QUARTERLY REVIEW ORGAN OF THE SOUTHERN EUROPEAN DIVISION OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF S.D.A. Vol. XXVI � December 1959 � Number 4 A New Church in the Equatorial Forest of the Cameroun � By M. Fridlin During the last visit I made to the Equatorial African Union Mission together with Brethren B. J. Kohler, the treasurer of the Southern Euro- pean Division, and A. Cosendai, pre- sident of the Equatorial African Union Mission, we spent one week- end at a small town by the name of Sangmelima, which is about 18o km from Yaounde, the capital of Equa- torial Africa. Three kilometers out- side Sangmelima we have a mission station called Avebe, where we at- tended the dedication services of a new chapel on the Sabbath of April 25, 1959. The mission station of Avebe had its beginnings during the last war, about zo years ago, but only tempo- rary buildings were erected then be- cause of lack of funds. These build- ings were soon attacked by termites and had to be renewed. The same thing happened to the chapel where The Church in Sangmelima, Cameroun 1 Sabbath School in the new Church a torch at one time was left by mischievous hands which caused the whole flimsily built building to be destroyed in a moment. We reached the mission station just about one hour before the be- ginning of Sabbath, and how happy we were to see a lovely well-built chapel instead of the old primitive one with the grass roof. The founda- tion of the church was laid by Brother I. Curmatureanu some years ago, but the construction had to be stopped as there was no more money on hand. It was Brother M. Radancevic who had the great pleasure of finishing the work, and we must congratulate him on the beautiful building which is the result of much hard work and sacrifice. The plans were made by Brother A. Cosendai, the Union pres- ident, and Brother Radancevic. This new house of God now stands in the equatorial forest in the midst of ioo,000 friendly natives of the Bulu tribe. At the same station we have today nice school buildings in which about 25o pupils are being trained. How wonderful it was once more to welcome the Sabbath in the forests of Southern Cameroun. The impres- sion gained by this enormous high- land covered with mysterious, im- penetrable forests with the inex- pressibly rich vegetation, is almost overwhelming. As far as the eye can see one discerns only mountain after mountain and hill upon hill. As the sun descended coloring the sky with different hues of pink, there came immediately out of the forest the buzzings and hummings from thou- sands of insects, interrupted only by the song and warbling of strange birds. After the sun had set we started the Sabbath with a service, and the chapel, which seats 700 persons, was full to the last row. On Sabbath morning at 8 o'clock small groups of Africans had already arrived: men and women dressed in their best clothes were standing out- side the chapel waiting to get in. Several of them had walked 3o, 4o, and even 6o km in order to be present. It was my privilege to give the consecration service as well as the dedication prayer on that beautiful Sabbath morning. In the afternoon both Brethren B. J. Kohler and A. Cosendai spoke from the Word of God, and all day the chapel was ab- solutely filled to the walls. Besides the members of the church many visitors had arrived, among whom were some representatives from the government as well as some chiefs from the village itself and the neigh- boring ones. Many people of other faiths, and also heathens, had come to share the happiness of our members, and some had even brought food with them, which they shared with those who had come from distant places. The solemnity was soul-stirring, and the occasion was made even more moving and impressive when a bap- tism took place in the river which flows at the edge of our compound. Among the baptismal candidates were the parents of one of our ordained African workers. This man had be- come acquainted with the Advent Hope some twenty-two years ago, and