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00 HUNDRED AND FORTY-THIRD 'TINTING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

February 4, 1907, 2:30 P.M,

PRESENT:

A 0 Daniell s I H. Evans, 7 Griggs, W A Ruble, W A Spicer. Also G R Enogh and T E Bowen.

Prayer by G P Enoch,

(CHINESE WORKER:

It w4s informally agreed to advance the Greater New York Conference f40 on account of the salary of the Chinese worker, for whose support the Committee appropriated $10 per week;,

C C JENSEN, SCANDINAVIAN CHURCHES:

VOTED, That we recommend Elder C C Jensen, now in Iowa, to visit a few of the leading Scandinavian *au/arched, as requested by Eider L H Christian to lay before them the interests of the Abyssinian mission, being undertaken by the Scandinavian Union

erence, these visits to be arranged in harmony with the con-ferences where the churches named ate 1 cleated.

thelDISH SUPERINUNDENTIS WORK:

tIder Mortensen asked counsel regarding a visit to; the tbst and the Pacific Coast in the interests of the S,;dish work* 63 fel t it woul d be a p rof itabl e thing to do,.

MUD, That we encourage Brother Mortensen to visit the Northwest and Pacific Coast the interests of the Swedish work, according to his expressed plan' and desire.

EUROPEAN MINTING;

Mder Conradi made ii airy regarding provision for help -dn the various European camp-meetings following the gland council, It was agreed that this matter could better be settl ed at the €01 and meet ing,

• 7 ELDER H P GRAF:

Elder H P Graf i, of Brazil, voted to America, made request that he might return to the United States via Germany, thus visit-

ing the German field and his own people after many years of

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absen,ce w He thought it would cost little more than the passage 'via. Landon

NOTED, That i propose to Eider Graf that the 3oard will pay the transportation from Brazil to Hamburg, and Hamburg to Anerica„ he to pay any side trips on his own account.

I G KNIGFITIS WOW:

A letter from Elder I G Knight, now in Kansas." proposed ton that he return to the Panama field, The fact that he and his wife have fail ed in health t here repeatedly and have re turned twice to the States ledthe Committee to feel that he ought to settle &AM to work in the States.

VOTED, That we counsel Elder I G Knight and wife that we do not feel it advisable for them to go again to the tropics on account of tft unheal thfuI c ond it ions which have repeatedly caused them to break down.

ENOCH, INDIA:

/NOTED, That we advise Elder 0 1 Enoch to spend the summer in, the State e,attending general and camp-meetinss as may be ar-

- ranged, pai p reparing to go on to India after midsummer" thus giving his family a short time, in a cool, climate before going again into tropical heat,

MRS MOOKERJEE, FRO INDIA:

grace Kellogg Mookergeol who went out to, India in 1901 at 'bar own expense and has supported herself since, wrote from, Eng-land, on her way to Aniericaw Her health has failed and she had to 3eave India to save her I, ife„ Her own money was spent in develo ing native work in India", Her sister in Minnesota cabled tar $4 to get to 31:Island. She asked consideration of the Board to get herself and husband to her hone in Minnesota, the same as though she mitre a paid worker return from the f tel d,

VOVIIMO, That the treasurer be instructed to send her $200, to, pay their transportation t o Minnesota leaving further con-side ration of needs for further informations

j H KRUM, FLORIDA:

'Elder Krum„ formerly of Jerusalem, who has been allowed to j7 per week while working' to regain health on a little plot

of la in Florida, proposed that if he could be supplied with a. magic lanterrt.he and friends thought he could bring in a con-siderable amount by lectures on the Holy Land„

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VOTED, That we pay Elder Krum the full $7 per week on last year4s account, which will yield him $69 more than he has drawn, and that he be left to, buy a lantern ten his own responsibility if t fought advisabl e*

ill&ST INDIAN SOUVENIR ROM:

Irile West Indian brethren presented through Elder Enoch a proposition to) get out a little illustrated booklet on the Mist Indies and the history of our work there, to sell for the benefit of the school*

TOTED, mat this. matter be re ferred for cons Joration to a committee as followst .A G Daniells„ I H Evans, G P Enoch.

JAMAICA SCHOOL;

I H Evans presented the needs Or the Jamaica school„in order. to get into operation* They have 96 acres of good 1 s which ought to yield good returns. But they have no teen i ties and must have a teen, and a few implements and a small dormitory. *tile waiting for their allotment from the $250,000 fund, they want to know if sees" appropriation cannot be made then. Pro-fessor Hughes is on the round, a careful and economical manger, aid something is being 'done in clearing the land by studfant labor

TOTED, That we encourage the brethren in Jamaica to go -Torwatrd`vith their plans for the school, agreed upon at the recent jamaien council, and that the trea§urer of the. General (ztference be authorized to advance then fi 000) from mission fends, to be replaced front the amount coming to Jamaica in the $150,000) fund, farther help, to be supplied as absolute necessity' requires., and as it may be possible to arranges

(CREoXvTIALS TO 0 7 ENOCH:

VOTED, That the General Conference issue) ministerial °red ntials to G P Enoch, formerly holding his papers from the Est Indian Union.'

STENOGRAPHIC HELP:

The need of a stenographer in the freasur7 department to take the pj ace of Earl Tenney, and of a stenographer to serve both the la ucational and Medical departments; was discussed

1102ED, That we invite Miss. Ethel Edwards, of Indianapolis, to come to Washington to) work in some of the General Conference departments as may be arranged on arrival, I H Evans being rot. quested to write her to this effect,

invite W drme to Washington as a stenographer in the Gen

VOTED, That we 3bins, of Soutehra'aicoc:tster, to

--erence office, and that Professor Griggs: be requested to correspond

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ONE. HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURTH AtTFETING

(GENERAL CONFERENCE COISAITTAIt

Pabruary 7,. 1907

PRESENT:

A G Daniell s, I H Eva: st K C Russell, W A Ruble, P Griggs W A Spicer. Al so T E Bowen.

'Prayer by K C" llusselL„

FINAN C I A_ LI

The treasurer introduced a proposition from Brother S A Dasfeliter• e Michigan, executor of the estate at A ir Maynard. irhe General Conference - is 3 egatee in the estate to the amount/of

000. In order to settle up and get his discharge l the executor proposes to turn over a fully S3C ured mortgage for 45000, on property in Iowa: s maturing in :1908_ The evidence in hand showing that the proposition afforded the _best TO a cat' realizing on. the legacy, it was--

IMO, That the treasurer be a SA-M. to advance the 000 necessary, in order that the $500 -iv assigned to the ne ral Conference.

MARITUCE AT-I-ROPRIATION:

The Maritimi Conference reported that they needed $500 more tin order to settle with workers in 1906, this ampunt leaving them still within the appropriation made them for that war*

WOTgD, That the treasurer be authorized to pay the Mari-time Conference $500 on the basis GT the appropriation for 1906.

ISATIf OP C ENOCH:

A cable message having come,, reporting the death of Chas. E ioeh,. self-supporting nurse in Trinicta.d, where he was just t art &ng treatment rooms, it was—.

10,TED, That the Board express its sympathy with the wife, and that the officers be authorized to pay the transportation of Sister Hnoeh to) her home in the Northwest*

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..11EXIC 0, 1-RINTEII:

The Mexico mission having call ed for a. printer to 1 oGk alter their printing office and to aot as secretary in the office, .allowing Brethren Brown and Cav iness; to do more field work, it was-!

TOTED, That we accede to the request or the itexim.o mission. and authorize 'the empl oyment at a. printer, with the unde rstanding ' that this will re] ease Brethren Bra= and Itaiimess for field and evangel stic wort,

JA.MLICA SCHOOL:

11 e tter from NI der U Bender, p resident car the West Indian Union, stated that the Jamaica. school required SOMA one aside frail; Profess or HUghe a, to take ova rs ight of the o ut Of-4 oar works, and iiireet the students so that their labor may be , made .profitable,. He named Brother M C Cushman,. of Nebraska, as .a young man an's!" 1111

ring to their need....

VOWED, That we grant the request at the - West Indian Union Irtfr a second man in their scho03, and that ie. take up correspond-entre WAgerdting Brother B C Customs.

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IRBASURBE AND SBCBBTARY IGO 1116T INT1AN UNION;

Th Union call s for a secretary and treasurer of expar-ianCe.„ able to keep the accounts o:f the Union and audit local. tcanferenxe books„ The death Tr the Jamaica. treasurer, .Brdther

OtinSt any in the earthquake, leaves Jamaica without a treasurer air secretary, and the new:man wool d be expected to keep both the Jamaica and the,. West Indian Union accounts. It was stated by the 'treasurer that the assistant :Ln our office, Brizther 13 I Cobbau* Ms ready to respond to) the. call,

1/03511:11 That ye request; Brother 11 11 Cobban and wife to e the West Indies their field of labor, and that as recommezd. it to the West Indian Union as secretary and treasurer

MN COW TRIASURY EIECPT:

VOTED, That the treasurer of the General Conference be advised ta secure some capable young man to enter our business; office as assistant,

EVANGELISTIC SONG BOCK;

After discussion oE' the call far a book of hymns for use An evangelistic meetings, it yaw.-

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VOTED, Th at in view of the requests for a hymn book for tient and evangal istie meetings, we appoint the following persons to, act as a committee on selection oaf h s„ the recommendations of the committee to be lad before the eneral Conference Committee:—

Gr4gs, W A West-worth., W A Coicord C C Lewis, R W armele„ R SaAisbury, C Lacey, J S Wash urn„ W Prescott,

lin Simpson, L Warren, ? y Belden, C H Edwards, C H Jones, M C Wilcox, Dr W A Ruble, D Scole.s, S Shaw, W Beardsles„ B Sturemintx Mrs W A Ruble, MrE.; W H McKee, Mrs Rhoda Dunlap, Mrs Vesta j 7a.rnsworth„ Mrs Andrew Net son,

13)CECUTP/E COMMITTEE:

Griggs, chairman; W A Westworth, secretary; C Edwards, Mrs W A Ruble, VI A Col cord,

Wt RIC:

J1 report was read from L N Muck, editor ca the paper for tthe bl ind, printed at Col 1 ege \View .reporting bl ind people accept tag the truth, and a cinculation of over 1130;0, He proposed wisiting camp-,meetings the coming season to urge the needs of looking up blind p -cple and supplying literature" securing help; also frolit outside people,

VOT1i131, That we favor the propos it ion made by L N stuck to visit camp-meetings the coming season, under the couliseli of the "Christian Record" committee, end with proper arrangements with union and local conference presidents*

o urned,

A 6 DAN E4 S Chairman, W A SPICER, ecre tary„

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTH MEETING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTPR

February 8

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I-RESENT:

A a Da.niells„ I H Evans, K C Russell, W A Rublel F Griggs, W A Spicer,- and T E Bowen. -

:Prayer by K C

GUADALAJARA MISSION:

tatters were presented from 9X Brown, superintendent of :Mexico, asking consideration of the need of a mission building in. (:Medal ajara, uniting a meeting place and a small dispensary and treatment rooms. He reported that Dr W S• Swayze hail purchased .a property, for which he paid $4,504, having purchased it because It was a good investment and because felt it would be a good place for the Mission,. . He has .proposed donating the property to, the Mexico. Mission, if the Mission is prepared to go forward End erect a building upon it, which it is estimated would cost 44000.

In the meantime the Guadalajara work is having to move out of. its pi-esent quarters on the old sanitarium groundsi, which have been sold, and they..are moving into another. property which Dr Swayze has purchased far $2,750. This property has a building upon it, which can be used far the present,, with alterations to be made at a comparatively small outlay. Dr Swayze proposes that if mare acceptable he will donate this less,

It valuable pro-

perty to the mission, was

VOTED, That the General Conference: Committee express to) Dr Swayze its appreciation of his gererous offers, and of his efforts to secure a suitable place for the Guadalajara mission.

:VOTED, That wa request the Mexico. Mission Advisory Coto.-"mittee to take these propositions under consideration and make, the dec is ion as to whether the more val ualbe gift should be ac-cepted, requiring a 1 arger outlay of mission funds, or whether • the less- valuable property should be accepted, requiring small outlay. the decision to, be made with the understanding that their (enterprise shall keep to such dimensions that the dispensary and treatment room work can :be readily self-sustaining, and further that the brethren take into consideration-the fact that with the raising of the $150,000 fund, it might be impossible this year :for the Mission Boat to furnish $4000 for building on the tore -valuable property.,

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SABBAT H-S C HOOL DEPARTMENT;

Sister L 7 Plummer was present„ asking counsel on various natters in connection with the Sabbath-school Department,

It was agreed that a further edition of the Home Sabbath-school Department leaflet should be issued,

It was agreed that the Secretary of the Department should (correspond with State secretaries to. ascertain whether the old plan of a record book, with offering envelopes, is preferable, or whether all would favor printing * the form for the class record' on the offering envelope itself, doing away with the separate

-exicord book.

UNIFO)RM LESSONS:

The Secretary of the Sabbath-school Department called attention to the fact, that in one or two: places some have been recommending schools to drop the lessens for the children in the Little Friend and Instructor* and to use professor Bents series stin b ook f ors.

It was felt by the COOrin ttee that the advantages of uniform lessons, allowing of proper helps for teachers, together with the alvantages of all studying the same lesson from Sabbath te Sabbath throughout the field, -were such that it would be well far Sabbath-school workers to counsel together before adopting independent lines. of study. The matter appeared to turn largely van the advantages or disadvantages of having lessons in peril -manettt book form. It was fel t that an important consideration in this matter was the influettee our ehildrenls and young people's papers have in molding and 'influencing the minds of members of the Sabbath- school, aside from the 1 e ss ons* Altogether the Committee

t that many important in te rests were involved in thi s matter, and that time s hey] d be given for thorough consideration. It wase

VOTED, That we ask Ill der Daniell s to. c orrespond with one two conference presidents in-whose conferences this matter

Thas been agitated, counseling that changes be held in abeyance lentil time can be given for thorough consideration of the problem,

SABBATH-SCHOOL AND YOUNG PlOPLNIS CONVENTION:

It was felt by the Committee that the importance of the abbath4schooI and young people's work demanded a convention of

representative workers at some time during the coming year, Ito . Sabbath-school convention has been held in recent years nor have secretaries or tho ea leading in this work had opportunity to compare notes and unite upon plans of work- in this department, which touches all our people. The Growing and encouraging movemen among the young people, it was felt, made it important also , tho se who are 1 feeding in that work shoul d study together

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secure the best and most harmonious plans possible the work. It was felt that the expense of calling leading workers in these lines would be very small with the importance of the interests involved,

vatrED), That we autlaoTilze the Sabbath-school and Young IPeoplel's Department at the General Conference to call 'for and arrange a Sabbath-school and Young T'eople"s Convention" to be held tin July at this year, to be attended by such representatives of Sabbath-school and young people ts work as; may be able to ther together; and it ,eas agreed that if proper arrangements could be made," Mt. Vernon, Ohio, would, be a desirable place for such a cconvention„

tki j ourned,

A f DANIELLS, Chairman, W A ST ICER, Secretary,

:PRESENT:

O41 HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIXTH EMT ING

itIENERILL CONFERENCE CONTVITTIOI

February 9, 1 907

for conducting together the as compared

G Daniell s„ I H Evans„ K C Russell, W A Ruble, W 'Spicer, and T E Bowen.

The treasurer presented the auditor's report of his work en the General Conference books* just completed), al se the f inancial reports of the General Con fe rence„ General Conference Association end General Confe rence Corporation

As these reportse it was understood, ere to be published„, they are not incorporated in the minutes. The report of the (General Conference showed a wipin out of the indebtedness of past years and a most -encouraging showing altogether, notwithstanding the fact that the work in all our mission fields; has; continued to grow_ upon our hands, and more workers than ever hare been sent f orth during the past year%

S Mcleree, TO SIGN CHECKS: Owing to, the fact that Brother Cobban, who has formerly

signed drafts and cheeks in the treasurerls absence is, leaving for Jamaica, it was--

M, That we authorize S E McNeill to sign the name of H Evans over his own s ignature on all General Caen ree ce checks

:end drafts *id orders in the absence, of the treasurer.

• G DANIELLE, Cha innan. W A SI-ICER, Secretary,

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ME HUNDRED MID FORTY-MVENTEI MEETING

.GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Pebruary 13,1907

T•RESENT: 14 G DaniellS, I H Evans, K C Russell, W A Ruble, W A Spicer,

SECIFIC 017 TS ?RCM Y SOCIETIES:

Sister L TEL present v and explained a plan she had in mind to meet the call among young people's societies for same way of giving specifically for the mission fields. The' plan of (giving for individual native workers has alwasy been found very (difficult to carry out satisfactorily, owing to, the frequent ;changes' in such laborers and in ratings, and the months required 'for hearing from the fields as to definite assignments. The bet vey of giving is to the general find', but in order not to dis-courage t ho at who ask for some de finite object, we had been doing the best NwEi could,

The plan proposed was' a card divided into blocks which represent a given amount, the whole, say $1000 on. a card, to be devoted to specific fields, as India, China„ etc.,and the individual society desiring to keep track of its individual gifts Ii aving the privilege of taking so many bloats in a given field. for a year, It was-

WOMED, That I H Evans, Mrs L P Hum/11er,, and W A Spicer -be a committee to work out the details of the plan, to be submitted for adoption,

S P SVENSSON TO SCANDINAVIA:

A 1 etter was presented from Elder A Hansen, president of Me Scandinavian. Union Conference, reporting that Elder S Svensson, who is in Scandinavia on a visit, has decided to remain An that . f lead f He desires his wife to come to: Europe, and Elder Hansen asked if the Mission. Board would pay the transPortationa 'his was asked on the grounds that Scandinavia had this year cut off all. appropriations from the Board, and was endeavoring to work up funds for its mission fields in the Northland and in Abyssinia.. (Wing to efforts in theie directions, they would be glad of help on the transportation of these workers to Europe,

VOTED, That the Mission Board assume the respon sib it ity o' the transpOrtation of Elder S P Svensson and wife to Scandinavia

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and it was suggested that po ss ibly Colorado, in which Conference Sister Svensson is at present, might desire to give financial 1e]p to Scandinavia in response to their call,

(COLORED WOW IN WASHINGTON:

Tale chairman read a letter from Elder Sydney Scott, a ou colred laborer in the South, expressing his hearty accord with

(our denominational o rganization„ his disapproval at the course of L C Sheafe in proposing to separate his congregatuon from the denomination, and exp res sing a des ire to hel p in the matter in

.y may poss ibl e. It was--

TOM, To endeavor in every way possible to secure the services of Elder Sydney Scott S in Washington for a time, through arrangement with the Southern Union Conference,

Meeting adjourned*

DAMELLS, Chairman. W A SHCER„ Secre tart'.

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ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHTH =TING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COYAMITT11

February 1 8, 1 907

TRESENT:

A g Daniells s I H Evans, K' C Russell, W A Ruble, W A. Spicer, and T E Bowen and G F Enoch.

'prayer by T E Bowen,

TATER CUTTER. FOR WEST INDIES::

TED, That we pUrchase a 30-inch paper cutter for the :East Caribbean WOchman Publishing Company, charg.ng the amount advanced to the *I 50, 000 'fund, which 1 ists this off ice as one of the enterprises benefitting by the West Indian portion of that fUnds

A G DANIELLS, Chairman. W A SPICIER, Secretary.

WE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINTH /METING

GENERAL CORrE:RENCE COMMITTEE

February 14, 1 907

ARE SENT:

A G Daniells, K C Russell, w A. Ruble, W A Spicer; • also, E BO wen and 0 F Enoch.

!Prayer by 11r Rubl e.

IRINIDAD TREATMENT ROOMS:

Trinidad appeals for a man and wife, nurses, to take the treatment rooms at Port of Spain.

VOTED, That we request the Medical Department to secure at once a man and wife, nurses, for the Trinidad treatment rooms which were being operated by Chas, W Enoch at tne time of his death

A G DANIELLS3Chairman,

W A SPICER, Secretary.

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CREDENTIALS TO H C J WOLLEKAR AND WIFE:

VOTED, That we grant Brother and Sister H C J Wollekar, of Western Washington, oredentials as missionaries to the Danish West Indies, and urge their departure as early as possible.

EARLY CAMP MEETING ASSISTANCE:

VOTED, That Elder K C Russel be requested to attend the camp-meetings in the North Pacific Union, and Elder G P Enoch in the Northern Union.

COLORED WORK IN WASHINGTON:

Elder G I Butler having recommended Elder M C Straohan as a oompetent laborer for the colored work in. Washington, it was--

VOTED, That correspondence with Elder Strachan be taken up, and that if satisfactory arrangements can be made, he be called to Washington to engage in work among the colored people.

I A HENNIG'S RETURN:-

On information from Elders G A Irwin and 0 A Olsen regard-ing Sister Hennigis broken health, it was--

VOTED, That we invite Elder W A Hennig and wife to return to America from Australia in case it seems clear that Sister Hennig should make a change of climate.

DR S A LOCKWOOD:

]fir S A Lockwood, of Japan, wrote of the plan developed in the council at Kobe, by which he would go into native work in Japan rather than. China, as soon as released from the BUropean sanitarium work by Dr. DUnscombe. As his wife is in California, sick, he asked for a short furlough next summer before taking up native work.

VOTED, That we grant DT. S A Lockwood, of Japan, some monthst furlough to this oountry, he to pay his transportation.

Adjourned.;

A 0 DANIELLS, Chairman, W A SI.ICER, Secretary.

0Th HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ,ICEETING

(GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMIT:LES

A)bruary 21,1901

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PRESENT:

A G Daniells„ K C Russell, W A Ruble, W ASpicer, and 2 E Bowen.

Prayer by K C Russell,,

1EVT BRUNSWICK:

bUder Guthrie appeal s again for Elder J 0 Miller, of Ohio.

It was agreed to write Elder .1' 0) Miller that the way is perfectly open to accept the invitation to New Brunswick if he feels clear to do so,.•

S GEO P ENOCH:

VOTED, That missionary license be granted to Mrs Geo P Enoch, under appointment to India.

iff HANCOCK TO ENGLAND:

.letter las read from H Hancock, for years a faithful canvasser in England, He is now in Philadelphia" seeking an welling in the work. It was felt that his own English field was the best place for him to work, and it was-,..

MD, That vie offer to, pay the transportation of H 1Wancock to England, third class, to engage, in work in that field.

IRS M M QUANTOCK:

India having requested the re turn. of Mrs Quantock as treasurer and secretary Of the India Mission (she having come *V this country with her husband as he 'vas at the point of death An ) 904). A letter froM Mrs Quantock st ated that she was; willing to return at the close of the school which she is teaching in California,

NOZED, That we request Mrs M M Quantock to return to India to engage in work under the direction of• the India Mission Committee,

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as HUNDRED AND.FIFTY-4111ST MUTING

GEIMAL COMIERINOR tOlatITTEE

Pabruary 25,1907

PRESENT:

A 0 Danl.lls„, K C Russell, W A Ruble, W A Spicer, and. T E Baue r

Trayer. by K C Russell,

W FARNSWORTH AND WIFE:

The chairman stated that Sister L ? 1.1 ummer had been called away by the news of her motiterTs serious illness. She had sent word that in case of fatal termination, of the illness she did not

-Melt she could ccntinue her work- in the Sabbath-school ,Department. llhe Committee felt that in case Sister }limner were compelled to relinquieh her work, Sister E IF Farnsworth woul d be mast accept-able temporary help, It w as, also the mind of the Committee that l der Farnswierth ought tikhke in Washington while the officers of

the Committee are away ii"Buropean Meetings,

WM, T7hat we request El der E W Farnsworth and wife to wake Washington their headquarters during the tills* when the officers at the Camnittee wi.11 be absent in attendance at the sPrinii meet' ing ,in Europe, '

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ilr S A Lockwood wrote, urging that the physician to release 'iz get to the field in time tca let him begin his furlough in

I so that he could come to America and get back and at the language study by Sep tember,

19137M, That we request Dr Dunscombe to hasten his arrange-aunts so that he can .said early in April for Japan.

lB EDIB FOR ARABIC FIECDS:

The medical secretary presented correspondence from Dr •G Edib, bow at . Battle Creek, but thOroughly, in, harmony' with the

General Conference and the .truths lie speaks Arabic agouti y and las a. most excell ent wife, a nu•rse, Is a graduate of the A M If C • Is ready to. 'go the mission fields, •Was formerly in British government serrvice in Zanzibar and British East Africa, •

NOMED, That :we accept Dr. R Edib ,as a medical missionary. worker, and that •we invite him and his wife to attend..`' he Gland conferenee . in May, where ' his .future fiel d of work will be decided.

A G DANIV.LS Chairman. W A spiaatt ;cretary.

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ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SECOND MEETING

IGEIMAL C011itiERJOICE COMIITTEE

• March 5, 1907.

PRE SEN T:

A G Daniell s, I H Evans, K C RuSseli, W A Ruble, W A Spicer],

WE HOWELL:

TOTED, That ministerial 1 i cense be granted to W E Howell, appointed last strainer to) Greece, and that missi onary 1 icense be granted to Hattie K Howell, his wife.

A G DANIELLS, Chairman W A SP ICER Secretary.

ME HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TIMED MEETING

WE AL COMM, MICE CONNI

March 6, 1 907

PRE SEN T:

AG Daniells, I H Evans, K C Russell, WI Spicer, T E Bowen.

}Myer by I H Evans.

MATILDA ERICKSON:

IMMO) That Miss Matilda Erickson be granted missionary li cense.

REWRITER TO WIEST INDIES:

VOTED, That we give to the West Indian Union Conference one of our typewriters far the use of that field.

(CARIBBEAN MISS:

The trinidad pulglishing house requested an advance of $500 on their share of the #1 50 1 000. fund, ;2,5001 in order to pay for the press purchased in Mogi said, The International Tract Soc iet y of London is asking them to pair,

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"VOIED, That we instruct the treasurer to advance $500) ta the Caribbean Watchman Press, to be taken out of the $150,000) lurid as it comes in.

COBBAN'S TIMM:

Co bban, appointed to the West Indies, be allowed at the regular TOTED, That the time to March 1 6, and expenses of 1313

irate, A G DANIEL'S, Cha irman. W A StPIcER, Secretary.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOURTH MEETING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTER

March 7, 1907

PRISENW1 A G Daniells, I H Evans, K C Bis sell, W A Rubis„ W A

Sp icer, and T Bowen., Prayer by T E B owe n.

• The minutes of iri'ori meetings lacking one of a quorum, lated February. 19, 21, 25, and March 6, were read, and it was—

VOTED, That these minutes be approved and entered as formal meetings of the Committee.

ItELEPHODE SERVICE:

"VOTED, That .it is the sense of the members present that it wool d be best to allOmr each institution here in, Washington to make its individual telephoto arrangements with the Company, author than to attempt any private system.

lB EDIB AND WI?E:

VOTED, Tçp advance Dr Edib„ under appointment to Arabic or leurkish fields/ $50 on his transportation,

VOTED, That Dr Edib and wife be granted miss ion ary 1 /cense.

MEDICAL GRADUATES:

NOTED, That me request Dr Ruble to open correspondence with all the leading sanitariums in the denomination with reference to appointments for this year's graduates in medicine to get some experience in sanitarium work.

A 0 DANIELL W A SPICER,

Chairman. cretary.

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ME HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIFTH MEETING

GENERAL coNFE:EBNCE COMITTgA

March 8, 1 907

PRESENT:

A G Thiel l s„ I H Evans, K C Russell, W A Spicer, T F Bowen.

Prayer by K C Russell.

VOTED, That the following persons, be elected as ten -rep res e ntat ives on .the District of Columbia Evan 0a1 i cal Committee , to be, appointed by the Genera.] Conference Committee: —

A G lkzniell s I Ei Bvaris t W A Col cord, W A Ruble, T E Bowen, S N Curtiss, B G Wilkinson, W A Spicer, K C"Russell, J V Lawhead.

VOTED, That we all o w the time and exp en S3 S' of E W Parnswotth

A G .DANIELLE , Chairman. !WA SPICER, Secretary.

CMS HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIXTH MEETING

GENERAL CONFERMICE COMMITTEE

March '91907

PRESENT:

A G Daniells,, I H Evans, IC C Russell, V A. Ruble, W A. T E Bowen.

mign3NTIALS:

NOTED, That we 0-ant T H Okohira and If Kuniya ministerial credentials, these bre three having been ordained at the Japan EeneraI 74eeting during Professor Prescott's visit to that field.

SCOTT, LICENSE:

VOTED. , That J R Scott s or - Washir.zton, D C be granted missionary- license.

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LATIN UNION SUPERINTENDENCY:

A communication was read from L R Conradi„ stating that the representatives of the Latin Union mission field gathered in council, had considered the suggestion made by the General Con-ference Committee that Professor B 0 Wilkinson take the striper- .intendency or the Latin Union mission, Elder Conradi reported

L that the at in workers felt that it would be better to ask one of the laborers already in the ?ranch field to take these duties, lather than Professor Wilkinson„ though they were ready to welcome Brother Wilkinson as a laborer in the ?tench field,

VOTED, That we withdraw the action recommending Professor RElkinson to return to Europe as superintendent of the Latin Union mission, allowing the Latin Union to make such provision fbr their need as be acceptable,

KINGSTON BARrHQUAKE APPEAL:

.A letter was presented from J A Strickland, of Kingston„ Jamaica, requesting t .that a statement which he had prepared, asking 'help from those interested in the rebuilding of the Kingston church, shattered by the earthquake, might be printed in the Review,

VOTED, That the article be printed, with a note stating that those responding to the call for help be requested to send. 'their contributions through the regular channels,

JAMAICA. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL:

The West Indian Union brethren have appealed for Bro Cher E C Cushman as; a helper in the industrial school work, A letter lxid been received from Bro ther and Sister C us luau, expressing .their willingness to respond to such a call,

VOTE,D, That we request Brother and Sister Custman to go to Jamaica to assist in the industrial school works rogues ting :them to rapers to go forward at the earliest possible date,

It was understood that in case they caul d not go at an early date it might be necessary to look further for help able to respond immediately, inasmuch as the need is urgent,

VEST APRICA:

D EC Babcock having long called for a helper on the West Coast, and the West Indian Union Conference having been invited to, recommend a West Indian worker for Africa, the Committee dise, ,cussed the informal recommendation of the' West. Indian Union brethren that one of the young men at Efeetanuel Missionary College nAght be available,

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1011rED, That we .request L Browne, at Emmanuel! Missionary College, to make West Africa his field of labor, providing the step is rec ommended by tho se in charge of the, college,

&EU FOR PERU:

letter was presented from P. L. Perry, of Peru, asking the Mission Boani to consider sending to Peru a. young I ady, a teacher a Southern Cal if ornia„ engaged to Brother Robison, wha went down to South America last year.

At the sans time a letter had come from 0 W Reaser, of the 'SouthernCalifornia Conference, saying that the young 1 ad;- in question, Sister O'Neil" was apparently hindered from going to South America by hindrances among her relatives and by her con-diti021. of health. He sugges ted that Brother Robison be all owed Ito pay his way back fram Peru.

