The Work in the General European Conference by L. R. CONRADI

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 11, 1906

The Work in the General European Conference

By L. R. CONRADI

L. R. CONRADI

WE are thankful to God that while our general organization in Europe began in a small way a few years ago, and we even required for its general management some appropriations from the States, the time is now here when our regular income to the General European Conference is not only sufficient to pay the president and the secretary, and the small expense connected with the treasurer's office in London, but we have a slight surplus left, to apply toward supporting our missions in the field beyond.

It will be of interest to our brethren to know that during the first six months of 1906 we have baptized in Europe

1,249 persons, and received 220 by vote, making the total additions 1,469. This is the highest number we have yet been able to add in so short a time. Our tithe has also shown a good increase, as it has been $64,126 the first two quarters of 1906, against $101,300 for the twelve months of 1905. Our present membership in the European field is 12,888. We are also pleased that we can for the first time report more than 300 evangelical laborers, as we had 303 at the end of June. Our schools are educating more workers, so we hope this number may steadily increase. Seven men have been ordained to the ministry during our summer meetings, and we expect several others will be ready for ordination at the winter conferences.

One thing gives us special pleasure, and that is that not only have we been able to increase our work in Europe, but we are able to strengthen our missions to the Dark Continent. The accompanying illustration is evidence of this. To the right is Elder A. A. Carscallen, of Great Britain, and next to him is Peter Nyambo, originally of Nyassaland, both of whom have been at the Duncombe Hall College in London several years, and they now go to open up the British Union Mission in British East Africa and Uganda. The other brother is one of our Friedensau students, Brother G. Sander, who will strengthen our force in the German East African Mission, and have make it possible for Brother A. C. Enns, who has just opened a new station at Vuasu, to accompany Brother Carscallen and spend a few months with him and Brother Peter Nyambo, until they get a site selected and buildings erected on British territory. The three brethren shown in the picture left Hamburg on the German East African liner “Markgraf,” September 1. We feel assured that the prayers of God's people will accompany them on their long journey. Toward the support of the work in British East Africa, our brethren in Great Britain have pledged their First-day offerings, but as this does not suffice for the present, the General European Conference was able to vote nine hundred dollars of its surplus last year, which it had saved above its operating expenses, toward beginning the new mission.

We are also glad that arrangements are now being made for the opening of a mission in Abyssinia, by the Scandinavian Union Conference. Elder Jensen and his wife, of London, have accepted the call, and we hope they may be off by the late summer or autumn of 1907.

Brother Salatzkat, a nurse of Friedensau, has also accepted an invitation to connect with the work conducted by Dr. A. W. George, in Constantinople.

Thus the Lord is opening the doors into Asia and Africa, and we desire to follow his providences as rapidly as possible. Never have we had better general meetings throughout Europe than this year. There was no disunion or lack of harmony in any of them, and the great burden of all our people seemed to be: The third angel's message to the regions beyond in this generation. The prospect never was brighter for an advance all along the line. For this we feel truly grateful. We shall appreciate it if our brethren in the States will assist all they can to accomplish the task set before us, by supplying liberally of their men and means, and remembering these vast fields and the workers, in their prayers.