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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 6, 1879

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 54, No. 20.

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MISSOURI CONFERENCE.

By George I. Butler; D. C. Hunter

The fifth annual session of the Missouri State Conference of S. D. Adventists was held on the camp-ground at Windsor, Henry Co., Mo., Oct. 12, 13, 1879. Opened with prayer by Eld. J. H. Rogers.
The officers present were Eld. Geo. I. Butler, president; Wm. Evans, treasurer; D. C. Hunter, secretary; J. G. Wood and J. F. Klostermeyer, of the executive committee. The minutes of the last Conference were read and approved. Fourteen churches were represented by seventeen delegates.
The secretary’s report showed the number of members to be 398, a gain of 72 members. The president appointed the usual committees. The churches of Winequo and Clintonville were dropped from the Conference roll.
Adjourned to call of Chair.
SECOND MEETING, Oct. 13. Opened with prayer by Eld. Geo. I. Butler.
The Committee on nominations reported as follows: For president, Eld. Geo. I. Butler; treasurer, Wm. Evans; secretary, D. C. Hunter; executive committee, Geo. I. Butler, J. G. Wood, and N. W. Allee. These persons were elected to their respective offices.
The committee on credentials and licenses made the following report: For credentials, C. H. Chaffee and J. G. Wood; for licenses, N. W. Allee, H. Wren, John W. Watt, D. C. Hunter, and D. W. Reavis. The report was received and adopted.
The treasurer reported as follows:—
Amount on hand at last report, $151.44
Amount received during year, $894.71
Total, $1046.15
Amount paid on orders, $772.13
On hand to balance, $274.02
The committee on resolutions reported the following:—
Resolved, 1. That we as ministers and people, recognize the voice of God in the stirring testimonies of the Spirit showing our backslidden condition; and that we will, with the help of God, humble our hearts, and consecrate our lives to his service as never before.
2. That we recommend that all our people in Missouri adopt and faithfully carry out the tithing system.
3. That our Conference pay a tithe of the s. b. it receives to the General Conference.
4. That we recognize the present temperance movement among our people as one of the agencies through which God is purifying unto himself a people zealous of good works.
5. That we are pleased with the plan of conducting Sabbath-schools as set forth by Seventh-day Adventists; and that we will do all in our power to carry forward the work in our Conference.
The foregoing resolutions were adopted without a dissent, and the first one by a rising vote of the Conference.
On motion, the president was authorized to appoint all necessary camp-meeting committees.
On motion, the officers of this Conference were authorized to have the Conference incorporated under the laws of the State, if they thought best to do so.
D. C. Hunter was elected delegate to the General Conference.
On motion, the Conference adjourned.
GEO. I. BUTLER, Pres.
D. C. HUNTER, Sec.

MISSOURI CONFERENCE DIRECTORY.

Pres., Geo. I. Butler, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
Sec., D. C. Hunter, Nevada, Vernon Co., Mo.
Treas., Wm. Evans, Hamilton, Caldwell Co., Mo.
Ex. Com., Geo. I. Butler, J. G. Wood, Appleton City, St. Clair Co., Mo.; C. H. Chaffee, Mooresville, Livingston Co., Mo.