since that time he had been pray- ing continuously for his parents who did not seem to be at all interested in the Message. His prayers had now been answered, and with tears of joy in his eyes he watched the simple, but beautiful baptismal ceremony. The day after the dedication serv- ices we had a workers' meeting with the African brethren. The work in Southern Cameroun is not easy. Since the end of the last century different Christian denominations have been working in Equatorial Africa, but here, as in many places in Europe, souls must be won one by one. How- ever, the work at the mission station of Avebe has been richly blessed, and we have today 483 baptized members and 115o Sabbath school members here. During the year 1958 sixty-eight souls were won, and it almost looks as if that number will be surpassed this year. Our deepfelt gratitude for this new house of God rose up to heaven, and our voices were raised honoring God by many beautiful Advent hymns. The missionary and his faithful Afri- can helpers can in this new church present our wonderful Message of a soon-coming Saviour, and thus it can be spread to the innumerable villages in the immense forests of Equatorial Africa. 2 The Southern European Division's most distant mission field is the island of Mauritius, 55o miles east of Mad- agascar in the Indian Ocean. This British crown colony of 7zo square miles, with its 600,000 people, chiefly Hindus, was formerly known as Ile de France. Although English is the official language, French is yet widely used, and in order to carry on the gospel work on the island it is essen- tial that the missionaries know and speak the French language. It was the privilege of the writer to attend the annual session of the Mauritius Mission early this year and to get acquainted with its workers and members in the blessed hope. Dr. Henri Evard, a missionary from Switzerland, is both mission director and president of the Phoenix Ad- ventist School. There are fourteen organized churches scattered over the island, and the membership of the mission now stands at z,zoo. A modern, spacious church build- ing, seating about Soo, has been erected recently in Port Louis, the capital. This city of 8o,000 people, built in the 18th century by Mahe de Labourdonnais, the greatest of French governors, is a very curious but pic- turesque and cosmopolitan town. The new church, we feel, is destined to be the center of evangelization for Europeans, Chinese and Hindus. The Advent Message was first brought to Mauritius in 1914, and has grown continually since that time. The group of sixteen workers is a loyal and busy band, and it was a great inspiration to listen to their reports and to help them lay plans for the future of God's work. One of the big unsolved problems is to find a way to win more of the 8o % Hindu population. Many of their temples can be seen across the island, where periodically the fire walkers make their way over blazing charcoal beds, trying in this way to find sancti- fication and salvation. The Phoenix Adventist School with an excellent teaching staff under the able direction of its president, Dr. Evard, is doing much to promote the principles of Christian education among its 36o students. Many of them subsequently carry the ideas of Christian living into their homes throughout the island, and while the results of the influence of Seventh- day Adventist teaching cannot be measured immediately in number of souls baptized, yet it is more often manifest in the goodwill shown to- ward the school and its staff by a host of friends thus gained. The work of God is going forward among the people of Mauritius, the beautiful island where stags can be seen grazing in the woods while mon- keys cross the roads every hundred yards; where the beaches of fine sand are bathed by the turquoise blue wa- ters of the sea, and where missionary work can be done under an almost perpetually bright and sunny sky. Visitors to S.E.D. During the summer months many visitors have honored us here in the SouthernEuropeanDivision