Michigan Conference

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 19, 1873

Michigan Conference

Appointments.

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

* .* Services in Chicago, every Sabbath (seventh day), at 269 West Erie St. All Sabbath-keepers spending a Sabbath in Chicago, are invited to attend.

All money sent to the Treasurer of the Missouri and Kansas Conference had better be sent by Post Office Orders on the Mound City Office, Linn Co., Kan., to avoid losses that might occur by sending in the mail. J. N. Ayres, Treasurer.

Michigan Conference.

This Conference will hold its next annual session in connection with the camp-meeting at Battle Creek, Sept. 4–8, 1873. Let all the churches and scattered brethren be well represented. Also let each S. B. Treasurer see that all pledges are paid up to Sept. 1, 1873. E. H. Root, S. H. King, D. H. Lamson, Mich. Conf. Com.

The Health Reform Institute.

The stock-holders of the Health Reform Institute will hold their seventh annual meeting at Battle Creek, Mich., in connection with the camp-meeting, Friday, Sept. 5, 1873, at 9 A.M., for the election of officers, and for the transaction of any other business that may come before the meeting. Stock-holders who cannot attend will please see that their stock is represented by proxy; neglect of this may defeat the object of the meeting. James White, Ira Abbey, William Ings, Harmon Lindsay, E. B. Gaskill, M. S. Merriam, C. W. Comings, Directors.

Tract and Missionary Society.

The Mich. T. and M. Society will hold its next annual meeting in connection with the camp-meeting at Battle Creek, Sept. 4–8. E. H. Root, Pres.

Ohio Camp-Meeting.

The Ohio Camp-meeting will be held Sept. 11–15, at Lexington, one mile south of the village. Lexington is situated on the Sandusky, Mansfield, and Newark railway, nine miles south from Mansfield. Provisions and straw will be furnished on the ground, as heretofore. We trust the brethren and sisters in this Conference will come up to this yearly feast prepared to work for the Lord. Camp-Meeting Committee.

Quarterly Meetings in Minnesota.

I will meet with the brethren and sisters in the vicinity of Lake Crystal, Aug. 23, 24. I hope to see Bro. Dimmick there, to make arrangement where to hold the meeting.

Tenhassen, Aug. 30, 31. The churches of Blue Earth City and Wells will hold their next quarterly meeting at the school-house near Bro. Schrams, Sept. 6, 7. Riceland, Sept. 13, 14. Harrison Grant.

I will meet with the T. and M. Society of Dist. No. 2, Iowa, at La Porte city, Sept. 6 and 7. Hope all the members will be ready to report. D. T. Shireman, Director.

Quarterly meeting of the Liberty Pole church, first Sabbath and first-day of September next. Will the Kickapoo Center and Victory churches meet with us? Come, brethren, praying that the Lord’s blessing may rest upon us. Milton Southwick.

Change of Appointment.

I will meet with the church at Peru, Iowa, Sept. 6, 7, instead of Adel, so as to be at the quarterly meeting at Adel the following Sabbath. H. Nicola.

There will be a general quarterly meeting for the Iowa and Neb. Tract and Missionary Society at Knoxville, Iowa, Sept. 20, 21. A general attendance is expected. Every district should be represented by a delegate if possible, if not, by letter. Each Director should have a district quarterly meeting two weeks previous to this one. Hope there will be promptness on the part of all, so as to have full report of the workings of the society at this meeting. Meeting to commence Friday evening. H. Nicola, Pres.

I will meet with the church in Flushing, Aug. 23, 24. Will the church in Mt. Morris attend this meeting? A. N. Fisher.

Quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 2, Minnesota, will be held in connection with the quarterly meeting of the Wells and Blue Earth City churches. A general attendance is expected at this meeting. Bring reports of what is done in the missionary cause. H. Grant, Pres.

Quarterly meeting for the church at Mount Hope will be held on the 23d and 24th of August. The brethren at Waterloo and Sand Prairie are invited to attend. Brn. Atkinson and Thurston are expected to be with us at this meeting. Come, brethren, let us come together in the name of the Lord, that we may receive a refreshing from his presence. J. C. Williams, Clerk.

Quarterly Meetings.

Quarterly meeting for the church, and T. and M. Society, at Clyde, Aug. 23, 24. At Appleton, Licking Co., “ 30, 31. At North Bloomfield, “ 30, 31. O. F. Guilford.

