Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-25
EDUCATION THE TOPIC
DISCUSSION OF REPORT BY
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS.
Ministerial Institute in Session at IL
O'Clock-Missionary Campaign
of the Church.

The Seventh-day Adventists at Takoma
Park are today discussing the work of the
department of education. The report OF
Secretary Frederick Griggs was most sat
isfactory to the general conference, and be-
fore adjournment this evening the commit
tee on resolutions will present several inn
portant recommendations, to be acted upon
at this session looking for the further adj
yancement of this important branch of the
denomination.
In his report Secretary Griggs stated that
the reports from the educational secretaries
and superintendent concerning church
school showed that $50 schools have been
in operation during the past two years. or
these 522 schools reports were received from
only 317, from which all church-school sta
tistics are based upon. They showed total
enrolment of 5,591 for the present year, to-
gether with 1.21S enrolled last year, max
ing a total of 6.S1O pupils for the two years.
During that period there have been oper-
ated eighteen training schools, with l3S
teachers and enrolment of 2,150.
In speaking of the educational literature,
he said that this consisted largely of the
educational department in the Review and
Herald which has been conducted for ABOUT
a year and a half, together with the spe-
cial pamphlets and matter prepared by the
different educational secretaries and super
intendents for the work in their territories.
He continued that as educational workers
1t must be realized that all are learners,
and there should be the freest expression
and interchange of ideas concerning all
phases of the work.
The discussion of this department was
resumed at the afternoon session OF tie
general conference
Ministerial Institute.
At IL O'Clock the ministerial institute
went into session, when Elder w. w. Pres
colt made an address, selecting as his sub
/, ject THE General View of the Special
Teaching of the Seventh-day Adventist
meeting of the Washington Training
College was held this morning. when the
committee on nominations submitted it's re-
port The following were elected as the
board of trustees for the ensuing term: A.
G. Daniels, w. ]. Laughhead, w. w. Pres
colt, 1. III. Evans, G. B. Thompson, A. +.
Needham, l. A. Irwin, j. K. Scott ana w L.
Bland
The committee on resolutions also sub
mitted a report respecting the future work
of the college, which was adopted AFTER que
consideration.
At the meeting yesterday 1t was decided
that the missionary campaign entered upon
last year Should be strengthened, deepened
and enlarged into mighty worldwide
movement. In order to avoid confusion and
| to economic effort it was recommended
that the effort to place the Review ana
| Herald in every Sabbath-keeping home be
continued especially through the camp
meeting season and early fall The publ
cation departments recommendation that
a general campaign for the missionary peri,
odicals be entered upon about October
was approved by the general conference,
as was also the recommendation that, be-
ginning in early November, special ef1orts
be made by the conference workers ana
church officers to interest the people in the
sale of books.
In order that the interest aroused by this
work be developed the following sugges-
tions were presented and approved: the
liberal rse of message-filled contracts, Sc
curing subscriptions for periodicals, hold
ing Bible readings and cottage meetings
and missionary correspondence. 1t was also
decided to hold missionary conventions on
| October 7 and November IS in all or the
churches to study local needs and to or
ganize for service.