The Washington herald., 1909-05-14
NOTES OF THE CONFERENCE.


Elder Daniels. president OF the con-
ference. Is an American by birth FOR
fourteen years he was a missionary la
Australia. and has had many thrilling
experiences he was also q missionary
in New Zealand. he was one OF the
hardest workers when the work was
started. and was elected president in 1901.
The headquarters OF the sect were then
az Battle Creek. Mich. When the big
publishing house in that place was de-
s;roved by fire in 1902. he was insTu-
mental in having the new headquarters
built and located near the nations Cap
itaI
Three men who attracted much interest
yesterday were Elders James White,
George ]. Butler. 6. a. Irwin. and o. A
Olsen. all former presidents of the con-
ference. Elder Olsen Is now the repre-
sentative Of Australia, and Elder Irwin is
vice president OF the conference.
Many Of those present yesterday ex-
pressed their surprise at the Improvement
in the Adventists' property. In 1903 the
place where now stands the Washington
Sanatorium. the Washington Foreign
Mission Seminary and other buildings
was covered with forest and heavy under
growth. at places impossible All the
former wildness has disappeared. and the
rugged country Is now in as good cOndi-
ton as the best cared for city estate.
An interesting figure at the conference
IS Elder L p Conradi, vice president Of
the foreign field work He IS a German
and came TO this country without definite
religious beliefs. 4 chance acquaintance
took an interest in him and sent him TO a
school. from which he emerged fully
fitted 10 work in the religious field. choos-
ing the Adventist faith. His work in the
missionary field was very successful. and
he has now men IN Russia. all parts Of
Siberia. Western Asia. and IN Europe and
Africa
! condition peculiar to the Seventh
day Adventist faith is that all the lead
ing officials have had experience in the
missionary field. and statistics show that
one out Of every seventy Adventists has
been or is a missionary. Compared to
other sects, there are said 70 be 10 per
cent more -Seventh-day Adventist mis-
siOnaries than Of any other faith.
An interesting figure is that Of Elder
H. r. Salisbury, president of the Foreign
Mission Seminary. He has done active
service in the mission field in Africa and
was active in procuring converts IN Eng
land. He is considered an excellent
teacher TO erect young men and women
in the duties of foreign missionaries.
There IS small chance for sickness in
the family Of DR.. D. H Kress, who is
attending the conference, for both Dr.
Kress and his wife are practicing ply
sicians. The couple for years worked to-
gether II London. and later built ssna-
tOrium at WahratOnga. Australia.
Although more than eighty years old,
Mrs. E. G. White takes an active part in
Adventist work She is a prolific writer.
and has written and had published more
material than any other iabOrer in the
religious field Her books are published
il every language known to civilized
mankind. and several that are almost IN
known to the average person. Tier best
works are The Controversy Between
Christ and Satan" "Patriarchs and
Prophets" The Desire Of Ages" and
The Ministry OF Healing" The Queen
of ROumanla offered to write the preface to
the latter book II it should be published
: IL the language OF her country.
A glance over the pages Of the registry
book Of the Washington Sanatorium shows
the names Of several Senators and Repre-
sentatives. a judge Of the United States
Supreme Court. and members of the Cab
met registered as patients at one time or
another.
A large delegation Of European repre-
sentatives occupied a platform near the
Presidents chair at the meeting yester-
dav- ard heartily appreciated the efforts