Review and Herald, Vol. 52, No. 25.
ADDRESS AND APPEAL, SETTING FORTH THE IMPORTANCE OF MISSIONARY WORKPage 1
Earlier text: EDITORIAL NOTESPres., Eld. R. M. Kilgore, Peoria, Texas. Exec. Com., A. H. King, Dallas, Texas. It will be seen that some of the above directories are incomplete. This is so because some States have not reported. We request each State Secretary of the S. S. Associations to examine the above carefully and to report at once any omission or mistake in the above, or any change that has been made in the officers of his State, to the Corresponding Secretary, Miss Eva Perkins, Battle Creek, Mich. S. S. Directory of Officers.
President, Eld. S. N. Haskell, Battle Creek, Mich. Secretary, Prof. G. H. Bell, Battle Creek, Mich. Cor. Secretary, Eva Perkins, Battle Creek, Mich. Eld. D. M. Canright, Bowling Green, Ohio. W. C. White, Battle Creek, Mich. Pres., W. C. White, Battle Creek, Mich. Sec., Lettie Loughborough, Battle Creek, Mich. Exec. Com., Eld. J. Fargo, Battle Creek, Mich. Prof. G. H. Bell, Battle Creek, Mich. Pres., M. C. Israel, San Francisco, Cal. Sec., Mrs. Alice Papworth, Oakland, Cal. Exec. Com., William Saunders, Woodland, Cal. E. R. Gillett, Oakland, Cal. Pres., Eld. J. G. Wood, Appleton City, Mo. Sec., D. C. Hunter, Nevada, Mo. Exec. Com., N. W. Allee, Hamilton, Mo. D. W. Reavis, Holden, Mo. Pres., W. E. Dawson, Walnut City, Rush Co., Kan. Sec., N. W. Vincent, Thayer, Neosho Co., Kan. Exec. Com., N. W. Vincent, Eld. J. N. Ayers, Garnett, Anderson Co., Kan. Pres., Eld. D. M. Canright, Bowling Green. Sec., E. H. Gates, North Madison, Lake Co. A. H. Van Camp, Bowling Green, Wood Co. Pres., H. W. Decker, Monroe, Green Co. Sec., O. A. Johnson, Leon, Monroe Co. Exec. Com., S. S. Smith, Loyal, Clark Co. N. M. Jordon, Lodi, Columbia Co. Pres., H. B. Hill, Kingston, Minn. Sec., Lucius A. Curtis, Kingston, Minn. Exec. Com., T. J. Cross, Shelbyville, Minn. Anna S. Fulton, Beldenville, Minn. Exec. Com., E. A. Wilhelm. Pres., H. Peebles, South Lunenburg, Vt. Sec., E. M. Peebles, South Lunenburg, Vt. Exec. Com., Louis Bean, Bordoville, Vt. H. W. Pierce, Bordoville, Vt. Pres., Eld. D. A. Robinson, Sec., Mrs. M. A. Buzzell, Exec. Com., Eld. G. F. Haines, M. Wood, South Lancaster, Mass. Exec. Com., H. P. Ritchey. Pres., Eld. L. McCoy, Sigourney. Sec., L. T. Nicola, Richmond, Washington Co. Exec. Com., G. V. Kilgore, State Center. I. J. Hankins, Sigourney. Appointments for District Quarterly Meetings and Church Visits
“And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” The district quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 5, Ohio, will be held at Gilboa, Sabbath and Sunday, Jan. 11 and 12. A general rally of the whole district is requested. We both intend to be present. D. M. Canright. J. J. Boardman. Providence permitting, I will meet with the brethren in Dist. No. 8, Iowa T. and M. Society, as follows: Denison, Dec. 21, 22; Crescent City, Dec. 28, 29; Elk Horn, Jan. 4, 5; district quarterly meeting at Logan, Jan. 11, 12. Will the friends at Deloit, Dowville, and Dunlap meet with the Denison church? The object of these meetings is to more fully consider the T. and M. work. A. W. Bunnell, Director. Monterey, Mich., Dec. 21, 22. T. and M. meeting, Sunday, at 10:30 A. M. Hope all will come with a mind to work. H. M. Kenyon. M. S. Burnham. At Wolf Lake, Noble county, Ind., Sabbath and first-day, Dec. 21, 22. Hope to see a general turnout from Ligonier. S. H. Lane. Providence favoring, I will be with the church at Bethany, Osborn county, Kansas, Dec. 17–22; at Pioneer, Osborn county, Dec. 24–30; at the quarterly meeting at Marsh Creek, Jewell county, Jan. 4, 5; and at the district quarterly meeting at Salem, Jewell county, Jan. 11, 12. All