Organization of the Review and Herald Literary Society by James White; E. W. Whitney

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 28, 1871

Organization of the Review and Herald Literary Society.

By James White; E. W. Whitney

At a meeting in the REVIEW Office, called to consider the necessity and benefit of a literary association to labor for the literary interests of the REVIEW and our other periodicals, Eld. James White was chosen Chairman, and U. Smith Secretary. After remarks by Bro. White it was voted that we have such an Association. U. Smith, G. W. Amadon, and J. W. Bacheller, were chosen a Committee to draw up a plan of organization, and report at the next meeting.

U. Smith, Sec.

Met at 6 P. M., and the Committee reported the following Regulations under which to organize. These, after a few amendments, were adopted as follows:

ARTICLE I.—NAME.

This Society shall be called the Review and Herald Literary Society.

ART. II.—OBJECT.

The object of this Association shall be to promote the literary interest of our various periodicals by gleaning from the wide field of moral and religious literature the choicest selections, and furnishing original contributions, for their columns: and by interesting others to engage in the same work.

ART. III.—MEMBERSHIP.

Any laborer in the Office of Publication may become a member of this Society by signing these regulations.

ART. IV.—OFFICERS.

The officers of this Society shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary and three Corresponding Secretaries, who shall constitute an Executive Board to distribute work among the members: and they shall be elected every three months.

ART. V.—MEETINGS.

Meetings of this Society shall be called at the option of the Executive Board.

ART. VI.—AMENDMENTS.

These regulations may be amended by a vote of the majority of those present at any regularly-called meeting.

These regulations were then signed by twenty-four employees of the Office. The Society being thus organized proceeded to the election of permanent officers. The following were elected:

President, Eld. Jas. White; Vice-Pres., U. Smith; Secretary, E. W. Whitney; Corresponding Secretaries, A. M. Merriam, J. R. Trembley, E. R. Fairfield.

Adjourned to March 22, seven o'clock A. M. Met according to adjournment. It was voted that a committee of three be chosen to examine the work of the members. It was then voted that U. Smith, J. R. Trembley and E. R. Fairfield constitute this committee. It was also voted that the proceedings of this Society be from time to time published in the REVIEW. Adjourned to March 24, three o'clock P. M.

Jas. White, Pres. E. W. Whitney, Sec.