Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-23
Federation Is "ReIigo-PoIitical
Corporation" Editor Tells
AdventiStS.
THREATS AND REPRISALS
CHARGED AGAINST BODY
Such Methods Are Essentially An.
archical," He Says-Statistical
Report Is Given.

Terming the church federation of Amer
lea .religio political corporation {.
NJ Snow. associate editor of the mag
azine Liberty. delivered an address this
morning before the American Religious
Liberty Association. which Is meeting in
connection with the world conference of
Seventh-day Adventists in Takoma Park.
He charged that If the purposes of the
federation were put in operation It would
constitute IAN assault upon the govern
ment.
THE Federal Council of Churches sets
before the country some objects that are
commendable. said Mr.. Snow, but
when it. claiming to represent Jesus
Christ seeks to accomplish these objects
by threat against legislators. by reprisals
against men at the ballot box, it sets it
self forth Is the expounder of a system
of government that is not republican or
democratic, but essentially anarchical
Government by demand of organized
of the people. 1t is not then government
of the people. by the people and for the
people: but government of organizations
over the people and for the accomplish
ment Of objects which the people have al
ready repudiated.''
Bibles Circulation.
At this mornings service at $50 o clock
Rev. John Fox of New York. the secre-
tary OF the American Bible Society. told
Of the remarkable increase in the circu-
lation of the Bible in all parts of the
world and in hundreds Of tongues and
dialects Mr.. Fox delivered the address
on the invitation of the general confer
nox ;,,ek Lee he
had been in attendance at the Pan-Pres-
byterian Assembly. At the close of Mr..
Fox's address a large cash offering was
taken to assist the Bible Society in its
work. and 1t was voted by the delegates
to give $500 from the mission treasury
to the Bible Society.
Much interest was taken by the dele
gates in the report OF the statistical Sec
rotary Of the general conference. II. E.
Rogers OF Takoma Park. who said:
This is the fiftieth annual statistical
report OF the Seventh-day Adventist de-
nomination since the organization of the
general conference May u, 1888. Thus
the half-century mark has been passed.
and something Of the development which
1t has brought is indicated in the fol-
lines has been very marked, the most
important of which, perhaps. is in the
extent of the work.
Growth Of the Work.
Beginning in obscurity, year by year
has witnessed continued progress until to-
day this work is being carried forward
in eighty six counties. where 1t is making
adherents. and to which laborers have
been sent, where missions have been
opened, conferences organized and
schools, printing plants and sanatoriums
set in operation during their appoint
ed work. In some of these countries the
progress has been quite rapid This work
is also reaching out to other lands in the
effort to proclaim to all nations and peo-
pie the gospel message it bears to the
world.
The extension of this work into so
many countries has made necessary the
preparation of literature to meet the re-
quirements in all the lands entered. This
work has been promptly undertaken, and
today UNCONVENTIONAL literature is pre-
pared and circulated in seventy-five Ian
guages. And there are sixteen. other Ian
guages in use as the medium of COM
municating this truth orally. and in which
the printed page will in due time appear
Funds Are Increased.
with the increase in members and
facilities, it is of interest to note the in
crease in funds. The year 1912 realized
the largest amount of funds ever raised
by the denomination as we'll as the high
est amosnt per capita. The amount con-
tributed for all purposes was s., 7C2, 1892.
and the amount per capita was $21.66-
The per capita contributions during the
closing year of each of the five decades
since this work was organized have been
as follows: First decade. $3.50: second,
1854: third. $11.a2s fourth. $11.O; fifth.
S23.66 The total amount of funds raised
by the denomination for all line Of work
since this cause was organized. nifty
years ago. amount to the sum Of So. us.
6s2.o6. OF this amount 900, 1922 was
raised i'm the United States. and $J,oli,-
911.4 was raised outside this country
At tonight.s service Elder f. e. An
dross OF Los Angeles, Cal, the president
Of the Pacific Union conference. will de-
liver an address on The Judgment.