p. 32 | Review and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 14. (4/4/1907)

Earlier text: Claremont Union College, South Africa

Address the Review and Herald

By Editor

QUITE a number of our correspondents continue to address us at 222 North Capitol Street. This Office removed from that location nearly a year ago, and we can not be certain of receiving communications addressed to this Office when sent to that place, which is a number of miles away. Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C., is the address of the REVIEW AND HERALD, General Conference, and, generally speaking, of the workers therein.

Important Notice Regarding Change of Committee on Song-Book

By Frederick Griggs

The name of F. E. Belden was published in the Review of February 21 as a member of the large committee of twenty-five that was appointed by the General Conference Committee to select the hymns for the new proposed song-book for gospel workers. We have received word from him that he does not care to act on this committee. Accordingly, as chairman of the committee, I take the liberty of withdrawing his name as a member of the committee, in deference to his request. I would appoint H. F. Ketring in his stead. The committee will then stand as follows:—

Frederick Griggs, W. A. Westworth, W. A. Colcord, C. C. Lewis, R. W. Parmele, H. R. Salisbury, H. C. Lacey, J. S. Washburn, W. W. Prescott, William Simpson, L. Warren, H. F. Ketring, C. H. Edwards, C. H. Jones, M. C. Wilcox, Dr. W. A. Ruble, D. E. Scoles, H. S. Shaw, J. W. Beardslee, B. F. Stureman, Mrs. W. A. Ruble, Mrs. W. H. McKee, Mrs. Rhoda Dunlap, Mrs. Vesta J. Farnsworth, Mrs. Andrew Nelson.

We shall be pleased to have our people everywhere make suggestions to this committee of those songs which they think will be valuable for use in our evangelistic efforts. This proposed book is to be a small one which can be sold for ten or fifteen cents at the outside, and consequently can not contain a large number of songs; but the committee desires to have a large number from which to select, and will appreciate the help of our people everywhere in this matter.

FREDERICK GRIGGS.

GENERAL CONFERENCE OFFICERS

Important

NEARLY six months ago the General Conference Committee and council of conference presidents took action placing the care of dependent orphans and aged under union conference supervision. The proposition was then made to the managers of the Haskell Home and the James White Memorial Home that Seventh-day Adventist inmates would, if desired, be provided for under the new plan. After a delay of five months the managers have at last supplied a list of such persons in the Homes, saying that the General Conference Committee is at liberty to provide for the support of these persons in the Homes or elsewhere.

The General Conference Committee took action immediately and appointed a local committee to visit and confer with inmates and managers, and to give counsel as to what arrangements will be most satisfactory in providing for the care of every Seventh-day Adventist under the union conference plan.

The offering of April 6 is to provide for this work. Now comes the word that the managers of these Homes are, at the last moment, circularizing our churches in the effort to divert the offering from the channels recommended by the General Conference, and endeavoring to get persons or churches to send their offering direct to the managers, thus frustrating the plans of the General Conference. No better illustration could be furnished as to the necessity of having the care of the denomination's needy ones under denominational supervision.

Our people should not be misled by misrepresentation of the situation, but should send their offerings of April 6 for orphans and aged to the conference and union treasuries, according to the plans agreed upon, and the unions, the General Conference acting with them, will see that these aged persons and children shall receive the assistance they need. We have not abandoned our aged brethren and sisters and orphaned children in these Homes.