Earlier text: THE CAMP-MEETINGSTHE CORSICA, OHIO, INSTITUTE.
By Dudley Marvin Canright
Our tract-society Institute just closed we regard as the most profitable meeting ever held in Ohio; we have gained a clear idea of how to conduct the minutia of the tract work. Eld. Whitney has a happy faculty of teaching this part of the work. All our officers go home resolved to carefully carry out the system as they have here learned it; and we are confident that we shall see evidences of new life in our missionary work throughout the State. The largely increasing work of the society made it necessary to change secretaries, as Bro. Gregory, our former secretary, could not, on account of other business, give the time to it which the work will hereafter require. Sr. Ida Sharpe, Clyde, O., takes the office, and will devote her whole time and attention to it. She goes to Michigan with Eld. Whitney to attend two more institutes so as to become thoroughly informed in her work. In the future, therefore, all the district secretaries will send their T. and M. business to her, at Clyde. The directors also re-districted the State. A report of their action in this respect will be found in another column, with the names and addresses of the officers. Another step was taken which we believe will meet the approval of our brethren; viz., all the ministers and laborers in the Conference will sell books for the society instead of for themselves, and whatever profit there is on the sale of books will go to the T. and M. society. We do this to keep up the funds of the society, and to encourage our brethren to buy books which they need, and thus aid in the missionary work. All our ministers will be furnished with a full supply of our own works, also with Cruden’s Unabridged Concordance, teachers’ Bibles, Bible dictionaries, and other useful books. We hope our people will buy of them rather than from any other source, as this will aid our own society. Or, any book of any kind can be ordered through the librarians, and the profits will go to the tract society just the same. Besides our ministers, eight or ten colporters will go out to sell books and do missionary work. Each director has undertaken to visit every Sabbath-keeper in his district during this quarter. Not one is to be neglected, wherever he may be. The object will be to ascertain their standing, encourage them in serving God, get them to take the REVIEW, Good Health, and the Instructor, where they do not have them, supply them with Testimony No. 29, the Spirit of Prophecy, and any other books they may need, see that they take part in the Sabbath-school, temperance work, paying tithes, etc. This will be our whole work for the next two months or more. Brethren and sisters, receive them as the ministers of Christ, and do all you can to aid them in this good work. All our officers are determined that no effort shall be wanting on their part to bring Ohio up to the first rank in thoroughness and efficiency in the T. and M. work. But to do this we must have the aid and co-operation of all our brethren and sisters, whether in churches or living alone. At the close of our good Institute, the following resolutions were passed by unanimous vote:— Whereas, The Corsica church has so liberally and cheerfully borne the burdens of this lengthy session of the T. and M. Institute, bringing us from the cars over extremely bad roads, and caring for us while among them with so much attention and kindness, therefore Resolved, That we extend to them our sincere thanks for all burdens borne, and kindness shown in our behalf, and unite in asking the richest of Heaven’s blessings to rest upon them. Whereas, Eld. B. L. Whitney, of New York, our instructor in the T. and M. Institute, has so ardently, cheerfully, and successfully devoted his energies to our improvement, and, withal, with a Christian courtesy which has endeared him to us; and Whereas, His plain instructions in keeping accounts and doing the business of the T. and M. work, have enabled us to understand it much better than ever before, convincing us that the system is simple and accurate, thus giving increased confidence in the T. and M. organization, therefore Resolved, That we unite in expressing our sincere gratitude for the instruction received, and in earnestly praying that our dear brother may have the blessing of God to attend him as he goes from us to continue his noble work elsewhere. We think it will be to the advantage of other States to secure Bro. Whitney’s help in this branch of the work. THE INSTITUTE AT CORSICA, OHIO.
