Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook for 1929

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YEAR BOOK
of the
Seventh-day Adventist
Denomination
The Official Directories
1929
Published by the
REVIEW & HERALD PUBLISHING
ASSOCIATION
TAKOMA PARK, WASHINGTON, D. C.
Printed in the U. S. A.
Missionary Volunteer
.
Reading Courses
for 1929
THESE nine books bring a great inspiration to the
young people of this denomination. They are care-
fully selected, both as to manuscripts and complete
books, selected for their helpfulness as well as their
interest. The three courses are as follows:
SENIOR
Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, by
Ellen G. White (cid:9) $1.50
Knowing Birds Through Stories, by Floyd
Bralliar (cid:9) 2.00
Isles of Opportunity, by L. D. Warren (cid:9) 1.50
Ideals of Earnest Youth, by A. T. Rowe (cid:9) 1.00
Course price, postpaid, $4.35
JUNIOR
Stories of Grit, by Archer Wallace (cid:9) $1.00
Book of Missionary Heroes, by Basil Mathews (cid:9) 1.50
Trees Every Child Should Know, by Julia
Rogers (cid:9) 1.00
Course price, postpaid, $3.00
PRIMARY
Spick and Span, by G. C. Hoskin (cid:9) $1.25
World in a Barn, by Gertrude C. Warner (cid:9) 1.25
Course price, postpaid, $2.15
Order of your Book and Bible House
1929
YEAR BOOK
OF THE
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
DENOMINATION
Comprising a Complete Directory of
the General Conference, all Union
and Local Conferences, Mission Fields,
Educational Institutions, Publishing
Houses, Periodicals, and Sanitariums.
PREPARED BY
H. E. ROGERS. Statistical Secretary of
the General Conference.
PUBLISHED BY
REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Printed in the U. S. A.
THE SOULS OF MEN
EDWARD J. URQUHART
THE souls of men — and are they worth so much? —
The exiled life, and all it gives of pain,
Of loneliness and fear, or aching hearts, and such,
The stress and strife, the tears that seem in vain?
And all the things that claim our time and strength
Found in the mission life in all its length?
The souls of men — oh, who can tell their worth?
Can they be valued with the things men prize? —
A candidate for heaven, though on earth,
With promise of a life that never dies,
Be weighed against the things that time lays low?
Ah, can you weigh them thus? Oh, no; oh, no.
Not so did highest .heaven value them
When God gave up His Son for human souls,
And Jesus, sin's engulfing flood to stem,
Took human life with all that it enfolds
Of sorrow, pain, and tears, to die that men
Might taste Edenic joys and live again.
And since God values men so high, can we
Pass on indifferent to the hour's demands?
Ah, no! However hard the task may be,
However stern the life of mission lands,
We would not choose a better place to live;
The souls of men are worth all we can give.
PREFACE
The following pages contain a directory of the conferences and in-
stitutions connected with, the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. The
territory is divided into the following division conferences, each of which
has the organizations, churches, and membership indicated below:
Confer-(cid:9) Total(cid:9) Mem-
Division(cid:9) Unions ences Missions Orgs. Churches bershin
North America(cid:9) 12(cid:9) 59(cid:9) 6(cid:9) 77(cid:9) 2,246(cid:9) 118,114
Central Europe(cid:9) 6(cid:9) 24(cid:9) 17(cid:9) 47(cid:9) 1,076(cid:9) 41,317
Northern Europe(cid:9) 6(cid:9) 12(cid:9) 18(cid:9) 36(cid:9) 441(cid:9) 22,402
Southern Europe(cid:9) 7(cid:9) 17(cid:9) 11(cid:9) 35(cid:9) 490(cid:9) 14,569
Soviet Russia(cid:9) 4(cid:9) 17(cid:9) 6(cid:9) 27(cid:9) 632(cid:9) 13,519
Far East(cid:9) 11(cid:9) 2(cid:9) 41(cid:9) 54(cid:9) 358(cid:9) 22,302
South America(cid:9) 4(cid:9) 5(cid:9) 19(cid:9) 28(cid:9) 181(cid:9) 19,252
Southern Asia(cid:9) 4 '(cid:9) ..(cid:9) 15(cid:9) 19(cid:9) 73(cid:9) 2,687
African Division(cid:9) 6(cid:9) 3(cid:9) 53(cid:9) 62(cid:9) 102(cid:9) 9,086
Australasian(cid:9) ..(cid:9) 9(cid:9) 14(cid:9) 23(cid:9) 275(cid:9) 10,922
Inter-America(cid:9) 5(cid:9) 5(cid:9) 22(cid:9) 32(cid:9) 302(cid:9) 12,400
Totals(cid:9) 65(cid:9) 153(cid:9) 222(cid:9) 440(cid:9) 6,176(cid:9) 286,570
Other information from latest returns available:
Number of advanced educational institutions (cid:9) 150
Number of primary schools (cid:9) 1,307
Total enrolment of all schools (cid:9) 59,053
Number of publishing houses and branches (cid:9) 54
Number of sanitariums and treatment rooms (cid:9) 62
Number of food factories, etc. (cid:9) 21
Total institutions (cid:9) 287
Number. of languages in which literature is published(cid:9) 132
Number of periodicals issued (cid:9) 201
Number of books, pamphlets, tracts, etc. (cid:9) 5,108
Value of one copy of each (cid:9) $1,594.00
Total languages in which work is conducted orally and by
publications (cid:9) 279
Annual sales of denominational literature (cid:9) $4,638,127.18
Number of countries in which work is conducted (cid:9) 127
Number baptized and received as members in 1927 (cid:9) 26,100
Ten-year gain in members (cid:9) 120,207
Per cent of gain (cid:9) 78.13
Number of Sabbath-schools (cid:9) 8,502
Membership of Sabbath schools (cid:9) 323,992
Number of ordained ministers (cid:9) 1,774
To find matter readily, use the Index.
