p. 212 | TRACT SOCIETY BUSINESS by Stephen Nelson Haskell

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · May 13, 1880

TRACT SOCIETY BUSINESS.

By Stephen Nelson Haskell

AS THERE are quite a number in this State acting as agents for our publications, among which are our ministers and colporters, it is important that they, together with the missionary officers, should understand what relation they sustain to the society.

1. It is supposed that they distribute tracts at the expense of the society, the same as other members, therefore they should have a memoranda of work in their pass books for reference and from which to make out their reports.

2. They should do all business with the State secretary, order all publications from her and deal directly with her.

3. Publications may be taken from the depositories in the church or district depository on order of the State secretary.

4. When agents draw publications from these depositories the district secretary should charge the State with the amount and the State secretary be notified, that the charge may be made to the individual. If the publications be taken from the church depository the librarian charges to the district and the district to the State, so that no one but the State secretary keeps an account with the agents

5. The State secretary should be notified when money is paid by agents to the district secretaries or librarian, that she may charge the districts and credit the individuals.

6. SIGNS or other periodicals should be ordered by agents from the State secretary on which payment can be made, if most convenient to the district officers, and these should, in sending money, report in such cases, the amount and from whom received.

S. N. HASKELL.