Earlier text: Publishers' PageMRS. E. G. WHITE
By Ellen G. White
A Visit to the South—No. 2
DURING my stay in Nashville, I saw the necessities of the work there, and its great need of help. I visited the sanitarium conducted by Dr. Hayward and Brother Hansen. For several years Brother Hansen has had treatment rooms in Nashville. Recently the Medical Department of the Southern Union Conference purchased his business, and Dr. Hayward, from Graysville, joined Brother Hansen in the work. They have treatment rooms, a health food store, and physicians’ offices in a large house in the city. They have also rented a house three miles out of the city, for the accommodation of patients and nurses. I visited both of these places, and found them full of sick people receiving help. Brethren Hayward and Hansen, with their faithful helpers, are doing their best with the facilities they have, but the inconveniences under which they are at present conducting their work are very trying, and I longed that they might have a larger building, where they could accomplish more with less effort. We also visited the colored sanitarium, which is in the charge of Dr. Isabel and Brother Young. This is situated very conveniently for the colored business men of Nashville, and is modestly but well equipped for giving the different kinds of baths. Those in charge have labored earnestly to do what they can with their limited means to provide the necessary facilities, but they need assistance to make the institution comfortable and attractive. To us has been entrusted the work of proclaiming the last message of mercy to be given to our world,—the message that is to prepare a people to stand in the day of God. Do we realize our accountability? Are we acting our part in the proclamation of this message? When I see our people spending money for needless trimmings, needless furnishings, I think of Jesus. He might have come to this world in the glory of his kingly power. But he chose to come to this world in the garb of humanity, and to live a life of self-denial and sacrifice. Those who follow in his footsteps will remember that every dollar they can spare is needed in the work that God has said shall be done in this world. When our sisters are buying and making up their own and their children’s garments, let them think of the work in the Lord’s vineyard that is still waiting to be done. It is right to buy good material for our clothing, and to have it carefully made. This is economy. But rich trimmings are not needed, and to indulge in them is to spend for self-gratification money that should be put into God’s cause. Schools and sanitariums and meeting-houses are needed in the South. The people there must be warned. To my sisters who are inclined to spend much in trimming their clothes, I would say, Deny yourselves, and put the money thus saved aside to send to the help of those who need help so much. Let the self-denial boxes sent out by the Southern Missionary Society be kept in plain sight in the homes of our people. My sisters, remember that Christ clothed his divinity with humanity, and came to this world to uplift fallen human beings, that they might stand on vantage-ground, thus escaping the corruption that is in the world through lust. He gave his all to the work that he came to this world to do, and his word to us is, “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” “So shall ye be my disciples.” Remember, too, the words of the apostle: “Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.” Let us take heed to God’s words of warning, lest at any time we let them slip, and our hearts become evil hearts of unbelief. Just as soon as those who know the truth put away their unbelief, and practise the self-denial enjoined in the Word of God, the message will go with power. The Lord will hear our prayers for the conversion of souls. God’s people will let their light shine forth, and unbelievers, seeing their good works, will glorify our Heavenly Father. In connection with the work in Nashville, I wish to speak of the school work that Brethren Sutherland and Magan are planning to do. I was surprised when, in speaking of the work they wished to do in the South, they spoke of establishing a school in some place a long way from Nashville. From the light given me, I knew that this would not be the right thing to do, and I told them so. The work that these brethren can do, because of the experience gained at Berrien Springs, is to be carried on within easy access of Nashville; for Nashville has not yet been worked as it should be. And it will be a great blessing to the workers in the school to be near enough to Nashville to be able to counsel with the workers there. In searching for a place for