The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-12-03
ADVENT REPORT
SHOWS PROGRESS

over the remafkeDte progress tuett
has made in various
ways during the past year as given IN
a report that has Just been received
from the statistical secretary or the
General Conference. the governing /
body, which has its headquarters IN
Washington, ID. C. There has been a
large increase in the membership to
the extent of more than eight thous-
and, wonderful growth in tithes and
offerings, and the movement itself has
penetrated into a number of new |
countries until the heralding of the |
message telling of the soon coming OF |
the Saviour, which is one of the prln- |
cipal beliefs of the church. is now be-
ing sounded in IS countries. The re-
port, which was sent by Mr.. II. L.
Rogers. is as follows:
"Funds to the amount of 81, 500,
727. 40, a per capita of S2S. AZ for each
communicate, were contributed for
evangelistie work in the Seyenth-Day
Adventist denomination during the last
fiscal year.
1.-The net increase over the amount
received for the preceding year was
$l64, ,52S.3S, the per cent of increase
being 6.10. OF the total amount con-
tributed, 50, 079, 23S. OF, (72.2S per cent,
was raised IN North America; $780,
4lS.7O, tl72S per cent?. in Europe
Sl2, ,272. 20, Gas per cent, in Asia; and
S279. 1868, t9.76 per cent?, in all other
countries. There was received IN
tithes, l,77l, ,9s9 60. or 6l.sl per cent;
in offerings, S640, ,373.29. or 22.34 per
cent by Sabbath-schools in contribu.
tions to foreign missions. 1921, .76,
or 1918 per cent: by church schools
for their maintenance, Sl3S, 272. 90, or
4.S2 per cent; by Missionary Volunteer
Societies, S24, 5000, or .S5 per cent.
The per capita for the Il 1868 communi-
cants in North America was $2S. 93;
for SO, 525 communicates outside North
America, s$l5.5S an average of S23. AZ
"Since this denomination was organ
lied tifty-one years ago there has been
contributed for evangelistic work
alone a total of S2s, $50, 409.96 Of this
amount, sl9, 72O, 1866, $3.50 per
cent?, has been 1.-THE; S2,009, 206. 90,
(7.03 per cent?, has been Sabbath
school offerings (of which 80.09 per
cent has been contributed for foreign
missions): $3,73l, ,1546S, l3.05 per
cent?, has been foreign mission offer
ings; and SO, 549, (l0.9S per cent?,
has been home mission offerings. OF
that amount, S22, ,279, ,943.29 (77 "a
per cent, was contributed in North
America, and Sc, 305, ,446.67, (22.06 per
cent?, was raised outside this country.
"There was a gain of $3.50 in the
membership for the year, which is the
largest gain ever recorded in any year
since this work was begun. In North
America there were 1883 comuni-
cants; in Europe, 3l,772; in Asia.
2713; in other countries. 16,03S. The
total baptisms during the year were
1884. The difference between the
number added by baptism and the net
gain is AGA. Deducting the number
of deaths, there is left relatively
small number of apostasies from the
faith. 1t is a cause of great satisfac-
tion to note the large number OF bap-
tisms during 1913, the number being
the largest ever accounted for in any
year.
"The number of churches at the
close of 1918 was 1859. This is gair
of 7l5, or 24.87 per cent. The number
of new church members added in l9ls
was 1858. This number is greater
than the entire membership of the de
nomination Is years after its organiza
tion. 1t may be explained that thu
number of members which was trans
ferred during 1918 from companies t
churches was 1888. Deducting thi
amount from 1858, the number o
new church members added during th'
| wear, there is left the net gain in com
| municants (members of churches, COM
NAMES and other Sabbath keepers
namely, $780," The report furthe
saws that the denomination is operat
ing in IS different countries through
] force of laborers comprised as follows
95s ordained ministers, 572 license
| ministers, 1908 licensed missionaries
1850 colporteurs, l,5l1 teachers J
mission, primary and advanced schools
734 laborers in UNCONVENTIONAL publish
ing houses, 1,727 physicians, nurses an
other emloyes in sanitariums and treat
ment rooms, and 252 other persons nc
included in these classes. thus maxim
a total force of 9,172 laboIers engage
in all kinds of work. or an average
one laborer for every 13 members.
| The report also tells in an extensiv
manner of the educational sYsteI
which the denomination conducts in
| uniform way throughout the world, an
| also of the 81 publishing houses, whic
turned out nearly two million dollars
worth of Christian literature durir
the past year. Of the education
| work the report says:
L E1n aI I
schools are conducted by the denomin
tion: Primary schools (grades one
| five), of which there are $40, taught
592 teachers, and having an enrollme
of 10, ,206 and advanced schools tgrad
y eight to l6l. of which there are Z
taught by 557 teachers and having
! enrolment of 1868. In addition
J these two general classes, there a
certain mission schools conducted
v nom Christian and non-Protestant cou
D tries Ia separate report of which
81 prepared), the present number col
prising 206 training schools, he
schools and outschools, with teachi
= force of 1862, and an enrolment
9.6lO. Thus the total number of schot
conducted by the denomination is q
"A taught ny l,OIt teuCuCiot oho hoF' .
81 a total enrolment of n, 379. The toi
investment in these schools is 81, S3
328.14. A total of 1913 students we
trained in all these schools sufficient
81 to enter some line of denomination
= work at the close of the last sch'
year"
Of the publishing houses the rep'
says:
y "At the close of 1913 there were
q publishing houses and branches, havi
q assets amounting to 81 ,4s8, 1888. 46, e
4 ploying 734 persons. and the total
nominational literature sales for
year we're Sl,869, 7l4.48. This lite
ture is issued in the form of appro
mately $50 bound books, 325 pamphle
/ 200 tracts, 1913 periodicals.. in so d
ferent languages. The total literatt
sales from the time this work was
ganized approximately Sl9. 556, $50.
G AS previously noted. this literature
. distributed by 1850 colporteurs, 605
whom are in North America. and l.:
in other countries. Work is being e.
Quoted orally in all the SIS countr