Report of Missionary Work of the General Conference for Quarter Ending Sept. 30, 1914
50%Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 29, 1915
FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 21.
Read the full editionReport of Missionary Work of the General Conference for Quarter Ending Sept. 30, 1914
| CONFERENCES | Membership | No. Reporting | Letters Written | Letters Received | Missionary Visits | Bible Readings or Cottage Meetings | Subscriptions Taken for Periodicals | Papers Sold | Papers Mailed, Lent or Given Away | Books Sold | Books Lent or Given Away | Tracts Sold | Tracts Lent or Given Away | Hours of Christian Help Work | Articles of Clothing Given Away | No. of Meals Provided | Treatments Given | Signers to Temperance Pledge | Offerings to Home Missionary Work | Conversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLANTIC UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Greater New York | 1265 | 118 | 320 | 74 | 1427 | 442 | 98 | 5799 | 9966 | 721 | 79 | 1635 | 11243 | 262 | 185 | 101 | 31 | 3 | $19.80 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 1390 | ... | 760 | 142 | 1171 | 608 | 61 | 3056 | 18201 | 145 | 927 | 188 | 26560 | 749 | 193 | 104 | 33 | 4 | $65.78 | 7 |
| Maine | 449 | 30 | 315 | 19 | 1025 | 189 | 12 | 563 | 1352 | 61 | 189 | 3 | 11763 | 18 | 65 | 45 | 2 | 2 | $29.94 | 2 |
| E. New York | 860 | 67 | 225 | 70 | 233 | 73 | 3 | 337 | 1854 | 74 | 105 | 43 | 2820 | 526½ | 27 | 230 | 20 | ... | $58.20 | 9 |
| N. New England | 575 | ... | 164 | 57 | 269 | 181 | 20 | 286 | 2925 | 54 | 135 | 3 | 2434 | 463 | 65 | 188 | 35 | ... | $36.93 | ... |
| S. New England | 480 | ... | 90 | 30 | 956 | 34 | 128 | 4821 | 3680 | 92 | 56 | 152 | 5864 | 243 | 47 | 68 | 6 | ... | ... | ... |
| W. New York | 896 | 116 | 238 | 73 | 553 | 251 | 23 | 646 | 9748 | 106 | 231 | 56 | 5044 | 490 | 228 | 242 | 525 | 4 | $13.95 | ... |
| EASTERN CANADIAN UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Maritime | 247 | 33 | 58 | 30 | 91 | 40 | 11 | 1341 | 541 | 23 | 21 | ... | 193 | 38 | 22 | 43 | 10 | ... | $98.10 | ... |
| Newfoundland | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2885 | 24 | 53 | 72 | 9712 | 220 | 104 | 36 | 80 | 27 | $109.96 | 11 |
| Ontario | 614 | 50 | 94 | 35 | 519 | 159 | 7 | 825 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Quebec | 150 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| CENTRAL UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 1888 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kansas | 2082 | 63 | 54 | 29 | 183 | 36 | 31 | 509 | 1930 | 14 | 47 | 208 | 4498 | 65 | 55 | 84 | 17 | 2 | $26.98 | 12 |
| Nebraska | 2140 | ... | 632 | 856 | 1036 | 228 | 86 | 548 | 14005 | 43 | 150 | 209 | 30564 | 722 | 396 | 269 | 55 | 11 | $75.66 | 35 |
| Missouri | 1329 | 61 | 187 | 109 | 676 | 271 | 74 | 522 | 4044 | 37 | 231 | 1317 | 5730 | 278 | 67 | 53 | 27 | 2 | $20.62 | 1 |
| W. Colorado | 470 | ... | 132 | 35 | 387 | 117 | 6 | 223 | 7863 | 10 | 90 | 229 | 1826 | 187 | 70 | 131 | 6 | ... | $28.66 | 19 |
| Wyoming | 555 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| COLUMBIA UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chesapeake | 752 | 115 | 195 | 113 | 638 | 445 | 158 | 1187 | 4403 | 350 | 144 | 45 | 1703 | 370 | 150 | 231 | 16 | 39 | $22.92 | 5 |
| District of Columbia | 900 | ... | 393 | 80 | 245 | 45 | 17 | 365 | 17228 | 26 | 50 | 914 | 1800 | 303 | 181 | 27 | 14 | 20 | $7.00 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 825 | ... | 15 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 168 | 482 | 46 | 66 | ... | 38000 | 33 | 45 | 1 | 16 | ... | ... | ... |
