p. 111 | Second Annual Meeting of the Mich. T. & M. Society

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 16, 1873

Second Annual Meeting of the Mich. T. & M. Society.

By E. H. Root; A. M. Driscall

The Mich. T. and M. Society held its second annual meeting in connection with the camp-meeting at Battle Creek, Sept. 5, 1873.

Meeting called to order by the Chair. Prayer by Eld. S. N. Haskell. Minutes of the previous meeting read and accepted.

The Secretary's report, with the financial reports of the various districts showing the amount of money raised in each district was presented which showed the workings of the Society for the year as follows:—

The No. of members received during the year, 103; whole No. of members, 830; No. of families visited, 403; No. of letters written, 233.

No. of REVIEWS distributed, 213; No. of Reformers, 107; No. of Instructors, 47; No. of pages of tracts and pamphlets, 76,722; No. of new subscribers for Review, 81; Reformer, 178; Instructor, 233; Danish Monthly, 34.

Money rec'd for membership, $103.00

“ “ by Donations, 255.53

“ “ on Book Sales, 60.04

“ “ Delinquent Fund, 1,221.15

“ “ Widow & Orphan's Fund, 6.00

Total, $1,645.72

As but little work was done during the first part of the year, this, in reality, was a report for the last quarter only, and incomplete at that, as full reports from all the districts could not be obtained. Following the reading of this report, interesting and stirring remarks pertaining to the interest of the Tract and Missionary Society were made by Elds. Haskell and Butler, showing the nature of the work and the necessity of individual action.

On motion, it was voted that the President be empowered to appoint a Nominating Committee. H. M. Kenyon, A. N. Fisher, and M. B. Miller, were appointed.

Meeting adjourned to call of the Chair.

SECOND SESSION.

Sept. 7. After the opening exercises, the report of the Nominating Committee being called for, H. M. Kenyon gave the following report:—

President, E. H. Root; Vice President, J. F. Carman; Secretary, A. M. Driscall; Treasurer, Addie Merriam.

Directors: Dist. No. 3, W. B. Castle; No. 4, J. F. Carman; No. 5, I. A. Olmstead; No. 6, J. L. Rumery; No. 7, J. S. Wick; No. 8, J. Fargo; No. 9, Wm Nelson; No. 10, John McGregor; No. 11, John L. Miller; No. 12, Robert McConnell; No. 13, Alex. Carpenter.

The report of the Committee being accepted, the above officers were declared unanimously elected.

In view of the fact that districts No. 1 and 2 have united with their own Conference (Indiana) which was recently organized, it was moved and carried that the districts be renumbered. It was also moved and supported that the revised constitution be adopted.

At a Directors' meeting held Sept. 8, it was voted that there be a district formed composed of Antrim and Grand Traverse Counties, and that John Trotman act as Director of that district. Adjourned sine die.

E. H. Root, Pres.

A. M. Driscall, Sec.