OF THE LAST TWO QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF THE VT. T. & M. SOCIETY
By L. Bean; C. R. Austin
OF THE LAST TWO QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF THE VT. T. & M. SOCIETY.
ONE of these meetings was held at Jamaica, Dec. 20, 1874; the other, at Wolcott, March 21, 1875. These meetings were attended by the President, and by Eld. S. N. Haskell who made some very thrilling remarks upon the solemnity of the time in which we are living, and the importance of a spirit of sacrifice in getting the truth before the people. He also spoke on the system of the T. & M. Society and the object and necessity of reporting. The report of labor for both quarters was as follows:— No. of members, 256; families visited, 125; letters written, 150; books loaned, 20; tracts and pamphlets distributed, pages, 90,700; new subscribers for REVIEW, 17; Instructor, 108; Voice of Truth, 192; Reformer, 169; distribution of periodicals, Reviews, 723; Reformers, 380; Instructors, 127; True Missionary, 23; library at Vergennes furnished with History of Sabbath, Man’s Nature and Destiny, Thoughts on Daniel, United States in Prophecy, and Constitutional Amendment. Money Rec’d on membership, $31.00; donations, 254.35; periodicals, 21.29; pledges, 81.96; book sales, 7.39. Total, $395.99. It was voted by the members present at Jamaica that the T. & M. Society of Vermont should furnish 600 names for The Voice of Truth, and Health Reformer, 300 of each. L. Bean, Pres. C. R. Austin, Sec.