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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 19, 1876

ANNUAL REPORT OF MICH. T. & M. SOCIETY.

By E. H. Root; Mrs. S. H. Lane

The fifth annual meeting of the Michigan Tract and Missionary Society was held Sept. 25, 1876, in connection with the camp-meeting at Lansing.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The secretary’s report for the year was then read, which is as follows:—

No. of families visited, 2,602; letters written, 795; periodicals distributed, 5,786. No. of new subscribers for REVIEW, 195; REFORMER, 325; INSTRUCTOR, 406, VOICE, 75; SIGNS, 82; TIDENDE, 8; HAROLD, 1, whole number of new subscribers obtained, 1,092. No. of pages of tracts and pamphlets distributed, 748,484; No. of almanacs distributed, nearly 7,000. Two libraries have been supplied with a set of bound books.

TREASURER’S REPORT.

Received during year, $2343.94

Paid out, 1826.41

Balance on hand Oct. 15, $517.53

A vote was then taken that the Chair appoint the Nominating Committee for the selection of officers, whereupon H. M. Kenyon, A. O. Burrill, and D. R. Palmer, were appointed such committee. The following persons were reported as officers for the ensuing year: President, J. Fargo; Vice-president, I. A. Olmstead; Secretary, Mrs. S. H. Lane; Treasurer, S. H. Lane. Directors: Dist. No. 1, S. D. Salisbury; No. 2, E. P. Giles; No. 3, I. A. Olmstead; No. 4, J. L. Rumsey; No. 5, J. S. Wicks; No. 6, J. Fargo; No. 7, Franklin Squire; No. 8, John Gregory; No. 9, E. G. Doud; No. 10, S. H. Daniels; No. 11, Alex. Carpenter; No. 12, Alonzo Van Tassel.

The report of the committee was accepted, and the persons named were elected by vote.

Eld. S. N. Haskell then made some encouraging remarks in regard to the increase of labor, in some respects, the past year, as shown by report. He then stated, that, as we become accustomed to missionary work, our interest in it will increase. We need to be educated in the work of God as in other labor. We should not be simply machines to scatter tracts, but should seek proper ways to gain access to the hearts of men and women. Sympathizing with those in need of sympathy always opens an avenue to the heart. He then gave several highly interesting incidents in which the truth, by well-directed efforts on the part of the T. & M. laborers, has reached many precious souls, not only in our own country, but in other parts of the world.

Eld. Canright followed with very stirring and appropriate remarks in regard to the good which has already been done, and which may yet be accomplished by diligent efforts in the distribution of reading matter, accompanied by missionary labor. He gave some very interesting accounts of the effect of such labor in the Southern States, and stated that it is in consequence of such efforts that there is a church of Sabbath-keepers near Baltimore, Md., and that often by such labor the way is opened for interesting meetings. He exhorted all to diligence in T. & M. labor, and not to be satisfied with small results, but to labor on till the work is accomplished.

Adjourned sine die.

E. H. ROOT, Pres.

MRS. S. H. LANE, Sec.