V01:211 That the secretary correspond with Elder Reeser sad Sister OlNeil, recommending her to go on to) Peru if her heal th Is not a hindering cause, with the understanding that the Mission 2bard woul d pay her transportation to the field.

MEXICAN Matit'llUIT:

A communication was presented from 0 WI Caviness, reporting the action of the Mexican Mission Committee, calling for some. ale to give attention tar. developing and training agents for the (circ ulation of 1 iterature in Mexicete

VOTED, That we request the Publication Department to) take the matter under considereltion, to secure, if possible, the :right men to assist in this work in. Mexico*

'MEDICAL WORK IN MEXICO:

IB letter from G M Brown reported that the Mexican Mission. Committee in, council at Guadalajara had considered the two offers made by 15r Swayze of gifts of two' different properties for a, 'medical mission in Guadalajara, The Committee had decided to accept the le ss vat uable offer but the one including building. already erected, which, .With .slight alterations, would, they felt, maswer their purpose, The' Me x can Cormit tee als 0 • requested setae 7halp in developing the medical 'work at San Luis Potosi.

VOTED, That we approve of the action cif the Mexico -Mission Cominittee, and that we appropriate $600 to the work in Sexieo, to cover expenditures en the new medical leisSionary enterprises, being developed at Guadalajara, and San Luis Poto.ei,

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IR CHARLES CAVE: V

The treasurer pee sented a. letter from Dr Chas Cave, of Barbados,- West Indies, who is completing his 1.ed le al work in (thicago,. He is known as a devoted. Seventh-day Adventist young; colored brother, and proposes to.. work under the direction of the general Confe ranee on coekol eting his work this spring. He re- . (quires some ass is tance in q ual ifying for the West Indian f iel dr

'TOTED, That vs authorize the treasurer to, loan Dr Chas-(rave $250 on .his note, p ayable in two years with interest at four per cent,

1DTATrEDALE ACADEMY:

A request having been made by the Lornedale (Ontario) Academy for the gift of a missionary map, it was—

VOIED, That vie donate a missionary map to the Lornedale Academy,

iHASKELL HOME AED JAMES WHITE MEMORIAL. HOME:

'he secretary presented a letter from. Miss Lena J Steinel, l'Secretarr for tedies1 Beard," relating to inmates of the Haskell mid Memorial Homes, replying to the letter communicating the action of the General Conference ,Council last October. The Committee considered the letter from Miss Ste inel, and took the folj owing act ion: ---

Whereas_,_ W A Spicer has received a letter dated Battle creek, Mich., -March 4, 1907, addressed to W C Spicer, Secretary of the General C nference of Seventh-day AdVentists, Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C., signed by Lena j. Steinel, "Secretary for LadieS' Board, " relating to the orphans in the Haskell Home; and the old people in the James White Memorial Home at Battle Creek, Michigan; and,—

Whereasj Skid letter states that there are. "fifty children at .the Haskell Hona whose parents were Seventh-day Adventists," ,and. at the James White MemdpriZ Home "twenty-two old people* Seventh-day Adventists, .who, have Jade no contribution to the maintenance fund or the Home; "

`Whereas, The same letter affirms that they (the Lad lest Board) are "willing that the General Conference„ or any one ease who is, prepared to take. care of these dependent persons.) shall .)-ay.e an opportunity to do so; "

Whereas, This letter al s o states that "we shall 1 oak to you for l'U21aS; for this purpose until you have made other provision for their care; " therefore„-

recoMmend,— .

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1. That the General Conference is not in aity way respol- Bible_ for the maintenance of these orphans or aged people, while they are in the Haskell Home, or in the James White Memorial Home.

2. That the Seoretaxy of the General Conferenoe, W. A. Spicer, is hereby requested to take up correspondence with the corporations known as the Haskell Home, and the James White Memorial. Home, to ascertain,--

9 (a) The number of Seventh-day Adventist children

in the Haskell Home.

(b) The name, age, and original home address of each of these children, and who their present duardian or sponsors are.

(c) How long each child has been in the care of the Home.

(d) How much has been and is being contributed, and. by whom, for the individual ma.intenamce of each or any of these children.

(e) The name of each of the Seventh-day Adventists who are inmates of the James White Memorial Home.

(f) The home address, or place of residence of each person at the time when received into the Nome.

(g) lbw much has been contributed to the James White Memorial Home for the individual maintenance of any of these,

and the source from which such support has oome.

3. That the Seoretary be requested to impart the above information to the General Conference Committee at as early a date of possible.

KNOWLTON SANITARIUM:

It was agreed. that earnest effort should be oontibued by the Medical Secretary to secure help for the Quebec Sanitarium.

Adj burned.

A. G. D.ANIELLS, Chairman,

W. A. SUM, Secretary.

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"MIMED AND . 'FT Y....SEVEITT IT METING

GEXERAL. C ORRE=SE COVITITTEE

March. 11. 1907

:P.RESENT:

A G tJbr is11 s„ I H 13:vans, K C Russell, I A Spicer, axed Tr E Bowen,

Prayer by El ders Russ 431.1 arid Daniel Is,

CENTRAL AMERICA:

E L. Cardey, president of the North Central American Car, Terence, requests the Committee to pay the fare of Miss Ida. Shirle of California to Central America_ as a teacher, the school in *11 la, Bay Isl ands, offer ing support,

IVIED, That we take correspondence with Miss Ida. Shirley and the Cal ifornia Conference and that w e pay her trans-portation to: the Bay Is lands providingshe accepts the invita-, tion and iis recommended by the Cal iforni a Conference brethren.

MRS. M M QUANTOCK TO INDIA:

A. latter was presented from. Mrs M M 41.antock accepting the inv itat ion to return to India, .• and it .was agree that she shoal d make the go urney by the }ac if is route..

TRINIDAD TREATMENT R 4'0

Venn), That eorresponi ence be taken up with Ge o R Clue use, et' the St Helena,Sanitarium, with reference to the postibilitr Of his responding to) the call from Trinidad for a. nurse to take xce the wort left unprovided for by the death of Brother Chas W EnoF,h,

310W ORLEANS MISSION:

Bider U I Butler having presented the pl ons of the Southern . anion. Conference regarding a special effort for New Orleans, it

'IttUTED, That in response to the request from the Southern Union Conference, 4,500 be appropriated from mission funds for the New Orleans mission enterprilse now being undertaken by the Union in that cosmopolitan city; the treasurer being instructed tot for.* Nerd this amount .to the Southern Union treasury„

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:HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL:

On correspondence, from Elder G I Butlers, it was--

TOTED, That inasmuch as, the Hunte svil le (Al abama)) school is in urgent need cif the money coming to, them from their portion. 'of the 4150,000 fund), the trees carer be ins truc ted to; advance f rom Oeneral Conference funds $2000 on this account, as requested by the pres ident of the Southern Union, the advance to be repaid as' the receipts come in on the $150',000) fund.

A G DANIELLE, Chairman. VA STICEF, Secretary.

CE[ HUNDRED AND .PIFTY-EIGHTET

GENERAL CONial.RENCE COMAITYM

March 12, 1907

PRE SENT:

A G D3mie11s, I H Evans, W A Spicer, K C lsussel 1, T E Bowen.

IPrayer by T E owen.

itBYMN BOOK:

llhe action mf the Publishers'' Convention on the matter cef IV= books was con sid ered„ and the roll ow3ng action. taken: —

Whereas" At the re cent Pub l is he rs Convention held at ?akoma Park, Washington, D.C., October 5 to 10, 1906, the follow-ing, resolutions ware unanimously adopted:—

°Re s ol ved., Th at the hymn books of the denomination for use in churches and Sabbath-c$ho ols should' be p fro v ided :for arid owned by the General Co nfe r en ce and f urt her —

°Res ol ved That the General Conference Committee shall be asked to appoint a standing committee which shall make a s tudy of. the hymn, book problem, and p rev ide such books as' may be required by the churches and Sabbath-schools.°

And,. Whereas, The General Conference Committee feels that it has an imperative duty in thi s l ine and that the pr oviding of proper hymns and tunes for our people's use is an obligation

upcti the General Conference which it can. not wholly delegate to

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private individuals or corporations; therefore I

Resolved, That as a step to the accomplishment of the pur-pose stated above„ we request the Review and Herald Publishing Association, of Washington" D.C., to sell, transfer, and assign, for the sum of $1, and other vat uable considerations;„ all its Anterest in the book known as "Hynms. and Tunes, " to the General (Conference of Seventh-day Ave nt is t

TRINIDAD PUBLISHING HOUSE:

The request from the West Indian Union Conference for sone (re to take charge of the publishing house located at Port of Spain, Trinidad, was considered, The brother in charge there now, it was reported, found himself unable to continue the work, and belp was des ired as' soon as an expe rienced printer could be; sent Tororard

VO)1ED, That v request Brother S W Curtiss, of the Review and Herald, to, go to, the West Indies, to take charge of the West Indian Union publ ishing house, located at Port of Spain, Trinidad.

A. (3 .DANIELLS, Chairman., W A SPICER, Secretary.

CUE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINT Ei MEETING

GENERAL COB et: HOGE C:OMMITTEE

March 14, 19G07

"PRE SEN T:

IA G Daniell s, I fi liv-ans7 K C Russell,, W A Spicer, T E Bowen.

Prayer by fr A Spicer.

RISS IONARY L ICENSE _MRS QUANTOCK:

'VOTED, That Mrs M M Quantock" under appointment to; India, be granted miss io nary 3 ice nse„

NURSES 't7ROIL CHINA:

The secretary reported the arrival in Iowa of Sisters impson and Erickson, who have returned from China on account of

ill h eel th.

bradt4r...d.

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1701ED, That the secretary correspond with Sisters Erickson and Simpson, to learn. if they are in need of any assistance which shoul d be rendered by the, Mission Boards

MISS WHALEY, INDIA:

letter was presented from the father of Miss Whaley of indiao in which it weal. appear that she is loos sibly hot Ikon king in harmony with the general works Mr Whaley seemed to feel that his daughter ought to come how

VOTED, That the secretary take up correspondence with Miss Whaley and J L. Shaw, superintendent of the India mission field, and if it is found that Miss Whaley and her associate worker are not working to advantage and desire to return, that the superintendent of the field be, authorized to hid them in re turning,

A G DANIELLS, Chaireian. W A SPICER, Secretary,

ME HUNDRED AND S IXTIETH MEETING

GENERAL CONFERIZICE C,OMTITT8Th

_March 22, 1907

PRES E T:

A G Daniell so. I H Evans, E W Farnsorth, W A Spicer,

IRLS ki 12 las voir3D, That the 4104 received from the Pacific Union on

the Welsh Tent Fund be sent on to Wales, to apply on fitting up the tents, with poles and seats, and that this arm unt be added to) 'the appropriation of the British Union.

SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOL, PRINCIPAL:

Letters were presented from Brethren Hayton and Hyatt, of :South Africa„ urgently appealing for a principal for the Union (College, South Africa, to be •on the ground not later than June, /They had received the communications telling them of the circum-stances which pr ohibited Professor Miller, of Graysville, from reaching the field until. autere„ After consideration, of the matter), it was--

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120TED, That vie release Professor H S Miller, of Graysville, -from the appointment to South Africa," and that earnest efforts be made to secure some ed uc at lanai man who can go, soon t Q that field.

NYASSALAND:

A 1,etter from. J C Rogers; called attentio u to' the 'fact that he had not been definitely appoibted to the s uperintendency cif the Nyassaland mission, .a3though that had been talked. It was--

. VOTT4'.0),- To. rarer this !IT atte 3o the So uth African. Union, 'inasmuch as Nyassaland is in the South African Union, and there-

-'fore subject to the Union's appointment,

2 C CUS WAN AND WiFE, LICIONSES:

A letter was read from E C Cushman, of Lincoln, accepting the appointment to, the West Union Conference, It was

VOTED, That missionary 1 icenses be granted to; Brother and Sister E C Cushman,

TILIPT-In SCETOOL TEACHERS:

2 7 Farnsworth reported that Elder McElhaney, of the Rd] ippine rsi aids was anxio us to, ge t our 1 i terature befo,re the school teachers of the Phil ippines, The teachers are of a. re-sponsible reading class) and it was felt that the truth Should 'be definitely placed before them. He suggested that the r.ligns of the Times speciaG series, beginning May I, would be an ex-cel] exit means of reaching these teachers,

1771E33, That the General Conference Committee invite the Atlantic Union and the Pac ific Union Conferences to join the Seneral Conferenbe equally in s ending 500 Signs to the school teachers; in the. Philippines for one year, the miner of distri-b siting the same to bs arranged by Elder McElhaney.

ou rned

A 0 DANIELLZ, Chairman, W A SPICER, Secretary,

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ME HUNDRED AND SIXTY,-FIRST DIMING

GIMERAL CONAMENCE COMMIT

/Farah 26, 1907

ARE

A 0 Daniell s, I H Evans, K C W A Ruble, W A Spicer, and Morris Lukens. •

'CHESAPEAKE COMM/ICE:

Mader Lukens discussed with the Conulittee the work of Elder V H Lucas in the Chesapeake Conference„ under pay of the District of Col umbia Coramittee. It seetns evident that he cannot work to advai tags in Baltimore or elsewhere as 1 ong as his family is located out of the conference. The Chesapeake Conference is arm- Aqua to do work in Baltimore, the s ixth city in size in the United States.

VOTED, Th at we app rcpr late $750 to the Chesapeake Con-ference for the work in Bal timore.

1.70121D, That we roc =mend that Eider V H Lucas work utter the direction of the Chesapeake Conference,

MSSIE P MASER:

The chai'rman presented a letter from Jessie E Moser, who, .1-as spent years in service .in England, and who: desires! to Join do the work somewhere in this country., . By unfortUnate circum-stances, she is at the end of her -Teens in Denver.

VOTED, That we appropriate $50 to Jessie P Moser, of Inver, while arrangements are being made toy secure work for her in connection with some American Conference.

CU Bill:

E W Snyder requested the Board to cable him authority to) call the pastor of a Sp apish Presbyterian church to Havana, on salary for three months;, to ;et acqua kited with our methods of work. He said the pastor vas keeping the Sabbath, and apparent-ly nuite in harmony with us,, The Committee, ho wever, felt it • impossible to cable counsel, and the secretary advised to

,counsel Brother Snyder by letter to, spend a little time himself at the pastor's pl ace of residence", studyib,g with him, thus giving him time to take his stand definitely, and to sever his connection with the Presbyter-ians, le fore any talk vas had of salary arrange-ments- or empl 0 yment,

A 0 DANIELL'S, Chairman, Se W A SPICER, e re tary.

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OM HUNDRED AND SIITY-SICOND AMT. IN(

GuNERAL CON 7f.t; PENCE O012.1ITTIM

March 2 8, 7 907

PRESENT:

A G Daniel 1 s, I 1-T Rvans , K C Busse] 1, W A liubl W A Sp icer, , nd T E Bowen.

1Pra ye r by K C Russell,

Minutes of inform]. meetings of March 1.1, 1.2, 14, and 22. 'yore read and the actions taken ratified, and the secretary was Instructed to enter the informal meetings' as regul ar meet ings 0..f the Committee,

VAULT:

The chairman spoke oif the need of fitting up the basement of the vault for the - storage at f and documents which ought to be preserved, and i t was

VOTED, That we refer the 'matter of p urchasAng a door for the b asement of the vault to.. I H Evans and H E Rogers,

III MILLER, CHIITA.:

A communication from J ITAnde rs on, of China„ s fated that tthe brethren in coun sell at Slh anghal during Professor r•re s cot tts visit, had r ec omnenied that Dr Mil 1 er be granted a •sho rt leave of absence from. China, to n turn, to thi s country to 1 ook after • outfit for the Chine se printing office, and al SCA to, get -ma Tried, the latter cOnsid eration being the most important in the eyes of the bre three.

VOTED, That Dr H W /1. it 7er be granted a she rt le ave atb sex e from China, and that he be, ur ged to c one in time to spend a few weeks in the m ids t of the a it nn camp-meeting seas on.

.E X C 0:

VOTED, That we favor increasing the Wage of Brother eiol unga of Mexico, to approximately $50: per month, but that we favor mak-tng the increase upon the basis of increased corals s ion On sub- • scrip tions to the. Mexican paper„

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Z M COLE TO AUSTRALIA:

letter from J If Cole, of Western Oregon, was presented, saying that. he had heard from Eider Elton, of /Tow south Wales, that they called for him to come to that conference,

IMTED, Th at • the General Conference Committee, while having had no definite instruction in the matter of Elder 3 M Coles' invitation toAustrali 4 has no objections ta the call, and favor

13rother "ole 's responding if acceptable to the Western Oregon (Conference. -

It was understood that New South Wal es All pay the trans-portation, unless Western Oregon feels that it wool d 1 ike to hell?) Austreil is to that extent..

SAB BATI-J -SC 1-30 OL. ORDS:

Mrs L r Plummer presented to the Committee the result of -her correspondence with State secretaries as to the combination -of class records and offering envelopes. A 1 .arse majority of the secretaries favored. printing the form for the record upon the e-nvelppe, thus doing away with the necessity of a class record

VOTED, That the secretary- at the Sabbath-school department ,bay authorized to, anno.unce the discontinuance of the class record book, and the adoption ar the pl an air combinatlion. record and con-trib ut i on envel ape.

11URSES- FEW CHINA;

etter was presented from Charlotte Simpson, in reply to the Boards inquiry as to her f inancial condi.tion and that of lass Erickson, her associate, both, of whom returned from China en account of breakdaion in health. The correspondence s toted that they had paid their own 'y back,

ICPTED, That the Mission Board pay the return fares' o 'Sisters Simpson and Erickson from China , inasmuch as they returned and erg medical advice, and are compel.) ed t o cease for the p resent from active service,.

IR DUNSCBOICE, JAPA IT:

In reply to an inquiry from Dr Dunscombe as to the probable rate for himself and wife in Japan, it was--

NOTED, That the secretary be instructed to inform Dr Dunscombe that the rates are settled under advice of the local committee in Japan, blot that the rate ettabli shed far Dr Lockwood :and wire, both physic ions engaged in institutional work, was $20, per week as a family rate,

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MSS ES]ELLA HOUSER:

Iriss Estella.. Houser, fonenerly cor.3.e.ected with the Miss ion :Board, but now c aaxpl et ing her 21..ed ic al course in Washington, had asked counsel as to h.er .future work.

VOTED, That we request the secretary to notify Miss X Houser that it is the eind'. at the Committee that she .should prepare to go to some missien field at a subsequent date, .but that. -we have re que.s ted Dr Rubel e t o. en de av or t o find an opening for her, In this country for the coming yeart in a climate most favorable

-tbr the buil ding up of the health of herself and her nieces

HASE-ELL. HOME AND MXIORIAL HODT:

The list of aged people and chil dren in these Homes, s up-plied by request of the Committee, was considered, and the follow- ing action taken:— •

Wherease The secretary of the Haskell Home and James White M:aerial Home has, in re span se to our re que st, supplied a. 1 ist of dependent s a A inmates of those Homes, saying that the General (Conference is at 1 iberty to make provision •for them in the Homes or el seethe re ; we recommend,

That copies of these I fists be sup ied to a committee, who can make local investigation and inquiry, and give counsel as to • what arrangements would be acceptable and satisfactory in the

-matter;

That we request Elders; M N CampbellA G Saaehey, and J Stone, to act as that committee, with the suggestion that

they ass ociate with them one: or two local brethren. and. sisters, if they desire, to join In the. inquiry and couesel;

That me urge, this coo-,:aittee to at once take up this matter order that the. General Conference Coirmitttee may have inforta.-

tier and counsel: at the earieest possible date r

/4 21, That the treasurer of the General Conference take alp correspondence with the union conference men, securing their advice as to- what steps should be taken to care for the inmates; of the Homes, and to get counsel as to what they are prepared to do

KNOWLTON SANITARIUM:

1202E D, That in view of the impoes.ibility,of securing a physician who, can register in the Province of Quebec, we suggest to the Quebec Conference that two goodeurses„ preferably a man and his wife, be secured to carry on the work of the Knowlton Sanitarium, under the direction of a local superintending pbysieian.

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'HILADELPHIA. SANITARIUM:

TOVE111 That inasmuch as the 1;hit ed elphia Sanitarium is bard pressed financially for a short time, and have requested a. loan of $3000 until June or Jul y, that the tre as ger be authorized • to make a loan to. them, payable on demand, at 5 X interest.

A G DANIILLS., Chairman, W A SPICER, Secretary,

OM HUNDRED AN.D SIKTY-THI.R0 MEETING

CENTRAL CONFERENCE. COMMITTEE

April 5, 1 907

PRESENT:

A G Da,niells, I H E T Russell K C Russell W A Muhl el W A SLID icer.

IEW OFFICE WOIRISS:

VOTED, That rates' for the new members of the General Con-tRirence office force be fixed as. follows: Miss Matilda Erickson, ,$9; Ethel Edwards, $10; T E Bowen, $1 8; Wm E Robbins, $12.

LO X:

vontst, That we autho rize th+ treasurer to advance Br other Mikonnen, of Fin] and, $25 from the educational fund! as a loan.

SOUTH AFRICA, TEACHER:

The Committee discussed the appointment of a principal far the South ArtIcan school, and it was—

VOTED-, That secretary correspond with Brethren Harley ;Stevens and L ray, and than he be authorized to arrange with .either one of these two brethren to go forward to, South Africa., :if either is 'AT .1.] :ling to Except the call.

2E1,0 RT ON ORPHANAGE WORK:

V That I H Evans, IC C Russell, W .A Ruble, W A Spicer be appointed, a committee to consider the report being sent by the local committee at Battle Creek, with power to act.

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FRED LANE OIR EAST MICHIGAN:

L E Wel1man repotted that the. East Michigan Conference had :agreed to send and support Brother Fred Lane in the East Caribbear ,Conference,

VOTED, That Ake approve of the arrangements made, by the East Michigan Conference sends and supports Fred Lane in past Caribbean field,

ROGERS TO EUROPE:

which the

VOTED That ve request If E Rogers, to endeavor to get ready to sail on the "Cel tic" with the European party, to do 'corre-spondence and reporting for the Committee in Europe,

SIERRA_ LEONE:

VOTED, That -ye authorize D C Babcock to pay T Kwan7ina at -the rate af $6 per week, and E L 11Browne at the rate of $7 perweek

VOTED, That -Ae appropriate $250) from mission funds. to aid in the b.u11ding of. a church in Freetown, Sierra Leone, being undertakeezi by D C Babcock,

SF ANIS fl CENTRAL AMERICA:

VOTED That we pay the transportation of C A Nowt an, to: (Central knerica, to engage in .the Spanish beck work, on the re-commendation at the West Indian Union.

S S AND Y P CONVENTION.:

VOTED, That vie fix the date o.f the, Sabbath-school and • Young Yee-1)16,1s Convention, at Mt - Vernon, July 1 0' to 20. •

111Ve OrvERING:

VOTED, That the roidsunuer offering, heretofore devoted to ion s, be made this year the occasion for a sp ec ial rall y an the $150,000) fund, to bring that fund as well on the way to-

vard completion as possible, it being understood that conferences will be invited to especially remember the needs of the mission fie) ds in dealing with the it surpl us tithes on account o f this change in the plan of the midsummer offering,

OJTISH STUDRNTS:

• L H Christ Ian set befo re the Committee the plan of the Trish brethren to invite the Central and Lake Unions to. support two Danish students in Denmark, vbil e st udying to . qual if y as tiaa,chers; or editors in the Danish tongue. In addition the Danish 'brethren proposed supporting a third student.

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VOTED, That we approve af the plan suggested by L H .(Christian for the support of. three Danish students in Europe,

LUTHER WARREN, TRANSPORTATION!:

`10;MD, That the .General Conference share with Northern inois', half and half, the expense o.f the transportation of

Luther Warren and wife from Chicago to Colorado,,

H KETRING IS ACCOUNT:

E T Russell brought forward an item d4ting from the tiipie of H r Ketringls return to this country, He paid his own fare from the Washington General Conference to Kansas. The Kansas' Confer-)ence did liot allow the account, and El der Ketring was soon called to New En gl and.

VOTED, Th at we all ow It et ring s fare fp ow_ Washington to Kansas ar. his iloomeward journey in 1905,

.MADISON (TENN. ) SCHOOL:

VOTED, That we appropriate $300 from mission funds to the Mad is on (Texan.) • school x

TOTED, That rd G Daniel Is, I H Evans, i? Gri ggs constitute a committee to visit the liTad is on school, and .to confer with the brethren in charge with rote TB riCe . to their needs and plans,.

SP ANBURG CHURCH:

3 S Washburn salmi tted the desire: of the church. at 7/:Spartanburg, S C, to have him make an appeal for $500) to help them in securing a church in that city.

'The Committee felt that, it las an inopportune time to launch such appeals jus t now, but it was—

Agreed that we reply to Elder Washburn that the Cormaittee feels that f t woul d be p rop er for him to write an article for insertion in the Review, in which he can set forth the need, and leave it for thp se who are free to do, sa to respond ire iel ping the Spartanburg brethren,.

Ad jo urned,

A G DANIELLS, Chairman. W A SPICER, Secretary,

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soordititoct ift..6 Mm S TY-FOURTH MEETING ;me spes,vW

GENERAL COT F.ERENCE COMMITTER

April 9, 1 907 1144,3t"--..at77 I-RESENT:

I H Evans, K G, Russell, W A.Rubl e W A Spicer; al so T E Seven and J R Scott „

I H Evars was vo teed. to the c hair.

Irayer by J Scott.

ATLANTIC UNION: SESSION:

1VOTED, That .se re quest the At? antic Union to hold its' next se ssion in Was hing t on.

VEST INDIAN BOOKTAT:

In the matter of the West Indian booklet, ',ritten by Geo F Enoch, and published at cast by the Review and Herald, it was—

VOTED, That we p1 ace the "Story of the West Indian Miss ions" in the hands' of the tract soc leties at the .usual. ten per cent rate for handling,

.e.VD ;Min WHITE HOMRS

The- report of the committee of inquiry into the status of affairs in the James White and Haskell 'Homes in Battle Creek was ptesen ted and con sid or ed,. The foil owing act ions we re taken: --

ereas„ The- James White Memorial Home and Haskell: Home orig inal 1 y bet anged to the Seventh-day Adventist Medical Mission-ary and Ben ev °lent Association,, which 1 ater assumed_ the. title of, the International Medical Missionary and Benevolent As soc iat ion; th-er et ore

s ol veep Th at we request the 3c ard of nariage rs, of these Solnes- to transfer them to the Receiver of the Intoh at ional Medi-(cal Mi ss ion ary and Benevolent Association,

solved,That the General Conte ran ce Colemittee assumes the Ins pon si bil Sty of caring for tht aged p sop die in the Jaw s White - Ilemar lel Hone, accord in• t the-list supplied by the aa7..ae,e rs of the Home, at a rate of he 02. 5e per week for each person not of herwise provided for, beg irajaig April 6 , 1907.

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Resolved, That the General Conference Committee pr bride for the -beventh-‘day Adventist orphan children in the Haskell Home, according t the 1 i st f urni s hed by the manage rat at the ra te of 41:1 .50 per week for each child not o rwise pray ided fore from April 6.2 190,7, while steps are being taken, to provide homes else-voll ere for these chiadren.

Resolved, That the T01 I owing persons: El der M N Car.apbelI, CO tirkmadon., A L. Bayley, constitute a local co rres nondence bureau„ corresponding with union atd local confe rence °rani zations and nd iv s, in finding homes for inmates of these institutions

ttiATTANO0 GA EDUCATIONAL. CONVENTION:

1 et ter was presented from J 1; Tenney, asking if it might azt be possible for Eider S N Haskell ale wife to attend the Ed4,2Cational Conve...iticn at Chattanooga.

-TOTED, That vie invite 11 der S N Haskell and wife to, at tetd the C hat tano oga Educational Convention, beg inning in May.

Okl 0 LI rived,

I El EVANS Chairman pro. teL WA SPI Secretary,

A. G. Diu:dells in the chair. Prayer was offered by H. H. Dexter.

THE CHAINNAN*S. BNORW

TAO etakilISMI gave a brief review of the wark that bees owl/14W since the close of the lost oostexene*sess

.11Meng the

S important _roc osssendlitieas Ot.- ge .last -that relating to the' aW4ag or ioor,rs..att tuoit-at

,opnforences 1w,i field.e. e

OWE HUNDRED AND SLITY.4/3TH RIMING

GENERAL CONFARRNCR comma

Gland, Switkerlant, May 10,1907

PRESENT*

AA Go Danielle, 0. A. Irwin,_ I. H. Evans, W. W. Prescott, ic W. A. Spicer, B. TaUssell, R. A. Underwood, R. Co Porter, lrede.

erick Griggs, G. B. Thompson, G. P. Haffner, W. B. White, L. R. Conradi, B. B. Andross, P. A. Hansen, H. R. Salisburywialaers.

The following were also present at the council:

Prom the United Sttes: Wn. Carert, 7. Mager di, N. AllitrikitSell• Dr:M-37 ire. R. 0,

Drlt4,0, Unions a, 0. Haughey, M. A. Altman, lir• R. Moro. dith, E. TakargrW. T. Bartlett, Z. 3. Oillatt, V. C. Sisley,

Moseley.

Uni 0. A. Johnson, Z. C. Ret, Prod Ais-

Aeries r Nrikson, S. P. Svensson N. P4. Nelsen,

Idil L .LAndegre Erik Arnesen, A. C. Christensen, Jens

ny. Ewen. Pe. istiansent L. Muderspitoh.

• R. Ch 1111.1911: It 31. Loebsaok, L.. Ma G.

H. P. Tiebalsdrth J. G. °blander. begirt • -

I %Itser` E. Ihseleit, M. /sing, P. * Pm, Praiser, 0. 114 Hook 3. H. &MiR. Penner. H. leyer„ John Jeer, O. Luepke, Doctor Meyer, Z. Peer, 3....T. Boettebiir,

Vildgrubes Daniel Isaak, O. Madsen, J2..lirsiberger.,...

Un on: H. H. Dexter, Z. P. Btulaut, 0. a pit Paul Steissari. Bawl. Itadasat, T. Nussbaum It. our C. T. .1gfilirapos• P.. ant, L. Benazet, Prank Bend ter US* Co N. Rentriat .71,* fiehrant es, :oseph . Curdy, L. P. Times, "P. ',omit , Z. ft/newsier, 3. Roberts.C. Reiblen P. Badaut, David Le Coultre, R. PAIIIiill, 8. Zespersson.

lad.i Missions Dr. R. S. Xneereell, Dr. Olive G.Ingersoll.

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in carrying out this recommendation. During 1905 these conferenc-es appropriated for the support of laborers in mission fields the sum of t97,696. The figures for 1906 have not yet been compiled, but it s . safe to conclude that at least $125,000 was given during the past year.

Sabbath-SohoolDowser ents A number of years ago our Sab-bath-schools began to apprOpr Era a portion oftheir contributions for mission fields. In 1904 they gave $40,278 to missions; in 1905 these gifts were increased to $49,894; in 1906 this amount was increased to $57,901.96. The next step will be tO see if the Sabbath-schools. in *aerie* can not contribute to missions one thousand dollars each Sabbath. Our• Sabbath-school department is becoming a very important factor in our denominational work.

