Report of Quarterly Meeting of the N. Y. and Pa. T. and M. Society

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 24, 1873

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 42, No. 2.

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Report of Quarterly Meeting of the N. Y. and Pa. T. and M. Society.

THE third State quarterly meeting of the N. Y. and Pa. Tract and Missionary Society for the present year, was held at West Groton, Tompkins Co., N. Y., June 1, 1873. Owing to the absence of the President and Vice-president, T. H. Lindsay was chosen President, pro tem. The minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted. The Secretary’s report was then read, showing the following labor during the quarter:—
No. of families visited, 959. New subscribers obtained for REVIEW, 49; Reformer, 17, Instructor, 100. Distribution of periodicals, REVIEWS, 925; Reformers, 336; Instructors, 228. Pages pamphlets and tracts distributed, 157,511.
Money received during the quarter:— On membership,                         $   2.00 Donations,                                 44.98 Book sales,                                 11.51 Delinquent Fund,                        140.35 Widow and Orphan’s Fund,            3.75 On pledges to Hygienic Book Fund,                                        568.70 Total,                                     $771.29
The remainder of the session was occupied with interesting verbal reports of labor and experience in the tract and missionary work, and in the discussion of matters pertaining to the working of the society.
T. H. LINDSAY, Pres. pro tem. B. L. WHITNEY, Sec.