The Chair: The Advisory Committee recommended that the Nominating Committee for the General Conference be selected by the several Union Conference delegations, each Union to choose one member.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.3

On motion, the Conference took a recess of a few minutes, to allow the various Union Conference delegations time to comply with this arrangement.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.4

After recess the secretary read the minutes of the third and the fourth meetings of the Conference, held 3 P. M., March 30, and 10:30 A. M., March 31.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.5

L. A. Hoopes: I have no special objection to offer to the minutes as read, but I have been wondering whether these are really the minutes or not. According to the motion made the other morning, it will be difficult to ascertain whether what the secretary reads, or what is printed in the “Bulletin,” is the official record. You have asked the secretary to make a general statement each meeting. Is not this imposing upon him a useless burden, unless you have what he reads printed in the “Bulletin,” as the official record of the proceedings? I therefore move that the record of General Conference proceedings as published in the “Bulletin” be the official record of the Conference.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.6

The motion prevailed.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.7

The Chair then called on the Advisory Committee for their report on the standing committees for the session, which was read by G. B. Thompson, the secretary of the committee, as follows:—GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.8

STANDING COMMITTEES

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On Delegations—S. H. Lane, J. M. Rees, J. N. Loughborough.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.9

On Institutions—C. H. Parsons, W. T. Knox, S. H. Lane, L. R. Conradi, W. D. Salisbury.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.10

On Nominations (the names are given in the order in which the various Union Conferences handed them in)—S. N. Curtiss, G. F. Watson, M. H. Gregory, G. A. Irwin, J. W. Collie, A. J. Breed, W. J. Stone, C. M. Everest, E. J. Waggoner, L. R. Conradi, J. D. Gowell.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.11

On Plans and Constitution—H. W. Cottrell, E. T. Russell, P. T. Magan, D. Paulson, C. W. Flaiz, W. C. White, W. T. Knox, E. H. Gates, G. E. Langdon, C. N. Woodward, E. J. Waggoner, Smith Sharp.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.12

On Credentials and Licenses—Wm. Covert, L. R. Conradi, R. M. Kilgore, W. A. Spicer, E. H. Gates.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.13

On Distribution of Labor—The presidents of the Union Conferences.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.14

Publishing Committee—W. C. White, E. R. Palmer, C. H. Jones, J. H. Kellogg, L. R. Conradi, W. D. Salisbury, A. G. Daniells, P. T. Magan, W. A. Spicer, J. E. White, C. P. Bollman, J. B. Blosser, A. F. Harrison, S. C. Osborne.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.15

On Finance—W. T. Knox, C. H. Parsons, S. H. Lane, L. R. Conradi, W. D. Salisbury, R. T. Dowsett, Miss E. M. Graham, P. T. Magan.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.16

On Education—L. A. Hoopes, M. E. Cady, E. J. Waggoner, E. A. Sutherland, H. A. Washburn, J. S. Osborne, S. M. Butler, R. C. Porter, E. K. Slade, Mrs. I. J. Hankins, and any other state church-school superintendents who may be in attendance at this Conference:GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.17

On motion of C. P. Bollman, the report as a whole was adopted.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.18

The question being raised as to which member of each committee was to be considered as chairman of the committee, the Chair stated that was understood that the one whose name appears first will take the liberty to call the committee together, when they can organize themselves for business as they see fit.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.19

The Chair then called for the report of the treasurer of the General Conference Association. The treasurer, H. M. Mitchell, being absent, S. H. Lane, the president, submitted the report as prepared by the treasurer, as follows:—GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.20

Financial Report of the General Conference Association, Dec. 31, 1902

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RESOURCES
Real and personal property	$ 9,200 00
Bills receivable	116,598 02
Office furn. and fixtures	1,000 00
General Conference	21,146 01
Echo Publishing Co.	2,230 90
Review and Herald (bank)	1,861 02
New Zealand Tract Soc.	3,469 35
Mission Board	9,917 53
Southern Union Conf. Assn.	10,000 00
Southwestern Union C. A.	10,000 00
Walla Walla Association	11,000 00
Accounts receivable	1,611 14
Cash in hand	120 14
Deficit	7,434 84
	$205,408 95
LIABILITIES
Bills payable	$203,671 91
Accounts payable	499 00
Depositors	1,237 05
	$205,408 95
H. M. MITCHELL, Treasurer.

A. G. Daniells then submitted the financial report of the treasurer of the Foreign Mission Board.GCB April 1, 1903, page 37.21

Financial Report of the Mission Board, Dec. 31, 1902

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Dr.
Echo Publishing Company	$ 19,401 57
Bills receivable	4,200 00
Australasian Union Conf.	839 11
Office fixtures	899 47
Library Fund	69 96
South African Conference	97 97
Map Fund	37 23
General Conference	2,793 84
Review and Herald (bank)	3,141 80
D. T. Jones Transfer	534 15
Mission and tract soc. accts.	100,657 43
Petty accounts	1,149 09
Cash in hand	1,936 98
	$135,758 60
Cr.
P. P. Pub. Co., Oakland	$ 688 28
Gen. Conf. Assn.	1,971 78
Mission Board Fund	45,413 78
Int. Tract Soc., London	998 19
Ship Fund	6,001 47
Institute Sanitaire, Basel	154 96
S. S. Dept., Gen. Conf.	139 16
Scandinavian Relief Fund	1,366 87
Skodsborg Sanitarium	37 08
Friedensau School (Germany)	503 89
Nyhyttan School (Sweden)	3,258 71
Australian Fund	67 57
London Medical Treatment Rooms Fund	181 72
Petty accounts	649 09
Mission accounts	16,745 11
Depositors	1,392 29
Balance	56,188 65
	$135,758 60
RESOURCES

Echo Publishing Company	$ 19,401 57
Bills receivable	4,200 00
Australasian Union Conf.	839 11
South African Conference	97 97
Map Fund	37 23
General Conference	2,793 84
Review and Herald (bank)	3,141 80
Accounts receivable	3,952 69
Cash in hand	1,936 98
	$36,401 19
LIABILITIES
P. P. Pub. Co., Oakland	$ 688 28
General Conference Assn.	1,971 78
Institute Sanitaire, Basel	154 96
Int. Tract Society, London	998 19
Scandinavian Relief Fund	1,366 87
Skodsborg Sanitarium	37 08
Friedensau School (Germany)	503 89
Nyhyttan School (Sweden)	3,258 71
Australian Fund	67 57
London Medical Treatment
Rooms Fund	181 72
Accounts payable	1,979 50
Balance	25,192 64
	$36,401 19

Biennial Report of the Atlantic Union Conference

RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF MISSION BOARD FOR TWO YEARS