Ohio T. and M. Society.
By H. A. St. John
IN our announcement for quarterly meetings in all the churches in Ohio, we said nothing about tract and missionary reports, or meetings. It has not seemed to us practicable, or for the best, to close up our T. and M. year in July this year for several reasons, two or three of which I will here subjoin. First, we have but just closed a quarter, indeed, the secretary’s report is not yet out, and to have our district T. and M. quarterly meetings the second Sabbath and Sunday in July would give us but about one month in the present quarter. Second, to appoint a State T. and M. quarterly meeting the third Sabbath and Sunday in July would be to call our brethren together from the several districts, only about three weeks before the sitting of our camp-meeting, and we doubt very much if any would feel like responding to the call. Third, every district in the State, but one, is in debt, and we greatly desire to see our T. and M. Society out of debt at least by the time of our next annual meeting; but if the quarter and year close up before our brethren get any returns from harvested grain, which would be the case if held in July, we are very certain that the camp-meeting will find our T. and M. Society in debt. We therefore take the liberty to say that our next district quarterly meeting, State quarterly meeting, and annual meeting, of the Ohio Tract Society will all be held on the camp-ground. But before the camp-meeting let all the members send their reports to the director, with as large and liberal donations as they can make. Let each director make diligent effort to free his district from debt at that time, for, as before stated, only one district (No. 3) is now free from debt. If each director comes to the camp-meeting with reports, facts, figures, etc., all in readiness, an interesting district meeting may be held in the presence of all the rest, and consume but little time. Ohio T. and M. Society, shall we cancel our indebtedness by Aug. 10?