Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook for 1975

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YEARBOOK
A Directory of
The General Conference, World Divisions,
Union and Local Conferences and Missions,
Educational Institutions, Food Companies,
Hospitals and Sanitariums, Publishing Houses,
Periodicals, and Denominational Workers.
Compiled and Edited by the Office of
Jesse 0. Gibson, Statistical Secretary
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
6840 Eastern Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20012
1975
REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20012
PRINTED IN U.S.A.

Contents
Preface (Statistical Data) (cid:9) 4
Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists (cid:9) 5
Constitution and Bylaws (cid:9) 7
General Conference and Departments (cid:9) 13
Divisions:
North American (cid:9) 27
Afro-Mideast (cid:9) 95
Australasian (cid:9) 107
China (cid:9) 124
Congregations of Seventh-day Adventists in the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics (cid:9) 125
Euro-Africa (cid:9) 127
Far Eastern (cid:9) 155
Inter-American (cid:9) 187
Northern Europe-West Africa (cid:9) 211
South American (cid:9) 227
Southern Asia (cid:9) 247
Trans-Africa (cid:9) 261
Institutions:
Educational (cid:9) 281
Food Companies (cid:9) 367
Medical (cid:9) 371
Dispensaries and Clinics (cid:9) 403
Old People's Homes and Orphanages (cid:9) 407
Publishing Houses (cid:9) 409
Periodicals Issued (cid:9) 421
Necrology (cid:9) 436
Advertisers (cid:9) 440
Index of Institutional Workers (cid:9) 441
Directory of Workers (cid:9) 505
Calendars of Special Days and Offerings 1975-1976 (cid:9) 708
Calendars 1973-1976 (cid:9) 710
General Conference Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurers (cid:9) 712
General Index (cid:9) 713
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Preface
A directory of the General Conference and its twelve in 1886. On July 28, 1890, the schooner "Pitcairn"
world divisions, with their unions and local confer- was launched at San Francisco and was soon en-
ences or local missions, and the related institutions gaged in carrying missionaries to the Pacific islands.
connected with the Seventh-day Adventist denomi- Seventh-day Adventist workers first entered a non-
nation is given in the following pages. The informa- Christian country in 1894 when they opened a mis-
tion has been furnished by the organizations them- sion in Matabeleland, South Africa, and named it
selves; but in cases where current reports have not Solusi after a local chief. The same year saw
been received, the most recent previous records missionaries entering South America, and in 1896
have been retained or adjusted. The data that ap- the Church had its representatives in Japan.
pears below has been summarized largely from the The publication and distribution of literature were
1973 Statistical Report, while the figures for the major factors in the growth of the Advent Move-
number of churches and for church membership are ment. The year 1850 marked the appearance of the
drawn from official reports rendered for June 30, Advent Review and Sabbath Herald published in
1974. Paris, Maine; the Youth's Instructor in Rochester,
New York, in 1852; and the Signs of the Times in
The order in which workers are listed follows that Oakland, California, in 1874. The first denomina-
given in the General Conference Working Policy; tional publishing house, at Battle Creek, Michigan,
namely, ordained ministers holding ministerial cre- did not begin operating, however, until 1861.
dentials, then credentialed missionaries, creden- The Health Reform Institute, later known as the
tialed Bible instructors, licensed ministers, licensed Battle Creek Sanitarium, opened its doors in 1866,
missionaries, licensed Bible instructors, and creden- and missionary society work was organized on a
tialed literature evangelists. In addition, the Direc- state-wide basis in 1870. The first of the Church's
tory of Workers gives the names and addresses of all world-wide network of schools was established in
credentialed workers. 1872, while 1877 saw the formation of state-wide
Although the name "Seventh-day Adventist" was Sabbath school associations. In 1903, the denomina-
chosen in 1860, the denomination was not officially tional headquarters were moved from Battle Creek,
organized until May 21, 1863, with a constituency of Michigan to Washington, D.C., where they continue
125 churches and 3,500 members. Work was largely to form the nerve-center of an ever-expanding
confined to North America until 1874 when the work. Each year sees further development in the
Church's first missionary, J. N. Andrews, was sent to work of the Church. That this may be accurately and
Switzerland. The first non-Protestant country en- inspiringly reflected in this Yearbook is the desire of
tered was Russia where an Adventist minister went the Yearbook Committee.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
1973 World Statistics
MEMBERSHIP Secondary Schools (cid:9) 386
* Baptized church members (cid:9) 2,446,241 Colleges (cid:9) 72
