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==Bay Area Conference 1887==
October 26-30, 1887, the first Bay Area Conference was held at a rented hall at 899 Mission Street, San Francisco, and this conference, now convening at Thanksgiving time, has continued to this day. Preacchers Preachers included Donald Munro, Donald Ross and Charles Montgomery. Christians were present from Oakland, San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, Placerville, as well as from New Zealand, England, Scotland and Canada.
In those early days, up to the 1930's, conference format was to begin with an open platform, and speakers ot come forward as led by the Spirit. Ross remarked in The Barley Cake, "in the absence of a humanly appointed chairman and a program, many were afraid of scenes of disorder and confusion. All so afraid were happily and agreeably disappointed."
