p. 240 | The Review and Herald, Vol. 55, No. 15 (April 8, 1880)

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GENERAL MEETINGS FOR THE NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCES.

By B. L. Whitney

It is now designed to hold in connection with the State quarterly meetings of the New York and Pennsylvania Tract Societies, a general meeting for each of these Conferences. We are not able to announce definitely the time of these meetings, or the place at which the Pennsylvania meeting will be held, but notice on these points will be given in due season. The New York meeting will be held at Rome, N.Y., as this is most central and convenient for a large attendance.

These meetings should be attended by the leading brethren of the Conferences, as there are important matters relative to the holding of our camp-meetings and the general work for the summer which demand attention. All our ministers and licentiates are expected to be present, as arrangements will be made for the tent season now before us.

Probably the meetings will be held the first and second Sabbaths in May, and should each continue three days or more; but we give this early notice that our brethren may be making calculations to attend.

Brethren, the important responsibilities of the work of God are upon us; and shall we not come together at these meetings to seek the especial blessing and guidance of God, and to counsel together as to the plans by which to best advance its interests?

Let the district secretaries promptly forward their reports to the State Secretary without waiting for the meetings.

B. L. WHITNEY, Pres. N. Y. and Pa. T. and M. Societies.

Appointments and Meeting Notices for April

I will meet with the church at Burnside, Wis., April 10. T. B. Snow.

I will meet the church at Mount Morris, Mich., April 12 to 15, and with the church at Thetford, April 17, 18. S. Woodhull.

No providence preventing, there will be a two-days' meeting at Olin, Iowa, April 24, 25. There will be opportunity for baptism. J. T. Mitchell.

No providence preventing, we shall attend the Roosevelt meeting, April 10, 11, and hope there will be a general rally of the friends of the cause in Dist. No. 2. M. H. Brown.

At Lake City, Minn., April 10, 11 “ Lucas, “ “ 17, 18 “ Somerset, “ “ 25, 26 Harrison Grant.

Vassar, Mich., April 10–16 Thetford, “ “ 17–22 Lapeer, “ “ 24, 25 E. R. Jones.

There will be a H. and T. meeting held in connection with the quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 4, at Buck's Bridge, New York, April 10 and 11. All friends of temperance are earnestly invited to attend. M. C. Wilcox, Pres.

Jefferson, Mich., April 13, 14, at 7:30 P. M. Ransom Center, April 15, 16, at 7:30 P. M. I will also attend the quarterly meeting of Division No. 1. The meeting will be held at Hillsdale, April 17, 18. We hope the district will be well represented at this meeting. M. B. Miller.

A Sabbath-school convention will be held at Rome, N. Y., in connection with the State quarterly meeting of the T. and M. society. The regular lessons for the day will be used. Interesting and important topics connected with the Sabbath-school work will be discussed. Let every Sabbath-school be as largely represented as possible. M. H. Brown, Pres. N. Y. S. S. A.

A meeting in the interest of the T. and M. work in Dist. No. 1, Mich., will be held at Jefferson, Hillsdale Co., commencing April 12 at 2 P. M., and continuing three or four days. The principal object of the meeting will be to gain a more thorough knowledge of the system of keeping T. and M. accounts. All the members in this district are urged to attend; and the librarians especially are expected to be present. Come, and stay till the close. F. D. Snyder, Director.

State quarterly meeting at Belvidere, Boone Co., Illinois, April 17, 18. This will be a very important meeting. In connection with the regular work of the T. and M. society we shall lay plans for future labor in this Conference. All the ministers of the Conference who can reasonably do so should attend. If there are any who know of good openings for labor, or any who would like to work as tent-masters or assist in the cause as canvassers or colporters, they should report, either in person or by letter, at this meeting. Let there be a general turnout from the northern part of the State. R. F. Andrews.

SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS.

By James White

By invitation of the brethren, and by advice from the President of the Michigan Conference, we decide to labor one week in Allegan county, one week in Ottawa county, and one week in Shiawassee county. We appoint to be at Monterey Sabbath, April 10, Wright April 17, and at the dedication at Bancroft April 24.