| Ohio | 2065 | 235 | 101 | 13 | 539 | 37 | 35 | 9762 | 6468 | 226 | 94 | 82 | 5438 | 463 | 158 | 96 | 22 | ... | $59.67 | ... |
| Virginia | 589 | 188 | 370 | 245 | 1365 | 560 | 1016 | 5624 | 7618 | 634 | 99 | 1748 | 4307 | 272 | 300 | 203 | ... | ... | $64.56 | ... |
| West Virginia | 200 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 75 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 437 | 21 | ... | 4 | 10 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| E. Pennsylvania | 1150 | 160 | 201 | 106 | 1073 | 196 | 75 | 1988 | 7523 | 214 | 359 | 3614 | 6712 | 4100 | 233 | 229 | 18 | 44 | $91.09 | 17 |
| W. Pennsylvania | 305 | ... | 262 | 138 | 1144 | 444 | 58 | 2306 | 5395 | 92 | 184 | 71 | 25060 | 1432 | 734 | 701 | 62 | 57 | $151.42 | 3 |
| LAKE UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E. Michigan | 1679 | ... | 106 | 30 | 403 | 21 | 412 | 600 | 3212 | 84 | 135 | ... | 2175 | 302 | 156 | 65 | 5 | 9 | $84.92 | 6 |
| W. Michigan | 2579 | 145 | 416 | 157 | 1686 | 540 | 44 | 666 | 7475 | 59 | 169 | ... | 5096 | 855 | 241 | 184 | 71 | 1 | $548.35 | 7 |
| N. Michigan | 848 | 56 | 124 | 59 | 440 | 119 | 17 | 254 | 1759 | 85 | 108 | ... | 1525 | 318 | 170 | 102 | 6 | ... | $83.40 | 4 |
| Indiana | 1611 | 117 | 93 | 30 | 395 | 65 | 51 | 775 | 27394 | ... | 30 | 45 | 790 | 95 | 80 | 60 | 25 | 15 | $30.00 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2600 | 65 | 93 | 37 | 565 | 107 | 31 | 770 | 764 | 24 | 67 | 9 | 1501 | 308 | 112 | 31 | 5 | 17 | ... | 7 |
| N. Illinois | 1487 | 201 | 336 | 124 | 2345 | 784 | 221 | 3226 | 10786 | 180 | 209 | 891 | 15773 | 862 | 370 | 570 | 90 | 117 | $348.05 | 5 |
| S. Illinois | 663 | 86 | 130 | 73 | 530 | 397 | 39 | 241 | 3464 | 140 | 84 | 9 | 2516 | 239½ | 237 | 78 | 49 | 1 | $13.36 | 4 |
| NORTHERN UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2405 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Minnesota | 1770 | 410 | 709 | 340 | 1290 | 810 | 247 | 7500 | 35422 | 84 | 984 | 14491 | 43940 | 790 | 371 | 41 | ... | ... | $461.58 | 10 |
| North Dakota | 1431 | 260 | 829 | 165 | 519 | 381 | 49 | 608 | 23139 | 42 | 46 | 8501 | 62 | 62 | 73 | 307 | ... | ... | $108.26 | 6 |
| South Dakota | 968 | 52 | 115 | 24 | 144 | 24 | 97 | 163 | 4772 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 990 | 122 | 589 | 193 | 124 | 6 | $16.77 | 6 |
| NORTH PACIFIC UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 412 | 17 | 25 | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 650 | 414 | ... | 19 | ... | 332 | 37 | 16 | ... | 12 | ... | $11.85 | ... |
| S. Oregon | 707 | ... | 124 | 24 | 341 | 120 | 32 | 357 | 4495 | 41 | 97 | 61 | 3392 | 418 | 156 | 102 | 49 | ... | $35.72 | ... |
| Idaho | 834 | 63 | 94 | 84 | 185 | 93 | 103 | 773 | 6851 | 31 | 48 | 10 | 1609 | 217 | 56 | 80 | 22 | 2 | $18.87 | 34 |
| Upper Columbia | 2151 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| W. Oregon | 2194 | 124 | 181 | 40 | 677 | 483 | 35 | 875 | 16721 | 5 | 62 | ... | 6910 | 229 | 280 | 312 | 164 | ... | $3.60 | ... |
| W. Washington | 1976 | 144 | 239 | 654 | 1075 | 255 | 115 | 2450 | 5970 | 157 | 253 | 69 | 6093 | 748 | 206 | 170 | 52 | 76 | $32.12 | 8 |
| Alaska Mission | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| PACIFIC UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 306 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nevada Mission | 200 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Utah | 190 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| California | 2899 | 184 | 353 | 107 | 1427 | 514 | 105 | 3005 | 19423 | 298 | 337 | ... | 50102 | 232 | 608 | 104 | ... | ... | $94.09 | 6 |