Organized churches (cid:9) 17,448 Schools of Nursing (cid:9) 31
* Sabbath school members (cid:9) 3,049,210 Universities (cid:9) 2
Sabbath schools (cid:9) 33,081
Ordained ministers, active ...................._..__ (cid:9)_.7,923 HEALTH MINISTRY
Total active workers (cid:9) 70,401 Sanitariums and Hospitals (cid:9) 140
Baptisms and Professions of Faith (cid:9) 217,619 Dispensaries, Clinics and Launches (cid:9) 205
(June '73 to June '74) Physicians, dentists, residents and
interns (cid:9) 1,292
MISSION WORK Nurses (cid:9) 5,703
Patients treated (cid:9) 4,468,223
Countries in which Church is working
Investment in medical facilities (cid:9) $336,239,937
(Countries in the world-221) (cid:9) 189 Food Companies (cid:9) 27
Number of Divisions (cid:9) 12 Old People's Homes and Orphanages ................49
Number of Unions(cid:9) ...............(cid:9) ......... (cid:9) 79
Number of Conferences, Missions and Fields ..367
Missionaries sent to Mission Fields(cid:9) .316 PUBLISHING WORK
Publishing Houses (cid:9) 50
GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM Languages in which Church is working (cid:9) 528
Persons helped(cid:9) 9,990,551 Languages, publishing in (cid:9) 177
Articles of clothing given(cid:9) 12,470,439 Literature evangelists(cid:9) 5,074
Cash and value of food given (cid:9) $6,745,083 Literature sales (cid:9) $59,848,042
Value of medical supplies and equip-
ment.given (cid:9) $590,288 CONTRIBUTIONS
Tithe - World (cid:9) $181,962,634
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM North America (cid:9) 127,458,507
Schools operated by Denomination (cid:9) 4,334 Church - World (cid:9) 305,184,916
Total enrollment (cid:9) 416,246 North America (cid:9) 225,969,828
Primary and Elementary Schools (cid:9) 3,543 Sabbath School - World(cid:9) ......... ..... _19,742,422
North America .... ................ ................13,413,250
Ingathering - World(cid:9) 11,921,458
* Figures under Membership as of June 30, 1974 North America (cid:9) 7,776,347
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FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS OF SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTISTS
Seventh-day Adventists hold certain fundamental the divine agency of the Holy Spirit, who convinces
beliefs, the principal features of which, together of sin and leads to the Sin-Bearer, inducting the be-
with a portion of the scriptural references upon liever into the new covenant relationship, where the
which they are based, may be summarized as fol- law of God is written on his heart, and through the
lows: enabling power of the indwelling Christ, his life is
1. That the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New brought into conformity to the divine precepts. The
Testaments were given by inspiration of God, con- honor and merit of this wonderful transformation
tain an all-sufficient revelation of His will to men, belong wholly to Christ. 1 John 2:1, 2; 3:4; Rom.
and are the only unerring rule of faith and practice. 2 3:20; 5:8-10; 7:7; Eph. 2:8-10; 3:17; Gal. 2:20; Heb.
Tim. 3:15-17. 8:8-12.
2. That the Godhead, or Trinity, consists of the 9. That God "only hath immortality." 1 Tim. 6:15.
Eternal Father, a personal, spiritual Being, omnipo- Mortal man possesses a nature inherently sinful and
tent, omnipresent, omniscient, infinite in wisdom dying. Eternal life is the gift of God through faith in
and love; the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Eter- Christ. Rom. 6:23. "He that hath the Son hath life." 1
nal Father, through whom all things were created John 5:12. Immortality is bestowed upon the right-
and through whom the salvation of the redeemed eous at the second coming of Christ, when the
hosts will be accomplished; the Holy Spirit, the third righteous dead are raised from the grave and the liv-
person of the Godhead, the great regenerating ing righteous translated to meet the Lord. Then it is
power in the work of redemption. Isa. 44:6; 48:13; that those accounted faithful "put on immortality." 1
Matt. 12:32; 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; Rev. 1:8, 11. Cor. 15:51-55.
3. That Jesus Christ is very God, being of the same 10. That the condition of man in death is one of
nature and essence as the Eternal Father. While re- unconsciousness. That all men, good and evil alike,
taining His divine nature He took upon Himself the remain in the grave from death to the resurrection.
nature of the human family, lived on the earth as a Eccl. 9:5, 6; Ps. 146:3, 4; John 5:28, 29.
man, exemplified in His life as our Example the prin- 11. That there shall be a resurrection both of the
ciples of righteousness, attested His relationship to just and of the unjust. The resurrection of the just
God by many mighty miracles, died for our sins on will take place at the second coming of Christ; the
the cross, was raised from the dead, and ascended resurrection of the unjust will take place a thousand
to the Father, where He ever lives to make interces- years later, at the close of the millennium. John 5:28,
sion for us. John 1:1, 14; Heb. 2:9-18; 8:1, 2; 4:14- 29; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Rev. 20:5-10.
