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Report of the Annual Meeting of the Cal. T. and M. Society

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Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Oct 4, 1877

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 3, No. 38.

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Report of the Annual Meeting of the Cal. T. and M. Society.

By John Norton Loughborough; A. M. Loughborough

The seventh annual meeting of the California Tract and Missionary Society was held in connection with the Yountville camp-meeting, September 14, 1877, at 5 P. M., as per appointment. After the opening prayer by the president of the Society, the minutes of the previous meeting were called for, read, and unanimously approved.
It was ascertained that six of the nine directors were present, namely: Wm. Harmon of district No. 1, M. J. Church of No. 2, John Mavity of No. 3, H. C. Yerby of No. 5, J. E. White of No. 7, and Chas. Chittenden of No. 9.
As the business before the meeting was that of electing officers and directors for the coming year, and as changes in some of the districts was necessary to be made, it was
Voted, That the president appoint a nominating committee, who shall also take into consideration the present condition of the districts and suggest such changes as might seem necessary. It was further
Voted, That the president appoint an auditing committee, who shall examine the books kept by the various officers of this Society.
September 17, immediately following a session of the California Conference, a second session of the Society was held, when the following committees were announced by the president:—
Committee on Nominations—J. W. Bond, chairman; Chas. Chittenden, James Creamer. Committee on Auditing—Geo. Manuel, chairman; Mrs. Lucie Bush, Miss Alice Canfield.
September 18, 1 P. M., a third session of the Society was held, when the committees reported as follows: We, the nominating committee, recommend the following persons as officers for the coming year: President, J. N. Loughborough; vice-president, J. E. White; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. A. M. Loughborough. For directors—District No. 1, Wm. Harmon, Sebastopol, Sonoma county; No. 2, M. J. Church, Fresno city, Fresno county; No. 3, John Mavity, St. Helena, Napa county; No. 4, John Judson, San Pasqual, San Diego county; No. 5, H. C. Yerby, Woodland, Yolo county; No. 6, J. H. Disher, Red Bluff, Tehama county; No. 7, E. R. Gillett, Oakland; No. 8, C. R. Chittenden, San Francisco. We also recommend that district No. 9 be known hereafter as No. 8, with Santa Clara county attached thereto; that the counties of San Benito, Merced, and Inyo be left to added to district No. 2, and that portion of Solano county lying north of Bridgeport taken from No. 3 and added to No. 5.
J. W. BOND, JAMES CREAMER, C. R. CHITTENDEN, } Committee.
Voted, That the report of the committee be accepted, and also
Voted, That the officers and directors named be elected. Whereupon the above mentioned officers and directors were unanimously elected. Further
Voted, That the changes in the districts as suggested, be made.
The auditing committee reported that they had satisfactorily completed the work assigned them, which report was accepted.
The Conference committee on resolutions was appointed to act as a committee for the same purpose for the Tract Society.
The secretary then read the report of missionary labor performed during the last nine months. The report reads:—
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Libraries furnished — — — — — — — — — —
Almanacs distributed 1,370 963 100 200 50 1,757 270 1,540 — 6,250
Ships visited — — — — — 21 — 222 — 243
Other periodicals distributed 482 31 447 117 76 25 245 419 3 1,845
Signs distributed 2,374 114 1,617 100 202 1,004 1,054 682 5,643 21,590
New subscribers for other periodicals 87 2 39 7 21 9 136 2 46 348
New subscribers for Signs 116 7 58 25 5 182 11 181 — 600
No. pp. Tracts, etc., given away 54,125 35,681 61,344 25,499 — 60,837 17,937 55,437 — 310,353
No. pp. Tracts, etc., loaned 12,252 23,417 21,434 6,582 — 20,810 13,362 14,395 — 112,367
Book sales $117.16 88.72 88.62 — 39.99 6.25 71.60 26.65 283.23 $672.22
Donations $110.84 4.00 65.43 15.60 38.00 36.00 121.86 8.85 92.45 $493.12
New Members 9 9 2 — — 22 1 3 — 47
Letters written 109 66 119 — 20 6 121 35 159 625
Families visited 92 57 334 10 35 212 144 374 — 1,260
Memberships 87 32 52 11 31 56 14 38 — 332
District 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
As seen above, the total amount of money received for memberships, donations and book sales is $1,212.34. The total number of tracts and pamphlets loaned and given away is 422,700 pages. The Society has done business with the offices of publication for the last three quarters of the year to the amount of $3,258.95.
The evening of the 18th a fourth session of the Society convened, when an interesting and lively discussion arose as to the number of almanacs for 1878 the Society could distribute. It was stated that preparations were being made for this work, and it was time to get ready for the campaign. A proposition was made that the Society procure 15,000 copies.
A report of the committee on resolutions being called for, the chairman, Elder Healey, said the action of a previous meeting was sufficient resolution. An invitation had been given for all who desired to assist in raising a missionary fund of $1,000 for the coming year, to state how much they could do by the first of January next; and in response, over $1,300 had been pledged, of which $436 was paid on the camp-ground. This act, he said, spoke louder than any resolution that could be framed in words, and anything more under the circumstances would be unnecessary.
The treasurer's report was then read, as follows:—
CALIFORNIA T. AND M. SOCIETY TREASURER'S REPORT. Balance on hand at last report................................$167 31 Since received..............................................2,190 09 Total......................................................$2,357 40 Paid Review Office on account...............................$208 30 Paid Signs Office on account................................2,132 80 Paid for directory and sundries...............................10 50 $2,341 60 Balance on hand.............................................$15 80
GEORGE MANUEL, California State T. and M. Society Treasurer.
The report being accepted, the meeting adjourned to call of the chair.
J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH, President. A. M. LOUGHBOROUGH, Secretary.