North American Division Conference Committee Recommendations by G. B. Thompson

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 3, 1913

North American Division Conference Committee Recommendations

By G. B. Thompson

Since the formation of the North American Division Conference at the time of the General Conference, the executive committee has made the following recommendations, which are of general interest:—

That a fall council of the executive committee be held Oct. 14-22, 1913, at Takoma Park, Washington, D. C.

That R. D. Quinn take the presidency of the Atlantic Union Conference, made vacant by the call of Elder W. B. White to the presidency of the South African Union Conference.

That we invite the Indiana Conference to release O. Montgomery to take the presidency of the Southeastern Union Conference.

That W. W. Eastman be appointed secretary of the publishing department of the North American Division Conference.

That H. H. Cobban be appointed accountant in the treasurer’s office.

That U. Bender go to Montana to take the presidency of the conference.

That M. M. Hare, of the Atlantic Union Conference, be invited to go to the Maritime Conference to take the presidency of the conference.

That M. E. Cady be invited to go to the Atlantic Union Conference to act as educational secretary.

That B. J. Cady, of Australia, make Montana his field of labor.

That Meade MacGuire be appointed field secretary for the North American Division Conference Missionary Volunteer department.

That an assistant secretary of the Sabbath-school department be secured to connect with the department by Oct. 1, 1913, if possible.

That W. E. Howell be appointed assistant secretary of the educational department of the North American Division Conference.

Departmental committees were selected as follows:—

FOREIGN DEPARTMENTS—

General Foreign: O. A. Olsen (chairman), L. H. Christian, J. H. Schilling, G. F. Haffner, S. Mortenson, F. C. Gilbert, G. G. Roth.

German Advisory Committee, West: G. F. Haffner (secretary), Carl Leer, John Isaac, J. F. Simon, G. A. Grauer.

German Advisory Committee, East: J. H. Schilling (secretary), B. E. Miller, C. W. Weber, G. P. Gaede, David Voth.

Danish-Norwegian Advisory Committee: L. H. Christian (secretary), Louis Johnson, M. S. Reppe, C. A. Thorpe, P. E. Brotherson.

Swedish Advisory Committee: S. Mortenson (secretary), Fred Johnson, G. E. Nord, August Anderson, Carl Svenson.

French Advisory Committee: G. G. Roth (superintendent), L. F. Passebois, R. D. Quinn, J. Vuilleumier, H. C. Hartwell.

Jewish Advisory Committee: F. C. Gilbert (superintendent), R. D. Quinn, H. C. Hartwell, B. F. Machlan.

Missionary Volunteer Department: Matilda Erickson (secretary), M. E. Kern, Meade MacGuire, C. L. Benson, H. R. Salisbury, Mrs. Fannie D. Chase, Mrs. L. Flora Plummer, L. H. Christian, J. J. Reiswig, C. J. Boyd, G. E. Nord, and all union conference Missionary Volunteer secretaries.

Medical Department: H. W. Miller (secretary), G. H. Heald, W. E. Bliss, W. B. Holden, H. A. Green, L. A. Hansen.

Negro Department: C. B. Stephenson (secretary), the presidents of the Atlantic, Columbia, Southeastern, Southern, Southwestern, Central, and Lake Union Conferences, and J. H. Humphrey, J. M. Campbell, J. Manns, Sidney Scott, W. H. Green, C. F. Lightner, U. S. Willess.

Sabbath School Department: Mrs. L. Flora Plummer (secretary), W. A. Spicer, G. B. Thompson, W. W. Prescott, M. C. Wilcox, Mrs. Vesta J. Farnsworth, F. M. Wilcox, Mrs. Fannie D. Chase, T. E. Bowen, C. C. Lewis, W. E. Howell.

Religious Liberty Department: C. S. Longacre (secretary), K. C. Russell, J. O. Corliss, Allen Moon, W. M. Healey, G. B. Thompson, W. A. Colcord, D. W. Reavis, F. M. Wilcox, C. M. Snow, A. J. S. Bourdeau, W. A. Spicer, W. L. Burgan, C. E. Holmes, A. J. Clark, Leon Caviness, and all union religious liberty secretaries of the North American Division Conference.

Educational Department: H. R. Salisbury (secretary), W. E. Howell (assistant secretary), C. C. Lewis, Frederick Griggs, M. E. Kern, C. W. Irwin, O. J. Graf, E. C. Kellogg, E. G. Salisbury, M. E. Cady, W. W. Ruble, M. B. Van Kirk, J. I. Beardsley, R. G. Ryan, C. B. Hughes, H. M. Hiatt, C. A. Russell, M. M. Hare, B. F. Machlan, E. A. Sutherland, C. L. Stone, C. J. Boyd, M. E. Olsen, Sarah E. Peck, J. F. Simon, M. L. Andreasen, G. E. Nord, H. G. Lucas, J. L. Kay, J. B. White, S. M. Butler, W. E. Straw.

(Since the above action Prof. H. R. Salisbury has been appointed by the General Conference as superintendent of the India Union Mission.)

Publishing Department: W. W. Eastman (secretary), N. Z. Town, W. C. White, H. H. Hall, G. C. Hoskin, L. W. Graham, J. W. Mace, I. A. Ford, D. W. Reavis, A. J. S. Bourdeau, S. N. Curtiss, J. F. Beatty, J. M. Rowse, R. L. Pierce, L. D. Randall, C. J. Tolf, I. D. Richardson, J. B. Blosser, A. F. Harrison, B. E. Cole, C. G. Bellah, F. E. Painter, W. R. Beatty, A. A. Cone, W. L. Manful, E. R. Palmer, C. H. Jones, R. Hook, F. F. Byington, B. B. Noftsger.

Some other recommendations were made concerning the transfer of laborers, but as we have not heard definitely from all persons concerned, these will be published later.

G. B. THOMPSON, Secretary.