Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
5000 MORE MEMBERS
IN ADVENTIST CHURCH
Secretary Rogers Submits Gratifying
Report to the Joint Council
at Takoma Park.
Also Notes Growth in Titles and Of
ferings-Movement Has Pene-
trated New Countries.

| An increase over last year of more
| than 5000 members the Seventh-dav
Adventist Church was announced today,
to the joint council of the General and
North American Division Conferences
| of Seventh day Advent SITS. now in an
nual session at Takoma Park.
This Information was contained in the
report of H. E. Rogers. statistical sec
rotary, submitted to the joint Council.
Mr.. Rogers also noted a growth in
tithes and offerings, and announced
that the Seventh-day Adventist move
ment has penetrated into number of
new countries.
1.-The coming of the Savior" Mr..
Rogers said, which is one of the prin-
cipal beliefs of our church, is now be-
ing sounded in eighty-five cou-rr'es.
Funds to the amount of s2,S66,727.40,
per capita of $23.42 for each COM
municant, were contributed for evan
gelistic work in the Seven'h-dav Ad-
ventist denomination during the last
fiscal year." Mr.. Rogers continued.
Net Increase in Contributions.
1.-The net increase over the amount
received for the preceding year was
$164,52S.3S, the per cent of increase be-
, ing $40. OF the total amount con-
tributed, s2.079. S.07 was raised in North
America. s4s5.41s.7O in Europe, s12.27e 20
in Asia and s279.796.93 in all other coun-
tres.
There was received. in tithes, ST.
171.9S9.60. or 61.S1 per cent; in offer
1ngs, s640,373.29, or 22.34 per cent; by
Sabbath schools, in contributions to
foreign missions, 91.711.76, or 1O.1S per
cent; by church schools for their main
tenance. s13s,27255. or 4.S2 per cent; by
% Xyn1r
5000. or IS per cent. The per capita
for the 1853 communicates in North
America was 1888: for 50,525 commu-
nicants outside North America, $15.5S.
, an average of s23.42.
'Since this denomination was organ
lied. ffty-one years ago. there has been
contributed for evangelistic wo. alone
a total of S2S.583, 409.96. OF this amount
s19.720,4s (6S.99 per cent? has been
1.-THE; 009,206.65 (7.03 per cent? has
5000 per cent has been contributed for
foreign missions); s3.731. 1886 G3.05
per cent? has been foreign mission Of
ferings. and S3,124,549 G0.9S per cent?
that amount, $22.279.943.29 G7.s4 per
cent? was contributed in North Ameri-
ca, and s6,3O5, 446.67 (22.O6 per cent?
was raised outside this country.
Largest Gain in Membership.
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 communi-
cants; in Europe, 31,7z2; in Asia. 2.713;
in other countries. 16,03s. The total
ba ptisms during the year We're 1874
The difference between the number
added by baptism and the net gain Is
1914. Deducting the number of deaths.
there is left a relatively small num-
Der of apostasies from the faith.
1.-The number of churches at the close
of 1918 was 1859. This is. a gain of
IT'S, or 24.S7 per cent. The number of
new church members added in 1918
was 1858. This number is greater
than the entire membership of the de-
nomination eighteen years after its or
the number of members which was
transferred during 1913 from COM
panies to churches was $3.50"
He also told of the educational sys-
tenn which the denomination conducts
in a uniform way throughout the
world. and also of the thirty-seven pub
fishing houses, which turned out nearly
two million dollars worth of Christian
literature during the past year.
Of the publishing houses he said:
eat the close of 1913 there were
thirty-seven publishing houses and
branches. having assets amounting to
s1,4SS.3SS.46. employing 734 persons.
and the total denominational literature
sales for the year were $1,S69.714.4s."