Evening star., 1913-05-22
ADVENT|STS CREATE
ANEW CONFERENCE
Division Formed to Include Eu-
r0pean Countries to Meet
Every Four Years.
REPORTS ARE PRESENTED
SHOWING WORK ABROAD
Elder E. E. Androos Of Los Angeles
to Preach Tonight on "The
Sanctuary"

A new conference was created et this
mornings session OF the World Confer
ence OF Seventh-day Adventist. .. Ia
koma Park. which included Europe. ths
Russian and Turkish possessions in Asia
Persia. Arabia, Afghanlstan and THAI
part of Africa not inclued in Rhodesia.
British Central Africa and South Africa.
to be called the European Division Con-
ference Of Seventh-day Adventists
This is a new departure In the organ
ization of the denomination. Local con-
ferences including only one state. and
the general conference including the ter
ritory Of the world, have been in exist
ence for fifty years. The union conference
organization. however. which is COM
posed of a group OF state conferences. is
only about twelve years old. And now
the necessity has been felt because OF
the rapid growth OF the work in Europe.
where number of union conferences
have been organized. and where there are
now ninety-six conferences and mission
organizations. OF the formation of a larg
er body to include them all, between the
union conferences and the general cor-
ference.
This mornings action created such
an organization. the constituency or
which will eb the conference organiza-
tions in its territory. The constitution
adopted for this organization provided
| that it should hold it's sessions every
four years. the term OF the officers
| being four years. and that its president
| should be vice president OF the gen
eral conference.
Several Reports Presented.
In addition to the creation OF this
new conference the reports OF several
union conferences in Europe We're pre-
| sented. The report of the British
| Union Conference. which includes Eng
| land, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. was
presented by Elder w. j. Fitzgerald OF
| London. the president. 1t showed that
| tithes had been received during the
| four years amounting to sll1.37172.
| which was 20 per cent gain over the
preceding period, 1nd mission offerings
to the amount OF S24.424.0S. which was
| 100 per cent gain over the preceding
period. There are ffty-five evangelical
workers in this territory, two sani
| tariums, one publishing house and one
| college.
The report OF the Scandinavian Union
Conference. which Is composed or Nor
| way. Sweden. Denmark. Iceland and Fin
| land, was presented by its president.
| Elder ]. C. Raft of Copenhagen. This
| report showed that during the four-year
period /, ,34 new members had been added
| TO the churches; the tithe and offerings
| to missions had grown to Sal. .149 6S: sales
| OF denominational literature by evangel-
istic colporters amounted to $3Oo.56e -;
| that there were two training schools
| and one sanitarium in the territory.
/ The report of the Latin Union Confer
ence, which includes France, French
Switzerland. Italy. Spain and Portugal.
was presented by its president, Elder l..
p. Tfeche of Paris. The report showed
l cf1 wnlf. ..nl raSk
ers In this territory. and that 6SS new
members have been added to the churches.
the tithe being raised from $S, 40 in 1909
to $14,3O7 in 1912. and the offerings 10
s4,O55 in 1912. The book sales by col
porters had grown from S6.65s In 1905 to
s17.211 in 1912. This territory operates
one training school, one sanitarium and
one publishing house. all OF which are
located at Gland, Switzerland.
Reports were also received from Elder
Walter Bond of Barcelona, Spain, and
Elder c. E. Rentfro of Portugal for the
Spanish and Portu uguese missions. They
gave interesting accounts or the dffilcul-
ties in their fields
Report Deals With Balkan War.
| The most interesting report Of the day
was that Of the Levant Union Conference.
which includes Crete. Greece and the
Elder Guy Dali Of Hamburg. Germany.
the secretary of the European General
Conference The report was written 10y
Elder E. E. Frauchiger the president of
the mission who lives in Constantinople
and who is still I'm the far east. not be-
ing able to attend this conference. The
report dealt largely with the condi-
tions prevailing I'm the Turkish empire
as the result OF the war with the Balkan
states. He declared that IL CONSTANT
nople fell into the hands OF the Europe
ans, there would be q fearful slaughter
Of Christians.
The report showed that there Were
twenty-one evangelical workers in the
territory of the union mission; that the
book safes for four years .ad amounted
70 s2.16., twelve evangelical colporters
having been at work; that there was a
training school operated by the mission IA
Constantinople. Elder Frauchiger de-
clared that Christians are now befns
taken into the Turkish army. which -
a new departure. only Mussulmans hav-
ing been previously accepted.
At this mornings preaching servle-
Elders NJ C. Sturdevant OF the TsunR
wesi mission in Rhodesa and +. b. Armi-
tage OF Spleen kop. Ladysmith. Natal
gave interesting accounts of their mission
work among the natives Of Africa.
At tonight's preaching service Elder r
F. Androos of Los Angeles. Cal. the
president Of the Pacific Union Confer
ence. will deliver an address on the
Sanctuary"