By B. L. Whitney
THIS Institute, the first of the kind ever held in this State, closed its session of two weeks and two days on Sunday evening, Feb. 2. Besides a class in vocal music, four regular meetings of the different departments were held each day, except as an occasional public service interfered with the regular order. The interest in the Institute work continued good to the last (indeed the last few days were the most interesting and profitable of the session), and when public service was held the outside attendance was large. There was a good representation of brethren from different parts of the State, though not as large as we would have been glad to see, and these, with the members of the Corsica church who attended, made a class of about seventy-five. Nearly every one took hold with an earnest good will to make the best improvement of the opportunity, and as far as possible master the work which was undertaken; and the result of these efforts was very gratifying. Thorough instruction was given in the Conference, Sabbath-school, and health and temperance work, in addition to the instructions especially in the T. and M. work, to which two regular meetings were devoted each day. In this department the object in view in giving the instruction was not merely to teach the system of keeping accounts and doing the business of the society, which is of itself of great importance, but also to impress upon the class the magnitude and bearing of the work itself, and to encourage greater interest and zeal in this important branch of our work. In this respect we were especially pleased with the position taken by the leading brethren in the State, and their decision to make it their special work for the present quarter to labor throughout the various districts of the State, to awaken a greater interest in the missionary work and to establish more system and order in the work than has heretofore existed. This last point is absolutely essential to the efficiency of the society, and thoroughness here will do much toward establishing confidence and co-operation on the part of the brethren generally. Each director pledged himself to an earnest effort to carry out this principle in his own district, and I believe that, with the blessing of the Lord, a great advance will be made in the work here this present quarter. They have also undertaken the work of putting Testimony No. 29 in all the Sabbath-keeping families in the State, and, as far as possible, introducing the volumes of Spirit of Prophecy and establishing the course of reading proposed by the General Conference Committee. As the number of church societies has largely increased during the past year, it was decided to revive the office of District Secretary, which had been abolished. New secretaries have been appointed for each district, and hereafter all the churches will do their business through these officers instead of directly with the State Secretary. The church at Corsica, although young in the faith, proved themselves veterans in the work of entertaining all who came. They did everything in their power to make the meeting a success, and were untiring109 in their efforts in behalf of those in attendance. Indeed, it might be said of these brethren that they are given to hospitality. They entered into the spirit of the meeting with zeal, and I trust that the meetings were a source of profit to them. Altogether, I believe this meeting will prove to be a very profitable one for the cause in Ohio. The house was well filled at the closing meeting on Sunday evening, and the brethren parted with feelings of good courage, and a determination to engage anew in the work. B. L. WHITNEY. VERMONT H. AND T. MEETING.
By L. Bean; Frank S. Porter
A STATE meeting of the Vermont Health and Temperance Society was held at Lower Cabot, Vt., Monday P. M., Jan 26, 1880, in connection with other meetings. The President being absent, Eld. L. Bean was appointed Chairman pro tem. Interesting remarks were made by Eld. A. S. Hutchins relative to the temperance work in Vermont, and the influence one has upon another in signing the pledge. Remarks were also made by several of the brethren present. The Constitution for local clubs was read by the Secretary. Seven signed the teetotal and one the anti-whisky pledge; six of these became full members, making the entire membership for Vermont 172. The following resolutions were then read:— Whereas, The subject of health and temperance is one of great importance, and organizations are springing up all over the land for the benefit of this cause, therefore 1. Resolved, That, as far as practicable, all members of the Vermont H. and T. Society organize themselves into local clubs. 2. Resolved, That all secretaries of such clubs should at once correspond with the State Secretary, Frank S. Porter, North Fayston, Vt. 3. Resolved, That since it is time for the payment of the annual dues of H. and T. members, we recommend that all secretaries of local clubs see that they are paid. 4. Resolved, That since the State Society is entirely dependent on some portion of the annual dues, and a necessarily large expense for postage on certificates, stationery, etc., must be incurred by the society, we recommend that where local clubs are organized, the Secretary send one-half their dues to the State Society; and where members are not organized into clubs, they are requested to send their dues to the State Secretary. These resolutions were acted upon separately, and adopted. L. BEAN, Chairman pro tem. T. AND M. WORK IN ENGLAND.
By John Norton Loughborough
THE following is the report of labor from Southampton, England, for the quarter ending Jan. 1, 1880:— |
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|---|
| No. of reports, |
4 |
| " " families visited, |
1,029 |
| " " letters written, |
122 |
| " " received, |
61 |
| " " new subscribers for our periodicals, |
4 |
| " " periodicals sent by mail, |
1,374 |
| " " " distributed otherwise, |
2,474 |
| Pages tracts and pamphlets loaned, |
22,305 |
| " " " " given away, |
24,783 |
| No. of ships visited, |
162 |
| Amount of tract sales, |
$6.74 |
Of the reading matter reported above, 1,925 periodicals, and 7,786 pages of tracts and pamphlets, of which 2,140 pages were in foreign languages, were placed on shipboard. The annual report of T. and M. work at Southampton, for the year ending Jan. 1, 1880, is as follows:— |
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|---|
| No. reporting, |
4 |
| " " of families visited, |
4,353 |
| " " letters written, |
957 |
| " " received, |
250 |
| " " new subscribers obtained, |
101 |
| " " periodicals mailed, |
5,678 |
| " " " distributed otherwise, |
5,227 |
| Pages of tracts given away, |
105,633 |
| " " " and pamphlets loaned, |
62,780 |
| Amount of tract sales, |
$49.78 |
| No. of ships visited, |
264 |
Of the above reading matter, there was placed on ships 1,719 periodicals and 17,730 pages of pamphlets and tracts. Southampton, Eng., Jan. 3, 1880. DAKOTA TRACT SOCIETY.
