Miracles in My Life - J. N. Loughborough

follow up the interest. While the church was under
construction, we were given free use of the
courthouse. From Dec. 5, 1872, until Feb. 20,
1873, the Whites made their home at my house in
Santa Rosa, holding meetings with the different
companies in Sonoma County. On Feb. 16, 1873,
they assisted in the organization of the California
State Conference at our meeting hall in
Bloomfield. Seven churches were voted into the
conference, and the number of Sabbath-keepers
reported as 238.
It was here that three professed Sabbathkeepers
publicly objected to the chairman of the
meeting appointing the committees on
nominations, credentials, and resolutions, -a plan
which had been followed for many years. One of
the men said, "I think we ought to conduct
business on the floor, just like a caucus or a
political meeting. Let everyone ballot to see who
gets the highest number of votes." Another said,
"If you are going to have a committee, I don't
believe in that because it is a one-man power."
Then a testimony came from Sister White that this
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