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Minneapolis, ‘Minn, November 1 16, 1915
No. 32
NORTHERN UNION CHURCH SCHOOLS FOR THE FIRST MONTH OF
The reports of the superintendents from the conferences of the Northern
EPnion reveal the following interesting facts:
Conference. No. of Schools. No. of Teachers. Enrollment.
Minnesota ......... reais 17 18 178
Sowth Daketa ............00cn.... 15 15 133
Powa i.e 105
~Notei—This report is for the opening month which ends October 1. At present
South Dakota has 19 schools and a larger enroliment,
Enrolment by, Grades.
1
with increased enrollment,
ference
innesota .............c00e0nnn- 2r
south Dakota ....covvieinnnnnnn 23
LE I EN A A IE IA I ES SE AP AL ERE RC
Mmmnesota has 19 schools
2 4 4 16 13 6 7
20
North Dakota: Schools did not open until after October |.
There ate enrolled in classes above
the eighth grade, eleven students. One
each in Minnesota and Iowa and nine in
South Dakota. The letters from the
superintendents are full of courage, and
he interest in Christian education is in-
creasing. There is ne good reason why
the educational work in the ranks of
- Seventh-day Adventists: should not he
Mm the forefront. A lagge number of
the teachers have begun the required
Reading Courses and write encouraging
fy of the help given them dy the books
selected. Each teacher will kindly note
. {kat the: renewing of - certificates is- ¢on-
attractive and cheerful. A commend-
able feature of the school work of this
Union ts the number of new school-
houses recently built. During the last
twenty-seven months, Minnesota has
added six new schoolhouses to her list,
In South Pakota, at least two have
been hailt recently, one at Breckenridge
and the other at-Madison. These im-
provements bring a stability into our
educational work. A
One report for the second month is
already at hand. We are anxiously
looking for other reports to come in, and
from advanced information we feel con-
tingent upon keeping up the Texchers™— ~fident that marked gains over the pres-
Reading Course, and this 1equirement
. will be rigidly enforced.
Each teacher shold exert his per-
sonal ingenuity to make the schenlroom
ent report will be seen. Let every be-
tiever in hristian education help the
good work along.
M. B. Vax Kirk.
GILLEANINGS FROM PUBLISHING
DEPARTMENT MEETING.
October 31 the members of the Gen-
eral Conference Publishing Department
met at the Pacific Press office, Moun-
tain View, California, to spend a few
days in council previous to passing on
to the Loma Linda meeting.
A large representation was present
from the General Conference, publish-
ing houses, union conferences, and mis-
sion fields, and [ feel that the time was
profitably spent and that we who were
present will return to our fields to do
stronger service in the prosecution of
this important branch of our wortk.
From all parts of the field came en-
couraging reports of progress. Qur
publishing houses have had unparalled
prosperity, and during the past year
have heen taxed to their utmost to meet
AE SSURUE IRE SSRI BE DE .
the demands Lolng made upon tian by
our large army of colporteurs in the
field. With this large increase in vol-
ume of business done, financial prosper-
ity has come and our leading publishing
houses have not only been able to make
heavy reductions in their indebtedness,
but have likewise been able to give lib
eral help to the mission fields by way of
furnishing men and equipment for the
publishing work in these lands abroad.
Brethren Salisbury and Porter, su-
perintendents of our mission work in
India and China, were with us and told
vs of how much the printing plants im
those cotmtries owe to the Pacific Press
for their liberal! policy toward those
frelds. Brother Saligsbwry -stated that
were the equipment furnished by the
Pacific Press to the Lucknow, India,
office to be removed, the building would®
be about the only thing of valve left
So it can be seen that we who have
been instrumental ‘in giving our publica
tions a wide circulation have been ine
directly assisting in our. publishing work
abroad,
Hundreds of our young people have
been successful in threir-colporteur work
during the past summer, and are now im
our schools as a result of the scholars
ship plan,
One very encouraging feature of ous
publishing work is the fact that a stead
ly enlarging number of men and women
of mature years are volunteering for
service in this important avenue to as-
sist in finishing the work of God.
The best of all as we review the
prosperity that has attended our litera«
ture work is the fact that scores and
scores of souls are accepting the mes-
sage through the ministry of out books,
tracts and periodicals.
We are now enjoying the splendid
meeting at Loma Linda.
C. E. WEeaks.