By D. T. Briggs
The first annual meeting of the Dakota Tract and Missionary Society was held at Swan Lake, Jan. 24, 25, 1880. A preliminary meeting was called Jan. 24, at 6 P. M., and was opened with prayer by the President. The reading of the minutes of the last session was postponed till the next meeting. The usual committees were appointed by the President, as follows: On Nominations, Jorgen Poulson, Peter Nelson, and W. T. Henton; on Resolutions, E. H. Pullen, Geo. E. Henton, and J. W. Devereaux. The matter of redistricting the Territory was left to the Board of Directors. The Committee on Resolutions presented the following:— Whereas, We believe that all who are looking for the soon coming of the Lord must act a part in the last warning message of mercy to the world, in order to be prepared to enter into the joys of our Lord, at his appearing; and Whereas, We believe that God in his infinite mercy and goodness has led to the organization of a T. and M. society in Dakota, thereby opening a way for each of us to work for our Master; and Whereas, We believe that a failure on our part to improve such opportunities would be wrong in the sight of Heaven; therefore 1. Resolved, That we consider it the privilege and duty of every S. D. Adventist to become identified with the T. and M. society; and that it is our imperative duty to do all in our power to urge all members to unite with us in sustaining and carrying forward the work. 2. Resolved, That it is the duty of each member to do all he can to increase the circulation of our different publications, and to secure as many subscribers for our papers as possible. 3. Resolved, That the family reading recommended by the General Conference Committee be adopted, and entered upon at once by those who have not already commenced; and that we invite the librarians of the different societies to visit their members, and do what they can to bring about this result. 4. Resolved, That we heartily and earnestly recommend a careful and prayerful reading of Testimony No. 29, by each individual member of our churches, and that each family procure a copy of the same. 5. Resolved, that we recommend the adoption of the plan of paying the added “one-third” into the T. and M. fund, as recommended by the General T. and M. Society; and that we invite the officers of our society to set us the proper example. 6. Resolved, That steps should be taken at this meeting to create a reserve fund, for the use and benefit of the T. and M. society in carrying forward its work. 7. Resolved, That we believe the REVIEW AND HERALD should be in the hands of every S. D. Adventist; and that we earnestly recommend every librarian to make an effort to supply this paper to any who are not otherwise able to procure it; and we further recommend that each person so receiving the paper be requested to make payment as far as possible. After some discussion on the above resolutions, they were all adopted. The Committee on Nominations reported the following-named persons for officers for the ensuing year: For President, Eld. S. B. Whitney; Vice-president, M. M. Olson, Sunnyside, Union Co., D. T.; Secretary, W. T. Henton, Parker, Turner Co. Directors: Dist. No. 1, D. N. Abbott, Sunnyside, Union Co.; No. 2, E. H. Pullen, Howard, Turner Co. Each candidate was considered separately, and all were elected. It was voted that the counties of Yankton and Bonhomme be given to Dist. No. 1, instead of to No. 2, as before. Two members were added. Steps were taken to raise a reserve fund, and $120 was pledged, also the product of two acres of wheat of the crop of 1880. In all, three meetings were held. Adjourned sine die. D. T. BRIGGS, Sec. INDIANA T. AND M. MEETING.
