Report of Home Missionary Work of the General Conference for Quarter Ending March 31, 1915

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 21, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 52.

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Report of Home Missionary Work of the General Conference for Quarter Ending March 31, 1915

CONFERENCES Membership | No. Reporting | Letters Written | Letters Received | Missionary Visits | Bible Readings or Cottage Meetings | Subscriptions Taken for Periodicals | Papers Sold | Papers Mailed, Lent, or Given Away | Books Sold | Books Lent or Given Away | Tracts Sold | Tracts Lent or Given Away | Hours of Christian Help Work | Articles of Clothing Given Away | No. of Meals Provided | Treatments Given | Signers to Temperance Pledge | Offerings to Home Missionary Work | No. of Converts
ATLANTIC UNION E. New York — 874 | ... | 135 | 88 | 239 | 126 | 111 | 134 | 1777 | 436 | 99 | 161 | 1594 | 397 | 176 | 320 | 5 | ... | $ 9.25 | ... Greater New York — 1386 | 347 | 714 | 253 | 9301 | 920 | 148 | 11045 | 11241 | 971 | 570 | 4104 | 30166 | 1262 | 626 | 1052 | 366 | 3 | 110.77 | 3 Maine — 491 | 142 | 201 | 64 | 367 | 136 | 17 | 317 | 3823 | 175 | 578 | ... | 10230 | 1024 | 290 | 46 | 137 | ... | 87.99 | 19 Massachusetts — 1473 | 275 | 648 | 212 | 1472 | 779 | 23 | 6975 | 16028 | 594 | 406 | 3861 | 8824 | 2230 | 957 | 343 | 201 | 1 | 181.08 | ... N. New England — 602 | 139 | 437 | 183 | 715 | 244 | 25 | 711 | 16724 | 512 | 439 | 24 | 2880 | 1220 | 460 | 834 | 83 | 7 | 54.13 | 5 S. New England — 480 | ... | 61 | 13 | 177 | 16 | 17 | 495 | 3729 | 21 | 132 | ... | 2786 | 120 | 174 | 34 | 7 | ... | 46.80 | 6 W. New York — 882 | 146 | 248 | 101 | 464 | 156 | 35 | 6582 | 15524 | 354 | 290 | 900 | 4885 | 581 | 420 | 442 | 78 | 6 | 94.65 | 6
CENTRAL UNION Colorado — 1952 | ... | 1131 | 315 | 1622 | 652 | 296 | 4941 | 12783 | 695 | 1162 | 993 | 5919 | 1584 | 528 | 541 | 192 | 44 | 73.68 | 46 Kansas — 2148 | 438 | 662 | 306 | 1230 | 736 | 130 | 939 | 17510 | 629 | 477 | 623 | 7177 | 917 | 389 | 586 | 114 | 12 | 106.10 | 6 Missouri — 1250 | 1007 | 813 | 250 | 2039 | 505 | 93 | 1533 | 18516 | 1793 | 853 | 69 | 34388 | 1310 | 460 | 281 | 201 | 11 | 116.50 | 21 Nebraska — 2105 | 321 | 639 | 305 | 1304 | 525 | 112 | 1023 | 16085 | 307 | 334 | 1550 | 17706 | 769 | 396 | 183 | 37 | ... | 108.79 | 28 W. Colorado — 450 | 164 | 515 | 337 | 1127 | 453 | 66 | 603 | 5878 | 183 | 335 | 1862 | 3056 | 802 | 303 | 75 | 56 | ... | 29.41 | 23 Wyoming — 564 | ... | 132 | 45 | 186 | 120 | 42 | ... | 3740 | 156 | 104 | ... | 2668 | 245 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3.25 | ...
