLEYAN METHODISl' CONrfiRENCE. 133 EXAMINING BOARDS. * «f FOR ORDINARY PROBATIONERS. , • ' ' Rev. S. D. Rice, D.D., Chaii-man, * ^ Rev. G. R. Sanderson, Secretary, ' ' ' * English Cmmwiar,— William Hall, M.A. Cmnpodtim [English Essay ),'~W, W. Roas. . « ' Geography,— QQovgQyicRxiQhxQ. ' Collier's History of tJie British Em2nre,—S oim Brediu. Arithmetic,— SV. C. Henderson, M. A. , Rhetoi'ic, — Charles La veil, M.A. Ganot's Natural Philosophy,— K B. Ryckman, M.A. ' Angus s Bible Hand Book,— E. B. Harper, M.A., Wm. Briggs. Steven' s History of Methodism, — W. S, Griiiin. i ■ Steven's Compendium of Hintory of the M. E. Church, — N. Willoughby, M.A. Smith's New Testament History, — James C. Slater. Smith's Old Testament History, — W. R. Parker, M.A. Piniiock' s Analysis, — W. H.Poole. Lord Kitig's Account, — James Grey. Hare on Justification, — E.Evans, D.D. Watso^i's InstiiiUes, (Partd I. and II.), — Alexander Sutherland. Watson's Institutes, (Parts III. and IV.), — James Elliott. Wesley' s Sermons, — G. R, Sanderson. Wesley on Original Sin and Christian Perfection, — William Scott. Fletcher's Cfiecks, — John Borland. Stewart's Active and Mral Pavers, — E. H. Dewart. Butler's Analogy, — John A. Williams. Logic, — W. H. Withrow, M.A. Metayhpsics, — S. S. NeUes, LL.D. R. FOR FRENCH CANDIDATES. 1 '^V. John Borland. Rev. Thomas Clmrbonnel. Rev. Joseph A. Dorion. j Rev. Amand Parent, 134 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. FOR GERMAN CANDIDATES. Rev. Dr. Evans. Rev. Prof. Reynar. * r_ Rev. f*rof. Burwash. Rev. C. S. Eby, M.A. FOR THE THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS. COBOURG. Rev. E, B. Harper, M.A. Rev. E. H. Dewart. Rev. E. B. Ryckman, M.A. Rev. Hugh Johnson, M. A. Rev. W. H. Withrow, M.A. And the Professors. MONTREAL. Rev. John Borland. Rev. Alex. Sutherland. Rev. W. I. Shaw, B.A. Rev. W. Hall, M.A. i^. ^ ♦- MODE OF EXAMINATION. That Candidates for our Ministry and Probationers shall be examined under the supervision of the Chairman and Financial Secretary of each District, by means of printed papers prepared by the Examiners and transmitted to the Chairman. That each Chairman and Financial Secretary meet the Candidates and Probationers on their Districts, on the last Wednesday in April ; place the printed questions before them, and transmit their written answers to the respective Er.aminers, who shall report the results to the Secretary of the Examining Board. The Secretary shall issue the Cer- tificates and transmit them to each Chairman prior to the District Meetin/y, In addition to the usual thorough Theological Examina- tion of Candidates before the District Meeting, the Chair- man shall examine each Candidate as to his Studies and General Reading for the year, with a view to giving advice as to his course and method of study. No Candidate shall be allowed the y^ar of probation until the studies for that year are completed. 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 135 REGULATIONS RESPECTING CANDIDATES. ' Every person, before being received as a full Local Preacher, shall have previously labored at let-st three months as an Exorter, and three months on trial as a Local Preacher ; and no Candidate for our Itinerancy shall be recommended by a Quarterly Meeting to a District Meet- ing, who has not labored at least three months as a full Local Preacher. No Candidate shall be recommended by any District Meeting, to be received on trial for that year, who does not produee a Certificate from the Examining Committee of the District to which he belongs. But the cases of all young men on trial shall be reported to their respective District Meetings. All recommendations of Candidates to be received on trial shall be made at the February Quarterly OfScial Meeting, and the Candidates recommended shall appear before the next meeting of the Examining Committee of the District to which they belong. The District Meeting shall requiie the Superintendent of the Circuit from which any young man is recommended to be received on trial, to give a written statement of his reli- gious character, talents, and usefulness, educational ad- vantages and acquirements, employment and means of sup- port, and such other particulars as the meeting may deem necessary ; which statement shall bo signed by him and re- corded in the District Book. t t> "". If in any given year the number of Candidates recom- monded by the District Meetings shall be greater 'han the Stationing Committee deem it prudent to employ for that year, the Examining Board shall meet at Conference, and determine who are the mos^^i suitable to be employed ip our Itinerant work, and who to be placed on the List of Reserve ; being governed by their own class lists, and thaso of the District Meetings. 136 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. The District Meeting shttll examine, as Heretofore, all the Candidates in regard to their religious experience and belief of our doctrines, together with their general qualifications and suitability for our Itinerant work, and shall arrange them in three classes, according to the results of this Examination. The Conference requires Candidates for our Ministry to preach a Trial Sermon before the District Meeting by which they are recommended, or before a Committee appointed by the District Meeting, who shall report their opinion on the sermon, and embody it in the recommendation of such Candidate to the Conference. ; . Nothing in our present Course of Study shall be under- stood to prevent a District Meeting, in special cases, from recommending a Candidate to the Conference for reception on trial after examination by the Chairman, before the District Meeting, on the subjects of the preliminary Course of Study. ' ; Sj * • »' A COUESE OF STUDY FOR CANDIDATES FOE THE MINISTRY OF THE WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH IN CANADA, IN THE GExiMAN WOJIK. All Candidates, hefore being recommended co Conference to he received on trial, shall pass a satisfactory exam,ination in the following subjects : Nast's Larger Catechism ; The Calverin Church History ; The Discipline of the M.E. Church in the United States, Pt. I., Pt. II., Ch. I and Ch. 2, Sees. 1-9; Elements of German Grammar. After admission they shall be examined each year during their proba- tion, asfolloios : First Year. — Jacoby's Compends of Doctrines and Scripture Proofs ; Wesley's Sermons, Vol. I. ; Hare on Justification ; Kurtz's Sacred History ; Weber's General History j Wurst'a Grammar. 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 137 Second Year.— Wesley's Sermons, Vol. II. ; Wesley's Chriatian Perfection ; Fletcher's Appeal ; Sauer's Church History ; Wurst's Grammar. Third Year. — Nast's Introduction to the New Testament ; Lisco's Exposition of the Creed ; Nast's Wesley and his Coadjutor's ; Pearson on Infidelity ; Ahn's First Course of English. Fourth Year.— Warren's Introduction to Theology ; Warren's Logic; Luthardt's Apologetics; Harless' Christian Ethics; Ahn's Second Course of English. J8®" The Candidates will present a written Sermon each year on some subject embraced in the course of study for that year. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA COLLEGE, COBOURG. THE COLLEGE BOARD: TRUSTEES. First Division, The Rev. Enoch Wood, D.D. Tliu Uev. E. Ryerson, D.D. LL.D. The Rev. Anson Green, D. D. William Kerr, Esq., MA. Second Division. The Rev. Richard Jones. Tlie Rev. S. S. Nelks, D.D., LL.D. The Uev. George R. '^auderson. W. H. Gibbs, Esq., M.P. Third Diviiion. The Rev. Isaac B. Howard The Uev. Alexander Sutherland. The Rev. S. D. Rice, D.D. The Rev. Samuel Rose. Th(t Rev. William 8. Griffin The Rov. E. II. Dewart. J. .1. Ma(!laren, Ksq., M.A., LL.B. John Macdonakl, Esq. John Beatty, Esq., M.D. J. H. Dumble, Esq., M A., LL.B. VISITORS. B. M. Britton, Esq., M.A. VV. W. Dean, Esq., B.A. W. E. Sanford, Esq. M. LavcH, Esq., M.D. W. Buatty, Esq., M.A. , LL.B. VV. H. Brouse, Esq , M.A., M.D. 138 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [1874. UNIVERSITY SE]^ATE. The Senate is composed of the members of the College Board, together with the Professors of the several Faculties of the University. OFFICERS OF THE SENATE. Rev. S. S. Nkllks, D.D., LL.D., President. Prof. John Wilson, M.A., LL.D., Registrar. FACULTY OF ARTS. Rev. S. S. Nelles, D. D. LL.D., Prcssident, Professor of Mental Philosophy, Logic, Ethics - id Evidences of Religion. John WilsoL, M.A., LL.D., Professor of the Latin and Greek Languages. Rev. Alfred H. Reynar, M.A., Professor of Modern Languages and English Liter- ature, A. R. Bain, M.A.. Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy, Eugene Ilaanel, Tu. D., Professor of Natural Sciences. '^M ■" : Richard WiLsou, J3.A., Classical Tutor. , , ; ■<&': FACULTY OF THEOLOGY. REV. S. S. NELLES, D.D., LL.D., President. Professor of Ethics, Apologetics, and Homiletics. REV. X BUR WASH, B.D., Dean. Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology. JOHN WILSON, LL.D., Exegesis and Literature of the New Testament. REV. A. H. REYNAR, M.A., Biblical and Ecclesiastical History. REV. N. BURWASH, B.D., Fxegesis and Literature of the Old Testament. R. W. WILSON, B.A., Classical Tutor. REV. JAMES ROY, M.A., Elocution. 74. 1874.] WESLEY AN fti^THODIST CONFERENCE. 139 with ogic, liter- EACULTY OF MEDICINE. TORONTO BBANCH. Charles Valance Berrynmn, M.A., M.D., Physician to the Toronto General Hos- pital, Secretary to the Faculty, — Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Medical Jurisprudence. John N. llcid, M.D.,— Physiology and Microscopy. William Canniff, M.D., M.R.C.S., England, Physician and Surgeon to the Toronto General Hospital ; Consulting Surgeon to the Eye and Ear Infirmary ; Dean of the Faculty —Principles and Practice of Medicine, and General Pathology. Eli James Barrick,' M.D. , M.R.C.S., England; L.R.C.P., London; L.R.C.P., and L.R.C.S., Edinburgh ; Lie. Mid. R.C.S., England, and F.O.S., London; Trea- surer of the Faculty,— Midwifer-', and Diseases of Women and Children. James Newcombe, M.D., M.U.C.S., .ingland ; L.R.C.P., London,- Principles and Practice of Surgery. J. J. Cassidy, M.B., University of Toronto, Physician and Surgeon to the Toronto General Hoapitai, and Surgeon to the House of Providence,— Associate in Surgery and Clinical Surgery. Charles Archibald, M. D. ,— Phj'siology. G. M. Warren, M.D., M.R.C.S., England, Knight of the Military Order of Merit ; late Surgeon Bavarian Army,— General and Descriptive Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy. George Baptie, M.B..— Chemistry. E. B. Shuttleworth, Pharmacy. * James Carlyle, M. D. , Botany. . „. . S. R. Richardson, M.D., Associate in Materia Medica, and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System. N. Agnew, M.D,, Sanitary Science. W. Ledyard, B.A. M.B., Demonstrator of Anatomy. FACULTY OF MEDICINE. ' MONTREAL BRANCH, Midwifery andDiseases of Women and Children,— Eugene H. Trudel. M.D., Dean of Faculty. Theory and Practice of Medicine,— P. Beaubien, M.D. Surgery,— Pierre Munro, M. D. Institutes of Medicine,— H. Peltier, M,D, Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical,- J. B. Bibaud, M.D., Secretary and Treasurer. Chemistry and Fharmacv,— T, D. D'Orseni\ens, M.D. Materia Medica and Therapeutics,— J. Emery Coderre, M.D. Medical Jurisprudence and Natural History,— J. P. Rottot, M.D. Clinical Surgery,— Dr. Munro, Clinical Medicine,— Dr. Beaubien, Demonstrator of Anatomy and Curator of Museum,— A. Brosseau, M.D. FACUTLTY OF LAW. Hon. Lewis Wallbridge, Q.C. Wm. Kerr, Ksq., M.A. OOBOURG. Eoutminers. Byron M. Britton, Esq., M.A. J. J. Maclaren, Esq., M.A., B.C.L. 140 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. FACULTY OF LAW. MONTREAL. Hon. A. A. Dorion.Q.C.,— Professor of Civil Law, and Dean of Faculty. Joseph Doutre, Esq., Q.C.,— Professor of Civ ' and International Law, Win. H. Kerr, Esq ,— Professor of Criminal Law. John A. Perkins, M.A., B.C.L.,— Professor of Commercial Law, and Secretary of Faculty. Gonzalve Doutre, B.C.L. , — Professor of Law of Procedure. C. Geoffrion. B.C.L., — Professor of Roman Law. ,. WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE ::amilton ont. