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YEAR BOOK of the Seventh-day Adventist Denomination The Official Directories 1928 Published by thf REVIEW & HERALD it/BUSHING ° ASSOCIATION *MEM% ,PARK, WASHINGTON, D. C. Printed in Vas U 8. A. • 1928 YEAR BOOK OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST DENOMINATION Comprising a Complete Director; of the General Conference, all Union and Local Conferences, Mission Fields, Educational Institutions, Publishing Houses, Periodicals, and Sanitariums. .-,..,/ \ J (ReconFiraArici 1(:.;61) PREPARED BY H. E. R OGERS, Statistical Secretary of the General Conference. PUBLISHED BY REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON. D. C. Printed in the U. S. A. Called of God C. P. BOLLMAN Called of God to His ministry, Called to speak for thy Lord; Called to be an ambassador, Bearing His living word. Voicing a message of mercy, Offering freedom from sin, Saying, " Only accept Him, And victory you shall win." Work of the Master is urgent, Time's sands are wasting fast; Speed then the Lord's solemn message; Of Heaven's appeals, 'tis the last. Then hasten, 0 messenger, hasten! The warning ring out clear; Say, " Prepare for the Lord's returning, His coming is almost here." PREFACE THE following pages contain a directory of the Conferences and insti- tutions connected with the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. The territory is divided into eight division conferences, each of which has the organizations, churches, and membership indicated below: Confer- Total Mem- Division Unions ences Missions Orgs. Churches bership North America 12 59 5 76 2,256 116,832 Europe 23 63 47 133 2,472 87,248 Far East 10. 2 44 56 322 20,756 South. America 4 5 18 27 176 17,510 Southern Asia 4 15 . 19 68 2,425 Africa 5 3 47 55 104 8,128 Australasia • 1 9 13 23 272 10,512 Inter-America 5 5 21 31 275 10,693 Hawaii 1 1 2 227 Totals 64 146 211 421 5,947 274,331 Other information from latest returns available: Number of advanced educational institutions 148 Number of primary schools 1,479 Total enrolment of all schools 64,894 Number of publishing houses and branches 55 Number of sanitariums and treatment rooms 61 Number of food factories, etc., 19 Total institutions 283 Number of languages in which literature is published 131 Number of periodicals issued 194 Number of books, pamphlets, tracts, etc., 4,906 Value of one copy of each $1,523.51 Total languages in which work is conducted orally and by publications 256 Annual sales of denominational literature $4,831,431.43 Number of countries in which work is conducted 126 Number baptized and received as members in 1925 23,590 Ten-year gain in members 120,346 Per cent of gain 85.06 Number of Sabbath-schools 8,276 Membership of Sabbath schools 311,018 Number of ordained ministers 1,717 4 PREFACE Number of licensed ministers 1,07 Number of licensed missionaries 2,241 Number of colporteurs 2,79( Total number of evangelistic laborers 9,.51( Total number of institutional laborers 8,4513( Number of new evangelistic laborers (recruits) sent into foreign mission service (not including children) dur- ing the past three years, 1925, 1926, and 1927 57 Appropriations to missions during past three years $12,429,374.7 Per capita offerings to foreign missions from members in North America: In 1924, -$22.69; 1925, $23.43; 1926 $25.1] Denominational investment at close of 1925, in 4,395 churches and organizations $45,648,299.2 Per capita for the entire membership $181.8' Total funds contributed during 1926 for evangelistic work $11,452,117.11 Per capita for entire membership throughout the world $43.7 Total income for both evangelistic and institutional work •during 1925 $36,865,275.1 Per capita for the entire membership $146.81 CONTENTS North America European Division 9 Far Eastern Division 16 South American Division 10 Southern Asia Division 20 African Division 21 Australasian 23 Inter-American Division 23 Schools 25 Publishing Houses 29 Periodicals 30 Sanitariums 31 Statistics 33 Ministerial Directory 39 Directory of the Seventh-day Adventist Denomination GENERAL CONFERENCE Organized May 2z, 1863 Territory: The following-named APPOINTED ASSISTANTS Division Conferences: North American, European, Far East- Office Secretary: T. E. Bowen. ern, South American, Southern Auditor: J. J. Ireland. Asian, African, Australasian, • Inter-American, and the Ha- Assistant Auditor: W. E. Aber- waiian Mission field. nathy. Cable Address: Adventist, Wash• SECRETARIES OF DEPARTMENTS ington. ' (A B C Code, fifth edition.) Publishing: N. Z. Town; Associate, H. H. Hall; Associate for North Telegraphic Address: General Con- America, W. W. Eastman. ference, Washington, D. C (NOT Takoma Park.) Sabbath School: Mrs. L. Flora Plummer; Associates, S. A. Well- Express and Freight Address: man, J. C. Thompson. General Conference, Takoma Park, D. C. (Not Washington.) Medical: , Associates, L. A. Consign freight via B. & 0. Ry. Hansen, C. E. Rice. Postal Address: Takoma Park Educational: W. E. Howell; Asso- Station, Washington, District