MEETING OF THE PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION.
By Uriah Smith
(Continued from last week.) THURSDAY, February 13, at 7 P. M., the stockholders met for their final meeting. After the opening exercises, business was resumed. The Committee on Nominations reported, suggesting four names for trustees, two to take the place of two whose term of office had just expired, and two to fill vacancies occasioned by the resignation of two since the last meeting. These two were G. A. Irwin, removed to Australia, and C. M. Christiansen, removed to Berrien Springs, Mich. The following names were presented by the Committee: A. G. Daniells to succeed S. H. Lane, term expired; C. D. Rhodes to succeed himself, term expired; W. W. Prescott to fill remainder of G. A. Irwin’s unexpired term, one year; S. H. Lane to fill vacancy of C. M. Christiansen’s unexpired term, two years. These persons were elected. The whole Board now stands as follows: A. G. Daniells, for three years; C. D. Rhodes, three years; I. H. Evans, two years; S. H. Lane, two years; U. Smith, one year; G. W. Amadon, one year; W. W. Prescott, one year. A. G. Daniells received 2,969 votes; C. D. Rhodes, 2,825 votes; W. W. Prescott, 2,880 votes; S. H. Lane, 2,437 votes. The Chairman at the opening meeting reported, in answer to questions, the standing of our various papers. There has been a loss on all the papers in foreign languages, as follows: Sendebud, loss $1,466.95; Väktare, loss $1,275.76; Hausfreund, loss $350.81. The Youth’s Instructor made a slight gain, to the amount of $31.04. The REVIEW showed a gain of $3,762.55. While the financial statement shows a net gain of $18,758.49, the total profit during the year to the cause (including its donations) from the S. D. A. Publishing Association amounts to about $32,000. During the past year the indebtedness of the institution has been reduced. The salesroom shows that during the past year, books, pamphlets, and tracts have been sold to the amount of $167,144.04. The Committee on Resolutions reported as follows:— “1. That it be the policy of the Board of Directors to foster a missionary spirit in the general management of the institution, and that special attention be given to the training of workers who shall be thus prepared to connect with similar institutions in other places. “2. That the Board of Directors be advised to establish small printing plants in some of the mission fields, as may seem advisable in consultation with the Mission Board. “W. W. Prescott,
“S. H. Lane,
“E. R. Palmer.” These being duly considered, were unanimously adopted; and the forty-second annual meeting adjourned sine die.