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Report of Missionary Work of the General Conference for Quarter Ending<page-break/> Dec. 31, 1913

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 25, 1914

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 91, No. 26.

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Report of Missionary Work of the General Conference for Quarter EndingDec. 31, 1913

By W. B. White

Unions Membership No. Reporting Letters Written Letters Received Missionary Visits Bible Readings or Cottage Meetings Held Subscriptions Taken for Periodicals Papers Sold Papers Mailed, Lent, or Given Away Books Sold Books Lent or Given Away Tracts Sold Tracts Lent or Given Away Hours of Christian Help Work Articles of Clothing Given Away No. of Meals Provided Treatments Given Signers to Temperance Pledge Offerings to Home Missionary Work No. of Conversions
ATLANTIC
Maine 449 65 333 4 142 21 18 114 1798 206 64 22 2038 54 27 5 4 ... $ 9.95 3
Northern New England 520 ... 156 85 234 223 36 405 2018 102 168 8 1376 202 88 140 15 10 36.10 1
Western New York 71 37 189 71 987 195 66 1001 2264 181 86 36 1402 421 254 188 4 1 182.82 ...
CENTRAL
Colorado 1743 ... 229 110 500 160 243 761 2007 186 111 1373 6068 193 409 74 20 ... 79.88 27
Nebraska 2103 ... 583 410 1271 251 93 2534 5939 321 565 15555 113276 1003 326 168 ... ... 165.25 57
COLUMBIA
Chesapeake 600 17 5 8 29 12 13 5 117 1 5 ... 498 38 6 ... ... ... ... ...
East Pennsylvania 1125 ... 75 14 583 22 35 2906 1771 431 79 81 2342 215 121 43 7 ... 146.75 ...
Ohio 2000 989 406 134 1521 439 148 2290 77520 556 260 546 2865 1014 670 474 68 ... 549.27 54
LAKE
East Michigan 1756 58 121 39 1457 85 55 277 939 225 181 8 1138 280 89 62 29 ... 12.47 4
Northern Illinois 1454 357 438 217 1479 617 108 2595 2305 168 124 117 7814 15458 310 260 2324 25 24.36 18
NORTHERN
Minnesota 1600 400 505 417 701 607 172 923 76724 300 700 12971 92415 342 172 47 ... ... ... ...
North Dakota 1227 ... 156 58 213 61 259 45 2832 150 5 1530 141061 10 ... 877 5 ... 74.35 ...
South Dakota 900 227 4396 90 319 250 102 5433 1430 267 251 ... 7529 1298 897 8 5039 14 173.58 5
NORTH PACIFIC
Montana 403 ... 20 10 171 14 6 55 444 77 26 ... 595 190 15 54 5 ... 19.20 ...
Southern Idaho 697 125 197 59 201 168 70 602 3653 112 764 42 1965 215 364 110 17 ... 56.83 4
Southern Oregon 600 102 227 68 437 59 89 1536 1950 124 78 3 1826 423 131 96 38 ... 23.64 1
Western Washington 1700 49 58 9 93 30 11 1810 1636 ... 140 ... 1848 305 52 285 10 ... ... ...
PACIFIC
California 2710 235 888 289 2210 891 549 8221 27960 316 250 ... 34403 2792 4046 ... 126 2 287.17 1
Central California 1228 ... 55 5 ... 47 11 1563 ... ... 17555 ... 694 ... ... 189 ... ... ... ...
Northern California 1500 514 350 117 399 225 102 1912 5618 154 336 52 14615 396 5 18 38 13 67.10 32
SOUTHEASTERN
Cumberland 616 ... 83 10 47 8 25 481 1000 15 ... ... 450 34 5 170 ... ... 21.00 ...
Florida 743 ... 386 285 274 111 66 269 3720 323 44 64 1129 125 53 266 23 ... 402.06 2
Georgia 557 369 887 703 2905 1038 22 1822 2676 1340 630 253 4089 1771 801 ... 189 6 199.61 6
SOUTHWESTERN
North Texas 316 ... 84 21 454 72 83 577 1441 49 105 30 2143 436 126 61 35 ... 3.50 ...
Oklahoma 1860 113 134 53 312 106 39 326 3072 242 206 114 2214 808 263 95 35 2 45.65 10
West Texas 238 ... 58 42 12 11 ... 91 235 23 24 ... 450 15 4 ... 12 ... 1.08 ...
WESTERN CANADIAN
Alberta 606 73 358 46 1005 108 137 ... 2557 202 78 ... 2835 537 110 10 34 21 104.45 ...
Saskatchewan 375 62 85 43 128 34 39 1102 1350 59 47 ... 1878 327 22 22 25 2 15.95 1
3 EUROPEAN DIVISION CONFERENCE
East German Union 6500 ... 80828 3519 39249 28214 969 256663 82571 ... ... 1148473 164315 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
West German Union 5516 1979 4115 1982 21568 18277 940 225393 88240 ... ... 584184 152536 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Russian Union 4569 2222 1167 780 4828 4205 543 23094 8038 ... ... 669228 59545 ... ... ... ... ... 3969.06 ...
Scandinavian Union 3686 ... 1292 96 4595 1139 262 22609 495785 ... ... 158369 888943 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Central European Union 3373 1561 2483 1091 28241 13563 500 265562 86464 300 ... 4900 400 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
