Tract and Missionary Department by J. M. Lindsay; Harmon Lindsay

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 3, 1872

Tract and Missionary Department.

By J. M. Lindsay; Harmon Lindsay

Report of N. Y. and Pa. Tract and Missionary Society.

The T. and M. Society held its first annual meeting in connection with the camp-meeting at Kirkville, Aug. 8, 1872. The meeting was called to order by the president.

The secretary’s report was then called for, which read as follows:

Whole number of members, 469. Donations, $159.59. Money received on book sales, 38.61. Whole amount of money received, 567.20. Number of new subscribers for REVIEW 5, Reformer 38, Instructor 61. Number of families visited, 571. Amount raised on Widow and Orphan Fund, $113.25. Pages of tracts distributed, 91,359, valued at $122.69. REVIEWS distributed, 279, Reformers, 187, Instructors, 136. Report accepted.

Owing to the incompleteness of the reports at the quarterly meeting at Adam’s Centre in May, it was thought best to include what had been done previous to that time. The above report therefore covers all the work done by the Society since its organization in March last, as far as reported to the secretary.

A committee on nominations was appointed, and the meeting adjourned to call of Chair.

Another meeting was called Aug. 10th. The general agent’s report was then presented.

According to this report, the delinquency on the periodicals in this Conference a year ago, was $960.73.

Of this amount, has been collected, $500.

The net gain at present standing, $300.

The net gain of subscribers to the periodicals stands at about two hundred each on Instructor and Reformer, and a small advance on REVIEW. This report was accepted.

The committee on nominations then reported as follows:—

For President, P. Z. Kinnie, Sec. and Gen’l Agt., B. L. Whitney, Treasurer, E. B. Gaskill, Director, Dist. No. 1, J. M. Lindsay, “ “ “ 2, Daniel Bowe, “ “ “ 3, S. N. Walsworth, “ “ “ 4, A. H. Hall, “ “ “ 5, I. N. Russell, “ “ “ 6, M. S. Tyrel, “ “ “ 7, S. I. Abbey, “ “ “ 8, E. S. Lane, “ “ “ 9, D. B. Welch, “ “ “ 10, Wm. Coats, “ “ “ 11, John Lindsay.

Report accepted.

The subject of obtaining new subscribers for a trial trip for the Reformer, as suggested in REVIEW and Reformer, was considered, and the Society pledged itself to do what it could in that direction.

Interspersed with the business proceedings of the meeting were interesting and practical remarks relative to the work by Brn. Haskell, Littlejohn, and Butler.

J. M. LINDSAY, Pres.

Harmon Lindsay, Sec.