Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook for 1910

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YEAR BOOK
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Seventh-day Adventist
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The Official Directories
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The Great Advent
Movement
A Brief History of the Rise and
Progress of the S. D. A.
Denomination
Undoubtedly there is no more fascinating narrative
than the story of the rise and progress of the Seventh-
day Adventist denomination. The work done by this
people, who started in a simple and almost penniless
way, shows the direct workings of the Spirit of God.
Elder J. N. Loughborough, the author of " The Great
Advent Movement," was one of the first Seventh-day
Adventists. In addition to this, his extensive travels
and access to all the papers and documents concerning
the rise of this great movement, make him well qual-
ified to write a history of this people.
In " The Great Advent Movement " a chapter is de-
voted to each of the different lines of work attempted
by the denomination, such as the publishing work,
the sanitarium work, and the educational work, show-
ing the growth and development of each. A section
is also devoted to the spirit of prophecy, answering
many of the charges which have been made against
it, and showing the direct fulfilment of over twenty
predictions made by Mrs. White.
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A Happy New Year
A happy new Year " it will be — if it's
new :
New visions of all that is noble and true,
New powers for service, new knowledge
of God,
New zeal for the ways that the heroes
have trod,
New comforts, new courage, new graces,
new joys,
New peace where the evil assails or an-
noys,
New friendship, new helpers, new faith,
and new love,
New treasures on earth and new treas-
ures above,
New wisdom, new glory, new health, and
new cheer,
Nothing old, all things new, in the happy
new year!
- — Selected.
PREFACE.
This, the nineteenth issue of the denominational Year Book, indi-
cates that for the year 1909 excellent progress was made in various
lines of conference and institutional work. A comparison of the pres-
ent standing with that fOr one and two decades ago will be of value
in showing how the work has grown in recent years. This comparison
relates to conferences, missions, churches, membership, institutions, etc.
As it is too early to give returns in all cases for 1909, the figures for
1908 are used in some instances.
In 1888 there were only 32 local conferences; in 1898, 39, and in
1909, 107.
In 1888 there were seven mission fields; in 1898, 27; and in 1909, 70.
The number of churches organized in 1888 was 901; in 1898, 1654;
in 1908, 2,835.
The membership of these churches, in 1888, 26,112; in 1898, 59,447;
in 1908, 88,954. The membership of organized companies and other
communicants bring the total to approximately 100,000.
The number of educational institutions in 1888 was eight; in 1898,
21; and in 1909, as shown by the following pages, 83, all doing work
above the primary grades. These schools, located in twenty-two coun-
tries, have an enrollment above 6,521, employ 476 -teachers, and -their
estimated value is $1,625,670.56. In 1908 the schools doing primary
work (Grades 1-8) numbered 535, employing 625 teachers, and having
an enrolment of 10,487, and a valuation of $147,749.
In 1888 there were only six publishing houses, while in 1898 the
number had increased to twelve; but in 1909, as shown in the following
pages, there were twenty-seven publishing houses, issuing literature
in sixty-two languages, with an annual circulation of approximately
$1,300,000, in the form of 333 bound books, 287 pamphlets, 124 period-
icals, and 1,096 tracts, a total of 1,840 publications, one copy of each
being valued at $493.
The number of sanitariums operated by the denomination in 1888
was three; in 1898, 16; in 1909, there were 81 institutions, with which
were connected nearly 2,000 physicians and nurses. The total valuation
of these institutions was $2,766,346.50. In connection with this work
there is annually expended in charity nearly $100,000:
The total number of evangelistic laborers connected with the denom-
ination is, for 1908, 4,007; institutional laborers, 3,459; a total of 7,466,
which number is related to the entire membership as 1 to 13. The per
capita of all funds contributed for evangelistic work during 1908
($1,770,649.07), based upon the entire number of communicants con-
nected with the denomination, was $18.14. The per cent of gain in
assets of all institutions during 1908 was 18.15.
During 1909, 134 additional workers were sent out for service in
foreign mission fields.
