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the most prayerful thought and careful inquiry 
into the wants of the nominally Christian, and 
especially heathen world, that their views may be 
enlarged in regard tothe magnitude of the work 
developing upon the Christian church, in fulfilling 
the commission given by our Savior on the mount, 
just before his ascension. 
After this the reader will not wonder that as 
the General Conference so closely followed the 
principles enunciated in these resolutions, it should 
elect Rev. J. C. Bright for first corresponding 
secretary. He was a man of decided ability and 
unusual zeal, well qualified for the duties of the 
position; and he soon infused his own spirit into 
the hearts of hundreds of ministers and laymen* 
