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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 13, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 37.

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The Alberta Conference

By J. W. Boynton; Stella B. Lowry

The third annual session of the Alberta Mission Field of Seventh-day Adventists was held in connection with the camp-meeting at Red Deer, Alberta, July 10-17.
At the first meeting Elder J. W. Boynton, the superintendent, read a report of the work during the past five years, and it was encouraging to see how the Lord had worked, and what advancements the message had made.
The secretary and treasurer read a comparative report of the finances during the years of 1904 and 1905, which showed quite an increase in almost every item.
The plan of organizing the Alberta Mission Field into a conference at this time was introduced, and it was voted that it be organized into a conference at this meeting. The first meeting of the first session of the Alberta Conference was held at five o'clock on the same day.
The committee on constitution and plans presented a partial report, which was adopted. The committee on nominations also presented its report. The following are the recommendations that were passed during the conference:—
“1. We recommend, That the sum of four hundred dollars be raised just as soon as possible for the purchasing of tents.
“2. Resolved, That we hold a three months' canvassers' school, at such time and place as may seem best to the conference committee.
“Recognizing the need of more thorough instruction in Sabbath-school work,—
“3. We recommend, That we hold a Sabbath-school convention at such time and place as the conference committee may decide upon.
“Recognizing that the Sabbath-school lessons are of great value,—
“4. We recommend, That our isolated brethren and sisters make a thorough study of the lessons, and each quarter send a report to the one in charge, accompanied with their donations.
“5. We recommend, That it is the sense of this body that a legal association be formed, for the purpose of holding property owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Conference of Alberta.
“Whereas, The church-school work has become an important factor in the development of Christian character in the youth and children,—
“6. We recommend, That steps be taken to build up the church-school work in the conference as quickly as possible.
“Recognizing the fact that to be constantly connected with some department of the work gives a person fresh hope, courage, and strength,—
“7. We recommend, That all our young people, wherever possible, organize themselves into a working band to do all they can to scatter the seeds of present truth among those who know it not; and that those who are scattered also take up the work in whatever way possible, reporting faithfully at the close of each quarter to the one who may be in charge.
“8. Resolved, That the accredited nurses in the field be recognized by the conference by granting them missionary license.
“9. Resolved, That a tract fund be created for the benefit of those holding public meetings, the same to be sustained by collections.
“10. Resolved, That C. A. Burman, J. W. Boynton, Frank L. Hommel, A. C. Anderson, and H. Block be and hereby are empowered by this, the first session of the Seventh-day Adventist Conference of Alberta, to organize a sanitarium association for the sanitarium work at Edmonton which has been started by Brother Hommel and Sisters Coats and Carpenter, on the following general lines; and that when such an association is so formed, the conference give it its hearty moral support:—
“(a) The association is to be non-dividend paying and non-profit taking. Membership does not bestow property rights, and can not be transferred or assigned or willed or bequeathed.
“(b) The charter is to show that the association is a Seventh-day Adventist benevolent corporation.
“(c) The charter shall provide that at least two members of the trustees shall be members of the conference committee of the Seventh-day Adventist Conference of Alberta, unless each and all such members of the said Seventh-day Adventist Conference of Alberta shall enter definite refusal to act as trustees of this association.
“(d) The charter shall show that the association shall stand for the principles of the treatment of the sick, of healthful living, etc., of the Seventh-day Adventistdenomination, and that the same shall be conscientiously inculcated and practised in the institution operated by the association.
“(e) The charter shall provide that whenever the Seventh-day Adventist Conference of Alberta shall vote to form another corporation to take over the property and business of the association to carry it on for the same purpose as this association, this association will within a reasonable time turn over to the new association all its property of every name and nature; said new association to pay to this association only a sum equal to its just debts, all gifts and accumulated earnings to accrue to it without price.”
The donations received at the camp-meeting, in both cash and pledges, are as follows: For the work in the Southern field, $125.60, in which the price of one cow is not included; donations to the tent fund for home field, $248.90; for baptismal robes, $6.25; to tract fund for laborers, $8.55; total, not including the price of the one cow, $389.30.
The officers for the year are as follows: President, C. A. Burman; Vice-President, J. W. Boynton; Secretary and Treasurer, Stella B. Lowry; Field Secretary, W. O. James; Secretary of Sabbath-school and young people's work, Leona Burman; Conference Committee, C. A. Burman, J. W. Boynton, A. C. Anderson, Henry Block, and C. L. Holdeman; committee empowered to incorporate in behalf of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination in Alberta, for the purpose of holding church property in the Province, C. A. Burman, J. W. Boynton, and A. C. Anderson, and if additional names are needed, J. C. Christensen and Henry Block.
The committee on licenses and credentials presented the following report, which was adopted: For credentials, J. W. Boynton, A. C. Anderson, Henry Block, J. C. Christensen, C. A. Burman; for ministerial license, Hans Bonde; for missionary license, H. E. Shelstad, Stella B. Lowry, W. O. James, Leona Burman, F. L. Hommel, Della Coats, La Rene Carpenter.
Monday morning we all gathered on the shore of the Red Deer River to witness the burial of six precious souls who followed their Lord in baptism. The scene was one long to be remembered.
J. W. BOYNTON, Supt. of Alberta Mission Field, STELLA B. LOWRY, Sec. and Treas.