NORTH PACIFIC S. S. ASSOCIATION.
The second annual session of this association was held in connection with the camp-meeting at Salem, June 9-15. A meeting of the association was first called Friday, June 11. The President, Eld. I. D. Van Horn, in the chair. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Delegates were received as follows: Salem, J. Donaldson and Wm. Leavitt; Beaverton, Bro. and Sister Benham and Isaac Squires; Damascus, Mrs. Kingsbury; Eugene City, Wm. Young; Powels Valley, Charles Wilson; Philomath, A. W. Benson; Lebanon, Bro. Mothorn. The usual committees were appointed, and interesting remarks made by Eld. Haskell on the progress of the Sabbath-school work in other conferences, followed by brief verbal reports from schools at Beaverton, Damascus, and Salem, and from a family school held at Philomath in Bro. Benson's house. At the second meeting held on Monday the following officers were elected: Pres., Wm. Raymond; Sec'y, R. D. Benham; Ex. Com., J. Donaldson and Wm. Leavitt. As the brethren east of the Cascade Mountains had requested and received permission to form themselves into a separate Conference, it was also thought best to divide the S. S. Association. In anticipation of that division the following officers for the Upper Columbia S. S. Association were elected at the Milton Camp-meeting, May 29: Pres., Eld. G. W. Colcord; Sec'y, Miss Adna Johns. The following resolutions were presented:— Whereas the Sabbath-school is plainly seen to be the preparatory department in the school of Christ for young and old, therefore, Resolved, That we earnestly endeavor to be prompt in our attendance and thorough in our preparation of the lessons, and further that we will do our utmost to see that the children do the same. Whereas many of our brethren are scattered, and thus deprived of church fellowship, therefore Resolved, That we recommend and urge that those who are too far away to attend meeting with any church, and those who cannot attend regularly, organize family schools at home, and that they report quarterly to the school to which they belong, or to the State Secretary. Whereas it is very desirable that all should be prepared to unite at the time of district quarterly meetings and camp-meeting, in one grand division all prepared with the same lesson, therefore Resolved, That we recommend all to adopt, as soon as advisable, the regular lessons as they appear from week to week in the Instructor and Lesson Sheet. Resolved, That we recommend each school to adopt some regular system of financial support. Resolved, That we recommend that the teachers and officers of each school hold a meeting at least once a month to consult in regard to the best interests of the school. Resolved, That we recommend the holding of a Sabbath-school council in connection with each district quarterly meeting. Whereas we believe it to be the duty of our people, especially the officers and teachers, to make themselves efficient workmen, therefore Resolved, That we recommend them as far as possible to supply themselves with all the helps in their work that they can obtain. After due consideration the above resolutions were adopted, and a vote passed that a report of the meeting be sent to the Signs for publication, and that the State Secretary be requested to send a marked copy containing the report to every school in the Conference. Resolutions similar to the above were passed at the Milton camp-meeting. Adjourned sine die. I. D. Van Horn, Pres. M. K. White, Sec. pro. tem.