By S. H. Lane; S. S. Shrock
The State quarterly meeting of this society was held at Wolf Lake, Jan. 25. After the usual opening exercises, the minutes of the last meeting were read; also the report of labor for the quarter ending Jan. 4, 1880. The report was as follows:— |
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|---|
| No. of members, |
130 |
| “ “ reports returned, |
61 |
| “ “ members added, |
2 |
| “ “ families visited, |
198 |
| “ “ letters written, |
129 |
| “ “ Signs taken in clubs, |
93 |
| “ “ subscribers obtained, |
142 |
| Pamphlets loaned, pp., |
19,270 |
| Tracts and pamphlets distributed, pp., |
26,056 |
| No. of periodicals |
2,112 |
| “ “ Annuals |
1,179 |
| Received on donations and memberships, |
$94.67 |
| “ “ sales, |
88.51 |
| “ “ periodicals, |
57.50 |
| Total, |
$240.68 |
Encouraging remarks were made by Elds. Lane and Bartlett respecting the success attending the work during the past, and of the prospects in the future; also setting forth the importance of working with still greater zeal and energy. The great necessity of introducing family reading into every family of S. D. Adventists, and of others as far as possible, was also ably discussed. May success crown the labors of this State. Meeting adjourned sine die. S. H. LANE, Pres. S. S. SHROCK, Sec. MAINE T. AND M. SOCIETY.
By T. S. Emery; R. J. Goodrich
The State quarterly meeting of this society was held at Somerset Mills, Jan. 18, 1880, at 9 A. M. The meeting was called to order by the Secretary. The President and Vice-president being absent, Bro. T. S. Emery, of Cornville, was chosen President pro tem. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and accepted. The report of labor for the quarter just closed was then read, of which the following is a summary:— No. of members, 219
“ “ reports returned, 73
“ “ families visited, 62
“ “ letters written, 229
Pages of tracts and pamphlets distributed, 11,354
No. of periodicals distributed, 1,695
“ “ Annuals “ 293
“ “ new subscribers for periodicals, 36
“ “ “ members, 4
Received for membership, $4.00
“ “ on book-sales, 18.22
“ “ new subscriptions, 18.00
“ “ one third and donations, 41.06
“ “ reserve fund, 23.25
Money received from Dist. No. 1, $16.92
“ “ “ “ “ 2, 8.25
“ “ “ “ “ 3, 54.25
“ “ “ “ “ 4, 10.60
“ “ “ “ “ 5, 18.00
Total, 108.02 Remarks were then made by Bro. Baker, Allen, Patterson, Barnes, and Emery, which added much to the interest of the meeting. T. S. EMERY, Pres. pro tem. REPORT OF MINNESOTA.
By Nettie G. White
| Districts |
No. Members |
No. Reports Returned |
No. Members Added |
No. Families Visited |
No. Letters Written |
No. Signs taken in Clubs |
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 |
74 |
55 |
— |
75 |
128 |
76 |
7 |
12147 |
1166 |
12 |
$28.75 |
| 2 |
166 |
26 |
6 |
92 |
22 |
23 |
1 |
13588 |
487 |
5 |
$77.85 |
| 3 |
101 |
46 |
10 |
81 |
57 |
125 |
30 |
16180 |
1382 |
152 |
$99.50 |
| 4 |
89 |
30 |
1 |
54 |
57 |
87 |
15 |
6570 |
845 |
16 |
$72.88 |
| 5 |
55 |
35 |
5 |
181 |
96 |
29 |
74 |
6197 |
345 |
129 |
$40.95 |
| 6 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
— |
— |
164 |
— |
— |
$17.50 |
| 7 |
47 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
24 |
72 |
9 |
4710 |
211 |
4 |
$51.90 |
| 8 |
8 |
6 |
— |
82 |
20 |
— |
48 |
400 |
127 |
4 |
$14.40 |
| 9 |
— |
— |
— |
31 |
11 |
10 |
16 |
5169 |
302 |
22 |
$10.50 |
| *1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
42 |
— |
— |
— |
$2.00 |
|
550 |
215 |
28 |
603 |
422 |
422 |
242 |
65125 |
4865 |
344 |
$415.70 |
NOTE.—The cash received during the quarter includes $142.02 donations and membership fees, $83.55 received on sales, and $240.22 on periodicals. The value of publications on hand is $878.29; amount of indebtedness, $981.61. The following church societies failed to report: Tennessee, Steele Center, Golden Gate, Weston, Irving, Maple Plain, and Round Grove. REPORT OF NEW ENGLAND.
