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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Apr 27, 1905

Nebraska

The workers of the Nebraska Conference recently held a three days' meeting at College View, at which plans for the local work for the coming season were considered. Among the resolutions adopted, as reported in the conference paper, are the following:—

“That the State camp-meeting be held in Omaha. First choice of time, August 3-13; second choice, August 10-20.

“That a tent-meeting be held in Falls City, and that the workers for that effort be Elder R. F. Andrews, Brethren A. D. Gilbert and Merton Farnsworth, Mrs. E. M. Peebles, and Miss Lizzie Lockwood.

“That a local camp-meeting be held in District 2, at such time and place as may be deemed advisable by the conference committee and the laborers and the leading brethren in the district.

“That G. Mathiesen, G. H. Smith, O. E. Jones, Harvey Morley, and Esther Smith be recommended to labor in District 2, and that Brother N. S. West be invited to continue his colporteur work in that district.

“That G. P. Loy and those already connected with the work in Omaha, except Brother C. H. Miller, remain in that city to follow up the work.

“That Brother William Batterson and Brother Walter Rich connect with Elder L. E. Johnson in District 4, and that, if deemed advisable, a local camp-meeting be held at Mason City.

“That Brother W. J. Wilson be invited to labor with his colporteur outfit in District 4, unless he prefers to work nearer his home, in which event he should feel perfectly free to do so.

“That Brother C. H. Miller connect with Brother J. W. Beams in District 5, and that they be recommended to make a strong tent effort at Wayne, and if thought advisable hold a local camp-meeting at that place later in the season.

“That we recommend to one another the good, old-time plan of keeping on hand, in connection with our camp-meetings, a good supply of our books, pamphlets, and tracts, and that we put forth special efforts to sell large numbers of these publications among the people.

“That, whereas the tremendous growth and development of the work in foreign lands call forth from the Mission Board most urgent appeals for the assistance of our conference, in carrying the heavy financial burden of the foreign mission work, we earnestly admonish one another to practise the strictest care and economy in the matter of traveling, tent-meeting, and other expenses, that shall be in keeping with the work in which we are engaged; and that we faithfully instruct the people among whom we labor, concerning the Christian duty and obligation of paying a full and honest tithe, and adopting the ten-cent-a-week plan for the support of foreign missions.

“That we recognize the noble pioneer work being done by our canvassers, and that we encourage suitable men and women to take up this line of self-supporting missionary work.

“That this meeting express its appreciation of the steps that have been taken to bring the work of the Nebraska Sanitarium into closer relationship with the Nebraska Conference, and that we, as laborers, seek in every way to bring the work of the sanitarium to the favorable notice of the people of Nebraska.

“That this workers' meeting recommend the holding of an institute for the benefit of our church-school teachers; that as much time as possible during the State camp-meeting be devoted to preparatory work of the institute, and that ten days following the camp-meeting be devoted to regular institute work; that this ten days' institute following the camp-meeting be held in College View.”