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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 22, 1874

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 44, No. 14.

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The Maine Conference.

By J. B. Goodrich; Timothy Bryant

THE S. D. Adventists of Maine held their eighth annual Conference on the camp-ground near Skowhegan, Sept. 4, 1874. Conference called to order by the president. Prayer by Eld. J. N. Andrews. The following churches were represented at the Conference: viz., Canaan, Hartland, Cornville, Woodstock, Deering, N. Jay, So. Norridgewock, Athens, Brunswick.
Six Sabbath-keeping companies partially organized were with their delegates taken under the watchcare of the Conference: viz., Smyrna Mills, Somerset Mills, Bradford, Bridgewater, East Dover, and Richmond.
Voted, That Brn. Butler, Andrews, and all other brethren in good standing in their respective churches, be invited to take part in the deliberations of the Conference.
The Secretary’s report of the doings of the last Conference was called for, read, and accepted.
Voted, That the President appoint the various committees, whereupon the following were appointed: Nominating Committee, Geo. I. Butler, J. C. Choate, Charles J. Gifford; On Resolutions, J. N. Andrews, Wm. H. Blaisdell, R. S. Weber; Auditing Committee, I. C. Choate, J. A. Davis, Joseph Hilton, James A. Dickey, Ansel T. Gifford, C. R. Davis; On Licenses, G. W. Barker, Wm. Morton, Geo. W. Washburn.
Adjourned to the call of the chairman.

SECOND SESSION.

Prayer offered by Eld. Geo. I. Butler. The Nominating Committee reported the names of the following brethren for the officers of the Conference for the coming year, and they were elected: President, J. B. Goodrich; Secretary, Timothy Bryant; Treasurer, Samuel T. Grant. For the two remaining members of the Executive Committee, Geo. W. Barker, Wm. Morton. Camp-meeting Committee, Geo. W. Barker, Hiram E. Tuck, T. S. Emery.
Voted, That the credentials of Eld. J. B. Goodrich be renewed, and that the license of Wm. H. Blaisdell also be renewed.
Voted, That the matter of selecting camp-meeting grounds for another year be referred to the Executive and Camp-meeting Committees.
The secretary’s and treasurer’s reports showed the standing of the Conference to be as follows: No. of churches, 9; No. of members, 185; No. of Sabbath-keepers not yet united to any church, 91; No. paying S. B. 142; No. of Sabbath-school scholars, 217.
Amt. of S. B. pledged to Conference, $935.77
Amt. in treasury at commencement of the year, 21.85
Rec’d during the year, 738.19
Total, 760.04
Paid out during the year, $757.79
Bal. in treasury at date, 2.25
Amt. pledged to book fund, 563.00
Resolved, That we acknowledge with gratitude the mercy of God in giving to us the light of his truth, and that we declare our fixed purpose to walk in that light, and to exemplify its excellence by living in accordance with its holy principles.
Resolved, That we will, according to the ability which God gives us, assist in all the enterprises connected with the advancement of the cause of truth. Adjourned.
J. B. GOODRICH, Pres.
TIMOTHY BRYANT, Sec.