The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-01
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IN CONVENTION
THE NORTH PACIFIC UNION CON-
FERENCE ASSEMBLIES AT
COLLEGE PLACE.

Walla Walla college at College Place.
for the opening session of it's first BIZ
ennial meeting. At it's meeting in
Portland. Oregon, in February, 1906.
the Pacific. Union conference, then
comprising all the PACIFIC coast states.
was divided, the northern portion TAX
ing the name OF North Pacific Union,
the southern portion retaining the old
name.
Officers elected at that time, and now
serving, are Elder w. p. White, pres
'ident; Elder A. j. Breed, yice-presi-
dent; A. c. Adams, secretary and audi
tor, and c. H. Castle, treasurer.
The territory comprises Washing
ton Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and
1.-THE mission field of Alaska. The MEM
more than 5000.
Visitors from abroad expected at this
conference are Elder A. G. Daniels Of
Washington D. G., president Of the
general conference; Elder r. A. Under
wood, of Minneapolis, Mimi, president
of the Northern Union Conference;
Prof Frederick Griggs of Washington
ID. c.. secretary of the educational de-
apartment of the general conference,
land III. w. Hall of Mountain View, Cal,
member of the publishing committee
4 of the general conference.
I The work OF the morning session, at
ter an address of welcome by Elder G..
f. Langdon, president of the upper Co
ilumoia conference, was the appoint
ment of the various committees. ana
such preliminary business as would IA
cilitate the work of the later meet
ings. A Spirit of unity and harmony
prevailed which bespeaks pleasant
land profitable session.
There will be regular sessions of the
conference held each day in the College
lchapel. the program being as follows:
Daily Program.
MORNING.
7 500 to 7:O0-Committee work.
700 to 7:45-Breakfast.
$50 to 9:3O-Devotional service.
Z.
AFTERNOON.
100 to 1:45-Dinner.
200 to 3:00-COmmittee Work.
900 to 4:30-General instruction.
500 to 6:OO-MiscellaneOus.
7:3O to 9:OO-Preaching.
A Few Topics.
Organization and Stewardship CA Sc
ries of studes) Elder A. G.. Daniels
'"rhe Practical Side of Tithing' ......
,"Christian Science" ..........
Elder r. A. Underwood
1.-THE Relation the Ministry Should
Sustain to Institutional Boards.
Elder w. G. White
Support of Church Schools" ........
..E Elder H. w. Decker
Marriage and Divorce .........
I.'Christian Education" Prof. f. GrisSs
| Elder r. H. Starbuck
intermediate Schools
THE Revival of Home Missionary
Work and How to Organize for 1t
H. H. Hall
1.-THE Orphans and Aged ..........
.........E Elder w. B. White
The public is cordially invited to
attend the evening meetings. Those
leaving Walla Walla on the p. M
Milton car will arrive in good tire
for this meeting. Announcements will
be made daily, giving the, names Of the
speakers. ..o
| At this mornings session in the Col
ilege chapel at II o'clock an address
was given by A. c. Daniels Of Wash
inston. D. c., president of the general
conference of eTenth Day AdventIsts.
At the same hour Elder j. NJ. Cole
of Salem, Oregon, spoke in the Seventh
iDay Adventist church, corner of Fourth
and Birch streets.
At 5: 80 p. m. there We're two meet
ings held at the college, one stu
dents meeting in the chapel presided
over by Elder w. w. Steward OF
Boise. Ida. president of the Southern
Idaho conference: the other in the gym
nasium for delegates and visitors and
the local church members, led by T. III.
Starbuck of Portland. ore.
Coming. as this conference does. BIZ
| ernially. it can readily be seen what
, Importance attaches to this large
/ gathering of delegates from the terri
tory of the Pacific northwest AT this
time officers will be elected to serve
d,,rino tho nayt TWO wears Broad plans
will be laid for the advancement of tee
various interests represented by this
denomination
The sermon Sunday evening will be
by Elder r. A. Underwood of Minneap-
oils Mimi 4 short song service will
Iprecede the meeting.
WOOD.
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