SECOND SESSION by Geo. I. Butler; Wm. H. Hankins

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

SECOND SESSION.

By Geo. I. Butler; Wm. H. Hankins

At the second session, in the afternoon, the following resolution was adopted:—

Whereas, During a few years in the past a debt amounting to several hundred dollars has accumulated against some of the districts of our Society, partly because of strong appeals to fill out our Conference’s quota of subscribers on our periodicals, and partly because of the visitation of grasshoppers in the western districts, the loss of crops, and the poverty of our members there; and

Whereas, These debts have a discouraging influence upon the T. & M. workers in these districts, and tend to hinder the prosperity of the work in these new fields; therefore,

Resolved, That this Board of Directors hereby appeal to our tract and missionary workers throughout the Society to generously contribute to liquidate this debt; and each director is hereby requested to present this matter before our members in his respective district, and to labor to bring about this important result.

On motion, The resolution (passed by the Society at a previous meeting) to pay traveling expenses of officers incurred in attending quarterly meetings, was rescinded.

On motion, The president was authorized to issue orders for the payment of debts.

Voted, That the president appoint a committee of three (of which he shall be one) to present at the next quarterly meeting, a plan for rearranging the districts of the State.

On motion, The appointment of the next quarterly meeting was left to the president.

Voted, That twenty-five dollars out of the widow and orphan fund be sent to Susan Shaw.

Voted, That the proceedings of this meeting be sent to the REVIEW for publication.

Adjourned sine die.

GEO. I. BUTLER, Pres.

WM. H. HANKINS, Sec. pro tem.