16; 7:25. 12. That the finally impenitent, including Satan,
4. That every person in order to obtain salvation the author of sin, will, by the fires of the last day, be
must experience the new birth; that this comprises reduced to a state of non-existence, becoming as
an entire transformation of life and character by the- though they had not been, thus purging God's univ-
recreative power of God through faith in the Lord erse of sin and sinners. Rom. 6:23; Mal. 4:1-3; Rev.
Jesus Christ. John 3:16; Matt. 18:3; Acts 2:37-39. 20:9, 10; Obadiah 16.
5. That baptism is an ordinance of the Christian 13. That no prophetic period is given in the Bible
church and should follow repentance and forgive- to reach the Second Advent; but that the longest
ness of sins. By its observance faith is shown in the one, the 2300 days recorded by the prophet Daniel
death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. That the in Dan. 8:14, terminating in 1844, reaches an event
proper form of baptism is by immersion. Rom. 6:1- called the cleansing of the sanctuary. Dan. 8:14;
6; Acts 16:30-33. 9:24, 25; Num. 14:34; Eze. 4:6.
6. That the will of God as it relates to moral con- 14. That the true sanctuary, of which the taberna-
duct is comprehended in His law of ten command- cle on earth was a type, is the temple of God in
ments; that these are great moral, unchangeable heaven, of which Paul speaks in Hebrews 8 and on-
precepts, binding upon all men, in every age. Ex. ward, and of which the Lord Jesus, as our great high
20:1-17. priest, is minister; and that the priestly work of our
7. That the fourth commandment of this unchan- Lord is the antitype of the work of the Jewish priests
geable law requires the observance of the seventh- of the former dispensation; that this heavenly sanc-
day Sabbath. This holy institution is at the same time tuary is the one to be cleansed at the end of the 2300
a memorial of creation and a sign of sanctification, a days of Daniel 8:14; its cleansing being, as in the
sign of the believer's rest from his own works of sin, type, a work of judgment, beginning with the en-
and his entrance into the rest of soul which Jesus trance of Christ as the high priest upon the judg-
promises to those who come to Him. Gen. 2:1-3; Ex. ment phase of His ministry in the heavenly sanctuary
20:8-11; 31:12-17; Heb. 4:1-10. foreshadowed in the earthly service of cleansing the
8. That the law of ten commandments points out sanctuary on the day of atonement. This work of
sin, the penalty of which is death. The law cannot judgment in the heavenly sanctuary began in 1844.
save the transgressor from his sin, nor impart power Its completion will close human probation. Dan.
to keep him from sinning. In infinite love and mercy, 7:9, 10; 8:14; Heb. 8:1, 2, 5; Rev. 20:12; Num.
God provides a way whereby this may be done. He 14:34; Eze. 4:6.
furnishes a substitute, even Christ the Righteous 15. That God, in the time of the judgment and in
One, to die in man's stead, making "Him to be sin accordance with His uniform dealing with the
for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the human family in warning them of coming events vi-
righteousness of God in Him." 2 Cor. 5:21. That one tally affecting their destiny (Amos 3:6, 7), sends forth
is justified, not by obedience to the law, but by the a proclamation of the approach of the second ad-
grace that is in Christ Jesus. By accepting Christ, vent of Christ; that this work is symbolized by the
man is reconciled to God, justified by His blood for three angels of Revelation 14; and that their three-
the sins of the past, and saved from the power of sin fold message brings to view a work of reform to pre-
by His indwelling life. Thus the gospel becomes "the pare a people to meet Him at His coming. Amos 3:6,
power of God unto salvation to everyone that bel- 7; 2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 14:6-12.
ieveth." Rom. 1:16. This experience is wrought by 16. That the time of the cleansing of the sanctuary,
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synchronizing with the period of the proclamation the dead, the destruction of the wicked, the purifi-
of the message of Revelation 14, is a time of investi- cation of the earth, the reward of the righteous, the
gative judgment, first with reference to the dead, establishment of His everlasting kingdom. The al-
and second with reference to the living. This investi- most complete fulfillment of various lines of proph-
gative judgment determines who of the myriads ecy, particularly those found in the books of Daniel
sleeping in the dust of the earth are worthy of a part and the Revelation, with existing conditions in the
in the first resurrection, and who of its living mult- physical, social, industrial, political, and religious
itudes are worthy of translation. 1 Peter 4:17, 18; world, indicates that Christ's coming "is near, even
Dan. 7:9, 10; Rev. 14:6, 7; Luke 20:35. at the doors." Matt. 24:33. The exact time of that
17. That the followers of Christ should be a godly event has not been foretold. Believers are exhorted
people, not adopting the unholy maxims nor con- to be ready, for "in such an hour as ye think not the
forming to the unrighteous ways of the world, not Son of man" (Matt. 24:44) will be revealed. Luke
loving its sinful pleasures nor countenancing its 17:26-30; 21:25-27; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:9-11; Rev.
