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/955 e,tvd.do‘ OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST DENOMINATION A DIRECTORY OF The General Conference, World Divisions, Union and Local Conferences and Missions, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Sanitariums, Publishing Houses, Periodicals, and Denominational Workers. Edited and Compiled by H. W. Klaser, Statistical Secretary, General Conference Published by R E VIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON 12, D.C. PRINTED IN U.S.A. Contents Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists 4 Constitution and By-Laws 5 Special Days and Offerings for 1955 446 General Conference and Departments 10 Divisions: North American 21 Australasian 65 Central European 80 China 86 Far Eastern 87 Inter American 103 Middle East 118 Northern European 122 South American 135 Southern African 149 Southern Asia 164 Southern European 174 Union of Socialist Soviet Republics 194 Unattached Territory 194 Institutions: Educational 195 Food Companies 242 Medical 246 Dispensaries and Treatment Rooms 261 Publishing Houses 263 Periodicals Issued 272 Statistical Tables 284 Countries Where S.D.A. Work Is Established 286 Languages in Which Publications Are Issued 290 Necrology 298 Index of Institutional Workers 299 Directory of Workers 324 Preface A directory of the conferences, mission state-wide basis in 1870, and state Sabbath fields, and institutions connected with the school associations in 1877. The name, "Se- Seventh-day Adventist denomination is given venth-day Adventists," was chosen in 1860, in the following pages. Administrative and and in 1903 the denominational headquarters workers' lists have been furnished by the were moved from Battle Creek, Mich., to organizations concerned. In cases where cur- Washington, D.C. rent reports were not received, previous Since 1900 to the close of 1953 there have official and personnel rolls have been re- been sent out 7,310 missionaries for mission tamed or adjusted to the best information service in various lands comprising all of available. Below appears data summarized the larger countries of the world and many largely from the 1953 Statistical Report, the of the islands of the sea. Evangelistic and one last issued at this date. institutional workers numbering 39,762 were The number of churches and the church using 722 languages and modes of speech in membership in each of the conferences in their gospel service. North America, as well as those outside of The membership of the 11,158 Seventh-day North America, are the figures published in Adventist churches throughout the world in the latest available Annual Statistical Re- 1953 was 924,822. There were 68 union con- port. Populations of conferences in North ferences and missions, 140 local conferences, America are based on the 1950 census or 224 regularly organized mission fields, and latest figures available; and population fig- 615 institutions. Of the 39,762 laborers, 15,- ures for other fields have been furnished 215 were in North America, and 24,547 in largely from the different Division or Union other countries. offices. The funds in tithes and offerings con- Following the classification order of tributed in- 1953 by Seventh-day Adventists workers in the General Conference Working were the largest ever raised by the denomin- Policy, those persons who carry missionary ation during any one year. The amount of credentials are placed immediately following $60,412,195.84 was equivalent to a per capita the ordained minister groups in the confer- contribution of $77.95 for every member in ence and mission sections of the Yearbook. the world field. In North America alone the The Directory of Workers lists the names per capita giving in tithes and offerings was and addresses of ordained and licensed min- $181.57. In addition to the above, $16,054.85 isters and workers holding missionary cre- was given in North America in 1953 for mis- dentials and Bible instructors credentials. A sion rehabilitation and famine relief. separate index of principal workers em- The Statistical Report showed that there ployed in educational, publishing and med- were 42 Seventh-day Adventist publishing ical institutions is also given. houses and branches, whose book and peri- The Seventh-day Adventist denomination odical retail sales in 1953 were $16,469,911.99. was organized May 21, 1863, with a con- These publishing houses employed 1,540 stituency of 125 churches, and 3,500 mem- workers in producing this literature, and bers. The work was largely confined to North 3,355 colporteurs were engaged in its dis- America until the year 1874, when the first tribution. Seventh-day Adventist literature missionary, Elder J. N. Andrews, was sent has been printed in 198 languages, and there to Switzerland. Gradually other countries were 359 periodicals issued. were entered. In 1886 a minister went to The enrollment in the 18,448 Sabbath Russia, the