Resolutions Concerning the Southern Field
At the meeting of the General Conference which was held on Friday afternoon, April 10, the following resolutions were adopted, relating to the work in the Southern field:— Whereas, We have been told that there should be a publishing house in the South, with facilities adequate to produce the literature for that field; and,— Whereas, The plant of the Southern Publishing Association is not, as it now stands, adequate to do the work economically; and,— Whereas, That association also labors under the embarrassment of being without necessary working capital; therefore,— Resolved, That we give the Southern Union Conference our moral support and active co-operation in making an appeal to our people in America to raise a fund of $10,000 to complete the equipment of the Nashville office, and to provide that office necessary working capital. Whereas, The Southern Publishing Association was brought into existence for the express purpose of publishing tracts, papers, and books especially adapted to the needs of the Southern field; therefore,— Resolved, That the influence of the General Conference be and is hereby given toward securing to the said publishing association the entire denominational printing and publishing work of the Southern field, so that the Southern Publishing Association shall produce practically all the publications circulated in the South through denominational agencies. Whereas, Our constituency in the Southern field is comparatively small, and the number of canvassers there entirely inadequate to do the work that ought to be done; therefore,— Resolved, That an earnest and continued effort be made to secure to the Southern field a large number of successful canvassers, and that to this end we solicit the active co-operation of the presidents and canvassing agents of all our Northern and Western conferences. THE following is a complete report of the Material Fund of the “Christ’s Object Lessons” campaign from July 1, 1900, to March 1, 1903, as submitted to the General Conference by P. T. Magan:— Total cash received on material fund............... $53,271 92 Total paid to publishing houses.................. 44,506 89 Total paid for freight, express, and general expense, such as typewriter supplies, stationery, telegrams, telephone and cable messages, boxes for shipping, “Christ’s Object Lessons,” taxes and expenses on Gregory and Eastman property............. 445 38 Traveling expenses........... 224 26 Donation to England......... 500 00 Postage..................... 1,082 22 Office fixtures and expenses, including desks, typewriters, chairs, tables, filing cases, rent, fuel, etc............. 615 77 Total paid for salaries, two years and eight months.... 2,758 15 Total charged to General Conference as its proportion, on postage, and general expenses................ 157 87 Paid for translation......... 141 88 Paid out, donations incorrectly credited to material fund in office of General Conference........ 1,038 77 Cash invested in Search System, to be refunded as system is used by other branches of the work........ 470 78 Cash on hand March 1...... 151 52 Cash in bank March 1....... 1,100 92 Bills receivable........... 77 48