follies. That believers should recognize their bodies 1:7; Heb. 9:28; James 5:1-8; Joel 3:9-16; 2 Tim. 3:1 -
as the temple of the Holy Spirit, and that therefore 5; Dan. 7:27; Matt. 24:36, 44.
they should clothe that body in neat, modest, digni- 21. That the millennial reign of Christ covers the
fied apparel. Further, that in eating and drinking and period between the first and the second resurrec-
in their entire course of conduct they should shape tions, during which time the saints of all ages will
their lives as becometh followers of the meek and live with their blessed Redeemer in heaven. At the
lowly Master. Thus the followers of Christ will be led end of the millennium, the Holy City with all the
to abstain from all intoxicating drinks, tobacco, and saints will descend to the earth. The wicked, raised
other narcotics, and to avoid every body- and soul- in the second resurrection, will go up on the
defiling habit and practice. 1 Cor. 3:16, 17; 9:25; breadth of the earth with Satan at their head to com-
10:31; 1 Tim. 2:9, 10; 1 John 2:6. pass the camp of the saints, when fire will come
18. That the divine principle of tithes and offerings down from God out of heaven and devour them. In
for the support of the gospel is an acknowledge- the conflagration which destroys Satan and his host,
ment of God's ownership in our lives, and that we the earth itself will be regenerated and cleansed
are stewards who must render account to Him of all from the effects of the curse. Thus the universe of
that He has committed to our possession. Lev. God will be purified from the foul blot of sin. Rev.
27:30; Mal. 3:8-12; Matt. 23:23; 1 Cor. 9:9-14; 2 Cor. 20; Zech. 14:1-4; 2 Peter 3:7-10.
9:6-15. 22. That God will make all things new. The earth,
19. That God has placed in His church the gifts of restored to its pristine beauty, will become forever
the Holy Spirit, as enumerated in 1 Corinthians 12 the abode of the saints of the Lord. The promise to
and Ephesians 4. That these gifts operate in harmony Abraham, that through Christ he and his seed
with the divine principles of the Bible, and are given should possess the earth throughout the endless
for the perfecting of the saints, the work of the min- ages of eternity, will be fulfilled. "The kingdom and
istry, the edifying of the body of Christ. Rev. 12:17; dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under
19:10; 1 Cor. 1:5-7. That the gift of the Spirit of the whole heaven, will be given to the people of the
Prophecy is one of the identifying marks of the rem- saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an ever-
nant church. 1 Cor. 1:5, 7; 12:1, 28; Rev. 12:17; lasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and
19:10; Amos 3:7; Hosea 12:10, 13. The remnant obey Him." Dan. 7:27. Christ, the Lord, will reign
church recognizes that this gift was manifested in supreme and every creature which is in heaven and
the life and ministry of Ellen G. White. on the earth and under the earth, and such as are in
20. That the second coming of Christ is the great the sea will ascribe "blessing, and honour, and
hope of the church, the grand climax of the gospel glory, and power," unto "Him that sitteth upon the
and plan of salvation. His coming will be literal, per- throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever." Gen.
sonal, and visible. Many important events will be as- 13:14-17; Rom. 4:13; Heb. 11:8-16; Matt. 5:5; Isa.
sociated with His return, such as the resurrection of 35; Rev. 21:1-7; 5:13; Dan. 7:27.
THE CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
of the
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
(As revised at the Fifty-first Session held in Atlantic 2,500, or major fraction thereof, of the membership
City, New Jersey, June 11-20, 1970.) of the union conference or mission.
(b) Each local conference or local mission directly
attached to divisions or to the General Conference,
Article I—Name as have been or shall be properly organized and ac-
This organization shall be known as General Con- cepted by vote of the General Conference in ses-
ference of Seventh-day Adventists. sion, shall be entitled to one delegate without re-
gard to number, and an additional delegate for each
2,500, or major fraction thereof, of the membership
Article II—Object of the local conference or mission.
The object of this Conference is to teach all na- (c) Calculation for delegate allotments shall be
tions the everlasting gospel of our Lord and Saviour based upon the membership as of December 31, of
Jesus Christ and the commandments of God. the year preceding the session.
Sec. 6. Credentials to sessions shall be issued by
Article III—Membership the General Conference to those appointed as pro-
vided for in harmony with the provisions of this arti-
Sec. 1. The membership of this Conference shall
cle.
consist of:
(a) Such union conferences and union missions
either in organized division sections or without div- Article IV—Officers and Their Duties
isional affiliation as have been or shall be properly Sec. 1. The officers of this Conference shall be a
organized and accepted by vote of the General Con- President, Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, Associate
ference in session. Secretaries, a Treasurer, an Undertreasurer, and As-
(b) Such local conferences and properly organized sistant Treasurers, who shall be elected by the Con-
local missions not included in any division, union ference.
conference or union mission or such local confer- Sec. 2. President: The President shall preside at
ences or local missions directly attached to divisions the sessions of the Conference, act as chairman of
as have been or shall be properly organized and ac- the Executive Committee, and labor in the general
cepted by vote of the General Conference in ses- interests of the Conference, as the Executive Com-
sion. mittee may advise.
