ECHOES FROM THE FLELD.
in order to know that we are giving at
least one-tenth.”
. “Tithing is God’s own system and can-
not be improved upon except in quan-.
tity, which He evidently expects us to
do.” =
“The responsibility of giving the
gospel to the whole world is exceeding
great, but if we follow God's plan for
doing this then we can leave the results.
with him. But if we do not follow God's
plan and substitute plans of our own, or
have no plan at all, then we assume a
responsibility which belengs to God, and
of course we will fail and become guilty
of the blood of souls.”
"Another word to encourage the poor -
man in debt. We can pay our debts to
man better by first paying what we owe
to God. He can make $90.00 go farther
than we can make $100.00 go. It is He
who enables us to obtain what we have,
Hf anyone is inclined to complain that
lie has but little, let him ask himself if
he has not been robbing God in tithes
and offerings. For if you rob Him He
will withhold His blessings from you.”
{ believe if we could all understand
the importance of paying our tithe and
giving our offerings, we would be more
faithful in these things.
J. S.
PROCEEDINGS
of the
ROUSE.
Twenty-Ninth - Session of the
‘Colorado Conference of Sev-
enth-Day Adventists.
Denver, August 18 to 27, 1911
(Concluded.)
NINTH MEETING
The ninth meeting, Thursday, 9:30 a.
m. Prayer was offered by Elder Alt-
man. Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and accepted. |
The committee on resolutions handed
in the following resolutions, which were
accepted: ]
11. Resolved. That the fiscal year for the
Conference and Tract Society be changed to cor-
respond with the calendar year. save that the
conference books may be held open ten days to
allow time for the quarter's remittances to reach
the conference treasurer.
12. Apprecidting the great needs that led the
General Conference Council to ask the different
conferences to appropriate {rom their tithes to
tite - sustentation fund and foreign mission
hoard,
Resolved. That-we heartily concur in these:
plans.
Resolution No. 4 was then called up.
Elder Kite spoke of the needs of a con-
ference church; how much easier it was
for the conference office to keep in
touch with the isolated than for the local .
churches. He was followed by Elder
Altman and others speaking in favor of
“the resolution, which was adopted by a
unanimous vote.
Resolution No. 5 was read, and was
spoken to by Brother Cox and others
arging the importance of the good old
Review, and the necessity of every one
being a reader if they wish to keep in
touch with the message. The resolution
was adopted.
The needs of the Swedish church here
in Denver-was spokenof by Elder Kite,
and a collection was taken to aid them
in securing a church. -
On motion we adjourned until 4 p. m,
TENTH MEETING
The tenth meeting of the Colorado
Conference met Thursday, 4:00 p. m.
After singing, Elder Anglebarger led
the conference in prayer. The minutes
were read and approved.
Reports from committees were then
called for. The committee on resolu-
tions brought in the following:
13. Resolved, Thdt the Conference Commit-
tee be authorized to receive and dismiss mem-
bers in the Conference church.
On motion, this resolution was made
. the special order of business. . After an -
explanation, the resolution was adopted,
Following this; Resolution No. 7 was
brought up and patsed, as explained in
the report.of the fifth meeting.
ELEVENTH MEETING
The eleventh meeting of the Colorado
Conference met Friday, 9:30 a, m., Af-
ter singing, we were led in. prayer hy
Elder Richards. The minutes were
read and accepted.
The committee on credentials and
licenses presented the following report:
Ministerial Credentials--C. R. Kite,
G. W. Anglebarger, H, M. J]. Richards,
G. M. Alway, H. A. Aufderhar, J. S.
Rouse, M. A. Altman, W.'D. Emery.
Ministerial License—Roy Hay, C. B."
G. Salisbury, P. P.
Sutton, Prof. I.
Gaede.
Missionary License— Ralph Emery,
WwW. H. Cox, H. B. McConnell, Mae
Warfle, Bessie Sufficool, Alice Finch,
Mary Doan. :
Honorary Ministerial Credentials-- H.
F. Ketring.
Honorary Ministerial License—G. C.
Mathiesen.
Church School Teacher's License—
Wm. Wirth, P. V. Thomas, Mary Miles,
Nannie Parker, Eugenie Covert, Eugene
Dunham, Pearl Jenkins, Vita Tindall,
there,
Helen Wilde, Erma Bowes, H. F. New-.
man, oo )
Physicians licenses are given by the
Central Union Conference. :
Elder. Alway moved the adoption of
the report by considering. each name
separately, The report was read and
adopted.
It was moved by Elder Richards, and
“carried, that the name of Brother Specht
from Hygiene be added to the list for
Honorary Ministerial Credentials. -
Resolution No. 2, action on which was
deferred, was called up for. final action,
Eider. Evans was catled on for remarks.
He spoke-of the conditions in Chiba, the
absolutely unlivable condition of the
native. house, the. need of printing.
plants, -etc. Their. present. printing
piant is in such condition that even the
natives can hardly stand it to work
They. have to stop "scattering
literature in new territory, as. it makes
so many Sabbath-keepers the workers
cannot keep up withthe work."
Although. the majority present had
pledged in their home churches, pledges.
were taken for the $300,000 Fund to the: -
amount of $174.75, and the resolution was
adopted as presented.
Adjourned until 4:00 p. m.-
TWELFTH MEETING"
Minutes of the twelfth - conference
meeting held Friday, 4:00 p. m. After
song and prayer, minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
As there were no.further.comsnittees to.
report, Resolution No. 8.in regard to the .
canvassing work was read, and after.
some: discussion. on the importance of
the recommendation, it was voted. Next
was Resolution No. 11, which. after a
little explanation was carried, -
Resolution No, 12 was then-.taken. un-
der consideration. A substitute .resolu-
tion was presented by the secretary to
take the place of the resolution as first
read. This substitute resolution was
freely discussed at this meeting and at
the Sunday morning meeting. As it
finally passed it reads as follows:
12. Appreciating the pressing needs which
led the General Conference Council {o ask dif
ferent conferences for definite appropriations
for general work, therefore
Resolved, That we concur in these. plans,
namely:
1. Five per cent of the tithe to the Sustenta~ -
tion fund.
2. ‘We .favor ‘sending our proportion of the -
tithe to the General Conference as  recom-
mended; and we instruct the conference com-
mittee to send at least 15 per cent and work ‘as
fast as possible toward sending the full amount:
without crippling the work in the home field.
3. "Fifteen cents a week per member begin-