Prof. Charles C. Bragdon, A.M., Auburndale, Mass.
Mrs. Rev. William A. Braman, Holliston, Mass.
Mrs. Abigail L. Bridge, Wilbraham, Mass.
Rev. William D. Bridge, A.M., Plainfield, N. J.
Buffalo Historical Society, Buffalo, N. Y.
Rev. John W. Butler, Mexico, Mexico

Rev. Seth C. Cary, Winthrop, Mass.

Rev. Alanson L. Cooper, Springfield, Vt.

Rev. James C. W. Coxe, D.D., Washington, Iowa
Orrien S. Currier, Boston, Mass. .
Rev. Stephen Cushing, Boston, Mass.
John Ward Dean, A.M., Boston, Mass.

Rev. Daniel Dorchester, D.D., Natick, Mass.
Miss Elizabeth Downing, East Boston, Mass..
Rev. Howard C. Dunham, Winthrop, Mass.
John R. French, LL.D., Syracuse, N. Y.
George C. Gilman, Manchester, N, H.
Rev. Charles L. Goodell, Providence, R. I.
Mrs. Rebecca F. Gove, East Boston, Mass.

Rev. Austin F. Herrick, A.M., Newton Upper Falls, Mass.
N. J. Herrick, Alfred, Me.

Rev. H. W. Hicks, Oxford, Mich.

Hon. Jacob Sleeper, Boston, Mass.
Rev. George M. Smiley, Worcester, Mass.
Miss Elizabeth Smith, Medford, Mass.
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C.
Hon. Alden Speare, Newton Centre, Mass.
Mrs. A. K. Sprague, Maplewood, Mass.
Mrs. Mary R. Sprague, Maplewood, Mass.
Rev. Edwin S. Stanley, South Manchester, Conn. .
Rev. George M. Steele, LL.D., Wilbraham, Mass.
John E. Stevens, New York City.

Rev. William S. Studley, D.D., Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Rev. Laroy Sunderland, Hyde Park, Mass.
William B. Trask, Boston, Mass.

University of California, Berkley, Cal. .
Unknown

Rev. Samuel F. Upham, D.D., Madison, N. J.
Rev. William F. Warren, LL.D., Boston, Mass.
Rev. Edwin Warriner, Clinton, Conn.

Alonzo S. Weed, Boston, Mass.

Rev. George Whitaker, A.M., Worcester, Mass.

Rev. Nicholas T. Whitaker, A.M., Providence, R. I.
Rev. Daniel Wise, D.D., Englewood, N. J. .

Mrs. John F. Adams, Greenland, N. H. Picture of the Rev. John F. Adams. Willard S. Allen, A.M., of East Boston, Mass. New York Christian Advocate for 1884, unbound.

Rev. W. W. Baldwin, North Andover, Mass. Newspaper containing "History of Methodism in North Andover."

Rev. Lorenzo D. Bentley, Norwich, Conn. Certificates of ordination of Rev. David N. Bentley as deacon and elder.

Boston Wesleyan Association. Zion's Herald bound, for 1884.

Robert I. Boyd, Barnsville, Ohio. Nineteen newspapers.

Mrs. Abigail L. Bridge, Wilbraham, Mass. Picture of Rev. David Kilburn. Manuscript letter of Rev. Reuben Ransom.

Rev. William D. Bridge, A. M., Plainfield, N. J. Forty-one newspapers.

Rev. Alden F. Chase, A.M., Bucksport, Me. Three newspapers.

Mr. Charles W. Crosby, Malden, Mass. Newspaper containing a "History of the First Methodist Church in Malden, Mass."

Mr. Orrien S. Currier, Boston, Mass. Engraving "Christ Rejected" framed. Zion's Herald for 1868 and 1869, bound.

Rev. Wm. R. Davenport, Weston, Vt. Twelve newspapers of great value, containing much of the local History of Methodism in Vermont.

Mr. Joseph Everdeen, Chelsea, Mass. Love-Feast Tickets.

Mr. Charles Wesley Field, Providence, R. I. Oil portrait of the Rev. Abraham D. Merrill, framed, supposed to have been painted by Daniel Field.

Rev. Theodore L. Flood, D.D., Meadville, Pa. Six numbers of the "Chautauquan." Rev. John W. Hamilton, D.D., Somerville, Mass. Picture of Rev. John Wesley, and four hundred and forty-six of his preachers, framed. One volume of various kinds of marriage certificates.

Rev. Austin F. Herrick, A.M., Newton Upper Falls. Eight volumes of the National Magazine, bound.

E. J. Hill, Norwalk, Conn. Lot of newspapers.

Miss Louisa Salisbury Jackson, Plymouth, Mass. A piece of the cushion of the old pew in the Bromfield Street Church occupied by William Hall Jackson, an early and prominent member of that Church.

William L. Jackson, Natick, Mass. The communion set belonging to the old Needham Church, five pieces.

Simeon Jenkins, Somerville, Mass. A piece of the chandelier in the First M. E. Church, Nantucket, Mass.

Mrs. Anna E. A. Livesey, Cottage City, Mass. Manuscript letters of Rev. Noah Levings and Rev. Stephen Olin.

Rev. Edward A. Manning, Newton, Mass. Manuscript letter of Bishop Mallalieu. Prof. Oliver Marcy, LL.D., Evanston, Ill. One map.

Rev. John H. Mansfield, Winchester, Mass. Certificates that John and Epes Mansfield were members of the M. E. Church, signed by Jesse Lee.