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Rev. S, D. Rice, D.D. Joseph Lister, Esq. J. W. Rosobrugh, Esq., M.D. Rev. E. Wood, D.D., Toronto. Rev. S. Rose, Toronto John Breden, Esq., Kingston. Rev. R. Jones, Cobourg, A. MaCallum, Esq., M.A. C. McQuesten, Esq., M.D. Rev. S. S. Neiles, D.D., LL.D., Cobourg. Wm. A. Robinson, Esq, Wm. Anglin, Esq., Kingston. Thos. Baxter, Esq., Wei. Square. D, Moore, Esq. George Roach, Esq. W. E. Sanford, Esq. S. F. Lazier, Esq., LL.B Rev. G. R. Sanderson, St. Catherines. Edward Gurney, Es(|. Rev. John A. Williams, Simcoe. Governor.— Rev. Samubl Dwight Rice, D.D. OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. C. McQuesten, M.D., President. Joseph Lister, Esq., Treasurer. Dennis Moore, Esq., Vice-President. Rev. S. D. Rice, D.D., Secretary. FACULTY OF INSTUUCTION. COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT. Rev. S. D. Rice, D.D. Principal. —r—-— Rev. W. P. Wright, M. A., B.D., Professor of Natural Sciences ^ Rev. W. H. Withrow, M.A., Mental Pliilosophy, Evidences of Christianity and Classics. Miss Maria O. Allen, M.E.L., Literary Criticism. Miss Anna I. Duncan, M.E.L., Rhetoric and Moral Science. Mi.ss O'Loane, M.E.L., Mathematics, 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 141 Prcparntory Departvient. Mrs. M. A. Wright. Mis8 M. E. Stinson, M.E.L. Miss Eniina Douse, M.L.A. Miss Julia Dailey. Academic Department. Miss Carrie A. Robertson. Miss Minnie Tyrrell, M.E.L. Miss Ida Wilkins, ) . . , , Miss Gertie Coady, f ^^ststants. MODERN LANGUAGES. French. German. Mademoiselle M. Seguiu. ' | Rev. C. S. Eby, M.A. Fine Arts. Mrs. M. A. Maccarthy. * . ,. _ ■ ■ _ . . , ^' ... 1 Mvsic, R. S. Ambrose, Esq. Professor of Music, MisM Annie E. Booth. I Miss Nettie E.^Reesor. Miss Ellen Ambrose. Miss Kate McDowell. WESLEYAN THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, MONTREAL. BOARD OF MANAGEMENT. The President of the General Conference ; Kbv. Jas. Elliott, President Montreal Conference : " Enoch Wood, D.D. " Toronto " J. A. Williams " London (< Hon. Jas. Ferrier. Rev. Geo. Douglas, LL.D. John Torrance, Esq. Itev. John Borland. W. Clendinneng, Esq. Rev. A. Sutherland. John Dillon, Esq. James Lord, Esq. Robt. Campbell, Esq. Samuel Finlay, Esq. A. W. Hood, Esq. Geo. Bishop, Esq. Dr. Lavell, Kingston, R. Perry, Esq., Napauee. Rev. G. McRitchic, Br ckville. Sheriff Patrick, Brockville. Rev. W. J. Hunter, Ottawa. Rev. W. Hall, M.A., „ W. H. Walker, Esq., „ Rev. R. Whiting, Pembroke. Judge Deacon, „ Rev. H. F. Bland, Quebec. G. R. Renfrew, Esq., „ Rev. W. Hansford, Stanstead. The Members of the Board of Management residing in Montreal, shall be the Executive Committee during the year. OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. Hon. James Ferrier, Chairman. | Jonn Dillon, Esq., Secretary. John Torrence, Esq., Treasurer. Principal and Professor of Theology and Homiletics. Rkv. George Douglas, LL.D. 142 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. THE DUNDAS WESLEYAN INSTITUTE. W. E. Sanford, Esq., President. Jas. B. Grakto.v, Ehq., Vice-President. John F. Wood, Esq., Treasurer. Rkv. E. B. Ryckman, M.A., Secretary. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Rev. S. D. Rice, D.D. Jas. B. Grafton, Esq. Rev. Enoch Wood. D.D. William Binldey, Esq. Rev. S. S. Nelles, LL.D. B. B. Osier, Esq. Rev. A. Green, D.D. A. H. Walker, M. A. G. R. Sanderson. W. E. Sanford, Esq. Rev. I. B. Howard. W. K. Muir, Esq. Dennis Moore, Esq. Rev. E. B. Ryckman, M.A. Joseph Lister, Escj. Edward Gumey, Esq. John F. Wood, Esq. W. A. Robinson, Esq. • A. S. Vail, Esq. Jas. Beatty, Eaq. John Foryth, Esq, STAFF OF INSTRUCTORS. Rev. E. B. Ryckman, M.A., Governor and Principal, Mathematics and Natural Science. C. A. Kingston, M.A. , Classics and Modern Languages. J. B. Kca! [1874. aie respectively placod ut this vitally important period of our history, renders it necessary tiiat we should, with earnustnt'ss and lidolity, address to you words which, l)y the Divine blessing, may tend to yourediticution and comfort. That which is ever to he regarded as of more importance than any other subject, to each of you, and to the whole Church, is the depth and maturity of your religious ex.})eri'ince. There is great danger in these times of secular activity and general acceptance of the common truths and profession of Christianity, to rest satisfied with a nominal relation to the Church. We affectionately remind you that you are not your own, but ye are bought with a price — not redeemed with corruptible things, such as silver and gold, but with the " precious blood of Christ." " Ye must be born again." "The blood of Jesus Christ his ISon clefanseth us from all sin." " Be ye holy," for ** the Lord your God is holy." The Word of God is sure : ** will sprinkle clean water upon you and ye shall be .n." ** Ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find." As the honey or honeycomb is sweet to the taste, so shall the knowledge of full salvation be to the soul ; when it is found there is a reward, and the expectation of richer gifts and blevssings " shall not be cut off." Most earnestly, therefore, and with deepest affection, do we at this time urge you to secure by sincere prayer and a trusting reliance on the blessed Saviour, a personal and undoubting interest in the whole covenant of redemption. With such a blessed baptism of the Holy Ghost as that promised by the Father, and ready to be shed upon you under the personal adminis- trations of the Divine Son, you will be found ready for service or sacrifice — ready to work or to die for Jesus. Seek then to be conformed to him in all things. Unspeak- able joy will spring up in your hearts, and you will bear with patience the "reproach of Christ," being "ready always to give an answer to every one that asketh a reason of the) hope that is in you, with meekness and fear." Beloved brethren, suffer us to caution you against the tendency to indifference concerning creeds and forms. There is in certain quarters a profession of attachment to 1874.] WE8LEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. U9 scripture and disliko of sects, which is most unscriptiiral and intense] V sectarian. There are superbtitious practices and enfeeblinjtf faiths, more insidious than absolute Romanism. TfuU ** mystery of iniquity " is to be stead- fastly resisted in its aggressions on the conscience and liberties of any people ; but the cold scepticism of a barren rationalism is equally hateful to God. Thei a inimical forces c£ spiritual evil are best resisted by a deep religious experience, combined with an intelligent apprehension of the " truth as it is in Jesus." " Hold fast the form of sound words." " Search the Scriptures." *< Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts." " Add to your faith knowledge." Study with devout affection the whole Bible. Reverence the Sabbath as instituted by God for your salvation from undue attachment to the world. Manifest your love to God and his Church, by availing )urselves of all the means of grace. Cherish a loving at achment to the ministers of Christ ; for be ye well assured that only by a zealous attention to these suggestions and duties can your success fully overcome the numerous temptations to indifference respecting doctrine, and effectually resist the many painful exposures to a dangerous subsidence toward unevangelical sentimentalities. " Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made you free, that ye be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." In this pastoral address we cannot forbear stirring up your minds to the remembrance of those affectionate and ^ judicious counsels which have been earnestly urged on your attention on former occasions. We more especially here refer to your avoidance of all companionships, conversations, and practices which do not tend to the knowledge and love of God. Those diversions are most pernicious which, in any measure, diminish your attachment to holy communion with Gou and spiritual fellowship with believers. The sanctified soul needs no specific rules for the varied detail* of social life. A heart where Jesus reigns alone will not condescend to seek pleasure from the deceitful sources of sensuous gratification. Beware of the specious pretexts and plausible sophisms by whicli the worldly and sinful 7 146 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. seek to betray yon. The dance, the opera, the card party, are net for you. The frivolons and childish amusements of many social gatherings are distinguisliable from the sublime joys of spiritual godliness by their lelt incongruity witli religious worship. Even family-prayer as a sacred duty is ignored by these frequent and insidious intrusions on your professed allegiance to Jesus the Christ. The more spirit- ual and social means of grace are neglected or disrelished, and the power of the pulpit is destroyed by the repeated transgression of the hearer. " Pass over the isles of Chittim, and see ; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing. Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods ? but my peo[)le have changed their glory for that which doth not profit." We entreat you then, beloved brethren, do not follow the evil ex^'Taples of those who " do net like to retain God in thoir knowledge." " Watch and pray lest ye enter into temp- tation." *' ; Furthermore, we exhort you all, each according to his ability and opportunity, to active exertion for the salvation of the world. You have a glorious creed in the Wesley an doctrine of universal redemption — Christ died for all. Salvation available for all is your belicjf. In the Sabbath- school, in the prayer-meeting, in tract distribution, in the sick chamber, in cordial co-operative effort with your pastors, "hold forth the Word of life." Find something to do for Jesus. Confess him before men. If you love hiui, work for him. Have compassion for sinners, " pulling men out of the fire." Yoa will rejoice to learn that our numerical increase is this year over three thousand ; our total numbers being 73,701. But, dear brethren, might not the ingatheriu of souls have been much greater if all of the thousands of our Isi-ael had laboured zealously to extend to all around them *• the unsearchable riches of Christ ] " " We beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye ])resent your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." ** Provoke one another to love and to good works." Let not the curse of 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFKRENCE. U7 Is of •ouiui seech it ve unto one rbe of Meroz fall upon you, Imt come "up to the help of the Lord — to the help of the Lord against the might)'." , , ^, I On this occasion, and in considering the future of our ecclesiastical arrangements, we deem it a duty to say, that our great and extending missionary operations remain the same in their unity and purpose. The Domestic Missions, the Aboriginal Missions, and the Missions of the Maritime and Western Provinces, together with the newly-opened Missions in Japan, constitute the diversified lines of operation, having the Missionary Society as a financial centre. We have had to rejoice over the increasing liber- ality of our churches and congregations, as manifest in the reports of the past few years. But we have yet to overtake a vast amount of ignorance and vice. The ex[)anding settlements of the new provinces of the Dominion demand an augmentation of our forces, and, therefore, our hope is that your fiiith and liberality will increase, *' that