p. 299 | OHIO TRACT SOCIETY

Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, May 6, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 19

OHIO TRACT SOCIETY.

By Ida Sharpe; Dudley Marvin Canright

The State quarterly meeting of this society was held in connection with the Institute at Dunkirk, April 14 to 26. Opening meeting at 9:30 P. M., April 25. Prayer by Eld. D. M. Canright. The report of labor was then read, and Eld. Canright made remarks upon all the different items mentioned in it. Only about half of our brethren and sisters in Ohio are members of the tract society, and of these members only about half returned reports of labor. Appeals were made to all present to work earnestly in the cause of the Lord, and to urge all our brethren and sisters to join the tract society. The report was as follows:—

Districts	No. Members	No. Reports Returned	No. Members Added	No. Families Visited	No. Letters Written	No. Signs taken in Clubs	Subscriptions obtained for Periodicals	Pages of Tracts and Pamphlets distributed	Periodicals Distributed	Annuals sold and given away	Cash rec’d on Tract Fund and Periodicals
1	50	24	19	835	36	25	28	26497	328	342	$70 44
2	76	57	2	494	48	36	136	23052	544	1061	178 07
3	49	29	—	59	44	20	70	9965	485	383	83 80
4	100	51	5	462	179	30	80	20980	915	436	116 75
5	96	38	14	170	23	21	60	11832	439	201	131 00
6	35	16	5	106	45	50	39	9822	354	213	65 29
...	...	...	...	53	6	...	7	...	...	625	31 00
	406	215	45	2179	381	182	420	102157	3065	3261	$676 35

NOTE.—The local society at New Haven failed to report.

The duty of the librarians was spoken of, and they were told that much depends upon them, and what they should do at the end of each quarter.

The directors made very interesting statements in regard to their several districts, expressing their determination to work more earnestly in the missionary cause. After some time had been occupied in this way, the meeting adjourned to call of Chair.

At 4 P. M. the second meeting of the T. and M. society was held. The standing of our society with the REVIEW and Signs Offices, and of the various districts, was read, and remarks were made on different points.

The necessity of means to help the cause, and the advantages to be derived from having a reserve fund, were spoken of. It was thought best and necessary to have a fund of $1,500. The different brethren made remarks upon the subject of the reserve fund, and it was resolved that it is the sense of this meeting that $1,500 should immediately be raised for such a fund.

Interesting remarks were made by the President, setting forth the necessity of giving to the cause of Christ. The meeting then adjourned.

IDA SHARPE, Sec. D. M. CANRIGHT, Pres.