There is submitted in the following pages the statistical report of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination for the year 1908. This report is presented under four tables: Table No. 1 presents statistics regarding Conferences and missions, arranged by departments, and grouped by Union Conferences; Table No. 2 gives the statistics of our various educational institutions, publishing houses, and sanitariums; Table No. 3 exhibits the leading features of our statistical reports from the organization of the General Conference in 1863 to the present time; Table No. 4 presents information regarding our denominational publications, a similar table having been last issued nine years ago.GCB June 1, 1909, page 253.1

Table No. 3 illustrates the progress of this cause as fully perhaps as is possible by figures. The small numbers and their feeble strength at the beginning, the slow but steady growth of after years, and the more rapid progress and wider extent of later years are all clearly indicated in the figures presented. The year 1863, when the General Conference was organized, was the eighteenth year of effort in behalf of this work on the part of the pioneers who led out its promulgation; for it was in 1845-46 that the Sabbath truth was connected with the advent doctrine, and the new message began to make for itself a place in the hearts and lives of God’s professed people.GCB June 1, 1909, page 253.2

Publishing Work

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Almost simultaneously with the promulgation of this truth by the preached word was its heralding begun by the circulation of the printed word. A small paper, called The Present Truth, first issued in 1849, at Middletown, Conn., but later changed to the Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, formed the nucleus of a work which was carried on for nearly three years, at Rochester, N. Y., and was in 1855 removed to Battle Creek, Mich., where but one small office continued for twenty-one years to supply all the literature, mostly in the English language, used by the denomination. In 1876, however, a second office of publication was opened at Oakland, Cal., and the sales of both houses for that year amounted to $20,000. By the year 1888 six publishing houses in various parts of the world had been opened, and the sales for that year were $250,000; the year 1898 saw twelve such establishments in operation, with literature issued in thirty languages; in 1908 there were twenty-six offices of publication valued at $1,038,215.26; having 515 employees with sales amounting to $1,286,981.24, and literature issued in fifty-seven languages, in the form of 333 books, 287 pamphlets, 118 periodicals, and 1096 tracts, or a total of 1834 publications one copy of each being valued at $488.GCB June 1, 1909, page 253.3

Establishment of Sanitariums

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In order of development, the establishment of sanitariums came next. The first one was established in Battle Creek, Mich., in 1866, for the rational treatment of disease and the dissemination of the principles of temperance and healthful living. This was the only institution opened by the denomination until 1882, when the second was opened in St. Helena, Cal. The third one was established in 1888, at Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Ten years later, 1898, there were sixteen such institutions in operation in various parts of the world, and at the close of 1908, there were eighty, having a total valuation of $2,766,346.50, with 1843 employees, and treating, in 1908, 22,762 patients, and expending in charity work $75,000.GCB June 1, 1909, page 253.4

Educational Institutions

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The third step in establishing auxiliary facilities for the extension of this work was the opening of schools for the training of workers. In 1872 the first school was opened in Battle Creek, Mich. This school was incorporated as a college in 1874, and was the only denominational training-school until 1881, when a similar school was opened in Healdsburg, Cal. The following year a school of like character was opened in South Lancaster, Mass. A larger college was opened in 1891 at Lincoln, Neb. By 1898 there were twenty-one educational institutions of higher grades, and ten years later, at the close of 1908, there were eighty-three institutions, having a total valuation of $1,625,670.56, an enrollment of 6,521, and employing 476 teachers. In addition there were 535 schools of lower grades, having 625 teachers, an enrollment of 10,487, and an equipment valued at $147,749.05. The work offered in these two classes of institutions together constitutes an educational graded system requiring sixteen years’ work, with the special object of preparing workers for the prosecution of this work in all parts of the world. These schools are located in twenty-two different countries.GCB June 1, 1909, page 253.5

Foreign Work

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Work outside the United States was not undertaken until 1874. Ten years later the six conferences and missions outside the United States reported 906 members. By 1894 the sixteen conferences and missions outside this country had a membership of 5,120. At the close of 1904, just thirty years from the time foreign work was entered upon, there were eighty-one conferences and missions, with 21,682 communicants. At the close of 1908 there were, in 78 countries, 110 conferences and missions, with 32,505 communicants.GCB June 1, 1909, page 253.6

Sabbath-School Work

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Sabbath-school work was begun early in connection with this work, and has steadily grown in interest and membership, until at the close of 1908 there were 3,825 schools, 91,230 members, who contributed during the year $104,620.77. Of this sum $95,280.90 was given for foreign missions. The local Sabbath-schools in the United States retained for their own expenses during 1908, $7,352.64, a per capita, for the 58,383 members, of 0126 cents. The 32,847 members outside the United States retained for the expenses of their local Sabbath-schools $1,987.23, a per capital of .0061 cents. The contributions for missions for the entire world averaged $1.04 per member for the year.GCB June 1, 1909, page 253.7

Missionary Volunteer Department

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The Missionary Volunteer Department, organized in 1907, now has 539 local societies, 10,148 members, with total contributions amounting to $16,282.52 for the year, $9,469.38 of which was for foreign work. The entire contributions averaged $1.60 per member for the year.GCB June 1, 1909, page 253.8

Doctrine

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Seventh-day Adventists have no formal or written creed, but take the Bible as their rule of faith and practise. The chief points of their belief, upon which there is entire unanimity throughout the body, are as follows:—GCB June 1, 1909, page 253.9

That the law of God is the divine standard of righteousness, binding upon all men; that Christ, taking on him the nature of the seed of Abraham, lived our example, died our sacrifice, was raised for our justification, and is now the only mediator for us in the heavenly sanctuary, where, through the merits of his shed blood, he ministers pardon and forgiveness of sins to all who come to God through him; that the seventh day of the week is the Sabbath; that the personal, visible coming of Christ is near at hand, and is to precede the millennium; that immersion is the proper form of baptism; that man is not by nature immortal, but receives eternal life only by faith in Christ; that the state to which man is reduced by death is one of unconsciousness; that the investigative judgment now in progress in heaven decides the eternal destiny of all men; that at the coming of Christ the living righteous will be translated, and the righteous dead resurrected, and taken to heaven, where they will remain during the millennium, during which the punishment of the wicked is determined, and that at its close Christ, with his people, returns to this earth, the wicked are resurrected, and Satan, the originator of all sin, and his followers meet their final destruction; that the earth is then to be made the fit abode of the people of God throughout the ceaseless ages, where the righteous shall evermore dwell, and sin never again mar the universe of God.GCB June 1, 1909, page 253.10

The use of intoxicants or tobacco in any form is made a test of church fellowship; “higher criticism” finds no place in their ranks; they advocate the complete separation of church and state, and oppose all religious legislation; the payment of the tithe, or one tenth of the income, supplemented by offerings, is the accepted method of gospel support.GCB June 1, 1909, page 253.11

Polity

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From the local church upward the form of organization may be stated thus: The local church elects officers annually to look after its interests; the churches in a State form a local conference, holding annual sessions, with one delegate for every fifteen members; five or six local conferences form a Union Conference, holding biennial sessions, with one delegate for every 200 members; the Union Conferences compose the General Conference, holding quadrennial sessions, with one delegate for every 1,000 members. The presidents of local conferences are ex-officio members of the Union Conference committees, and the presidents of Union Conferences are ex-officio members of the General Conference.GCB June 1, 1909, page 253.12

Attention may be directed to the decrease reported by a few of the Union Conferences in the United States. This decrease comes from a more thorough revision of church records in some of the conferences than has been undertaken for a number of years, and should have been attended to each year, and thus not have been brought into one year. The decrease in these Unions is therefore not an actual loss.GCB June 1, 1909, page 253.13

The financial summary on page 265 presents some of the leading items in connection with the various tables:—GCB June 1, 1909, page 253.14

