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Annual Report of the Wisconsin T. & M. Society

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 8, 1873

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 42, No. 4.

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Annual Report of the Wisconsin T. & M. Society.

By P. S. Thurston; N. M. Jordan

THE Tract and Missionary Society of Wisconsin held its first annual session in connection with the camp-meeting at Clear Lake, Rock Co., June 22, 1873.
Prayer by Eld. Geo. I. Butler.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and received.
Secretary’s report called for, and accepted.
The amount of labor reported was as follows:—
No. of families visited, 483; No. of letters written, 22; No. of new subscribers for REVIEW, 55; Instructor, 62; Reformer, 89; Tidende, 3.
No. of pages tracts given away, 72,836
“ “ “ pamphlets “ “ 4,062
“ “ “ books loaned, 82,055
No. of members belonging to T. and M. Society, 287.
Amount received on membership, $90.76.
The Treasurer made the following report, which was accepted:—
Cash received during the year, $142.34
“ paid out “ “ “ 127.30
On hand, $ 15.04
Voted, That a Nominating Committee of three be appointed by the Chair.
Remarks were made by Eld. Geo. I. Butler.
Adjourned to call of the President.

SECOND SESSION.

Prayer by Eld. John Matteson.
The Nominating Committee made the following report:—
For President, P. S. Thurston, Oasis, Waushara Co., Wis.; Vice-president, O. H. Pratt, Monroe, Green Co.; Secretary, Mattie Babcock, Brodhead, Green Co.; Treasurer, William Kerr, Monroe, Green Co.; Directors, 1st District, A. Olsen, Jefferson Co., Wis.; 2d, O. H. Pratt, Monroe, Green Co.; 3d, A. E. Osborn, Mount Hope, Grant Co.; 4th, C. K. Ackley, Richland Co.; 5th, Eli Osborn, Vernon Co.; 6th, Milo Downer, Mendora, Lacrosse Co.; 7th, W. B. Palmer, Oasis, Waushara Co.; 8th, Rufus Baker, Markesan, Green Lake Co.; 9th, N. M. Jordan, Lodi, Columbia Co.; 10th, E. G. Rust, Chicago, Ill.; 11th, P. H. Cady, Poy Sippi; 12th, J. P. Jesperson, Neenah.
The report was adopted, and the committee discharged.
On motion, the officers were elected.
Remarks were made by Eld. Geo. I. Butler and P. S. Thurston, on the general object and wants of the tract and missionary cause.
P. S. THURSTON, Pres.
N. M. JORDAN, Sec.