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Earlier text: STATISTICAL REPORT OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CONFERENCES AND MISSIONS

Foreign Union Confs

Table No. 4, Showing the Sabbath-keepers at Close of 1904, the Net Gain and Per Cent of Gain During the Year, the Tithes and Offerings Paid, and tithe Per Capita, by Union Conferences

North Amer. Union Confs.	Sabbath-Keepers	Net Gain	Per cent of Gain	Tithe paid	Tithe per Capita	Offerings Foreign M.	Offerings per Capita
General Conference				$2,202 40		$2,623 84
District of Columbia...	422	122	40.66	6,067 28	$14 38	1,374 94	$3 21
Atlantic...	8,552	151	1.80	79,258 91	9 27	17,099 14	2 00
Canadian...	990	*149	*13.08	8,034 55	8 12	1,818 70	1 84
Southern...	2,817	291	11.52	22,035 97	7 82	3,453 94	1 23
Lake...	17,095	683	4.16	133,521 11	7 81	23,142 51	1 35
Northern...	4,703	124	2.64	45,098 66	9 78	10,806 87	2 30
Central...	14,001	207	1.50	101,836 70	7 27	23,828 10	1 70
Southwestern...	3,422	298	9.54	26,834 63	7 84	5,535 16	1 62
Pacific...	9,754	*402	*3.96	110,512 55	11 33	23,136 17	2 37
Total and Average..	61,756	1,325	2.19	$536,302 76	$8 68	$112,819 37	$1 82

Foreign Union Confs

	Sabbath-Keepers	Net Gain	Per cent of Gain	Tithe paid	Tithe per Capita	Offerings Foreign M.	Offerings per Capita
Australasian...	3,435	338	10.91	$42,528 86	$12 38	$9,473 94	$2 75
German...	6,297	1,141	22.13	43,597 25	6 92	8,435 36	1 34
Scandinavian...	2,416	145	6.38	13,984 35	5 80	2,556 52	1 06
British...	1,364	184	13.49	15,909 49	11 66	2,090 16	1 53
South African...	607	74	13.88	15,132 02	24 93	1,902 99	3 15
Total and Average..	14,119	1,882	15.38	$131,151 97	$9 29	$24,458 97	$1 73

Union Missions

	Sabbath-Keepers	Net Gain	Per cent of Gain	Tithe paid	Tithe per Capita	Offerings Foreign M.	Offerings per Capita
Latin...	683	32	4.92	$5,802 76	$8 50	$1,723 14	$2 52
Oriental...	268	*21	*7.26	1,327 54	4 95	163 44	61
South American...	1,706	229	15.50	7,846 66	4 59	2,149 78	1 26
Miscellaneous...	3,189	720	29.16	9,387 64	2 94	3,397 50	1 06
Total and Average..	5,846	960	20.16	$24,364 60	$4 17	$7,433 86	$1 27

| Grand Total... | 81,721 | 4,167 | 5.37 | $691,819 33 | $8 47 | $144,712 20 | $1 77 |

Comparative Recapitulation

	Sabbath-Keepers	Net Gain	Per cent of Gain	Tithe paid	Tithe per Capita	Offerings Foreign M.	Offerings per Capita
North America...	61,756	1,325	2.19	$536,302 76	$8 68	$112,819 37	$1 82
Australasia...	3,435	338	10.91	42,528 86	12 38	9,473 94	2 75
Europe...	11,028	1,481	15.51	80,621 39	7 31	14,968 62	1 35
South Africa...	607	74	13.88	15,132 02	24 93	1,902 99	3 15
South America...	1,706	229	15.50	7,846 66	4 59	2,149 78	1 26
Miscellaneous...	3,189	720	29.16	9,387 64	2 94	3,397 50	1 06
Total and Average..	81,721	4,167	5.37	$691,819 33	$8 47	$144,712 20	$1 77
North America...	61,756	1,325	2.19	$536,302 76	$8 68	$112,819 37	$1 82
All other Fields...	19,965	2,842	16.59	155,516 57	7 79	31,892 83	1 59

Decrease.

