Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-28
Committee's Statement.


The population of the Brethren or
Dunkards is about $1,000 distributed
fir Om the Atlantic to the Pacific and be-
tween the great lakes on the north and
principally north of the Mason x Dixon
line in the center but farther south In
the east. The Gen. Miss. u Tract com
mittee is body of five men appointed
by the annual conference of said church
two appointed each year and one the
third year thus bringing into the com-
mittee some of the ablest men of the
church. These men a. present live one
in Kansas, one in Illinois, one in Indl-
ana, one in Maryland and one In Viz
ginia. This committee has in charge
the world wide mission interests OF
the church, and today is managing
missions in parts of the United States,
in Denmark and Sweden, in Asia Minor
and in India. In 1884 the present plan
of work was adopted by the conference,
and at that time there was not dollar
at the command of the committee.
There was strong sentiment, however,
and the committee went to work. To
day the total assets of the committee is
over $350,0OOO0 without one dollar of
liability. The committee will not go
in debt for anything.
The purpose of the committee is to
send suitable brethren to preach the
gospel and assist in building meeting
houses. Upwards of 80 houses have
been erected through Its aid. since or
ganized. Besides, the committee
breaches the w ord through tracts, hav-
ing sent out annually about 100000
pages for two years past. Consid
ering the fact that the missionary work
is just in it's infancy, one is unable to
forecast the real outcome of such an
awakening in fraternity having the
resources which we modestly know
are within our ranks.
The committee has under its direc-
ton the publishing plant now located
at Mt. Morris, Illinois as part of its
work. This came to the church April
l, 1897 as gift, and was then represent
ed by a capital stock of $4,000. Tax
ing this as basis to reckon from, the
business made an earning of 20 per cent
last year. The total business done In
round numbers was $4,000. The
plant now runs or rather uses 20 en-
ployees and has pay roll of over
81 900 per month.
The house is engaged in the follow
ing main line of work:
Periodicals Gospel Messenger, 16
page weekly, circulation Is, $50. Young
Disciples, page weekly, circulation
10000. Children at Work, page week
ly, circulation 1900. The Pilot, a
high grade young peoples paper, l6
pages to be started January l, 1899.
The Advanced and Juvenile Quarter
lies, circulation 10000. A Teachers
Quarterly to be started Jan. 1, 1890.
Books.-Song books.-Our old one,
upwards of 10000 copies sold. A new
one coming out this month, (Oct. 1885,
Subscription books. Now selling fine
large book on the fall trade and are I'M
der contract fer one other to be finished
in the spring and possibly another by
April 1.
Last year we sent out over 5000
Teachers Bibles and testaments, near
ly all of them going via express prepaid.
We also polish miscellaneous books.
Our mails Our first class mails, (let.
tiers and cards. run through the year
1900 to 5000 per month. Our second
class matter, newspapers, average in
volume at least one and one half ton
per week
The class of people the plant would
bring with it arc editors and men of
literary taste and ability along with as
good grade of intelligent workmen as
must be found in such offices.
What will follow the plant if it is
fortunately located it is preferred by
us not to speculate The location will
be the headquarters for the publishing
and missionary interests of the church.
There is no other publishing house in
the fraternity and recognized by her.
| Others than those connected with the
plant will likely find homes at such a
place because of its advantages relig-
iously that the office carries with it for
them.
1t is the intent should this location be
selected, to come among you, quietly
take up our work here, establish our
own firesides, and lend our little infn-
ence as best we can to help your town In
every good work.
Respectively submitted.
| THE COMMITTEE.
Oct. 10, 1898.
The institution will be fixture for
| Plymouth and will be an advertisement
for the city as well as an immediate
financial benefit. This plant is now at