Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-17
Religious Liberty and Sunday
! Legislation Discussed.
MEETING AT TAKOMA
SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS OF I'M
PoRTANCE PRESENTED.
Literature to Be Distributed Through
out the World - Review and
Herald Company Meeting.

| ASAoA0 SoAApoAy IlSStihS.
The Seventh Day Adventists, now in regu-
| cUssing the reports submitted to the con-
| ference yesterday on the subject of RE
lfgious Liberty and Sunday legislation
by the religious liberty department, and
| which proved features of yesterdays meet
| ing The former report submitted by
| Mr.. w. A Colcord, secretary of the de-
partment, and the latter by Mr.. X c. Rus
sell, chairman of the bureau.
AT the conclusion of the discussion of
| the reports the committee on resolutions
presented several resolutions, which are of
| vast Importance in connection with the fu-
| ture Of the bureau.
The first resolution recommended that
secretaries be appointed in each of the
union and state conferences In North
America. which will include Canada
| The idea of printing a religious liberty
| organ, the results and advantages of which
| were defined to the conference embodied
| another resolution.
| 1t was also recommended that religious
| liberty literature be distributed through
out the world and its circulation encouraged
| at all times, and that petitions and re-
| monstrance work be continued wherever
| the occasion should require.
|
| X c. Russell and w. A Colcord, chairman
| and secretary of the religious liberty bu-
| reaC. continue to carry out the duties of
| their office and devote their entire time to
| the enlargement and development of this
! branch.
The holding of religious liberty conven-
| tons wherever suitable where arrange
ments could be completed in the different
| states was recommended by the committee.
| The last resolution provided that a relig-
ious worker be appointed to visit the vari-
| Gus camp-meetings throughout the coming
| season in the interest of this line of work.
| Early Morning Session.
| At the early session yesterday morning a
short address was made by Elder E. w.
| Farnsworth of London England after
which meetings were held by the educa-
| tional, publishing and religious liberty de-
| partments.
| The most important meeting of the day
was that of the Review and Herald Pub
| fishing Company, which was presided over
| by w. w. Prescott, editor OF the paper
which is published by the company. 1t was
| the annual legal meeting, and was held in
the large pavilion The report of the busi-
ness manager, Mr.. S. N. Curtiss, was rem
| dered, giving detailed account of the cpe-
| rations of the main branch in Washing
| ton and the branch at Battle Creek Mich
| lie reported the purchase by the trustees
| of lots II to 10 inclusive, and lots 33 and
"a of block ) and lots l and of block 5
of the Thornton estate, at Takoma Park
| comprising about one and seven-eighths
| acres. at cost of 5000. Plans have been
completed by Architect f. G. Atkinson Tor
the erection of two-story building, adapt
| ed to the shape of the property, S0xlo0
| feet, with Office extension in front 30
| feet wide and % feet deep and a one-story
| foundry in the rear. The building is to
| have two stories with high attic and man
| Sard roof and cemented basement.
The cost of the main building, including
plumbing and lighting, will be about S25 600
| President Prescott recfted the incidents in
| connection with the transferring of the
plant from Battle Creek to this city and
explained how the old organization was dis
organized and reorganized at later date
| in Washington after much difficulty and
| that finally a satisfactory adjustment had
| been reached. The following We're elected
| to fill vacancies of expired terms on. the
beard of management of the Review and
| Herald Publishing Association: G. B.
Thompson. w. A. Colcord. D. w. Reabis
and w. B. Waters.
Ministerial Institute.
The session of the ministerial institute
was presided over by Elder 1. H. Evans,
| with Elder G. A Irwin conducting the
study, after which Mrs. E. G. White ad-
dressed the conference in regard to the re-
| moval Of the headquarters from Battle
| Creek. Mich, to this city the faithful,
painstaki work that had been done by
those who had led out in the undertak king
and the success that had attended it thus
| far She expressed pleasure and satisfac-
| ton at seeing the neat. substantial and
commodious buildings which have been
| erected on the grounds for the training col
| lege, where missionaries are to be trained
| to carry on their work in the field.
At the conclusion of Mrs. Whites address
Chairman X. c. Russell presented his re-
port from the religious liberty bureau on
the subject of Sunday Legislation" Vice
President L. r. Conradi of the general con-
ference of Europe presided.
After speaking of the wisdom of locating
the bureau in Takoma Park, he spoke of
the growing sentiment in favor of Sunday
legislation. not only in this city, but in sew
eral states. He said that the Adventists
discovered in their recent campaign in
Washington that it was impossible to find
any outside of their own people with whom
they could fully unite in their protest
against the religio-educational measure.
Washington is a center of influence he
continued, which will play an important
part in the closing events of the worlds
history. 1t should be remembered that, in
view of the fact that the United States is
now one Of the leading world powers and In
close touch with all the powers, any par
ticular phase of the message could be sent
to all parts of the world very quickly"
In conclusion he says that the question OF
religious teaching in the public schools pre-
sents another line of work that should be
prosecuted with vigor In the states and in
Canada, and that the bureau should extend
its line of operation into the foreign fields
where there is a growing agitation in favor
of religious legislation. He suggests that
to carry on this work successfully secre-
taries should be appointed in the various
conferences and mission fields throughout
the world.
The following delegates have been ap-
pointed by the general conferences.
Atlantic Union-H. c. Wilcox
Canadian Union-A. o. Burrill, H. E.
Richard, William Guthrie, DIR. w. H. White
and Eugene Leland.
Lake Union-J. O. Miller.
General European-W. A. Westvorth. B.
G. Wilkinson, Miss Bertha SEVERN, A. F.
Ballenger. William Hutchinson and c. w.
Weber.
Delegates at Large-D C. Babcock. E. A.
Sutherland Miss F. NJ. Dickerson Mrs. L.
Flora Pummer, G. b. THOMPSON. Mrs.
Flora l.. Bland, Este1la Houser, X. c. Rus
SELL w. A. Colcord. C. p. Bollman, D. w.
Reavs, j. s. Washburn. s. N. Curtiss,
James Cochran, e. r. Palmer, s. D. Hart
well. DIR. G. H. Head, DR.. w. c. Green. DR..
I i, Icroor,, Dr q Hare DR. u q