the brethren and sisters of Dist. No. 1 are requested to be at the district meeting. Librarians please bring books. S. Sharp. Quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 1, Pennsylvania Conference, will be held at Catlin, N. Y., commencing Sabbath, Jan. 11, and continuing over Sunday. A full attendance is earnestly desired. Brethren, do not fail to come. E. B. Reed, Director. The next quarterly meeting of the Ohio T. and M. Society, Dist. No. 4, will be held at Norwalk, Ohio, the second Sabbath and first-day in January, 1879. Cleveland, Clyde, and Troy churches, report individually to your librarians, and librarians to district secretary. We solicit a general attendance of Sabbath-keepers in the district, and particularly of the Norwalk church. Will the Norwalk church procure a suitable place for the meetings? H. A. St. John, Director. Kappa, Ill., where Bro. Merritt may appoint, Dec. 20–22. Winslow, “ Bro. Brown announce, Dec. 27–29. Morrison, “ Bro. Glasscock appoint, Jan. 4, 5. Aledo, “ Marsh school-house, “ 9–12. We intend to perform this journey mostly by private conveyance. It will be quite an undertaking. We therefore ask the friends to rally to these meetings. G. W. Colcord. J. F. Ballenger. The church at Clarence, Iowa, is now finished and will be dedicated Dec. 29, at 11 A. M. Dedication service by Bro. Morrison. All the friends in this section are cordially invited. Russell Hart. Bunker Hill, Mich., Jan. 3, 4, at 7 P. M.; Leslie, “ “ 5, 6, “ 7 “ “; Tompkins, “ “ 6, “ 7 “ “; Springport, “ “ 7, 8, “ 7 “ “; Jackson, “ “ 9, “ 7 “ “; Napoleon, “ “ 10, 11, “ 7 “ “; West Liberty, “ “ 12, 13, “ 7 “ “. The time given is for the commencement of meetings. All following meetings to be arranged when we reach the places of appointment. We earnestly solicit the members at the several places of appointment to be prompt in attending the above meetings. M. B. Miller. E. P. Giles, Director. Quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 6, Iowa T. and M. Society, will be held at Woodburn, Clark county, Ill., Sabbath and first-day, Jan. 11, 12. Hope for a general attendance of the churches. Bro. Millard will probably be with me. J. L. Syp, Director. The Illinois State T. and M. Society will hold its next general quarterly meeting at Belvidere, Boone county, Ill., the third first-day in January, 1879. The friends may expect services to be held in the Universalist church, Sabbath eve., Jan. 17, at 7 o’clock, and thence forward till Sunday eve. The several directors are requested to be prompt in holding their local tract meetings, and to forward their reports without delay to the State secretary at Belvidere. Eld. Andrews, the vice-president, several directors, and others, are expected. G. W. Colcord. Quarterly meeting for Dist. No. 4, N. Y., will be held at Buck’s Bridge, Jan. 11, 12, 1879. We hope every church will be represented, and that every tract worker will report. My address, for the present, is Gouverneur, St. Lawrence county, N. Y. H. E. Wilcox, Director. T. and M. meeting with the church at Eaton Rapids, Mich., commencing Friday evening, Dec. 20, and holding over Sabbath and Sunday. We hope for a general rally. Mrs. E. B. Lane. J. F. Carman, Director. The card containing the following appointments, with others which it is now too late to give, was accidentally mislaid. This will explain why they were not given sooner. Matheron, Mich., Dec. 19, 20; Carson City, Dec. 21, 22. Meetings at each place to commence at 7 P. M. We desire to see all the members of these churches at these meetings. Bro. E. Van Deusen is expected to be at both these places. F. Squire, Director. Quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 3, Missouri T. and M. Society, at