The Society's Financial Report
The financial standing of the society is as follows:— Due from districts on account............ $ 305 39
“ “ Individuals “............ 282 07
“ “ Oakland V. M. Society............ 319 59
“ “ SIGNS to England............ 76 75
“ “ SIGNS Office............ 160 29
“ “ R. and H. Office............ 3 18
Cash on hand and on deposit............ 2,582 13
$3,729.40. The Society owes Ship Mission $24.81. Assets, $3,704.59, an increase of $1,545.98 over last year. Elder Haskell spoke of the benefits of having a Reserve Fund, and the disadvantage under which those societies labor that have no such fund. It will be seen from the Treasurer's report, that there has been received on this fund $2,398 during the year. Besides this, there were $416.56 paid the previous year, making a total of $2,814.50. Of this sum $1,000 has been appropriated to the Ship Mission, leaving $1,814.50. Although this has been used during the year in supplying books to the districts and ministers, the amount of cash on hand will replace what has been drawn from this fund, and leave a balance of $767.63. This will enable the society to keep the districts supplied with publications without becoming indebted to the offices of publication. The Committee on Resolutions then presented the following report:— WHEREAS, The circulation of our publications is a part of the work of getting “present truth” before this generation,
Resolved, That we note with pleasure the good done in the distribution of reading matter upon the ships, and recommend a continuance of the work. WHEREAS, We see the need of earnest, God-fearing men and women to act as colporteurs to labor among the people,
Resolved, That we urge upon our people this branch of the work, and recommend that all having colporteurs’ or ministers’ licenses, receive publications at the lowest reduced rates. These resolutions were spoken to at some length by Elders Waggoner and Haskell, and C. H. Jones and W. C. White, and were adopted by the society. The Committee on Nominations recommended the following persons as officers of the society for the coming year: President, S. N. Haskell; Vice President, M. C. Israel; Secretary and Treasurer, Barbara C. Stickney; Assistant Secretary, Alice Morrison; Director of District No. 1, T. M. Chapman; No. 2, J. E. Yoakum; No. 3, W. A. Pratt; No. 4, J. D. Bandy; No. 5, William Saunders; No. 6, D. S. Hemstreet; No. 7, E. J. Waggoner; No. 8, Elder M. C. Israel; No. 9, A. F. Brown. These persons were unanimously elected.
S. N. HASKELL, Pres.
B. C. STICKNEY, Sec.