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    APPENDIX SEVENTEEN OF THE DISCIPLINE
    General Conference Sessions
    YEAR PLACE OFFICERS
    1889 Pittsburgh First, PA President, Reverend Charles Miles
    Vice-President Reverend W. J. C. Bond
    Secretary, Reverend S. R. Chubb
    Treasurer, Mr. P. Allen
    1893 Mineral Point, WI President, Reverend J. H. Acornley, D.D.
    Vice-President, Reverend W. D. James
    Secretary, Reverend John Proude, M.A.
    Treasurer, Mr. J. Bond
    1897 Fall River First, MA President, Reverend T. M. Bateman, D.D.
    Vice-President, Reverend W. H. Yarrow, M.A.
    Secretary, Reverend John Mason
    Treasurer, Reverend J. T. Barlow
    1901 Scranton, PA President, Reverend W. H. Yarrow, M.A.
    Vice-President, Reverend Daniel Savage
    Secretary, Reverend John Mason
    Treasurer, Reverend J. T. Barlow
    1905 Shenandoah, PA President, Reverend Daniel Savage
    Vice-President, Elijah Humphries, D.D.
    Secretary, Reverend John Proude
    Treasurer, Reverend J. T. Barlow
    1909 Lowell First, MA President, Reverend Elijah Humphries, D.D.
    Vice-President, Mr. R. Dudley
    Secretary, Reverend John Proude, M.A.
    Treasurer, Reverend J. T. Barlow
    1913 Wilkes-Barre First, PA President, Reverend H. G. Russell
    Vice-President, Mr. Tom Brierley
    Secretary, Reverend Alfred Humphries, Ph.D.
    Treasurer, Reverend J. T. Barlow
    1917 Platteville, WI President, Reverend John Hardcastle
    Vice-President, Mr. Enoch George
    Secretary, Reverend William C. Hall, D.D.
    Treasurer, Reverend W. B. Taylor, D.D.
    1921 Hazleton, PA President, Reverend Nathaniel W. Matthews
    Vice-President, Reverend George J. Jefferies
    Secretary, Reverend C. H. Kershaw
    Treasurer, Reverend W. B. Taylor, D.D.
    (President died November 30, 1922, Vice-President Reverend George J. Jefferies, acting President 1922 to 1925.)
    1925 Kewanne, IL President, Reverend S. T. Nicholls, S.T.D.
    Vice-President, Reverend Alfred Humphries, Ph.D.
    Secretary, Reverend H. J. Buckingham
    Treasurer, Reverend W. B. Taylor
    (President died November 20, 1927, Vice-President Reverend Alfred Humphries, acting President 1927 to 1929.)
    1929 Pittsburgh First, PA President, Reverend Alfred Humphries, Ph.D.
    Vice-President, Reverend H. J. Buckingham
    Secretary, Reverend James Iley
    Treasurer, Reverend John Stephens
    1935 Lowell, Matthews Memorial, MA President, Reverend H. J. Buckingham
    Vice-President, Reverend W. C. Hall, D.D.
    Secretary, Reverend William Burley Sharp
    Treasurer, Reverend John Stephens
    1938 Wilkes-Barre First, PA President, Reverend William Charles Hall, D.D.
    Vice-President, Reverend William H. Russell
    Secretary, Reverend William Burley Sharp
    Treasurer, Reverend John Stephens
    1942 Tamaqua, PA President, Reverend William H. Russell, D.D.
    Vice-President, Reverend William Burley Sharp
    Secretary, Reverend John H. Ferguson
    Treasurer, Reverend John Stephens
    1946 Blakely, Olyphant, PA President, Reverend William Burley Sharp
    Vice-President, Reverend William Franklin Paul, Ph.D., D.D.
    Secretary, Reverend Richard Emerson Owens, S.T.M.
    Treasurer, Reverend John Stephens
    1950 Wilkes-Barre, East End, PA President, Reverend William F. Paul, Ph.D.,D.D.
    Vice-President, Reverend William J. Waters
    Secretary, Reverend Richard E. Owens, S.T.M.
    Treasurer, Reverend Floyd Joseph Seymour
    1954 New Bedford South, MA President, Reverend William J. Waters
    Vice-President, Reverend Thomas W. Jones, M.A., B.D.
    Secretary, Reverend Richard E. Owens, S.T.M,Th.D.
    Treasurer, Reverend Floyd J. Seymour
    1958 Methuen, St. George's, MA President, Reverend Thomas W. Jones, B.D.,M.A.
    Vice-President, Reverend Wesley Boyd, M.A.,D.D.
    Secretary, Reverend Richard E. Owens, S.T.M.,Th.D.
    Treasurer, Reverend Floyd J. Seymour
    1962 Hazleton, PA President, Reverend Wesley Boyd, M.A.,D.D.
    Vice-President, Reverend Richard E. Owens, S.T.M.,Th.D.
    Secretary, Reverend Thomas J. Brown
    Treasurer, Reverend E. Kermit Giles
    (President died September 4, 1974, Vice-President Richard E. Owens acting President, 1964-1966.)
    (Treasurer resigned, May 1963, Rev. Gillard I. Evans, Treasurer, 1963-1966).
    1966 Pocono Mountain Bible Conference, PA President, Reverend Richard E. Owens, S.T.M.,Th.D.
    Vice-President, Reverend Richard L. Purnell, D.D.
    Secretary, Reverend Harold K. Hatton
    Treasurer, Reverend Gillard I. Evans
    1970 Pocono Mountain Bible Conference, PA President, Reverend Richard L. Purnell, D.D.
    Vice-President, Reverend Harold J. Barrett
    Secretary, Reverend G. Kenneth Tyson
    Treasurer, Reverend Gillard I. Evans
    1974 Johnson City, NY and Grantham, PA President, Reverend Richard L. Purnell, D.D.
    Vice-President, Reverend Harold J. Barrett
    Secretary, Reverend G. Kenneth Tyson
    Treasurer, Rev. Lester J. Moore
    1975 - General Conference joined with Annual Conference.

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