by calling in at the office. Missionaries on fur- lough come to talk with the brethren here, and overseas visitors want to see the headquarters of this Division. From America we were happy to have three distinguished represent- atives from the General Conference among us. They did not come to visit but to work, and spent con- siderable time in different countries of our field. Elder E. L. Minchin from the M. V. Department spent almost two months holding youth campaigns in the capitals of several European countries, and a report of his success- ful work appears on pp. 4-5 of this number. Elder W. A. Higgins from the Publishing Department also spent some weeks on continental Europe participating in book evangelist in- stitutes, and Elder Walter Schubert of the Ministerial Association is still working successfully in Turin and Milan, Italy, conducting public efforts in these interesting, but difficult cities. Reports from these two last activities will appear in the next numbers of the Quarterly Review. Mission News * Mozambique Mission. This Mis- sion has just ended a very successful camp meeting season. In the Munguluni district alone eleven camp meetings were held with a total attendance of 5515, and thus spiritual uplift and refreshment were enjoyed here by a larger number than ever before. The largest camp meeting was held at the Munguluni Mission Station with an attendance of 165o. Here altogether 53 churches and groups were represented, and 400 souls were baptized, which is 6o% more than the previous year. The largest single baptism was held at Mangassanja, where 109 souls were baptized and taken into fellowship. The camp meeting offerings amounted to about 4o% over those of last year. During this same camp meeting season i000 medical treatments and 368 injections were administered. * Senegal. On November 2, 1959, a new grade school was opened in Dakar, French West Africa, and 135 students were enrolled, all of whom were able to pay their school fees. There are three classes taught by African teachers, and there seem to be bright prospects that three more classes may soon be added. This new enterprise is being directed by Brother Robert Erdmann, the direc- tor of the French African Mission, and it is hoped that this Christian Educa- tion Program will be a powerful tool in reaching the Mohammedan population of the city. Recently Brother Erdmann also had the great joy of baptizing the first European in this part of Africa. * Nova Lisboa, Portuguese West Africa. It is only a year ago that the first Bible Correspondence School was organized in Angola, and at the same time arrangements were made to release the Voice of Prophecy program over three radio stations. Now, one year later, we have received the news that the first student of this Bible Correspon- dence School has been baptized, and one more radio station has taken on our program. * Equatorial Africa. Heinrich Wal- der and family, formerly of the Swiss Union, are leaving in January, 196o, for Equatorial Africa, where Brother Walder will be in charge of the Sang- melima Mission, Cameroun. During the first part of January, 196o, Miss Bluette Rossier is also leaving Switzerland to connect with the medical work in Northern Cameroun as nurse at Dogba Mission. * Israel. Elder Henri Jaquenod and family are leaving from Venice on January 7, 196o, to go to Israel where Elder Jaquenod will take up his duties as president of the Israel Mission. SOUTHERN EUROPEAN QUARTERLY REVIEW Organ of the Southern European Division of Seventh-day Adventists published every quarter Address of Editor (to whom all manuscripts should be sent): Hoheweg 57, Berne, Switzerland. W.A. Wild � Editor Mrs. B. J. Kohler Editorial Secretary Get Acquainted with your Division rom Far-Away Maurititis By V A. Wild 3 Youth Aflame for God � By Paul Steiner "There is no other class that can do as much good as young men and young women who are consecrated to God" (IT p. 511). Already when the first volume of the Testimonies was written in the year 1867 this