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2. Resolved, That, at the present juncture, it is of the greatest 

 consequence to procure a house and lot in Charleston by purchase 

 for the use of the Southern Christian Advocate and the book-store to 

 be established with it; and we pledge ourselves to use our best "en- 

 deavors in our circuits and stations this year to raise money for the 

 same, and particularly to speak favorably of the object in every 

 society in our circuits, showing how important it is, and inviting 

 subscriptions. 



3. Resolved, That on being furnished with a circular by the pub- 

 lishing committee, Ave will each use the same as a subscription paper, 

 and offer it as extensively as we can. 



In 1849 a Joint Board of Finance was organized, and 

 at the session of the Conference for 1850 a new finan- 

 cial plan was adopted as follows: 



A Joint Board of Finance having been organized by the last An- 

 nual Conference, they have, after due deliberation, agreed to present 

 to this Conference the following Plan to raise the amount necessary 

 to meet the current claims of the Conference : 



1. It shall be the duty of the board, after ascertaining the whole 

 amount of claim against them, annually to apportion the same to 

 the several circuits and stations in the Conference district, and each 

 preacher having charge of a circuit or station shall furnish his suc- 

 cessor with the amount apportioned to his charge. 



2. Each preacher shall make all necessary efforts to collect the 

 amount apportioned to his charge by the board. 



3. The preacher in charge of each circuit shall (at the close of 

 the Conference-year) fix the first appointment for his successor at 

 the church nearest the parsonage (or place of boarding), and shall 

 allow him thereafter at least one week to arrange for the year, dur- 

 ing which time (the day to be fixed the preceding year by the 

 preacher and stewards) the stewards shall hold the first meeting at 

 the parsonage or place of boarding, at which it shall be the duty of 

 each steward to attend. 



4. Each board of stewards, respectively, shall ascertain the whole 

 claim against the circuit for the current year, both for quarterage 

 and. traveling expenses, as definitely as possible; they shall then 

 make an estimate of the family expenses of the preacher or preach- 

 ers of the circuit, including servant's hire and house rent (if a 

 house be rented), and the entire claim against the circuit for the cur- 



