Evening journal., 1911-09-19
ADVENTISTS
CONFERENCE
Elder Haynes nes Sees Sees MAGeeaerH
Significance In NebuChod-
nezzar Dream
PROGRESS IN THE
WORK IS REPORTED

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Sept. 19-The biggest
meeting that has yet been held at the
camp meeting and conference Of the
Sc, enth Day Adventists, which CON
sened here last Thursday, was the
Sunday evening service, at which tho
widely-known and eloquent evange-
list. Carlyle B. Haynes, delivered an
address on The Crash of Empires. -
The announcement that Mr. Haynes
was to speak drew hundreds of the
Inhabitants of Dover to the meeting.
The speaker based his remarks on
Nebuchadnezzar' dream of the great
image, as recorded In the second
chapter Of Daniel. Elder Haynes de-
clared that the image was a compre-
hensive outline of the history of the
world The head of gold represented
Babylon, the first universal empire on
earth. The breast and arms of silver
represented Medo-Persia; the waist of
brass. Greece. and the legs of iron,
Rome; while the ten toes Of iron and
clay were said to represent the ton
Kingdoms into which Rome was d.
vided between the years 351 and 4e6
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the image to pieces was declared 70
represent the kingdom Of God, which
the speaker said was about to be set
up on earth.
At yesterday mornings business
session of the conference the annual
report OF the treasurer, Emma 8.
Newcomer. was read. and Carlyle 3.
Haynes. the secretary OF the religious
- - o..
gave IN his annual report. The re-
port of the treasurer Of the confer
ence revealed that the total receipts
Of the year we're s14.25814. The total
disbursements were s1S,S72S4. max
ing a gain Of S375.30 for the confer
ence year.
At the II O'Clock service l.. W. Gra-
ham. Of New York city, member Of
the publishing department of the Cen
eral Conference. made a report of the
progress Of the publishing depart
ment. In his report he made some
very interesting comparisons Of tho
growth Of this department in the diff
ferent decades since the work began.
In 1S49 the first paper published by
Seventh Day Adventists was brought
out. From 1856 to 1864 the first publl-
cations we're sold. and the sales for
this decade amounted to $17500. A
copy of each of the tracts and papers
printed at that time by this denomi-
nation could be b, ught for 85 cents.
A copy of each of the books. pamph-
lets, papers. magazines. and tracts Of
this denomination nov would cos
s515. The amount cold between 1885,
and 1874 was $4,000. In the mex
decade 1S75-1sS4 the first bound book
Daniel and the Revelation" wa
published, and the sales during thi
-s--SiT1e~ amounted to 1871 900. FroI
1855 to 1894 other bound books wer
published, and the sales amounted I
c3o69.000. The figures for 1905 wer
1854 600: for 1906. $S24.00O for 1901
s10s5, 900: for 1908. $1.2S0,0O0: 70
1908. 81 100000: and close to $4,000,
600 for 1910. Today Seventh Da.
Adventists have 26 publishing house
in all parts of the world, which ar
publishing 126 different periodical
and hundreds OF books; these are be
ing printed in 81 different languages
and colporteurs numbering abou
four thousand are carrying them /
all the peoples of the earth, even int
the palaces of kings. Mr. Grahsr
reported that many OF these Sevent
Day Adventist publications had bee
purchased by royalty. The Empires
OF Germany had purchased Christ
Object Lessons" Three copies {
Bible Readings" we're sold 20 N
Queen Of Sweden. Queen Wilhelmini
OF Holland, bought three copies ,
Daniel and Revelation" Others VIII
had purchased books were Par
Kruger. the ex-President of th