The Washington herald., 1909-05-21
ADVENTISTS HEAR
FOREIGN REPORTS
Their Reading Occupied the
Great r Part of Day.
ELDER DISCUSSES A MESSAGE
Editor Prescott. of the Review and
Herald, Tells OF Importance OF
Splendid work Shown iz the Re
port of the British Union.

The reading Of foreign reports. whicl
occupied the greater part OF the sessions
yesterday OF the quadTiennisl conference
Of the Seventh-day Adventists at Takoma
Park. viii be continued az the morning
session to-day. All reports show pleas
ing advances made in procuring convert:
in European countries, and in circulating
publications OF the faith.
The message for this time" was the
subject Of an address last night by e.
der y. W Prescott, editor OF the Review
and Herald. published al TakOma Park
Mr. Prescott told Of the necessity cf
spreading the massage Of the cleaninS of
the sanctuary. as foretold in the four
teenth chapter of David, which he said
was now in progress and would soon be
completed.
The English Report.
Much discussion was OccasiOned by the
reading Of the English report, which told
Of the progress made in teaching and
preaching in the British Isles in the last
thirty years
The-rePert was in part as follows.
The British union is among the small
est in area and among the largest in
population It's area OF I21,Ooo square
miles IS somewhat larger than the COM
bined areas OF the States Of New York.
Pennsylvania and West Virginia The
population is about s5.0o0eo0. OF nearly
half that Of all North America, exclusive
Of old Mexico. At least Eve distinct
and characteristic ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Scotch, Irish, Welsh. and Manx-are man
fest 20 one who visits ali divisions OF
the field There are three languages be
sides the English spoken by considerable
sections Of the population-the Welsh in
Wales, the Gaelic in Scotland. and the
Erse in Ireland are adhered TO by thou
sands, and II requires no stretch OF the
imagination OF fine discernment 20 dis
cover many minor. vet striking. distinc-
tons as regards both customs and dia-
leCts.
At the opening OF the quadrenniaI
term. January I. 1895. our work in Great
Britain was twenty-six years old There
was a. that time two organized confer
ences. North England and South Eng
land. and three mission fields, Wales.
Scotland. and Ireland with an aggregate
reported membership Of j. .364 During the
four-year period closing December q.
1908 two missions. Wales and South Scot
land. were organized into conferences: . I
churches were organized. and there were
added to the membership So by baptism
and rs BY vote. or a total Of LOS.
Church Membership.
On account Of a revision Of the lists
OF church membership throughout the
Held, the reported net gain for the gen
eraI conference term was reduced 10 so. !
giving the union a membership OF 1874
at the close of the year 1913 Il is evil /
dent that the real gain in membership /
for the QuadrenniaI period IS much larger I
than the apparent net gain.
The union made a net gain Of sixty 4
eight members for the first quarter Of I
1863, so that on March 81. Of the present
year, We had a total membership OF 1.742.
That which has been accomplished during
the past four years, as regards member
slip. gives Us assurance for the future.
There has been an encouraging gain
n tithes and offerings during the four
years The tithes for the year 1874. the
last year Of the preceding general con-
ference term. amounted to s15.sl0. OF a
Per capita rate Of s10S3. The 1.-THE for the
year 1906, the last year Of the term for
which We are reporting, amounted 10
S-5.07S. or Per capita rate Of S14sS Thus
the year 1913 as compared with 1904 shows
q gain in 1.-THE Of g alsS. and a gain of
more than 81 in the per capita rate.
The total offerings 10 missions for
1874 amounted 10 S.S2I. OF H.@ a mem
Der The total amount Of offerings 10
missions for 1905 amounted 10 $3.50.
showing gain. as compared with 1905.
Of S,72o- The per capita rate was in
creased from SLS3 10 ST The total
dthes for the four-year period ending
December 81 amounted 70 Ssl, 1873. or
a yearly average Of s22,9Gs The yearly
average per capita rate was S1364 The
total offerings 70 missions for the four
years amounted TO 81 $3.50. a yearly av-
eTage Of $5,05sT2. and a per capita year
y average Of 1872
Aid Il Necessary.
In conclusion. the report said. {
1t is stiH necessary for our field 10 5
receive some aid from the general con- t
ference treasury. The amount required {
Tor the present year Is $3.50. We are
glad however. to note that We turned {
over to the general conference more than
hat amount in offerings last year. not :
counting the amount Of tithes also Maid z
D
L Is our earnest hope and purpose that c
ve shall be required to ask for but e
ne more annual appropriation for the 2
eSular work, and that il viii be much z
ess than $500. Il is the fond desire Of
III the British believers that our field 1
nail soon become, not only full seIf-slp-
'orting, but also able to help substan- 2
ialiy in supporting the great work Of car Z
wing this blessed message to the millions A
7 human kind who sit in darkness and a
he shadow OF DEATH" z
Departmental Meetings.
Departmental meetings Of the general ;,
difference publishing department. the Il
MEDICAL. the missionary volunteer. the re- z
gious liberty, and the other foreign de- f
artments. were held in the morning A. a
o'clock Elder z. y Haskell delivered II
n address on the Holy Spirit and soroe Is
-onderful evidence Of His presence -
Imong the countries represented ana 4
epoTted on were India. Burmah. Africa a
outh America. Mexico. Central Ar7e-ics 81
Vest Indies, China, and japan 81
After the reports have been fnisba5 pi
'-day several business sessions viii he fe
ED. OF
MARRIAGE LICENSES jt