Table No. 5, A Comparison Between Organized and Unorganized Territory

	Organized Territory Local Confs.	Unorganized Territory Local Missions	Totals
Population	219,695,556	1,194,999,098	1,414,694,654
Churches	2,113	130	2,243
Sabbath-keepers	76,638	5,083	81,721
Net gain in 1904	2,715	1,452	4,167
Per cent of gain	3.67	39.99	5.37
Tithes paid in 1904	$662,836.29	$28,983.04	$691,819.33
Tithe per capita	$8.65	$5.70	$8.47
Ordained and licensed ministers..	866	94	960

Business Notices

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In the case of poor persons who wish employment, the charge may be remitted, but in order to secure this concession a letter from the elder of the local church of which the advertiser is a member, or from one of our well-known ministers, must accompany the advertisement.

WANTED.—A gentleman nurse who has had experience in sanitarium work, to take management of sanitarium. Address Newark Sanitarium, 103 East Main St., Newark, Ohio.

WANTED.—To buy 20 or 40 acres of improved land with buildings, near church or industrial school. South preferred. Address Mrs. Alice Doss, New Virginia, Iowa.

EGGS.—White Leghorn; prize pedigree; greatest layers; don't sit; rose-comb, does not freeze. Lay a month earlier than heavy

fowls. At market prices, I clear $10 a month from 50 hens. Send $1.50 for 30 eggs; or write $1 for 15, carefully packed and delivered to express company, Battle Creek, Mich. Address F. E. Belden.

WANTED.—A place to work on a farm for a Seventh-day Adventist (Wisconsin preferred), by a boy nearly 16 years of age, where he will be under Christian influence. Address A. C. Allen, Portage, Wis.

FRIENDS, do you think of persons who might want a fruit canner to save their fruit? We will send you $1 each for buyers' names. 5 sizes; $15 and up to factory size. Honey and olives for sale. Address W. S. Ritchie, Corona, Cal., or Bridgeport, Ala.

FOR SALE.—Five acres of fine navel oranges and lemons; also figs, peaches, apples, and pears; pumping plant; plenty of wood; small cottage; one mile from Fernando College. Price, $1,800. Address Jennie B. Robison, Fernando, Cal.

THE IOWA Sanitarium Bakery, Des Moines, Iowa, manufactures a choice line of healthful crackers, granola, cereal coffee, zwieback, and other health foods; also a number of new nut foods. Very liberal discounts are allowed. Write for new price-list and special discount sheet. IOWA SANITARIUM BAKERY.

FOR SALE.—Absolutely pure, unsalted peanut butter, steamed or roasted, 12 cents a pound in 50-pound lots and upward; cash with order. We pay freight on lots of 100 pounds or over, east of Rocky Mountains. Address Vegetarian Meat Company Washington, D. C.

WANTED.—Physician, A. M. M. College, S. D. A., good standing. Requisites: Christian, laboratory work, all our sanitarium methods, optimist, a growing man, a live man, non-migratory. An excellent opening; salary or interest. Address at once, Garden City Sanitarium, San Jose, Cal.

FOR SALE.—A Seventh-day Adventist bakery,—five miles from Graysville school, and church,—doing wholesale and retail business. No other bakery in town; population about 3,000; good shipping facilities. A good hustler can make a living. Reason for selling, I want to attend to other business. Address Jas. W. Cozart, Dayton, Tenn.

General Conference Delegates

Delegates to the Thirty-sixth Session of the Seventh-day Adventist General Conference, Convened in Washington, D.C., May 11-30, 1905

ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE: G. E. Langdon, J. W. Watt, J. E. Jayne, S. H. Lane, O. O. Farnsworth, S. G. Huntington, F. E. Painter, E. E. Miles, V. H. Cook, M. D. Mattson, A. E. Place, P. F. Bicknell, C. H. Edwards, W. J. Fitzgerald, E. J. Dryer, R. D. Hottel, W. A. Wilcox, Dr. C. C. Nicola, H. W. Carr, O. E. Reinke.

CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE: W. H. Thurston.

SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE: N. W. Allee, J. E. White, S. B. Horton, J. E. Tenney, Smith Sharp, W. L. McNeely, D. T. Shireman, Dr. M. M. Hayward, Dr. M. M. Martinson, Mrs. N. H. Druillard, I. A. Ford.

LAKE UNION CONFERENCE: H. H. Burkholder, D. E. Lindsey, R. R. Kennedy, W. J. Stone, W. D. Curtis, L. H. Christian, Dr. S. P. S. Edwards, J. M. Rees, Wm. Covert, N. P. Neilsen, F. F. Petersen, R. T. Dowsett, A. G. Haughey, S. M. Butler, W. D. Parkhurst, M. N. Campbell, Joseph Smith, E. K. Slade, A. R. Sandborn, S. E. Wight, W. H. Edwards, N. W. Kauble, C. J. Herrmann, J. B. Blosser.

NORTHERN UNION CONFERENCE: H. S. Shaw, C. A. Burman, J. G. Walker, W. M. Adams, J. W. Boynton, O. O. Bernstein, C. M. Everest, F. L. Perry, A. E. Doering.

CENTRAL UNION CONFERENCE: L. F. Starr, N. C. Bergersen, Floyd Bralliar, A. T. Robinson, Lewis Johnson, R. F. Andrews, R. C. Porter, H. M. Stewart, C. McReynolds, I. A. Crane, J. G. Hanhardt, G. F. Watson, H. M. J. Richards, S. F. Svensson, Dr. W. A. George, Dr. H. F. Rand, Dr. J. E. Colloran, C. C. Lewis, B. E. Huffman.

SOUTHWESTERN UNION CONFERENCE: C. N. Woodward, C. B. Hughes, T. W. Field, G. F. Haffner, J. R. Bagby, U. Bender.

PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE: W. T. Knox, J. J. Ireland, M. C. Wilcox, J. O. Corliss, H. H. Hall, J. N. Loughborough, M. E. Cady, Dr. W. R. Simmons, J. L. Wilson, A. Whitehead, F. M. Burg, E. L. Stewart, A. S. Kellogg, G. W. Reaser, C. E. Knight, J. A. Holbrook, A. J. Breed, L. M. Bowen, J. L. Kay.

AUSTRALASIAN UNION CONFERENCE: E. H. Gates, W. D. Salisbury, J. Hindson, Mrs. Anna L. Hindson.

GENERAL EUROPEAN CONFERENCE: O. A. Olsen, E. E. Andross, E. W. Farnsworth, Mrs. V. J. Farnsworth, W. C. Sisley, Dr. A. J. Hoenes, J. G. Olander, P. A. Hansen, W. H. Wakeham, Charles Kahlstrom.

SOUTH AFRICAN UNION: W. S. Hyatt.

DELEGATES AT LARGE: A. G. Daniells, H. W. Cottrell, L. R. Conradi, Geo. I. Butler, Allen Moon, R. A. Underwood, E. T. Russell, N. P. Nelson, W. B. White, G. A. Irwin, J. W. Westphal, W. W. Prescott, W. A. Spicer, L. A. Hoopes, A. T. Jones, W. C. White, C. H. Jones, Dr. David Paulson, Dr. J. C. Ottosen, Dr. A. J. Read, Frederick Griggs, S. N. Haskell, R. M. Kilgore, I. H. Evans, F. W. Field, J. N. Anderson, J. L. Shaw, G. M. Brown, A. J. Haysmer, J. B. Beckner.

This list is compiled from credentials already filed with the secretary of the General Conference. Additions and corrections will be made in the next issue.

