p. 16 | Thirty-Third Meeting by A. G. Daniells; W. A. Spicer

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Jun 8, 1905

Thirty-Third Meeting

By A. G. Daniells; W. A. Spicer

The thirty-third meeting of the conference was called at 5:30 A. M., May 30; A. G. Daniells in the chair.

Prayer was offered by W. H. Thurston.

The Chair expressed the regret all felt that, with so many things pressing for time, more time could not have been found for talks and addresses from workers. It would have been very satisfactory if, in addition to reports, our missionaries could have given further accounts of experiences in their fields. The special order this morning was a memorial to our American brethren which our foreign delegates desired to present.

In behalf of the delegates, G. A. Irwin presented the opening part of the memorial, and called the roll of the great mission fields,—Europe, Africa, India, China, Japan and Korea, South America, Mexico and the West Indies, and Oceanica. Brethren from these fields responded with greetings, and a statement of the needs of their fields.

Then, again, Brother Irwin read the closing words of the memorial, in which the delegates from abroad asked that their fields be visited during the next four years by some members of the General Conference Committee for the study of local problems and counsel with workers in the field. In behalf of the believers in their fields, they thank the churches in America for sending to them the third angel's message.

A. J. Breed: It gives me great pleasure to stand on my feet and move,—That we accept the memorial presented by these delegates from abroad, and that we assure them of our prayers and sympathies, and pledge them our hearty support in the great fields which they represent.

S. N. Haskell gladly seconded the motion. He could remember the time when we did not have a mission outside of America, and did not expect to have, as it was thought that all nations would hear of the truth through those of different nationalities who come to this country. If any have questioned whether or not God is in this message, what we have seen on this ground ought to convince them of it—missionaries from all these fields telling of the progress of this message. When in the early days Sister White was shown that this truth would go to all countries, all were astonished. Now we see it fulfilled. Everything goes to show not only that God is in the work, but that the work of the third angel's message is closing. When the gospel of the kingdom is preached as a witness to all nations, then shall the end come. I thank God for it. We need not be fearful or disturbed. Suppose there are difficulties? If, because we are nearing the shore, we get among the breakers, why should we not thank God and take courage?

J. N. Loughborough: My heart is stirred with gladness because the message is going to the ends of the earth. When I embraced this truth, we had three preachers, all told, and a few tracts. We had the REVIEW as a little paper, sometimes published once in two weeks, sometimes once in three. I have been thinking since I have been on these grounds that something has happened; and something more is going to happen. We are on the eve of the loud cry of the third angel's message and the time of the latter rain. It is for us to keep our cups right side up.

The Chair called upon H. F. Ketring, who was present from Chile and Peru, to speak a few words.

H. F. Ketring's heart was full this morning. On the west coast of South America is a territory over four thousand miles long, stretching from north of the equator to Cape Horn. The Lord has blessed in the work. When the truth gets hold of these Chileans and Peruvians, they are as loyal and true to it as any in America. We have a little printing-press in Valparaiso, and print three thousand papers each month. The paper pays its way, aside from the editor's work, who also labors otherwise. God is working in these lands, and is opening the way for the truth.

W. H. Wakeham spoke of Cairo, Egypt, as the great Mohammedan educational center. We ought to have an evangelistic worker studying Arabic here, and another studying Persian. It is a difficult task to learn such tongues as these, and it is time, we feel, that some plans were being laid to enter the vast Moslem territory.

The motion to accept the memorial was adopted by a rising vote.

Voted, That the memorial presented by our delegates be used as the reading in the churches on the occasion of the midsummer offering for missions, the first Sabbath in July.

The meeting adjourned.

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