| Cen. California | 1369 | 111 | 77 | 13 | 157 | 66 | 32 | 71 | 4342 | 57 | 220 | 8 | 1775 | 199 | 71 | 41 | 30 | 10 | $58.89 | 4 |
| N. California | 1677 | 302 | 134 | 42 | 343 | 88 | 58 | 187 | 5051 | 48 | 166 | 76 | 5914 | 225½ | 85 | 186 | 33 | 5 | $106.84 | 21 |
| S. California | 3682 | ... | 604 | 287 | 1219 | 371 | 102 | 1569 | 18880 | ... | 630 | ... | 43999 | 1628 | 863 | 535 | ... | 135 | ... | 6 |
| SOUTHEASTERN UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 596 | 81 | 116 | 20 | 249 | 75 | ... | 863 | 8371 | 3 | 37 | 1267 | 196 | 81 | 66 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Florida | 866 | 274 | 1153 | 680 | 2450 | 946 | 214 | 2310 | 10180 | 272 | 574 | 603 | 19450 | 1916 | 820 | 969 | 270 | 43 | $102.02 | 9 |
| Georgia | 634 | 139 | 784 | 301 | 1526 | 886 | 72 | 2405 | 6744 | 297 | 250 | 375 | 4125 | 1058 | 390 | 244 | ... | ... | $151.83 | 10 |
| North Carolina | 545 | 160 | 249 | 113 | 793 | 548 | 357 | 1185 | 1832 | 98 | 66 | ... | 918 | 582 | 160 | 393 | 185 | 4 | $33.55 | 12 |
| South Carolina | 292 | 179 | 175 | 153 | 193 | 127 | 11 | 180 | 5201 | 104 | 50 | 10 | 1559 | 170 | 34 | 92 | ... | ... | $7.69 | ... |
| SOUTHERN UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 501 | 78 | 123 | 90 | 764 | 394 | 14 | 1000 | 2439 | 23 | 93 | 65 | 1125 | 297 | 61 | 102 | 735 | ... | $16.27 | 2 |
| Kentucky | 538 | 103 | 193 | 28 | 103 | 77 | ... | 3000 | 463 | 5 | 10 | ... | 1100 | 10 | ... | 25 | 30 | 6 | $5.60 | ... |
| Louisiana | 441 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mississippi | 370 | 26 | 79 | 46 | 501 | 126 | 22 | 366 | 2062 | 234 | 27 | 4 | 2916 | 214 | 17 | 41 | 3 | 10 | $37.81 | 12 |
| Tennessee River | 676 | ... | 27 | 11 | 131 | 33 | 3 | 260 | 669 | 2 | 16 | ... | 2143 | 16 | 60 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| SOUTHWESTERN UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 336 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| New Mexico | 245 | 30 | 176 | 59 | 193 | 210 | 4 | ... | 325 | ... | 47 | ... | 1576 | 169 | 70 | 33 | 52 | 120 | ... | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 1860 | 150 | 159 | 40 | 366 | 150 | 50 | 91 | 2362 | 28 | 64 | 24 | 3301 | 492 | 227 | 131 | 26 | 3 | $30.86 | 1 |
| S. Texas | 435 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| N. Texas | 1481 | ... | 359 | 116 | 780 | 376 | 429 | 744 | 4602 | 104 | 209 | 431 | 8781 | 1132 | 563 | 181 | 74 | 17 | $194.55 | 9 |
| W. Texas | 238 | ... | 45 | 18 | 106 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 603 | 3 | 51 | ... | 355 | 69 | 50 | 8 | 1 | ... | $19.85 | ... |
| WESTERN CANADIAN UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alberta | 606 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Manitoba | 245 | 75 | 169 | 59 | 264 | 29 | 17 | 2763 | 3561 | 12 | 14 | 60 | 757 | 62 | 100 | 38 | ... | 17 | $8.40 | 5 |
| British Columbia | 417 | 163 | 341 | 103 | 674 | 342 | 104 | 6253 | 2908 | 57 | 164 | 15 | 2927 | 1282 | 284 | 277 | 61 | 12 | $39.95 | 28 |
| Saskatchewan | 402 | 70 | 51 | 83 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 68 | 864 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 3963 | 27 | 14 | 22 | ... | ... | $9.95 | ... |
| EUROPEAN DIVISION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cen. European Union | 3373 | 1528 | 562 | 200 | 5549 | 3288 | 38 | 57629 | 2747 | ... | ... | ... | 19466 | 1191 | ... | ... | ... | ... | $1595.40 | ... |
