Ontario Conference Proceedings
By B. B. Noftsger
The fifth annual session of the Ontario Conference was held at London, June 16-26, 1904, seven meetings being held in all. At the first meeting, the several committees were appointed by the Chair. The president's address and the reports from the laborers in different branches of the work, showed a good degree of progress in every department. The following resolutions were passed:— “Whereas, The present facilities at Lornedale Academy are inadequate for the proper education of our youth; and,— “Whereas, Every advantage for their proper education should be given them, that this branch of the work may rightly represent the last great message of truth, therefore,— “1. We recommend, That during the present summer, an addition be made to the school buildings at Lorne Park, say twenty-six by forty-four feet, two stories above the basement, to cost in the neighborhood of fifteen hundred dollars. “Whereas, The Canadian Publishing Association has located its office in our conference, and,— “Whereas, The said publishing association has advised us of its inability to continue business on the present basis, therefore,— “2. Resolved, That we advise our canvassers to order their books from, and report their work to, the Canadian Publishing Association. “3. Resolved, That the conference committee take steps to dispose of the ‘Christ’s Object Lessons’ now on hand, and turn over the proceeds to Lornedale Academy. “Whereas, The General Conference Committee has kindly offered to assist our Ontario school, by endeavoring to raise for said school one thousand dollars, therefore,— “4. Resolved, (a) That we extend to the General Conference Committee our hearty thanks for their kind liberality. “(b) That we petition the General Conference Committee to consider the advisability of increasing their donation from one thousand dollars to twelve hundred and fifty dollars. “(c) That we request them to furnish us this money in instalments of ‘Christ’s Object Lessons’ of one thousand copies at a time, as rapidly as our conference can dispose of the same, said conference pledging itself to see that all the proceeds derived from the sale of said books shall be sacredly used in the upbuilding of the conference school. “Whereas, Mr. Fallinsbee, attorney at law, has kindly offered his legal services, free of charge, to any Seventh-day Adventist in Ontario who may be brought18before the court, charged with working on Sunday, therefore,— “5. Resolved, That this conference, in acknowledgment of this generous offer, extend its grateful thanks to Mr. Fallinsbee for said proffered services; “Whereas, The Battle Creek Health Food Company, of London, has kindly offered special favors to Seventh-day Adventists using their manufactured goods, and,— “Whereas, The standard quality of these goods is being maintained, therefore,— “6. Resolved, That we express our thanks for the offer made through Brother T. H. Robinson, and that we recommend these goods to all our people. “7. Resolved, That we extend a vote of thanks to the city of London for the use of these grounds and buildings, and to the citizens and city papers for favors extended to us during this meeting. “8. Resolved, That we petition the Canadian Union Conference to transfer the editorial and printing work of the Canadian Union Messenger to Lornedale Academy as soon as the transfer can be satisfactorily arranged. “Whereas, The work of selling ‘Christ’s Object Lessons’ must be vigorously pushed, if it is to prove a valuable aid in raising means for the school,— “(1) That Brother T. H. Robinson take the supervision of this work in Ontario. “(2) That he be requested to prosecute this work with vigor, and endeavor to have the five thousand copies we hope to receive from the General Conference, sold by Jan. 1, 1905. “(3) That he be requested to prepare a contract to be signed and lived up to by each individual taking a quota of books, said contract to cover the following points: (a) That all persons ordering books settle for same by Jan. 1, 1905; (b) that they send weekly reports of all sales and the number of books on hand; (c) that T. H. Robinson furnish postal cards for such weekly reports; (d) that all receipts on the sale of ‘Christ’s Object Lessons’ be remitted monthly to T. H. Robinson; (e) that all correspondence concerning the sale of ‘Christ’s Object Lessons’ and the assignment of territory be conducted through T. H. Robinson. “(4) That we pledge Brother Robinson and the conference committee our most hearty support and co-operation in this great work. “(5) That the months of October, November, and December, of 1904, be set apart among all our people to especially prosecute this work.” Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, A. O. Burrill; Vice-President, T. H. Robinson; Secretary and Treasurer, B. B. Noftsger. Conference Committee: A. O. Burrill, T. H. Robinson, Eugene Leland, J. T. Smith, and F. G. Hill. Trustees of the legal corporation: the conference committee. Delegates to the Canadian Union Conference: A. O. Burrill, T. H. Robinson, Eugene Leland, Mrs. J. Eva Leland, and Sadie Baker. Board of managers of Lornedale Academy for the year 1904-05, the conference committee. Treasurer of the school fund, T. H. Robinson; Educational Secretary, Eugene Leland. Credentials were given to G. B. Thompson, A. O. Burrill, Eugene Leland, A. L. Miller, W. H. Spear, and John Isaac; ministerial license to J. B. Cosens; missionary license to Sadie Baker; teachers’ license to Agnes Stewart and Belle Johnson. The last meeting was almost wholly given to the work of selling “Christ’s Object Lessons.” At this meeting, fifty-five individuals pledged to sell 1,251 books. The treasurer’s report showed a gain in tithe over the previous year of $577.24; in offerings to missions of $286.56; in periodical sales of $85.05, and in offerings to Haskell Home of $7.27; a loss in the amount of book sales of $424.68, and in Sabbath-school offerings to missions of $30.77. B. B. NOFTSGER, Secretary.