CALIFORNIA T. AND M. SOCIETY.
(Abridged from the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.) The fourth quarterly meeting of this society for the present year was held at Oakland, Cal., July 20, 1878. After the opening exercises, the report of labor during the past quarter was read, a summary of which is as follows:— No. of members, 342
“ “ reports, 229
“ “ families visited, 1,070
“ “ ships visited, 6
“ “ letters written, 596
Tracts, etc., given away, pp., 92,190
“ “ loaned, “ 43,128
New subscribers for SIGNS, 81
“ “ “ other periodicals, 44
No. of SIGNS distributed, 6,309
“ “ other periodicals dist’d., 1,136
Money rec’d from m’bships, $15.00
“ “ “ donations, 197.25
“ “ “ book sales, 116.00 The subject of the Dime Tabernacle soon to be erected in Battle Creek, Mich., being introduced, it was— Voted, That we earnestly recommend all to pledge their dimes toward this enterprise according to the plan recommended in the circulars sent to the librarians of the various churches.