| Danube Union | 1999 | 596 | 668 | 221 | 2962 | 647 | 18 | 9343 | 558 | ... | ... | ... | 7008 | 1080 | ... | ... | ... | ... | $316.22 | ... |
| East German Union | 6500 | 1945 | 1828 | 478 | 7005 | 5809 | 88 | 52840 | 5589 | ... | ... | ... | 24259 | 10183 | ... | ... | ... | ... | $1949.22 | ... |
| Latin Union | 1398 | 98 | 217 | 114 | 798 | 906 | 27 | 5360 | 3851 | ... | ... | ... | 2494 | 8433 | ... | ... | ... | ... | $389.52 | ... |
| Levant Union | 400 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russian Union | 4569 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scandinavian Union | 3686 | 842 | 172 | ... | 884 | 221 | ... | ... | 370511 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Serbian Union | 1246 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| West German Union | 5516 | 1865 | 1040 | 394 | 4887 | 4808 | 122 | 44269 | 3716 | ... | ... | ... | 18495 | 3105 | ... | ... | ... | ... | $1766.60 | ... |
| Missions | 663 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | $1.67 |
| ASIATIC DIVISION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 234 | 39 | ... | 2 | ... | 55 | 56 | ... | 421 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | $4.00 | ... |
| Korea | 552 | 229 | 80 | 86 | 1565 | 986 | 30 | 504 | 143 | 127 | 366 | ... | 9236 | ... | ... | 94 | ... | 34 | $4.00 | ... |
| Malaysia | 186 | 128 | 34 | 11 | 325 | 303 | 68 | 905 | 1285 | 9 | 39 | 1225 | 3046 | 67 | 21 | ... | 21 | ... | $21.51 | ... |
| Philippines | 259 | ... | 9 | 9 | 135 | 94 | 11 | 600 | 700 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 300 | 61 | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
| AUSTRALASIAN UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| New South Wales | 1432 | ... | 783 | 309 | 3108 | 513 | 60 | 6438 | 10378 | 681 | 306 | 10419 | 78088 | 26601 | 165 | ... | 192 | ... | $16.65 | ... |
| New Zealand | 740 | 412 | 699 | 316 | 2464 | 261 | 393 | 6273 | 8830 | 425 | 526 | 1582 | 46866 | 1221 | ... | 148 | 77 | 561 | $2.12 | ... |
| Queensland | 420 | ... | 838 | 219 | 1229 | 344 | 8 | 889 | 2830 | 45 | 473 | 52 | 3719 | 1153 | ... | 47 | 43 | 2 | $4.67 | ... |
| South Australia | 440 | ... | 244 | 132 | 2010 | 332 | 24 | 4581 | 45943 | 360 | 189 | 6717 | 15422 | 10128 | ... | 101 | 144 | 40 | $6.02 | ... |
| Victoria-Tasmania | 1172 | 119 | 539 | 230 | 5725 | 215 | 7 | 5860 | 11278 | 183 | 1100 | 554 | 15631 | 2299 | 113 | ... | 54 | ... | $46.79 | ... |
| West Australia | 583 | ... | 324 | 90 | 1862 | 242 | 37 | 7823 | 6860 | 534 | 276 | 11041 | 46625 | 1479 | ... | 78 | 80 | ... | ... | ... |
| Norfolk Island | 61 | ... | 10 | 1 | 113 | 44 | ... | 15 | 704 | 1 | 5 | ... | 58 | 243 | ... | ... | 28 | ... | ... | ... |
| SOUTH AFRICAN UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cape Conference | 504 | ... | 311 | 107 | 1191 | 90 | ... | 13700 | 10200 | ... | 31 | 1014 | 1507 | 66 | ... | 105 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| SOUTH AMER. UNION | 1947 | 137 | 280 | 83 | 478 | 268 | 71 | 4008 | 2761 | 165 | 242 | 132 | 29 | 336 | 266 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| BRAZIL UNION | 1622 | 233 | 177 | 67 | 478 | 268 | 6 | 184 | 1047 | 54 | 144 | 442 | 2297 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | $84.25 | 1 |
| WEST INDIAN UNION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | 5002 | ... | 3 | 5 | 74 | 81 | ... | 11422 | 3773 | 1 | 5 | 574 | 822 | 14 | 9 | 35 | 17 | ... | ... | ... |
| BERMUDA MISSION | 65 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 120 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |