Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-08-28
TO BUILD A SAN|TAR|UM
SEVENTH DAY ADvEkTISTS so DECIDE
Mary New Churches Established
Wisconsin Conference Has Sent Mission
aries to Foreign Countries.

Thursday, August IA. has proven to be
one OF the largest and most sue
ceSSful gatherings in the history OF
the state conference. About 800
delegates were present and these
showed their enthusiasm and sincerity
OF purpose by attending almost every
meeting.
Seven services were held every day
as follows: Public service, 1880 a. m.,
2:30 p. m and 7:30 p. m.; early morning
social and prayer ,meeting, 500 a. m.
8 o'clock a. m. and $50 p. m. are the
hours given to children'S conference
meetings. The business conferences
were held at 8 o'clock a. IN. The
evening service was always well at
tended by Grand Rapids ! people.
Sunday night the large assembly tent
was filled to its utmost capacity.
there being fully 1,500 persons on the
grounds to hear an eloquent sermon
given by Elder j. A. Brunson, a
former missionary to Japan.
The following prominent workers
were present and took part in the
meetings.: Elder w. FL. Spicer, of
Battle Greek, Michigan; A. &. Daniels,
president of the general conference,
OF Battle Creek; Elder John Brunson,
Of Berien Springs, Michigan; Prof.
w. w. Prescott, OF Battle Creek; DR..
c. FarnSwOrth, of Madison Sanitarium;
Or. David Paulson, of Chicago, and
Prof. P. c. Magan, dean of the EN-
manual Missionary college at Berien
Springs; and p. a. Sutherland. Be-
sides the above nearly all the local
conference labOrerS assisted in the
work. Elder WeStphal of College
View, Neb., had charge of the German
services, and Elder H. r. johnson, of
Battle Creek, conducted the Scandina-
Wan worship.
The majority Of the delegates were
entertained by the conference. About
lis small lodging tents, one large
dining tent and several store tents,
had been erected. Then, too, there
were three large tents where English,
German and Norwegian services were
held, and other tents for young people
and kindergarten meetings. f. f.
Peterson, OF BarabOo, Superintended
the work OF erecting this little tented
city. Il. i. DOwSett, secretary Of the
Wisconsin conference, has had charge
OF the business side of the conference
and it is chiefly due to him that the
large number OF delegates were so
successfully entertained.
Meals were served in the dining
tent On the European plan. About
three hundred people took their meals
daily at the tent, and, as the dishes
cost from to cents, a very good
hygienic and vegetarian meal could
be had at small cost. The culinary
department was under the direction
OF Miss Edith Douglas and G. s. Bos-
sert, OF Madison. Those who desired
to make their own meals could pur-
chase the food at the grocery tent
where nearly all kinds of health foods
were for sale.
The reports of the business sessions
indicated that the Wisconsin confer
ence is in fiourishing condition and
that new churches are being continu-
ally established. An Indian mission
was organized recently at Oneida of
which Mathew Hill has charge. Pro-
visions were made to organize mission
schools wherever churches are located,
the idea being to give the children a
Christian education. The conference
decided to make Bethel academy more
permanent than before. There were
l76 pupils attending the academy last
year and many OF these are now doing
good missionary work.
A medical board was appointed to
push the work in Wisconsin. 1t was
also decided to establish sanitariun
at Madison, costing about S20, 1000
Lands for the building have already
been purchased and the work will
begin this week. Branch institutions
will be opened as soon as the necessary
arrangements can be made.
The officers elected for the coming
year are as follows:
President-Elder VIM. Covert
Bethel.
Secretary and treaSurer-R. T. Dow
sett, Milwaukee.
Executive committee-Wm. Covert
Bethel; n. P. Nilsin, Oshkosh; T. B
Snow, Marshfield; @. j. Herman
Amigo; DR.. e. P. Farnsworth, Madi
son; J. B. Scott, Chetek; F. E. Peter
son, BarabOO.
Secretary of the Tract Society-N
P. Nilsin. Oshkosh.
| Secretary of the Sabbath schOO
| ldepartment--Lott Farrell, Bethel
The State Medical board are: VIM
Covert, r. T. Dowsett, H. w. Reed
| j. III. Bramhall, NJ. M. Campbell, anC
DR.. w. HI. Bridge.
Missionaries have been sent during
the past year to China, South Anne RIGA
Society Islands, Honolulu, Mexico
England and Scotland. A collection
amounting to $500, was taken III
| Friday to carry on the work in Scot
Hand.
| Forty-fve new members OF tn
church were baptized in the Wiscon
sin river, near the Riverdale Farm
Saturday afternoon. A large numbe