4(cid:9) PREFACE
Number of licensed ministers (cid:9) 1,140
Number of licensed missionaries (cid:9) 2,492
Number of colporteurs (cid:9) 2,712
Total number of evangelistic laborers (cid:9) 9,873
Total number of institutional laborers (cid:9) 8,434
Number of new evangelistic laborers (recruits) sent into
foreign mission service (not including children) dur-
ing the past three years, 1926, 1927, and 1928 (cid:9) 559
Appropriations to missions during past three years (cid:9) $12,835,166.65
Per capita offerings to foreign missions from members in
North America:(cid:9) In(cid:9) 1925, $23.43;(cid:9) 1926, $25.11;(cid:9) 1927(cid:9) $24.35
Denominational(cid:9) investment (cid:9) at(cid:9) close(cid:9) of (cid:9) 1926,(cid:9) hi(cid:9) 4,571
churches and organizations (cid:9) $48,025,317.33
Per capita for the entire membership (cid:9) $183.42
Total funds contributed during 1927 for evangelistic work (cid:9) $11,944,815.02
Per capita for entire membership throughout the world (cid:9) $43.58
Total income for both evangelistic and institutional work
during 1926 (cid:9) $41,337,362.44
Per capita for the entire membership (cid:9) $157.88
CONTENTS
General Conference and Departments (cid:9) 5-24
North America (cid:9) 25
Central European Division (cid:9) 104
Northern European Division (cid:9) 127
Southern European Division (cid:9) 145
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics (cid:9) 161
Far Eastern Division (cid:9) 170
South American Division (cid:9) 199
Southern Asia Division (cid:9) 212
African Division (cid:9) 221
Australasian Division (cid:9) 239
Inter-American Division (cid:9) 249
Schools (cid:9) 262
Publishing Houses (cid:9) 299
Periodicals (cid:9) 311
Sanitariums (cid:9) 329
Statistics (cid:9) 342
Ministerial Directory (cid:9) 358
Directory of the Seventh-day
Adventist Denomination
GENERAL CONFERENCE
Organized May 51, 1863
Territory: The following-named APPOINTED ASSISTANTS
Division Conferences: North Office Secretary: T. E. Bowen.
American, Central European,
Auditor: J. J. Ireland.
Northern European, Southern
European, United Socialist Sov- Assistant Auditor: W. E. Aber-
iet Republics (Russian), Far nathy.
Eastern, South American, South-
ern Asian, African, Australasian, SECRETARIES OF DEPARTMENTS
Inter-American.
Publishing: N. Z. Town; Associate,
Cable Address: Adventist, Wash. H. H. Hall; Associate for North
ington. (A B C Code, fifth America, W. W. Eastman.
edition.)
Sabbath School: Mrs. L. Flora
Telegraphic Address: General Con-
ference, Washington, D. C Plummer; Associates, S. A. Well-
(NOT Takoma Park.) man, J. C. Thompson.
Express and Freight Address: Medical: A. W. Truman, M. D.;
General Conference, Takoma Associates, L. A. Hansen, C. E.
Park, D. C. (Not Washington.) Rice.
Consign freight via B. & 0. Ry.
Educational: W. E. Howell; Asso-
Postal Address: Takoma Park ciates, C. W. Irwin, C. A. Russell.
Station, Washington, District of
Columbia, U. S. A. Missionary Volunteer: M. E. Kern;•
Associates, H. T. Elliott, C. L.
OFFICERS Bond.
President: W. A. Spicer.
Religious Liberty: C. S. Longacre;
Vice-Presidents: 0. Montgomery,
Associates, H. H. Votaw, M. C.
