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

North American Foreign Department

Seventh Meeting, Friday, May 28

ELDER L. H. CHRISTIAN thought that two union conference presidents in whose territory are found the bulk of foreign peoples ought to be added to the North American Foreign Department.

Elder G. F. Haffner expressed himself in favor of some kind of fund provided from the West, whereby laborers coming to the East might be supported. Heretofore the laborers sent to the East have been supported by appropriations handed out year by year, but such a method is too uncertain. When the end of the year comes, the laborer does not know whether the appropriation will be continued or not. What was needed, he thought, was a stable, definite fund, not running out year by year.

Elder Mortensen said that the support of the Swedish laborers in the East is one of the hardest problems he has had to meet. He thought that what is needed to meet this difficulty is a system of regular gifts, and then at times there ought also to be special collections necessary to meet special demands.