Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-09
RESUMES IT'S SESSIONS
CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY
ADvENTIsTs CONTINUED.
Assignments Of Members to Various
Committees Consideration Of
Home Missionary Plans.

| The general conference of the Seventh
Day Adventist Church continued it's busi-
ness session today but, as many of the
western delegates have not yet arrived,
nothing of very great public Importance
was taken up. The question Of the circu-
lation of literature was discussed this
morning. and it was decided to approve the
plan of 1.-The Signs of the Times publ
cation of the church issued in Oakland,
Cal, which is to distribute 1000, 600 copies
Of special edition discussing the issues
between capital and labor from the re-
ligious standpoint. Today's session will last
until late in the afternoon, with several
recesses. The consideration of home mis-
sionary work will be resumed this after
noon. This has to do with organization for
the winter campaign and the distribution or
church literature.
There will be no meeting of the council
tomorrow, but the regular Seventh Day
services will be held in the Second Church,
corner of 10Th and NJ street northwest.
At the meeting yesterday the following
assignments to committees were made: On
finance, w. T. Knox, c. w. Flaiz, n. p
Nelson. S. H. Lane, W. T. Bland. H. H.
r. D. Hotel, j. o. Walker; on home field
work. l. H. Evans, H. w. Cottrell, ]. E.
Jayne, F. Griggs, L. A. Hopes. A. T. Jones,
Allen Moon, c. P. Bollman, A. E. place, L.
L
j. Bristol, d. X. Roger; on foreign work,
w. N. Thurston, D. Paulson. P. F. Bicknell,
VIM. Covert, A. o. Burrill. {. B. Thompson,
W. J. Stone. ]. w. Watt. C. U. Edwards.
C. Al. Burman; on Washington work. w.
w. Prescott, r. T. Russell, R. N. Kilgore,
r. c. Porter, r. A. Underwood, S. N. Cur
tiss, ]. s. Washburn, E. ]. Dryer, A. P.
Needham, ]. r. Scott, ]. H. Neall, w. A.
Spicer
Medical and Sanitary Work.
Several inquiries have been made of men,
bers of the church recently to the rea-
the Seventh Day Adventists make
medical and sanitary labors such an i'm
portant feature of their work President
Daniels explained the exact relation of the
physical and religious ideas in a state
ment made to a Star reporter today.
I'm the earliest history of the Seventh
Day Adventist people" Mr.. Daniels said,
lit was recognized that good religion must
concern itself with the whole man-body,
soul and spirit. 1t has, therefore been
temperance movement from the first-usng
the term in the broader sense, as covering
not only the question of drink, but of
wholesome food, pure air, simple habits
of living and effort to build up the ply
steal health generally. They believe that
wrong habits are responsible for much or
the ills of the present day, and along with
their propaganda, as very part of the
evangelical work of the denomination they
seek to call men to simpler ways of living.
The health institutions of the denomina-
ton are open to all, and in all the de-
nominatienal activity there is effort to
spread a knowledge of the principles OF
health and temperance.
They feel that at Takoma Park they
have found an ideal place for a sanitarium,
where, with rural surroundings, pure air
and pure water the skilled use of simple
measures may afford the best possible OPP
portunity for the recovery of health. The
principles followed lead them to depend
on SimDle rational methods, rather than
upon the use of drugs.
by hydropathic treatments. use of cleo
tricity and other remedial agencies, whole
some diet, proper exercise and an effort 10
conform generally to the laws of the physl-
cal being. the results are obtained under
the blessings of heaven
Educational Centers.
TT is the design that these health institu-
TONS of which the denomination has
many-in Great Britain, Germany. Switzer-
land. Denmark, Australia, Japan. India,
Africa and elsewhere. as well as in Ameri-
ca-shall be really educational centers. II
is just as important a work to teach people
how to keep well. they say, as to try to
help them to get well when sick. There
fore, the executive committee hopes to
make the proposed sanitarium at Takoma
Park, however simply 1t may begin Its
work, helpful institution for the suffering.
and an earnest factor In preaching the Cos
pei Of right habits of living.
I'm the growth of their denomination, the
time has come when state conferences are
starting treat ment rooms and small sani-
tariums for the sick, a part Of regular
conference work. These little institutions
have in training a large number of nurses.
Wherever possible, school work and SAM
tarium work are to be associated 1t is
this idea that the committee hope to see
worked out In this district. Their training
schools working toward the industrial
plan. and SO far as possible, new schools
are being built in the country, where stu
dents may work out of doors in practical
agriculture
Among those members of the council who
have arrived since yesterday afternoon are
J. NJ. Rees of Illinois and Dr. A. w. George
of Nebraska. The latter is on his way to
Turkey. where he intends to enter upon
medical missionary work among the ma