COLUMBIA UNION Chesapeake — 784 | 81 | 191 | 111 | 710 | 266 | 182 | 2060 | 4892 | 142 | 195 | 456 | 3117 | 881¼ | 157 | 137 | 37 | 3 | 27.37 | 51 Dist. of Columbia — 1042 | 181 | 1764 | 266 | 505 | 179 | 224 | 434 | 10362 | 42 | 157 | 849 | 6225 | 302½ | 661 | 255 | 16 | 6 | 40.43 | 2 E. Pennsylvania — 1200 | 208 | 309 | 148 | 1742 | 261 | 312 | 3753 | 9040 | 387 | 332 | 850 | 5195 | 765 | 534 | 247 | 44 | 3 | 105.10 | 1 New Jersey — 926 | 180 | 424 | 113 | 1217 | 651 | 88 | 4317 | 24985 | 892 | 2255 | 194 | 16098 | 1332 | 318 | 219 | 180 | 31 | 83.32 | 2 Ohio — 2100 | 513 | 484 | 204 | 1565 | 592 | 162 | 9925 | 21936 | 1202 | 405 | 274 | 10419 | 1795 | 676 | 766 | 250 | 15 | 131.06 | 32 Virginia — 540 | 11 | 155 | 79 | 454 | 231 | 20 | 1080 | 1388 | 135 | 122 | 155 | 1247 | 429 | 134 | 436 | 67 | 1 | 41.08 | 2 W. Pennsylvania — 810 | 264 | 329 | 145 | 1225 | 472 | 110 | 1099 | 16539 | 333 | 561 | 965 | 5220 | 695 | 468 | 437 | 208 | 19 | 61.90 | 15 West Virginia — 240 | 50 | 199 | 47 | 355 | 74 | 71 | 1814 | 3292 | 177 | 43 | 104 | 3082 | 270 | 156 | 174 | 92 | ... | 39.83 | 2
EASTERN CANADIAN UNION Maritime — 260 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... Ontario — 550 | ... | 266 | 103 | 794 | 413 | 50 | 3928 | 4415 | 259 | 731 | 225 | 16543 | 716 | 312 | 530 | 266 | ... | 91.58 | 4 Quebec — 150 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... Newfoundland — 62 | ... | 42 | 12 | 326 | 11 | 8 | 67 | 1302 | 16 | 19 | 72 | 771 | 66 | 49 | ... | 11 | ... | 1.81 | ...
LAKE UNION E. Michigan — 1680 | ... | 409 | 122 | 1010 | 261 | 141 | 4250 | 11395 | 923 | 366 | 34 | 6560 | 1883 | 701 | 281 | 395 | 52 | 112.50 | 16 Indiana — 1665 | ... | 242 | 40 | 505 | 158 | 44 | 951 | 11380 | 407 | 302 | 23 | 5052 | 340 | 353 | 444 | 71 | ... | 48.56 | 2 N. Illinois — 1530 | 453 | 1231 | 684 | 4193 | 1899 | 236 | 4836 | 23981 | 726 | 538 | 3508 | 23805 | 2333 | 1110 | 899 | 163 | 106 | 312.46 | 26 N. Michigan — 879 | 170 | 462 | 203 | 781 | 143 | 47 | 2019 | 7038 | 318 | 176 | 99 | 1658 | 662 | 197 | 167 | 47 | 13 | 84.42 | 13 S. Illinois — 653 | 63 | 116 | 66 | 342 | 124 | 179 | 328 | 7775 | 336 | 126 | 476 | 2813 | 492 | 179 | 225 | 82 | 7 | 27.86 | 5 W. Michigan — 2717 | 265 | 686 | 300 | 2396 | 398 | 133 | 544 | 11379 | 752 | 218 | ... | 9588 | 1079 | 749 | 176 | 39 | 14 | 231.93 | 1 Wisconsin — 2600 | ... | 271 | 54 | 450 | 150 | 36 | 1500 | 4124 | 40 | 277 | ... | 1242 | 1103 | 270 | 88 | 61 | 48 | 50.17 | 89