inspired message was brought to the church. The modest but momentous beginnings of this movement had already proved the value of conse- crated youth. Twenty-four years later Mrs. White wrote: "The church is languishing for the help of young men who will bear a courageous testimony, who will with their ardent zeal stir up the sluggish energies of God's people, and so increase the power of the church in the world" (Review and Herald, June 16, 1891, also Messages to Young People, p. 25). Is this not even more true today? Building on these stirring messages and responding to an urgent need to give new zeal and spiritual impetus to our Youth Societies, the M. V. Department had, together with the Committee of the Southern Euro- pean Division, already in 1958 plan- ned a council of the M. V. secretaries E. L. Minchin from the European fields which should be followed by evangelistic campaigns in some of the great cities. The months of September and October, 1959, had been set aside for these activities, and these two months brought unforgettable experiences to the youth secretaries as well as to thousands of young people and church members. God's special in- strument was Elder E. L. Minchin, a godly revivalist and representative of the M. V. Department of the General Conference, who had been invited for this special purpose. The council was held in Valbella, where the M. V. secretaries from Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Mad- agascar, North Africa, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland came together for a few days. In a Swiss chalet, 5000 feet up in the Alps, they learned from Elder Minchin some of the secrets of successful youth leadership. In great earnestness they all recon- secrated themselves and offered their lives to a more Christlike, soul-win- ning ministry. New methods in youth evangelism were approved, and the whole program for the junior and senior activities was studied to make it more efficient in saving and training our youth for the mighty work God wants them to do in these last days. Then came the thrilling days of cam- paigns in Austria, Belgium, France, Italy and Switzerland. With the exception of Zurich and Geneva no halls had been rented, and the serv- ices were held in our own churches or school buildings. Thus the church- centered character of these campaigns was clearly stressed according to the wishes of Elder Minchin. Although the societies and the youth leaders had not had much time to prepare for these weeks of youth evangelism, they had done a fine work. Thousands of folders had been printed and dis- tributed by our young people; friend- ship teams had invited scores of their comrades, who were not yet baptized or who had left the church, as well as other friends and strangers. The workers and other members of the churches co-operated wonderfully, and each day they came together for special prayer seasons. At every place people came by the hundreds. When they heard God's servant unfolding the living treasures of God's Word their number in- creased each night, and during the week-ends the halls were packed to capacity, and we were especially happy to see that about half of them were young people. In the seventy-one meetings held during these six weeks about 4000 to 5000 must have heard the message of the saving power of Christ. Most of them had attended all the services which generally lasted a whole week, even though many came from fax distant places: parents and children, old and young, baptized and un- baptized. The whole church and hundreds of non-Adventists expe- rienced a revival the like of which has rarely been seen before, and it 4 was not a revival with excitement and undue emotional display, but the gentle presence of the Holy Spirit was clearly felt by all as the whole- some doctrine of Christwas presented. This brought about a sincere heart- s earching, confession of sins, true re- rconciliation with God and man and a sincere desire to become the kind of Christian God wants us to be; aut most important