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3241 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 February 28, 1899, page 103 paragraph 25

The question was called for, put to vote, and carried.

3242 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 February 28, 1899, page 103 paragraph 40

A. J. Breed: I am not ready to vote on this, because I do not know the amount given from the Sabbath-school offering. If it is sufficient to carry on the work, I should be in favor of the other going to the Foreign Mission Board.

3243 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 February 28, 1899, page 104 paragraph 6

… you vote against its maintenance, I should feel in an exceedingly embarrassing situation, to have to report the action of this conference to Mrs. Haskell …

3244 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 February 28, 1899, page 104 paragraph 27

… to vote in favor of this resolution as it stands; for it seems to me it is getting down to details too much, and instructing the brethren in the churches too much …

3245 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 February 28, 1899, page 105 paragraph 20

The Chair: The motion was made to adopt the report, as first rendered by the committee. It has, however, been the pleasure of the brethren to vote on each one separately.

3246 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 February 28, 1899, page 107 paragraph 16

… in voting down these resolutions, we shall vote down any principle. The discussion is all right; I am glad of it; but the resolution is wrong. The committee have …

3247 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 February 28, 1899, page 107 paragraph 17

… we vote it down, our brethren will not get hold of the thing. If it is voted down, they will say, The General Conference is against it. Now there is no one thing that …

3248 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 February 28, 1899, page 108 paragraph 18

… to vote for this substitution so that we may have an adjournment. I would therefore move that we adjourn.

3249 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 February 28, 1899, page 110 paragraph 14

… I voted against a good many things, and for some things, that I would do differently if I had to do over again. I have learned that a conservative man can make mistakes …

3250 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 March 1, 1899, page 115 paragraph 14

… first voted to send Brother Grainger to Japan, we were about $18,000 in debt; and California has had tremendously hard years since that time, - dry year after …

3251 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 March 1, 1899, page 116 paragraph 15

… if voted upon as it is, will really accomplish nothing: so I move that this be received as the sense of the body, and that we request the Secretary to formulate …

3252 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 March 1, 1899, page 120 paragraph 21

… now voting on it; but all who favor the adoption of this resolution may signify it by raising the hand. [Many raised their hands.] Opposed, the same sign. [No hands …

3253 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 March 2, 1899, page 124 paragraph 2

… , and voted to do so when the question came up; and yet all the time I could not reason it out; my reason was against it. I would vote for it, and then turn right around …

3255 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 March 2, 1899, page 125 paragraph 25

C. H. Jones: I think that the publishing houses now, as a general thing, are doing that. I do not know whether it is by vote, or not; but they have done it the last year.

3256 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 March 3, 1899, page 139 paragraph 39

… unanimously voted, and the Committee on Nominations was requested to select the names of two more men to serve on the Board of Auditors. The election of officers …

3257 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 March 3, 1899, page 141 paragraph 61

… have voted to have the meetings continued. Companies of from eight to twenty workers are now following up the interest in these places. At Brisbane many have …

3258 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 March 5, 1899, page 145 paragraph 15

… otherwise voted, a standing committee of eight delegates, who shall, with the Chairman of the Executive Committee, and the superintendents of the six districts …

3259 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 March 5, 1899, page 145 paragraph 16

15. Voted to increase the Union College Board to nine members.

3260 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 March 5, 1899, page 145 paragraph 17

16. Voted to increase the Southern Industrial School Board to five members.