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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 14, 1878

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 52, No. 20.

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ILLINOIS TRACT SOCIETY.

By G. W. Colcord; W. Pottinger

The State quarterly meeting of the Illinois Tract and Missionary Society was held at Watseka, Ill., Oct. 20, 1878, at nine A. M. Opened by singing, and prayer by the president, Eld. Colcord.
The secretary being absent, W. Pottinger was elected secretary pro tem. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The secretary then gave a tabular summary report as follows:—
Summary Total
No. of Members 292
No. Reports Returned 116
No. Families Visited 514
No. Letters Written 1051
New Subscribers to our Periodicals 148
Periodicals Distributed 1516
Pages Tracts and Pamphlets Distributed 87187
Annuals Distributed 286
Money Received $212.85
Annuals Ordered for 1879 2420
On motion, the society ordered the publication of the report as presented.
The following resolution was then offered:—
Resolved, That we greatly regret the failure of some districts to report, and the very meager reports of others; and that it is the sense of this meeting that each district secretary should send in his report in time to have the same taken into account and reported upon.
Some general remarks were made by the president concerning the T. and M. labor in Dist. No. 9.
The attendance was not as large as was desired, yet several churches in the district were represented. Five discourses were given by the president, all practical in their nature; and it is hoped that much good may result from the meeting. G. W. Colcord, Pres. W. POTTINGER, Sec. pro tem.