Statistical Report of Seventh-day Adventist Conferences and Missions
33%Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 15, 1912
FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 33.
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| No. | Name of Conference or Mission | Organized (a) | Population (b) | Number of Churches | Membership | Number of Companies | Membership | Number of Isolated Sabbath-Keepers | Total Sabbath-Keepers | Total Tithe Receipts | Tithe per Capita (c) | Number of Church Buildings | Estimated Value | Approximate Seating Capacity | Ordained Ministers | Licensed Ministers | Licensed Missionaries | Book and Periodical Canvassers | Total Laborers (d) | Retail Value of Book and Periodical Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Un. Confs. in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | General Conference (f) | 1883 | 2,128 | 11 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 63 | 403,990 44 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Atlantic Union Conf. | 1901 | 15,666,295 | 180 | 5,059 | 12 | 81 | 375 | 5,515 | 95,798 96 | 17 37 | 64 | 141,000 00 | 9,100 | 57 | 12 | 94 | 111 | 275 | 57,086 13 |
| 3 | Central Union Conf. | 1902 | 7,188,488 | 243 | 8,272 | 28 | 120 | 951 | 9,343 | 122,759 95 | 13 14 | 149 | 218,053 00 | 24,537 | 62 | 30 | 63 | 70 | 255 | 57,170 11 |
| 4 | Columbia Union Conf. | 1907 | 20,080,867 | 203 | 6,576 | 12 | 72 | 271 | 9,919 | 106,554 81 | 15 40 | 93 | 137,405 00 | 14,000 | 57 | 23 | 61 | 81 | 224 | 92,094 00 |
| 5 | Lake Union Conference | 1901 | 13,488,500 | 383 | 11,297 | 25 | 182 | 343 | 11,822 | 167,932 32 | 14 21 | 219 | 308,475 00 | 40,142 | 69 | 35 | 79 | 135 | 320 | 84,952 08 |
| 6 | Northern Union Conf. | 1902 | 5,399,422 | 252 | 6,003 | 6 | 99 | 668 | 6,770 | 100,943 61 | 14 91 | 117 | 147,400 00 | 16,440 | 48 | 29 | 51 | 84 | 212 | 44,657 92 |
| 7 | North Pacific Un. Conf. | 1906 | 2,580,758 | 155 | 6,476 | 8 | 50 | 265 | 6,791 | 115,931 49 | 17 07 | 107 | 142,000 00 | 18,290 | 45 | 27 | 43 | 93 | 208 | 53,085 78 |
| 8 | Pacific Union Conf. | 1901 | 3,037,129 | 140 | 3,396 | 17 | 189 | 222 | 3,807 | 266,158 50 | 18 23 | 109 | 266,198 00 | 20,125 | 65 | 29 | 60 | 83 | 237 | 66,036 42 |
| 9 | Southeastern Un. Conf. | 1908 | 7,845,410 | 86 | 2,188 | 5 | 50 | 102 | 2,310 | 49,375 00 | 15 90 | 53 | 49,750 00 | 7,750 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 84 | 153 | 46,478 10 |
| 10 | Southern Union Conf. | 1901 | 9,304,306 | 78 | 1,890 | 12 | 80 | 147 | 2,117 | 34,011 44 | 16 06 | 39 | 40,750 00 | 6,475 | 28 | 15 | 69 | 66 | 184 | 39,238 49 |
| 11 | Southwestern Un. Conf. | 1902 | 7,455,447 | 140 | 4,584 | 9 | 61 | 265 | 4,890 | 57,318 41 | 11 72 | 78 | 88,468 00 | 13,240 | 46 | 15 | 44 | 177 | 282 | 97,223 82 |
| 12 | Totals for 1911 | 92,036,622 | 1,860 | 60,691 | 134 | 984 | 3,609 | 65,284 | 1,001,675 66 | 15 34 | 1,028 | 1,560,024 00 | 166,089 | 534 | 240 | 626 | 984 | 2,413 | 1,042,813 20 | |
| 13 | Totals for 1910 | 92,036,622 | 1,837 | 59,060 | 177 | 1,318 | 3,539 | 65,917 | 932,519 76 | 14 50 | 909 | 1,432,166 75 | 167,727 | 534 | 269 | 583 | 829 | 2,237 | 964,102 26 | |
