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same. The office was discontinued in 1879. The missionary made the following report of his labors:
I was appointed by Bishop Payne in December, but did not get at work until February. I have been to work, therefore, two months and a half. I have received during that time forty-three dollars and thirty-five cents. I labored a greater portion of the time among the brethren. I also labored at Wrightsville, where there was a prospect of success.
Bishop J. M. Brown made a statement as regards the articles of agreement between the A. M. E. and B. M. E. Churches. Rev. John W. Cooper moved that the New Jersey Annual Conference ratify the articles of agreement. After considerable discussion, Rev. R. Faucet moved that the matter be postponed. This motion was voted down, and on motion that the question be taken without further debate, the articles were agreed to. Yeas, 15; nays, 13.
Whereas, We, the itinerant ministers of the New Jersey Conference of the A. M. E. Church, have by an experience of years (at times painfully personal) concluded that the system by which we have been receiving our salaries and other moneys is not best adapted to the present condition of the itinerant work;
And Whereas, It is evident to every fair and unprejudiced mind and Christian observer, that he who leaveth all to engage in a work of laboring for the best temporal and spiritual interests of our people should of right receive from the membership of the church to which he may be appointed all the moneys agreed upon between himself and the proper officers thereof; therefore, be it
Resolved, That there shall be a uniformity of operation in our plans;
Resolved, That an agreement having been entered into by a church and its pastor, every member of the same shall be held accountable to assist to raise the amount, as per discipline on
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