The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-04-21
ADVENTISTS
To Hold Conference In The
City Of Baltimore
Mt. Vernon Man To Head
The Ohio Delegation

The OHIO Conference OF Seventh
Day Adventists will be we'll represent
ed at the biennial session of the Co
lumbia Union Conference of that de-
nomination, which will be held in Bal
tlmore, Md, April % to May 10. Elder
Il. K. Slade, of Mt. Vernon, President
of the Conference, will head the Ohio
delegation, which will be composed
of practically all of the clergymen and
Bible teachers in its employ. Among
others who will attend from this state
are r. G. Patterson, F. M. Fairchild,
w. E. Bidwell, H. NJ. Jump, F. II. Hen
derson, j. F. Olmstead, w. j. Yemen,
J. ]. Marietta, w. w. Miller, E. W,
Weber, G. T. Redfield, H. H. Burkhold-
er, H. A. Weaver, Leslie Muntz, A. G..
Haughey, G.. G. Quillen, Raleigh
French, and ]. Fl. McEarchern. Among
the cities that will be represented are
Cleveland, Findlay, Toledo, GAINESVILLE,
Springfield, Youngstown, Dayton, Co
lumbus, Cincinnati, and other places.
Ciergymen and Bible teachers from
the conferences in Maryland, Della
ware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the
District of Columbia, Virginia and w.
Virginia, which, with Ohio, comprise
the Columbia Union Conference, will
also attend the session. The visiting
clergymen will include Elders A, g.
Daniels, President of the General Con-
ference, l. H. Evans, President of the
North American Division Conference,
w. T. Knox, Treasurer of the General
Conference, G. B. Thompson.
Secretary of the North American
Division Conference, and w. w. East
man, head of the publishing work in
North America All of these are from
the worlds headquarters of the denom-
ination in Washington, D. G. Prof. p.
G. Wilkinson, of Washington, will have
charge of the meetings.
This will be the eleventh of twelve
similar meetings which have been held
in different parts of the United States
and Canada during the past winter
and early spring. One has followed
close onto the previous session. Prac-
tically every preacher in the denomina-
ton in the United States will have at.
tended one or another of these meet.
ings when this series closes.
A ministerial institute will be the
program for the first week, with FL
ders Daniels, Fans and Thompson
taking leading parts. These three will
be the instructors, and their subjects
will be as follows: THE Ministry" /.
H. Evans; Spiritual Power" A. G.
Daniels; "The Bible and Prayer" G.
B. Thompson. Professor Benson will
also give some instruction concerning
the development of the young peoples
department. 1t is stated that there are
now over 10000 young people in the
schools, academies, and colleges op-
Grated by the denomination, and the
necessity of winning every one of
these for gospel workers will be
brought to the attention of the dele
gates. Elder Eastman will tell of the
progress that is being made in North
America in the distribution of Chris
tian literature.
During the last week of the session
business affairs will be transacted. Re-
ports will be given by President VIII
kinson, the secretary, the treasurer,
secretaries of the Religious Liberty,
Sabbath-school, and Young People s
Departments, presidents of the various
state conferences, and other officials,
Officers will be elected for the next
two years, credentials and licenses is
sued, and it is probable that several
changes will be made in the forces in
different parts of the Columbia Union
territory.