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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 10, 1879

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 54, No. 3.

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NORTH PACIFIC CONFERENCE.

By I. D. Van Horn; Alonzo T. Jones

The third annual session of the North Pacific Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, was held at the camp-ground, near Walla Walla, W. T., June 4–10, 1879.
FIRST MEETING, JUNE 5, 4:45 P. M. Conference was called to order by the president, Eld. I. D. Van Horn. The meeting was opened with prayer by Eld. Wm. L. Raymond.
Credentials of delegates being called for, the following were presented: J. F. Wood, George Savage, Walla Walla; Aaron Miller, Milton; C. F. Phar, Dayton; A. T. Jones, Beaverton. Represented by letter, Eugene City and Damascus. Bro. A. Johnson was present from Pataha, and Bro. Amy from Basket Mountain. Minutes of last meeting were read and accepted.
Voted, That Eld. S. N. Haskell be accepted as delegate from the General Conference.
Voted, That all members of the Conference in good standing be invited to participate in all the deliberations of the Conference, except in voting.
Voted, That all committees be appointed by the Chair.
Committees were appointed as follows: On nominations, Wm. L. Raymond, A. T. Jones, and Wm. Russell; on resolutions, A. T. Jones, S. Maxon, and J. F. Wood; on credentials and licenses, S. Maxon, Wm. L. Raymond, and Geo. Savage; auditing committee, J. F. Wood, Aaron Miller, Wm. Russell, C. F. Phar, Wm. Goodwin, and Wm. Nichols.
Letters were read from the churches at Eugene City, Damascus, and Beaverton, Oregon.
Moved, That the church at Eugene City, Oregon, consisting of fourteen members, be received into the Conference. Carried.
Moved, That the church at Damascus, Oregon, consisting of eleven members, be admitted into the Conference. Carried.
Moved, That the church at Pataha, W. T., consisting of ten members, be admitted into the Conference. Carried.
Voted, That the unorganized company of ten at Basket Mountain, be taken under the watch-care of the Conference.
Adjourned.
SECOND MEETING, JUNE 8, 8:30 A. M. Prayer by Eld. S. N. Haskell.
Reports of committees were called for. The committee on nominations reported as follows: For president, Eld. I. D. Van Horn; secretary, Eld. Alonzo T. Jones; treasurer, John Donaldson; executive committee, I. D. Van Horn, T. H. Starbuck, and S. Maxon. The report was adopted, and the nominees declared elected for the ensuing year.
The committee on resolutions submitted the following:—
Resolved, That we render a tribute of thanksgiving to God for his great goodness and mercy in affording us the opportunity of attending this camp-meeting, and for his rich blessing upon us in our worship.
Resolved, That we tender our grateful thanks to the General Conference for the help, and good counsel, and instruction they have furnished us in the person and labors of Eld. S. N. Haskell.
Whereas, The gift of prophecy has been inseparably connected with the great work of the third angel’s message from its earliest beginning, therefore
Resolved, That we consider this subject of great importance to all of our brethren and sisters; and
Whereas, We consider the reading of the “Testimonies” and the “Spirit of Prophecy” one of the best means of removing the prejudice that exists against this phase of our faith, therefore
Resolved, That we deem it duty for all of our churches to possess a circulating library of these works.
Whereas, Knowing as we do, by the word of the Lord, the important events that are just before us, in the perilous times upon the earth, and the coming of the Son of man from Heaven, and that to meet these things requires a preparation in body, as well as in spirit, therefore
Resolved, That we deem essential, and that we will make daily, a more thorough application of the principles of hygiene, or, in other words, the health reform.
After the reading of these resolutions, they were taken up separately, and the third, fourth, and fifth, particularly, were spoken upon quite freely by a number of the brethren, and passed unanimously.
Whereas, Licenses were granted to persons in this Conference the past year, none of which have been used, and
Whereas, This sets us in a false light before the General Conference, in that it represents a strength that we by no means possess, therefore
Resolved, That henceforth no licenses shall be granted, except to persons who will use them, and not to these until they shall signify their purpose to give themselves to the work, for at least a portion of the time; provided that nothing in this resolution shall be so construed as to prohibit the freedom of any person in the exercise of whatever gift he may possess.
After considerable discussion the resolution was referred to the committee on credentials and licenses.
Whereas, The expense for traveling is so very great for the necessary delegates to pass from one part of the Conference to the other, at the annual sessions, therefore
Resolved, That we deem a division of the Conference on the line of the Cascade Mountains for the best interests of the cause, and therefore
Resolved, That we request the General Conference to grant us permission to make such division, and that all east of the Cascade Mountains be called the Walla Walla Conference.
After quite an animated discussion the Conference adjourned.
THIRD MEETING, JUNE 9, 5:45 P. M. Prayer by Eld. Raymond. Minutes of last meeting read and accepted.
A consideration of the two last-named resolutions was resumed, and after mature deliberation, it was moved that these resolutions be laid on the table. Carried.
Resolved, That we are grateful to God that Eld. I. D. Van Horn has been permitted to labor among us so long; that we appreciate his work as being earnest, faithful, and true under all circumstances, and that we desire that he shall remain in this Conference.
The committee on credentials and licenses recommended the renewal of the credentials of Elders I. D. Van Horn, Alonzo T. Jones, and Wm. L. Raymond. Adopted and so ordered. For licenses: J. C. Bunch, S. Maxon, Wm. Russell, T. H. Starbuck, J. F. Wood, J. N. Bunch, J. A. Smith, and S. S. Caston. Adopted and so ordered. The names of Brn. S. A. DeVaney, Wm. Leavitt, and A. G. Roberts were referred to the Conference Committee.
Voted, That this Conference adopt the tithing system.
Voted, That this Conference pay a tithe of its tithes to the General Conference.
Voted, That we have a camp-meeting in the Walla Walla Valley next year.
Voted, That a copy of these proceedings be sent to the Signs and Review for publication.
Adjourned.
I. D. VAN HORN, Pres.
ALONZO T. JONES, Sec.