Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-20
DAY-OF-RESTb BILL
MEETS OPPOSITION
Subject for Discussion at Sew.
enth-Day Adventists'
Conference.
CHURCH COUNCIL PLAN
is TERMED RELIGIOUS
Criticism of Uniform Measure Beins
Urged for Passage in All
the States.

The business sessions Of the world s
conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
now meeting at Takoma Park. were oc-
cupied today with reports from the va
rous divisions and departments of the
general conference. Departmental meet
ings We're held at the various tents al
lotted to them, the meeting attracting
most attention among the delegates be-
ing that Of the religious liberty depart
nlent.
At this department the subject of dis
cussion was the standard bill for one
days rest in seven which is being urged
for passage in all the states in the United
States by the federal council of churches.
Illustrating the principle underlying this
bill, Prof. w. w. Prescott, chairman of
the Religious Liberty Association, said
that 1t was similar to a man walking
along the street carrying a ladder who
suddenly turns and hits another man on
the nose who is walking behind him.
The man hit at once demonstrates,
and Is told that this Is a free country,
in which a man has a right to carry
a ladder If he pleases. The victim re-
torts that this may be free country
and a man may have a right to carry
a ladder, but his right to carry a
ladder ends where the hit mans nose
begins.
Situation in Australia.
Representatives from various states
where the standard bill for one days
rest in seven had been introduced and
was being urged for passage reported
their efforts in opposition to 1t. Dele
gates from Australia told of the pc
culiar situation which they are called
- in fhnlr try 1ln.. A
of the agitation there in favor Of an
other day of rest or recreation-tha'
is, Saturday The promoters of it say
that thirty hours week Is long
enough for man to labor and five
days is a good weeks work Elder w
A. Colcord of the Religious Liberty
Association said that this idea was
also a religious matter for man In the
commandment is told to work six days
and rest on the seventh Such legisla-
ton. he said, is religious from start 20
finish.
New Organization Planned.
Resolutions involving a change in the
form Of the organization of the general
conference. and the establishment of
five or six great divisions of the world s
conference. were submitted to the dele
gates and referred to a special commit
tee composed OF the general conference
executive committee and the members OF
the standing committees of the confer
ence.
resolution was also submitted to the
conference urging the establishment of
what was termed "a twenty-cents week
fund.-" which would involve the raising of
SO 40 year by each member of the de-
nomination, IS per cent of which was to
be devoted exclusively to foreign mission
work and the remaining 25 per cent to
increasing the efficiency Of the denomi-
national institutions. This resolution was
referred to the committee on finance.
Reports by Superintendent.
The superintendent of the various d.
visions Of the North American foreign de-
partment presented their reports to the
conference. following the report of the
North American department by its sec
rotary. Elder o. A. Olsen of Chicago.
Those who reported were Elder J. III.
Haffner of Clinton. Mo-. superintendent of
the west German division; Elder ]. H.
Schilling OF New York, superintendent of
the east German division: Elder s. Nor
tenson Of Chicago, superintendent of the
Danish Norwegian division: Elder L. H.
Christian of Minneapolis. superintendent
of the Swedish division. Elder +. c. Gill
bert of Boston. superintendent of the
Jewish division: Elder G. G. Roth Of
South Lancaster. Mass. superintendent
Of the French division: Elder o. A. Olsen,
for the Russian division; Prof. NJ l..
Andreason. president of the Danish-Nor-
wegian Seminary at Hutchinson, Mimi. :;
Elder G. f. Nord of Broadview. ILL.,.
president OF the Swedish Seminary, and
Elder J. f. Simon of Clinton, Mo-, presi-
dent of the German Seminary.
The secretary of the department of edu-
cation OF the general conference Prof
H. r. Salisbury of Takoma Park, also
submitted his departmental report.