we shall be enlarged by you, according to our rule abundantly, to preach the Gospel in the regions beyond you." The genius and history of Methodism are in accord. We therefore express our special solicitude that tlie Wesleyan Missionary Society of the Dominion may, by your liberal zeal and devotion to Christ, achieve unprecedented success through- out all our borders. We acknowledge, with devout gratitude to God, the signal favour which has attended our efforts as a church to provide for the higher education of our young people. Uur University at Cobourg was never more flourishing, nor gave promise of greater usefulness. Tlie Ladies' College at Hamilton has had a year of marked pros[)erity. The College for both sexes, at Stanstead, has during the year been opened v/ith very encouraging prospects. The same pleasing reference may be made in respect to the Collegiate Institute at Dundas ; while even from Manitoba there come the glad tidings of success in the establishment at Winnipeg of a similar institution of learning. The theological institutes of Cobourg and Montreal will very greatly increase the efficiency of the ministry of the Church. We commend all those enterprises, not only to your prayerful '■"^fsM 148 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [1874. sympathies, but als( ^o your patronage and material support. As an additional stimulus to your patriotic zeal for . the religious training of our youth, we have pleasure in referring to the " Ontario Female College" at Whitby, which it is proposed to open in the fall of this year. We cannot conclude this address without again making an appeal to your sympathies in behalf of the cause of temperance. It is essentially related to the cause of Christ, and has been in a multitude of cases the precursor of salvation. On this point, *' do not mend our rules but keep them." Use no intoxicating drinks as a beverage. Be examples to your families of total abstinence. Assure yourselves that Mr. Wesley was right when he excluded tippling members from his societies. Give your countenance and support to all lawful means employed for the suppression of intemperance. Give your liberal aid to the societies organized for the overthrow of the legalized traffic, and thereby remove the chief hindrance to Gospel power and success. Dearly beloved brethren, ** We commend you to God and the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among them that are sancti- fied." " Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might." " Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand; therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness, and your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace ; above all, take the helmet of sal- vation, and the sword of the spirit, which is the Word of God ; praying always with all prayer and sui)plication in the Spirit, and watcliing thereunto with ail perseverance and supplication for all saints ; and for us, that utterance may be given unto us that we may open our moutliF boldly, to make known the mywtery of the Gospel." Signed on behalf of the Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church iu Canada. E. B. Ryckmam, M.A., Hecrctary. 1874.] weslKyaj? Methodist conference. 149 ( ' THE ANSWER or TUK BRITISH CONFERENCE OF 1873, „ «*•• t . ^. ■ ' TO tHB , I ADDRESS OF THE WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE IN CANADA, 1873. Reverend and Dear Brethren,— It always givesi us pleasure to receive from our brethern in the Dominion of Canada such expressions of regard as are contained in the Address presented to us through the hands of your respected representatives of the present year. The ties of kindred between us are strong, and in the still closer bonds of Christian communion we have learned to sympathize in your trials and joy in your triumphs. The resolutions we have passed in response to proposals made by you, with a view to the consolidation of the two Conferences now existing in the Dominion of Canada into one body, will testify to you with what readiness we have met your wishes. If by the proposed arrangements your strictly official connection with us as the Parent Conference may be said to cease ; on the other hand we hope, and indeed believe, as we are warranted to do by the cordial feelings of mutual love wherewith the change in our rela- tions has been proposed on your part and accepted on ours, "" that your substantial union with us will not be less real nor affectionate ; and that, by the influence of the spirit of peace and love, it will be enduring. The responsibilty which henceforth not only virtually but also formally de- volves upon you, of taking entire charge of the interests of Methodism in your great country, is one for which you u have been well prepared by your past course. We doubt not that you will, in the future, be blessed from on high with wisdom and fidelity, so that your present encouraging position will prove to be but a preparation for great and rapid advancement. While the work entrusted to you by the Head of the Church resembles in many respects that -v. I 150 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. 4 committed to ourselves, we are aware that it possesses special characteristics. We are, therefore, ready to believe that He who sanctions diversities of operations will bestow diversities of gifts ; so that while there are differences of administrations there shall be the same Lord working in you and by you, moulding the development of your organization and the history of your Church. You have been able to define a basis of agreement between the allied but divergent bodies of Methodists in your midst ; and we trust that your labours will appear to have been undertaken at the dictation of that " Spirit of Love and of a sound mind " which is promised to Christian communities. Although the union of different sections of the Church may not assume amongst us the shape it has taken with you, the desire for the promotion of practical agreement between the different Evangelical Churches in our country is increasingly strong. The necessities of our position are compelling us to be united on the essentials of our faith. The principles on which our existence as a Church depends are violently assailed. Men outside the pale of Ilome rival her pretensions, and urge them with unwonted per- serverance. Atheism is dogmaticallv announced and disseminated with all the ardour that has ordinarily accompanied the diffusion of a new religious creed. Against these evils we are contending without abating hope of ultimate victory or faltering in our conviction of the stability of Revealed Truth. Worldliness and the increased luxury of modern life war against our souls ; but against this enemy the Spirit of the Lord still lifts up a standard. During the past year we have not been without gracious visitations of the Holy Ghost in our Churches, and although the places thus blessed have not been as nuiuerous as we desire, we hail all tokens of the Divine presence with reverent gratitude. We believe that a genuine desire for the spreading of Scriptural holiness is strong in the hearts of our people ; and at no time have more earnest and systematic efforts been made to counteract the vices that are of gigantic growth amongst us. You have shewn your appreciation of our efforts to prevent poor and neglected 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONEERENCE. 161 children from falling into crime, by opening to them an asylum in your country. We are also endeavouring to utilise for our youth in niglier social position, the advan- tages of the most perfect culture our Universities afford. We pray that the varied agencies enumerated in your Address to us may be sanctified to the accomplishment of those ends for whicl '^hey are incorporated in the machinery of the Church, and that you may rejoice in the fulness of life that redeems Christians from the reproach of those who ask, Where is now their God 1 For we are well assured, that while spacious edifices for the celebration of Divine service, carefully conducted schools, educated Ministers, and numerous adherents, are all causes for gratitude, the best gifts which are to be most earnestly coveted are those of the Spirit, who convinces the world of sin because it believes not in Christ, and who makes the untroubled soul of the believer the abode of that peace which passeth all understanding. We rejoice to find that tlie presence of the "Rev. W. Morley Punshon, LL.D., amongst you has been accom- panied with the great and varied benefits you have recognized in your Address as conferred upon your Church by his residence m Canada. And we now receive him afresh into the ranks of our ministry with an affection and regard that temporary absence has only intensified. We cheerfully sanction your nomination of the Hev. Samuel D wight Rice, D.D., as President for the ensuing year, and of the Rev. John A. Williams as Co-Delegate. Again assuring you of our Christian and fraternal sympathy, we bid you farewell, praying that our God would count you worthy of His calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of His goodness, and che work of faith with ])ower, that the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified ia you, and ye m Him. Signed on behalf and by order of the Conference, Gervase Smith, Sjc7r,tary. Newcastle-upon-Tyn.e, August 14th, 1873. 152 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. ADDRESS OF THE CONFERENCE ■^i ■'? A' C'i'y> OFTHB WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH IN CANADA, TO THE BRITISH CONFERENCE. IIeVEREND and t)EAR FATHERS AND BRETHREN, — We heartily thank you for your kiud^ affectionate, and deeply-interesting address. ^ i ,; > We acknowledge with the warmest gratitude the kind- nrss with which you received our representatives, and tlie generous and princely spirit in which you have comj)lied with our request of last year for terminating our subordinate and depending relationship with you, and establishing that of fraternal independence with its duties and responsibilities. We enter upon those responsibilities with a deep sense of their importance and with humble and devout dependence upon Divine strength and wisdom for their due fulfilment. And be assured, dear Fathers and Brethren, that never did a child grow up and go forth by parental blessing and assistance, to the duties and pursuits of manhood, wi^'i moi-e tender and grateful recollections of the parental he isehold than those which fill our hearts in regard to you when we assume the position and duties of an independent body. During the twenty-six years of our filial relationshij) to you, our unity hab been undisturbed, and our progress un- interrupted ; our number of ministers has increased from 180 to 718, and oar number of church members has multi- plied from 21,749 to 76,455 ; our Circuits and Missions have advanced from lol to 496 ; and our Annual Missionary Contributions from $10,000 to $114,000; and there has been corresponding progress in the number and character of our Houses of Worship, our Educational Insti- tutions, and all the resources of Church strength and opor•^ ation. The past year has witnessed a gratifying advance 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 153 in every one of our Connexional Funds, and in all our Educational Institutions and every department of our work. We have been blessed in many places with gracious revivals of religion, and a net increase of upwards of three thousand Church members. The year has been characterized by an increase of the spirit of holiness, activity, and power among botli preachers and people ; and never were both more perfectly joined together in the sairte mind and in the same judgment, or animated by a more ardent and confident anticipation of still greater conquests and advancement