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NAME OF CONFERENCE OR MISSION (a) Organized Population Number of Churches Membership Number of Companies Membership Atlantic Union Conference 1901 Central New England 1903 3,216,934 35 1,133 4 23 Greater New York 1902 5,000,000 23 920 1 13 Maine 1867 694,466 21 429 1 17 New York 1906 1,875,000 36 782 20 98 Southern New England 1903 1,500,000 20 496 4 22 Vermont 1863 343,644 15 412 2 16 Western New York 1906 1,500,000 36 803 1 22 Totals for 1908 14,130,044 186 4,975 33 211 Totals for 1907 13,089,563 183 4,658 27 165 Gain for 1908 1,040,481 3 317 6 46 Central Union Conference 1902 Eastern Colorado (e) 1908 500,000 33 1,700 8 40 Kansas 1875 1,656,799 90 2,589 25 250 Nebraska 1878 1,036,090 51 2,207 17 202 North Missouri (e) 1908 1,209,365 13 538 1 10 Southern Missouri (e) 1908 1,897,300 35 807 6 42 Western Colorado (e) 1908 268,320 15 390 Wyoming 1907 225,000 19 390 3 22 Totals for 1908 6,792,874 256 8,621 60 566 Totals for 1907 6,714,225 262 8,635 52 600 Gain for 1908 78,649 8 Columbia Union Conference 1907 Chesapeake 1899 1,475,000 15 566 District of Columbia 1909 339,403 5 548 1 10 Eastern Pennsylvania 1903 4,000,000 28 1,135 5 80 Ohio 1863 4,157,545 78 2,036 New Jersey 1902 2,144,134 19 562 4 46 Virginia 1883 1,854,184 25 509 1 10 West Pennsylvania 1903 3,000,000 33 787 7 26 West Virginia 1887 958,800 12 233 3 22 Totals for 1908 17,929,066 215 6,376 21 194 Totals for 1907 17,668,601 211 6,199 23 188 Gain for 1908 260,465 4 177 6 Lake Union Conference 1901 East Michigan 1902 1,170,029 53 1,822 9 36 Indiana 1872 2,516,462 70 1,878 Northern Illinois 1902 2,932,033 31 1,315 North Michigan 1902 558,027 30 806 10 85 Southern Illinois 1902 1,889,519 23 599 West Michigan 1902 692,928 77 3,205 1 56 Wisconsin 1871 2,069,942 98 2,848 9 100 Totals for 1908 11,828,940 382 12,473 29 277 Totals for 1907 11,828,038 388 12,914 45 369 Gain for 1908 902 Northern Union Conference 1902 Iowa 1863 2,231,853 116 2,428 Minnesota 1862 1,979,912 79 1,650 North Dakota 1902 672,671 28 917 South Dakota 1879 473,250 33 985 Totals for 1908 5,357,686 256 5,980 Totals for 1907 5,050,835 256 6,708 19 292 Gain for 1908 306,851 North Pacific Union Conf 1906 Montana 1898 243,329 16 448 1 4 Southern Idaho 1907 150,000 18 527 1 15 Upper Columbia 1880 425,000 30 1,550 6 106 Western Oregon 1902 530,000 40 1,658 3 35 Western Washington 1902 536,251 39 1,541 19 173 Alaska Mission 60,000 Totals for 1908 1,944,580 143 5,724 30 333 Totals for 1907 1,897,649 147 5,712 13 107 Gain for 1908 46,931 12 17 226 Pacific Union Conference 1901 Arizona 1902 200,000 7 242 3 19 California 1873 1,465,000 75 4,643 5 40 Southern California 1901 600,000 30 2,350 11 92 Utah 1902 355,000 5 205 3 30 Totals for 1908 2,620,000 117 7,440 22 181 Totals for 1907 2,567,000 106 6,878 15 142 Gain for 1908 53,000 11 562 7 39 Southeastern Union Conf.(f) 1907 Cumberland 1900 796,931 13 530 5 12 Florida 1893 434,165 20 460 Georgia 1901 2,323,635 5 191 4 33 North Carolina 1901 2,100,000 13 277 10 50 South Carolina 1907 1,474,735 9 174 8 51 Totals for 1908 7,129,466 60 1,632 27 146 Totals for 1907 8,645,183 56 1,424 36 244 Gain for 1908 4 208 The letters (a) to (f) refer to accompanying foot-notes.

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Sabbath 21 22 23 24 25 Amount of Tithe appropriated to Fields outside of Conference Total Offerings to Foreign Missions (except as noted under 28 and 36) Total Contributions for Home Mission Work Total Contributions for Local Church Work Number of Sabbat Schools $ 5,727 40 $ 3,530 19 $ 2,733 60 34 3,572 37 1,822 00 5,169 43 22 604 13 228 77 1,496 83 23 529 70 700 00 550 00 43 1,317 48 1,214 71 1,083 96 22 700 00 954 11 719 27 508 96 21 1,000 00 1,457 83 265 62 1,776 30 36 1,700 00 14,163 02 8,480 56 13,319 08 201 2,244 34 12,251 29 11,965 36 6,793 67 181 1,911 73 6,525 41 20 100 00 500 00 8,256 90 5,059 36 47 3,724 24 8,911 74 6,164 12 1,856 12 95 5,000 00 14,543 47 7,787 82 10,739 22 82 1,125 88 1,768 04 1,144 71 17 697 10 16 90 240 10 38 30 00 918 03 213 35 197 76 17 1,122 32 393 27 24 18,237 02 33,020 06 16,220 41 13,033 20 320 28,466 31 32,970 29 28,489 28 9,542 99 333 49 77 3,490 21 626 56 139 32 19 5,917 97 2,297 71 467 76 2,358 75 6 3,297 78 1,404 17 3,612 13 50 4,065 98 4,518 46 805 13 3,607 59 76 2,800 00 890 83 942 66 19 1,099 32 132 43 612 18 28 2,056 07 405 22 1,419 61 41 375 80 34 66 100 00 18 9,983 95 17,071 70 4,279 52 12,652 92 257 9,655 34 9,749 47 7,087 65 8,461 50 261 328 61 7,322 23 4,191 42 624 00 6,529 85 2,475 00 2,365 00 66 2,855 75 2,821 51 912 03 980 28 70 2,476 52 4,490 55 3,990 64 36 1,223 77 251 42 263 59 56 1,855 76 796 78 710 15 24 5,844 10 6,068 49 4,127 37 3,962 95 81 2,944 42 5,068 73 1,188 74 2,709 20 120 12,268 27 26,044 63 14,241 89 14,981 81 453 17,590 21 42,189 45 26,815 45 13,995 46 450 986 35 3 10,309 67 6,013 15 9,072 67 3,600 00 150 4,209 20 5,566 28 684 63 2,206 67 158 2,040 60 6,547 82 3,464 69 214 95 41 6,610 34 5,045 26 3,089 69 1,000 00 46 23,169 81 23,172 51 16,311 68 7,021 62 395 24,647 97 18,840 58 24,795 48 5,149 29 336 4,331 93 1,872 33 59 4,150 00 3,356 01 1,424 35 355 63 39 500 00 1,187 45 296 46 537 76 23 3,517 31 4,879 70 2,788 16 1,207 63 58 1,075 00 3,987 84 4,210 92 1,306 68 51 7,439 26 4,320 07 1,826 15 1,345 50 60 16,681 57 17,731 07 10,546 04 4,753 20 231 9,203 53 15,978 65 9,702 36 7,994 35 194 7,478 04 1,752 42 843 68 37 478 20 392 58 94 27 378 14 15 15,619 87 9,909 98 6,354 43 8,572 85 98 2,050 00 8,500 00 4,726 28 6,800 00 41 569 20 310 67 164 65 516 56 8 18,717 27 19,113 23 11,339 63 16,267 55 162 22,176 69 11,144 66 15,239 66 20,248 79 148 7,968 57 14 1,186 04 580 69 500 00 18 904 96 247 22 1,285 57 29 722 93 247 08 510 30 13 353 78 381 13 62 50 22 311 27 103 14 312 15 17 3,478 98 1,559 26 2,670 52 99 1,407 45 2,718 55 2,628 80 2,344 78 92 760 43 325 74 9

