STATISTICAL REPORT OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CONFERENCES AND MISSIONS
NAME OF CONFERENCE OR MISSION — Organized — Area in Sq. Miles — Population¹ — Number of Churches — Membership — Number of Companies — Membership — Number of Isolated Sabbath-Keepers — Total Sabbath-Keepers — Tithe per Capita² — Per Cent of Gain in Total Sabbath-Keepers³ — Number of Sabbath-Schools — Membership — Number of Church Buildings — Total Ministers Given Credentials — Licensed Ministers — Licensed Missionaries or Bible Workers — Canvassers — Total Laborers⁴ District of Columbia — 1903 — 69 — 279,000 — 4 — 422 — — — — 422 — $14.38 — 40.66 — 4 — 448 — 2 — 3 — 7 — 5 — — — 15
Standing for 1903 — 1903 — 69 — 279,000 — 3 — 300 — — — — 300 — 9.87 — — — 3 — 266 — 2 — 2 — 2 — 3 — 1 — 8
Gain for 1904 — — — — 1 — 122 — — — — 122 — 4.51 — — — 1 — 182 — — — 1 — 5 — 2 — — — 7
Atlantic Union Conference — 1901
Central New England — 1870 — 17,923 — 3,216,934 — 34 — 1,015 — 2 — 19 — 32 — 1,066 — 10.43 — 9.67 — 38 — 625 — 4 — 4 — 1 — 6 — 9 — 21
Chesapeake — 1869 — 14,760 — 1,422,789 — 13 — 515 — — — 18 — 533 — 5.70 — 10.81 — 16 — 534 — 5 — 5 — 1 — — 4 — 10
Eastern Pennsylvania — 1903 — 21,881 — 3,800,000 — 23 — 800 — 2 — 30 — — — 830 — 10.95 — *3 61 — 43 — 882 — 6 — 6 — — 3 — 10 — 21
Greater New York — 1902 — 6,031 — 5,000,000 — 14 — 650 — — — 12 — 662 — 16.11 — 9.20 — 12 — 475 — — 4 — 2 — 9 — 10 — 15
Maine — 1867 — 29,000 — 894,466 — 22 — 470 — 1 — 8 — 100 — 578 — 6.68 — *4 68 — 24 — 366 — 8 — 3 — — 2 — 3 — 12
New Jersey — 1904 — 7,455 — 1,861,669 — 13 — 438 — — — 20 — 458 — 12.31 — 3.28 — 14 — 475 — 2 — 4 — 5 — 1 — 2 — 8
New York — 1862 — 43,139 — 3,330,838 — 80 — 1,582 — 23 — 157 — — — 1,739 — 7.22 — 3.29 — 75 — 1,286 — 24 — 17 — 6 — 3 — 16 — 43
Southern New England — 1903 — 6,140 — 1,336,976 — 13 — 366 — 5 — 44 — 15 — 425 — 12.60 — *6.88 — 22 — 325 — 8 — 3 — 3 — — 3 — 9
Vermont⁵ — 1862 — 9,565 — 343,641 — 19 — 541 — — — 41 — 582 — 7.11 — *6.88 — 22 — 325 — 8 — 3 — 3 — — 3 — 9
Virginia — 1883 — 45,000 — 1,854,184 — 17 — 391 — 4 — 50 — 38 — 479 — 5.87 — 17.40 — 23 — 497 — 8 — 5 — — 3 — 1 — 12
West Virginia — 1887 — 24,780 — 916,202 — 19 — 400 — 4 — 24 — 30 — 454 — 4.93 — 3.44 — 15 — 204 — 5 — 5 — 1 — — 8 — 14
Western Pennsylvania — 1903 — 23,104 — 2,521,055 — 32 — 732 — 1 — 4 — 12 — 746 — 11.42 — *8.57 — 40 — 943 — 7 — 6 — — 5 — 19 — 30
Total for 1904 — 248,778 — 26,300,754 — 299 — 7,898 — 42 — 336 — 318 — 8,552 — 9.27 — 1.80 — 343 — 6,956 — 82 — 72 — 19 — 37 — 92 — 215
Total for 1903 — 248,547 — 25,223,358 — 286 — 7,758 — 27 — 227 — 416 — 8,401 — 9.94 — — — 344 — 8,281 — 82 — 77 — 18 — 38 — 65 — 217
Gain for 1904 — 231 — 1,076,396 — 13 — 140 — 15 — 109 — — — 151 — — — — — — — 1 — — 27 — —
Canadian Union Conference — 1901
Maritime — 1902 — 50,800 — 930,341 — 11 — 219 — 1 — 3 — 19 — 241 — 6.86 — *34.15 — 13 — 276 — 5 — 3 — 1 — 2 — — 6
Ontario — 1899 — 220,000 — 2,167,978 — 19 — 418 — 6 — 49 — 48 — 515 — 8.28 — 3.41 — 21 — 572 — 9 — 5 — 1 — 1 — — 7