By Eliza Thayer
| Districts. |
No. Members. |
No. Reports Received. |
No. Members Added. |
No. Families Visited |
No. Letters Written |
No. Signs taken in Clubs. |
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 |
58 |
10 |
.... |
166 |
69 |
40 |
11 |
3106 |
575 |
200 |
$23 10 |
| 2 |
88 |
47 |
1 |
145 |
361 |
212 |
107 |
30501 |
2077 |
385 |
120 07 |
| 3 |
45 |
39 |
.... |
18 |
30 |
23 |
18 |
5142 |
840 |
302 |
41 56 |
| 4 |
52 |
29 |
.... |
3 |
60 |
34 |
1 |
3007 |
578 |
135 |
30 10 |
| 5 |
20 |
11 |
2 |
40 |
6 |
2 |
.... |
4112 |
127 |
.... |
3 81 |
| 6 |
28 |
.... |
.... |
15 |
37 |
9 |
2 |
5171 |
276 |
226 |
7 62 |
| 7 |
105 |
48 |
1 |
17 |
98 |
162 |
36 |
29140 |
1423 |
428 |
84 85 |
| 8 |
19 |
18 |
4 |
25 |
16 |
15 |
1 |
15236 |
417 |
137 |
26 25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*198 70* |
|
415 |
202 |
8 |
429 |
677 |
497 |
176 |
95415 |
6313 |
1813 |
$536 06 |
NOTE.—Of the cash received during the quarter $85.53 was donations and membership fees, $217.06 was on sales, and $233.47 on periodicals. Publications on hand, and due on account, $1956.35. Total indebtedness, $723.79. Amount of unpaid pledges, $424.00. The above summary includes a report from each church society. REPORT OF ILLINOIS.
By Lizzie S. Campbell
| Districts |
No. Members |
No. Reports Received |
No. Members Added |
No. Families Visited |
No. Letters Written |
No. Signs taken in Clubs |
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 |
23 |
1 |
..... |
..... |
..... |
..... |
..... |
224 |
2 |
..... |
$ 8 00 |
| 2 |
75 |
47 |
6 |
260 |
210 |
63 |
11 |
18142 |
948 |
96 |
$ 65 37 |
| 3 |
67 |
37 |
10 |
140 |
213 |
39 |
14 |
12176 |
797 |
132 |
$ 67 10 |
| 4 |
21 |
7 |
1 |
..... |
..... |
11 |
..... |
2660 |
214 |
10 |
$ 18 48 |
| 5 |
20 |
9 |
1 |
188 |
58 |
8 |
5 |
4516 |
96 |
..... |
$ 11 25 |
| 6 |
15 |
4 |
..... |
10 |
8 |
..... |
2 |
1760 |
55 |
..... |
$ 3 55 |
| 7 |
18 |
12 |
..... |
160 |
185 |
10 |
7 |
4476 |
158 |
..... |
$ 4 25 |
| 8 |
31 |
15 |
..... |
..... |
25 |
25 |
..... |
7367 |
155 |
21 |
$ 25 40 |
| 9 |
72 |
39 |
..... |
377 |
418 |
46 |
28 |
38542 |
1172 |
90 |
$ 46 39 |
| 10 |
44 |
7 |
..... |
22 |
34 |
20 |
6 |
829 |
230 |
..... |
$ 5 40 |
| 11 |
22 |
15 |
..... |
10 |
26 |
25 |
..... |
2609 |
156 |
3 |
$ 5 96 |
|
408 |
193 |
18 |
1163 |
1177 |
247 |
73 |
93300 |
3983 |
359 |
$261 15 |
NOTE.—The church societies at Winslow, Greenvale, Keenville, Lovington, and Sodus failed to report. Of the cash received during the quarter, $70.17 was donations and membership fees, $48.55 on sales, and $142.43 for periodicals. Value of publications, etc., on hand, $669.67. Amount of indebtedness, $740.22. REPORT OF MISSOURI.
By D. C. Hunter
| Districts |
No. Members |
No. Reports Returned |
No. Members Added |
No. Families Visited |
No. Letters Written |
No. Signs taken in Clubs |
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 |
28 |
13 |
.... |
4 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
5687 |
430 |
51 |
$22 50 |
| 2 |
51 |
14 |
.... |
4 |
3 |
20 |
1 |
2627 |
265 |
69 |
11 35 |
| 3 |
42 |
21 |
5 |
29 |
22 |
20 |
21 |
4525 |
422 |
58 |
45 10 |
| 4 |
51 |
34 |
.... |
86 |
189 |
53 |
68 |
40481 |
1489 |
436 |
35 31 |
| 5 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
1 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
1324 |
4 |
14 |
1 15 |
| 6 |
12 |
9 |
.... |
11 |
17 |
.... |
4 |
1643 |
130 |
.... |
5 75 |
| 7 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
122 |
30 |
.... |
13 |
3786 |
173 |
12 |
19 15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75 781 |
|
205 |
105 |
12 |
257 |
273 |
104 |
118 |
60073 |
2913 |
640 |
$216 09 |
NOTE.—Of the cash received during the quarter $29.40 was donations and membership fees, $61.48 on sales, and $125.26 on periodicals. Total amount of publications on hand, $327.80; amount of indebtedness, $989.95. The church society at Drywood failed to report. REPORT OF NEBRASKA.