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Statistical Report of 1 2 3 4 5 6 NAME OF CONFERENCE OR MISSION Organized Population Number of Churches Membership Number of Compainies Southern Union Conference (f) 1901 Alabama 1901 1,923,074 16 309 Kentucky 1908 2,009,665 8 259 Louisiana 1901 1,381,625 11 275 Mississippi 1901 1,551,207 15 221 Tennessee River 1886 2,020,616 16 500 Totals for 1908 8,886,187 66 1,564 1 Totals for 1907 8,672,066 66 1,560 Gain for 1908 214,121 4 Southwestern Union Conf. 1902 Arkansas 1888 1,311,564 20 533 Oklahoma 1894 1,525,000 71 1,889 Texas 1878 2,798,476 34 1,475 1 New Mexico Mission 1908 425,000 8 285 West Texas Mission 1908 500,000 3 171 Totals for 1908 6,560,040 136 4,353 2 Totals for 1907 6,110,274 132 3,869 1 Gain for 1908 449,766 4 484 1 Canadian Union Conference 1901 Maratime 1902 930,341 9 234 Ontario 1899 2,182,942 22 414 Quebec 1880 1,853,416 7 160 Newfoundland 1902 225,000 1 43 Totals for 1908 5,191,699 39 851 Totals for 1907 5,059,609 40 941 Gain for 1908 132,090 West. Canadian Union Conf. 1907 Alberta 1906 225,000 10 284 British Columbia 1902 300,000 12 230 Manitoba 1903 675,000 9 220 Saskatchewan Mission 1907 260,000 3 84 Totals for 1908 1,460,000 34 818 Totals for 1907 1,360,000 32 777 Gain for 1908 100,000 2 41 Australian Union Conf. 1894 1 4 New South Wales 1895 1,596,569 23 935 New Zealand 1889 928,978 16 458 1 Queensland 1899 550,404 7 257 South Australia 1899 381,148 10 323 Tasmania 1901 177,213 5 251 Victoria 1888 1,210,304 17 794 West Australia 1902 263,846 16 362 Cook Islands 1894 12,250 1 13 Fiji 1889 8,000 13 172 Friendly Islands 1895 22,000 1 10 Java 1906 32,000,000 New Guinea 1908 350,000 Norfolk Island 1895 700 1 25 Philippine Islands 1906 8,000,000 Pitcairn Island 1890 155 1 68 Samoa 1895 36,755 1 6 Singapore 1904 300,000 Society Islands 1892 12,800 4 72 Sumatra 1899 3,000,000 Totals for 1908 48,851,122 117 3,750 4 Totals for 1907 50,377,544 109 3,525 4 Gain for 1908 8 225 British Union Conference 1902 North England 1902 16,392,364 21 575 South England 1902 16,400,000 15 595 Ireland 1902 4,500,000 3 59 Scotland 1902 4,676,603 7 147 Wales 1902 1,864,696 6 153 Totals for 1908 43,833,663 52 1,529 1 Totals for 1907 47,833,663 47 1,560 1 Gain for 1908 5 German Union Conference 1901 German Union District 1905 1,145,000 3 593 East German 1901 7,256,380 19 836 1 German-Swiss 1901 2,500,000 14 477 Hungarian 1907 17,876,189 5 100 2 North German 1907 5,162,498 7 248 1 Prussian 1903 3,671,922 24 570 1 Rhenish 1903 6,436,337 13 606 1 Saxon 1908 4,508,601 8 382 Silesia 1907 6,929,248 10 273 1 South German 1902 13,771,167 13 624 2 West German 1898 12,006,580 15 568 2 Austrian Mission 29,168,332 1 27 Balkan Mission 13,698,603 2 127

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For the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1908 Sabbath-School Dept. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Amount of Tithe appropriated to Fields outside of Conference Total Offerings to Foreign Missions (except as noted under 28 and 36) Total Contributions for Home Mission Work Total Contributions for Local Church Work Number of SabbathSchools Membership Total Sabbath-School Contributions 571 22 166 57 238 51 25 498 479 90 82 66 10 231 266 82 794 29 989 36 355 41 12 304 425 78 309 29 268 99 400 00 24 425 323 73 575 50 1,200 00 1,500 00 16 412 388 52 2,332 96 2,624 92 2,493 92 87 1,870 1,884 75 1,184 22 1,027 29 1,162 03 92 1,932 1,188 97 1,148 74 1,597 63 1,331 89 695 78 627 50 455 39 588 78 29 633 483 71 4,398 30 3,830 27 3,553 44 527 41 94 2,306 2,895 58 550 00 2,128 50 1,601 25 1,001 50 53 1,369 1,509 24 91 15 13 56 15 341 278 43 60 82 17 53 10 207 79 08 4,948 30 6,738 24 5,641 17 2,117 69 201 4,856 5,246 04 3,000 00 2,416 81 6,537 48 1,731 38 178 3,825 2,955 64 1,948 30 4,321 43 386 31 23 1,031 2,290 40 321 03 189 60 104 68 9 218 237 88 855 10 603 48 1,191 65 25 519 575 17 83 30 17 182 160 43 3 52 39 78 1,259 43 793 08 1,296 33 54 971 1,013 26 1,547 37 1,920 82 821 27 44 958 934 41 475 06 10 13 78 85 708 60 1,714 78 18 85 20 448 647 53 643 88 205 77 125 86 16 323 441 67 474 34 355 76 413 01 200 00 14 322 358 35 569 50 356 90 8 140 356 70 474 34 2,277 74 2,690 46 344 71 58 1,233 1,804 25 2,125 52 5,237 66 472 85 61 1,137 1,414 65 474 34 152 22 96 389 60 759 72 1,790 10 685 39 854 86 38 1,283 1,801 09 1,263 95 149 50 27 783 1,322 63 452 42 272 25 78 89 9 268 434 26 670 89 909 27 369 57 18 412 763 45 245 99 186 30 251 72 13 291 367 28 759 72 1,205 79 220 23 1,956 12 32 947 1,553 65 828 12 1,158 92 676 06 28 548 1,263 74 8 52 1 10 1 27 27 74 23 300 129 77 2 23 84 15 15 42 1 18 76 62 1 3 18 14 41 39 15 34 21 91 1 39 34 13 1 3 15 18 1 128 7 93 5 40 3 77 1 83 1 12 71 77 125 02 4 44 33 44 2 54 85 96 9 139 65 24 5 48 1 5 13 76 438 78 2,078 53 583 937 90 22 63 39 94 1,717 93 664 17 1,304 24 39 95 33 742 558 92 1,957 12 956 06 1,657 89 1,657 55 23 752 522 16 172 32 882 91 38 35 6 77 145 76 177 48 158 96 417 50 8 185 169 72 206 91 213 14 60 98 11 259 126 31 3,675 05 2,199 57 4,349 14 2,214 33 81 2,015 1,562 81 1,641 55 2,070 77 1,306 44 105 75 77 1,871 1,457 55 2,033 50 128 80 3,042 70 2,108 58 4 144 105 26 1,320 77 10,536 63 1,600 14 826 67 866 70 3 530 741 22 2,895 57 1,146 21 2,803 24 33 996 757 68 932 56 736 56 1,474 60 14 378 387 20 644 79 164 38 444 47 28 423 227 95 1,343 94 584 71 1,028 36 27 391 486 16 1,106 11 518 93 1,169 55 40 773 679 13 2,515 76 783 16 2,177 93 24 927 739 76 1,457 15 688 77 1,261 27 12 347 519 05 1,377 00 773 27 1,016 26 28 622 538 48 2,140 68 1,318 90 3,606 14 34 930 930 72 2,459 89 1,395 65 2,581 97 36 1,059 883 65 28 84 102 69 292 33 8 109 129 59 54 09 95 37 81 22 5 139 116 37

