Notes on the Summary by E. R. P.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 1, 1910

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 87, No. 35.

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Notes on the Summary

By E. R. P.

“A GOOD report maketh the bones fat.”

Prov. 15:30.

THIS is the first year we have had two summaries above the $100,000 mark.

THE accompanying summary is a good report from the fields both at home and abroad.

BY studying the Comparative Summary, it will be seen that this year we have not equalled the summary of July, 1908, nor of June, 1909; but the general average is better.

THE reports from foreign fields are most encouraging. It is a real inspiration to read the correspondence from our courageous, faithful book men who are laboring as pioneers in the foreign fields. As we try to comprehend to some degree what the figures in these summaries represent in faithful labor in all these countries which appear in the list, we feel from our hearts to thank God for this good summary, and for the many faithful men who are giving their lives to spread the third angel’s message by means of the printed page.

IN the union conferences of the United States a hard battle has been fought during the first half of this year. The weapons of faith and hard work have been valiantly used, to overcome a persistent downward tendency, caused, apparently, by the transfer of some of our strong leaders to foreign fields, many changes in leadership, the depression brought in by drought, and other causes. But the downward tendency is now checked. The tide is flowing in. Several unions have begun the last half of the year with the best record ever made for the month of July. The strong, complete organization of our work at the present time, throughout this field, and the spirit of determination, hard work, and reliance upon God, which is shown in all the reports and correspondence, give us courage to believe that those unions in which there was a decline during the first six months of the year, will make up the loss before the year closes. E. R. P.