p. 14 | Harvest Ingathering for Missions by E. R. Palmer

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 13, 1910

Harvest Ingathering for Missions

By E. R. Palmer

“Thy people offer themselves willingly in the day of thy power, in holy array.” Ps. 110:3, A. R. V.

The Harvest Ingathering for 1908

We take pleasure in publishing again a summary of the Harvest Ingathering work for 1908, with additions and corrections which make it complete, and, we trust, correct, to Nov. 1, 1909, the date when the campaign for 1909 began.

All remittances received from the Harvest Ingathering work since Oct. 31, 1909, have been credited to the second campaign, which began November 1. Therefore, this summary may be considered as a final statement, and should take the place of all previous incomplete statements of this fund.

Several important changes will appear in this summary when compared with previous statements. In several cases, mission funds as a whole were forwarded to the General Conference treasury without being definitely labeled so as to show how the funds were gathered. In this way several conferences did not receive full credit for the work done in the Harvest Ingathering campaign.

We appreciate the efforts of our conferences to furnish us with full data, which has enabled us to publish this complete report. The amount reported for Kansas is approximately correct. Probably it is not quite as much as should appear to their credit, for in the case of several small items which were unmarked, it could not be ascertained whether the money was secured from the Harvest Ingathering effort or from some other source.

The treasurer of the North Pacific Union Conference reports that the receipts on this fund from the several States of that union conference were not kept separate; therefore the full amount received is reported in one item.

Our people who have worked so earnestly collecting this money for foreign missions will certainly be greatly encouraged, and thankful to God that the effort yielded a net balance for foreign missions of over thirty-four thousand dollars, after paying the cost of the papers. E. R. PALMER.