One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollar Fund
For Special Work at Home and Abroad A VERY recent communication from Sister White contains the following in regard to the importance of our Sanitarium in Washington, D. C. The General Conference Committee gave the first $50,000 of this present $150,000 to the South. After that, the other institutions are to receive a pro rata of the funds that come in. At the present rate, it will be a long time before the Sanitarium in Washington receives the help that it needs. Will not those who can help be led to help at once by the following powerful appeal?— “The Sanitarium at Takoma Park is to be a source of strength to the School already established. The School and the Sanitarium may be a help one to the other. The students of the school may assist in the erection of the sanitarium buildings. “The establishment of the work in Washington is creating a widespread interest in other places. Tracts and pamphlets have been widely circulated, and when we begin to work in other cities, we shall find those who have been studying this literature. “The Lord calls upon us to awake to a realization of the opportunities presented before us to let our light shine in the city of Washington, by establishing there memorials that will hasten forward the proclamation of the third angel’s message to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. “I thank God in behalf of those who have already sent in offerings to the work in Washington. I thank him for the privilege and satisfaction of knowing that there are hearts which are alive to the needs of the work of God, and are influenced by the Holy Spirit to give of their means for the advancement of this work. “There should be no delay. The cause of God demands our assistance. I pray that the Lord may impress those who have means to spare to place it in the Lord’s treasury, to be used to his name’s glory. We ask all, as the Lord’s stewards, to put his means into circulation, to provide facilities by which many shall have the opportunity of learning what is truth.” THIS is a large sum of money. If one of us had to pay this amount, it would be impossible for us to do so; and if many of us had this amount, we would think we had a large sum. But as most of us do not have a tenth of this large sum, I think we are better off than if we had so much; and when this can be divided into sixty thousand parts, each part is only a small amount, about $2.50 each. This amount received would not enrich us, and so this same amount given by each of us will not impoverish us in the least, and if we could really understand the needs of the cause, it would be an easy task for each of us to raise $2.50. May the Lord help us to see the importance of helping raise this money as soon as possible. Does our spirituality increase by withholding our means from the cause of God? Many are so burdened with making money that they can not attend the camp-meetings, and their love is so much greater for making and keeping the money that the cause of God is languishing. Do we not become alarmed at this condition in our experience? Let us take hold of this great work, and it will be no trouble for each to raise his part. I HAVE read the REVIEW ever since the call was first made for the $150,000 fund, but being poor, I have not donated anything; but as I am getting ashamed of a denomination numbering eighty thousand persons who profess to believe that the Lord is soon coming, and are holding onto their earthly riches, and are planning and working to increase them, I enclose one dollar. I have no income, and am poor in this world’s goods, but have earned this money washing for others, and will send it to help raise that sum so small compared to what the believers own. I would like to give more, and consider it a pleasure to give for the cause. Received on the $150,000 Fund
Atlantic Union Conference
Central New England ............... $2,634.61
Chesapeake ........................ 456.34
Eastern Pennsylvania ............. 1,412.85
Greater New York .................. 462.07
Maine ............................. 364.77
New Jersey ........................ 552.63
New York .......................... 1,114.42
Southern New England .............. 1,138.50
Vermont ........................... 910.18
Virginia .......................... 276.67
West Pennsylvania ................. 1,150.74
West Virginia ..................... 294.87
Western New York .................. 1,302.67
Total .......................... $12,071.32 Canadian Union Conference
Maritime .......................... $316.43
Quebec ............................ 63.14
Ontario ........................... 405.28
Total .......................... $784.85 Central Union Conference
Colorado .......................... $892.69
Iowa .............................. 2,936.09
Kansas ............................ 1,749.37
Missouri .......................... 931.31
Nebraska ......................... 5,125.43
Wyoming ........................... 740.94
Total .......................... $12,375.83 District of Columbia
Washington churches ............... $1,318.09 Lake Union Conference
East Michigan ..................... $1,330.80
Indiana ........................... 4,952.85
North Michigan .................... 217.42
Northern Illinois ................. 2,188.74
Ohio .............................. 3,714.44
Southern Illinois ................. 767.08
West Michigan ..................... 3,574.34
Wisconsin ........................ 2,328.56
Total .......................... $19,074.23 North Pacific Union Conference
Conference not specified .......... $362.96
British Columbia ................. 112.80
Montana ........................... 292.05
Upper Columbia .................... 1,622.87
Western Washington ................ 1,145.26
Idaho ............................. 844.90
Western Oregon .................... 1,420.47
Total .......................... $5,801.31 Northern Union Conference
Alberta ........................... $156.10
Manitoba .......................... 239.70
Saskatchewan Mission Field ........ 34.85
Minnesota ......................... 4,944.08
South Dakota ...................... 2,645.47
North Dakota ...................... 1,768.66
Conference not specified .......... 73.82
Total .......................... $9,861.43 Pacific Union Conference
Arizona ........................... $177.87
California-Nevada ................. 5,199.16
Southern California ............... 503.16
Utah .............................. 205.46
Total .......................... $6,085.65 Southern Union Conference
South Carolina .................... $135.19
Alabama ........................... 242.92
Tennessee River ................... 703.50
Florida ........................... 342.85
North Carolina .................... 268.36
Kentucky .......................... 30.36
Cumberland ........................ 585.26
Louisiana ......................... 388.61
Mississippi ....................... 194.66
Georgia ........................... 355.89
Total .......................... $3,247.60 Southwestern Union Conference
Not specified ..................... $20.18
Arkansas .......................... 222.64
Oklahoma .......................... 1,762.89
Texas ............................. 1,157.26
Total .......................... $3,162.97 Unknown
Unknown ........................... $153.20 Foreign
Algeria ........................... $13.33
Australia ......................... 137.06
Bermuda ........................... 35.00
China ............................. 26.60
South Africa ...................... 128.16
Jamaica ........................... 13.41
Yukon Territory ................... 10.00
England ........................... 256.32
West Africa ....................... 14.06
Mexico ............................ 2.00
Costa Rica ........................ 6.25
India ............................. 12.48
South America ..................... 23.35
Switzerland ....................... 9.69
Panama ............................ 9.00
Nicaragua ........................ 4.00
Central American Mission .......... 26.00
Trinidad .......................... .34
Norway ............................. 25.00
Japan .............................. 12.50
Hayti .............................. 5.00
Egypt .............................. 51.55
Palestine .......................... 2.00
Tobago, W. I. ...................... 1.22
Cuba ............................... 4.00
Total .......................... $828.32
Grand Total .................... $74,766.05