New York and Pennsylvania Conference
Those wishing to take the chartered car for the meeting at Rome, N. Y., must call for Seventh-day Adventist excursion tickets to the place where they expect to take said car, in order to get them for one and one-half cents per mile. M. H. Brown. “And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” By request, I will meet with the church in Spring Arbor, Mich., Sabbath and first-day, Nov. 9 and 10. Their new meeting-house will be dedicated the 10th. A general invitation to surrounding churches is extended. New York and Pennsylvania Conference.
The New York and Pennsylvania Conference will hold its annual meeting for the present year at Rome, N. Y., Nov. 13-19, 1878. It is especially requested that all churches shall represent themselves by delegates. Let all church clerks see that the delegates are immediately furnished with proper credentials, and that the reports due from the churches are properly prepared. If there are churches or unorganized companies of brethren that wish to come under the watchcare of the Conference, we invite them to make their wishes known to the Conference, and, if possible, to represent themselves by delegates. We request all S. B. treasurers to bring or send their S. B. records, that they may be audited by the Conference. B. L. Whitney, } Conf.
A. H. Hall, } Com.
A. M. Green, } The seventh annual session of the New York and Pennsylvania T. and M. Society will be held in connection with the meeting at Rome, N. Y., Nov. 13-19, 1878. Every director in the society is requested to be present. The third State quarterly meeting for the present year will be held at the same time. The general meetings for New York will be held as follows: Wellsville, Nov. 9-11; Rome, Nov. 13-19. N. Y. Conf. Com. The general quarterly meeting for the New England Tract Society, also its annual meeting, will be held at So. Lancaster, Mass., commencing Nov. 21 and continuing over the Monday following. Bring your straw ticks, buffalo robes, and bedding, and accommodations will be made for three hundred. Eld. J. N. Loughborough is expected and Eld. Andrews, if the sickness of his daughter does not prevent. At Thorntown, Ind., Sabbath and first-day, Nov. 9 and 10. Hope to see the friends from Reese’s Mills present at this meeting. Meetings in Minnesota will be held in the interest of the Sabbath-school work, as follows:—
At Tenhassen, Nov. 16, 17.
“ Hutchinson, Nov. 30, Dec. 1.
There will be but one meeting in each T. and M. district; so we hope all the Sabbath-schools in each district will be fully represented. Meetings will commence at ten o’clock A. M. Leopah, Clay Co., Kan., Nov. 16, 17.
Hanover, Washington Co., “ 23, 24.
New Liberty, Republic Co., Nov. 30, Dec. 1.
Marsh Creek, Jewell Co., Dec. 7, 8.
Will some one meet me at Clay Center Thursday night, Nov. 14, on the arrival of the train from Junction City. I expect to remain in the north-western part of our Conference several weeks. I am anxious to see as many present at each of these meetings as possible, so that I may know where labor is wanted. Meetings will begin at each place Friday evening. General meetings in Minnesota will be held as follows:—
Otranto, Nov. 9, 10.
Tenhassen, “ 16, 17.
Milford, Iowa, “ 23, 24.
It has been more than a year since we visited these churches, and we hope to see all the interested ones out. Circulate the appointments, and invite your neighbors to come to the meetings. Harrison Grant.
L. H. Ellis. Gaines, Kent county, Mich., Nov. 9, 10. There will be opportunity for baptism. Hope to see a general attendance.