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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 18, 1877

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 49, No. 3.

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IOWA AND NEBRASKA T. AND M. SOCIETY.

By George I. Butler; C. G. Johnston

PURSUANT to call of the president, the Iowa and Nebraska Tract and Missionary Society met in quarterly session at Knoxville, Iowa, on Dec. 31, 1876, and was called to order by the president, and opened with prayer by Bro. G. V. Kilgore.
The minutes of the last meeting, being called for, were read and approved.
The report of labor since last meeting, being called for, was read by the secretary, which, condensed, is as follows:—
No. of families visited, 262; letters written, 215; new subscribers for REVIEW, 22; INSTRUCTOR, 77; REFORMER, 19; TIDENDE, 22; SIGNS, 14; HERALD, 2. Reading matter sent to friends, REVIEW, 65; INSTRUCTOR, 2; REFORMER, 5; SIGNS, 2. Periodicals distributed, 1,282; Almanacs, 635; tracts and pamphlets, 178,317, pp.; books furnished to libraries, 109.
Money received on membership, $94.00; by donations, $156.25; on book sales, $34.67; for new subscribers, $50.20; Widow and orphan fund, $11.00. $346.12.
The financial report, being called for, was read and approved, and the balance of the session was taken up by timely and appropriate remarks from a number of the brethren, when at 2 o’clock the meeting adjourned to 4½ o’clock P. M.
At 4½ o’clock P. M., Dec. 31, 1876, the directors met in business session.
Reports of committees being called for, the committee appointed at last meeting to redistrict the State reported their work completed.
On motion, The report was adopted, to take effect at the commencement of next Conference year, and is as follows:—
Dist. No. 1, to consist of the following counties in Iowa: Allamakee, Fayette, Winneshiek, Howard, Chickasaw, Mitchell, Bremer, Floyd, and Butler.
Dist. No. 2, Dubuque, Delaware, Buchanan, Black Hawk, Cedar, Benton, Linn, Jones, Jackson, and Clinton.
Dist. No. 3, Scott, Muscatine, Johnson, Washington, Iowa, and Keokuk.
Dist. No. 4, Louisa, Des Moines, Lee, Henry, Jefferson, Van Buren, Wapello, and Davis.
Dist. No. 5, Mahaska, Poweshiek, Marion, Jasper, Warren, and Polk.
Dist. No. 6, Appanoose, Monroe, Lucas, Wayne, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Union, Ringold, and Taylor.
Dist. No. 7, Dallas, Madison, Guthrie, Adair, Audubon, and Cass.
Dist. No. 8, Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont, and Page.
Dist. No. 9, Hamilton, Webster, Calhoun, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Wright, and Franklin.
Dist. No. 10, Grundy, Hardin, Marshall, Story, Boone, Green, and Carroll.
Dist. No. 11, Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury, Ida, Sac, Monona, and Crawford.
Dist. No. 12, That part of Nebraska lying between the Platt River and the second tier of counties on the South line, except Otoe county.
Dist. No. 13, All of Nebraska north of the Platt River.
Dist. No. 14, The second tier of counties in Nebraska and Otoe county.
Dist. No. 15, Dakota Territory.
Committee on blank reports reported a form of blanks, which, on motion, was referred to the secretary and treasurer for revision, and to report at the next meeting.
A resolution, that each district pay its own freight on all matter received from the Publishing House and twenty-five per cent. additional for all matter received at the camp-ground, being offered, was on motion, adopted.
On motion, Dist. No. 3 was credited with one-half of the $170 forgiven by the Publishing House, and the balance was credited to Dists. Nos. 8 and 11, in proportion to their respective amounts of indebtedness.
On motion, A surplus of books in hands of Dist. No. 3 was accepted by the Society, and said district credited with the same.
On motion, It was ordered that all names of subscribers for periodicals shall be sent directly to the Publishing House, by the directors, and the money paid in quarterly to the State treasurer.
On motion, The president was authorized to appoint the time and place of next meeting.
On motion, Ordered that the proceedings of this meeting be published in REVIEW.
On motion, Adjourned,
GEO. I. BUTLER, Pres.
C. G. JOHNSTON, Sec.