Western Oregon Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists

By F. M. Burg; W. C. Raley

THE second annual meeting of the Western Oregon Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, a corporation, is called to meet in connection with the annual session of the Western Oregon Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, at 9 A. M., Friday, June 9, 1905, in Portland, Ore. The meeting is called, according to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, for the purposes of electing a Board of five trustees for the ensuing year, and of transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.

F. M. BURG, President, W. C. RALEY, Secretary.

Minnesota, Attention!

By H. S. Shaw

THE forty-fourth annual session of the Minnesota Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp-meeting at Maple Plain, Minn., June 16-25, 1905, for the purpose of electing officers, and of transacting such other business as may be brought before the delegates. Each church in the conference is, according to the constitution, entitled to one delegate regardless of numbers, and one additional delegate for every fifteen of its membership. All the churches are hereby respectfully requested to elect their delegates as early as possible, and send the names of those elected to the secretary of the conference, E. W. Catlin, Box 989, Minneapolis, Minn.

H. S. Shaw.

Western Oregon Conference

By F. M. Burg; W. C. Raley

THE third annual meeting of the Western Oregon Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp-meeting which is to be held in Portland, Ore., June 8-18, 1905, at which time the officers for the ensuing conference year will be elected, and such other business transacted as may properly come before the meeting. The meeting will convene at 9 A. M., Friday, June 9.

F. M. BURG, President, W. C. RALEY, Secretary.

Obituaries

Sinn.—Died at Reedley, Cal., April 20, 1905, of heart failure, Elizabeth Sinn, wife of Henry Sinn, aged 49 years, 4 months, and 2 days. She accepted present truth eighteen years ago, and joined the Grandsville church. She was a consistent Christian. The funeral service was conducted from her home by the writer, a large company of neighbors being present.

Andrew Brodsen.

Petre.—Died in Kampsville, Ill., April 2, 1905, of heart failure, my dear husband, P. Petre, aged 65 years and 3 days. He accepted present truth under the labors of Elders S. H. Lane and G. B. Thompson, at Nebo, Ill., in 1891, and his love for it remained constant until death. One son is left to mourn with me. The funeral service was conducted by the Methodist minister.

Stephens.—Died in Fresno, Cal., April 12, 1905, after suffering for several months with a complication of diseases, our much-esteemed sister in Christ, Clarissa Church Stephens, aged 71 years. For many years Sister Stephens loved and faithfully served God, and her hope was firm unto the end. She had but one child, Dr. Wm. H. Stephens. She was a devoted worker, and true Christian. Rev. 14:13 was chosen as the funeral text.

H. G. Thurston.

Hor.—Died at Jersey City, N. J., April 19, 1905, Mrs. Lucretia Hor, aged 53 years. Sister Hor accepted the third angel’s message about eleven years ago, under the labors of Elder E. E. Franke. The friends and companions of her later years will ever remember her as a true Christian friend, a devoted wife and mother. Sister Hor’s husband was laid to rest just seven weeks before her demise, making the bereavement doubly hard for the six children who are left to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by Elder J. C. Stevens, assisted by Elder A. R. Bell.

Geo. A. Rohde.

Upson.—Died at her home, near Locke, Cayuga Co., N. Y., Feb. 25, 1905, Mrs. Ann, wife of Luther Upson, in her seventy-fifth year. Sister Upson, with her husband, was a faithful member of the Locke church of Seventh-day Adventists for thirty years. She died of a complication of diseases,—dropsy, erysipelas, and gangrene,—and the last five months of her life were filled with intense suffering. In all her sufferings, in a most calm and submissive way, she would repeatedly say, “Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name.” And thus she fell asleep in Jesus. And while the dear ones are left to mourn the loss of a loved wife and mother, it is not without hope. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, remarks being based on 2 Cor. 1:3, 4.