Changes occur so frequently in this growing work that it is very
difficult to compile a directory showing the correct position and address
of the various officers and laborers. An endeavor has been made to
have all the revisions reach this office at the same time; but in the
short time necessary to print the directory, changes occur, and these
have been indicated in the latter pages, to which the reader is referred
for the latest information obtainable at the time of going to press.
gar For changes made in directories while the work on this book was
in progress, see page 233.
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LANGUAGES.
The languages in which publications are issued in the manner re-
ferred to on the preceding page, are the following: —
Arabic Hindi Santali
Armenian-Greek Hungarian Servian
Battak Icelandic Sesuto (So. Africa)
Bengali Italian Slovakian
Bohemian Japanese Spanish
Bulgarian Java-Malay Swahili
Burmese Kafir (Xosa) Swedish
Cantonese (China) Korean Tahitian
Chasu (East Africa) Laplandish Tamil (India)
Chitonga (So. Africa) Lettonian Tongan
Danish-Norwegian Lithuanian Turkish
Dutch Malay (Singapore) Turkish-Armenian
English Mandarin (China) Turkish-Greek
Esthonian Manganja (E. Africa) Urdu (Roman)
Fijian Maori (New Zealand) Urdu (Persian)
Finnish Polish - Welsh
French Portuguese Wendic
German Raratongan Wen-li (China)
Greek (Modern) Rumanian Yiddish
Hawaiian Russian Zulu
Hebrew Samoan
Total languages, 62.
THE STATISTICAL TABLE.
The figures indicating population, churches and their membership,
.and companies and their membership, in the following table, were
taken from the statistical report for 1908. When this table was compiled
it was too early to secure returns for 1909; and in harmony with the
vote of the General Conference in its thirty-seventh session, June, 1909,
the previous statistical report is made the basis of this table.
Some changes, however, were necessary in these figures, from the
fact that the field has been re-arranged,. new union conferences having
been formed, local conferences organized, names changed, territorial
lines transferred, and missions established. Also one Union Conference,
the•South American, which did not report at all for the 1908 statistical
report, now sends in partial returns for this issue, thus making neces-
sary some changes for that Union.
The returns which will be published in due time in the statistical
report for. 1909 will be of a later date than those published here;
these figures are inserted here simply as a matter of convenience. How-
ever, the arrangement of names of conferences follows the same order
as that of the directories which appear in the body of this work, and
may therefore be used as a table of contents if desired,
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Population Churches Membership Compa- Member-
nies(cid:9) ship
Atlantic Union (cid:9) 14,130,044 i86(cid:9) 4,975(cid:9) 33(cid:9) , 211
Central New England (cid:9) 2,787,816 28 1,019 4 23
Greater New York (cid:9) 5:000,000 23 920 1 13
Maine (cid:9) 694,466 21 429 1 17
New York (cid:9) 1,875,000 36 782 20 98
Northern New England (cid:9) 772,762 22 526 2 16
Southern New England (cid:9) 1,500,000 20 496 4 22
Western New York (cid:9) 1,500,000 36 803 1 22
Canadian Union (cid:9) 5,191,699 39 851 5 31
Maritime (cid:9) 930,341 9 234 1 21
Ontario (cid:9) 2,182,942 22 414 3 ,
Quebec (cid:9) 1,853,416 7 160 1 10
Newfoundland (cid:9) 225,000 1 43
Central Union (cid:9) 6,792,874 250 8,621 6o 566
Colorado (cid:9) 500,000 33 1,700 8 40
Kansas (cid:9) 1,656,799 90 2,589 25 250
Nebraska (cid:9) 1,036,090 51 2,207 17 202
North Missouri (cid:9) 1,209,365 13 538 1 10
Southern Missouri (cid:9) 1,897,300 29 807 6 42
Western Colorado (cid:9) 268,320 15 390 ..
