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681 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 301.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… of Christmas:— “It does not appear, however, that there was any uniformity in the period of observing the nativity among the early churches; some held the festival …
682 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 302.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… Christian Christmas festival in December. As the new birth of the sun-god was celebrated at the end of December, so, likewise, in Christ the new sun in the field …
683 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 302.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… the Christmas festival rests, proceeds thus:— “By the fifth century, however, whether from the influence of some tradition, or from the desire to supplant heathen …
684 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 303.2 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… keep Christmas more strictly than they do Sunday, for so did “the church.”
685 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 304.1 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… the Christmas festival the ancient church allied itself with heathen sun-worship. We shall now proceed to show how, in the adoption of the Sunday festival …
686 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 375 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… -281 Christmas, Not of divine appointment 300 Christmas, How introduced into the church 301-303 Christmas, Heathen origin of 301, 302 Christmas, How observed …
687 Fathers of the Catholic Church, p. 389 (Ellet Joseph Waggoner)
… Sunday, Christmas more highly esteemed than 303 Sunday, First law in favor of 319 Sunday, Constantine’s relation to 318-327 Sun-worship, Tertullian authority …
688 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 4 March 8, 1891, page 18 paragraph 1
… . The Christmas offerings for the present year, were $4,050.80, an increase over the amount so raised last year, of $1,495.55.
689 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 4 March 8, 1891, page 18
… , 1890. Christmas offerings, 1889. +Total support of foreign missions,year ending June 30 1890. Christmas offerings 1890. 175 76 236 54 257 58 669 88 700 84 20 30 …
690 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 4 March 8, 1891, page 23 paragraph 10
The Christmas offerings made in the District the past year amounted to $1,665.41, being $958.51 less than the previous year. The first-day offerings to foreign …
691 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 4 March 8, 1891, page 26 paragraph 2
… , $1,890.61; Christmas offerings, $3,627.92; Sabbath-school donations to foreign missions, $4,717.17; Donations of State Conferences, $4,500. This is divided …
692 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 4 March 8, 1891, page 26 paragraph 3
… , $0,63; Christmas offerings, $2,549.63, per capita, $1.13; Sabbath-school donations to foreign missions, $3,554.09, per capita, $1.17; donated by State Conference …
693 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 4 March 8, 1891, page 26 paragraph 4
… , $0.52; Christmas offerings, $822.19, per capita, $1.19; Sabbath-school donations to foreign missions, $809.22, per capita, $1.15; donated by State Conference to General …
694 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 4 March 8, 1891, page 26 paragraph 5
… , $0.34; Christmas offerings, $256.10, per capita, $0.57; Sabbath-school donations to foreign missions, $340.36, per capita, $0.76; total per capita for foreign missions …
695 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 4 March 10, 1891, page 51
Third Qr. Fourth Qr. Christmas $23,740 78 First-day offerings $3,384 40 3,672 46 Sabbath-school 4,235 95 3,556 85 Special 1,275 59 2,636 72 Total $8,895 94 $33,606 75
696 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 4 March 10, 1891, page 51 paragraph 12
… the Christmas offerings, our income for the present fiscal year would be about $60,000. This amount is far below what is required for our work, and we ask the …
697 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 4 March 13, 1891, page 89 paragraph 2
… in Christmas offerings as in this country, although their opportunities are far beneath those here. On the question of health and temperance, our people …
698 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 4 March 17, 1891, page 132
… 93 Christmas Offerings 18,347 18 24,797 57 First-day Offerings 12,515 17 10,071 80 Tithes from Conferences 23,150 67 22,709 94
699 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 4 March 17, 1891, page 134 paragraph 13
… of Christmas offerings made by each Conference or mission field, the total of which is $19,284.37. Page 94 shows the amount of tithes paid by the several State …
700 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 4 March 23, 1891, page 208
… ......... 350.00 ........ Christmas readings 335.97 267.71 ........ Loss and gain 1,184.71 1,165.92 ........ Accounts receivable 1,496.03 ......... ........ Accounts payable ......... 960.63 ........ Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1890 …