McDonald & Gill, Boston, Mass. Advocate of Christian Holiness, 1881, bound. Christian Witness, 1883 and 1884, bound.

Mrs. Obed Nickerson, South Harwich, Mass. A large lot of newspapers.

Rev. Bradford K. Peirce, D. D., Boston, Mass. Three manuscript letters of the Rev. Thomas C. Peirce. Manuscript letter of the Rev. Daniel D. Whedon. Phillips & Hunt, New York, N. Y. Thirty-one volumes of the New York Christian Advocate, bound.

Franklin Rand, East Milton, Mass. Picture of Centenary Group of the M. E. Church, framed. Picture of the New England Methodist Centenary Convention, of 1866, framed. Picture of the Methodist Episcopal Bishops, framed. Twenty-six volumes of Zion's Herald, bound. Zion's Herald Daily for 1852, bound.

Benjamin B. Russell, Boston, Mass. Card album with photographs of ministers.
Rev. George M. Smiley, Worcester, Mass. Daguerrotype picture of the Rev. Aaron
D. Sargent. Two newspapers.

Rev. John F. Sheffield, Marshfield, Mass. Manuscript History of the M. E. Church,
Warehouse Point, Conn., to March 1, 1860.

Mrs. Mary R. Sprague, Maplewood, Mass. A copy of the Boston Gazette, March 17, 1770.

Rev. William S. Studley, D.D., Detroit, Mich. A silver medal struck at the death of Rev. John Wesley.

Mrs. Eleanor Trafton, Boston, Mass. Photographs of Hon. Jacob Sleeper, and Isaac Rich, framed. Picture of the death-bed of Rev. John Wesley, framed. Picture of the Methodist Bishops, framed.

Samuel L. Ward, Cambridgeport, Mass. Lot of newspapers.

Rev. George Whitaker, A.M., Worcester, Mass. Manuscript letters of Hon. Jacob Sleeper, Mr. L. Beach, Rev. Mark Trafton, Noah Perrin, and Rev. Oliver A. Brown. One gold centennial medal, 1884. Lot of Sunday School Advocates.

CONSTITUTION

OF THE

New England Methodist Historical Society.

ARTICLE 1.—The Society shall be called the NEW ENGLAND METHODIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

ARTICLE 2.-The object of this Society shall be to found and perpetuate a library of books, pamphlets, and manuscripts, and a collection of portraits and relics of the past; to maintain a reading-room; to preserve whatever shall illustrate the history and promote the interest of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

ARTICLE 3.-The Society shall be composed of resident, corresponding, honorary, and life members.

ARTICLE 4.—-Resident, corresponding, and honorary members, having been nominated by the board of directors, shall be elected by ballot, at any stated meeting, by a majority of the votes cast.

ARTICLE 5.-Every person elected a member of the Society shall become such by signifying his acceptance to the corresponding secretary in writing; and member may any withdraw from it, at any time, by certifying his intention of so doing to the recording secretary, in writing, and paying all dues to the

treasurer.

ARTICLE 6.—Each member shall pay an annual assessment of one dollar, payable at the annual meeting. Any member neglecting or refusing to pay his assessment for two years shall forfeit his membership, unless the board of directors shall otherwise order.

ARTICLE 7.—The payment of fifty dollars at any one time shall constitute any resident or corresponding member a life member of the Society; life members shall be free from assessments, and entitled to all the rights and privileges of resident members.

ARTICLE 8.-The officers of the Society shall be a President; one VicePresident for each of the New England States; one honorary Vice-President for each of such of the other States as the Society may determine; a Corresponding Secretary; a Recording Secretary; a Treasurer; a Historiographer; a Librarian ; and a Board of Directors. They shall hold office one year, or until their successors are elected.

ARTICLE 9.-No person shall be eligible as a corresponding member who resides in any of the New England States, and the membership of corre

sponding members coming into New England to reside shall cease three months after such change of residence.

ARTICLE 10.—The President, the Past Presidents, the Vice-Presidents, the Secretaries, the Treasurer, the Librarian, the Historiographer, the Chairmen of the Standing Committees, those who have served seven years as Directors, and twenty persons chosen by the Society for the purpose, shall constitute the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE II.—The Society shall meet in the city of Boston, for the transaction of business, on the third Monday of every month, except the months of June, July, and August, and except when such Monday is a legal holiday, and at such other times and places as the Society or the Board of Directors shall appoint. At all meetings of the Society resident and life members only shall be entitled to vote. The January meeting shall be the annual meeting of the Society.

ARTICLE 12.—' -The officers of the Society shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting, by a majority of the votes cast; and any vacancy occurring may be filled at any subsequent monthly meeting in the same manner.

ARTICLE 13.-By-Laws of the Society may be made or amended by a vote of three-fourths of the members present and voting at any regular meeting, notice of the same having been given in writing, at a previous meeting of the Society, and entered upon the records.

ARTICLE 14.—No alterations shall be made in this constitution, except at a regular monthly meeting of the Society, on the written recommendation, then presented, of at least five members, and by a vote of three-fourths of the members present and voting; notice of the proposed alteration having been given in writing at a previous monthly meeting, and entered on the records.

· NOTE TO MEMBERS.

The Annual Assessment of one dollar from each member, is due in the month of January of each year. Members who have not paid their assessment will please remit to the Treasurer, Mr. Willard S. Allen, Historical Room, No. 39 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass.