In the morning sessions the conference is occupied with the consideration of commission reports, In the afternoon sessions the recommendations of the secretariat are taken up for discussion and action. Synods report on the state of the church within their areas and a discussion hour brings the afternoon session to a close. The evening session is given over to some special feature—either a memorial service or an address on some subject pertinent to the life and work of the church.
Following the recommendations of the general assembly secretariat, the assembly decided upon definite plans to complete the endowment fund of $30,000 to provide for the budget of the quadrennial meeting. Almost $8,000 has been raised. The general plan is to assess each communicant 30 cents, though the respective synods have the option of raising their quota in whatever way they think best.
It has also been voted on the recommendation of the commission on the administration of the general assembly to make efforts within the four years to raise an endowment fund of $100,000 to be used toward providing for part of the annual administrative budget of the general assembly which amounts to $18,000.
The statistical and the fiscal years were fixed to accord with the calendar year. Very definite provisions were also made with the object of securing more prompt and more reliable statistics. The last week in January of each year is to be statlswhen all the constituent churches and branch churches, numtering apiWoximately 2,293, are e: pected to prepare their annual statis tical data to be transmitted to the general assembly headquarters.
The secretariat has also been inducted to proceed at once in preparing the draft copy of the book of government and discipline, for the: uidance of the church and it is hoped at at the next quadrennial meeting of the general assembly this very important book will be completed and leady for consideration and adoption by the church.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.