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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 18, 1872

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 40, No. 1.

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Illinois Missionary and Tract Society.

By W. H. Littlejohn; B. F. Merritt

At our recent camp-meeting at Aledo, a meeting was called to organize a Missionary and Tract Society in this Conference.
Assembled at half past ten A. M., June 3, 1872. Bro. Littlejohn in charge of the meeting. Prayer by Eld. G. W. Colcord. Instructive remarks relative to the enterprise were made by Bro. Littlejohn when it was
Voted, That we form a Missionary and Tract Society.
B. F. Merritt was selected Secretary pro tem.
Persons being called for to form a body, sixty names were given, each pledging one dollar. Fifty-four dollars were paid in.
After some remarks by Eld. White, the Constitution adopted by the Michigan Tract Society was read and adopted.
Voted, That a committee of three be appointed to nominate officers and suggest the districts of State.
Eld. G. W. Colcord, B. F. Merritt and Eld. T. M. Steward were appointed said committee.
SECOND SESSION, 5 P. M. Bro. Littlejohn in charge. Prayer by Eld. Steward.
The report of the nominating committee was read and accepted.
The following officers were elected for one year. President, Eld. R. F. Andrews; Vice-President, J. R. Whitham; Secretary, Luther Newton; Treasurer, W. O. Dungan.
The committee reported the following districts, and nominated the following persons as Directors of the districts in which they severally reside. The report was accepted and adopted.
1st District, Stephenson and Jo Daviess Counties; Director, Thomas Brown.
2d District, Winnebago and Boone Counties, including also Chicago; Director, G. M. Bowen.
3d District, LaSalle, Livingston and McLean Counties; Director, J. W. Marsh.
4th District, Whiteside and Mercer Counties; Director, W. O. Dungan.
5th District, Peoria and Knox Counties; Director, Benj. Sweat.
6th District, Madison and Macoupin Counties; Director, Wm. Penniman.
7th District, Clark, Wayne, and Coles Counties; Director, M. Kittle.
Adjourned to the call of the President.
W. H. LITTLEJOHN, Chairman.
B. F. MERRITT, Sec., pro tem.