The New York State Conference.
By R. F. Cottrell
This Conference was held under discouraging circumstances. Sickness deprived us of the help we expected from the General Conference, and also prevented Bro. Taylor from being present. Bro. Andrews was absent on the Eastern mission, and Bro. Fuller, at whose place the meeting was held, was in deep affliction. Still we trust the meeting was not unprofitable. There was great unanimity in our business meetings. Our meetings for worship were interesting. On Sabbath and first-day the house was so filled as to make it necessary to furnish extra seats through the length of the aisles, and good attention was given to the word spoken. Bro. Fuller gave an interesting discourse on the Plan of Salvation, showing the beauty and the perfect adaptedness of the plan to the object to be accomplished, and the necessity of accepting it by faith and obedience in order to be benefited by it. The health reform was shown to be a necessity in order to the cleansing of ourselves of all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and the perfecting of holiness in the fear of the Lord. This was well presented by Bro. Whitney. In our social meeting Sabbath morning we had a special season of prayer in behalf of Bro. White and his fellow-laborers and fellow-sufferers at the health institution at Dansville. We could but hope that the Lord will interpose in behalf of his cause and his people, and bless and raise his servants to health. He will do great things for us, when we are prepared to receive and appreciate his blessings. The Lord help us to do so.