Religious LibertyagoLusszyLttnt During the past two years this depanwnl has o4:nt .fro of great interest. /t has published a number of tracts, and has begun the publication of a new journal, called kibertj, Which has a splendid eirotakntion. In the United States .thlta to •a strong trend toward encroachment upon the rights and liberties of the people, and the work of this de-partment has been steak'', and the. efforts put forth have been ef-fective in preventing the stactment of stringent Sunday lams by the Poderal government.

tier ic artment: At the 1905 session. of the General Goo. foresee win *se organized called the Medical Depart- ment. There has been much Wort to do in this department. At the present time cost every sanitarium in the. world operated by Sev-enth-day Aditentists is _under denominational owis reship and adminis- tration, jast as our so pots houses. And the *hole motioal sassionary work has been placed upon the same basis as our other departments of work. Our mdicil journals have had a good circulation, and our sanitariums are now enjoying the best patron.. age they have ever had since we began sanitarium work. During. the last six years our sanitariums lave been increased in number from eighteen to about sixty in operation at the present time.

Wonal arta! During the Fast two years our edu- cation]: has pr outlet the most encouraging outlook it ever has, so t as the interest of our people generally, and theatti-tude of our yeung people, are concerned. the chairman of this department is now released from institutional work, t o. devote his entire time to the department. Me now have about 600 schools, 800 teachers, and 14,000 young people in our schools. During the past year nearly all our schools hiLve„ been full the most of them cyan-ing last fall with the largest atten iance in their history.

Young People's Depart_ meat: I. have been much encouraged with the effort note, and the foituts of these efforts, in behalf of our young pea during. the past two years. -Scores of our young: people haTe 010ified their willingness to give the/El:jives tO mission fields, to go wherever sad Wheisrver they are called. the how not only offered their service .% but have raised money, and dOing all they can to help forward this work.

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New York Deositry of Porta Publioatio to At the last General Ifire'VVice it stai kentesini a epos tory for foreign pUblications be established in New York City. This has recently been done by the Review and Herald Publishing Association, and they are prepared to fill orders for all our foreign works. Our foreign publications in the States have had an encouraging circulation during the last two years, some special editions of these papa rs having had a very large/circulation.

beeriytion 3,;,4aA This phase of our. work has taken a very elm unclog urn is he last two years. Those in trharge of this department have: fallen back upon the original plans upon ithict this work was started and successfully carried on for a lore* time, and their efforts have been greatly blessed. The sales for 1906 were oneethird greater than those for 1905, and the year 1905 witnessed larger sales than for many Years prelriours.

N art. n Department: At- the last session of .the Gees o erenoe recommend:4d that a new department ba organised, known as the. North American Poreign Department. It is troteposedof men representing the leading foreign nationalities in the United States, and their work has been a great help to our work onoze these nationalities. Our foreign brethren are pleased with the department, and are _taking hOldwith new energy to ,mace the truth known avoutpAheir fellow..00untrytten who are living in the United States. Vs desire now to secure sena one to work, in behalf of the Irrensh-speaking people in the Unitedetates.

SINCR- TM& 1905 CMIRIINCS: Since our last cOnferenceitie hove erected a General

Conference officie. Vashington,m hid: is used as our administra-tion. building, and it contains offices for all enr departments. It is at advantage to ham all our departments grouped together in thla.. Manner.

Since we last met in condign.* session, we have sent out to mission fields about. 150 workers. This includes the. men who Wolf. been seletted to do the principal work, their wives chil-drea, aad , associates who hase accompanied them to take part in the work.

Vs here, established, missions in the f011owing fields: Hay-ti; Cuba, „ louador,..Peru, Mere", Barote el and Sierra Leone, 'Algeria, Para, the Philippl,nes, Hunan .d in Chia) Uganda Mast Africa) , the Kafir mission South Africa,. and the North India mission in the hills of India..

Daring the two years Just passed we have organised two union conform es, as follows: the South American Ullion and the Vest Ind .an Union. The Pacific Union has been divi,41ed, thus form-ing another vigorous and, growing one, called the. North Pacific Un-ion. There has recently-been organised a new uniotestission in th Par Nast, known as the Gepera3. Chita =eaten. .

Nissionari Visit el Since our last eenference, we ha

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the greatest work of touring the world in behalf of our missions that we have ever done in our history in the same length of time. Brother V. A. Mpioer TisitedSouth America, and assisted in the or-ganisation of that union *conference. Sider I. A. Evans has twice visited the Vest Indies, and assisted in the organisation of that union. Elder Irwin left the t the States October 16, visitedAustralia, then South Africa, attended their union conference, visited ec of the -missions in that 'country, and then came on to this meetingg. Eider G. B. Thanpson left our office in -November, and has visited India, Burma, and Egypt. Brother Priploott left leshiwton the latter part of November, went to Japan then visited 'Korea, and the different mission stations all through China. So that our brethren of the. General Conference Committee—men carrying large responsibilities--have traveled over the face of the earth, visit-ing our brethren, living with them, meeting the situation that they are taping, studying the needs of the fields, and planning with them for "a larger work. I thank God for what has been done in this line.

gnificent Developments In Ii ssioa1 t poring this time the Aust alai 4n -unien ere be has—Feat:del brut and taken hold of the Work in the East ,Indios and thoPhilippines, Ithere there are over 80,000,000 people. Tho German Union aOmfarence is not only pushing out into fille great mission fields in Europe, but bas eine to German gait. Africa, and established a mission there. The Brit-ish Union has overleaped its boundary lines, and opened a mission in British Mast Africa; and thp Scandinavian Union has taken steps to open a station in Ayssinia.

Thus we can see that these two years have witnedsed Imager- ful rem4t.s in our work. Anaghty power has been manifested; a rat ty Providence has been at work, overruling, overturning, and

g up and carrying on this work toward completion.

Ise t Mission: For some time but little work has been done in iisSion, and the workers we had in Egypt were compelled to retire. Constantineple was left destitute by the sad death.of Dr. A. V. George. But others are now ready to enter this Levant field, and take up the work. we shall yet see the hand of theLord at work in what is perhaps as difficult a field as there is anyWhene, gathering out Some towels for his heavenly kingdom.

ADJOURNMENT:

Meeting adjourned.

A. G. DATIELLS Chairman, I. A. SPICER, ecretary.

1,332.15 11,100.25

273,468-09

4,081.33 26,185.20 5949.31 3,8444‘

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ONE MDR= AND SIXTY- SIXTH MUTING

GRUM COMIUDTeg COMMITTgg

Oland, Switzerland, May 12, 1907 100415 A.M.

A. 0. Danielle in the chair. Prayer by B. R. Animas.

Minutes of previous meeting read and corrected. New sr-rivals since the last meeting were listed as present.

VOTED, That visiting laborers attending be invited to par-ticipate with the committee in the deliberations of the council.

TRUSURAWS RiPORT:

The Treasurer, I. H. livens, presented the following re-

General Conference Receipts and Disbursements for:the Jan. 1, 1903, and Ending Dec. 31. 0906

RECEIPTS )verdraft on Gen. Conf. Assn., Jan. 5, 1905 Arashington Building Fund $ 65,164-52 District of Columbia 14,531." Publishing houses 20,749.91 Conferences and tract societies 13,679.02 Specific and special accounts 39,193.64 Depositors 51,987.30 Expense General Conference building General Conference session (i905) 4,239.82 General Conference Association 8,878.50 General Conference Corporation 1,544.62 Haskell Home 2,750.68 Merchandise 12,195.15 Missionary Acre 1,171.21 Religious Liberty Bureau 5,660.46 Work for the colored people 13,092.14 From conferences for support of laborers 33,871.69 Laborers and mission fields Missions 107,660.46 Annual offering 81,962.82 First-day offerings 46,413.21 Midsummer offering 18,845.75 Sabbath-school donaticns 66,145.45 Tithe 20,365.58 Second tithe 3,773.30 Orphanage fund 4,398.40 Loans 10,789.02 Pacific Press Fund 5,915.80 $150,000 fund 7,470.15 Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1906

$662.449.7,4 Comparative :Statement for the Biennial Period Jan. -1,--Pot5, Resources Jan. J, 19o5 $27,195.20 Resources Dec. 34 1906 (7,652.30. :..

___Gai4,in resources. for biennial period.

Biennial Period Beginning

DISBURSEMENTS $ 2,252.16

61,458.23 12,983.04 33,858.03

27,335.32 35,134-11 35,965- 6

8.45 14. X56 2,697.95

59,225,53 5487.56 4,265.81

12,147-54

The General Conference Association

RESOURCES Financial Statement Dec. 31, 1906

Bills receivable $62,474.21 Echo Publishing Company 2,230.90 Evans, I. H., Trustee 2,757.70 New Zealand Tract Society 675.85 Real estate 5,8I8.6o Conferences 1,585.75

LIABILITIES Bills payable $82,775.13 Deposits 850.50 Claremont Sanitarium 19.57 Dower, Amelia, estate Evans, I. H., Administrator 281.0o General Ccnference Corporation 5.892.88

$75,543.01

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Liabi ities Jan. 1, 1905 $71,831.43 Liabilities Dec. 31, 1906 38,398.75

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Decrease in liabilities fcr biennial period $33,432.68 Gain in resources for the biennial period from Jan

I, 1905, to Dec. 31, 1906 $40,457.10 Gain in decrease of liabilities for the biennial period

from Jan. I, 1905, to Dec. 31, 1906 33,432.68

Grand total gain for biennial period

$73,889.78

$89,96940

Net deficit Dec. 31, 1906 GAINS

General Conference Association Fund $2,607.38 Interest 3,227.50 Rent 44.68 Christian Record 24.26

$14,426.39

$5,903.82

LOSSES Expense 6 . 6 . 1 $ 33.25' Michigan Conference 40.00 Taxes 56.97 Notes not counted good 1,745.00

'General Conference Assn. Library -45

$1,875.67

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General Conference Corporation

Resources and Liabilities Dec. 31,. 1906 RESOURCES

Real estate, Takoma Park (Inventory) $ 25.841.41 Bills receivable 118,116.75

eneral Conference Association 5,892.88 inistry of Healing, initial expense 1,165.60

Relief' Bureairexpense 3,750.26 Southern Publishing Association 51&26 Washington Training College 1,351.25 Riggs National Bank 6,250.26 Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1906 102.00

8137,634 86 Accrued interest payable 617.96 Depositors' accounts 6,375.00

Total liabilities

Excess of resources over liabilities Dec. 31. 1906 Loss and Gain Statement for the Biennial Period Jan.

LOSSES Expense $ 144.74 Interest 626.06-

Insurance 747.35 Real estate (Battle Creek) 27,629.39

Total losses GAINS

-General Conference Corporation fund $15.53487 Real estate (Takoma Park) 2,758.84

Total gains

Total resources LIABILITIES

Bills payable

144,627.82

$29,147-54

$18 ,293.7 1

$ 18,369.85 1905, to Dec. 31, 1906

Net loss for biennial peri

$10.853.83

General Conf. Corporation 16,775.56

Total gain $94,693.49 If we should write out the book entry

loss of $27,629.39 on the Battle Creek College property, we would still have a net gain of $67,064.10 in the operations of the General Conference and its cot.-perations, for the biennial period.

I. H. EVAN$, Treasurer.

NOTE.— The apparent loss on real es-tate of $27,629.39 was not a real loss. The General Conference Corporation bought this property for the debts of the International Medical Missionary and Training-school Association. The Gen-eral Conference paid 43,292.25 for this property. It was then inventoried at $75,oto, showing on the books a gain of the difference. $31,707.75. Later, when the General Conference sold this prop-erty to the American Medical Missionary College. it was sold for $47,370.61. As the property was inventoried at $75,000, it is evident that the books must show a loss of the difference between the in-ventoried price, of $27 629.39. Yet there was no real loss, as the conference sold the property for more than it paid for the same. The apparent loss is in book entries.

The actual gains of the General Con-ferepce, the General Conference Associ, ation, and the General Conference Cor-poration for the biennial period ending Dec. 31, 1906, are as follows:—

General Conference $73,889.78 General Conference Assn. 40328,15

ADXOURNMINT: Meeting adjourned.

A. Q. DANIALLS rman, W. A. SCI CBE, eretary.

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Several members of the Committee expressed thankfulness for the encouraging report of the Treasurer. The report of the Au.. ditor, E. R. Brown, was read, certifying to the correctness of the accounts, and it was

VOTED, That the Treasurer's report be adopted.

STANDING COMMITTEES:

By consent of the Committee, the Chainnan suggested the following standing committees for the councils--

On. Plans and Recommendations :- W. 4W. Prescott, G. A. Irwin, R. A. Und€iwood, J. C. Raft, G. B. Thompson, E. E. Andross, W. J. Fitzgerald, J. T. Bcettcher, Guy Dail, W. B. White, W. Ising, W. H. Meredith, G. Schubert, M. A. Altman, S. F. Svensson, M. L. Andreasen, J. Curdy, C. E. Rentfro, L. Mathe, J. Erzberger, H. J. Loebsack, J. Pieper, L. R. Conradi, A. G. Daniells, Frank Bond, J. G. Gillatt.

On Appropriations: L. R. Conradi. I. H. Evans, P. A. Hansen. W. A. Spicer, E. T. Russell, J. H. Schilling, R. C. Porter, L. P. Tieche, Wm. Covert, S. G. Haughey, W. D. Mac Lay, G. F. Haffner, J, G. Oblander, N. P. Nelson, 0. Wildgrube. E. Frauchiger.

On -Publishing Work: I. H. Evan?, L. R. Conradi, H. R. Salisbury, W. A. Spicer, W. C. Sisley, W. T. Bartlett, J. Robert, W. W. Prescott, H. Hartkop, E. Arnesen, H. H. Dexter, E. Lind, C. T. Everson, Walter Bond, J. Vuil-leumier, A. C. Christensen, R. G. Kling-beil, D. P. Gaede, Jens Olsen, S. Jes-perssrn, Fred Anderson, D. Ostlund, J. F. Huenergardt, E. Schwantes.

On Educational Work: F. Griggs. H. R. Salisbury, 0. Luepke, 0. A. John- son, J. Vuilleumier,'W. Igh Wakeham, L. Muderspach; H. F. Schuberth. D. Isaak, J. M. Erikson, W. E. Howell.

On Medical Work: P. A. De Forest. E. Meyer, A. B. Olsen. R. S. Ingersoll, Mrs. Olive P. Ingersoll, V. Pampaian, R. G. Edib, C. Reihlen, John P. Hansen, G. A. Irwin AG. Daniells.

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ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVENTH mEATING

GgNERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTKE

Gland, Switzerland, May 12, 1907

3 P. M.

A. G. Danielle in the Chair. Prayer by W. H. Wakehem.

Minutes were readand approved.

-MAP STUDY:

The Chairman led the council in a study of the map of the world, pointing out the reat divisions of our territory, organ-ized and unOrganizeit field*, dwelling upon the relation, of confer-ences to, the unions, and of the unions to the General, o1so the relation of mission fields tot he unions operating them, or to the General, to whom comes the burden of developing fields not other-wise cared for.

Various problems in rearrangement of the grouping of the fields, here and there, were suggested for consideration of the committeee. Features in the publishing, education, and medical• departments were suggested for consideration.

At this Session it is the duty of the Committee to reap-point 411 the departmental committees.

VOTED, That the 10.46 session of the council be omitted for a few days, in order that the standing committees may work during that hour.

AD.TOURNMENT:

Meeting adjourned.

A. G. DANIELLS, Chairman, 'V. A. SPICER, Secretary.

ONE HUNDRED ANT) SIXTY-EIGHTH MEETING

WARM, COMMENCE COHMITTES

Gland, Switzerland, May 13, 1907

3 P. M.

G. A. Irwin in the chair. Prayer by R. A. Underwood. Min-utes of the previous meeting read.

The session was devoted to brief reports regarding the work in America?

B. White reported for the North Pacific Union Confer-ence, E. T. Russell for the Central Union, G. P. Haffner Or the Gerasn wOrk in Americ4. 1. A. Underwood fOr the Northern Union, and WM. Covert for the Lake Union. All the reports.Were of an en, couraging nature, and_werelisteaedto with interest b$ the coup- oil.

ADJOURNMENT:

Meeting adjourned.

G; A: IRWIN, Chairman, W. A. SPICER, Secretary

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ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINTH MEETING

GENERAL CONFESENCE COMMITTEE

Gland, Switzerland, May 14, 1907

3 P. M. ilm.•••••••••••••11.1••••......

L. R. Conradi in the chair. Prayer by W. T. Bartlett. Minutes were read and approved.

UMW IN THE FIELDS:

The session was devoted to the presentation of needs in the mission fields and specific calls for help.

JAPAN,. KOREA CHINA:

W. W. Prescott spoke - for Japan, Korea, and China.

;Vali has a population of 40,000,000, with coWparatively few.foreigners. There is great commercial activity and expansion. It is leading the Aait in all matters of national. life and develop-ment. Atter general.-outline of. the work in the field, an address from the 3Zpanese IfissioniCommittee was read, making requests for enlargement, as follewserp

1. The reogganization of their European and native sani-tarium work, so that both. can be unitedin one institution, for which an appropriation of $10,000 is requested.

2. The establishment of a training•echool for Japanese and Korean Workers, w#26. which the publishing work could be associ- ated, $1.200 the estimate oast.

3. Intermediate school for Korea, at a cost of $100.

4. A doctor and an evangelical worker for Korea.

5. live married, couples, for entering different parte of Japan and Formosa, and one lady Bible-worker, capable" of training native Bible women.

6. Help toward a church building in Tokyo, $500.

Next the call of China was presented, with explanations of the situation and needs. IN have work in but four of the eighteen rovinces. The field calls for ten married couples, and for

$2000 for the printing work, among the four hundred millions of people.

VOTED, That the requests from Japan, Korea, and China.

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referred to the Committees on Plans and Appropriations.

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REPORT, cam. ON PLANS:

The Committee on Plans brought in a partial report, whidh was adopted, as follOws:--

rWhere:N0 It has been suggested by some of our conference presidents and other leading brethren that the mid-summer offering for 1907 be applied on the 150,000-dollar fund; andt—

ere s, OurcOoSference officers and laborers have been making ea efforts to raise this fund at an early date;.there-

OOmmend.-- 1 That the midrsuMmer offering for this Year be taken in

alt of the missionary enterprises to be helped by the 150*0? . dollar fund, and to be applied on this.

2. That the date for taking this offering be Sabbath, June 29, 190/

A. That we invite our people everywhere in the United States sud- CSnada to make a general rally on this occasion, and raise as large a donation as possible.q

AWOURBMOT;

Nesting filed.

11; R. COMM, Chairman, 1►16 A. MOW* Secretary.

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ON BOND AND SEVENTIMSE MOVING

• Man CONYERBNCE COMMITTFAX

Gland, Switzerland, May 15,. 1907

3P. M. -

R. A. Underwood in the chair. G. B. Thompson offered prayer. Minutes were read and approved.

• B. CCL. ON PLANS:

The COmmittee on Plans submitted a further partial report, was &Opted, as follows:

*The Committee on. Plans would submit this following partial

There are to our ranks many thousands of young PooPio for ,s mnot earnest and vigorous efforts should be ut forth, to fully instruct them in the gospel of our Lord , and

theirto give themselves to the work of the third angel s me-

Wereas, The spectel blessing of Ofai has attOlOod the eta. torts Wide INV young people put forth under the teetering osre of the Sablepth-school Dapertment, until it has grown to sueh an tent t it is difficult for this Deportment to give this 'ark the aOtestion end help Which it needs; therefore,.

*4. R That, in order that this WQrk may be prop- +WIZ (*WA". , • o en army of workers properly trained for serwdsos_a speeial departamnt, with the necessary officers, be OrsAftedvithe itierae to be known as the YOung People's Department or the easeral.00Oference,

*5, That the time or the week of:Prayer be December 14— isote but tho if iced conditions make it desirable to mx

f El this date in certain fields,. it be left to the committees such fields to adjust the time.

That

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the readings of the week of prayer be elm ibution by Mrs. E. G. White. *t This Movement Stands Nor.

The f Trisail and the Source , b* 0lp. S. N.

y(d) The 4f

ià*M,iee for !our. • M. C.

se* smd the PressykrA

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‘c(e) ComPilation from *Early Writings" on the Closing work and Experiences of the Advent People.

6 (f) Vho shall Beal* To Stand? R. A. Underwood. (g) Review of the Year in. Mission Pields. W.A.Spicer. (h) Symposium. Brief Messages from Union Superin-

tendents Abroad. (1) Brief Children! a Exertikses for each daY, to be

provided by the Sabbath-school Department.

'7. That the Atlantit Union Conference be requested to for:)\ reorganize ss to form two union conferences, as follows:.

(a) TheAtlantic Union Conference, to be composed of the conferences in the States of New York, Con-necticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermort, New. Hampshire, and Maine.

(b) The ColumbiaUnion Conference, to be composed of the conferences in the States of Pennsylvania, New :erseY, Zwl*Ware, Maryland, Virginia, and lest

41 That the. Lake Union Conference be requested to release the Ohio Conference, to beeeme apart of the Columbia Union.

404 That the Northern and North Pacific Union COnfereaceS be requetted to release the territory they now hold in Canada,that it *ay be'organisod into a union conference, to be known as the West Canadian Union Conferenet.

0000, The territory, population, and membership oil the Iftribern erenee are to be decreased by the releasing Of its Canadian territory; and,-

wth, The medical *legionary work is tot represented in that any conference or Goinftinational institution, therefore 'we recemmend,-

1110. That the Central Union Conference be requested to re- law the Iowa Conferences that it may become' a part of the -Northd. ern Union Conference.

ell. That the Northern 'Union Conference be a part of the Union College territory until such tine -4g *he_otheewise ar- ranged by mutual agreement . between _ mtween theGener Conference and Northern Union Conference_celmitteet.

*12. That the Central Union Conference be requested to re.. lease Ne*Mexico to the Southwestern Union Conference, and that suffiCient appropriations be 2040 by the General Conference .to the

Southwestern Union Conference to aid it in developing the work in New Mexico until it becomes self-supporting.

ereae The Hawaiian :Islands are far removed from the North Pao i c on Conference, and are not naturally connected with that part of North America; therefore, we recommend,

°13. That ate work in said islands be placed under the di- rect ion of the General Conference.

61,0further reeprend,-- 0000

"14. That the transfers and readjustments provided for un- der Recommendations 7 to 151 inclusive, be made on or beforeXaff_a:,) ary 1. 190e."

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NERDS IN PIRLDS:

Purther time was given to calls from the fields.

INDIA;

India's requests were presented by G. B. Thompson. The field asks--

1. A worker to lOcate in Bombay, to work among the thirty or. forty 'Millions on that side of India.

2. A. worker for Ceylon, with its three million*.

3. A second man for Burma.

4. An additionsl laborer for' the south of India, where it is said 500 or more are keeping the Sabbath.

5. A. printer at the. Karmatar printing office.

SOUTH AMERICA:

Comiunications to the council from Z. L Westphal, presi. dent of the South American Union., and from P. W. Spies, in behalf of the Santa Catharina and ParenaConference, were presentedodil-ing for help in Argentina, Bolivia, various parts of Brazil, for an aduaattlanal man in. Argentina., a teacher in Brazil and Aar funds for the establishment of the Brazilian publishing work in central location.

ADZOURNMENT;

Meeting adjourned. R. A. UNDERWOOD, Chairman 1G A4 SPICER, Secretary.

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OU HUNDRIO AND SENENTY.,FIRST MEWING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTER

Gland, SWitserland, May 16, 1907

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NEEDS IN THU FIELDS—SOUTH AFRICA.:

Elder G. A. Irwin having presented the situation and tails from South Africa in the evening meeting preceding it was voted that the following calls should be recorded as Sou Africa's ro-gues for additional help:-

1. A, president of the Union. Conference, Elder Hyatt desir-ing to go into the interior mission field, work, after yoars of service as union president.

2. A ppresident for the Cape Conference. 3. A Principal for the Claremont Union College. 4 Man.. and wife for. :Bsrotseland. g. Man and wife for Somtbulam

TING LAWRERIS:

VOTED., That K. C. Russell be asi edto attend the meetimgs in the Southwestern and Central Unions, as the presidents of the unions mar arrange.

VOTED, That A. G. Danielle be requested to attend the Kan-sae and Colorado meetings and the Southern.California medical, On-immtions,'and such othermeetings as heady be able to attend on the Western trip.

VOTED, That G. B. Thompoon be requested to take the Lake Union meetings.

NOTED, That we reque t E. C. Porter to attend the Missouri meeting.

VOTED, Thatwe reqUeet11. W. Prescott to attend the Europe. an meetings.

VOTED, That we request 4. Aarwin to attend the New Jersey and Lake Union camp-meetings.

VOTED, That I. H. Wang be requested to attend the Atlan-tic Union meetings, as far as possible.

VOTED, That we request V. A. Spicer to attend the South

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VOTED, That the supply of help for the Canitdian Union be left to the officers of the General Conference, on their return.

VOTED, That the Appointments for Brethren Griggs, *loch, and 'Wilkinson be left to the officers,on their return to the States.

A. G. DA/41E1LS, Chairman, W. A. SPICIER, Secretary.

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ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEC 01W =MING

GENNRAL COMMITTlat

G1 and, Switzerland,

May 16, 1907, 3 P. M.

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T Russell in the chair. prayer by C T Everson.

Minutes were read and approved,

JEDUCATIONAL DEI,ARCIGOTT:

The chairman of the Educational Department, Frederick Griggs, made a report of the educational wart carried an in our 567 soh) 01 a, The total as set s of our schools is about 41,200, 005, *'here are 8719 teshers employed i n the faculties of the seobsol.ss The missionary irt,e rest, is the strong underlying factor in the growth of the schooas, and they are working on the basis that the one purpose of our educational system is tsto prepare workers

in the cause of the messages

MARRANGEMIDNT EUROPEAN WO M:

By consent of the Committee CM Plans, a subcommittee appointed by them to consider the rearrangement of the work in lump., rake asked to present their report direct to the full councils The report was present, fully conhdered, and adopted as follows:—

Whereas, Vhe signal bles sing of God has attended the offbrts that- have been made to; establish the cause of the third angel r s message in Europe, thareby creating many grave re-sponsibilities to be borne; and,-

Vhereas, The organization of union conference and union. adission fields has located in Europe a number of members of the Genera] Comferanee Committee; and, —

Whereas, The General Conference has elected a Vice-:resident to take the general supervision of its work in the .Eltropean dividlon of the field, therefore, ve recommend the roil owing: --

11e That the organization known as; the European General (Conference ,organized by advice of the Gemara], Conference in 1901, be discontinued.'

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2. That a secretary of the European division of the asneral Conference, who may be a. member of the General Conference (Committee, be as sokciated with the European Vice-President, to assist in carrying forward the work in this vast field,

3, That the General Conference Committee appoint a sub-treasurer to receive and disburse, under sach arrangements as may be es tabl i shed, the General C onferen eta funds of the European ;divi sign of the General Conference„

4. That the Vice-President and other members of the 'eneral Conference Commit tee in the European division meet for counsel at such times as the needs of the cause may require, and -that the European members of the General Conference departmental committees be invited to meet in counsel with the European members of the General Conference Committee at least once a year,

5. That such steps be taken as may be deemed necessary to prepare the way for the organization of a Russian Union Conference at an early date,

6, That a stosrintendeuit be chosen for the Latin Union Mission fieldi„ who caw give his entire time to the development of its interests*

7, That as far as possible the Vice4resident of the, European division of the General Conference be left free from off ici. respon sib il ities in 1 ocal o rganl at ions, that he may lave. more time tae at is /Xi to the larger and mare genera.I in- terests of the field, and. other fields as may be arranged by the General Confetti llea Committee.

0. That a 04i-treasury for the European field be provided: lby the General Conference, with a competent treasurer, to rower :and encourage the raising of mission fdada,

9, That the funds belonging to this sabtreasury consist of a, Tithes of all union conference .. tithes, b, All the tithes; paid in mission fields in

European territory, not inisluded in or-. ganized union conferences.

c. All annual offerings. d, All PirSt-day offerings. e, All Sabbatblscho ol offerings, f, All foreign,mission donations.

All appropriation from the General Conference for mission work in European territory*

10, That the European. members of the General Conference (Committee. &all" at the beginning of each. fiscal year, submit , to the 'treasurer of the General Conference a Beta fled estimate of ell prospective receipts and disbursements of .atch fields: as may require appropriations fey' the ensuing year,

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11, That these needs be covered by approw-iat ions by the (Ge neral Conference Committee as far as the funds of the .General Conference will permit,

12, That all General, Conference appropriations or funds for European territory be p ai.d through the European a22b-t reasury.

13. That the accounts of all laborers not employed by anion and local conferences in the European field be audited by the General Conference editing Committee,

14, That the treasurer of the sub-treasury be LIM:* ucted to make monthly remittances to each field. receiving support through his department) in harmony with the previous appropria-tions by, the General Conference Committee,

, 15. That this spb-trisas try report monthly to the treasurer or the General Conference all re ce ip tsand d i sb ursements„

ther with all avail able cash on band,

16. That all treasurerst books, in both I ocal and union conferences, and the arbmtreasury, be audited annually, and that a copy of the sub,,treasury audit, acccetp anted by .an aanual sta tement of receipts and d i sb imsement s including'resources. and liabil Wes/ be for-wa.rded to the treasurer .of the General Cow"

Terence at the c1 ose err each fiscal year,

VOTED, That the fin Lei. cial arrangaments provided for in :the preceding actions date from January 1, 1908,

Adjourned,

E T RUSSF 1., Chairman, W A SPICElk, Secretary,

HUNDRED AND ,WVENTYr.THIRD MEETING

GENERAL CUNRETIENCR COMMITTEE

Gland, Sistizerland.

May 17, 1907, 11 A. M„

wok gat+11. far -4.11. 10441,-.1

n, Covert in the chair, Prayer by W.J.Fitagerald,

Minutes were read and approved,

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Furth!, r reports 'are called far, and R. C *Porter present-ed a report for the Southuestern Union Conference. One of the , encouraging features reported was that the Keene Academy is: now Tree from debt, that re 1 ease) being due 1 argely to the camp aign carried on by the teaciars themselves in leading the believers in the "Object Lessons" work. The union is able to carry its work among the white and Indian peoples, but needs help in the work Tor the hundreds of embommimpiestomm thou sands of colored people.

W 3 Fitzgerald reported growth in the Atlantic Union, the most populous Ls:arisen union, and outlined the plans being prosecuted for a most vigorous effort to train and send out UM* worleers into the field, Work is being done for nine of the nationalities rep resentedI but there are vast populations of many languages as._ yet inreached„ The union needs more ministerial laborers for its -great cities,

Meet ing adjourned,

COVERT, Chairman . NA SPICER, Secretary.

ONE HUNDRED AND MSATIOITY-FGUICH MET INGi

GEliERAL CONFERETTa COMMITTEE

Z.. and,. Suit zerl and.

May 17, 1 907

4 A Irwin and A a Daniells, s ucces stvely in the e hair.

Prayer by G B Thompson.

