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shall include the States of Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado, and so much of the State of Missouri as lies west of a line commencing at the southeast corner of the State of Kansas; thence direct to the south-east corner of Morgan County, Missouri; thence north to the north-east corner of Charlton County, Missouri; thence to the northeast corner of Worth County, Missouri.

¶ 542. (105.) WEST NEBRASKA CONFERENCE shall include all that part of the State of Nebraska lying west of the west line of range 12, west of the 6th principal meridian.

T543. (106.) WEST TEXAS CONFERENCE shall embrace so much of the State of Texas as is not included in the Texas Conference.

T 544. (107.) WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE shall be bounded as follows: Beginning at the south-west corner of the State of Pennsylvania; thence along the west line of Pennsylvania to the north-east corner of Ohio County, West Virginia, so as to include Wheeling Creek Mission and Triadelphia Circuit; thence by the most direct way to Short Creek, so as to include Short Creek and Liberty Circuit; thence down Short Creek to the Ohio River; thence down said river to the mouth of the Big Sandy River; on the west by the State line; on the south and east by the Virginia and Baltimore Conferences to the Pennsylvania State line; thence westward along said line to the place of beginning.

T545. (108.) WEST WISCONSIN CONFERENCE shall include that part of the State of Wisconsin not embraced in the Wisconsin Conference.

¶ 546. (109.) WILMINGTON CONFERENCE shall include the State of Delaware and the eastern shore of Maryland and of Virginia.

¶ 547. (110.) WISCONSIN CONFERENCE shall include all that part of the State of Wisconsin lying east and north of a line beginning at the south-east corner of Greene County, on the south line of the State; thence north on the range line between ranges nine and ten east, to the north line of town twenty; thence west on the said line to the east line of range three; thence north on said line to the Michigan State line.

T548. (111). WYOMING CONFERENCE shall include the southern part of the State of New York not included in the New York, New York East, Newark, Central New York, and Genesee Conferences, and that part of the State of Pennsylvania bounded on the west by Central New York Conference, including the territory east of the Susquehanna River; and on the south by the Central Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and Newark Conferences, including Narrowsburg; and on the east by the Newark and New York Confer

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PART VI.-CHAPTER III.

BOUNDARIES OF MISSIONS.

T 549. IN THE UNITED STATES AND TERRITORIES.

§ 1. ARIZONA. The Arizona Mission includes the Territory of Arizona, and the State of Sonora, Mexico.

§ 2. Black Hills Mission shall include all that part of Dakota south of the 46th parallel of north latitude, and west of the meridian 101 degs. west longitude.

§ 3. California German Mission shall include the German work within the state of California. § 4. The Indian Mission shall include the Indian Territory.

§ 5. Lower California Mission shall include the Territory of Lower California, in Mexico.

§ 6. The New Mexico English Mission shall include the Territory of New Mexico and the County of El Paso, Texas.

87. The New Mexico Spanish Mission shall include the work among the Spanish-speaking people in the Territory of New Mexico; the State of Colorado; El Paso, Texas; and the State of Chihuahua.

§ 8. Nevada Mission shall include the State of Nevada, and so much of the State of Californi as lies east of the west summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

§ 9. North Pacific German Mission shall include the German work in the State of Oregon and Washington Territory.

§ 10. North-west Norwegian and Danish Mission shall include the Norwegian and Danish.work in the State of Oregon and Washington Territory and in Northern Idaho.

§ 11. The Utah Mission includes the Territory of Utah and that part of the Territory of Idaho lying directly north of the Territory of Utah and south of parallel 43 of north latitude, excluding the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.

§ 12. The Wyoming Mission shall include all the Territory of Wyoming except the National Park.

T550. IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

§ 1. BULGARIA. The Bulgaria Mission includes the Principality of Bulgaria; with its central station at the City of Sistof, on the Danube River.

§2. CENTRAL CHINA. The Central China Mission includes Central China; with its central station at the City of Kiukiang, on the Yangtze River.

§ 3. COREA. The Corea Mission includes the

Kingdom of Corea; with its central station at Seoul, the capital of the Kingdom.

§ 4. DENMARK. The Denmark Mission includes the Kingdom of Denmark; with its central station at the City of Copenhagen.

$5. NORTH CHINA.

The North China Mission

includes Northern China; with its central station

at the City of Peking.

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§ 6. SOUTH AMERICA.

The South America Mis

sion includes the Argentine Confederation and the Republic of Uruguay; with its central station at the City of Monte Video.

$7. WEST CHINA. The West China Mission includes Western China; with its central station at Chung King, in the Province of Szechuen.

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