p. 301 | Indiana Quarterly Meeting

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Tuesday, May 12, 1885

FromAdvent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 62, No. 19

Indiana Quarterly Meeting.

By S. H. Lane; W. A. Young

The meeting was held at Rochester, Ind., April. There was quite a general attendance of our members from various parts of the State. The wants of the cause in this State were freely discussed, and it was decided to locate one tent at Marion, one in Madison Co., one in the south-eastern, one in the north-western, and one in the north-eastern part of the State.

It was voted that the Conference Committee be instructed to secure some suitable person, as soon as possible, to take charge of the canvassing work, and the Committee also encourage persons to engage in colporting who are qualified for that work. The field of city missions was considered, and Bro. [illegible] and Randolph were chosen to assist Eld. Bartlett and [illegible] in the Indianapolis mission. Much interest was created by Eld. Bartlett's statement of experiences in the work in Indianapolis. It is desired that our brethren and sisters be more liberal in donations for the mission than they have been. It was suggested that “mission gardens” be planted, the entire profits of which may go to the sustenance of mission work.

The report of tract and missionary labor during last quarter was read by districts, much interest being developed by a blackboard exercise showing the relative amount of labor done per member reporting.

The directors reported an increasing interest in the work in their respective districts.

The following resolution was offered, and adopted unanimously:—

Whereas, The REVIEW AND HERALD has made very liberal offers to new subscribers, in giving a dictionary as a premium to such; therefore—

Resolved, That we appreciate its offers, and will use our efforts to give this valuable paper a deservedly wide circulation.

It was decided to hold our annual camp-meeting at Logansport. It was thought best to assess each district a given amount, in order to meet the expense of supplying the Indianapolis mission with tracts, etc. It was also decided to try to get a missionary rack placed in the Union depot at Indianapolis, and one hundred dollars was pledged to support such a rack.

The office of president being rendered vacant by Eld. Lane's departure for England, Eld. Wm. Covert was by a unanimous vote elected to fill that position for the remainder of the term. Remarks were made by Eld. Lane, upon the progress of the cause in this Conference. Eld. Henderson then offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted by a rising vote:—

Resolved, That it is the feeling of this Conference that Eld. S. H. Lane has served them faithfully and successfully for a period of above eight years as president of this Conference, and that it is with feelings of the deepest regret we are called upon to part with him; and that our love, prayers, and sympathy shall follow him to whatever field of labor he may be called.

Eld. J. P. Henderson was selected to act as vice-president of the tract society. The work of the Signs and “Sunshine” canvass was considered at some length. The following preamble and resolution were adopted:—

Whereas, The Signs of the Times is an excellent missionary paper, and should have a wide circulation throughout the field, and thus aid in giving the warning of the third angel’s message; therefore—

Resolved, That we deem it the duty of all our churches to take clubs for use in missionary work.

This meeting was characterized throughout by brotherly love and tenderness of feeling. The work must not, cannot, will not fail; for it is the Lord’s.

S. H. LANE, Pres. W. A. YOUNG, Sec.