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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 19, 1871

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 38, No. 14.

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Business Proceedings

By Stephen Nelson Haskell; W. H. Ball

OF THE FIRST ANNUAL SESSION OF THE NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE OF S. D. ADVENTISTS.
Pursuant to notice given in REVIEW, the first annual session of the New England Conference was held in Amherst, N. H., Aug. 24, 1871.
President in the chair. Meeting opened with prayer by Eld. J. N. Andrews. Delegates being called for, credentials were presented by the following brethren:—
New Hampshire.—C. W. Comings, of Cornish; John Hurd, of Washington; C. L. Davis, of Amherst; A. W. Smith, of Manchester; L. W. Hastings, of New Ipswich.
Massachusetts.—J. T. Ashley, of North Dartmouth; L. H. Priest, of South Lancaster; D. D. Haines, of Haverhill; M. Wood, of Boston.
Rhode Island.—C. L. Sweet, of Exeter; J. C. Tucker, of Curtis Corner; A. P. Green, of Greenhill; E. W. Bliven, of Westerly.
Elds. J. N. Andrews and W. H. Littlejohn, and others in good standing, were invited to take part in the deliberations of the Conference. Remarks were made by Elds. Haskell and Rodman, also by Brn. Crandall and Prescott, in reference to their labors during the past year. Minutes of last meeting read and accepted.
On motion, the Chair appointed the following Committees:— Auditing Committee—J. C. Tucker, A. P. Green, M. Wood, C. W. Comings, J. T. Ashley, and J. S. Farnsworth. Committee on Resolutions—J. N. Andrews, W. H. Littlejohn, and H. B. Stratton. Committee on Nominations—J. N. Andrews, C. W. Comings, and J. C. Tucker.
Adjourned to the call of the Chair.

SECOND SESSION. Aug. 28, 4 P. M.

Committee on Nominations reported the following for the officers of the Conference the coming year: President, S. N. Haskell; Secretary, W. H. Ball; Treasurer, C. K. Farnsworth; Executive Committee, S. N. Haskell, H. B. Stratton, and A. W. Smith. These nominations were thereupon ratified by vote of the Conference.
The Committee on Resolutions reported the following, which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we express our hearty approval of the work of enlarging our institutions at Battle Creek; and that we pledge ourselves to do our full share in meeting the expense of the same.
Resolved, That we will, as a Conference, assume the responsibility of collecting the arrears on our papers within the limits of our body.
Resolved, That we heartily disapprove of the practice of some of our people in coming to our camp-meetings on the second, or third, or fourth, days of the session; and that we do in like manner deprecate the action of those who leave the meeting before its close.
Resolved, That we earnestly commend to our people the subject of Christian temperance, as embodied in what is known as the Health Reform, and the reform in dress; and that we entreat them to regard the light which God has given upon this matter.
Resolved, That we express our great indebtedness to God for the light which he has given us, as a people, upon the subject of spiritual gifts; and that we exhort all our people to regard the testimonies of his Spirit, with which he has so greatly favored us.
Whereas, Help has been called for at Battle Creek, that there may be suitable and efficient men at that place to aid in bearing the burdens of the work, therefore,
Resolved, That we will do all that lies in our power to encourage and to assist those to remove from this Conference to Battle Creek who are competent to aid in the work.
The following brethren were nominated and duly appointed as a camp-meeting committee the coming year: H. B. Stratton, J. C. Tucker, and J. S. Farnsworth.
The credentials of Elds. Haskell and Rodman were renewed for the coming year, and licenses granted to Brn. Crandall and Prescott.
Voted, That this Conference give to the General Conference the money already loaned it; also that we loan it what we have to spare.
Voted, To appropriate of the surplus of our camp-meeting fund sufficient to meet the arrearages on our periodicals within the limits of this Conference; the balance to be disposed of at our next quarterly meeting.
Voted, To adopt the same arrangement as was adopted by the Conference in New York, in regard to raising funds for the Publishing Association and Health Institute.
Eld. S. N. Haskell was chosen to appoint a committee to act in the matter.
An examination of the standing of the Conference shows the following results:
Number of ministers, 2; number of licentiates, 2; number of churches, 16; whole number of members, 271; gain during the year, 23; amount of S. B. pledges for the year, $3,067.25; amount pledged to the N. E. Conference, $3,067.25.
Voted, That the doings of this Conference be published in the REVIEW.
Adjourned to the call of the Committee.
S. N. HASKELL, Chairman.
W. H. BALL, Secretary.