Thanksgiving Service Protest and China Volunteers

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 27, 1913

Thanksgiving Service Protest and China Volunteers

The last three years there has been held in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Washington, D. C., a Thanksgiving service. This has been attended by the President of the United States, a number of his Cabinet, and members of the diplomatic corps. An effort has been made to have this service appear as an official celebration of Thanksgiving day. To this there has arisen serious objection in the minds of some of the Protestant churches of the city of Washington. During the last week there has been adopted by the Episcopal, Lutheran, Baptist, and Disciple Churches resolutions protesting against any action on the part of the President or his Cabinet to give what might seem an official sanction to the services this year. The full text of these resolutions of protest will be furnished later.

The Mission Board has word from Elder F. A. Allum, of China, now on furlough in Australia, saying that he has secured four volunteers for China, Brethren H. Stacey and A. Mountain and their wives. In view of the heavy pressure upon the General Conference mission treasury at this time, the Australasian Union proposes to take up a special collection in their Sabbath-schools in order to provide for the transportation of these new workers to China. Thus Australasia joins again in supplying help to the great mission fields beyond.