And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand Services in Chicago, every Sabbath (seventh day), at 269 West Erie St. All Sabbath-keepers spending a Sabbath in Chicago are invited to attend. The Michigan Conference will hold its next annual session in connection with the camp-meeting at Battle Creek, commencing Aug. 6, 1874. Delegates should be on the ground the first day of the meeting. Let the church officers make their reports in season; also let the S. B. treasurers make an effort to meet their pledges. We hope the friends of the cause will make an especial effort to attend this meeting prepared to work for the Lord. F. H. Root, Mich.
M. S. Merriam, Conf.
H. Lindsay, Com. The Health Reform Institute.
The stockholders of the Health Reform Institute will hold their eighth annual meeting at Battle Creek, Mich., in connection with the camp-meeting, Friday, Aug. 7, 1874, 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. Stockholders who cannot attend will please see that their stock is represented by proxy if they have not already made provision of this kind. James White,
Ira Abbey,
Geo. I. Butler,
Harmon Lindsay,
Benn Auten,
E. B. Gaskill,
M. S. Merriam, Directors. The T. and M. Society of Michigan will hold its next annual session in connection with the camp-meeting at Battle Creek. We hope the district secretaries will send their reports to the State secretary, Anna M. Driscall, Battle Creek, Mich., at least one week before the camp-meeting.
E. H. Root. The T. and M. Society of Dist. No. 4, N. Y., will be held at Buck's Bridge, St. Lawrence Co., July 18 and 19, 1874. We earnestly request all the members and others to attend this last general quarterly meeting for this district in this Conference year. Do not fail to bring all the reports you have, or send them. We shall expect some minister to speak to us.
A. H. Hall, Director. Quarterly meeting at Greenup, Ill., third Sabbath and Sunday in July. Let all the friends of Clark and Crawford Counties come that possibly can, as we have important matters to consider. We hope especially that the different officers of the Tract Society (Dist. No. 7) will be present.
G. W. Colcord. The T. and M. Society of Dist. No. 5, Mich., will hold its next quarterly meeting at Wright, Ottawa Co., Sabbath and first-day, July 25 and 26, 1874. We wish to see a general rally of the friends of the cause at this meeting, as it will be the last in this Conference year. Come one and all. Come prepared to pay up all arrearages and pledges, as we wish to leave a clean record. A special invitation is extended to the brethren in Ravenna to meet with us at this meeting, especially on first-day, as we desire to establish a monthly meeting between the churches of Wright, Blendon, and Ravenna.
J. S. Wicks, Director. Watrousville, Sabbath and first-day, July 11 and 12. Meetings to commence with the Sabbath. May these meetings be an occasion of seeking the Lord with all the heart.
A. S. Hutchins.