Quarterly Report of the California T. & M. Society by John Norton Loughborough; A. W. Everts

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 29, 1875

Quarterly Report of the California T. & M. Society.

By John Norton Loughborough; A. W. Everts

THE second quarterly meeting of the State T. & M. Society of California was held at Napa, Napa Co., April 3, 4, 1875. Meeting opened with prayer by Eld. James White, Eld. J. N. Loughborough presiding.

Owing to the absence of the State secretary, A. W. Everts was elected secretary pro tem.

State report was read as follows:—

Rec'd for membership, $24.00 “ by donations, 10.00 “ “ book sale, 24.95 “. for almanacs, 1.60 “ “ Kansas relief, 22.05 “ “ Reformer and Instructor, 11.00

Total, $93.60

No. of families visited, 220; letters written, 266; new subscribers for Signs, 72; Tidende, 10; REVIEW, 3; Instructor, 93; Reformer, 50; Svensk Herald, 3; REVIEWS distributed, 375; Instructors, 63; Reformers, 50; Signs, 457; almanacs, 27; pages of

tracts and pamphlets loaned, 22,054; given away, 71,010; total, 93,064; bound books loaned, 17.

Remarks were made by Eld. White on the best method of sustaining the Signs of the Times. He stated that with a circulation of 5000 copies at $2.00 a year for a volume of fifty copies, or at $4.00 per hundred copies, all the expenses of the publication of the Signs would be fully met.

On motion, the following preamble and resolution, offered by Eld. White, were adopted:—

Whereas, 5,000 copies of the Signs of the Times can be published at the rate of $4.00 per hundred copies, or at $2.00 for a volume of fifty copies, therefore,

Resolved, That we recommend as the best method of sustaining the Signs that the Tract and Missionary Society use the surplus copies of the paper to a great extent instead of our denominational tracts.

Two requests for books to be placed in libraries were read and accepted. One signed by Henry F. Lampshire, Brownsville, Clear Creek Co., Colorado; the other signed by T. C. Branch, Modesto,—. The first mentioned application was referred by vote to Eld. White, and the second to Eld. Loughborough to be supplied by the California Conference.

The matter of increasing the circulation of the Signs was again discussed; and by motion Eld. J. N. Loughborough, Bro. Charles Chittenden, and sister A. M. Driscall, were chosen as committee to see that the measures were carried out as expressed by the foregoing resolution.

Meeting adjourned to call of President.

J. N. Loughborough, Pres.

A. W. Everts, Sec. pro tem.