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Statistical 1 2 3 4 5 6 NAME OF CONFERENCE OR MISSION (a) Organized Population Number of Churches Membership Number of Compainies Crotian Mission 2,592,968 1 Holland and Flemish Belgium Mission 9,287,253 6 135 10 Totals for 1908 136,011,078 140 5,566 171 Totals for 1907 142,421,790 122 4,733 150 Gain for 1908 18 833 21 Latin Union Conference 1907 French 1907 39,252,267 8 176 9 Roman-Swiss 1884 1,025,256 14 548 Algeria-Tunis 1902 7,060,745 1 French-Belgium 1902 3,623,606 1 21 1 Italy 1901 33,640,710 1 26 1 Portugal 1903 5,423,132 2 Spain 1903 19,565,903 2 Totals for 1908 109,591,619 24 771 16 Totals for 1907 107,894,374 24 706 15 Gain for 1908 1,697,245 65 1 Levant Union Mission Egypt (Inc. Sudan) 14,518,274 1 10 Syria (Inc. Mesopotamia and Arabia) 6,288,600 2 19 Turkey 17,999,956 5 127 10 Greece 2,631,952 1 Persia (unentered) 9,500,000 Totals for 1908 50,938,782 8 156 11 Totals for 1907 50,740,636 23 253 Gain for 1908 198,146 11 Russian Union Conference 1908 Baltic 1908 6,362,300 4 323 10 Caucasia 1901 12,022,200 15 624 17 South Russia 1908 14,410,000 5 141 14 East Russia Mission 29,433,300 8 206 15 Middle Russia Mission 63,821,600 1 62 10 West Russia Mission 22,392,700 7 178 8 Totals for 1908 148,442,100 40 1,534 74 Totals for 1907 145,980,100 41 1,432 57 Gain for 1908 2,462,000 102 17 Scandinavian Union Conf 1903 Denmark 1880 2,588,919 19 896 Norway 1887 2,052,221 21 800 Sweden 1882 4,751,046 33 786 Finland 1897 2,816,500 3 88 5 Iceland and Greenland 1897 93,000 1 40 Northland 1906 845,315 4 81 Totals for 1908 13,147,001 81 2,691 5 Totals for 1907 21,147,001 81 2,586 4 Gain for 1908 105 1 South African Union Conf. 1902 Cape Colony 1892 2,794,849 12 471 3 Natal-Transvaal 1902 2,658,107 4 79 5 Barotseland (Rhodesia) 1905 350,000 1 19 Basutoland (Kolo) 1899 218,903 1 3 Malamulo (Nyasaland) 1902 850,705 1 17 Maranatha (Kaffir) 1906 1 Mkupuvula (Rhodesia) Solusi (Bulawayo) 1894 605,764 1 60 Somabula (Gwelo) 1901 1 30 Totals for 1908 7,598,328 21 679 9 Totals for 1907 7,370,437 20 673 8 Gains for 1908 227,891 1 6 1 South American Union Conf 1906 Four Confs., Seven Miss.(g) 41,964,550 61 2,210 28 West Indian Union Conference British Guiana 1906 387,086 9 329 6 Central America 1908 3,433,842 7 183 5 East Caribbean 1906 900,000 7 195 11 Jamaica 1903 806,690 29 1,164 24 South Caribbean 1906 386,947 9 450 4 West Carribbean 1906 1,069 297 8 314 7 Cuba Mission 1905 2,058,000 3 53 Hayti Mission 1905 900,000 1 40 6 North Caribbean Mission 1907 1,650,000 3 58 3 Totals for 1908 11,591,862 76 2,786 66 Totals for 1907 10,767,807 74 2,693 66 Gain for 1908 824,055 2 93 East African Missions Abyssinia 1907 8,280,000 1 4 British East Africa (h) 1906 4,038,250 1 4 German East Africa 1903 6,703,000 1 15 Totals for 1908 19,021,250 3 23

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Sabbath-Schoool Dept. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Amount of Tithe appropriated to outside of Conference Total Offerings to Foreign Missions (except as noted under 28 and 36) Total Contributions for Home Mission Work Total Contributions for Local Church Work Number of SabbathSchools Membership Total SabbathSchool Contribution 48 08 12 80 1 3 1 43 38 46 425 76 326 14 16 253 161 20 18,643 06 10,894 60 29,666 81 309 7,880 7,299 59 6,299 69 9,043 37 11,812 65 4,660 90 284 6,917 5,971,53 12,343 37 1,851 23 17,854 16 25 963 1,328 06 550 30 264 81 444 05 67 00 316 00 20 264 210 93 1,059 56 996 57 1,424 00 17 436 539 35 17 20 1 7 10 45 13 98 2 41 41 15 8 95 70 00 1 12 15 48 20 12 2 17 24 76 9 07 1 17 39 90 1,324 37 1,509 94 617 30 1,810 00 44 794 882 02 184 21 1,371 84 896 13 1,841 64 43 785 845 22 138 10 1 9 36 80 47 30 2 10 10 29 73 89 3 20 38 35 56 61 13 224 24 69 1 3 177 80 19 257 73 33 256 39 11 52 17 228 73 60 2 29 1,436 81 341 42 328 89 15 494 397 75 229 29 112 20 33 1,125 295 43 229 46 118 55 20 597 322 77 115 22 24 599 184 41 80 42 12 356 134 67 70 44 16 375 93 68 800 17 825 72 1,436 81 120 3,546 1,428 71 605 33 133 83 115 14 108 2,864 1,042 57 800 17 220 39 1,302 98 12 682 386 14 1,629 07 2,008 35 260 43 496 49 29 787 573 30 1,268 89 661 10 93 16 23 567 429 04 518 32 593 55 128 50 64 497 385 33 413 24 2,230 70 11 118 166 14 32 02 100 00 1 20 17 57 111 57 7 72 24 44 3,416 28 3,819 83 2,712 79 596 49 135 2,061 1,595 82 731 02 2,750 39 405 60 323 08 115 2,026 1,486 01 2,685 26 1,069 44 2,307 19 273 41 20 35 109 81 523 36 178 55 262 68 21 343 419 12 250 50 615 67 1,134 69 12 166 350 13 3 65 3 111 10 41 1 25 5 68 8 382 12 76 1 22 21 21 14 26 54 06 3 150 33 18 9 74 1 75 16 99 523 36 429 05 964 24 1,134 69 50 1,274 865 30 965 30 798 46 78 47 669 32 33 823 1,167 30 885 77 465 37 17 451 810 18 919 30 1,119 67 132 2,583 2,044 97 156 35 17 440 110 55 237 94 241 01 306 50 10 312 179 03 17 400 123 85 271 73 46 63 500 00 56 1,627 745 11 195 63 16 73 272 53 13 492 215 55 17 342 243 90 32 06 5 59 33 26 11 00 8 80 15 00 328 18 7 107 53 83 904 71 304 37 1,407 21 150 3,859 1,720 08 921 46 612 56 1,780 98 134 3,571 1,403 20 16 288 316 88 1 4 1 4 88 30 3 9 21 80 88 30 5 17 21 80

