The Financial Goal by M. E. KERN.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 30, 1915

The Financial Goal

By M. E. KERN.

Still the question arises as to what offerings apply on the Missionary Volunteer goal. All the money which our young people give for foreign missions, except Sabbath school donations, applies on our $25,000 for missions. What may be given in general collections at the society meetings the society secretary reports. All other offerings to foreign missions, such as the Harvest Ingathering and the Annual Offering, must be reported by the individual on the individual report blank. Otherwise it is not counted; for we depend on the Missionary Volunteer reports, not on the reports of church treasurers, to ascertain how much has been given.

These matters are carefully explained on the reverse sides of the individual and society report blanks. Some, I am sorry to say, however, are still using the old report blanks, and this brings in confusion. Order new individual report blanks from your tract society or the Review and Herald Publishing Association. They are ten cents a hundred. The society blanks are furnished by the conference Missionary Volunteer department.

It is a small thing for each one to report what he has given, but the grand total makes a large showing, which brings courage to the hearts of our missionaries and to our loyal Missionary Volunteers all around the world.

M. E. KERN.