Quebec — 1880 — 228,900 — 1,648,898 — 8 — 160 — 2 — 20 — 25 — 205 — 8.28 — — — 16 — 288 — 5 — 2 — 1 — 1 — — 4
Newfoundland — — 175,000 — 200,000 — 1 — 28 — — — 1 — 29 — 7.88 — *58.59 — 1 — 40 — 1 — 1 — — — — 1
Total for 1904 — 674,700 — 4,947,217 — 39 — 825 — 9 — 72 — 93 — 990 — 8.12 — *13.08 — 51 — 976 — 20 — 12 — 4 — 4 — 8 — 28
Total for 1903 — 675,700 — 4,954,181 — 39 — 838 — 10 — 118 — 183 — 1,139 — 6.50 — — — 49 — 945 — 20 — 11 — 6 — 4 — 7 — 32
Gain for 1904 — — — — — — — — — — 1.62 — — — 2 — 31 — — 1 — — — 1 Southern Union Conference — 1901
Alabama — 1901 — 51,250 — 1,828,697 — 19 — 325 — 1 — 11 — 14 — 350 — 5.87 — 72.41 — 26 — 367 — 5 — 2 — 7 — 11
Cumberland — 1900 — 42,000 — 2,212,852 — 14 — 500 — 2 — 29 — 20 — 549 — 6.79 — 3.25 — 17 — 418 — 7 — 5 — 2 — 8 — 4 — 15
Florida — 1883 — 52,000 — 528,542 — 10 — 250 — 4 — 55 — 20 — 325 — 12.13 — 12.50 — 23 — 418 — 6 — 7 — 3 — 11 — 4 — 25
Georgia — 1901 — 59,436 — 2,216,331 — 5 — 98 — — — 15 — 125 — 11.05 — 36.87 — 6 — 125 — 4 — 3 — 2 — 4 — 3 — 12
Louisiana — 1902 — 48,720 — 1,381,625 — 8 — 215 — 4 — 35 — 10 — 260 — 7.65 — 9.24 — 17 — 200 — 5 — 2 — 4 — 5 — 1 — 15
Mississippi — 1901 — 46,340 — 1,551,270 — 11 — 193 — 2 — 29 — 30 — 252 — 6.78 — 21.10 — 17 — 360 — 5 — 6 — 8 — 13 — 20 — 27
North Carolina — 1901 — 82,820 — 1,893,810 — 10 — 225 — 4 — 25 — 40 — 290 — 6.94 — 12.98 — 14 — 299 — 7 — 5 — 2 — 7 — 4 — 18
Tennessee River — 1879 — 40,450 — 1,954,938 — 20 — 505 — 5 — 30 — 70 — 605 — 7.13 — 6.32 — 26 — 508 — 11 — 6 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 21
South Carolina — — 30,170 — 1,340,316 — 2 — 42 — 4 — 27 — 13 — 82 — 3.14 — 17.14 — 7 — 69 — — 2 — 4 — 3 — — 10
Total for 1904 — 455,866 — 14,908,381 — 99 — 2,353 — 26 — 232 — 232 — 2,817 — 7.82 — 11.52 — 148 — 2,738 — 51 — 56 — 26 — 58 — 56 — 154
Total for 1903 — 431,205 — 14,908,381 — 89 — 2,111 — 29 — 201 — 214 — 2,526 — 8.53 — — — 148 — 2,708 — 48 — 43 — 26 — 66 — 53 — 198
Gain for 1904 — 28,661 — — — 10 — 242 — — — 31 — 18 — 291 — — — — — — 3 — — — — — Lake Union Conference — 1901
East Michigan — 1902 — 14,506 — 1,170,029 — 61 — 1,859 — 7 — 60 — 55 — 1,974 — 7.94 — *3.23 — 60 — 1,550 — 39 — 13 — 6 — 13 — — 32
Indiana — 1872 — 35,920 — 2,516,462 — 75 — 1,863 — 6 — 43 — 20 — 1,926 — 7.74 — 7.76 — 66 — 1,125 — 44 — 12 — 3 — 16 — 8 — 39
Northern Illinois — 1902 — 20,571 — 2,932,033 — 21 — 1,050 — 7 — 100 — 30 — 1,188 — 9.84 — 1.71 — 34 — 1,055 — 11 — 9 — 6 — 8 — 5 — 25
North Michigan — 1902 — 31,183 — 558,025 — 20 — 809 — 14 — 50 — 30 — 889 — 10.88 — 16.97 — 11 — 986 — 24 — 8 — 4 — 10 — 3 — 30
Ohio — 1863 — 41,060 — 4,157,545 — 71 — 2,173 — 5 — 50 — 227 — 2,450 — 9.18 — 10.15 — 73 — 1,505 — 35 — 16 — 10 — 14 — 10 — 30
Southern Illinois — 1902 — 35,483 — 1,889,519 — 28 — 631 — 5 — 34 — 25 — 690 — 7.43 — 15.00 — 30 — 663 — 12 — 5 — 2 — 8 — 8 — 22
West Michigan — 1902 — 11,741 — 692,928 — 73 — 4,600 — 10 — 166 — — — 4,766 — 6.69 — 7.17 — 82 — 2,807 — 38 — 15 — 6 — 16 — 23 — 60
