In 1877 a loan fund was commenced for the purpose of aiding chapel trusts and of encouraging the erection of new chapels.
The Conference of 1880 was remark- able for its record of deaths among the ministers, no less than six of whom, all men of distinction, had died during the year. Their names were Par- kinsoa Thomas Gilton, William Baggaly, Henry Only Crofts, D.D., John Taylor, Charles Mann, and Benjamin B. Turnock, A.B. The four first named had been presidents of the Conference. As many as six minis- ters had never before died in one vear.
V. Statisiics. — We exhibit these in a tabular form :
Year.
Cir- cuits.
Min- isters.
Local Preach-
Chap- els,
Socie- ties.
Members.
Deaths.
Sunday- schools.
Teachers.
Scholars.
17;)T
8
7
5,037
17!)8
9
20
5,094
1T99
15
26
5.152
ISttO
17
28
5,070
ISOl
16
27
5,280
180-2
16
29
5,277
1803
18
31
5,267
No re-
1804
IS
31
5,918
turns.
1805
IS
31
5,920
88
180()
18
33
No
fetur
ns.
5,918
82
180T
20
36
6,428
85
1808
21
38
174
84
190
7,202
96
1809
22
40
190
SS
197
7,610
126
1810
23
40
189
84
199
7,989
103
ISU
26
42
205
89
201
8,148
1.56
1812
25
42
210
101
205
8,677
142
1813
24
42
210
100
207
8,067
130
1814
25
42
229
98
195
8,292
135
1815
24
43
240
101
199
8,365
142
1816
24
43
248
109
212
8,967
151
1817
24
44
279
111
220
9,252
143
181S
26
48
279
120
232
9,585
134
1819
28
50
324
125
234
10,159
152
18'i0
28
49
320
127
236
9,847
177
1821
24
47
321
133
240
10,907
172
1822
25
47
328
135
241
10,856
151
1823
2T
51
343
147
244
10.749
162
1824
29
53
357
151
240
10,825
174
1825
29
55
409
155
244
10,837
197
1826
31
53
415
158
243
10,723
228
182T
32
61
453
163
253
11,023
195
1S28
32
66
4S7
170
256
12,139
218
1829
33
66
503
177
256
12,424
266
1830
34
66
504
179
261
12,359
235
1831
35
C8
495
ISl
261
12,266
225
1832
35
68
511
184
250
12,621
2S6
1833
36
71
534
186
259
14,784
317
1834
38
79
623
190
258
15,284
232
1835
41
93
629
226
296
17,746
272
1836
43
96
667
255
319
19,219
29S
1837
49
105
837
276
350
20,683
348
1838
51
108
881
2S7
307
21,946
403
1839
50
lis
874
302
368
21,917
353
No
returns
1840
59
120
862
304
357
21,836
356
pre
viously.
1841«
58
120
873
307
361
22,008
379
4,493
28,890
1842
71
130
755
311
423
19,884
356
4,949
28,394
1843
7T
130
807
31S
508
20,911
305
6,610
38,372
1844
73
130
795
322
502
20,123
371
6,057
32,633
1845
T4
136
804
323
326
19,826
325
6,975
39,701
1846
78
141
775
334
321
19,743
307
6,635
38,037
1S4T
81
140
776
331
317
19,462
405
219
6,491
35,907
1848
82
141
791
332
286
19,5.52
393
285
7,130
39,041
1S49
85
143
773
346
287
20,3S4
314
306
7,197
42,190
1850
88
154
856
347
300
21,092
440
328
7,452
44,850
1851
96
156
882
357
299
21,002
362
329
7,518
46,123
1852
101
158
884
373
300
21,505
337
338
7,883
46,851
1853
103
157
909
382
298
21,281
414
339
7,922
48,177
1854
106
166
921
376
298
21,237
453
3S1
7,932
48,545
1855
109
169
1007
406
319
21,747
834
387
8,075
48,852
1856
109
ISO
1017
418
330
23,402
379
3S6
8,283
51,273
1857
115
188
1036
433
342
24,363
399
401
8,703
54,375
1858
117
203
1083
445
344
26,003
437
430
9,052
56,367
1859
129
212
1105
464
348
28,306
462
457
9,439
58,304
1860
132
222
1127
488
386
29,710
530
464
9,036
60,550
1861
143
239
1211
511
378
30,955
551
493
10,272
07,114
1862
147
242
1215
551
383
32,557
527
503
10,727
07,399
1863
152
256
1250
574
39S
33,226
544
511
11,070
69,959
1864
152
266
1268
593
403
32,968
547
516
10,732
68,600
1805
154
271
1289
626
410
32,947
564
518
10,937
70,156
1866
157
272
1246
632
421
32,602
574
538
11,038
70,624
ISOT
157
275
1260
643
431
32,929
557
545
11,3S9
72,353
1808
158
276
1271
662
433
33,750
583
564
11,336
74,932
1809
160
276
1282
66S
434
33,256
606
587
11,789
77,073
1870
247
1266
669
432
32,683
601
585
11,660
76,553
1871
247
1261
669
431
31,896
576
5S4
11,473
79,098
1872
a
234
1302
675
423
30,973
600
584
11,500
79,500
1873
238
1303
6S1
412
31,105
004
584
11,531
79,700
1874
q o
244
1270
677
427
31,016
522
590
11,566
80,483
Can a
dase
para ted
from
En<!;l
and.
1875
~
ICl
1149
439
429
23,220
494
418
10,35S
72,778
1876
CO
159
1134
447
425
24,163
460
420
10,490
73,263
187T
a
166
11.56
458
435
25,324
449
437
10,770
74,. 521
1878
3
170
1162
461
441
26,196
432
437
10,821
75,374
1879
S
180
113S
478
451
26,6SS
520
449
10,951
77,250
18S0
M
177
1175
482
457
26,973
472
449
10,961
77,601
members.
Expulsion of Joseph Barkei-,*which caused a loss of 29 societies and 4348