J. W. Raymond.

Chesebro.—Died near Darian, Wis., April 27, 1905, W. E. Chesebro, aged 86 years, 6 months, and 4 days. Father was converted in early life, and united with the Baptist Church, with which he remained an honored member until the summer of 1861, when he heard the truths of the third angel’s message preached by Elders Loughborough and Sanborn. He then joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He attended the first camp-meeting held in Michigan. He was a firm believer in the spirit of prophecy, and was always ready to do all in his power to advance the Lord’s cause.

Also: died at the same place and on the same day, of pneumonia, Isaac W. Chesebro, son of W. E. Chesebro, aged 41 years, 7 months, and 25 days. He leaves a wife and four children to mourn the loss of one on whom they could lean. Thus in one day, April 27, father and son fell asleep,—the son in the early morn, and the father in the evening. A short service was held at the house for both, conducted by Elder Hobbs (Baptist).

J. H. Chesebro.

Foster.—Died at her home in Bass River, Mich., April 22, 1905, Martha Foster, aged 66 years, 11 months, and 13 days. At the age of twenty she united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which she remained a faithful member until her death. Her works testify of her love for her Saviour, and by them she, being dead, yet speaketh. She was the mother of four children, who, with her husband, mourn the loss of a loving wife and mother. A funeral service was held at her home in Bass River, words of comfort being spoken by the writer, from 1 Thess. 4:13-18. The remains were then removed to our church at Wright, where a large company of people listened to remarks based on Rev. 14:13.

J. W. Hofstra.

Murфet.—Died at Little Hampton, Tasmania, Feb. 14, 1905, of heart failure, Brother Edward Murfet. Brother Murfet was born in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, in the year 1830, consequently was about seventy-five years of age. He landed with his parents in Tasmania when six years old, and was a colonist for nearly sixty-nine years. He accepted the truths of the third angel’s message in 1895 under the labors of W. H. L. Baker. He had formerly been a strict observer of Sunday, but when he embraced the Seventh-day Adventist faith, he was just as conscientious in the observance of the Sabbath. He was a man of integrity of character, and when once he made a promise, his word was always kept. The last few years of his life he gave freely to the cause of God, besides loaning large sums of money to the needy institutions among us. He leaves a wife, a son in the faith, and other relatives and friends to mourn their loss. He will be missed not only by those in the State in which he lived, but throughout Australia, and his death will bring sorrow to the hearts of those in America and England who were acquainted with him, but we believe he sleeps in Jesus, and that God will bring him with him when the voice of the Archangel shall call forth the dead in Christ. He died suddenly, being ill but a short time, so there was no opportunity to secure a minister of our faith. The funeral was conducted by the minister of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. He gave a most excellent, comforting discourse to a large congregation.

E. Hilliard.

Hobbs.—Died in Kingsville, Mo., Feb. 7, 1905, Adalina T. Hobbs, aged 82 years, 11 months, and 4 days. Her Christian experience began in early youth, and she united with the Christian Church. In 1840 she was married to Solomon Hobbs. To them were born ten children, six of whom survive her. In 1870 Elder R. J. Lawrence preached the third angel’s message in their neighborhood, and the whole family accepted the truth, being among the first Sabbath-keepers in the State. Mother Hobbs was eleven years old when the stars fell. She had a vivid remembrance of this event, and the signs which showed the nearness of the coming of her dear Lord were always a delight to her. On the old Hobbs’ farm near Kingsville was held the first Seventh-day Adventist camp-meeting of the Missouri Conference, and their home was always a stopping-place for the ministers, and weary laborers and canvassers were ever welcomed. It was mother’s delight to serve others without thought or regard to her own comfort or convenience. Hers was a life of unselfish and tireless labor, for the cause of God first, then for her children, for neighbors and friends, and for strangers. She was a great sufferer for many years, yet she bore it with such faith and patience that her life was a bright testimony to the grace of God, and her faithfulness to the truth for these last days was an inspiration to believers and a witness unto all about her. While she gladly gave some of her children to the work of the Lord, which she loved so much, she had the constant, faithful help of the others through the increasing sufferings of her last days. As the end drew nearer, she delighted to talk of the short rest that awaited her, and of the glorious resurrection and the lovely home she confidently expected to enjoy in a little while with all her loved ones and her blessed Lord. She was laid beside her husband, who died in the faith in 1873, there, with him and other members of the family, to await the coming of the Life-giver. Three aged sisters are still living, and of her own there are six children, twenty-five grandchildren, and twenty-six great-grandchildren. The funeral services were conducted by Elder H. K. Willis in the Christian church in Kingsville, Mo. A mother in Israel is gone, but we have hope of soon seeing her again.

