Evening star., 1909-05-24
TO SPREAD DOCTRINES
Seventh Day Adventist litera-
ture Campaign Proposed.
PUBLISHERS IN SESSION
Reason for Issuance Of New PERIOD
Cal Is Explained.
WORK AMONG ALIENS TOLD OF
Reports Of North American Foreign
Department-Early Morn
ing Devotions.
WORK AMONG ALIENS TOLD OF

AOVeHllSt doctrines IilTOusHOul liie Woiiu
were discussed at the morning session of
the conference at the camp near Takoma
Park which was given over to legal
meeting Of the Review and Herald Pub
fishing Association. the main circulation
medium for literature of the denomina-
ton. Elder w. w. Prescott, editor-in-
chief of the Review and Herald, presided.
In response to a question as to why the
association had begun the publication or
The Youths Instructor, new denomina-
tional magazine, Elder Prescott said 1t
had been put out to meet a move on the
part of Rome to undertake an energetic
missionary campaign to ke>America
Roman Catholic nation.
Professionalism is rapidly falling he
said, and Rome Is evidently trying to
take advantage of the fact.
Hence. the editor explained. the trustees
of the association had decided on the
magazine to meet the contingencies of
battle.
A resolution was put and adopted
urging that strong effort be made to
spread the Youths Instructor among
the young people of the world gener-
ally"
Four Trustees Elected.
Election of four trustees of the pub
fishing association for a term of two
years to fill expiring terms of Office
was held. Elders /. II. Evans. G. B.
Thompson. II. r. Salisbury and T. E.
Bowen We're the names brought in by
the nominating committee, headed by
Elder w. c. Sisley. These were unani-
mously elected
Elder Prescott announced that the
weekly circulation Of the Review and
Herald at the present time is about
16.7O0 copies.
Further reports of, workers in the North
American foreign department were heard
at meeting this morning. Elder s.
Halusick, a worker among the Bohe-
mians In New York reported good prog
ress. He said that there are today about
10000 Bohemians and 5000 Slavaks In
the United States.
Urging greater activity in his field,
Elder A Boettcher spoke of work among
the Poles. of whom. he said. there are
100000 in this country. Elder j. F.
Huneergardt spoke of the work among
Roumanians and Hungarians
Early Morning Devotions.
Devotions early this morning were
conducted by Elders 0. o. Bernstein
and j. H. Schilling, their general topic
being Keeping the Sabbath According
to the Adventist Belief Elder S. N
Haskell spoke at the o'clock Bible study
service on the Importance of Bible Study
and Reading
Elder K. C. Russell presided at the meet
ing of the religious liberty department.
Religious Liberty Campaigns and How
to Conduct Them" was the subject of an
address by Elder W. A. Hennig. He
spoke of the successful campaigns against
Sunday laws in Australia.
Pledged to Prohibition.
Pledging themselves to the firm support
Of prohibition and to a strong active cam
paign by means of literature, lecture and
personal work against the liquor traffic
the Seventh Day Adventsts passed a
resolution yesterday.
Although some opposition was evinced
to such resolution when proposed last
week. because of the possibility of involy-
ing the church in politics, the vote yes
oughly explained, was nearly unanimous.
The resolution adopted was follows:
Whereas the liquor traffic is gigantic
evil, condemned by the word of God. by
medical and scientific investigation, and
by the experience of all time; and
Whereas it is destructive of law, order
and the civil rights of humanity; there
fore
I'VE recommend, That our ministers,
teachers, physicians, nurses and people
generally engage in vigorous campaign
in behalf of total abstinence, by means
of lectures, demonstrations. and the dis
tribution of health and temperance liter
ature, and that whenever consistent our
people. by voice, pen and vote, place
themselves on record as favorable to it's
restriction and entire prohibition"
Among those who spoke urging the
adoption of the stand against the evil of
drink were Elders X. c. Russell, G. b.
Starr, G. /. Butler. S. b. Horton, J. Q.
Corliss, l.. r. Conrad, r. A Underwood
NJ. c. Wilson, l.. W. Graham, w. A. Col
cord and G. w. Reaser. The resolution
n
ence by the standing committee on plans
and finance.
Tigi Island Expediences.
AT the morning session yesterday Elder
]. E. Fulton gave an interesting talk On
his work among the Fiji Islanders. whom
he described as one of the most heather
in tian