in the future. ' But while our official connexion with you is less intimate than heretofore, we assure you, Fathers and Brethren, never were we more completely one with you in heart, in Church unity, in aim, in labour — honouring you as our mother Church, rejoicing with you in the success and pros- perity of which you speak, and to which our representatives to you can bear cheering testimony, sympathizing with you in the widely-extended work in which you are engaged, and praying that your successes and numbers may be a thousand times multiplied. We trust that you will still honour us with frequent communications by addresses and deputations, as you kindly intimate. The measures adopted last year with a view to an or- ganic union between the Methodists of the New Connexion in this country and ourselves, are approaching a satisfactory conclusion ; and if the Parent Conference of that Connexion act towards them in the same liberal and parental spirit that you have in regard to us, the unity of the two bodies will be completed here without any dismemberments, and apparently without a single individual secession on either side. We are met together as one Conference for the last time. In the course of another day we shall cease to exist as one Conference, and become three Annual Conferences, Vith the addition of two more by our union with our biethren of Eastern British America ; and a General Quadrennial Representative Conference, which will meet for the first time next Autumn, in the city of Toronto, being the lit It in •',; \ 154 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. supreme legislntive bodj^ of a Church extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and embracing a larger territorial dominion, with scarcely less material resources, than the United States of America. While we have so much cause of thankfulness and en- couragement in the success of tho past and the prospects oi the future, we have to mourn the removal of some, both of our senior and junior brethren — reminding us of the short- ness and uncertainty of our term of labour, and of the im- portance of working with our might while it is called to-day. But our departed brethren have every one fallen at his post of labour, leaving a life-example of fidelity, and a dying testimony of triumph. . ,k - Just fifty years have elapsed sin6e our organization as a Canadian Conference, then containing thirty-one travelling, and five superannuated preachers, with a membership of 6,150, with 21 squall wooden houses of worship— now com- prehending 718 ministers, with a membership of 76,455, and upwards of 1,800 houses of worship and preaching places — a large proportion of the houses of worship being built of brick or stone, and commodious. t «©ns During our present Session we have received into full connexion and ordained to the full work of the ministry twenty-three young men, at the expiration of their four successful years of probation ; and have received thirty-six young men on trial. One Church — one in heart and pur- pose — we now divide into several Annual Conferences, and go forth to our work, deeply sensible of the deficiencies as well as mercies of the past, but seeking for ourselves person- ally the full salvation of the Gospel, and renewing our consecration for its propagation. Perfect harmony and true brotherly love have marked our deliberations ; and the in- terest of our proceedings has been enlivened and increased by cheering communications from the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States through its representatives, and by two noble donations of ten thousand dollars each towards the endowment of a Theological Chair in connection with our University — the one by the late Edward Jackson, Esq,, of this city, and the 1874.] WESLT5YAN MRTHODIST CONFERENCE. 155 ♦ ; other by his still surviving widow. Very gracious divine inHueuces have crowned our deliberations and services ; and we part to our appointed fields of labour, seeking a more than ever copious baptism of the Holy Spirit upon ourselves and congregations, and devoting our all of heart, and strength and life to the same gicat work of spreading Scrip- tural holiness ovor the land — regarding the unprecedented material prosperity of our country, in which our people so largely share, in connexion with past experiences, as a ground of increased obligations and encouragements to do all that in us lies to imbue the whole Dominion of Canada with the principles and spirit of a pure Christianity, Tn the presentation of this our Divine Mission, we are sure we shall have the co-operation of your sympathies and prayers, whilst we implore the richest outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon our Parent Conference and upon the work of o jr common Methodism throughout the world. Signed by order and in behalf of the Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada, at Hamilton, this Twelfth day of June, 1874. . , Samuel D. Rice, D.D., President. . ,a Edward B. E-yckman, B.A., Secretary, ADDRESS OF THE BRITISH METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN CANADA, TO THE CONFERENCE OF THE WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH. W ^ '!! Reverend and Dear Brethren, — As members of the Annual Conference of the British Methodist Episcopal Church of the Dominion of Canada, one o.f the s.e^ior hrg^nches of the Methodist family, we 156 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. feel it our duty at this time to bear our greeting to this large and noble body of (Jliribtian ministers who have so ably and for so loiig a period \ij)held tho banuor of Methodism, first raised in Old England l>y Wesley, the illustrious father of our common V)rotherhood. We believe in the same atonement as yourselves ; we believe in the doctrine of regeneration, justification and sanctification ; the ordinances, the class-meeting the lovefeast &c. The church we represent, though small and feeble as compared with your own, has existed in Canada for nearly half a century, during which time we have never until this day .approached you to give formal expression to those feelings . of peculiar sympathy and gratification with which we have always regarded the great work that has been and is still being done by the Wesleyan Ministry. Notwithstanding our seeming indifierence in the past, you will do us the justice to be convinced that we esteem you highly as ministers of Christ, and we approach you on this occasion in the spirit of true fellowship and brotherly love. During the few days past many of your body have visited our place of worship in this city and have spoken for us, and the Lord was with us and blest our meeting together. We have reason to know that you are enjoying the same blessing, and we hope and pray that God may guide you in your deliberations and that great good may be the result. Hince we have reason to know that we are friends and brethren in Christ, we earnestly desire that our friendly relations may continue and grow stronger every day. We solicit your prayers for the success of our operations, and for your prosperity we will ever pray. We have the honour to be, , Yours in Christ, R. E. Disney. Walter Hawkins. 1874.] WESLEYAX METHODIST CONFEIIKNCE. 15' ' ^ ADDKE3S OF THE CONFERENCE i ** .«?.,. . OP TUB . . ^ , WESLEYAN METHODIST CIIURCM IN CANADA, * TO THE EASTERN BRITISH AMERICAN CONFERENCE. Reverend and Dear Brethren, — ' We desir lo express to you our sense of profound regret that the usual address, through some misunderstuning oil the part of the Committee appointed for its preparation, did not reach you by the hands of our representative. To send you at this time fraternal greetings, affords us unmingled satisfaction and joy; ehpeciaily so, in view of the fact that we now sustain to each other a closer relationship than ever before, and as by tlie system of transfer adopted by the two Conferences in tiie scheme of Union arrange- ments can be made for" the mutual interchange of ministers, some of them now labouring in the East, finding their way to the West, and others in the West seeking the cool sea breezes and bracing atmosphere of the East. We trust that the bonds of Christian and Ministerial brotherhood will be drawn more closely than ever — stimulating to increased devotion to God — and renewed activity in the work of saving souls, that while one in ancestry, one in church- government, and one in the earnest and fearless pro- clamation of Gospel truth, we are now also virtually one in a great cliurch-organizatiou, reaching from the shores of thd Atlantic to the shores of the Pacific Ocean. We are also happy to inform you that by the action of the last Conference of the New Connexion Methodist Church, all difficulties are api)arently removed which stood in the way of the Union of the two bodies — and we trust that the Union will be consummated at an early day. You will be glad to know that in all things pertaining to the iiqportance of the church, we are, by the blessing of God, f w i« i.:8 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [1874. in the enjoyment of abundant prosperity. During the pMst year, many new churches, Rome ot' them of a tine style of architecture have been opened for divine worship. The income of the Missionary Society, the Superannuation and other funds exhibit a gratifying increase, and our people are more than ever impressed wtth the importance of increa.ied ministerial support, recognizing the value of that Scriptural maxim *' The labourer is worthy ot his hire." Neither are we untrue to the traditional character of Wesleyan Methodism in providing for the education of our young people upon Christian principles. The Wesleyan Female College at Hamilton continues to enjoy a large share of public patronage, which, from the beginning has been steadily increasing. During the past year a Collegiate Institute at Dundas in the West, and another at Stans'ead in the East, and yet another at Winnipeg in the far West, have been opened under the most encouraging auspices — and at this Conference arrangements have been made for the establishment of a second Female College at Whitby, Ontario. We are happy also to know that with the payment of the amouhts now subscribed to the endow- ment fund of Victoria Coih ^e, the endowment itself will be an accomplished fact. Nor have we had to mourn over the absence of spiritual power — without which sinners cannot be converted to God. But while your hearts have been gladdened by the presence of revival influences in different parts of your widely ex- tended field of honourable toil, we too have cause for adoring gratitude and thankfulness to the Groat Head of the Church, for the outpouring of the Spirit, in the in- gathering of many souls, enabling us to report an increase in the membership of more than three thousand. Cheering intelligence too has reached us from. Japan, our far-distant Mission field. Already have the hearts of our Missionaries been cheered by the conversion of two precious souls, the first fruits, we trust, of a glorious harvest, — while, in the providence of God, the wa}' has opened up for the preaching of Christ in the interior of the country, and iii 1874.] WE8LEYAN METHODIST CONPRRKNCE. 