E. W. Webster.

Publications Wanted

[SPECIAL NOTE.—All who receive periodicals in answer to these calls are advised to examine them carefully before distributing them.—Ed.]

The following persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, post-paid:—

E. C. Stopp, R. F. D. 1, Monclova, Ohio, tracts.

Miss Nettie Brown, 206 Monroe St., Joliet, Ill., Instructor, and Little Friend.

Maud Warren, 709 Florence St., Fort Worth, Tex., periodicals and tracts.

Mrs. M. A. Tucker, Cor. 4th and D St., Lawton, O. T., Signs, Instructor, Life Boat.

Judson A. Baker, Uphill, Ontario, Signs, Life and Health, Bible Training School, and Watchman.

Alma Haggard, Mulberry, Kan., Signs, Instructor, Little Friend, and tracts on the Sabbath.

Miss Belle Young, R. F. D. 3, Paducah, Ky., Review, Signs, Instructor, Life Boat, Life and Health, and tracts.

Growth of the Review Subscription List

By Editor

We wish to share with the many friends of the REVIEW the satisfaction which we enjoy in view of the rapid growth of our subscription list since the opening of the general missionary campaign last October. The actual net increase in the size of our edition during the six months ending with the issue for May 4 was 4,300 copies, an average of over 150 copies a week. To supply our regular list and to meet the special demand we shall print an edition of twenty-one thousand each week while the report of the General Conference is appearing. We take this occasion to express again our appreciation of the earnest and faithful efforts of our fellow workers in the field who have co-operated with us in the campaign to place the REVIEW in every Sabbath-keeping family in the United States. We believe that we are nearer the realization of that purpose than ever before in the recent history of this paper.

It was certainly a happy idea—the suggestion that the delegates to the General Conference from the conferences in this country should bring gifts with them for the Washington work and for the Mission treasury. The presidents of union and State conferences and other leaders in the field have responded heartily, as is shown by their most encouraging letters, and the brethren and sisters in the churches are providing the gifts with loyal liberality. There is every reason to expect that the total of these donations will be a goodly sum, and the help will be most timely. We hope that this movement will make it possible to go forward immediately with the erection of the other buildings required in the establishment of the denominational headquarters in Washington, and also relieve the strain upon the Mission Board due to a depleted treasury. For such results as these we should be deeply thankful. In due time we shall give a full report of this “surprise party,” in which we know that our readers take a most hearty interest.

New First-Page Design and South Lancaster Visit

By Editor

WE hope our readers will agree with us in thinking that our first-page design is artistic in appearance, and that the symbols are expressive of gospel truths. In setting forth his own thought of the design, the artist says: “My scheme is after the renaissance style, and starts at the bottom from the commandments. The scroll starts full, and blends into the cup of sorrow and thorns. From the cup unfolds the passion-flower into the candlestick, into ivy, and topped by the emblem of purity—the lily.” With very slight changes the same characteristic heading of the paper is retained, so that the essential individuality is preserved, while, in our estimation the general appearance is improved. We trust also that the contents and make-up of this issue will be acceptable to our largely increased circle of readers.

THE secretary of the General Conference, Elder W. A. Spicer, spent last Sabbath and Sunday at South Lancaster, Mass., speaking at different times to the church and the students of the academy. On Monday Brother Spicer delivered the address at the closing exercises of the academy.

