Earlier text: Missionary ExperiencesAPRIL 25 we shipped our tent from Nagasaki to Kumamoto and opened meetings the twenty-eighth near the center of the city. The attendance was quite good, and we held meetings until the rainy season began about June 1. A worker was left to follow the interest by Bible work and considerable good has been accomplished, but the results are not what we had hoped. It is quite easy to get people to study the Bible, and it is not so hard to convince them that there is a Creator and that they should worship him. More than that, I have seen strong men cry like children when they heard about the death of Christ for our sins. There is a very strong feeling in Japan, especially in the country, against Western religion, because they look upon it as treason or spiritual fornication not to worship the gods of their own land. To such we teach the creation, and get them to see that some great Being must have made not only the rest of the world, but Japan too; consequently, he is the true God. But the Japanese, like the Athenians, never knew him. The Sabbath, however, is the test—banks, shipyards, schools, and such places close on Sunday; so it is not so hard for such Christians, but when a person begins to observe the Lord's Sabbath, he is cut off from almost every possible way of making a living. And the poor people can not buy land to make a living by farming; for it costs from one to five thousand dollars an acre. I hope much of our work in the future can be done among the country people who already have small homes. We pitched our tent and opened meetings at Kagoshima July 3. Meetings there continued for forty days, carrying us into the very hottest weather, which seemed to exhaust every particle of energy we had. After that meeting, six were baptized. By August 20, our furniture was packed and we moved from Kagoshima to Kumamoto. Houses are very scarce in Kumamoto and it required a week to find a place that serves the purpose of a house. The fact that we were not able to get a place for meetings within a mile of where our tent was pitched, is doubtless largely responsible for our failure to get a good company of believers in Kumamoto. After spending a little time canvassing, meetings were again opened in another part of Kagoshima; but when we were just fairly started, a typhoon struck the17 city, doing great damage to life and property. That night our tent was torn in two before it went down. The next day we repaired it, and pitched it again, using candles for lighting until the electric lights could be replaced. That effort also produced some good results. October 10, meetings were opened in Sasebo, Japan's greatest naval port. Successful canvassing had been carried on here until Brother S. Miyake began Bible work during the summer of this year. We could hardly expect very much from a meeting though that had no lady worker, and our courage was none too good when we knew Brother Miyake, who began the work, would be removed as soon as the tent was taken down; but we had a good attendance of men until the weather became bad (the Japanese are dreadfully afraid of a little cold). It seemed unfortunate, too, that we were compelled to move our tent to another place after holding only twenty meetings. Near the place of our second ground we found a good house on the main street where we are holding meetings. We have also stored the tent here for the winter. We are having what might be considered a very good attendance. A few understand fully the binding obligations of the fourth commandment, but can not yet see their way, and lack the faith to take the first step. However, one has started, and we hope others will follow. W. I. FOSTER. Arizona Annual Conference
By E. E. Andross
ACCORDING to previous appointment, the annual meeting of the Arizona Conference was held at Phoenix, November 6-12. There was a goodly number of delegates from the various churches assembled at the first meeting of the conference, and these remained to the close of the meeting. All the services were held in the Seventh-day Adventist church in Phoenix. A spirit of unity and harmony prevailed throughout the meeting, and much of the blessing of God attended the laborers as they presented the various phases of the message day after day. As the conference is small in numbers, the business sessions did not occupy a very large part of the time. Hence, opportunity was given each morning, afternoon, and evening for Bible studies. These were conducted by Elders G. A. Irwin and J. N. Loughborough during the day, the writer taking part in the evening service. The president presented a very encouraging report of the work for the past year. The prospect for the future growth of the conference is even better than at any time in its past history. Both the spiritual and the financial interests of the conference are in a prosperous condition. The work is not confined to the English-speaking people, but quite an effort is being made to reach the Spanish-speaking people in this territory. A good beginning has been made, and two very faithful members of that nationality are spending their entire time in aggressive field work. Plans were laid for the establishment of a school among the Mexican people at an early date. Elder H. G. Thurston was reelected president of the conference, with practically the same committee, Elder G. W. Reaser being added. While the work has moved rather slowly in Arizona since its beginning, this is not due to the fact that the people are hard to reach with the