Field Notes by C. W. Flaiz

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 10, 1903

Field Notes

By C. W. Flaiz

Four hundred books have been sent to Georgia. This is just half their quota.

Louisiana has ordered eighty-six books more than the quota going to that State.

The Cumberland Conference, with a quota of 2,400 books, has ordered all except two hundred and eighty of them sent into the field.

The Tennessee River Conference, with a membership of four hundred and fifty, is putting forth a most determined effort to finish its quota at an early date. They still have one thousand nine hundred books to dispose of.

A very enthusiastic letter from the president of the West Virginia Conference states that the work with “Christ’s Object Lessons” is nearly completed in that field, and that they expect to raise their jubilee banner about the first of March.

A letter from the president of the New England Conference states that their entire quota is sold, and that they have received such a blessing from the sale of the book that they propose to continue in the campaign as long as there are any books to be sold.

The Nebraska Conference has made an excellent record in the sale of “Christ’s Object Lessons.” Their original quota was 12,035 books. They have sent out from their office 11,754. Eleven thousand dollars has been paid to Union College, and $1,150 to the Mission Board for the sale of books in foreign languages.

“Who will unite in a final effort to finish the work with ‘Christ’s Object Lessons’ before the coming General Conference? Those who have been at work are succeeding. If all, every one, would spend a few days in actual work, the task would be done. Why excuse ourselves? Who will respond to this final call? Who will re-enlist until victory is won, and join in the song of jubilee? This work with ‘Christ’s Object Lessons’ is the work for to-day. Who believes it? How shall we show that we believe it? Let the leaders in this movement show themselves to be capable men, and let all the people show themselves ready and willing to co-operate. The work is the Lord’s, and by prompt action he will be glorified, and his people will be blessed.” The foregoing questions are asked by Elder Hankins, in the Indiana Recorder of January 7, and are applicable not alone to Indiana, but to the entire field. Sit down and count them, and see how many of them you can answer.

Statistics just received from the Central Union Conference give the following amounts turned over to Union College: — Kansas ........................ $ 5,004 30 Nebraska ...................... 11,000 00 Iowa .......................... 12 310 00 Colorado ...................... 3,300 00 Missouri ...................... 1,500 00 $33,114 30 C. W. Flaiz.