Mae -calls from the fields• were taken ip„ and it was ro-gues ted that a 1 is t be made of the entire rein to recreants asked fOr,

Austral asiais call for three 1. aborers, and West Africa call for an educational man, were presented,

The treasurer presented a budget thowlbg that the present earpense, as the fields are now manned, according to estimates,,

C 013 siderably more than the prospective income for the year,

The Committee thoroughly di scussed the sit uat agreelag ail tea y that the calls for workers from the fields . are modest ,and urgent, and that the calls should be responded tee,

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One after another of the brethren representing union con* :ferences and other libos of work eurpressed the' faith that there, must be a mighty motem.ent among the older conferences to send Ato,rkers and mans into the mission fields. As one unidn pre-sident expresed it, in his union he desired to see it establisbed that they would spare any marl called for from the president of the iiniern down to the Iaet man o:n the union list. There was a united . xonviction that the COmmittee as a body, after the view of the needs as seen in this council s actad sound, the cry throughout conferences and people to beak from the AQw pace in manning the 'Mission fiel,ds, and pour men and M3 ans into all the world abrOad„ lift Ale at ional workers pl edged their devotion to this plan, and the it de tee rminat ion under Gad to see the scho ol s prep aring the workers,

The Committee sits sion vas closed with a prayer seasons

Meet lug ad,jours.ed,

A. G DANIELLS, Chairman. V A SI-1,C2R, Secretary,

HUNDIMD AND greIVICNTII-FIFTH MEETING

GENERAL CONFEramm COMMITTEE

Gland, Switswiand.

May 39$ 19070 10:45 A.

G Daniell s in the chair.

Prayer by D. Oetlund. Minutes read and approved,

AUSTRALASIAN UNION CONFERANCE:

0 A Irwin ims called upon to present the Australasian 31pion Conference, inasmuch as he had visited the field on his rreeent trip, and VMS appointed by the Union to represent it,

0 A Olsen, president of the Union, had addressed a most one o ;kr ag ing c =man i cation to the c 01113C a, which was read / and listened to with deepest in te res t by the congregation.

The evangel 1 s t ic and in st i tut ional work in Au stra 1 as4a `vas shown to have been blessed and provered in lane me mire* Ile field is taking on the burden of the work among the millions

the i slant's of the Aast and PalYne *la, and the be I ievers ere of gooa courage an a loyal to every rmture a message„

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The special calls for Australasia are as follows:-

1. Man and wife to take charge ,o f the Phil ip pine work. 2, Doctor for Avondale Health Retreat,

3. Experienced medical secretary. for the Union, 4. Dutch worker for Java,

. Man and wife for New Guinea.

6, Help in build ing church and school in Singapore,

Adjourned,

A DANIELLS, Chairman, W A SPICER, Secretary.

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIXTH MEETING

GENERAL CONYE Fags C °MITTEN

Gland, Swit zer 1 and May 19 7 1 907,12: 30 PM

A 0 Daniells in the chair. Prayer by W C

After considering whether Brether Daniel 1 s and o)thers. should visit Italy, Span„ etc„ it was

VOTED, That it is the counsel to the officers of the qik9nera1 Confe-nBnce to re turn to America as soon as cons istent after the c lose of the c ounc

Inte rmission for dinner uses taken..

The Committee came together again at 2 olclock

VOTED, That a ceassittee at three be appointed to bring in a sa,gges tive 1 Is t of General Conte men co Departmental Committees,

VOTED That A Daniel ls/i 0 A Irwin, and I., E Connidi act as this committee,.

1 9 0 9 GENER.it CONIZEIMCE:

VOTED, That the 1909 General Conference be held during the month of May at Tokoma Park.

adjourned to 7 P.M.

t 'I SinTattateglIre ary.

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ME HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-.SEVENTH MEW=

GIMBAL CONFERENCE COMMITM

Gland, Seltzerland.

May 1 9,1 907,7 P.M.

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• G Daniel Is in the chair. Prayer by E T

CALLS FROM MISSION

The' calls from the fields 're taken up, being summarized aa fol 1 ows;--

CHIN A: Total , ii men; $2,000 and over,

1, Man and wife to Jo in the new- mission es tab 1 i shed by P 3 Laird and wife at Changsha, Hunan,

2, Two men and wives for Fukien Province, 3, Married man for educatiohal work at Canton. 4, TWO men and wives. to jodn an experienced workar

ready in China in locating in North Oh ma. 5, Man and attire tor, Shanghai to work in city'-great

commercial center, 5, Mkt and wife to join Eider Wes trup at Shang Tsal„Honan 7. Man of experience to locate at Shanghai to take aver-

s:light of the 'China 'fission, D. Ian and wife to work among Ha:kw-speaking people,

30116 China„ 9, An experienced secretary and treasurer to locate

at Shanghai. 10. Appropriations.:

Prin ting off ice buil ding, *1000 Equipment, • 100D 1021dS for literature,

AP AN AND K 0 RE At Total" 7 men, 1 lady; $111 800).

1, Man and wife for Korea." min is ter ial 2. Doctor for 'Corea,

Man and wife for Tokyo city work, 4,. Man and wife for northern is Z. Man and wife for northern part of Hondo, main id. and, 6, Man and wife for souterhn part of }rondo. 7. Man and wife for so utoern Si and. 8. Man and wife for Formosa, St, Lady Bible "worker to train Japanese Bible 'men. 10. Appr op riationst

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Training-school in Zapen, 41, 20C; Intermediate schools Korea, en Tokyo church building, 50D For reorganization of European and a2ative sanitarium work, to unite both in country, 10,000)

I N D I A: Total, 5 men„

1„ Man aid wife for Bombay side, to work for eighteen mill ion liTarathi people.

2,, Man and wife for Cey1 on's the mill ions. 3. Man and wife for Burma, to join Elder Votaw, only minister

araong Burma's eleven mill ions„ 4,, Man aid wife for South India, la ere 500 are reported

keeping- the Sabbath,. 3. Printer far Karmatar printing office.

SOUTH AMERICA: Total s 9 men; $3,00M or more,

1,, Man and wife for Bolivia, 2. Bdwational man and` wife for Entre Rios training-school, 3„ Minister (and wife) for Argentina< 4. Two men far North :Brazil's seventeen mill ions, where

311 der Spiels is the onl y min is ter, Man and wife for Parana Conference, to take charge,

6. General book man for South American Unions 7. Two MYNAS sera to ,lead the work in 8, Teachers for Bursque school in Brazil, 9. ApprOvriations:

*31.000 or over for moving and equipping Brazilian printing plait,

SOUTH AFRICA: $ men .

3, President for Union Conference. 2,, Pr eel dent for Cape Confe rence 3. Princ ipal for Cl ammo:Tit College. 4, Men and wife far Ba.rotsel and, to join Brother And ors on, 5„ Man aid wife for Somabula missions to release Elder

Armitage to work in South to save life of fai it y. 6„ Man ard wife for Koao Mission Basutoland. 7. MFru and wife far the !3oluel Mis sion,

TEST AFRICA: 1 man.

A men to take cihr of ed uce tional work,

"GREAT BRITAIN: 1 man,

President fOr South Englivnd Conference*

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NMW YORK CITY: 1 man,

Tolyglot secretary for the Review and Herald, New York City fore ign depo si tory,

AUSTRAtASIAN UNION: 4 men

1„ Dutch worker for :twat 2, Man and wife for Philippines., to take charge, 3, Man and wife for New Guineas 4, Doctor for Avondale Retreats

MST II DIAX UNION: 4 men,

1, Printer for Port of Sp ain p ubl fishing hou se, 2, Nurse for Trinidad treatment rooms in place Oct the

lat4 Brother Enoch, 3. Man and wife for Central American mission, to Join

1311 der Corday; 4, Man End wife for Panama and regions about,

XXXI CO; 1 man.

A general book man to take charge f circulation of 1 i te riltyire

IRA ND TOTAL:

ID men.

tiding laborers arid their wives, tiaL

Appropriations specified, $16,800.

CHINAtS CALLST

VOTED, That the Committee approve in a general ay of the (calls from China, and that a committee of three be appointed to make suggestions on recommendations 4, 7, and 9, with a view to securing immediate action,

JAPAN AND KOREA:

VOTED, That ve approve of the calls as a thing to work to, %it that No, 1 be referred to the committee of three for immell-late action,

VOTED, That the committee be W WPrescott„ I H Evans, and W B White,

TOTED, • That we roc ommend the India" Committee to 1 ocate ifl1der CI 7 Enoch, already under appointment to India, on the 2ombay slide, thus filling No, 1,

500'

VOTED, That G B Thompson, W A Spicer, and E E Andross be a committee on India,

SOUTH AFRICA:

VOTED, That the South African items be referred to Irvin, H R Salisbury, Wm Covert, and R A Undterwood,

SOUTH AMERICA:

VOTED That L. R !on radii W A Sp icer, ? Haffner and IT Fitzgerald be a committee on South American calls.

Adjourned,

A G DANIELLS, Chairman, V A SPICER, Secretary,

(CtE HUNDRED AND SVENTY-EIGHTH MEETING

GEMRAL CONFET1ENCE COVITTEE

and, Sri tze and

Way 20, 1 0:45 A. M=

A 0 Daniell s in the chair,

gayer by E 7 Russ31 1, Minutes read and approved,

E TELussell reported that he had heard front College View that 100'canvassers were preparing to go out from the calvassersi Institute being held dui Union College, The council rejoiced at the news,

C T Everson was called upon to present the Italian field with its thirty-three millions of people and about fifty Sabbath-keepers, Bel levers are awaiting baptism' at Turin and Monasterollo where Brother Pant has been Narking, and in Rome, The school started in Rome as a means of getting acquainted with people, has had a good attendance,

EDUCATIONAL WOW:

Ithe Committee on. Educational Work presented' a report, which was freely discussed and adopted, as follows:

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was,There is a most urgent call for trained workers in both home an f o re ign f el ds ; and,--

Whereas, We have hundreds of young men and woolen who would make vat uabl e workers provided they had s aff c lent education; therefore,--

I. Resolved4 That we urge upon all of our union c on- fe re noes throughout the world the importance of e ducating and en] i sting in the service of our imuse„ every consecrated young man ai d woman in our ranks; and that to this end they establish -and main taro_ at 1 eas t one advanced scho of in each union confe ranee.

2. We rec *amend, That each of our union conferences es-tablish and maintain an educational fund to assist worthy young. Yen and wiluen to secure an education in. o ur advanced scho ols, for service,

Whereas, Experience has taught us that counsel and sip eration in all brandies of our woof: is of great val ue;

eas, There is need -of a. better development and more 'Thor ough organisation of our educational work in the Eur op ean field; therefore;.4.-

3. lkseeilired I, That the Genera Conference Committee arrange :for and hold, - ed ucational convention for the European field ) during the Øu :?:of 1908,

4, Resolved, That vs call the at tention • or our people tall over the world to the importance of church-schools, and that we urge that such ecjzols be es.tablibibsd and miintained wherever. consistent*

5, Resolved, That we advise the managers of our various soh() of s to conform themselves, as far as p os s ibl,e to the coarse& Of stilly as outl ined by the General Conference Educational Con-vention of 1906,

Beet ing a d jo urned,

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CLIE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINTH MEM ING

GENERAL CO IRE RFNCE COMMITTEE

Gland, Switzerl and

lkiy 20, 4 P.M.

L Ii Qpnradi in the chair,

The meeting was cal led by the pros ident o f the General (Conference at the close of the final meeting of the General 1ELProp ean Confe r en ce I, and El de r 3 Curdy was asked to present the f tel d of French Bel gium,

Among a .papal at ion of seven mil l ions, there are but 10,000 Protestants. We have thirty members in French Belgium, as happy lin the truth as any, Brother Curdy felt that a tent for meetings would be a blessing, and advance the truth mom rap idly ,than Bible work,

E T Russell said he be] loved the Lake, North Pac if ic, and (Central Union Conferences would supply the tent, with canvas seats to seat it,

The rep ort from For t ugaI was called for, El der E. Schwante s :_reported 4nte res ts developed in Li sb on, where Brother Rentfro has his dwelling, and in Oporto . vh. ere Brother Sehwante.s has worked. 'wring the. year a dozen s oult s have taken tie- ir s tand for the truth, wilds t op po sit ion and persecution, The newspapers . have ;given con.sidemble publ icity to our work.

Meeting adjourned„

L R C ON I-ADI Chairman, W A SPICER, Secretary,

ONE If UNDEM) AND EIGHTIETH MEETING

GENERAL CONFEIEFXCE COMMITTEE

G1 and, Swit zerla -nd

May 21, 4: 30 P.M.

Let

A G Daniell s in the chair,

Prayer by E T 11,u s s el 1. Minutes read and app roved,

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PUBLISHING WORK:

1Fhe Committee on Publishing Work made a report, which vas discussed, and adopted as follows:-

1. That in order to facilitate the publishing business 'between the United States and Europe, the International Tract Society at Hamburg be requested to act as wholesale agent for the different publ ishing hots es of Europe for the s ale of all our books, ttracts, and pamphlets publ isted in Europe, except the Mngl ish, and arrange to fill all a rd erm p ropmtA,7, either from their own stock or direct from the different publishing houses.

2, That the prices charged for all orders from our American publi sing ho uses. whether 1 arge ar small, be as fol lows: Par subscriptiona11. books, seventy per cent discount; trade books, fifty per cent discount; tracts and pamphlets, the discount umal ly a1 l °wall between our American publ i thing to uses, All discounts to be all owed an American retail prices,

• 3, Al] orders of 100 pounds weight or more shall be de—

livered free of charge on boats mdukm ship, with freight paid to. lbw York, All bil l s to be p aid propmtly within thirty days after the receipt or invoice,

4, Whereas, Our publid4.ins ho uses are sometimes unable to procure publications ubl be-cause these are out of tf., vets 'while at the same time sister institutions have copies which they would

-121s glad to dispose of; therefore,—

* roc came to all our' publidting ho uses that .they supply to .the Pub "s g partMent of the General Conference at the close of each quarter a full ltst of. their stock of publications in all lat,guages, and we nequest the Pubi i si,ing Dep artmexit of the General Conference to see tint such information is forwarded to the publishing *au sex concernedland also to take an inteThst In assisting the publishing houses to dispose of t ock for -which ..they can not find a market,

Z. In view of the call for an Italian paper, which comes from Italy, New York City, and other places;. it is--

Sissolved, That as soon as possible a periodical be started In Ital y, to consist of .sijkteen pages, to appear quarterly, All data it s as to title, subscription rate, mai agement, etc. , to 'be referred to the Executive Committee •of the Latin Union,

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Whereas, Our means and' workers are insuffi,Cient to do for nmaay needy fields -*tat ought to be done there in evangel i stic lines;, tie refore,

6. We urge upon all the managing boards in our mission fi elds that they give special attention to the preparation aid distr ibution of suitable 1 ite ratiare cle arly sett ing forth the message for this time.

7. That all our fields be urged to cond.Jder the matter of producing leaflets bearing on 43 ecial features, of the message, to be sold at a nominal price for free distribution, also of p1 arming extensive and j udicious use of the same,

8, That for the p rep anit ion and distribution of 1 it era-.-ture we make an appropriation, for the year 1907, of $ this sun to be paid out under the direction of the Mission Board, a es the need arises, and as the money can be ra ised,

MEDICAL.,WQRKa

The Medical Committee made a report, which was discussed, and adopted as follows:--

Whereas, We -find that recommendation 3 under resolution No, 17 of the proceedings of the 36th session of the General . *inference p-rovides for the -appointment of medical departmental committees in each union conference; and,—

Whereas, We can not find from the Year Book that any such committees have been appointed in Europe ,--

1 . Resolved, That we ree amend , —

a, That the union conferences; of Europe be urged to set in harmony with the abovereferred to res. of ut ion and appoint Sin each a committee whose dal* it itv. all be to plan for and 1 ook Ito the ir•osecutican of aggres 3 IVO medical missionary work in that u~iii on,

b. That the officers of these committees keep ih close totuti with the Medical Secretary of the General. Conference :and the officers of the union conference in which they are working

2. Res al vect, That w e enco urage the unifying of opinions and plans for the prosecution of the medical missionary work by req uest

That there be held a European medical convention, which di all be attended by' as, mazy doctors,f nurses, conference officers, andiaymen as possible, for the purpose of studying principles and MB thods of work,

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b. That one 43 ecial point to be considered at the convention be the fixing of a standard curriculum for our nurses! training schools.

c. That the chairman ar secretary of the Med ical Department of the General Conference be requested to, be present at this convention.

d. That we has ten forward the preparation and cir-caation of literature, e specially in the form of small tracts • 'and pamphlets, which &all define these principles from the standppint of the Bible and the Testimonies;

e. That bur physic lens be encouraged to take an active part in the preparation of this literature by each one yr iting at least twenty-five pages per year, the manuscript of the same ta be .sent tlraugh. the Medical Secretary to the General (Conference publishing 'Committee,

Whereas, The spirit of prophecy has repeatedly emphasized the impor—rTance of aur ministers giving a helping hand in the med ical mi ss ion ary work, by /IS ans af health and temps ranee lectures in connection with their publis efforts; and,--

Whereas, Thos e wlio have fol 1 oiled this instruction, have Teen blessed in their efforts, and have found it a' valuable aid An holding the interest and confidence of their hearers; thareforer

3. We roc amend, That the uni Sri and 1. oral conferences* (committees be requ2e-ste-a- to :encourage their work-tars to act in

rmony with re c ommendat e of rea) 1 ut ion 19 of the General Conference proceedings of the .36th session, which reads as followst-

"By inviting all our ministers to heartily unite in this campaign by p react: hing more freq uen tly on heal th and temp erance , and ere o uraging all o ur chu mhos. to engage in this works ir

These resolutions, m.d especially the letter one, called forth many hearty speeclies„ experiences in America, New Zeal and, ]us silt, far° tl End Sweden, `Germany, France, England, and India being related by the 110 rkers present, testifying to the bless-trigs found in presenting health and temp erance topics in con-nect iOn with e v arg e 1 I stic work.

Meeting adjourned;

A ci DANIELLS, Chairman. 10 A SPICER, Secretary*.

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(tINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-qIRST ti114-TING

GENERAL :CONVERINCE CCUMITTElii

01. and, Switzerl and

Ilay 22, 7:30 A, M.

Prayer by 1- A Hansan,

111 W Prescott real to the Committee a letter Prom Dr Miller, Honan, reporting hi s vi sit to Ch angsha, Hunan whets Brother

arid Si star laird have es ta'b 1 i shed the new ml ss loh

Zhe sub-committee an China, Japan, and Korea made a report. The first item, as to general man for the Par Rest, was referred: back to the s ub-c ommittee, It was

IMTX1), That the Ohio Confe-rence be requested to: release =der J E Shultz to the general work, and that he be requested to v -make Korea his field of 1 abor„ taking the superintendency of the work in that country and that the Ohio Conference be requested tto pew his traveling expenses and continue hissilpport,

IORKERS PO!(

IttinD, That the Upper C ol Laub ia Coale rence be: req ues ted to relelase Elders L A Gibson and P D Wagner to the general *Wk, the forager making Shanghai hisfield of work, and taking also the secretary mid treasurer's work of the China Mission field, and the latter mak.ing North China his field Ge labor; and further, that the -Upper Cambia Conferral ce be -requested to pay necessa traveling exprn sea, and continue their support,

177RD, That the Ohio Conference be requested to release 1 ter C 'caret, and that he be requested to make North China

his field of later, and that the Ohio Conferense be requested to pay his traveling expenses Ito his field of labor, and continue his support.

I/OTED, That the Board or Managers of the South Lancaster ilicadEmy be asked to release El der ItP Cottrel a to the general work, 'end tint he be rrequiested to make Central China, his field (If labor, <aid that the Central New England Confernce be Tequested to support"

in that field, and defray his traveling exlernsas; to that land,

The following action was taken:—

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Thereas, The calls from the mission fields are many and argent, there being definite and ivell founded requests; for fifty workers presented at this meeting of the General Conference Committee; and, --

Whereas, We are unable to fdll the large portion of these (calls for 'lack of suitable workers and sufficient means; and,r-

Whereas We c onf las ntl y be] i eve that the ope ning p ro- -vidences of indicate that the time has fully came for extend- ing this m es sage more rqo idly than ever before; the reforel,--

Ities334ved, That vs fli oul d pl an in the most intell igent manner for a great missionary campaign at our campenneetings in 'merica during the remainder of this present seasihn; and further,

Resolved, That we urge upon all our ganeral laborers to :join in this campa,ign by informing themselves in a definite vay (al con earning the fields wh Leh are cal 1 ing for talk; (1o) con-cerning, the mils made aid' the reasons the refer; and (c concern-ing our mission work a ready establi lied in these fields* And wts further urge these workers to present the missionary p-roblem Ito our peop gathered at- these meetings with a view to delfIbite action in providing workers and funds with \tacit to meet the rcbmands pies sing upon us,

INISNINGTON TRAINING COLLEGE:

VOTED, That the chair a, rp oint a c =mitt°. t o make re--_ commendations with reference to making the ikshington College ire distinctively a Foreign Mission Training School.

the following were named: I El Evans, 9 A Irwin, L. 13 Gbnradi,, W J Fitzgerald, W A Spicer, E T Russel 1, R A Underwood, F Griggs,

The' Committee on India make a rep ort, kich vas adapted as fel lows

We look with favor up9n the sails made far laborers: for India" and recommend that they to fil led as early as, cons istent with the needs. of other mission fields; and further,—

Recomnend, That the No rthern Ili inois Confer en ce be; r. e-clues tad to release Brother Carl I? Hansen, of Chicago, and that he .make Ceylon his field of labor, and that the Northern Illinois (Conference be requested to pay histrallql 0 rtat 011 to that field and continue hisaupport.

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QE HUNDRED AND E I G ETV rSEC ON3) MEETING

CIEITRAL coNaRENCE COMMITTEE

iG1 and, Switzerl acid

May 224 10:45 A.M.

G A Irwin in the chair.

Irayer by S 0 Haughey. Minutes; read and approved.

he recommendations of the General Conference Committee regarding filling calls for 1 aboaers was presented in the council, and accepted with hearty approvals

41 T JO S, CREDEND IALS

The sub.,committee appointed to make recommendations rega ing action in the matter of T Jones' credentials" made the fo I lowing •reportl--

/ In the matter of the minister ial credentials,held by A T' Jones;, decl atin.$ him to: Le Iran ordained minister .wood standing. iln the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists,"! - we present the foil ay/big statement and tee ommendat --

That Al ouzo T Jonesi work and in fl uence have ceased t be helpful to the denomination from whcih he received his creden-:tia.ls• that his p ub3 its utterances end phbai died statements which. have teen vd.A-ely circulated, dhow hisattitude to be antagonistic to the organized work of, the denomination which granted him his (credentials,.

We therefore make this protest against hi course acvt being consistent with right p rine ipIes in view, f the fact that I* has during this time retained the ministerial credentials

anted to him by this body 'before such evidence ast his dis-affectation had appeared, and ye hereby declare that he does not now properly represent this denomination before the pubs lc, dhat he is no longer authorized by this body to do so, and 'se request him to 'return ta the General Confer ice Committee the (credentials wh^ioh ware granted to, him.

lEile efforts made to reclaim and to help Elder Jones vont spoken of by theeba firma n, whereupon, by unanimous voteif, the counc i.1 p as sed the rec. onmendatton.

G A IRWIN, Chairman. W A SPICER, Secretary

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ONE HUNDEED AND EIGHTY-THIRD MATING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COLIMITIMIE

G3 and, Switzerl and.

May 22,3 PM.

G A Irwin in the chairs

Prayer by R C Porter.

!MUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE V H HECKMAN«

E Andross presented the re that a man be secured few the Bout pros ideacy„ and that an (mperiented Itegland Conference„

nes t from the British Union,- • gland Oonfe rence , to take the mai be supplied to the North

VOTED, That we, lecommend Elder W H Heckman, of Michigan, for the South England ponference.

VOTED, That the call s from Great Britain, West Africa, mad Mexico be referred to a committee of three, composed of

E Andross, R A Underwood, teld E T Russell.

KANSAS, H H BU HOLDER:

On the re q ue at cif E T EL us sel 1, p resident of the CentroI liali0711 it was--

VOTED, That we suggest. the name of H H Burkholder as; a. sui table mai for the 'presidency of the Kansas; Confe rtnce *

voTBD , That the ch alir appoint a committee. of three to ',laminate a person as the polyglot secretary called for by the 'Revive' and Herald for the NeaV York city foreign Cepo sitory.

Committee L R E12onradi W W Fres co tt H Sal i sbury.

LOMA LINDA COLLEGE:

A communication -vas read from H W Cottrell, presentiag the desire of the Boma Linda: College of E,fange lists to develop its work, and asking if the General Conferen ce coal d.net sup ply a med Ica], man as teac her and p ay him.

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NOM, That this matter be referred- for c oun sel ard re," commendation to a committee as fol. 1 outs: -The President (It the 3neral Conference, Secretary of the Medical - Dep artment I Pre-sident of " Pac ific. Union Conference, aid the President of the Southern Cal ifornia„Conference,

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VALENTINO:

A request from. the Central Union Confe-rence Was presented, asking for consideration as to T Val ent ses work and support.

V0121), That the matter be Ze ferred tco0 A Irwin, E T 1Buseell, 0 1 Haffner, and I ki Evans, to report,

alANGHAI HRCOMMINDATIONS:

The 1 1st o1 recommendations passed by the China .Mis sion Council at Shanghai usaa -submitted, with the Tog uest that the CoMmittee. revise and approve of their ioneral plan of organize- Zion and p rogram of work. The ' ice ommen dat ion s are as fol. 1 owe: --

1, That the general headquarters. of all China. be located at Shanghai,

2, That each local committee give special attentiou to the subject 'of langaage Study and arrange a course of study to be /tbllosed by workers coming into the field; and further, that this committee provide suitable 1,angUage teachers; for ell workers during the first twit years ( in consultation with workers thew selves) and give q ec ial OA and :encouragement by way. at sug-, 1g3s time end examinations,

3, That all arrangements for new workers to enter the field be made through the regular or gent zed committees; ant, That all donations tco the work made either through the regular channels or directly to the indlvidial, be reported __to the Ch ina Mission treasurer an" used in the regul ar approved lines or mission work; and., in. ease of ,:p• octal interest, all such funds be expended eider the alvice of the regul ar committees,

4, That all gospel workers, native and foreign, be urged tto- carefully teach an inquirers "repentance toward GO, and faith in and obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal Saviour from sin; and, further, that all candidates for cbureh fellowship. give evidence of .a new 3 ire and a sincere love of Gods word; and, in particular, that they abstain from idolatry in any of its many fams„ including ancestral wo- sh ip, polygamy, gambling, opium, tobacce and wine,

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5. That as foreign workers engaged in miss ionary work end er• special treaty rights, we scrupulously abstain from intr-:feral-ice in disputes and 2 itigations among Chinese subjects; arid' that ye do out utmost to prevent our Chinese helpers and church

-members from giving enc uragement to: or having any connection with this ev

6. That each 3 ocal committee arrange far the training cif evang0 I sit, Bible women, aid teachers; and that all Chinese gospel helpers be empl oyed subj ect to the approval of the local (committee,

7. That no new enterprise involving the expendituri of over one hundred dol ]are (Mex), be entered upon by any 1 oca1 (commi ttee without the cons exit of.' the general committee • and, further, that the total of such expenditure in any loc4 field :withaut the consent cof the general committee dial no)t exceed. three hundred dollars (Mex) within the calendar year.

4, That ell 1 ocal work net specifically p laced under the direction of ,a local committee be considered as, reserved to the direction of the general committee,

9. That the foil owing-named pars one constitute the China Mission Committee: Chairman, J N Anderson, W C Hankins,

H W Mil ler, A C Selman, E H

10. That the home Mission Boaxd be retested to send out as sooh as; passible, a suitable man to, act as secretary and ttreasurer or the China Mi ss ion, to locate at Shanghai.

11. That the following-named persons constitute a pub-li shing committee to act for this field: Chairman, H W Mil ler, a A Ail Al um, J N Anderson, W C Hankins, C Se 1mon.

12, wing to the lack of sufficient funds to complete the erect ion of and equip the printing house in Honan; there-fore, we recommend I —

a. That the home hoard be req ups tad to assist in funds to the ant unt of $1000 gold for the ccmpletion of the new 'buil ding.

b, That we present an urgent request to said Boadd for funds to e quip the nevibuil ding with machinery, type, aid supplies, to the amount of $1080 gold as follows:--

OA rYPO cases $ 40.00 *tall furniture 74 50 Pres a .4960 00 Type 290. 00 Paper 1 00, 00

Stereotyping outfit 111.00 Lead far same 10, O0 Printing supplies 118,50 Ink 15. 00

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13, We rec anmend that the p ubl ii shibg committee as p art of its duty examine and pass upon all manuscripts which are to be published in this field. This shall not bet so construed az; to /del ay new e d itians of p rev io usly publi aLed tracts, nor the pub-lication of manuscript which have been satisfactorily examined,

14, That in preparing literature in the Chire se la nguage, an effort be made to so present every phase of this third angel Is message that it will be a development and application of the principles of rigitteousnes s by faith, the central principle rink of tiss~

gospel. of salvation thr ough Jesus Christ,

15, That the publishing committee make an effort to secure articles; for the Gospel Herald,arid for sheet tracts, treat-ing upon the gospel of creation including the Sabbath; that ano tier series; be prepared dealing with the Hour of His. Judgment ad and the Second Coming; and a third series an the Parables of the aria Sanctuary,

1 6, That 1 its rature for the field be put out in an in- expensive form, as fully ustrated as p ract icable,

17, That Gospel Herald be printed in the easy classical language as far as, practicable, and that other 3 iteratilre be _Issued in the language, adapted to the field in which it is to be cased,

18. That the publithing committee establ.isth a uniform, price in silver for all our publications,

19, That the Mission Board be requested to take into <consideration the question of providing funds for the publication arid circ ulation of literature in China either by making an appro-priation. or by inviting special donations for the purpose,

20; That the fol 1 o wiriirnamed pers cns, H Mil ler„ Keh liga Fit, Law Keems Mrs Berths Salmon. Mrs Eva All um, constitute :a committee to; take under consideration the practicability of providing a uniform by book. for the China. Miss ion field, sub-mitting a report to the next general meeting,

21. That a depository for Chinese and foinsign publications be es tabl i shed at Shanghai in c onnection with the headquarters of the general Mission Committee,

22, ]hat urgent appeal be maie to the Miss ion Bo arrl to fill the several openings in this fiel d as fol lows: --

a, A man and his wife to connect at the earliest pos si bl e date with the work at Changsha, Hunan,

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b, Two men and their wives; to connect with the work in Atkin, in the Amoy dialect.

c, A marri ed man to take up ed uc ational work at (Canton,

d, Two men and their wives to connect with a worker of experiente already in the field, to be located at some in portant center in the north of China,

e, A family to locate at Shanghai and open up the work in that city, the cremercial center af' the Orient.

f, A family to connect with TZ der J J Wes trap at Shang Tsai Honan,

&„ A man of large experience and ab i1 ity to 1 o cate at Shanghai, to have general oversight of this field, without a;tempting to I earn the language, with the understanding that if .it be agreeable to the Japan Mission, he might take a similar ova rsi.4b.t of that fief d„

„„ A married man to, take up work in the Hakka dialect, iin 5outh China.,

23, That a p ermanent series of Sabbath-scho of I es sons covering one year's study on the book of Genesis be prepared in Jiang] ish and trans ated into Chinese in the different languages; and, f urth er that ' the f ol ewing -named persons be invited to write these ssona, Mrs J N Anderson, B L Anderson, J J Westrup, • A All um,

24, That Ida Thompson, Mrs A C Salmon, W C Hankins, Mrs • N Anderson constitute a Sabbath- school (swami tt ee to develop and carry forward this branc:h of the work in China the first noted tto act as: the dep artmont secretary,

in a later meeting or the general committee after the close f the council at Shanghai a recommendation was pas sed , adv is ing

that the printing work in Honan be so d evel aped as to) p ermit the removal to Shanghai wIleie a central publishing /Waste coedit be 'built up when the proper time comes

The opinion seemed to prevail quite generally, at least, that it would be quite impossible to, operate more than a hand press at the present location, Sin Ling Cheo Honan; and further the call for smoothing more central ly 1 ocated in the matter cit transporta.t ion may soon become a necessity.

