General Meetings in New York.
As was announced in the REVIEW a few weeks ago, it has been decided to hold two general meetings in the State, at Wellsville and Rome, N. Y., to take the place of our fall camp-meeting, which it was decided not to hold. As the time at which these meetings are to be held is drawing near, we would call the attention of our brethren to the preparations which should be made for them, and make some general statements in regard to the matter. There should be at these meetings a general attendance of our brethren throughout the State. We invite them to come as they would go to camp-meeting, with bedding and provisions, prepared to care for themselves, as far as possible, as these will be large meetings. We see no reason why there should not be as large an attendance at each as we have usually had at our camp-meetings. A committee of arrangements has been appointed at each place, who will see that good, comfortable rooms are secured for all who may want to attend; and stables, hay, and grain will be furnished for those who wish to come with their teams. So we say to all, Come, and we hope none will stay away for fear there will be lack of room, as the accommodations will be ample. The meeting at Wellsville is designed for Pennsylvania and the western part of New York, and is held to accommodate many who could not attend the Rome meeting. It will not be held as long as the meeting at Rome, but there will be nearly as much time for devotional meetings, as there will be much less business to be attended to. The State Conference and the annual T. and M. meeting will be held in connection with the meeting at Rome. Every church in the Conference should be represented by delegates, and every director in the tract society should attend this meeting. We request all our churches at their coming quarterly meeting to attend to the matter of appointing delegates to represent them at this approaching Conference. We also request the church clerks to see that these delegates are supplied with the proper reports, so that full statistics of our standing as a Conference may be obtained at this coming session. We also request our s. s. treasurers to promptly forward to the State treasurer all s. s. in their hands, not waiting to bring or send it to the Conference. We trust these suggestions will be heeded by those whom they concern. We earnestly request Bro. and Sr. White to attend these meetings and ask them to name, through the REVIEW, the dates at which it will be convenient for them to attend. [We are not prepared to give the time of these meetings or promise to attend them. We expect to meet Elder Whitney at the Battle Creek camp-meeting, when decision will be made respecting these meetings and timely notice will be given. J. W.]