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Source: Church History Vol. 4 Chapter 27 Page: 482 (~1885)

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482 fields of labor; and while we regret the necessity of lessening the number of appointees, we trust all those who have hitherto had appointments, and who may have had reason to expect appointment from this conference, will accept the situation in the proper spirit, and labor for the good cause, as circumstances shall permit, until such time as the church finances shall enable them to take the field. Praying for the spirit of wisdom and patience to be given, we humbly submit the following:

W. H. Kelley, Michigan, Northern Indiana, Northern Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, the Eastern Mission, New Jersey, and New England States, in charge. A. H. Smith, Pacific Slope Mission, composed of California, Oregon, and Western Nevada. John H. Lake, in charge of Canada Mission. J. R. Lambert, in charge of Iowa and Missouri. James Caffall, in charge of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming Territory. T. W. Smith, in charge of Australian Mission. J. Ells, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and to travel farther east as he may feel able. E. C. Briggs, Northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin and Minnesota.

The Twelve recommended other appointments as follows: E. C. Brand, Nebraska and Western Iowa. Columbus Scott, in the field of W. H. Kelley and Northern Illinois District. Gomer T. Griffiths, Western Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. I. N. Roberts, Kansas. Heman C. Smith, in charge of Southwestern Mission. W. T. Bozarth and D. H. Bays, released from the Texas Mission. John C. Foss, Northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin, and Minnesota. George Montague, in charge of Southeastern Mission. M. T. Short, Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. John T. Davies, Missouri, Kansas, and Indian Territory. R. J. Anthony, Rocky Mountain Mission. P. N. Brix, released from Danish Mission. Joseph C. Clapp, Idaho and Montana. W. T. Bozarth, Minnesota and Northern Iowa. Charles Derry, Western Iowa. M. H. Forscutt, Pittsburg [Pittsburgh] and other parts of W. H. Kelley's field. F. M. Sheehy, Eastern Mission. J. J. Cornish, Michigan and Canada. M. H. Bond, Massachusetts District. R. M. Elvin, Nebraska. J. F. Burton, Australasian Mission. John Gilbert, Philadelphia. R. Etzenhouser, Central Iowa. James A. McIntosh, Canada Mission. Henry Kemp, Fremont District, Iowa. I. N. White, Western Missouri. F. C. Warnky, Missouri. Charles Horzing, Kansas. A. H. Parsons, Kansas. J. T. Kinneman, Missouri and Kansas. Peter Anderson, Eastern Nebraska

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