By Mrs. Annie E. Shepherd
| Districts. |
No. Members. |
No. Reports Received. |
No. Members Added. |
No. Families Visited. |
No. Letters Written. |
No. Signs taken in Clubs. |
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 |
50 |
20 |
2 |
13 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
9268 |
191 |
44 |
$24 25 |
| 2 |
49 |
27 |
3 |
127 |
34 |
42 |
27 |
8192 |
428 |
47 |
$36 50 |
| 3 |
65 |
8 |
3 |
1081 |
41 |
59 |
79 |
12235 |
365 |
35 |
$39 90 |
| 4 |
37 |
35 |
5 |
99 |
43 |
23 |
35 |
10642 |
299 |
43 |
$65 65 |
|
201 |
90 |
13 |
1320 |
124 |
129 |
150 |
40337 |
1283 |
169 |
$159 30 |
NOTE.—Of the cash received $91.80 was donations and membership fees, $13.78 on sales, and $63.72 on periodicals. Value of publications on hand, etc., $564.57; amount of indebtedness $281.91. The church societies at David City, Farmers Valley, Waco, and Syracuse failed to report. MRS. ANNIE E. SHEPHERD, Sec. REPORT OF WISCONSIN.
By M. A. Kerr; H. W. Decker
| Districts. |
No. Members. |
No. Reports Received. |
No. Members Added. |
No. Families Visited. |
No. Letters Written. |
No. Signs taken in Clubs. |
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 |
70 |
.... |
.... |
8 |
15 |
.... |
4 |
1068 |
487 |
253 |
$1 40 |
| 2 |
56 |
14 |
.... |
6 |
40 |
.... |
3 |
1302 |
751 |
380 |
$2 45 |
| 3 |
50 |
11 |
.... |
13 |
8 |
.... |
11 |
3968 |
32 |
103 |
.... |
| 4 |
22 |
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M. A. KERR, Sec. H. W. DECKER, Pres. OHIO T. AND M. DIRECTORY.
By Dudley Marvin Canright
Dist. No. 1 comprises Preble, Montgomery, Butler, Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, Clark, Greene, Clinton, Brown, Adams, Highland, Fayette, Madison, Pickaway, Ross, Pike, Sciota, Lawrence, Jackson, Vinton, Hocking, Fairfield, Athens, Meigs, and Gallia counties. Director, Eld. E. H. Gates, Leesburg, Highland Co. Secretary, A. McLellen, Springfield, Clark Co. Dist. No. 2 comprises Union, Marion, Morrow, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Knox, Richland, Holmes, Coshocton, Muskingum, Perry, and Morgan counties. Director, A. M. Mann, Darlington, Richland Co., Secretary, V. B. Stevens, Corsica, Morrow Co. Dist. No. 3 comprises Cuyahoga, Summit, Starke, Tuscarawas, Guernsey, Noble, Washington, Monroe, Belmont, Harrison, Carroll, Portage, Geauga, Lake, Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana, and Jefferson counties. Director, Eld. R. A. Underwood, Mesopotamia, Trumbull Co. Secretary, M. E. Underwood, Mesopotamia, Trumbull Co. Dist. No. 4 comprises Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandotte, Crawford, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Ashland, Medina, and Wayne counties. Director, Eld. H. A. St. John, Clyde, Sandusky Co. Secretary, Sarah L. Rowe, Clyde, Sandusky Co. Dist. No. 5 comprises Williams, Defiance, Paulding, Fulton, Henry, Putnam, Lucas, Wood, Hancock, and Ottawa counties. Director, Eld. O. F. Guilford, Liberty Center, Henry Co. Secretary, Tillie Young, Liberty Center, Henry Co. Dist. No. 6 comprises Van Wert, Mercer, Darke, Allen, Auglaize, Shelby, Miami, Hardin, Logan, and Champaign counties. Director, Eld. G. G. Rupert, Van Wert, Van Wert Co. Secretary, Rachel Shane, Dunkirk, Hardin Co. Pres., D. M. Canright, Clyde, Sandusky Co. Sec. and Treas., Ida Sharpe, Clyde, “ “ THE OHIO T. AND M. INSTITUTE.
