“General Conference Organized, 1863. The next annual meeting of the Michigan Conference (originally scheduled for October) convened at Battle Creek May 20-23, 1863, under the temporary chairmanship of J. N. Aldrich, with Uriah Smith as secretary. Elected delegates were present from the New York, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota conferences.”
“A committee appointed to draft a constitution for the proposed General Conference Organization brought in its report on Friday, May 21. The following constitution*, after being discussed item by item, was adopted in its entirety:..”
SDA Encyclopedia, vol 10, p 1046.

*“In matters of faith, the Bible is our constitution." GC 183.

It was also in this year that the Health Reform message was given.
“It was at the house of Brother A. Hilliard, at Otsego, Michigan, June 6, 1863, That the great subject of health Reform was opened before me in vision.”
Counsels on Diet and Foods, p 481.

“The health reform, I was shown, is a part of the third angel's message, and is just as closely connected with it as are the arm and hand with the human body.” The health reform is closely connected with the work of the third message, yet it is not the message.”
Counsels on Diet and Foods, p 74.

(For further study, please read the booklet "The Right Arm” which deals with the true principles of Health Reform and exposing fanatical view.)

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