The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-08

To
CONCLUDE WORK
Last Preaching Service at En-
campment VIII Be Held
Tonight.
OFFERINGS ARE MADE
Missionaries Assemble and Give Last
Testimony Before Returning
to Fields.

The last sabbath Of the encampmeni
of the world conference Of Seventh-day
Adventists at Takoma Park was OBJ
served with impressive solemnity yester-
day. a Sabbath School and two unusual
revival services being the features OF
the day.
With hundreds of persons presen,
from nearby Seventh-day Adventist
churches the day was devoted exclusive
Iy to spiritual exercises. all the bust
ness of the conference and other secular
pursuits being laid aside as inconsistent
with the sacredness of the day.
The first service OF the day was a de-
votional meeting at 500 o'clock in the
morning. At this meeting scores made
request for prayers that relatives and
loved ones might be converted.
At o'clock a Sabbath School was
held under the direction of Mrs. l.
Flora Piummer, of Takoma Park. the
newly elected secretary of the Sabbath
School Department of the general con.
ference. and the only woman 20 ever
have a place on the general conference
executive committee.
Oaerinss Are Collected.
At the Sabbath School the great audi.
ence studied an interesting lesson on
the Mediation of Christ, at the close of
which the regular offering was received
1t is the policy of the denomination
that all of the money collected as Sab
bath School offerings shall be devoted
entirely to the work of foreign missions
none of 1t being used for supplies or In
any other way. The Sabbath School,
OF the denomination, following this
plan, are now raising nearly 5000 q
week for missions.
At the first session of the Sabbath
School sat the general conference session
four weeks ago, II was stated that an
attempt would be made during the -four
Sabbaths of the encampment to raise
1000 in the Sabbath School offerings.
When the offering received yesterday
was counted. IL amounted to $40. 50.
which. with the $3.50 collected the frs;
Sabbath. the sl2.9o OF the second Sab
bath, and the $4,000 of a week ago
makes a total of sl,s352s for the Sab
bath School offerings for the four Sab
baths OF the encampment as against
sSsS.oS for the four sessions held four
years ago.
Following the Sabbath School session.
there was a revival service conducted by
Elder A. G. Daniels, of Tskoma Park.
the president of the general conference.
The most interesting service OF the day
came in the afternoon, at which time all
the MISSIONARIES at the encampment from
foreign fields assembled on the platform.
and one after the other gave their last
testimony before returning to their fields
Of labor in far away lands.
Special Prayer Oncred.
This service developed into a remarka-
bic conservation meeting. in which nearly
all present took part. Special prayer was
offered for many who requested IL.
There was a special stereopticon lee
ture last night at the big assembly
tent delivered by DR.. W. A. Ruble.
the president of the College of Medical
Evangelists. at Iona Linda. Cal. and
the secretary of the medical mission
airy department of the general confer
ence.
This afternoon at $50 o'clock there
will be a special preaching service, at
which Evangelist K. C. Russell, of Chi
cago, will deliver an address.
The last preaching service at the
encampment will be held tonight at
7:30 o'clock, at which time Elder r.
c. Porter, of Cape Town. South Africa.
the newly elected president OF the
Asiatic Division Mission and a vice
president of the general conference.
will deliver the sermon
Many of the delegates will remain
several days to finish up the business
affairs of the conference, which they
have been unable to complete. There
are still scores of appointments to be
made.