A Statement Concerning Our Special Funds by I. H. Evans

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 16, 1906

A Statement Concerning Our Special Funds

By I. H. Evans

The work in Washington is dear to the hearts of God's people. Rarely, if ever, in the history of our denominational work has there been such a hearty response in donating funds to any enterprise as was manifested in raising the one hundred thousand dollars for Washington. It came with a hearty good will, even to the last dollar of the overflow of more than fifteen thousand dollars.

This money has been a great blessing to God's cause; it was distributed as follows:— Washington Training Col., $51,374.72 Wash. (D. C.) San. Assn. 40,667.30 General Conf. building.... 10,000.00 Nashville church ........ 5,000.00 R. & H. Pub. Assn. .... 3,000.00 Removal expense from     Battle Creek........ 1,223.81 Financial Sec. expense ... 3,714.41 Sundry expenses ........ 68.50 Balance on hand ....... 569.43 Total received up to     Aug. 1, 1906 ........$115,618.17

The General Conference building is completed at an expense of $13,583.18.

The College has two dormitories and a dining hall already erected, but there is no main building for the school proper.

The Review and Herald Publishing Association has erected a good building, in which they are located and conducting their publishing work, but they have been called upon to make large donations to other enterprises, and must have financial help.

The Sanitarium is just starting its building. The basement foundation is already laid, and we hope to see the building finished not later than August, 1907. The main building is one hundred and sixteen feet by forty-four feet, with an annex fifty-two feet six inches by forty-four feet, all to be three stories above the basement. This building, completed, will cost about sixty-five thousand dollars, and will accommodate nearly forty patients.

It must be evident to all that the one hundred thousand dollars is not sufficient to pay for erecting all these buildings.

The General Conference has authorized the raising of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The first fifty thousand dollars of this fund is to go to different branches of the work in the South. They have many enterprises which are in need and must be helped. The Nashville Sanitarium is to have twenty-five thousand dollars, which is greatly needed, and must be sent as soon as possible. The rest of the fifty thousand dollars which will be sent to the South is to be distributed among our schools at Graysville and Huntsville, the Graysville Sanitarium, the Atlanta Sanitarium, etc.

One hundred thousand dollars is to come to Washington to complete the Sanitarium, erect the main College building, and to make an appropriation to the Review and Herald and to the General Conference.

It will never do to leave our buildings in an incomplete state here at the heart of our nation. We have started a great work. God has blessed us at every step of the way. His guiding hand has been over us, even as it was over Israel when they fled from Egyptian bondage.

The promised Canaan seems but a little way ahead, and yet a great work must be accomplished before our Master comes.

Is not our next great task to complete the work which God has said should be done in Washington? If all unite in this, it will soon be accomplished.

I. H. EVANS.