The next quarterly meeting for District No. 7 will be held at Adel, Iowa, Sept. 13, 14. Hope there will be a general attendance from all parts of the district. Bro. H. Nicola is expected. H. Toney, Director.

California Camp-Meeting.

The California State Camp-meeting will be held from September 17 to 23, one mile east of Yountville Station, on the Napa Valley Railroad; nine miles north of Napa, and nine miles south of St. Helena. It is desired that all the tents be on the ground Monday evening, the 15th, and those designing, as far as possible, to arrive Tuesday evening, the 16th, as suggested in the REVIEW. We expect Bro. and sister White, and Bro. D. M. Canright, to join us in the camp-meeting. Come, brethren and sisters, to this camp-meeting. Bring your friends with you that you think may be benefited. Come, praying that the meeting may be a signal blessing to the cause in our midst. Teams will meet trains each way to convey passengers to and from the camp ground free of charge. J. N. Loughborough, Jackson Ferguson, John Judson, Cal. Conf. Com.

California Conference.

The first session of the California State Conference will be held in connection with the camp-meeting, Sept. 17 to 23, at Yountville. At the session of our State meeting, we, by vote, resolved ourselves into a State Conference. According to the State Constitution circulated among you, you will see that each church of twenty members or less is entitled to one delegate, and one delegate for every additional fifteen members. Thus, twenty members, or less, will entitle you to one delegate; thirty-five members, to two delegates; fifty members, to three, &c. Blanks will be sent to each church clerk in due time, with proper instructions how to fill them for the Conference. Let each church immediately elect their delegates, that all may be ready in due season. Cal. Conf. Committee.

Ohio Conference.

This Conference will hold its next annual session in connection with the camp-meeting at Lexington, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 1873. The Conference is appointed one day in advance of the camp-meeting, in order to get the business out of the way of the religious services of the meeting as much as possible. Let all the delegates be on the ground Monday, to help fit up the ground for the meetings. O. F. Guilford, Geo. Bisel, Conf. Com.

Ohio T. and M. Society.

The next annual meeting of the Ohio T. and M. Society will be held in connection with the Ohio Camp-meeting at Lexington, Sept. 11–15, 1873. O. F. Guilford, Pres.

Indiana Camp-Meeting.

The Indiana Camp-Meeting will be held Sept. 18–22, in Rails’ Grove, four and one-half miles west of Kokomo, on the New London and Kokomo dirt Road. Teams to convey passengers to the ground will meet trains at Kokomo on the 17th and 18th. We entreat all who propose to attend, that they come on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in time to complete their preparation on that day, as much will be lost by not being on the ground at the commencement of the meeting. Provisions and straw will be furnished on the ground. As our Conference is small, we hope that an earnest effort will be made by the brethren in all parts of the Conference, that there be a full attendance at this meeting. J. M. Rees, George White, W. T. Seaward, Camp-Meeting Com.

The Indiana Conference.

The Indiana Conference will hold its first annual meeting in connection with the camp-meeting, Sept. 18–22. Let all the churches in this Conference choose delegates immediately, and make all other necessary arrangements to attend the meeting. All tents should be erected on the 16th, and all the friends should be on the ground and preparations completed the 17th, so that the entire time can be used for the good of the cause. Wm. Covert, Wm. R. Carpenter, N. Carahoof, Ind. Conf. Com.

The next quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 5 will be held at Caloma, Iowa, September 6 and 7. A general attendance is expected. Minos Miller, Director.

Quarterly Meetings in California.

Santa Rosa, Sept. 6, 7. San Francisco, Oct. 4, 5. Woodland, “ 18, 19. Bloomfield, Nov. 1, 2. Healdsburg, “ 29, 30. Petaluma, Dec. 27, 28. Green Valley, Jan. 24, 25, 1874.

It is expected that the members of each division of the Missionary Society will pass in their reports of labor to their respective librarians the Sabbath before their respective quarterly meetings, in order that the librarian may have his report made out by the time of the quarterly meeting. California Conf. Com.

Maine State T. & M. Society Meeting.

The Maine State Tract and Missionary Society will hold its first annual meeting in connection with the camp-meeting near Skowhegan, Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 1873. We want a report from every member in the State, that we may learn what has been done for the cause this year. The Librarians will see that the reports are handed to the Directors of each district, so that they can report to the State Treasurer, Wm. Haynes, So. Norridgewock, in season for him to report to the meeting. J. E. Baker, Pres.