the school, the brethren found a farm of four hundred acres for sale, about nine miles from Nashville. The size of the farm, its situation, the distance that it is from Nashville, and the moderate sum for which it could be purchased seemed to point it out as the very place for the school work. We advised that this place be purchased. I knew that all the land would ultimately be needed. For the work of the students, and to provide homes for the teachers, such land can be used advantageously. And as our work advances, a portion of this tract may be required for a country sanitarium. Other properties were examined, but we found nothing so well suited for our work. The price of the place, including standing crops, farm machinery, and over seventy head of cattle, was $12,723. It has been purchased, and as soon as possible, Brethren Magan and Sutherland, with a few experienced helpers, will begin school work there. We feel confident that the Lord has been guiding in this matter. The plan upon which our brethren propose to work is to select some of the best and most substantial young men and women from Berrien Springs and other places in the North, who believe that God has called them to the work in the South, and give them a brief training as teachers. Thorough instruction will be given in Bible study, physiology, and the history of our message; and special instruction in agriculture will be given. It is hoped that many of these students will eventually connect with schools in various places in the South. In connection with these schools there will be land that will be cultivated by teachers and students, and the proceeds from this work will be used for the support of the schools. We went once more to see the farm, after its purchase had been completed, and were very much pleased with it. I earnestly hope that the school to be established there will be a success, and will help to build up the work of the Lord in that part of his vineyard. There are men of means in various parts of the land who can assist this enterprise by8loans without interest, and by liberal gifts. Let us sustain Brethren Sutherland and Magan in their efforts to advance this important work. They gained a valuable experience in Berrien Springs, and the providence of God has led them to feel that they must labor in the Southern field. God helped them constantly in their efforts at Berrien Springs, as they steadily advanced, determined that obstacles should not stop the work. They are not leaving Berrien Springs because of dissension or strife. They are not fleeing from duty. They are leaving a place where a school has been established, to go to a new field, where the work may be much harder. They have only means enough to pay part of the price of the land. They should not be left to struggle along misunderstood and unaided, at the sacrifice of health. As these brethren go to the South to take hold of pioneer work in a difficult field, we ask our people to make their work as effective as possible by assisting them in the establishment of the new school near Nashville. I ask our people to help the work in the Southern field by aiding Brethren Sutherland and Magan and their faithful associates in the carrying forward of the important enterprise they have undertaken. Brethren and sisters, the poverty and the needs of the Southern field call urgently for your assistance. There is a great work to be done in that field, and we ask you to act your part. Development of the Third Angel's Message
By J. O. CORLISS
The Experiences of Former Days—No. 4
Development of the Third Angel's Message
IN the unfolding of the sanctuary question it was revealed that the heavenly sanctuary, and not the earthly one located in Jerusalem, which was a type of the heavenly, was the one to be cleansed at the end of the prophetic period of 2300 days of Dan. 8:14. As in the type, it was seen that the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary was to usher in the examination of men's characters, preparatory to the coming of Christ, when those who, by the examination, were found to be worthy would be “caught up together” to meet him in the air. The conclusion was readily drawn that when such a period was reached, the law of God would demand special recognition, because by it the cases of men were to be settled. Rom. 2:12-16; 3:19, 20. Upon examination of the claims of the law it was revealed that the fourth commandment called for the seventh day to be sanctified as a weekly rest, whereas that day was being used as a common working day, and the first day of the week was being used as a rest day instead. But as the law of God, in its entirety, was to become the standard of a judgment work to open at the ending of the 2300 