At the local meet big in Quangtung, the need old: a re rmanent (chapel for the work in Canton was discussed, and a reccmnendation passed, asking the Gene ral COMMI ttse to take the matter in held

-with the Bo atand endeavor to s ecure the erection of a suitabl. Memorial to ihe%message in this great re tropolis mf China.,

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VO2ED, That we, approve of the actions and re c ommen dat ions of the Shanghai council as regards plan of work and organization,

VOTED, That the c all for $2000 for the completion of printing office and equipment of it, be referred to the committee on appropriations

INDIA:

(GB Thompson presented the action of the India general ireet ins, nominating the fol lowing members of' the India Mission

ceommittse: JL Shawl Supt; W W Mil ler, Asst. Supt„; Advisory J L Shaw, W W Miner, H H.Votaw, J C Little, Dr H C MenkeI,

G Watson, a S James; Medical Secretary, Dr H C Menkel; Treasurer, W

Willer

VOTED, That the matter of the India 1 egalt o:rgani zat ion 7be'Mferred to the officers of the General Conference Committee for consideration when, the full report and documents can be subs

WO1ED, That we • endorse the action of the India Committee ,securing-the -hill station at Mussoorie.

VOTED, That mie grant missionary 1 icense to David .fipo ,-Mmisditio, Sister Mali Mar,' of Burma.

JAPAN:

IOTED, That the call from Japan for cash appropriationr for school and church building, $1,8o0, be referred to the corn

ttea on appropriations, with the request that they give it as faTorable COI st dere. t ion as possible,

liDRTHWEST CANADIAN FIELD:

VOTED, That the North Pac if ic and Northern Union Con- • ferences te reques ted to continue their No rt blest Canadian &appro-priat ions to that field, and that after the field is organized .as a union, the approriatiri be made throigh the General Co.n-ference„,

NOTED, That the request from Elder C A Burman regarding 4finaleial heeds in the Northsest Canadian field be referred to hue committee on appropr la,tio:ns,

TETER NYA)11304

VOTED, That we recommend to the South African Union, 3roth3r Peter Nyambo for work in Nyasaiil and,

SA IRWIN Chairman, w A S1IcM., Secretary.

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'GENERAL OONFEMNCE COMMITTEE

Gland, Switzerland

May 23, 1907, 8 A, M.

G A Irwin in the chair,

Prayer by G P Haffner „ Minutes read and approved,

. The saib-coimaittee on China p ThSe :rated a further report, to the :effect that the si..zppl ying of a general sup erintendent ,for China be referred to the officers': of the General Conference for consideration later, The Committee accepted the Trep art,

The special Washington scho of c camat tee appointed, made a report, which itias discussed, and action deferred,

VO,TED, That a committee of three be appoirted to prepare adresse to) our people with reference to the missionary move-

ment to be entered upon, and the relation of the proposed Wash,. ington school to this movement, the sub-committee being authorized to issue the appeal on their return to the States.

The following were named as the committee: A G Daniells„ H Evans, W A Spicer,

SOUTH AFRICA:

The sub-committee on South African calls presented a report,

It leas informally agreed to accept the nomination made for a man to take the presidency cer' the South African Union, to re-lieve 31der Hyatt, who has borne the burden so long, Inasmuch, as thetrother nosed .felt that family condittons might prevent acceptance, the formal vote was, not passed, but it was understood that the matter woul d be fans idered on the return of the del egates .to, America„

VOTED, That El der Hyatt " s suggest ion that he and his famil y worlt in the missions be app ro ved, in case he i s rei ieved of the presidency,

VOTED, That Elder S.E.Wiglit, of North Michigan, be in-vited to respond to the call for a p rest-cleat of the Cape Conference

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VOTED, That we approve of the uggestion that Eider Armitage and family, of Somabula, open the mission anong the :7.ulus in the colonies, provided they feel free to do so, instead of taking a furlough, to the States,

VOTED, That the officers of the General Conference select workers for the missions in Barotseland and Basutoland, and that 'help be sent forward at as ,early a date as practicable,

VOTED, That Professor C H Hayton be enco raged to continue In school work in South Africa,

1Ve et lug adjourned,

O A IRWIN, Chairman. It A SPICER, Secretary-,

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ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-F IFTH MEETING

ON HER AL COIIPE REM COMMITTEE

Gl and, Slw it zerl and

May 23, 1907, 2 P.M.

A. 0 Daniel I s in the chair. -

Prayer by E T

TEPABTLEENTAL. COMMITTEES:

The committee on d.ep artmental committees, made a. rep ort which was adopted, as toll ovrs3

AT IONS, ARIMI0q:

chairman, F. Griggs. Secretary, C C Lewis. Other mem- •hers; L A Hoopes, C V Irwin, C H Hayton, R H Habenicht„ H C Lacey, 0 Luepke, 0 A :011ansont J Tull leumier, Ctady, H R Sal isbury,

P Machlan„ Mrs Fannie It Chase, Mrs L. ?lora Plummer, B E 0 on Graf, C Sornes, IC A Sutherland, E Tenney, J V Lawhead„ W es W Prescott, W A Spicer, M 3 Kern, C B Hugh, H G Lucas, IT ► Kauble.

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PUBLI SONG DEP ABT1VrENT;

Chairman C H Jones„ Secretary, .E R Palmer, Ass istant Secretary, H H- Hall, Other members: S N CJurtiss, I A Ford, • P Byingt on, Jas Cochran, R L Pierce, D W Beavis„ B B lioftsger, ✓ C White, I.. R Coonradi, W la Sal isbury, W C Sisley, A C..! Christensen, lb!

Hartko:p, J Robert, E Lind, N Z Town, D We i imaaz, F---2-fainter„

A 7 Harrison, J B Bit osser, C N Woodward, Car/ E Oaks, I H Evans, W AS'picer, W A Rubl e, F CCri ;g s.

TELIEF BUREAU:

Chairman, W C White, Setretary, E R Palmer Other mem-bers: 0 A Irwin., 3 3EP,iiroom, H H Hall,

MEDICAL MISSIONARY COUNCIL.:

Chairman W A GeOrge„(3ecretary, W A Ruble, General Conference Appointments: D H Kress, H F- Rand, J E ?room" S P S likiwards A Mashburn, 0 HEsa.1 (Union Conte remota me mbe irs t o lrie addel

SABBATH-SCHOOL IfEPARTMMT:

Chairman, G 33 Vhompson, Secretary, Mrs L. ?lora Plummer; • ether members: W A Trescott y 1t C Wllcorac Mrs Pa-nnie Chase; M. E

Kern, T E Bowen, W A Spicer, C M Snow, H R Salisbury,

'SLUNG PIEOPLEIS DRPARTMENT:

Chairman, lit Kern members: G B Thompson, H R. Mrs L Flora P3..ummer, Meade persons as may be s els oted held at Mt, Vernon, Ohio,

I G IOUS L I IERTY BUREA13.:

Secretary, Mat 11 da Erickson. Other Sail,sbury, F Griggs, Mrs Fannie Chase MacGuire, C Benson, and. such other at the Young People's Convention to be

Chatrman, K C Russell, Secretary, V A Col c ord, Other members: Allen Moon, L. A allith, GB1 Thompson „ D W Mamas:, S lia.shbarn, C Porter, S B Horton, H W feed, C M Snow, W T Bartlett, A S Bourdeau, W Isi.ng, W A Hennig,

1DRTH =LEI= FOREIGN asPAISTMENT:

Chairman, G A Irwin, Secretary, I H .Evans. Other mem-bers: G F Haffner, 0 Klizoinke, S Mortenson, L. H Christian, B 0.

L W Graham,

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'TRANSPORTATION AM OS:

EI Evans, C Jones, C L Kilgore I A Ford), Wm Covert, N B Emerson, C lEverest, :as Cochran, Meadel MacGuire,C N Ibodward„ A Bacon, George Fisher, A G Adams, W Isingl N Z Town,

M Xalvert, Secretary Cape C ol ony Conference,

VALENTINER:

The committee on Brother T Valent /War s work reported, /recommending that .it be referred to Ritter E T-1aus.ee11 and the North Amer lean For eign Dap artment,

APPROPRIATIONS:

The committee on appropriations made the following port, which vas ad opted:

APPRO*RIATIONS FOR MISSIONS, 1.907.

/European ( uding Levant) Canadian Union Conference AustralaSian Union Conference (China, General work $15,000

Publ i shing work 24 000

re-.

$ 18, 000 6,852 8,500

17,000 16,000 India Mission field

japan and Korea, %Lenora 7,239 'Korean sell° cal 100 Jap aiese school &39

liexi can. Xis s ion 3, South Afri.can Union Conference 000 Southern Union Conference 1,01 386 Titst Indian Union Conference 14, 572 South American Union Con.ference 10, 887 Southwestern Union far its mission 'work 1, 200 West African. Mission 700

SMITSr

Note, It was voted that the officers Ito adjust the South luteriCan .and West Indian detail s may be obtained,

shalt/di be au estimates as

thorizei. further

SOUTH

The committee on So uth America made a p art ial rep ort, and it was, voted to recommend--

C - S Wiest, of Eastern Pennsylvania., to, North Brawil.„ the 2astern Pennsylvania Conference being requested to pay tifbans.t. portatton and support him.

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P Geode, of • Ohio, to Brazil, possibly to allQrk in the iParana c9hlo being asked• to pay transportation and continue support.

That S H Carnahan and wife be encouraged in their suggestion to make the River Plate. territory, either Uruguay or Argentina., _their field. of I abor t p ror /ding the matter of trail sportation . and support can be, worked out, either by their 01,11 means or otherwise.

That the calls for a general book man for the South American Union, and book-canvas.sing le:ad.ers, be referred ta the Publiating 'Department to give counsel.

That the (mi 11 for an ed uc ational man for Argentina be re-terrced to the: Eiducatioaal Department ta) consider and make sug-gestions.

It A IRWIN Chairman. W A SPICA, Obeitetary.

CUE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIXTI-3 MEETING

iGIENZRAL CONFElENM COMMITTER

01 and, Switzer' and:

May 23, 190 7,9 P.M,

A 0 Daniell s in the chair.

Prayer by Vim Covert and A G Daniel ls,

likSHINGTON TRAINING COLLEGE:

The report of the special committee an the Washington Training College was fartbar discussed. The following actions vere taken:—

rec =mend as; follows:

1, That Professor H R Salisbury be requested to take charge of the Washington Training College .

2, That we recommend Professor J W Lawhead for the pre sidency of Keene College .

3. That we encourage the Washington school board to take steps at once to put up a suitable college buil dIng,. end tht e rzleavor be mada: to have it ready for oceupancy by the opening of the fall term.

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4, That the means be provided as; folio NO; "" -

a. By requestelng the Genera.1 Conference Association to devote to it the Maynard will $3, 000

b. By devoting to it the Iowa will, coming to the General Conference 3 000

c. By appropriating a portion of the 420,000 which the Nebraska Confertelce has given the General Conferenze front the Smith will, to the amount of 5,000

d. By requesting the Nebraska Conference to appropriate to this purpose the re- mainder of the Smith will not yet appropriated, • amounting to 5,000'

Total-- $16,000

It las agreed that the prop ogitions regarding the college bull ding itould3 be la id be e Sister White for counsel,

A 0 DANILLS, Chairman. W A SPICER, Sectietam

CNN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVENTH MIMING

GENERAL CONFERENCE CM/111TM

land, Seri t zerl add.

may 24, 1907, 8 A.M.

A 0 Daniel ls in the chair. Prayer by W J Fitzgerald.

1VOTED, That the inaquest for a nrin.ister for the North Ehgl aid Conference be referred to the of -ricers of the Gene Tea Conte ranee,

MRS J WIBEENS:

VOTED, That we as a Committee earnestly urge Sister Wibbens, now in American/ to rejoin her husband in Hol land, both .for the workIs sake, and for his sake,

VOTED, That requssts for I abozers from Australasia West ittrfealt Mexico, and the West Indies be referred to the ofticers of the General Confele nee,

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DR. MORRELL:

VOTED, That we recommend Dr Morrell, of Philadelphia" to qualify for practice in the Latin Union , in counsel with the Latin Union off leers,

DR WILLIAMS:

WIRD, That we refer the caae of Dr Williams, o:r Slot I and to the European members of the General Conference Committee' to lave s t igate and give c Olin sel,

JAMAICA SCHOOL.:

VOTED, That we skive:nee to the Jamaica sc ho oat 41 00® on lleir share of the $150,000 fund, to, be replaced as the fund comes iin,

1YRTLE ASAY:

%MED, That we do not see light in advising Sister Asay, of Wales, to go to Italy, with the idea of making that her field of la beats mad -me recommend that if her health will not re rmit her to work in Bngl and, that h. e connect with the work in saes part of hzteriea, favorable to her health,

NCR ORGA:

WOZECD, That vie express our desire that Senor Forgo unite with um in the work of proclaiming the third angell's message, old that the President of the General Conference, soon to visit (Californias be requested to counsel with nrother Forge. and others

gatd ing iia *tans for f ut u re work,

CCJENSICN:

VOTED, That we recall/1mnd C C Jensen and wife to make the :Scandinavian Union their field'', of labor,

13G WILKINSON:

VOTED, That we req ue st the Was hi agton Training Soho ol Board, if they .can feel it consistent to do so, to nal ease 1Profes sar B Wilkinson for the Itrench work in the United States; and Ca•nada„

A RITCHIE:

'TED, That in view apt"' the &:a to al' health of Elder A ltitchiel• of Eng] and, and'' other existing conditions.r.-which ma iit .iimposible for ,h-im to render efficient -service in the English :field, Ile roc:mm.41 .him to return to the United Statem, and that his fare:. be paUd..by the General Conferenos... •

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TRACT ON OMANI ZATION:

NOTED, That the of:ficers of.: "the General Conference prepare a tract on orga-nimtion, sad that the conferences be urged to give it wife ci roul at ion.

AIRED AND MtPENDENT WORKERS:

VOTED, That in response to a request that the council make Tee ommendat ion regarding the sport of aged and dependent laborers in the cause, and their widows or orphans, we direct attention to„the action of the General: Conference Committee Councils taken April 9, 1906, and we recce:wend these principles as appl icable in al 3 field s,

NOTED, That the request for a polyglot secretary for New York City be ferred to W W Prescott aid L Conradie

al information given by W W Prescott as to unhealthftd conditions eider Which our missionaries were found 1 aboring in (Canton, it

VOTED, That it is the sentiment of' this Committee that workers in trop Joel and , unheal thful regions should select the vott healthful homes possible, anet that the officers be requested to nstrict such missionaries to inform the Mission Board freely as to conditions and needs as regards livings rents etc,

The chairman presented a rough draft of a /resolution call—tins attention to the demands ftam the fteld s. for workers, and rev. coccuMending the re area ni zat ion of the work of the Washington Training College to make it directly a school for heltlg intending fforeign missionaries to et the specific prep aret ion needed for the fields, and it was,-.

VOTED, That this rough draft -be approired, and that the ..chairman and secretary be authorized to recast the vording in the publ idled repOrt of the council,

Meeting ad Jo urned,

A G DAiSUEII.3 Chairman, WA SPICER Secretary,

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ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHTH MENflTO

GENERAL CON WREN CZ 3

Mandl Switzer). and

/gay 24, 1907„ 10:45 & M.

G Daniel is in the chair,, Prayer by R A Und erw co da

The actions of the General Conference Committee recommend-ing dap ertmental committees, on appropriations, on distribution of labor, and on sup port of dependent laborers or dependent widaWs Sod orphans of laborers, were read and, after discussion and ex-planation,. were adopted*

Al ea the recommendation that H R aJisbary be invited te 'take charge of the Washington Training Soho o; and the d eel sra-%ion as to the reorganization of the work of the s oho ol to en able it to give the help needed to those going to miss ion field s,

14.1BLI 3f ING WORK:

The pub] iting committee presented a Tu-rther report, which was discussed and adopted as follows:

Iniereas,, it has more than once occurred that a new and Improved editiOn of one of our books has been pl aced on the market by some publishing housel wistøias. while another hou. is 'heal/11y stocked with the old edition, which then has tote dis-posed of at a disadvantage ; therefore,

9, Resolved That in the c =mon interest 1 f our pubiisr lug work, no imp roved edition of any book be publi diced until all the houses concerned have had opportunity to dispose of their old stock.

10, Th at no book published in the United States s haul d be translated into si European language, with the expectation tht it can be circulated in 14uropel until there has been full con-

d erat ion and mutual art- 6n gement with the European houses (concerned; and further, --

11 , That in the trans), at ion aid p roduct ion a" such a bock there Aft oul d be close counsel and thorough cooperation between the pub] I diers and the European house , in order th at the Earop can tra.nsl ati on may be acceptable to tho se who, are expected to ha die

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hereas, Our re-op14," in' the United States have wi. thin their own borders /a extensive and ,needy foreign fieact, representing :a large number of nations; and,-

- Tereas„ Periodicals containing the third angel Ts message

carne now be $ng published among many of these nations. in their own, ccountries; therefore„,

12,. Resolved3 That w e appeal to all our brethren in the ilihited States to take advantage of this means of reaching the stranger within. their gates, by subscribing for clubs of such pap ers wherever there is opportunity to u se them; and,-

13.. That we further appeal to all our.- churches to care-.`fu17 y consider this matter in their p1 arming for mise ion ary work-.

14. ,That in fiel de where , on account of the poverty of ;.the people, it isimpossible for them to purchase our books as originally produced, we encourage the publication of abridged (editions in the clpapest possible form.

Whereas, Seine Of our foreign papers published in America. (can net be used in other lands. at the regular rates, on account of disproportion in the value of money; therefore,

15. Re s of wed n T hat where such is the case„ our foreign periodicals be supplied tro such fields at the tile cost of material and labor. •

Meeting adjourned.,

A G DANTELLS, Chairman. `W A SPICIal, Secretary.

CNN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINTH LW,ICTING

GENERAL CON MINCE CCMMITTislt

01 and, Switzerland.

Miiy 24, 1907, 1;30 P.M.

0 A Irwin in the chair. Prayer by G F Haffner.

ESDICAL WOlif IN ITALY:

The Latin Union Committee met with the Committee to talk ever certain matter. s. C Bier eon int r °ducat the s ugget! ion made_

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by a phygt7 cian id Rome, that we should consider taking aver the Imekhin hotel being operated in connection with a finely equipped zedical institution, the same to -be conducted as a vegetarian aid health home for invalids,

Brethren Prescott and Irwin reported the impressions gained. by their visit to the place, and to the medical institution, testifying to. the sp.endid equipment and appointments, of the place, The following action, as taken by the Committee:—.

Ifies ved_„;_Th at Vie , dul y to our represent atives by Dr (cooperat ion in the management is the medical director,

acknowledge the courtesies shown Colombo of Rome, and his offer of of the Icinesitherapic, of which he

And further, That after giving this abject' due considera-tion, we regret that Ike do nat deem it advisable to enter into the proposed arrangament, as not being in harmony with our establishad

-pol icy in the management of our denomination institutions,

laie council felt that our medical work thould be done in Italy on the siimple plan of evangelistic nurses to, begin with; aid it was

VOTED I That we encourage the opening of d is al mi ss ion-

ary work in taly at the earliest itiate possible*

FRANC]:

L R conradi asked counsel regarding the organization of a ,:conference in Prance, The tithe of the French field is now about 2,000 per year,

VOIED, That w e adVise that France be organized into a (tonferenee

LATIN UNION SCHOOL FUND:

request was presented from the Latin Union that while they were endeavoring to raise $1,000 for an educational fund America asked to supply $2,000. About hal f of the amount to 'be raised by the Latin f lel d was pl edged in the meeting that pas sed the request.

VOTED, That we . ommend that the sum of $21, 000 be rai sed In America for the Latin Union t3hhool fund, to aid in the trairx-ing of ie ricers for these dark Catholic tand.s,

Meeting adjourned,

A IRWIN, Chairman, W A STICglt, Secretary.

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cts HUNDRED AND NINETIETH MEETING

GENERAL CONMMICE COLLIITTEE

(CtI and, Switzerland.

May 24,1907,5 P.M.

L R Tonradi in the chairs Prayer by W E

THE LEVANT:

The ehai rman ex pl aimed the sit uation in the Levant, -it i(ch must now be supplied with a s.perintendit, aw1n to the re arTa.ngsment. of H B Sal isburyIs work,

VOTED, That the o /ricers of the Gen oral Conference be Irequested to select immediately on their return to aerica a 'Superintendent for. the Levant field, counseling with the Vice-:President in Europe,

DR RD' B:

It had been proposeid that Dr Edib, who is attending the (council /foul d go on to Contiantiaoplie, It has developed, how--ever, that local physicians are of the opinion that he requizes. a surgical operation, Dr lidib himself felt that the difficulty -which has caused him suffering since I ea,ving nerica was; a return of sciatic rhetaaatiam,, from which he forzaerly s uffe red there„ Inasmuch as others b el iieved there was a bone d ff icu I ty, re -

:wiring a. surgical attention, it was-

-0701RD, That we advise Dr Edib to be examined by the specialist available at the Lausanne University, a report of the examination to be famish ed the Vice-pros id-ent Ruroplaw

SYRIA:

The chairman explained the need of another nurse in Syria, tbo keep going, the mork in Jerusalem and other parts, -which is bringing forth encouraging fruits in Sabbath-keepoPYsi

*TOTED, Th.at we send a German nurse to Syria,

'WE HOWELL:

Profes sor W E Howell was present, and sane time was 4) ent in discussing hisprospeotive work in Greece;, Withoilt formal action it vas agreed that he dl ould proceed to 'Athens by way of IVIndisi, and if conditions were favorable, that. he - make Athens h place. of labor,.

R CONRADI, Chairman, WA SIICEE, Se ore ta rsr.

ONE HUKDRICD AND NINETY-FIRST MEETING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Takoma park lifashington D.C.

,Tune 12,190'7, 7 P. M. ••••••••••

PRESENT:

A. G. Daniell s, G A Irwin, I H Evans, W A Ruble, W A George, D H Kress, W ASpicer, and FM Wilcox, S P S Edwards, M Bowen.

A FOOD COMMITTEE:

VOTED,. That the following be appointed as a Food Committee to study the food manuacturing question, in response to the call. or various. of our foOd factory managements .for consideration of these ,problems. by a .general committee: I H Evans, Lg BoWen, P Wileox, Dr W A George, L A Hansen, Dr H Habeticht, I S P S Ed- Wards,, J R Scott l _C LWoodwardi C M Christenson, H F Ketring.

YoURWS OF. MEDICAL' COUNTIL:

The appointments on the committee of the Medical Council made at Gland were reviewed. It was seen that of the eight mew-'berg appointed. by the ComMittee, three are already ex-officio re berg, era being in charge of union medical departments, namely:

1, A Ileorge, Dr S P. S EdWards, and Dr J B Proom. Thus three other members may be appointed by the Committee.

VOTED, That Dr P I Otis, F.M111cox, and Mr C Prince be appointed members of the Medical Council.

Adjourned.

A G DANIELLS, Chains, n, W A SPICER, Secretary.

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ONDI HUNDRED AND NINETY-SECOND MEETING

VITERAL CONFERENCE coluriveloi

'Tune 13, 1907, 10 A. M.

PRESENT:

A G Daniells, I H Evans, G B Thompson? Drs W A George W A Ruble, D H Kress; ! A Spicer. By invitation: P M Wilcox, L M Bowen, T E Bowen.

Prayer by F M Wilcox.

MELROSE SANITARIUM, MIDSUMMR OFFRRING:

A G Daniells presented the request of the three New Eng-land conferences to be allowed to apply the midsummer offering in those conferences to the Melrose Sanitarium. These conferences state that they have turned aside the pressing need of the Melrose work during the year past in order to push the $150,000 fund, and their people have raised in cash and pledges practically the whole of they share of the fund. The situation was a very critical one, as the ]Melrose obligations have now been placed upon these three numerically weak New England conferences. It was felt by the Committee that it was a difficult situation, as evidently the conferences needto do something very definite for Melrose, while it wss undesirable to deflect any locality from the general offer-ing.

VOTED, That we allow the three New England conferences to devote to the. Melrose Sanitarium any proceeds of the midsummer of-fering in excess of the amount required to make up their share of tite $150,000 fund.

Adjoumed.

A G DANIELLS, Chairman, W A SPICER, Secretary.

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ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-THIRD MEETING

GENERAL CONPIRENCE COMMITIJIA

June 25, 1907, 5.30 P.M. •••••••••••••••.•••••••alosma.

PRESENT:

A G Daniel's, G A Irwin, I H Evans, G B Thompson, W A Spicer.

AC MOODY, C D :

A. letter from L R Conradi was presented, stating that ne dical examination of Elder C D Ac Moody, of Turkey, showed the development of decided tuberculosis+ The local physician Advised his leaving TUrkey.

VOTED, That, in case the diagnosis is positive, we coun-sel that Elder AdMoody return to America.

A G DANIELLS, Chairman, W IL SPICE Secretary.

ONE HUMPED AND NINETY-FOURTH MEETING

GENERAL CONIERENCE COMMITTEE

July 1, 1907,3.30 P.M.

PRESENT:

A G Daniel's, G A Irwin, I H Evans, GB Thompson, IC C Russell, W A Spicer. By invitation: C P Boilman, WA Wilcox,and T E Bowen.

Prayer by G B Thompson.

G A Irwin was requested to take the chair.

Brethren Wilcox and Bollman were asked to present matters on which they desired counsel.

NASHVILLE SANITARIUM:

The Nashville Sanitarium had received from the large rind $25,600. However, this amount, while getting the building ready for work, leaves bills unpaid that should be settled, Amortga4A7

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yes is on the original property for over 47,000. The brethren felt that by ems se was a larger loan ithould be raised on the., property, taking nut* of the mull mortgage and Dicing off current eecounts that mast be met*

VOTIED, That in response to the requests made by Brethren II A Wilcox and C P Rollout% representatives from the. Nashville Beni tar tun, in be half of funds for the said in st it ut ion. le 1 Oita

t Nashville Sanitarium Association, 41000 for six months at 5 to be _guaranteed by the Southern Union Conference; .and inn.. le,

That le do all we can ta assist the Nashville Sanitarium to secure loans to meet its obligations by favorable notice in the May Jew and by personal correip oat ono..

Adjoutned.

A IRV!, Chairmsui, IV A SP Sears tam,

OBI IRINNIXD AND NINITY•qtrfil AWING

411NRRALCONOBTONCE 00 NNITTZB

July 7, 1907

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PRXSXNT:

AL0 Daniell,* ft A Irwin, . I N *vans, K C ihasselle 3 son,-1 (trig X X Sal isbury Dr V A:likable, and V A Itloor;

alai) T X Seven,

A 0 i xiiells in the c:haiir,

Prayer by I. *am.

10XLM BOXAU AND PUBLISH/NS APIs

IX R Pa_lmer, who had arrived to take up his office work at db. Senora' Conference building asked c Oita Oa regard, lair the

on sopa rati of the aces:Agate of . • Bel i of Bureau and the Publishing artmota

YD, That this matter to refezTed to the treasurer and tor Ur?t.a sake divist:on of account* and-adjust arrangnients

OIANDINAYlas

**letter was read train Conradi expressing the desire telt in lioandiaavla for the services o fAlder Y L indreason, De elig* &toted that. Brother..kndreasen had .expressid a will/nouns to labor in .74urope,

YelltD,' That le to se -the North Werican /foreign Depart, meat and the greater New Tort. Cenference to release Elder I L. AidreAfon, .and invite his to join in the Work i,a . Nennotir.,

DR 1Di/it

=der Coaradi reported that. Dr ?Ail:, had not as yet had the final report. upoo his case* Novever„ it is (evident that it All be sane tine berme we Call count upon-.his for Oa .wort, even If he sale-a a-goad rea011.17_. Counsel -las. _asks d as to the all _ mace which he sholid b* paid.

vasio, That tin rate of allowanee tar 1W,Nedib while ill its refarred to theAluropean nembeza of the Committee the_ tbo_ught of the Committee being that we should allow him suffi cient .tor expo now and the neosss ary i no if:rental so

NUN Laird/ill

the Conesittee discussed the selection of a nen fete" the aaPariate at the Levant fields War Arens stated that Pro.fessiar. Bi ilkinsOn, with whom he had talked recently, would be _will and *van desirous of going to the. Levant* Nis loath* . Leh hot law .snr.avorably _reported upon" heel taken so ifavorakie- tern thot ther Wilkinson felt die woad be _Well *AO SO Onlikaa in..seah a work*

Tipp sus we reqgest the seshirs of- the Committee *111 wd,l1 be 4* dreilwet. tha It iernon Young Pilkoploes Convention

*one*" .Nroges ear VU kinson ea to the Levant...and -00“__00 eituation appeorsifavorable, his nese be ambnitted.

ice the -brit*r in Aktropia tor the Levant mission field,

AN *IOC*

A requeskt had core-froo Sider 0 P Inech that he be released iron further eseereeetings this year having attended move % so that he night spend a few.vooks at his hos* la lt the ltohveat xecuperatUg„ before .starting for _Indio*,

That we ' 41 • elv s Made r 2 mkt to return to the North-west after the Northern .Union eanreeketinge are tinieltado

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VOLUSTIMUVITOR 11114 PlICIADS;

ebrrespondenee Was presented from a number of , young people the Northees t Iko d entre to accompany catider ,o. to. ..Indita"

thia auterml„ it Was felt that further information ihoaLd.bor, secured* and that if possible those _young pooplp shonl& be *Wm cOo turag *it to spend a little time in the missionary college,

IVOTtD„ that 've request *der A A Danielle to arranio teD Asset these young peoplie -and iambi inquiry coneerning . thier,whilche la at Portland* Oregon. •

MS GRUB Witliate:

letter• was road from glister Vibbene asking the Board to send the aeoreterY to visit her at "rime Ind,* for aper- Rowel 1311101Vieleuregtrding the ..actien_er. the _Cosunittes, ter to relater to. her husband in fielland,_

VOTI,11 That we invite Sister itbbens to attend the--Thdialla oampear.t the-Casmittee_to pay her fare, in order that she low counsel 1.142, Brethmen rwia„ Movie% te and otk,rwa thire• „ .

