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Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 27, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 22

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NEW YORK T. AND M. SOCIETY.

By Addie S. Bowen; B. L. Whitney

The State quarterly meeting of this society was held at Rome, N. Y., May 8–10, 1880.
The meetings on the Sabbath were good. Eld. Canright gave us excellent practical sermons, and a good spirit was manifested in the social meeting following the afternoon discourse.
The first business meeting was called by the President, Sunday, May 9, at 11:45 A. M. Opened by singing “World’s Harvest,” followed with prayer by Eld. Canright. As no State meeting was held last quarter, there were no minutes to be presented before this meeting; but the report of labor for that quarter was read, also the following for the past quarter:—
District No. Members. No. Reports Returned No. Members Added No. Families Visited No. Letters Written No. Signs taken in Club Subscribers 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 ..... ... ... 27 7 20 95 9418 967 75 $108 60
2 49 17 ... 9 8 20 16 7988 99 112 24 77
3 63 35 ... 54 17 10 72 15808 614 492 52 50
4 78 28 7 140 43 14 73 22336 960 155 92 46
5 11 6 ... 88 ... 28 ... 7878 415 ... 26 90
6 ... 4 ... ... ... 24 ... 6262 60 ... 42 12
7 ... 18 ... 260 20 2 102 13922 344 201 71 81
8 58 27 1 34 45 ... 43 8820 905 627 74 92
9 34 12 14 55 39 1 19 11562 220 98 46 98
10 ... ... ... 32 6 ... ... 2574 138 24 9 27
*1 14 14 ... 245 16 10 75 11030 163 309 945 81
307 161 22 944 201 †1292 495 117598 4885 2131 $1496 14
The two reports were then compared, and in nearly every item a marked increase was shown in the present report over the preceding one.
The President occupied a few minutes in speaking of the proper management of book sales for the benefit of the society, and referred to the increase in the proportion of reading matter loaned. This he approved, giving instances to illustrate how much more real good can be done by gathering up tracts, etc., with a view of using again, and replacing with others, than if all were given away.
After some further remarks in regard to the encouraging features of the missionary work of ministers and colporters, the meeting adjourned to call of Chair.
Another meeting was called at 10:15 A. M., Monday, May 10. The main features of this meeting were the consideration of Les Signes des Temps and the Signs of the Times. The brethren were urged to take a more active interest, both in raising clubs, and changing from the eight-page to the twelve-page edition of our own Signs; and when the plan of paying for copies of the French paper for the missionary work in Europe was presented, the brethren and sisters very cheerfully and readily subscribed for one hundred and sixteen copies, and before the meeting closed, all but fifteen of these were paid for.
We feel thankful for the evidences that the blessing of the Lord was upon these meetings, and hope to see good fruits as a result of this quarterly gathering.
ADDIE S. BOWEN, Sec.  B. L. WHITNEY, Pres.