Objection to Committees

The first public objection to this plan known to writer, occurred Feb. 15 and 16, 1872, in Bloomfield, Cal., at the organization the California State conferences. There three professed Sabbath-keepers publicly raised objections to the chairman of the meeting-who had been chosen by the delegates present-appointing the committees on nomination, credentials, and resolutions. In a stormy manner, and with a bitter spirit, these men claimed that such naming of committees, and, in fact, the naming of men for office, should be left open for the whole church to name candidates, as was done in political meetings, so that all could have a chance to speak, and then ballot to see who would get the highest numbers of votes, etc.COOD 136.3