Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-30
GENERAL CONFERENCE SEVENTH DAY
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Seventh-day Adventists in various parts
of Louisiana are looking forward with
much interest to the quadrenn;al meeting
of the General Conference which will be
held in Washington, ID. @. May 10 to
June s, and which will bring together
believers in the faith from all parts of the
world. A delegation of eleven members
will represent the Southern Union Con-
ference which includes the states of Ala
bama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
and the western half of Tennessee.
The Louisiana Conference, which has
its headquarters in New Orleans, will be
officially represented by President r. w.
Parmele, although number of other be-
levers in the State will slso attend. He
will be accompanied by his wife, who is
a medical doctor. Among others going
from this state are: Elder o. F. Frank,
of Lake Charles; Mr.. and Mrs. W. P.
McLennan, of New Orleans: and H. ID.
Leavelle, the field missionary agent Of
the conference. The other delegates will
be s. E. Wight, president the Southern
Union Conference; E. H. Rees, the Sec
retary-treasurer; E. L. Maxwell, presi-
dent of the Tennessee River Conference;
A. L. Miller, president of the Alabama
Conference: B. W. Brown, president Of
the Kentucky Conference; G. 8. West,
president of the Mississippi Conference;
C. d. Wolfe, N. B. King, G. E. Peters
and ]. H. Lawrence.
These persons will be among delegates
that will represent every one OF the 20
union conferences in the United States,
Canada, Europe, Australia, and Africa,
and the mission stations in Africa and
Asia. While the delegates will number
between 800 and 500, the number OF per-
sons to attend will swell to about 1000,
as believers from all parts of North Amer
lea will flock to the scene to listen to the
important questions concerning the whole
denomination that will come up for con-
sideration, and the explanation of Bible
themes Dy leading ministers of the faith
There are IL churches in the Louisians
Conference, and the adherents in Tensas
parish will await with interest the return
of President Parmele and the other mem
bers of the delegation who reside In
Louisiana, to learn of the things accom-
plished during the session.
Every state in the Union will be rep
resented by delegates; in fact, every
country on the globe. All Of the leading
ministers in the United States and Can
ada will be among those in attendance
The leaders of the denomination in Europ'
and Australia, as well as those of thu
mission stations in Africa, Asia, and tn
islands of the sea, will also come. Black
skinned and yellow-skinned men ant
women, who have been reclaimed Il
Christ from heathenism, some OF then
having been among man-eating tribes
are expected to lend importance to tn
power of the gospel by their presence
In fact, the gathering will be made up @
commingling of races, such as Ina
probably has never been seen in the pas
} in a meeting Of this sort.
Over 500 tents will be pitched for tn
, housing of the people during their sta
at the session and large canvas pavilion
will be pitched for the holding of tn
} meetings. 1t is expected that at lea
: thirty meetings day will be held.
Not only will problems affecting tn
entire denomination be considered, bl
i the leaders of the different department.
4 comprising the whole, will hold separat
8 meetings. Educators from the leadin
: academies and colleges controlled by Il
I denomination in this and other countri'
r will hold daily conventions, as will Il
the advocates of religious liberty, Il
= bookmen, and the leaders of the your
e peoples societies throughout the demon
q nation. 1t will be business from ear
morning until night every day of Il
}. session.
!. A big problem will be that Of planniI
: to increase the missionary forces in 1
parts of the world. With the leaders
/ these fields present, the needs ofeach W
" be laid before the delegates; and n
only will recruits be furnished, but lar
sums Of money appropriated for. I
Il spreading Of Seventh Day Adventist dc
J. trines.
Ne Another large question that will cor
i up for consideration will be that Of {
d viding the earth into six divisions
~ order to work out the problems that I
denomination has taken upon itself
j. more systematic lines.
. Mr.. j. E. Byram spent sever