Accounts receivable $23,713 95 Library 733 04 Fuel 35 19 Stereo. and electro. department 1,427 06 Wood engravings and electrotypes 1,787 55 “Herold” 245 89 Lot 5,769 23 Real estate 27,787 59 Printing department 6,701 83 Machine and shafting 1,506 00 Stock of books, tracts, etc. 18,968 48 Office and household furniture 872 35 Postage stamps 68 37 Editing department 152 19 Bindery 2,481 36 “Les Signes des Temps” 835 96 Cash on hand 279 58 Total $93,365 62

LIABILITIES

Accounts payable $12,018 83 Mortgages 9,615 39 Notes 4,815 21 Present worth 66,916 19 Total $93,365 62

LOSS

“Herold der Wahrheit” $ 60 98 “Les Signes des Temps” 131 21 Net gain 1,095 66 Total $1,287 85

GAIN

Sales $1,263 60 Exchange 24 25 Total $1,287 85

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE SCANDINAVIAN PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION

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RESOURCES

Real estate $26,881 72 Notes 1,326 84 Miscellaneous stock 198 44 Books (trade and subscription) 11,617 12 Type and printing material 2,287 75 Machinery and office furniture 15,750 20 Paper, stock and binding material 3,224 98 Wood engraving and electroplates 5,754 35 Accounts receivable 7,080 42 Bank deposit 5,151 94 Cash on hand 728 75 Total $80,002 51

LIABILITIES

Notes payable $ 6,356 84 Mortgage 13,978 49 Legacy fund 15,510 49 Accounts payable 12,246 36 Present worth 31,910 33 Total $80,002 51

LOSS

Gas, wood, and coal $ 1,023 48 Repairs 482 37 Type department 362 98 Stereotype department 206 95 “Tidende, Harolden”, and child’s papers 907 79 Wear and tear in manufacturing department 1,142 22 Expense 818 43 Discount and rent 723 34 Doubtful accounts 341 43 Balance — net gain 3,256 10 Total $ 9,265 09

GAIN

Real Estate, Nos. 1 and 74 $ 524 00 Sales of books 5,849 41 Manufacturing department 2,344 83 Danish Health Journal 25 22 Material 521 63 Total $ 9,265 09

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRACT SOCIETY, LONDON

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RESOURCES

Accounts receivable $ 19,633 74 Bank deposit account 19,480 00 Bills receivable 194 80 Book department 22,972 32 British Mission 41,523 66 City office 1,465 31 Editorial library 342 16 Fuel 15 10 Furniture and fixtures 980 34 General expense 171 76 Health book department 8026.21 Improvements 974 00 Insurance 89 48 Lease 796 81 Machinery 2,634 74 Machinery expense 51 36 Manufacturing department 942 52 Postage 2 26 “Present Truth” 143 22 Type and material 1,188 78 Cash balance 174 24 Total $121,802 81

LIABILITIES

Accounts payable $ 7,383 29 Bank current account 2,869 20 Bills payable 9,697 98 Present worth 101,852 34 Total $121,802 81

LOSS

Advertising $ 54 93 City office 1,044 50 Editorial library 38 03 Fuel 39 57 Furniture and fixtures 34 35 Gas 74 33 General expense 2,335 67 Improvements 118 38 Insurance 153 65 Law costs 29 22 Lease 88 53 Machinery 164 68 Machinery expense 99 95 Postage 155 85 “Present Truth” 3,639 82 Rent rates and taxes 608 02 Bad debts 543 48 Traveling expenses 270 12 Type and material 411 84 Profit and loss (Purchase of “Goodwill”) 8,920 44 Total $ 18,825 46

GAIN

Book department $ 7,233 25 Health book department 2,877 25 Interest and discount 1,123 32 Manufacturing department 61 69 Balance, — net Loss for 15 months 7,529 95 Total $ 18,825 46

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE ECHO PUBLISHING CO. LIMITED

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RESOURCES

Cash $ 34 11 Deposit in Melbourne bank 995 47 Real estate 15,783 57 Office furniture 1,217 93 Printing department 14,619 01 “Echo” library 271 79 Adelaide depository 515 63 Australian Conference 2,261 38 Australian Bible School 729 75 Australian Tract Society 875 63 New Zealand Tract Society 643 66 Australian Union Conference 479 23 Subscription books 7,136 62 Trade books, etc. 4,741 56 Calendar account No. 5 518 32 Sundry accounts 8,567 40 Total $ 59,391 06

LIABILITIES

General Conference Association $ 20,214 13 International Tract Society 1,811 19 Deposits 22,710 65 Bills payable 389 60 Current accounts 4,803 78 Balance 9,461 71 Total $ 59,391 06 Net worth June 30, 1893 $ 11,333 63 Net worth June 30, 1894 9,461 71 Loss for year $ 1,871 92

