Tract and Missionary Department by O. Mears; L. E. Clarke

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 15, 1872

Tract and Missionary Department.

By O. Mears; L. E. Clarke

Ohio T. and M. Society.

The Ohio T. and M. Society held its first annual meeting in connection with the Ohio Camp-meeting at Mansfield, Ohio, Sept. 15, 1872.

Meeting called to order by the President.

Prayer by Bro. Littlejohn.

Remarks by the President on the state of the cause, and the workings of the Society.

Secretary’s report was called for, which read as follows:—

Report item	Amount or number
Money received for memberships	$165.00
“ “ donations	203.88
“ “ on book sales	47.35
Donations of books	70.73
Whole amount received	$486.96
Number of families visited	63
Number of pages pamphlets and tracts distributed	19,290
Value of same	$24.91
Number of pages loaned	3,138
Value of same	$3.26
Number of new subscribers for REVIEW, 2; Instructor, 9; Reform, 59; Do. 4 months, 10.

Report accepted.

Moved and carried, that the President appoint a Nominating Committee.

The following brethren were named: H. A. St. John, Eli Glascock, and J. B. Gregory.

Meeting adjourned to the call of the Chair.

SECOND SESSION.

Sept. 16. Opened with prayer by Bro. Butler. Nominating Committee brought in their report, which was accepted. The following officers were elected by vote:

Office	Name
President	Sanford Rogers,
Vice President	O. F. Guilford,
Secretary	M. E. Reynolds,
Treasurer	Wm. Chinnock.
Director Dist. No. 1	Eli Glascock,
“ “ “ 2	W. T. Carson,
“ “ “ 3	Sanford Rogers,
“ “ “ 4	O. F. Guilford,
“ “ “ 5	John Mears.

Meeting adjourned.

O. Mears, Pres.

L. E. Clarke, Sec.