The Washington times., 1915-05-08
TO RAISE 100000
FUND FOR MISSIONS
Seventh.Day Adventlsts Take
Step Toward Making Far
East Separate Division.

steps toward increasing the mission
funds Of the general conference Of
scventh-Day Adventists to between $780,
NrO and $500, 900 a year have been taken
Through a movement started by several
leaders looking to the organization OF
all Far Eastern lands into one division
conference similar to those in North
America and Europe, and strengthen the
missionary activities there.
A petition has Just been received at
the worlds Headquarters of the denomi-
nation In Takoma Park. from Shanghai,
Shina. asking that Japan, Korea. Man
Sehuria. China. Mongolia. India, the
thilippines, the Malay Peninsula. Siam.
Australasia, tho East Indies, and other
What would be known as the Asiatic
division, and that the constituency in
North America be asked to give financial
support to the plan to extend the de-
organized way than ever before.
Has Strong Backing.
The plan II adopted, would require
the sending out Of large number OF
minister's Bible workers. school teach
crs, and other gospel laborers. as well
as an Increase In the missionary appro-
prtations Of 100000 a year over what 1,
was last year.
The petition asking that these plans
ne made at the coming fall council OF
Elder A. &. Daniels, president of the
general conference, who has been on q
Tour among the mission stations of the
Ear East for the past ten months; r. c.
forter. superintendent Of the Chinese
y. E. Fulton. president of the Australian
union conference, and H. r. Sails
pury, superintendent Of the India unior
'Nesrlv all NJ these teemino millions
are heathen." says the petition. They
are intensely religious. but they grope
In the darkness Of superstition and idol.
airy: In many respects this is unques'
world to evangelize. But this work. az
great and as difficult as it is. must
be done. and seventh-Day ADVENTIST
have put their hands to the task.
Cause Deeply Rooted.
while we have made only a begin,
ming. our couse Is now deeply rooted
and permanently established In all the
places we have entered. The number
OF people In all these countries wht
have already embraced the message
their conservation to 1t, and their eager
ness to Join us in the finishing of tht
gospel. are convincing evidence to vi
waiting for the light. and that when tn,
earth Is reaped there will be a grea
harvest of redeemed. rejoicing soul
from the terrible heathenism In wbicl
these people are now cropping"
In mentioning the pressing demands
the petition urges that suitable places
OF worship where the ministers and 9th
er gospel workers could be brought to
Rether for instruction. encouragement
and organization be erected; that NOR
training schools be esta blished AM
teachers sent out for the training o
young men and women who have accep
ted Christianity and are anxious +
carry the good news" to their own peo
where literature in the native language
might be prepared for distribution.
Our work here is getting beyond ou
plaps and provisions for It's achieve
ment. and We must enlarge its scope.
The petition further states: And w
must do 1t now. Even the terrible wa
in Europe must not stand in the way
In such an hour as this we dare no
counsel retrenchment. nor even stand
ing still while Gods people are holdin
them"
The field now known as the Asiati
division. which includes China, Man
churia, Japan. Korea. and the Philip
pines: and the India Union Mission
and Australia, are operated separated.
In asking that all be united in one di
vision. the petition states there woul
be more efficiency In administrativ
work II such We're the case.
The petitioners believe that by untin
can be united in one administrator
body. which would enable them to hol
regular meetings for counsel regardin
their most difficult and perplexin
questions. and SO have the decisions @
a larger and more experienced body t
guide them in making requests to tn
home mission board and in formulatin
policies for local fields.