The Washington times., 1913-05-30
MISSIONARIES TOPIC
| At ADVENTIST MEET
Better Leadership for voIun-
teers in Foreign Lands Con-
sidered at Takoma Park.

Plans for better leadership of mis-
sionary volunteers throughout the world
are being discussed today by the Gem
eral Conference of Seventh-Day Ad-
ventists in Takoma Park. Action was
taken today to add a department to
the Fireside Correspondence School.
Takoma Park. which will train leaders
in young peoples work.
In connection with A. resolution on
lifts to foreign missions, Treasurer w.
+. Knox outlined the policy for the
general disbursement of funds. and
urged that all funds for foreign mission
enterprises come through the regular
channels. Appropriations for the pres
ent year amounted to s52s, Gee. he said.
Sabbath service win commence to-
night. Pastor E. w. Farnsworth. presi-
dent of the California Conference. Oak
land, will be the principal speaker.
Plans for the organization of an
Asiatic division mission have been in
trod.,ced and viii be considered next
week. The new division will include
China, Manchuria, Tibet, Mongolia,
Chinese Turkestan, Japan. Korea,
Malay Peninsula, East Indies. and
Straits Settlement and the Philippine
Islands.
Lincoln's Friend Speaks.
A feature of the conference yesterday
Was the appearance of Major ]. B.
Merwin, in connection with the meeting
g the Woman's Christian Temperance
6u1on. Major Merwin is eighty five
Years old. and wh<n he was pledged by
the woman for his support Of the tenn
perance cause he called for three
cheers for the W. c. T. u He was a
personal friend of President Lincoln,
and his address recalled "reminiscences
OF the great war President.
The establishment of the College of
Medical Evangelists at Iona Linda.
Cal. was indorsed by the conference.
The institution has been established
during the four-year period since the
list general conference in order that
the denomination may educate its own
physicians for. its medical missionary
operations. DR.. w. a. RuDle. presi-
DENT of the college, explained the aims
of the institution and told something
pf its success since its esta oiishnlent.
The white ribboners held sway during
most Of the day yesterday. All other
sessions were adjourned so members
OF the conference might attend the
ford Shelton. president of the woman's
Christian Temperance Union Of the Dis
tr1ct, said one indication thai the ma
ton Is awakening to the temperance
question is the fact that "a former
President II now suing an editor fot
Tells of Women Smoker.
DR.. George Thompson, medical d.
rector of the St Helena Sanato-.um
at st. Helena, Cal. and DIR. w. b.
Holden, medical superintendent OF the
Portland Seventh Day Adventist San.
atoriuIn, at Portland. Ore, delivered
addresses. DR.. Lauretta Kress. for.
merly of the medical staff OF the Wash.
troton Seventh Day Adventist Sana.
f0gtum, caused sensation when sh;
tad that q certain prominent society
woman Of Washington. the wife of q
hi1h Official here. on a trans-Pac!f,
trip, had led all the passengers on tn,
steamer In smoking cigarettes ami hae
hoasted that her limit was sixty a day
Mra. Hull president Of the North
west Woman's Christian Temperate,
Union, proposed toast to Or. Patienc:
Berdeau-Sisco. the hostess o. the or
gsnixation, and the white ribboners theI
gave the Chatauqua salute and tins
W. c. T. u. battle cry. DR. Mab!s
Howe-Ottis. of the medical stan o. The
Moline. ILL.,. Seventh Day Adventist
Sanitorium delivered an address