A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . jealous of anyabridgement ofliberty of , in 1833 thePresident and Ssc-retary wereappointed to con-tinue in office fromone Annual Meet-ing until the 1846 the Presi-dent was appointedto arbitrate in anydisputes referredto him during histerm of office, andfive years later(1851) five memberswere appointed toact with the Presi-dent and Secretaryas a ConnexionalCommittee, to transact business in the intervals of theAnnual Meetings. As the need was fe
A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . jealous of anyabridgement ofliberty of , in 1833 thePresident and Ssc-retary wereappointed to con-tinue in office fromone Annual Meet-ing until the 1846 the Presi-dent was appointedto arbitrate in anydisputes referredto him during histerm of office, andfive years later(1851) five memberswere appointed toact with the Presi-dent and Secretaryas a ConnexionalCommittee, to transact business in the intervals of theAnnual Meetings. As the need was felt new officers wereelected. It is, however, significant that the Connexion hadattained its jubilee before a treasurer was appointed, thefirst to fill that position being James Firth, of that year—1859—a voluntary Contingent Fund wasestablished. Evidently there had been little money to dealwith, and the Meeting, as far as one can judge, waschary at asking for it. The Connexional Committee was alsoat intervals enlarged and made representative of the Circuits,until the present arrangement was reached:—President,. ALEXANDER DENOVAN. 1794—187S. 36 OUR ANNUAL ASSEMBLY. ex-President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer,Editor, Evangelistic Secretary, Bookroom Secretary,Ministers Assistance Fund Secretary, Christian EndeavourSecretary Temperance Secretary, Finance Secretary,Auditor, and 18 representatives of the following districts :—Manchester, Warrington, Oldham, Bolton, Wigan. Liver-pool, Emley and Baildon Green, Colne and Nelson, NorthernCounties, Bristol and South Wales. This Committeedivides itself into sections, comprising the Evangelistic,Visiting, Christian Endeavour, Temperance, ForeignMission. Finance, Rookroom, Ministers Assistance Fund,and Ministers Education, who all report to the GeneralCommittee, and whose proceedings are subject to theapproval of the Annual Meeting. FIXING NAME OF DENOMINATION. Fixing a name for our denomination has been adif
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