The Sabbath-School

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Nov 2, 1882

The Sabbath-School.

Sabbath-School Association.

The fifth annual session of the California State Sabbath-school Association convened at Healdsburg Oct. 12, 1882, pursuant to call of the president, W. C. White.

After the opening prayer by Eld. Van Horn, the president appointed the following Committee on Nominations: Wm. Saunders, C. H. Jones, and Dr. E. J. Waggoner.

Remarks were then made in regard to the subject of the election of delegates by the various schools, and the following was offered by Bro. Jones as an amendment to the present constitution:—

Resolved, That Article 7, Section 1, of the constitution be so amended as to read, All the members of the Sabbath-schools belonging to the Association present at any regular meeting may act as delegates.

This was adopted by a unanimous vote of those present.

The report of the last year was read and approved, and also a summary of this year's labor.

Remarks were made by the president relative to the Sabbath-school work in the State.

The president appointed the following committee to examine record books: E. A. Chapman, C. H. Jones, and Miss Libbie Saunders.

Resolutions being called for, Bro. Jones offered the following:—

Resolved, That we will try to live up to all the resolutions that have been passed at our annual meetings for the past three years.

The former resolutions were then read and the last one adopted.

The Committee on Nominations being called on to report, submitted the following names as their choice for officers for the following year. For President, Eld. G. D. Ballou; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. G. D. Ballou; Executive Committee, G. D. Ballou, W. C. White, M. C. Israel.

These being duly elected, and there being no further business, the meeting adjourned.

E. A. CHAPMAN, Sec. W. C. WHITE, Pres.