LOSS

Doubtful accounts $ 134 68 Interest 817 20 General expense 1,634 83 Book department expenses 927 92 Allowance — J. H. Stockton 155 84 City agency 146 59 “Good Health” 54 79 “Echo” 1,043 66 Total $ 4,915 51

GAIN

Federal Hall $ 79 13 Printing department 2,180 17 Stamp account 25 31 Calendar account No. 4 578 79 Loss transferred to capital account 2,017 31 Balance 34 80 Total $ 4,915 51

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE AFRICAN CONFERENCE. Year ending June 30, 1894

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RESOURCES

Property (land and buildings) $ 58,937 83 Merchandise 7,242 34 Bills receivable 14,522 59 Notes 97 40 Bank 26,007 30 Cash 590 40 Total $117,040 46

LIABILITIES

Bills payable $ 6,566 30 Due sundry funds 48,809 39 Present worth 61,664 77 Total $117,040 46

GAIN

Property, books, etc. $ 11,785 40

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF HAMBURG DEPOSITORY

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RESOURCES

Grindelberg property $ 16,407 92 Bills receivable 6,786 84 Inventory department 3,514 12 Furniture 841 35 Cash on hand 9,951 95 Total $ 37,502 18

LIABILITIES

Mortgages $ 10,817 30 Deposits 3,186 87 General Conference Association 10,496 60 Bills payable 1,216 75 Present worth 11,784 66 Total $ 37,502 18

At this point the report of the Superintendent of the Australasian District No. 7, Elder W. C. White, was submitted. The Secretary read the report before the Conference as follows:—GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.1

DISTRICT. NO. 7. — W. C. WHITE, SUPERINTENDENT. For the Year Ending June 30, 1894

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Australia N. Zealand Totals. Ministers 10 2 12 Licentiates 1 1 2 Bible workers 3 1 4 Directors 5 3 8 Canvassers 41 9 50 Tithes $ 6,275 56 $ 3,034 54 $ 9,310 10 First-day offerings 117 31 49 92 167 23 Donations 298 58 221 91 520 49 Book sales 23,392 57 5,416 34 28,808 91 Conversions 118 46 154 Churches organized 2 2 4 Companies formed 1 2 3 Sabbath-schools organized 4 2 6 Tract societies organized 2 2 4

At the close of the Treasurer’s and Recording Secretary’s reports, the Chair announced that the business now in order was the consideration of the partial report of the Committee on Education. But as Sunday afternoon would be a more favorable time for the attendance of many who are interested in that work, it would be postponed till that time.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.2

The Conference took up the consideration of the report of the Committee on Resolutions, found on pages 249 and 250 of the BULLETIN.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.3

S. H. Lane moved, C. L. Boyd second, that these resolutions be considered separately and adopted. Resolution No. 1 being read, D. A. Robinson remarked that in consideration of the peculiar experiences through which the work has passed, no one should fail to appreciate the sentiment in this resolution.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.4

The Chair concurred in the spirit and sentiment of the resolution, and thought it was one into the spirit of which all should heartily enter.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.5

H. S. Shaw read a paragraph from a letter just received from South Africa concerning a special outpouring of the Spirit of God in that country, and the remarkable meetings they have lately had, and thought that this was another reason for special gratitude to God.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.6

The resolution was adopted.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.7

Resolution 2 was taken up, and F. M. Wilcox spoke of the sickness and death of Elder Flowers on the island of Trinidad, and the experiences which attended that sad event.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.8

J. N. Loughborough spoke of Elder Hutchins’ long experience in the truth. He embraced the message forty years ago, and had always stood a firm friend to the truths we hold. Referring to the death of Elder Brorsen, the speaker remarked that he had baptized him, with his brother and sister, in California in 1874, in the early days of the work in that State. He had since met him from time to time, and knew that in his death the cause had met great loss.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.9

C. L. Boyd, L. D. Santee, D. H. Lamson, M. C. Wilcox, William Covert, and I. D. Van Horn each paid a tribute to the memory of Elder Hutchins.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.10

The resolution was adopted.D. A. Robinson explained the object of the third resolution.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.11

Question. — Are we to understand that the International Tract Society is to publish all tracts and pamphlets in its own name and right? or that the General Conference is to be the publishers, under the name of the Tract and Missionary Society?GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.12

Answer. — The International Tract Society is but the child of the General Conference, and, according to this resolution, will be the agent of the General Conference in the work of publishing tracts and pamphlets.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.13

Q. — Will this resolution prohibit our publishing houses from printing tracts and pamphlets?GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.14