[CD-ROM Editors note: Table incomplete - will be completed in future edition of CD-ROM]Statistical Report of Seventh-day Adventist Conferences and Missions Church and Confe 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NAME OF CONFERENCE Organized Population Number of Membership Number of Membership Number OR MISSION (a) Churches Companies Sabbat Miscellaneous Missions Bermuda 1903 17,000 1 39 9 British West Africa 1894 50,000,000 1 31 3 24 5 China(h) 1903 435,000,000 5 128 Hawaii 1895 170,000 1 24 India (Inc. Burma and Ceylon) 1895 297,970,499 6 132 4 25 50 Japan 1897 50,000,000 4 119 33 Korea 1904 12,000,000 4 100 8 105 Mexico 1893 13,607,259 2 70 4 65 7 Totals for 1908 858,764,758 24 643 19 219 104 Totals for 1907 847,597,758 21 535 26 228 153 Gain for 1908 11,167,000 3 108 Recapitulati 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NAME OF CONFERENCE Organized Population Number of Membership Number of Membership Number OR MISSION (A) Churches Companies Sabbath Union Confs. in United States General Conference (i) 1863 Atlantic Union 1901 14,130,044 186 4,975 33 211 348 Central Union 1902 6,792,874 256 8,621 60 566 849 Columbia Union 1907 17,929,066 215 6,376 21 194 430 Lake Union 1901 11,828,940 382 12,473 29 277 352 Northern Union 1902 5,357,686 256 5,980 545 North Pacific Union 1906 1,944,580 143 5,724 30 333 339 Pacific Union 1901 2,620,000 117 7,440 22 181 108 Southeastern Union 1907 7,129,466 60 1,632 27 146 145 Southern Union 1901 8,886,187 66 1,564 15 143 211 Southwestern Union 1902 6,560,040 136 4,353 24 238 320 Totals for 1908 83,178,883 1,817 59,138 261 2,289 3,647 Totals for 1907 82,243,434 1,807 58,557 251 2,256 3,702 Gain for 1908 935,449 10 581 10 33 Union Conferences in Canada Canadian Union 1902 5,191,699 39 851 5 31 88 West. Canadian Union 1907 1,460,000 34 818 2 21 320 Totals for 1908 6,651,699 73 1,669 7 52 408 Totals for 1907 6,419,609 72 1,718 11 116 260 Gain for 1908 232,090 1 148 Australasian Union for 1908 1894 48,851,122 117 3,750 47 368 374 Totals for 1907 50,377,544 109 3,525 42 362 312 Gain for 1908 8 225 5 6 62 European Union Conferences British Union 1902 43,833,663 52 1,529 15 139 6 German Union 1901 136,011,078 140 5,566 171 2,955 Latin Union 1907 109,591,619 24 771 16 176 16 Levant Union Mission 50,938,782 8 156 11 93 16 Russian Union 1908 148,442,100 40 1,534 74 1,473 70 Scandinavian Union 1903 13,147,001 81 2,691 5 33 115 Totals for 1908 501,964,243 345 12,247 292 4,869 223 Totals for 1907 516,294,927 338 11,270 243 3,495 569 Gain for 1908 7 977 49 1,374 Miscellaneous Union Conf. South African Union 1902 7,598,328 21 679 9 88 135 South American Union 1906 41,964,550 61 2,210 28 271 80 West Indian Union 1906 11,591,862 76 2,786 66 1,014 293 East African and Miscella- neous Mission Fields 877,786,008 27 666 19 219 104 Totals for 1908 938,940,748 185 6,341 122 1,592 612 Totals for 1907 905,916,952 178 5,827 128 1,389 690 Gain for 1908 33,023,796 7 514 203 Totals by Groups United States 83,178,883 1,817 59,138 261 2,289 3,647 Canada 6,651,699 73 1,669 7 52 408 Australasia 48,851,122 117 3,750 47 368 374 Europe 501,964,243 345 12,247 292 4,869 223 Miscellaneous 938,940,748 185 6,341 122 1,592 612 United States 83,178,883 1,817 59,138 261 2,289 3,647 All other countries 1,496,407,812 720 24,007 468 6,881 1,617 Grand total for 1908 1,579,586,695 2,537 83,145 729 9,170 5,264 Totals for 1907 1,561,252,466 2,504 80,897 675 7,618 5,533 Gain for 1908 18,334,229 33 2,248 54 1,552 Per Cent of Gain 1908 1.17 1.32 2.78 8.00 20.37 Totals for 1904 1,414,694,654 2,243 71,891 552 5,432 4,298 Gain for four years 164,892,041 294 11,254 177 3,638 966

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For the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1 Sabbath-School 21 22 23 24 25 26 Amount of Tithe appropriated to Fields outside of Conference Total Offerings to Foreign Missions Foreign Missions (except as noted under 28 and 36) Total Contributions for Home Mission Work Total Contributions for Local Church Work Number of Sabbath-Schools Membe 67 64 187 92 6 3 39 05 135 00 16 81 8 1 81 45 22 55 237 80 1 201 50 157 56 12 2 123 00 5 1 12 2 52 00 32 50 106 91 6 1 564 64 347 61 549 44 53 1,0 246 68 4,083 47 175 81 48 1,0 317 96 373 63 5

21 22 23 24 25 26 Amount of Tithe appropriated to Fields outside of Conference Total Offerings to Foreign Missions Foreign Missions (except as noted under 28 and 36) Total Contributions for Home Mission Work Total Contributions for Local Church Work Number of Sabbath-Schools Membe 8,000 00 1,700 00 14,163 02 8,480 56 13,319 08 201 4 18,237 02 33,020 06 16,220 41 13,033 20 320 8 9,983 95 17,071 70 4,279 52 12,652 92 257 6 12,268 27 26,044 63 14,241 89 14,981 81 453 10 23,169 81 23,172 51 16,311 68 7,021 62 395 7 16,681 57 17,731 07 10,546 04 4,753 20 231 6 18,717 27 19,113 23 11,339 63 16,267 55 162 6 3,478 98 1,559 26 2,670 52 99 2 2,332 96 2,624 92 2,493 92 87 1 4,948 30 6,738 24 5,641 17 2,117 69 201 4 105,706 19 170,866 40 91,245 08 89,311 51 2,406 58 118,391 84 156,943 88 134,289 33 77,424 24 2,265 55 13,922 52 11,887 27 141 3 1,259 43 793 08 1,296 33 54 474 34 2,277 74 2,690 46 344 71 58 1 474 34 3,537 17 3,483 54 1,641 04 112 2 3,672 89 7,158 48 1,294 12 105 2 474 34 346 92 7 1,519 44 6,667 49 3,606 51 4,244 40 209 5 2,783 55 6,228 71 5,241 87 2,165 87 210 4 438 78 2,078 53 3,675 05 2,199 57 2,349 14 2,214 33 81 2 18,643 06 10,894 60 29,666 81 309 7 1,324 37 1,509 94 617 30 1,810 00 44 177 80 19 800 17 825 72 1,436 81 120 3 3,416 28 3,819 83 2,712 79 596 49 135 2 27,858 93 19,427 46 38,782 85 4,620 82 708 16 8,856 47 16,098 09 14,566 17 7,046 51 644 14 19,002 46 3,329 37 24,216 68 64 1 523 36 429 05 964 24 1,134 69 50 1 810 18 919 30 1,119 67 132 2 904 71 304 37 1,407 21 150 3 652 94 347 61 549 44 58 1 523 36 2,796 88 2,535 52 4,211 09 390 8 965 30 2,776 78 5,693 80 3,745 78 349 7 20 10 465 31 41 105,706 19 170,866 40 91,245 08 89,311 51 2,406 58 474 34 3,537 17 3,483 54 1,641 04 112 2 1,519 44 6,667 49 3,606 51 4,244 40 209 5 27,858 93 19,427 46 38,782 85 4,620 82 708 16 523 36 2,796 88 2,535 52 4,211 09 390 8 105,706 19 170,866 40 91,245 08 89,311 51 2,406 58 30,376 07 32,429 00 48,408 42 14,717 35 1,419 32 136,082 26 203,295 40 139,653 50 104,028 86 3,825 91 130,997 16 185,720 35 166,949 65 91,676 52 3,573 84 5,085 10 17,575 05 12,352 34 252 6 3.88 9.46 13.47 7.05 83,031 11 104,434 15 3,064 71 53,051 15 98,861 25 761 19