Wisconsin — 1871 — 54,451 — 2,069,042 — 98 — 3,059 — 11 — 78 — 75 — 3,212 — 6.90 — *1.26 — 132 — 2,760 — 60 — 20 — 12 — 16 — 10 — 58
Total for 1904 — 244,851 — 15,985,583 — 456 — 16,044 — 65 — 581 — 470 — 17,095 — 7.81 — 4.16 — 528 — 12,451 — 263 — 106 — 51 — 112 — 89 — 358
Total for 1903 — 244,850 — 15,985,641 — 442 — 15,417 — 56 — 475 — 520 — 16,412 — 8.31 — — — 518 — 12,054 — 247 — 97 — 52 — 81 — 54 — 284
Gain for 1904 — 1 — — — 14 — 627 — 9 — 106 — — — 683 — — — — 20 — 397 — 16 — 9 — — 32 — 35 — 74 Northern Union Conference — 1902
Manitoba — 1903 — 123,200 — 500,000 — 10 — 255 — 9 — 75 — 43 — 373 — 10.61 — *1.91 — 22 — 299 — 3 — 3 — 1 — 4 — 6 — 14
Minnesota — 1863 — 79,205 — 1,751,394 — 83 — 2,049 — 9 — 120 — 217 — 2,386 — 9.12 — — — 58 — 2,316 — 42 — 12 — 10 — 4 — 4 — 30
North Dakota — 1902 — 70,795 — 400,000 — 22 — 647 — 6 — 41 — 128 — 818 — 9.50 — 6.23 — 44 — 888 — 6 — 5 — 5 — 6 — 5 — 21
South Dakota — 1879 — 76,000 — 500,000 — 28 — 800 — 3 — 60 — 100 — 960 — 12.05 — 6.43 — 36 — 971 — 16 — 7 — 7 — 6 — 14 — 34
Alberta — — 294,000 — 160,000 — 4 — 85 — 2 — 31 — 52 — 168 — 7.44 — 12.00 — 8 — 153 — 3 — 2 — 1 — 1 — 3 — 7
Total for 1904 — 643,200 — 3,311,394 — 147 — 3,836 — 34 — 327 — 540 — 4,703 — 9.78 — 2.64 — 201 — 4,625 — 77 — 31 — 24 — 21 — 32 — 108
Total for 1903 — 643,200 — 2,942,314 — 145 — 3,915 — 30 — 251 — 413 — 4,579 — 9.29 — — — 235 — 4,348 — 76 — 29 — 29 — 32 — 44 — 139
Gain for 1904 — — 369,080 — 2 — — 4 — 35 — 127 — 124 Central Union Conference — 1902
Colorado (inc. N. Mex.) — 1882 — 225,505 — 735,010 — 44 — 2,155 — 10 — 75 — 85 — 2,315 — 7.78
Iowa — 1863 — 56,025 — 2,231,853 — 111 — 3,330 — 33 — 248 — 243 — 3,821 — 6.01
Kansas — 1871 — 82,080 — 1,470,495 — 90 — 2,750 — 16 — 203 — 254 — 3,207 — 6.74
Missouri — 1876 — 69,415 — 3,106,665 — 42 — 1,650 — 6 — 50 — 175 — 1,875 — 6.53
Nebraska — 1878 — 63,932 — 1,036,000 — 56 — 1,948 — 26 — 371 — 183 — 2,502 — 10.02
Wyoming — — 118,574 — 120,000 — 9 — 289 — 5 — 30 — 42 — 281 — 3.57
Total for 1904 — 615,531 — 8,700,113 — 352 — 12,042 — 96 — 977 — 982 — 14,001 — 7.27
Total for 1903 — 615,531 — 8,737,537 — 350 — 12,248 — 65 — 556 — 990 — 13,794 — 7.76
Southwestern Union Conference¹⁰
Arkansas — 1888 — 53,045 — 1,311,564 — 13 — 322 — 7 — 81 — 75 — 478 — 5.62
Oklahoma (inc. Ind. T.) — 1894 — 63,246 — 1,000,000 — 64 — 1,445 — 5 — 60 — 95 — 1,600 — 8.39
Texas — 1878 — 265,780 — 3,048,710 — 30 — 1,255 — — — — 1,255 — 8.22
Total for 1904 — 382,089 — 5,360,274 — 113 — 3,111 — 12 — 144 — 170 — 3,422 — 7.84
Total for 1903 — 382,089 — 5,150,655 — 101 — 2,782 — 16 — 227 — 115 — 3,124 — 8.07
Gain for 1904 — — 209,619 — 12 — 329 — — — 55 — 298 The continuation columns are: Total Laborers on Conference Pay-Roll; Total Tithe Receipts; Amount of Tithe Appropriated to Fields Outside of Conference; Annual Offerings to Foreign Missions; Weekly Offerings to Foreign Missions; Miscellaneous Offerings to Foreign Missions; Total Sabbath-school Offerings; Sabbath-school Offerings to Foreign Missions; Retail Value of Book Sales; Number of Church Schools; Number of Teachers; Total Enrolment; Number of Intermediate Schools; Number of Teachers; Total Enrolment; Number of Colleges and Academies; Number of Teachers; Total Enrolment; Grand Total.23 For the year ending Dec. 31, 1904.