message, or to any lack of earnest effort on the part of the laborers; but it is due largely to the fact that a great many of those who have embraced the truth have moved on to other fields. Now it seems necessary to do something so to establish the work there that those who come into the truth will be held more firmly in that territory. Doubtless this will require the development of an intermediate school for the conference, which is already in its inception, and also the establishment at an early date of sanitarium work under conference management. Arizona is a very promising country for the future. I had no idea of the extent of territory that gives promise of development into a rich farming and fruit-growing district, in the near future, as I found upon this visit. It has been already demonstrated that in quite a large territory oranges, lemons, grapefruit, and olives can be grown with great profit; and experiments are being made on the production of dates. A large amount of money is being expended in the development of the water system in this territory. I shall be greatly disappointed if we do not see a strong conference developed there very soon. Some Interesting Figures
By V. O. Cole
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| SALE of literature for 1910 |
$1,555,000.00 |
| Average sale per month |
129,583.00 |
| Average sale per week |
29,903.00 |
| Average sale per day |
4,263.00 |
| Average annual sale per capita |
15.55 |
If all this annual sale of $1,555,000 worth of literature was made of the one book “The Great Controversy,” at an average price of $3 a copy, it would make 518,333 volumes. This would equal 21,770,000 chapters, or 362,833,000 pages, and would equal about one page to every fifth person in the world, or one page to each family on the globe. Just how many sermons are preached by this literature, and how many souls will be saved as a result, eternity alone will reveal. Besides, there are the tithes paid in to the conferences by these faithful canvassers, and the means brought in to our publishing houses, which are kept busy getting out the printed matter. In order that we may get a better idea of the immensity of the work accomplished during the past year, let us look at it from another view-point: If we consider each book to be about two inches thick, and then place these 518,333 volumes on top of one another, we will find that it will reach the enormous height of 86,388 feet, or 16 1-3 miles; this is more than six times higher than Pike’s Peak. It has been truly said that a good book “goes anywhere, on land or sea; gets into cabins and palaces; reaches those otherwise unreachable; waits its turn to be heard, and is never tired of speaking. It travels farther and cheaper than any person, is unfettered by climate and untouched by fever. Once started off, it calls for no salary, costs nothing for food or clothing.” Surely there are many who would receive great blessings by joining this grand army of self-supporting workers. V. O. COLE. In response to an invitation of the New England brethren, it was the writer’s privilege recently to visit the Melrose sanitarium. It was a great satisfaction and pleasure to find a beautifully helpful spirit pervading the institution. Harmony and good will were everywhere in evidence, and this being true, of course prosperity is attending the work of the New England Sanitarium. Of all the institutions I have visited, with the exception of Gland, Switzerland (which for scenic beauty and natural sanitarium environment probably could not be surpassed anywhere in the world), I think Melrose can claim at least an equal advantage as a charming sanitarium site with that of any of them. Certainly the securing of such a delightful situation should be regarded as a distinct providence. A problem is being worked out in connection with the New England Sanitarium which should be watched with much interest. In the present great call to work the cities, in order that the highest success may attend the effort, it is evident that it will be necessary that all the various phases of our message shall be fully represented. As a foundation work and an entering wedge the health and temperance phase of the gospel message must be emphasized. In the winter campaign in Boston through the efforts of Elder G. B. Starr18 and other members of the sanitarium staff, a splendid work is being done in bringing the principles of the truth to the attention of the people of Boston and suburbs by means of a medical missionary educational movement. A series of lectures and demonstrations has been arranged which is to continue throughout the winter. The School of Health was formally opened by a banquet and lecture at Tremont Temple in Boston, November 16. The banquet was certainly an unqualified success. One hundred seventy of the leading people of Boston sat down to a delicious repast furnished by the sanitarium, and prepared under the direction and supervision of Brother Geo. E. Cornforth. Perhaps we can not do better than to quote the following account of the afternoon’s proceedings, which appeared in the Boston Globe the day following the banquet:— “Vegetarians Open Series—Gather at ‘Back to Nature’ Banquet
