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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · May 9, 1878

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

CALIFORNIA STATE QUARTERLY MEETING.

By John Norton Loughborough; Mrs. A. M. Loughborough

The third California State quarterly meeting for this year convened at Oakland, according to appointment, April 21, 1878. Of the eight districts, four were represented by directors. After the usual opening exercises and the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting, which were approved, the secretary’s report was called for and read, showing the following results:—


Number of members,	385
“ “ reports returned,	217
“ “ families visited,	284
“ “ letters written,	250
“ “ ships visited,	23
“ “ new subscribers obtained for the SIGNS OF THE TIMES,	104
For periodicals published at Battle Creek, Mich.,	155
Number of SIGNS distributed,	4,450
“ “ other periodicals distr.,	882
“ “ Annuals distributed,	11,700
“ “ pages of tracts and pamphlets given away,	96,637
Number of pages loaned,	38,767
Making the whole number of pages loaned and given away,	135,404
Money received from book sales,	$89.65
For widows and orphans,	4.60
“ new members,	10.00
By donations,	270.25
Total,	$374.50

In view of the good work being accomplished by the Oakland Vigilant Missionary Society, it was voted that the directors urge the organization of V. M. societies in the various churches in the State.

It was also voted, that the Oakland V. M. Society be requested to take 50 copies more of the SIGNS, making a club of 150 instead of 100; and that the 50 copies be paid for from the T. and M. one-third.

It was recommended that the V. M. Society of Oakland take, in addition to the number given the society by individuals, 10 copies of the French paper, LES SIGNES DES TEMPS. A donation of $7.50 was made the society to meet the expense.

It was also voted, to have 1000 copies of the next issue of the Supplement published at Battle Creek, devoted to the missionary work, forwarded to THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES as soon as issued.

Adjourned to call of the chair.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH, Pres.

MRS. A. M. LOUGHBOROUGH, Sec.