A BUSINESS meeting of the church in Jo Daviess Co., Ills., was held at the house of Bro. A. S. Gillett, in Green Vale, June 2, 1861. The meeting was organized by electing Bro. John Bostwick as chairman, and S. Myers as secretary. Prayer by the chairman. A report of the financial matters of the church was then given by the chairman. The plan of Systematic Benevolence, as proposed in Good Samaritan No. 5, was adopted without a dissenting voice. The subscription to the Tent Fund was raised to $20,50. It was then decided to pay from the S. B. fund as much as duty should require for tent funds, at the close of the tent season. The meeting voted to pay their S. B. subscription quarterly, commencing the first of June. J. T. BOSTWICK, Chairman.
S. MYERS, Secretary. Plum River, Ills., June 2, 1861. P. S. Our church is now, we think, in a more promising condition than it ever has been. The idea of system and organization works well, and the church begin to realize its necessity and appreciate its practical results. The name adopted by the Battle Creek conference, and received by some other churches, is, to say the least, very appropriate; and it seems under the circumstances almost indispensable.