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 Leonard Street, and there were a large number of the official brethren at this meeting. The Secretary of the Leaders' meeting (George Collins) reported the amount of money received during the three years last past, ending the third of October last, viz., $4654,62½, and $3000 borrowed, making $7654,62½; and the expenditures for the same time, $7238,78, leaving a balance on hand of $415,91½, which he said had been since paid to the builders. He also reported the amount of money paid to the builders, viz., cash, $5542,78, and that the old house sold to the carpenter, and stone sold to the mason, together with some money which the builders said they had collected for the Church, he supposed would amount to about $300, which would make $5842,78.

After the business of the Leaders' meeting had ended, the business of the quarterly Conference was then taken up and attended to. During the meeting the Elder gave the Trustees $10,37½, which he said was all he had received from Zion Church this year, and which he concluded to give to the church as his contribution, and informed the brethren that he had resolved that the money collected in future for him should be given to our Preachers, to assist them to travel. This was welcome news, for we did not know how we should raise some money to assist our Preachers, who were willing to visit places where they might preach and form Societies. At this meeting some conversation took place relative to the Asbury Church, which led to a proposal by one of the brethren to have some Articles of Agreement drawn up between the official members of both churches, for the better