Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-04

RICHMOND.
Adventist Report.

Elder s. j. Hersum of Richmond
Maine, of the Seventh-day Adventist
church in that town, has Just received
report from the headquarters of the
general conference, the governing body
of the denomination in Washington, ID.
c., of the progress that has been made
by the Adventists in non-Christian and
nom Protestant countries. The report
was prepared and sent by Mr.. II. E.
Rogers, statistical secretary of the gen
eral conference, who tells in a compre-
hensive way of how the Adventists are
endeavoring to obey the commission of
the Saviour, go we into all the world
and preach the gospel to every crea-
ture."
Notwithstanding the fact that the de-
nomination did not send out a mission
airy to foreign lands until 1874 the re-
: port shows that the denomination now
has a total of $50 foreign missionaries
and S74 native helpers. n total force of
1860. There are 40 main stations, las
sub-stations; 413 churches, with II, 565
adherents, 10 training schools, having
an enrolment of IA; 1872 schools and out
schools, with an enrolment of $3.50. Total
foreign teachers number 1903, and native
teachers, 262. The number added in 1911
was 1878, or gain of 22.74 per cent. The
income from the mission fields for 1911,
was $135, 234.G, and the amount added
thereto by the home base, was 1851, 5S7 49,
The statistical secretary states that
this is the first report issued by
the general conference dealing speci-
tically with the work of the denomna-
ton in non-Christian and n-Protestant
lands. As to the progress made in en-
tering these countries the report fur
Their says
Beginning with 1886, when work was
first undertaken in a non-Protestant
of work in II fererrt-eountries, or 25.Ss
per cent. of all the countries that have
been entered; during the next decade,
from lsse-lSoo, 70 work " was begun in y
ing the six years following, to the pres
ent time, II other countries have been
work in so new countries has been be-
gun during the past l6 years. or 1852
per cent. OF all that have been entered
since 1886. Therefore the work in three
fourthS of all the countries that have
been entered as mission fields by this
body is of comparatively recent. date.
The results of the work for the year
1911 are very, gratifying indeed. The re-
port shows that the net gain In baptized
members is 2679. This is a gain of 22.74
per cent. for the year
<Ahothei SASSiicht iesdht SHOWh 10 ihc
large number of pupils in various
schools. There is total of 72i who are
taking training for. various lines of
work. and $3.50 pupils who are taking
work of more elementary character,
and who are thus brought in touch with
workers giving instruction in Bible doc
trines. Many of these pupils will, Ii is
believed, later connect with the work in
their respective fields. In Africa alone
there is a total of liz schools, with over
5000 pupils in attendance from homes
which were formerly heather. Forty
nine teachers have this work in charge,
with 156 native teachers trained to as
sist in a satisfactory manner.
THE total of all funds raised. by the
Seventh-day Adventist denomination in
the United States for evangelistic pur-
poses in 1911 constituted a per capita of
s32 90 for the membership in that field
The present report indicates that the
per capita amount of funds raised in
mission territory constituted S.69 for
each of the 1855 adherents in such ter
ritory In addition there was sent to
the support of work in such fields $751;,
5S7T3 or per capita of s20.36 for each
of the adherents in those fields, making
a total of approximately SIS. 05 per CAPT
ia used for the work in mission terri
tory. Deducting the amount sent outside
the home base, leaves the per capita ex-
pended there at s2744, thus indicating
something of an equalization of funds
expended for the home field and the
work in mission territory"
Pres. Maine Conference