A Short History Of The Methodists... - Media Sabda Org

ought to God. His conduct in going there was highly applauded by the conference which was held
in the beginning of the year 1800, at which time he was regularly appointed on the minutes for the
same station.
This year Ezekiel Cooper was regularly appointed by the Bishop and the Philadelphia conference,
to superintend the book concern as editor, and general booksteward, in the room of John Dickins
deceased.
In settling the debts of the book concern the greater part of the money in hand was paid away, and
the principal part of the money belonging to the book fund was in outstanding debts, and was yet to
be collected: the conference therefore determined that no more drafts should be made on the book
concern until its debts were paid, and the capital should be sufficient to carry on the business without
any further embarrassment. Although the preachers were in want of some assistance from the book
fund, yet we judged it best to be just before we were generous, and therefore determined first to clear
the business of all its incumbrances, before we divided any more of the profits.