p. 489 | CONFERENCE REPORTS

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Nov 4, 1880

CONFERENCE REPORTS.

IN connection with the camp-meetings in each State, the Conference of that State usually holds its annual session. The following items are taken from reports of these meetings as found in our church paper, the Review and Herald:—

The Dakota Conference held its first annual session in connection with the camp-meeting at Sioux Falls, Sept. 16-21. Three new churches were admitted into the Conference, viz., Sioux Falls, Tyndall, and Springfield, and the unorganized company near Valley Springs was taken under the watchcare of the Conference. The officers for the coming year are: President, Eld. S. B. Whitney; Secretary, Geo. E. Henton; Treasurer, N. P. Nelson; Conference Committee, S. B. Whitney, N. P. Nelson, and D. T. Biggs. This report was adopted.

The nineteenth annual session of the New York Conference was held on the camp-ground at Hornellsville, N. Y., Sept. 8. This Conference reports a membership of thirty churches, and six hundred and seventy-two members. Ten received credentials; eight, ministerial licenses; and two were recommended to receive ordination. The officers for the ensuing year are as follows: President, Eld. B. L. Whitney; Secretary, E. W. Whitney; Treasurer, L. T. Nourse; remaining members of the Executive Committee, M. H. Brown, and M. C. Wilcox.

The officers of the Pennsylvania Conference, which held its second annual session also on the Hornellsville camp-ground, are as follows: President, B. L. Whitney; Secretary, D. T. Fero; Treasurer, O. P. Galloway; Executive Committee, D. B. Oviatt and J. W. Raymond. The first member of the committee is to act as Vice-president. Credentials were granted to four in this Conference, and ministerial licenses given to five; also colporter's licenses were given to six.