the Lincoln church, Johnson county, Jan. 11, 12, 1879. We hope the brethren of Sedalia and Index will be present. Let all come prepared to settle all accounts. The scattered brethren will remember to send in their reports. Will some minister be present? A. E. Flowers, Director. Quarterly meeting of Dist. No. 4, Iowa, at Bentonsport, Van Buren county, Jan. 11, 12, 1879. We very much desire a full attendance. Eld. L. McCoy is expected to be at these meetings. W. W. Conklin, Director. District quarterly T. and M. meeting at Newfane, N. Y., Jan. 11, 12, 1879. R. F. Cottrell. Meetings in Wisconsin as follows: Bellefontain, Dec. 28, 29; Avon, Jan. 4, 5; Monroe, “ 11, 12. Brethren from Darlington, Albany, and Winslow are invited to attend the Monroe meeting. H. W. Decker. Eld. D. T. Bourdeau’s post-office address will, for the next three weeks, be Elivon, McPherson county, Kansas. The P. O. address of Dr. J. H. Ginley is Coopersville, Ottawa county, Mich. The address of Eld. A. C. Bourdeau is now South Stukely, P. Q. No blank quarterly reports will be sent to the s. b. treasurers of the Kansas Conference this quarter. They are requested to collect all that remains unpaid of the pledge of 1878 and remit the same to A. J. Stover, and on a postal card report the amount to Smith Sharp, Ottawa, Kansas, immediately after the quarterly meeting. Will the Sabbath-school officers in Illinois fill the blanks sent to them, and return to the secretary, L. S. Campbell, Belvidere, Ill., promptly at the close of the present quarter. A full report is desired. Let every member of the tract society in Dist. No. 1, Mo., be prompt to report all labor to the librarians; scattered members please report to the director, E. A. Dean, Half Rock, Mo. A general workman in marble would like a place in a marble shop. Iowa or Michigan preferred. Address W. H. Naylor, Mt. Vernon, Ill. To the Church Officers in the Wisconsin Conference. Blanks will be sent to every church, and the one to whom they are sent will see that they are placed in the hands of the proper persons. Quarterly reports and financial report and pledge will be inclosed together to either clerk or s. b. treasurer, and it is hoped that every church will report promptly as soon as the new pledge is made Jan. 1, 1879. To the S. B. Treasurers of the N. Y. Conference.—I send out this week to each s. b. treasurer in the Conference, so far as I have their names and addresses, blanks for the January report, accompanied by a circular letter setting forth the importance of the proper keeping of the s. b. books, reporting, etc. In some cases where I could not ascertain the name or address of the treasurer, I have sent to another individual in the same church, to be handed to the treasurer. If any fail to receive this letter and blank, and will notify me, giving name and address, I will send another to them immediately. I hope all will be prompt in forwarding the money to the State treasurer, Charles E. Green, Sackett’s Harbor, Jeff. Co., N. Y., and reporting the same to me. Manlius Station, Onondago Co., N. Y. Southern Depository.
By James White
As early as Jan 1, 1879, there will be a complete depository of all the books, pamphlets, tracts, and charts now offered at Battle Creek, Mich., and Oakland, Cal., located at Denison, Texas. These can be sent from Denison as freight, or by express or by mail, at the same prices and on the same terms as from Battle Creek or Oakland. Address Mrs. M. J. Bahler, Denison, Texas. Box P. JAMES WHITE. Dime Tabernacle Donation Omission Notice
OMISSION.—Bro. R. G. Lockwood, Battle Creek, Mich., paid $1.00 on the Dime Tabernacle, which should have been receipted in the last Supplement. S. S. Elections and Reports.
