Evidences of Progress by Milton E. Kern

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 15, 1916

Evidences of Progress

By Milton E. Kern

INFORMATION that comes to us from all parts of the field indicates that there is a new interest among our young people to work for the Lord. The following is a comparative report of the first quarter of 1915 and of 1916, from our Kentucky Missionary Volunteer secretary:—

1915 1916 Letters written ............ 9 188 Letters received ........... 2 65 Missionary visits .......... 40 220 Bible readings ............. 30 89 Subscriptions taken for periodicals ............ .. 21 Papers sold ................. 95 890 Papers mailed, lent, or given away ............ 99 1,205 Books sold ................. 43 27 Books lent or given away .. 15 71 Tracts sold ............... 10 268 Tracts lent or given away .. 10 826 Hours of Christian help work ................ 60 453 Articles of clothing given away ............. 3 92

The conference Missionary Volunteer secretary, Miss Lena A. Brown, also reports that 438 individuals in that conference have enrolled to read the Bible through during 1916. In a conference with a reported constituency of 601 this is surely a splendid record.

M. E. KERN.