ILLINOIS, NOTICE by R. F. Andrews

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · April 8, 1880

FromThe Review and Herald, Vol. 55, No. 15

ILLINOIS, NOTICE.

By R. F. Andrews

At the time of our last Conference, I was appointed to audit the treasurer’s book, and to make a report. In company with Eld. B. F. Merritt, I have attended to this matter, and find the book correctly kept. There was $301 00 and some cents tent money that was not put on the book, but the account was kept by itself in a pass book, by order of the President. As the book was not balanced when sent to the Conference, and as those who attempted to balance it did not know or remember these facts, the book could not be balanced, but showed over $301.00 in favor of the treasurer. But by charging himself with $301.00 “tent fund,” the treasurer balanced his book in one minute. It is but just to say that in the written report sent to the meeting by the treasurer, on the bottom of the page he wrote, “Tent Fund, $301.00.” But, strange as it may appear, it was entirely overlooked. This circumstance shows the importance of not leaving our work for others to do. Had our ex-treasurer drawn his own balance, everything would have been right.

March 29, 1880. R. F. ANDREWS.