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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 26, 1878

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 52, No. 14.

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PACIFIC COAST.

[Abridged from the Signs of the Times.]

Northern California Camp-meeting.

This meeting, the best ever held by our people in California, closed Sept. 5. From the first a feeling of solemnity prevailed. Daily prayer-meetings were held by those fitting up the ground. One hundred tents were pitched, and more than six hundred persons encamped on the well-arranged and tasteful grounds. The outside attendance was quite large; on Sunday about fifteen hundred were present.
The preaching was of a close, practical nature. Elds. Loughborough and Healey were the principal speakers; but Brn. Stephens, Rice, Kellogg, and others assisted them. Some who were strangers to our people and doctrines confessed that the Lord was indeed with us; and some who had been watching the people of God expressed a desire to go with them.
Monday, Eld. Loughborough read the Conference Address. Tuesday, forty-three were baptized, and others decided in favor of the truth and united with the churches where they reside. An interesting feature of the meeting was that a contribution of jewelry was taken up for the British mission, amounting to over one hundred dollars.
Wednesday evening, after the closing sermon by Eld. Loughborough, Eld. Healey read a testimonial expressing regard for Bro. and Sr. L. The Conference part with Bro. L. with sorrow, but rejoice that they have enjoyed his labors for so many years.

California Conference.

The seventh annual Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists of California was held near Yountville, Aug. 29 to Sept. 5, 1878.
Fourteen churches were represented by twenty-five delegates, and delegates were appointed to represent several companies that were not fully organized.
The following officers were elected for the coming year: For President, Eld. Geo. I. Butler; Secretary, Geo. Manuel; Treasurer, L. M. Hall; Executive Committee, Eld. Geo. I. Butler, John Morrison, and E. R. Gillett.
A resolution was passed expressing thanks to the General Conference and the Eastern brethren for their liberal support of the publishing house on the Pacific coast; and in this connection, Bro. and Sr. White were especially remembered.
Credentials were renewed to Elds. J. N. Loughborough, Wm. Healey, J. L. Wood, John Judson, M. G. Kellogg, and M. C. Israel. It was also voted that Brn. B. A. Stephens and J. D. Rice be ordained and receive credentials. Licenses were granted to Brn. R. A. Morton, J. E. White, W. C. Grainger, S. M. Meeker, Wm. Price, and E. L. McCapes. Colporteurs’ licenses were granted to Brn. Geo. Manuel, J. B. Dymott, D. Crouch, Millard and L. Church, and Frank Lamb.
The financial report showed the following:— Balance on hand Sept. 13, 1877, $583.61 Received during year, $3,911.77 Total, $4,495.38 Paid out during year, $4,111.44 Balance on hand, Sept. 5, 1878, $383.94

California Sabbath-school Association.

The first annual session of this society was held at Yountville, Cal., Sept. 4.
Reports were received from ten schools, representing four hundred and forty-six pupils.
The officers of the association for the coming year are as follows: President, M. C. Israel; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Alice Papworth; Executive Committee, M. C. Israel, Wm. Saunders, and E. R. Gillett. Bro. J. E. White was chosen delegate to the General S. S. Association, to be held in Battle Creek, Mich., Oct. 9.

California Tract Society.

This society held its eighth annual session at Yountville, Aug. 30.
The present membership of the society, as per secretary’s report, is 410; increase during year, 58. No. of families visited, 2,251; ships visited, 125; letters written, 1,415; tracts and pamphlets loaned and given away, pp., 623,862. No. of Signs distributed, 27,647; other periodicals distributed, 4,593; Annuals distributed, 11,713. New subscribers obtained, 809. Assets after all debts are paid, $1876.22.
The following-named persons were elected officers of the society for the coming year: President, Geo. I. Butler; Vice-president, E. R. Gillett; Secretary and Treasurer, Mittie Sevrens. Director Dist. No. 1, Wm. Harmon; No. 2, M. J. Church; No. 3, John Mavity; No. 4, John Judson; No. 5, Wm. Saunders; No. 6, D. S. Hemstreet; No. 7, E. R. Gillett; No. 8, M. C. Israel.

Eugene City, Oregon.

Twenty-two have signed the covenant at Eugene City, where Bro. A. T. Jones is laboring.