“Dr. Thomason Suggests Rules to Reach Ripe Old Age—Says 600,000 Die From Causes Preventable “The first of a series of six Pythagorean dinners known as ‘back to nature’ banquets, given as an introduction to the opening of the Institute of Health, a vegetarians’ club, was given in Gilbert Hall, Tremont Temple, yesterday afternoon. The hall was filled. “The menu included strictly things of a vegetable nature, but was not confined to vegetables. Dr. Thomason, who later addressed the gathering as speaker of the day, explained to a Globe reporter that their diet embraced many things classed as vegetable in its sense as opposed to animal; that the best descriptive term for it was a ‘non-flesh’ diet. Fruits and dishes made with fruit-juices figure very prominently in a menu of this kind. The reason for this, he said, is that fruit-juices are the best stomach disinfectants known, because they can be applied in large enough quantities to do their work of destroying the bacilli, while drugs must be used in such amount that they poison the patient. “The movement of the Institute of Health is supported by the Seventh-day Adventists, who maintain that the individual must take great care of the body to insure health and prevent disease. “George B. Starr, the medical evangelist, said:— ‘We eliminate all meats from our diet, and substitute for them a dish made from eggs, wheat, milk, etc., proportionately to the degree that their elements are found in the fiber of meat. For these things exactly take the place of meat.’ “After dinner the guests retired to Chipman Hall, where they were addressed by Dr. Thomason, of Washington, D. C., who said in part:— ‘There are 600,000 people who die annually in this country from causes that are easily preventable. Many of these persons almost literally dig their graves with their teeth by eating those articles of food that ruin the digestive and glandular systems and undermine the constitution. Old age is a disease and Professor Metchnikoff, of Paris, believes that he has discovered the germs of this disease in the bowels. ‘Age in reality is not indicated by the number of years that a man has lived, but by the condition of his blood-vessels, his thyroid gland, and his liver. A man at sixty may be younger than one at forty if his arteries are soft and his thyroid gland working properly. In the case of old age an ounce of prevention is certainly worth a pound of cure.’ “In closing, Dr. Thomason suggested ten rules for a ripe old age. They are as follows: First, good heredity; second, a natural diet composed of grains, fruits, and vegetables; third, thorough mastication of the food; fourth, avoidance of overfeeding; fifth, daily exercise to the point of perspiration in the open air; sixth, seven to eight hours’ sleep in a well-ventilated room; seventh, a cold bath daily, preferably upon rising; eighth, total abstinence from use of alcohol, tea, coffee, tobacco, and condiments; ninth, strict moral integrity; tenth, avoidance of worry—optimism. “Following the lecture by Dr. Thomason, Mr. Starr finished out the hour with a few words to the audience, after which there was a nurses’ exhibition and a demonstration of foods conducive to old age.” Favorable reports appeared in other Boston papers, including an illustrated article in the Boston Sunday Post. We are confident that this effort in Boston will prove educational and helpful, not only for the people of Boston, but also for those who engage in it, as valuable in developing better and more successful methods for reaching the people of all our large cities with the great message of salvation for both soul and body. While on this trip a very delightful day was spent in visiting Dr. B. F. Nicola and Dr. Mary B. Nicola at their beautiful institution at Attleboro, Mass. These workers are earnestly, faithfully, and courageously endeavoring to uphold in their part of the field the great principles of truth to which we are all committed. A few pleasant hours were spent with Dr. Bradford and his wife, of New Bedford. It was a privilege to meet again these associates of former years. A day was spent in consultation over a patient at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore; part of a day at the office at Washington, and then the journey was continued to Lafayette, Ind., where the sanitarium board had a two days’ session. Thanksgiving was spent here at the Wabash Valley Sanitarium, and something of the splendid influence that this institution is exerting was manifested in the kindly words spoken by present and former patients during the toasts following the Thanksgiving dinner. A number of patients, even with tears in their eyes, spoke of the great good which they had derived from the institution and through carrying out in their lives the principles learned during their stay as patients. The greatest privilege in the world is to have a part in a work which has power in it to transform men’s lives, “to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them that are sanctified.” We can't afford to win the gain
That means another's loss;
We can't afford to miss the crown
By stumbling at the cross.
We can't afford the heedless jest
That robs us of a friend;
We can't afford the laugh that finds
In bitter tears an end.
We can't afford the feast to-day
That brings to-morrow's fast;
We can't afford the farce that comes
To tragedy at last.
We can't afford to play with fire,
Or tempt a serpent's bite;
We can't afford to think that sin
Brings any true delight.
We can't afford with serious heed
To treat the cynic's sneer;
We can't afford the wise men's words
To turn a careless ear.
We can't afford for hate to give
Like hatred in return;
We can't afford to feed a flame
And make it fiercer burn.
We can't afford to lose the soul
For this world's fleeting breath;
We can't afford to barter life
In mad exchange for death.
