Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-27
DAY OF REST OBSERVED
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIsTs AT
THEIR DEvoTIoNs.
Business to Be Resumed at Shutdown
This Evening-Plans for Permanent
Location Here.

The Seventh Day Adventists in session at
Takoma Park, adjourned at shutdown last
evening. and today exercises of devotional
and religious character constitute the pro-
gram in observance of their day of rest. AT
shutdown this evening the conference will
convene and the routine business will be
sumed There is still considerable business
to come up for consideration before the con-
ference adjourns Tuesday evening next. and
the officials of the general conference are
DESTROYS that every report shall be present.
ed and the recommendations acted upon be-
fore that time, as the body will not recon-
vene in regular session until 1909.
At 10 o'clock this morning the Sabbath
school exercise were held in the large tent.
followed by the regular services at IL
o clock feature of the meeting this aft
ernoon was the address of Mrs. e. G. White.
In the evening religious services were held,
during which time the Seventh Day Advent
lists chorus, composed of AdventiSts residing
in Takoma Park, rendered a program OF
music in connection with the services.
The third surprise to occur during the
present session of the general conference
took place last evening, when donations
amounting to nearly So 900 were laid on the
table in front Of the speakers desk for the
completion of the buildings in Takoma Park.
The buildings are to be constructed on the
large tract of land where the conference is
holding it's meetings. One of the specially
interesting features yesterday was the gift
from the Pacific Union of funds derived
from their sanitariums that have paid as in
situations tithes to the union treasury. The
union gave 500 for Japan. 500 for China
and $500 for India for special medical mis-
sionary development.
Report on Finances.
The report of the committee on finance
was presented before adjournment yester-
day and resulted in the adoption of the
recommendations that the general confer
ence make an earnest appeal to the Ad-
ventists everywhere for funds and that the
appeal be carefully prepared and read be-
fore that body for its approval 1t was
also decided to have the appeal printed in
tract form and be placed by each confer
ence executive committee or mission board
in the hands of the members of this de-
nomination in the world. committee
composed of f. r. Palmer, M. c. Wilcox.
A. T. Robinson and j. o. Borlss was ap-
pointed to prepare the appeal.
The general conference has ordered that
the Battle Creek. Mich, property be placed
on the market and that the buildings and
machinery be sold in that city, reserving
the of the Review and Herald Pub
fishing Company. The trustees will be in
structed 10 pay 1.-THE of the net earnings
of the ass ociation for the past year to the
general conference. In this connection the
general conference was requested by the
COMMITTEES from the publishing association
to devise plans for the raising of $4,000 to
assist in the erection of suitable buildings
for the Review and Herald Publishing AS
ISOLATION at Takoma Park.
The committee was composed of W. c.
White. ". c. Sisley, E. r. Palmer, H H.
Hall. w. d. Salisbury. l. A. Ford and S. N.