The Washington times., 1913-05-15
ADvENTETS START
SESSION AMID TENTS
Delegates From All Sections
of World Begin Meetings
at Takoma Park.

In great white tented city, the larg-
est number of delegates ever assembled
IN the history Of Seventh Day Adventists
- meeting in Takoma Park today at
- opening of the worlds conference
q that organization. Delegates were
in attendance from forty-eight States of
the Union and from every continent in
the world.
Five new union conferences and three
union missions, comprising fifty-three
local conferences and missions were ad-
mitted to the conference. The meeting
10 the eighth quadrennial session. El-
dae A. G. Daniels, president of the gen.
eral conference. made the opening ad-
dress.
The increase in offerings to foreign
missions has been great. President
Daniels said in 1912 there was added
to the Offering to missions an amount
almost equal to all that was being given
In 1905.
more efficient ministry. greater stimu-
lation in home missionary activity, and
the Improvement Of administration OF
the denominational institutions will be
taken Up by the conference.
There can be no efficient substitute
iells said. Learning, eloquence, long
experience, material equipment. busy
activity. cannot take the place of the
Holy Spirit In the work of God. feel
deeply impressed that this meeting
should mark the beginning of more
presence and mighty working of the
Holy Spirit in our work.
Feature of Afternoon.
The feature of the business session
this afternoon is the report Of the secre-
tary of the general conference. Eller w.
A. epicer, of Takoma Park. At the
preaching service tonight Elder Daniels
win deliver a sermon on THE Keynote
of This Meeting: the Advent Message
to Ali the World in This Generation"
The new conferences and missions
admitted into the general conference
today were: The East German Union
Conference. organized in 1903. and in
cluding the provinces of Brandenburg,
Pomerania, Silesia. East Prussia, West
Prussia, Posen. the Kingdom Of Saxony.
the Grand Duchies of -Mecklenburg-
Schwerfne and Strelitz, Galicia. and
Bukowina- introduced by Elder II. F.
Schuberth. Of Berlin; the West German
Union Conference, also organized In
190e. and comprising the provinces of
Rhineland. Westphai.a, Hesse-Nassau.
Hanover, Schleswig- Holstein, the free
Hanse towns of Hamburg. Bremen and
Lubbock, the grand duchies of Olden-
burg and Luyemburg; pr1ncipal!ties of
Of Lppe-Detmold, Scbammburg-Lippe,
Waldeck. Holland. and Belgium. This
was presented by Elder ]. G. Cslander,
Of Frankfort.
The Central European union confer
prominces of Bavaria, Wurtemburg and
Rohenxollern lands. Baden, Alsace-Lor-
raine. the provinces of Rhenish-Hessen
and Starkenbur-, Austria and German
and Ticino, was SPOKEN for by Elder
o. f. Reinke, of Basel. Switzerland.
Danube Conference.
The Danube Union conference. or
ganized in 1872. and comprisinv the
kingdoms of Hungary. Roumania, Bui-
garia, Servia, Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia.
Herzegovina. and Montenegro was pre-
scented by Elder J. r. Huenergardt, of
Budapest and admitted.
The Brazilian union conference, or
ganized in 1911 and comprising the re-
public Of Brazil, was presented by Ell
der F. w. Spies. of San Paulo, Brazil.
The Siberian union mission, organized
in 1911 and comprising Asiatic Russia
+ east Of the Caspian. tovether with the
region Of the Don, was spoken for by
Elder G. Perk, of Riga, Russia
The Indian union mission, organized
In 1910 and comprising India, Burntan
and Ceylon, ives presented by Prof. j.
L. Shaw, of lucknow. India.
The Levant union mission, organized
in 1910, and comprising Crete, Greece
and the Turkish Empire, was presented
by Elder E. E. Frauchiger, of Con-
stantinople.
BESIDES these delegates are present
from Austrilia, South Africa. South
Anerica, Mexico. Hawaii, Vest Afri-
ca, China. Korea, Japan the Philip
pines, the East Indies, India, West In
dies, Bahama Islands. Great Britain,
uRssia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden.
and East Africa. All these were seated