Washington, D. C by J. S. Washburn

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Nov 19, 1903

Washington, D. C.

By J. S. Washburn

SINCE the last report $168 has been paid on the church debt, which leaves only $143.62 still due to-day, November 12, 4 P. M. We trust this account will be entirely closed long before the time arrives for the taking of the annual offering for missions; and yet the contributions to this fund may be continued indefinitely, or at least until due notice is given. For as previously stated, when the expense of the baptistery and needed alterations is met according to the judgment of the officers of the General Conference located here, the balance will be turned toward the erection of a denominational sanitarium and training school, which, according to the light of the spirit of prophecy, should be opened just as soon as possible. It will be a great encouragement to all to know that one of our enterprises here (the Memorial church) is absolutely free from debt; and our other institutions in the capital are to be built free, built without the menacing, eternal, overshadowing curse of debt, without the destroying, malignant cancer of interest.

We are sure that soon will be fulfilled here the word recorded in Ex. 35:21: "And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lord's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation." Also see Ex. 36:5-7: "The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the Lord commanded to make. . . . Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing. For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much."

October 14, when the debt stood at $950, we called for ninety-five men who would give ten dollars each. Eighteen have responded to that call, while two have sent twenty-five dollars and two twenty dollars each, one has sent one hundred dollars, and a number have sent smaller sums. Now if all the tract societies and conference treasurers will forward what is in hand, and all who have received appeals or subscription papers will return the stamped and addressed envelopes with remittance, great or small, as each one is led by the Spirit, in a few days due notice can be given by the General Conference authorities, as in the time of the building of the tabernacle in the wilderness (see preceding scriptures), or rather, the future contributions can be transferred to the institutions to be located in Washington, D. C.

Below is given a partial list of contributions received by the writer since June 1, and not previously reported in the REVIEW:—

Previously reported .......... $5,214 67 Mrs. F. L. White ............ 1 00 Mrs. L. Lunger .............. 1 00 Geo. B. Umberhind ........... 5 00 E. Christianson ............. 5 00 H. H. Johnson ............... 1 00 A brother ................... 1 00 Rachel Campbell ............. 1 00 Geo. M. Powell .............. 50 W. H. Armstrong ............ 1 50 Mr. and Mrs. W. N. George.. 1 50 Jane Johnson ................ 5 00 J. P. Cornell ............... 1 00 Mrs. Theresa Stanford ...... 3 00 Chas. H. Harris ............. 1 00 Mrs. E. J. Blanchard ........ 5 00 Myrta Fetty ................ 5 00 Chas. H. Hedge .............. 1 00 D. B. Snow .................. 2 00 T. B. Snow .................. 1 25 G. W. Whitney ............... 5 00 Mrs. S. F. Rowe ............. 2 50 Mrs. Derby Tucker ........... 1 00 J. A. Buckley ............... 50 J. A. Lamar ................. 50 Ruth Selleck ................ 1 00 Dora Brown .................. 2 00 Mrs. N. J. Cady ............. 2 00 W. A. Tisdale ............... 2 00 Mrs. C. C. Fisher ........... 25 Mrs. Alice Schman & friends.. 13 00 W. A. Wilcox, treasurer ..... 13 20 E. A. Chapman, treasurer .... 16 00 Julia C. Berry & friends .... 10 35 Joel Gulick & friends ....... 15 00 H. Dixon & friends .......... 11 40 F. D. Starr & friends ....... 14 00 Mrs. Collier ................ 10 00 L. A. Francis ............... 10 00 Abner Thomson ............... 10 00 Mrs. M. A. Wicks ............ 10 00 S. H. Noel .................. 10 00 A friend .................... 10 00 A. J. Bartlett .............. 10 00 Pacific Press, through Treas... 13 50 E. J. Gregory ............... 20 00 Mary Stroup ................. 25 00 Total reported .............. $5,494 52

J. S. WASHBURN. 1728 14th St., N. W., Washington, D. C.