prophetic days, which came in the autumn of 1844, it was necessary, in the true order of events, for the Sabbath to be introduced and preached at the ending of the time indicated by the prophet. The history of that time justified the conclusion, and established the message of the Lord's near coming in the hearts of the disappointed ones. In the early autumn of 1844, a lady in New York State, Mrs. Rachel D. Preston, by reading her Bible became deeply impressed with the fact that the world in general had deserted the true Sabbath of the Lord, and should be called to reform its ways in this respect. She presented the matter to her pastor, and then to some of the leading people of her church, but was scornfully repulsed each time. Upon inquiry, however, she learned of the Seventh-day Baptists, and for a time, allied herself with that people. During the latter part of the year Mrs. Preston had occasion to visit in Washington, N. H., where she met and conversed with some who had been connected with the disappointment of a few weeks before. Being full of the subject they had sacrificed so much for, they poured into her willing ears the story of their faith. She accepted their views of the near coming of Christ, and in turn convinced them of the importance of the Sabbath in conjunction with their other tenets of faith. Of the sixty or more in that neighborhood who had been through the disappointment, about forty received the Sabbath, which constituted the first Seventh-day Adventist church of modern days. The influence from this movement extended, and interested two men, who had preached the time message. These men, J. B. Cook, and T. M. Preble, began to agitate the subject, both by voice and pen, when shortly Joseph Bates received it. The men, Cook and Preble, finding the belief an unpopular one, soon after gave up its advocacy, and became its enemies. Not so, however, with “Father” Bates. He was so thoroughly convinced of its correctness, that he made it the entire business of his life. The first thing he did to further the message, was to write a pamphlet in its behalf. This he began without money, but his faith in God was so fixed that he promised the printer, a Mr. Markham, that he should be paid in full before the sheets were taken away from the printing-office. Some money came into Brother Bates' hand from unexpected quarters, which was paid toward the job, but when he wanted to begin the circulation of his book, he had not the full amount to pay the indebtedness. In his anxiety he went to the printer to apologize for his apparent laxness, but was met with the statement that the bill was fully met, and that he could take away the printed sheets at his pleasure. The printer did not know who had paid the debt, as the man who did so was a stranger to him, and, so far as is known, Brother Bates never knew who was the generous donor. Since the old gentleman's death, however, it has been learned that Brother H. S. Gurney, having just then received money unexpectedly which was due him, was impressed to go and settle the bill, which he did. The book, as the writer now remembers it, was a very clear presentation of the Sabbath, bringing to view first the immutability of the law of which it was a part, and then showing from the prophecy of Daniel, that Rome, especially the papacy, was responsible for the transfer of rest from the seventh to the first day of the week. One clearly drawn conclusion of the book which then seemed very forcible to the writer's youthful mind was that, “the seventh day of the week has always been God's Sabbath, but the first day has been made the pope's Sunday.” Peace Won Through Struggle
“There is no calm like that when storm
is done;
There is no pleasure keen as pain’s
release;
There is no joy that lies so deep as
peace,
No peace so deep as that by struggle
won.” Above the Clouds
By H. F. KETRING
Yes, above the clouds, on the mountain tops, with the fleecy billows beneath your feet, and the setting sun beyond shedding his glorious beams over the sea of clouds,—such a scene is one long to be remembered. Words fail to describe such splendor; neither can it be imagined. Twice has the Lord in his kindness permitted me to look upon such a scene. The other evening as I was descending the mountains toward the sea, a great ocean of pure white clouds was spread out before us. Beneath, all looked dark and gloomy—a marked contrast to the glory above. The rest of the passengers paid no attention to it, but I was thinking of 2 Cor. 4:17, 18: “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” O, thought I, if I could always gaze upon such a scene! But soon the train plunged into the cloud, and then all was dark. Nevertheless the picture painted upon my memory remained, and I can still see it in all its magnificence. Few, if any, are permitted to live above the clouds; nevertheless by faith we can see the other side, where the sun is always shining. The cloud is not always over us, but the Lord takes us up into the mountain at times to see the other side. Do trials oppress your soul? Remember that it is but for a moment, compared with the eternal weight of glory that will be yours to enjoy. “To every cloud there is yet a bright side,” and the sun is still shining, even though his light is cut off from our view. Statistical Report of the Seventh-day Adventist Denomination, for 1903
