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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jun 30, 1881

UPPER COLUMBIA T. AND M. SOCIETY.

THE first annual session of the Upper Columbia Tract and Missionary Society was called to order by the President, Thursday, June 2, 1881, at 3 p. m. Meeting opened with singing. Prayer by Eld. J. H. Waggoner. Minutes of the organization session were read and approved. The following committees were appointed: On Nominations, Ambrose Johnson, Wm. McCoy, and Hugh Barkley; on Resolutions, A. T. Jones, Wm. Russell, and M. O. Beck.

The report of labor done the past year was called to and read, as follows:—

DISTRICTS.	Members No. of	Reports No. of	Added No. Mem'brs	Visited No. Families	Written No. Letters	In Clubs No. of Signs	Obtained Subscribers	Pam. Tracts and Pages of	Distributed Periodicals	sold & given Annuals
1.	29	52	5	197	152	32	95	16445	1251	28
2.	32	65	12	15	101	7	57	22341	730	43
3.	40	98	21	11	166	18	111	15642	1263	.
AGENTS.	4	11	4	440	275	.	33	6724	349	20
Total.	105	226	42	663	694	57	296	61152	3593	91

Elder Waggoner made interesting remarks in reference to the rise, progress, and importance of the work in general, but more particularly with regard to the same within our own field. He mentioned the fact that at present there is a great immigration to this part of the country, and that it behooves us to make greater efforts to properly meet the increasing demands of the times. Adjourned.

SECOND MEETING, Friday, 5 P. M.—The Treasurer read the following report:—

TREASURER'S REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Received from Districts	$371.85
Received on Reserve Fund	209.50
Received from Agents	117.82
Received from N. P. T. and M. Society	56.25
Received from Camp-Meeting Fund	6.51—$761.93
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid to Signs office	$516.70
Paid to Review office	167.93
Paid for Library, postage and freight	42.23— 726.86
Cash on hand	$ 85.07
FINANCIAL REPORT OF U. C. T. AND M. SOCIETY, MARCH 31, 1881.
LIABILITIES.
Due Review office	$ 17.50
Due Pacific Press	8.66—$ 26.16
ASSETS.
Due from Agents	$ 70.96
Due from Districts	51.60
Publications on hand	263.07—$385.63
Due on pledges to Reserve Fund	144.00
Total, including pledges to Reserve Fund	$529 63
Leaving a balance in favor of Society of	503.47

Report accepted.

The following sentiment was considered and accepted: Though the financial condition of our Society is somewhat favorable, we should greatly increase our efforts to develop ripe fruits for God.

Eld. Van Horn spoke in regard to the North Pacific T. and M. Society. Adjourned.

THIRD MEETING, Monday, June 9, at 9 A. M.—The committee on nominations reported as follows: For President, G. W. Colcord; Vice-President, A. T. Jones; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. G. W. Colcord. Directors—Dist. No. 1, B. F. Winkler; Dist. No. 2, Ambrose Johnson; Dist. No. 3, G. H. Beck. Nominees were elected.

Committee on resolutions offered the following: WHEREAS, All that we deem necessary to the success of the tract and missionary work in our field is, by the substitution of the expression Tract and Missionary Society for Conference, well expressed in the resolutions adopted at Milton, Or., May, 1880, therefore Resolved, That we recommend the indorsement of the same, with the above change.

Adjourned.

FOURTH MEETING was called to order at 4 P. M. Voted to divide Idaho Territory on the line of the Lapwai or Salmon river mountain range, apportioning the northern division to District No. 2, and the southern part to District No. 3. The session closed with interesting cathechisms and instructions. Adjourned sine die.

G. W. COLCORD, President. MRS. G. W. COLCORD, Secretary.