But blind to good are we apart
From thee, all-seeing Lord;
O, grant us light that we may know
The things we can't afford! Medical Missionary Department
Conducted by the Medical Department of the General Conference GEORGE THOMASON, M. D. — Secretary L. A. HANSEN — Assistant Secretary Missionary Contact With the People
By Ellen G. White
God expects personal service from every one to whom he has entrusted a knowledge of the truth for this time. Those in the highways and byways of life are to hear the gospel message. Church-members are to do evangelistic work in the homes of their neighbors who have not yet received full evidence of the truth for this time. God calls for Christian families to go into communities that are in darkness and error, and work wisely and perseveringly for the Master. Lend your neighbors some of our smaller books. If their interest is awakened, take some of the larger books. Show them “Christ’s19 Object Lessons.” Tell them its history, and ask them if they do not want a copy. If they already have it, ask them if they do not want to read other books of a similar nature. If possible, secure an opportunity to teach them the truth. Beside all waters you are to sow the seeds of truth, though not knowing which shall prosper, this or that. In many States there are settlements of industrious, well-to-do farmers who have never had the truth for this time. Such places should be worked. Let our lay members take up this line of service. By lending or selling books, by distributing papers, and by holding Bible readings, our lay members could do much in their own neighborhoods. Filled with love for souls, they could proclaim the message with such power that many would be converted. My brethren and sisters, give yourselves to the Lord for service. Allow no opportunity to pass unimproved. Visit the sick and suffering, and show a kindly interest in them. If possible, do something to make them more comfortable. Through this means you can reach their hearts, and speak a word for Christ. Eternity alone will reveal how far-reaching such a line of labor can be. Other lines of usefulness will open before those who are willing to do the duty nearest them. There is earnest work for every pair of hands to do. Let every stroke tell for the uplifting of humanity. There are so many that need to be helped. The heart of him who lives, not to please himself, but to be a blessing to those who have so few blessings, will thrill with satisfaction. Let every idler awake, and face the realities of life. Take the Word of God, and search its pages. If you are doers of the Word, life will indeed be to you a living reality, and you will find that the reward is abundant. Church-members, let the light shine forth. Let your voices be heard in humble prayer, in witness against intemperance, the folly, and the amusements of this world, and in the proclamation of the truth for this time. Your voice, your influence, your time,—all these are gifts from God, and are to be used in winning souls to Christ. Strive to arouse men and women from their spiritual insensibility. Tell them how you found Jesus, and how blessed you have been since you gained an experience in his service. Tell them what blessing comes to you as you sit at the feet of Jesus, and learn precious lessons from his Word. Tell them of the gladness and joy that there is in the Christian life. Your warm, fervent words will convince them that you have found the Pearl of great price. Let your cheerful, encouraging words show that you have certainly found the higher way. This is genuine missionary work, and as it is done, many will awake as from a dream. Even while engaged in their daily employment, God’s people can lead others to Christ. And while doing this, they will have the precious assurance that the Saviour is close beside them. They need not think that they are left to depend on their own feeble efforts. Christ will give them words to speak that will refresh and encourage and strengthen poor, struggling souls who are in darkness. Their own faith will be strengthened, as they realize that the Redeemer’s promise is being fulfilled. Not only are they a blessing to others, but the work they do for Christ brings blessing to themselves. There are many who can and should do the work of which I have spoken. My brother, my sister, what are you doing for Christ? Are you seeking to be a blessing to others? Are your lips uttering words of kindness, sympathy, and love? Are you putting forth earnest efforts to win others to the Saviour? Church Missionary Work
By S. C. Kirk.
“She hath done what she could,” said the Master, “for me”
(How tender and sweet was the word!);
“And the deed she hath done her memorial shall be
Wherever my gospel is heard.” Ah, ’tis this that must try every deed that we do,
Ere Jesus pronounces it good:
Not the thing we have done, but the love it may show,
And whether we’ve done what we could. There are some who are struggling along on the way,
And reaping, they think, only leaves;
Whilst others return at the close of the day,
And bring in a harvest of sheaves. But the eye of the Master is on every one;
Not a sigh nor a struggle is lost;
And it is not the much nor the little we’ve done,
But — what has the offering cost? Not the poor widow’s mite nor the gold of the king,
Shall count of itself in the test;
It will not be the stamp of the coin that we bring,
But whether the gift is our best.
