SEVENTH MEETING, SEPT. 29, 9 A. M.
Prayer by Eld. J. O. Corliss. On recommendation of the Committee on Credentials and Licenses, R. S. Owen and H. H. Rieck were granted colporters' licenses. The Committee on Resolutions presented the following additional report:— Resolved, That in the opening of the mission in the Hawaiian Islands we acknowledge with gratitude the favor of God, and that we assure our brethren who are laboring in that field that they are remembered by us, and have our prayers in behalf of their work. WHEREAS, We have been impressed with the duty of more diligent Bible study; therefore, Resolved, That we will devote more time to the study of the word. Resolved, That we recognize in the series of doctrinal lessons for the Sabbath-school, and the Bible-readings that have been published, important helps to profitable Bible study. WHEREAS, A knowledge of Bible truth will be our only safeguard against the terrible delusions of the last days; therefore, Resolved, That we urge all our people to procure and carefully study the books published at our offices, which clearly set forth the leading points of the faith. Resolved, That we esteem it a great blessing to have located on this coast our institution of learning, the Healdsburg College, and that, in view of the solemn trust committed to us as a people, it is our duty to free the College from financial embarrassment, and thus render it more effectual in the mission it was designed to fill. Resolved, That it is the duty of all our ministers to faithfully set before the people in their various fields of labor the wants of the College, that its friends may of their liberality contribute to its support. The resolutions concerning Bible study and reading our denominational books, called forth earnest remarks from many. The new books, especially "Great Controversy, Vol IV," and The "Atonement," were very highly recommended. J. H. Waggoner, W. C. White, and E. A. Chapman were elected delegates to the General Conference.