Appointments for District Quarterly Meetings and Church Visits
“And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” The district quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 5, Ohio, will be held at Gilboa, Sabbath and Sunday, Jan. 11 and 12. A general rally of the whole district is requested. We both intend to be present. D. M. Canright. J. J. Boardman. Providence permitting, I will meet with the brethren in Dist. No. 8, Iowa T. and M. Society, as follows: Denison, Dec. 21, 22; Crescent City, Dec. 28, 29; Elk Horn, Jan. 4, 5; district quarterly meeting at Logan, Jan. 11, 12. Will the friends at Deloit, Dowville, and Dunlap meet with the Denison church? The object of these meetings is to more fully consider the T. and M. work. A. W. Bunnell, Director. Monterey, Mich., Dec. 21, 22. T. and M. meeting, Sunday, at 10:30 A. M. Hope all will come with a mind to work. H. M. Kenyon. M. S. Burnham. At Wolf Lake, Noble county, Ind., Sabbath and first-day, Dec. 21, 22. Hope to see a general turnout from Ligonier. S. H. Lane. Providence favoring, I will be with the church at Bethany, Osborn county, Kansas, Dec. 17–22; at Pioneer, Osborn county, Dec. 24–30; at the quarterly meeting at Marsh Creek, Jewell county, Jan. 4, 5; and at the district quarterly meeting at Salem, Jewell county, Jan. 11, 12. All the brethren and sisters of Dist. No. 1 are requested to be at the district meeting. Librarians please bring books. S. Sharp. Quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 1, Pennsylvania Conference, will be held at Catlin, N. Y., commencing Sabbath, Jan. 11, and continuing over Sunday. A full attendance is earnestly desired. Brethren, do not fail to come. E. B. Reed, Director. The next quarterly meeting of the Ohio T. and M. Society, Dist. No. 4, will be held at Norwalk, Ohio, the second Sabbath and first-day in January, 1879. Cleveland, Clyde, and Troy churches, report individually to your librarians, and librarians to district secretary. We solicit a general attendance of Sabbath-keepers in the district, and particularly of the Norwalk church. Will the Norwalk church procure a suitable place for the meetings? H. A. St. John, Director. Kappa, Ill., where Bro. Merritt may appoint, Dec. 20–22. Winslow, “ Bro. Brown announce, Dec. 27–29. Morrison, “ Bro. Glasscock appoint, Jan. 4, 5. Aledo, “ Marsh school-house, “ 9–12. We intend to perform this journey mostly by private conveyance. It will be quite an undertaking. We therefore ask the friends to rally to these meetings. G. W. Colcord. J. F. Ballenger. The church at Clarence, Iowa, is now finished and will be dedicated Dec. 29, at 11 A. M. Dedication service by Bro. Morrison. All the friends in this section are cordially invited. Russell Hart. Bunker Hill, Mich., Jan. 3, 4, at 7 P. M.; Leslie, “ “ 5, 6, “ 7 “ “; Tompkins, “ “ 6, “ 7 “ “; Springport, “ “ 7, 8, “ 7 “ “; Jackson, “ “ 9, “ 7 “ “; Napoleon, “ “ 10, 11, “ 7 “ “; West Liberty, “ “ 12, 13, “ 7 “ “. The time given is for the commencement of meetings. All following meetings to be arranged when we reach the places of appointment. We earnestly solicit the members at the several places of appointment to be prompt in attending the above meetings. M. B. Miller. E. P. Giles, Director. Quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 6, Iowa T. and M. Society, will be held at Woodburn, Clark county, Ill., Sabbath and first-day, Jan. 11, 12. Hope for a general attendance of the churches. Bro. Millard will probably be with me. J. L. Syp, Director. The Illinois State T. and M. Society will hold its next general quarterly meeting at Belvidere, Boone county, Ill., the third first-day in January, 1879. The friends may expect services to be held in the Universalist church, Sabbath eve., Jan. 17, at 7 o’clock, and thence forward till Sunday eve. The several directors are requested to be prompt in holding their local tract meetings, and to forward their reports without delay to the State secretary at Belvidere. Eld. Andrews, the vice-president, several directors, and others, are expected. G. W. Colcord. Quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 4, N. Y., will be held at Buck’s Bridge, Jan. 11, 12, 1879. We hope every church will be represented, and that every tract worker will report. My address, for the present, is Gouverneur, St. Lawrence county, N. Y. H. E. Wilcox, Director. T. and M. meeting with the church at Eaton Rapids, Mich., commencing Friday evening, Dec. 20, and holding over Sabbath and Sunday. We hope for a general rally. Mrs. E. B. Lane. J. F. Carman, Director. The card containing the following appointments, with others which it is now too late to give, was accidentally mislaid. This will explain why they were not given sooner. Matheron, Mich., Dec. 19, 20; Carson City, Dec. 21, 22. Meetings at each place to commence at 7 P. M. We desire to see all the members of these churches at these meetings. Bro. E. Van Deusen is expected to be at both these places. F. Squire, Director. Quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 3, Missouri T. and M. Society, at the Lincoln church, Johnson county, Jan. 11, 12, 1879. We hope the brethren of Sedalia and Index will be present. Let all come prepared to settle all accounts. The scattered brethren will remember to send in their reports. Will some minister be present? A. E. Flowers, Director. Quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 4, Iowa, at Bentonsport, Van Buren county, Jan. 11, 12, 1879. We very much desire a full attendance. Eld. L. McCoy is expected to be at these meetings. W. W. Conklin, Director. District quarterly T. and M. meeting at Newfane, N. Y., Jan. 11, 12, 1879. R. F. Cottrell. Meetings in Wisconsin as follows: Bellefontain, Dec. 28, 29; Avon, Jan. 4, 5; Monroe, “ 11, 12. Brethren from Darlington, Albany, and Winslow are invited to attend the Monroe meeting. H. W. Decker.