The Washington herald., 1911-10-24
ADVENTIST COUNCIL
WILL OPEN TO-DAY
General Conference Leaders
Are at TakOma Park.
WORK IN A WORLDWIDE FIELD
In Addition to Union Presidents in
Attendance Are Delegates from
Asia and Africa and Secretaries
of Various Departments-MIssi
Appropriations Main Business.

At o'clock this morning the fall
council meeting Of the General Confer
ence committee of Seventh-day Adven-
lists will convene in the general confer
ernce building at Takoma Park. This
committee bears the same relation to the
Seventh-day Adventist denomination as
the board OF bishops does to the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. There are forty
four members and they have general
oversight Of the enterprises of this de-
nomination in all parts of the world.
Most of them are presidents of union
conferences, composed of group of State
conferences.
The main work of the fall council will
be the voting OF appropriations to all
divisions of the worldwide field About
$4,000 will be appropriated this year
for the support of the missions fields and
stations which the denomination is oper-
ating.
Leaders on the Ground.
The Union Conference presidents that
have already arrived in Takoma Park in
readiness for the opening of the council
this morning are Elder W. B. White,
Boston, president of Atlantic Union Con-
ference; Elder Charles Thompson, At
lanta, Ga. president. Southeastern
Union Conference: Elder c. F. McVeagh,
Nashville, Tenn. president Southern
Union Conference; Elder Allen Moon,
Chicago president Lake Union; Elder R.
A. Underwood, Minneapolis. president
Northern Union: Elder Z. T. Russell,
Lincoln, Nebr.. president Central Union;
Elder G. F. Watson, Keene, Tex, presi-
dent Southwestern Union; Elder G. A.
Irwun, San Francisco, president, Pacific
Union; Elder w G.. Flatz, Portland,
Greg. president North Pacific Union; Ell
der II. S. Shaw, Vancouver, B. c.. presi-
dent Western Canadian Union, and Elder
William Guthrie. Montreal, president
Canadian Union. Prof. B. G.. Wilkin-
son, LII. D., of Washington, president of
the Columbia Union Conference, is also
a delegate TO this council.
In addition TO the presidents Of the
Union Conferences, other prominent
leaders of the Adventists are in attend
ance at the council. Elder /. H. Evans
of Shanghai, China, third vice president
Of the General Conference. has come
over from China to attend this meeting
He is in charge Of the Asiatic division
which includes China, Japan. Korea, the
Malay peninsula, and the East Indies.
Heads of Departments.
There also are present the heads Of
Conference, as follows: DR.. George
Thomason, Cape Town. South Africa,
secretary medical missionary depart
ment: Prof. H. R. Salisbury. secretary
educational department; Elder E. r.
Palmer secretary publishing depart
ment: Elder K. c. Russell, secretary re-
igious liberty department; Elder G. B.
Thompson, secretary Sabbath school de-
nartment: Elder J. II. Shilling, of Ger
many, secretary German department;
Elder A J. Haysmer. Graysville, Tenn,
secretary negro department; Elder o.
A Olsen, Chicago. secretary North
American foreign department, and Prof.
NJ. Z. Kern, of this city, secretary
young peoples department
Elder A. G. Daniels, of Takoma Park,
is the president OF the General Confer
ence, and will preside at the opening
meeting this morning and make an ad-
dress of welcome to the visiting dele
gates Elder W. A. Spicer, of Takoma
Park, secretary of the General Confer
ence, will act as secretary OF the coun-
Gil