The Washington herald., 1913-05-22
1CHURCHLOBBYING
HAS OPPOSITION
Adventists' Speakers De-
nounce Principle Of, Seek
ing Religious Legislation.
REPORTS ARE RECEIVED
Columbia Union Conference Tells OF
improvements in District, Mary
land, and Virginia.

Opposition to the principles OF church
federation in seeking for religious legis-
lation was expressed yesterday at meet
ing of the American Religious Liberty As
ISOLATION, held in connection with the
world conference of Seventh-day Adven-
lists at Takoma Park
Numerous reports of the conference de-
partments of the union conference Or
ganizations also were presented to the
delegates.
The principal speakers at the Religious
Liberty Association meeting were Evan
eelist K C Russell of Chicago, ana
Elder W. F. Martin. of College Place,
Washington.
Seeking to Iegislate morality into the
nation under the guise of being Chris
tan work was condemned in strong terms
by speakers who took part in the dis
cussion.
Elder Martin Speaks.
I'VE wish to call attention to the
avowed purpose of the Christian CltlzeI-
ship Conference. which has, in its Ell
forts TO work in behalf of Christian Or
PLANTATIONS and governments, some oen-
mite pressure that may lead ultimately
TO their open espousal of Christian po-
utical principles This looks like the
= coercion of the civil ny the rehglous
powers What is that but return 10
the days when the church dominated the
State and dictated laws to the govern
ment? 1t was thought by the trainers
of our government that the hrst amend
nent 10 the national Constitution built
wall of separation between Church and
State"
Evangelist Russell said: THE more un-
:. Christian a movement is in these times:
the more men seek 20 label 1t Chrlstlah.
The true Christian asks no aid from
the sword of civil authority" he added.
The report of the young peoples mis-
siCrary volunteer department OF the gen.
eral conference was presented yesterday
by its secretary, Prof. NJ Z. Kern. pres
ident Of the Washington Foreign MISSION
Seminary.
There are SO young peoples societies
under the direction of this department,
with lOS9S members.
Atlantic Report Received.
Tho ranort If the Atlantic Union Con-
ference received was presented by ITS
president Elder W. B. White. OF South
lancaster. Mass. and showed that dur
ing the four years the tithes of the con-
ference had increased from St2'5l0 10
SlO5, %
The report of the Columbia Union Con-
ference which includes the States oil
New Jersey. PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio.> Mary
land Delaware. Virginia. West virginia
and the District of Columbia. was de-
livered by its president Prof. b. u
Wilkinson. of TakOma Park. He re
ported new church buildings erected II
Fords Store, Md; Hagerstown, Md.
Pundsville. Del, Charleston. w. Va.
Parkersburg. w Va, and Takoma Park
d c; two at Newark, y. j., and two II
Baltimore. Nd.
During the four years the 1.-THE OF the
Columbia Union Conference had In
creased S3l-3 per cent, from SS7.63S &c
Sl2o, 80 and in 1872 it gave S092S TO for
e!en missions The total sales OF col
porters during the four years amounted
TO $2i3.926
This morning at $50 talks will b'
given by the South African missionaries
Elder n c Sturdevant of Tsunzwes
Rusape, Rhodesia, and Elder F. B. Ar
mitaEe. OF Spleen Kop. Ladysmith
Natal South Africa.
Tonight Elder Z. f. Andross, of 10:
Angeles, Cal. the president of the Pa
cifc Union Conference. will deliver al
address on the Sanctuary"