of all, it worked Fb beautiful response from the youth who wanted to serve the Lord. The climax of these several weeks was always the last meeting with the testimonies given by the young people. This proved to be the most powerful agent in evangelism. About one hundred and fifty young people came forward in Vienna, Paris, Flor- ence, Zurich, Collonges and Geneva, claiming with great sincerity the Saviour's strength and grace to over- , come sin and witness for Him. Very impressive were the clear, spontane- ous confessions of faith in the Ad- vent Message by many of our Mis- sionary Volunteers. Even children 2, 13 and 14 years of age testified of their love for Jesus. Many mem- bers, who had not been attending church for years, publicly said that these meetings had brought them back into the fold, and more than zoo fine young men and women answer- ed the specific call for service in God's work. These spirit-filled, youthful testimonies, sometimes ut- tered with trembling lips, but always in great earnestness, brougth faith and strength to thousands of our own people and their friends. They not only gave evidence of personal sur- , render, but also brought victories to those who had resisted to the last moment. The children and young people literally stirred up the whole church. In Florence a lift-boy, who had never heard of the Advent Hope be- fore, and who came to our church for the first time, testified to the irresistible power he felt from the very first moment he stepped into the building In Vienna a Hungarian student at the University of Vienna said that his mother had been an Adventist, but that he himself had not lived after her faith for many years. He also confessed that he had never had the courage to come into . the church building during his three years' stay in Vienna until he saw the poster outside "A Call to Youth". When he entered he felt the Spirit of God and said that he had decided to become a true disciple of Christ. He had already started sharing his faith by bringing a friend from the university along with him. In another city a college teacher confessed that he at first resisted the call, but in the end he could not help himself, but came forward to confess his faith in Christ, saying furthermore, that if he were called he would gladly enter denominational work. In Zurich a Rumanian refugee spoke about the wonderful way Christ had led him. When the audience heard from a Bible worker that he had had to bor- row clothes from his brother, who was in military service, in order to come to the meetings, hundreds of Swiss francs were spontaneously of- fered to him in order that he might buy the necessary clothing. Nobody can tell exactly the final results of these revival weeks, but they have again proved that meet- ings, with the youth witnessing for Christ, are one of the most effective means of evangelism. About 15o E. L. Minchin - P. Steiner young people from our churches and non-Adventist families have signed the decision cards to prepare for baptism, 46 in Paris and 48 in Col- longes alone. That is an exception- ally high percentage, even compared with youth congresses. To God alone is the glory because it was evident that these decisions were wrought by the Spirit of the Lord through a servant who, like Paul, admonished with tears (Acts zo: 21), helped by a church in prayer. The time has come now when the Missionary Volunteers, seniors and juniors, must rise and bear testimonies of their faith both in the church as well as in the world. Let us pray that these hundreds of boys and girls, young men and young women, who have dedicated their lives to soul- winning service, will not fail in these days when the youth so desperately needs Christ and His saving power. And as a church let us have faith in them and use their youthful vigor and zeal to hasten the return of the Lord. There is no limit to the good they may do, if Christ is their strength and God's Word the rule of their lives. 5 AUSTRIAN U. C. Alpine Conference � 19 1189 � 9 — 11 20 Danube Conference � 22 1505 � 9 — 6 15 Total � 41 2694 18 — 17 35 CZECHOSLOVAKIAN U. C.