The accompanying report represents the combined efforts of the denomination at work in the lines indicated, and from its nature it is evident that its preparation requires the co-operation of many persons, the number whose services are thus required being equal to the ultimate source of the information given. To secure all this information, it has been necessary to delay the publication of this report; for it has been impossible to secure anything like immediate returns from all parts of the world regarding every item named. The leading features of our denominational work, so far as it can be reported in figures, are presented in Table No. 1, under four heads; namely, the work of the church, the Sabbath-school, the canvassing work, and the educational work. Under the work of the church are shown the number of churches, their membership, the number and kind of workers employed, and the amount of tithes and offerings paid; relating to Sabbath-school work, the membership and offerings, and the number of schools and their membership; under the canvassing work, the persons engaged, and the amount of book sales reported; under the educational work, the number and kind of schools, the number of teachers employed, and the total enrolment of each class of students. Union Conference Comparisons
For the purpose of making a comparative study of the main features of Table No. 1, Table No. 2 may be helpful. In this table are shown, by union conferences, the population, the number of Sabbath-keepers, the net gain in Sabbath-keepers, the tithe receipts, the tithe per capita, and the per cent of gain in Sabbath-keepers, for 1903. | Conference |
Population |
Sabbath-Keepers |
Gain in 1903 |
Tithe paid in 1903 |
Tithe per Capita |
See (†) below |
|---|
| District of Columbia |
279,000 |
300 |
80 |
$2,962.36 |
$9.87 |
36.36 |
| Atlantic Union |
25,233,358 |
8,401 |
185 |
$83,492.97 |
$9.94 |
2.24 |
| Canadian Union |
4,954,181 |
1,139 |
123 |
$7,405.10 |
$6.50 |
11.98 |
| Southern Union |
14,908,381 |
2,526 |
284 |
$21,550.85 |
$8.53 |
12.67 |
| Lake Union |
15,985,641 |
16,412 |
106 |
$136,387.50 |
$8.31 |
.65 |
| Northern Union |
2,942,314 |
4,579 |
492 |
$42,554.80 |
$9.29 |
12.04 |
| Central Union |
8,737,537 |
13,794 |
308 |
$107,085.33 |
$7.76 |
2.28 |
| Southwestern Union |
5,150,665 |
3,124 |
228 |
$25,240.52 |
$8.07 |
7.87 |
| Pacific Union |
3,736,393 |
10,156 |
279 |
$119,904.82 |
$11.80 |
2.82 |
| Australasian Union |
7,566,622 |
3,097 |
638 |
$34,439.44 |
$11.12 |
25.95 |
| German Union |
255,864,000 |
5,156 |
1,077 |
$35,640.28 |
$6.91 |
26.15 |
| Scandinavian Union |
12,637,277 |
2,271 |
56 |
$12,820.29 |
$5.20 |
2.52 |
| British Union |
41,649,112 |
1,180 |
322 |
$15,000.80 |
$12.71 |
37.52 |
| Latin Union |
106,699,000 |
651 |
80 |
$4,084.31 |
$6.27 |
14.01 |
| Oriental Union |
44,225,000 |
289 |
88 |
$1,107.42 |
$3.83 |
43.78 |
| South African Union |
5,768,886 |
533 |
1182 |
$15,229.80 |
$28.57 |
125.45 |
| South American Union |
31,400,000 |
1,477 |
125 |
$6,316.01 |
$4.28 |
9.24 |
| Miscellaneous |
810,299,530 |
2,469 |
— |
$9,168.11 |
$3.71 |
— |
| Total and Average |
1,398,026,897 |
77,554 |
4,032 |
$684,030.54 |
$8.82 |
5.48 |
From Table No. 2 it will be seen that the greatest population in any union conference is in the German Union; that the largest number of Sabbath-keepers is in the Lake Union; that the greatest net gain in membership for 1903 was made in the German Union, the gain being 1,077, or a gain of 26.15 per cent. The greatest per cent of gain, however, was made in the Oriental Union Mission, whose gain over the standing for 1902 was 43.78 per cent. The largest amount of tithe paid by any union conference was reported by the Lake Union; namely, $136,387.50, or a tithe per capita of $8.31. The largest tithe per capita, however, was paid by the South African Union Conference, which was $28.57. The second best showing in this respect is that for the British Union, which is $12.71. The greatest net gain in tithe is reported by the German Union Conference, with $10,238.73, or an increase of 40.30 per cent over the amount for 1902. The Atlantic Union stands next, with a net gain of $8,589.44, or an increase of 11.46 per cent. Local Conference Comparisons
