QUARTERLY MEETING IN NEW ENGLAND by Stephen Nelson Haskell; Eliza Thayer

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 30, 1878

QUARTERLY MEETING IN NEW ENGLAND.

By Stephen Nelson Haskell; Eliza Thayer

THE New England T. and M. Society met according to appointment at South Lancaster, Mass., May 5, at 9:30 A. M. Prayer by Eld. D. M. Canright. After opening remarks by the president, the report of the last quarterly meeting was read and approved. Report of labor for the quarter ending April 1, was also read, as reported in Supplement to Review No. 19. The financial standing of the society is as follows:—

Indebtedness at commencement of quarter, $724.59 Expenses during quarter, $432.18 Receipts, 339.06 Excess of expenses over receipts, 93.12 Present debt, $817.71 Value of publications on hand, 900.00

Further remarks were made by Eld. Haskell upon the importance of individual reporting, urging all to faithfulness in this part of the work. He also spoke of the humble beginning of the work in this place about fourteen years ago, when three or four sisters established a weekly prayer-meeting, which resulted in the T. and M. organization and V. M. societies now found among our people everywhere. The secretary of that society then read the following report of labor for the past quarter:—

No. of letters written, 468; No. of letters received, 180; No. of visits made, 110. No. of periodicals distributed, 1,343; Annuals distributed, 318; tracts and pamphlets distributed, 2,401 pages. Subscribers for REFORMER, 92; SIGNS, 10; REVIEW, 1; INSTRUCTOR, 2.

The plan of having a general depository of publications for the tract societies in the six New England States was next suggested, and after some consideration was referred to the N. E. Conference Committee for decision.

Eld. Canright then spoke briefly in behalf of the Danvers church, when it was moved and carried to give them $500.00 from the reserve fund, to aid in paying for their meeting-house. Also moved and carried to do the same for the church of South Lancaster.

Eld. Canright spoke further upon the interests of the Sabbath-schools, and the method of organizing Sabbath-school associations as adopted by the State of Michigan. A committee was appointed to suggest officers, when such an association should be organized.

It was decided to use the chapel formerly occupied by the South Lancaster church for a general depository of tracts in New England.

Voted, To pay the expenses of the secretary during the past winter, also to donate her $25.00 in appreciation of her services.

Meeting adjourned.

S. N. HASKELL, Pres. ELIZA THAYER, Ass't Sec.