Twenty-ninth Meeting by A. G. Daniells; W. A. Spicer

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 5, 1903

Twenty-ninth Meeting

By A. G. Daniells; W. A. Spicer

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 9 A. M.

This meeting of the General Conference was held in Battle Creek, Mich., according to the adjournment at the twenty-eighth meeting in Oakland, Cal. A. G. Daniells in the chair.

The Chair stated that it was necessary, to comply with legal requirements, that the trustees of the General Conference Association be elected in Michigan. The list of members named by the Nominating Committee in Oakland was read, and on motion of W. W. Prescott, seconded by G. B. Thompson, it was —

Voted, That the following-named persons be elected trustees of the General Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists: S. H. Lane, W. H. Edwards, H. M. Mitchell, W. A. Spicer, A. G. Daniells, I. H. Evans, W. W. Prescott, P. T. Magan, Allen Moon, J. D. Gowell, Wm. Covert, C. D. Rhodes, A. G. Haughey, R. A. Underwood, J. E. Jayne, H. W. Cottrell, S. N. Curtiss, J. S. Comins, A. E. Place, D. B. Parmelee, J. Sutherland.

In harmony with a recommendation of the General Conference in Oakland that the number of these trustees be reduced from twenty-one to seven, inasmuch as the business was largely distributed among the union conferences, it was —

Voted, on motion of E. R. Palmer, seconded by E. T. Russell, that the trustees of the General Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists be requested to so amend their Articles of Association as to reduce the number of trustees from twenty-one to seven, the latter number to be the following-named persons: I. H. Evans, W. H. Edwards, Allen Moon, W. W. Prescott, J. E. Jayne, A. G. Daniells, H. W. Cottrell.

On motion of W. W. Prescott, seconded by E. T. Russell, it was —

Voted, That the following thirty persons be elected as the constituency of the Seventh-day Adventist Central Educational Society: Wm. Covert, Allen Moon, A. G. Haughey, I. J. Hankins, J. D. Gowell, S. E. Wight, I. H. Evans, D. W. Reavis, S. M. Butler, E. I. Beebe, P. T. Magan, E. A. Sutherland, J. H. Haughey, W. E. Howell, R. T. Dowsett, D. Paulson, S. P. S. Edwards, N. W. Kauble, J. G. Lamson, E. K. Slade, I. D. Van Horn, M. B. Miller, Joseph Smith, G. W. Amadon, M. J. Cornell, S. H. Lane, C. H. Bliss, W. D. Curtis, Chas. Thompson, W. C. McCuaig.

Voted, That the nomination of the trustees of the Seventh-day Adventist Central Educational Society whose terms expire at this time, be referred to the electors of that association.

In harmony with a recommendation of the General Conference in Oakland (Bulletin, page 216), that a committee of seven be appointed on institutions, on motion of R. A. Underwood, seconded by G. B. Thompson, it was —

Voted, That the following-named persons be elected as the committee of seven to investigate the relationship existing between our institutions and the denomination: I. H. Evans, W. T. Knox, C. H. Parsons, Jay Cummings, W. A. Wilcox, J. N. Nelson, N. P. Nelson.

Attention being also called to a recommendation of the Conference (Bulletin, page 67) that an advisory committee of three be appointed to study institutions and render assistance where counsel is needed, it was —

Voted, That the following-named persons be the standing committee of three for the study of institutions: I. H. Evans, C. H. Parsons, W. A. Wilcox; and that in case any of these is unable to serve, the General Conference Committee be requested to fill the vacancy.

A memorial from the first Seventh-day Adventist church of Washington, D. C., asking financial and other assistance, was read, and referred to the General Conference Committee.

On motion, the Conference adjourned sine die.

A. G. DANIELLS,

Chairman.

W. A. SPICER,

Secretary.