Evening star., 1921-03-28
WOU[DPRESS WORK
. AMONG CANN|BALS
Seventh Day Adventists Open
Spring Council at Takoma
Park Tomorrow.

| How certain cannfbals of the south
ern Pacific islands in a superstitious
fervor deliberately inoculate per-
fectly healthy children with the
germs Of disease which causes skin
eruptions for about six years is told
by Elder c. H. Watson. Seventh -da y
ADVENT missionary, who is a delegate
! to the annual spring council of the
| general conference of the seventh
at Takoma Park
! Elders Watson and c. X. Meyers.
the latter also a traveller among vari-
/ Gus savage tribes, tell of remarkable
transformations that have come in
! the lives Of cannibals after accepting
| the gospel of Christ taught to them
| by the missionaries
Medical Aid Needed.
| Pointing out that a mighty work
for the uplift of humanity can be ac-
/ complished if medical missionaries
are sent among the inhabitants of
these South Sea Islands" Elder Wat
! son described how one superstition is
/ that or having mothers inoculate
! their children with disease. \ child
must suffer agony for six years be-
, Tore he is finally cured of it's ravages,
/ he learned.
! Every state in the Union and every
| province in Canada will be repre-
sented at the council. which will be
! called to order tomorrow morning in
| the administration building by Presi-
dent A. G. Daniels. Questions affect
| medical. educational. publishing and
| evangelistic departments will be
| discussed.
Among leaders in the church sched-
| uled to attend are:
Church Leaders Here.
A. 6. Daniels. president Of the
| general conference;s E. E. Andross,
| vice president: w. T. Knox, Charles
Thompson and II. II. Cobban, treas
| urers; w A. Spicer, ]. L. Shaw and
E. E. Bowen, secretaries: F. NJ. Will
cox. editor of tN Review and Her
aid: G s. I,ongacre. secretary of the
religious liberty department: n. Z.
Town. w. w. Eastman. ]. H. Nc
Eachern of the publishing depart
| ment: NJ. f. Kern. c. a. Russell, Mrs.
| e: F.: Andross and Mrs. Harriet Holt
! Mrs l.. F. Plummer. J. S. James and
Miss Rosamond D. Ginther of the
| Sabbath school department: c. V.
| Leach. Fl. X. Christman. f. r. Num-
bers and Mrs. ]. w. Mace of the
( home missionary department: w. F..
Howell. Otto John, Mrs. Flora Will
| liams and Miss sara F. Peck
| of the educational department.: L.
| A. Hansen, DR.. H. W.. Miller. DR..
| G. Fl. HeaId and DR.. D. D. H.
| kress of the medical departmen Mt
, G. b. Thompson and w. w. Prescott,
! field missionaries: f. r. Palmer. gen
! eral manager Of the Review and Her
| aid; J. L. McElhaney of Nashville,
| Tenn. president Of the Southern Union
| Conference; w. H. Hickman of Chat
, tanooga. Tenn. president of the South
eastern Union Conference; s. f. Wight
| of College View. Neb., president of
the Central Union Conference; J. w.
Christian Of Glendale. Calf. president
of the Pacific Union Conference; A
r. Ogden of College Place. Wash.
president of the North Pacific Union
Conference: E. K. Slade of South Ian
caster, Mass, president of the At
lantic Union Conference: F. n. Rob-
bins of Txkoma Park. president OF the
Columbia Union Conference; E. T.
Russell Of ST Paul. Mimi. president
Of the Northern Union Conference:
Morris Lukens of Oklahoma City.
Okla. president Of the Southwestern
Union Conference: A. c. Gilbert of
Calgary. Canada. president of the
Western Canadian Union Conference.
and F. W. Stray Of Ottawa. Canada
! president Of the Eastern Canadian
Union Conference.