Evening star., 1909-05-26
PLAN MISSIONARY EFFORTS
BUSINESS SESSION OF SEVENTH
DAY ADVENTIST CONFERENCE.
Subjects Discussed at Meeting Of
Medical Department Today-The
Foreign Mission Chorus.

A number of resolutions and recommen-
dations, some appended to- the report OF
the publishing department yesterday and
others presented by the standing COM
mittee on plans and finance. were adopt
ed by the general conference of Seventh
Day Adventists at this mornings busi-
ness session. Generally speaking, the
resolutions covered plans for enlarging
the scope of the work done by means Of
the literature of the denomination.
Among the resolutions approved by the
delegates and which will be carried out
later are the following, which are ex-
tracts from the reports of the commit
tees:
Whereas we are debtors to the mil
lions of all nationalities in the large
cities, to give them the Advent MESA ge
has shown that the sale of literature.
house-to-house visiting and Bible stud
les are effective methods of labor; there
fore,
Plans to Spread Faith.
Resolved, That we lay broad plans for
the organization of city work. which
will include the sale of periodicals and
books, the distribution OF tracts and leaf
lets, visiting andr Bible studies in the
homes. and the training of local church
members and students from our schools
to become efficient helpers to those reg
ularly appointed to this work. That we
move forward with all possible haste In
the work that has been begun of selecting
and training general and field missionary
agents, and of placing them where they
are most needed, until all the great fields
of the world are manned.
That our financial policy also should be
R,,1I,
of more than a million dollars in facili-
ties, and with an annual business -!hict
has passed by a long way the million
dollar mark. it is necessary that our
financial policy both in publishing houses
and in the field. be such that our progress
will be substantial, and without unnec-
cessary risks.
That liberal appropriations should be
made to assist several of our mission fields
in the effort to improve their publishing
facilities. Among the most urgent calls
are these from China, japan. South Amer
lea, Mexico and eastern Canada. Several
experienced field men, also. should be
sent abroad at this time to assist in or
ganizing and building up the circulation
of literature in mission fields.
Medical Department Meets.
The subject of Temperance and Mar
cotics' was considered at the morning
meeting of the medical department. An
interesting paper was read by Miss Mar
garet Biz. Elder A. J. Breed led the
early service and Elder L. r. Conrad
spoke on Gods Providences" at the
Bible study hour. Daily Family Study
Of the Sabbath School, was the topic of
discussion in the meeting of the Sabbath
school department, at which Elder s. l..
Hoover presided. Papers were read by
Miss T. E. Barr, Mrs. NJ. Lawry and
Miss n. D. Plugh
At the afternoon session of the con-
ference reports from the workers in Mex
leo and west Africa were given. Elder
8. N. Haskell will preach tonight.
Music Last Evening.
A chorus of seventy-five voices, men,
bers of the Foreign Missionary Seminary
Choral Society, assisted by several SOLO
lists, sang Gaul's THE Holy City last
evening In the main tent auditorium
Good choral effects were produced under
the direction of Prof Clemen Hamer
the soloists, Mrs Winnefred Ford Hamer
Mrs. ]. Campbell Miller, Miss Nellie Mac
MILAN, Prof. Frederick Griggs and Prof
Hamer took their parts in excellent style
Miss Ora Kress and Miss E. Farnswortf
were accompanies.