A. — It is not so designed. The design of the resolution is to place in the hands of the Tract Society its legitimate work.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.15

Q. — Could this work be done in the name of the various “libraries,” as at present?GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.16

A. — The fourth resolution answers that question.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.17

Allen Moon favored retaining the name of the Religious Liberty Association. It gives us favor with men. As representatives of the Religious Liberty Association, we do not stand as representatives of any particular church, but of a grand principle. The Religious Liberty Association should have a literature of its own, bearing its own name.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.18

W. B. White moved, and C. McReynolds seconded, that resolutions 3,4, and 5 be referred back to the committee. Carried.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.19

Resolution 6 was read and adopted without discussion.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.20

Resolutions 7,8, and 9 were read and considered together.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.21

Elder D. T. Jones considered the publishing of a cheaper missionary paper a step in the right direction. We have all been pleased with the appearance of the Signs of the Times, and if it can be furnished to the tract societies at a cheap rate, there is no doubt but that it will be used in large quantities, and accomplish a large amount of good.GCB February 22, 1895, page 297.22

L. D. Santee spoke in favor of the project of cheapening the price of the paper.GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.1

W. W. Prescott raised the inquiry by whom, and to whom, this recommendation is made. If we as a Conference recommend that we as a Conference do a certain thing, why not resolve to do it?GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.2

The Chairman of the Committee explained that that was the force of the resolution.GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.3

Prof. W. W. Prescott moved, and A. R. Henry seconded, that the last words of Resolution 9, “and that the papers be illustrated,” be stricken out. The mover explained that it was not his intention to prohibit the use of illustrations, but to leave the matter discretional with the managers of the papers, rather than making it compulsory upon them.GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.4

W. S. Hyatt thought that the illustrations would be a great help to the papers, and it would be a great help in working up a large circulation if we were able to tell the people that the papers would be illustrated.GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.5

O. A. Johnson agreed with the preceding speaker, and inquired as to the price at which the paper could be furnished in clubs.GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.6

S. H. Lane, G. B. Wheeler, J. H. Durland, and W. W. Prescott spoke on the question of the amendment, and the Chair remarked that we should not pass resolutions which would bind us to any course of action without discretion.GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.7

The question of the amendment being put, it was carried, and the words were stricken out.GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.8

D. B. Oberholtzer inquired as to the meaning of the words “limited amount of advertisement.” The Chairman, D. A. Robinson, replied that no definite amount of advertisements was in the mind of the committee. He, himself, thought that two or three pages would be a suitable amount.GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.9

W. D. Curtis said he regretted that the question of advertisements had to come up. He, with others, had often referred with a degree of satisfaction to the fact that our papers contained no paying advertisements.GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.10

C. H. Jones held that the use of carefully selected advertisements would not be an injury to the paper. If it were desired to procure a cheap missionary paper, there were two means by which it could be secured. First, the enlargement of the subscription list; second, the use of advertisements. Advertisements could be made to contribute quite largely to the revenue of the paper, and would go a great way toward making up any deficiency which might otherwise be incurred. To the ordinary man the absence of advertisements indicates the lack of thrift on the part of the publishers or the unpopularity of the paper, so that the advertisers would not patronize it; hence he regarded the appearance of the paper without advertisements to be against the paper, and thought that good, reliable advertisements would help the paper rather than injure it.GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.11

H. E. Robinson favored the production of a cheaper paper. One objection, however, to the reduction to be placed on the subscription price of the paper, is that those who sell the paper cannot well afford to do so for less than five cents a copy; but if the subscription price be placed below what it is now, it would be difficult to obtain five cents a copy. We would therefore recommend that the subscription price be kept as at present, and that the paper be furnished in quantities to the tract societies as cheaply as possible. If the paper could be furnished cheaper with advertisements, he was in favor of inserting them.GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.12

D. B. Oberholtzer felt in sympathy with the sentiment of the delegate from Illinois, and spoke as a representative of those who labor in the field, rather than of those who labor in the office. Our people are liable to be imposed upon by advertisements, and dissatisfaction may therefore arise toward the paper containing them.GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.13

F. J. Hartman was opposed to the insertion of advertisements. Elder A. O. Tait thought the matter should be considered from the standpoint of the impression which it would make, and papers without advertisements did not make as favorable an impression as those containing them.GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.14

W. W. Prescott suggested that we refrain from legislating in anything up or down, but after stating the principles, it would be well to leave to the discretion of those managing the enterprise the small items and details. He therefore moved that the resolutions be referred back to the committee. A. J. Breed supported the motion.GCB February 22, 1895, page 298.15

After remarks by S. H. Lane, the motion to adjourn prevailed.

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