of ciate, C. W. Irwin. Columbia, U. S. A. Missionary Volunteer: M. E. Kern; Associate, H. T. Elliott. OFFICERS President: W. A. Spicer. Religious Liberty: C. S. Longacre; Associate, H. H. Votaw. Vice-Presidents: 0. Montgomery, J. L. McElhany, L. H. Christian, Home Missionary: .J. A. Stevens: I. H. Evans, C. B. Haynes, A. W. Associates, E. F. Hackman, C. S. Cormack, W. H. Branson, E. E. Prout. Andross, C. H. Watson. Bureau of Home Missions: M. N. Secretary: C. K. Meyers. Campbell; Associates: German, Associate Secretaries: B. E. Bed- J. T. Boettcher; Danish-Nor- doe, E. Kotz. wegian, N. R. Nelson; Swedish, Treasurer: J. L. Shaw. August Anderson; Miscellaneous Assistant Treasurers: H. H. Cob- Language Work, Western Divi- sion, J. J. Reiswig; Eastern ban, Claude Conard. Division, J. F. Huenergardt. General Field Secretaries: L. R. Conradi, W. T. Knox, W. T. Ministerial Association: A. G. Dan- Prescott, F. C. Gilbert, G. W. iells; Associates, L. E. Froom, Schubert, G. W. Wells. Meade MacGuire. Statistical Secretary: H. E. Rogers. Negro Department: W. H. Green. A 6 GENERAL CONFERENCE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE Latin: A. V. Olson. GENERAL CONFERENCE Polish: John Isaac. COMMITTEE Rumanian: D. N. Wall. North America • Scandinavian: G. E. Nord. West German: J. Wintzen. Vice-President: J. L. McElhany. East Russian: G. J. Zirat. Field Secretary: F. C. Gilbert. All Ukranian: J.A. Ljwoff. PRESIDENTS OF UNION CONFER- North Russian: L. L. Wojtkiewicz. ENCES Siberian: B. C. Schmidt. Atlantic: E. K.. Slade. Southeast Russian: J. J. Wilson. Central: S. E. Wight. West African: Columbia: F. H. Robbins. Arabic: George Keough. Eastern Canadian: C. F. McVagh. Far Eastern Union Field: G. A. Lake: Wm. Guthrie. Raus. Northern: 'Chas. Thompson. North Pacific: M. Lukens. Far Eastern Pacific: J. E. Fulton. Vice-President: I. H. Evans. Southeastern: W. IL Heckman. Secretary: C. C. Crisler. Southern: J. J. Nethery. Treasurer: H. W. Barrows. Southwestern: M. B. Van Kirk. Auditor: Eugene Woesner. Western Canadian: S. A. Ruskjer. Field Secretaries: H. \V. Miller, Europe M. D., F. Griggs. Vice-President: L. H. Christian. Department Secretaries: Secretary: W. K. Ising. Publishing and Home Missionary: Treasurer: Chr. Pedersen. .1..1. Stiahle. Auditors: Jens Olsen, P. Brandt, Sabbath School: Mrs. I. H. Evans. Asst., F. Brennwald. Educational and Missionary Vol- Field Secretaries: L. R. Conradi, unteer: S. L. Frost. 1. C. Raft, H. F. Schuberth. Medical:• H. W. Miller, M. D. Department Secretaries: Union Mission Superintendents: Publishing: C. E. Weaks; Associ- Central China: N. F. Brewer. ate, H. Roe'. Chosen: E. J. Urquhart. Medical: W. A. Ruble, M. D. East China: .1. 0. Gjording. Sabbath School: L. L. Caviness. Japan: V. T. Armstrong. Missionary. Vounteer and Home Malaysian: L. V. Finster. Missionary: S. Rasmussen. Manchurian: B. Petersen.„ Educational: W. M. Landeen. North China: 0. J. Appel:' Foreign Missions: W. E. Read. Philippine: S. E. Jackson. German Inter-Union Assn.: H. F. South China: C. C. Morris. Schuberth. West China: M. C. Warren. Soviet Russia Federation: H. J. South American LiTheack. Vice-President: C. B. Haynes. Union Conference Presidents: Secretary and Treasurer: W. B. Baltic: J. H. Schilling. Williams. British: W. H. Meredith. Field Secretary: J. W. Westphal. Central European: E. Gugel. Department Secretaries: Czechoslovakian: R. RUhling. Publishing: E. H. Meyers. East African: W. T. Bartlett. Home Missionary: R. R. Breitigam. East German: P. Drinhaus. Sabbath School: C. P. Crager. Ethiopian: W. Muller. Educational and Missionary Vol- Hungarian: A. Minck. unteer: C. P. Crager. Iberian: L. J. Stene. Union Conference Presidents: Jugoslavian: A. Mocnik. Austral; F. L. Maxwell. GENERAL CONFERENCE 7 East Brazil: E. H. Wilcox. Educational: C. L. Stone. Inca: V. E. Peugh. Union Mission Superintendents: South Brazil: N. P. Neilsen. Antillian: A. R. Ogden. Southern Asia Central American: W. E. Baxter. Colombia-Venezuela: H. E. Baasch. Vice-President: A. W. Cormack. East Caribbean: M. A. Hollister. Secretary and Treasurer: C. L. Mexican: D. A. Parsons. Torrey. Elective Members of General Con- Auditor: W. E. Perrin. ference Committee Department Secretaries: W. C. White, C. IL Jones, E. R. Publishing and Home Missionary: Palmer, F. M. Wilcox, G. B. L. C. Shepard. Thompson, P. T. Magan, M. D., Sabbath School, Missionary Volun- G. K. Abbott, M. D., J. F. Morse, teer, and Educational: E. M. Me- M. D., W. L. Adams, M. F. Knox, leen. F. E. Corson, H. W. Vollmer, M. Medical: H. C. Menkel, M. D. D., B. F. Machlan, R. D. Quinn, Union Mission Superintendents: C. H. Watson. Burma: J. Phillips. Northeast India: G. G. Lowry. Northwest India: A. H. Williams. PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT South India: Office Address: Takoma Park Sta- tion, Washington, D. C. African Officers: Vice-President: W. H. Branson. Secretary: N. Z. Town. Secretary and Treasurer: A. E. Associate Secretary: H. H. Hall. Nelson. Associate Secretary for North Field: E.