D. M. C by Dudley Marvin Canright

California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists · Oakland, Cal. · Feb 25, 1875

D. M. C

By Dudley Marvin Canright

By Their Fruits.

GREAT revivals and large additions are reported in many churches. Now look at one item showing what fruit they bear. The reports of the Methodist conferences for 1874 show an increase of 99,494 members. But "Contributions to the Missionary Society have been $611,954, a decrease of $60,996, and every other benevolent department shows a decrease except the Women's Foreign Society, where the increase is $818, and the Freedman's Aid Society, which has advanced by $7,812."

An increase of 99,000 in membership, and a decrease of $60,000 in contributions! Evidently this kind of religion does not affect the pocket very much.