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The Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · December 11, 1879

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 54, No. 24

VERMONT T. AND M. SOCIETY.

By A. S. Hutchins; Thos. H. Purdon

The eighth annual session of the Vermont T. and M. Society was held in connection with the camp-meeting at Essex Junction, Sept. 11–16, 1879. The President, Eld. A. S. Hutchins, in the chair. Prayer by Bro. C. W. Stone. Report of the last annual meeting read and accepted.

The Chair appointed Brn. E. P. Farnsworth, C. N. Pike, H. W. Pierce, Committee on Nominations. Oral reports were then given by the directors with reference to the interest manifested in their several localities. After interesting remarks by Bro. W. C. White, the meeting adjourned.

SECOND MEETING, Sept. 15.—Prayer by L. Bean. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. The report of labor for the year and the financial standing were then read, as per table in another column.

The Committee on Nominations presented the following names: For President, Eld. A. S. Hutchins, Irasburg; Vice-President, Eld. L. Bean, Bordoville; Secretary, T. H. Purdon, Middlebury; Director of Dist. No. 1, C. P. Whitford; No. 2, H. Peebles; No. 3, C. E. Powell; No. 4, H. W. Jackman; No. 5, D. Wilcox; No. 6, M. Augusta Green. These were elected to their respective offices.

After remarks by Elds. Geo. I. Butler, A. S. Hutchins and Bro. W. C. White, with reference to increasing the reserve fund, pledges were made amounting to $254.25, to be paid on or before June 1, 1880.

Adjourned to call of Chair.

THIRD MEETING, Sept. 15, 8 P. M.—Prayer by Bro. L. Smith. Minutes of second meeting read. Encouraging and instructive remarks were then made by Eld. Geo. I. Butler and W. C. White.

Adjourned.

A. S. HUTCHINS, Pres.

THOS. H. PURDON, Sec.