Quarterly Report of the California T. and M. Society.
The Second Quarterly Meeting of the State T. and M. Society of California was held at Napa, Napa Co., April 3, 4, 1875. Meeting opened with prayer by Elder James White. Elder J. N. Loughborough presiding. Owing to the absence of the State Sec., A. W. Everts was elected Sec. pro tem. State report was read as follows:—
Rec'd for membership, $24.00
" by donations, 10.90
" book sales, 24.05
" for almanacs, 1.60
" for Kansas relief, 22.05
" Reformer and Instructor, 11.00
Total, $93.60 No. of families visited, 220; letters written, 266; new subscribers for SIGNS, 72; Tidende, 10; Review, 3; Instructor, 93; Reformer, 50; Svensk Harold, 3; Reviews distributed, 375; Instructors, 63; Reformers, 50; SIGNS, 457; Almanacs, 27; pages of tracts and pamphlets loaned, 22,054; given away, 71,010; total, 93,064; bound books loaned, 17. Remarks were made by Elder White on the best method of sustaining the SIGNS OF THE TIMES. He stated that with a circulation of 5,000 copies at $2.00 a year for a volume of fifty copies, or at $4.00 per hundred copies, all the expenses of the publication of the SIGNS would be fully met. On motion, the following Preamble and Resolution, offered by Elder White, were adopted:— Whereas, 5,000 copies of the SIGNS OF THE TIMES can be published at the rate of $4.00 per hundred copies, or at $2.00 for a volume of fifty copies, therefore Resolved, That we recommend as the best method of sustaining the SIGNS that the Tract and Missionary Society use the surplus copies of the paper to a great extent instead of our denominational tracts. Two requests for books to be placed in Libraries were read and accepted. One signed by Henry F. Lampshire, Brownsville, Clear Creek Co., Colorado; the other signed by T. C. Branch, Modasto, —. The first mentioned application was referred by vote to Elder White, and the second to Elder Loughborough to be supplied by the Cal. Conference. The matter of increasing the circulation of the SIGNS was again discussed; and by motion Elder J. N. Loughborough, Bro. Charles Chittenden, and sister A. M. Driscoll were chosen as committee to see that the measures were carried out as expressed by the foregoing resolution. Meeting adjourned to call of President. J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH, Pres. A. W. EVERTS, Sec., pro tem.