By N. J. Bowers
OUR good Institute is a thing of the past. To speak of it in proper terms, is to speak in its praise. We think all who attended can testify as to the excellence of this school. It was just what we needed here in Ohio, as it afforded the drill and instruction which all who work in the missionary branch of the third angel's message ought to have. We are all more than pleased with the results of the instruction imparted so far. We were among those who at the beginning of the Institute thought a great deal of useless machinery was employed. Now we are converted from that opinion, and see that what was supposed to be complicated machinery was system, and not useless routine. We cannot have too much system in the Lord's work. We have had a great deal too much guess and hap-hazard work among us. We need to reform. Brethren, let us go to work with a will. Let zeal and efficiency characterize our labors in the future, and we shall see more and better results. Let us carry out the instructions received at Corsica, and we shall see the cause rise in Ohio. —Spain wants a new loan of $60,000,000. —Disastrous floods in New Grenada are reported. —Alabama makes over 80,000 tons of iron annually. —Jules Favre, the eminent French statesman, is dead. —The yellow fever has broken out at several places in Brazil. —St. Louis is now building an art museum to cost about $200,000. —It is rumored that San Salvador has suffered great damage from a recent earthquake. —It is estimated that in this country about 80 tons of writing paper are used daily. —England and Portugal have combined to suppress the slave trade in the Mozambique Channel. —Tuesday night, Feb. 3, a cabin was burned near Columbia, S. C., and 9 colored people perished in the flames. —The New Testament, as revised by the Bible Revision Committee, will probably be published during the present year. —The Tay-bridge disaster in Scotland occurred on Sunday, and the Caledonian line has in consequence forbidden Sunday-travel. —A statement is made, based on careful estimates, that about 3,000,000 of persons in the world die annually of consumption. —The communicants of the churches of the American Mission Board in the Turkish empire were last year increased by more than 1000. —Of 25,394 families recently visited by the Vermont Bible Society, 2,328 were without the Scriptures, and 524 of these were American families. —A dispatch from Paris dated Feb. 4, gives an account of a collision between two railroad trains near that city; 22 persons were reported killed, and 116 wounded. —According to a statement made by the Inspector General of Police in India, no less than 26 per cent of the female children born in that country last year were killed. —The French missionaries in Mosul give painful accounts of the ravages of the famine in Mesopotamia and Kurdistan, where Christians, Jews, and Mohammedans all suffer. —Recent terrible hurricanes in the Philippine Islands, causing great damage to property and shipping, and wrecking a Spanish gun-boat, with loss of all on board, are reported. —Ferdinand de Lesseps has reached Panama, and set on foot the surveys for the proposed canal. He is confident that in France alone he could raise twice the amount of money needed for the project. —The exhibition on Sunday of works of modern artists, at the Royal Institution, Manchester, Eng., has been closed. The visitors were mostly of the working class, and their behavior was most exemplary. —Fifty thousand shares of Central Pacific Railroad stock have been purchased by a syndicate in New York composed of bankers and capitalists. The stock was sold at 72, with an option for 50,000 additional shares at 80. —In the debate on the Queen’s speech, Lord Beaconsfield declared that home-rule meant dismemberment of Great Britain. This is, to all practical purposes, the response of the British government to the Irish Home-rule party. —The whole number of laborers connected at present with the American Board (Congregational) in foreign fields, is 394. This includes ministers, physicians, and assistants sent from this country. There are besides 1,175 native pastors, teachers, and helpers. —A Chinese wash-house in San Francisco was burned Feb. 5. It is not known how many Chinamen were in it at the time; but 11 charred bodies have been recovered from the ruins. It is supposed they were stupified with opium, and the fire caught from their pipes. —Governor Blackburn of Kentucky has recently pardoned out 87 convicts from the State Penitentiary. This extraordinary clemency was owing to the fact that nearly 900 prisoners were crowded within the penitential walls of a prison which was originally intended for only 600. —Since 1865 Indians in Texas have killed 407 men, women, and children, wounded 70, carried off 86 women and children, stolen 43,392 cattle, 20,521 horses and mules, and 2,430 sheep, besides many other depredations. Since 1874 there have been 150 bands of hostile Indians in that State. —It is stated that the youth who wrote a threatening letter to the Queen of Sweden has, by the orders of the King, been liberated, and his Majesty, returning good for evil, is going to charge