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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 13, 1879

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 53, No. 7.

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IOWA T. AND M. SOCIETY.

By L. McCoy; Lizzie Hornby

The quarterly meeting of this society was held at Sigourney, Iowa, at the close of the Tract and Missionary Institute, Jan. 26, 1879. Report of labor during the past quarter was read as follows:—
NAMES OF DIRECTORS. F. H. Chapman; A. E. Lingo; Wm. Harkness; Wm. Cochran; J. W. Hodges; J. L. Hughes; A. W. Simmer; M. W. (?) ; W. B. Earhart; G. W. Hoskins; A. C. Hilday.
Report Total
Districts
No. of Members 484
No. of Reports Returned 164
No. of Members Added 43
No. of Families Visited 499
No. of Letters Written 278
No. of Signs Taken in Clubs 223
New Subscribers on Periodicals 142
Pages of Tracts and Pamphlets Dist’d 8,781
Pages of Tracts and Pamph. Given Away 16,921
Periodicals Distributed 356
No. of Annuals Given Away 377
No. of Annuals Sold 345
Money received on Membership 43 43
Rec’d on Sales 32 00
Rec’d on Periodicals 80 32
Rec’d on Signs 68 00
Received on One-Third 184 93
Donations 63 82
Pages of books furnished to libraries, 900.

FINANCIAL STANDING.

Due Review Office last quarter, $1,626 66 Publications drawn from Office, 678 00 $2,304 66 Paid during the quarter, 1,979 06 Due Office, Jan. 26, 1879, $325 60
This indebtedness is more than covered by the amount due from the districts, leaving the amount pledged to reserve fund on hand, in books and unpaid pledges.
On motion, The Chair appointed a committee of three on resolutions; namely, C. G. Johnston, Maria L. Huntley, and A. J. Stiffler.
Eld. Haskell made remarks in reference to raising the two thousand dollar reserve fund, showing the importance of holding it as a State fund, the districts not being entitled to draw publications in return for donations to the same.
The subject of a State depository and other points of interest to the society were considered, and afterward brought before the meeting in the form of resolutions.
Eld. McCoy made remarks respecting the numerous calls for ministerial labor constantly being received, and recommended that each district should be assigned to some one of the ministers in the State, who should consider that his especial field of labor, and co-operate with the director in the tract and missionary work.
Report of the committee on resolutions being called for, the following were submitted:—
Resolved, That, recognizing the hand of God in the movement known as the third angel’s message, we feel called upon to urge upon each member of the tract society, renewed effort in the work.
Resolved, That the librarians be requested to be particular in giving the number of members in their various church societies, with the names of those who may have joined during the quarter.
Resolved, That we recommend that each church procure, at its own expense, a complete set of the Testimonies, to be kept in the church library for the use of those who may be interested to read.
Resolved, That we recommend each director and minister to make the completion of the work of taking pledges for the reserve fund aspecial effort during the coming quarter, that the two thousand dollar fund may be made up by next quarterly meeting.
Resolved, That we will and do hereby establish a State depository of tracts and books to be kept by our State secretary; and to this end we hereby appoint L. McCoy, Lizzie Hornby, and Phoebe A. Holly a committee to look after the establishment of the same, and to see that all society books in the State are deposited therein.
Resolved, That with a view to harmony in all matters of business, we recommend that each church procure a complete set of the “Librarian’s Blank Books” for use in the church.
Resolved, That there be, and hereby is, appropriated such a sum of money as the president and directors may recommend to pay the State secretary for services.
These resolutions were taken up separately and adopted.
On motion, adjourned. L. McCoy, Pres. LIZZIE HORNBY, Sec.