MICHIGAN TRACT SOCIETY MEETING.
By S. N. Haskell
The Missionary meeting held at Battle Creek in connection with the session of the General Conference was one of interest. If the steps there taken are carried out, if the resolutions there adopted are carried into effect, the meeting will prove the most profitable meeting of the kind ever held in the State. The time has come for a more united effort to advance the cause of present truth. The resolutions speak for themselves. They are not the product of any one mind, but the matters were discussed fully and thoroughly by our leading brethren from the different States, and their practical bearings examined before their adoption. We look upon this meeting as an omen of good to the cause in this State and everywhere. The following are the resolutions unanimously passed, some of them by a rising vote:— Resolved, That we, the officers of the Michigan Tract Society, pledge ourselves to do all in our power to bring our brethren up to the plan of s. s. recommended by the General Conference at the extra session of Nov. 12, 1876. Resolved, That in order to raise the means necessary to carry on Tract and Missionary work in this State the coming year, we recommend that our brethren raise a sum equal to one-third their s. s. pledges. Resolved, That we recommend 1. That all our brethren who are able take the SIGNS for themselves, and pay therefor $2.00 per year, and the REFORMER at $1.00. 2. That each member of the Tract Societies obtain one or more subscribers for the SIGNS, or send a copy to a friend, at $1.50 per year, and the REFORMER at 75 cts. 3. That canvassers duly authorized by the Tract Society be employed to canvass for these periodicals with the way of life at an established percentage. 4. (1) That all our brethren take a copy of the Health Almanac at full price, (2) sell as many as they can to their neighbors, (3) give to their friends far and near where they cannot sell, (4) appoint canvassers in every district to canvass the cities and villages and sell or give away the almanac, as circumstances may require. 5. That the State of Michigan be divided into four divisions, embracing three districts each, and that suitable persons be appointed by the president to assist the directors in these divisions, that a new impetus may be given to the work. 6. That we recommend to all of the members of the Tract Society to put forth an extra effort to obtain members to our Tract Society until every Seventh-day Adventist in Michigan becomes a member of the Michigan Tract Society. Resolved, That it will be for the interest of the Michigan Tract Society for each director to have a quantity of publications on hand sufficient to fill all orders less than ten dollars at Tract Society rates; and further, Resolved, That all orders for publications for the Tract Society must first be sent to the directors, and their names must accompany such orders to the Office. And secondly, all orders sent to the Office shall be ten dollars or upward at Tract Society rates. S. N. HASKELL.