NORTHERN UNION Iowa — 2472 | 306 | 855 | 284 | 1425 | 807 | 170 | 1830 | 19900 | 389 | 400 | 83 | 21100 | 1506 | 1112 | 633 | 55 | 3 | 105.22 | 27 Minnesota — 1785 | 660 | 1023 | 780 | 4141 | 1325 | 252 | 6093 | 78662 | 780 | 987 | 2754 | 109406 | 1980 | 678 | 93 | 10 | ... | 156.69 | 18 North Dakota — 1325 | 701 | 166 | 65 | 210 | 196 | 97 | 1865 | 3143 | 95 | 70 | 287 | 6991 | 58 | 25 | 337 | ... | ... | 175.00 | ... South Dakota — 976 | 97 | 249 | 89 | 254 | 17 | 18 | 238 | 4145 | 33 | 57 | 7 | 1496 | 240 | 96 | 394 | 301 | ... | 51.81 | 10
NORTH PACIFIC UNION Montana — 642 | 77 | 212 | 40 | 599 | 56 | 29 | 88 | 2681 | 53 | 70 | ... | 983 | 522 | 88 | 333 | 34 | ... | 42.04 | 2 S. Idaho — 869 | 202 | 230 | 94 | 466 | 70 | 22 | 160 | 5736 | 285 | 231 | 244 | 5160 | 587 | 307 | 296 | 63 | 1 | 48.32 | 5 S. Oregon — 791 | 187 | 502 | 162 | 861 | 358 | 90 | 245 | 8945 | 205 | 250 | 102 | 3308 | 592 | 442 | 388 | 48 | 21 | 34.28 | 18 Upper Columbia — 2365 | 148 | 482 | 132 | 1149 | 316 | 57 | 639 | 15454 | 116 | 332 | 2049 | 6980 | 1307 | 684 | 372 | 113 | ... | 55.43 | 24 W. Oregon — 2241 | 172 | 324 | 127 | 1330 | 277 | 21 | 150 | 5412 | 150 | 303 | 28 | 3275 | 1706 | 498 | 125 | 48 | 7 | ... | 2 W. Washington — 2059 | 197 | 305 | 80 | 856 | 374 | 37 | 1079 | 8645 | 574 | 409 | ... | 5031 | 878 | 498 | 369 | 59 | 52 | 149.83 | 21
PACIFIC UNION Arizona — 380 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1208 | 13370 | 369 | 601 | ... | 7877 | 442 | 908 | 176 | 61 | ... | ... | 4 California — 1677 | ... | 221 | 94 | 798 | 599 | 124 | 1208 | 13370 | 369 | 601 | ... | 7877 | 442 | 908 | 176 | 61 | ... | 59.28 | 4 Cen. California — 1332 | 224 | 211 | 84 | 846 | 281 | 57 | 580 | 7974 | 265 | 266 | 55 | 5471 | 327 | 133 | 182 | 30 | ... | ... | 69 Nevada Mission — 200 | ... | 103 | 102 | 35 | 8 | ... | ... | 108 | 31 | 32 | ... | 46 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 17.35 | 5 N. California — 1629 | 363 | 522 | 183 | 661 | 228 | 147 | 695 | 13815 | 363 | 381 | 668 | 6639 | 584 | 490 | 326 | 32 | 22 | 143.76 | 30 N.W. California — 1342 | ... | 218 | 69 | 515 | 123 | 185 | 340 | 2285 | 157 | 119 | ... | 1662 | 117 | 227 | 116 | 4 | ... | 12.92 | ... S. California — 2258 | ... | 736 | 152 | 1097 | 376 | 369 | 2117 | 19680 | 610 | 509 | 199 | 7698 | 1168 | 1105 | 393 | 129 | 14 | 27.20 | 1 S.E. California — 1652 | ... | 289 | 135 | 385 | 147 | 82 | 1182 | 9676 | 681 | 237 | 418 | 2525 | 350½ | 377 | 59 | 56 | 31 | 51.13 | 23 Utah — 205 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...