Wyoming (cid:9) 225,000 19 390 3 22
Columbia Union (cid:9) 17,929,066 215 6,376 21 194
Chesapeake (cid:9) 1,475,000 15 566 ..
District of Columbia(cid:9) 339,403 5 548 1 10
Eastern Pennsylvania (cid:9) 4,000,000 28 1,135 5 80
New Jersey (cid:9) 2,144,134 19 562 4 46
Ohio (cid:9) 4,157,545 78 2,036 .. ..
Virginia (cid:9) 1,854,184 25 509 1 10
West Pennsylvania (cid:9) 3,000,000 33 787 7 26
West Virginia (cid:9) 958,800 12 233 3 22
Lake Union (cid:9) 11,828,940 382 52,473 29 277
East Michigan (cid:9) 1,170,029 53 1,822 9 36
Indiana (cid:9) 2,516,462 70 1,878
Northern Illinois (cid:9) 2,932,033 31 1,315
North Michigan (cid:9) 611,684 41 ' 1,082 10 85
Southern Illinois (cid:9) 1,889,519 23 599
West Michigan (cid:9) 639,271 66 2,929 1 56
Wisconsin (cid:9) 2,069,942 98 2,848 9 100
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Population Churches Membership Compa- Member-
nies(cid:9) ship
Northern_ Union (cid:9) 5,357,686 256(cid:9) 5,98o
Iowa (cid:9) 2,231,853 116(cid:9) 2,428
Misinesota (cid:9) 1,979,912 79(cid:9) 1,650
North Dakota (cid:9) 672,671 • 28•(cid:9) 917
South Dakota (cid:9) 473,250 33(cid:9) 985
North Pacific Union (cid:9) 1,944,580 143 5,724 30 333
Montana (cid:9) 243,329 16 448 1 4
Southern Idaho (cid:9) 150,000 18 527 1 15
Upper Columbia (cid:9) 425,000 30 1,550 6 106
Western Oregon (cid:9) 530,000 40 1,658 3 35
Western Washington (cid:9) 536,251 39 ,1,541 19 173
Alaska (cid:9) 60,000 ....
Pacific Union (cid:9) 2,620,000 117 7,440 22 18I
Arizona (cid:9) 200,000 7 242 3 19
California 1,465,000 75 4,643 5 40
Southern California (cid:9) 600,000 30 2,350 11 92
Utah (cid:9) .355,000 5 205 3 30
Southeastern Union (cid:9) 7,129,466 6o 1,632 27 146
Cumberland (cid:9) 796,931 13 530 5 12
Florida (cid:9) 434,165 20 460 ..
Georgia (cid:9) 2,323,635 5 191 4 33
North Carolina (cid:9) 2,100,000 13 277 10 50
South Carolina (cid:9) 1,474,735 9 174 8 5]
Southern Union (cid:9) 8,886,187 66 1,564 15 143
Alabama (cid:9) 1,923,074 16 309 3 54
Kentucky (cid:9) 2,009,665 8 259 3 27
Louisiana (cid:9) 1,381,625 11 275 2
Mississippi (cid:9) 1,551,207 15 221 5 20
Tennessee River (cid:9) 2,020,616 16 500 2 20
Southwestern Union (cid:9) 6,560,040 136 4,353 24 238
Arkansas (cid:9) 1,311,564 20 533 5 46
New Mexico (cid:9) 425,000 8 285 5 102
Oklahoma 1,525,000 71 1,889
Texas (cid:9) 2,798,476 34 1,475 10 50
West Texas (cid:9) 500,000 3 171 4 40
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Population Churches Membership Compa- Member-
nies(cid:9) ship
Western Canadian (cid:9) 1,460,000 34 818 2 21
Alberta (cid:9) 225,000 10 284
British Columbia (cid:9) 300,000 12 230 2 21
Manitoba (cid:9) 675,000 9 220
Saskatchewan (cid:9) 260,000 3 84
Total for North America (cid:9) 89,830,582 1,884 60,807 268 2,341
Australasian Union 1 (cid:9) 40,551,122 117 3,750 45 331
New South Wales 1,596,569 23 - 935 6 57
