p. 24 | Review and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 14. (4/6/1911)

Earlier text: Becoming Acquainted With Our Neighbors

Roll of Honor

By W. T. Knox

WE are pleased to be able to report some additions this week to the Roll of Honor, although we had expected ere this that we would have a report from the entire list of conferences in North America. The list appearing below, however, includes all the field with the exception of some five or six of the smaller conferences, and therefore we are warranted in concluding as to the effect upon the General Conference finances the action of these various conferences will have. While all have not yet begun to pay in to our treasury the amounts voted, yet we conclude that when this is being done, it will add to the income of the General Conference in the neighborhood of $100,000 a year. This will be a great help in carrying on the work in the great mission fields beyond:—

Conference	Sustentation Fund Per Cent	To Mission Work Per Cent
Greater New York	5	10
Chesapeake	5	5
West Pennsylvania	5	10
Massachusetts	5	10
Maine	5	5
Cumberland	5	5
Florida	5	5
Georgia	5	5
North Carolina	5	5
West Michigan	5	25
New Mexico	5	5
New York	5	10
Western New York	5	10
East Michigan	5	10
Minnesota	5	15
Oklahoma	5	15
Texas	5	10
Arkansas	5	5
North Missouri	5	5
Arizona	5	5
Louisiana	5	5
Colorado	5	25
Mississippi	5	5
Wyoming	5	5
East Kansas	5	10
Southern California	5	10
Indiana	5	10
Ohio	5	15
Nebraska	5	15
Maritime	5	5
Alberta	5	5
British Columbia	5	5
Manitoba	5	5
Saskatchewan	5	5
Eastern Pennsylvania	5	10
Northern Illinois	5	10

| Southern Illinois | 5 | 5 | | South Dakota | 5 | 20 | | Utah | 5 | 5 | | Southern New England | 5 | 5 | | Iowa | 5 | 25 | | West Kansas | 5 | 10 | | Western Washington | 5 | 15 | | North Michigan | 5 | 5 | | South Carolina | 5 | 5 | | Alabama | 5 | 5 | | Tennessee River | 5 | 5 | | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | | Southern Union Mission | 5 | 5 | | North Dakota | 5 | 10 | | Western Oregon | 5 | 15 | | Upper Columbia | 5 | 20 | | Quebec | 5 | 5 | | Ontario | 5 | 5 | | Newfoundland | 5 | 5 | | New Jersey | 5 | 5 | | Northern New England | 5 | 5 | | Western Colorado | 5 | 5 | | West Virginia | 5 | 5 | | Wisconsin | 5 | 10 | | Virginia | 5 | 5 | | California | 5 | 15 | | Central California | 5 | 15 | | North California-Nevada | 5 | 15 | | Montana | 5 | 5 | | West Texas | 5 | 5 | W. T. KNOX, Treasurer.

Culhane Family Sails for China

If no delay has occurred, Brother T. F. Culhane and wife are sailing this week from San Francisco, for Shanghai, China. Brother Culhane has been connected with the accounting department of the Pacific Press, and goes to China to act as secretary and treasurer of the Chinese Union Mission.

Mission Appropriations and the Spreading Work

LAST week the General Conference Committee finished its work of considering the estimates and appropriations for missions in this country and abroad. The calls from the mission fields bore testimony to the rapidly expanding work. The increase of native laborers, the growth of stations and out-stations, and general enlargement demand increased appropriations, regardless of new laborers. It was estimated that the mission income for 1911 would largely increase,—our brethren in all the churches will surely see to that,—but it was nevertheless evident to the committee that few calls for new workers could be responded to at present. The fields generally must wait, and work with their present staff; while the Lord’s people, under his blessing, are bringing in the gifts that will make it possible to add missionaries where they are so sorely needed. Let us pray and work for this as never before. From all quarters of the mission fields comes news of a spreading work, that simply must have the oversight of teachers and trainers, else much will be lost. This message is speeding through the world, and it demands the consecration of our all if we are to keep pace with it.

Petition Checks Sunday Legislation

WE learn through Elder J. O. Corliss that the fact that sixty-eight thousand signatures protesting against Sunday legislation are on hand at Sacramento, is evidently holding in check the advocates of such measures. The San Jose Times says:—

“There is a Sunday bill floating around the assembly, and nobody has been found yet willing to introduce it. The bill comes from the Sunday Rest League, and several of the members have been importuned to sponsor it, but so far no one is willing to introduce it, even ‘by request.’ The terms of the bill are very strict, placing an absolute prohibition on the opening of any place of business except hotels, restaurants, and cafés on Sunday.”

Fire Destroys Printing Plant in Colon

Press despatches have brought news of a serious fire in Colon, Panama Canal Zone, which swept a good portion of a block or two. By cable from our West Indian Union office, in Colon, we learn that our printing plant was destroyed. Here was issued an English monthly, the Caribbean Watchman, and a Spanish monthly, with a variety of smaller publications. Our sympathy is with the believers in the West Indian field in this sad loss and trial. They will doubtless be compelled to call for assistance in resuming their printing work in that field.