Eleventh Annual Report of the N. Y. and Pa. State Conference by P. Z. Kinne; S. B. Whitney

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 10, 1872

Eleventh Annual Report of the N. Y. and Pa. State Conference.

By P. Z. Kinne; S. B. Whitney

CONFERENCE convened, according to notice, on the camp-ground, Kirkville, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1872.

On a call for credentials, twenty-three delegates responded, representing twenty churches. By vote of Conference, delegates were received from four other churches without credentials. Three new churches, viz.: Chester, Warren Co., Vermontville, Franklin Co., and Vermillion, Oswego Co., were received into the Conference with their delegates. Two churches were represented by letter.

The usual invitation was given to brethren present, in good standing, to share in the deliberations of the meeting; also to Brn. Butler, Haskell, and Littlejohn.

The report of the last meeting was read and accepted, with a slight correction relating to the number and names of the new churches received into the Conference. Reports from churches were then received; after which it was

Voted, That the President appoint the usual committees, who presented the following names, viz.: Auditors, A. H. Hall, S. N. Walsh, Daniel Bowe, W. M. Eggleston, Wm. Coats, and D. B. Welch; on Nominations, S. N. Haskell, Harmon Lindsay, and H. Hilliard; on Resolutions, Geo. I. Butler, W. H. Littlejohn, and S. B. Whitney.

Call being made for reports from ministers and licentiates, the following persons briefly responded, viz.: Bro. Wheeler, Taylor, Whitney, Cottrell, Reynolds, Saunders, Sr. Lindsay, Brn. Stebbins, Edson, Arnold, and Bro. Wheeler in behalf of Bro. Wilcox. The Nominating Committee reported the following names for officers, viz.: President, P. Z. Kinne, Kirkville, Onondaga Co.; Secretary, S. B. Whitney, Keene, Essex Co.; Treasurer, E. S. Lane, Locke, Cayuga Co.; Executive Committee, E. B. Gaskill, Olcott, Niagara Co., and B. L. Whitney, Kirkville, Onondaga Co. The report was accepted, and each person duly elected by a separate vote. The renewing of credentials and granting of licenses being introduced, Bro. Butler was called upon to make some remarks upon the subject, as the result of which, it was

Voted, 1. That the Conference Committee examine the cases of those wishing credentials or licenses, and present such to the Conference, as they deem worthy to receive them. 2. That the suggestions made upon the subject be accepted as the sense of the Conference to be given in a resolution for future reference.

Bro. Butler introduced the matter of sending men to Battle Creek properly qualified to care for the vital interests of the cause there, according to the light that has been given, and after being duly considered, it was

Voted, To invite Bro. Harmon Lindsay to represent our Conference, in this capacity, at that place.

The reports of the Auditing Committee and Treasurer were made and accepted.

Voted, To appropriate what funds we have on loan, in the Publishing Association, to the General Conference.

The credentials of the following brethren were renewed upon the recommendation of the committee, viz.: J. N. Andrews, R. F. Cottrell, C. O. Taylor, S. B. Whitney, F. Wheeler, C. B. Reynolds, Hiram Edson, and David Arnold. Credentials were also granted to E. B. Saunders.

Voted, That the granting of licenses be left with the Conference Committee.

The following resolutions were then adopted:

Whereas, It is manifest that the interests of the cause demand that each Conference should be represented at the head of the work, by one or more of its most reliable men, therefore,

Resolved, That, in our judgment, it is expedient that Harmon Lindsay should remove to Battle Creek, so soon as he can consistently, to co-operate with Ira. Abbey, now there, as representatives from the State of N. Y., in laboring for the prosperity of the institutions located in that place.

Whereas, It is our conviction that there are many excellent fields of labor in this Conference, which have never been entered, and in which churches might be raised up, provided the light of present truth could be properly presented, therefore,

Resolved, That we earnestly exhort our brethren in the ministry, for the year to come, to leave the churches, as far as possible, in the hands of the lay members, while they devote themselves to the work of searching out these fields, and raising up new bodies of believers.

2. That it is the judgment of this Conference that those receiving licenses should perform what labor they do, in new fields, and that the Conference will not consider itself under obligation to pay for any labor that does not benefit the cause of present truth.

Whereas, We have at present no minister who can labor efficiently among the churches in our Conference, and the condition of the cause in the State seeming to demand the attention and labors of a man qualified for this work, therefore,

Resolved, That we invite Bro. S. N. Haskell to labor in our State, so far as is consistent in the providence of God.

2. That we highly appreciate his labors and influence in connection with our Tract and Missionary Society in assisting us to get its affairs into working order.

3. That we express our gratitude to God, and Bro. Butler, Littlejohn and Haskell, for their faithful labors in this meeting.

By vote of the Conference, the President appointed the following persons as Camp-meeting Committee, viz.: B. L. Whitney, C. W. Lindsay, S. I. Abbey, Daniel Bowe, Wm. H. Brown, R. W. Palmiter, and C. H. White. Votes of thanks were passed, tendered to the R. W. & O. and S. N. R. R.'s for granting free returns to

those coming to the meeting over these roads, and to the owner of the grounds for his gentlemanly deportment and liberality in connection with the meeting.

It was also voted to publish these proceedings in the REVIEW. Adjourned sine die.

P. Z. KINNE, Pres.

S. B. WHITNEY, Sec.