The Washington herald., 1909-05-15

In the huge tent two miles beyond
Takoma Park. D. c.. the principles and
beliefs Of the Seventh-day Adventist
faith were outlined and elaborated BY
Elder A. C. Daniels. president OF the
thirty-eseventh general conference Of the
sect, last night, at the last session OF the
second days meeting
The minister declared. after tracing the
history OF the religion, that those Of the
faith were finishing the last work Of the
Master-ealling out a people who viii
make all the necessary preparations for
the end Of all things. VINO viii keep the
commandments OF God, and fully trust n
Jesus. knowing that their eyes VIII soon
behold the King in al His glory.
While the end Of the world was not
definitely forecasted. Elder Daniels said
the beginning OF the end was in 1SH. when
William Miller correctly read portions OF
the books Of David and Revelations. and
forthwith began preaching the message
that God intended 10 convey thereln-that
the time Of preparation was at hand, and
the cleansing OF the earthly sanctuary.
preparatory TO the second coming Of
Christ was AZ hand This Was the found
ing Of the SeveHth-day Adventist faith.
ne said, and the message started on its
way around the world BY William Miller
had since been carried over millions Of
miles OF territory and 10 countless thou
sands OF people
Day of Business Sessions
The sermon came al the end OF a day
devoted in the main to business meetings
Of committees. naming OF committees.
and reading OF various reports. chief
among them being the report OF the treas
Urer and OF the German Union Conference.
As the sun set in the west, flooding me
Adventist camp with a golden radiance.
the men and women silently and with
bowed heads walked 10 the big meeting
tent. there 20 bend their heads in the
first PRAYER service Of their Sabbath day.
hsralded by the setting of the sun. Fol-
lowing the prayer. a sermon was deliv-
cred by Elder J. 0. Corliss. Of California.
former missionary 10 Australia. A song
service followed the sermon. and after
brief intermission the regular evening
service was started
The present conference Is the first time
in the history Of the faith that so many
delegates and representatives and mem
time. and Il was thought only fitting by
n president Of the conference that the
inception and ground work OF the faith
should be preached 70 the assembled Ad-
venIiscs.
Many persons from Washington and
TakoEa Park were present last plight.
lUred by the desire 20 hear the ground
work and basis OF the faith explained by
the leader Of the conference. Many Wis
itOrs also we're attracted by a desire to
see the beginning Of the Adventists Sab
bath. which commences at sundOwn Fri
day evening and lasts until sundown Sat
uTday evening.
Committees Appointed.
The first business transacted n the
afternoon session q the conference was
the appointment OF two committees. The
committees are as follows:
COMMITTEES On n0minzlious-O. A Olsqn CHAR
man N l. And-easen. Z K Slase E p Al
dross. Charles Thomrs11. ". B White 4
Burkholder- II y CanP5sl. H r ScEuber-h
Daniel Isaak. T. ". SPIES. J. Y WIlson. H. H
Dexter. s F. STeussou. V. !. FItz-eali Z r
Becknsr, " A. Westvo-th. A J. Haysns-. q
santee. H. S shaw William Gath1e J H An
de-son-
CCumirtee OF pisns and fuzno-I H. E7ans
lchaiHnaui, J. z Fulton J. u. johnson. T. "
- ~
g " CEFiness. " Ising. H H Votau L. C.
Babcock. ? tirlEEss y. A. Ruble. II. Z Kern p
R Palmer. c. r Thompson. C A Irwin K O.
Russell J T Boettcher L P Tiecha J. c Rsft
V. e siSey J. H Schilin- J. " Westphal. L
Bender L. r. Ccnrsdi- g T. McVazh Il. y. Cot
Creil Allen Moon. r. A. Underwood W c. YTh1ta
G. IT Irwin, Z. T Russell. g ". Rease- A. T.
Robinson. J. h Morrison.
German Union Reports.
Reports OF the German Union we're then
heard, the general report being made
by the president, H r Shuberth.
Elder Shuberth told OF the organizz-
ton Of the German Union Conference in
1Sl5, covering a territory in Germany.
Russia. AUstria-Hungarv the Balkans.
Holland. Flemish Belgium. German
Switzerland. and German East Africa.
carrying the message 10 more than %
099e00 people. He said there were I've
conferences IN Germany. composed OF
3,s34 members When the union started.
he said. only one missionary was in the
field, which later was increased 10 26oA
and in the past four years increased TO
7.s46
For the support OF the missionaries. he
said S311, ,S93 had been contributed. and
book sales had netted S400.c0
The speaker traced the advance IN re-
llgious liberty in Russia, and told Of
the admission OF the Russian union In