Denominational Institutions—Table No. 2 Section 1—Educational Institutions(a) Name Address Assets Buildings Acres Adelphian Academy Holly, Michigan $ 22,633 76 3 77 Alberta Industrial Academy Leduc, Alberta 11,525 00 2 160 Arizona Intermediate School Phoenix, Arizona 200 00 1 Avondale School for Chr. Workers Cooranbong, N. S. W., Australia 76,492 72 20 1,110 Battle Creek Academy Battle Creek, Mich. 8,000 00 1 2 Beechwood Manual Tr. Academy Fairland, Ind. 3,096 07 3 13 Berean Industrial School Malaga, Wash. 2,000 00 1 55 Bethel Academy Bethel, Wis. 27,710 41 10 195 Bethel School Canton, China 1,637 52 1 Cedar Lake Academy Cedar Lake, Michigan 11,977 83 5 82 Central California Inter. School Armona, Cal. 2,500 00 2 5 Claremont Union College Kenilworth, Cape, South Africa 33,766 45 4 22 Clearwater Industrial School Clearwater Lake, Wis. 4,348 00 2 65 Colorado Western Slope Academy Palisades, Colo. 4,000 00 1 2 Cumberland Industrial School Daylight, Tenn. 1,500 00 3 100 Darling Range School Heidelberg, West Australia 7,958 34 2 100 Diamante School Diamante, Argentina, South America 5,000 00 2 120 DuQuoin Intermediate School DuQuoin, Ill. 2,200 00 1 7 Eastern Colorado Academy Loveland, Colo. 8,550 00 2 6 Elk Point Industrial Academy Elk Point, S. Dak. 14,553 94 4 40 Emmanuel Missionary College Berrien Springs, Mich. 93,680 51 25 264 Eufola Academy Eufola, N. C. 4,500 00 5 23 Fernando Academy San Fernando, Cal. 26,997 21 5 12 Fiji Training School Buresala, Ovalau, Fiji, Pacific Ocean 3,512 00 1 270 Forest Home Industrial Academy Mt. Vernon, Wash. 6,793 64 3 40 Fort Ogden School Fort Ogden, Florida 1,300 00 2 42 Fox River Academy Sheridan, Ill. 14,000 91 5 43 Friedensau Industrial School Friedensau, Germany 44,063 52 1 45 Goldsberry Intermediate School Goldsberry, Mo. 2,500 00 2 1 Gravel Ford Academy Gravel Ford, Oregon 4,000 00 3 3 Guatemala English School Guatemala, Central America 1,000 00 3 Haapal School Haapal, Tonga, Pacific Ocean 300 00 1 Hazel Industrial Academy Hazel, Ky. 6,000 00 3 52 Hildebran Industrial Academy Hildebran, N. C. 6,000 00 4 275 Hillcrest School near Nashville, Tenn. 3,750 00 2 93 Iowa Industrial Academy Stuart, Iowa 24,585 39 6 100 Keene Industrial Academy Keene, Texas 45,970 71 12 144 Korean School Soonan, Korea 200 00 2 50 Latin Union School Gland, Switzerland 1,359 20 1 30 Laurelwood Industrial Academy Gaston, Oregon 7,383 30 2 58 Loma Linda College (c) Loma Linda, Cal. Lornedale Academy Lorne Park, Ontario 17,191 60 5 50 Manson Industrial Academy Port Hammond, British Columbia 15,288 91 2 214 Maplewood Academy Maple Plain, Minn. 19,876 02 2 94 Meadow Glade Intermediate School Manor, Wash. 8,618 07 3 20 Mt. Ellis Academy Bozeman, Mont. 1,768 05 3 20 Mt. Vernon College Mt. Vernon, Ohio 39,918 66 4 25 Nashville Agr. and Nor. Institute Madison, Tenn. 31,000 00 12 414 Northern California Int. School Chico, Cal. 2,500 00 3 4 Oakwood Manual Training School Huntsville, Ala. 31,223 32 11 358 Otsego Academy Otsego, Mich. 20,500 00 6 232 Pacific Educational Association Sonoma, Cal. 60,122 90 Petoskey Intermediate School Petoskey, Mich. 500 00 1 Pine Grove Industrial School Amory, Miss. 4,000 00 1 60 Portage Plains Academy Portage la Prairie, Manitoba 7,840 82 1 130 Pua Training School Pua, Chile, South America 2,936 40 2 50 Pukekura Training School Cambridge, New Zealand 27,185 07 3 170 Rome Mission School Rome, Italy 200 00 1 Royal Intermediate School Cottage Grove, Oregon 2,000 00 2 4 Scandinavian Union School Skodsborg, Denmark 500 00 1 Shenandoah Val. Training Acad. New Market, Va. 9,500 00 1 42 Sheyenne River Academy Harvey, N. Dak. 27,229 97 3 400 Singapore School Singapore, East Indies 2,056 11 1 Society Islands School Raiatea, Society Islands, Pacific Ocean 5,736 86 2 200 South Lancaster Academy South Lancaster, Mass. 61,371 22 8 12 Southern Training School Graysville, Tenn. 35,460 14 3 250 Stanborough Park Miss. College Watford, England 6,474 07 2 55 Strode Industrial Academy Oswego, Kans. 5,300 00 4 18 Swedish Mission School Nyhyttan, Sweden 15,504 72 3 500 Takoma Park School Takoma Park, D. C. 5,000 00 1 Taquary Training School Taquary, Brazil, South America 4,000 00 1 12 Toluca Industrial School Toluca, N. C. 2,500 00 2 6 Tonga School Nukualofa, Tonga, Pacific Ocean 600 00 1 Tunesassa School Tunesassa, N. Y. 4,802 30 3 202 Union College College View, Nebr. 354,320 51 9 125 Walderly School Hawthorne, Wis. 6,212 40 3 390 Walla Walla College College Place, Wash. 83,951 76 4 60 Washington Foreign Miss. Seminary Takoma Park, D. C. 92,762 29 6 14 West African Training School Freetown, Sierre Leone, West Africa 2,500 00 1 West Indian Training School Riversdale, Jamaica, West Indies 11,472 40 4 507 Western Normal Institute Lodi, Cal. 35,000 00 5 20 Williamsdale Academy Williamsdale, Nova Scotia 10,199 56 5 200 Wyoming Intermediate School Hemingford, Neb. 3,000 00 2 40 Totals for 1908 83 $1,625,670 56 295 8,604 Totals for 1907 67 1,226,746 15 215 6,945 Gain for 1908 16 $ 398,924 41 80 1,659

Section 2—Publishing Houses Name Address Assets Buildings Empl Advocate Publishing Company Berrien Springs, Mich. $ 6,242,38 1 Avondale Press Cooranbong, N. S. W., Australia 10,542 33 2 Brazil Publishing House Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America 17,129 09 1 British Publishing House Watford, England 56,514 85 1 Buenos Ayres Publishing House Buenos Ayres, Argentina, South America 5,000 00 1 Canadian Publishing Association Ottawa, Ontario 10,558 27 1 Chile Publishing House Santiago, Chile, South America 3,847 62 1 China S. D. A. Mission Press Shanghai, China 3,100 00 1 Christiania Publishing House Christiania, Norway 35,900 53 2 Denmark Publishing House Copenhagen, Denmark 7,731 05 1 Fijian Press Fiji, Pacific Ocean 1,500 00 1 Finland Publishing House Helsingfors, Finland 9,027 53 1 Hamburg Publishing House Hamburg, Germany 63,250 06 4 India Publishing House Lucknow, India 2,200 00 1 International Publishing Association College View, Nebr. 40,692 90 3 Latin Union Publishing House Geneva, Switzerland 6,616 74 1 Mexican Publishing House Mexico City, Mexico 2,681 77 1 Pacific Press Publishing Association Mountain View, California 248,384 59 7 1 Review and Herald Publishing Assn Takoma Park, D. C. 248,764 85 2 Signs Publishing Association Warburton, Victoria, Australia 105,326 17 1 Singapore Press Singapore, East Indies 974 00 1 South African Publishing House Cape Town, South Africa 15,123 98 1 South Lancaster Printing Company South Lancaster, Mass. 6,679 10 1 Southern Publishing Association Nashville, Tenn. 108,074 82 3 Stockholm Publishing House Stockholm, Sweden 14,319 40 1 Watchman Publishing Company Cristobal, Panama 8,033 23 1 Totals for 1908 26 $1,038,215 26 42 5 Totals fro 1907 23 978,894 14 37 4 Gain for 1908 3 59,321 12 5