— S. C. Kirk. Suggestive Program for Fourth Sabbath Service
[The following program was prepared by students of the Foreign Mission Seminary.] OPENING SONG: “Thy Glory Fills the Heavens,” “Christ in Song,” No. 341. SONG: “I Love to Tell the Story,” “Christ in Song,” No. 476. READING: “Missionary Contact With the People.” READING: “Our Opportunity.” COLLECTING missionary reports and receiving the offering. CLOSING SONG: “Here Am I, Send Me,” “Christ in Song,” No. 641. “Do not look forward to what might happen to-morrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you to-day will take care of you to-morrow and every day. Either he will shield you from suffering, or he will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace, then, and put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations.” Our Opportunity
By V. E. Prugh
THE Lord has graciously given to man the privilege of carrying the last message of mercy to all the world. It is to reach all classes of men, rich and poor, high and low. “Go out into the highways and hedges,” Christ said, “and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.” “Millions upon millions have never so much as heard of God or of his love revealed in Christ. It is their right to receive this knowledge. They have an equal claim with us in the Saviour’s mercy. And it rests with us who have received the knowledge, with our children to whom we may impart it, to answer their cry. To every household and every school, to every parent, teacher, and child upon whom has shone the light of the gospel, comes at this crisis the question put to Esther the queen at that momentous crisis in Israel’s history, ‘Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?’” “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature,” is Christ’s command to his followers. Not that all are called to be ministers or foreign missionaries, but all may be workers with him in giving the “glad tidings” to their fellow men. To all, great or small, learned or ignorant, old or young, the command is given. The little Israelitish maid who was carried captive by the Assyrian king, though not a missionary in the ordinary sense of the term, was able by her simple Christian life to point the leader of that great nation to the Healer in Israel. Time would fail us to tell of all those who by faithfulness in small things have led thousands to acknowledge the love and power of God. We are not to wait for souls to come to us; we are to go to them. There are multitudes who will never be reached by the gospel unless it is carried to them. Henry Ward Beecher once said: “Every Christian should be a pilot-boat. He is to cruise about hard by the harbor of salvation watching for the tempest-tossed soul, if perchance he might guide that soul into the harbor of life.” “The success of the gospel does not depend upon learned speeches, eloquent testimonies, or deep arguments. It depends upon the simplicity of the message and its adaptation to the souls that are hungering for the bread of life. What shall I do to be saved?— this is the want of the soul. “Thousands can be reached in the most simple and humble way. The most intellectual, those who are looked upon as the world’s most gifted men and women, are often refreshed by the simple words of one who loves God, and one who can speak of that love as naturally as the worldling speaks of the things that interest him most deeply. “Often the words well prepared and studied have but little influence; but the sincere expression of a son or daughter of God, spoken in natural simplicity, has power to unbolt the door to hearts that have long been closed to Christ and his love.” The great soul-winner, John Vassar, was waiting in the parlor of a Boston hotel. “A fashionably dressed lady was sitting across the room. Mr. Vassar went over and said, ‘Excuse me, madam, but I feel that I must ask if you are trusting in Jesus Christ.’ Then followed a conversation which deeply impressed this butterfly of fashion. When, a little later, the woman’s husband appeared, she told him of the strange man who had asked her so personal a question. He replied in anger, ‘Why did you not tell him it was none of his business?’ ‘O husband,’ she said, ‘if you had seen that expression upon his face and heard the earnestness with which he spoke, you would have thought that it was his business.’” God wants us to make it our business to win souls. Neglecting this is failing at the vital point. Nothing can atone for unfaithfulness in this work. “To a great degree this must be accomplished by personal labor. This was Christ’s method. His work was largely made up of personal interviews. He had a faithful regard for the one-soul audience. Through that one soul the message was often extended to thousands.” My brother, my sister, you are bought with an infinite price. Will you to-day, whatever your occupation may be, decide that you will spend yourself in God’s service, and that your chief business from henceforth will be to win souls to Jesus? Conducted by the Publishing Department of the General Conference N. Z. TOWN Assistant Secretary Convention in Mexico
By H. H. HALL
At our bookmen’s convention in Mexico, which was held November 8 to 18, we had nine in attendance. I could not help contrasting this attendance and experience with the first institute we held, three years ago last July. Then none of them knew the language. Now their numbers have been trebled, and all are sufficiently acquainted with the language not only to present their books satisfactorily, but to talk to the people as well. In one end of the room where our meetings were held, their motto was arranged in the form of an arch, and read (in Spanish), “He did it with all his heart, and prospered.” Underneath this were their sales for 1909, 1910, and 1911. These figures were $11,000, $17,000, $25,000, respectively. These amounts, of course, are to be divided by two to get the gold basis. Brother N. Z. Town, who was with us, selected Brother H. A. Robinson, who has been working in Mexico during the last two years, to engage in similar work in Cuba. As they had already sent Brother John Brown to Spain, the Mexican brethren feel that they are proving their ability to train missionaries for foreign fields.
