Local Committees and Secretaries of the Schools, for their faithful and able attention to the affairs of the Schools during the year; to the Governors and Governesses of the Schools, for their kind and diligent attention to everything affecting the comfort and welfare of the children placed under their care; and to the Examiners, for their very efficient discharge of the duties which they kindly consented to undertake.

12. The cordial thanks of the Conference are hereby presented to the following contributors of five pounds, for their liberal aid to the Fund:

Also to the Executors of the following deceased Friends, for their prompt remittance of the subjoined Legacies :

Burnall Townsend, Esq. (less by expenses £5 10 0) 44 10

BOOK AFFAIRS.

Q. XIII. What are the Resolutions of the Conference in reference to the affairs of the Book-ROOM?

A. 1. The REV. JOHN FARRAR is appointed the Secretary to the London Book-Committee for the year ensuing.

2. The REV. JOHN BROWN, SEN., of Bath, is re-appointed the Editor of the Child's Magazine. Communications intended for this department should be addressed to him, at No. 14, CityRoad, London.

3. The REV. ROBERT NEWSTEAD is appointed the Secretary to the Methodist Tract-Committee. Communications intended for this department should be addressed to him, at No. 14, CityRoad, London.

4. The General Book-Committee, which is appointed to meet on the Thursday evening previous to the next Conference, shall consist of our President and Secretary, and all the Members of the London Book-Committee who shall be duly authorized to

attend the Conference; with the Rev. Messrs. John Anderson, sen., Alex. Bell, W. Clegg, sen., J. Cusworth, James Dixon, S. Dunn, J. Entwisle, sen., T. Eastwood, W. France, J. Fowler, T. Galland, J.P. Haswell, W. Horton, H. Hughes, W. Jackson, Isaac Keeling, Walter Lawry, W. Leach, T. Lessey, W. Lord, G. Marsden, G. Morley, R. Pilter, R. Reece, John Rigg, Jos. Roberts, sen., B. Slater, Jos. Taylor, P. C. Turner, W. Vevers, R. Waddy, F. A. West, M. Wilson, R. Wood, D. Walton, and the Representatives of the Irish Conference.

5. The thanks of the Conference are hereby unanimously presented to the REV. THOMAS JACKSON, for the very judicious and satisfactory manner in which he has discharged the laborious duties of his office, as our Editor, during the past year.

6. The thanks of the Conference are presented to the REV. GEORGE CUBITT, for the very efficient assistance which he has rendered to the Editor during the past year.

7. The thanks of the Conference are tendered to the REV. JOHN MASON, Our Book-Steward, for his vigilant and successful management of the business of his office, during the past year ;to the REV. JOHN BROWN, SEN., for his valuable services as Editor of the Child's Magazine;-to the REV. JOHN FARRAR, for his services as Secretary of the London Book-Committee;to the REV. ROBERT NEWSTEAD, for his services as the Secretary of the Methodist Tract-Committee; and to the London BookCommittee, for their judicious and faithful direction of the affairs. of the Book-Room during the past year.

8. The thanks of the Conference are presented to the REV. R. TREFFRY, for his gift to the Book-Room of his Treatise on Christian Perfection, and for his work on the Sabbath, as well as for other valuable assistance which he has rendered during the last year.

9. The Conference directs that " Hill's Alphabetical Arrangement" be carefully examined at the next Annual Meeting of the several District Committees; for which purpose a copy shall be sent by the Book-Steward to each Chairman, in order that any errors it contains may be corrected, and that an amended copy from each District may be sent to the Book-Steward.

CHAPEL FUND.

Q. XIV. What are the Resolutions of the Conference, in regard to the GENERAL CHAPEL-FUND, and the CHAPEL LOANFUND?

A. 1. The cordial thanks of the Conference are hereby presented to THOMAS MARRIOTT, ESQ., and the REV. SAMUEL JACKSON, the Treasurers of the General Chapel-Fund, for their

diligent and faithful services during the past year; and they are hereby appointed to that office during the next year.

2. The cordial thanks of the Conference are hereby presented to JAMES HEALD, ESQ., and JOHN FERNLEY, ESQ., the Treasurers of the Loan-Fund, for their important and valuable services during the past year; and they are respectfully requested to continue those services during the ensuing year.

3. The thanks of the Conference are hereby presented to the Lay-Gentlemen of the Chapel Loan-Fund Sub-Committee, and especially to MR. THOMAS CROOK, of Liverpool, and MR. W. ROBINSON, of Southport, for their kind and efficient services during the past year.

4. The thanks of the Conference are hereby presented to the REV. ROBERT WOOD, the REV. FRANCIS A. WEST, and the REV. EDWARD WALKER, the Secretaries of the General Chapel-Fund, for their services during the past year; and the REV. ROBERT WOOD, and the REV. FRANCIS A. WEST, are re-appointed to that office for the next year.

5. The Sub-Committee of the Loan-Fund, who shall meet in Manchester on the second Wednesday in October, and the last Wednesday in May next, or oftener if necessary, shall be composed of the following persons; viz., the Treasurers of the Loan-Fund, the Secretaries of the Chapel-Fund, the Rev. Messrs. Joseph Taylor, John Anderson, sen., Squance, Slater, Rigg, W. M. Bunting, Felvus, and Stead; with Messrs. Chappell, Henson, John Lomas, J. Marsden, James Wood, T. P. Bunting, Alexander Braik, and W. F. Johnson, of Manchester; John Burton, of Middleton; M. Ashton, and T. Crook, of Liverpool; and William Robinson, of Southport.

