Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
ELDER DANIELS
TALKS ABOUT INDIA
Describes Misery He Saw
There and Work of the
Missionaries.
TRAVELLED $4,000 MILES,
VISITING IL COUNTRIES
Shook Hands With Ten Thousand
Seventh-Day Adventists in
His World Tour.

Elder A. G. Daniels, president of
the general or world conference Of
Seventh-day Adventists. preached for
the first time since his return from
India, China and other oriental coun-
tries in the headquarters church at
Takoma Park yesterday morning. The
| edifice was packed, practically all of
the members Of the church being
present, with the members of the
| church at the Washington Missionary
College and the teachers from the
seven states in the Columbia Union
Conference. who are now in attends
ance at the summer church at the
college. r
Announcement was made by Elder
w. I. Knox. treasurer of the general
conference, of the reception of q tele-
len G. White. prophecies Of the Ad-
ventist denomination, at her home near
In opening his discourse. President
Daniels stated that he had Travelled
$4,000 miles on this tour, had ridden on
! twenty different steamships, visited
twelve countries, and was met at every
steamboat landing and every railroad
station by members of the Seventh day
rejoiced over the reception given him
at these landings and stations, and
showed that the hand of God was
working nightly in these countries to
plant His truth among the Inhabitants
In these different countries. among
them being Hawaii. Japan, China, the
Philippines. Korea, Manchuria India,
New Zealand, Australia and others, he
personally met and shook hands with
10000 Seventh-day Adventists, many
were, from the darkest heathenism.
All Churches Thriving.
Elder Daniels gave his audience of
about 700 much encouragement when
he stated that not a single church that
has been erected by the denomination
in these countries remains unoccupied,
but all are thriving.
He dwelt considerably on India. de-
claring that the caste system there is
degrading, and no matter how success
fun man may become in business life
he cannot enter another caste than
the one to which he originally he
longed. He told Of man, who was an
outcast-in no caste at all-who had
become wealthy, but it was impossible
for him to marry his daughter unless
These outcasts are kept down." he
declared. and are given very little
consideration. The people in all castles
are illiterate. 80 per cent of that vast
write. When i visited the Seventh
Day Adventist mission station at Kali
yam. about forty miles from Bombay. 1
found the people of the villages sur
rounding it living in misery and filth
Our missionary there in charge, Elder
M. d. Wood, who went out from WASH
ington. about two years ago, took me
on hill nearby and within a radius
of few miles we saw villages with
a population Of sev.eral million All
of these are outcasts land ours is the
only mission station among them. Our
workers, who have been In India for
years, told me that a lower strata of
humanity could not be found in all India
The children were naked, and the
parents were only sparsely clothed.
They live in most terrible haathen-
ism and superstition, and their prac-
tees are vile.
Elder Daniels also spoke of the sew
eral schools that the denomination has
esta blished in India, and the manner
in which the native boys and girls seek
after knowledge. He said these young
people have entered the schools for the
purpose of eventually becoming mis-
sionaries and going among their own
people with the story of salvation. He
also spoke of other countries he had
visited, mentioning especially about
several hundred Fiji Islanders who
have accepted the gospel. He said
that some OF them have come from the
eating tribes, but are now just as
civilized as any other people. Elder
Daniels is now planning to visit va
rious camp meetings among the Ad-
ventists during August and September.