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Report of the State Annual T. & M. Meeting in Ill

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 1, 1875

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 46, No. 1.

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Report of the State Annual T. & M. Meeting in Ill.

By G. W. Colcord; Frances M. T. Simonson

THE fifth State annual meeting of the Illinois T. & M. Society was held at Sheridan, La Salle Co., June 14, 1875. After the opening prayer by Eld. T. M. Steward, as the secretary was absent, Bro. G. W. Colcord was chosen clerk of the meeting. Minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted.
Report showed the following:—
No. of families visited, 82; No. of letters written, 50; No. of new subscribers for REVIEW, 44; Instructor, 47; Reformer, 165; Voice of Truth, 234. Distribution of reading matter: Reviews, 402; Instructors, 38; Reformers, 135; Advent Tidende, 1; True Missionary, 2; Voice of Truth, 15; almanacs, 2; tracts and pamphlets loaned, pages, 14,893; given away, pp., 64,167; total No. of pages, 79,060; furnished to librarian, pp., 15,179. Money received from membership, donations, and book sales, $102.97.
June 7. CARY DRYDEN, Sec.
Remarks in reference to the proper manner of laboring in this branch of the sacred cause were made for the benefit of inexperienced members by Elds. D. T. Bourdeau and R. F. Andrews.
The following officers were nominated, and unanimously elected to their respective offices for the ensuing year:— For President, Eld. G. W. Colcord, Lovington, Moultrie Co., Ill.; Vice President, Eld. T. M. Steward, Rockton, Winnebago Co., Ill.; Secretary, Frances M. T. Simonson, Hillsdale, Rock Island Co., Ill.; Treasurer, Geo. Foreman, Somonauk, De Kalb Co., Ill. For Directors: Dist. No. 1. C. A. Bates, Green Vale, Jo. Daviess Co., Ill.; Dist. No. 2. J. H. Bennet, Belvidere, Boone Co., Ill.; Dist. No. 3. James Bute, Sheridan, La Salle Co., Ill.; Dist. No. 4. Cary Dryden, Keithsburg, Mercer Co., Ill.; Dist. No. 5. James King, Eugene, Knox Co., Ill.; Dist. No. 6. William Penniman, Woodburn, Macoupin Co., Ill.; Dist. No. 7. Martin Kittle, Darien, Clark Co., Ill.; Dist. No. 8. A. J. Scott, Jeffersonville, Wayne Co., Ill.; Dist. No. 9. B. F. Merritt, Crescent City, Iroquois Co., Ill.; Dist. No. 10. Jared Mallernee, Lovington, Moultrie Co., Ill.
Voted, That the minutes of this meeting should be sent to the REVIEW for publication.
Adjourned, sine die.
G. W. COLCORD, Pres. FRANCES M. T. SIMONSON, Sec.
P. S. I would suggest the propriety of each officer of this Society keeping a copy of the paper in which this is published. It will be very convenient for reference.
G. W. C.