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Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, January 22, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 4

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NEW YORK S. S. ASSOCIATION.

By M. H. Brown; Mrs. N. J. Walsworth

The second annual session of the New York Sabbath-school Association was held in connection with the annual meeting of the tract society, at Adams Center, N. Y., Dec. 21-28, 1879.
The first meeting was held Dec. 21. After the opening exercises, the minutes of the last annual meeting were read and approved. Eighteen schools were represented by delegates. Interesting remarks were made by Elds. Haskell, Whitney, and others, upon the object and importance of the Sabbath-school work.
A second meeting of the association was held Dec. 28, at 4:30 P. M. At this meeting, resolutions were passed,—
  1. Expressing confidence in the Sabbath-school work as the work of the Lord, and pledging earnest efforts in carrying out the plans recommended by the General S. S. Association.
  2. Urging Sabbath-schools to provide themselves with helps to the study of the Bible, such as maps, Bible Dictionaries, etc.
  3. Requesting all Sabbath-schools to order their supplies from the T. and M. society, through the Librarian.
  4. To retain nine-tenths of their donations to pay for the supplies thus ordered.
  5. That each school forward a tithe of its donations at the close of each quarter to the Secretary of the State Sabbath-school Association, in connection with their quarterly report, to meet the necessary expenses of said Association.
  6. Indorsing the penny-donation plan.
  7. Urging uniformity of lessons among all our schools, as far as practicable.
  8. Urging each school to maintain its organization through the winter, and members of the school not in attendance to hold regular recitations at home.
  9. Recommending the organization of family Sabbath-schools to report quarterly to the State Secretary.
  10. Urging all to put forth earnest efforts in increasing the circulation of the weekly Instructor, and calling the attention of parents to the prizes offered to children for obtaining subscribers to the same.
The Constitution of the Association was amended so as to make a school of ten members entitled to one delegate.
The number of the Executive Committee was increased from three to five.
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Eld. M. H. Brown; Secretary, Mrs. N. J. Walsworth; Executive Committee, M. H. Brown, G. D. Ballou, C. C. Lewis, J. E. Robinson, and T. A. Hall.
Meeting adjourned.
M. H. BROWN, Pres.
Mrs. N. J. Walsworth, Sec.