himself with the lad’s further education, as he alleged that it was want of means to continue his studies which led to his crime. —The British government in India, which has been very careful not to interfere with the religious sensibilities of its native subjects, has at last given notice that it will not111 hereafter allow the Doorga Pooja holidays, with their idolatrous festivities, to interrupt official business so many days in the year, as has been the custom. —The Mexican government has ordered the celebrated Castle of Chapultepec to be refitted for the reception of General Grant and party. The castle is about two miles from the city, overlooking the entire Mexican Valley and the City of Mexico. A house is also being prepared in the city to enable the party to alternate between the town and country. —The proposed increase of the German army is the all-absorbing topic in Europe. A leading Berlin official says that the plan is directed solely against France, and that that nation must either co-operate with the other powers against Socialism or go to war. Russia intends to follow the example of Germany, and increase her army; and Austria has resolved to strengthen her defenses. —The English Unitarian Almanac for 1880 reports the number of ministers in active duty as 290. The Inquirer thinks this a very unsatisfactory exhibit, and says: “It suggests to us the gravest reflections, which, unfortunately, we could not make public without the risk of rousing a personal, bitter, and, we fear, very unprofitable controversy.” —All the prisoners in the Greensburg, Ind., county jail, 16 in number, escaped on the morning of the 23d of January. They made their exit through the same hole in the floor of the upper cells which was made by prisoners some time ago, and which the County Commissioners ordered to be stuffed with a mattress and hidden under a bed, so that the prisoners would not find it. They did find it. —M. Menier, the celebrated French chocolate manufacturer, has recently experimented successfully on his estate at Noisiel with a plough driven by electricity, the motive power of which was supplied by a wire at the distance of half a mile. The plough did about the same work as if it were drawn by four oxen. Will electricity supersede the use of horses and oxen on the farm? —Dexter Hawkins, in a tabular statement in the Christian Advocate, of New York, gives the figures to prove that the Roman Catholic Church has obtained from the city of New York, donations of real estate to the amount of $3,500,000, and in eleven years has received from the public treasury $5,827,471.19, being an average annual donation of $529,770.10. —A Times dispatch from the Afghan town of Candahar states that terrible accounts reach that place from without the British lines. It is said that nearly 2,000 families have been exterminated by the Ghilzais; and that 7 of the villages of the latter were afterward captured by the Hazaras, and every soul in them slain. All is quiet at Cabul, and business in the city has been entirely resumed. —The Duchess of Marlborough Relief Fund Committee have investigated the alleged cases of death from starvation in Ireland, and find the reports untrue. Still, the famine is increasing; and figures compiled from the official returns of local committees, which are vouched for by Protestant and Catholic clergy, gentry, and public officials, show that 300,000 people are destitute and suffering. —Furious gales and heavy snow-storms along the Atlantic coast are reported in dispatches of Feb. 3. At Long Branch the storm was the most severe and destructive that ever visited this coast. The wind blew with tremendous fury, blowing away summer-houses, pavilions, etc. In Eastern New York the snow was 10 feet deep in some places, and there was a prospect of a spell of rough weather. —A late issue of the Scientific American gives an account of an invention which promises to work great changes in telegraphy. It is the substitution of dynamo-electric machines for batteries in developing the electric current. How great the change will be is seen by the statement that by its adoption the Western Union Company will substitute twelve tons of machinery for seventy-two tons of battery, and secure a more constant, manageable, and economical force. —Mr. Froude, the historian, in the North American Review, discusses the question whether the 6,000,000 of Irish Roman Catholics in the United States constitute an element dangerous to the future welfare of the Republic. His emphatic opinion is that they do; and he believes that if Roman Catholics attempt to obtain political dominion in this country, the issue will be fought out with bullets instead of paper ballots. —A friend sends us a clipping from the Bill Poster, whose correspondent at Commerce, Mich., gives notice of a “social party to be held at the Commerce Lake House. We quote from the Poster: “Dance bill, 50 cents. Supper at Mrs. Dr. Lowrey’s; bill, one dollar per couple. Good music will be in attendance. Everybody is invited to attend, as this social must suit all, and a good time is expected. The proceeds are to be donated to the pastor of the M. E. church.”