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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 7, 1875

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 46, No. 14.

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Missouri and Kansas Conference Sixth Annual Session

By J. H. Rogers; Smith Sharp

The Mo. and Kan. Conference.

The sixth annual session of the Missouri and Kansas Conference convened at Mound City, Kan., Sept. 10, 1875, at 9 o’clock A. M. President in the chair. Prayer by Eld. D. M. Canright.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
A call being made for delegates to present their credentials, eighteen responded, representing sixteen churches. A call was then made for churches that wished to join the Conference, when four new churches were presented by their respective delegates, and admitted.
Eld. Canright was invited to participate in all our business transactions.
Voted, That all persons present in good standing in any S. D. A. church be invited to take part with us.
The Civil Bend church requested that the name be changed to Prairie Valley, which request was granted.
A motion was made for the purpose of ascertaining the minds of the people of this Conference in regard to its division, which resulted in a unanimous vote in favor of dividing on the line between the two States.
Voted, That the Chairman appoint a committee of two from each State to report a plan for the division of the Conference and the Conference property.
Voted, That the Chairman appoint the usual committees with the exception of the Nominating Committee.
The following committees were then appointed: On Division of Conference, J. H. Cook, A. J. Stover, Wm. Evans, C. H. Chaffee. On Credentials and Licenses, John Klostermire, A. J. Stover, Chas. Boisseau. On Auditing, Wm. Evans, J. N. Ayers, J. Snyder, Eli Wick, C. S. Glover, Jas. Houseman. On Resolutions, C. F. Stevens, H. C. Blanchard, Joseph G. Wood.
Adjourned to call of Chair.

SECOND SESSION.

Conference called to order at 4 P. M., Friday, Sept. 10. Prayer by Bro. Long.
A call was made for those delegates that had come in since the last session, when Wm. Fleak, of Rock Creek, R. Daviss, of Dry Wood, Bro. Saunders, of Clintonville, and J. A. O’Bryan, of Lincoln, were admitted to seats in the Conference.
The committee on the division of the Conference reported in favor of dividing so that the State of Kansas shall constitute one Conference, and the State of Missouri another; and that Missouri retain the two tents now in that State, and Kansas the two now in that State, Kansas paying Missouri $15.00 difference between the tents. The report was accepted. It was then voted that the Missouri and Kansas Conference be declared divided at the close of the present session of our annual Conference.
The Treasurer then made the following report, which was accepted:—
Am’t on hand June 1, 1874, $23.82; Cash rec’d during the year, $1745.71; Total, $1769.53; Paid out on orders, $1386.43; Cash to balance, $383.10.
J. N. AYERS, Treasurer.
The Belvoir and Richland churches asked leave to consolidate. Their request was granted.
Voted, That the name of the Lee Summit church be dropped from the Conference roll.
After being duly authorized, the President appointed L. R. Long, James O’Bryan, and J. G. Wood, to nominate officers for the Missouri Conference; and A. J. Stover, C. S. Glover, and Joseph Lamont to nominate officers for the Kansas Conference.
Adjourned to call of Chair.

THIRD SESSION.

Conference convened, Sunday, Sept. 12, at 4 P. M. Bro. Swearinger, of Solomon Rapids, Kan., was admitted as delegate from that place.
The Committee on Nominations for the Kansas Conference made the following report: For President, J. N. Ayers; Secretary, Smith Sharp; Treasurer, A. J. Stover, Oswego, Kan.; Executive Committee, J. H. Cook, Chas. Stevens.
Report accepted. A vote taken upon each one separately resulted in the election of all the candidates except Smith Sharp, who was excused, and Esther Stevens, of Elk Falls, Howard Co., Kan., was elected secretary in his place.
The Committee on Nominations for the Missouri Conference reported as follows: For President, J. H. Rogers; Secretary, Wm. Evans, Hamilton, Mo.; Treasurer, J. A. O’Bryan, Holden, Mo.; Executive Committee, C. H. Chaffee. The report was accepted. Each of these candidates was elected except C. H. Chaffee, who was excused, and J. G. Wood elected in his place. J. F. Klostermire was then elected a member of the Executive Committee to fill the vacancy in the report.
Adjourned to call of Chair.

FOURTH SESSION.

Conference convened, Monday, Sept. 13, at 9 A. M. Prayer by Bro. Stevens.
Committee on Licenses and Credentials reported the names of the following persons, who received credentials: J. H. Rogers, L. R. Long, H. C. Blanchard, T. J. Butler. The Committee recommended that J. H. Cook be ordained and receive credentials. They also reported the names of the following persons, who received licenses: J. G. Wood, N. W. Allen, C. F. Stevens, Smith Sharp, A. W. Cone, A. J. Stover, N. W. Vincent, J. M. Gallimore, Geo. Kennedy, J. Lamont, C. H. Chaffee, and J. N. Ayers.
Adjourned to call of Chair.

FIFTH SESSION.

Conference called to order, Monday, Sept. 13, at 7 P. M. Prayer by Bro. Chaffee.
Voted, That J. N. Ayers have an order on the treasury for $25.00 for his services.
Voted, That an order be drawn on the treasury to cover camp-meeting expenses.
Voted, That the churches be instructed to pay all Systematic Benevolence directly into the State treasury.
The Committee on Resolutions reported the following, which were adopted:—
Resolved, 1. That we hereby express our gratitude to God for his blessing bestowed upon us at this camp-meeting.
2. That we plainly recognize the hand of God in the advancement of present truth among all nations.
3. That we hereby express our sincere gratitude to the many brethren who have so generously donated of their means to furnish material aid for the destitute in our midst while suffering from the scourge with which we have lately been afflicted.
4. That we, as a Conference, will from henceforth more earnestly set about the work of developing Christian character.
5. That we express our great disappointment in not having the labors of Bro. and Sr. White at this meeting.
6. That we express our appreciation of the labors of Eld. Canright.
7. That the proceedings of this Conference be published in the REVIEW.
Voted, That the Missouri and Kansas Conference be dissolved.
J. H. ROGERS, Pres.
SMITH SHARP, Sec.