One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollar Fund
By T. E. BOWEN
For Special Work at Home and Abroad The New Washington Sanitarium
A FEW words about this new institution, now rapidly nearing completion, may be of interest to the readers of the REVIEW. One pleasant afternoon last week it was my privilege to visit this institution. I had not been through it since soon after the work was begun last fall. It was certainly a pleasure to go through the different halls upon the three floors above the basement, catching beautiful, restful views from the verandas and patients’ rooms, which will greet those confined within, too sick to be out, or the convalescent, who can come so close in touch with nature from his wheel-chair from any side of the building he chances to visit. Dr. Kress and wife were busily engaged arranging the new furniture in the offices, and directing, here and there, the corps of helpers at work preparing not only the building itself, but the grounds outside, for dedication. Being built entirely on virgin soil, much work is required to grade and properly prepare the lawns and road approaches. Four wheel-scrapers were hard at work grading; men were finishing the concrete walks about the building, others busily putting down sods, which must be drawn from some distance; others putting on the finishing coats of plaster, or cement, upon the large cement pillars. Our brethren may feel that fifty or sixty-five thousand dollars is a large amount of money, and, really, it is. But when one stops to consider that carpenters charge four dollars a day, and other laborers’ rates are as high proportionately, with materials advancing all the time, and then counts the weeks that go by with the large pay-roll necessary to pay these laborers and meet other bills, it will be found that even such a modest, plain institution as is this one, requires no small outlay of means to prepare it to bring anything in the way of earnings. It certainly will be a happy day here when this new institution, erected at God’s own bidding, manned by loyal, God-fearing physicians, who are as true to the third angel’s message as any who can be found anywhere, shall be opened to the people of this influential city. We believe our loyal brethren and sisters throughout the whole field can, with us, see a wonderful providence in shaping the medical work just as it is. All through the recent crisis which has come to our work by the turning away from the truth of those upon whom God had placed important responsibilities in connection with this part of his closing work, until the present, there has been some degree of uncertainty, in the minds of some, with regard to this part of God’s cause. Some have almost lost heart. But we can now begin to see how the Lord is working out his own unerring designs, and placing, or, more properly speaking, keeping, the medical missionary work in its appointed place of being the right arm of the message. We must go right forward with our God-appointed work, and the Lord will provide himself with loyal servants. That this institution should not be crippled for means, it has been necessary for the General Conference to advance some money, in view of that which would come in from the $150,000 fund. It has come to that place where funds are greatly needed; and it is somewhat doubtful if the General Conference itself can continue this assistance, unless that already advanced is quickly returned by greatly increased gifts to the big fund. Here is an opportunity to invest means where it will yield rich returns; and, more, show our loyalty to the principles of the message itself. Through the spirit of prophecy God has said: “Medical missionary work is the right hand of the gospel. It is necessary to the advancement of the cause of God, as through it men and women are led to see the importance of right habits of living, and the saving power of the truth will be made known. . . . The Lord will give to our sanitariums whose work is already established an opportunity to co-operate with him in assisting newly established plants. Every new institution is to be regarded as a sister helper in the great work of proclaiming the third angel’s message. God has given our sanitariums an opportunity to set in operation a work that will be as a stone instinct with life, growing as it is rolled by an invisible hand.” We believe the “invisible hand” has guided in the erection of the Washington Sanitarium, and also that God’s loyal people will see that it is not crippled by lack of means.
T. E. BOWEN. Received on the $150,000 Fund
Atlantic Union Conference
Central New England .......... $ 2,270.61
Chesapeake ................... 225.66
Eastern Pennsylvania ........ 1,272.65
Greater New York ............ 415.75
Maine ....................... 344.94
New Jersey .................. 552.63
New York .................... 1,025.17
Southern New England ........ 850.23
Vermont ..................... 812.15
Virginia .................... 260.67
Western Pennsylvania ........ 822.57
West Virginia ............... 211.67
Western New York ............ 970.02
Total ....................... $10,034.72 Canadian Union Conference
Maritime .................... $281.43
Quebec ...................... 33.78
Ontario ..................... 298.42
Total ....................... $613.63 Central Union Conference
Colorado .................... $ 878.19
Iowa ......................... 2,167.97
Kansas ...................... 1,244.90
Missouri .................... 850.45
Nebraska .................... 4,779.63
Wyoming ..................... 403.87
Total ....................... $10,325.01 District of Columbia
Washington churches ........ $1,157.74 Unknown
Unknown ..................... $149.20 Lake Union Conference
East Michigan ............... $ 1,082.86
Indiana ..................... 4,237.00
North Michigan .............. 120.51
Northern Illinois ........... 1,108.69
Ohio ........................ 2,661.61
Southern Illinois ........... 709.63
West Michigan ............... 2,802.36
Wisconsin ................... 1,745.37
Total ....................... $14,468.03 North Pacific Union Conference
Conference not specified .... $ 315.30
British Columbia ............ 57.80
Montana ..................... 175.15
Upper Columbia .............. 1,195.37
Western Washington .......... 932.79
Idaho ....................... 844.90
Western Oregon .............. 788.16
Total ....................... $4,309.47 Northern Union Conference
Alberta ..................... $ 139.10
Manitoba .................... 238.70
Saskatchewan Mission Field .. 34.85
Minnesota ................... 3,480.50
South Dakota ................ 2,113.19
North Dakota ................ 1,681.23
Total ....................... $7,687.57 Pacific Union Conference
Arizona ..................... $ 177.87
California-Nevada ........... 4,564.16
Southern California ......... 479.79
Utah ........................ 205.46
Total ....................... $5,427.28 Southern Union Conference
South Carolina .............. $ 67.88
Alabama ..................... 200.63
Tennessee River ............. 444.76
Florida ..................... 233.75
North Carolina .............. 151.97
Kentucky .................... 30.36
Cumberland .................. 315.98
Louisiana ................... 315.01
Mississippi ................. 149.14
Georgia ..................... 160.55
Total ....................... $2,070.03 Southwestern Union Conference
Arkansas .................... $ 213.64
Oklahoma .................... 1,251.05
Texas ....................... 762.38
Total ....................... $2,227.07 Foreign
Mrs. Albert Vuilleumier, deceased ........ $ 3.88
Algeria .................................. 13.33
Australia ................................ 132.19
Bermuda .................................. 25.00
China .................................... 3.00
South Africa ............................ 128.16
Jamaica .................................. 13.41
Yukon Territory .......................... 10.00
England .................................. 256.32
Gold Coast, West Africa .................. 10.00
Mexico ................................... 2.00
Costa Rica ............................... 2.00
India .................................... 12.48
South America ............................ 23.35
Switzerland .............................. 5.81
Panama ................................... 4.00
Nicaragua ................................ 2.00
Trinidad .................................. .34
Central American Mission ................. 17.00
Norway ................................... 25.00
Japan .................................... 12.50
Hayti .................................... 5.00
Egypt .................................... 51.55
Total ................................... $758.32
Grand Total ............................. $59,228.07
I. H. EVANS, Treasurer.