Business Meeting in New York.
At a business meeting of the conference held at Roosevelt, N. Y., September 27, 28, 1862, J. N. Andrews was chosen chairman, and David Arnold Secretary. An admonitory letter from Bro. M. E. Cornell to the church in this vicinity was read by Bro. Andrews, after which the following resolutions were passed. Resolved, That we receive with thankfulness the kind reproof and admonition of Bro. Cornell, and with regret acknowledge our delinquency as stated in said letter, in not encouraging tent labors in this State as we should the past season; likewise in not carrying out the work of organization as we should, and also that we have not as a body heeded as we ought the admonitions and teachings of God, given through the gift of prophecy placed among us, to which we attribute much of our present state of lukewarmness and want of union and effort in the cause of present truth, Resolved, That we are in favor of immediate action in the formation of a State Conference, and that we will co-operate with other churches in this State in said organization, and that we hereby invite Bro. and sister White to attend a State Conference at Roosevelt as soon as practicable, and that Bro. White appoint the time through the Review, and superintend said Conference; and we pledge ourselves to act promptly with him in the prosecution of said work. Resolved, That we invite all the churches in this State to represent themselves at this Conference by delegation or letter, that they may co-operate in this work. We also invite our brethren in Northern Pennsylvania to unite with us in said Conference if they choose. J. N. Andrews, Chairman.
David Arnold, Secretary.