SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION by James White; C. W. Stone

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 5, 1876

SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION.

By James White; C. W. Stone

In accordance with notice given in REVIEW, the seventeenth annual meeting of the S. D. Adventist Publishing Association was held at Lansing, Mich., Sept. 21, 1876, at 9 o’clock A. M. The meeting was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by Eld. H. A. St. John.

Remarks were made by the President relative to the necessity of promptness in business matters. The calling of the roll showed eighty-nine stock-holders present, representing two hundred and eleven shares.

The auditor read the following report of the financial workings of the Association for the year ending Sept. 15, 1876:—

TREASURER’S REPORT.

RECEIPTS.

Receipts	Amount
Cash on hand Aug. 9, 1875,	$2,905.05
Rec’d on Review,	$8,229.77
“ “ Youth’s Instructor,	1,628.40
“ “ Health Reformer,	3,260.50
“ “ Voice of Truth,	121.19
“ “ Accts. and deposits,	99,898.79
“ “ Shares,	246.82
“ “ Donations,	387.00
“ “ Job work,	9,976.22
“ “ Sales,	20,281.44
“ “ Educational Fund,	7,924.31
“ “ Book Fund,	2,752.45
“ “ Mich. Conf. Fund,	8,769.90
“ “ Gen. Conf. Fund,	5,041.72
	$168,518.51
Total,	$171,423.56

EXPENDITURES.

Expenditures	Amount
Paid out on accts. & dep’ts,	$93,498.44
“ “ for Stock,	21,949.13
“ “ Office labor,	15,787.11
“ “ Wood & inc’als,	8,532.68
“ “ Type,	492.19
“ “ Fixtures,	791.58
“ “ Office repairs,	42.58
“ “ Manuscripts,	832.45
“ “ Instructor cuts,	57.75
“ “ on Educa’l Fund,	11,151.11
“ “ Book,	2,198.45
“ “ Mich. Conf.,	6,526.87
“ “ Gen.,	5,259.02
Cash on hand to balance,	4,304.20
Total,	$171,423.56

INVENTORY.

Inventory	Amount
Total valuation of the property of the Association,	$112,038.42
Due on book acct.,	26,314.20
Cash on hand Sept. 15, 1876,	4,304.20
Total,	$142,656.82
The Association owes as follows:—
On Notes,	$5,028.43
“ Book account,	40,908.80
Total,	$45,937.23
Assets after all debts are paid,	$96,719.59
Assets as given in last report,	94,152.49
Increase during the year,	$2,567.10

M. J. CHAPMAN, Treasurer.

I hereby certify that I have carefully examined the books and accounts of the S. D. A. P. Association and find them correctly kept, and that the above report of the treasurer shows a correct statement of the financial condition of the Association, according to my best information and belief.

JAMES SAWYER, Auditor.

It was moved by Eld. Haskell that the Chair appoint a suggesting committee to present names of officers of the Association for the coming year. Carried.

The persons appointed for said committee were S. N. Haskell, S. H. Lane, and H. A. St. John.

It was moved by U. Smith that Sec. 7 of Art. 8 of By-laws be rescinded. Carried.

On motion of U. Smith the meeting adjourned to 1:30 P. M.

SECOND SESSION.

Meeting was called to order by the President Sept. 21, 1:30 P. M. Prayer by the President.

Report of the suggesting committee being called for, the chairman presented the following names for officers for the coming year:—

For President, James White; Vice President, S. Brownsberger; Secretary, C. W. Stone; Treasurer, M. J. Chapman; Auditor, James Sawyer; Publishing Committee, Jas. White, J. H. Kellogg, S. N. Haskell.

James White refusing to act as President, the result of this ballot for nomination was as follows:—

For President, U. Smith; Vice-President, S. Brownsberger; Secretary, C. W. Stone; Treasurer, M. J. Chapman; Auditor, James Sawyer; Publishing Committee, Jas. White, J. H. Kellogg, S. N. Haskell.

On the nomination being declared, the time which could be devoted to the session being nearly expired, U. Smith announced that the nomination was invalid, as the Chairman of the Publishing Committee was not the nominee for President, as the By-laws provided; he stated that he was not a candidate for the office, and moved an adjournment to call of the Chair, which was carried.

THIRD SESSION.

Opened by prayer by Eld. D. M. Canright. Eld. White stated that he had this day received a telegram from W. C. White encouraging his return to the Pacific Coast, and that he had decided to go; therefore he wished to be excused from all offices and responsibilities in the Battle Creek Publishing Association. A second report of the Committee on Nominations was then read and accepted, as follows:—

For President, Eld. James White; Vice-President, S. N. Haskell; Secretary, Mrs. M. J. Chapman; Treasurer, James Sawyer; Auditor, C. W. Stone; Committee on Publishing, James White, U. Smith, J. H. Kellogg.

The motion was made and seconded to so amend the nomination of the last session that it shall read as in the above list. The question was then discussed by Eld. Lawrence, Eld. Canright, and Eld. White. Eld. White utterly declined to serve. It was moved and seconded as an amendment to the amendment that the name of Eld. D. M. Canright be substituted for that of Eld. James White, which motion was finally withdrawn. The question of the first amendment was then tried and carried.

The ballot was then cast, which resulted in the unanimous election of the nominees.

It was moved by Eld. Canright that Elds. James White, U. Smith, and J. N. Andrews be editors of the REVIEW. Carried.

Moved, by Eld. Canright, That C. W. Stone be local editor of the REVIEW. Remarks by Eld. Canright. Motion carried.

Moved, That Mrs. M. J. Chapman be the editor of the YOUTH’S INSTRUCTOR. Carried.

Moved, That the editors of the REVIEW receive ten dollars a week for their services. Carried.

Moved, That the editor of the INSTRUCTOR receive at the rate of six dollars per week for her services. Carried.

Voted, That the President of the Association receive ten dollars a week for time actually spent for the Association.

Voted, That the Auditor of last year receive nine dollars a week for the time spent in auditing the books of the Association.

Adjourned to call of President.

JAS. WHITE, Pres.

C. W. STONE, Sec. pro tem.