The Washington herald., 1909-05-14

More than 800 feet above the level Of
! the Potomac River the site OF the con-
ference tent. in the midst Of q dozen or
more stately buildings erected by the Ad-
ventists. is ideal, and the close-cropped
lawns, smooth drives. neat cutters. curb
/ ings. and walks make a startling con
trast 20 the tangle OF forest and under
growth that existed there SIX years ago
The whole hilltop is dotted with tents.
more than 20 OF them. and the grounds
are alive with the 1.Jo0 or more persons
/ in attendance at the conference. Hun
/ dreds Of persons from Takoma Park and
( from Washington visited the tented city
! yesterday afternoon and evening
/ The opening meeting was held at 1879
/ o'clock in the morning and lasted until
/ I2.30 o'clock II was largely taken up
with addresses Of welcome. singing. and
prayer. The conference reassembled at
3 O'Clock. when a number OF union con-
| ferences were admitted to membership.
Unions and Their Heads Admitted.
Unions and their presidents Omitted
were as follows; Columbia Union, Middle
Atlantic States. C. B. Thompson. Wash
ington, president: North Pacific Union.
including Alaska. X. B. White OF waTla
Walla, Wash. president: Southeastern
Union. " A Westworth. OF Atlanta. Ga.
president; Western Canadian Union, E L.
Stewart, OF Gladstone. Manitoba. presi-
dent; Russian Union Conference. includ-
ing Siberia and Turkestsn. J. 7. Boett-
cher. Rig Russia. president; South
American Union. J. " WestphalL BueuOs
Ayres. Argentina. president; West Indian
Union. L Bender. ChTistObaI. Panama
president, and the Latin Union. including
Southern Europe and Algeria. L P
Tieche Geneva Switzerland. president
Following the admission Or the new
unions. Elder Daniels relilQuiShsd ;he
chair to Elder L p COnradi. vice pres
ident OF the European field work Wh0
spoke OF the progress OF the work in
Europe. His report was given II length
and contained many satisfies showing
The growth OF the sect in every phase.
He told Of the first missionary 10 be
sent out in 1874 when Elder J. y. Andrews
went TO Switzerland. The work OF Elder
Matteson IN Scandinavia in 49,. and
that OF Elder J. y LoIghboroUgh who
went 10 England in IS7S, .tls5 WAS de-
scribed. In 1S10. he said. missionaries
were in every country q Europe, and
at the present tine. twen.y-sevea TeTiOd-
icals, printed in sixteen different langUass
@
the European division Of the general con-
ference in 1901. OF the Latin Union in lei.,
anG Of the Russian Union in lSlS. were
described By the speaker.
Growth of Medical Work.
Regarding the growth Of the medical
work in the held. Elder Conrad said
Our medical work began st BaseI and
Skods5org about 1886; later on. Fryden-
strand began 10 Be- used as a sanatorium:
in ls9I the Friedensau Sanatoriun was
opened. in 1872 the CaternRm Sana1Orium
was purchased and in 800 the Basel
SanatOriCm was transferred 70 Gland.
There are now seven ssnatoriuns. and
four health homes. supplying room for
100 patients. and working IN connection
with them are FIVE prosperous food fac
tories. We have nine physicians. 80
nurses. and in preparation for medical
work there are seven medical students
attending European universities. About
$4o50oo is invested in our health work.
Not only do we find our nurses laboTing
in Europe. but also IN Jerusalem. Jaffa.
IGifa- Cairo AlgieTs. ETitrea. and in Ger
man and British East Africa
Elder COaradi gave an interesting de-
scription OF the work done By the pub
fishing interests Of the Adventists. say
ing that at present that are seven pub
fishing houses and three branches. en-
plOying about u hands, in Europe. He
said these publishing houses had In the
past year turned into the treasury nearly
S1.0oo.eo0. and had not only supported
themselves. but had contributed valuable
aid 10 several missionary enterprises
Only the printing OF the Adventists is
done in these shops, and the work. he
declared, was varied and interesting. one
Of the latest developments being the
printing Of the Gospel in the Chassu Ian
Euage Of East Africa This IS being
done by the Hamburg house.
The speaker said the Adventists now
have II the foreign field 1i6 ministers
seventy liCentiates. and l95 Bible workers
II physicians, nurses. cOplorteUrs, and
teachers are included IN this list, he
said. the sum total Of labOTers in the
foreign fields would aggregate Ina
Increase in Membership.
Statistics we're quote. 20 show the in
crease in baptisms and new members. in
creases in tithes. Sunday school dona-
tionS. weekly and annual collections. and
book sales. He said the total European
investment is about s1.052, Ooo. OF which
$4,000 IS paid-up capital. in four years
the net earnings have been s1e3,7a0 and
incomes from other sources have added
another $4,000.
In conclusion he said:
''Our work extends to-day from Lisbon
and the Irish coast in the West to Char
BIN, Tarschkand, and Ararat in the East.
and from Iceland and LaplaEd on the
North, to Nyassa and the Congo in the
South: in other words. our states ere be
ing set up to the border Of China. Korea
India. Persia. and the South African IN
Ion Conference. covering a territory that
extends about S.000 by 6.o00 miles There
are to-day hundreds Of believers in Lon
don, Berlin. Hamburg. Riga, and Copen-
hagen: there are strong churches n
Petersburg. Christia1a. Edinburgh. Paris.
Zurich, Geneva. Basel. Bucharest. Dres-
den. Cologne. Leipzig.A Stattgart. BTes-
lau, Munich. Nuremberg, Augsburg Err
furt. The Hague. and smaller churches at
ConstantinOple, Prague, Eisenach, Jeru-
salem. Cairo. Rome, Barcelona. Lisbon.
Budapest, Brussels, Amsterdam, Dublin,
Moscow. &c.
Quite a number Of our people have suf-
feTed, or are suffering from Imprisonment
and fines il Germany. Turkey. and Rus
sia: and some Of our workers have been
expelled from Austria and Romania.
Some OF our young men have been con-
demned TO even fourteen years imprison-
ment for refusing service on the Sab
bath in the army
On the other hand. Gods special pro
whence has secured US more liberty in
Russia and Bavaria, and frightened the
prospects in Turkey
The Morning Session.
At the morning session Elder A G.
Daniels, president Of the general con
ference, was in the c:eair Following the
singing OF hymn, Elder G. A. Irwin.