Washington, D. C by J. S. Washburn

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Feb 23, 1905

Washington, D. C

By J. S. Washburn

As will be seen by the list on page 21, the Washington building fund has now reached the amount of $57,976.72. This leaves $42,023.28, which we earnestly hope will be supplied before the opening of the General Conference, May 11. This means that $3,222.56 should be supplied each week until that time. During the last week we received $1,011.13. At this rate the amount needed for the work in Washington would not be supplied until Dec. 2, 1905.

The work of building will go no faster than the means are supplied. We shall incur no debt. The purchase of land, the work on the school buildings, and the fitting up of the sanitarium in the city have taken a large amount of money, although the work has been economically done. Unless there is a very large increase in donations, the General Conference offices can not be built before the General Conference. Will not several of the true friends of the work send in one thousand dollars each, that these offices, which are greatly needed, may be erected immediately?

We quote again from a Testimony written January 11:—

Let the churches in every State act their part, that the work in Washington may not come to a standstill. Let us make liberal gifts to this work, and the Lord will bless us and it. We can not see this work coming to a standstill while it is but half done. It need not come to a standstill if all our people will come up to the help of the Lord. Let us come up to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty powers of darkness.

J. S. WASHBURN.