Evening journal., 1911-09-21
ADvENTISTS
ON EDUCATION
Make 1t Easy for Boys to Get
College Training at Nj.
Vernon
ELECTION OF CONFERENCE
OFFICERS IS CONCLUDED

AOmmIIlet on NOUllndllOnt hA0ubhA an
their final report at the business ses-
sion in the morning. f. b. Hankins,
Of Winchester. Md, was elected as
enperintendent of colporteurs in
Maryland and Delaware The Execu
tive Committee of the conference was
composed OF five men Elder Roscoe r.
Baer. Of Baltimore. the President of
the conference; Elder r. II. Martin,
OF Wilmington; G.. r.. Apsley, of Hag-
erstown. Md; Walter l.. Burgan, OF
Baltimore, a member of the staff OF
editors Of the Baltimore American,
and w. A. Carroll, of Smithsburg, Md.
This executive committee will have
general oversight of conference dur
ing the coming year.
The Committee on Plans and Reso-
lutions brought in a partial report at
the mornings business session. The
first recommendation brought out
considerable discussion. II had refer
ence to ways and means TO enable
poor boys and girls of the Adventists
to secure education in some OF their
colleges. II was voted to adopt what IS
called the scholarship plan. that is, Of
giving a free scholarship I'm MT. YER
non 1Ohio) College to any person who
will sell religious literature to theI
amount of $3.50 and turn the proceeds
over to the publishing department
The Committee on Credentials and
Licenses have not brought in their re-
port as yet. IL is awaited with great
interest by the delegates. This is the
committee that issues the proper Gre
dentials to the ministers of the con-
ferences, and recommends the ordina-
tion of the younger ministers who
I.I. trrtf d
cense This report will undoubtedly
come in at the morning session.
Prof b. G. wilkinson, Ph. d., of
Washington. ID. c., delivered a force
ful address on the subject of "Educa- |
tion.' yesterday, making an appeal TO
the young people Of the conference 10
do all IN their power to attend Mt. |
Vernon College. In Ohio. of which he
is the President of the Board of Trus- /
tees. In the course of his remarks he
told of the remarkable growth of the
educational work among Seventh Day |
Adventists. He said that in 1880 there |
was but elementary school in the de- /
nomination. with one teacher and an
enrolment of fifteen pupils, having a |
value of only 500, and costing tol
maintain during the year $15Q In 1910
the denomination had 694 elementary
schools. with 75S teachers with an en-
rOllment of 1857, and p value Of
Sl75,613,12. costing annually TO main
tain S122 2.243.7S. In 1872 the denomina-
tion had but one advanced school, with
three teachers. and an enrolment OF
20. with q value of $500. In 1910 the
denomination was operating SO coll
leges. academies, and intermediate
schools. with SCI teachers, and an en-
rollment OF 7.169, and a value Of ST.
40.193.O0.,
At the afternoon session Elder I. G..
Bigelow. Of Washington, ID. c., Secre-
tary of the Young Peoples Depart
ment Of the Columbia Union Confer
ence of Seventh Day Adventists de-
livered a sermon on THE Voice of
God for this Generation"
Prof. B. @. Wilkinson, Phi D., de-
livered a lecture last night on the sub
ject of "Spiritualism"
Notes Of Conference.
One Of the most travelled preachers
that ever visited Dover was here until
yesterday visiting and preaching at.
the Camp OF Seventh Day Adventists
in the rear Of the Capitol Building
This was Elder A. G. Daniels, of
Washington, u. c.. the presiden. Of
tue AtMEIHA AOIliEItMlE OI OfNNIIM
Day Adventists. Mr. Daniels has
been travelling for twenty years I'm
the interests of the work of this in
teresting denomination, ana during
that time has been around the world
several times. He has crossed the
Atlantic Ocean twelve times. Before
he came 10 Dover be had just return
ed from an extended trip throughout
~ ~ oh ,F Cnr-
enth Day Adventists in England,
France. Spain, Germany, Italy, Dem
mark, Switzerland. Norway, Sweden.
Finland. Turkey, Greece. Russia, ST.
IBERIA. Roumania. Servia, Austria, and
Hungary. He spent only about
twenty-four hours in Dover, preach
ing four times at the Camp. He
went from here to Washington,
from where he left on Wednesday Of
this week for Walla Walla, in the
state Of Washington to conduct a min
isterial institute Of two weeks He
will return across the continent tho
latter part of October to Washington
d. c.. and in November go out to Ne
braska for another ministerial insti.
tute In December he sails from
New York to London for an institute
of Seventh Day Adventist ministers
there Returning to this country IN
February of 1912 he will conduct an
other institute in Texas, and ther
about the first of June he will leave
this country again TO make an extend
ed journey through the mission fields
and stations of this denomination Il
China. Korea, and Japan. He vii
return from this trip to this countr,
about the first of January in 1913
One of the features of the Camp j
the Sanitorium Tent where there ar
a number of trained nurses from th
large Seventh Day Adventist SAM
tarium in Washington, ID. c., who ar
here prepared TO care for the health r.
the campers. Dr. r.. s. Ingersan, tn
medical superintendent of the Wash
ington Sanitorium. is also on th
grounds. and, assisted by the nurse
will give 2 number of lectures an
demonstrations on subjects OF healt
Seventh Day Adventists believe thi
TO be healthy is a part of good II
ligion.
Prof. B. G. Wilkinson, Ph. D..
Washington, d. c., the president
the Board Of Trustees of the N
Vernon (Ohio) College. and the pres
dent of the Columbia Union Confe
ence Of Seventh Day Adventists, whi'
includes the states of New Jerse
Pennsylvania. Ohio, Maryland, Del
ware, West Virginia. Virginia, and {
District of Columbia. arrived on q
Camp Ground last Monday. and h