On the last Sabbath in December each Sabbath-school should elect officers for the new quarter. After the election, let the one who acted as secretary during the quarter then ended make out a quarterly report of the school, giving the names of the officers just elected, and mail it to the secretary of the State Association. Let every school that is newly organized, or that for any other reason has not yet reported, send at once to the secretary the name of the church to which it belongs, and the name and address of its superintendent and secretary. The appointments for Almont and Dryden will be omitted; meetings to be held at the Dryden place of worship Dec. 19-26 inclusive. First meeting at 7 P. M. R. J. LAWRENCE, WM. H. MILLS. The meeting appointed for the Thetford and Mt. Morris churches is changed to Thetford Center, Mich., commencing Friday evening, Dec. 13, and will hold over Sabbath and first-day. Arrangements for the Mt. Morris meetings will be made at Thetford. E. B. LANE, S. WOODHULL, Director. Annexed to each receipt in the following list, is the Volume and Number of the REVIEW & HERALD to which the money receipted pays—which should correspond with the Numbers on the Pastors. If money for the paper is not in due time acknowledged, notice of the omission should be given. $1.00 EACH. Geo Crous 53-24, C H Allen 53-24, Mary Brackett 54-1, Jefferson Loughhead 53-22, C J Barber 53-20, Mrs Elizabeth Stevenson 54-1, S D Barr 53-24, J T Rogers 53-24, Mrs A B Martin 53-24, P H Morgan 53-1, Mercy R Johnson 53-24, S C Bute 53-23, David F Randolph 53-21, Nancy Sherman 53-24, Mrs D A Plant 53-25, Mary A Lucky 53-24, Wm Strader 53-9, Mrs J H Aldrich 53-20, J L Rice 53-16, L N Lawrence 53-21, Mrs A Bosworth 53-25, J Andrews 54-1, H Woodruff 53-24, Mrs A Delamater 54-8, Mrs Almira Randall 54-1, A C Bourdeau 53-24, O Davis 52-18, Calvin Green 55-1, H E Barstow 53-15, J D Triplet 54-1, L T Ayers 54-8, Mary A Eaton 53-24, Geo Hodson 53-24, E S Babcock 53-24, Mrs S D Howard 53-23, C L B Aurner 53-21, Wm F Noyes 54-1, E M Greenwood 53-24, T T Brown 54-3, A B Pearsall 54-1, J P Kanagy 54-8, E J Hammer 53-24, C N Russell 54-1, Julia E Myers 53-24, J B Beamish 53-24, Calvin J Adams 53-13, S Osborn 53-20, George Mathewson 53-24, Mrs Peter Newcomb 53-24. $2.00 EACH. Mrs E Duncomb 53-26, Mary C Bowers 54-24, Mrs J J Getty 54-24, Andrew Fuller 54-24, Mrs Nettie Craig 54-24, William Towner 54-12, E R Payne 54-23, H C Bullis 54-17, Mrs M J Adams 54-22, Mrs L S McClure 55-1, W W Prescott 54-24, James Buchanan 54-22, J A Munger 54-24, R T Payne 53-1, Mrs L Haynes 54-21, Elizabeth Siccum 54-24, C W Comings 55-10, S Howland 55-1, S D Salisbury 55-6, Mrs R A Nichols 54-24, Sperry 54-24, Dye 54-23, U Affolter 55-1, A Blunt 55-1, S W Rhodes 55-3, Eld. Geo I Butler 55-1, Mrs J E Potter 55-5, M Strennman 54-21, J P Henderson 55-1, J P Kellogg 55-1, A C Penfield 55-8, Elizabeth Kinne 55-1, P Z Kinne 55-1, Wm Vangiesen 55-1, Platt Hosking 54-24, S J Miller 55-6, C Clay 54-24, Julia Jinks 55-1, Sarah J Baker 55-1. Emma Gray 50c 53-12, Joseph J Matthews 50c 58-5, J A Ross 50c 53-6, J F Leland $3.00 54-12, Reading Room 1.50 55-6, Converse Baker 1.50 54-24, Lysander Richmond 50c 53-16, Geo Holsenbarg 1.50 54-24, B B Hall 1.50 54-24, W F Hall 1.50 54-24, W Kennedy 1.50 54-24, Nancy Potter 50c 53-16, Mrs Josephine Smith 1.50 54-24, Abram McClellan 50c 53-16, Mary A Manning 50c 53-16, Julia Biser 50c 53-16, Mrs N F Baker 1.50 54-24, Mrs Amelia J Hough 50c 53-16, Mary Adderton 1.50 55-3, Nancy B Wilbur 75c 53-24, Mrs A L Foster 50c 