159 the very centre of superfltition and idolatry, where the Gospel wa8 never preached before. Surely the language of the blessed Saviour is applicable to this distant field of labour. " The fields are white unto the harvest." We cheerfully consent to the transfer of brother Burwash to your ministerial ranks, with the view of his employment in your institution at Sackville, where he had so successfully laboured in the past. And now, in the closer relationship we sustain, bearing each others sorrows, and sharing each others triumphs, "we have great joy and consolation in your love," and we trust the co-operation of your prayers, that the enlarged and copious outpourings of the Holy Ghost may descend and rest upon the United Methodist Church of this Dominion, hallowing all our ordinances, fertilizing and gladdening every field of labour, and cheering the hearts of his servants in the salvation of thousands and tens of thousands of souls. • Signed by order, and on behalf, of the Conference of the Wosleyan Methodist Church in Canada. Edward B. Rycxman, • ; . . ,._ .. Secretary. ;f''^->«;^-'' ■♦♦- ADDRESS (/ ■ r\ «/f .u-i; ..v; - • ", " OF THE --■■'■ '■^' ' ■' '■'■*""'; METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES, TO THE WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH IN CANADA. Reverend and Dear Brethren. " Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father and fiom the Lord Jesus Christ." The presence and fraternal greetings of your accredited and welcome delegates, 160 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. Reverend George R. Sanderson, and Reverend Alexander •Sutherland, and the written address of which tliey have been the learers, have afforded us the liveliest satisfaction and pleasure. We rejoice in tlie grace of our common Lord, bestoweu upon you and through you to the Churches in the Dominion of Canada. The large extent of Territory intrusted in great measure to you, and the increasing multitudes of people who wait upon your ministry, call for the utmost diligence and fidelity in the work committed to you by the Master. Your increased membership, the augmentation of your Church property, your erlarged facilities for the Christian education of the young, and tlie devotion of your people to missionary labors and other modes of establishing and extending the kingdom of Chridt, furnish good evidence tiin,t the great Head of the Church still blesses and makes you a blessing. May he ever lift upon you the light of his countenance, and give you great peace and prosperity ! The past four years have been with us years of earnest, and. we are glad to say, not unfruitful, toil in the vineyard of the Master. Our membership at this date amounts to nearly one and a half millions of people. The aggregate vulue of our churches and parsonages exceeds sixty tour and one haif millions of dollars. In spiritual j)ower, in our missionary labors at home and abroad, in the cause of education, botl' m the Sabbath-school and oi-her institutions of learning, in effort on behalf of the Freedmen, in the productions of the press, and in ail the ap})liances and approved modes of Christian efibrt we are glad to report correspondingly large and gratifyiiig evidence of success. In addition to former agencies, we note with special pleasure the presenc3 of the laity of the Church as members of our Oonlerence, the inauguration of more general aud systematic means for the promotion of education, the organization of the "Women's Foreign Missionary Society," and the success which notwithstanding many hinderances, has attended our efforts to rebuild the waste places of our Zion in our Southern States. The magnitude of the work and its great enlargement, should Ciiuae us more earnestly to 1874.1 WESL^YAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 161 pray. " God be merciful nnto us, aiitl bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us ; that thy uanio may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations." Since our last communication to you we have had to mourn the loss of many great and good men, both of the fathers and of the younger brethren whom the Lord Jesus has granted us as fellow-laborers. Among these, four who had been called to the office and ministry of our Genen 8uperintendency, namely, Bisho}>s Bakei', Clarke, Thomps« «. and Kiugsley, have fallen at iheir post. " Our fathei-s, where are they"? and the prophets, do they live for ever?" We also would be admonished to be ready for the coming of the Lord. Our encouragement is that though the loved, ftnd honored, and useful are removed — some at times and in ways that seem to us mysterious — still the Lord liveth, and, blessed be the Rock of our salvation, the work of his grace goes grandly on, and will continue to do so to the acclamation of universal history. Gazing on fields all ready for the harvest, our prayjr is that He may raise up and qualify and thrust out, in still greater number azid power, true and right hearted men to preach and teach the unsearchable riches of his grace. In common with you we rejoice that among the many unmistakable signs of the times there is a general tendency among the various branches of the Church to draw nearer together in the bonds of Christian love and fellowship. But very few are now disposed to turn their strength lai'gely against other branches of the Church, or even to stand apart in shamefiil isolation from tlie comnuniion of sait ts. Gladl}!' recogiiiizing the many important points coramon to all, the tendency is to aid one another in the defense and maintenance of those points, leaving tlie comparatively few on which they differ, and in ieg;trd to which they wish not to conceal their ditferance, to the clearer vision of the future. This passing away of former asperities, this kindly feeiing, this increasing and more intimate brotherly intercourse, this inquiry after the true piiriciple of Christian union, we would l)y all mojms cherish and promote. It is in tutire agreement with, and has 'ir i-it m . hi ■ ■pi m 1G2 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. from the beginning been a distinguishing feature of our behaved and honored Methodism. It has received several new and beautiful ilhistrations during the current session of our General Conference. Even where ultimate organic union is not so propable we would say, " Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same things." We commend t"* you the Rev. Miner Raymond, D.D., and the Rev. x igustus C. George, D.D., bearers of our greetings and Laternal messengers to your body. Their intimate and large acquaintance with our work in all its bearings and modes of operation will supply our lack of service in not entering further into detail in this our letter. May the God of our fathers, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, by the Spirit's power, ever be and abide with you ! ^ . EixMUND S. Janes. George W. Woodruff, Secretary oj tlie General Confereice, .,-,.-.- M. E C. ,^, -, . ■ . • "<«>»■-»- 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 163 APPENDIX I. '-y-is' :. -,\^,.,..-j MINUTES,}- , --t.;^-:'r, -/..:'-■ r • .■•■: OF THE !■ .'^ ■■ ': S ' , tr^f,.. -r ORGANIZATION OF THE SEVERAL ANNUAL -■"'■ : ,' \ CONFERENCES, Furnished by their respective Secretaries. THE TORONTO CONFERENCE. The first meeting of the Toronto Conference according to the direction of the late Conference of the Wealeyan Methodist Church in Canada, was held in the John Street Wesleyan Church, Hamilton, on Thursday, the 11th day of June, 1874. at half-past seven o'clock p.m. On motion, the Rev. A. Green was appointed Chairman, and Pev. J. Shaw, Secretary, pro tem. After singi g the 318th hymn, the Rev. S. Rose and Dr. Wood, lea in urayer. T] e Secretary called the roll, and One Hundred and Fifty Three answered to their names The Conference then proceeded to ballot for President, and Enoch Wood, D.D., was declared duly elected. The President briefly addressed the Conference, for the high honour conferred upon him. The ballot for Secretary resulted in the election of the Rev. John Shaw. On nomination the Rev. T. S. Keough was appointed assistant. Rev. E. H. Dewart was elected as a Member of the Transfer Committee. n'' 1 ^m! 164 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. The Chairmen were elected in the usual form, and named the Financial Secretaries as follows : — DISTRICTS. CHAIRMEN. Toronto Queen Sound . . . . Collingwood . . . . Barrie Bradford Whitby Cobourg Peterboro Bellville Red River , Saskatchewan . . British Columbia J. Shaw J. G. Laird J. W. McCallum.. D. 0. McDowell . . . J. E. Betts J. Bredin E. B. Harper, M.A. James Brock . . . . , E. Clement Geo. Young Geo. McDougall . . . Wm. PoUard FIN. SECRETARIES. Thos. W. Jefifery. Josias Green. Isaac Gould. Geo. M. Brown. Wm. Irwin. Thos. A. Ferguson. O.Lambly, M.A. R. Clarke. Wm. Briggs. Moved by the Rev. E. II. Dewart, and seconded by the Rev. N. R. WiLLOUGHBY, M.A. : Our late Conference having accepted the " Ontario Ladies^ College " as an institution in connect^ jn with our Church, and having commended the College to the patronage and supervision of the Toronto Conference. Resolved, — That the Members of the Toronto Conference, highly appreciating the liberal and successful efforts already made towards the founding thereof, and believing it well calculated to meet our increasing requirement in female education, accept the trust of such patronage and supervision, and commend the College to the confidence and generous co-operation of our people. , , r On Motion it was resolved that Revs. Dr. ISTelles, W. II. WiTHROw, M.A., and E. H. Dewart, be appointed visitors to the " Ontario Ladies' College." In answer to the question — where shall our next Annual Conference be held '? It was decided to holi it in the Town of Picton, com- mencing on the second Wednesday in June, 1875, at 9 a.m. On Motion, it was resolved that the Genei-al Conference Fund be taken up in the month of July. 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 165 ii> On Nomination, the following were appointed Members of the Conference Special Committee: — The Chairmen of DiKstricts : Dr. Green, Dr. Ryerson, R. Jones, S. Rose, E. H. Dewart, Dr. Nelles, J. Douse, N. R. Willoughby, W. H. Poole, J. Carroll and Dr. Jeffers. On the ballot for Delegates to the Greneral Conference being taken it was found that the following were elected : — Dr. Wood, Dr. Ryerson, Dr. Green, J. Shaw, J. Potts, S. Rose, J. W. McCallum, D. C. McDowell, W. Jeffers, D.D., R. Jones, E. B. Harper, M.A., N. Burwash, B.A. N. Briggs, K. Creighton, Dr. Nelles, J. Brock, J. E. Betts, J. G. Laird, W. H. Poole, E. Clement, E. H. Dewart, J. Bredin, N. R. Willoughby, Wm. Irwin, C. Fish. On Motion, Rev. S. Rose was appointed Treasurer of the General Conference Fund. Rev. Thos. S. Keough was appointed Treasurer of the Contingent Fund. ,... -j;5,.;^;, .,, ,,, —,>.;„. v .j.,,-;.- ;;„>.; ••.■s.^.:- ■ That Five Laymen be appointed as Members of the Con- tingent Fund Committee, from districts contiguous to the seat of next Conference as follows : — Two from Cobourg and ^ Three from Belleville. . On the Nomination of the President, Dr. Green waa appointed representative to the Central Missionary Board. Resolved, — That this Conference respectfully requests the General Conference to consider the importance of maintain- ing the College Sustentation Fund as usual in the Toronto, London, and Montreal Conferences. After singing, the Conference adjourned at Twelve o'clock midnight, the President pronouncing the Benediction. ./ ...^•^^t::r^ ::::r:--:--^^^^^^^ -■ jOHN SHAW, _. : ". _ Secretary, 1 f Yh II; iii 1 ( Hamilton, June 11th, 1874. 166 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [1874. *l-vj* -^^ '» THE LONDON CONFERENCE. 