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The Council of the General Conference Committee

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 11, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 41.

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The Council of the General Conference Committee

By William Ambrose Spicer

INASMUCH as the majority of conference presidents and others attending the General Conference Committee Council in Washington, are remaining also for the publishers' convention, further meetings of the council will be held from time to time during the convention.
In addition to the members mentioned in last week's issue, the following brethren joined the council: F. Griggs, W. C. White, E. R. Palmer, C. H. Jones, C. H. Edwards, G. F. Haffner, L. R. Conradi, of Europe, J. L. Shaw, of India, G. F. Enoch, of the West Indies.
A large part of the time of the council was given to a study of our rapidly spreading work in all the world-wide field. Full and free discussion was had of problems connected with the evangelization of the world in the closing days of this generation. Again and again members of the council expressed gratitude for the privilege of reviewing needs and openings together, so that all could work unitedly to the same plan, and with a definite understanding of the situation.
The council made up the list of enterprises, in the South, in the North, and in lands abroad, which are to benefit by the special $150,000 fund to be raised for the important aggressive movements to which the Lord calls this denomination.
The details of this plan will be announced by the representative committee assigned to lead out in the enterprise, composed of the officers of the General Conference, presidents of union conferences in North America, and the editors of the REVIEW and the Signs.
The council realized the special presence and blessing of the Lord as the details of the plan were worked out, bringing out as it did the splendid plan of organization which the Lord has given us, by which every officer and laborer and member may unitedly take hold of a given work as Providence sounds the call.
As the vote was taken, finally adopting the completed plan, the council very naturally resolved itself into a praise and testimony service, in which witness was borne to the conviction that the work is rapidly sweeping on to the ends of the earth, and that the calls to go forward, instead of being burdens to bear, are inspiring evidences that God is finishing the work and cutting it short in righteousness. The victory of the third angel's message is already in the hearts that believe that the Lord is actually coming soon.
In considering reports by the committee on home work, the council recommended the interchange of quite a number of laborers among the conferences. These recommendations will not be published until there has been time for laborers and conferences affected to accept the recommendations.
A few items of foreign mission business were dealt with, but most of the detail mission business still remains to be considered. It was voted to send another nurse to Japan. It was also voted that Elder H. F. Graf, of southern Brazil, should take a furlough in the United States, after twelve years of strenuous pioneer service in tropical lands.
Brethren A. G. Daniells, G. A. Irwin, H. W. Cottrell, and I. H. Evans acted as chairmen through the council.
W. A. SPICER, Secretary.