New Britain herald., 1924-08-20
.ADvENTISTS NEAR
 5OTH ANNIVERSARY
Jubilee of Foreign Mission Work
 to Be Observed Next Month

The seNenlhrdaE Adseniisls ol lhls elly arg planning 10 loia with elhsl den0minallonal church throughout the world m eelepraling their lublies ol foreign misslonafs enltsAor,
 tmly .eags ago, ln 6splsmber lhs sevenlArnag Autenslsis seat lAelr nlsl lorslgn missionary acFpss lAs ssss, ikel, ], A, AnuTeNs iell Amenea al lnal tune for aNfseriand. The mpin- befshlp 0l lhe denomination lm North Amenpa was l,gpp, literature Nas pnnlei ln 0ne languagt, three ppr= lodicals Nere being published. ons training school Was ln upelAllen, and the ehurea as wauis had an lHNesl- mrnt ot ssa,ils'b5.
 The denomination has had Ice markaDie growth until today lt Ia pros claiming the advent message ia lla countries, The working force eon- linued 10 increase until n l9.l, when The Last statistical report was cons piled. there were li,3As eNnngelislie and institutional workers who arc carrying forward their message in i34 languages.
 From a humble beginning Of one publication, the church has laid much emphasis on tho importance Of ihe printed page until 1t now operates bi publishing houses and branches, which have a total investment in np- to-date machinery and other equip ment of s4,g2l,575.Te. The influence Of tho Adventists' presses has grown to such an extent that they arc print ing the gospel story in i5i different periodicals in ili languages, and were the first In q number Of instances to reduce the language of remote peo- ples to writing.
 Funds for the advancement Of tho church have increased in leaps and bounds. During the ten years from 1912 to 1922. the offerings to foreign missions totaled si7,5sS,76O.91, while the contributions for all purposes during that decade amounted to s62.- 5o0.77s.5S, or a per capita of s39's6. The denomination is now operating 224 institutions of different Kinds, with a total investment of s34,l96t- 094.15.
 sanitariums and hospitals have been established in the United states England, Canada, South America Australia, India, China, Japan Korea Norway, Sweden and Africa Eacl wear more than 100000 sufferers are given medical attention, and because of a lack of funds, Dr. A. w. Truman the medical secretary for the denon- nation, says urgent appeals rom many places for the extension ot this phase of the church work must walt
 If was in 1874, the year when they so nt out their first foreign missionary that the Adventists established thelr first training school. Today they are onerating five colleges, six junior col leges, three seminaries, 55 acadeinies' and 672 elementary schools, Whlch have a total enrolment or 1-'ooo students. According to Prof. w. E. Howell secretary of the educatiohal department. "the aim of these schoois is to develop the spiritual life, tram for service to mankind, and equip TOT the practical duties of every day nv ing" Such schools have been es- tablished in many parts of the United States, in the African wilds In the iungles of India, in Japan, Manchuria' South America, China, Europe and Australia.
 Since their first messionary was sent to Switzerland in 1874, the church has grown in Europe until 1t ia represented in every country of the continent, and the latest figures 1n- dicated a membership of 67,5O0. They are doing a great work among the Indians of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia: a newspaper of Guayaquil, Ecuador, declaring the Adventists are doing humanitarian work among the Red men. This paper says that the efforts of the Adyentists "are for the educa- ton and redemption of the Indian race" and that their activities ln- clude the teaching of the Indians to read and write and giving medical aid to the suffering" all of these services being absolutely gratis.