THE TRACT AND MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
This Society was organized under the direction of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, convened at Battle Creek, Mich., Aug. 13, 1874. The object of this organization was to secure an extensive and systematic distribution of moral and religious literature in the various civilized countries; by means of public libraries, reading rooms, first-class steamers and vessels visiting various ports in this and other countries, etc. These have received large donations from this society. It also, in common with all other societies of like character, embraces all benevolent and missionary efforts. The society being young, its membership is rapidly increasing, the present number of members being not less than eight thousand. Publications to the amount of about seventeen million pages are distributed annually, also a correspondingly large amount of other missionary labor is performed by this society. Large deposits of publications have been placed under the direction of agents (see list of branch offices given above), of whom publications can be obtained in the English, French, German, Italian, Danish, and Swedish, languages at any time. Also, active agents are distributed through most of the Southern States, the territories, and at various points in the Old World where organizations have not yet been effected. Correspondence is solicited with those wishing further information.