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3001 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 14, 1887, page 2 paragraph 1
… the vote taken at the last session of the Conference, and has met with remarkable success, having already upwards of 2,600 paying subscribers. Calls for reading …
3002 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 14, 1887, page 2 paragraph 3
… was voted that a committee of nine be appointed to consider the week of prayer and holiday gifts, the President to be Chairman of the committee. The committee …
3003 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 14, 1887, page 2 paragraph 4
… was voted that a committee of five be appointed by the chair, to act with the members of the General Conference Committee, as a committee on distribution of …
3004 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 14, 1887, page 3 paragraph 11
3. When immediate action is necessary, these rules may be suspended by a two-thirds vote of the Conference.
3005 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 14, 1887, page 3 paragraph 12
… was voted to refer the resolution to the Committee on Resolutions.
3006 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 15, 1887, page 4 paragraph 1
… the vote, it was found that Brother Nicola was not in the room, and the name of H. P. Holser was substituted in place of his. The minutes of last year’s session were …
3007 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 15, 1887, page 4 paragraph 2
It was voted that the chair appoint the usual standing committees. Before the naming of the committees, the President gave a retrospective and prospective summary of the work, of which the following are the principal items:-
3008 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 15, 1887, page 7 paragraph 14
… was voted that H. Shultz, S. S. Shrock, and H. P. Holser be a committee to see to the translation into German of the matter concerning the week of prayer. J. O. Corliss …
3009 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 15, 1887, page 7 paragraph 19
2. When objection is offered, the request to defer may be overruled by a two-thirds vote, and the question acted upon immediately.
3010 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 15, 1887, page 7 paragraph 22
In harmony with the suggestion of the President, it was voted that he appoint a committee of ten to act with himself as chairman, to consider the whole subject of finance in connection with our work.
3011 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 16, 1887, page 8 paragraph 2
… the vote of the General Conference last year, recommending that each State appoint one or two men to give special attention to the work of Health and Temperance …
3012 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 16, 1887, page 9 paragraph 6
… then voted that the Chair appoint the usual committees. Before adjournment Dr. Kellogg told of a Captain Sanderson, of the British Army, who has charge of the …
3013 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 17, 1887, page 11 paragraph 7
After a vote that the Chair appoint a Committee on Resolutions, consisting of three members, the meeting adjourned.
3014 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 17, 1887, page 13 paragraph 4
Elder White thought that the seventh resolution ought to recognize the canvassing work in England, since more had been done there than in both the other countries. Accordingly it was voted to refer that resolution back to the committee for revision.
3015 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 18, 1887, page 17 paragraph 3
… same votes that can shut up saloons on Sunday, can, if backed by temperance sentiment, shut them up every day. Elder D. T. Jones stated that the oppressive Sunday …
3016 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 18, 1887, page 17 paragraph 6
… was voted to refer resolutions four and nine, covering the whole matter of Sunday legislation and our relation to it, to a committee of nine, who should consider …
3017 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 20, 1887, page 20 paragraph 3
… unanimous vote of the Conference. It being then near the Sabbath, the Conference adjourned to the call of the Chair.
3018 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 21, 1887, page 22 paragraph 15
A motion that an edition of 10,000 copies of the “Year Book” be printed before the first of January, and that each Tract Society take an amount of these proportionate to its membership, was voted down.
3019 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 21, 1887, page 24 paragraph 4
… a vote of thanks be extended to Sister Waggoner for her able presentation of the subject. It was also voted unanimously that she be requested to prepare a …
3020 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 1 November 22, 1887, page 27 paragraph 11
After some discussion, in which it was stated that the book was prepared at the especial request of the President, Elder Haskell, and that an edition of 5,000 copies has been printed, the whole matter was by vote referred to the Executive Board.