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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 4, 1873

General Conference

Appointments.

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand

General Conference.

Providence permitting, the eleventh annual session of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Battle Creek, Mich., Tuesday, March 11, 1873, at 9 o'clock A. M., for the purpose of considering all matters pertaining to the general prosperity and advancement of the cause, which may properly come before this body. The State Conferences will please prepare their reports immediately, to be sent in by delegates or letters.

GEO. I. BUTLER, ) Gen. S. N. HASKELL, ) Conf. ERA ABBEY. } Com.

A SPECIAL REQUEST.

We deem it of the utmost importance that Bro. and sister White attend this meeting; and we therefore invite and urge, in the strongest terms, their attendance at this session of the General Conference, if their health will permit them to do so.

Will Brethren J. N. Andrews, T. J. Butler, and D. M. Canright, meet the Gen. Conf. Committee in Battle Creek, as early as March 6?

GEN. CONF. COMMITTEE.

The S. D. A. Publishing Association.

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association will hold its thirteenth annual session at Battle Creek, Mich., Thursday, March 13, 1873, at 9 o'clock A. M., for the election of officers, and for the transaction of any other business that may come before the meeting.

JAMES WHITE, E. W. WHITNEY, L. P. BAILEY, J. N. ANDREWS, J. H. WAGGONER, MRS. A. P. VAN HORN, MISS A. M. DRISCOLL. } Trustees.

Quarterly Meetings in California.

Being instructed to re-arrange quarterly meetings for California, we would give the following:—

Santa Rosa, March 22, 23, San Francisco, April 19, 20, Bloomfield, May 17, 18, Healdsburg, June 14, 15, Petaluma, July 12, 13, Green Valley, August 9, 10.

Meetings to commence, if possible, in each case, with prayer-meeting at the commencement of the Sabbath; social meeting Sabbath morning; ordinances Sabbath afternoon; prayer-meeting evening after the Sabbath. Business meeting of the Tract and Missionary Societies, on Sunday mornings in Sonoma Co.; on Sunday evening at the San Francisco meeting. It will be expected that each church will have its report of missionary labor prepared, from time of last report to date of their meeting.

Bro. Judson, President, or Bro. Dennison, Vice-president, of our State Tract and Missionary Society, design to attend the above appointments. It is the request of the committee that our brethren and sisters within reach of these meetings make it a special point to attend them both days. May God make the meetings a source of great good to his cause, and to you all.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH, ) Cal. JOHN JUDSON, } Conf. JACKSON FERGUSON, ) Com.

General quarterly meeting of the Ohio T. and M. Society, at Clyde, Sabbath and first-day, March 22, 23. Will Eld. Geo. I. Butler, or Eld. S. N. Haskell, attend? Each director is requested to send a report from his district to the secretary, M. E. Reynolds, Mesopotamia, Trumbull Co., Ohio, at least one week in advance of the meeting, or else bring a report to the meeting. O. F. GUILFORD.

Quarterly meeting at Alaiedon, March 29, 30. All the brethren and sisters belonging to this church, that can attend, are expected to be present. Brethren and sisters from other churches are invited. And we most earnestly request some one of the preaching brethren to attend this meeting. D. V. WINNE, Clerk.

Quarterly meeting for Rhode Island will be held at LaFayette, March 15, 16, 1873. A meeting of the T. and M. Society will be held on first-day, the 16th. It is hoped that the members of the Society will send their reports to M. J. Prosser, Wakefield, R. I., as soon as the 10th of March. It is also hoped that the friends of the cause will make an especial effort to attend this meeting. A. P. GREEN, Director.

Quarterly meeting for churches of District No. 8, April 5 and 6, at Vergennes. E. VAN DEUSEN.

Monthly meeting for the churches of Oswego County, will be held at the church in West Monroe, N. Y., March 8 and 9, 1873. All are invited to attend. DANIEL BOWE.

Monthly meeting for Western N. Y. at Olcott, Niagara Co., March 8, 1873. E. TARBОX, Clerk.

ALMONT, Sabbath, March 8, at 10:30 A. M. Will the friends at the Webster meet with us.

Webster School-house, Sunday, March 9, 10:30 A. M., and in the evening. H. M. KENYON.