Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-14
WOULD WARN WORLD
Seventh.Day Adventists Con-
fer on Methods.
OPPOSED TO SENSATIONS
Evangelistic Council Discusses Ways
of Obtaining Hearing of the
Church's Message.

The problem OF adopting uniform mcth1
DDS for 1.-THE securing OF an audience WAC
the main point under discussion in the
opening meeting OF the Evangelistic Coun-
ell how being held by Seventh Day Ad.
ventist ministers from the middle At-
lantic and New England states al tho
Foreign Missionary Seminary at Takoma
Park. There were present when the
meeting was opened fifty ministers, and
more are expected TO arrive during the
day.
Pastor A. c.. Daniels. president of the
general conference the governing body Of
the denomination. announced that this
was the first meeting OF the kind ever
held by the denomination, and declared
that IL marked a new era. He mentioned
some OF the points that he wanted 10 be
considered.
Uniform Methods Desired.
Many cities of the east are represented
in the gathering. and Mr.. Daniels said
that the vital reason for calling these
evangelists together was the spreading ot
the last warning message 10 the millions
who live in these cities. Seventh-Day
Adventists believe they have a message
to give to the world. that Christ is to
return to the earth In this generation.
and they believe that when the gospel
has been preached to every nation then
the end will come. Accordingly, they
will lay plans at this council to spread
further the gospel, and they wish 10 do
so along uniform lines.
Mr.. Daniels said there were many
questions involved in evangelical work.
including the following: How TO secure
an AUDIENCE" Personal house-to- house
work" How shall a company OF work.
ers In city cooperate TO gain the
greatest success" What shall be the
al dot nd alofi nnSh .Af
minister to each other? and How
shall the evangelical and medical work
be combined?"
Sensational Methods Opposed.
The first question of How to secure
an audience brought out considerable
discussion. Practically all present were
opposed to sensational methods. Several
printed announcements of meetings held
in the past by Adventist evangelists
were exhibited and the points made
prominent in each discussed. Quite
large number of those present took part
in the discussion.
The question of framing a resolution In
which will be embodied q uniform method
to be pursued was turned over to a conf
mittee composed of Evangeiists n: =.
Russell Of Chicago. R e. Harter of Phil
adelphia and A. V. Cotton or Brooklyn,
who will report later.
1t is expected that the plans outlined
at this council will be adopted as a stand
ard by the ministry of the entire denom-
nation.
Delegates Present.
Those in attendance are:
District of Columbia-J. l.. McElhaneys
w. II. Green. NJ. f. Kern. s. b. Horton,
A. ]. Bristol, G. \. Stevens.
Chesapeake-R. T. Baer. r. III. Martini
II. s. Prener.
Eastern Pennsylvania-W. II. Hickman.
R. z. Harter, C. S. West, A. r. Bell.
Ohio-J +. Olmstead, w. NJ. Campbell.
West Pennsylvania-B. f. Kneeland, n.
s. Ashton, j. z. Veach J. p Gaede. w.
F. Schwartz. G. L. West.
West Virginia-F. II. Robbins, j. Fl
Steele.
Greater New York;. d. Quinn. n. II.
Nielsen F. NJ. Dana. L. T. Nicola, r.. J.
Bryant, A. v. Cotton. J. X. Humphrey.
b. E. Miller. f. Rosenwald, ID. n. Wall.
L. S. Wheeler
Maine-J. f. Piper.
Massachusetts-H. c. Hartwell. A. =.
Sanderson, G. B. Starr. ]. X. Jones.
Northern New England-A. ]. Clark. r.
B. Clapp.
Southern New England-C. II. Edwards,
j. c. Stevens. w. r Andrews.
Western New York-H. w. Carr, T. b
Westbrook.
Atlantic Union-w. b. White.
Columbia Union-B. G. Wilkinson.
General Conference-G. r. Thompson,
W. T Knox, w. w. Prescott and y T.
Town.