The Washington herald., 1911-11-03
ADYENTISTS END
FALL CONFERENCE
Oppose Tendency to Union of
Church and State.
AGAINST SUNDAY LEGISLATION
Laws which Forbid Work on Sab
bath SAVIOR of Religious Per-
Labor Numerous Changes In
Working Force Announced.

The big fall council Of the General
Conference Committee Of Seventh-day
Adventists, which has been in session
for the last ten days at Takoma Park.
came to an end last night. In closing
the sessions OF the council, the delegates
passed one of the most important resolu-
tions they had adopted, expressing their
attitude toward all efforts to secure reli-
gious legislation in the United States,
and especially protesting against every
action OF Congress which in any way
tended toward a union of church and
state.
The resolution reads in part:
"Al legislation requiring cessation of
labor or amusements on Sunday is nee
essarily religious legislation. Labor or
amusements which are legitimate on
other days are, from a civil standpoint,
legitimate on Sunday.
'All such legislation constitutes a de-
cision OF a religious controversy as to
the proper day to be selected for rest
and worship. which is az present a moot
ed question. Such laws, II enforced, lead
to religious persecution, as has been
clearly demonstrated in the recent his
tory Of various States in which more
than 100 citizens who were Seventh day
Adventists have been fined or imprisoned,
or sentenced to the chain gang, through
the administration Of Sunday laws.
''All such legislation, although profess
sediy in the interests Of the labor. The
man. really enslaves all labor. The
assumption of the right to forbid hon.
to forbid 1t on any or all days"
Changes in Personnel.
The following changes among the work
ing force OF the denomination were voted
by the council: ]. F. Noftsger. Of Otta-
wa, Canada. TO take the secretaryship OF
the West Caribbean Conference, and To-
cate in Cristobal. Colon, in Panama: that
Elder W. D. MaoLay, of Richmond. Va,
connect with the North Carolina Confer
ence; that Elder Jean VuiIleumier, OF
Switzerland, engage in evangeIistic work
in Montreal, Canada; that E. n. Allen
of the Foreign Mission Seminary, become
secretary treasurer of the Canadian Union
Conference, locating in Ottawa; that Ed
er NJ. Fritz, Of Nebraska, engage In the
work among the German-speaking peo-
pie of BaltimoreS that A. L. Shidler OF
the Foreign Mission Seminary, 20 to
Mexico, TO do colporteur work: that Prof
Harley Stevens, of Chicago University,
become president of the Argentine Col
ISSt VI AuNenIlSIs Ine Ar
gentine republic; that D. c. Hoffman
and wife, Of the Foreign Mission Semi
nary, engage in evangelistfc work in
Japan; that Miss Anna Hoffman. Of Oak
land, Cal, unite as an assistant in the
Sabbath-schood department Of the Cen
eral Conference at Takoma Park; that
Elder l. H. Evans, OF Shanghai, China;
Elder W. F. Martin, Of Portland, Oreg,
Elder J. L. McElhaney, Of Washington;
Elder William Guthrie, OF Ontario, Cam
ada, and Elder K. H, 4. Weaver, of Port
Huron. Mich. be added to the member
ship of the religious liberty department;
that Elder NJ. NJ. Hare, of South Ian
caster, Mass; Elder NJ. H. Hiatt, Of At
lanta, Ga; Elder ]. l. Shaw, Of Luck
now, India; Prof. s. NJ. Butler, president
of Mount Vernon (Ohio) College, and
Prof. z. z. Farnsworth, of Keene, Tex,
be added to the membership of the young
peoples department; that Elder A. G.
Breed, of College Place, Washington, con-
meet with the District Of Columbia Con-
ference.
The council voted to authorize the
Japan mission to build a printing office
and a school in Tokyo, Japan. Provision
was also made for the erection of a
church building, to cost $4,000, and to
seat 500 people, located on Carroll avenue,
In Takoma Park. An appropriation of
g 500 was made to the Watchman Pub
fishing Association, of Colon, Panama.