Section 3—Sanitariums A. Under Conference Supervision Name Address Assets Buildings Acres Capac Adelaide Sanitarium Adelaide, South Austrialia $ 8,721 69 2 2 1 Atlanta Sanitarium 243 South Boulevard, Atlanta, Ga. 15,460 11 1 4 1 Avondale Health Retreat Cooranbong, N. S. W., Austrialia 10,315 88 2 10 2 Boulder Sanitarium Boulder, Colo. 138,807 55 12 90 10 Calcutta Bath Rooms 50 Park St., Calcutta, India 4,018 07 1 Cape Sanitarium Plumstead, Cape, South Africa 30,686 24 2 5 2 Caterham Sanitarium Caterham, Surrey, England 23,376 00 2 3 4 Christchurch Sanitarium Christchurch, New Zealand 20,002 07 2 7 1 Christiana Health Home Christiania, Norway 2,136 11 1 College Springs Sanitarium Mt. Vernon, Ohio 2,000 00 2 1 Fayetteville Sanitarium Fayetteville, Ark. 6,000 00 2 1 Friedensau Sanitarium Friedensau, Germany 108,461 00 2 45 6 Frydenstrand Sanatorium Frederikshavn, Denmark 20,569 00 1 8 5 Glendale Sanitarium Glendale, Cal. 56,960 99 3 5 5 Graysville, Sanitarium Graysville, Tenn. 27,474 79 4 65 3 Hydropathic Institute Adelaide, South Australia 3,572 63 1 1 Iowa Sanitarium 603 E. 12th St., Des Moines, Iowa 37,034 67 2 3 Iowa Sanitarium (e) Nevada, Iowa 21,597 24 1 55 Jerusalem Treatment Rooms Jerusalem, Palestine 1,000 00 1 Kansas Sanitarium Wichita, Kans. 44,640 85 4 20 7 Kimberley Baths Kimberley, South Africa 19,324 99 2 1 Kobe Sanitarium Kobe, Japan 3,000 00 1 3 Lake Geneva Sanitarium Gland, Switzerland 15,114 88 4 70 5 Leicester Sanitarium Leicester, England 3,165 50 1 1 Loma Linda Sanitarium Loma Linda, Cal. 123,861 43 14 112 10 Madison Sanitarium Madison, Wis. 87,823 74 5 5 6 Mussoorie Sanitarium Mussoorie, India 1,391 02 1 8 1 Nashville Sanitarium Nashville, Tenn. 46,578 39 1 10 3 Nashville Rural Sanitarium Madison, Tenn. 2,000 00 4 2 Nebraska Sanitarium College View, Nebr. 87,676 66 4 5 10 Nebraska Sanitarium (f) Hastings, Nebr. 11,929 00 1 1 4 New England Sanitarium Melrose, Mass. 128,468 07 6 41 10 Pennsylvania Sanitarium Philadelphia, Pa. 61,168 62 3 3 Portland Sanitarium Portland, Oregon 69,839 89 2 2 7 Rock City Sanitarium Nashville, Tenn. 4,000 00 4 2 Rostrevor Hills Hydro Rostrevor, Ireland 7,597 20 4 130 1 Skodsborg Sanitarium Skodsborg, Denmark 160,830 35 7 3 20 St. Helena Santarium Sanitarium, Cal. 216,762 85 20 535 20 Sydney Sanitarium Wahroonga, N. S. W., Australia 80,367 66 5 80 7 Tri-City Sanitarium Moline, Ill. 43,379 90 2 2 Wabash Valley Sanitarium La Fayette, Ind. 50,198 24 4 25 3 Walla Walla Sanitarium College Place, Wash. 16,147 65 2 1 2 Washington Sanitarium Takoma Park, D. C. 183,329 78 4 33 7 Washington Branch Sanitarium 1 and 2 Iowa Circle, Wash., D. C. 12,906 75 1 2 Number of sanitariums 1908, 44 Totals for 1908 $2,019,697 46 150 1,382 1,92 Number of sanitariums 1907, 40 Totals for 1907 1,866,811 97 140 1,459 1,90 Gain for 1908 4 Gain for 1908 152,885 49 10 2

Under Private Supervision Acushnet Sanitarium New Bedford, Mass. 2,000 00 1 1 Adirondack Sanitarium (g) Lake George, N. Y. 6,000 00 4 12 5 Arizona Sanitarium Phoenix, Ariz. 15,000 00 3 56 3 Belair Hydropathic near Durban, Natal, South Africa 500 00 2 3 1 Black River Valley Sanitarium Watertown, N. Y. 4,000 00 2 1 Boise Sanatorium Boise, Idaho 3,000 00 1 1 Chamberlain Sanitarium Chamberlain, S. Dak. 105,000 00 8 30 7 Colorado Springs Sanitarium Colorado Springs, Colo. 3,000 00 1 2 Fayette Sanitarium Connersville, Ind. 1,000 00 3 2 Florida Sanitarium Orlando, Fla. 15,618 57 7 67 2 Fort Worth Sanitarium Fort Worth, Tex. 2,500 00 1 1 Garden City Sanitarium San Jose, Cal. 65,000 00 4 10 5 Grampian Hills Hydropathic Crieff, Scotland 500 00 1 1 2 Hastings Hydropathic Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies 800 00 1 Hinsdale Sanitarium Hinsdale, Ill. 75,000 00 7 10 10 Home Sanitarium St. Peter, Minn. 28,000 00 3 300 1 Japanese Sanitarium Kobe, Japan 3,000 00 1 2 Lindsay Sanitarium Lindsay, Ontario 1,000 00 1 1 Little Rock Sanitarium Little Rock, Ark. 26,000 00 2 3 3 Logansport Sanitarium Logansport, Ind. 3,000 00 1 1 Long Beach Sanitarium Long Beach, Cal. 75,000 00 2 3 7 Middletown Sanitarium Middletown, N. Y. 15,000 00 2 1 Mill Val. and Mt. Tamalpais San. Mill Valley, Cal. 30,000 00 1 6 5 Montrose Sanitarium Montrose, Minn. 7,000 00 2 1 Mountain Springs Sanitarium Botzum, Ohio 20,000 00 3 130 Natal Health Institute Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa 681 80 1 1 Nauheim Sanatorium Oakland, Cal. 75,000 00 3 1 4 Nauheim Sanitarium Springfield, Mass. 3,000 00 1 1 Northwestern Sanitarium Port Townsend, Wash. 44,315 00 2 19 10 North Yakima Sanitarium North Yakima, Wash. 30,000 00 2 6 4 Otter Lake Sanitarium Otter Lake, Mich. 20,000 00 1 6 3 Paradise Valley Sanitarium National City, Cal. 45,733 67 2 30 5 Santa Barbara Sanitarium Santa Barbara, Cal. 13,500 00 3 40 South Bend Treatment Parlors South Bend, Ind. 1,500 00 1 2 Weatherford Sanitarium Weatherford, Okla. 4,000 00 1 1 Willamette Sanitarium Salem, Oregon 2,000 00 1 10 1 Number of sanitariums 1908, 36 Totals for 1908 $746,649 04 82 745 1,06 Number of sanitariums 1907, 24 Totals for 1907 477,471 68 49 651 61 Gain for 1908 12 Gain for 1908 269,177 36 33 94 45

Number of all sanitariums 1908 80 Grand totals of all sanitari- Number of sanitariums 1907, ums for 1908 $ 2,766,346 50 232 2,127 2,98 64 Totals for 1907 2,344,283 65 189 2,110 2,51 Gain for 1908 16 Gain for 1908 $ 22,062 85 43 17 47 Grand Total of all Institutions Educational 83 $1,625,670 56 295 8,604 7,52 Publishing 26 1,038,215 26 42 Sanitariums 80 2,766,346 50 232 2,127 2,98 Totals for 1908 189 5,430,232 32 569 10,731 10,50 Totals for 1907 154 4,549,923 94 441 9,055 9,07 Net Gain for 1908 35 880,308 38 128 1,676 1,43

[a The system of educational work outlined by the Educational Department of the General Conference in 1906, comprising sixteen grades, or years of study, is arranged as follows: Church-schools (information concerning which will be found listed under Columns 29 to 33 in Table No. 1), grades 1 to 8; intermediate schools, grades 7 to 10; academies, grades 9 to 12; colleges, grades 13 to 16.]

