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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 14, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 46.

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Southern California Conference Proceedings

By G. W. Reaser; H. H. Winslow

The eighth annual session of the Southern California Conference convened at Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 18, 1907, continuing its meetings till September 1.
There are twenty-eight churches in the conference, twenty-seven of which sent delegates to this session. One new church, that at Imperial Valley, was organized during the past year, and was admitted into the conference at this session.
The president’s address presented statistics as to the condition of the work and the progress of the cause during the past year. This showed approximately two thousand membership in the conference at the present time, of which about two hundred forty have been added during the past year.
The financial and revenue statements of the conference for the year ending June 30, 1907, showed total funds handled to slightly exceed sixty-two thousand dollars.
Interesting reports were presented from Fernando Academy, from Glendale and Loma Linda Sanitariums, and from other conference institutions or departments, and the consideration of these reports and the principles underlying the foundation and operation of these institutions took up a large portion of the time of the session.
Resolutions were adopted expressing gratitude to God for the many manifestations of his guiding care over his work in this conference; also expressing the sympathy of the members of the conference for the wife and children of Elder William W. Simpson, deceased, and deploring the loss to the cause of God in his death.
It was voted that fifteen hundred dollars of the surplus tithe be donated to the General Conference for distribution, as follows: for the foreign mission work, one thousand dollars; for the Southern Union Conference, to be used by the Southern Missionary Society in its work for the colored people, five hundred dollars.
Recognizing the duty devolving upon this conference to aid in the evangelization of Mexico and the Mexican people in the conference, the members pledged their means, prayers, and energies to that work. A goodly number of Spanish-speaking people were present at this meeting as a result of the earnest efforts already put forth in this field for that people. It is hoped that these Spanish-speaking converts to the truth may be endued with power from on high and join in the work of giving the truth to Mexico.
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, G. W. Reaser; Secretary and Treasurer, H. H. Winslow; Executive Committee, G. W. Reaser, R. S. Owen, W. M. Healey, C. E. Ford, J. A. Burden, H. G. Lucas, and J. R. Leadsworth; Missionary Secretary, Jennie L. Ireland; Tract Society Department Secretary, Florence Nightingale; Superintendent of Church-schools, E. S. Ballenger; Educational Committee, G. W. Reaser, E. S. Ballenger, H. G. Lucas, Geo. McCready Price, Dr. A. Winegar-Simpson, Milton P. Robison, and Grace O’Neil.
Fernando Academy Board of Managers: G. W. Reaser, H. G. Lucas, R. S. Owen, E. S. Ballenger, J. L. Kay, C. E. Ford, and W. J. Dart.
Board of Trustees of Glendale Sanitarium: G. W. Reaser, J. A. Burden, Drs. J. R. Leadsworth and M. M. Kay, Prof. H. E. Osborne, W. Ray Simpson, and E. G. Fulton. (These organized as follows: President, G. W. Reaser; Vice-President, J. A. Burden; Secretary, H. H. Winslow; Treasurer and Business Manager, W. Ray Simpson; Auditor, J. J. Ireland.)
Board of Trustees of Loma Linda Sanitarium: G. W. Reaser and J. A. Burden, Drs. J. R. Leadsworth, Julia A. White, and Geo. K. Abbott, T. E. Nightingale, and W. H. Gilmore.
The report of the committee on credentials and licenses was adopted as follows: for ministerial credentials, Elders G. W. Reaser, W. M. Healey, R. S. Owen, J. F. Ballenger, J. W. Adams, C. E. Ford, F. I. Richardson, S. T. Hare, Alfred Whitehead, J. L. Kay, J. A. Burden, B. E. Fullmer, S. Thurston, G. A. Raubeder, J. H. Rogers, E. H. Adams; for ordination and credentials, Prof. H. G. Lucas; for ministerial license, E. S. Ballenger, H. E. Osborne, H. J. Hoare, H. L. Rawson, C. F. Marvin, R. W. Miller, and T. S. Whitelock; for missionary license, H. H. Winslow, Jennie Ireland, Mrs. M. E. Hoyt, Geo. McCready Price, Henry Zutt, E. S. Horsman, Mrs. H. C. Stevens, Augusta de Angeles, A. W. Simpson, J. R. Leadsworth, G. K. Abbott, Julia A. White, M. M. Kay, Lillis Wood Starr, J. F. Blunt, Florence Nightingale, John Asker, C. W. Story, T. S. Nightingale, L. E. Brant, Juan Robles, Juan Avendano, Arthur Philbrick, Mrs. Josephine Gotzian, J. L. Jones, and Mrs. Belle P. Baker; for missionary teachers’ license, Milton P. Robison, Waldo Miramontez, A. E. Brown, B. B. Davis, Mrs. B. B. Davis, Bertha Messick, Mrs. Delpha Miller, Pearl Stone, Laura Wagner, Geo. B. Morrison, T. De Witt Robinson, Grace O’Neil, Ruth Kane, Lena Clark, Irma Parks, Mabel Noggle, Ida Lothrop, J. F. Gaster, Mrs. B. F. Harris, Mrs. H. G. Lucas, Mrs. J. L. Kay, and Genevieve Johnson.
It was voted that two thousand dollars in addition to the fifteen hundred dollars already appropriated, or as much thereof as can, in the judgment of the executivecommittee, be spared, be appropriated to the General Conference for foreign missions. Conference adjourned sine die.
G. W. REASER, President, H. H. WINSLOW, Secretary pro tem.