The Washington herald., 1913-06-02
CHANGES MADE
BY ADVENTISTS
Release Ministry from Boards
and Time May Be Devoted
to Specific Work.
WEEKLY FUND Is RAISED
Increase Of from Fifteen to Twenty
Gents to Liquidate
Liabilities.

Two resolutions were introduced and
passed yesterday at the world confer
ence OF seyenth-day Adventists which
involved drastic changes in both the
financial and evangelical departments OF
the work OF the denomination.
One resolution outlined the future pol
icy OF the denomination In releasing its
ministry from boards Of management
and the institutional affairs of the de-
nomination 10 devote their entire time to
the specific work OF the ministry.
No action yet taken by the conference
has been so fully and favorably discussed
as was the resolution relating to the
ministry. This resolution recommended
that those ordained to preach the word
devote themselves wholly to the work of
the gospel minister: that candidates for
the ministry be encouraged to take a
course OF study in a Seventh-day Ad-
ventist training school. and that it be
the policy OF the denomination to select
and train laymen possessing suitable
qualifications for the business manage
ment OF institutions.
Time Taken Up.
The boards of management of the sixty
three sanitariums. thirty-one publishing
houses. and the ninety colleges, acade-
mics. and intermediate schools as well as
the sixty primary schools, which are be-
ing operated by the denomination, nearly
all have been headed by ordained min
listers. Ministers also have been presi-
dents of local conferences and of union
conferences. Thus the time OF many Of
the ministers has been taken up largely
by administrative and executive work.
The other resolution provided for the
establishment of what Is called "the
the 20-cent-a-week fund" For some
years the denomination has been raising
Is cents week per member for the sup
port OF its missionary operations This
Is to remain as IL is, but cents addI-
tional week is now to be raised, and
this additional sum 10 to be devoted en-
ureiy to the liquidation o fthe liabilities
OF the institutions Of the denomination.
In powerful address on True and
Counterfeit Christianity" Prof W. w.
Prescott said that IL was recognized by
all students Of the Bible that Il predicted
in many places the coming of a move
ment and an organization which would
be antagonistic to the gospel and work
OF Christ. while at the same time IL
would propose TO sum UP In itself the
fulness of the gospel This, he said. was
foretold in the Scriptures under a va
riety OF names, such as "anti-Christ."
'the man OF sim" the son of perdition."
the mystery of iniquity," and he that
opposeth and exalteth himself above all
that is called God" yet in each case II
was recognized to be a prediction OF the
same power. each prophecy adding addi-
tional details.
systrm Is Counterfeit.
Mr.. Prescott said that the system fore
told in these predictions would be an
exact counterfeit in every detail OF the
true gospel OF Christ, and that this
counterfeit would present itself TO the
world claiming to be the true church,
and proclaiming the true gospel of
Christ, while at the same time 1t would
be only and altogether a substitution for
and a counterfeit OF that church and
that gospel.
BY describing in detail the gospel of
Christ, he said that It would be seen that
the false system would appear to have
all that the true gospel actually pos
sesses. The true gospel has a true sane
tuary, a true high priest. a true media
tor. a true God. a true sacrifice, a true
confession. q true forgiveness Of sin,
true priesthood, a true law. and a true
Sabbath; SO there would be in the spur
ious system a false sanctuary. a false
high priest. q faf>>> mediator. a false God.
a false sacrifice, a false confession, a
false forgiveness for sin, a false priest
hood, a false law, and false Sabbath.