Appropriations for 1913 by W. T. KNOX

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 17, 1912

Appropriations for 1913

By W. T. KNOX

THE appropriations to mission fields and enterprises for 1913, as voted by the General Conference Council, are as follows:—

Asiatic Div., general expense . . . $ 2,800 China Union Mission . . . . . . . . . 54,000 Japan Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000 Korean Mission . . . . . . . . . . . 21,300 Philippine Mission . . . . . . . . . 6,500 Malay Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,000 Manchuria, opening the work . . . . 3,000 Bahama Mission . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Brazilian Union Conference . . . . 6,000 Canary Islands Mission . . . . . . . 1,500 Hawaiian Mission . . . . . . . . . . 1,250 India Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000 Mexican Mission . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 South African Union Conf. . . . . . 27,000 South American Union Conf. . . . . 22,000 West African Mission . . . . . . . . 7,890 West Indian Union Conference . . . 16,800 Atlantic Union Conference . . . . . 24,242 Canadian Union Conference . . . . 12,586 Columbia Union Conference . . . . 21,100 Southeastern Union Conf. . . . . . . 7,260 Southern Union Conference . . . . 12,720 Southwestern Union Conference . 5,631 Emergencies and miscellaneous . . 30,870 General Conference Corporation . 25,000 Working capital . . . . . . . . . . . 37,000 Gen. Conf. laborers in field . . . . 7,430 Educational Department . . . . . . 2,656 Executive Department . . . . . . . 14,492 Medical Department . . . . . . . . 2,107 Missionary Volunteer Dept. . . . . 2,797 North American Foreign Dept. . . 10,509 North American Negro Dept. . . . 26,102 Publishing Department . . . . . . . 4,843 Religious Liberty Department . . . 5,000 Sabbath-school Department . . . . 4,278 International Publishing Assn. . . 1,500 Jewish work . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500 Loma Linda Medical College . . . 10,000 South Missouri Conference . . . . 1,200 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $522,263

A word of explanation is due concerning the appropriations voted to the Atlantic and Columbia Union Conferences. These are made necessary on account of the large cities in their borders, with their many nationalities, and also because these unions are dividing their tithe with the General Conference. Some of the local conferences that receive help from these appropriations would, were it not for this division of the tithe, be fully self-supporting. From thirty to fifty-five per cent of the amount appropriated to them is received by the General Conference in the division of their tithe.

A study of the figures above will show something of the growth of the work we are carrying forward in proclaiming God’s message of mercy to the nations of the earth. The total requirements for the year will amount to $522,263. To provide this amount, the Mission Board will require the hearty cooperation of all. The largely increasing demands upon the General Conference treasury can be met only by greater faithfulness and liberality on the part of the people in their offerings. This heavy appropriation

can be provided for in a large measure by a general and earnest effort in the present Harvest Ingathering campaign, and by a liberal offering during the week of prayer. W. T. KNOX.