Sec. 2. The voters of this Conference shall be des- Sec. 3. Vice-Presidents: Each Vice-President shall
ignated as follows: at the time of his election be assigned to serve as a
(a) Delegates at large. general administrative assistant to the President or
(b) Regular delegates. to preside over a division field.
Sec. 3. Delegates at large shall be: Sec. 4. Secretary and Associate Secretaries: It shall
(a) All members of the General Conference Execu- be the duty of the Secretary and the Associate Secre-
tive Committee. taries to keep the minutes of the proceedings of the
(b) Such representatives of missions of the Gen- General Conference sessions and of the General
eral Conference and of general institutions and de- Conference Committee meetings, to maintain cor-
partments of work, and such general laborers and respondence with the fields, and to perform such
field secretaries as shall receive delegate's creden- other duties as usually pertain to such office.
tials from the Executive Committee of the General Sec. 5. Treasurer, Undertreasurer, and Assistant
Conference, such credentials to be ratified by the Treasurers: It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to
General Conference in session. The number of receive all funds of the General Conference, and
these delegates thus seated shall not exceed 25 per disburse them in harmony with the actions of the Ex-
cent of the total number of delegates in attendance ecutive Committee of the General Conference, and
otherwise provided for. to render such financial statements at regular inter-
Sec. 4. Regular delegates shall be appointed in the vals as may be desired by the Conference or by the
following manner: Executive Committee. The Undertreasurer and As-
(a) Delegates representing union conferences sistant Treasurers shall assist the Treasurer in his
shall be appointed by the respective unions. work.
(b) Delegates representing union missions, and
local conferences and missions attached to the divi-
sion but not to any union, shall be appointed by the Article V—Election
division committee in consultation with the organi- Sec. 1. The following shall be elected at each reg-
zation concerned. ular session of the Conference:
(c) Delegates representing union missions, local (a) A President, Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, As-
conferences, and local missions without division af- sociate Secretaries, Division Secretaries, a Trea-
filiation shall be appointed by the General Confer- surer, an Undertreasurer, Assistant Treasurers, Divi-
ence Committee in consultation with the organiza- sion Treasurers, General Field Secretaries, Division
tion concerned. Field Secretaries, a Secretary and Associate Secretar-
Sec. 5. Regular delegates shall be appointed and ies of the Ministerial Association, an Auditor and As-
accredited on the following basis: sociate Auditors, Division Auditors, a Statistical Sec-
(a) Each union conference and each union mission retary, a World Foods Service Secretary, a Director
shall be entitled to one delegate in addition to its of Trust Services, a Secretary and Associate Secretar-
president, without regard to number, an additional ies of the Bureau of Public Relations, a Secretary and
delegate for each local conference and each regu- Associate Secretaries of each duly organized Gen-
larly organized mission in its territory without regard eral Conference department: namely, Education,
to number, and an additional delegate for each Health, Lay Activities, North American Regional,
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Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Publishing, all matters of business shall be by viva-voce vote or
Radio and Television, Sabbath School, Stewardship as designated by the chairman, unless otherwise de-
and Development, Temperance, Young People's manded by a majority of the delegates present.
Missionary Volunteer; Division Departmental
Secretaries (including the Health Food Departmen-
tal Secretary of the Australasian Division), Division Article X—Bylaws
Secretaries of the Bureau of Public Relations, and The voters of this Conference may enact Bylaws
Division Ministerial Association Secretaries. and amend or repeal them at any session thereof,
(b) Other persons, not to exceed 35 in number, to and such Bylaws may embrace any provision not in-
serve as members of the Executive Committee. consistent with the Constitution.
Article VI—Executive Committee Article XI—Amendments
Sec. 1. The Executive Committee shall consist of: This Constitution or its Bylaws may be amended
(a) Those elected as provided by Article V. by a two-thirds vote of the voters present and voting
(b) Presidents of union conferences, presidents of at any session: provided that, if it is proposed to
union missions, ex-presidents of the General Con- amend the Constitution at a special session, notice
ference holding credentials from the Conference, of such purpose shall be given in the call for such
the presidents of the two universities, the editor of special sessiL
the Review and Herald, the general manager of the
Review and Herald Publishing Association, the gen- BYLAWS
eral manager of the Pacific Press Publishing Associa-
Article I—Division Sections
tion, the general manager of the Southern Publish-
ing Association, the president of the Home Study In- Sec. 1. The General Conference shall conduct its
stitute, the executive secretary of the Association of world-wide work in division sections, each section
Privately Owned Seventh-day Adventist Services and to operate within a specified territory in harmony
Industries, and the manager of the General Confer- with the policy of the General Conference.
ence Insurance Service. Sec. 2. Union conference and union mission field
organizations, together with all other organizations
and institutions within the territory, shall be respon-
Article VII—Term of Office sible to the respective division committees, or in the
All officers of the Conference and those members case of fields without divisional affiliation, to the
of the Executive Committee provided for by Article General Conference Committee.
