Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
Reports From South America,
India and Philippines by
Seventh-Day Adventists.
RECEPTION IS FEATURE
OF WORLD CONFERENCE
Delegation OF White Ribboners Wis
its the Encampment and Con-
ducts Temperance Meeting.

Reports of conference and mission
work under the direction of the denomi-
nation I'M South America. in the Philip
pines and in India and Burma We're the
features at this mornings sessions of the
world conference of SIEVE nth day Advent
lists at Takoma Park.
The report of the Philippine mission
was submitted 20 the conference by Elder
l.. Y. Finster of Manila. He declared
that the ma iorty of the Philippine people
We're well satisfied with American rule.
In aking of the difficulties of mission
work in the islands, he said that although
the Filipinos had been nomnally Chris
tians ever since the Spanish conquered
the islands, yet the Bible had never been
permitted there until the Americans
cuped the territory. The Philippine peo-
pie at that time, he said, We're engaged
in athen customs under Christian
names Progress had been made in get
ting out literature in the native tongue.
one monthly magazine being published;
there were nine evangelical workers I'M
der the direction of the mission. two
evangelical colporteurs and one training
school.
Report From South America.
The report of the South American
Union Conference. which consists of the
republics of Argentine. Chile. Paraguay.
Bolivia. Ecuador. Peru and Uruguay.
was submitted by its president, Elder
j. W. Westphal of Buenos Aires. 1t
showed that there were 1852 Sabbath
keepers in this territory. which was
gain of 3D. in three years. These Sab
bath keepers were located as follows:
Argentine, with II churches and go
members; Chile. Il churches and SOD
members; Paraguay, churches and POS
members, Bolivia, 10 members. Ecua-
dor. II members. Peru. churches and
III members. and Uruguay. churches
and 9S members. The total 1.-THE for
four years amounted to SCI. G26W. The
total amount received for evangelical
purposes was ssh 2O7.56. There are eighty
three evangelical workers in the terri
tory one sanatorium two training
schools and one publishing house. This
publishing house prints and circulates
three periodicals. the Salud Vida, FL
Atalaya and La Revista Adventista. The
book sales for the four years amounted
to SIS, 500
Work in India.
Much interest was manifest among
the delegates in the report of the work
of the denomination in India. This re-
port was submitted by Prof. J. l.. Shaw,
sion He reported that there were sew
enty-two evangelical workers in the ter
ritory of India and Burma. and that the
field is divided into five local missions
Bengal. comprising the Bengal. OriNa.
Santhali and AsSamese language areas,
north India. covering the Hlndl. Binarl'
Ra ia sthani Punjabi and Bundhi Ian
.uage areas; west India. comprising the
language areas of Marathi and Guperati:
south India. including the Island OF Cey-
.on and comprising the language areas
Of Tamil. Kanarese Malayan and Sin
ShaleSe. and Burma, Including the couH-
Try of Burma.
The report Of the mission work at
Nazareth and Trichinopoly. in south In
da. was submitted by Elder J. S. James
of Nazareth. who is IN charge OF tne
work The report of the school work
carried on at karmatar was given In an
intensely interesting talk by Miss Della
Burroway. who was in charge Of it.
The work III Burma was outlined by
Elder r. 4. Beckner of Mandalay. who
showed that there were ten evangelical
workers in that field, with lob Sabbath
keepers and that the 1.-THE for the file d
had grown from 2,o?D rupees. annas
and & pice in 1913, to 1851 rupees -
annas and :; pice in 1917: that there was
one training school operating at Meik-
tia with III students enrolled, among
them being Burmese. Indians. Chinese.
karans and Urasians; that there were
four ptdnSeHcdI cOlpptteuIS III tit
VINO last year sold religious literature to
the amount of ?ii6 rupees annas and
q plce.
Public Reception.
The first social feature of the confer
ence was held yesterday and developed
into an unusual service. 1t was d great
public reception to the foreign mission
aries and foreign converts who are pres
cnt at the conference. All business pro-
crrdinss were laid aside for the after
noon. and all from foreign lanas were
assembled on the Platform. Swarthy
skinned natives from tho far east. con-
verts to christianity from heathenism.
We're seen among the faces Of the eau
asian missionaries Representatives from
every continent and many of the island
fields We're there.
Their names were called. one by one.
and as each rose they told either the
date of their conversion in foreign lands
or the wear of their going to their mis-
SION stations Those who could not speak
English used their native tongue and
what they said was Translated to the
thousands In the audience by interpre-
ters. The first convert from heathenism
in India by Seyentfl-day Adventist mis-
sionaries was SO overcome with e1nbar
rassment at facing such a vast throng
that she could not tell her name. which
was given by missionary, Mrs l..
Burgess I'll IIdTnWdi, Hula, dS ANtIilbdl
BurruS.
The delegates We're stirred at the close
of the Getting by the announcement that
a visitor to the encampment who was not
of the Adventist faith had been so inn
pressed at the great work carrie on
by the denomination and also by the
meeting yesterday that as she sat i'm her
seat she had written out check for
Sl.nHt, which she had passed to the treas
uerer of tire general conference to he de-
voted to the extension of their missionary
opera tons.
White Ribboners as Guests.
4 delegation of 2D white ribboners
from the District of Columbia w. {. 7
L. were the guests of DIR. Patience Bor-
deau-Ssco at the encampment this
morning They were entertained at din
ner at the big dining tent. each one TAX
ing a tray and selecting her own food as
she walked past the long tables upon
which the vegetarian preparations We're
displayed. This afternoon they are hold
ing a special temperance and total absti-
nence meeting in the big assembly tent.
the business session of the conference
having given way to this meeting.
Elder NJ. c. Wilcox of mountain View,
Cal. the editor of the Signs of the Times.
will deliver the sermon at the service this
evening.
DUCKING FOR MIDSHIPMEN.