SOUTHEASTERN UNION Cumberland — 657 | 194 | 195 | 86 | 451 | 213 | 2 | 230 | 2868 | 169 | 218 | 30 | 979 | 584 | 312 | 122 | 75 | ... | 19.59 | 2 Florida — 871 | 336 | 749 | 300 | 1504 | 392 | 334 | 1765 | 16271 | 414 | 490 | 1531 | 5704 | 794 | 347 | 542 | 155 | 70 | 87.97 | ... Georgia — 522 | 243 | 916 | 656 | 1739 | 666 | 35 | 3293 | 7989 | 227 | 410 | 224 | 6356 | 2277 | 422 | 344 | 220 | 50 | 190.43 | 3 North Carolina — 565 | 223 | 229 | 150 | 1480 | 703 | 11 | 931 | 3947 | 232 | 113 | 35 | 2239 | 1101 | 347 | 641 | 221 | 41 | 94.18 | 11 South Carolina — 338 | 229 | 164 | 133 | 682 | 429 | 22 | 1654 | 1241 | 38 | 65 | 4 | 907 | 1479 | 278 | 623 | 33 | 17 | 11.19 | 5
SOUTHERN UNION Alabama — 697 | 189 | 377 | 197 | 1626 | 741 | ... | 602 | 4774 | 215 | 193 | 73 | 3133 | 1698 | 298 | 673 | 142 | ... | 95.66 | 11 Kentucky — 651 | ... | 298 | 133 | 1186 | 833 | 57 | 1203 | 2816 | 369 | 185 | 181 | 1579 | 615 | 242 | 1844 | 49 | 16 | 11.48 | 14 Louisiana — 446 | ... | 118 | 65 | 160 | 96 | 47 | 9 | 1956 | 20 | 363 | ... | 538 | 82 | 32 | 63 | 33 | ... | ... | ... Mississippi — 343 | 166 | 174 | 83 | 997 | 394 | 90 | 765 | 4091 | 138 | 112 | 5 | 1841 | 712 | 406 | 283 | 68 | 2 | 623.00 | ... Tennessee River — 765 | ... | 466 | 195 | 1388 | 674 | 34 | 1182 | 5927 | 262 | 420 | 134 | 2142 | 1148 | 1160 | 280 | 142 | 9 | 58.60 | 17
SOUTHWESTERN UNION Arkansas — 366 | ... | 205 | 126 | 599 | 207 | 40 | 449 | 854 | 39 | 78 | 22 | 1285 | 573 | 223 | 245 | 57 | 20 | 192.00 | 1 New Mexico — 220 | 75 | 238 | 82 | 261 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 21353 | 66 | 24 | ... | 2345 | 416 | 267 | 108 | 79 | ... | 21.55 | ... N. Texas — 1456 | 261 | 541 | 199 | 732 | 282 | 69 | 1458 | 8894 | 225 | 283 | 449 | 8628 | 1190 | 553 | 297 | 88 | 5 | 78.47 | 28 Oklahoma — 1900 | 167 | 224 | 70 | 695 | 224 | 118 | 673 | 5033 | 127 | 138 | 541 | 5628 | 663 | 276 | 226 | 46 | 2 | 44.49 | 39 S. Texas — 434 | 154 | 313 | 161 | 567 | 234 | 22 | 323 | 5934 | 170 | 152 | 29 | 2006 | 628 | 121 | 168 | 29 | 1 | 87.71 | 13 W. Texas — 250 | ... | 16 | 6 | 49 | 5 | 7 | ... | 420 | 3 | 38 | ... | 495 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 4 | ... | 8.10 | ...