Collection for Washington Building Fund

THE believers in Washington desire to co-operate heartily with their brethren and sisters of the other churches in this country in responding to the appeal for a special effort in behalf of the Washington building fund and the Mission Board treasury, and a collection was therefore taken in all the churches in this city on Sabbath, May 6.

The Annual Statistical Report

By Editor

THE annual report of the statistical secretary, Brother H. E. Rogers, which is printed in this issue of the REVIEW, is the product of much painstaking labor, and is both complete and reliable. This report is worthy of careful study on the part of every Seventh-day Adventist who desires to be intelligent concerning the denominational work. The information contained in it will furnish food for much profitable reflection. Do not pass it by carelessly.

The Upper Hudson Sanitarium

IN the village of Hadley, Saratoga Co., N. Y., near the lake and village of Luzerne, and within full view of the Adirondack Mountains, a new health institution known as the Upper Hudson Sanitarium has just been opened by Dr. Elmer F. Otis, formerly connected with the New England Sanitarium at Melrose, Mass. An illustrated booklet of attractive appearance gives full information concerning the location, equipment, and general plan of the institution. We extend our best wishes for the success of this latest addition to the family of sanitariums.

Complete Report of the General Conference

By Editor

For some weeks after the burning of the printing plant at Battle Creek, and again when we first began to print the REVIEW in Washington, we were compelled to issue a sixteen-page paper. Our subscribers appreciated the embarrassing circumstances in which we were placed, and made no complaint because of the reduced number of pages. We are pleased now to furnish to our readers for several weeks a thirty-two-page paper without extra charge, and to provide them with the only complete report of the General Conference, which begins its thirty-sixth session at Takoma Park this week. We shall make every effort to give a comprehensive report of this meeting, and shall make it as full as our space will permit.

Reports of the General Conference

By Editor

BESIDES adding eight pages to the usual size of our paper, we omit some of the usual departments this week, in order to provide room for special matter pertaining to the conference. Many of our readers will have the privilege of reading the address of the president of the General Conference at the same time that the delegates are listening to it. This address will repay a careful reading. The report of the treasurer should not be cast aside merely because it contains some tabulated statements. This report gives a carefully prepared statement of the finances of the General Conference, including a full summary of all receipts and disbursements. These two articles will introduce our readers to the real work of the conference.

Washington, D. C.

By J. S. Washburn

WE have passed another waymark in raising the Washington building fund. Seven tenths of the one hundred thousand dollars which was to be devoted to the building up of our institutions in Washington, D. C., has now been supplied. The list, as published on page 29, stands at $70,415.53. We are glad to head our list this week with a donation of five hundred dollars. There are also five donations of one hundred dollars or more each, and a large number of smaller donations. There is a stir among our people and a determination to complete this work before the close of the General Conference, May 30. To accomplish this there should be an average of ten thousand dollars a week supplied. This certainly means that beside the smaller offerings, which are now flowing in a strong tide, there should be five donations each week of one thousand dollars. For the sake of the greatest truth on earth, now in its greatest crisis, in the name of Him who was rich and gave all for us, we appeal to our brethren and sisters of means to place their money now in the bank of heaven. Soon every earthly financial enterprise will be swept away by the flood that will drown the world in destruction. Brethren and sisters, shall we not make the one safe investment?

The servant of the Lord has sent us this appeal:—

“Our heaviest burden at the present time is for the work in Washington. Angels of God are co-operating with those who are lifting the standard of God’s holy law in this important place. Will you help these faithful workers? Will you send in the means that is needed in order for the necessary buildings to be erected. Let the members of every church now do all in their power to raise the fund necessary for the completion of the buildings that are so much needed in Washington. The work must be quickly established at the capital of our nation. Will you not, my brethren and sisters, see that the necessary means is supplied for the accomplishment of this work?”

Surely the Lord’s people will respond to the earnest appeals which have been made to them. J. S. WASHBURN.