* � Total � 50 7505 FRANCO-BELGIAN U. C. Belgian Conference � 16 970 13 — 2 15 French Conference � 69 3458 44 1 26 71 Total 85 4428 57 1 28 86 HUNGARIAN U. C. � Total 163 6222 163 17 � 180 RUMANIAN U. C.* � Total 551 33989 SWISS U. C. French Swiss Conference � 27 1477 12 1 7 20 German Swiss Conference � 32 1983 � 7 — 22 29 Total 59 3460 19 1 29 49 YUGOSLAVIAN U. C. � Total 230 8423 219 12 285 516 ANGOLA U. M. Bongo � Mission � 23 5492 Cuale � Mission � 1 1141 171 1 • — 172 Lucusse � Mission � 1 � 216 Luz �Mission � 1 1055 298 �298 Namba � Mission � 1 1267 175 — � 175 Nova Lisboa Mission � 22 2553 297 — � 297 Quilengues Mission � 1 154 — — — — St. Thomas Mission � 1 260 � 3 — �3 European Churches � 3 193 � 6 — 1 � 7 Total FRENCH EQ. AFR. U. M. East � Mission � Kribi � Mission � Nanga-Eboko � Mission � North Cameroon Mission � Sangmelima � Mission � Yaounde �Mission � Total � 36 6271 235 — — 235 INDIAN OCEAN U. M. Fianarantsoa Mission � 12 245 16 — 13 29 Majunga-Diego Mission � 11 347 Mauritius � Mission � 14 1104 33 — — 33 Reunion � Mission � 8 386 � 4 — �4 Seychelles � Mission � 1 � 78 Tamatave � Mission � 1 132 15 — 10 25 Tananarive � Mission � 27 1633 89 — 10 99 Total � 74 3925 157 — 33 190 54 12331 950 1 1 952 8 1466 84 �84 6 387 12 2590 151 -- -- 151 2 350 2 495 6 983 Statistical Report of the Southern European Division of S. D. A. for the Quarter Ending Sept. 30, 1959 Name of Conference or Mission ;'t � 5 S a .§ a Total Losses ..`) 2 � 2 g � ri �4: � A � a t '6' (sz 11 � gl a 0 z 41E. u Total Workers 2 6 � 10 � 11 � 4 � 5 — 23 — 15 — 3 — 1186 1505 4 6 7 1 � 6 — 1 — — � 1 � 1— � 7 � — � 2 — � 1 � — � 1 — � 2 — � — 5 — � 4 4 � — 17 4 — — 24 19 31 19 22 1257 1689 826 928 8 14 � 16 — 38 — 3 2691 17 1 � 7 1 � 4 — 10 9 � 21 4 74 41 2946 1754 7505 43 — — — 26 — � 2 — — — 71 160 6000 5400 7 7 14 — 2 � 6 8 7 977 5 3 � 1 — � 4 — � 5 — 3 3 24 19 946 760 10 14 � 19 — 43 28 3486 30 5 � 2 2 � 14 — 10 4 � 1 32 2 102 71 2802 1303 10 16 � 25 — 51 35 4463 42 8 � 3 2 � 18 — 15 4 � 1 35 12 140 90 3748 2063 76 66 � — � 35 177 3 6225 39 — 9 — � 6 — � 9 4 — 67 175 7000 6500 33989 108 — — — 35-- 87 — 40 270 646 53200 48000 7 7 � 12 26 — 6 1471 13 — 1 — � 4 — � 3 — � 3 15 — 39 28 1387 1056 8 4 � 21 — 33 — 4 1979 14 2 � 1 3 � 2 — � 4 3 � 3 22 54 31 1979 1126 15 11 � 33 — 59 — 10 3450 27 2 � 2 3 � 6 — � 7 3 � 6 37 93 59 3366 2182 84 66 309 — 459 57 0480 33 — 1 — 11 — � 5 11 � — 61 300 9000 8500 5 1 � 1 — � 4 — 15 — — 1 — 27 5492 7 — � 1 — 27 — 41 89 7520 7030 44 44 128 1269 6 — � 3 22 — 35 39 4869 3074 216 1 — � 2 — 10 15 13 1018 985 298 1353 7 — � 1 — 29 40 72 5580 4205 39 39 136 1403 9 — � 1 — 13 — 2 26 12 3068 2126 24 — — 20 44 253 2806 14 — — — 18 — 35 41 5061 4979 — — — — 154 1 — — — � 1 — � 1 — � 11 14 11 640 615 3 — 3 260 1 -- -- -- � -- -- � 2 -- � 4 -- — 7 2 271 234 — 1 — — � 1 6 199 — — � 4 6 — — 13 8 584 538 110 1 20 131 821 13152 29 1 � 1 -- � 49 -- � 30 -- 140 1 2 253 287 28611 23786 3 -- � 2 1 � -- -- � 15 -- � -- -- 13 34 84 1550 2 -- � 1 -- � 2 --- � 8 24 � 24 1 62 34 2730 2159 387 1 -- � 1 8 � 24 5 42 22 1242 804 10 12 22 129 2719 3 -- � 1 -- � 3 -- � 5 21 � 33 -- 1 67 44 4494 3176 350 1 -- -- -- � -- -- � 3 12 � 6 9 31 14 645 755 495 2 -- � 1 3 � 23 -- 4 35 14 1129 599 983 1 -- -- -- � 2 -- � 2 12 � 39 -- 56 26 2103 1272 10 12 — 22 213 6484 15 — 4 1 � 10 — 35 80 149 — 33 327 154 12343 8765 2 — 2 — — 10 1 — — — 15 2 — � 3 — � 5 24 269 4 — � 1 2 1 — 11 21 581 330 347 — — � 3 — 12 3 — 21 17 1023 810 7 6 � 2 15 18 1122 5 — 10 12 2 — 35 15 999 960 11 — 11 — 7 379 1 — — — � 3 — � 1 — — — — 5 9 530 465 78 1 — — — — 1 2 — — 4 1 80 65 25 157 — — — � 5 2 — 10 6 258 104 5 6 � 70 — 81 18 1651 9 2 — — � 3 — � 6 28 5 22 75 44 3600 2531 25 12 � 75 — 112 78 4003 28 2 � 2 — 15 — 32 1 � 61 13 22 176 113 7071 5265 ITALIAN U. M. � 9 6 2 — 3 — 10 — � — — 30 Italian Mission � 55 2554 54 7 7 68 1 6 14 — 21 47 2601 17 — 12 — — 14 — 49 — 92 84 2880 2720. Sardinia Mission Station � 2 48 � — — — � — 1 — 1 — 1 � 47 — — — 2 — — — — 1 � 3 2 � 55 � 50 Total � 57 2602 54 7 7 68 1 6 15 — 22 46 2648 26 6 2, — 17 — 10 14 — 50 — 125 86 2935 2770 NORTH AFRICAN U. M. 4 — 1 — 1 — 1 — — — — 7 Algerian-Tunisian Mission � 12 633 13 2 5 20 — 4 6 — 10 10 � 643 4 — — — 4 — 5 — — 2 — 15 11 � 472 � 362 Moroccan � Mission � 7 244 29 — 8 37 2 — 17 6 25 12 � 256 4 — 1 — 2 — — 1 — 2 — 10 � 9 � 208 � 156 Total � 19 877 42 2 13 57 2 4 23 6 35 22 � 899 12 — 2 — 7 — 6 1 — 4 — 32 20 � 680 � 518 PORTUGUESE U. M. � 2 2 — 5 — — 2 — — — — 11 Azores � Mission � 3 134 � 5 — 1 � 6 — � 1 — � 1 � 5 � 139 1 — � 1 — — — � 1 — � 3 � 4 � 165 � 137 Cape Verde Mission � 4 283 1 1 1 � 3 — � 1 — 1 � 2 285 1 — — 2 — 1 — 1 — — 5 8 469 270 Madeira Mission � 1 147 5 — 3 8 1 — 2 — 3 5 152 1 — — — — — — 1 — 2 4 222 210 Portuguese Conference � 19 1632 69 � 13 82 � 6 9 — 15 67 1699 9 1 — 1 6 — 5 — 1 18 2 43 30 2028 1413 Total � 27 2196 80 1 18 99 1 6 13 — 20 79 2275 14 3 — 6 9 — 8 — 2 20 2 64 46 2884 2030 BULGARIAN* � MISSION .... � 39 3197 — — �— — �— — 3197 9 — — — 4 � 10 — � — — 23 39 2672 2200 FRENCH WEST AFRICAN MISSION .... � 1 21 — — �2 � 5 — 7 — 7 � 14 1 — 1 — 1 — — 1 — 4 1 � 13 � 20 GREEK � MISSION .... � 5 199 — � — 199 3 — 1 — 2 — 2 � — — — 8 5 237 180 ISRAEL � MISSION .... � 1 � 35 — � 4 �— � 35 — — — — 1 � 1 � 2 � 40 . 34 MOZAMBIQUE �MISSION .... � 12 1211 400 — � 400 4 6 6 — 16 384 1595 4 — 2 — �9 — 19 1 4 39 51 5123 4561 SPANISH � CHURCH .... � 16 1329 108 — 9 117 10 6 24 � 40 77 1406 9 1 1 — 9 — 3 2 — 13 4 42 21 1553 � 798 RECAPITULATION 21 — 11 — 3 — 29 — — — 195 259 Austrian � Union Conference � 41 2694 18 � 17 35 8 14 16 — 38 — 3 2691 17 1 7 1 4 — 10 9 — 21 4 74 41 2946 1754 Czechoslovakian* � Union Conference 50 7505 — — — — — -- — — _ .— 7505 43 — — — 26 — 2 — — — — 71 160 6000 5400 Franco-Belgian � Union Conference � 85 4428 57 1 28 86 10 16 25 — 51 35 4463 42 8 3 2 18 — 15 4 1 35 12 140 90 3748 2063 Hungarian �Union Conference 163 6222 163 17 — 180 76 66 — 35 177 � 3 6225 39 — 9 — 6 — 9 4 — — — 67 175 7000 6500 Rumanian* �Union Conference 551 33989 — — — — — — — — — — 33989 108 — — 35 — 87 — — — 40 270 646 53200 48000 Swiss � Union Conference � 59 3460 19 1 29 49 15 11 33 — 59 — 10 3450 27 2 2 3 6 — 7 3 6 37 — 93 59 3366 2182 Yugoslavian �Union Conference 230 8423 219 12 285 516 84 66 309 — 459 57 8480 33 — 1 � 11 — 5 11 — — — 61 300 9000 8500 Angola � Union Mission... � 54 12331 950 1 1 952 110 1 — 20 131 821 13152 29 1 1 — 49 — 30 — 140 1 2 253 287 28611 23786 French Eq. African � Union Mission... � 36 6271 235 — — 235 10 12 — — 22 213 6484 15 — 4 1 10 — 35 80 149 — 33 327 154 12343 8765 Indian Ocean � Union Mission... � 74 3925 157 — 33 190 25 12 75 — 112 78 4003 28 2 2 — 15 — 32 1 61 13 22 176 113 7071 5265 Italian � Union Mission... � 57 2602 54 7 7 68 1 6 15 — 22 46 2648 26 6 2 — 17 — 10 14 — 50 — 125 86 2935 2770 North African � Union Mission... � 19 877 42 2 13 57 2 4 23 6 35 22 � 899 12 — 2 — 7 — 6 1 — 4 — 32 20 � 680 � 518 Portuguese �Union Mission... � 27 2196 80 1 18 99 1 6 13 — 20 79 2275 14 3 — 6 9 — 8 — 2 20 2 64 46 2884 2030 Bulgarian* �Mission � 39 3197 � — 3197 9 — — — 4 — 10 — — — — 23 39 2672 2200 French West African Mission � 1 � 21 — — — — 2 — 5 — � 7 — 7 � 14 1 � — � 1 — 1 —. — 1 — � 4 � 1 � 13 � 20 Greek � Mission � 5 199 — — — — — — �— — 199 3 — 1 — 2 — 2 — — — — 8 5 237 180 Israel � Mission � 1 � 35 �2 � 2 � 2 � 37 � 1 � 1 � 2 � 40 � 34 Mozambique �Mission � 12 1211 400 — � 400 4 6 6 — 16 384 1595 4 — 2 — — — 9 — 19 1 4 39 51 5123 4561 Spanish � Church �16 1329 108 — 9 117 10 6 24 — 40 77 1406 9 1 1 — 9 — 3 2 — 13, 4 42 21 1553 � 798 Totals 3rd Quarter, 1959 � 1520 100915 2502 42 442 2986 358 226 544 61 1189 1797 102712 480 24 48 13 233 — 310 129 378 196 318 2129 2296 149422 125326 Totals 3rd Quarter, 1958 � 1570 97429 4483253 310 50461389 828 314 9 2540 2506 99935 471 — 54 — 203 — 292 170 345 218 217 1970 2090 141921 121144 * No Report fi4*4*44:W54W The SABBATH SCHOOL WORKER contains a wealth of helpful suggestions on the various phases of Sabbath school work. 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