6. The Committee of Distribution of the General Chapel-Fund, which will meet in Liverpool, on the Monday previous to the next Conference, shall consist of our President and Secretary, the Treasurers and Secretaries of the General Chapel-Fund, the Treasurers of the Chapel-Loan Fund, and the Chairman and Secretary of the Sub-Committee of the Loan-Fund; with the Rev. Messrs. Atherton, Dr. Bunting, J. Davis, J. Dixon, T. Harris, H. Hughes, T. Lessey, W. Lord, G. Marsden, W. Naylor, R. Reece, J. Scott, R. Treffry, W. Vevers, and R. Waddy;-with fifteen Trustees, (not being Travelling Preachers,) to be chosen by the June Quarterly Meetings, of the under-named Circuits, viz., two at Liverpool, North, two at Liverpool, South; and one from each of the following places,-Manchester, 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, Chester, Bolton, Preston, Macclesfield, Stockport, Burslem, and Carnarvon.

7. To ensure greater punctuality in the transmission of the Collections and Subscriptions to the General Chapel-Fund, the Chairmen of Districts are hereby directed to make inquiry, in their

respective District-Meetings, whether the Rule requiring such Collections and Subscriptions to be transmitted to the Treasurers before the end of March has been observed, and to insert an answer to that inquiry in the District-Minutes.

8. The Conference directs that every application to the General Chapel-Fund Committee shall be accompanied by a regular ChapelSchedule, duly filled up, and signed by the Chairman of the District, in the District-Meeting; and it further directs that the said Schedules shall be forwarded to the General Treasurers of the Chapel-Fund, before July 1st; and that all Cases in which this latter direction shall not have been complied with shall be postponed for one year.

9. The General Chapel-Fund Committee shall annually revise the Cases recorded in the Minute-Book of the Chapel-Building Committee, and call for proof of the fulfilment of the prescribed conditions.

10. That, for the future, it shall be a condition of affording relief to any Chapel case, that the Trustees shall engage permanently to subscribe to the General Chapel-Fund.

11. That, in order to a more complete examination of the Cases presented for the sanction of the District-Meetings for relief from the General Chapel-Fund, Schedule Books be provided for every District, in which the particulars of each application shall be registered; and that the Chairmen of Districts be required to compare such Schedules year by year, and to see that proper local exertions have been made for the relief of each Case, before it is presented to the District-Meeting, especially by the best efforts on Anniversary occasions, without which no Case can be entertained by the General Chapel-Fund Committee.

CHAPEL-BUILDING COMMITTEE.

Q. XV. Who are the CHAPEL-BUILDING COMMITTEE, (without whose previous consent, obtained in writing, no chapel, whether large or small, is to be erected, purchased, or enlarged,) for the ensuing year?

A. 1. The Rev. Messrs. Joseph Taylor, John Rigg, F. A. West, John Smith, and B. Slater, of Manchester; John Anderson, sen., of Liverpool, North; and Robert Wood, of Huddersfield;with Messrs. J. Marsden, G. R. Chappell, John Fernley, W. Allen, T. Jackson, Joshua Westhead, R. Henson, J. Lomas, T. P. Bunting, and Alexander Braik, of Manchester; James Heald of Stockport; John Burton, of Middleton; and Adam Bealey, of Radcliffe; Michael Ashton, and T. Crook, of Liverpool.

2. This Committee, who have power to add to their number if

they deem it expedient, are requested to meet regularly on the first Wednesday in every month; and no permission to erect, purchase, or enlarge any chapel shall be granted, unless at least seven members of the Committee be present.

3. The Rev. Joseph Taylor is appointed the Chairman, and the Rev. John Rigg the Secretary, of this Committee. All letters on the subject of Chapels should be addressed to the Rev. John Rigg, Methodist Chapel, Oldham-Street, Manchester. particularly requested that such letters may be post paid.

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4. The thanks of the Conference are hereby presented to the REV. R. WOOD, and the REV. F. A. WEST, the late Chairman and Secretary, and to the other Members of the Committee, for their diligent attention to the business brought before them during the past year.

5. The Preachers, and others whom it may concern, are reminded that, according to Rule, "no case shall be sanctioned by the Committee, unless it shall come before them as having received the previous approbation of the Quarterly Meeting of the Circuit, and shall be recommended either by the Financial District-Meeting in September, or by the Annual District-Meeting in May."

6. The Chapel-Building Committee are instructed, when their permission is given for the erection of any chapel, to accompany it with an earnest request that the Trustees will subscribe annually, according to their means, from their Trust-Funds, in aid of the Chapel-Fund. (See also Q. XIV., A. 10, p. 343 of these Minutes.)

7. A copy of the conditions on which the Chapel-Building Committee shall agree to sanction the erection, purchase, or enlargement of any chapel, shall be sent to the Trustees of the said chapel for insertion in their Trust-Book; and another to the Superintendent of the Circuit, to be entered in the Circuit-Book.

8. In order that the Chapel-Building Committee may have a fuller assurance than at present they can obtain, that a chapel of the proposed dimensions and materials can be built at the place for the sum specified, the Conference directs, that no Superintendent shall sanction by his signature any application of Trustees to the Committee, until they have furnished plans, specifications, and estimates.

9. If in any Circuit it be deemed probable that the erection of a new chapel will be requisite after Conference, and before the month of April, the plans, specifications, and estimates of which cannot be submitted to the Financial District-Meeting in September, the Chairman of that Meeting shall by letter state to the Building Committee the opinion of the Meeting as to the expediency of such erection; and in such cases the permission of