VI, Sec. 1 (a), shall hold office from the time of elec- Sec. 3. The division sections shall be known as:
tion until the next ensuing regular session or until Afro-Mideast Division, Australasian Division, Cen-
their successors are elected and appear to enter tral European Division, China Division, Far Eastern
upon their duties. Division, Inter-American Division, North American
Division, Northern European Division, South Ameri-
can Division, Southern Asia Division, Trans-Africa
Article VIII—Incorporations and Agents Division, Trans-Mediterranean Division, Federation
Sec. 1. Such incorporations may be authorized by of Seventh-day Adventists in the Union of Socialist
the General Conference in session, or by the Gen- Soviet Republics. The boundaries of these division
eral Conference Executive Committee, as the devel- sections shall be subject to adjustment only at the
opment of the work may require. General Conference sessions, or at Autumn Council
Sec. 2. At each regular session of this Conference, sessions, provided no divisional territorial lines shall
the delegates shall elect such trustees and corporate be changed when such division is not represented at
bodies connected with this organization as may be the Council by one of its executive officers, or when
provided in the statutory laws governing each. such division has not given consent, except under
Sec. 3. The Conference shall employ such com- an emergency such as war; in such case the General
mittees, secretaries, treasurers, auditors, agents, Conference Committee shall make such provision as
ministers, missionaries, and other persons, and is necessary for the conduct of the work in the terri-
make such distribution of its laborers, as may be tory concerned.
necessary effectively to execute its work.
Sec. 4. The Conference shall grant credentials or
licenses to ministers and missionaries except in divi- Article II—Standing Committees
sion fields, in union and local conferences, and in Sec. 1. At each regular session of this Conference,
organized union missions. such standing committees as may be found neces-
sary, including the following, shall be elected to
consider such items of business as may be referred
Article IX—Sessions to them and to bring in their reports and recommen-
Sec. 1. This Conference shall hold quadrennial dations to the session:
sessions at such time and place as the Executive (a) Constitution and Bylaws
Committee shall designate and announce by a no- (b) Credentials and Licenses
tice published in the Review and Herald in three (c) Finance
consecutive issues at least four months before the (d) Nominations
date for the opening of the session. In case special (e) Plans
world conditions seem to make it imperative to Sec. 2. (a) The membership of the Nominating
postpone the calling of the session, the Executive Committee shall consist of one member for each
Committee in regular or special Council shall have 15,000 church members or major fraction thereof,
authority to make such postponement not to exceed computed by divisions on the basis of the member-
two years, giving notice to all constituent organiza- ship at the close of the preceding year; provided,
tions. however, that no division have less than two mem-
Sec. 2. The Executive Committee may call special bers on the Nominating Committee.
sessions of the General Conference at such time and (b) The members of the Nominating Committee
place as it deems proper, by a like notice as of regu- shall be chosen as follows:
lar sessions, and the transactions of such special (1) Each division delegation shall act as a unit in
sessions shall have the same force as thdse of the selecting the members to which it is entitled on the
regular sessions. basis of church membership. Delegates at large will
Sec. 3. The election of officers, and the voting on join the delegations from the divisions in which they
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS(cid:9) 9
are or were last employed, or now reside. Article V—Division Secretaries
(2) The election of division representatives on the Sec. 1. A Secretary shall be elected for each divi-
Nominating Committee shall be by the method of sion outside of North America to be designated "di-
voting considered by the division to be most conve- vision secretary."
nient and efficient, taking into consideration the Sec. 2. The Division Secretaries shall work under
size of the delegation and other circumstances. the direction of the division committees. It shall be
(c) Each division delegation in selecting its repre- their duty to keep the minutes of the division com-
sentatives on the Nominating Committee shall take mittee meetings, to collect information and make
into account the following points: such reports as may be required, and to do such
(1) The division's representation on the Nominat- other work as usually pertains to such office.
ing Committee should as far as possible represent
the various geographical areas, organizational seg-
ments, and types of activity of the division. Article VI—Assistant and Division
(2) Those chosen as members of the Nominating Departmental Secretaries
Committee must be duly accredited delegates in at- Sec. 1. The term "assistant departmental secre-
tendance at the General Conference session. tary" shall be used to designate such persons as are
(3) Members of the General Conference Commit- appointed to assist the Departmental Secretaries
tee whose term of service is expiring at the session and their Associate Secretaries in the departmental
and therefore stand for re-election shall not be work of the General office.
members of the Nominating Committee. Sec. 2. Division Departmental Secretaries shall be
Sec. 3. No delegate shall nominate more than one elected for the respective division fields and shall
person for election to the Nominating Committee. labor under the direction of the division committee.
