Advance in Scandinavia
By N. Z. Town
Elder J. C. Raft, president of the Scandinavian Union, sends the following encouraging word concerning the progress of the work in that field:— “In spite of the war situation our book sales for 1914 exceed those for 1913. The total sales in our union amounted to 334,242 kroner, as against 325,533 kroner in 1913. Also the tithe was larger in 1914 than in the previous year. The same is true of the Sabbath school donations and the weekly and annual offerings, which totaled, in 1914, 44,147 kroner as against 32,380 in 1913. “The Skodsborg Sanatorium also did well, when we take into consideration the troublous times of the year 1914. The institution had a net gain of about 20,000 kroner. The local conferences have also done well financially. Although we have not gained so many souls as we should like, still a larger number accepted the truth during 1914 than during 1913. 416 new members having been received last year, as against 402 the previous year. We trust by the grace of God, to have greater prosperity during 1915 than we have had any previous year.”