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Societies, senior, 40, members, 1,839; number of Young Peoples’ Societies, junior, 13, members, 761;
number of Woman’s Missionary Associations, 10.
Recommendations. (1) That Article III, Section 1, of the Constitution of the Virginia Conference
Branch of the Church Erection Society be so amended as to have seven members instead of five; and
that Article IV, Section 1, be so amended as to say that this board shall consider the needs of this
department, and shall recommend to the Finance Committee an assessment equal to the needs of home
church erection, and that this Board shall determine what percent shall go to the permanent fund, and
what percent shall be donated to needy churches. (2) That to the board of the Conference Branch
Missionary Society be added two advisory members, and that this board shall take up the work of Home
Missions, ascertain the amount of money needed to adequately support this work, and to devise ways
and means of securing the same; and that this board be requested to have a joint meeting with the
Finance committee. (3) That a committee of three be appointed to audit the pastors’ reports, and that
this committee examine each item in the report carefully, and report to this Conference any deficiency;
giving the name of the charge and also itemizing each item deficient, and that their report be printed in
our published minutes. (4) That the Conference hereafter require the pastor and lay delegate, coming
from a charge reporting a deficiency on any item, to explain to the Conference how the deficiency
occurs. (5) That the Conference order the payment of all beneficiaries every 3 months. (6) That the
special treasurer appointed at this Conference to receive the general funds be continued through the
ensuing year; he to receive all conference collections, except the presiding elder’s salary, Home
missions, and Home church erection, and that these funds be sent to the treasurers of these funds.
(7) That we employ a wise, safe, and tried evangelist, and keep him constantly in the evangelistic work
of the Conference.
In Conclusion. I present this report to the Conference with a profound sense of my own personal
inefficiency and failure to measure up to the high standard that the work and the Church requires of its
Superintendent. The task is a large one, and the burdens of the position sometimes became heavy, but
God gave a good measure of divine grace and strength. I was permitted to keep all of my engagements
but two; one, on account of la grippe, the other, to attend a funeral. It has been a great pleasure and
blessing to me to be a coworker with you in the Gospel, and I wish to thank you all for your kindness,
willingness to cooperate and for your sympathy and prayers. And now to him that is able to do
exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him
be the glory in the Church by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Faithfully
yours, W. F. Gruver, Conference Superintendent.
Boundaries (pp 37-38). The boundary and finance committee was called to order by the
chairman, W. F. Gruver, and E. E. Neff was elected secretary. The following resolutions were passed:
Resolved,
1. That all assessments and freewill offerings recognized and authorized by the Virginia
Annual Conference be classified as follows: (1) Administration expenses; (2) Home church extension;
(3) Sustentation; (4) Home missions; (5) Publication fund; (6) General benevolence.
2. That the assessment for administration purposes be $1,600, and that 76 percent be for the
presiding elder, 14 percent be for Bishop’s salary, and 10 percent for the general conference fund.
3. That $1,000 be assessed for conference missions and church extension work, and that
50 percent of this go to each fund.
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Societies, senior, 40, members, 1,839; number of Young Peoples’ Societies, junior, 13, members, 761;
number of Woman’s Missionary Associations, 10.
Recommendations. (1) That Article III, Section 1, of the Constitution of the Virginia Conference
Branch of the Church Erection Society be so amended as to have seven members instead of five; and
that Article IV, Section 1, be so amended as to say that this board shall consider the needs of this
department, and shall recommend to the Finance Committee an assessment equal to the needs of home
church erection, and that this Board shall determine what percent shall go to the permanent fund, and
what percent shall be donated to needy churches. (2) That to the board of the Conference Branch
Missionary Society be added two advisory members, and that this board shall take up the work of Home
Missions, ascertain the amount of money needed to adequately support this work, and to devise ways
and means of securing the same; and that this board be requested to have a joint meeting with the
Finance committee. (3) That a committee of three be appointed to audit the pastors’ reports, and that
this committee examine each item in the report carefully, and report to this Conference any deficiency;
giving the name of the charge and also itemizing each item deficient, and that their report be printed in
our published minutes. (4) That the Conference hereafter require the pastor and lay delegate, coming
from a charge reporting a deficiency on any item, to explain to the Conference how the deficiency
occurs. (5) That the Conference order the payment of all beneficiaries every 3 months. (6) That the
special treasurer appointed at this Conference to receive the general funds be continued through the
ensuing year; he to receive all conference collections, except the presiding elder’s salary, Home
missions, and Home church erection, and that these funds be sent to the treasurers of these funds.
(7) That we employ a wise, safe, and tried evangelist, and keep him constantly in the evangelistic work
of the Conference.
In Conclusion. I present this report to the Conference with a profound sense of my own personal
inefficiency and failure to measure up to the high standard that the work and the Church requires of its
Superintendent. The task is a large one, and the burdens of the position sometimes became heavy, but
God gave a good measure of divine grace and strength. I was permitted to keep all of my engagements
but two; one, on account of la grippe, the other, to attend a funeral. It has been a great pleasure and
blessing to me to be a coworker with you in the Gospel, and I wish to thank you all for your kindness,
willingness to cooperate and for your sympathy and prayers. And now to him that is able to do
exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him
be the glory in the Church by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Faithfully
yours, W. F. Gruver, Conference Superintendent.
Boundaries (pp 37-38). The boundary and finance committee was called to order by the
chairman, W. F. Gruver, and E. E. Neff was elected secretary. The following resolutions were passed:
Resolved,
1. That all assessments and freewill offerings recognized and authorized by the Virginia
Annual Conference be classified as follows: (1) Administration expenses; (2) Home church extension;
(3) Sustentation; (4) Home missions; (5) Publication fund; (6) General benevolence.
2. That the assessment for administration purposes be $1,600, and that 76 percent be for the
presiding elder, 14 percent be for Bishop’s salary, and 10 percent for the general conference fund.
3. That $1,000 be assessed for conference missions and church extension work, and that
50 percent of this go to each fund.
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