53-11, Harvey A Smith 1.50 54-24, F B Miller 50c 53-12, J R Wright 50c 53-16, J M Hall 1.50 54-24, S A Mott 50c 53-12, Mrs H C Thompson 50c 53-12, D A Wellman 50c 53-11, John Thomson 50c 53-14, E P Cram 25c 53-2, T E Thorp 20c 53-6, J N Ayers 50c 54-12, H E Gardner 90c 55-1, Curtis L Frost 75c 53-24, Hattie M Parrott 85c 51-2, John Humphrey 75c 58-24, Alph Hall 75c 53-24, Eld C H Williams 1.50 54-24, Henry Curth 50c 52-22, G H McCoon 1.50 54-24, Mary G Crosby 1.50 54-21, S N Ayers 25c 53-14, Mrs M F Gould 75c 53-24, Isaac Zirkle 2.20 55-15, John P Zirkle 2.00 55-15. Horace Klaiss 20c, B D Rowell 17c, S J Hunt 50c, Dr John Osborn 1.00, Homer E Olmstead $2.90, J S Osborne 25c, Mrs H T Nason 50c, C P Warren 25c, W H Hall 1.20, Ozro P Royce 30c, F A Winchester 40c, John Dresser Sr 4.70, J L Simpson 20c, Geo Frink 12c, Ellen M Morse 1.00, Mrs F A Stone 4.00, Lars Johnson 1.00, O A Twist 20c, A D Olsen 1.25, P W Baker 15c, Wm L Raymond 3.00, John Loretz 20c, Shotwell Powell 25c, W L Henderson 15c, Frank Dexter 4.00, N W Craw 1.50, J D Witter 35c, Jno V Fassett 25c, Hollis Clark 2.80, Henry Landis 25c, Loyd Caldwell 75c, Mrs Harriet Gaylord 40c, Prof O S Fowler 15c, J L Simpson 85c, N W White 85c, Reuben Worick 3.00, J A Manger 1.00, Wm Gussefeld 25c, Wm Strader 10c, Minnie Nickels 25c, Mrs Emma Rollins 50c, E P Cram 50c, Richard Conradi 81c, Henry Lamberton 5.00, J R White 25c, Mrs Sue Strout 10c, John Wiegand 1.00, Dennis Morseon 50c, Mrs Harriet Silver 75c, Mrs E A Baker 15c, P A Paulson 25c, William E Bybee 15c, Mrs Mary G Crosby 60c, C L Monroe 75c, Geo W Burgess 1.00, Mrs H W Miller 1.00, Judson Taber 1.25, Isaac Zirkle 20c, Lillie O Train 10c, Mrs D A Walker 50c, E A Whipple 87c, S E Daigneau 50c, Mrs Wm Jones 15c, A B Garrett 50c, Mrs Joseph Hersh 1.00, Rodney S Johnson 1.00, S J Miller 60c, Calvin J Adams 15c, Sara M Ayers 3.00, D R Austin 25c, John Vennema 1.00, C S Whittlesey 20c, M A Kerr 50c, E H Whitney 7c, Nettie Grant 30c, Annie E Shepherd 5.90, Geo B Starr 7.73, Annie E Shepherd 98c, W R Slade 20c, G A Carlstedt 1.20, G G Rupert 3.00, Mrs Harriet Farnsworth 4.13, Mrs H T H Sanborn 1.50, L G Moore 90c, D A Robinson 80c, J Olive 5.84, Mrs Ellen Walsworth 80c, Mrs D C Phillips 2.86. D M Canright $29.75, D M Canright for Ohio Conf 14.75, Smith Sharp 15.28, P H Candy 4.00, S D Smith 4.00, M E Vandeusen 5.00, N Outwater 5.00, F Howe 7.50, E Wilkinson 2.50, M A Kerr 4.00, Alex Canter 6.87, S N Haskell 80.40, S N Haskell for N E T & M 36.58, R C Glunt 8.75, Mrs M D Mathews 7.75, Mrs M S Avery 5.00, O F Olmstead 10.00. F Howe $42.85, J S Shrock 17.76, S N Haskell for N E T & M Society 157.98, S N Haskell 9.88, A J Stover 98.92, Geo B Starr 33.88. Christian Black $4.00, A A John on acct 1.48, W B Hill 4.00, Ky & T & M Society 71.00, Neb T & M Society 3.00, B C V M Fund per W C Sisley 20.19, Geo I Butler 1.50, S Osborne 1.20. C S Veeder $2.50, Dist 6 per F Howe $6.00, Dist 11 per J C N Stuttle 3.00, Dist 16 Rochester 7.00. Olivet $3.00, Muir & Lyons 7.50, Orange 93.61, Ransom Center per M B Miller 50.00, Jefferson per M B Miller 49.00, Hastings per D A Owen 2.60. Gen. T. & M. Society.—Donations.
M A Green $3 30c, A C Penfield $2.00. C M Tenney $2.00, Jennie Cash 5.00. W S Daily $1.00, M A Dayton 5.00, Mrs L Hildreth 5.00, S J Miller 10.00, C W Comings 250.00, J L & A Prescott 50.00, E L Mercy 3.00, C K Farnsworth 25.00. Mrs E Dunscombe $1.00, Mrs I E Potter 5.00, S W & S L Rhodes, Italian 2.00, Paul & Odie Gros (Egyptian Mission) 15.00, M F Aldrich 25.00, J L & A Prescott 50.00, E R Jones [Egypt] 10.00.