Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-26
Total of $586,977.11 Report
ed as Discussed by Seventh
Day Adventists.
ANNUAL REPORT is MADE
THE DIVISION COUNCIL
Church Delegates in Session at Ia
koma Park Discuss Interests in
Foreign Countries.

During the last fiscal year a total OF
$5S6.977.11 passed through the treasury
of the general conference of Seventh
Day Adventists in the form of mission
funds. according to the report of Elder
W. T. Knox, presented at this morn
ing's session of the joint fall council
Of the general and North American d.
vision conferences. now in progress in
the administration building in Takoma
Park.
All of this money was gathered by
the membership in North America, and
the greater portion of it was forwarded
to foreign lands for the advancement
of the gospel The Sabbath schools had
a large part in donating to this fund,
the total from this source alone being
1926. 1907. Mrs. L. Flora Plummer of
Washington state. who is the only wom-
an member of the general conference
committee. is the secretary of the Sab
bath school department.
Other sources through which this
money was collected and the amount
given included the annual offerinR
90 'So4.do: the midsummer Offering,
wy. l31,09; harvest ingathering, $685.
Weekly o isrlne 9eaiaf 'ssse7
~, 47s.75; colored work. s1,0s4.35; re,
l1glous liberty fund, $1,05949; surplus
t ts1 f. sss'e7o'S7; miscellaneous. s12.-
Fund for Missionary Work.
More than half million dollars has
been appropriated for missionary ad-
vancement during the two sessions of
the general conference that have thus
far been held. The work in India was
given considerable attention today, and
$56.5S3.9S was the amount voted for
that field for the coming year.
That the denomination has made en-
couring strides in that country is
shown by the fact that those in charge
Of the church over there have asked
for an additional appropriation of
sls.49s.os for the enlargement of their
cause during the coming year New
homes are to be erected for the mis-
sionaries that have been added to the
corps during the last year, more ma
tive evangelists are to be employed,
new portions of the country entered,
and other things done to keep the
movement advancing.
Great enthusiasm was manifested at
the session of the North American divi-
sion conference in outlining plans for
the advancement of the young peoples
work, which directly involves between
$4,000 and 10000 young men and wom-
en- in Canada and the United States.
Propositions Submitted.
Four propositions were submitted to
the council for consideration by the
three secretaries of the general and
North American division conferences
Prof. NJ. E. Kern, C. L. Benson and
Elder Meade MacGuire, and these were
approved.
A goal was set for the coming yea
to raise several thousands of dollars
for foreign missionary endeavor, to get
5000 members of the society to read
the Bible through, to win 1000 souls to
Christ and to have 1000 take the
standard of attainment course in de-
nominational history and Bible doc
trines.
Prof. Kern gave an outline of the
progress of the young peoples depart
ment, and said that for this year the
different societies worked on the plan
of raising $4,000 for missionary en-
deavor. 1t is expected that at least this
same amount will be the goal for the
coming year. Short talks favoring the
| having an impetus throughout North
America in the last few years, and
pledging cooperation, were made by
e. e. Andross Of Los Angeles. Charles
| Thompson of Minneapolis, w. c. White
| of st. Helena, Cal: r. A. Underwood of
College View, Neb.: Prof Frederick
Griggs. the head of the educational de-
partment; c. w. FlaiZ of College Place,
| Wash: o. Montgomery of Atlanta, Ga.
| G. F. Watson of Fort Worth, Tex; b.
| G. Wilkinson of Takoma Park and +.
W. Pap, secretary of the home mis-
| sionary department.