DISTRICT QUARTERLY MEETINGS
“And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” Matt. 10:7. DISTRICT QUARTERLY MEETINGS
To be held April 10 and 11. Let all librarians and district secretaries bring their books and reports, and be prompt in attendance. Dist. No. 7, Iowa, at Adel. A. J. Stiffler, Director. Dist. No. 1, Wis., at Hebron. G. C. Tenney. Dist. No. 8, Wis., at Mackford. C. W. Olds. Dist. No. 2, Iowa, at Lisbon. J. T. Mitchell, Director. Dist. No. 4, Penn., at Randolph. O. F. Bowen, Director. Dist. No. 9, Wis., Lyons, near Baraboo. Wm. H. Canfield, Sec. Dist. No. 10, Iowa, at State Center. S. M. Holly, Director. Dist. No. 2, Ind., at Wolf Lake, April 11. J. S. Shrock, Director. Spring district, at Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio. E. H. Gates. Dist. No. 1, Iowa, at Waukon. A full attendance is desired. F. H. Chapman, Director. Dist. No. 3, Ill., with the Gridley church. Eld. Ballenger is expected. C. Turnipseed, Director. Dist. No. 2, N. Y., at Roosevelt. Hope Eld. M. H. Brown will be present. Wm. Treadwell, Director. Dist. No. 2, Mich., at Bunker Hill. We desire a good attendance. James Roberts, Director. Dist. No. 3, Ohio, at North Bloomfield. We want to see a general turnout. R. A. Underwood. Dist. No. 3, Mich., at Convis. Meetings will commence Sabbath morning at 10:30. M. B. Miller, Director. Dist. No. 4, Me., at West Sumner, April 11, at 11 o’clock A. M. We desire a general attendance, also a full report. Geo. W. Washburn, Director. Dist. No. 7, N. Y., at West Winfield. We hope all the members will be present as far as possible. Expect Bro. Foy will be there. N. C. Wheeler. Dist. No. 2, Ohio, at Waterford. All who are interested in the cause of present truth are invited. Let no member of the T. and M. society fail to report. A. M. Mann. Dist. No. 8, Mich., with the Freeland church. Librarians will please report in season to J. McGregor, District Secretary. A general attendance is earnestly desired. E. S. Griggs, Director. Dist. No. 5, Neb., at the house of Bro. Vest, six miles west of Halifax, Greeley Co., on the 3d Sunday in April, at 1 o’clock P. M. C. P. Bollman, Director. Albion, Neb. Dist. No. 4, Iowa, at Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co. Hope to see a fair representation from each church in the district. We very much desire Eld. Washburn or Hankins to meet with us. W. W. Conklin. Dist. No. 3, N. Y., at Adams Center, April 17, 18. The meeting is one week later than usual to secure help. The Sabbath-school and health and temperance work will both receive attention. W. H. Brown, Director. Dist. No. 1, Nebraska, at the Wentworth school-house, near Admah, Washington Co. Will the brethren of the Decatur and Fremont churches attend? Brn. A. J. Cudney and Geo. Dawson will be there. Come one and all. H. A. Whittaker, Director. Dist. No. 9, Mich., at Vassar. In connection with this meeting we will hold a T. and M. Institute. Eld. E. B. Jones, Bro. Minor, and others are expected to assist as instructors. Hope to see a general gathering of our people at this time. Wm. Ostrander. Dist. No. 13, Mich., at Memphis. Eld. Lamson is expected to be present. A general attendance is requested. Let every librarian come, and bring his or her books, as there will be a drill in book-keeping and T. and M. work generally. Geo. O. States, Director. AVON, Wis., April 10, 11. H. W. Decker. We will meet with the church at Partello, Mich., April 3, 4. Will all the members be present? M. B. Miller. The next general quarterly meeting for the Maine T. and M. Society will be held with the church at South Norridgewock April 17, 18. J. B. Goodrich. The general quarterly meeting for Dakota will be held at Swan Lake, April 17, 18. We hope to see a full attendance, as there is important business to attend to. S. B. Whitney. Nothing preventing, I will meet with the brethren at Potterville, Mich., in their district quarterly meeting, April 10, 11, Mrs. Lane filling the Orleans appointment, as per last REVIEW. E. B. Lane. We expect to attend the