Minutes of the Iowa Conference, of 1864.
BRO. WHITE: The Iowa Conference convened at Pilot Grove, on the 16th of Sept., 1864. Meeting called to order by the President, Eld. B. F. Snook, prayer by Eld. W. H. Brinkerhoff. The present amount of s. B. fund, is seventeen hundred and thirty-seven dollars and seventeen cents ($1737,17). Ten churches were present by delegates. Six churches not represented. Whole number of members, four hundred and thirty-five. Total amount of gain above losses, forty-six. Amount paid in of Conference funds, $723,86. Amount expended, $716,46. Officers for the present year: President, Eld. B. F. Snook; Vice-President, E. P. Butler; Secretary, W. H. Brinkerhoff; Treasurer, Thomas Hare; Executive Committee, J. T. Mitchell, and D. Andre. Bro. Benn Auten was chosen as delegate to represent this Conference, at the next General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The Executive Committee were instructed to call for missionary labor for the State. Voted, That this Conference censures all those churches which were not represented in this Conference either by delegate or letter. Voted, To amend the constitution by inserting the word Vice-President after the word President, in Sec. 1 of Art. ii. W. H. BRINKERHOFF, Secretary.