Wisconsin Conference by P. S. Thurston; E. R. Gillett

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 7, 1874

Wisconsin Conference.

By P. S. Thurston; E. R. Gillett

Fourth Annual Session.

CONFERENCE convened according to appointment at Lodi, Columbia Co., Wis., June 18, 1874. The President in the chair. Prayer by Eld. I. Sanborn.

Call being made for delegates to present their credentials, twenty-four delegates responded, representing twenty-two churches. One church not represented.

Call made for new churches that wished to join the Conference. Eight new churches were admitted with their delegates.

Moved and adopted that Brn. Butler and Haskell be invited to take part in the deliberations of this Conference.

Last annual Conference report called for, read, and approved.

On motion, a committee of three were selected to nominate the proper committees. Eld. Geo. I. Butler, O. H. Pratt, and N. M. Jordan, were chosen such Committee.

Adjourned to call of Chair.

Second Session.

Conference called at 5 o’clock P. M., June 21. Prayer by Eld. Butler.

Voted, That the church of Chicago be allowed to retain their s. B. for the past year; Fremont allowed to retain one-half their s. B. for the present year.

The following resolution was passed:—

Resolved, That we extend a hearty invitation to the Danish and Norwegian brethren to attend the camp-meeting, and that we will give them a reasonable opportunity to hold meetings during the camp-meeting in their own tongue.

Voted, That the Executive Committee be empowered to choose a camp-meeting Committee.

One hundred dollars were voted to the General Conference.

The report of committees being in order, the Committee on Resolutions reported, that in their opinion, no resolutions were necessary. But would recommend the Conference to live up to the good resolution heretofore passed by this Conference. The suggestion was adopted.

The Committee on Nominations reported for President, O. A. Oleson, Fort Howard, Brown Co., Wis.; Executive Committee, O. H. Pratt, Monroe, Green Co., Wis.; Geo. Tenney, Kilbourne City, Wis.; Treasurer, Wm. Kerr, Monroe, Green Co., Wis.; Secretary, E. R. Gillett, Monroe, Green Co., Wis.

The Committee on Credentials and Licenses reported as follows:—

We recommend to renew the Credentials of the following brethren: Isaac Sanborn, John Matteson, David Downer, and O. A. Oleson; and that the following persons receive license, H. W. Decker, C. W. Olds, Rufus Baker, John Atkinson, P. H. Cady, J. C. Nielson, and Andrew O. Johnson. Report adopted.

The report of the treasurer not being ready, it was ordered that it be published with the secretary’s report. The report is as follows:—

Cash on hand at the beginning of the year, $ 161.54 Rec’d during the year, 2346.83 Total, $2508.37 Paid out during year, $2450.36 Cash to balance, 58.01 Total, $2508.37

Wm. Kerr, Treas.

The secretary reports that at the beginning of last Conference year, s. B. pledges amounted to $2407.72; this Conference year, $3015.00.

No. of members at commencement of last Conference year, 713; of this Conference year, 875.

Voted, That a copy of the proceedings of this Conference be furnished the REVIEW AND HERALD for publication.

Adjourned sine die.

P. S. Thurston, Pres.

E. R. Gillett, Sec.