Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-11
ITS LABORS AT AN END
CONVENTION OF SEVENTH DAY
ADVENTISTs ADJoURNs.

The council and publishers convention
of the Seventh Day Adventists, which has
been in session daily from September 26,
concluded its work yesterday afternoon, at
the headquarters In Takoma Park. Be
sides the general conference officers and
members of the executive committee there
were in attendance some eighty delegates,
composed of state conference presidents.
authors, editors and publishers from diff
ferent parts of the United States, Canada,
India and Europe. The object of this gen.
eral meeting was to plan for further prose-
cution of gospel work in all nations, spe-
cial consideration being devoted to the mat
tiers of printing and publishing biblical Ut
erature in the different languages of the
world.
This denomination is publishing books.
periodicals and tracts in fifty languages
treating upon the principles Of Christian
ity as applied to the life, both in doctrine
and practice. Among the foreign Ian
guages in which these publications are is
sued may be mentioned the French. Ger
man. Russian, Spanish. italian, Portu-
guese, Swedish, Danish, Chinese, Japanese,
Polish, Bohemian, Greek, Arabic, Arme-
MAN, Rouman1an, Bulgarian, Servian, Hun
garian. Dutch, Finnish, Lettonian. 1.-Two
nian. Esthmian. Maori, Fiji, Welsh, Flem-
ish. Yiddish, Slovenian. kaffir, Basuto,
Corcan. 1celandic and Suaheli. Some 200
publications, including books. periodicals
and tracts, are published in these tongues.
Rapid Progress Reported.
The publishing work Of the denomination
was begun soon after its formation, but
the greatest strides in this departmental
work, 1t is reported have taken place with
in the last decade. So rapid has been the
advancement Of their publishing work that
it would require, it is said, the sum of 1865
to purchase a library of the denominational
literature consisting of sample copies only.
Among the publishing houses represented
at the convention were the Review and
Herald Publishing Association of this city,
the Pacific Press Publishing Association of
Mountain View. CAL; the Hamburg Pub
fishing Company of Hamburg. Germany,
and the Southern Publishing Association Of
Nashville, Tenn.
The convention developed the fact that
over ninety periodicals are published by
the denomination in various languages, ag
gregating combined circulation of several
hundred thousand, and that as high as
three-quarters of million copies of a sim
gle issue of one Of it's American weeklies
was published and sold during the present
year. Altogether, over fourteen hundred
persons are engaged in the publication and
circulation of the litera ture Of the denomi-
nation, the total sales of which amount to
nearly million dollars annually.
New Mission Stations.
Aside from a steady growth in fields al
ready entered, the fact that eighteen new
mission stations were opened by the de-
nomination last year in foreign lands, to
which were sent no less than sixty mis-
sionaries. was given as an additional rea-
son for calling this convention to consider
the translation. publication and circulation
Of the literature Of the denomination in all
languages and all lands.
A large part Of the time of the council
was devoted to study of the work in all
of the foreign mission fields. The council
made up list of enterprises. in the south.
in the north. and in lands abroad. which
are to be benefited by the special $4,000
fund to be raised for the important agrees
sive movements of this denomination.
Messrs. A. G. Daniels, G. A. Irwin, H. w.
Cottren and I. H. Evans acted as chair
men during the session. Among the late ar
rivals were the following: F. Griggs, w. c.
White, E. r. Palmer. c. H. Jones, c. H.
Edwards. G. F. Haffner, L. R. Conrad of
Europe, ]. L. Shaw Of India, G. F. Enoch
of the West Indies.