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Tract Society of Iowa

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 25, 1872

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 40, No. 2.

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Tract Society of Iowa.

By W. H. Littlejohn; S. McCoy

Upon the call of Eld. Geo. I. Butler, Pres. of Iowa and Nebraska Conference of S. D. Adventists, a meeting was held on the camp-ground near Knoxville, Iowa, Monday, June 9, at 5 P. M., when W. H. Littlejohn was chosen Chairman, and L. McCoy, Secretary. The Chairman declared the object of the meeting to be the organization of a Tract and Missionary Society, and proceeded to explain the workings of similar societies in other States.
Voted, That such a society be organized in Iowa and Nebraska.
Voted, That those who had become members of such society among the churches be admitted to membership without additional fee.
Voted, That the Constitution, framed and recommended by the committee appointed by General Conference, be adopted as the Constitution of this society.
The following officers were then elected: President, Henry Nicola, of Richmond, Iowa; Vice-President, Russell Hart, of Coloma, Iowa; Secretary, Wm. H. Hankins, of Sigourney, Iowa; Treasurer, Benn Auten, of Knoxville, Iowa.
1st District, composed of churches at Waukon and West Union; Director, C. A. Washburn, Waukon, Iowa.
2nd District, Laport, Marion, Anamosa, and Lisbon; Director, D. T. Shireman, Marion, Iowa.
3d District, Pilot Grove, Washington, and Sigourney; Director, J. W. Adams, Richmond, Iowa.
4th District, Richland, Brighton, and Mount Pleasant; Director, P. A. Roberts, Brighton, Iowa.
5th District, Knoxville, Sandyville, Monroe, Coloma, and State Center; Director, Minos Miller, Knoxville, Iowa.
6th District, Woodburn, Osceola, and Decatur City, Iowa; Director, Jacob Shively, Woodburn, Iowa.
7th District, Peru, Winterset, and Adel; Director, Henry Tawney, Adel, Iowa.
8th District, Onawa, and Soldiers’ Creek, Iowa, and Decatur and Mt. Pleasant, Nebraska; Director, M. D. Clark, Decatur, Nebraska.
About one hundred and fifty became members.
Adjourned to meet at call of the President.
W. H. LITTLEJOHN, Pres.
S. McCOY, Sec’y.