A New Tract Society by C. H. Castle

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 3, 1903

A New Tract Society

By C. H. Castle

THE readers of the REVIEW are doubtless aware that the British Union Conference is divided into the South England Conference; the North England Conference; the mission fields of Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. The North England Conference is presided over by Elder E. E. Andross. At a meeting of the conference committee and workers of the conference, held at Nottingham, January 2–11, Elder O. A. Olsen, president of the British Union Conference, was present, and organized the Tract and Missionary department of the conference. This is the first of the British conferences to organize a tract society. This has been done with the idea of making most prominent the missionary feature, leaving out the commercial idea as far as possible. There is probably no other tract society in the world that has left out the commercial phase so completely as has this one.

At this meeting, C. H. Castle, recently of California, was elected missionary secretary, also secretary and treasurer of the conference, with the office located at 19 Leyton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. Brother J. Gillatt was appointed canvassing agent for this conference, and the medical work was recognized by appointing Brother W. Buxton to have the oversight of that branch. The Sabbath-school work was provided for by choosing Mrs. Castle as secretary of that department. Harmony and enthusiasm characterized the entire meeting at Nottingham.

The work is onward, and all are of good courage, feeling that the Lord is surely pleased with the advanced steps taken. We desire the prayers of the readers of the REVIEW for the work in this conference. C. H. CASTLE, Secretary.