Doings of the Fourth Annual Session of the Minnesota State Conference.
According to the appointment of the committee, the Minnesota Conference held its fourth annual meeting at Pleasant Grove, Minn., Friday Sept. 15th 1864. Meeting opened with prayer by the chairman. Pleasant Grove, Oronoco, and Deerfield were represented by authorized delegates, the latter sending two. Moved, by Bro. Bostwick, that all brethren in good standing with any of our churches, take part in the doings of this meeting. Carried. The doings of the last session were called up and approved by vote. The churches represented now reported their standing through the delegates, all indicating union and prosperity, and considerable increase of membership during the year. Reports of labor for the Conference were now called up. Accounts of labor, receipts and expenses of Brn. Sanborn, Bostwick, Morse, and Allen were presented. A committee on the nomination of officers was now chosen, consisting of the following brethren, viz.; Wm. Merry, F. W. Morse, and E. W. Darling. Adjourned until evening after the Sabbath. Adjourned session was convened according to appointment. Prayer by Bro. Lashier. The nominating committee presented the names of the following brethren as officers for the ensuing year; namely, Washington Morse, President, F. W. Morse, Secretary and Treasurer, W. Morse, W. M. Allen, Jno. Bostwick executive Committee. The nomination was approved and the brethren elected in accordance therewith. It was then moved and carried that we adopt the amendment recommended by the General Conference, providing for an auditing committee of six to act in connection with the executive committee in the settlement of accounts for the preceding year. The following brethren were nominated and duly elected as members of this committee; viz., Brn. H. F. Lashier, E. W. Darling, E. Odell, H. Grant, C. G. Campbell and Bro Patch. Report of the Treasurer was now given. Amount paid into the treasury during the year, $152,50; amount paid out during the year, $104,70. Balance on hand, $47,90. This does not represent our Conference fund. The different churches have not reported themselves through their treasurers. Credentials of ministers was taken up. The credentials of Brn. W. Morse and Jno. Bostwick were renewed; also credentials were given to Bro. W. M. Allen, and a license to F. W. Morse, to prove his gift in publicly presenting the truth. The Executive Committee were authorized to procure the doings of the General Conference; also our Conference transactions, in pamphlet form for distribution among the churches. Moved, that the proceedings of this session be sent to the Review for publication. Carried. Adjourned sine die. WASHINGTON MORSE, Pres't.
F. W. MORSE, Sec'y.