The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-04
OFFICERS named
BY ADVENTISTS
Elder |. H. Evans Heads New
American Conference
Division.
KNOX NAMED TREASURER
Election of Five Other Organizations
Takes Place at Business
Session.

izations took place yesterday at the
business session of the world conference
of Seventh-day Adventists at Takoma
Park. The general conference. the North
American division conference, the gen.
eral conference corporation. the general
conference legal association, and the
foreign mission board selected officials to
serve for the term of four years.
The election which aroused the most
interest among the delegates was that
Of the officers of the North American d.
vision conference, which is a new organ
ization created at this session. The Of
ficers elected for this organization were
as follows:
President. Elder 1. H. Evans, OF
Shanghai, China, formerly the vice presi-
dent of the general conference for the
Asiatic, division; vice president, Elder o.
A. Olsen, formerly the secretary of the
North American foreign department OF
the general conference; secretary, Elder
George B. Thompson, Of Takoma Park
formerly secretary of the Sabbath school
department of the general conference;
treasurer, Elder w. T. Knox, of Takoma
Park, who is also treasurer of the gen.
eral conference; secretary of the educa-
tional department, Prof. H. r. Salisbury,
of Takoma Park, who fills the same Of
fee for the general conference; secretary
of the medical missionary department
DIR. H. w. Miiler OF Canton, China; sec
rotary of the young peoples missionary
volunteer department, Miss Matilda
Erickson. of Takoma Park, formerly as
sistant secretary of the same department
81 the general conference; secretary of
the religious liberty department. Prof
c. S. Lonacre, formerly the principal OF
South Lancaster Academy in Massachu-
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department, Elder .. a. Olsen, of Chi
cago, who is also vice president; secre-
tary of the Danish-Norwegian depart
ment, Elder L. II. Christian. of Minneap-
oils: secretary of the Swedish depart
ment, Elder S. Mortenson, of Chicago;
secretary of the Eastern division of the
German department, Elder J. II. SchI-
ling, of New York; secretary of the West
division of the German department, FL
der G. F Haffner, of Clinton. Mo-; sec
rotary of the negro department. Elder
{. B. Stephenson. OF Atlanta, Ga; sec
rotary of the press bureau, Walter L.
Burgan, of Takoma Park.
The Executive Committee.
For members of the executive COM
mittee OF the North American division
conference there are Elders l. H. Evans,
W. T Knox. G. B. Thompson, w. B.
: White Z. T. Russell. B. G. Wilkinson,
n,
Flaiz F. F. Andross. c. B. Stevenson,
S. f. Wight. G. F. Watson, NJ. n. Camp
bell. H S. Shaw, II. w. Miller, H. r.
Salisbury, Matilda Erickson, c. S. Long
acre. o. \. Olsen. L. H. Christian, 5.
Mortenson. J. H Schilling. G. F. Han
ner. W. w. Prescott r. A. Underwood. |
L. NJ. Bowen, Frederick Griggs, and DR..
w \. Rube. |
The officers of the general conference, |
elected here Yesterday, were as follows:
Secretary of the educational department, |
Prof. H r. Salisbury, of Takoma Park, |
who was reelected to this position: sec
rotary of the publishing department, Ell
der y T. Town. of Takoma Park, also
reelected: secretary of the medical mis-
siOnary department. DR. W. a. Ruble. OF
Iona Linda, Cal, al present the presi-
dent Of the College OF Medical Evan
gelsts at Iona Linda: secretary OF the
young peoples missionary volunteer de-
partment. Prof NJ. E. Kern. of Takoma
Park. at present the president of the
Washington Foreign Mission Seminary.
The following persons were elected as
additional members OF the general con-
ference executive committee: Elder 5.
n. Haskell. of South Lancaster, Mass.
Elder W. c. White. of Sanltarium. Cal
Elder w. {. Sisley. of London, England, |
and manager of the International Tract
Society. Z. II. Jones' Of Mountain view.
Cal and manager of the PacInc Fress
Publishing COMPANY; f. r. Palmer, of
Takoma Park. manager Of the Review
and Herald Publishing Association: DIR.
II. w. Miller. of Canton, China; Elder
q. 3. Thompson, of Takoma Park. for
merry secretary of the Sabbath school
department Of the general conference |
and now secretary of the North Ameri- |
can division conference, and Prof. c. S. /
LonCacre, of Takoma Park, who is the
secretary of the religious liberty depart
ment of the North American division
conference.
The trustees of the general conference |
corporation elected yesterday were: Elder |
w T. Knox. of Takoma Park: Elder I.
II. Evans. of Shanghai. China: Elder F.
NJ Wilcox. of Takoma Park, the editor
of the Review and Herald: H. E. Rogers,
of Tai -oma Park, the statistical secretary
of the general conference; Prof. B. C.
Wilkinson. Of Takoma Park. president of
the Columbia union conference; Prof
W. w. Prescott, of Takoma Park. editor
of the Protestant Magazine. and Elder
Z. r. Palmer, of Takoma Park. manager
of the Revue wand Herald Publishing As
sociation.
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