S. D. A. PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Oct 28, 1880

S. D. A. PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION.

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association held its twenty-first annual session according to the call of the Trustees, in Battle Creek, October 7, 1880. The Treasurer's report was as follows:—

H. W. Kellogg in account with the S. D. A. Publishing Association.

RECEIPTS
To cash on hand, November 10, 1879		$11,406 89
" received on Review	$9,794 76
" " " Instructor	4,374 62
" " " Good Health	3,680 66
" " " the Tidende	969 99
" " " the Harolden	407 07
" " " the Stimme	841 70
" " accounts and deposits	137,903 27
" " sales, books, etc	27,941 53
" " job work	24,590 10
" " donations and legacies	931 00
" " shares	10 00
" " sale of fuel	554 62
" " from Michigan Conference	7,895 41
" " Gen. Conference	7,357 00
	Total receipts	$257,171 91
	Total	$268,578 80

EXPENDITURES
By amount paid for labor		$21,790 90
" " " on stock		33,370 41
" " " for fuel		2,097 79
" " " incidentals		6,939 73
" " " Instructor cuts		25 29
" " " Office fixtures and machinery		3,403 11
" " " additions and improvements		1,247 45
" " " manuscript		308 00
" " " type		1,119 87
" " " accounts and deposits		176,184 85
" " " Michigan Conference		7,397 53
" " " Gen. Conference		4,057 41
Cash on hand to balance, September 30, 1880		10,627 86
	Total	$263,578 80

INVENTORY
Total valuation of the property of the Association		$154,160 65
Book accounts		77,308 78
Cash on hand September 30, 1880		10,627 86
	Total	$242,105 29

INDEBTEDNESS
The Association owes on accounts and deposits		$131,716 04
Assets after all debts are paid		110,390 25
Assets as given last year		103,712 40
Increase		$6,677 85

H. W. Kellogg, Treasurer.

The following Board of Trustees was elected for the coming year: President, Eld. James White; Vice-president, H. W. Kellogg; Secretary, Mrs. M. J. Chapman; Treasurer, G. W. Amadon; Auditor, Geo. H. Murphy; Committee on Publication, Eld. James White, U. Smith, C. W. Stone.

Elder James White was elected editor-in-chief of the Review for the ensuing year; Elder J. N. Andrews, associate editor; and Elder U. Smith, resident editor. Miss V. A. Merriam was elected editor of the Youth's Instructor. It was voted that the editors of Good Health, and of the German, Danish, and Swedish papers be elected and employed by the Trustees of the Association.