Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-26
ADVENT|STS FORM
EUROPEAND|V|S|ON
New Conference Embraces
Parts of Asia and Northern
and Eastern Africa.
OFFICERS TO SERVE FOR
FOUR YEARS ARE NAMED
Elder L. r. Conrad of Hamburg,
Germany, Elected President-Plea
for More Soul-Saving Made.

Embracing the territory of Europe. the
Russian and Turkish possessions in Asia,
Persia. Arabia. Afghanistan and the
northern and eastern parts of Africa. a
new conference was created this morning
at the world conference of Seyenth-dav
Adventists at Takoma Park Officers
were elected for this new organization
for period of four years In addition
10 THIS action of the conference creating
a new division of it's work, resolutions
were adopted inauSurating a country
VIDE campaign for religious liberty to be-
gin next fall, and additional reports of
conferences and missions were submitted.
The new organization formed this morn
ing Is called the European Division Con
terence of Seventh-day Advantists AS
the constitution of the general conference
provided for only local and union con-
ferences as constituent parts of the world
conference, it was necessary to change
the constitution in order to provide for
ton.
The delegates from the European field
and the fields embraced in the new
body were authorized by vote of the
IN separate session. and. with an in
terpreter making plain to the delegates
of the different ma .ionalities what ac-
.ions were being taken. they formed
GERS for the period of four years. BY
vote of the world conference this new
organization accepted as a con-
stituent part of the General Conference.
Officers of New Division.
European division conference, each to
serve four years. were:
Elder L. r. Conradi of Hamburg Ger
many. president; Elder j. T. Boettcher
of Riga. Russia. vice president: Elder
Guy Dali of Hamburg. Germany. secre-
tary. Miss Alice kueSSler of Hamburg
Germany. treasurer. Prof. .. Luepke of
rriedensau. Germany. president of the
Frledensau Industrial College. secretary
of the educational depa rtment: DR. A. B.
Olsen of Caterham, England medical su-
perintendent of the Caterham Sanitarium
secretary of the medical missionary de-
partment: n. Hartkop of Hamburg. Ger
many. manager # the Hamburg Pub
fishing House. secretary of the Saba IN
school department: Prof. r. .irnesen of
SkodSbors, Denmark. president of the
Skodsborg Union college. secretary of
the young peoples department: w c.
Sisley of London, manager # the In
formation Tract Society. secretary OF
the publishing department. G. Woysch
of Hamburg. Germany. auditor.
For members of the executive commit
tee-Elder l.. r. Conradi. Hamburg: J.
r. Bcettchcr Riga Russia CIV Dahl
Hamburg: Alice kuessler. Hamburg o..
Luepke. Friedensau Germany. DR.. a. b.
Olsen Caterham. England; H. Hartkop.
Hamburg: +. Arnesen. Skodsborg, Den
mark: W. c. Sisley. London. England
G. Woysch. Hamburg: Elder y j. Fitz-
gerald, London. England: .. L. Reineke,
Basel Switzerland: J. r. Huenersardt.
Berlin, l.. B. Tieche. Paris: j. G. Raft
Copenhagen: J. G.. Oblander. Frankfurt,
Germany: z. T.. Frauchiger. Ccnstanti-
nople; G. Perk, Riga. Russia J. Robert.
CLAM. Switzerland; Christ Jlhl Skods-
borg, and j. Erzberser. Switzerland.
In accordance with the constitution of
the General Conference. b. authority of
his Office as pre- sdent of the European
Division Conference. Elder l.. r. Conradi
becomes one Of the vice presidents Of the
General Conference.