| 14 | Gain for 1911 | 23 | 1,631 | 70 | 1,367 | 69,155 80 | 75 | 29 | 127,857 25 | 43 | 155 | 161 | ||||||||
| Union Confs. in Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Canadian Union Conf. | 1901 | 5,829,330 | 40 | 908 | 13 | 108 | 108 | 1,124 | 12,193 74 | 10 85 | 21 | 26,600 00 | 3,100 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 54 | 13,747 75 |
| 16 | West. Canadian U. Conf. | 1907 | 1,646,869 | 42 | 1,043 | 4 | 43 | 393 | 1,479 | 28,664 15 | 19 38 | 23 | 35,406 70 | 1,900 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 96 | 29,300 93 |
| 17 | Totals for 1911 | 7,476,199 | 82 | 1,951 | 17 | 151 | 501 | 2,603 | 40,857 89 | 15 69 | 44 | 62,006 70 | 5,000 | 27 | 13 | 37 | 72 | 150 | 43,048 68 | |
| 18 | Totals for 1910 | 7,011,508 | 80 | 1,813 | 8 | 49 | 515 | 2,377 | 34,401 74 | 14 47 | 38 | 35,325 00 | 4,470 | 24 | 16 | 34 | 37 | 111 | 27,747 29 | |
| 19 | Gain for 1911 | 464,606 | 2 | 138 | 9 | 102 | 226 | 6,456 15 | 1 22 | 6 | 6,681 70 | 530 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 39 | 15,301 39 | |||
| Australasian Union for 1911 | 1894 | 5,763,657 | 121 | 4,311 | 23 | 149 | 224 | 4,684 | 86,094 24 | 18 38 | 73 | 91,676 26 | 10,764 | 37 | 26 | 88 | 79 | 230 | 102,799 87 | |
| 20 | Totals for 1910 | 41,137,235 | 123 | 4,172 | 24 | 191 | 234 | 4,597 | 75,551 76 | 16 44 | 69 | 73,661 73 | 10,504 | 31 | 26 | 63 | 100 | 254 | 88,787 62 | |
| 21 | Gain for 1911 | 139 | 87 | 10,542 48 | 1 94 | 4 | 18,014 53 | 205 | 6 | 25 | 14,012 35 | |||||||||
| European Union Confs. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | General | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | British Union Conf. | 1902 | 45,216,665 | 58 | 1,925 | 12 | 114 | 6 | 2,045 | 28,536 24 | 13 95 | 10 | 8,320 39 | 1,470 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 184 | 238 | 67,536 15 |
| 24 | East German Un. Conf. | 1909 | 76,088,345 | 74 | 3,822 | 190 | 3,270 | 84 | 7,176 | 86,675 81 | 11 91 | 1 | 6,000 00 | 400 | 37 | 35 | 70 | 208 | 357 | 66,295 25 |
| 25 | Latin Union Conf. | 1907 | 106,914,842 | 27 | 838 | 20 | 269 | 1,107 | 12,532 76 | 11 32 | 2 | 14,000 00 | 400 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 69 | 12,015 40 | |
| 26 | Levant Union Mission | 51,774,621 | 7 | 149 | 21 | 175 | 22 | 346 | 2,178 20 | 6 29 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 1,038 88 | ||||
| 27 | Russian Union Conf. | 1907 | 111,551,500 | 129 | 3,637 | 3,637 | 25,384 95 | 6 98 | 7 | 10,500 00 | 1,650 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 104 | 9,124 13 | |||
| 28 | Scandinavian Un. Conf. | 1901 | 13,705,155 | 94 | 3,205 | 5 | 41 | 32 | 3,368 | 28,134 15 | 8 55 | 8 | 42,393 21 | 1,405 | 15 | 10 | 32 | 77 | 138 | 72,931 46 |
| 29 | Siberian Union Mission | 47,728,000 | 53 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 3,196 46 | 3 17 | 1 | 200 00 | 100 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 795 64 | ||||
| 30 | West German Un. Conf. | 1909 | 70,305,590 | 34 | 2,342 | 170 | 3,643 | 149 | 6,134 | 78,973 82 | 12 87 | 2 | 8,000 00 | 600 | 30 | 31 | 75 | 225 | 354 | 102,550 62 |