=MAIO IN ZDI BOX** MUD:

• A latter wet presented tram 0 II Brow% of Mexico* suggest-** hie desire to attend the Tessa cenviwasetingt to, east with the Brethren there. in coun041._ regarding the .ieteresta. lipalish *or* ationg the ikizicistiLl ow the...border,

VOW, That w favor cazrying oat the suggestion, and that the take. up earrespOnderia• with the Taxee.Oonfer, else end, with.iirother Brawn with rotenone* to the matter,

111141)-POR cqlmAt,

et, the read at a letter frivra alder farm

lienktdo_av tde Conrebnoe„ with Teferenea to the -call,

.to go to Calna, it eme-!-. • •

TOM, That se ask Rider AA 'Danielle and Dr Sable to are these brethren,' if possible, during _their visit to the ibrtheeirt„

PRINTilie

4T 1. Anderson, the niperinkendent of. China, reported that the V1000 called .f4 :̀• for the- completion of the printing_office._o ought ta.ta • sent-en. aa.one of the first items.

that the matter of sending forward the *1000 aPPro" 1-and-westing for the e let eats Or- the srr00 to thi treasurer searoary,or

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PILQUIST OP CHINA:

A letter foes I NiAnderama stated that Sister Pilquist desired to return to the United States early in 1908, both to Iler own health and. for the s eke of beginning the ediacatien of her (children in. Xnglish-i the children hawing as yet no knoltedge of Bhglisb,,, Brother Pilquist_s.lso is desirous of a furlough in 1908

YOThD, That we deter action on this matter until outmost*

JAPAN AM KC A:

As it lots evident that not ali the calls fray abroad could Abe responled to, the Oommittee _discussed what moves shout& be eons ids nad f ire t, and lit vas

WIRD, That we make the sec uri of a nan to take charge et the work in Korea a point to be carried out, regardless of spec - -0 Opp mt. being.se cured fron any conference,, inmate h as the safe-varling of the siplendid work in. Korea requires further help at that paint.

1/01310, That we request Japan to defer the opening of keducational work in theft field, for vh ids $500 was appropriated at Oland, inasmuch as it seams impossible to sagoply the funds this years

Sister 1 V Farnsworth had reported $200 in her hands as a spedial ftend to be invested in so me sp Golfe missionary- effort,'

VOWS, That we request Sister Farnsworth to devote $100 at', the

to to meeting the call fora little training school in

*Ores.

MU That the rate for if P Denson and wife for 1907 be *3 per 1Peeir

SISieR 1131011VS VON:

The omemittee discussed the future work of Sister It X Abuser, *het sitter her meth cal course, is ready to tab. 4p work, laing.willisag to go to any mission field, but %teeing that it woad perhaps be ratter to work for year in this country before (going abroad*

1VGIVD, That we ask Sister Houser to consider the sor Viatica of work at _College View, as it vas understood, that belp wets needed there.. •

\---314—LOCK94OD:

TOM, That on account of Sister Dockwood's poor health, we counsel the Drs. Lockwood to co-nsider the propriety of remain-ing in this country and engaging in the work for a year or more.

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MI NA HILL STATION:

Elder D H Obo rholtzer, of Wisconsin, wrote that hi s daugh- ter in Burma had written, to him of the need of a little hill • station in Burma, to _which the workers might retreat when weakened by "the beat of tis said that he eculdi be glad to do something peraials aid to work it up In a private ley, in case the Mission /bard approved of the matter,

VOTED, That w e regard the proviton of a 1 ittle hill sta-llion in Burma as a. mo at de si rabie thing, and that we di all pre-, elate any help which may be given to, that enterprie4, for which, at present it wouldi not seem wise to m any public call.

U B Az

Betters were read from Elders Bender and Snyder regarding the proviii on of a beadcLuartere for the. Cuban work at Havana, *4 a loam,. to Brother 'I X Moore for the purpcs • of e stabl isb,ing treatment roan work there.

It was the mind of the Committee that it would be impossible -to consider qv grovist on on the part of the Board for a heal.. quarter* at LLEwan* at the present the, 6401 ermika.-

TOIND, That the request from Elder Bonder in behalf of Brother Ioors be referred to the treasurer of the General Conference

TRINIDAD 11/EATEENT BOW;

letters from Trinidad reported that the yellow fever idestio, los scattering the white people frost Port of EPoino axl

vilAg zutioh very hard' pressed in her treatment roan work. loth .Sister Enoch and the ..last Caribbean Conference requested eclanseal,„ _

TOTED, That the treasurer and secretary be asked to give counsels with the understanding that the local conference, er in* divides/4 meet .take any resposib laity in continuing the treatment roams,

TRINIDAD Fes:

TOTED, That we authorise the treas user and secretary to (ccniellt with Brotbar 0 W Curtiss regarding the call for a printer

s at Trinidad, and that, in case they do not feel clear in carrying out the suggeation that he hould go, they ,be authorized _to arrange faith .Brothar R.I•Pricer of South Lancaster,. Mass, if he can be released.

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DR CAVZ;

A letter vas presented from Sr Chas Cave, who has finisb.-cd :his medical course at Battle Creek. Wie is dea irons of continuing This studies in. Great .Britain, insanuoli,as his diploma. will allow Wm to practice only in - tad.* W I.

It ems th• opinion of the Committee that with the difficulty experienced. by ,graduates from .the Battle Creek., sdiaol in ge ttiag into Britialii colleges, and in view of the fact that In.Barbados Dr...Ciave _would have a large field for practice* he would" better not attempt Brit isle qualification

VIVIRD, That we advise Dr Wise Cave to make Barbados his field of labor f or the present at my rate, leaving the matter of frit ish al,ificatiet for !stare co xm ideration.

JD ARMS= AID 01131111LANDi

A letter from J I Anderson, of Unties , was presented, state*. ing that helms prepared to engage elsewhere in the work if it seen.. 1W 08 dab I* to enter Alreenland at presents.. All inquiry. tkoo far has es tab,lieleot the fact that the Danish government and church w thorities darb.id any *Lis io manes landing in Wroenland save those of Us Lutheran clanek,

VOTED, That w • advise dI Ands room that we see no prov ect at present of enterizs Greenland, ad that we advise him to tarn _ thIsattention elsewhere; and that be talk _firther with ilder A 0 lantalla at time Xansa,s easy-meetings

SPAIN:

VOTED, That the request from Spain for a small portable organ be panted., and that the treasurer be authorised to send it forwent.

TOTED, That the tress urer be authorised to writ* the 1114p araiso publishing lulus*, asking for sp c lal terms on the 1009 Berueles ordered for use in Spain,

DORZION 1WACTS:

Pull. idling Dupartment submitted a request that the • dime ral ate renc e appoint a c cium ittee to take up the select ion

aid Ireparation of a brief aerie& _of m an Li uz trated tracts to be used as the Diiglish basis for tra neiating into various fore languages. • _

• The Publishing Department had sugges ted as, such a committee V A Col °Ord,. A Spicer, I X Bowea„ and C W Snows.

10210, That lie approve of the s.z ggestion of the Pahl, isb, Department, and that the persons named be, appointed as the ca

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G HAYS FM lir VA:

G Hayes, of South Ikel‘otm, having written that he had been released from the presiAncy the South Dakota Conference, yid _ \would feel favo-rable to accepting work el senh ere, it mea--

A •

TOTED, That we roc ommen.d 2l der 11 0 Hayes to the attention mf the Ati antic Union. Conference Committee as a good man for the *st Virginia, Conference presidency„

MUTH AFRICAN UNION:

C COS ide ring the ,calls from South Africa and the roc Via.* tions made at the Oland council, the fall ontng actions wore tokens...

TOTED, Slat we invite Elder 11h. Guthrie, of the litaritione Thaference, to go to South Africa, VI, take the presidency of the South. African. Union Conference,

VOTED, That ti A Irwin and Q B Thompson be authorized to select a man to Join Brother B Andersoh it Barotselluid.

That we request the Fernando College to release *ores star

y Lucas, p rine ipal of that coil ego, to talc, wharf"

of the Claremont Union College in South Africa, sal that Professor Incas be invited to resp*ond to the call from that field,

(Intermission was taken for the dinner hour, and the Maomittee then proceeded fir tiler with Faust noose )

sun AMERICAN SCMCS4

In ceapamett response to a request from South America for a school man to tale charge of their Litre Rios school and the general educational work in the South Aluprican Union, it wawa..

A 1

worm, That we raw est the Viacom sin Conference to release Professor POIL Sheppler, of Bethel APaderay, ant. that he be invited ito take charge of the antra Rios (Argentina) school,

INSTRALABLE:

Australasiats calls for laborers were considered. It was felt that .at present no..definite suggestions co. ), 6:be made as to a for. the. Philippines, and, .a Dutch worker for Java.

a to the request for a medical man to take charge of the Avondale .Health Retreat,. it was understood in counsel with.Dr„ Kress; that such a per&n from this country 'Auld neces sarilY Aave,tp work. under the direction nlIlltiAnImilmadt.legally of the 'phis iolan- at the Sydney Sanitarian.. was- ale o felt- that under

the cir cianstances such a worker might weft help in the school and Itreat, and also in the field as medical secretary. Australia

AP. had ment• ioned the name of Dr J R yroon,

VOD, That we request Dr J B Proom to give favorable /cons ide ration to the cal 1 frcaz Australia.

(CIDEP-XHRTING OLP«

The fol 3 owing rec an nendations as to f urth3 r cam-meeting help were mad.e• --

That Professor B 9 Wilkinson attend the Canadian. Union meet ings,,

That Professor Griggs attend the Al antic Union camp-. areetings,

That Professor H R Salisbury attend asmany of the Central or Lela" Union meetings as it may bepossible f him to amens*.

That X R Palmer attend as many Qf the Atlantic Union meetings as possible.

that Dr D FT Kress attend as many of the Atl attic Union 'meetings as may be consistent with his duties at the sanitarium.

WOMI, That Professor H R Salisbury attend' the Young People's Convention at Ut Vernon, am°.

ITALIAN WORM:

Ili der Daniell s presented a letter from Brother Horace Oiraldi, of New York City, lotto has been engaged there in the Italian work. All who had met this brother speak most highly a his experience_ in the truth, and of his ability as a worker, his letter Al owed a *Undid oomaand et the linglidh, .It was his

desire that he might return . _ to Italy, to work in. &plea or at , any other point to ologht beats

In discussing the matter, the Committee felt that in case At did not seem wise to add another 1 /toter in Italy, it woulct be a goad thing to exchange him with Brother Pant, and thus allow rother.tant to *end son* time in this country, l earning inglish

and getting acquatinted with the truth, molding to his desire.

W0121D, That A Q Daniells be asked to corresponli with Xurope regarding this matter.

A V HEYNBILANN AND SIM:

Correspond:mos fraz Brother and Sister A V lisynemeuni who :have been attending the Battle. Creak school, stated that ;they cdesire to t*e, their last year's work at.Cornell University, in order that they my be prepared for British schools. They desire a loan. of $400 about the first of September, aggeeing to return the same,

"DUD, That we advance to A V Heynemann and wife $400 :from the educational fund for fateign workers an deposit with the Review and &raid they to give their note without interest f i or eighteen months. t..being uoderstood that they would not nequest the money until September 19 of this years

PUZLISHING DSPARIZIOINT 07' ICI:

B Palmer stated that in rem ov ing his office from the Pacific Coast he had sold, his t ypewr iter and desk, and that his stenographer. h Ed al so remained on the coast.

VOTED, That the arrangements f or stenographic help and tbe furnishing of theHPublishing Department office be left with the treasurer of the. General Cbnference and the secretary ,of the Publ. Department

CINVABSIRS ?CR 22GLAND:

2 2 Palmer stated that. he had had a request fray 2 2 kidross off ingl_nd., for _a farther company- of canvassers far that field.

YOU'D, That 2 B Palmer be authorized to endeavor to select the canvassers called for by Great Britain, with the understand-ithg that Great Britain pays the transportation.,of, the Ao Timm.

ARYANi or ions

Brother Palmer' stated that he was in correspondence with Brother Bryant, of Iowa, formerly the State agent there, she. had been out of :work. fora time recuperating* Brother Bryant is Ante:rested in _the eastern canvas sing work. and Brother Palmer thought that he would be good help in developing this branch in the'Distr‘ct of Columbia or the Nast.,

Irons, That the matter of securing Brother Bryant, at I Loa, for tbr canvassing work In the Dictrict of. Columbia be. re fecTed. to. the stcretary of the Publit. ing Department ..the

management or, the Review .mid :Herald„ and_ Professor O. B .Sall sb ury, Washington school.

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IRACT LISTS:

the Publishing Department desired the General Conference , (Committee to appoint two representatives to give attention sad ccuusel in the rater..of recommendations for publishing houses as to lists of tracts to be listed in the Xaglisb„

VOTXD, That X it Palmer end V A Co]. cord be the representa-tives of the General Conference in inspecting and giving omnsel zregarding_liSts of Xnglish tracts,.

Ad.jo urneds

A 0 DANIXLLS and 0 A IRVIN, Chairmsn.

W A SP ICXR Secretary,

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ONI HUME= AND NINNTY-SIXTH METING

CUM* CONFERGHCS COMMITTAL

Mt. Vernon,Ohio

July 16, 1.07

PRNSNN Ts

A Daniellsa d A Irwin, V H Thurston, @ N Thompson F Griggs, S C Basselly N R Salisbury, V' A Spieler, and Dr kr

91 Irwin was asked to take the chair, and offered prayer,

CANDIDA.TMS FOR MISSIONS FROM OHIO:

It was stated that the Ohio Conference Committee had been In session, 'and that. it_ bad. decided, to release Brethren Shultz* Allbffet, and Goode., at the call Of the_ GeneralConference, and.that Ohio would. continue . their salaries_ in case they. were sent to the edission fields, though not paying the transportation.

It was unanimously agreed that the General Conference Colusittee expresses its thanks in behalf of the missions for the aponerous action of the Ohio Conference- Committee.

AUDICA10 RIPCGIT:

Dr H V Killer had arrived from China and reported the rresults of his physical examination of candidates present, On bin report, it

YOU'D, That we defer the sending of Alder V C Moffet and wife to China for the present* allowing further time in which to

better assured as to. Sister Moffat's health,

SHULTZ TO KORNAI

an Dr Itilieres report of examination, it was--

VOIND, That Bider 47 B Shultz and wife be recommended to giga forward to Korea* as voted by. the llama council*

4 0S2D, That we 'recommend to the Japan Mission Committee that J Shultz take charge of the Korean fields

COTTRELL TO CHINA:

On the report a! to Elder R P Cottrell, it was

VOW , That we confirm the recommendation that Elder Cottrell and wife be requested to go to China,_ as voted by the

ea and council,

ER MILLER'S WORK:

Dr Miller having a month or two to Pp erut in this country, She Cospeittee gave counsel as_ to work he might do in to half of Chinae while here. .. It,.

That we endeavor to make arrangements for Dr Miller to attend Lake U)110n meetings, and that we invite.. hiss to attend such. gemp-meist Ingo . as he, may be able to visit while in.. this country.

It was agreed informally that Dr Miller should look up printing..._offlas equipme.nt, but that.. befatte purchasing he coma to Lahington and have.„.furtner counsel with the. Committee,

Adjourned.

G A IRWIN Chairman. IF A SPICER, Secretary

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INS' OBiAL MEWING

GIINHRAL CONS BOTCH COMMIT=

August 7, 1 907

PRRSBNT2

A G Daniells„ I H Zvans„ B W Farnsworth, H R Salisbury.

Prayer by B W Farnsworth.

A N ALLBN:

A letter was read from Brother A N Allen, of Brit ish Sonduras, stating that he felt the need of .a more thorough pre.. partition for the work to, Vlach he hal been called since going to 'his present mission fiel ) and asking advice from the. General (Durs roues Committee with reference to taking a year in the libreign Mission Seminary; and further asking if the Boani would Ayel free to pay his transportation expenses.

VOUID, That 71!) fav or 13rother All en *a p ropo sal to avail 7himself of the advantages of the. Foreign Mission Seminary) as he suggesteds with the understanding that 70 pay his transportation expenses; and that the matter be relbrxed to Brother II It Carden superintendent of the f ield, with the in str Lytton that Brother Allen sllould act in harmony with his counsel.

12R vousgas TOISD, That we sequest Dr Bstella Houser to at the

Ohio oanap-meeting) and that 'se pay her transportation to and from bar home in Ohio*

CALIPCONIA C.A1P-101STINGt

VOT1D, That I H Evans attend the camp-meeting at Loa *gales, 14.

IFIRNARD 200331:

VOTBD, That Bernard Foote receive $12 per week.

AI n"SALI3BriWY, Greta'Chaea i nirallai p so tem.

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Ont HUN AND )AMITY-»S11/XSTIT MMHG

ORAL CB RRHCi COMM=

arp Umber 1.9 1 907

P R B all M 7:

A G Daniells, G A Irwin, I B Ivens, a B Thompson, X C Itussell„ H R Salisbury, P Griggs, IL Tpicer; also B R Palmer and T L Bowen.

Prayer by T IC Bowen.,

10 BOAC Y:

IL letter was presented from Judge Arthur, 9,1` Battle Creek,

ttating that he ha d information as to a 1 egacy made by_Litethodist, _OW of .which. he had_evidengewas intended for $ D A miss1,04010. .- --

3 fated that he was willihg to take the matter up end e-ndeavor * secure the_money, providing_ he was paid $300 whether successful Oth not...

MIMI That we thank judge Arthur for informing as to the matter, and that we offer him a contingent fee of 3 of the Amount received, and that the treasury department furnish him._ any Information it may be ,able to supply.

*ST IMAS WHOM

Correspondence was, read from Bider U Bendert president of the st,..Indian Union Conference* reporting the action of „the -. level committee in.. se curing a new property far their school, The o rig final. property, _Mil low Dena , * it, had been, deo ided was not Oae promiaing, success for an industrial _school, and the .comzulttee f 0 ele idea to_e4131, it and qeours another property, 'iltiveradale, 7_ the Price of which, was D. 1250, . on which they have paid le 300, -

liCISID, That the chair appoint a committee of two' to con- sider the details of the Test Indian school matter, and report to the Committee, , .

ligTHEN OF 11/6- KAM UMW:

Jlletter from Mrs Babel Watson, widow of 3 If Watson, or liyassaland, was read, reporting her desire to return to the Wtates.

VOTBD, That we grant the request of Mrs Mabel Watson to return to the United States, the General Conference meeting _the transportation,

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ATLANTIC UNION CONISSIINCIr

The cha irman stated the, t the ,mil a atie Union officers for, desired counsel as to the place of meeting of the anaz2tie

Union Conference, inasmuch as lb.shington had extended .an invita-tica2 some time ago for the meeting to. be held here while_Philar delphia bad also extended an invitation,

In considering the matter, the local brethren felt that possibly Philadelphia woad be more centeel. for the_larger..bedy at del egatesi„ and it was t heref ore..

Tha t under all the circumstances, we suggest that the meeting Ale Matt in Philadelphia.

Brother Ctraldit

A letter frau n Conradi brought up the discussion of the possibility of Utilizing some GC the. Italian workers developing la %et in the work in /Wraps. _ It wao..-

11.3111, That lie invite brother airsidi Ital ian, of New Tort City. to spend sow time in the. Foreign_Nis.sion.Seminary,„ in order that we may get acqualAted with him, and _.that he. zmy_get Ca _help of specie) studies, with a vicar to his returning to

$42 _ease the_ way ..may 9/3614

VaZia NOW I

S. a 03nredi reported that while the brethren in. Italy were going ?Omit getting out an Italian paper in pursuance of the deeisicn of the :and council s they .learned that the New Tort etty _.brethrwm, had liAsiirlse ,started a paper which they desired Wild in Itly.

TOW That the secretary correspond with Zurope, en ea *waging thaw to gO, forward with the Italian P4P4ir. and that

- that se encourage the New Torii City brethren to use _the paper printed 1n

hair, rather then to publish one of their own.

*sting adjourned.

A, 0akiiMIAS, Chairman. f& 111, 1=t, Secretary.

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ORS HUMID AND HIMIT-SIGHTH WWI=

ABA COMMIES COMMIX

September 201.1907

FR2331114

A 0niells, 2 A Irwin S S Thompson, R Sal isbury, W 313 leer; also .R Palmer an Bowen.

Prayer by ILO Daniell

SOUTH APRICAt

Some cmaideration was given to the calls from abuth Africa, sadit was. agreed. that .1114dier Irwin' _should talk coyer. the situa.tion. with..Stother and Sts-ternlikat •111, Mite, inasmuch aa he •is sooa.to bet_ in the Northwest.

W ft. HIRSOISL

A letter vas read from the president of the Wet Itichigan Conference, stating that Zlder V H Heckman, appointed to Ibuth Spg,land, had decided_ not to go forward. to Ragland* inasmuch as the 'Pettish %ion had *imaged the calls and the Est Artehigan. Con- fereace desired to know if they *re tree to reinstate him. in. the wort i4.. .cltigan. ._

It was felt that Brother Heckman ought to be utilized in some at the Zastern fie] ds, and it was--

That we invite Rider V If Heckman to Washington, to work in tivir District of Columbia, until the time of the Atlantic Union MOTpference in liOvember.

UNION COMMRINCIIIIIIIT0108:

102131110, That A A Irwin,. I H trans, and It R Palmer act as a committee to make suggestions as to harmonizing da tes of union conference meetings, and also to suggest pl a Jis to be recommended in union conference council s*

AMA INIGHT*Hi MUM*

A letter was read from d L. Shaw, superintendent of India, saying that raiste.r liana Haight had been in the field seven years, and that the local committee felt that she should be allowed to

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return, inasmuch as her friends; in the $buth have never teased to call for her to return, and take up school, work in Mississippi. It was felt that her condition of health also suggested a change.

TOM, That we authorize the return of Miss Arma Knight, from India, at the expense of the Mission Lard.

DR 3 II 7ROOM:

* letter was read from it Proom„ declining the recommenda.-tion that he should go to Australia.,

L 4 DA.NLBLLSik Chairman. IT A SPICBR, Secretary.

OMR HUNDRED A ND isamemakeriff IEBBTING

MERAI CO a0NXITTBIC.

September 220 1 107,1 0:30 A.M.

P RIIBMKT: •

L 0 M1114018, 0 It Irwin, I II livant 1h it Preset) B Thompson, 3? Griggs, L Spicer; also B R Palmer and t Bowen.

}Taper by Professor Girig gs.

D R BD' Bs

Corresponds-we was read from Alder Conradi, reporting that lir. was c:ertif isei physic tans able to go forward in the work, ant asking counsel as to where he should locate.

it sews evident thir„ t a change in the c itizonship regala- t tioua in Turirey wo u1 d make i t very uncertain as to whether Mir lidib could= hope to remain permanently there, it was—

WM), That we suggest to XL der Conradi that Dr Rdib be recommended to go to to to engage in the work,

CR$31111311aft 01034111,0 111UROPU2 WORKKR31

In view ot the termination °X the Zuropean General organi- maim, it was.,

1ialti4 That ministerial credentials be gra rated to *der L R Conradi from the General Conference*

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Tam, Tha t ministerial license be granted Guy Veil from the General Conferences ,

MART AUDIT:

Bader Ccnradi raised the question of the auditing of the Levant field, now that .the Bwropoan General organization haa. terministed,

It 7780 the mind of the Comnittee tha t until its organi., zation as a =ion conference,, the levant field would necessarily pone tinder the regular General Conference sphere of auditing, But in harmony with the practice in the mission fields:, it was felt that the preliminary audit should be ma: de .by thoge having the closest overs ight sf the .work. Therefore, it was--

M That we advise that the ilturopea,n section of the General Conference Committee make a suggestive audit -of the.aw% couats of the workers in the levant field, submitting the same, for final decision to the mguYar General Conference Auditing Committee*

Unteddill SUB,-TBRA31114111:

TOM, That on L R Conrad' is recommendation, we appoint Sister At fie Ituessner, of Sam/Airs the s ub-treas urer for the Inurop son, division of the General Conference.

PM =Mk

latill, "hat elw '04 be appointed General Gonterence for aurops.

ig TO JAIN Allit*At

G.. communication from L Chnradi was; -read, ask, counsla regarding his plan to .visit German saat Arr,icat and about IL. year,

lika. se favors der 03nradtirs plan to visit las Africa Woe* the nest Generfit'ildnferences.

PROMMISINI *1! Au K caramills

1 otter was read from II C- Porter, of the Gbuthwestern Visions asking for the release of frofessor 0 reaviness, of Sexico, to take the principalship of Keene. College,

VOM1D, That we concur in the request of the Southwastern Ikiion Conference ,for Professor Oaviness to take the pri-ncipa ,10-.

ship_ of liteeile College, providing the _Mexican Mission .Committee can arrange tor his release•

A. a 1I 4 uman. it &VI' tarn.

assistant secretary

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TWO HUNDREDTH /OPTING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

September 24,1907, 10:30 A.M.

PRE SEN T:

A G Daniell s,, G A Irwin, E W Farnsworth, G B Thompson, P Griggs, K C Russell, If A Spicer; also E R Palmer, T E Bowen., and Dr H W Miller, of China.

Prayer by Dr Miller.

UNION CONFERENCE MEETINGS:

The committee on union conference meetings made a report, suggesting the following schedule, which was adopted as a sug-gestion to the unions:

I.

Southern Union Central Union-Southwestern Union

Pecifio Union North Pacific Union Northern Union Lake. Union

Atlantac Union Western Canada Medical'. 'Conf re nc e

Thursday,January 9,to Sunday,January 19,1908. ThuredayJanuary 23, to Sunday,)ebruary 2,1908 Tuesday,+ebruary 4, to Tuesday,Pebruary 11108

January 10 to 18, 1908 January 31 to February 9, 1908. February 14 to 24, 1908. - February 28 to March 8, 1908.

III..

November 14 to 24, 1907. October 18 to 22, 1907. October 28 to 30, 1907, Loma Linda..

COLORED WORKER FOR WASHINGTON:

Inasmuch as Brother Strachan, who has been laboring in Washington, was expected' te be_it the South, being the only eolorad laborer in the Tennessee River Conference, it was--

VOTED, That, we ask the Missouri Cenferece to release Brother Campbell, colored, to.come to. Washington to labor, with a view. to releasing .Brother Strachan for the South.

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Recess was taken to 2 P.M.

Additional present after recess, H R Salisbury, and C H Hayton, of South Africa.

Prayer by C H Hayton.

SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOL:

The call for a school man in South Africa was further discussed, and it was--

VOTED, That we earnestl,y request Walla Walla. College to release Brother 0 K Butler, and that we invite Brother Butler to take the principalship of Claremont Union College,, South Africa.

NYASSAIAND:

The Committee considered correspondence from 3" C Rogers and W S Hyatt, relating to the proposition to purchase a new station higher up in the Nyassa country, near Blantyre. The cor-respondence showed that later there developed the suggestion that possibly Brother Branch's family would feel unable to re-turn from the Cape, where they have been taking a furlough, and in that case Brother Branch himself would not be able to continue in Nyassaland. It was, therefore--

VOTED, That we await developments in Nyassaland before authorizing the purchase of a new station.

R P COTTRELL, CHINA:

Elder R.E: Cottrell havilg reported that he was ready to go on to china as soon as he could be released frail) South Lan-caster by the arrival of Fader Longacre, who is to take his work, it was--

VOTED, That. we request the Chairman to correspond with Western Pennsylvania regarding the release of Brother Longacre.

BROTHER TALTAMUS:

VOTED, That we approve of the suggestion from the Poreign Mission Seminary that they encourage Brother Taltamus, a Syrian, to take up work in the school.

Adjourned.

A G DANIILLS, Chairman. W A SPICER, Secretary.

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TWO HUNDRED ANTI FIRST METING

GENES AL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

September 25, 1907, 2 P.M.

PRESENT:

A G ZPaniells, I H Evans, E W Tarnsworth G B Thompson, H R Salisbury P Griggs, W A Spicer; also E R Palmer.

Prayer by F Griggs.

WEST INDIAN SCHOOL:

Further consideration was given to correspondence. from the West Indies, advising the Board that the local corranittee had taken another farm from that originally purchased, planning te dispose of the first farm secured, on which they had done no building. They had taken this action because they had found a second farm which all the counselors in the island, felt gave far better promise of making their school work industrial, and thus saving much each year in the up-keep of the school. The local board had felt compelled to go ahead and close the bargain, and had secured easy terms, save that the amount of interest charged was 8 %.

VOTED, That we advance to the West Indian school sufficient money to meet the balance of the purchase price of the: Riverdale estate (the amount to be advanced from Corporation funds), and that the field be instructed that they will be expected locally to raise the funds for all improvemnts and buildings upon the property.

DENNISON (TEXAS) PROPERTY:

VOTED, That we instruct the officers of the General Con-ference to sign a deed, transferring' the church lot at Dennison, Texas, to the Texas Confe rence Association.

INDIA PRINTF;E:

In re spogise to a call from. India for a printer, who the brethren felt would be able to make his work self-supporting, it was--

VOTED, That A G Daniell s„ I H Evans, and W A Spicer be a committee to select a printer, witI.1 power to act.

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CARL F HAIJSEN:

VOTED, That we encourage Cari F HanSen, of Chicago, to attend the Foreign Mission. Seminary, with a view to going thon to India or Burma later.

CALCUTTA SANITARIUM:

The Committee considered correspondence from India, re-lating the difficulties they.are having to maintain the Sanitarium work in Calcutta, awing first to the heavy rent they have to pay, and the difficulty of maintaining the health of the nurses in a field where nurses must largely be sent in from abroad.

VOTED, That the. secretary write- the India Committee that the General Conference Committee has not sufficient light to decidedly counsel that theydiscontinue or close up the work, but that the Committee asks the local managing board to carefully weigh matters before deciding to close the institution; and that we suggest in ease they decide that they should go forward in the present premises, and the institution cannot. maintain its working staff, we would not object to the, transference of Dr Mei:kV/14s salary to the payroll of the Mission Board.

C H HAYTON:

After twelve or thirteen years of service in South Africa, Professor C H Hayton and family have returned to this country, and it was--

VOTED, That we pay the return transportation of Professor" C H Haytoh and family from South Africa.

Adj ourned .

A G DANIELLS, Chairman. WA SPICER, Secretary.

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TWO HUNDRED AND SECOI\1D NTETING

GENERAL COI 'EE COMMITTEE

September 26, 1907, 1:30 P M.

PRESENT:

A G DaniLe11s, G A Irwin., I H Evans, G B Thompson, H Salisbury, W A Spicer; als0 E R Palmer, and Dr H w Miller.

Prayer by A G 'Danielle.

E R WILLIAMS, AFRICA:

Elder Irwin presented a letter from Elder E R Williams)" volunteering for work in Africa. It was--

VOTED, That we invite E R Williams ani familz to go to South Africa, to engage in the work in one of the m1.8E10115.

