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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 13, 1901

LOUISIANA CONFERENCE ORGANIZED.

By S. B. Horton; W. T. Hartsock

The fourth annual camp-meeting for the State of Louisiana was held in a beautiful grove just outside the city of Crowley, in Acadia parish. Brethren and sisters from Welsh, Marthaville, Mansfield, Shreveport, Hope Villa, Lake Charles, and New Orleans were present. The visiting brethren were Elder R. M. Kilgore, president of the S. U. C.; Prof. J. E. Tenney, principal of the Southern training-school; A. F. Harrison, general canvassing agent; and W. O. Palmer, of the Southern Publishing Association of Nashville. These brethren were used by the Lord in bringing before our people the important principles underlying the message for these last days. The principles of true education were specially emphasized by Professor Tenney. A half score or more of our young people from this section are planning to attend the Southern training-school at Graysville, Tenn., this fall.

The subject of Conference organization was duly considered. Elder Kilgore and others presented pertinent remarks upon the question, and it was unanimously agreed to organize the Louisiana Conference. R. M. Kilgore was elected chairman, and Ruby Roach temporary secretary.

Committees were appointed on plans and constitution, nominations, and credentials. Recommendations and plans were adopted in keeping with the spirit of the message for these last days; true Christian education, medical missionary work, the publishing enterprise, and the circulation of literature receiving due consideration. It was also agreed to establish a depository in New Orleans as soon as circumstances would warrant, and to place the Sabbath- and day-schools, book and medical missionary work in departments of the Conference, in charge of secretaries and superintendents.

The following-named persons were elected for the ensuing year: President, S. B. Horton; Secretary, W. T. Hartsock; Treasurer, Frank Peabody, Fenton, La.; Canvassing Agent, C. F. Dart; Superintendent of church schools and Secretary of Sabbath-schools, Ruby Roach; Secretary Medical Missionary Department, W. T. Hartsock; executive committee, S. B. Horton, C. A. Watkins, E. S. Abbott, Solomon Broussard, J. R. Hudson.

Credentials were given as follows: Ministerial credentials, S. B. Horton, C. A. Watkins; missionary credentials, C. F. Dart, Mrs. E. Hartsock, Miss Ida Simmons, W. T. Hartsock; missionary credentials (self-supporting), Mrs. May Dart, Mrs. Belle Horton, Miss Ruby Roach, Miss Jennie Litchfield.

The treasurer was instructed to remit a tithe to the Southern Union Conference treasurer of all tithe receipts. And it was agreed to assume Conference responsibilities from August 1.

S. B. HORTON, Pres. W. T. HARTSOCK, Sec.