Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-30
RAISED $t25,Ot5.4 ~ |
IN PAST YEAR
w. H. Thurst0n Makes Annual
Report at Lake Union Con-
ference

A't"Lt4~ NsA'-SfAJ -f44N4As3 pi-1 -
Since the last session of the Lake
Union Conference there has been two
churches organized and two more a
bout ready for organization Our rec
ords show 80 organized churches with
in the state. During the two years
we have baptized 294 persons. Some
of these were already church mem
bets, having been accepted subject to
! baptism, or rebaptized. There are so
houses of Worship in the conference
The balance of the believers meet in
rented buildings" so declared Elder
W. H. Thurston, president of the
Wisconsin Conference sf Seventh
day Adventists, i'm his report before
the delegates now attending the BIZ
ennial convention of the Lake Union
Conference. OF that denomination.
Eight tent efforts have been held
in different parts of the conference,
and ses eral general meetings, all re-
suiling in new members.
I'VE have three intermediate
5aI.-u s, adj in the north half of the
1l45ueuoe. A class of IS graduated
an Bethel last year, completing ten
.r5es. We have 20 church schools.
educational secretary, Miss Fran
e.. Case, held a church-schooI teach
ems institute last winter with much
profit to the school work.
I'VE have 712 schools and Is fam
lily schools. -Four new schools have
been organized during the past two
years. and 10 lgone department
schools. The offerings for the BIZ
ennial period were, $11,636.75, and
adj of it was sent to mission fields.
These figures show S., 5,376.40 more in
offerings than was received during
the former biennial period Our plan
now is to raise 15c per member per
week through the Sabbath school de-
partment for missions. Several Sab
/ bath school conventions have been
held with profit and many Sabbath
| school members have been converted.
There are now 16 young people s
societies with an enrolment of 255;1
junior societies with a membership of
Sc. The offerings to foreign missions
for the two years was $377.14. Offer
ings to home work $56.14, making a
total OF $433.2S. There are so taking
the reading course and 20 working
for standard OF attainment. Four
young peoples conventions have been
held with good results. Many of the
young people are doing real effective
missionary work and the outlook is
hopeful
eve have had in all so cOlporteurs
in the field, some working full time,
while others only part of the time.
The sales all told for books, tracts,
and papers for the two years were
$24,10S. .69. This shows a gain over the
previous biennial period of $292.49.
Four .canyassers' institutes have been
held and plans have been formulated
10 increase the number of regular
workers this year.
THE medical missionary work is
am Important part of the gospel mes
sage and workers are being trained
year by year in the Madison Sanitar
ium From time to time these medica
missionaries are passed on to other
countries to minister in both physical
and spiritual things. The patronage
has been very good during the past
two years, and the results very sat
isfactory Some are receiving the
truth and healed of the malady O
sin while sojourning there for physi
cal restoration. Our monthly finan
cial statement shows a gradual gail
in current business each year.
I'VE are pleased to be able to re
port some increase in tithes and OF
! ferings for the biennial period as tn.
following figures viii show 1.-THE
received S71, ,151.74, which shows
gain over the previous biennial pei
iod OF S7,447.6O. Offerings to fore
fgn missions were $24447.S7. A gat
} over previous biennial period of $5
1925. Offerings to the home fielt
$5.S07.14, a gain over previous teri
of $685.. "A. Adding all these amount
y gives a total of $125,O15.44 for the b
ennfal period and 9 gain over til
-S previous biennial term of S11 ,5S9.5S.