We design to make this tour with private carriage, to enjoy the change from cares at Battle Creek to the country scenery. As one or more efficient ministers who are much worn, will enjoy this recreation with us, other laborers will not be needed at these points. J. W.

DEDICATION

By James White

THE house of worship at Bancroft, Michigan, will be dedicated Sunday, April 25. Elder J. O. Corliss, who was the first to break ground in Bancroft, has been urged to labor there and to dedicate their house of worship. A card has just come to hand extending to us an invitation to dedicate the house. We therefore decide to be at the dedication April 25, accompanied by Elder Corliss. Dedicatory services at 10:30 A. M. J. W.

Sunday Advocates Quote the Fourth Commandment

A friend has placed in our hands a copy of the International Sabbath Association Recorder, published by the International Sabbath Association of the United States and Canada. Being an Association and a paper devoted to the interests of Sunday observance, we are not a little surprised at the following motto, standing upon its first page:— “God’s living and perpetual commandment, and his unanswerable comment on it.” Under this bold headline, it then quotes, first, the fourth commandment, Ex. 20:8-11, and, secondly, the words of the prophet Isaiah, in chapter 58:13, 14: “If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day,” etc. We have no fault to find with this. We believe that the fourth commandment is one of God’s perpetual commandments, and that Isa. 58:13 does utter an unanswerable comment on the same; but what all this has to do with Sunday-keeping is more than we can see and more, we think, than they will be able to tell, if they are pressed upon the point.

We find another motto standing over its editorial page, which is of considerable significance at the present time; namely, “The Sabbath, as a political institution, is of inestimable value, independently of its claim to divine authority.—Adam Smith.”

The office of this Association is at 19 So. Twelfth St., Philadelphia.

GENERAL CONFERENCE STATISTICS.

By Uriah Smith

IN response to the blanks sent out, we have received reports from the following Conferences for the quarter ending Jan. 1: North Pacific, Iowa, Kentucky, New York, Tennessee, Minnesota, Ohio, California, Kansas, Maine, Wisconsin, Illinois, New England, Missouri, Indiana, Texas, Vermont, Nebraska, besides local reports from Nevada, Ontario, Province of Quebec, and Georgia. The secretaries of a majority of these Conferences report that they did not succeed in getting full returns, and their reports were therefore incomplete, but they hoped to be able to report more fully the next quarter. We therefore call attention to the fact that the time has almost come when the next quarter's reports are due, and we hope to receive full returns. It will be of interest to publish them when they are complete.

U. SMITH, General Conference Secretary.

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NOTICE.—The change of figures on the address labels will be in all cases a sufficient receipt for money sent for the paper. If these changes do not in due time appear, and if books ordered by mail are not received, notice should be given. All other business is acknowledged below.

THE RATIONAL APPEAL, Detroit, Mich.—This is a new paper just started in the interests of Spiritualists and Liberalists. The first number has come to our table. Published weekly by S. B. McCracken. Price $1.10 a year. The number before us gives evidence that it will be ably and vigorously conducted; and its “liberality” is shown in quite a lengthy and candid notice of the S. D. Adventists and their institutions in Battle Creek. Our well-known antagonism to the sentiments inculcated by Spiritualists and Liberalists, leads us to apply to this enterprise the immortal saying of Lincoln, “To those who like this sort of thing, this would be just about the sort of thing they would like.”

TEN-THOUSAND-DOLLAR FUND.

ONE HUNDRED $100 MEN AND WOMEN WANTED TO RAISE $10,000 TO CIRCULATE THE WRITINGS OF MRS. E. G. WHITE.


R. G. Lockwood and wife,	$100	James White,	$100
W. H. Hall,	100	Mrs. E. G. White,	100
J. Q. A. Haughey and wife,	100	Mrs. W. H. Hall,	100
U. Smith and wife,	100	James Harvey (deceased),	100
Edward Lobdell,	100	Right Hand,	100
D. J. Burroughs (deceased)	100	Newell Grant,	100
H. and N. E. Wren,	100	M. F. Stillman (paid $20),	100

WANTED.—Employment among Sabbath-keepers, to work on a farm or at other common work, by the month, or otherwise. Address, T. Dobbie, Custer, Portage Co., Wisconsin.

