Tract and Missionary Society of Wisconsin

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 16, 1872

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 40, No. 5.

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Tract and Missionary Society of Wisconsin.

Met for the organization of a Tract and Missionary Society.
Bro. Littlejohn was elected chairman, Bro. John Matteson, Secretary. Bro. Littlejohn made remarks about the object, usefulness, and arrangement, of such society. Bro. Butler also made remarks.
Society organized with 103 members.
Paid in, $42.00.
The Constitution, such as is used in other localities, was read and adopted.
Voted, That we have a Nominating Committee of three. Brn. I. Sanborn, P. S. Thurston, and John Matteson, were duly elected as said committee.
Nominating Committee reported the following officers, who were thereupon elected:
President, P. S. Thurston, Oasis, Waushara Co., Wisconsin; Vice President, O. H. Pratt, Monroe, Green Co.; Secretary, N. M. Jordon, Lodi, Columbia Co.; Treasurer, Wm. Kerr, Monroe, Green Co.
Division of the Wisconsin State Conference into missionary districts.
1st district to be composed of the churches at Little Prairie, Johnstown Centre, Oakland, and Raymond; Director, M. J. Bartholf, Whitewater, Walworth Co.
2d District, Monroe, Avon, and Albany. Director, H. W. Decker, Avon, Rock Co.
3d District, Waterloo and Bloomington. Director, Winthrif Robinson, Grant Co.
4th District, Sand Prairie; Director, John Atkinson, Port Andrew, Richland Co.
5th District, Liberty Pole, Victory, and Kickapoo Center; Director, S. E. Sutherland, Reeds Town, Vernon Co.
6th District, Burns Valley and Mendora, La Crosse Co., Wis.; Director, Milo Downer, Mendora, La Crosse Co.
7th District, Fish Lake, Plainfield, and Wautoma; Director, P. S. Thurston, Oasis, Waushara Co.
8th District, Mackford and Marquette. Director, Rufus Baker, Markesan, Green Lake Co.
9th District, Hundred-Mile Grove and Dell Prairie; Director, N. M. Jordon, Lodi, Columbia Co.
10th District, Chicago; Director, G. T. Berg, 41 Elston Road, Chicago, Ill.
11th District, Poy Sippi, Danish church, Poy Sippi and Neenah; Director, Walter Chase, Poy Sippi.
Adjourned to meet at call of the President.
P. S. THURSTON, Pres.
N. M. JORDON, Sec.