In South Carolina. . 523 



also extend relief to needy parents of preachers ; and, on the rec- 

 ommendation of a bishop, may make a donation to the necessitous 

 of other Conferences; provided, nevertheless, that no appropriation 

 or gift by the board shall be made without the consent of the An- 

 nual Conference. 



4. The Board of Trustees shall report to the Conference, from 

 year to year, the amounts received for this fund, the amount of the 

 interest it affords, the amount appropriated, and the persons to whom 

 appropriations shall have been made, and on what accounts they 

 each have been assisted, all which shall be published under its di- 

 rection. 



Report of the board to the Conference February 1, 1831 : 

 The Board of Trustees of the Fund of Special Relief respectfully 

 report that the whole amount of interest arising from the fund for 

 the year past, after deducting two per cent, to be added to the capi- 

 tal, is $153.80. This amount the board has concluded to distribute 

 among the following persons, and in the proportion of the sums an- 

 nexed. 



Here follow the names of five widows — three of 

 traveling and two of local preachers — and of two 

 superannuated and two local preachers. 



These constitutions were regularly published in the 

 Minutes till 1838, when the following resolutions were 

 adopted by the Conference without any dissent : 



Whereas it is manifest that unless the members of this Confer- 

 ence do all take a deep interest in the establishment of the institu- 

 tions of the Church within our bounds they must fail of support, 

 and it is most desirable for us to act harmoniously, promptly, and 

 zealously for their maintenance ; therefore, 



1. Resolved, That by the publication of the constitutions and by- 

 laws of the fund of special relief, the trust for the superannuated 

 preachers, and the society of the South Carolina Conference for the 

 education and subsistence of children of its members, in connection^ 

 with the Minutes of Conference, it is not intended, and they ought 

 not to be used, to make direct applications to our people for contri- 

 butions to these objects; but the intention solely is to keep our 

 friends informed of the "existence of these charities, their character 

 and objects, that as they may deem good they may contribute for' 

 their support. 



