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Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, January 1, 1880

FromAdvent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 1

STATE INSTITUTE AT CORSICA, OHIO.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

The Lord willing, we will hold our Ohio State quarterly meeting and T. and M. Institute at Corsica. Meetings will begin Thursday, Jan. 15, and continue two weeks. We have selected Corsica for several reasons.

1. It is the most central church for the State.

2. They have a good meeting-house, well adapted to the use of our school.

3. There are enough families within a reasonable distance of the church to accommodate all who will come.

4. There are several churches near.

5. All the other strong churches have had large meetings with them many times, while Corsica has never had one. As our State quarterly meeting will be held here at this time, each district must be sure to be on hand in time with its reports.

OBJECT OF THE INSTITUTE.

The object of the Institute is to thoroughly instruct the officers of the Conference in their work, but especially the T. and M. officers. Church clerks, S. S. treasurers, Sabbath-school superintendents and secretaries, the health and temperance officers, librarians, secretaries, and directors will all be instructed in their special work. All these should bring their books with them. There will also be a class in music. Special attention will be given to canvassing.

WHO SHOULD COME.

All the above officers, as far as possible, should attend this meeting. Let a special effort be made to this end. Do not say that you cannot come. Think that you can, plan for it, and make an effort to be present. If necessary, let the church assist some of the poorer ones. Any one who can give a part or the whole of his time to canvassing ought to come.

WHERE TO COME.

Corsica is a little off the railroad, but the brethren will take all to and from the cars with their baggage. Galion is the best point, as it is only five miles from the church, and some of the members live within three miles. But the friends can also get off at Crestline, which is six miles, or at Lexington, which is eight miles from the church. But the brethren at Corsica require that they shall be informed how many are coming to each of these points, so as to know how many teams to send.

Therefore, let every person who expects to come write a week beforehand to V. B. Stevens, Corsica, Ohio, stating at which station he will get off. The trains at each of these places arrive about eleven o'clock A. M. from each way. All should come Thursday, Jan. 15, so as to be at the stations named before noon of that day.

Let as many as can bring bed-clothing. Tracts and books should be taken back to each church, to save freight. A full and large assortment of all our books will be there, also Bibles, Concordances, etc.

Let none calculate to leave till the meeting closes. Eld. B. L. Whitney and perhaps others will come to aid us in these meetings. D. M. CANRIGHT.