J. L. McElhany, L. H. Christian, Taft.
H. F. Schuberth, A. V. Olson,
H. J. Loebsack, I. H. Evans, C. Home Missionary: J. A. Stevens;
B. Haynes, A. W. Cormack, W. H. Associates, E. F. Hackman, L. E.
Branson, E. E. Andross, C. H. Christman.
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. H. 0. Olson; Miscellaneous
Language Work, Western Divi-
Assistant Treasurers: H. H. Cob-
sion, J. J. Reiswig; Eastern
ban, Claude Conard.
Division, J. F. Huenergardt.
General Field Secretaries: L. R.
Conradi, W. T. Knox, W. W. Ministerial Association: A. G. Dan-
Prescott, F. C. Gilbert, G. W. iells; Associates, L. E. Fromm,
Schubert, G. W. Wells. Meade MacGuire.
Statistical Secretary: H. E. Rogers. Negro Department: (cid:9)
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MEMBERS OF GENERAL CONFERENCE
. COMMITTEE
Members at Headquarters Other Members by Divisions:
President: \V. A. Spicer.
North America
Vice-President, 0. Montgomery.
Secretary: C. K. Meyers. Vice-President: J. L. McElhany:
Associate Secretaries: B. E. Bed- Union Conference Presidents:
doe, E. Kotz.
Atlantic: E. K. Slade.
Treasurer: J. L. Shaw.
Assistant Treasurers: H. H. Cob- Central: J. J. Nethery.
ban, Claude Conard. Columbia: F. H.. Robbins.
General Field Secretaries: L. R. Eastern Canadian: W. C. Moffett.
Conradi, W. T. Knox, W. W. Lake: W. H. Holden.
Prescott, F. C. Gilbert, G. W. Northern: Chas. Thompson.
Schubert, G. W. Wells. North Pacific: M. Lukens.
Statistical Secretary: H. E. Rogers. Pacific: J. E. Fulton.
Southeastern: W. H. Heckman.
Secretaries of General Depart- Southern: N. S. Ashton.
ments Southwestern: M. B. Van Kirk.
Publishing: N. Z. Town; Asso- Western Canadian: S. A. Ruskjer.
ciates, H. H. Hall, W. W. East-
man. Central European
Sabbath School: Mrs. L. Flora Vice-President: H. F. Schuberthi
Plummer; Associates, S. A. Secretary: Guy Dail.
Wellman, J. C. Thompson. Treasurer: 0. Schildhauer.
Medical: A. W. Truman, M. D.; Field Secretary: L. R. Conradi.
Associates, L. A. Hansen, C. E.
Rice. Departmental Secretaries:
Educational: W. E. Howell; Asso- Publishing: H. Box.
ciates, C. W. Irwin, C. A. Rus- Home Missionary, Sabbath School,
sell. and Missionary Volunteer: W.
Missionary Volunteer: M. E. Kern. Muller.
Associates, H. 7. Elliott, C. L. Medical: Dr. L. E. Conradi.
Bond. Educational: Guy Dail.
Religious Liberty: C. S. Longacre; Ministerial Association: L. R. Con-
Associates, H. H. Votaw, M. C. radi.
Taft.
Union Conference Presidents:
Home Missionary: J. A. Stevens;
East German: Paul Drinhaus.
Associates, E. F. Hackman, L. E.
West German: J. Wintzen.
Christman.
Bureau of Home Missions: M. N. South German: E. Gugel.
Czechoslovakian: R. Riihling.
Campbell ; Associates : G ern' an,
Hungarian: A. Minek.
J. T. Boettcher; Danish-Nor-
Arabic: W. K. Ising.
,wegian, N. R. Nelson; Swedish,
Netherlands East Indies: B. Ohme.
H. 0. Olson; Miscellaneous Lan-
guage Work, Western Division,
Northern European
J. J. Reiswig; Eastern Division,
J. F. Huenergardt. Vice-President: L. H. Christian.
Ministerial Association: A. G. Dan-
Secretary: W. E. Read.
iells; Associates, L. E. Froom,
Meade MacGuire. Treasurer: Chr. Pedersen.
Negro Department: (cid:9) Field Secretary: J. H. Schilling.
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GENERAL CONFERENCE(cid:9) 7
Departmental Secretaries: Union Conference Presidents:
Publishing: C. E. Weaks. Northeastern: J. J. Wilson.
Sabbath School: Gus. Lindsay. Siberia: B. C. Schmidt.
Missionary Volunteer: Gus. Lind- Southeastern: P. A. Sviridov,
say. Ukrainian: G. J. Zirat.
Educational and Home Miss.: L. F.
Oswald. Far Eastern
Medical: Dr. W. A. Ruble.
.Ministerial Association: J. _H. Vice-President: I. H. Evans.