A brief study of Table No. 1 will also reveal some interesting features regarding the items for local conferences and missions. From that report it will appear that the three fields showing the greatest per cent of gain in Sabbath-keepers during 1903, are, respectively, the Scotland Mission, with a gain of 275 per cent; Wales, with a per cent of 141; and Alabama, with a per cent of 103. The three conferences reporting the greatest net gain are Minnesota, with a gain of 400; Kansas, with a gain of 384; and Nebraska, with a gain of 225. The total number of Sabbath-keepers in the North American union conferences is 60,431; in other union conferences and mission fields, 17,123, making the grand total of Sabbath-keepers for all the world at the end of 1903, 77,554. This is a gain of 5.48 per cent, or a net gain of 4,032, over the number reported for 1902, which was 73,522. Comparative Growth in North America and in Foreign Fields
By comparing the total number of Sabbath-keepers in the North American union conferences in 1903 with the number for 1902, it will be seen that the net gain is 2,159, a gain of 3.71 per cent. A similar comparison of the fields outside of North America, indicates a net increase in total Sabbath-keepers of 1,873, a gain of 12.28 per cent. In other words, the per cent of gain in the foreign conferences and missions is about four times that of the conferences in North America. To carry forward this work there is expended in the conferences in North America a total of $550,154.08 in tithe, and in the fields outside, $133,876.46. Thus it will be seen that in the foreign fields there is expended in tithe less than one fourth the amount expended in the conferences in North America, and yet the per cent of gain is about four times greater than in North America. The number of Sabbath-keepers in the two divisions named are related in about the same manner as the amount of tithes paid; that is, about three fourths in North America, and one fourth outside. A comparison of the population will indicate a still greater disparity. In the North American conferences there are over eighty-one million persons; while in the countries outside, and in which we have conferences organized and missions established, there are about one billion four hundred million people, or about seventeen times more than the number in North America. The expenditure of tithe in North America being four times greater than in fields outside, it is clear that for each person living in North America, there is an expenditure of about seventy times more than for each person living in fields outside. This takes no account whatever of over 200,000,000 persons living in countries where as yet we have not established any missions or done work of any kind. Comparative Growth for Twenty Years
A brief glance at two of the leading features of our denominational statistics—the membership and the funds—covering a period of twenty years, may be of interest, as showing the comparative growth of each. These are exhibited in Table No. 3. Table No. 3—Comparative Growth by Five-year Periods
|
No. of Sabbath-keepers |
Per cent of gain |
Average yearly tithe paid |
Per cent of gain |
|---|
| 1883 |
17,436 |
|
$96,418.62 |
|
| 1888 |
26,112 |
49.75 |
$146,194.42 |
51.62 |
| 1893 |
37,400 |
43.24 |
$292,243.15 |
99.90 |
| 1898 |
59,447 |
58.93 |
$353,642.28 |
21.01 |
| 1903 |
77,554 |
30.46 |
$581,772.32 |
64.51 |
In the matter of tithes, it will be seen by reference to Table No. 1, that the highest tithe per member paid by any local conference was paid by the Natal-Transvaal Conference, which was $29.80; that the highest tithe per capita for a mission field is reported by Hawaii, with $27.92 per member; that the lowest average tithe per member for a conference was reported by Jamaica, which was $1.30 per member; for a mission field, Gwelo, with 24 cents per member. The grand total tithe for 1903 was $684,030.54. The average tithe per member for all the conferences and missions in the world for 1903, was $8.82. The per capita for 1902 was $8.75; the 1903 per capita is, therefore, an increase of seven cents per member over that of 1902. The total amount of tithe paid for seventeen years, beginning with 1887 and closing with the year 1903, was $6,392,599.06, the per capita tithe for that time averaging $7.59. The per capita tithe for 1903 being $8.82, is therefore $1.23 per member greater than the average amount for the seventeen years. The per capita tithe may be taken as the average for all conferences, and10 hence the per capita tithe of conferences either above or below