1 ,- .»,. . t? i In accordance with the appointment of the late Confer- ence of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada, the London Annual Conference met in the King Street Chijrch, Hamilton, on Thursday, the 11th day of June, 1874, at half past seven o'clock p.m. On motion, the Rev. Ephraim Evans, D.D., was ap- pointed Chairman; and the Rev. James Gray, Secretary, pro tern. After singing the 512th Hymn, the Rev. Alexander Langford led the Conference in prayer. ^"' ' ^-' : • The Secretary called over the names of the members (200 in number,) and one hundred and forty-eight answered to their names. The Conference proceeded to ballot for President and the Rev. John A. Williams was elected to that office. The President briefly addressed the Conference, referring to his own religious experience, and urging his brethren to stand by the old land-marks. The ballot for Secretary resulted in the election of the Rev. James Gray. On motion of Rev. J. Harris, seconded by Rev. J. W.' German, it was resolved that the collection to be made to defray the expenses of the General Conference be taken up in the month of July. On motion, it was resolved that the next Annual Confer- ence Commence on the first Wedenesday in June, 1875, at nine o'clock a.m., in the Wellington Street Church, Brant- ford. On motion, it was resolved that the Rev. Thomas Cos- ford be Treasurer of the General Conference Fund. a 1874] WESLEYAN METHODiST CONFERENCE. 167 '' The Chairman of Districts were appointed by ballot in the usual way, and they nominated their Financial Secre- taries as follows : — ■% DISTRIJTS. Hamilton . Niagara . . . Brantford . London . , . St. Thomas. Chatham . . . Sarnia Guelph . . . Goderich. . . Wellington . 4 CHAIRMEN. James Gray G. R. Sanderson John A. Williams W. R. Parker, M. A... E. Evans, D.D W.S. Griffin Francis Berry I. B. Howard Chas. Lavell, M.A. . . Thomas Cosford . . . . FINANCIAL SECRETARIES. Hugh Johnson, M. A. . James Preston. John Philp, M.A. John Waketield. ' G. N. A. F T. Dickson D. L. Brethour. J. C. Slater. D. G. Sutherland. H. Kellam. Wm. Hawke. It was moved, seconded, and resolved, — That the following be the Treasurers of the several Connexional Funds, for the present year : — . ^ ... . . ...-., .•...' * Children's Fund J. C. Slater, Strathroy. Contingent Fund James Gray, Milton. Sabbath School Fund Alfred Andrews, Tilsonburg Superannuated Ministers' Fund E. B. Ryckman, Dundas. A ballot for the election of a Member of the Transfer Committee for this Conference, resulted in the election of the Rev. E. B. Ryckman, M.A. The Executive Committee of the Conference was nomi- nated by the President and approved by the Conference as follows : — The President and Secretary of Conference, Chairman of Districts, Dr. Rice, G. IST. A. F. T. Dickson, E. B. Ryckman, James Preston, Wm. Willoughby, Alex- ander Langford, Asahel Hurlburt, John Ryerson, Alfred Andrews, and James C. Slater. On motion of A. Hurlburt, seconded by J. P. Lewis it was resolved,— That the Contingent Fund Committee consist of 10 Ministers and 10 Laymen, Moved by J. Wakefield, seconded by J. Hannon, and resolved, — That one Layman be elected by each May if; m Ml 'I 108 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [1874. District Meeting as a member of the Contingent Fund Committee. The President stated that in accordance ivith the pro- portion of Delegates to the General Conference allowed in the basis of Union and Confederation, this Conference was entitled to appoint 24 Delegates. The ballots being circu- lated the following ministers were duly appointed as members of the General Conference ; each Delegate receiving a majority of the votes of members of Conference, who were present and voted on the queestion : — John A. Williams, S. D. Kice, D.D., E. Evans, D.D., James Gray, G. R. Sanderson, Robert Fowler, M.D., Chas. Lavell, M.A., James C. Slater, Thomas Cosford, E. B. Ryckman, M.A., W. R. Parker, M.A., John Wakefield, Alexander Langford, W. S. Griffin, Francis Berry, I. B. Howard, G. N. A. F. T. Dickson, James Graham, James Preston, C. S. Eby, M.A., Alfred Andrews, Asahel Hurl- burt, Wm. Stephenson, R. J. Forman, The Minutes were read by the Secretary and approved by the Conference. At eleven o'clock p.m. the Conference closed with singing and prayer, the President pronouncing the Benediction. *- JAMES GRAY, ' Secretary. Hamilton, June 11th, 1874. ' / ■ <•» ■ 1874.] WE8LEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 169 THE MONTREAL CONFERENCE. :. ,..'<:-* •, >:,:' i.t: » i ■I % „ The First Meeting of the Montreal Annual Conference, in connection with the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Can- ada, began in the Centenary Church, Hamilton, on Thurs- day evening, 11th June, 1874, at half past seven o'clock. On motion, the Rev. Wm. Scott was appointed Chairman, pro tenif and the Rev. W. J". Hunter Secretary, pro tern. After devotional exercises the roll of members was called when 86 Ministers answered to their names, v . The Chairman />ro few directed the Conference to pro- ceed to the election of President. The Rev. James Elliott was duly elected. < . ;.^.'^.. .y - , ,) « r The President took the chair, and after addressing the Conference directed it to ballot for the election of Secretary. The Rev. Wm. Scott was duly elected, and the Rev. Wm. J. Hunter was appointed Assistant Secretary. Permission was granted to the Rev. Wm. Hall, M. A., to vint Europe during the summer months for the benefit of his health. i su v The President directed the Conference to proceed to the election of the Chairmen of Districts. Rev'ds J. A. Gordon, Wm. McGill, A. B. Chambers, S. Bond, J. W. Sparling, and J. M. Hagar, were appoint- ed tellers of the ballots. On the return of the tellers the following were reported as duly elected Chairmen, at which tiuie also the Financial Secretaries were appointed, viz.: — 8 i* I' 1 1 t, I. SI! 170 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. Districts. Montreal Kingston Brockville Perth Pembroke Ottawa Quebec Stanstead French District., CTiaii'men. Alex. Sutherland... James Elliott Geo. McRitchie.... William Scott Richard W luting . W. J. Hunter Henry F. Bland.... Wm. Hansford John Borland.,..,,, TRANSFER COMMITTEE. Fin. Seeretaries. A. B. Chambers. James Kines. M. S. Pearson. William McGill. Jc^hn Howes. J.W.S[)arling,B.D. D. Conmdiy. LeRoy Hooker. . It was resolved that the member of the Transfer Commit- tee shall be elected by ballot, which being done accordingly the Rev. G, Douglas, LL.D., was declared dtily elected a member of Transfer Committee ^ *- the Montreal Conference. "i't.'M.. ; .t -A _.-■.- n » % THE MISSIONARY BOARD. The Conference proceeded to elect by ballot a member of the Missionary Board, in accordance with the 3(>th Clause of the Constitution, relating to the Division of Conference. The Rev. George McRitchie was duly elected. THE conference SPECIAL COMMITTEE. fe Nomination by the President : — . The Conference Special Committee shall consist of the President and Secretary of Conference, the Chairmen of Districts, Dr. Douglas, George H. Davis, Thomas W. Constable, Wm. D. Brown, and John Armstrong. The nomination, was confirmed by the vote of the Con- ference. . general conference collection. • ^^* ^ On motion it was resolved that the General Conference Collection shall be taken up in the month of July, and that the monies so collected be paid to the Financial Secretaries of Districts, who shall without delay remit or pay the same to the Secretary of this Conference, who i« hereby appointed the Treasurer of this fund for the Montreal Confeicnce. 1874.] WESLEYAN MET sroDIST CONFERENCE. Ill DELEGATES TO THE GENERAL HONFERENCE. On motion it wiis resolved in reference to the ballot for Delegates to the General Conference, that the 18 names having the hi^rhost number of votes shal' be declared duly elected. The following is the result of the ballot, and the Ministers hereinafter named were declared duly elected : — Revs. Jap. Elliott, Dr. Douglas, William Scott, Alexander Sutherland] William J. Hunter, Richard Whiting, William Hall, Geo.' McRitchie, Henry F. Bland, Wm. S. Blackstock, George h! Davis, Wm. Hansford, Wm. McGill, Thomas W. Constable* John Borlaiid, Wm. English, Richard M. Hammond, and J. W. Sparling. On motion it was agreed that the Secretary of the Con- ference be and is hereby authorized to procure a suitable volume to become the Journal of the Montreal Conference, and such stationary as may be required for the use of the Conference. After due consideration of the subject it was recommend- ed that the Financial District Meeting be held on the last week in August for the present year. WHERE AND WHEN SHALL THE NEXT CONFERENCE BE HELD 1 Answer. — In the City of Kingston on the third Wednea-* day in June, 1875, commencing at' 10 A. M. ^ The Conference Prayer Meeting shall be held at 12 o'clock of the day of the opening of Conference. ^ The minutes were read and confirmed. The Doxology' was sung ; the President pronounced the benediction, and the Conference adjourned. - -^ > \ JAMES ELLIOTT, . President. ' ?r Hamilton, 11th June, 1874. WILLIAM SCOTT, Secretary^ 172 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. " V APPENDIX II. ALPHABETICAL LIST -?- . '--' '-''' ' OF THE ' ■" , "■''' '' MINISTERS AND PREACHERS ON TRIAL. * '\ The figures at the beginning of the lines show the year in which each Minister, commenced his ministry ; and those at the end of the lines denote his first, second, or third annual appointment to his present Circuit or Station. THE TORONTO CONFERENCE. 1859 Addison, Peter 1858 Anderson, James 1842 Andrews, William 1871 Annis, J. William »8o5 Armstrong, Andrew a 1848 Armstrong, John B., Sup'd. 18.55 Aah, JohnC. 1857 Baker, Isaac 1862 Barker, William R 1841 Barrass, Edward 1855 Bawtenhimer, H 1870 Bell, John W 1855 Betts, Jon»>han E., Ohmn ... 1840 Beynon, George, Sup'd 1871 Bishop, George J 1858 Blanshard, Shem... 1871 Bowerman, Allan, B.A 1842 Bredin, John, Chairman .. 1850 Briggs, Joel, Sup'd...... 1859 Briggs, William, Fm. Sec, 1830 Brock, James, Chairman .. 1839 Brooking, Robert .. 1857 Brown, George 1862 Browne, G o. M. Fin. Sec, 1846 Brown, Nelson 1874 Brown, Wm. P Newcastle 1 Meaford 3 Alderville , 3 Undergraduate, Cobourg ... 1 Angus 1 Davenport & Seaton 1 Cobourg, {Agent Vio. College) I Sarawak..... *... 2 Millbrook 1 Aurora 3 Cap*} Croker 1 Undergraduate, Victoria Coll. 2 Bradford 1 Yorkville 2 Aurora 1 Meaford South 1 Winnipeg 2 Bowmanville 3 Toronto, 3rd 1 Belleville 1 Lindsay 3 Hiawatha , 6 Castleton 2 Vespra 2 HighBL.fF 3 L'Amable 1 1884.] WESLEYAN METHODIflT CONFERENCE. 173 185f5 Browning, Arthur Canton .... 2 1871 Bryant, Cornelius Sumas and Chilliwack 3 1871 Buchana\», William Millbrook 1 1871 Burns, Kobort Cobourg, Theological Studen* i 1852 Burna, William Brampton 2 1860 Burwaah, Nathaniel, M.A. /^ro/^^asor, Victoria College... 8 1860 Burwash, Nathaniel S Tiverton 1 1870 1869 1854 1857 1865 1871 r, 1842 t. 1828 1873 1861 1867 1864 1867 1754 1 1851 3 1846 3 1856 1 1853 1 1837 1 1870 I 1851 1836 2 1868 1 1850 3 1861 1 1868 2 1861 1 '--' '■'■■ "^ 2 1871 1 1840 1 1863 2 1851 3 1851 1 1872 1 1858 3 1834 6 1855 2 1858 2 1868 3 1873 1 CairnduflF, William H. ........ Calvert, George W Campbell, Alexander R ('ampbell, Peter Campbell, Thomas Campbell, Thomas W Carr, George, Sup'd Carroll, John, Sup'd Carter, Daniel Caseon, Wesley Cattanach, David Chant, Joseph H Chapman Anderson J., B.A. Clarice, John S Clarke, Richard, Fin. Sec. Clement, Edwin, Chab'man. Cleworth Ttiomas Cochran, George Coleman, Wm Cook, William Cragg, Edward Creighton, Kennedy ......... Crosby, Thomas Culbert, Thomas CuUen, Thomas Cunningham, Andrew Curry Eraatua S. , Sup'd Beavert< n 1 Student Victoria College 2 Darlington 1 Chinguacousy .... 1 Lloydtown 1 Student, Vic. Coll 2 Coiborne 2 Lisslieville 2 Bond Head 1 Newmarket 3 MountAlbert 1 Bloomfield and Cherry Valley 3 Frankford 2 Whitby 1 Norwood... 1 Picton 3 Sault Ste. Marie 8 Yeddo, Japan...- 3 Scarboro' 1 Marmora 2 Smithfield 2 OriUia 2 Fort Simpson 1 C innington 1 Sidney 3 Cooksville 2 Garden River, &c 1 Daniel, George Student Victoria College I Darlington Robert, Sup'y... Whitby 18 Derrick, Thomas Victoria, V. J 1 D. wart, EI ward H., Editor Toronto 6 Dingman, Garret J Wellington 2 Dochstader, John M Osprey 1 Doel, John, Sup'y Toronto 3 Douse, John, Sup'y Toronto 2 Down, Samuel Minden 1 Doxsee, Archelaus Tweed 2 Dundas?, B.abazon, B Shelbourne 1 Dyer, \Vm. T Clandos 1 *L!?lli WH 174 MINUTES OF THE CANADA {1874. 