(a) The Nominating Committee shall elect its own Sec. 3. Division committees shall appoint such
chairman and secretary under the temporary chair- other secretaries as may be needed to serve in spe-
manship of the President of the General Confer- cial capacities, to labor under the direction of the di-
ence. vision committee.
Article III—Vice-Presidents Article VD—Statistical Secretary
Sec. 1. Vice-Presidents shall be elected as follows: At each regular session the Conference shall elect
up to five Vice-Presidents for general administrative a Statistical Secretary whose duties shall be to com-
work, and one additional Vice-President for each di- pile statistics of the world work, reporting the same
vision of the General Conference. under the direction of the Executive Committee.
Sec. 2. The General Vice-Presidents shall in the
absence of the President serve as chairmen of the
Executive Committee and shall assist the President Article VIII—Undertreasurer and
in his administrative work. Assistant Treasurers
Sec. 3. The Vice-President for North America shall An Undertreasurer and Assistant Treasurers shall
work under the direction of the General Conference be elected to share with the Treasurer the work of
Committee. his office. They shall perform such duties connected
Sec. 4. The Vice-Presidents elected for the divi- with the Treasury as may be assigned to them by the
sions outside of North America shall act as chairmen Treasurer or by the Executive Committee. They may
of the division committees operating in their respec- be authorized by the Executive Committee to sign
tive fields and shall have charge of the work in those checks under the instruction of the Treasurer.
fields under the direction of the division committees
and shall be designated within their respective divi-
Article IX—Division Treasurers
sion territories as presidents of the divisions over
which they preside. Sec. 1. A Treasurer shall be elected for each divi-
sion outside of North America to be designated "di-
vision treasurer."
Article IV—Associate and General Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Division Treasur-
Field Secretaries ers to receive and disburse the funds of the General
Sec. 1. The term "associate secretary" shall be Conference made available for their territory, under
used to designate the secretaries elected to be asso- the direction of the division committee, and to per-
ciated with the Secretary of the General Conference, form such other duties as usually pertain to such of-
or such secretary or secretaries as may be elected to fice.
associate with the Secretary of any Department, Bu- Sec. 3. The Division Committee may appoint such
reau, or Association, in carrying the responsibilities assistant treasurers and assistant auditors as may be
of his office. required to carry on the work.
Sec. 2. Associate Secretaries shall be elected to
share the work of the General Conference Secre- Article X—Executive Committee
tary. Associate Secretaries shall also be elected as
Sec. 1. (a) During the intervals between the ses-
may be deemed necessary to assist the Secretaries of
sions of the General Conference, the Executive
Departments, Bureaus, or Associations, in the con-
Committee shall have full administrative power,
duct of their work. with authority to grant credentials and licenses, and
Sec. 3. The term "general field secretary" shall be to fill for the current term any vacancies that may
used to designate general field workers elected, in occur in its offices, boards, committees, or agents
addition to the officers, to serve in carrying the field by death, resignation, or otherwise. The Executive
responsibilities of the General Conference. Committee shall also have power to withdraw cre-
Sec. 4. The General Field Secretaries shall work dentials or licenses by a two-thirds vote of the mem-
under the direction of the General Conference bers present and voting at any regular committee
Committee and be assigned either to field service or meeting.
to special projects or responsibilities as may be de- (b) The Executive Committee shall have power to
termined by the General Conference Committee. effect the retirement before the expiration of the
Sec. 5. Such Division Field Secretaries shall be term for which they have been elected, of persons
elected as may be deemed necessary to labor in the elected under Article V, Sec. 1 (a), of the Constitu-
divisions under the direction of the division com- tion who may develop a health condition which pre-
mittees. vents them from properly discharging their duties.
