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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 9, 1872

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 40, No. 4.

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Minnesota Conference.

By Harrison Grant; H. F. Phelps

The twelfth annual Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists of Minnesota was held as appointed in REVIEW, at Medford, Steele Co., June 19-24, 1872. Prayer by Eld. Canright. Delegates being called for, ten responded, representing eight churches. Delegate for Clark’s Grove being absent, Bro. Jno. Hanson was admitted by vote of the Conference. Delegate from Greenwood Prairie being absent, Bro. Franklin Cressey was admitted by vote. Bro. A. G. Hart being present from St. Cloud, was called upon and admitted to represent said church in the sessions of the Conference. The Conference being now fully organized, proceeded to business.
Moved, That Brn. Littlejohn, Butler, Canright, and any other brethren in good standing, be invited to take part in the deliberations of the Conference. Carried.
Secretary’s report read and accepted. The following brethren were then appointed as auditing committee: Wm. Hill, W. I. Gibson, Robt. Schram, Jno. Hanson, Calvin Kelsey, and Clinton Birch.
Moved, That the President appoint a committee of three on nominations.
Moved, That Brn. Butler, Littlejohn, and Canright act as a committee on resolutions.
The name of the church of Blue Earth City was changed to Jo Davies; and the name of the church of Clark’s Grove was changed to Riceland.
Report of Secretary concerning the financial condition of the Conference was then read and accepted. The report showed a deficiency on the part of many to come up on their S. B. pledges. Some of the churches had made an improvement, while others had not done as well as in previous years. Our S. B. pledge for this Conference is about $1,112.00. There is an indebtedness on three past years of $959.25. Number of churches, 11; members, 289; members paying S. B., 161; ministers, 2; Licentiates, 2. Adjourned to call of the Chair.

SECOND SESSION.

Prayer by Eld. Pierce. The President then named the nominating committee as, Eld. Pierce, Wm. Hill, and L. H. Ellis.
Bro. Washington Morse then made application for a recommendation to the Iowa Conference for a license.
Moved, That his case be referred to the new Conference Committee, and that after investigation had, they be empowered to recommend or not as they in their judgment see fit.
The nominating committee reported as follows: For President, Harrison Grant; Treasurer, W. I. Gibson; Secretary, H. F. Phelps; Executive Committee, J. B. Edwards and Calvin Kelsey.
By request of the President, they were each considered separately, and collectively elected to their respective offices. A letter was then presented from the Ontranto church in Mitchell Co., Iowa, making request to be admitted to the watchcare of this Conference. Whereupon they were admitted, according to their request.
Adjourned to call of the Chair.

THIRD SESSION.

Prayer by Bro. Butler. Report of Auditing Committee read and accepted.
Credentials of Elders Pierce and Ingraham were then renewed by vote of the Conference.
The subject of licenses next came up, and after some good remarks from Bro. Butler, it was voted to grant licenses to the following-named brethren: Chas. Lee, John Hanson, L. H. Ellis, H. F. Phelps, and Harrison Grant.
The committee on resolutions next reported, and their report accepted. The resolutions were then adopted separately as follows:
1. Resolved, That we donate to the General Conference Fund the sum of $100.00.
2. Whereas, The churches in this Conference are so widely separated from each other that it would be impracticable to attempt to group them together into districts, as it would be necessary to do in case we should organize a State Tract Society, therefore, Resolved, That we recommend to our brethren in Minnesota that they at present content themselves with the formation of tract societies in every church, where their numbers are sufficient to warrant such a step, by adopting the constitution recently recommended in the REVIEW as being adapted to such church societies.
3. Whereas, It is now probable that Minnesota will be favored the present season with more ministerial labor than it has had hitherto, and that the demand for an increase of funds will therefore be rendered necessary, therefore, Resolved, that we exhort our brethren who have been negligent in these matters to greater promptness in the payment of their pledges, from this time forward, as well as to an advance of their S. B. figures, wherever they have come short in paying into the treasury in proportion to the amount of property with which God has blessed them.
4. Resolved, That we feel it the duty of scattered brethren to contribute of their means, to the support of the cause of God, equally with those who are members of organized churches, and that we hereby invite them to unite with us in supporting the preaching of the word, by sending the amount of their pledges, either to H. Grant, Medford, Steele Co., or by paying it into the treasury of the church nearest to their residence.
Report of Treasurer was then read and accepted. The report showed that the amount of money received was $1,165.90. Paid out $662.56. Balance in treasury $503.34.
The following resolutions were then presented and adopted:
Resolved, That we express our thanks to God, and the General Conference for their interest in our behalf, manifested in the sending of Bro. Canright to labor with us, and we hereby pledge our assistance in this great work.
Resolved, That we tender a vote of thanks to Brn. Littlejohn and Butler for their efficient labors during this camp-meeting.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this Conference be sent to the REVIEW for publication.
Adjourned sine die.
HARRISON GRANT, Pres.
H. F. PHELPS, Sec.