WESTERN CANADIAN UNION Alberta — 752 | ... | 147 | 54 | 615 | 190 | 146 | 609 | 4560 | 313 | 100 | ... | 2489 | 163 | 135 | 161 | 19 | 60 | ... | 19 British Columbia — 452 | 147 | 214 | 67 | 364 | 208 | 21 | 1479 | 3235 | 122 | 79 | 7 | 860 | 388 | 246 | 52 | 77 | 1 | 53.79 | 12 Manitoba — 242 | 20 | 134 | 66 | 65 | 35 | ... | 1090 | 621 | 101 | 210 | ... | 1700 | 71 | 56 | 30 | ... | ... | 1.00 | 1 Saskatchewan — 433 | 122 | 206 | 47 | 267 | 244 | 38 | 298 | 1752 | 154 | 118 | 122 | 2766 | 116 | 95 | 40 | 20 | ... | 142.83 | ...
EUROPEAN DIVISION British Union — 2692 | 337 | 1387 | ... | 4530 | 1004 | ... | 31161 | 10516 | 221 | 714 | 1008 | 34199 | 2019 | ... | ... | 286 | 17 | ... | ... Cen. European Un. — 4136 | 1611 | 1282 | 515 | 7767 | 4736 | 106 | 77699 | 3347 | ... | ... | 31471 | 1265 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2449.83 | ... Danube Union — 2349 | 631 | 627 | 363 | 4661 | 7388 | 10 | 4392 | 554 | ... | ... | 15323 | 1365 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 519.14 | ... E. German Union — 7261 | 2292 | 2723 | 1202 | 9179 | 8526 | 200 | 87411 | 6484 | ... | ... | 43888 | 7208 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3599.73 | ... Latin Union — 1475 | 204 | 368 | 184 | 1408 | 1247 | 102 | 7669 | 6422 | ... | ... | 4022 | 9037 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 262.63 | ... Scandinavian Union — 3534 | 241 | 567 | 97 | 2078 | 741 | 322 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 122991 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.06 | ... W. German Union — 6296 | 2099 | 2266 | 847 | 6697 | 6481 | 208 | 71842 | 8600 | ... | ... | 24994 | 9394 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2632.00 | ...
ASIATIC DIVISION Korea — 552 | 224 | 83 | 87 | 2215 | 2295 | 23 | 2272 | 277 | 544 | 1601 | ... | 50807 | 144 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 3.15 | ... Malaysia — 186 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 117 | 16 | 2 | 160 | 1688 | 12 | 48 | ... | 585 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... Philippines — 300 | ... | 11 | 26 | 87 | 100 | 21 | 1587 | 500 | 50 | 328 | ... | 500 | 179 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1
Australasian Un. — 4478 | ... | 3544 | 1621 | 19169 | 3687 | 495 | 52268 | 103105 | 1954 | 3126 | 11254 | 98072 | 14857 | 3126 | 1125 | 849 | ... | 971 | ... | 445.71 | 1 So. African Un. — 1255 | 40 | 213 | 45 | 229 | 255 | 571 | 2563 | 19135 | 19 | 25 | ... | 1421 | 127 | 98 | 82 | 23 | ... | ... | 2 So. American Un. — 1662 | 122 | 224 | 108 | 660 | 949 | 131 | 3869 | 2967 | 598 | 128 | 348 | 1596 | 488 | 512 | ... | 256 | ... | 9.07 | ... Brazilian Union — 1155 | ... | 96 | 48 | 46 | 110 | 4 | 180 | 537 | 48 | 56 | 189 | 2260 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.20 | ... Guatemala — 88 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 206 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... India Union Mis. — 380 | 79 | 394 | 125 | 995 | 516 | 49 | 311 | 13285 | 325 | 531 | 148 | 7002 | 2166 | 196 | 42 | 115 | 19 | 34.60 | ...
Totals — 111324 | 19180 | 40292 | 15996 | 129706 | 62244 | 8276 | 457101 | 820386 | 26184 | 27891 | 165373 | 847579 | 73738 | 27231 | 21729 | 7703 | 905 | $14430.29 | 914