Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook for 1979

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YEARBOOK
A Directory of
The General Conference, World Divisions,
Union and Local Conferences and Missions,
Educational Institutions, Food Companies,
Health-Care Institutions, Publishing Houses,
Periodicals, and Denominational Workers.
Compiled and Edited by the
Office of Archives and Statistics
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
6840 Eastern Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20012
1979
REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20012
PRINTED IN U.S.A.

Contents
Preface; Statistics (cid:9) 4
Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists (cid:9) 5
Constitution and Bylaws (cid:9) 7
General Conference and Departments (cid:9) 15
Divisions:
North American (cid:9) 39
Afro-Mideast (cid:9) 113
Australasian (cid:9) 125
China (cid:9) 145
Congregations of Seventh-day Adventists in the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (cid:9) 145
Euro-Africa (cid:9) 147
Far Eastern (cid:9) 179
Inter-American (cid:9) 213
Northern Europe-West Africa (cid:9) 241
South American (cid:9) 259
Southern Asia (cid:9) 285
Trans-Africa (cid:9) 301
Institutions:
Educational Institutions (cid:9) 323
Food Companies (cid:9) 423
Health-Care Institutions (cid:9) 429
Dispensaries and Clinics (cid:9) 466
Retirement Homes and Orphanages (cid:9) 471
Publishing Houses (cid:9) 473
Periodicals Issued (cid:9) 487
Necrology (cid:9) 502
Index of Institutional Workers (cid:9) 505
Directory of Workers (cid:9) 583
Calendars 1979-1980 (cid:9) 854
General Conference Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurers (cid:9) 855
Calendars of Special Days and Offerings 1979-1980 (cid:9) 856
Advertisers (cid:9) 858
General Index (cid:9) 859
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Preface
A directory of the General Conference and its Protestant Christian country entered was Russia,
twelve world divisions, with their unions and local where an Adventist minister went in 1886. On July
conferences or local missions and the related 28, 1890, the schooner "Pitcairn" was launched at
institutions of the Seventh-day Adventist denomi- San Francisco and was soon engaged in carrying
nation, is given in the following pages. The infor- missionaries to the Pacific islands. Seventh-day Ad-
mation has been furnished by the organizations ventist workers first entered non-Christian countries
themselves; but in cases where current reports in 1894—Gold Coast (Ghana), West Africa, and
have not been received, the most recent previous Matabeleland, South Africa. The same year saw
records have been retained or adjusted. missionaries entering South America, and in 1896
In the conference and mission sections, work- the Church had its representatives in Japan.
ers are listed in the following sequence: ordained The publication and distribution of literature
ministers holding ministerial credentials, creden- were major factors in the growth of the Advent
tialed missionaries, licensed ministers, licensed Movement. The Advent Review and Sabbath Her-
missionaries, and credentialed literature evangel- ald, general church paper, was launched in Paris,
ists. The Directory of Workers gives the names Maine, in 1850; the Youth's Instructor in Roches-
and addresses of all credentialed workers and ter, New York, in 1852; and the Signs of the
licensed ministers. Institutional workers are listed Times in Oakland, California, in 1874. The first
in a separate directory. denominational publishing house, at Battle Creek,
Michigan, began operating in 1855 and was duly
The data that appears below has been summar- incorporated in 1861 under the name of Seventh-
ized largely from the 1977 Annual Statistical Re- day Adventist Publishing Association.
port, while the figures for the number of churches
and for church membership throughout the Year- The Health Reform Institute, later known as the
book are drawn from official reports rendered for Battle Creek Sanitarium, opened its doors in 1866,
June 30, 1978. and missionary society work was organized on a
statewide basis in 1870. The first of the Church's
Although the name "Seventh-day Adventist" worldwide network of schools was established in
was chosen in 1860, the denomination was not 1872, while 1877 saw the formation of statewide
officially organized until May 21, 1863, when the Sabbath school associations. In 1903, the denomi-
movement included some 125 churches and 3,500 national headquarters was moved from Battle
members. Work was largely confined to North Creek, Michigan, to Washington, D. C., where it
America until 1874 when the Church's first mis- continues to form the nerve-center of an ever-
sionary, J. N. Andrews, was sent to Switzerland. expanding work. Each year sees further develop-
Africa was penetrated briefly in 1879 when Dr. H. ment in the work of the Church. That this may be
P. Ribton, an early convert in Italy, moved to accurately and inspiringly reflected in this Year-
Egypt and opened a school, but the project ended book is the desire of the Archives and Statistics
when riots broke out in the vicinity. The first non- Committee and staff.