British Union 2422 190 445 ... 624 239 ... 14151 2830 115 137 ... 11786 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Latin Union 1398 174 803 299 2234 1690 238 18605 17707 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Siberian Mission 1246 697 343 267 1421 1454 129 3187 3354 ... ... 52067 23782 ... ... ... ... ... 5.00 ...
Danube Union 1999 ... 1336 771 18418 20478 219 42116 22808 ... ... 523300 23566 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
ASIATIC DIVISION CONFERENCE
Singapore Mission 87 ... ... ... 53 ... ... ... 778 2 6 594 57 2755 50 33 141 ... 234.91 ...
AUSTRALASIAN UNION CONFERENCE
New South Wales 1318 ... 587 117 1712 248 17 7775 28334 81 306 2981 183204 750 50 36 67 3688 109.12 ...
New Zealand 645 ... 434 189 1635 155 47 7775 5930 213 600 271 54756 295 28 ... 28 28 440.60 ...
Queensland 372 ... 233 83 1045 332 ... 802 2779 20 100 182 17811 637 16 16 7 ... 50.68 ...
South Australia 421 ... 142 65 591 235 35 6646 5629 1075 242 1311 17498 3774 200 61 74 ... 27.51 ...
Victoria-Tasmania 1154 ... 705 275 4578 435 79 9175 26790 279 465 6801 104076 1507 40 20 79 ... 3.00 ...
West Australia 471 ... 210 48 838 159 45 4653 5599 140 154 500 43772 ... 3 4 64 ... ... ...
Tonga 6 ... ... ... 9 ... 3 ... 89 3 1 ... 1400 66 ... 4 6 ... 3.37 ...
Lord Howe Island 15 ... 25 ... 41 1 ... ... 60 1 17 ... 12418 ... ... ... 23 ... ... ...
New Hebrides Mission 4 ... 96 65 255 5 ... ... 244 1 8 ... 1141 50 26 ... 58 ... ... ...
2 Pitcairn Island 75 ... 16 3 106 110 ... 877 ... ... 92 ... 1194 ... ... ... ... ... 5.00 ...
Totals 64983 10615 106522 13071 170125 96804 6641 940964 1119005 8363 19510 3184966 2100156 38735 9779 4706 3605 3812 $7773.97 226
We note with pleasure the healthful tone of the reports. While there are a very few local fields which report no missionary work, America as a whole has entered this new year with prospects bright, the faithful few of the churches were never more active. We note with pleasure that the reports from unions outside of North America show a steady growth in earnest, faithful endeavor. In this connection it is encouraging to read the following extract from a letter just received from Elder G. F. Jones, who is laboring in the Solomon Islands:—
“We are glad to report that the work is onward here. The membership is increasing, and our plans for enlarging our operations are meeting with success. There are workers now asking permission to visit other islands.”
“Captain Voyles writes that the number of believers at Lord Howe Island is increasing, and it is reported that all the publications sold by the brethren are read by the entire population. This in part accounts for the interest which takes hold of the people.”
The reports from the European Division for the year 1913 show a very large gain over the previous year. While some of the countries reporting are suffering from the awful scourge of war, yet the reports as a whole show a marked increase in the amount of literature distributed, and in souls being brought to the truth.
The reports from the Asiatic Division and Singapore Mission, though small in comparison with larger fields, are nevertheless encouraging. The workers are pressing forward, and souls are being added to the remnant church from time to time. Although the Singapore Mission is small, it has a very large and wide field. Recently a call came from Sumatra for a missionary, and one of our native brethren was enlisted to go to the help of those who are crying for the light.
South Australia writes: ‘Many of those who have embraced the truth, especially at Adelaide, and at Pitcairn Island, are faithful tithe payers, and are doing much more than usually seen in helping to sustain and dispense the printed page. Almost all of our members are active in some way, keeping up systematic missionary correspondence, making missionary visits, holding Bible readings, or giving away literature.’
The Australasian Union Conference points out that the brethren in that field have given special attention to the work of agencies at the camp-meetings and institutes, where women are taking a prominent part in the full or part-time work of the canvasser.
W. B. WHITE.