Maritime Conference by S. D. HARTWELL

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 14, 1903

Maritime Conference

By S. D. HARTWELL

THE first annual meeting of the Maritime Conference was held at Fredericton, New Brunswick, May 29 to June 8. All the conference laborers were present, also Elders Thurston and Bicknell and the writer. The meetings of the conference were held in the new church recently completed by our people in Fredericton. This is a neat house of worship, and an honor to the cause in that place. Brother Andrews, who has been in charge of the work in that place for the past year or more, is entitled to credit for the progress the work has made in the capital city of the province of New Brunswick.

On the first Sunday of the meeting the house was dedicated to the Lord, the services being well attended by the citizens of the place, who also made manifest their interest in the enterprise by a liberal donation at the close of the exercises, although many of them had made liberal offerings previously. Elder M. S. Babcock made the dedicatory address, being assisted in the service by Elders Langdon, Thurston, Guthrie, and Brother Andrews.

The meetings of the conference all passed off pleasantly, recommendations for the advancement of the work in all departments being unanimously carried. The educational work received attention, and Brother D. W. Dimmock's gift of

one hundred acres of improved land and one hundred and fifty acres of timber for an industrial school was accepted, and an educational committee elected, with instructions, by vote of the delegates, to open the school about the first of September, to accommodate as many students as the present room will permit, planning on getting out timber next winter for the erection of suitable school buildings another season.

Owing to the recommendation of the General Conference for Elder Langdon to make Greater New York his field of future labor, it was necessary to elect a new president and a new secretary, much to the regret of the delegates present, many of whom had first experienced the blessings of present truth under the labors of Elder and Sister Langdon.

The following officers were chosen for the year: President, W. H. Thurston; Secretary and Treasurer, Alberta McLeod; Executive Committee, W. H. Thurston, M. S. Babcock, Wm. Guthrie, W. R. Andrews, and J. G. Hanna.

In the location of laborers for the coming year it was decided that Elder Guthrie make Halifax his field, and that J. G. Hanna go to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Elder Babcock was recommended to go to St. John, New Brunswick. Brother W. R. Andrews was recommended to continue to look after the work at Fredericton and surrounding country.

At the second Sabbath evening of the meeting Brother W. R. Andrews was ordained to the work of the gospel ministry, by Elders Guthrie, Bicknell, Langdon, and Thurston, Elder Langdon offering the prayer, and Elder Thurston giving the charge.

It was decided that permanent headquarters be established at Moncton, New Brunswick, and a depository be opened there. Accordingly, at the request of the conference, the writer spent ten days at the close of the meeting at that place carrying out the wish of the conference in this respect, and the secretary is now in charge of the depository. The address is Box 7, Moncton, New Brunswick.

S. D. HARTWELL.