BY-LAWS

L. T. NICOLA

PRESIDENT

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1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Conference and of the Executive Committee, and appoint all committees not otherwise created.GCB January 1, 1896, page 657.7

VICE-PRESIDENT

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2. In case of the absence or disability of the President, the Vice-president shall discharge the usual duties of the President.GCB January 1, 1896, page 657.8

SECRETARY

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3. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a record of the proceedings of all the sessions of the Conference and of all meetings of the Executive Committee, and to conduct the general correspondence of the Conference. The Secretary shall also collect from the Conferences in the District, such financial and statistical reports as are required by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and forward copies of the same as may be directed.GCB January 1, 1896, page 657.9

TREASURER

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4. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive all money belonging to the Conference, to keep an account of the same, and to disburse it by order of the Executive Committee, and to make a full report thereof at all sessions of the Conference, and at such other times as may be required by the Executive Committee.GCB January 1, 1896, page 657.10

POWERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

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5. The Executive Committee shall have full administrative power during the intervals between the sessions of the Conference, and shall exercise a general watchcare over all matters pertaining to the work of the Conference in the District; and shall make a study of, and have a care for, adjacent missionary fields, under the direction of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists; and shall fill for the current term any vacancies that may occur in its membership, or in the Boards or Committees which are appointed or elected by the Union Conference.GCB January 1, 1896, page 657.11

COMMITTEES

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6. The Chair shall appoint at each regular session of the Conference, the following committees to serve during the session: 1. On Credentials of Delegates; 2. On Nominations; 3. On Resolutions; 4. On Distribution of Labor; 5. On Education; and such other committees as the business of the Conference may demand.GCB January 1, 1896, page 657.12

BOOK COMMITTEE

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7. The Conference shall, at each regular session, elect a Book Committee of five members, whose duty it shall be to labor for the improvement of Seventh-day Adventist literature, under the direction of the Book Committee appointed by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.GCB January 1, 1896, page 657.13

SCHOOL BOARD

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8. At each regular session the Conference shall elect a School Board of five members, for the management of the Avondale School for Christian Workers.GCB January 1, 1896, page 657.14

FIELD AND CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES

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9. The Conference shall appoint annually, through its Executive Committee, a general field secretary, and one or more corresponding secretaries for each of the colonies, to labor for the dissemination of the principles of religious liberty.GCB January 1, 1896, page 657.15

TRANSPORTATION

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10. The Executive Committee shall appoint annually one or more agents in each of the colonies to secure favorable rates of transportation for those in the employ of the Conference, and for those who are traveling in the interests of the Conference.GCB January 1, 1896, page 657.16

NO IDLERS WANTED

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HOWEVER it is in the world with worldly people, among the children of God there are no places for idlers in the Master’s service. Sometimes we forget this; sometimes those who are bearing the name of Christ forget that there is no place or time for idlers among God’s followers.GCB January 1, 1896, page 657.17

The Christian life should be a busy life, active, earnest, pushing. If there is ever time to spend, time to waste on things of the world, as children of the Great King, we, of all people have not that time. Our time is limited, and there is no chance to make up what we lose now. Let us remember this, that God has no place in his kingdom for idlers. If you are not doing any specific work for Christ, ask God to show you what to do.GCB January 1, 1896, page 657.18

We know of those who are lying on beds of sickness who are doing a mighty work for God, anxiously praying for souls to be saved, sending little messages of love to others who are sick, doing a thousand things to advance the kingdom of God. Not even when one is lying on a bed of sickness does he need to be idle. — Union Gospel News.GCB January 1, 1896, page 657.19