—Table No. 1 Australasian Union Conf. — New South Wales — New Zealand — North Queensland¹² — Queensland — South Australia — Tasmania — Victoria — West Australia — Fiji — Norfolk — Pitcairn — Rarotonga — Sumatra — Samoa — Tonga — Tahiti. Totals for 1904 and 1903 and gain for 1904 follow, with the financial, educational, and labor statistics in the continuation columns.24 General European Conference — German Union Conference — East German — German Swiss — Prussian — West German — South Russian¹³ — Middle Russian Mission — North Russian Mission — Trans-Caucasian Mission — Austrian Mission — Italian Mission — German E. African Mission — Holland & Finn. Belg. Mission — Hungarian Mission. Totals for 1904 and 1903 and gain for 1904 follow.
Scandinavian Union Conference — Denmark — Norway — Sweden — Finland Mission — Iceland Mission. Totals for 1904 and 1903 and gain for 1904 follow.
British Union Conference — North England — South England — Ireland — Scotland — Wales. Totals for 1904¹⁴ and 1903 and gain for 1904 follow.
Latin Union Mission — Roman-Swiss — Algeria and Tunis — French-Belgium — French Mission — Italian Mission — Portuguese Mission — Spanish Mission. Totals for 1904 and 1903 and gain for 1904 follow.
Oriental Union Mission — Egyptian Mission, including Egypt, Sudan, and Abyssinia — Syrian Mission, including Syria, Arabia, and Mesopotamia — Turkish Mission, including Europe, Turkey, Asia Minor, and Armenia¹⁵ — Unentered — Greece, Crete, and Persia. Totals for 1904 and 1903 and gain for 1904 follow.25 South American Union Mission — Brazil — River Plate — West Coast Mission. Totals for 1904 and 1903 and gain for 1904 follow.
Miscellaneous — Bermuda — Central America¹⁹ — China — East Caribbean — Gold Coast (W. Africa) — India (inc. Burma & Ceylon) — Jamaica — Japan — Korea — Mexico — Panama — Porto Rico. Totals for 1904 and 1903 and gain for 1904 follow. RECAPITULATION OF CONFERENCES AND MISSIONS
North American Union Conferences — General Conference²⁰ — District of Columbia — Atlantic Union — Canadian Union — Southern Union — Lake Union — Northern Union — Central Union — Southwestern Union — Pacific Union. Totals for 1904 and 1903 and gain for 1904 follow.
Australasian Union Conference — Total for 1904 — Total for 1903 — Gain for 1904.
General European Conference — German Union — Scandinavian Union — British Union — Latin Union Mission — Oriental Union Mission. Totals for 1904 and 1903 and gain for 1904 follow.
Miscellaneous Union Conferences — South African Union — South American Union Mission — Miscellaneous Fields. Totals for 1904 and 1903 and gain for 1904 follow.
Grand Total for 1904 — Grand Total for 1903 — Net Gain for 1904 — Per Cent of Gain for 1904 — Standing for 1902 — Gain from 1902 to 1904 — Grand Total for 1903 & 1904.