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Report of Cal. Tract and Missionary Society Meeting

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Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Oct 12, 1876

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 2, No. 42.

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Report of Cal. Tract and Missionary Society Meeting.

By John Norton Loughborough; A. Loughborough

In connection with the sixth annual meeting of the Cal. T. and M. Society the fourth quarterly meeting for the present year was held, Thursday, Sept. 21, 1876, at 5 o'clock P. M., on the Fairfax Camp-ground. The meeting was conducted by the President, and after the usual opening exercises the minutes of the previous quarterly meeting were read and accepted. The report of the workings of the Society for the quarter was also read showing the labor performed as follows:
District. Memberships. 327 50 51 40 32 48 66 31 No. of Reports. 139 31 10 13 12 39 27 Families Visited. 322 124 5 22 5 58 8 2 Letters Written. 128 39 12 19 12 33 13 New Members. 34 2 20 1 1 1 Donations. $41.00 $6.60 $8.60 $2.35 $5.00 $8.25 $7.70 $2.50 Book Sales. $12.90 $5.70 $1.40 $1.30 $1.00 $.75 $3.75 No. pp. Tracts &c. Loaned. 10,420 3,467 3,873 1,479 321 103 24 No. pp. Tracts &c. Given Away. 90,733 28,444 11,756 7,928 3,600 15,384 21,725 1,486 New Subscribers to Signs. 49 17 4 2 2 20 2 New Subscribers to other Periodicals. 49 13 6 2 1 12 4 Signs Distributed. 2,171 573 564 183 48 324 448 11 Other Periodicals Distributed. 313 86 18 22 48 61 77 1 Ships Visited. 50 50 Libraries Furnished. 1 1
The minutes of the last annual meeting were called for, read and accepted. Following this was the reading of the Secretary's annual report showing the entire work of the Society for the year. The report shows
No. of families visited, 818; of ships, 62; of letters written, 555.
Money received for memberships, . . $71.00 “ “ by donations, . . . . 129.95 “ “ from book sales, . . . 65.78
Total amount received, . . . . . $266.73
No. of new subscribers obtained for the Review, Reformer, Instructor and other periodicals, 254; for the Signs, 386.
No. of periodicals distributed, including Health Almanacs, 1793; No. of Signs, 6,173.
No. of pages of tracts and pamphlets loaned, 53,455; value of the same, $61.57.
No. of pages of tracts and pamphlets given away, 248,459; value, $286.03.
Total No. of pages of tracts and pamphlets loaned and given away, 301,814; value, $347.60.
No. of public libraries furnished, 5.
Treasurer's report was then read, showing Cash on hand, Sept. 21, 1875, . . . . $190.50 Received during the year, . . . . . . 526.48
Total, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $716.98
Paid out for books, freight, and express charges, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $549.67 Cash on hand, Sept. 8, 1876, . . . . 167.31
Total, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $716.98
Emma L. White, Treasurer.
The report being accepted, it was suggested that some changes might be desirable by way of re-districting the State, and electing new officers. It was then
Voted, That the Chair appoint a committee to nominate officers for the ensuing year, and to take into consideration the present condition of the districts.
Adjourned to call of the Chair.

SECOND SESSION

Friday, Sept. 22. After some remarks in relation to the previous meeting, the President announced the following Committee on Nominations: Wm. Harmon, Alfred Mason, and John Mavity. After duly considering the importance of having efficient officers the meeting adjourned to call of the President.

THIRD SESSION

Tuesday, Sept. 26. The report of the Nominating Committee being called for, it was read as follows: “We, the Nominating Committee for the T. and M. Society, recommend that San Benito be taken from district No. 4 and be united with district No. 8, and also recommend that districts Nos. 1 and 2 be consolidated, making one district designated as district No. 1. And we further recommend that Fresno and Tulare Counties be separated from district No. 8, which separation forms a new district to be designated as district No. 2.
“We nominate for President, J. N. Loughborough; Vice President, T. M. Chapman; Secretary, A. M. Loughborough; Treasurer, Geo. Manuel; for directors, district No. 1, Wm. Harmon, in case he should leave for some other part of the State, John Morrison; No. 2, M. J. Church; No. 3, John Mavity; No. 4, John Judson; No. 5, Augustus Geary; No. 6, J. H. Disher; No. 7, J. N. Loughborough; No. 8, F. J. Otis; No. 9, Charles Chittenden. In addition to the above we recommend that each member in making a quarterly report accompany the same with a donation, as by this means the missionary funds will be kept in a good condition.”
Voted, That the report be accepted, and the committee be discharged.
Voted, That the districts be changed as suggested.
Voted, That we elect the board of officers as a whole. The officers named by the committee were then elected.
Voted, That the board of directors be elected in the same manner, whereupon the above named directors were elected.
Voted, That we recommend the members to make a donation to the Tract Society accompanying their quarterly reports.
Following this were interesting remarks by the President and W. C. White in reference to circulating important works such as Life of Urgos, Sunshine Series, and Health Publication. It was suggested that young men and women, and even children, could engage in the work as canvassers with profit to themselves as well as to others. Children especially could, just before the holidays, canvass for the Sunshine Series and make it a successful enterprise.
Voted, That the directors include in their work the sale of the Life of Urgos, Sunshine Series, and Health Publications. In connection with this it was
Voted, That W. C. White write out directions for canvassers, stating to them how to engage in the work to make the business successful.
Adjourned to call of the Chair.

FOURTH SESSION

Sept. 26, 8:30 P. M. The removal of members from one part of the State to another being considered, it was
Voted, That missionary members who may move from one district to another be considered members of that district in which they reside.
Adjourned to call of the Chair.

FIFTH SESSION

Wednesday evening, Sept. 27. District No. 1 having made the request to place several of our bound books in the Healdsburg Library Association at the expense of the Society, it was
Voted, That this privilege be granted them.
It was also
Voted, That the director of district No. 3 be requested to appoint J. W. Bond librarian of Elmira, Solano Co., with the privilege to draw books from that district as he may desire.
At the request of the members of district No. 7, a number of our bound books and pamphlets was selected and paid for by donations made on the camp-ground for this purpose, and placed in the State's Prison Library at San Quentin.
Adjourned to call of the Chair.
J. N. Loughborough, Pres.
A. M. Loughborough, Sec'y.