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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 6, 1877

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 50, No. 23.

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N. Y. AND PA. T. AND M. SOCIETY.

By R. L. Whitney; E. H. Whitney

The sixth annual meeting of the society was held at Rome, N. Y., Nov. 17–19, 1877.
The business session at 6 o’clock Sunday afternoon was called to order by the president. Prayer by Eld. Haskell.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted. The report of labor for the year just closed was called for and read, as follows:—
No. of families visited, 2,400; letters written, 672; pages of tracts distributed, 677,463. New subscribers obtained for REVIEW, 38; INSTRUCTOR, 134; REFORMER, 108. No. of Signs taken at $1.50 by individuals, 232; in clubs, 351. Periodicals distributed, 12,314.
Money received on membership, $31.00; Donations, 440.39; Book sales, 161.11; Periodicals, 516.82; Widow and orphan fund, 2.00. $1151.32
The Rome tract distributor was placed in the Union depot at Rome, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1877. It has distributed 17,544 pages of tracts and 652 papers, included in above summary. The distributor in the depot at Richfield Springs, N. Y., placed there in July, 1877, has distributed 17,618 pages of tracts, also included in above. The distributor in the depot at Buffalo had distributed up to Sept. 23, 9,012 pages, since which time we have had no report from it.
As the Portville church, in Dist. No. 11, was situated unfavorably for meetings in that district, it was voted that it be allowed to withdraw from that district to unite with Dist. No. 10. It was also voted, for the same reason, that the towns of Pulaski, Sandy Creek, Richland, and Redfield, Oswego Co., be included in Dist. No. 3. Also that the Chittenango Falls church be transferred from Dist. No. 7 to Dist. No. 8.
The constitution was adopted as revised by the committee appointed by the General Conference.
Bro. Haskell then occupied some minutes with remarks, after which between three and four hundred dollars were pledged to the society by those present. The meeting then adjourned to call of Chair.
Another session was held Monday morning, Nov. 19. At this meeting the Committee on Nominations, M. H. Brown, P. Z. Kinney, and A. H. Hall, reported as follows:—
For president, B. L. Whitney; for vice-president, A. H. Hall; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. B. L. Whitney. Board of Directors: Dist. No. 1, R. F. Cottrell; No. 2, N. S. Wright; No. 3, Wm. H. Brown; No. 4, S. M. Cobb; No. 5, I. N. Russell; No. 6, M. S. Tyrel; No. 7, J. O. Foy; No. 8, P. Z. Kinney; No. 9, J. W. Raymond; No. 10, D. B. Welch; No. 11, S. Thurston. The report was accepted, and the individuals unanimously elected to office.
The remainder of the session was devoted to remarks of general interest, and instructions and suggestions regarding the different branches of the work.
Meeting adjourned sine die.
The earnest and faithful labors of Eld. Haskell at this meeting, as well as the interest he has manifested in our society in the past, are gratefully appreciated by the brethren and sisters here. The presence and assistance of Eld. Smith added much to the interest of the meeting, and the prospect of a Biblical Institute in New York another spring is a source of encouragement to all.
R. L. WHITNEY, Pres. E. H. WHITNEY, Sec.