H. H. HALL. Canvassers’ Summary for November, 1911
| Conference or field |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
ORDERS |
VALUE 1911 |
VALUE 1910 |
VALUE 1909 |
|---|
| Atlantic Union Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Maine |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
$296.45 |
$299.80 |
| Northern New England |
5 |
289 |
36 |
$176.13 |
204.60 |
229.85 |
| Massachusetts |
6 |
215 |
21 |
285.25 |
635.68 |
884.50 |
| Southern New England |
4 |
365 |
96 |
443.85 |
319.70 |
170.30 |
| New York |
16 |
575 |
109 |
461.43 |
309.85 |
250.55 |
| Western New York |
8 |
446 |
71 |
255.95 |
329.05 |
202.10 |
| Greater New York |
17 |
858 |
140 |
504.01 |
954.85 |
132.50 |
| Totals |
56 |
2748 |
473 |
2126.62 |
3050.18 |
2169.60 |
| Conference or field |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
ORDERS |
VALUE 1911 |
VALUE 1910 |
VALUE 1909 |
|---|
| Columbia Union Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ohio |
6 |
753 |
336 |
635.35 |
1078.15 |
1457.75 |
| West Virginia |
5 |
731 |
121 |
590.25 |
473.05 |
621.95 |
| Virginia |
4 |
345 |
305 |
514.75 |
25.00 |
244.65 |
| Chesapeake |
3 |
351 |
100 |
413.90 |
556.00 |
312.25 |
| Eastern Pennsylvania |
5 |
158 |
52 |
147.50 |
164.50 |
401.20 |
| Western Pennsylvania |
4 |
463 |
179 |
462.15 |
180.82 |
769.03 |
| New Jersey |
8 |
888 |
1060 |
950.30 |
1011.60 |
259.25 |
| District of Columbia |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
| Totals |
35 |
3689 |
2153 |
3714.20 |
3489.12 |
4102.08 |
| Conference or field |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
ORDERS |
VALUE 1911 |
VALUE 1910 |
VALUE 1909 |
|---|
| Lake Union Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| East Michigan |
13 |
958 |
251 |
692.00 |
555.50 |
526.70 |
| West Michigan |
9 |
791 |
180 |
521.15 |
.... |
.... |
| North Michigan |
3 |
231 |
46 |
122.05 |
65.40 |
198.90 |
| Wisconsin |
4 |
425 |
109 |
400.15 |
472.65 |
409.15 |
| Northern Illinois |
6 |
884 |
253 |
734.85 |
942.25 |
345.30 |
| Southern Illinois |
11 |
1202 |
336 |
1227.05 |
1801.65 |
751.55 |
| Indiana |
3 |
538 |
78 |
310.00 |
717.00 |
72.90 |
| Totals |
49 |
5029 |
1253 |
4007.25 |
4554.35 |
2304.50 |
| Conference or field |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
ORDERS |
VALUE 1911 |
VALUE 1910 |
VALUE 1909 |
|---|
| Canadian Union Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ontario |
1 |
149 |
110 |
258.50 |
.... |
254.55 |
| Quebec |
2 |
55 |
47 |
59.65 |
.... |
63.00 |
| Maritime |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
| Newfoundland |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
| Totals |
3 |
204 |
157 |
318.15 |
.... |
317.55 |
| Conference or field |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
ORDERS |
VALUE 1911 |
VALUE 1910 |
VALUE 1909 |
|---|
| Southern Union Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Louisiana |
9 |
992 |
401 |
600.75 |
623.30 |
693.25 |
| Alabama |
19 |
2222 |
645 |
1770.10 |
769.90 |
1173.70 |
| Kentucky |
12 |
933 |
406 |
562.45 |
266.60 |
352.50 |
| Mississippi |
20 |
2330 |
836 |
1453.20 |
668.75 |
352.35 |
| Tennessee River |
18 |
1528 |
514 |
908.45 |
972.55 |
856.75 |
| Totals |
78 |
8005 |
2802 |
5294.95 |
3301.10 |
3428.55 |
| Conference or field |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
ORDERS |
VALUE 1911 |
VALUE 1910 |
VALUE 1909 |
|---|
| Southeastern Union Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cumberland |
