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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 6, 1876

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 48, No. 2.

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WISCONSIN T. & M. SOCIETY.

By Ole Andres Olsen; E. R. Gillett

The fourth annual session of the Wisconsin Tract and Missionary Society was held at Sparta, Monroe Co., Wis., June 16-20, 1876. Meeting opened at 9 o'clock A. M., June 16; prayer by Eld. Atkinson. The last annual report was called for, read, and accepted.
On motion, A committee on nominations was appointed by the Chair; C. W. Olds, N. M. Jordan, and S. S. Smith were chosen said committee.
Voted, That the Chair appoint a committee of three on re-districting the State; H. W. Decker, E. O. Hammond, and S. D. Smith were appointed.
Adjourned to call of Chair.

SECOND SESSION.

Meeting called at 2 o'clock P. M., June 18; prayer by Bro. Sanborn. Nominating Committee reported as follows:—
For President, H. W. Decker; Vice President, John Atkinson; Secretary, E. R. Gillett; Treasurer, E. O. Hammond; Librarian, E. R. Gillett. Directors: Dist. No. 1, Thomas Bickle; No. 2, E. O. Hammond; No. 3, Alma Dreulard; No. 4, C. R. Ackley; No. 5, Eli Osborn; No. 6, O. A. Hegg; No. 7, Wm. Egar; No. 8, Rufus Baker; No. 9, A. Patton; No. 10, no appointment; No. 11, S. D. Smith; No. 12, J. P. Jasperson; No. 13, E. J. Rice; No. 14, James Mulhollen; No. 15, O. Hawley; No. 16, J. Hanson; No. 17, Walter Reed. Approved.
The Committee on re-districting the State reported that Racine Co. be taken from Dist. No. 1, and be known as Dist. No. 16; that Brown Co. be known as Dist. No. 17. Accepted.
Report of treasurer was read, as follows:— Rec'd from treasurer,                 $27.15 From other sources,                   411.29                                       ———                                       $668.44 Paid out,                             $407.45 On hand,                              260.99                                       ———                                       $668.44 Rec'd on camp-meeting fund, June 18, 1876,    $101.75
E. O. HAMMOND, Treasurer.
Voted, That the resolution passed at the last annual meeting, to the effect that Bro. White should receive “all the pledges to the Pacific Mission defraying our indebtedness at the Office at present, and use the remainder for the purposes for which it was pledged,” be rescinded.
The secretary's report of the workings of the Society the past year is as follows:— No. of families visited, 1,102; No. of letters written, 405; new subscribers obtained: for REVIEW, 31; INSTRUCTOR, 181; REFORMER, 106; TIDENDE, 66; SIGNS, 86; HAROLD, 6; Battle Creek College, 15. Distribution of reading matter: Periodicals, 2,704; almanacs, 1,500; tracts loaned and given away, pages, 240,774.
Adjourned sine die.
O. A. OLSEN, Pres. E. R. GILLETT, Sec.