The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-31
DANIELS AGAIN
ADVENTIST HEAD
Elder Is Reelected President
of General Conference for
Four Years.
OTHERS ALSO RENAMED
Peoples Church Of Northwest Wash
ington Becomes Part Of the
Older Body.
OTHERS ALSO RENAMED

Jua before the adjournment of the aft
ernoo business session of the confer.
ence OF Seventh-day Adventists, at Ia
koma Park, the committee on nomina-
tons submitted a partial report cover.
ing the offices of president. secretary
and treasurer. Elder A. G. Daniels. OF
Takoma Park, who has been president
OF the general conference for twelve
years. was reelected for a term of -four
years; Elder W. A. Spicer. of Takoms
Park. who has been secretary for the
same period of time, was also reelected
and Elder W. T. Knox, who has been
treasurer for the general conference for
two years, received a reelection for four
years.
At a special business session of the
North American division conference,
which includes all of the United States
and Canada, and which was organized
few days ago the committee on nomi-
nations submitted a partial report GOV
ering the Offices of president and vice
president. Elder !. II. Evans of Shang-
hal, China, at one time the treasurer OF
the general conference at Takoma Park,
and more recently the vice president OF
the general conference for the Asiatic
division. was elected president of the
North American division conference. anc
Elder o. A. Olsen, of Chicago, the sec
rotary of the North American foreign
department. was elected vice president
of the North American division confer
ence. The term of these two officers will
be four years.
Independent Church Joins.
The acceptance into fellowship of an
independent church in Northwest Wash
ington. the reports Of missions and con-
ferences in South America, and an ad-
dress on The Church and. Legislation
were other features of the business Sc
sions yesterday.
The regular order Of the conference
was dropped yesterday long enough to
hear a letter read from the Peoples
Church, Of Northwest Washington. ask
ing TO be received into the denominat ton
A few years ago the church decided to
sever its connection with the District of
Columbia Conference and had been con-
Quoting its work Independently. Its
pastor, Elder Lewis c. Sheaf. who pre-
sented the letter from his church. told
the conference that reflection and ex-
perience had convinced the congregation
that the severance OF organic ties has
been a mistake. and by an almost unan-
imous vote the CONGREGATION had made
request to be received back into the
denomination. After expressions of
gratitude by numerous delegates for this
action on the part Of the church, the
conference passed a vote of hearty well
come TO the church. and referred its
request TO the District Of Columbia Con-
ference for formal action.
An address on The Church and Leg
islation," was delivered by Elder NJ. c.
Wilcox. of Mountais View. Cal, the edI-
tor Of the Signs Of the Times.
Hundreds of people came into the camp
from the surrounding Adventist churches
to spend Sabbath and Sunday. At this
mornings preaching service, at l0:45
O'Clock. Elder W. A. SpIcer, the secretary
of the general conference, will deliver the
sermon.
Great interest is being taken in the
meeting announced for tonight. Elder
John F. Huenergardt. of Budapest. Hun
gary, the president of the Danube con-
ference, who has spent much time in the
Balkan States, during the recent months,
will deliver a stereopticon address on the
Balkan states.