ATTENTION.—All full members of the Indiana H. and T. Association who have not received their certificates of membership, will receive them at our next camp-meeting. Sadie G. Edwards, Sec. Ind. H. and T. Association.

WANTED.—A lady who has a little boy two years old would like a place to work among Sabbath-keepers. Would like to keep the little boy with her. Can do all kinds of house-work, and would remain a long time if agreeable. Best of references given. Address, B. F. Taylor, Smith’s Creek, Mich.

TO VERMONT H. AND T. AND S. S. WORKERS.—Will all club secretaries and agents of the Vermont H. and T. Association please send to their State Secretary the names of all pledge-members received since the last camp-meeting, with date of joining; these items are needed for the State Record book. Blanks for Vermont family Sabbath-schools have already been sent to a few families that it is hoped are sustaining regularly organized schools; and should there be any not supplied, they will please notify their State Secretary by card, that as many family schools as possible may be reported for the first quarter of the new year 1880. Frank S. Porter, Sec. N. Fayston, Vt.

Books Sent by Express.

Wm Macomber $8.24, H Grant 14.40, B L Whitney 10.43, Annie M Olsen 1.75, C S Veeder 1.92, Mrs M F Mullen 10.35.

Books Sent by Freight.

Lizzie Hornby $462.33, V B Stevens 117.41, H M Kenyon 96.65.

Cash Rec’d on Account.

Wm Beebe $2.00, James Sawyer per L Hornby 40c, Gen T & M Society per M L Huntley 7.00, C L Boyd per Chas Whitehead 1.00, Gen A King 5.00, B C V M Society per W C Sisley 46.39, Am H & T Association per G F Haines 5.00, A W Jensen 6.75.

Mich. Conf. Fund.

Mattawan, D B Richards $5.00, Allegan, Mrs S L Rhodes 4.00, Olivet per A M Van Horn 55c, Convis per S Sellers 18.00, Bronson per Mrs Mary Miller 75c.

S. D. A. E. Society.

Catherine Morrison $10.00, C Mikkelsen & wife 10.00, C H Wolcott 1.00.

Gen. Conf. Fund.

E Lake $5.00, Mrs Eliza Jones—thank-offering—5.00, L J Waters 15.00, Mrs D Chamberlain 1.00, J B Foster 1.00.

Gen. T. & M. Society.—Donation.

Belle Lock—a gold quarter of a dollar.

European Mission.

D N Fay $18.00, A T Oxley 5.00, “N N” 25.00.

English Mission.

Noah Hodges $25.00, A believer in Minnesota 10.00, Mrs Sada Cadawaller 5.00.

Danish Mission.

Mrs Swanson $2.50, C & E Mikkelsen 2.00.

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. 10, Mich., at Flint. S. WOODHULL.

DIST. No. 11, Iowa, at Smithland, Woodbury Co. G. W. HOSKINS, Director.

DIST. No. 2, Ill., at Belvidere, April 11. All are invited. R. VICKERY, Director.

DIST. No. 14, Mich., at Potterville. Eld. E. B. Lane will attend this meeting. J. F. CARMAN, Director.

DIST. No. 2, Penn., at Raymond, near Ulysses. The Sabbath-school work will receive its share of attention. D. B. OVIATT, Director.

DIST. No. 9, Ill., at Kankakee. Eld. Andrews is expected. Let as many come as possible, as we have important business to be brought before this meeting. J. W. TAIT, Director.

DIST. No. 1, Mich., at Hillsdale, April 17, 18. This is one week later than the regular time, as this will better accommodate Eld. Miller, who has promised to be present on the occasion. F. D. SNYDER, Director.

DIST. No. 3, Ind., will hold their quarterly meeting in connection with the State meeting at Alto on the fourth Sabbath and Sunday in April. We expect a full attendance and a profitable meeting. WM. COVERT, Director.

POSTPONED

The district quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 4, Neb., will be postponed until the third Sabbath and Sunday in April, on account of conflicting with Bro. Boyd’s appointments. A full and good meeting is anticipated. CHAS. P. HASKELL, Director.