1868 Edmison, ThomasJ Baltimore 1 1871 Edmonds, Jabez Aii'^mi^ew^ Victoria College 2 1873 Edwards, George Palestine, Manitoba 1 1848 English, John Sup'd Cobourg '. 1 1848 Evans, John S Uxbridge . 2 1341 ^aweett, Michael 1857 Ferguson, Thos. A., Fin. Seo. 1848 Fish, Charles 1850 Fletcher, Ashion, Sup'y ... 1869 Galloway, Joseph ..... 1864 Gee, Daniel E. Ti' 1841 Getiiley, John JfG2 German, John F., M.A 1870 Geimau, Orrin .,, 1870 Gibson, Joseph R 1871 Glover, Thomas W 1859 Gold, Isaac, Fin. Sec 1860 Godfrey, Robert 1872 Goflf, Edward.^ 1845 Green, Alexander 1'., Sup'd. 1824 Green, Anson, D D., Sup'd. 1860 Greene, Josias, Fin. Sec ... 1843 Greener, James, Sup d 1866 Hall, Joseph 1862 Halstead, Wm 1871 Hames, Arthur B 1^*^65 Hanson, Charles A ... 1869 Hare, Robert B 1841 Harper, E.B., M. A., Chm'n. 1858 Harris, Edward, Sup'd 1873 Harrison, James M 1872 Hart, John 1873 Henderson, John 1858 Hewitt, Wm. J 1860 Hicks, Wm 1872 H:ll, Edwiird 1869 Hill, Newton ..., 1850 Hodgson, John 1832 Howard, Vincent B., Sup'd. 1864 Howell, Jacob E., M.A 1871 Howson, Wm. G 1839 Hughes, James, Sup'd 18 4 Hunt, John 1861 Hunter, Samuel J J.850 Huntingdon, Silas, Sup'd .. 1857 Irwin, William, Fin. Sec ... Cookstown 3 High BluflF C Markham 1 Peterboro' 3 Hastings 3 Silver Islet ... 2 Bond Head 1 Sec. of U.C.B.S., Toronto ... 6 Alli.ston 1 Oxford House 2 Innisfil 1 Durham .. 2 Sta\ner 2 Bobcaygeon 3 Yonge Street North 2 Port Hope 12 Toronto First , 10 Invermay 2 Lindsay 4 Nanaimo 1 Prince Arthur's Landing 3 Milford 1 Belleville 3 Undergraduate Vic. College ... 3 Port Hope 2 Picton 1 Headingly, &c I Pickering 1 WoodvilTe i Consecon 3 Oraugeville i Halliburton 1 Newtonville 1 Cartwright 2 Cobourg 15 Trenton 1 Bradford . 1 Colborne . 10 Yonge Street North 3 Tv>ron to Third 2 Belleville : 1 * ■npa 1874] WRSLTCYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 175 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 6 I 2 1 2 2 2 12 10 2 4 1 3 1 3 3 2 1 I 1 1 3 1 I 1 2 15 1 1 10 3 '2 ]854 18(50 1872 1837 1844 1870 1854 1870 iSiiO 1873 1871 1820 ?Tacq'ie:3 Gtortie >..,... James, Richard J Jamiosou. William S Jeffars, W., D.I) , Jeff ey, Thos. W., Pin. Sec. Jennings, David, Sup'd Jewell, John Arthur. B.A... Jobnston, Divid A., Sup'd, Johnstau, William Johusari. Joshua H., M.A... Johnson, Francis Joliey, William Clowes Jones, Kichard, Sup'd ...... Saugeen 2 Morrison I ITii'lerijradiiate, Vic. College, 1 Cobouig ... 1 Toronto Second 2 Wtjstott 10 Blairton .. .., ., ..,.,...,, 2 Belleville .>. .. 2 Paisley 1 Toronto ;^rd (Agent Vic. Coll. ) 2 O.ikwood ,. 1 Alknford ..... 2 Oobourg 10 1873 Keam, Frank Cobouig 1800 Kenney, Greorge H Brnco Mines 1856 Keough, Thomas S..... Yon ge Street Centre. 1850 Kilgour, Joseph Shannonvilie 1853 Koyl, Ephraim L Stoatfville 1 I 1 2 2 1848 1855 1871 1856 1962 1871 1856 1861 18(H) 1873 1825 1865 11873 1S74 1873 1841 1871 1863 7867 Laird, JohnTr., Chairman. L.ird, Wm. K Lake, Charles V Lake, John, N. Sup'y Lambly, O. R,, Fin. Sec ... Lmgford, Charles Learoyd, John Leech, George Leech, Webster Wesley Legate, Thomas Lever, John, Sup'd Locke, Joseph H Lyons, Almon P McAmmond, Foster McCamas, John A ... ... McCalliun, J W., Chnir McCanley. Samuel McCiung. James A........ n i 18)0 1851 1866 1846 1851 1832 1868 1870 McCuIloeh, Itohert McCuiiough, William McDonalii, Davidson, M.D. McL)>)ugai!, George McDougall, John McDowell, D.C, Vhalrman. MiiDowell, Huiry McFaddon, William, Sup'd. Mcl^'arlane, .lames Alclntyre, Ctuiiies E. Owen Sound 2 Cshawa 1 Scarboro ., 1 Torouifi Third 4 Br.ghton 2 Bairie 1 Yonge St. Sout;j (Eglington). 3 Brock 1 Bracebndge 2 Thornbury 1 Siilney.... 15 Weston 3 Penetauguishi.ne 1 Ameliasburgh I Hal's Bridge 1 Coilingwood 3 Student Victoria C, Chief Supt. Ed., Toronto 30 1841 Sallows, Etlward, Sup'd ... 1871 Salton, Samuel 1336 Sanderson, John, 1st., Sup'd 1852 Sanderson, Joseph E., M.A. 1354 Savage, John, W 1854 Scales, William 1834 Scott, Jonathan, Sup'd 1855 Scott, Wm. L 1871 Sellery, Samuel 1871 Semmens, John 1871 Sexsmith, Wm. V 1851 Shaw, John Chairman, and Secretary of Conference 1873 Shorey, Sidney J 1867 Sing, Samuel 1873 Sliter, Thomas 1865 S > iley, .John, M. A 1870 Smith, Charles 1857 Smith, Robert H 1871 Smith, Wm E 1872 Snovvden, Thomas 1851 Starr, J. Herbert 1831 Steer, Wm. Sup'd 1851 Steinhaur, Houry 1873 Strachan, Richard 1832 Sunday, John, Sup'd 1855 Sutton, William 1843 Taggart, Charles 183i) Taylor, Lachlin, D.D 1870 Thibaudeau, Alexander 1873 Thomas, Henry 1870 Thompson, Christopher, L. 1853 Tomblin, William '1S73 Torrance, William 1865 Totten, Johu W 1868 Tovell, Isaac 1873 Toye, Reuben. 1868 Tozelan', John 1861 Tucker, William 1870 Turner, James 1841 Turver, Charles, Sup'd Collingwood 6 Brudenell, &c 1 Peterboro' 12 Whitby, Gov. Ladies College 1 Oraemee ; 3 Stirling 3 Brampton 5 Lak«'field 2 Student, Vic. Coil I Nelson River 1 Salt Spring, &c 2 Toronto Fourth 2 Stirling I Madoc 2 Darlington 1 Mono 3 Brampton ] Innishl 2 Scarboro' 2 Coldwater 2 Streetsviile 3 Grafton 18 Woodville 2 Artliemesia 1 Alderville 17 Manitoulin Islands, &c 2 Brighton 1 il/m. ^'ec, Toronto 10 Wiarton 1 Cooksville 1 Cariboo 1 Bridgewater 3 Sutton, Ont 2 Rosemount 1 Toronto Third 2 McKellar 2 Flintou, &c 3 Walter's Falls 3 Burrard Inlet I Davenport and Seatou 5 ■; ?i 11 1^1 1 i ill mi i 1829 Vandusen, Conrad, Sup'd... Whitby 8* 3 -ir 178 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [1874. 1874 Waite, Joseph Klineburg 1 1873 Walker, George Durham 1 1870 Walton, John, 2nd Poplar Point 1 1831 Warner, Lewis, Sup'd Victoria, Saskatchewan 1 1862 Washington, George M.A... Fenelon Falls.. 1 1861 Washington, Wm,C. M.A .. Warsaw 1 1869 V^'atson, Cove rdaie Yorkville 1 1869 Wasa, .John B., B.A Denbigh, etc 2 1846 Webster, John Chatsworth 2 1861 Weldon, Isaac , Ameliasburg 1 1853 Wicher, John W Keeue 1 1873 Wilkinson, R.C Walkerton 3 1874 Wilkinson, John M Markdale 3 1858 Will, Phineas D.... Paisley 1 1867 Williams, David Canton , 1 1840 Williams, Thomas.., Gordon River Ac , 1 1856 Willoughby, N.R., M,A ... Yorkville 3 1860 Willmott, JohnC.M.A Parry Sound, etc 2 1866 Wilson, Albert Charles Cobooonk 2 1862 Wilson, John Oarpoli Manvers 3 1854 Wilson, John V Avening .. . 3 1874 Wilson, Thos. B Omemee 1 1866 Withrow, Wm. H, M.A ... Toronto, Ed. g. S. Publications 1 1826 Wood, Enoch, D.D., President: Mmionary Sec, Toronto 27 1864 Woodsworth, James Hastings 1 1852 Woolsey, Thomas Rama 1 1873 Workman, George C Undergraduate, Vic. Cell ... 2 186?! Young, Egerton Ryer!?on . 1842 Young, George, Chairman. 1831 Young, William, Sup'd..., 1868 Young, Wililam John ..., Berens and Pigeon R'vop 2 Winnipeg , ,. 7 Trenton , 15 Demoresfcville 1 yyi^ ' ■'»> 1874.] WESL2YAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 179 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 I 3 2 2 3 3 1 8 1 o 27 1 1 2 2 7 15 1 THE LONDON CONFERENCE. 1842 Amea, William Park Hill ... 2 1855 Andrews, Alfred Tilsonburg I 1845 Armstrong, James, Sup'd... Tiiorold 6 1845 Armstrong, John, Sup'd ... Listowel 7 1874 1873 1859 1831 1842 1864 1863 1852 1871 1783 1871 18:^7 I860 1859 1858 1857 1860 1853 1862 1824 1866 1867 1846 1860 1868 1846 1868 1868 1857 1341 1866 1857 1862 1855 1840 1862 1862 1865 1874 1858 Balmer, Robert H Baugh, William Bawtenheimer, Peter, Sup'y Baxter, John, Sup'd Baxter, Michael, Sup'd Bell, Robert Benson, Manly -. Berry, Francis, Chairman .. Berry, Henry Bettschen, David Bielby, William M Biggar, Hamilton, Sup'd ... Brethour, David L. , Fin. Sec. Bristol, Coleman, M.A Brock, Tbomas Broley, James Brownell, Daniel B Bryers, William Burns, Nelson, M.A., Sup'y Byrne, Claudius, Sup'y Dawn Mills 1 Elora 1 Woodstock 2 Rid^eway 15 Font Hill 3 Jerseyville 1 Hamilton, (Zion Tabernacle) 2 Sarnia .. 3 Peel. 1 Harriston t 1 Erin 1 Brantford First 23 Winsdor 2 Fullarton, &c 2 Clinton 1 Dungannon 2 St. George 1 Port bover 8 Thorold 1 Fairfield 19 Campbell, T. Metcalfe Ridgevp-ay 2 Carson, Wellington W Hamiitoa, (King Street) , 2 Case, George, Sup'd London 1 Chalmers, David Waterdown I Chambers, Alexander C Clifton 1 Chapman, William, Sup'd... London , 1 Charltow, James London East 1 Chown, i^'idwin, B.A Beamsville \ Christopberson, Hall Wellington Square 3 Clappison, David C Westminster 3 Clark, George , Forest 2 Clarkaon, John B., B.A Woodstock 1 Clement, Benjamin, Fairlieid 2 Cobb, Thomas ELora 1 Coleman, Francis, Sup'd ... St. Catharint;s 1 Colling, Thomas, B.A St. Catharines 1 Colling, Joseph Hagarsvillo 1 Cookman, Christopher Berlin 2 Cooley, John W Listowel 1 Coriiieh, George R ,.. Norwich 1 W Ml i ! 180 'V MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. 1822 Corson, llobert, Sup'd Cahisville 2 1839 Cosford, Thoma,B, Chairman Mount Forest 1 1873 Couzens, C. C Watford 1 1855 Crane, Isaac Loudesboro' 3 1851 Crews, Thomas Dorchester Station '1 1856 Cross, William Oneida 4 1874 Crossley, Hugh T Fingal 1 1868 Davy, Robert Brus^sels 2 1869 Deacon, Joseph Wellesley 2 1851 Dickson, G.N.A.F.T., Fin. Sec, St. Thomas 3 1854 Dyer, Jam«is E Lucan 3 1886 Eby, Charles B., B.A 1869 Edwards, Abel 1552 Edwards, Andrew 1867 Edwald^^ William W 1827 Evans, Ephm., D.D., Chmu 1863 Ferguson, George... 1857 Fessant, Edwin . 1869 Fife, William H 1866 Fisher, John S 1868 Ford, William J 1853 Forman, Richard J 1853 Fowler, Robert, M.D 1860 Freshman, Charles, D.D 1873 Fydell, Thomas K Hamilton 2 East Zorra 2 Belmont 2 Waliaceburgh 3 Ooverno^', Muncey... 3 Vienna 3 St. Clair 1 Cayuga 1 Lucknow 2 Newbury 1 Drayton .. 3 Fergus 2 IngersoU 3 Wyoming 1 1872 Gee, Thomas Blenheim 1 1850 German, John W Mount Pleasant 1 1853 German, Peter Port Stanley 3 J833 Gilbert, C. W. M., Sup'd... Lyi ed^ch Iti 1872 Goodwin, William Exeter ^.. 1 J859 Goodwin, James Welland 3 1856 Graham, James Goderich 2 1846 Gray, James, Chairman, Sec. of Conference, Milton.... 2 }849 Grif^n, Wm. S., (Jhairman Chatham 2 i872 Guest, Joseph Smithville , \ J856 Hadwin. Thomas Woodslee 2 1870 Hall, Robert Henpy Alvinston I J856 Hamilton, Christopher St. Williams ... 3 1844 Hanna, Thomas Tyrconnell 2 1858 Hannon, James London, North Street 3 1867 Hare, John J., B. A London, North Street 2 1864 Harris, Alexander G .., Florence 3 1851 Harris, James Fingal 2 1851 Hawke, William, Fin. Sec... Howick 3 1872 Haw kms, Charles W., B.A. Thorold 1 1855 Hay, William, Sup'd Guelph... 1 1858 Hiyhurst, William Peel 3 1874.] WESLEY AN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 181 18()7 Healy, Ezia A., Sup'd 1872 Henderson, William 1857 Heuc'ersou, Wm. C, M.A .. 1850 Hericimer, Wm., Sup'd 1871 Hill, Henry E 1844 Hill, Joseph 1872 Hobbs, Kichard 1850 Hodgson, John 1873 Hodson, Joseph M 1863 Holmer, Joseph W 1841 Holtby, Matthias, Sup'y ... 1855 Hough, John 1840 Howard, Isaac B., Chairman 1855 Howard, Thomas S 1872 Hunt, Ambrose 1854 Hunt, David 1826 Hurlburt, Asahel, Sup'd ... 1844 Hurlburt, Erastus 1851 Hutchinson, John Drayton 2 Ziou 1 Stratford 3 New Credit 3 Moore 1 Milbank 1 Berlin 1 Cartwright 1 CainsvilJe I Richwood 2 Lynedoch 16 Trowbiidge 3 Guelph 2 Glanford 3 Romney 3 Kingsville 3 Mitchell 8 Onondaga 2 Hamilton, John Street 6 1868 Isaac, John R Moore .^. 1 1854 Ivison, James A., Sup'd ... Strathroy 9 1867 Jackson, Thomas Oxford Centre I lo59 Johnston, H., M. A., Fin. Sec HamiltcHi, (Centenary) 2 1867 Jonei,, Edraund S \mherstburg 2 1867 Jones, Peter W H.^^kwood 2 2 8 2 2 4 1 2 1 1 1863 Kappele, Stephen ... 1862 Keagey, John B., B.A., Sup'y 1868 Keefer, Benjamin B 1862 Kellam, Henry, Fin. Sec ... 1841 Kennedy, George, Sup'd ... 1857' Kennedy, James 1863 Keppel, John H 1853 Kerr, John L 1872 Kcttlewell, William 1862 Laird, James T»eswatfcr 1870 Lanceley, John E Guelph 1857 Langford, Alexander Brantford First 1837 Lanton, Henry, Sup'd Hamilton First 1855 Latimer, James F. , Sup'y... London 1842 Lavell, Charles, M.A .. Seaioith 1861 Lewi-, Joshua P Hamilton, (Simcoe Street). 