Review and Herald Publishing Association of Washington, D. C by W. W. Prescott; S. N. Curtiss

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Jun 9, 1904

Review and Herald Publishing Association of Washington, D. C.

By W. W. Prescott; S. N. Curtiss

The first annual meeting of the members of the corporation known as the Review and Herald Publishing Association, was held at Berrien Springs, Mich., May 18 and 19, 1904.

The first meeting was to have been held at 10 A. M., May 17, but because of delay in the arrival of some of the members, the meeting was adjourned to 8 A. M., May 18.

After singing and prayer it was found that more than the number necessary for a quorum was present.

The treasurer then presented the financial report of the association, covering the nine months ending April 30, 1904, together with the auditor’s statement. The report showed a substantial balance on the right side of the ledger, in addition to all donations received.

AUDITOR’S STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13, 1904.

“To the Board of Managers of the Review and Herald Publishing Association, Washington, D. C.

“DEAR SIRS: I hereby certify that I have examined the books of the business office of the Review and Herald Publishing Association for the period of nine months ending April 30, 1904, and have checked the cash book, journal, and ledger by items; that I have found that the books have been correctly kept, with proper vouchers covering receipts and expenditures; also that the financial statement is a true representation of the business as shown by the ledger accounts in conjunction with the inventories.

“Truly yours, “J. N. NELSON, Auditor.”

The report was adopted as read.

The committee on plans presented recommendations concerning changes in the By-laws. Some of these were mere verbal changes, but the important recommendations were as follows:—

“That Article 4, Section 1, be so amended as to read as follows: The members of this corporation shall consist of the trustees of this corporation, the executive committee of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the executive committee of the Atlantic Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the executive committee of the Canadian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the executive committee of the Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the executive committee of the Northern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the executive committee of each local conference of Seventh-day Adventists within the territory of the above-named union conferences of Seventh-day Adventists, and such stockholders of the Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association of Battle Creek, Mich., as shall donate their stock in said association to the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists, and shall make written application to the secretary of said conference for such membership, previously to Jan. 1, 1905.

“Whereas, The trustees are negotiating for the purchase of lots twelve to nineteen inclusive and lots thirty-three and thirty-four of block three and lots one and two of block five of the Thornton estate, at Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., the same comprising about one and seven-eighths acres, at a cost of about $3,050, and the demands of the business necessitate the early erection of a suitable building for manufacturing and office purposes, therefore,—

“We recommend, That this work be pushed forward as rapidly as possible.

“We recommend, That the trustees be instructed to pay a tithe of the net earnings of the association for the past nine months into the funds of the General Conference. W. C. WHITE, ALLEN MOON, G. B. THOMPSON, I. H. EVANS, S. N. CURTISS, Committee on Plans.”

I. H. Evans presented the following resolution:—

“Resolved, That we instruct the trustees of the Review and Herald Publishing Association, as soon as the court shall appoint a receiver and order that the affairs of the Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association be closed up, to request all note holders of the Battle Creek corporation to accept the notes of the Review and Herald Publishing Association in lieu of the notes now held by them against the Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association, it being agreed that the Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association will protect this association by issuing its notes in favor of the Review and Herald Publishing Association for every dollar of the obligations so assumed.”

The resolution was adopted.

W. C. White then presented the following resolution, which was also adopted:—

“Whereas, Our brethren of the Southern Union Conference and the Southern Publishing Association feel that the Southern Union Conference is too narrow a field for its publishing association, and ask that the Southwestern Union Conference be added to the Southern Union as field for the publications of the Nashville office, and,—

“Whereas, The Pacific Press Publishing Company has consented to the fairness of this proposition, and consent to relinquish the territory of the Southwestern Union Conference, upon the condition that the territory of the Northern Union Conference be transferred to the Pacific Press Publishing Company, therefore,—

“Resolved, That we consent to the transfer of the book business of that part of the Northern Union Conference within the United States, to the Pacific Press Publishing Company whenever the business of the Southwestern Union Conference is transferred to the Southern Publishing Association, and suggest that the date of transfer be fixed at as early a time as possible.”

The following-named persons were elected as the trustees of the association: W. W. Prescott, S. N. Curtiss, G. A. Hare, W. J. Shaw, for a term of two years; W. C. White, W. A. Colcord, W. T. Bland, W. B. Walters, for a term of one year.

Meeting then adjourned sine die.

W. W. PRESCOTT, Chairman, S. N. CURTISS, Secretary.