Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
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SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS
CLOSE THEIR SESSIONS.
Busy Times for Church Organization
Cause Of Good Results
for Body.

After one of the busiest days of the thir-
ty-sixth biennial session the general con-
ference of the Seventh Day Adventists,
which has been in session at Takoma Park,
adjourned last evening at $50 o'clock.
There was a large attendance to witness
the closing hours, despite the fact that a
number of the delegates departed for their
homes during the day. Those who remain
ed over for the evening session left on the
early trains this morning, and all OF the
tents on the large tract of land owned by
the Adventists on Carroll avenue extended
were taken down and removed. The gen.
eral conference officials were highly graft
fed at the successful outcome of the con-
gress and extended their greetings to those
delegates who came from foreign fields.
The congress was termed a missionary
conference and included delegates from all
parts of the world. The reports from the
various departments were presented by the
delegates and from the fields in general
and proved a strong factor of the meeting,
all of them being of an interesting char
acter. The departmental work OF the con-
ference has been Systematized and devel-
oped and placed on firmer and more sub
stantial basis than ever before In the his
tory of the denomination. Advanced steps
were taken to place the medical branch or
department lines of the work. The total
number of Seventh Day Saba th-keepers
now numbers S1,721, having made net gain
during the past two years of 4,16I Inc
total 1.-THE paid amounted to $691 1898,
with 1.-THE per capita of sS.47. The total
amount of offerings for foreign missions
during the past two years amounted to
$144, 30 or a per capita of SLIT. There
are established 2,243 churches, with $50 min
listers.
During the sessions yesterday Elder A. q.
Daniels, president of the general confer
ence, and Elder L. R. Conrad, vice presi-
dent, occupied the chair.
In behalf of the delegates G. A Irwin pre-
sented the opening part of the memorial by
the delegates from Europe, Africa, India,
China, Japan and Korea, South America,
Mexico and the West Indies and Oceanica.
Representatives from these fields responded
with greetings and statement of the needs
of their fields. The memorial was accepted
by the general conference, who pledged
them hearty support in the fields they rep
resented. The memorial will be used as
the reading in the churches on the occa-
sion Of the midsummer offerings for mis-
sions the first Sabbath in July.
Japanese Mission.
The report of F. w. Field, superintendent
of the Japan mission was presented to the
conference. IN which he spoke of the medi
cal missionary work, educational, evan
gelstic and Sabbath-school work in Japan.
He described the pioneer days in that coun-
try and of the awakening in Korea. At
the conclusion of his remarks he presented
resolution, which was adopted, attaching
the Korean field to the Japan mission I'M
der one management, by reason of the
fact that Korea is, geographically, CONNER
cially and politically, closely connected with
Japan.
The committee on plans presented a re-
port recommending that the International
Tract Society of Hamburg and the Pacific
Press Publishing Company of California
arrange for the publication of the larger
Spanish books, at the same time encour-
aging authors, agents and societies to
operate in centraliZing the work in these
places. A committee was appointed con-
sisting of ]. w. Westphal, G. NJ. Brown
and H. F. Retiring, to select portions of
Great Controversy" for translation into
the Spanish language. A resolution was
adopted providing that Adventists every
where be requested to continue their con-
tributtons to the Washington fund, which
at last nights meeting was increased to
$4,000. This action was taken in order
that the first $4,000 received on the hun
observation-disclosures fund over 100000
shall be turned over to the Review and
Herald Publishing Association, for the
construction Of the buildings on Carroll
for that purpose. The Washington fund
now amounts to S96, 703. 70, of which amount
SGT 1865 has been received since May /.
The amount Of money received for foreign
missions since May 1 amounted to So
631 .6S. A memorial was adopted addressed
to members in all parts of the world urg-
ing the plan OF giving a 1.-THE of their in
come for evangelistic work. The follow
ing additional distribution of labor was
announced: c. A. Hansen of Michigan to
India. w. H. Smith of Pennsylvania TO
Prince Edward Island, J. s. Wightman of
New York to Algeria.
The conference unanimously adopted a
resolution expressing a vote of thanks for
the courteous consideration of the public
press of Washington for the full and i'm
partial reports of the work and principles
during the session and for several months
previous, thereby demonstrating a spirit of
fairness and liberality.
The meeting closed with an address by
Elder G. A. Irwin on his recent visit to the
Philippine Islands and the East Indies.