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Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Jan 23, 1879

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 5, No. 4.

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Directors' Meeting.

A MEETING of the Directors of the Pacific S. D. A. Publishing Association convened at the Office Friday afternoon, Jan. 17.
The resignation of Eld. J. N. Loughborough, now in Europe, as member and President of the board of directors was read and accepted. Eld. M. C. Israel was elected to fill the vacancy thus occasioned in the Board, and John Morrison was elected President.
The prospects of the Office were fully examined. All seemed satisfied that every effort was being made by the managers of the office to reduce expenses and put every department on a paying basis.
The outlook seems much better than it has for months. JOHN MORRISON, President. J. E. WHITE Secretary.

State Quarterly Meeting.

THE State quarterly meeting of the California Tract and Missionary Society was held according to appointment January 18, 1879. The districts were well represented, six directors being present. The meeting opened with prayer by Elder Israel. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and accepted, after which the following report of labor during the quarter was presented:--
District. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Memberships. 74 57 39 56 9 5 6 7 398
No. of Reports. 47 30 39 57 8 24 49 37 239
Families visited. 70 40 70 57 2 2 143 133 486
Ships visited. 18 64 82
Letters written. 37 59 28 14 13 189 88 428
New Members. $1.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 $9.00
Donations. $12.75 18.95 16.69 25.25 66.45 50.68 $190.77
Book sales. $11.30 10.15 3.60 11.45 26.90 33.70 $91.10
Widows & Orphans Fund. $10.50 $10.50
No. pp. Tracts, etc., given away. 9,879 23,759 12,221 1,000 6,078 27,311 24,896 616,314
No. pp. Tracts, etc., loaned. 6,555 5,005 600 2,095 8,158 8,527 30,940
Annuals. 500 665
New subscribers for SIGNS. 5 22 14 15 9 65
New subscribers for other periodicals. 3 3 4 1 29 14 54
SIGNS distributed. 561 290 407 20 204 192 3,086 1,715 6,475
Other periodicals distributed. 216 113 106 53 68 53 330 211 1,121
It was moved that Brother T. M. Chapman be elected director of district No. 1, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the removal of Brother Wm. Harmon from the State; whereupon he was duly elected.
The question of sending bound books and other reading matter to those requesting such by letter to the V. M. Societies was discussed, and it was Voted, That the State officers be empowered to supply, according to their discretion, such calls, with books and reading matter as desired.
Interesting remarks were made by Elder Waggoner, and others, as to the most successful manner of distributing reading matter. It was recommended not to cease efforts after once canvassing the ground, as often more is accomplished by the second or third visit than the first.
After discussing the importance of thoroughly understanding the missionary work in order to successfully carry it forward, it was Voted, That Elder S. N. Haskell be invited to visit this State to more effectively establish the missionary work here.
On motion, the meeting adjourned. E. R. GILLETT, Vice-President. LILLIE D. ABBEY, Secretary.