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be united with the other churches of
the conference. The delegates repre-
senting these churches were then
seated.
We will not take space to give all
the proceedings of the meeting, but
will give only the resolutions passed,
which were as follows :—
“ Resolved, That the name of the
Vermont Conference and Tract Society
be changed to ‘“ Northern New Eng-
land.”
“ Resolved, That the territory em-
braced in the Northern New England
Conference be the states of Vermont
and New Hampshire.
“ Resolved, That from and after this
conference meeting a new conference
secretary’s record book be kept by the
Conference Secretary recording the
proceedings of the Northern New
England Conference, and that the
minutes of this special session of the
Vermont Conference be recorded in
the new record as showing the actions
taken at this session authorizing this
union of the two states into the North-
ern New England Conference.
“ Resolved, That a new treasurer’s
record be opened bearing date of Jan.
1, 1910, and that all our churches in-
both Vermont and New Hampshire
be asked to turn their tithes, offerings,
and trust funds to the Northern New
England treasury, beginning at this
date, and that the calendar year be
our conference year.
“ Resolved, That the Constitution
and By Laws of the Vermont Confer- -
ence be so amended and changed as
to conform to these actions and reso-
lutions.
« Resolved, That as soon as possible
all stationery used in the conference
office be made to conform to this new
arrangement, and that as soon as may
seem best to the Conference Commit-
tee the office be moved to a more cen-
tral location, this body favoring some
location along the Connecticut River.
©“ Resolved, That we express our re-
gret that it seemed best that Elder
Montgomery should be called from
ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER
this conference to another at this time‘
but while assuring him that our prayers
will follow him to his new field of la-
bor, we extend to our present execu-
tive, Elder W. H. Holden, our confi
dence and love, and assure him of our
hearty and loyal support.
“ Resglved, That the Northern New
England Conference expressto Brother
Frank Raley, our secretary and treas-
urer, our sympathy in his affliction,
with the hope that he may soon recover
‘his health and be able to connect with
us in labor, and that the Secretary be
instructed to forward a copy of this
resolution to Brother Raley.
“ Whereas, At the recent General
Conference held in Washington, D.C,,
‘a plan was inaugurated to raise, dur-
ing the next three years, the sum of
$300,000 to provide printing facilities,
schools, and homes forour missionaries
in foreign fields; and,—
“ Whereas, The amount falling to
the Northern New England Confer-
ence is $2,601.60; therefore,—
“ Resolved, That we accept cheer-
fully the responsibility of raising our
share of this fund, and would advise"
our conference officers to take up the
work as soon as possible.
“ Whereas, A plan has been in-
augurated by the General Conference
Council in session at College View,
Nebraska, known as the ©“ Ministry of
Healing Campaign,” for the relief of
the Medical Missionary Work ; and,—
« Whereas, The number of books to
be sold for the Northern New England
Conference is about 1,148 copies of
“ Ministry of Healing ” and 2,870
copies of “Life and Health,” each
year for three years; therefore,—
“ We Recommend, That all our peo-
ple be urged to assist the conference
in disposing of these books and papers
as quickly as possible.”
The next resolution was presented
by Elder White as follows:
“ Resolved, That the By Laws of
this conference be so changed and
amended as to provide for seven mem-
bers of the Executive Committee in-
stead of five.”
The two new members chosen as a
part of this Committee were Alton V.
Farnsworth and Herman F. Clark.
“ Whereas, God has given clear in-
struction in all branches of his work
through the Spirit of Prophecy,—
“ Resolved, That we, as delegates to
this conference, urge that all our con-
ference officers and church elders own
a full set of the writings of Sister E. G.
White, and study them.”
W. H. HoLDEN, President,
A. R. Evans, Secretary, pro tem.
. BOSTON, MASS.
DecemBer 1, 1909, we left Leo-
minster for our field of labor in the
city of Boston. Two months have
rapidly passed away; and as we look
back over the past few weeks, we are
glad to be able to give you an encour-
aging report. The dear Lord is
richly blessing the Boston and Everett
churches, spiritually and in other
ways. There is a real spirit of con-
secration taking hold of the brethren
and sisters, and a striving on their
part for a greater work of grace and
deeper experience in the things of
God. Showers of blessing are falling
as a result.
The first of January the Boston
church canceled its old tract society
debt of $104, and also paid other
bills which amounted to about $40;
thus started the new year out of debt,
singing the jubilee song of deliver-
ance. We are endeavoring to build
up the tract and missionary work in
the churches. The young people’s
work is taking a new start, and we
expect that they will be a strong
factor in the building up of the work
here in Boston. We thave faith to
believe that our Sabbath-school will
double its membership this year.
There is a spirit of unity in our midst
and I feel that all desire to cooperate
in every way. As has been previ
ously reported, the Boston church ex-
pects to build a house of worship this