BURMA HILT, STATION:

J L Shaw reported that land had been. offered the Workers in Burma for a hill station and that Elder Oberho tzer of Wisconsin, had contributed .51000 toward the building of a house . in such a hill station for the Burmese workers.

VOTED, That we look with. favor upon the establishment of a hill station in Burma, and that we encourage the brethren to gO) forward with the thousand dollar contribution, making that go as far as possible for meeting emergencies, with the thought that some time later further help can be given to secure what is really needed.

SOUTH AMERICAN GENERAL YEETII1G:

A letter from J W Westphal made inquiry regarding help at their coming union conference meeting. It senned impossible to supply general help for that meeting, and inasmuch as the !South American workers will be attending the General Conference in this country•the following year, it was--

VOTED, That we advise the South American Union that we cannot arrange t o send a General Conference repro sent ative to attend their next union conference session.

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N Z TOWN:

A letter was presented from N Z Town, of Argentina, saying that after maly years of service &broad, he and his wife felt that they should: return for a brief furl ough, to help his people:, and to get in touch afresh with our general work, then desiring to go again into some Spanish field.

It had been suggested in South America, and by E R Palmer, of the Publishing Department, that Brother Town spend his fur-lough in getting in touch with the book business in this country, with a view to returning to South America to take general charge of the publishing work there. A second letter from Brother Town, having been recekvedf agreeing to this proposition, it was--

VOTED, That we favor the return of N Z Town, and wife, on furlough, providing the South American Union agrees to the same,, with the suggesttion that after spending some time in this country, they return to South. America, if such a step seams advisable, to give attention to the general interests of the publishing work there

!EST ATRICA:

D B Babcock reports encouraging accessions in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Young people of promise have taken their stand for the truth, and he fels it essential to have a school build-ing *kere these can be gathered in and trained for the work.

VOTED, That we appropriate $800 for a school building in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

T KWAIIINA:.

Elder Babcock reported that a native, T Kwamina, demon-strated that he was not competent to teach this message, and it was--

V I That we advise IT C Babcock to use his judgment in closing arrangements with T Kwamina.

Meeting adjourned to . 2 P.M., September 30, when it was agreed that the special order should be the consideration of the calls froth China.

A G DANTRTIS, Chairman. W A SPICER, Secretary.

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TWO HUNDRED AND THIRD' MEETING

GENERAL CONnRENCE COMMITTER

S-•)'eptember 30, 1 907., 2 P.M.

PRESENT:

L G Da-niells„ G A Irwin, I H Evans, W W Prescott" G B Thompson, Griggs, IC Russell, If A %Dicer; also E RPalmer,and T E Bowen.

prayer by 7 Griggs.

CHINA:

The meeting was devoted to a consideration of the needs; of China. Professor V W Prescott reported quite fully as to the out] ook in China as he saw it during his visit. He urged earnest-1 y that SOME, plan or policy be devising by which a larger pro-portion of means may be turned into aggressive work in such terri-tories where the needs are so tremendous; and the openings a bounding dm every hand. The vast provinces, with their many millions, absolutely unentered must be opened, cad the few stations; that we have are undermanned. Dr Miller also spoke of the needs a nd the cbndit ions.

HELPERS NEEDED:

• VOTED, That the chair appoint a committee of four, to) act with himself, to bring in nominations for a secretary and treasurer for the China mission; also) for a general superintendent.

I b Evans, VI: W Prescott l, H W Miller, a nd W- picer were named. •r,

DR MILLER'S WORK:

It was felt that as Dr Miler can spend only a li ttl e time a t the Poreign Mission Sbminary before returning to China" every effort should be made to have workers in attendance who might be. possible candidates for the Chinese field,

A. number of candidates giving much promise are unable to attend the Seminary on account of lack of means. The chair-man. suggested tha t .the young people's societies would be glad to help some of these cases to attend. It was--

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VOTED, That the Committee approve of the suggestion ma de by the chairman, with reference to securing help from. the young people's societies to enable candidates- to attend the Poreiigs Mission Seminary for specific preparation to go to the fields,

DR SELMONIS WORK:

Dr Selman reported by letter his visit to Pekin and North China, to look Out a location for the North China Mission, He asked counsel as to whether he should go on to North China himself before other helpers are sent, or '.vhether he should remain in Ronan for the present.

VOTED), That we counsel Dr Selm_on. - to remain at the Bona station until further helpers can join him there, with the idea_ that the new recruits should study for a time in Honan before going northward,

CH INA TREASURY:

S ister Anderson reported the necessity of her going to Hong Kong to secure help in writing up the .mission accounts , It was--

VOTED, That we pay the rent of the room required at Hong Kong during this work, and the salary of the accountant who helped Sr ister Anderson, Also that Sister Anderson be awarded $100) for her work on. the books,

VOTED, That we authorize the China treasury to charge up the -$50 stolen from the office by an unfaithful serve. nt tize the account of the china Mission,

.COMMITTKE ON: ILQUIST:

The question of the work- of Brother I'll quist in China ',.va.s; discussed, he and his family having requested a furlough to this country for the education of their children, -

VOTED, That we refer this matter to a committee composed of I H vans„ W Irescott, Dr H W Miller, and V A Spicer,

CHINA PRINTING OFFICE:

VOTED, That the chair appoint himself to be one, to take up the quest the printing plant for China, and the office,

The chairman named W.- W Prescott, and E R Tamer as this. committee,

a committee of five members, ion of the equipment of ocation of the pUblishing

Dr H W Miller, I H Evans,

A G DANIELLS, Chairman, V A SPICER, Tecretary,

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TIO HUNDRED AND FOURTH MUM*

GENT6TRAL CONFERENCE C 010 'Taws:

October 3, 1.907

6.61. arlk. ••••• *--

}RESENT:

G Daniell s, I H Evans, B Thompson 7 Griggs, K C Russell_, WA %Dicer, also /I Riiilmer,

GREATER mot YOHC:

The Chairman reported the results of his counsel with the Greater New York brethren during their recent meeting, It.was7-

VOTED, That we ,appropriate .$1500.' to the Greater New: York Conference, to meet the salaries and expenses of the new Bohemian and Stanish preachers in Mew York City, beginning October

H MAIM TO) ITALY:

The chairman reported that 7/rather H Giraldi, one of the preachers, in Greater New York„ felt that his duty trea. 11 y

demanded that he. should labor in Italy if the way could open, his sister, near Naples" requiring some, a ttention from him, if it could be possibI to arrange for him to work in the old country,.

VOTED, That H Giraldi, of the greater New York Conference, be -recommended to make Italy his field of labor, working under the direction of the committee in charge of that field„

R P COTTREL:t„ CHINA:

.The chairman read a letter from. Bader McVagh, president of Western 1-ennsylvania„, explaining the difficulties under which he was laboring in the effort to release llder Longa cre, to to ke Elder Cottrell's work at Stuth Lancaster,

it seemed to the Committee that , it would ha rdly be reason-able to press for his imIne diate release, and it was--

VOTED, That we advise tha t Elder R P Cottrell! remain in outh It. ancaster Academy until after the hol idays , and that we

request It stern Iennsylvania to do their utmost to naleas e ider ongacre a t that time.

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CHINA TREASURERSHIP:

VOTED, That we request H H Winslow, _of Southern California, to go to China, to act as secretary and treasurer of the China Mission, and; to engage in such other missionary work as may be, assigned, and that • we request the Touthern Cal if ornia. Conference to release him for this purpose.

A G DANIELLS, Chairman. V A_ SP ICER„ secretary.

TWO HUNDRED AND :FIFTH MEETING

GENERAL CONFEREiCE COMMITTEE

October 4, 1907, 11 A, M.

PRESENT:

_ A G Dianiel 1 s, G A Irwin, I H Evans G B Thompson, 7 Griggs, V A Ruble, K C Russell, W ASpiceri also' T E Bowen.

Prayer by Dr W A Ruble,

DR GREAVES

A letter was read from Dr Oreaves, asking for a further advance of money, and arrangements for transportation to, Great Britain, as he is ready to enter for the examinations in England,

VOTED, That the treasurer be authorized to loan Dr Greaves 4150 on his no te, and that transportation to: Great Britain be furnished, Allsci that the Treasurer and the Medical Secretary be

authorized to arrange with Dr Greaves for the amount necessary to meet his expenses in qualifying for the work in British fields,

InifacISARMON LEGACY:

J E White reported that his wife:'s mother had left a legacy of $30Q) to be appropriated by the General Conference for work in the ca Lee= He an of others requested that this amount be appropriated to, the Knoxville (Tenn.) colored church,

VOTED, That the $300 be appropriated to aid in building a colored church in Knoxville, Tenn.

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1LORIDA CAMS -MEETING:

WIRD, That Elder G B Thompson be requested to attend the 71 or ida camp-meting.

MEXICO MEETING:

VOTED, That we ask Mexico, to set its meeting December 28 to January 5, so that El der Daniel 1 s can attend it befo re the )adi. ic Union meeting,,

'DR LOCKWOOD'S iihTURII:

Inasmuch as on ac co unt of the c ant inued ill heal th of Mrs Dr Lockwood it was decided that Dr S' A_ Lockwood would better remain in this country for a time, it was

VOTED, That the transportation and removal expenses of Dr S A Lockwood from Japan to the United States be met from mission funds.

G M CHAF7101 AND NATIVE WORICERS:

Brother G M Chaffee, of New- York,. having asked counsel as to whether he should increase the salary of Brother Wong, of China, or take on in addition a native worker in South Attica, at $15 per month, it was -

VOTED, That we encourage Brother G M Chaffee to assume the support of a native worker in Nyassaland, at $15 per month, leaving the china. Mission Committee to' adjust any additional amount on Brother ironges salary,

J I GARDA TO SOUTH AMERICA:

Brother J T Gaede, who was invited at the Wand council to go to Brazil, reported that the way seemed clear, and he desired definite decision„

VOTED, That vit send Brother J I Gaede and family to Brazil as soon as he is ready for the transfer, and that wa encourage him to attend the meeting of the German workers in Chicago,

GEO T BECKNERIS ItcTURN:

Brother Geo T Beckner, who has worked since 1 901 in the ciety Islands, reported that he brought his wife home under

medical advice, tie borrowed *120 to get to his home in this country, and found himself in need of this amount, inasmuch as he plans to attend school while in this country,

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VOTED, That in view of the six years of service in the Society Islands,' we allow $1 20 on the return fare of Brother Geo T Beckner And wife.

3 E ANDEF-SON:

Brother Si; Mortenson, superintendent of the Swedish work, reported that Klder J E Anderson, of Kansas, who has applied for a place in the mission fields, is greatly needed in the Swedish work in this country and begged that he be advised to remain here fo-r the unoccupied SAvedish fields.

VOTED, That we advise J E: Alderson to engage in Swedish work in this country, if he can feel free to do so, and that we advise a, Mortenson„ superintendent al* the Swedish work, to urge Kansas to set him into that Mile of sHrvice,

NETHERY, JAMAICA:

MIND, That we encourage Wm Nethery and wife to spend little time at the Foreign Mission Seminary, with a view to going on to Jamaica., to assist in the industrial school waft there.

SOUTH AFRICA:,

VOTED, That Elder 0 A Irwin be authorized to talk with Brother Warblen and wire, students in the Poreig-n Mission Seminary, regarding the call for a young couple to join Brother V H Anderson in Northwest Rhodesia. •

TYPEWRITER, DANISH DETARTIANT:

VOTZD, That we authorize the purchase of a typewriter for the use of the superintendent at the Danish-Norwegian work.

TREASURER„ ZAMAICA:

The Jamaica Conference having call ed for a secretary and treasurer, it was

VOID, That we approve of the call, and that the treasuwer and secretary be authorized to select the worker to answer the call,

LOMA:LINDA MEDICAL CONVENTION:

Dr Ruble having asked counsel as to a representative of the general medical work to visit the coning Loma. Linda Conven Lion, it was

That Dr K A Ruble be requested to attend the Loma Linda Medical Convention.

A G DANT 1.1.3, Chairman, V A SLICER, Secretary.

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TWO HUNDFXD AND SIXTH MEETING

GENERAL CONFERINCE COMMITTEE

October 6, 1907, Ia.& M.

PRESEMET:

A G Daniell s A Irwin, I H Evans, W W Presc tt, W Al:Liable, B Thompson, H !`q1 isbury, VA Spicer; also E R Palmer, T E Bowen,

and Dr H V Mill er.

Prayer by Dr Mil I er and NI der Dani.el I s.

IR COOPER POR CHINA:

Dr Miller reported interviews, with Dr Cooper, of Michigan, engaged in private practice, an old, assoc iate in the medical school, vatio has long had a burden for China.

VOTED, That the secretary open correspondence with Dr • Cooper with reverence to the China field.

JAI A N, SANITARIUM:

The hour was devoted to consideration of correspondence from Japan,, asking counsel regarding the sanitarium work. The native sanitarium is over-crowded and inconvenient, and further-more, is soon to be torn down to make way fora street railway, The financial prosperity of the native sanitarium branch was such that the local bell eters were very much inclined to go ahead and sec um funds to erect a buil ding; but i t was desired by all that the sanitarium for the Europeans and the sanitarium, work for the Japanese be combined in the same institution. It was for this, that the Japanese council called for the $10,000 for sanitarium work, considered at the Oland council favorably, but deferred., They now ask counsel as' to whether, if they can secure $10,00)0 1 ocall y on a loan, they shall go ahead with the enterprise. They report-ed that they were paying in the two institutions about $1200 a year rent, while the native brethren felt sure that they coul& secure from some of their friends 4r10 l 000 for a building, with only about $600 a year interest.

In view of the fact that the terms and security required are not stated, the. Board felt that it could give little counsel in the matter of raising the fund in japan. In order that the Japanese advisory committee might have something definite to work upon, it was--

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VOTED, That the, Mission Board agree to raise $10,000 for institutional work in Japan by the end of 1908, and that in the meantime the Japan committee must use their own j udgment as to the steps they shall take to provide for the situation arising in the conduct of their two sanitariums for Japanese and foreign peoples.

3 A FANCOM11ITTIE:

eta 4he suggestion of the s uperirt endent of the field, was--

VOTED, That Dr V C Dunscombe be appointed on the advisory committee in Japan, in place of Dr Lockwood, returned to this country. *

Meet ing adjourned.

A G DANIELLS, Chairman. W A STICER, Secretary.

TWO HINDRED AND SEVENTH MEETING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

October 7

PRESENT:

A. G Daniell s, 0 A Irwin, I H Evans, 8 B Thompson, V A Ruble, W A Spicer; also. E R Talmer and T E Bowen, and the latter portion of the meeting, W W Prescott.

Prayer by T E Bowen,.

0 A Irwin was requested to take the chair.

JANITOR SERVICE:

VOTED, That the treasurer and secretary be authorized to. secure a competent person to act as Ja-nitor for the General Con-ference buil ding, and to make s oeh arrangemen is as poss ible for night-watching the building.

LETTERS FOR RELIEF:

A G Ikiniell s presented correspondence from 3-j-stet E Bramhall, of Wisconsin, and Will lam Fox, oaf Missouri, describing the sore straits; to which they have been brought by their in ab -

y to sec ure anything from the funds 1 oaned to the medical mission-

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and Benevolent Association, As a temporary measure of relief, the foll owing actions were taken:

VOTED, That we instruct the treasury department to ad-vance to sister E M Bramhali, as a loan, $700 to help her in her present need, and that the same be charged to her account au our books until adjustmensts can be made,

VOTED, That, if after correspondence, the matter seems clear, the treasury department be instructed to advance as a loan $1000 to. William lox, of Missouri, the same to be charged to his account,

BONACCA TEACHER::

E L Cardey, of Central America, reported that the Bonacea, church was p. pared to pay a 'teachers provided the right help could be secured.

VOTED, That the Educational Department be requested to; secure a teacher, to recommend to the Bonacca school,

GEO R CLOSE, CENTRAL AMERICA:

Geo R Close, a nurse of Nashville, who has long desired to engage' in self-supporting work in Central America, reported that the my seemed favorable in that direction, and requested the Mission Board to advance $85, or thereabouts" to meet the trans-portation expenses,„ It was--

VOTED, That in case the Central American field assures. Bro t her el o se and us of their c onf idence in the undertaking, and advise the step•, the Mission Board will meet the initial trans-portation expense to I and Brother el o se and wife in the fiel

I H EVANS TO WEST INDIES':

Correspondence was read from Rider Bender, president of the rest Indian Union Conference, requesting that Elder Evans attend scale of the general meetings to be held this winter,

VOISD„ That I H Diane be requested to respond ta the call to attend general meetings in the West Indies as he may be able to; arrange,

S A MO' A.:

Letters from Eiders 0 A Olsen and J E Fulton were presented, making inquiry as to the Samoan Sanitarium, formerly operated by the Mission Board,._but which is held by Dr 7 E Braucht„ Eider Fulton reported that the building was threatened with going to ruin, and that the German governor of Samoa positively refuses to

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ro allow our work to be reopened at Apia.

VOTED, That we advise the Australasian Union brethren to) open up mission work in the &moan Islands at some other point than Apia, without regard to the sanitarium at the I at te r pl ace.

AUSTRALASIAN MECIICAL ail :

Inasmuch as. Dr Proom has declined the invitation to go to Austral iai, it was—

VOTED, That the medical secretary be re q nested to continue his efforts to, fill the call for further ne dical help in Australia"

LOAN TO VASENIUS:

A G Daniell s presented a request from Brother Vaseniusl, medical student of Finl and, for a temporary loan during this winter's school,

VOTED, That the treasurer be authorized to loan Brother Vasenius $75 from the educational fund.

Meeting adjourned.

A IRWIN, Chairman. V A ST ICICR, ffecretary.

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TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTH MKETING

GENERAL COITOE17...NGE COMMITTEE

October 18, 1907

}RESENT:

A G Daniell s, I H Evans, K C Russell, P Griggs, H R &a.iisburl W A apicer; also E R }tamer, and Dr H W'Miller.

prayer by H R Salisbury,

COLLEGE IRINTING ILANTS:

A I otter was read from Elder Allen Moon, asking counsel regarding a. suggestion which had been urged in, behalf of the Berrien Spiginga printing plant. It was suggested that they shotild take up a line of 110fer publishing for the general trade, in order t o keep their plant employed.

It was, the mind of the Committee as the matter was, discussed that every possible advantage should be given the college presses -ta make their wort profitable and a training factor far studentsl, It was, fel t, however, that any new policy in the matter of general publishing should be thoroughly discussed, so that all interests involved would have a thorough understanding or the matter, It was suggested ett that this was a l arge question, which a few. members of the General. Conference Committee here ought not to attempt to settle. It wash: therefore--

VOTED, That we refer the question of the college printing houses engaging in general book work to the offiCers of the }ub- ishing Department, with the !request that they work the matter,

lip, and arrange for more thorough consideration to be given to it, so that counsel may be given.

L C# MOOKERJIE:

- A letter was presented from Brother L G Mookerjie, of India-, now in Minnesota, with reference to, attending the Po reign Mission SeMinary.

VOTED, That the matter be referred to IFT A Spieer and H R Salisbury, for them to give Counsel.

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AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS:

VOTE), That Mrs L F Ilummer's rate *for 1905 and 1906 be $12. per week for the time reported, it being her custom to) report only the hours spent in. the office.

VOTED, That Mrs K C Hancock, assistant in the Sabbath-school Departnenit„ receive# $10 per week.,

VOTED, That Ray Hancock, stenographer for the Tublishing Depa.rtment l. be paid $12 per week.

3' FILQUIST: FURLOUGH:

The China committee have passed on the request of Brother and Sister it quist that they be allowed to return from China, and it being- understood that one factor in the matter was their desire to educate their children in English, it was--

VOTED, That we authorize the return of Brother E Tril qbeiti" and family from China, and that ye suggest to, the China. Comma**• that the purpose for which they are coming wean& evidentlr a * ithat prolonged stay, and that they should come with this MI mod,. the Mission Board expecting to arrange with the Mwedish /apart-went to give Brother Pia quiet work in association with laborene in the. SI/radish language in this country.

DR If J WILLIAM;

£ cable message having come from DV Will tams, of Edinburgh„ reporting that he had qualified, the Committee discussed his. work. Dr Williams had written that Elder Andross-, of the British Union,

had been suggesting to him that he take work in the Rostrevor Senitarium, ib Irel and, for a time, to allow Dr Bell a vacation.

VOTED, That we approve of the suggestion that Dr Williams; take work for a time in Ireland, if this' is the desire of the *Lion Committee, with the understanding that this does., not mean a permanent arrangement for Dr Williams to remain in the British Isles,

V A BAIION, INDIA:

W A Barlow, in charge of our mission to the Santals, sent in a ne dical certificate, urging him to take a furlough of a. year in Engi and. It was e-

VOTTD, That this matter be referred to the India mission, committee, with instructions to them to 0-ant the furlough if they feel that it is necessary.

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A BACON, ENGLAND:

The president of the British Union having suggested that the general Conference divide the salary of L Bacon, in London, with the British Union, in considemtion of his work as; trans;-portation agent, it was felt by the Committee that a. more equitable arrangement would be to divide his salary isetween the International Tract Vociety, the British Union, and the General Conference, It was , therefore—.

VOTED, That the General Conference agrees; to) asstane one-third of the salary of Brother A Bacon, British traasportation agent

Meeting ad j o urned.

G DANIELS, C ha irman. V A Sf ICER, Secretary.

TWO HUNDRED AND NINTH' KEETING

GENKRAI. CONFERENCE COMMITTXE

October 20,,

TRESBNT:

A 9-Daniells, I H Evanst E C Rus set 1 , R Sal i sb ury, Griggs:„ V A Spicer; a 1 so T E Bowen and E R Palmer,

Prayer by H R Salisbury.

E C WIDGERY AND SOUTH:

Correspondence was presented from Brother E C Widgery, of British Columbia, expressing his desire tai engage in the work in the West Indies,. Years ago having labored in the iredt Indiew and in the Sbuthern States, in the Salvation Army, he became aoquaAnted with these fields, and would be glad to: preach the message in them.

VOTED, That we ask the secretary to pl ace the name of Brother Widgery and wife before Elder Butler, or the Southern Union, with the suggestion that if the Southern Unian approves, the Mission Board will recommend Brother Widgery far the work in the South, and Authorize that field to add his support to their app rop riat ions from the General Conferences

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DETARTMENTAL TUBLISHING:

The matter of handling the reports of the Educational, Young Peoples, and similar conventions, was brought up, for dis-cussion. Also the question of publishing Educational Manuals' and school text books.

VOTED, That the question of handling departmental reports, and of fostering and issuing educational taxi books, be referred for counsel to a committee composed of I FT Evans, W A Spicer, E R Palmer,, and E Griggs.

MISS IECK:

}rofessar Griggs reported that Miss Teck had spent about three weeks, at the request of the Rducational Department, in preparirkg for the press; the Bducational Manua; vatted to be: pub-lished at the College View Educational Convention.

VOTED, That Miss Peck's account be audited at the rate of $10 per week.

RELIEF BUREAU:

VOTED, That we authorize the Bel ief Bureau to' permit the signs af the Tines to print such selections from "Ministry of Healing" or "Object Lessons' as it may desire to; make use of, with the understanding that the Tigris will pay. the General Con-ference $3 per article for such selections ma de.

Meeting adjourned.

A DANIELLS cha irman. W A SPIDER, Secretary.

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TWO HUNDRED AND) TENTH1.1EETING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

October 23,1907, 4 P.M.

PRESENT:

A. G Daniell s, I H Evans, G B Thompson, P Griggs, W A. Spicer,

A 0 Dania31 s in the chair.

DR CAVE, WEST INDIES:

A. le tier was read from Dr Cave, asking for transportation to Barbados, and it was--

VOTED, That the secretary correspond with Dr Chas Cave,: to ascertain what he has in mind as to the manner of work in Barbados, and that the General Conference ,pay the transportation :bf himself and wife to that field, it being understood that he is thoroughly in harmony with our organized work a nd ready to co- operate, either as t self-supporting medical missionary, or under the support of the East Caribbean Conference,

DR PROOM TO_ 3041DICAL CONVENTION:

The chairman presented correspondence from the }a,ci-fic Coast, asking if the General Conference woul d bear one-'hald the expense of the fare of Dr ?rocm in attending the Loma. Linda medical convention.

voz...re, - That the General Conference join any other assoc ia-t ions on the Pacific Coast in paying one-half the expense of the fare off Dr Proom to and from the medical convention.

Meet ing adjourned.

A G DANT-PIUS' Chairman W A STICER, Siecretary.

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TWO HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH T+. ,T

GENERAL CONIIISRENCE COMMITTIM

Loma Linda,, Cal., Nov, 4, 1907, 4 I. M.

}RESENT:

G Daniell s G A Irvin, H W Cottrell, C H Jones, W C Whi a• . W k Ruble. By invitation: J A Burden.

A G Daniells in the chair.

The meeting was opened with a season of prayer.

FUND FOR 1908:

The meeting discussed the 'coming union conference sessions, and the features which should be emphasized in them, such as Bible study, and study or various lines of work.

VOTED, That it is. the sense of this body tha. t $100,000 should' be raised during 1 908 as a special fund for evaaigal ioal wotk.

It was understood that this was. in addition to the regular sources of income_ for mission work, such as the Midsummer and Christmas: offerings, Sabbath-school offerings, etc.

Adj ourned*

A G DARTELIsU„ Chairman. C C CRISLER, Secretary pro tem,

TWO HUNDRED AND. TWELFTH' 1117.F.TING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Loma Linda, Cal., Nov. 5, 1 907, 6 A.M.

]RE SENT:

A G Danielle, G A Irwin, H W Cottrell, C H Jones, W.A.. Rube. Later: W. C . White.

A G Da -niells in the chair.

prayer by Elders Daniell s and Irwin.

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0 CORL ISS' SALARY:

Regarding the question of the salary of Corl iss, of whi which the General Conferehce ham been paying one-third, it was suggested that Rider Cottrell and the cha irman take counsel with El der Knox, of the Cal ifornia. Conference.

CREDITORS Off' MEDICAL AS6OCIATION:

/The chairman brought up the matter of the creditors of the old I M M and B A. , some of whoa have been involved in great mnt.

VOTED, That it is our judgment that the officers of the General Conference use such portion of its funds as they deem absolutely necessary to assist the suffering creditors of the I M M and B A ; and that we encourage our 1 ocal and union con-ferences to do all they can to aid in providing the necessary. means,

It was suggested that the officers; of the General Confer-ence take under advisement the question of providing for the necessities of needy Review and Herald stockholders.

Adjourned,

A G DAN TELLS, Chairman. C C CRISLER, Secretary pro tem.

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ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTPENTH MEETING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COMIITTEE

Loma Linda, Ca], Nov, 5, 1907, 11 A.M.

}-RESENT:

A. G Daniell s, G A Irwin, H W Cottrell * W- C White, C. H Jones., W A Ruble,.

A G Daniells in the chair,

UNION MEDICAL DET-ARTMENTS:

The chairman raised the question of what should be done in order to secure .activity in the union and conference nedical departments,

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All present agreed that a supreme effort should be ma de at the coming union conference sessions to get the department so organized that it gill be active, The purpose of this department should be--

1. To instruct our own people mom full y and intell igentl. regarding our medical missionary principles, to help them into, ae better way of living health reform, and leading them to discard harmful. articles, the exercising of care witie, reference to, patent IfT3 dicines, etc,

2, To interest our people in communicating theeir know- ledge of this light of health reform to their fellowmen, by the , distribution of health journals, and other health literature.

3. To bring a stronger sentiment so that our ministers wi lecture more, and take greater interest in health and temperanc

questions in their tent work, and also in joining in with the grea temperance movements tha t are on foot,

4, All of this will contribute to the support of: our rea sanitarium work, It will interest our own people more fully in the line of work, and tha t will draw them to rally around our. in- stitutions', and to advise their friends to come„

DR, GEISRT,:

Some consideration was; given to the work of Dr. view of her success and the openings 'before her in the work, it was--

VOTED, That the General Conference employ Dr, Geisel engage in public work, in Chautauquas and with W C T U workers, that her labors be directed by the General Conference Medical Department,. and tha t the union conferences be asked to cooperate in meeting the expenses, and that her receipts from the Chau-tauquas- be applied on the expenses,

UNION MEDICAL WORK:

Referring again to the consideration of the buil ding up of the nedical departments' of the various, conferences, it was -

VOTED, That it is our opinion that this ma e ter shouldbe brought to the a ttention of the union c- onfefences this winter, and that they be requested to build up the medical departments. of their local conferences,

RELIEF BUREAU:

The work with " Ministry of Heal ing"' was discussed at length, There seemed to be a general feeling that this work shoul_ be handled in a different manner from "Object Lessons."' W.O. White suggested that a plan be proposed similar to the original

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plan far the sale of "Ministry,* This was tha t the canvassers: s should give ten per cent of the retail price of the book, re-ceiving forty instead ot fifty per cent, that the tract societies give half of their profit, or five per cent, and that the publish-. ing houses give a1,1 the profits, receiving remuneration for tileir, actual expense only„ The author would give all of her profits* This would bring about twenty-five or thirty per cent to the in-stitutions to be relieved„

The organization and work of the Re] ief Bureau was then considered" Owing to the fact that he was overwhelmed with other work, that the secretary of the Relief Burea. was in. Washingtoittl and that it was impossible for him to do j ustice to. the position, W C White resigned his position as chairman o.f this. Bureau. The resignation vas accepted by vote„

Bureau,.

Bureau,

VOTED, That V A Ruble act as; chairman of the Re-.1 i3 f

VOTED, That M E Kern be appointed a. member of the Bei ief

A recess was taken until 1:30 L.T.11

At the call ing together of the meeting, the Glea irman asked C S. Jones to present matters for 'consideration.

FIELD T ISS IONARY SECRETARIES,:

As: a means of helping in the work- of sec rIng hearty cooperation of the members in our churches, in in missionary wOrk, it was--

VOTED, That each local conference that can consistently do so, be recommended to support a field. secretary, and that we request union conferences to take favorable action in harmony with this at their coming sessions"

SIGNS 0.1? THE TMES:

C H Jone conviction that missionary work subject, He a] agency for rais would ppeal t

VOTED, half of foreign Boa rd and the supplying the p t ions"

s spoke of the "Signs of the Times," and of his. this paper might be made a strong agency in fore ig • .if a special department were maintained in that -

so suggested the po ssib ity of this being ma de an - trig funds for fore ign miss ionary enterprises; as o the interest c.f the general public.

That a 'department be opened in the "Signs* in be-missions and that the secretary of the Mission

Home Secretary be requested to take the burden of aper with data, and with articles and ill -astra-

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THE MISSIONS STECIAL:

The Missions Special number of the "Signs of the Times"' was; considered, and all were agreed as to its value, and that it should be 71 ide] y circulated,

• VOTED„ That we recommend to our peopl e throughout Nor 1,.h

America that they devote the first .v)eek in De-comber to a special effort in behalf of the cira.alation of the Missions &pecial number. of the "Signe tar the Times,' and to the securing af st:bscriptions,

for the, "Bible Reading Series,"

STANISEI TRANSLATING:

vr C White was requested to tub.mit to the General Conference a report of Brother 7orga's labor and expenses:, with such sug-gestions. as he felt, free to ma ke regarding the share of these expenses tha t should be borne by the General Conference,

Ad j o urn ed, •

A G DANIELLE', Chairman. C g CRIS 'LER, Secretary pro tem.

