Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-23
ITS MEDICAL MISSIONS
GENERAL CONFERENCE OF AD-
vENTIsTs RECEIVES REPORTS.
Healthful Living to Be Enjoined-Co-
Operation of Conference and
Medical Department.

|
| Day Adventists now in session at Ia
koma Park. Medical missionary work Is
| considered by the Adventists as essential
part of the gospel, and at today's meeting
J the report of the committee on organiza-
| ton of the medical missionary depart
| ment of the general conference was pre-
scented and read to the delegates. At the
| conclusion of its reading the remainder
of the day was devoted to the reading OF
| papers by prominent physicians as dele-
| gates to the congress from Europe. Mex
| leo, Pacific coast and other parts of the
| world. followed by the discussion OF the
papers read.
Owing to the fact that so many of the
| officers of the general conference and
| delegates composed the deputation which
called upon President Roosevelt yester-
| day the conference did not resume its
sessions until 7:30 o'clock last evening,
| when a portion of the report of the medi-
| cal department was read. The Adventists
| are highly elated over their visit yester-
| day, the greeting received being especial
ly appreciated by the delegates from for
| eign countries who were with the depu-
| tation. The next conference will, in all
probability, be held in foreign country,
| four years hence. The afternoon was
spent by majority of the Adyentists in
| visiting public buildings and places of
interest in Washington.
Report of Medical Department.
| which was presented by DIR. ]. E. Froom.
secretary of the department. was of un-
usual interest to the delegates present as
| this branch of the work has developed
to such an extent in the past few years
that it has become a department in itself
should not be separated from the other
| lines of gospel work of the conference,
! the church and the people.
AS a result of the efforts of the COM
| mittee appointed to organize the depart
| ment 1t was recommended and approved
| at today's session that this branch OF the
work be made the medical missionary
! department of the general conference or
| ganization, and that the medical mis-
| sionary work in all its features receive
| the same fostering care and financial sup
| port from the conference organization.
churches and people that Is given to the
1t was decided to place the general ad-
general. union and local conferences In
the hands of departmental committees of
suitable size and experience to properly
| develop the medical missionary work.
The general conference medical mis-
sionary department committee will con-
| sist of the chairman of the union con-
| ference medical missionary organizations
and six persons to be appointed by the
general conference committee. The de-
partment will be authorized to appoint
| standing committees either of their own
| number or others, to supervise definite
phases OF the work. me same VIII a,, Dc
| ell of the general conference. and the
territory will include the field of the gem
eral conference. The duties will be to
assist in advancing medical missionary
interests In all parts of the field.
Relations to General Conference.
The relationship to the general confer
ence will be departmental and admfnis-
trative; that is. the medical missionary
department committee will be responsible
to the general conference for doing the
work of the conference in medical mis-
LIST Ia In.
union and local medical departments. in
situations and enterprises will be advis-
DRY and cooperative.
DIR. Froom stated that there was great
need on the part of the denomination ana
| the world as well of fuller knowledge OF
| the principles of healthful living. In his
report he recommended that there be in
augurated a vigorous health and tenn
perance educational campaign through.
cient and up-to-date health and tenn
perance literature, and by encourage
ing those conducting santtariums. treat.
ment rooms, hygienic restaurants ana
food stores to continually endeavor to
make their work educational gospel en-
terprises.
He is of the opinion that this can be
accomplished by aiding in making all or
the sanitariums, treatment rooms. ny
gienic restaurants and food stores GEN.
tiers for the circulation of such literature
and by encouraging physicians and
nurses who are doing independent. self
supporting missionary work to mike
their work evangelical and to be active
in the circulation or the health ana tenn
perance literature.
Unity of Action.
In conclusion he stated that inviting
all of the ministers of the denomination
to heartily unite in this campaign by
preaching more frequently on health and
temperance subjects and encouraging all
churches to engage in this work and by
conducting schools of health as oppor-
tunity may make it advisable, could
bring about the desired result He sug-
gested the holding of annual conventions
for physicians of the denomination,
nurses and other medical missionary
workers where practical questions on all
phases of medical missionary work could
be considered and plans of work laid OUT
The session closed with the adoption or
resolutions that the Adventists be en-
couraged to utilize medical missionary
and health publications as far as pos
sible in their homes and self-supporting
missionary work, and that provision pc
made for systematic instruction in meoi-
cal missionary lines, including simple
I treatments, general hygienic, physical
culture and dietetics at the general gain
erfngs as far as CONSTANT.
The meeting was presided over by Elder
A. G. Daniels president OF the general
conference