The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . e officers except the corresponding secretariesand the assistant secretaries are elected by the board. Thecorresponding secretaries are elected by the General Confer-ence ; the assistant secretaries are appointed when deemednecessary by the General Committee. The General Com-mittee—consisting of the bishops, the corresponding secre-taries, treasurer and recording secretary of the board ofmanagers, one representative from each of the General Con-ference districts respectively, appointed by the GeneralConference, and an equal number of representat
The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . e officers except the corresponding secretariesand the assistant secretaries are elected by the board. Thecorresponding secretaries are elected by the General Confer-ence ; the assistant secretaries are appointed when deemednecessary by the General Committee. The General Com-mittee—consisting of the bishops, the corresponding secre-taries, treasurer and recording secretary of the board ofmanagers, one representative from each of the General Con-ference districts respectively, appointed by the GeneralConference, and an equal number of representatives appointedby the board of managers—have the general control of thework of the society. It determines annually what institutionsshall receive aid, the total amount to be expended for theensuing year, and as far as practicable the amount eachschool shall receive. It also fixes what amount shall beapportioned to each Annual Conference to be raised for the Plan of Organization 1099 use of the board, and counsels and directs the board in the. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY CORE. JAMES M. WALDEN, bishop, 1884. One of the founders of the Freedmens Aid Society. general administration. The General Conference districtrepresentatives are the same as those of the Missionary 1100 American Methodism Society Committee; thus the two societies are enabled to co-labor to the best interests of the people needing assistance. The work of the Freedmens Aid Society from the verybeginning assumed considerable importance. On April 6,1866, seventy-five teachers were appointed to work in the
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