Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
FAVORED BY council
AdventiStS Ind0rSe Institutes
for Young People.
GOOD RESULTS LAST YEAR
Elder Mcclure Describes the Course
to Be Followed in Pro-
posed Meetings.

The young peoples missionary volun-
teer department has been authorized by
the general conference committee Of the
Seventh-day Adventist denomination, now
holding its annual fall council at the
Washington Foreign Mission Seminary
in Takoma Park. to hold institutes among
the young people Of the churches in the
denomination during the coming winter
1t was explained today by Prof NJ. E.
Kern, secretary Of the department. that
good results were accomplished by hold
ing institutes in several churches last
year. He expressed the belief that fur
Their good could be accomplished if these
Institutes were continued
Elder Meade MacGure of Loveland
Col. the field secretary Of the depart
ment. described in general way the
these meetings. He stated that the young
people. wherever the Institutes are held
will be educated along definite lines and
that they would be taught how to win
souls to Christ He stated that through
the giving of this instruction spiritual
REVEALS would be the outcome, and that
an impetus would be given to the educa-
tional feature of the denomination He
declared that all of the departments in
the organizat ton draw their recruits from
-
tutes would better qualify the young peo-
pie for future missionary efforts.
The Probable Program.
Though no definite program has been
mapped out for the holding of these
meetings this winter, it is said to be
probable that theSplan will be followed
along an extensive line and that Elder
MCGUIRE and others connected with the
department will visit schools and
churches for the purpose of holding
meetings.
1t was stated that there are 10000
tutions in the denomination alone, and
that there are also several thousand
outside of the schools yet members of
different churches.
The leaders will be given instruction
along special lines that are now being
prepared by the department., among
which will be points on organization, the
necessity of studying the Morning
Watch the best method of holding
young peoples services at camp meet
ings and the literary feature which will
include the reading course and standard
of attainment.
A Reading Course.
The council also adopted recommended
tons submitted by Prof. W. w. Prescott
for a reading course for licentiates and
ordained ministers. The course will DE
prepared and submitted to the next gem
eral conference.
1t was urged by Prof. Prescott that the
ministry ought to be qualified in doctrinal
points, philosophy and science. and that
the course could be conducted through
correspondence by the Fireside Core
spondence School, which is a department
of the denomination.
The committee on distribution of labor
submitted it's third report during the
council. Nebra ska conference will be re-
quested to release NJ. E. Ellis of Hastings
to go as a printer and secretary to Mexi-
co; the Alabama conference will be re-
quested to release A. F. Prieger to take
charge of the Haitian mission; the New
York conference will be requested to re-
lease H. F. Taylor to go as a missionary
to the Bahama Islands.
Recent Arrivals.
Among the new arrivals at the council
are J. II. Schlling of Brooklyn, n V,
superintendent of the German work in
the eastern United States; w H. Heck
man of Philadelphia, president of the
East Pennsylvania conference; Drs D.
H. Kress of Chicago, David Paulson of
Hinsdale, ILL.,; D. c. Ross of Fort Worth,
Tex. and l. d. Richardson Of Wheeling,
w. Va.
The request of the Baltimore Advent
ist congregation for loan to assist in
the completion of the church building
now being erected there was referred to
the Columbia Union Conference commit
tee for consideration.
Proposed Lecture Tours.
Prof w. w Prescott. secretary of the
Religious Liberty Association, which has
its headquarters at Takoma Park. is TO
head a number of evangelists of the de-
nomination. who are to participate in
lecture tours for the spread of the gospel
in various parts of the country during
the coming winter. The list in
cludes X. c. Russell Of Chicago. CARLYLE
B. Haynes Of Atlanta, Ga. 90 Bernstein
of Minneapolis, Mimi; c. H. Edwards of
Providence. r. l.; Lee S. Wheeler of New
York, Fred c. Gilbert of Boston, Mass:
A. j. Clark of Battle Creek. Mich; B. l..
House of Hastings. Neb, and r. w. Par
mele of Orlando, Fla.
Though no set program has yet been
outlined, it is very probable that the
large cities east of the Mississippi river
will be among the first visited. It is
also probable that the evangelists will
go out in teams of three or four each
other denominations will be invited to
cooperate in this movement.
Transfers of Workers.