10 |
692 |
235 |
648.70 |
674.15 |
548.60 |
| Georgia |
14 |
1539 |
442 |
831.94 |
1394.87 |
640.55 |
| North Carolina |
13 |
1461 |
121 |
316.15 |
294.00 |
738.90 |
| South Carolina |
7 |
501 |
161 |
265.95 |
214.95 |
303.90 |
| Florida |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
358.15 |
632.30 |
| Totals |
44 |
4193 |
959 |
2062.74 |
2936.12 |
2864.25 |
| Conference or field |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
ORDERS |
VALUE 1911 |
VALUE 1910 |
VALUE 1909 |
|---|
| Southwestern Union Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Arkansas |
16 |
1061 |
17 |
168.70 |
606.95 |
439.25 |
| Oklahoma |
22 |
1762 |
183 |
674.65 |
1201.15 |
582.50 |
| West Texas |
5 |
30 |
.... |
43.00 |
174.35 |
26.50 |
| South Texas |
9 |
403 |
112 |
361.30 |
251.00 |
819.40 |
| North Texas |
22 |
1712 |
129 |
938.20 |
496.70 |
.... |
| New Mexico |
5 |
460 |
289 |
523.50 |
89.35 |
40.75 |
| Totals |
79 |
5428 |
730 |
2709.35 |
2829.96 |
1908.40 |
| Conference or field |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
ORDERS |
VALUE 1911 |
VALUE 1910 |
VALUE 1909 |
|---|
| Central Union Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| North Missouri |
3 |
285 |
47 |
249.70 |
779.00 |
477.25 |
| South Missouri |
8 |
669 |
308 |
1158.05 |
462.65 |
1022.40 |
| East Colorado |
7 |
385 |
110 |
318.90 |
673.90 |
496.90 |
| West Colorado |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
193.50 |
259.90 |
| Nebraska |
8 |
672 |
137 |
496.95 |
742.05 |
517.80 |
| Wyoming |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
216.80 |
137.70 |
| East Kansas |
5 |
.... |
.... |
371.15 |
.... |
1091.35 |
| West Kansas |
9 |
513 |
178 |
454.50 |
557.20 |
.... |
| St. Louis Mission |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
178.85 |
.... |
| Totals |
40 |
2524 |
800 |
3049.25 |
3803.95 |
4003.30 |
| Conference or field |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
ORDERS |
VALUE 1911 |
VALUE 1910 |
VALUE 1909 |
|---|
| Northern Union Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Iowa |
9 |
859 |
210 |
781.20 |
620.66 |
130.90 |
| Minnesota |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
35.00 |
3.00 |
| North Dakota |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
427.00 |
382.00 |
| South Dakota |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
157.60 |
114.55 |
| Totals |
9 |
859 |
210 |
$781.20 |
1240.26 |
630.45 |
| Conference or field |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
ORDERS |
VALUE 1911 |
VALUE 1910 |
VALUE 1909 |
|---|
| Pacific Union Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| California-Nevada |
4 |
314 |
174 |
598.05 |
1036.95 |
.... |
| Arizona |
2 |
114 |
76 |
489.95 |
322.05 |
.... |
| Southern California |
4 |
432 |
198 |
767.10 |
757.41 |
.... |
| Utah |
3 |
172 |
133 |
419.45 |
668.75 |
.... |
| Central California |
3 |
121 |
105 |
304.30 |
.... |
.... |
| California Coast |
3 |
187 |
123 |
469.75 |
.... |
.... |
| Totals |
19 |
1340 |
809 |
3048.60 |
2785.16 |
.... |
| Conference or field |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
ORDERS |
VALUE 1911 |
VALUE 1910 |
VALUE 1909 |
|---|
| North Pacific Union Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Western Washington |
4 |
129 |
105 |
347.45 |
.... |
191.81 |
| Upper Columbia |
2 |
126 |
41 |
248.90 |
.... |
677.75 |
| Western Oregon |
8 |
376 |
261 |
624.70 |
.... |
210.50 |
