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Report of the Wisconsin State Conference

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 18, 1871

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 38, No. 5.

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Report of the Wisconsin State Conference.

By Isaac Sanborn; N. M. Jordon

THE first annual Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists of Wisconsin was held near Milton Junction, June 22–29, 1871, in connection with the Wisconsin Camp-meeting.
Conference convened in the tent, June 23, at nine A. M. Eld. Isaac Sanborn, President, in the chair. Prayer by Eld. John Matteson of Wisconsin.
Credentials of delegates were called for, presented, and examined. A delegation of twenty-two, representing seventeen churches, came forward. One church was not represented.
Voted, That Elds. James White and W. H. Littlejohn, and all members present of good standing in our churches, be invited to take part in the deliberations of this Conference.
Minutes of last session of Conference, were called for, read, and approved.
Voted, That Bro. George Tenney of Dell Prairie, and Eli Osburn of Kickapoo Center, be received as delegates to the Conference.
On motion, the Chair appointed the following committees: Auditing Committee, Brn. P. S. Thurston, O. H. Pratt, and Rufus Baker; Committee on Nominations, Brn. O. H. Pratt, H. Decker, and John Atkinson; Committee on Resolutions, Brn. P. S. Thurston, John Matteson, and B. F. Bradbury.
Adjourned to call of chair.

SECOND SESSION. June 25, nine A. M. Prayer by Eld. John Matteson.

Report of Nominating Committee called for, read, and accepted. Vote resulted in the election of nominees as follows: President, Isaac Sanborn, Johnstown Center, Rock Co., Wisconsin; Secretary, N. M. Jordan, Lodi, Columbia Co.; Treasurer, Alexander Paton, Lodi, Columbia Co.; Executive Committee, P. S. Thurston, Oasis, Waushara Co., Rufus Baker, Mackford, Green Lake Co.
Adjourned to call of Chair.

THIRD SESSION. June 25, six P. M. Prayer by Eld. John Matteson.

On motion, the following brethren were added to the Auditing Committee; viz., B. F. Bradbury, Simon Patton, and E. O. Hammond.
Treasurer’s report was called for, read and accepted.
On motion, credentials were granted to Elds. Isaac Sanborn and John Matteson.
On motion, licenses were granted to the following brethren; C. W. Olds, O. A. Olson, E. M. Crandall, P. S. Thurston, and J. F. Thompson.
The question of granting license to Bro. C. M. Joslin was referred to the Conference Committee.
Voted, That we pay the bill of $17.07 presented by the Illinois State Conference for posters, tent pole, and Conference book.
Adjourned to call of Chair.

FOURTH SESSION. June 26 at two P. M. Prayer by Eld. I. Sanborn.

Voted, To appropriate $100.00 to run the tent.
Voted, To pay the General Conference $200.00 to be applied on past dues.
Voted, That this Conference recommend that Elds. Isaac Sanborn and David Downer pitch the tent at Wautoma Village, Waushara Co., Wisconsin, immediately after this Conference.
Voted, That the $14.91 in Bro. C. W. Old’s hands be paid into the camp-meeting fund.
Church report showed a membership of five hundred and twenty-six fellowshiped in eighteen churches.
Number paying Systematic Benevolence, two hundred and sixty.
Amount of Systematic Benevolence pledged for the year, $2113.86.
Adjourned to the call of chair.

FIFTH SESSION. June 26, five P. M. Prayer by Eld. James White.

Voted, That the church at Liberty Pole be received under the watch-care of this Conference.
Voted, That the church at Kickapoo Center be received under the watch-care of the Conference.
On motion, the Danish church at Poysippi was received into this Conference.
The question of the ordination of Bro. David Downer came up. Remarks were made by several members of the Conference, including Bro. White.
Voted, That Bro. Downer be ordained to the work of the ministry.
Committee on resolutions reported the following, which were unanimously adopted:
1. Resolved, That the portion of Art. 2, Sec. 4, of the constitution of the Wisconsin State Conference which reads, “To audit and settle accounts with ministers,” &c., be amended so as to read as follows: “To audit and settle in connection with six lay brethren, appointed by the Conference, all accounts with ministers,” &c.
2. Resolved, That we express our thanks to the General Conference for the benefit which we have received during this Conference and camp-meeting through the faithful labors of Bro. and sister White, and Bro. Littlejohn.
3. Resolved, That we express our gratitude to God for the great prosperity which at present is witnessed in the Health Institute and Publishing Association, and that the rigid economy which now characterizes the management of those institutions should inspire God’s people with new courage and confidence.
4. Resolved, That we become responsible to the Publishing Association for the collection of all arrearages on subscriptions to the REVIEW, Health Reformer, and Instructor, on the part of individuals residing within the bounds of this Conference.
5. Resolved, That we recommend to our churches to pay their whole Systematic Benevolence to the Conference.
6. Resolved, That the proceedings of this Conference be published in the REVIEW.
Voted, To adjourn to the call of the President. ISAAC SANBORN, Pres. N. M. JORDON, Sec.