[b The assets of institutions shown in Table No. 2 are not all complied from official annual statements of the institutions represented. In some cases they may be inaccurate, and should only be considered as estimates of the amounts invested in the enterprises specified.]

[c Assets, etc., included in statement for Loma Linda Sanitarium.]

[d The total here would not indicate the number of languages in which denominational publications are issued, since some of the publishing houses issue in the same language, thus duplicating the number. Information regarding denominational literature is presented under Table No. 4, which see.]

[e Not opened at the close of 1908, but will begin operations during 1909. The assets show the standing at the close of 1908.]

[f Began operations Dec. 1, 1908.]

[g Discontinued before the close of 1908.]

Summary of Statistical Reports, 1863 to 1908

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YEAR Union Conferences Local Conferences Missions² Ministers Licentiates Licensed 1863(1) 6 22 8 1864(1) 6 1 24 10 1865(1) 7 1 25 10 1866(1) 7 1 27 10 1867 7 1 28 10 1868 8 1 32 19 1869 8 2 33 24 1870 8 3 37 35 1871 11 2 35 48 1872 12 1 41 47 Total, 10 years 1873 13 1 51 83 1874(1) 13 3 60 70 1875 13 2 69 76 1876 14 2 96 70 1877 15 3 106 97 1878 16 6 117 154 1879 20 9 144 151 1880 24 8 144 116 1881 24 7 148 126 1882 26 6 167 134 Total, 10 years 1883 26 3 165 135 1884 28 3 176 145 1885 28 3 186 151 1886 28 3 213 166 1887 30 8 227 182 1888 32 7 232 168 1889 34 7 229 183 1890 34 8 227 184 1891 34 8 230 166 1892 34 11 244 156 Total, 10 years 1893 35 11 267 193 1894 1 35 12 301 214 1895 1 36 22 326 257 1896 1 37 27 336 237 1897 1 37 24 407 249 1898 2 39 27 446 260 1899 2 44 41 490 331 1900 2 45 42 510 337 1901 9 57 41 553 340 1902 13 72 42 553 323 Total, 10 years 1903 13 78 48 616 324 1904 13 78 52 625 335 1905 13 80 56 647 339 1906 16 86 66 693 408 1907 22 93 68 712 394 1, 1908 21 101 66 779 427 1, Total, 6 years Grand Totals

[a Since mission fields are not organized in the way conferences are, the dates in Column 2 do not refer to the time of their organization, as in the case of conferences, but to the time when the field was entered or when information was first separately given in these reports. The distinction between conferences and mission fields is indicated by greater indentation in names of mission fields.]

[b The tithe per capita is based upon the total Sabbath-keepers, and not the membership of churches only.]

[c By total laborers in Column 19 is meant the total number employed in the conference or mission field in evangelistic work, including not only the four classes named in the preceding columns, but all other persons not thus specified. The totals in Column 19 are not always, therefore, the totals of the four preceding columns, but are frequently greater.]

[d Column 20 shows the retail value of both book and periodical sales. Under the line for the General Conference are given the periodical sales of publishing houses in the United States which are made direct to individuals, and not through conferences, thus securing the total, and avoiding duplication.]

[e All financial items for the Colorado Conference are included in the line for the Eastern Colorado Conference up to September 1, when the Colorado Conference was divided into the Eastern and Western Colorado Conferences. Likewise the money received by the Missouri Conference is included in the line for the North Missouri Conference up to September 30, when the Missouri Conference was divided into the North and Southern Missouri Conferences. The tithe receipts of Eastern Colorado and North Missouri Conferences are increased thereby $20,570.44 and $11,258.80, respectively.]

[f The periodical sales of the Southern and Southeastern Union Conferences, as reported by the Southern Publishing Association, are given here, and are not included in the amount shown under the line for the General Conference.]

[g A failure on the part of the Secretary of the South American Union Conference to send any report whatever for that Union, although repeatedly urged to do so, and since last September, is responsible for the lack of definite information for that Union for the year 1908. It has therefore been necessary to omit the figures for the various local Conferences and missions, and to simply give what is supposed to be an approximately correct summary for the Union.]

[h A failure to receive returns from the British West African and Chinese mission fields, makes necessary the compilation of the report on the basis of the one furnished for 1907, with a few changes that are known to be correct. The 30 in Column 18 under China indicates native colporteurs and evangelists.]

[i Under General Conference are included those engaged in general labor as well as the amount of tithes and offerings not accounted for elsewhere. There are also shown the approximate value of book and periodical sales not accounted for in other portions of this report.

Denominational Publications in Various Languages—Table No. 4

WASe

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Language No. Speaking Language Periodicals Pages Annually Value No. of Books No. of Arabic 40,000,000 Armenian-Greek 1,000,000 Battak 250,000 Bengali 47,000,000 Bohemian 8,500,000 1 192 50 2 23 Bulgarian 3,000,000 1 16 Cantonese (China) 20,000,000 Chasu 100,000 Danish-Norwegian 7,000,000 5 1648 3 10 26 8,52 Dutch 9,000,000 3 228 1 20 8 3,12 English 136,000,000 70 19,495 33 51 147 49,08 Esthonian 900,000 1 144 50 5 51 Fijian 121,957 3 51 Finnish 6,000,000 1 104 50 4 1,18 French 53,000,000 3 432 1 30 17 6,50 German 83,000,000 8 1,832 3 95 47 17,01 Greek (Modern) 11,000,000 Hawaiian 31,000 Hebrew 11,000,000 Hindi 87,000,000 Hungarian 9,000,000 2 224 1 25 4 50 Icelandic 70,000 1 96 60 4 60 Italian 52,000,000 2 256 60 2 24 Japanese 50,000,000 1 300 50 Java-Malay 35,000,000 2 61 Kafir 500,000 Korean 9,500,000 Laplandish 30,000 Lettonian 2,000,000 1 192 50 2 33 Lithuanian 3,000,000 1 13 Malay (Singapore) 2,500,000 1 16 06 1 21 Mandarin (China) 370,000,000 1 288 50 Manganja 400,000 Maori 50,000 1 48 36 1 14 Polish 14,500,000 2 28 Portuguese 15,000,000 2 240 85 4 59 Raratongan 13,116 1 96 50 2 35 Rumanian 8,500,000 1 144 50 3 43 Russian 85,000,000 1 320 1 25 4 54 Samoan 40,000 1 12 Santhali 2,000,000 Servian 3,500,000 Sesuto 349,000 Slovakian 2,000,000 Spanish 45,000,000 5 864 3 05 6 1,68 Swedish 6,500,000 4 1,312 3 05 27 8,69 Tahitian 30,000 1 96 50 3 25 Tamil 20,000,000 Tongan 21,103 1 15 Turkish-Armenian 1,000,000 Urdu (Roman) 500,000 Urdu (Persian) 25,000,000 Welsh 1,000,000 1 15 Wendish 100,000 1 16 Wen-li (a) (China) 100,000,000 1 288 50 Yiddish 9,000,000 Zulu 500,000 1 18 Totals for 1908 118 28,855 $59 13 333 103,26 Totals for 1900 99 215 69,16

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Financial Summary for 1908