958 Esg,R1664

/958 esg,r1664 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 REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON 12, D.C. PRINTED IN U.S.A. Contents Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists 5 Constitution and By-laws 6 General Conference and Departments 11 Divisions: North American 22 Australasian 69 Central European 84 China 91 Far Eastern 91 Inter-American 109 Middle East 126 Northern European 131 South American 145 Southern African 160 Southern Asia 175 Southern European 186 Union of Socialist Soviet Republics 203 Institutions: Educational 204 Food Companies 257 Medical 261 Dispensaries and Clinics 279 Old People's Homes and Orphanages 281 Publishing Houses 282 Periodicals Issued 291 Statistical Tables 302 Countries Where S.D.A. Work Is Established 304 Languages in Which Publications Are Issued 308 Index of Institutional Workers 317 Directory of Workers 346 Special Days and Offerings for 1958 473 Advertisers 463 3 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, "Sev- Seventh-clay Adventist denomination is given enth-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 offices were moved from Battle Creek, Mich- organizations concerned. In cases where cur- igan, to Washington, D.C. rent reports were not received, previous From 1901 to the close of 1956, 8,126 mis- official and personnel rolls have been re- sionaries have been sent out for service in tained or adjusted to the best information all the larger countries of the world and in available. Below appears data summarized many islands of the sea. Evangelistic and largely from the 1956 Statistical Report, the institutional workers numbering 40,734 at one last issued at this date. the close of 1956 were using 748 languages The number of churches and the church and modes of speech in their gospel service. membership in each of the conferences in The membership of the 12,018 Seventh-day North America, as well as those outside of Adventist churches throughout the world North America, are the figures published in was 1,051,452, at the close of 1956. There the latest available Annual Statistical Re- were 75 union conferences and missions, 340 port. Populations of conferences in North local conferences and organized mission fields, America are based on the 1950 census or and 644 institutions. Of the 40,734 workers, latest figures available; and population fig- 15,811 were in North America, and 24,923 in ures for other fields have been furnished other countries. largely from the 1956 Statistical Report, the Tithes and offering contributed in 1956 offices. by Seventh-day Adventists reached the high- Following the classification order of est total ever raised by the denomination workers in the General Conference Working in any one year. This total was $72,976,198.44, Policy, those persons who carry Missionary or a per capita contribution of $74.40 for our Credentials are placed immediately following world membership. In North America alone the Ordained-Minister groups in the confer- the per capita giving in tithes and offerings ence and mission sections of the Yearbook. was $202.02. In addition to the above, our The Directory of Workers lists the names membership in North America gave $202,- and addresses of ordained and licensed min- 542,70 in 1956 for various specific projects isters and workers holding Missionary Cre- not included in the above. dentials and Bible Instructors Credentials. A separate index of principal workers em- The 1956 Statistical Report showed that ployed in educational, publishing and med- there were 42 Seventh-day Adventist publish- ical institutions is also given. ing houses and branches with book and peri- odical retail sales amounting to $21,406,478.49. The Seventh-day Adventist denomination was organized May 21, 1863, with a con- These publishing houses employed 1,998 per- stituency of 125 churches, and 3,500 mem- sons in producing this literature, and 3,491 bers. The work was largely confined to North literature evangelists were engaged in its America until the year 1874, when the first distribution. Seventh-day Adventist literature missionary, Elder J. N. Andrews, was sent was printed in 213 languages, and 356 peri- to Switzerland. Gradually other countries odicals were issued. were entered. In 1886 a minister went to Enrollment in the 20,041 Sabbath schools Russia, the first non-Protestant country in totaled 1,381,979, and Sabbath school of- which this work was started. The schooner ferings to missions for 1956 amounted to "Pitcairn" was launched in San Francisco $6,476,400.58. Sanitariums, hospitals and Bay on July 28, 1890, and was soon pre- treatment rooms numbering 197 were en- pared to carry groups of missionaries to var- gaged in ministering to the sick, with 10,292 ious Pacific islands. In 1894 Seventh-day Ad- physicians, nurses and other attendants car- ventist workers first entered a heathen land, ing for the 233,575 house patients in the opening a mission in Matabeleland, South institutions and furnishing 2,742,976 addi- Africa. South America was entered the same tional treatments and medical services. year, and Japan in 1896. There were 4,876 elementary schools and Although publishing and the distribution 346 secondary and advanced schools with of literature had been a major factor in the 9,960 teachers employed, and an enrollment development of the Advent cause from its of 267,791 pupils. At the close of the 1955- beginning, the first regular publishing house 1956 school year, 1,061 students entered some was incorporated in 1861 at Battle Creek, branch of the denomination's work. Mich., under the name of the Seventh-day Property value of all organizations and Adventist Publishing Association. The Ad- institutions connected with the Seventh-day vent Review and Sabbath Herald was first Adventist denomination, including churches, published in 1850 at Paris, Maine; the was $302,015,520.22 at the beginning of 1955. Youth's Instructor at Rochester, N. Y., in The total amount of tithes and offerings 1852; and the Signs of the Times at Oakland, contributed by the membership since the Calif., in 1874. In 1866 the Health Reform organization of the General Conference of Institute, later the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Seventh-day Adventists in 1863 to the close was established. The first denominational of 1956, was $995,685,038.00. Literature sales school was opened in 1872. Tract and mis- for the same period were registered at $325,- sionary society work was organized on a 777,482.58. 4 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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