quarterly meeting at Bloomington, Ill., April 3, 4. Hope to see the brethren from Mackinaw, Gridley, and Leroy. Come prepared to care for yourselves as far as you can. Arrange to stay over Sunday, as we have important business to attend to. E. O. Hammond. J. F. Ballenger. The S. D. A. meeting-house at West Salem, Ill., will be dedicated Sunday, April 25. We extend a cordial invitation to all the brethren in this section, expecting this to be the largest and most important meeting ever held in this part of the State. Eld. R. F. Andrews is expected, and requests a general attendance. G. F. Shonk. The new S. D. Adventist meeting-house in Niantic, R. I., will by divine permission, be dedicated to the service of God on Sunday, April 4, at eleven o’clock A. M. Sermon by Eld. I. Sanborn. Our brethren and sisters in Rhode Island are cordially invited to attend, and we should be pleased to see any from other States. The dedication will probably be followed by a series of meetings. Geo. D. Chester. In connection with the district quarterly meeting at Buck’s Bridge, N. Y., April 10, 11, we desire to have an interesting and instructive Sabbath-school exercise. Let the schools at Silver Hill, South Pierrepont, West Pierrepont, Chase’s Mills, and Norfolk be well represented, and let all come well prepared with the lessons for the second Sabbath in April. Learn the pieces on pages 14, 21, 30, and 101 in Song Anchor. Bring your Lesson Sheets, Instructors, and Song Anchors. Chas. C. Lewis. State quarterly T. and M. meeting for Division 3, Michigan, at Wright, Ottawa Co., April 17, 18. The district secretaries and librarians should be in attendance with their books. Eld. A. O. Burrill, and perhaps others that can give instruction in book keeping, will be at this meeting. Let there be a general attendance of officers and missionary workers. Eld. Miller is requested to appoint the State meeting for Division 1, and Eld. Jones for Division 2. J. Fargo. No providence preventing, I will meet with the churches in Indiana as follows:—At Frankton, April 2–7. Patricksburg, April 9–12. Bloomington, where Bro. Butcher may appoint, April 15–19. Noblesville, April 20, 21. Alto, at T. and M. State quarterly meeting, April 23–26. Hope to see a general turnout at all these meetings. S. H. Lane. I will hold meetings in Wisconsin as follows:—Quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 3, at Waterloo, April 10, 11. Meeting will commence Tuesday evening, the 6th. Will hold a general meeting and S. S. convention at Sand Prairie April 17, 18. The lessons assigned for Bible-class, youth and children, are the lessons for the third Sabbath in March. For the infant classes, Lesson 8 in Bible Lessons for Little Ones. Eld. Tenney is expected to be present, and we request a general rally from neighboring churches, and of scattered Sabbath-keepers. A. D. Olsen. The State quarterly meeting of the Indiana T. and M. Society will be held at Alto, Howard Co., Ind., April 23–25. Let each district report to the State Secretary, S. S. Shrock, Ligonier, Noble Co., Ind., so that he will have a full report to present at the State meeting. Let each church society that is in debt make an effort to raise means to meet its indebtedness, as we desire to free the society from debt. Also let each church S. B. treasurer send to Dr. Wm. Hill, Rochester, Ind., all S. B., that he may be able to report amount on hand at the State meeting. We appeal to all to make out all reports promptly and correctly, that we may know how the cause stands in the State. S. H. Lane. Cleburne, Texas, April 3, 4.
Dallas, “ ” 10, 11.
Plano, “ ” 17, 18.
Turner’s Point, Texas, “ ” 24, 25.
Savoy, “ ” May 1, 2.
Denison, “ ” 8, 9.
Sherman, “ ” 15, 16.
We confidently hope that all will be prepared to attend every meeting in their respective localities. Let those at a distance come prepared to remain till the meeting closes. We hope the friends at Fairview will attend the Sherman meeting. All come to seek God and learn all you can. Time is short. R. M. Kilgore.