1854 Lund, William Exeter Preston Dundas ... .. Brantford Second .... Wingham Ingersoll Salford.., Princeton Leamington London, (Pall Mall) 2 1 1 5 % 3 1 3 1863 McCarti ey, James Watford 2 1867 Mci oUum, Kdv»in, Sup'd... Blenheim I 1873 McCuUoch, Andrew Aylmer, Onfc 1 1858 McDonagb, WUliam Aylmer, Out 2 m •HI 182 MINUTES OF THE CANADA [1874. 1857 McLean, Hugfh Nissouri 2 1851 McNamara, George Garafraxa .... 2 1869 Madden, George (J ... Yarmouth 2 1854 Masson, James Oil Springs 1 1871 Maxwell, William J Park Hill 2 1856 Meacliam, Geo. M., M.A ... Dundas 1 1828 Mesmore, Joseph, Sup'd ... Simcoe 12 1856 Milliken, Andrew Bervie 3 1851 Mills, John Girmsby 2 1869 Mills, William Georgetown 1 1865 Mitchell, George, B. A Kincardine 3 1871 Mocuey, James Howick I 1872 Morrow, Charles R Grimsby I 1871 M )rden, Thomas E. , B.A .. Preston and Paris 1 1842 Morton, William Nanticoke 1 1859 Neelands, John Wyoming 1 1870 Qdery, Joseph OttervUle I 1856 Piirker,W,R., M.A., Chmn., London, Dundas Street 1 1852 Pearson, ihomas D Oakville 3 1827 Phelps, Richard, Sup'd Grimsby 3 1868 Phillips, Robert Arthur 2 1860 Philp, John, B.A, Fin. iSec. Paris 2 1840 Philp, William, Sup'd .... Waterdown 7 1854 Pinch, Richard Monckfcon 1 1851 Preston, James, Fin. Sec... Thorold 1 1847 Reid, Henry Kirkton , 1 1840 Reynolds, Joseph, Sup'd ... Gransby 1 1869 Reynolds, Robert Kippin 2 .1840 Rice, LutherO ... Bayriold 2 837 Rice, Samuel D., t).D., Principal W. F. College, Hamilton 17 867 Ridloy, John FontHill 3 : 868 Rigsb,, Walter Caistorville 3 871 Rol)bins, John.... Oakville 2 - i865 Robinson, John H Merritton 2 1857 Ross, William W Hamilton, (Centenary) 1 1867 Ross, James S Point Edward 2 1866 Russell, Alfred L., B.A Wardsville 1 |861 Rusaell, John Arkona 3 1858 Ryan, David .Blenheim 2 1856 Ryokmam, E. B., M.A., Oovernor Dundas Wes. Institute 2 1820 Ryerson, John, Sup'd Branttord Second 15 1853 Salt, Allan Muucey 3 1837 Sanderson, Geo. R. Ohmn St Catharines 1 1866 Saunders, John, B.A ... Culloden 1 1851 Savage, William Smithville 3 4. 2 2 2 1 2 1 12 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1874.] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE. 183 1866 Scott, John, B.A 1 870 8cott,, Job n Gard inur 1854 Shannon, William 1862 Shepherd, William W 1841 Sheply, Joseph, Sup'd 1858 Sherlock, Btn amin 1832 Sickles, Abraham 1846 Silvester, Charles 1846 Slater, James, C, Fin. Sec 1870 Smith, John V 1872 Smith, John Tatler 1871 Sparling, W. W 1871 Stafford, Charles, E 1850 Stephenson, William 1870 Stephenson, John C 1858 Stiuson, Joseph H 1850 Stobbs, Thomas 1871 Stonehouse, Jamed H 1855 Stringfellow, Charles 1864 Sutherland, D. G , M.A ... 1850 Swann, Matthew 1874 Swann, Francis 1855 Sweet, Edmund E., Sup'd... Lowville 1 Harri.son 1 Napier 1 Cainsville 2 Nissouri ,.... 1 London, South ; 1 Muucey 1 Niagara 2 Strathroy 1 St. Thomas 1 Waterdown 1 Washington I Holmesville 2 Hamilton (John Street) 2 Acton 1 Waterford ...." 1 Drummondville 2 Sombra, &c 2 London North 2 Gait, Fin. Sec 1 Listowel 1 Drayton 1 Brantford first 1 ISdn feiiisM, Elisha New Credit S 1861 Teskey, Eberjfczer Adelaide 1 1869 Thompson, Daniel Harmony 2 1856 Tucker, Richard L Port Rowan 2 1855 Tucker, Hafanel Washington 2 1839 Tupper, K. K ., Mount Hi ydges 1 1869 Turner, Wta. f Lynodoob 1 1874 VanCamp, Albert J Holateiu 1 1863 1852 1821 1870 1857 1860 1873 1859 1846 1869 18.32 1836 1873 1856 1867 1863 Waddell, Robert H Wakefield, John, Fin. Sec... Waldron. Solomon V\ alsh, William Washingson, George, Sup'y Watk.on, Wm. C, M.A Watson, James Whiting, James Williams, Jno. A., President Williams, Richard W Williston, John K., Sup'd... Willoughby, William Wilson, Jasper Wilson, Samuel Woodsworth, Richard W .. Wright, W. P., M.A,, B.D Petrolia 1 St. Mary's 2 Sarnia , 4 St. George 1 Oakville 15 DawuMiUs 2 Belmont 1 Dunnville 2 Simcoe 2 Alisa Craig 3 Strathroy IQ Seneca 1 Port Stanley 1 Mitchell 3 Ridgetown \ Prc^. Female Coll., Hamiltott H -,M 184 MINUTES OP THR CANADA [1874. THE MONTREAL CONFEKENCE. 1859 Adams, Richard N. Sup'd, George's Lake 1 1858 Adaras, William Dudswell 3 18G9 Allen, James Kiugsloii 2nd 1 1873 Allen, William A Staustead 2 1863 Allum, Charles Renfrew, &c 1 1848 Armstrong, John, 2ud Montreal Seventh 2 185f) Atkinson, Thomas Mait'and 2 1859 AuBtic, Nathan Lachine 1 1871 Austin, William Kennebec I 1869 Awde, James Montreal Fifth 2 1858 Bell, Thomas Durham, P.Q 1 1846 Blackstock, WiiliaxB S, ... Napanee 1 1872 Blades, John T Point Levis 1 1858 Bland, Henry F., Chah-man Quebec I 1856 Bond, Stephen Kemptville 2 1835 Borland, John, Chairman ... Melbourne 1 1872 Brick, John G Inverness 3 1854 Briden, William Catarqui 2 1856 Brown, William D Aultsville 2 1873 Brown, Thomas C Oompton 2 1839 Byers, Henry, Sup'y Kingston 27 Clarenceville 1 Cornwall 3 1 3 1 3 1862 Cairns, Hugh 1859 Campbell, Alexander 1873 Carr, Joseph 1864 Chambers, Andrew B 1856 Charbonnel, Thomas 1872 Clipsham, John W 1857 Connolly, Daniel, Fin. Sec. 1841 Constable, Thomas W 1863 Corbett, John 1870 Craig, William .. J850 Creighton, William, Sup'd. 1872 Crookshank, Simon 1872 Crothers, William J., B.A.. 1873 Crozier, James G North Gower Montreal Sixth Compton Hatley and Cassville Sherbrooke 3 Spencerville 2 Gtenville 3 Beachburg 1 Almonte 2 Island Brook 2 Huntingdon 3 Newburgh 2 1841 Davis, George H St. Johns 1854 Davies, John St. Armand 1872 DeGrUihy, Edward Bolton (French) 1858 Dorion, Joseph A SheflFord ^ 1848 Douglas George, LL.D. ... Montreal, Theol. Prof... 1851 Dowler, John A Glentay, etc 1855 Drennan, Alexander Metis 1855 Dyre, W. K Perth • • • • • • i 1 2 3 2 4 3 2 1 1872 Eassou, Richard Kingston First ;^^««««,. 2 4 4. I 3 I 2 1 2 2 1 I 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 27 1 3 1 3 1 3 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 4 3 2 1 1874.] WKSLETAN MF/^HODlST CONFERENCE. 185 1841 Elliott, Jauies, Chnirmau ... Kingaton First 1 18:i9 Eugliah, William Dunham 2 1842 Fear, Samuel Tamworth 2 1809 Fergus n, John Selby 1 1873 l^Iantlei 8, Charles R St. Armand 2 186G FowKr, liiraiii. Westmtath 1 1872 Frauklir, Benjamin Bell's Corners 1 1863 Freshniaii, Jacob Ganauoc^ae 1 lvS61 Oalbraith, William Montreal Third 3 1869 Giirrett, John C "North Aui-Tista 2 1874 Gitfard, Georgv! A Point brtune 1 1858 Gordon, James A Prescott 3 1868 Grenf ell, John Bolton 2 1869 Haddon, Thomas 1865 Hagai, Joseph M., M.A. ... 1858 Hall, William, M.A 1850 Hammond, 11. M 1855 Hansford, Wm., Chairman 1862 Hardie, Alexandtr, M.A. ... 1836 Hardie, David, Sup'd 1871 Henderson, James 1871 Hiscox, John 1871 Holmes, A. Lee, B.A 1861 Holmes, John 1861 Hooker, Le Roy, Fin. Sec... 1853 Houghton, Luther, Sup'y ... 1844 Howes, John, Fi7i. Sec 1871 Hughes, Silas J 1856 Hunt, Francis ... 1856 Hunter, William, Chatrman 1836 Hurlburt, Silvester, Sup'd. 1866 Huiftable, George G Leeds 1 Waterloo, P.Q 2 Ottawa, East 3 North Gower 2 Stanstead, Gov. Wes. Coll. ... 4 Lawrt nceville 2 Lawrenceville 1 Sherbrooke 1 North Gore 2 Stanstead, Prin. Wes. Coll. 2 Arnprior 1 Coaticooke 2 Brockvilh 12 Portage du Fort , 1 Montreal Student 1 Franklin Centre I ( ttawa Centre 2 Prescott 11 North Wakefield 2 1859 Ireland, Francic C, Sup'y. Montreal j'ourth 1863 Irvine, Henry Three Rivers . .. 1858 Jackson, Samuel, Sup'y .. 1862 Jack.son, WilliaM 1869 Jolitfe, William J. ?862 Jones, Cornelius A 4 2 IS'-O Kennedy, David, M. A.,B.D 13.-1 Kei-ugh. Jabez B 1833 Ker, Peter Kines, James, Fin. Sec... Knight, AdolphusG., B Kuowlt.s. Henry W 1870 Knox, William 1873 Kroip, Henry 1863 1869 1871 v. Frelighsburg 4 Danville 1 L'Orignal 1 Cooksnire 3 Huntingdon 1 Bell's Corners 2 Thurso 1 Odessa 2 Shawbridge 1 Student, Montreal... 2 Student^ Montreal 2 Raukin ,. 1 ^. <\y. ^k IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) <^ jp Sg WJ.. fe Kd ^ 1.0 i. i.25 ■£ 1^ |22 u U_ 1111.6 6" Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (716) 872-4503 186 MINUTES OP THE CANADA [1874. 1870 Leach, John J Amherst Island 1 1843 Loc bead, Robert Bury..., i 1868 Longley, Benjamin, B.A ... G^orpreville and Magog .... 2 1830 Lucas, Daniel V Farmersville 3 1861 McCat^n, Alfred ., 1871 McCarrol, John 186] McCuliough, Wm. S., M.A. 1837 McDonald, Malcolm, Sup'd. 1847 McGill, William, Fin. Sec. 1851 McRitchie, Geo., Chairman. 1857 Mirk, Robert, M. D 1852 Mmdsley, Samuel S 1871 Meyer, Hen-y 1859 Might, Samuel 1856 Miller, William W 1870 Millyard, Reuben 1873 Munroe, John A 18u2 Mjrrow, Edward, M.A 1871 Meyer, Henry Wilton , 2 Student, Montreal i Pittsburgh 2 Staustead I9 Almonte 2 Brockville 2 Ottawa West 2 Mattawa 1 Raglan j Battersea 2 Moulinette 2 Student, Montreal 2 Robii » I Portsmouth i Hamilton (German) \ 1855 Norton, William Alice ? 1869 Oliver, Robert P Renfrew 2 1846 Osborne, John C Onslow 2 1857 Parent, Amand Lake of Two Mountains 1 1871 Patterson, Allan Waterloo, P. ,. I 1866 Pearen, James, B.A Sawyerville 2 1862 PearsoU; Marmaduke L Fin. See., Matilda 1 1873 Pearson, William Winchester 1 1871 Perley, William F. Cataraqui 2 1856 Peterson, A. L Edwardsburgh 2 1863 Phillips, Samuel B., Sup'y Ayl win and Victoria 1 1853 Phillips, Samuel G Lactmte 3 1873 Pyke, William Farnham . 2 1865 Raney, William ....'......,. Carleton Place ^ 1868 Reynolds, Francia C Richmond ^ 1867 Richardson, Ezekiel Bryson 2 1859 Richardson, James E Granby 2 1868 Pilance, William CentreVille I 1872 lioadhouse. Job , Bearbrook 3 1862 Robins )ii, Richard Frelighsburg 1 1845 Robbison, Robert Newboro t.^*,* 1 1856 Robson, Kbenezer Morrisburg ., 2 1863 Rogers, George Odelltown 1 1830 Rose, Brock Fitzroy Harbor 2 1870 Rutledge, William L Student, Montreal 2 ■^855 Sanderson, William Play fair 3 874. .. 1 . 1 .. 2 ., 3 2 1 2 19 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1874] WESLEYAN METHODIST CONFERENCE, 187 1 1 2 I 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 -I 1 1 1 2 2 1869 Saunders, Jabez B 1805 Scanion, John 1869 Schram, George A 1857 Scott, John, Supy 1873 Scott, Moses ISl^Q Scott, Wm., Chairman 1886 Selley, JohnB., M.D.,Sup'd 1828 Shaler, Henry, Sup'd 1864 Shaw, W. I., B.A., LL.B. 1858 Sheridan, Wilhain 1872 Shibley, Samuel 1870 Shier, Richard 1858 Shorey, Edmund S 1855 Short, William 1872 Shortt, William K., B.A ... 1870 Simpson, James 1849 SmiJjh, Andrew A 1860 Smith, Nathaniel 1874 Smith, Wm. T 1867 imparling, J. W., B.D 1873 vSparling, W. H 1865 Squire, George H., B.A 1860 Stafford, Ezra A 1858 Stenning, George 1862 Stewart, John 1864 Ste.vart, John II 1855 Sutherland, Alex., Chm'n.... 1871 Syvret, John South Mountain 2 Hemmingford 2 Student, Montreal 2 Montreal Fourth 5 Beeby Plain 1 Smith's Falls, Sec. of Con. . . 1 Chambly 1 Kemptville 12 St. Lambert 1 Merrickville 2 Carleton Place 1 Mfinsouville 2 Bath 1 Harrowsmith, &c 3 Ormstown 2 Long Island Locks 1 Newburgh 2 Morren & Gosport 1 liichmond 1 Aylmer, Que., Fin. Sec 2 Sutton, P. Q 2 Chelsea 1 Montaeal, 4th 1 Clarendon . 3 Knowlton 1 Elgin 2 Montreal First 5 lioxton 2 1869 Taylor, Edward H Hudson 1 1873 Taylor, Ernest M Montreal Second 1 1862 Taylor, William Avonmore 2 1858 Teeson, Samuel Osgoode 3 1871 Timberlake, Willian Coaticooke I 1873 Tisdale, Marii Shawbridge 1 1827 Tomkins, John, Sup'd Stanstead 5 1856 Walton, John Pakenham..r 3 1854 Ward, Edward A Chambly 1 1873 Ward, Joseph Smith's Falls 1 1872 Webster, John, 2nd Farmers ville 1 1872 Wei den, Jemcs E Pittsburg 1 1872 Whiteside, Arthur Student, Montreal 2 1845 Whitaig, Richard, Chm'n... Pembroke 2 1870 Will inson, Isaac Bourg Louis ., 1 1861 Williams, Thomas G Winchester 1 1 869 W . Ison, John Montreal 2nd r * < 4.-*^ -.Jh-* 1867 Wilson, John B.A Lvn 1 1850 Wilson, Richard, Sup'd Kingston 2 1868 Winter, David New Glasgow 2 188 MINUTES OP THE CANADA 11874. APPENDIX II. A>i ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CIRCUITS. ^ The figures in fJie List denote the order in which the Circuits are arranged i I the Stations THF TORONTO CONFERENCE. Albion 20 Alderville 116 Alliston 77 Allenford 38 Altor 19 Ameiiasburg 139 Angus 62 Artemesia 34 Aurora 73 Avening 45 Baltimore 105 Barri