The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-10-11
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE OF
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Much interest was manifested yes
terday at the business session of the
Florida conference of Seventh-day
Adventists, which is meeting in its
annual session in the encampment on
| Oklawaha avenue, in the annual cleo
ton of officers. AS this is always a
| matter of great interest to the dele.
gates of the conference, and as il
was known that the committee on
nominations was to bring its report
at this session, there was a full az.
tendance of delegates at the meet.
| ing.
The report of the nominating com.
mittee was unanimously adopted, and
/ the following officers were selected
to serve for the ensuing year:
Elder w. H. Hickman of Philadel-
phia, formerly the president of the
Eastern Pennsylvania conference of
Seventh-day Adventists, was elected
as president of the Florida confer
ence, in the place of Elder r. W. Par
mele of Orlando, who is retiring from
the office to accept the presidency of
the Louisiana conference.
Mrs. R. G. Stringer of Orlando was
reelected secretary and treasurer o.
the conference. She was also re-
elected secretary of the Sabbath
school and young peoples depart
ments
B. w Spire of Orlando was reflect
ed to the office of tract and mission
airy secretary of the conference.
H. A. Shreve of Orlando was elect
ed to fill the office of superintendent
of colporteurs.
DR.. J. E. Caldwell of Orlando, med
ical superintendent of the Florida san
itarium at that place, was elected to
another term as secretary of the med.
ical missionary department of the
conference
Prof. H. NJ. Hiatt of Atlanta was
elected as educational secretary CT
the Florida conference.
Elder II. W. Hickman of Philadel-
phia, the incoming president of the
Florida conference, was elected also
to fill the office of secretary of the
religious liberty department of the
conference.
The conference executive commit
tee which takes charges of the affairs
of the conference during the interim
between conference sessions was
made up OF five members as follows:
Elder H. w Hickman, Elder w. l..
Bird, H. A. Shreve, c. L. Harvey and
B. J. Fountain.
At the clase of the business SEES
sion, at which the election was held,
regret was expressed by all the dele
gates over the prospective departure
of Elder r. W. Parmele, the retiring
president. Elder Parmele, howeve~,
! expressed himself as feeling that the
call to take up the duties in Louisi-
ana was of the Lord, and while he
felt keenly the pain of separation
from those who had become so close
ly associated with him in the work of
the conference, he felt also that the
call to Louisiana must be accepted
At the preaching service yesterday
! morning remarkable report cover
ing the publishing work of the de-
nomination was given by V. o. Cole
of Graysville, Tenn, the superintend.
ent of colporteurs of the Southeastern
Union conference. This report elicit
ed much interest among the dele
gates. The report showed among
other things that literature is now be-
ing issued from 81 publishing hous-
es, which represent an investment OF
$1,64S,32S, and employ Gas persons.
The number of persons engaged in
distributing this literature as colpor-
tours is 2096. 9S4 of whom are in the
United States, and 1112 outside of
this country
At the preaching service last night
Elder G. B. Thompson of Washington
delivered an interesting talk on for
egn mission work, telling some of his
experiences in visiting the numerous
mission stations which Seventh-day
Adventists are operating in all parts
of the world.
At the preaching service tonight
Evangelist Carlyle B. Haynes of At
lanta will deliver an address on the
subject OF why Was Christ Chuci-
fed?"
REPORTER.