Report of the $300,000 Fund
By William T. Knox
Complying with the instruction of the General Conference, there appears in this issue the statement of the $300,000 Fund, including all receipts up to Sept. 30, 1910. This report shows that the amount thus far received is $33,464.09. It has been sincerely hoped that before the end of the year, we would receive at least $100,000 on this fund. Our expectations have been based upon the fact that it was the settled determination of the brethren, in conference and council, that this entire sum should be raised by 1912; and also because many conferences reported that they had set themselves to complete the work during the year 1910. On the strength of this, the brethren in fields to be benefited by these donations have been encouraged to hope that they would receive, by the last of this year, a considerable proportion of the amount voted to them. Many letters coming to us, especially from such countries as China, show the urgent need of early remittances. We are frequently made sad by the news coming to us of some faithful worker who has been obliged to leave his post of duty, and return to America or Europe, on account of broken health. Almost invariably such reports are accompanied with the statement that this step has been made necessary by reason of the unhealthful surroundings in which the laborer was obliged to work. We all appreciate that this is a very short-sighted policy to pursue; and it is in order to relieve it, that so many of our brethren have taken hold of this plan, and have promised to assist in providing necessary homes for our laborers. In order that relief may come as early as possible, we trust that those who have made pledges to this fund will be able to meet them at least in part during the present year. This would be a great relief to the situation in such countries as China and India. Statement of the $300,000 Fund to
Atlantic Union Conference
Central New England . . . . . . . $1,215.86
Greater New York . . . . . . . . 1,126.08
Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.10
New York . . . . . . . . . . . . 154.00
Southern New England . . . . . . 283.93
Northern New England . . . . . . 472.38
Western New York . . . . . . . . 624.41
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,987.76 Canadian Union Conference
Maritime . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.99
Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.8014
Quebec . . . . . . . . . . . . . $133.50
Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319.29 Central Union Conference
Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.65
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662.14
Southern Missouri . . . . . . . 64.57
North Missouri . . . . . . . . . 389.87
Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,540.24
Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . 512.15
Western Colorado . . . . . . . . 252.41
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,429.03 Columbia Union Conference
Chesapeake . . . . . . . . . . . 155.50
Eastern Pennsylvania . . . . . . 320.68
Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148.42
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . 441.88
Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.50
West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
District of Columbia . . . . . . 400.05
West Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . 191.34
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,673.37 Lake Union Conference
East Michigan . . . . . . . . . . 1,708.89
Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,775.95
Northern Illinois . . . . . . . . 665.09
North Michigan . . . . . . . . . 124.59
Southern Illinois . . . . . . . . 372.88
West Michigan . . . . . . . . . 1,589.86
Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,537.26 Northern Union Conference
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184.07
Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . 2,660.10
North Dakota . . . . . . . . . 2,022.68
South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . 56.20
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,923.05 North Pacific Union Conference
Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . 609.15
Southern Idaho . . . . . . . . . 709.30
Upper Columbia . . . . . . . . 1,256.00
Western Oregon . . . . . . . . 1,148.30
Southern Oregon . . . . . . . . 136.34
Western Washington . . . . . . 1,232.75
Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,093.99 Pacific Union Conference
Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . 179.94
California . . . . . . . . . . 1,396.24
Southern California . . . . . . 734.96
Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,311.94 Southeastern Union Conference
Cumberland . . . . . . . . . . . 816.88
Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,204.78
Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . 259.20
North Carolina . . . . . . . . . 167.21
South Carolina . . . . . . . . . 45.25
Bahamas . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,493.32 Southern Union Conference
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.10
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.00
Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.25
Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . 196.68
Tennessee River . . . . . . . . 178.22
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509.25 Southwestern Union Conference
Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.30
Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . 578.13
New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . 11.60
Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32.00
West Texas . . . . . . . . . . . 32.90
South Texas . . . . . . . . . . . 3.78
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690.71 Western Canadian Union Conference
Alberta . . . . . . . . . . . . 337.90
British Columbia . . . . . . . . 149.55
Manitoba . . . . . . . . . . . . 109.25
Saskatchewan Mission . . . . . . 242.00
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 838.70 Miscellaneous
England . . . . . . . . . . . . 490.00
New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . 102.27
India . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.72
West Indian Union . . . . . . . 1.00
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . 21.00
European subtreasury . . . . . . 2.43
Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
Canal Zone . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656.42 Grand total . . . . . . . . . $33,464.09
W. T. Knox, Treasurer.