THE third State Quarterly Meeting of the Cal. T. and M. Society was held with the Oakland church, Sunday, July 4, 1875. Meeting opened with prayer by Bro. Harmon. Remarks were made by Bro. Loughborough on the figures of the society in its past labors, and the flattering prospects of success in the future, if we only work. In the absence of the State Secretary, Bro. J. E. White was elected Secretary pro tem. Report of last meeting read and accepted. The society, by vote, accepted the resignation of Bro. H. C. Yerby as director of district No. 5 (in consequence of his removal from the district), and ratified the nomination made by that district of G. C. Martin of Woodland to fill this vacancy. Bro. Loughborough read an interesting letter from Bro. Spears, who, with his wife, are lonely Sabbath-keepers in Humboldt county. This letter was written to Bro. Harmon, director of district No. 2. Its reading illustrated an important branch of the missionary work, and showed how much good might be done by correspondence. The report of the workings of the society for the past quarter was read as follows :— No. of families visited, 186. No. of letters written, 194. Received for memberships, $9. By donations, $18.75. From book sales, $18.05. For widows and orphans, $4.50. For Kansas sufferers $20.60. Total received, $95.65. New subscribers obtained for Review, 3. Instructor, 44. Reformer, 29. Harold, 2. Tidende, 16. SIGNS, 118. Distributed, Reviews, 120. Instructors, 35. Reformers, 88. Harold, 12. Tidende, 44. SIGNS, 395. Tracts and pamphlets loaned, 8446 pages, value, $5.06. Tracts and pamphlets given away, 85,392 pages, value, $64.41. Books furnished to libraries, 9 ; 3122 pages, value, $6.11. This report is only from five of the nine districts. Others have not sent in their reports, although their duty is to send them to the State secretary immediately after their district quarterly meetings. Bro. Loughborough also made remarks on our present mode of doing credit business with the SIGNS Office, and illustrated how the same can be improved, after which the following preamble and resolution were unanimously adopted. Whereas, Some confusion has arisen as the result of each district doing its credit business on the SIGNS direct with the SIGNS Office, instead of through the State secretary, therefore, Resolved, That hereafter we instruct our T. and M. business agents in each church to do all their credit business on all the periodicals, the SIGNS especially, through their district secretaries, with the State secretary, who will see that the same is forwarded to the respective Offices of publication. Remarks were then made by the President on the financial standing of the society, and the standing of the several districts with the State society, as follows :— "At the time of commencing operations under the new constitution we had kept good our State fund of $679.62, raised Sept. 1873, and we had on hand about that amount in tracts and cash. This fund was raised as follows : District No. 1, paid $153.50. No. 2, $173.12. No. 3, $115. No. 4, nothing. No. 5, $79. No. 6, $16. No. 7, $15. No. 8, nothing. No. 9, $128. The accounts of the different districts under the new constitution stand as follows :— No. 1, had a credit of $173.12. Has since paid in nothing. They have drawn T. and M. documents to the amount of $53.30, leaving a balance to their credit of $95.20. No. 2, had a credit of $173.12. Has since paid in $18.60, making their whole credit $191.72. They have drawn T. and M. documents to the amount of $77.70. Balance to their credit of $113.96. 279No. 3, had a credit of $115.00. Has since paid in $15.00. Whole credit $130.00. Has drawn T. and M. documents to the amount of $87.28, leaving a balance to their credit of $42.72. No. 4, had no credit. Has since paid in $4.50. Has drawn T. and M. documents to the amount of $18.21, leaving them indebted to the State fund $13.71. No. 5, had a credit of $79.00. Has since paid in $21.40, making their whole credit $100.40. Have drawn T. and M. documents to the amount of $46.88. Balance to their credit $53.52. No. 6, had a credit of $16.00. Has since paid in $4.10, making their whole credit $20.10. Have drawn T. and M. documents to the amount of $20.88, leaving a balance due State fund of $1.78. No. 7, had a credit of $15.00. Has since paid in $23.35, making their whole credit $38.35. Have drawn T. and M. documents to the amount of $65.02, leaving a balance due State fund of $26.67. No. 8, had no credit. Has since paid in $1.14. They have drawn T. and M. documents to the amount of $57.07, leaving a balance due the State fund of $55.93. No. 9, had a credit of $128.00. Has since paid in $70.10, making their whole credit $198.10. Have drawn T. and M. documents to the amount of $99.38, leaving a balance to their credit of $98.72. It was further stated by the president that the State fund, aside from tracts and documents on hand, was reduced to $112.67 cash, and some action should be taken by this meeting providing for the replenishing of our funds. Thereupon the following preamble and resolution were presented and unanimously adopted :— Whereas, Our T. and M. funds are nearly exhausted, therefore, Resolved, That our several districts be requested to make earnest efforts to replenish the funds. First, by those districts who are in debt to the State fund paying their indebtedness. Secondly, in addition to this each district is requested to raise a sum equivalent to $1.00 per member for all members in their districts. The next subject considered was the financial standing of the SIGNS OF THE TIMES. A report was made by Bro. Loughborough, President of the Pacific Publishing Association, showing that on the publication of the eleven numbers issued since the SIGNS was passed over to the Association, the receipts fall short of expenses to the amount of $933.44. This report was followed by the introduction of the following resolution, by a committee to whom the matter of extending the circulation of the SIGNS was referred at the last quarterly meeting :— Whereas, There has been a deficiency in meeting the expenses of the eleven numbers of the SIGNS already published by our young Association, and Whereas, Lists of subscribers are being sent out to the different States, which will enable the missionary workers in those States to see the standing of our subscribers in those States, therefore, Resolved, That we request the T. and M. Societies in those respective States to use these lists in collecting from subscribers what they can in the shape of subscriptions or donations from readers of the SIGNS, and that they also ascertain for us, as far as consistent, what papers should be continued and what should be stopped, reporting the same to the SIGNS Office, Oakland, Cal. Unanimously adopted. The following was also presented : "Your committee would recommend still further that all our districts in this State keep constantly on hand a good supply of back numbers of the SIGNS for free distribution the same as our tracts, and that our State society request the tract societies in the several States to purchase from the Pacific Publishing Association back numbers of the SIGNS OF THE TIMES to be used by them in connexion with their tract distribution. We would suggest further that the presidents of these different State missionary societies can obtain as many copies of these papers as they wish at the rate of $4.00 per hundred in coin, sent to their address, post-paid, provided first that the person to whom the papers are mailed is an actual subscriber to the SIGNS." Aftersome remarks it was unanimously adopted as the sentiment of the quarterly meeting. The next topic introduced was upon the manner of disbursing T. and M. funds. It was stated that while all funds obtained by memberships, donations, and book sales go into the general fund, it is placed to the credit of the respective districts and they are privileged to draw therefrom T. and M. documents. Special objects for appropriation are expected to be submitted to the board of directors at any time. When it is desirous on the part of any district to furnish copies of the paper free to certain parties, the same to be paid from State funds, they should make their requests known to the board of directors through the State Secretary. At this point requests were considered to furnish Reviews, SIGNS, and Reformers to certain parties in districts 1 and 2, whereupon it was unanimously voted to grant their requests, and to pay for said paper from the State funds, an order being given on the treasury accordingly. At this point Bro. Stockton made a suggestion that as brethren pass around to call upon those who are receiving our periodicals, it might be, in some instances, they would find parties who have their back numbers of the paper, who are not interested, and who have no desire to retain their papers, and that such papers could be gathered up and used for free distribution in bringing the truth before others. A request was presented from certain brethren in Sacramento who wished tracts and SIGNS for free distribution in that city. After due consideration a motion was carried requesting Bro. Loughborough to respond to these parties, giving them such counsel as he may see fit, and taking such action in the case as he may deem most proper for the interest of the cause of truth. Meeting adjourned to the call of the president. J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH, Pres. J. E. WHITE, Sec. pro tem.