New Zealand (cid:9) 928,978 16 458 11 85
Queensland (cid:9) 550,404 7 257 6 29
South Australian (cid:9) 381,148 10 323 5 18
Victoria-Thsmania 1,387,517 22 1,045 6 89
West Australian (cid:9) 263,846 16- 362 2 15
Cook Islands Mission (cid:9) 12,250 1 13
Fiji Mission (cid:9) 8,000 13 172 4 25
Friendly Islands Mission 22,000 1 10 2 2
Java Mission (cid:9) 32,000,000 1 4
New Guinea Mission (cid:9) 350,000 .. 1 3
Norfolk Island Mission 700 1 25
Pitcairn Island Mission -155 1 68
SamoanJslands Mission 36,755 1 6
Society Islands Mission 12,800 4 72
Sumatra Mission (cid:9) 3,000,000 1 4
British Union 2 (cid:9) 45,015,429 67. 1,674
North England (cid:9) 16,722,072 25 599
South England (cid:9) 17,207,419 18 640
South Scotland (cid:9) 3,108,990 7 144
Wales (cid:9) 1,896,000 9 202
Ireland (cid:9) 4,363,351 8 86
North Scotland(cid:9) .... 1,717,597 3
East German Union (cid:9) 74,548,684 172 4,299
German Union District (cid:9) 3,295,000 10 929
1 The figures for Tasmania included in those for Victoria, as that
conference has been merged into the Victoria Conference; the Philip-
pine and Singapore missions transferred to Asiatic division.
The figures indicating churches and their membership for all the
European Union Conferences include also the organized companies and
their membership.
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Population Churches Membership Compa- Member-
nies(cid:9) ship
East German (cid:9) 4,966,500 26 421
Hungarian (cid:9) 18,048,106 28 485
Middle German (cid:9) 5,448,000 20 451
Prussian (cid:9) 3,671,922 40 809
Saxon (cid:9) 4,508,601 12 434
Silesian (cid:9) 6,929,248 28 592
Adriatic (cid:9) 7,466,885 1 8
Balkan (cid:9) 10,815,615 5 137
Galacian (cid:9) 9,398,807 2 33
Latin Union (cid:9) 110,036,846 40 96o
French Conference (cid:9) ] 6,391,486 16 216
Roman-Swiss (cid:9) 1,025,256 14 564
Algerian & Tunis Miss. 7,060,745 1 7
Italy (cid:9) - 33,909,776 2 41
Northern France (cid:9) 22,860,781 1 44
Portugal (cid:9) 5,423,132 2 13
Spain (cid:9) 19,702,585 2 35
Walloon, or French Belgian 3,663,085 2 40
Levant Union Mission (cid:9) 52,723,891 18 265
Greece (cid:9) , 2,631,952 3
Persia and Arabia.. . . 10,450,000 .(cid:9) . ..
Syria-Egyptian (cid:9) 18,093,783 3 29
Turkey (cid:9) 21,548,156 15 233
Russian Union Conference (cid:9) 151,084,000 114 3,077
Baltic (cid:9) 6,419,300 14 545
Caucasian (cid:9) 12,247,950 32 820
South Russian (cid:9) 11,642,650 18 543
Central Asian (cid:9) 11,118,000 2 30
East Russian (cid:9) 12,035,000 17 339
Little Russian (cid:9) 17,091,500 11 392
Middle Russian (cid:9) 50,849,000 1 29
Siberian (cid:9) 6,893,000 5 83
West Russian (cid:9) 22,787,600 14 296
Scandinavian Union Conf (cid:9) 13,379,882 86 2,839
Denmark (cid:9) 2,588,919 --19 896
Finland (cid:9) 2,925,300 7 137
Norway (cid:9) 2,345,700 25 897
Sweden (cid:9) 4,628,550 33 844
Iceland (cid:9) 90,363 1 40
North Sweden 801,050 1 25