Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-19
MISSION WORKERS
SUBMIT REPORTS
Feature of Program at Worlds
Conference of Seventh
Day Adventists.
PAPERS ON SUNDAY LAWS
AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Sermon by Elder w. A. Spicer on
"Certainties of the Advent
Message"

Reports of mission workers and the
leading of papers on the questions of Sun
day legislation and religious liberty insti-
tutes and campaigns largely occupied the
time OF the worlds conference of Seventh
cay Adventists at Takoma Park this
morning.
reports were presented to the confer
cnee by superintendent OF various mis-
sions In the Asiatic division of the general
conference. The first report was by Elder
r. a. Alum of Chowkiakow. in the PROV
lnce Of Honan. China, who is connected
with the central China mission. Others
who gave reports were Elder j. p Ander-
son OF Wal Chow. in the province of
kwanchung, who is connected with the
south China mission: c. l.. Butterfield of
Seoul. Korea, the superintendent of the
Korean mission and Elder G. F. Jones of
Singapore, the director of the Singapore
mission.
The report of Elder Jones was listened
10 with interest. as he represents field
where cannibalism is still prevalent. the
head hunters of Borneo being included in
his territory. He related several interest
ing incidents connected with his mission
AIRY labors. and brought out a great bum
die of walking sticks and canes made of
rattan with handles of the horns of the
water buffalo. which We're made by one
OF the workers at his mission station to
he sold at the general conference, the pro-
ceeds TO go to the support of the mission
III Java
Chinese Letter Interpreted.
mother letter from native Chinese
Christians reached the conference and
was translated to the delegates by Elder
r. a. Alum of China. II was from the
native students at the Marking Seventh
day Adventist school.
meeting of the religious liberty de-
partment of the general conference was
held. at which papers We're read by W. +.
Martin of College place. Washington Sec
rotary of the religious liberty department
Of the north Pacific union conference
who had as his guest yesterday at the
Zig dining tent, Senator Miles Poindexter
of Washington, Elder j. o. Corliss Of
Mountain View. Cal. secretary of the re-
lisious liberty department OF the southern
California conference. and III. A. Weaver
OF Newark. Ohio. secretary OF the re-
I=ious liberty department of the Ohio
conference. who read a paper on Re
ligious Liberty Institutes"
Sermon by Elder Spicer.
Elder ". \. spicer of Takoma Park, the
secretary of the general conference said
in "A sermon on THE Certainties of the
Advent Message"
Beyond our comprehension as it is the
stupendous and overwhelming fact re-
mains that God is finishing the work of
ali ages before our eyes today.
The explanation of the work OF
Seventh-day Adventists is 10 De found in
the prophesy of Revelations, l4:6-14. Near
~ 2.uOo years ago the Lord showed the
Apostle John on the Isle OF Patnlos the
scenes of the last days just preceding tie
coming of Christ. The Scriptures teach
that before Christ comes In the "loGds of
heaven NJ the second advent a Judgment
hour takes place in heaven deciding the
eterna. destiny OF all men. In the
prophets vision ne saw Chrsts second
advent IN power and glory. but Just be-
fore the appearing Of the Saw or the
prophet beheld the rise of "A movement
bearing message 10 every nation. kim
bred. tongue and people. CRYING Fear
God and give glory to HIM, for the hour
OF His Judgment is come
The people carrying that message are
described by the prophet as a people thar
Keep the commandments OF God and
have the faith or Jesus.
Hour of Gods Judgment.
After the hour OF Gods iudgmen,
came. which, according 10 the prophe,
Daniel. was In the year 1914 this move
ment by Seventh-day Adventis,s arose,
and is spreading TO all the world. CRYING
tHe i"essdSe III many languages, IN many
tongues. In the exact terms of tho nro-
phecy. Fear God and give glory To Him
for the hour of His judgment is come
And In all lands the result is TO turn
those who receive the message from fol-
lowing human traditions to the keeping
of the commandments of God, the fourth
commandment included
Al tonights preaching service, Prof w
W. Prescott OF Takoma Park editor OF
the Protestant magazine and secretary
lFfy do asfy.
general conference. who is organizing 3
religious liberty campaign TO include tn.
large cities of America. will deliver ar
address on "Romanism.