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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Nov 2, 1905

Southern New England Conference

By Wm. A. Westworth; Irene J. Cady

The second annual session of the Southern New England Conference convened at Willimantic, Conn., in connection with the camp-meeting, August 31 to September 11. Reports were rendered by the secretary and treasurer of the conference, and also by the secretary of the Sabbath-school Department.

Resolutions were adopted,—

Indorsing the ten-cent-a-week plan.

Continuing the support of a teacher at South Lancaster Academy.

Affecting the sale of an extra one thousand copies of “Christ’s Object Lessons” above our quota.

In aid of Brother and Sister Burgess in their sale of the Bible Training School.

Advocating the organization of a conference church.

Raising twelve hundred dollars to start an emergency fund for the payment of tents, hall rents, camp-meeting expenses, etc.

Regarding the sale of “Ministry of Healing.”

Advocating the holding of Sabbath-school conventions.

Indorsing the Sabbath School Worker.

Urging the establishment of home Sabbath-schools wherever feasible.

Advocating the missionary campaign idea, and urging all to take part in the same in every way consistent with their opportunities.

Recommending to a place in every Seventh-day Adventist home THE REVIEW AND HERALD, The Signs of the Times, The Youth’s Instructor, The Atlantic Union Gleaner, and Life and Health.

Supporting the religious liberty work.

Affecting the “school farm” idea, agitated last year.

The committee on credentials and licenses presented the following report, which was unanimously adopted: For credentials, W. A. Westworth, J. C. Stevens; for ministerial license, A. J. Clark, H. L. Shoup, C. H. Reimers, M. J. Fritz; for missionary license, Mrs. M. A. Scribner.

The officers elected unanimously for the ensuing year are as follows: President, W. A. Westworth; Secretary and Treasurer, Irene J. Cady; Executive Committee, W. A. Westworth, D. B. Parmelee, G. P. Coates, D. A. Bidwell, J. A. Tefft; Secretary of Sabbath-school Department, Mrs. H. A. Whittier.

The work of the conference was marked by perfect harmony, and the Spirit of the Lord prevailed among us. All the business of the meeting, other than those resolutions which affected interests outside of our own field which were afterward presented by laborers from abroad, was finished by the end of the second business day of the meeting, which left us free to devote the remainder of our time to the spiritual phase of our work.

The financial report of the treasurer showed that the Lord had greatly blessed us. During the past summer the salary list of the conference has been doubled by the accession of four new workers, and still we are several hundred dollars ahead of any previous time in the history of the field. A spirit of courage, which betokens much good, seemed to fill all hearts, and we go forward in the year to come, expecting a greater triumph in the Lord.

WM. A. WESTWORTH, President,

IRENE J. CADY, Secretary.