that amount is to that extent above or below the general average. Table No. 1 gives definite amounts of offerings appropriated as follows: To fields outside of conferences, and annual, weekly, miscellaneous, and Sabbath-school offerings to foreign missions. The total amount for all these purposes is $216,342.98. This is the total amount raised in all the world, and much of it is used locally in the fields where it is raised. In addition to this, however, there is a large amount given for other purposes, such as to the Southern field, to orphanages, to homes for the aged, for endowed beds, home mission work, and various special enterprises, the funds for which pass through regular conference channels, but, for lack of space, are not incorporated in the report given above. And there is also a considerable amount sent directly by individuals to various missionary enterprises, which can not be accounted for in any conference report. The aggregate amount of the offerings for all the objects enumerated above, made by the denomination annually, may be safely estimated to be about $225,000. If to this is added the grand total of tithe; namely, $684,030.54, and of Sabbath-school contributions not included above, the total amount of funds raised in tithes and offerings during 1903 is brought to over $930,000, or a per capita of approximately twelve dollars. Sabbath-school Contributions
From Table No. 1 it will appear that the total Sabbath-school contributions for the year 1903 was $55,823.85; of this amount $34,779.85 was donated to missions. The remainder was expended, approximately, as follows: expense of maintaining local schools, $14,374.46; donations to the Haskell Home, $4,669.54; leaving a balance of $2,000 as the amount of tithe and expenses of all the State Sabbath-school Departments. Offerings to Foreign Missions
The offerings to foreign missions from all the conferences and missions throughout the world, from the year 1888 to 1903, are presented in Table No. 4. From the accompanying tables various features of interest may be noted, and comparisons made regarding the progress in different departments of work. For instance, a study of the book sales in the various union conferences will indicate a per capita sale, based on total Sabbath-keepers, as follows:— | NAME OF CONFERENCE |
AMOUNT PER MEMBER |
|---|
| District of Columbia |
$1.15 |
| Atlantic Union |
$4.25 |
| Canadian Union |
$5.19 |
| Southern Union |
$10.66 |
| Lake Union |
$3.33 |
| Northern Union |
$3.83 |
| Central Union |
$4.98 |
| Southwestern Union |
$5.94 |
| Pacific Union |
$3.69 |
| Australasian Union |
$18.32 |
| German Union |
$8.95 |
| Scandinavian Union |
$10.64 |
| British Union |
$27.62 |
| Latin Union |
$9.86 |
| Oriental Union |
$.36 |
| South African Union |
$37.46 |
| South American Union |
$1.67 |
| Miscellaneous |
$4.50 |
| Average |
$6.16 |
STATISTICAL REPORT OF CONFERENCES AND MISSIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1903.—TABLE No. I.11 STATISTICAL REPORT OF CONFERENCES AND MISSIONS12 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1903 — TABLE No 1. — Continued.13 STATISTICAL REPORT OF CONFERENCES AND MISSIONS RECAPITULATION OF CONFERENCES AND MISSIONS14 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1903.—TABLE No. I.—Continued. Footnotes, Accompanying Table No. 1
Study Our Statistical Report
By Arthur G. Daniells
WE are printing in this week's REVIEW, the statistical report of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination, for the year ending Dec. 31, 1903. A careful study of this report will show that it is the most comprehensive and thoroughly systematized report we have ever made. The statistical secretary has worked a long time with great patience to make this report so complete and so thoroughly reliable that it will be a true representation of our cause, as far as figures can represent it; and also that it may be of value to ministers and to all occupying official positions. Some find little that is of interest in statistical reports. But they have a purpose. The Lord saw wisdom in placing genealogical tables, statistics, and historical records of various kinds in the Bible. As I have glanced over this report from time to time during its preparation, I have found facts worthy of careful study. In some respects, this report presents some truly serious facts. In other respects, it gives every lover of this cause abundant reason to rejoice. It is not the purpose of this note to touch the details of this report. The reader is referred to the notes of explanation and comparisons submitted by the secretary. Read these, study the report, and make a wise, profitable use of the facts. While we truly appreciate the assistance rendered by the army of secretaries who have helped to supply the data for this report, we venture to express the hope that the report for 1904 can be brought out earlier in the year. Educational Work
