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III. CONFERENCE JOURNAL .
First Day, Oct. 6th, 1903.
Opening.-The Foochow Annual Conference convened for its
twenty-seventh session in the Tieng Ang Dong, Foochow, China,
Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, October 9th, 1903, Bishop
David H. Moore in the chair.
Devotional exercises were conducted by G. S. Miner.
The conference was addressed by Bishop Moore who expressed
great pleasure at being with the conference again after
his absence in America; he congratulated the members on the
successful prosecution of the work assigned them and exhorted
them to faithfulness during this important session of the conference.
assuring them that the eyes of the church are directed
with special interest to this the first conference organized in the
great empire of China.
Organization.-The conference roll was called by the Chinese
Secretary of the last Conference.
The Conference was organized by the election of the following
officers.
W. A. Main.
W H. Lacy
G. S. Miner.
Ngu Go Sung.
W H. Lacy.
· English Secretary.
· Assistant Secretary.
· Statistical Secretary.
Chinese Secretary.
Treasurer.
On nomination of the presiding elders, after several changes
the following standing committees were elected.
Standing Committees.
1. RELIGIOUS LITERATURE.-J. Gowdy, HuongPauSeng,
N goi Gi Lang.
2. SABBATH OBSERVANCE AND SABBATH SCHOOLS.-H. R,
Caldwell, Ngu Go Sung, Co Kong Ching.