Quebec Conference Proceedings by H. E. Rickard; T. A. Cushing

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Oct 20, 1904

Quebec Conference Proceedings

By H. E. Rickard; T. A. Cushing

The twenty-fifth annual session of the Seventh-day Adventist Conference of Quebec convened at Knowlton, Quebec, in connection with the camp-meeting and the biennial session of the Canadian Union Conference, Sept. 1-11, 1904. The president, Elder H. E. Rickard, in his opening remarks briefly reviewed the work in the conference. During the past year there had been two tent companies in the field, the sanitarium work had been moving along nicely, also the religious liberty work, and all together had made it a busy year; and while the tent work has not yielded the visible results that we desired, yet the seed has been sown, and by the blessing of God souls may yet be garnered in.

The Chair was then empowered to appoint the usual committees, which were as follows: On resolutions, W. H. Libby, S. A. Farnsworth, Wm. Guthrie, S. D. Hartwell, and G. A. Cushing; on auditing, W. H. Thurston, S. D. Hartwell, Darwin Dingham, and John Booth, in connection with the conference committee; on credentials and licenses, W. H. Thurston, W. C. White, J. H. Hammond, D. E. Gustin, and G. F. Rickard; on nominations, Harrison McClary, G. A. Cushing, Ernest Wright, Geo. Taylor, and W. S. Gladden. The delegates to the union conference appointed from the floor were as follows: W. H. Libby, Darwin Dingman, G. A. Cushing, W. H. White, M. D. Harvey McClary.

The following resolutions were presented for consideration, and after due discussion and deliberation were unanimously adopted:—

“Resolved, That we approve of the action of the Canadian Union Conference to return to the original plan of supplying all agents directly from the Toronto office, and that we turn over the tract and periodical work to the same office.

“Whereas, The policy recommended by the General and Union Conferences calls for such a step, therefore,—

“Resolved, That we organize a conference medical department, with a board of management of seven members, four to form a quorum with power to act, for the management of the sanitarium in the conference.

“Resolved, That the salary of the doctors and helpers in the sanitarium be paid by the institution hereafter.

“Whereas, There is imperative need of making improvements in the Knowlton Sanitarium, therefore,—

“Resolved, That we ask the co-operation of the General Conference in raising means for that purpose, we promising to raise within the conference one dollar for every three dollars raised by the General Conference, the total not to exceed four thousand dollars, and, further,—

“Resolved, That an effort for this purpose begin at this meeting.”

After these resolutions were adopted, the last one was put into practise by making a call for means, which was responded to with one hundred and twenty-four dollars in cash and two hundred and eighty dollars in pledges, total being four hundred and four dollars.

Ministerial credentials were granted to H. E. Rickard, S. A. Farnsworth, and ministerial license to Walter Holden, and missionary license to Hattie Marston. The following officers were elected for the coming year: President, H. E. Rickard; Secretary and Treasurer, Darwin Dingman; Executive Committee, H. E. Rickard, S. A. Farnsworth, W. H. White, Harvey McClary, and Darwin Dingman; Auditor, W. H. Libby; board of managers for sanitarium, H. E. Rickard, W. H. White, Darwin Dingman, Percival Holden, John Booth, P. W. Brown, and W. H. Libby; Secretary and Treasurer of the Sabbath-school Department, Mrs. Cynthia E. Jones.

The report of the Sabbath-school Department showed that the total amount donated to missions from June 30, 1903, to June 30, 1904, was $198.22. Dr. W. H. White gave an interesting report of the sanitarium work, showing that it had been very successful in every way. The financial report showed that the indebtedness of the conference had been reduced over eight hundred dollars during the year, leaving about four hundred dollars indebtedness at the end of the conference year.

H. E. RICKARD, President, T. A. CUSHING, Secretary.