TWO HUNDRED AND 70DTKENTH MEETING

GENERAL CON?EFC11NCE COMMIT=

Loma. Linda, Cal. ,Nov. 7,'07

TRESENT:

G G A Irvria, H W Cottrell, W C White, C El Jones

LOMA LINDA SCHOOL:

- VOTED, That the General Conference assist the Loma Linda. Col 1 ege of EVLuigei ists in its work of training I a.bo rers for mission fields to the extent of the salary of one strong evan-gelistic Bible instructtr,

Adjourned,

A G DANTRI,LS, • Chairman,

374 TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH MEETING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Takoma Park, November 24, 1907, 2 M.

}RESENT:

A GI Dariic I1 s, G A Irwin, I IT Evans, G B Thompson, K C Russell, Griggs, H R Sal isbury, W A Spicer; also Dr H W Miller, T E Bowen, E R Palmer, and M E Kern.

prayer by K C Russell.

A Irwin was asked to take the Cha ir,

AUSTRALIAN SC HD (L, Y E ROBBINS:

V0TED, That we advise that V E Robbins. and wife (he of the General Co-nference office, she of the Foreign Mission Semin-ary) respond *be the call for school help in Austral ia„ going by, th most direct route.

A STEVENS,

A. letter was read from Brother G A. Stevens, formerly in Washington., saying that his work at the Jamestown Exposition was; soon to close, and asking about future work'.

VOTED, That we recommend Brother G A. Stevens. to make Virginia, his field of labor, as,, arranged with the Virginia. C'on-ferenc'e when he was, assigned, to the Exposition work.

MINNESOTA. AND THE $150,000 .FUND:

The treasurer presented a. letter from R A Underwood, stat- ing that according t9 the correct report in the Year Book, Minna,-sota.Ta share of the $1 50,000 had been raised, and desiring to have. the conference I isted among those hav ing compl eted the conference a pp vrtionment;

VOTED.,. That we grant the request o..f the Minnesota Con-ference, in the matter of the $150,000 fund, to have the reckoning of their membership based on the Year Book report, thus placing that Conference in the 1 ist of those. having c olL:p1 eted the con-ference apportionment.

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g B THOMPSON TO COLORADO:

VOTED, That we grant the request of the Colorado Confer-ence for Elder G B Thompson. to spend some time in labor in tha t State,

MDICAL STUDENT LOAN:

. VOTED,, That we grant A. W Truman, W the Colorado Uni-versity medical school, a loan of $100 from the educational fund*

ALLOWANCE TO MRS MOSER:

Inasmuch as Mrs, Jessie 7 Moser (former wife of E J Waggoner)* had stood in need of assistance in recovering health and strv‘9321211 getting on a basis of self-support, some amounts had been al- lowed her, on account of years of service in a. foreign field; she being now with her children,

VOTED; That we allow Mrs Jessie Moser, 46 per week for the current year (deducting amounts already advanced from time to t ime in rel ief of her necessities).

BURR M D MATTSON'S NEED:

VOTED,, Tha t we sha. re equally with the Atlantic and Contrail Union Conferences in maintaining Brother and S'ister-M Mattson in their time of need, at the rate of $15, the treasurer being asked to take up correspondence with all the parties.

DISTRICT COLORED WOW:

VOTED, Tha t we grant the Eighth Street church .$100 from the colored fund for the District of Coltzabia..4 to aid. that 'church in its work„

Adjourned,

A IRWIN, Chairman, W A SPICER, Slaeretary,

TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH MEETING

GENERAL CONFERMCE =MIME

November 26, 1907, 10 A„

PRESENT: A Danielle* G A. Irwin, V ;Toscott I H Evans, G B

Bhszal s

son, FE

gs; R Sal i sb Ury; WA Spicer; al so M Kern; Kres:), R

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grayer by M R Kern and A G'

'DAY OF PASTING:

VOTED„ Tha t we appoint the first Sabbath of the week of prayer a day of fasting, a.. nd that we encourage our people to observe that day as a special time of seeking the Lord„

FIELDS EXCEED DIG ATT ROT RIAT IONS :

The treasurer reported South America and the West Indies as requiring more than the Gland estimates to carry them through the year,

VOTED, That the treasurer be authorized to supply the needs of mission fields' running beyond their appropriatione, giving such counsel to the fields as may be nocessary in the matter,

DANIELLS' IOINTMENTS :

VOTE4D, That it is tha sense of the Committee that Elder Dahiells should plan to attend the Mouthern Union Conference meet-ing, arranging Mexican appointments and others accordingly,

V C WHITE TO MEXICO:.

VOTED, That we invite W.r C Lite ta• attend the general meetings in Mexico,.

NOTES OF B C SANITARIUM:

The treasurer reported that the Generai Conference held the notes o; the Michigan Sanitarieum and Benevolent Association,:

•amounting to several thousands affirdol.1 ars, and tha t while the same worst long overdue, he could get no word as; to their being taken. apre of,

VOTED, That the treasurer be. authorized to take necessary steps to collect the notes long overdue, against the Michigan Sanitarium. and benevolent Associations .

Adjo urned. •

A 0 MMUS , Chairman. A SI-ICER, ffecretary.

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TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH MEETING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTER

December 1 1907, 10:30 A.M.

PRESENT:

A 0 Ltiniellst G A Irwin, I H Evans, 0 B Thompson, K. C Russell, 7 GriggS4 H R Salisbury, W. WIrescotti also E R Talmert T E Bowen, C H Hayton, E E Miles. •

Prayer by E. E Miles..

H H WINSLOW, CHINA:

It letter was read from H If Winslow, replying in hopeful terms to the invitation to go to ehanghal, China. The secretary was: instructed to correspond further.

DR 0 R COOPER, CHINA:

A letter was read from Dr Cooper, expressing his readiness and desire. to work in China,

VOTED, That we invite Dr 0 R Cooper, of Michigan, to make China his fiele of labor,

CRETENTIALS„ R 7 COTTRELL AND WI:

VOTED, That, ministerial credentials be granted to R ? Cottrell, a nd missiona ry credentials to Mrs R r COttrell„ both under a..ppointment to China.

WORKERS FOR CHINA:

VOTED That A G Daniell s 0 Alrwin, W W 1F rescott, W k iDicer, H R Salisbury, and Dr H Miller be a connuittee to con-

sider further workers for China,

Recess to 3:30 I.M.

.MRS CARO,:

• Resuming business'. at 3:30 I.M. , the chai man read a later stating what. ister.White had been doing for a. year in. encourag-ing Mrs Dr Caro, of New Zealand, to get well and strong to labor in • the werk in this f iel d, She had been. a. pioneer in New Zealand, giving several thousand dollars to the work, Now she. required help to go through. sane six cial training for public work here.

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VOTED, Tha t we appropriate to Mrs Caro 0004 to assist her in taking special training for public herlth work an the Tac ific Coasts

H C OLMSTEAD:1 AFRICA:

Elder Irwin reported a.. letter from a student of Fernando Academy, who. volunteered. for South Africa,

VOTED, That we invite 11- C Olmstead to go. to Sbuth. Africa, with the understanding that he is to be. ma rriedi and that we recommend to the Sbuth African Committee that this selection has been made /with the tho ught o f suppl ying a: man to join W H Anderso-n.

Adjourned,

A G DANIELLS' Chairman, A ST TOR" Fecrete.ry.

TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHIZENTH MEETING

GENERAL CONFE:EMNCE COMMITTEE

December 2,1907

TRES ENT:

G G A Irwin, I H K C Russell, G B Thompson, Grigge„ V A SI)icer; also E R Talmer, T E Bowen,

Trayer by IC C Russell.

ANNA KNIGHT, INDIA:

VOTED That we allow the expense of the return of Anna. Knight from India to Mississippi„ on furlough,

A BOETTCHER, NEW YORK:

VOTED, Tha- t we allow the transportation of A Boettcher and wife: from 7ini a nd to New York City, and that we assume their support under the foreign Department, at the rate of 415 psr week. •

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MISS' THILLITS:

The North Iacific Union having explained how Miss }hill ips came on to the Foreign Seminary without; a full understanding as to the arrangementa, desiring to go an to India) it was—

VOTED, Tha't we suggest to.. the • North Pacific- Union that the Mission Board and the Union share half and half in the expense of Miss

WES T AFRICA:

VOWED, That the Educational Da partment be asked to re-comend a. teacher for the school in Sierra. Leone, West African

VOTED, that ministerial I icense be granted to L V/ Browne, and that missionary I is erases. be granted R W Dauphin and C Thompson, all or Freetown, Sierra Leone, .

KRLII, SYRIA:

Rider Mrum, of Tennsylvania, having asked to return to Syria, now that his health is improved, it Was--

VOTED, That we refer El der Mrumis request to El der ,Conradi, for counsel.

Adjourned.

A G DANTRLLS,, Chairman. V A STICER, Secretary.

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TWO HUNDRED AND NINETEENTH ICRY,TING

GENERAL 'CONffERENCE COIDAITTIRR

December 3,1907

PRESENT:

G Daniell s, G A Irwin, I H Evans, W'J Fitzgerald, G B Thompson, IC C Russell, H Salisbury, 7 riggs, W A Spicer; also E R Palmer and T E Bowen.,

Prayer by W 3 Fitzgerald,

VOTED, That 7 Griggs be requested to attend the Pacific and North Pacific Union meetings, going to the Coast by wa.y the Mouth and taking in the Sbuthern Union meeting.

MEXICO:

Correspondence was presented from Mexico, reporting mat-ters, in connection- with the publishing wark, and the response to the invitation of the Touthwestern Union that Professor Caviness; should take the presidency of the Keene College, The Mexico mission comittee did not favor the recommendation,

The hour was spent in goner* discussion of St anish literge- tare and SPan.ish work, formal actions were taken, it being uoderstood that Elder Daniells would soon be meeting with the,. Mexico) committee in their annual meetings.

id j o urned.

L. G DANIELLS Chairman, W• I SF ICtER, Siseretary,

TWO HUNDRED AND TWELITIETH LizETnia

GENERAL CalieERENCE COMMITTEE

Deceniber 5, 1907

PRESENT: I a amiell s ip AID-win, I H Evans, W A Ruble, 7 Griggs,

H R Salisbury, W A Spicer; also-, T E Bowen,

Prayer by Dr • Rubl e,

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38,1 DR H. J WILLIAMS:

The treasurer presented a. letter from Dr H J Will iamx„ proposing that he give his; note for quite a proportion of the amount or the expense of his medical work in edinburgh, the same to , be repaid from future salaries.,

VOTED, That we express to Dr H J Will lams our appre-ciation of his; pr-oposa 1i to refund a, portion• or the expense of qualifying for British fields, and we suggest that he decide as, to) the amount in a. way that will be satisfactory to himself,

DR R S INGERSOLL:

Correspondence was presented from Dr Ingersoll saying that he had an opportunity to enter the Northwestern University on a missionary scholarship, and he desired counsel as; to: this; aloo at to his future work,

VOTED, That we advise Dr Ingersoll to; accept ,the opening in the Northwestern University, and that he proceed to Great Britain for his; examinations _there in midsummer, with the idea. sbat unless saw) special need develops, in Europe, we shall expect hist_to go on to India .When his furlough is terminated.

DR A H LARSON:

it letter was, presented from L R Canradi, suggesting that Denmark might need the services of a St and inav Ian physic ian.

VOTED, That we correspond with Dr August H Larson, of Chicago, to ascertain if he would be available for Denmark. in ease a. call were made,

EUROIEAN CONVENTION:

L R COnradils correspondence suggested that with the year very much crowded in Europe, and the General Conference coning an, the proposed medical, convention in Europe for 1908 be deferred.

VOIRDt That we Is ave the matter of the European medical convention to the brethren in Europe..

WEST CAITADIA.N UNION:

VOTED, That the West Canadian Union 5.19.bbath-schooli offer, ings be appropriated for Indian work withini the Union,

VOTED, That we list the West Canadian Union for $7,500 in our app rap riot ions for 1908,

A G DAN.Iftr.LS3_. Chairman. L Mcretary.

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TYRI HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIRST MEETING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

December 5, 190r7„ 3 P. M.

}RE SENT:

A G :Daniell s A Irwin, I if Evans, B Thompson, K C Russell, 7 Griggs, *r A Spicer, W" W Prescott. Also E R Palmer,

E Kern, T E Bowen.

Prayer by X E Kern.

MISSIONARY VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT:

E Kern, chairman of the Department, presented a. report of the work being carried forward, The Dipartment is fostering: (1) The Reading Course; (2) The Membership, of Ast a i rime nit which means the study of the fundamentals of the message so, a s-) to pass examination; (3) The Morning Watch, or- prayer and Bible reading; (4) The Circulation of Literature and Personal Senile.*

VOTED, That we request Professor X E Kern. to attend such union conference sessions, as he may be able to) reach this winter a nd spring,

CENTRAL AMERICA:

A N Allen presented a. request in behal- f of C E Morgan, who) is in corm* great need of re:w saddle and saddle bagsi for use in calporter work,

VOTED, That we authorize the purchase of saddle and sad dl e-bags the same to be the pr -op arty of the Central kiserioan mission, while for immediate use they ar, sent to C Morgan, of La Ceiba,

C S WIEST, BRAZIL:

VOTED,. That we request Brother C S, nest, of Eastern Pennsylvania, to make Brazil his field of labor at the earliest possible dates

H TONJES, BRAZIL:

VOTED, That we invite Brother Henry Tonjes, of Mew York City, to make Brazil his field of labor.,

WEST COAST, AFRICA, "MINISTRY*:

VOTED,. That the General Conference waive its quotQ of

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15 cents on "Ministry of Heal in.g,* and that ye encourage D C: Babcock, of Vest Africa., to handle the book through agents, re-taining for the development of medical missionary work on the Coast whatever profit may accrue after giving agents their com-mission, Further, that we ask the Review and Herald also to) waive their 10 cents per copy in. the handling of the book, for the benefit of the West Coast work,

EDUCATIONAL DM ARTMENT:

VO:TED, That we add the name of If R Kern to the committee of the Effucational Department,

1 UBLISHING LET ARTNENT:

YOTRV That X R Taimer and If A. Spicer be a committee to. make up the Rub] ishing Department list fot ehe Year Book,

RELIEF BU1AU:

VOTED, That the chair appoint a committee or' three to. report a nomination for secretary of the Relief Bureau.

The chair named OP A Irwin, V A Ruble,, I H Evans.

ARGENTINA SC HOOL WORK:

J W' Westphal presented for consideration a suggestion that had been made, looking toward a. can for $10,000 to establish a school near Buenos, Ayres.

MED, That we sympathize with the desire of the Argentina brethren to strengthen their facilities:. for the training of workers but that we advise. the continuance of the Ratm Biloas, school plan. for the. present, and suggest .institute work near Buenos. Ayres3 if. that seems a. proper training center for workers, deferring any special call for help until some later time,

J E SHULTZ QF KOREA:

Correspondence from Japan was presented, reporting the injury of Brother J E Shultz: and wife by an- attaek from the young lad whorl they had taken from Ohio to Japan at the request o f his parents, and who had been. sent Amin back to this country,

VOTED, That the secretary be instructed to express the sympathy of the Committee with Brother and Sister Shultz in this unfortunate. experience,

Adjourned,

A G DANT-V.1X, Chairman. W A &TIM, Secretary.

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TWO. HUNDRED AND TWENTY-MCORP IMETING

GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTIa.

Dec-ember 9,1907

PRE SENT:

ILO 1,niell s G A Irwin, I H bans, F Griggs, K C Russell,; V V Trearrott, G B Thompson, V A S ices; al so E R Palmer, T E Bowen.

prayer by E R Palmer.

WORIMS FOR GREAT BRITAIN:

VOTED" That we favor the request of: the British Union that A D Gilbert be invited to return to that field, to engage in general field work in behalf of the "Tresent Truth. 01

VOTED, That the Publ ishtng secretary be instructed to inform Zngl and that he will do his best to secure six book workers called for, especially to wort. in Ireland; but that we suggest that the International Tract SOciety should pay the transportation.

yirr„D MISSIONARY SECRETARIE83:

VOZED, That the Committee endorses; the, following re-commendation cia• the Tubl 'shins Department„ heartily urging its adoption. by Union and state .Conferences:--

" That we unite in strengthening and building up the distributing agencies of the Publishing Department so that they may lay hold very definitely upon every individual who has espoused the cause of the third angel's message, and enlist him as an active working factor in dis-tributing our publications, and give him the instruction and training necessary to qualify him for the work.

" To this end we recommend,— " (a) That a field missionary secre-

tary be appointed in each conference, to take active supervision in the field, of the circulation of periodicals, tracts, trade books, and forty-per-cent hooks. Among the duties of the field secretary would he the selection, instruction, and direction of periodical workers, the holding of in-stitutes in the churches for the instruc-tion of the members in the methods of home missionary work', auditing libra-rians' books, and increasing the clubs of our papers. and the sale of literature provided especially for home workers.

" (b) That the field missionary secre-tary be appointed and directed by the State conference committee; that he be supported by the conference, and hold practically the same relation to the Tract and Missionary Department as the field missionary agent.

" (c) That the field missionary secre-tary co-operate closely with the tract society; that he make the tract society office his headquarters if possible, and join with the tract society secretary in the office work when not in the field.

" (d) That a general missionary sec-retary be appointed by each union con-ference, to take the general supervision of this work in the union, very much the same as the general agents direct the sale of subscription books.

" (e) That the general missionary sec-retary be supported by the union confer-ence and wholesale house, the expense to be mutually provided for between them.

" (f) That the general missionary secretary make the wholesale office his headquarters if possible, provided there is such a general distributing center in the union."

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SCI-TOLAIISHIT CANVASSING:

VOTED, That the following plan, submitted by the secretary of the General Conference Tub] ishing Department, with reference to scholarship canvassing, be adopted by the Committee:—

"After making a careful study for several months of the various scholarships offered in the United States, and having re dentl y received many suggestions canoe rning a_ general se holar-• ship plan for the whole country, we respectfully submit' the foil owing o uti ine for your study and criticisras1 —

"1 That al I our denominateual col 1 eges„ acad armies ; an intermediate schools, offer scholarships at a discount el 15, from the regular cash charges, to all who, will eatn suet scholarships wholly by the sale of denominational literature.

"2. That the school offering the schol arship make a_ 1.01% discount from their regular charges, and that the publishing la house, and tract society in charge of the territory in which the canvassing is done, divide ellUal iy between them the remaining 5%.

"3. That the State Tract S3ociety in which the work is done by the student, be the custodian of the scholarship funds„ and turn over the money due any student an his scholarship direct to the school authorities wherever the student decides to attend.

"4. That a ny person desiring to earn a scholarship make full and satisfactory arrangements with the State Tract Society for doing so, and work. in harmony with the regulations of the State Tract Tociety, in order to be -entitled to these schol ars hip bone f its.

"5. That any person be entitled to draw the money due him on a scholarship at any time, from the State Tract abeie-try, if he wishes to do so, but in such an event, he would receive only the regular commission of SO% on his salesi the same as other agents; it being understood that in drawing his money he with-draws from the scholarship endeavor, and places himself upon the same basis as other agents.

"6. That all persons who have earned scholarships present to the managers of schools which they wish to enter, satisfactory evidence that the full amount of a. scholarship has been earned, in harmony with the regulations governing the scholarship plan.

"7. That persons who have earned at 1 east one of a. scholarship be allowed to. receive the benefits from the same on the same pro tata basis as outlined above,

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"8, schol are hip attend scho worthy pers re c =mend, dent,"

That in case any student,. after having earned a , is unable thtough sickness or other in isf ort uae to of himself, he may transfer his scholarship to any on whom the officers of his State Tract S'ociety can and the authorities of the school can accept, as a stu-

RELATION BETS 1UBLISHING HOUSES:

The secretary of the Publishing Department submitted the foll owing plan as a basis of cooperation between the publishing houses• in bringing out new books, and in furnishing plates. and, cuts:

"We respectfully submit the roll owing outline of suggest-ions for your consideration:—

"1 . That a publishing house- bringing out a. new book as-sumes the entire respentsibility, both financial and otherwise, unless• previa-4m arrangements have been made with other publishing houses to share the expense and responsibility; and the publishing house carrying this entire expense and responsibility alone,. should be cati side red the sole publisher of the publication, and not only has the right to distribute the book In its own territory, but also to eel I the same to other publishing houses controlling other territories;

"2. That a. publ ishing house bringing out a. :re w book shall sell a set of pl atea to any other reg u] arl y organized den omiTur t ional publishing house desiring the same, for its territory, at the +soot price of the pl atemaking, plus the proper share of initial expense as designated in paragraph numbered 3„ The cost price for plate-making shall be the cost of labor and material, plus I0g. It is to, be understood, and agreed, that the sale of a. set of plates carries *ith it the right to sell the publ ication only in the territory wider the control of the pub] ishing house which makes the purchase, the original' publish-i-ng house retaining all rights to furnish books ott side of the territory for which the set of plates has been sold,

*3. That the initial expense of bringing out a new book in the English be divided as follows:--

For the territory of initial expenses

For the territory of initial expenses

For the territory s oc iation, one-fourth

For the to initial expense.

For the territory initial expenses

of the Review and Serald, one-fourth

or . the Tacific Tress, one-fourth

of the Southern Publishing As- of initial expense. of Australasia, one-eighth of

of Great Britain, one-eighth of

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"4. That all other territory where the langl ish 1 anguage is spobxen not mentioned in No, 3, such as India, mouth Africa, and the West Indies, be considered open territory, these missions being left free to order their books where they can to most con-veniently and satisfactorily suppl ied; and that each pu.b1 ishing house receiving the order, enjoy without hindrance the benefits; of said orders,

*5, That every possible assistance to secure cuts, de-corations, etc., which appear in English books, papers, and tracts, be given the publishing houses whiz print literature in foreign languages and that such foreign liubbiumailealt publishers be char zed the actual cost of making the duplicate cuts from them, plus 1,0X Of initial , expense of the cuts suppl ied, Aid we further rec comend„ in case of need, where foreign missions are struggling to es-tablish missionary printing presses, that charge be made only for making plates, but nothing for snit ial expense.

*6. That all publishers: endeavor to interpret these sug-gestions in such a broad, liberal way that our re SSage''T Med

books ma: y not be shut out from any field, nor their circulation hindered or curtailed by commercial. considerations,

"The d iv is ion of' the of d initial expense was; as foil ows:

Great Britain 120 Africa 3 jndia 2 Australas ia, Polynesia,

and Malaysia, 8

At1 antic Union 15% Pao, ific 12 1-2 Southwestern 10 -

37 7.,

Lake Union 1 5% Northwestern 12 1.42 Southern Union 1 0

VOTED, That the Committee approve of the suggestions offered by the secretary of the Rublishing Department, and that the same be recommended to the publishing houses.

DIET ARDIENTAL RBI, O} 3:

VOTED., That we request the Review and Hera] d to publish and circulate such, departmental and convention reports as the 0c3aeral Conference Committee.. may .decide to-iss-us,

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EDITORS OF "LIBERTY";

The s ub-committee appointed in a former s ess ion to nominate editors for the magazine "'Liberty* reported, recommending that the editors of "Liberty"' be IF W Prescott and G B Thompson,

YOTEDI, That the report be adopted.

RELIEF BUREAU SECRETARY:

The sub-committee to nominate a. secretary for the Ref ie f Bureau reported, recommending that E. R Palmer be continued as; secretary.

VOTED, That the report be adopted.

*LI() urned.

A G DA.NIELLS:„ Chairman. V A SPICER, Si3 C retary.

TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THIRD 111E6T ING

GENERAL CONIE.REN.CE C:OMMITTEE

. December 101,190,7

PRESENT;

A G Mamie] I s G A Irwin, I H moans,R sbury„ B Thompson,, K C Russell, 7 Griggs. W A_ Spicer; also M X Kern and T E Bowen.

Prayer by M E Kern.

YOUNG TEOPLEIS DAY:

VOTED, That the first St bbath in 'iamb be set apart as; Young reopl e's. Day.

CHINA C 011D,TI T TEE 'S BEI ORT :

The 7,7,2-5-committee appointed in a previous' meeting to con-s ider matters relating to China made a report, which was adopted as foll ows,: --

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Rec wimended--

1, That Dr H V Mil I e r leave s hington abo ut December 18, visiting such institutions and attending such -rt eat-ings as possible taro- e the, date af' sail ing, March.

2, That 7 CI' Moffett and wife be invited to sail with Dr Miller's party, pc oviding on examination,, Sister Itaffett's health seems to warrant the step,

3, That Miss Pa ul ine gni]. berg, of the Po re ign Mission Saminaty„ accompany the party,: with the idea ar joining Elder R F Cottrell and wife in Changsha,

4, That Mrs B Moul truly and, child be, invited to go to China, to engage in the work in .Honaa„

5, That Henry ahrock„ of the Foreign Mission Sieminary, be-- invited to go to China, providing the way is Mund clear in. the minds al' the brethren in Vilisco-nsi-n, both as regards: himself and the young. ..lady to whom he is engaged,

6. That we inform Mater Mary Moffett, of (Ohio-, that the Mission Board will pay her transportation 'to China. Ishenever she is, pr epared to, ga to the field, to be married to Brother 0 J Gibson of *man..

7, That we authorize the China mission committee to arrange a. rate of aurpport for 0 bson and Este Miller,

LOAN TO H

Brother H Giraldi, recommended to Italy from New York, re-ported that under the circumstances, in vhich he found himself places, he was greatly in need of a, loan of 4100.

VOTED„ That we grant to H Giraldi a. loan al' $100, as an advance to assist him in adjusting his financial affairs: and taking up work in Italy.

EVANGELISTIC SONG BODE:

Griggs, chairman of: the Esvungelistic or Tent Hymn Book committee, presented a. report of the work.. of that committee,

VOTED„ That we favor the general outline or the Song Book committee, and instruct the committee to go. forward and investi-gate terms on th ich rights for the use of the songs suggested nay be secured,

Adjo urned,

A G DANIELLE' „ Chairmani if ICER, cxetary.

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TWO HUNDIIED AND 'TWENTY-PO/MTH

GENERAL CONYERENCE COMMITTEE

December 12, 1907

1.4 —4 —.4 --• —• .—•dt

}RESENT:

L G Tl8nie11 s, G A Irwin, W. W }rescott, GE B Thompson" H R: St3 isbury, 7 Griggs, V A SAD icor, Al 50 E R Palmer and T E Bowen.

prayer by H R Salisbury.

JAI AN AND KOREA:

Letters from 7 W Field, of Japan, were considered, and the following actions; taken:—

VOTED, That we endeavor to find an associate lady worker for Miss Slzharffenberg, of Korea.

VOTED, That a. lady nurse be secured for the Kobe Sani-tarium, and that final selection be referred to; the members on the. 'ac if ic Coas t, with the suggestion of the name of Miss May Brunson,

of Loma. Linda,

VOTED, That we favor encouraging Miss Young., nurse at Kobe, to engage in the native Bible work.

VOTED„ That the Committee views; with favor the suggestion that the Japanese school should be associated with the new- sani-tarium work being planned for, providing in view of•the 1 ocal circumstances.. such a eourse seems wise to the local committees

MISS IONARY CREDENTIALS:

VOTED, That Missionary Credentials be granted to Miss Taal ine atthilberg, Mrs B Maul true, and Mrs Marie E Miller.

MINISTERIAL CREDENTIALS:

VOTED,, That Ministerial Credentials be granted to Ml Griggs and B R Salisbury.

H R SALISBURY'S TRANSelstt:

VOTED, That H R. Sh1 isb uryts time in Europe after leaving the British field, ,and the expense of his transfer to America, be paid by the General Conference,

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EDUC AT I ONAL INF ARM= :

VOTED, That M R Telmer be added to the Educational: De-partmental Committee,

DAUGHTER OF D C BABCOCK:

A letter was read from the daughter of D C Babcock Mrs Lewis, who spent some years under the Board in British Guiana, and whose; mother was; buried there. Her father is in Vest Africa, toe, far removed to be a helper to her, and she reported the recess ity of $50 for a surgical operation to save her husbands eyesight. On the basis of her former service in the mission fields, it was—

VOTED, That $50 on the Emergency account be appropriated for the relief of Sister Lewis' family.

FRENCH WORKERS, SOUTH AMERICA;

VT Westphal appeals for French workers for the River plate field, saying that Brethren Vuilleumier, and Hammerly, of eitzel.] and, woul d be willing to came to that f iel

VOTED, - That the matter be referred to; Europe, and that the Committee approve of sending Brother Hameerly tai Lergeetina if thought advisable by those who know his work in Europe,

INDIA, W A BARLOW:

VOTED„ That the secretary be asked to correspond with E E Andress, of Great Britain) with reference to aiding Brother V L Barlow in finding employment durieg his furlough from India, the India mission committee reporting Ills return to England owing to ill health,

VOTED, That we endeavor to secure a lady nurse for work in India,

VOTED, That we authorize the India mission committee ee arrange for the ordination of 3 C Little and 3 S James„

ORDINATION OF Z R TALVIER:

Discussing the ordination of workers, it was suggested that Brother M R Telmer, although for many years., engaged in evangel istic work, had never received ordination,

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VOTED, That we arrange far the ordination of E R Palmer to the gospel ministry, and that Ministerial. Credentials, from the General Conference be granted him.

LANTERN SLIDES:

VOTED That the Ed uc at i coal a Medic al and publishing Departments be encolr aged to procure a. set of pl ides: illustrating the 'principle buildings: representative of the work" of these departments.

Adjo urned,

G DANIELLS, Chairman. W A STICER, Secretary.

TWO HUNDR&D AND VENTY-FIFTH MEETING

GENERAL CON141ERENCE COMMITTEE

De cember 1 8,1 907

}RESENT:

a It Irwin , W W Trescott, H R Salisbury, IC C Russell Griggs. By invitation: V A Col cord.

Irwin in the chair. 7 Griggs chosen secretary pro tem.

prayer by IC C Russell,

EVANGELISTIC SONG BOOK:

VOTED, That we recommend that the representatives of the General Conference Committee join the Review' and Herald Board. the matter of making selections for the abridged edition of "Christ in Wong," and that the propriety of substituting the plans: for this proposed edition for that at the report of the Sbng Book Committee recently passed upon be considered.

MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS:

VOTED, That a Memorial to Congress relative to the pro-posed SIzaday legislation now pending should be prepared and sub-mitted to as many members of the Committee as possible for their consideration and action; and if the Committee give favor- able consideration to the report, it shall be presented to Con.—

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gress as soon as possible after its assembling, after the holiday recess.

VOTED, That K C Russell, V A Col cord, V W I-msoott, V A Spicer, it R }almer, and C Shoiw be a committee to draft the proposed Memorial.

Adjourned,

G A. IRWIN, Chairman. ?REDBRICK GRIGGS„ Sacre.tary pro tem.