West African Mission Fund Contribution

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 16, 1908

West African Mission Fund Contribution

The following letter received at the General Conference Office from Elder D. C. Babcock, of Sierra Leone, West Africa, shows that the true love of this message brings with it a glad willingness to share in all its burdens. He says: “After the general missionary meeting closed, we considered the $150,000 fund, and found that there remained only £1 9s. 4d. [$7.15] to make up the full quota for our membership. In less than five minutes this was made up. So that away over in West Africa we, too, can sing the jubilee. It was a time of rejoicing and thanksgiving. As our membership was twenty, our full quota would be just fifty dollars. Amount reported formerly, $14.06. Balance, $35.94. This amount we have on hand, so you may charge to this field $35.94, and credit same to West African Mission on the fund. I assure you it is very encouraging to us as workers, while we are pulling so hard to finish our church building, that our little company would undertake their part of the $150,000 fund. Most of it was raised by selling books and papers.”

ELDER F. C. GILBERT, superintendent of our Boston mission to the Jews, called at this Office with his wife last week on his way to the Pacific Coast in the interests of his mission work. Brother Gilbert gave an inspiring talk to the Takoma Park church Sabbath morning, and another at the young people’s meeting in the afternoon. Contributions of means to assist in providing a home of refuge and an industrial school for converted Jews were taken up at both these services.