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Show HOME DEPARTMENT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR NOVEMBER RECEIPTS AVAILABLE FOR REGULAR APPROPRIATIONS 1914 1915 Gain Loss From Churches $14,724.20 18,470.74 J3.746.54 From Individuals $2,096.98 1,765.86 $331.12 From S. S. and Y. P. S. C. E. $658.54 739.14 $80.60 From Twentieth Century Fund and Legacies $2,206.94 3,818.24 $1,611.30 From Matured Conditional Gifts $2,000.00 500.00 £1,500.00 Income from General Permanent Fund $1,759.50 1,529.73 $229.77 Totals $23,446.16 26,823.71 $3,377.55 FOR THREE MONTHS TO NOVEMBER 30 1914 1915 Gain Loss $43,101.87 47,418.26 $4,316.39 $6,203.45 3,997.06 $2,206.39 $1,798.23 1,522.50 $275.73 $99,576.67 115,541.28 $15,964.61 $4,000.00 4,500.00 $500.00 $5,694.25 4,291.28 $1,402.97 $160,374.47 177,270.38 $16,895.91 RECEIPTS AVAILABLE FOR WORK OF WOMAN'S BOARDS AND OTHER OBJECTS FOR THREE MONTHS TO NOVEMBER 30 1914 1915 Gain Loss From Woman's Boards $48,381.04 51,700.91 $3,319.87 For Special Objects $49,110.50 37,813.42 $11,297.08 Income from Sundry Funds and Miscellaneous $3,751.88 3,036.89 $714.99 Totals $101,243.42 92,551.22 $8,692.20 A WORTHY GAIN THE direct gifts from churches reveal the big gain of the month just in the column where it means most. We can all hope that this means a steady flow of increasing gifts to bring the church year to a close and to rise to new levels for the coming winter months. Conditions of appalling need in our largest field warrant sacrifice and prayerful effort by every pastor and congregation. Perhaps there has never been a missionary situation which was more widely noticed in the newspapers or more fully discussed in our churches. It would be strange indeed if every individual was not moved to increase his contribution in times like these. In many churches additional sums could be found available for credit under the Apportionment in the Year- Book if a little watchfulness and care were exercised. An instance has come to notice. In one strong Sunday school, at a recent teachers' meeting, more than one hundred dollars was voted |