10(cid:9) SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST YEARBOOK, 1975
(c) The Executive Committee shall have authority cluding the chairman, shall constitute a quorum for
to remove from office by a two-thirds vote of the the transaction of business. When the chairman is to
members present and voting at any regular commit- be absent from headquarters, he or the committee
tee meeting, any person elected under Article V, may designate an acting chairman. Minority meet-
Sec. 1 (a), of the Constitution who because of apos- ings of fewer than five members of the division com-
tasy or misconduct disqualifies himself from oc- mittee may be held for the transactions of necessary
cupying the office. routine business, but actions taken at such meetings
Sec. 2. (a) A meeting of the Executive Committee, shall not be final until the minutes of such meetings
known as the Autumn Council, shall be held annu- have been approved in a meeting with a quorum
ally for the purpose of considering budgets from the present.
fields and making appropriations, and for the trans-
action of other business and the adoption of such
policies as may be necessary in the operation of the Article XII—Corporation Boards
world-wide work. At each regular session of the General Conference
(b) A meeting of the Executive Committee, known the requisite boards of trustees, according to their
as the Spring Meeting, shall be held annually for the respective Constitutions and Bylaws, shall be
purpose of receiving the audited financial reports of elected for each legal corporation serving and hold-
the General Conference, and for transacting regular ing properties and receiving gifts and legacies for
Executive Committee business as provided in the the General Conference unincorporated. The
General Conference Working Policy relating to trustees of the General Conference Corporation
Spring Meetings. shall also constitute the Board of Trustees of the
Sec. 3. A majority of the full membership of the General Conference Association.
Executive Committee, including the President or a
General Vice-President, is empowered to transact
denominational business of any nature at any time Article Xlll—Departments
and place. Sec. 1. The Departmental Secretaries and Associ-
Sec. 4. Any fifteen members of the Executive ate Departmental Secretaries elected by the General
Committee, including an officer of the General Con- Conference shall work under the direction of the Ex-
ference, shall, after due notice to available mem- ecutive Committee of the General Conference, or in
bers, constitute a quorum of the Executive Commit- the case of departmental secretaries in divisions,
tee and shall be empowered to transact such execu- under the direction of the division committee, and
tive business as is in harmony with the general plans shall occupy an advisory relation to the field.
outlined by the Committee at the designated place Sec. 2. The Executive Committee shall appoint a
of meeting of the Executive Committee as hereinaf- representative departmental committee of counsel
ter provided. for each department. Such committee shall in each
Sec. 5. All meetings of the Executive Committee, case be composed of the secretaries of the depart-
except majority meetings, shall be held at the Gen- ment, the secretaries of departmental work in the
eral Conference headquarters, or at such other divisions, and such other persons as the Executive
place as may be definitely arranged by a majority Committee may deem necessary.
meeting of the Executive Committee, or by the quo-
rum of at least seven members meeting in regular
session at General headquarters. Article XIV—Auditors and Audits
Sec. 6. Meetings of the Executive Committee may Sec. 1. The Executive Committee shall have the ac-
be called at any time by the ranking officer of the counts of the General Conference and of its legal
Conference who may be present at headquarters, corporations audited at least once each calendar
and such officer, or any member of the Committee year, and the Auditor or one of the associate audi-
appointed by him, shall act as chairman of the meet- tors shall report upon the same to the Executive
ing. Committee annually. The Auditor or an associate au-
Sec. 7. Minority meetings of less than seven mem- ditor, as may be arranged, shall report also, for the
bers of the Executive Committee may be held at the quadrennial period, to the General Conference at its
General administrative office for the transaction of regular sessions. The General Conference Auditor
necessary routine business, but actions taken at and the associate auditors shall also be made availa-
such meetings shall not be final until the minutes of ble for auditing the accounts of union conferences
such meetings have been approved in a regular ses- and general institutions as well as division accounts.
sion of the Executive Committee. The auditors shall be under the general direction of
the Executive Committee.
Sec. 2. The division auditor or auditors shall audit
Article XI—Division Committees the books of such organizations or institutions
Sec. 1. In each division outside of North America, within their territories as the division committees
a division committee shall be constituted as her- shall direct.
einafter provided, for the transaction of business
pertaining to the division.
Sec. 2. The members of a division committee shall Article XV—Wages and Expenses
be the President, the Secretary, and the Treasurer of Sec. 1. The Executive Committee shall appoint an-
the division, the Presidents of union conferences, nually eight persons not in its employ who, with the
the Presidents of union missions, the Division Field officers of the General Conference and not less than
Secretaries, the Division Departmental Secretaries, seven presidents of union conferences, shall consti-
the Secretary of the Ministerial Association, and any tute a committee to audit the expense accounts of
other members of the General Conference Commit- employees and to fix their wages for the succeeding
tee present. Other members may also be appointed year. -
by the division committee. Sec. 2. The Executive Committee shall have power
Sec. 3. The actions taken by division committees to make such adjustments from time to time in the
pertaining to the administration of affairs in the divi- wage of clerks, stenographers, and other routine
sion fields, shall be considered final, provided they workers as may be necessary.
are in harmony with the plans and policy of the Gen-
eral Conference as set forth in the Constitution and
Bylaws, and with its Executive Committee actions at Article XVI—Funds
regular Autumn Councils. Sec. 1. The funds of the General Conference shall
Sec. 4. Five members of a division committee, in- be as follows: