Pennsylvania by A. N. Durrant

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Feb 26, 1914

Pennsylvania

By A. N. Durrant

PItTsBURGH.—The year 1913 brought us many blessings, and steady progress was made along all lines, even though we fell short of the standard which we should have reached. Fourteen members were added to Church No. 2, while ten were dropped. The membership of the Sabbath school has grown from sixteen to thirty-eight, and the donations now total three dollars each week. During 1913 the tithes amounted to $438.29. To the Twenty-cent-a-week Fund we contributed $129.80; for church expenses, $114.36; and $80 was paid on the building fund, making a total of $762.45. In tithes and offerings for foreign work there was an increase over the previous year of $170.80.

The year 1914 opens with a good interest. A few are now keeping the Sabbath, and we trust they will unite with us soon. We have organized a church missionary society, and nearly all our members have willingly taken hold of this work for others. Our great need now is a place of worship.

The McDonald company, the second colored church in the conference, has also made some progress. Five members were added for the year, thus making fifteen. Their tithes amounted to $217.92, and their offerings to $49.67. This company meets only once each quarter, as the membership is very scattered. The work for the colored people in this great city needs your prayers and your help. A. N. DURRANT.