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