By H. E. Rogers
Since the work of denominational colleges and academies is but briefly referred to in Table No. 1, the accompanying supplementary table (No. 5) covering this feature of work, may prove of interest. This report is the first that bears so fully upon the educational features of our work; for it is only during the recent past that so much attention has been given to church and intermediate school work. From Table No. 1 it will be seen that 8,159 students are enrolled in church-schools; 889 in intermediate schools; and 2,097 in colleges and academies; making a grand total enrolment of 11,145 students in attendance upon denominational schools. Of the number attending colleges and academies, 153, or 7.30 per cent, completed their preparation at the close of the 1903-04 school year, ready to enter upon active duties in connection with some department of the work. The large number of over 11,000 young people receiving a preparation and a training for service in behalf of the message in various parts of the world, is, if consecrated, but a prophecy of the more rapid proclamation of the gospel message to the world, the fulfilment of which will be realized in the sheaves garnered for the heavenly kingdom. H. E. ROGERS,
Statistical Secretary. ON a hill near the cathedral, a quarter of a century ago, “thousands of innocent victims of the wrath and cruelty of former kings of Uganda would be slaughtered at a time. To this day, their bleached bones are to be seen in quantities all over the hill. There are many other similar old execution places to be seen in Uganda. It used to be the boast of the king and of all great chiefs that they had absolute power of life and death over their subjects, and that they could use it with unbridled license. To the rulers of Uganda the glory of their country consisted in the quantity of blood they were able to shed.” The contrast seen to-day is certainly marvelous. The British Commissioner in Uganda has recently had a census taken of all the Church Missionary Society schools and churches within the protectorate; the enumeration covers 1,070 church buildings, having a seating capacity of 126,851, with an average Sunday attendance of 52,471. Let it be remembered that the first Christian baptism in this country took place only twenty years ago.—C. M. S. Gleaner. Table No. 4—Offerings to Foreign Missions
From all the Conferences and Missions in the World
| Year |
Weekly Offerings |
Annual Offerings |
S. S. Offerings |
Special Offerings |
Totals |
|---|
| 1888 |
$ 1,231 46 |
$ 25,589 81 |
$ 10,755 34 |
$ 11,891 75 |
$ 49,468 36 |
| 1889 |
12,900 03 |
30,115 55 |
11,767 95 |
1,214 55 |
55,998 08 |
| 1890 |
12,720 28 |
19,515 35 |
17,707 39 |
783 59 |
50,726 61 |
| 1891 |
12,494 79 |
26,301 87 |
16,750 94 |
5,063 60 |
60,611 20 |
| 1892 |
16,664 52 |
27,280 82 |
23,618 77 |
7,732 48 |
75,296 59 |
| 1893 |
17,510 10 |
39,631 70 |
24,162 50 |
27,267 81 |
108,572 11 |
| 1894 |
17,178 55 |
42,356 02 |
20,850 05 |
28,044 48 |
108,429 10 |
| 1895 |
12,034 82 |
29,851 80 |
19,800 76 |
11,635 16 |
73,322 54 |
| 1896 |
19,304 27 |
28,735 52 |
23,666 08 |
11,976 60 |
83,682 47 |
| 1897 |
19,003 76 |
44,399 49 |
33,409 32 |
43,543 40 |
140,355 97 |
| 1898 |
10,135 11 |
22,199 56 |
21,475 18 |
16,360 60 |
70,170 45 |
| 1899 |
11,212 24 |
17,525 62 |
21,842 09 |
25,082 47 |
75,662 42 |
| 1900 |
16,441 52 |
23,444 56 |
25,235 47 |
30,493 69 |
95,615 24 |
| 1901 |
14,665 51 |
30,497 38 |
21,947 90 |
63,871 80 |
130,982 59 |
| 1902 |
14,146 30 |
35,440 35 |
28,298 86 |
77,255 31 |
155,140 82 |
| 1903 |
22,418 88 |
41,191 06 |
34,779 85 |
117,953 19 |
216,342 98 |
| Total |
$230,062 14 |
$484,076 46 |
$356,068 45 |
$480,170 48 |
$1,550,377 53 |
Covering the School Year of 1903-04
Table No. 5—Statistical Table of Colleges and Academies
Covering the School Year of 1903-04
|
No. Teachers |
Primary Grades |
Inter. Grades |
College Dept. |
No. Enrolled |
No. Graduated 1904 |
|---|
| South Lancaster Academy |
15 |
24 |
89 |
95 |
208 |
15 |
| Southern Training School |
9 |
50 |
25 |
50 |
125 |
17 |
| Huntsville Industrial School |
3 |
8 |
20 |
23 |
51 |
6 |
| Mt. Vernon Academy |
10 |
|
|
140 |
140 |
6 |
| Emmanuel Missionary College |
13 |
|
|
225 |
225 |
|
| Union College |
20 |
|
25 |
290 |
315 |
20 |
| Keene Industrial Academy |
5 |
|
65 |
43 |
108 |
4 |
| Fernando College |
8 |
30 |
30 |
80 |
140 |
1 |
| Healdsburg College |
14 |
|
|
140 |
140 |
6 |
| Walla Walla College |
10 |
55 |
|
165 |
220 |
13 |
| Avondale School |
11 |
35 |
|
110 |
145 |
7 |
| Duncombe Hall Missionary College |