first non-Protestant country in schools was 1,187,883, and the annual Sab- which this work was started. The schooner bath school offerings were $5,716,092.71. San- "Pitcairn" was launched in San Francisco itariums, hospitals, and treatment rooms to Bay on July 28, 1890, and was soon pre- the number of 212 were engaged in the care pared to carry groups of missionaries to var- of the sick, with 8,861 physicians, nurses and ious Pacific islands. In 1894 Seventh-day Ad- other attendants, caring for 213,321 patients ventist workers first entered a heathen land, in the institutions and furnishing 1,972,109 opening a mission in Matabeleland, South additional treatments and medical services Africa. South America was entered the same during 1953. year, and Japan in 1896. There were 4,568 elementary schools, and Although publishing and the distribution 303 secondary and advanced schools, with of literature had been a major factor in the 10,077 teachers employed, and an enrollment development of the Advent cause from its of 233,950 pupils. At the close of the 1952-53 beginning, the first regular publishing house school year 1,309 students entered some was incorporated in 1861 at Battle Creek, branch of denominational work. Mich., under the name of the Seventh-day The property value of all organizations Adventist Publishing Association. The Ad- and institutions connected with the Seventh- vent Review and Sabbath Herald was first day Adventist denomination, including published in 1850 at Paris, Maine; the churches, at the beginning of 1953 was Youth's Instructor at Rochester, N. Y., in $228,662,246.90. 1852; and the Signs of the Times at Oakland, The total amount of funds in tithes and Calif., in 1874. In 1866 the Health Reform offerings contributed since the organization Institute, later the Battle Creek Sanitarium, of the general Conference of Seventh-day Ad- was established. The first denominational ventists in 1863 to the close of 1953 was school was opened in 1872. Tract and mis- $792,181,476.77. Literature sales for the same sionary society work was organized on a period were registered at $250,614,193.41. 3 FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS Seventh-day Adventists hold certain fun- Holy Spirit, who convinces of sin and leads damental beliefs, the principal features of to the Sin-Bearer, inducting the believer into which, together with a portion of the scrip- the new covenant relationship, where the law tural references upon which they are based, of God is written on his heart, and through may be summarized as follows: the enabling power of the indwelling Christ, 1. That the Holy Scriptures of the Old and his life is brought into conformity to the New testaments were given by inspiration divine precepts. The honor and merit of this of God, contain an all-sufficient revelation of wonderful transformation belong wholly to His will to men, and are the only unerring Christ. 1 John 2:1, 2; 3:4,• Rom. 3:20; 5:8-10; rule of faith and practice. 2 Tim. 3:15-17. 7:7; Eph. 2:8-10; 3:17; Gal. 2:20; Heb. 8:8-12. 2. That the Godhead, or Trinity, consists 9. That God "only hath immortality." 1 of the Eternal Father, a personal, spiritual Tim. 6:15. Mortal man possesses a nature in- Being, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, herently sinful and dying. Eternal life is the infinite in wisdom and love; the Lord Jesus gift of God through faith in Christ. Rom. Christ, the Son of the Eternal Father, 6:23. "He that hath the Son hath life." through whom all things were created and 1 John 5:12. Immortality is bestowed upon through whom the salvation of the redeemed the righteous at the second coming of Christ, hosts will be accomplished; the Holy Spirit, when the righteous dead are raised from the the third person of the Godhead, the great grave and the living righteous translated to regenerating power in the work of redemp- meet the Lord. Then it is that those ac- tion. Matt. 28:19. counted faithful "put on immortality." 1 Cor. 3. That Jesus Christ is very God, being of 15:51-55. the same nature and essence as the Eternal 10. That the condition of man in death is Father. While retaining His divine nature one of unconsciousness. That all men, good He took upon Himself the nature of the hu- and evil alike, remain in the grave from man family, lived on the earth as a man, death to the resurrection. Eccl. 9:5, 6; Ps. exemplified in His life as our Example the 146:3, 4; John 5:28, 29. principles of righteousness, attested His re- 11. That there shall be a resurrection both lationship to God by many mighty miracles, of the just and of the unjust. The resurrec- died for our sins on the cross, was raised tion of the just will take place at the second from the dead, and ascended to the Father, coming of Christ; the resurrection of the un- where He ever lives to make intercession just will take place a thousand years later, for us.

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