Thirtieth Meeting

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Jun 10, 1909

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 86, No. 23.

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Thirtieth Meeting

May 31, 3 P. M.

A. G. Daniells in the chair. Prayer was offered by W. A. Hennig.

Resolution No. 27, pending at adjournment, was again taken up, and passed without further discussion.

Partial Report of Committee on Plans

The committee on plans and finance rendered the following further partial report:—

NORTH AMERICAN NEGRO DEPARTMENT

31. Resolved, That in carrying out the constitution, providing that a North American Negro Department of the General Conference be created, the following be a working basis:—

(a) That the work for the colored people in the Southern, Southeastern, and Southwestern Union Conferences be organized on a mission basis in each union.

(b) That, as the work for the colored people develops, local missions may be organized in these union missions.

(c) That a strong effort be made to quickly place the truths of the message before the colored people of the South in the most effective ways, especially by the use of suitable literature, evangelistic work, and the work of the mission schools.

LABORERS FOR THE FOREIGN POPULATION OF AMERICA

Whereas, There is in America a very large foreign population, consisting of many nationalities, each with its own language; and,—

Whereas, There are now engaged in the English work many laborers of foreign parentage who can fluently speak one of these foreign languages; therefore,—

32. Resolved, That we recommend such laborers to work for the people of their own nationality as far as the way is open for them to do so.

SPANISH HEALTH PAPER

33. We recommend, That the General Conference Committee arrange for the publication of an illustrated Spanish health journal (with cover), about the size of Life and Health, and that all Spanish-speaking fields support this paper.

MEDICAL QUARTERLY

34. We recommend, That at an early date the General Conference Committee arrange for the publication of a quarterly sanitarium magazine about the size of Life and Health, and that the Medical Department of the General Conference supply the subject-matter for the following departments, each of which shall be

in charge of its own editor: Bible and Testimonies; Anatomy and Physiology; Hygiene and Sanitation; Diet and Drink; Nursing; Hydrotherapy and Phototherapy; Physical Culture and Massage; Electricity, Physics and Chemistry; Mental Diseases; Tropical Diseases; Sanitarium Notes, Missionary Notes, Jottings from the Field, etc.

LENGTHENED NURSES’ COURSES

Whereas, There is a demand in our institutions and in the field for nurses of experience and advanced training; therefore,—

35. Resolved, (a) That a regular nurses’ training course of three years be required for graduation; and,—

(b) That certain institutions, such as the Washington and Loma Linda sanitariums, and our larger sanitariums in other countries, be requested to provide a fourth year post-graduate study and training for such nurses.

QUALIFIED WORKERS

Whereas, Our field is the world, and the legal requirements for medical qualification in many countries demand a literary and scientific knowledge of a high order, and necessitate a thorough mastery of the medical curriculum; therefore,—

36. We recommend, That those qualifying for medical practise secure such preliminary and medical education as is accepted in this country and abroad.

SHORT MISSIONARY COURSE

Whereas, There is a demand on the part of many preparing to do more efficient missionary work for a brief course in the essentials of diet, hydrotherapy, and various sanitarium methods of treatment; therefore,—

37. Resolved, That several of our larger institutions, including Washington, Loma Linda, Boulder, and Sydney sanitariums, be requested to provide a special nine months’ sanitarium training course for such persons, for which a certificate of attendance shall be given on completing the course satisfactorily.

FIELD WORK FOR NURSES

Whereas, The Medical Missionary Nurses’ Training Course embraces more than routine nursing; therefore,—

38. We recommend, That in each sanitarium the work be so organized that the nurses may have an equivalent to three months’ field work a year in the sale of our health literature, visiting the sick, or in giving Bible readings; and that the union and State conferences co-operate in this work, so that at the completion of the nurses’ course, these laborers may be employed in regular conference work.

The chairman announced that the meeting would be devoted to the report of the Religious Liberty Department. Elder K. C. Russell, chairman of the department, presented his quadrennial report, an abstract of which will appear later.

Meeting adjourned.