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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

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IOWA T. AND M. SOCIETY.

By E. W. Farnsworth; Lizzie Hornby

The first meeting of the seventh annual session of the Iowa T. and M. Society was held on the camp-ground at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sept. 25, 1879, at 4:30 P. M. The President in the chair. Minutes of the previous annual meeting read and approved.
The Secretary’s report was called for and read, as follows:—
No. of members, 705 “ “ reports returned during the year, 918 “ “ members added, 108 “ “ families visited, 2,021 “ “ letters written, 1,177 “ “ Signs taken in clubs, 417 “ “ new subscribers for periodicals, 798 “ “ pages of tracts and pamphlets loaned, 254,638 “ “ pages of tracts and pamphlets given away, 919,514 “ “ periodicals distributed, 15,599 “ “ Annuals sold and given away, 2,210 “ “ books furnished libraries, 15

TREASURER’S REPORT.

Rec’d from districts, $2,076.88 “ “ individuals, 67.59 “ for widows and orphans, 22.09 “ on reserve fund, 866.30 “ “ tent fund, 239.64 “ “ missions, 950.36 Total receipts, $4,222.86
Paid to Review Office, $2,449.29 “ “ Signs Office, 388.84 “ on missions, 950.36 “ “ tent fund, 234.32 “ to State Sec. and for postage and freight, 200.05 Total paid out, $4,222.86
Report accepted.
The following Committee was appointed on Nominations: C. A. Washburn, J. T. Mitchell, and A. W. H. Millard.
Adjourned to call of Chair.
SECOND MEETING, Sunday P. M., Sept. 28. The Nominating Committee reported as follows: For President, Eld. Geo. L. Butler, Mt. Pleasant; Vice-President, Eld. J. H. Morrison, Schonberg; Secretary and Treasurer, Lizzie Hornby, Davenport; Director Dist. No. 1, F. H. Chapman, West Union; No. 2, J. T. Mitchell, Lisbon; No. 3, W. H. Hankins, Sigourney; No. 4, Jas. S. Houseman, Mt. Pleasant; No. 5, Noah Hodges, Sandyville; No. 6, Jacob Shively, Woodburn; No. 7, A. J. Stiffler, Winterset; No. 8, Thos. J. Bryceson, Soldier Valley; No. 9, J. W. Ballard, Hook’s Point; No. 10, S. M. Holly, State Center; No. 11, G. W. Hoskins, Danbury; No. 12, Ole Olsen, Emmittsburg; No. 13, A. C. Hardy, Forrest City. The nominees were duly elected.
Adjourned.
THIRD MEETING, Sept. 29, 6 A. M.—Encouraging remarks were made by Elds. Butler and Farnsworth in reference to the financial condition of the society. Interesting instances of persons being prepared to receive the truth by the faithful labors of tract workers were then related; and the necessity of each member entering more heartily the missionary work if we would see souls brought to Christ the coming year was fully set before us.
On motion, adjourned.
E. W. FARNSWORTH, Pres. LIZZIE HORNBY, Sec.