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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 26, 1878

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 52, No. 14.

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MISSOURI T. AND M. SOCIETY.

By G. I. Butler; D. C. Hunter

The fourth annual meeting of this society was held at Sedalia, Mo., Sept. 8, 1878. Opened with prayer by Eld. S. N. Haskell.
Officers present: Eld. Geo. I. Butler, president; Wm. Evans, treasurer; D. C. Hunter, secretary; John Snyder, director Dist. No. 1; J. M. Gallemore, director Dist. No. 2; J. F. Klostermyer, director Dist. No. 4.
On motion, The new Constitution, as adapted to the Missouri T. and M. Society, was adopted.
On motion, A committee was appointed, consisting of Wm. Evans, J. A. Berkey, and John Peepmeir, to district the State by counties, and nominate officers.
The financial report is as follows:—
Amount due Signs Office, $380.00 “ ” Review Office, 441.59 Total, $821.59 Value of books on hand, 214.41
Actual debt, $607.18
One-half of this amount is subscriptions on the quarterly installment system.
The Committee on Nominations reported that they had divided the State into seven districts. They declined to nominate a president, but recommended for the remaining offices the following persons: For Vice-president, Eld. J. G.Wood, Appleton City, Mo.; Secretary and Treasurer, D. C. Hunter, Nevada City. Directors: Dist. No. 1, E. A. Dean, Half Rock, Mercer Co.; No. 2, N. W. Allee, Hamilton, Caldwell Co.; No. 3, Andrew Flowers, Holden, Johnson Co.; No. 4, J. F. Klostermyer, Rockville, Bates Co.; No. 5, Wesley Hoff, Chambersville, Dade Co.; No. 6, E. C. Slawson, Rolla, Phelps Co.; No. 7, H. D. Clark, Macon City, Macon Co.
On motion, It was resolved that the General Conference Committee shall have power to appoint a president for this society, if they think it expedient.
On motion, It was ordered that the sum of $45 be appropriated to purchase a letter press for the use of the secretary, and that the officers purchase the same.
The secretary presented the following report of labor for the last two quarters:—
Families visited, 545 Letters written, 790 Received for membership, $18.00 “ ” donations, 134.31 “ ” from book sales, 14.35 “ ” on subscriptions, 197.80 Total, $364.46
Periodicals taken through the society, 550 No. of periodicals distributed, 5,577 Annuals distributed, 360 Tracts and pamphlets distributed, pp. 145,012 No. T. and M. members, 157
Adjourned sine die. G. I. BUTLER, Pres. D. C. HUNTER, Sec.