| Southern Idaho |
1 |
205 |
26 |
99.50 |
.... |
.... |
| Montana |
1 |
61 |
8 |
55.50 |
.... |
111.00 |
| Southern Oregon |
4 |
256 |
135 |
562.25 |
.... |
.... |
| Alaska |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
| Totals |
20 |
1153 |
576 |
1938.30 |
.... |
1191.06 |
| Conference or field |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
ORDERS |
VALUE 1911 |
VALUE 1910 |
VALUE 1909 |
|---|
| Western Canadian Union Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alberta |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
182.25 |
.... |
| Manitoba |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
| British Columbia |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
159.60 |
.... |
| Saskatchewan |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
| Totals |
.... |
.... |
.... |
.... |
341.85 |
.... |
| Conference or field |
AGTS. |
HRS. |
ORDERS |
VALUE 1911 |
VALUE 1910 |
VALUE 1909 |
|---|
| Foreign Union Conferences and Missions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| British |
56 |
4265 |
1709 |
5298.31 |
5463.53 |
5273.48 |
| Australasian |
67 |
4525 |
1992 |
8501.19 |
7952.52 |
6630.82 |
| South Africa |
9 |
576 |
205 |
1241.64 |
2507.79 |
1265.48 |
| India Mission |
4 |
392 |
246 |
316.42 |
404.40 |
.... |
| Scandinavian |
67 |
8942 |
5388 |
4140.07 |
4535.68 |
3699.19 |
| West German |
194 |
20257 |
.... |
5888.00 |
3335.80 |
.... |
| East German |
183 |
16651 |
.... |
3986.00 |
2286.50 |
6705.84 |
| Russian |
30 |
.... |
.... |
1454.58 |
1736.87 |
921.81 |
| Siberian |
3 |
.... |
.... |
193.56 |
.... |
.... |
| Latin |
15 |
1421 |
2925 |
915.08 |
537.20 |
308.80 |
| Levant Union |
7 |
662 |
.... |
122.25 |
120.76 |
.... |
| South American |
18 |
1470 |
.... |
2503.50 |
151.20 |
236.50 |
| Brazil |
13 |
1164 |
.... |
907.80 |
490.82 |
535.00 |
| Mexican Mission |
8 |
463 |
93 |
1028.03 |
.... |
551.48 |
| West Indian |
18 |
915 |
890 |
1861.01 |
157.20 |
409.85 |
| Philippine Islands |
1 |
99 |
50 |
113.80 |
195.05 |
507.00 |
| Korean Mission |
.... |
.... |
.... |
78.15 |
4.31 |
.... |
| Totals, North American union conferences |
|
|
|
$29,050.61 |
$28,332.05 |
$22,919.74 |
| Totals, Foreign union confs. and mis. flds. |
|
|
|
38,549.39 |
29,879.63 |
27,045.25 |
| Grand totals |
|
|
|
$67,600.00 |
$58,211.68 |
$49,964.99 |
|
1906 |
1907 |
1908 |
1909 |
1910 |
1911 |
|---|
| Jan. |
$21,000.00 |
$26,325.50 |
$25,929.06 |
$40,677.06 |
$42,532.23 |
$44,495.65 |
| Feb. |
15,000.00 |
26,369.61 |
30,466.40 |
48,748.21 |
50,990.34 |
53,923.57 |
| March |
18,000.00 |
36,253.65 |
35,757.15 |
52,703.85 |
55,711.55 |
73,015.56 |
| April |
24,000.00 |
35,276.76 |
43,858.29 |
55,109.54 |
64,042.39 |
73,548.31 |
| May |
37,000.00 |
51,097.51 |
67,455.44 |
82,971.94 |
86,333.58 |
81,923.78 |
| June |
46,000.00 |
65,317.23 |
82,878.67 |
124,412.34 |
112,606.05 |
135,888.76 |
| July |
52,218.04 |
75,691.57 |
120,973.89 |
95,445.21 |
103,919.12 |
127,256.86 |
| Aug. |
36,515.39 |
46,590.68 |
66,940.38 |
71,652.97 |
91,145.11 |
91,810.46 |
| Sept. |
22,038.63 |
32,503.48 |
51,148.56 |
55,625.41 |
66,523.65 |
86,001.72 |
| Oct. |
26,382.61 |
40,646.45 |
62,719.91 |
52,669.93 |
62,461.13 |
81,367.89 |
| Nov. |
43,733.16 |
30,016.77 |
53,787.31 |
49,964.99 |
58,211.68 |
67,600.00 |
| Dec. |
29,756.47 |
25,361.54 |
39,873.18 |
45,759.73 |
54,663.93 |
.... |
| Totals |
$371,684.30 |
$491,450.75 |
$681,794.24 |
$775,741.18 |
$849,140.76 |
$917,832.56 |