The Big Fund for the Relief of the Schools
By Editor
A LIST of donors to the Relief of the Schools Fund is printed almost every week in the REVIEW. Up to date a sum aggregating, in round numbers, about forty thousand dollars has been paid into the treasury. This money is used for the following purposes:— - Typesetting for “Christ’s Object Lessons.”
- Plate making for “Christ’s Object Lessons.”
- Illustrations for “Christ’s Object Lessons.”
- Similar expenses for the foreign editions.
- Publication and circulation of advertisements, circulars, canvasses, and Testimonies relative to the work.
- Salary and car fare of the Relief of the Schools secretary, stenographic help, and office expenses, all of which are audited by the General Conference auditing committee.
At first it was estimated that fifty thousand dollars would cover the amount necessary. Afterwards, at the request of the author, it was decided to translate the book into the Swedish, Danish, and German languages, and to furnish plates free for use in Europe, England, and Australia. Therefore at the last General Conference it was voted to increase the fund to sixty thousand dollars. It was originally planned to pay the salaries of the relief secretary and clerk from General Conference funds. Later this was found to be impossible, and this expense was put upon the Relief Fund. However, we still hope to finish the work for sixty thousand dollars. We are now entering upon the third year of the war for freedom from debt. All over the United States spirited campaigns are being waged for financial liberty. Across both the Atlantic and the Pacific our brethren and sisters have caught up the strain, and are battling bravely for the same end. They are at it in England, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, South Africa, and Australia. There are more books being sold at the present time than ever before in the history of the war. Unless, however, gifts flow in fast to the Relief Fund, we shall be obliged to suspend operations. Last year, when money ran low, we printed a coupon in the REVIEW, similar to the one at the bottom of this page. That coupon brought in about seventeen thousand dollars. Will the same loyal Adventists who helped then, help again? Will new donors join the ranks? Will every man who is willing-hearted now give what he can, be it five cents or five hundred dollars? Get a post-office money order, express order, or draft, fill out the coupon, cut it out, put it and the money in an envelope and send to the financial secretary of the General Conference, P. T. Magan, Berrien Springs, Mich.