FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE S. D. ADVENTIST EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY by James White; Uriah Smith

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 17, 1878

FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE S. D. ADVENTIST EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY.

By James White; Uriah Smith

Stockholders in the Educational Society assembled in response to the call of the Trustees, on the Battle Creek campground, Oct. 7, 1878, and were called to order by the president, Eld. James White, who made the opening prayer.

The meeting was then organized by calling the roll to ascertain the number of stockholders present and the number of shares represented. It was ascertained that there were present one hundred shareholders, holding eight hundred and six shares.

Minutes of last meeting read and approved.

The auditor’s report not being quite ready, on motion the chair appointed the following brethren as a nominating committee: S. N. Haskell, D. M. Canright, and R. F. Andrews.

Adjourned to call of the chair.

Second meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 5 P. M. Prayer by J. Fargo. Minutes of last meeting read and approved.

The treasurer’s report was then presented, reading as follows:—

TREASURER’S REPORT.

A. B. Owen in account with the S. D. A. Educational Society for the year ending Oct. 7, 1878.

Dr.

Entry	Amount
To amount rec’d on pledges,	$3758.50
To amount rec’d on tuitions,	4375.78
To amount rec’d on real estate and rent,	2082.87
To amount rec’d on College Record, book sales and other sales,	282.74
Total	$10,499.89

Cr.

Entry	Amount
By amount paid on deposits,	$865.00
By amount paid on salaries,	3042.59
By amount paid on janitor’s wages,	364.62
By amount paid on indebtedness,	4502.75
By amount paid on incidentals,	992.06
Cash on hand,	732.37
Total	$10,499.89

INVENTORY.

The S. D. A. Educational Society holds property valued as follows:

Property	Value
Real estate, College grounds,	$12,155.00
Real estate, buildings,	23,323.32
Real estate, detached lots,	8,150.00
Real estate, 3 new cottages,	4,014.34
Due on notes,	3,884.76
Cash on hand, Oct. 7, 1878,	732.37
Total	$52,259.79

The Society owes as follows:—

Liability	Amount
On book account,	6,327.51
On notes,	1,350.00
Total	7,677.51

Assets after all debts are paid, $44,582.28

A. B. Owen, Treasurer.

This report was accepted.

The nominating committee nominated the following persons to act as trustees for the ensuing year: James White, W. B. Sprague, W. C. White, W. C. Sisley, U. Smith, J. H. Kellogg, and S. Brownsberger. The balloting showed 410 votes cast; necessary for a choice, 206. The persons nominated received 370 vs. 40 scattering, and were accordingly declared elected.

Oct. 9, a general meeting was held in the interests of this society. Prayer by Eld. Loughborough. The chairman called upon Prof. Brownsberger, who responded with stirring remarks in behalf of the College. W. C. White and Mrs. E. G. White followed with instructive words on the subject of the school and the cause of education among us.

The following resolution was presented by Eld. White:—

Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the Michigan Conference Committee select fifty young men who should become students at the Battle Creek College to prepare for the ministry, and assist those who need help by loaning them money without interest, to be refunded by them at the earliest period they shall be able to pay the principal; which shall be kept as a reserve fund under the management of the Conference Committee.

This resolution was spoken to by J. N. Andrews, S. Brownsberger, J. H. Waggoner, James White, and Mrs. E. G. White.

The resolution was so amended as to provide for the raising of the money independently of the Conference fund by loan from individuals. As amended it was adopted.

Resolved, That the sum to be raised be $5,000.

A like resolution in behalf of fifty young women who may desire to attend school a year or more to fit themselves to engage more efficiently in the missionary work, was offered and adopted. A pledge paper was then circulated, reading as follows:—

We, the undersigned, agree to pay the sums set to our names to raise a reserve fund of five thousand dollars, to be loaned to those young men who, in the opinion of the Michigan Conference Committee, should attend the Battle Creek College for one year or more to prepare for the ministry, according to the resolution on the subject adopted by this meeting; the said sums to be paid quarterly as follows: 1. On or before Nov. 1, 1878; 2. On or before Feb. 1, 1879; 3. On or before May 1, 1879; 4. On or before Aug. 1, 1879.

A similar pledge paper was circulated in behalf of the young women.

On these papers the following sums were subscribed:—

Name	Sum	Name	Sum
James White	$200	Mrs. E. G. White	$100
J. Fargo	100	J. H. Kellogg	100
S. H. King	50	E. R. Jones	50
E. S. Griggs	50	S. L. Rhodes	25
D. A. Owen	25	S. P. Eckert	20
A. B. Lockwood	10	R. J. Lawrence	20
J. S. Day	10	F. T. Wales	20
Sarah Beach	10	Calvin Green	20
Cynthia Bacheller	5	J. W. Horner	10
M. D. Amadon	5	J. K. Gilbert	10
Frank Starr	5	Moses Knoltz	5
H. H. Bramhall	5	Alph H. Wood	5
E. P. Mansell	4	S. M. Steward	5
R. T. Payne	4	Anna Rasmussen	5
H. F. Sprague	5	Wm. Gifford	5

Adjourned sine die.

James White, Pres. U. Smith, Sec.