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Appendix B An Early Church Problem
The first Seventh-day Adventist delegated State Conference ses-
sion, held at Monterey, Michigan, October 4-6, 1862, had before it
four questions, the first of which was: “How shall we treat divorced
marriages?”
The term “divorced marriages” was defined as marriages of spouses
“who have been divorced from their former husbands or wives for other
causes than that mentioned in
Matthew 19
, and under that divorce have
married again. Shall such persons subsequently embracing present
truth be received among us?” (
The Review and Herald, October 14,
1862
.)
The matter was referred to the Conference Committee. No record
can be found of any subsequent recommendation or action.