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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · May 9, 1878

FromReview and Herald, Supplement to Vol. 51, No. 19

MICHIGAN T. AND M. SOCIETY.

By J. Fargo; Mrs. S. H. Lane

According to appointment, this society held its State quarterly meeting at Battle Creek, April 21. Prayer by Eld. D. H. Lamson.

Report of the previous quarter read and approved. A summary of work done during the past quarter is as follows:—

Families visited, 1991. Letters written, 1,929. New members, 60. New subscribers, 203. Periodicals distributed, 17,696. Annuals, 6,977. Pages tracts and pamphlets distributed, 395,596.

Received for membership, $60.00. “ by donations, 408.52. “ from book sales, 91.14. “ “ new subscribers, 144.96. Total, $704.62.

Debt at commencement of quarter, $1,393.32. Expenses during quarter, 1,533.80. Received “ “, 1,583.62. Still due Review Office, 1,343.50. Due Signs Office, 453.66. Total debt, $1,797.16.

W. C. White remarked that the report for the last quarter shows two sad features,—lack of means, and few new subscribers to our periodicals. Not stopping to lament time already lost, he urged that the work of canvassing be continued during the summer. Although the time of year may be unfavorable for some, others may be more successful.

Eld. D. M. Canright spoke briefly, encouraging canvassers to pursue their work, and urging others who have had no experience in this branch of the work to join in it, confident that those young persons who wish useful employment might, with a little instruction upon the subject, do much good in this manner.

In order to know the true financial standing of each district, it was regarded very important that each district report the number and value of books on hand at the close of each quarter.

Eld. M. B. Miller, Eld. Canright, and others spoke of the necessity that T. and M. and church officers should keep the new books properly. It was therefore

Moved, by W. C. White, That Eld. Canright be invited to spend the following day in giving instruction upon the subject. Carried.

The importance of having all directors attend the State quarterly meetings, also of having all librarians attend the district quarterly meetings, was considered, and the obligation they are under to do so was made prominent. As several of the districts are quite large, the difficulty of attending these meetings was offered as an excuse for not doing so. It was therefore

Moved, by W. C. White, That a committee be appointed to consider the plan of redistricting the State. Carried.

Wm. Ostrander, F. Howe, I. A. Olmstead, D. H. Lamson, and M. B. Miller were appointed this committee.

Moved, That a committee of three be appointed to consider the plan of raising means to pay the debt of the State.

Wm. Ostrander, D. H. Lamson, and Alex Carpenter were chosen as this committee.

Adjourned to 4:30 P. M.

SECOND SESSION.

Prayer by Eld. E. R. Jones.

The committee appointed to consider the matter of redistricting the State reported that they thought it not advisable at the present time to divide the districts, but that it may be done at some future time, perhaps at the annual meeting.

It was voted that the report be accepted, and the committee continued to the next meeting.

The committee on raising funds to pay the State indebtedness reported the following:—

Resolved, That each district pay its indebtedness above the amount of books now on hand; and that we further recommend that the T. and M. society raise $2,000 for T. and M. purposes, to be apportioned according to the number of members in each district, one-half to be paid in 1878, the remainder in 1879.

Adjourned to call of chair.

J. Fargo, Pres.

Mrs. S. H. Lane, Sec.