14 |
|
|
48 |
48 |
13 |
| Claremont Union College |
6 |
|
|
91 |
91 |
4 |
| American Medical Missionary College |
28 |
|
|
91 |
91 |
20 |
| Friedensau Industrial School |
3 |
|
|
50 |
50 |
21 |
| Total |
159 |
202 |
254 |
1,641 |
2,097 |
153 |
Progress in Buffalo and Jeddo
In a recent report of work in New York, Elder A. O. Burrill says: “The first and the second Sabbath were days of special interest in Buffalo and Jeddo. Three were added to the Jeddo church; the church mortgage was cleared off; and the educational work was much encouraged. That church, which all thought would die out, is reviving, and now numbers twenty-eight. At Buffalo we left them out of debt in everything but the sanitarium, and on that they owe but $75.73.” Wolcott, Ind
By Eliza C. Nordyke
DEAR REVIEW: I have known and read you since July, 1856. Each week I hail you as a friend bringing good news from all parts of the world. I knew the first pioneers,—Brother Bates, Elders White, Waggoner, and Cornell. The two latter brought the truth to Hanover, Mich. Elder J. N. Loughborough organized the first church near Jackson city, at the home of Brother Dan R. Palmer. I am glad to hear of the prosperity of the cause of present truth. Looking back over forty-eight years, I can say, Surely God is in the work of the third angel’s message. I was made glad to read the good articles written by Brother Butler, having known him at the time of his first public work, also Brother Haskell. May God bless Sister White. I am reading Volume VIII of the Testimonies. Surely God is dealing in mercy with us as a people. Many of our aged soldiers are now resting in hope, awaiting the call of the Life-giver. My former husband was William R. Carpenter, of Hanover, Mich. ELIZA C. NORDYKE. HOWARD CITY.—June 29 a tent was pitched in Howard City, and meetings were begun. From the first, the attendance was small, but we continued to preach each evening until August 2. As a result, one family of three is keeping the Sabbath, and they are anxious to obey the whole truth. We are holding Sabbath-school with them and a few others, and still continue laboring for the people in this place. We expect to pitch the tent in Amble, six miles distant, soon. L. A. KELLOGG. California
By F. I. Richardson
SAN PASQUAL.—Twenty-two years ago to-day was a Sabbath. The morning was rainy, making it unpleasant to labor on the farm, so the writer decided to attend the Adventist services that day in a tent in which a series of meetings were being conducted by Elders E. P. Daniels and George H. Randall. At the close of a soul-stirring sermon by the former, an invitation was given for all who wished to forsake their sins and turn to the Lord to come to the front seat. Immediately a severe mental conflict began, in which ambitious designs and so-called worldly pleasures held a very prominent place, and a decision for Christ was reached only after a friend had come and made a personal appeal. About one year after accepting the truth, an invitation to enter upon public labor was received. The first series of meetings was held in the township of Ely, in northern Michigan, in company with Dr. H. S. Lay, during which quite a number embraced the truth. We have learned lately that only one has back-slidden, and one has been laid to rest; the rest of the company are still of good courage, waiting for the appearing of the Lord. Since that first effort we have labored in many places. This twenty-second anniversary finds Mrs. Richardson and the writer engaged in a series of meetings in San Pasqual, Cal. As a result of the four weeks’ effort in this place, twenty-six have accepted the truth, nineteen have been baptized, and the church, which is of about twenty years’ standing, seems to be much benefited. Indeed, seldom have we seen greater evidence of the deep movings of the Spirit of God, not in excitement, but as described by the psalmist: “The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” Reviewing the past for a moment, very conflicting emotions arise. Remembering that some of those who were with us in the beginning, and were very dear to us, have been overcome by the enemy, and remembering our own mistakes and shortcomings, the heart is sad indeed. But when we note the progress this unpopular truth has made since that day, twenty-two years ago, we rejoice, and say, Surely the guiding hand of God is with this people, and this is his message. So with a humble prayer for forgiveness for the mistakes we have made, and an earnest petition that those who have gone out from us may return to their Father’s house before it shall be forever too late, we enter with fresh courage upon the remaining portion of the journey to the celestial city.