The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-10-18

ana conservation OF this entire body
of people since the beginning OF their
work. The rate of increase is in
dicated in Summary I, where the per
capita amount of the tots con+ribu-
lions for all purposes is given from
year to year. Beginning with a per
capita of 1929 in 1863, the various
years increase as follows: 1870. S4.66
1880. S4.35; 1890, 1886; 1900, 1914;
1906, s15.2S; 1911, $21.6S
Summary ) shows 613 primary
schools and SO intermediate schools,
academies and colleges operated by
the denomination. All of these
schools had 2430 teachers, With an en-
rollment of 25,541. This number is
practically one-half of the young PEG,
pie OF school age in the denomination.
Summary 6 indicates the standing
OF the young peoples work The to-
tai membership of the societies is
1908, or about one-fourth of the en-
tire available membership. The per
capita contributions amount to SIPS
per year, 59.9S per cent. of which is
tor foreign work.
Summary presents figures regard
ing the Sabbath school work since
its inception This showed that from
the beginning Of their work they had
given $1,oS5,o333.91 in their Sabbath
school offerings to missions. From
this source alone they are receiving
about 5000 week for missions.
Summary reveals that the sale of
literature is an important feature ia
connection with the work of Seventh
day Adyentists. and the amount OF
denominational literature sold during
1911 was $1,627657.S3. This makes
total literature sales since the or
SANITATION of approximately $4,000
coo This literature is issued from 81
publishing houses and their branches,
in II languages, in the form of $40
bound books. 300 pamphlets, 100
tracts end 125 periodicals. A collec.
ton of one copy of each is valued at
about $500 These publishing houses
have an investment of $1.64S.32S.2 20.
and employ 645 persons The num-
Der OF persons engaged in the distri-
button OF this literature is 2096. 9S4
OF whom are in the United States,
and lll2 outside Of this country.
Summary shows a total OF 102
sanitariims and treatment rooms,
having assets amounting TO S3,7>2.-
42I.35 This is an increase Of 1850
per cen.. over the assets for the pre-
cedins year The total number 81
persons engaged in this line Of work
now stands at 24o4. an increase dur
inc the year Of 20.S5 per cent.
Summary IN shows total invest
ment o. the denomination in all lines
of work 10 be S12,399. 004.71: 6415 per
cent Of this is for institutional work.
and 1855 per cent. for eyangelistic
work The total number OF persons
employed in all lines was 1856. The
net gain in valuation during 1911 was
Sl,765,73S, or 16 per cent The per
capita valuation now stands at
$1I3.7S, a gain during the year Of
Sl2.05 per capita This fact. taken
from the per capita contribution OF
SILT for the entire membership, is
certainly significant showing, The
net gain in workers during 1911 was
1892, or 1924 per cent.
The encampment here will break
up Monday morning, and the dele
gates Will scatter out to their various
homes. Elder r. W. Parmele Of Or
lando. retired as president of the con-
ference and Elder W. H. Hickman
of Philadelphia, the president of the
Eastern Pennsylvania conference,
was elected president in his place
REPORTER.