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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Sep 8, 1904

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 81, No. 36.

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Washington, D. C.

By J. S. WASHBURN.

On Sabbath, August 27, we held our third baptism in the Memorial church. Six persons were baptized, all brethren, five uniting with the Takoma Park church, and one with the M Street church.
On page 20 will be found the weekly list of donations, the amount this week being $33,708.97. Thus, by nearly four hundred dollars, we have passed the one-third mark. Many have not as yet had the privilege of giving at all. We are hoping that there may be a large increase, as the season has come when farmers at least will reap their harvests. We trust that it will be but a short time until we shall have in hand one half the amount.
On page seven of the illustrated leaflet, “The Call of God,” Elder Daniels, the president of the General Conference, presents the following schedule, showing how easily the $100,000 could be raised by 5,775 persons:—
Is the following estimate unreasonable?
25 persons donate $1,000 each $25,000
50 “ “ 500 “ 25,000
100 “ “ 100 “ 10,000
200 “ “ 50 “ 10,000
400 “ “ 25 “ 10,000
1,000 “ “ 10 “ 10,000
1,500 “ “ 5 “ 7,500
2,500 “ “ 1 “ 2,500
5,775 $100,000
A very recent count shows the following:—
7 persons have given (each) $1,000
2 “ “ “ “ 500
29 “ “ “ “ 100
32 “ “ “ “ 50
77 “ “ “ “ 25
209 “ “ “ “ 10
583 “ “ “ “ 5
1,059 “ “ “ “ 1
Total $20,489
Various other amounts make up the remainder of the amount already raised. Thus it will be seen that there ought to be at least eighteen more donations of $1,000 each, forty-eight of $500, about seventy of $100, about 170 of $50, and about twice as many at least of the other sums in the table. We believe there are quite a number of our brethren and sisters who will come forward and help us with large donations at once.
J. S. WASHBURN.