Tract and Missionary Department.
By H. S. Woolsey
Michigan T. & M. Society, Dist. No. 4.
REPORT of meeting held at Battle Creek, May 26, 1872, by call of the president. The meeting was opened by prayer by Bro. Van Horn. After some remarks by the president on Matt. 20: 1–7, reports from the different librarians in the district were called for. On account of the short notice given of the meeting, reports were received from but three churches, and even there the librarians had time to get the reports from but one half of the members. The district shows a summary report as follows:— Money received for membership, $137.00; by donations, $3.50; total amount of money received, $140.50. Number of new subscribers obtained for Instructor, 3; for Reformer, 6. Number of pages of tracts given away, 10,259; of pamphlets, 2,936. Total number of pages given, 13,195. Number of books loaned, 121. Remarks were then made by the librarians present, stating that there was a good degree of interest manifested by members, and that they found that their neighbors generally were willing and even anxious to read. After some remarks by Bro. Van Horn, the meeting adjourned.