Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-22
GALL ON PRESIDENT
DEPUTATIoN OF SEVENTH DAY
ADvENTIsTs AT WHITE HOUSE.
Views Of the Denomination on Civil
Government Expressed-Proceed-
ings of Convention Yesterday.

A deputation of Seventh Day Adventists,
now in attendance at the general confer
ence at Takoma Park. visited the city to-
day and called upon President Roosevelt at
the White House at noon. The delegation
was headed by Elder A. G. Daniels. presi-
dent of the general conference and included
delegates present at the convention from
every part of the world The object OF
their visit was to pay their respect to
President Roosevelt and to express to him
their views respecting their attitude toward
civil government.
The party was composed of the following:
A. G. Daniels president, Washington, d.
c.; W. w. Prescott, vice president. Wash
ington. D. c.; w. A. Spicer. secretary,
Washington d. c.; l. H.@tavans treasurer.
missionary; G. A. Irwin, Australia: o. A.
Olsen, England: G. L. Butler. Tennessee; A.
t. Jones Michigan; L. r. ConIadi, Ger
many; H. w. Cottrell, Massachusetts; ].
N. Loughborough, California; R. NJ. Kill
gore, Georgia; A. J. Breed, Washington;
r. A. Underwood. Canada; w. S. Hyatt,
South Africa; ]. o. Corliss. California; E
T. Russell. Nebraska; Luther Warren Chi
cago; ]. E. Jayne, New Jersey; w. H.
Thurston. Canada: N. P. Nelson, Texas;
E. E. Andross England; W: J. stone, In
Westworth, Scotland; NJ. c. Wilcox. Cali
tornia; E. w. Farnsworth England; c. H.
Edwards, New York: ]. n. Anderson,
China; j. L. Shaw, India; F. w. Field,
Japan; ]. w. Westphal, South America; W.
II. Wakeham. Egypt; A. j. Haysmer, West
Indies; *. c. Russell, w. A. Colcord. J. s.
Washburn, C. B. Thompson, Washington,
d. c.; s. B. Horton, New Orleans La.
Scroll Presented.
A handsomely engrossed scroll containing
the names of the delegation was presented
to the President, embodying the views of
the Adventists the subject of civil gov
ernment.
1t was presented by Elder Daniels in be-
half of the Adventists and read follows:
General Conference of
Seventh Day Adventsts,
washington, d. c.. May p, 1905.
ITO His EXcellency, President Roosevelt:
THE worlds conference of Seventh Day
Adventists Is now in session at Takoma
Park, in this city. From this body we have
the honor of being a deputation chosen to
extend to you the greetings of our people.
while our Saviour is the King Of Kings
and Lord of Lords, STILL as Christians we
recognize that civil government Is of divine
ordinance; and, while, in accordance with
His command, we render to God the things
that are Gods, we also, according to the
same command. cheerfully render unto
Caesar the things which are Caesars" AS
Plotestants, we believe in the American
idea of civil government. The principles
upon which this national government was
founded are our principles. We therefore
honor the names of Washington, Jefferson,
Madison, Lincoln, and others of your prede-
cessors who stood for the great principles OF
civil and religious liberty and approve your
own position on the side of the rights of
the people.
I'VE wish you long life and success in all
that makes for the glory of God and for
the peace and prosperity of this nation and
of the world
Proceedings of Conference.
AT the meeting of he pauaraJ
yesterday morning Elder w. S. Hyatt of
the South African Union presented his re-
port, which proved a most interesting pa
per of the work of that union in the field
The afternoon session was addressed by
Elder Luther Warren, who selected as the
topic of his discourse ION This Rock | VIII
Build My Church." At 5 o'clock Elder E.
w. Farnsworth of London, Eng, con-
Quoted the Bible study, selecting as his
subject Conversation and Gift of the Holy
Ghost" At the evening session Elder z.
E. Andres of England made an address.
Other reports were presented to the con-
ference by Elder w. H. Thurston of OF
tawa, Canada. representing the Canadian
Union Conference, in which he spoke of
the establishment of two schools and a
sanitarium since the last meeting of the
conference two years ago, and by Elder E.
T. Russell, president of the Central Union
Conference, which includes Colorado Ne
braska and Iowa. The largest college is
located at College View, Nebraska while
number of other schools are in successful
operation, together with several sanitar-
iums, under the control of the Adventists
Treasurer l. H. Evans has announced that
he has received funds now in hand amount
ing to s9,964.31 and pledges amounting to
81 ,35T.25 The grand total for missionary
use now amounts to Sc 4S4-7S. The total
amount received on account of the S1G0 900
fund, for the completion of the buildings
at Takoma Park. now amounts to $4,000
The donations received and placed on the
table for mission work were as follows:
Western Oregon. $1,8O0; East Michigan.
81, $50; Pacific Union Conference, $1,000;
California. $1,000; South Africa for WASH
ington fund, $1,000.