| 31 | East African Missions | 23,040,000 | 4 | 128 | 128 | 1,077 31 | 8 41 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | |||||||||
| 32 | Totals for 1911 | 546,420,718 | 480 | 17,143 | 428 | 7,512 | 293 | 24,948 | 265,689 70 | 10 65 | 31 | 89,413 60 | 6,025 | 148 | 120 | 276 | 772 | 1,371 | 332,287 48 | |
| 33 | Totals for 1910 | 530,588,501 | 486 | 16,995 | 327 | 4,768 | 185 | 21,948 | 215,980 74 | 9 84 | 27 | 82,372 21 | 4,705 | 135 | 99 | 256 | 563 | 1,099 | 313,093 89 | |
| 34 | Gain for 1911 | 15,832,217 | 148 | 101 | 2,744 | 108 | 3,000 | 49,708 96 | 81 | 4 | 7,041 39 | 1,320 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 209 | 272 | 19,193 59 | ||
| Miscellaneous Union Confs. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | South African Un. Conf. | 1902 | 9,506,784 | 31 | 1,030 | 5 | 55 | 82 | 1,167 | 20,268 83 | 17 37 | 18 | 23,974 41 | 2,556 | 17 | 12 | 42 | 14 | 85 | 19,641 81 |
| 36 | South Amer. Un. Conf. | 1906 | 20,066,550 | 42 | 1,567 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 1,622 | 15,489 91 | 9 55 | 6 | 3,400 00 | 500 | 19 | 3 | 34 | 38 | 94 | 38,087 22 |
| 37 | Brazilian Union Conf. | 1911 | 21,624,000 | 35 | 1,233 | 11 | 175 | 14 | 1,422 | 14,668 09 | 10 31 | 19 | 7,000 00 | 1,445 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 4,016 10 |
| 38 | West Indian Union Conf. | 1906 | 15,176,956 | 104 | 3,959 | 54 | 462 | 231 | 4,652 | 16,976 26 | 3 65 | 76 | 35,903 00 | 9,377 | 24 | 13 | 40 | 32 | 109 | 23,480 91 |
| 39 | Asiatic Division | 1909 | 362,000,000 | 25 | 903 | 66 | 387 | 387 | 1,556 | 6,345 46 | 4 08 | 15 | 10,345 55 | 1,355 | 21 | 27 | 142 | 60 | 261 | 6,002 95 |
| 40 | India Union Mission | 1910 | 315,000,000 | 9 | 200 | 9 | 144 | 41 | 385 | 5,773 86 | 15 00 | 2 | 606 40 | 200 | 13 | 9 | 44 | 17 | 83 | |
| 41 | Miscellaneous Missions | 18,111,708 | 10 | 390 | 17 | 191 | 71 | 652 | 3,751 46 | 5 74 | 6 | 8,475 00 | 800 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 51 | 15,479 61 | |
| 42 | Totals for 1911 | 761,485,798 | 256 | 9,282 | 165 | 1,312 | 862 | 11,456 | 83,272 87 | 7 27 | 142 | 89,704 36 | 16,503 | 106 | 76 | 331 | 189 | 713 | 106,706 60 | |
| 43 | Totals for United States | 92,036,622 | 1,860 | 60,691 | 134 | 984 | 3,609 | 65,284 | 1,001,675 66 | 15 34 | 1,028 | 1,560,024 00 | 166,089 | 524 | 240 | 626 | 984 | 2,413 | 1,042,813 20 | |
| 44 | All other Countries | 1,321,146,372 | 739 | 32,687 | 633 | 9,124 | 1,880 | 43,691 | 475,914 70 | 10 89 | 290 | 332,800 92 | 38,292 | 318 | 235 | 732 | 1,112 | 2,464 | 584,844 63 | |
| 45 | Grand Totals for 1911 | 1,413,182,994 | 2,799 | 93,378 | 767 | 10,096 | 3,489 | 120,875 | 1,477,350 25 | 13 56 | 1,318 | 1,892,834 92 | 304,381 | 852 | 475 | 1,358 | 2,096 | 4,377 | 1,627,657 83 | |
| 46 | Grand Totals for 1910 | 1,424,424,538 | 2,789 | 90,808 | 669 | 9,066 | 3,626 | 120,625 | 1,328,693 65 | 12 81 | 1,256 | 1,721,173 85 | 301,121 | 828 | 458 | 1,324 | 1,697 | 4,346 | 1,607,603 42 | |
| 47 | Gain for 1911 | 50 | 2,570 | 98 | 2,019 | 4,449 | 138,900 61 | 75 | 62 | 171,688 07 | 3,260 | 24 | 17 | 124 | 399 | 531 | ||||
| 48 | Per cent of Gain for 1911 | 1.08 | 4.14 | 14.64 | 25.00 | 4.32 | 10.38 | 4.94 | 9.97 | 1.62 | 2.89 | 3.71 | 10.05 | 23.51 | 12.22 |