Schilling. Secretary: C. C. Crisler.
Treasurer: H. W. Barrows.
Union Conference Presidents: Field Secretaries: H. W. Miller,
Baltic: T. T. Babienco. M. D., F. Griggs.
British: W. H. Meredith.
Departmental Secretaries:
Polish: John Isaac.
Scandinavian: G. E. Nord. Publishing: J. J. Strahle.
East African: S. G. Maxwell. Home Miss.: L. V. Finster.
Ethiopian: V. E. Toppenberg. Sabbath School: Mrs. I. H. Evans.
Educational and Missionary Vol-
unteer: S. L. Frost.
Southern European
Medical: H. W. Miller, M. D.
Vice-President: A. V. Olson.
Secretary: L. L. Caviness. Union Mission Superintendents:
Treasurer: F. Brennwald. Central China: N. F. Brewer.
Field Secretary: J. C. Raft. Chosen: H. A. Oberg.
East China: K. H. Wood.
Departmental Secretaries: Japan: V. T. Armstrong.
Publishing: F. Charpiot. Malaysian: J. G. Gjording.
Home Missionary and Missionary Manchurian: B. Petersen.
Volunteer: Steen Rasmussen. North China: G. J. Appel.
Educational and Sabbath School: Philippine: S. E. Jackson.
L. L. Caviness. South China: C. C. Morris.
Medical: Dr. J. Nussbaum. West China: M. C. Warren.
Ministerial Assn.: J. C. Raft.
South American
Union Conference Presidents:
Franco-Belgian: Oscar Meyer. Vice-President: C. B. Haynes.
Rumanian: D. N. Wall. Secretary and Treasurer: C. L.
Swiss: P. P. Paul ini. Bauer.
Iberian: Robert Gerber. Field Secretary: J. W. Westphal.
Italian: G. L. Lippolis.
Jugoslavian: A. Mocnik. Departmental Secretaries:
North African: Jules Rey. Publishing: J. L. Brown.
Home Missionary: R. R. Breitigam.
United Socialist Soviet Republics Sabbath School: C. P. Crager.
Division (Russia) Educational and Missionary Vol-
unteer: C. P. Crager.
Vice-President: H. J. Loebsack.
Secretary: A. Ausin. Union Conference Presidents:
Treasurer: A. Kauffeldt.
Austral: E. L. Maxwell.
Departmental Secretaries: East Brazil: E. H. Wilcox.
Sabbath School, Miss. Vol., and Inca: V. E. Peugh.
Home Miss., A. F. Ausin. South Brazil: N. P. Neilsen.
8(cid:9) GENERAL CONFERENCE
Southern Asia Congo: C. W. Curtis.
East Congo: C. W. Bozarth.
Vice-President: A. W. Cormack.
South Africa: J. F. Wright.
Secretary and Treasurer: C. L.
Southeast Africa: N. C. Wilson.
Torrey.
Zambesi: E. C. Boger.
Departmental Secretaries:
Australasia
Publishing and Home Missionary:
Vice-President: C. H. Watson.
L. C. Shepard.
Sabbath School, Missionary Volun-
Inter-America
teer, and Educational: E. M. Me-
leen. Vice-President: E. E. Andross.
Medical: H. C. Menkel, M. D. Secretary and Treasurer: F. L.
Union Mission Superintendents: Harrison.
Burma: J. Phillips. Field Secretary: C. E. Wood.
Northeast India: G. G. Lowry.
Departmental Secretaries:
Northwest India: A. H. Williams.
South India: H. Christensen. Miss. Vol. and Sabbath School:
Mrs. E. E. Andross.
African Publishing: J. A. P. Green.
Home Missionary: C. E. Wood.
Vice-President: W. H. Branson. Educational: C. L. Stone.
Secretary and Treasurer: A. E.
Union Mission Superintendents:
Nelson. Antillian: A. R. Ogden.
Field: E. D. Dick, T. M. French. Central American: W. E. Baxter.
Colombia-Venezuela: H. E. Baasch.
Departmental Secretaries:
East Caribbean: W. R. Elliott.
Publishing and Home Missionary: Mexican: D. A. Parsons.
L. A. Vixie.
Sabbath School: J. L Robison. Elective Members:
Educational: E. D. Dick. W. C. White, C. H. Jones, E. R.
Medical: A. N. Tonge, M. D. Palmer, F. M. Wilcox, G. B.
Missionary Volunteer: J. I. Rob- Thompson, P. T. Magan, M. D.,
ison. G. K. Abbott, M. D., J. F. Morse,
M. D., W. L. Adams, M. F. Knox,
Union Conference Presidents: F. E. Corson,H. W. Vollmer, M.
Angola: W. H. Anderson. D., C. H. Watson.