p. 86 | Eighth Annual Meeting of the Health Reform Institute

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 1, 1874

Eighth Annual Meeting of the Health Reform Institute.

By M. S. Merriam; B. Auten

PERSUANT to notice given in the REVIEW, the stockholders of said Institute met on the campground of the Seventh-day Adventists at Battle Creek, Mich., Aug. 7, 1874.

The meeting was opened with prayer by Eld. G. I. Butler.

On calling the roll it was ascertained that a majority of the stock was represented, either by person or proxy.

Auditor’s statement showing the financial workings of the Institute for the year commencing Aug. 29, 1873, and ending Aug. 6, 1874:

RECEIVED.


From Patients,	$11,843 06
On Incidental Sales,	2,518 90
On Shares,	650 00
On Donations,	50 59
Due from Patients on acc’t,	4,340 94
Total,	$19,403 49

EXPENDITURES.


Invoice of Aug. 28, 1873,	$1,924 35
For Labor,	2,678 34
Stock Refunded,	400 00
Provisions and other Incid’ls,	5,170 74
Furniture,	336 24
For Medical Implements, &c.,	405 50
Due Help,	1,461 80
Due on Patients’ Deposits,	514 89
For Wood,	1,404 50
For Lumber, Nails and Stone,	946 00
Ten per cent interest on $6,956 75 worth of furniture for wear,	605 75
	$15,938 11

Making, less invoice of:


Provisions,	$510 00
Of Wood,	1,200 00
Of Books, &c.,	346 00
Lumber and Nails,	750 00
	$2,806 00
Total,	$13,132 11

Leaving excess of Receipts, $6,271 38

Cash on hand, $3,043 29

M. S. Merriam, Auditor.

This report was accepted.

On motion, the Chair appointed J. N. Andrews, S. N. Haskell, and U. Smith, as a nominating committee, who presented the following names as candidates for Directors: James White, G. I. Butler, Ira Abbey, Harmon Lindsay, E. B. Gaskill, John H. Kellogg, and Benn Auten. These persons, receiving the largest number of votes, were elected.

Adjourned sine die.

M. S. Merriam, Pres.

B. Auten, Sec’y.