World Statistics for 1977
(except as noted)
MEMBERSHIP AND WORKERS HEALTH MINISTRY
(as of June 30, 1978)
Baptized church members (cid:9) 3,016,338 Sanitariums and hospitals (cid:9) 141
Organized churches (cid:9) 20,063 Dispensaries, clinics, and launches (cid:9) 280
Ordained ministers, active (cid:9) 8,840 Physicians, dentists, residents, and(cid:9)
Total active workers (cid:9) 76,085 interns 1,492
Baptisms and professions of faith (cid:9) 253,575 Nurses (cid:9) 8,364
(July 1, 1977, to June 30, 1978) Outpatient visits 5,056,769
Assets of health-care institutions (cid:9) $624,978,285
MISSION WORK (1976 figure)
Food companies (cid:9) 28
Countries in which church is working 190 Retirement homes and orphanages (cid:9) 59
(Countries in the world-220)
Number of divisions (cid:9) 12 PUBLISHING WORK
Number of unions (cid:9) 78
Number of conferences, missions(cid:9) Publishing houses (cid:9) 49
and fields (cid:9) 376(cid:9) Languages in which church is working (cid:9) 590
Missionaries sent to mission fields (cid:9) 350(cid:9) Languages, publishing in (cid:9) 203
Literature evangelists (cid:9) 6,612
GOOD-NEIGHBOR PROGRAM(cid:9) Literature sales (cid:9) $89,994,673
Persons helped (cid:9) 9,733,601 SABBATH SCHOOLS
Articles of clothing given (cid:9) 18,875,855
Cash and value of food given (cid:9) $7,892,655 Sabbath school members (cid:9) 3,693,180
Value of medical supplies and equip- Sabbath schools (cid:9) 37,619
ment given (cid:9) $500,477
CONTRIBUTIONS
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Tithe—world (cid:9) $284,373,265
Schools operated by church (cid:9) 4,409(cid:9) North America (cid:9) 189,473,813
Total enrollment (cid:9) 459,234(cid:9) Sabbath School—world (cid:9) 26,350,951
Primary and elementary schools (cid:9) 3,839(cid:9) North America (cid:9) 16,814,125
Secondary schools (cid:9) 480(cid:9) Ingathering—world (cid:9) 13,372,094
Colleges (cid:9) 66(cid:9) North America (cid:9) 8,559,136
Schools of nursing (cid:9) 21(cid:9) All contributions—world (cid:9) 474,846,241
Universities (cid:9) 2(cid:9) North America (cid:9) 337,818,240
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FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS OF SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTISTS
Seventh-day Adventists hold certain fundamen- Christ Jesus. By accepting Christ, man is recon-
tal beliefs, the principal features of which, to- ciled to God, justified by His blood for the sins of
gether with a portion of the scriptural references the past, and saved from the power of sin by His
upon which they are based, may be summarized indwelling life. Thus the gospel becomes "the
as follows: power of God unto salvation to everyone that
1. That the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New believeth." Rom. 1:16. This experience is wrought
Testaments were given by inspiration of God, by the divine agency of the Holy Spirit, who
contain an all-sufficient revelation of His will to convinces of sin and leads to the Sin-Bearer,
men, and are the only unerring rule of faith and inducting the believer into the new covenant
practice. 2 Tim. 3:15-17. relationship, where the law of God is written on
2. That the Godhead, or Trinity, consists of the his heart, and through the enabling power of the
Eternal Father, a personal, spiritual Being, omni- indwelling Christ, his life is brought into confor-
potent, omnipresent, omniscient, infinite in wis- mity to the divine precepts. The honor and merit
dom and love; the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of of this wonderful transformation belong wholly to
the Eternal Father, through whom all things were Christ. 1 John 2:1, 2; 3:4; Rom. 3:20; 5:8-10; 7:7;
created and through whom the salvation of the Eph. 2:8-10; 3:17; Gal. 2:20; Heb. 8:8-12.
redeemed hosts will be accomplished; the Holy 9. That God "only hath immortality." 1 Tim. 6:
Spirit, the third person of the Godhead, the great 15. Mortal man possesses a nature inherently
regenerating power in the work of redemption. sinful and dying. Eternal life is the gift of God
Isa. 44:6; 48:13; Matt. 12:32; 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; through faith in Christ. Rom. 6:23. "He that hath
Rev. 1:8, 11. the Son hath life." 1 John 5:12. Immortality is
3. That Jesus Christ is very God, being of the bestowed upon the righteous at the second com-
same nature and essence as the Eternal- Father. ing of Christ, when the righteous dead are raised
While retaining His divine nature He took upon from the grave and the living righteous translated
Himself the nature of the human family, lived on to meet the Lord. Then it is that those accounted
the earth as a man, exemplified in His life as our faithful "put on immortality." 1 Cor. 15:51-55.
Example the principles of righteousness, attested 10. That the condition of man in death is one
His relationship to God by many mighty miracles, of unconsciousness. That all men, good and evil
died for our sins on the cross, was raised from alike, remain in the grave from death to the
the dead, and ascended to the Father, where He resurrection. Eccl. 9:5, 6; Ps. 146:3, 4; John 5:28,
ever lives to make intercession for us. John 1:1, 29.
14; Heb. 2:9-18; 8:1, 2; 4:14-16; 7:25. 11. That there shall be a resurrection both of
4. That every person in order to obtain salva- the just and of the unjust. The resurrection of the
tion must experience the new birth; that this just will take place at the second coming of
comprises an entire transformation of life and Christ; the resurrection of the unjust will take
character by the recreative power of God through place a thousand years later, at the close of the
faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. John 3:16; Matt. 18: millennium. John 5:28, 29; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Rev.
3; Acts 2:37-39. 20:5-10.
5. That baptism is an ordinance of the Christian 12. That the finally impenitent, including Satan,
church and should follow repentance and forgive- the author of sin, will, by the fires of the fast day,
ness of sins. By its observance faith is shown in be reduced to a state of non-existence, becoming
the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. That as though they had not been, thus purging God's
the proper form of baptism is by immersion. universe of sin and sinners. Rom. 6:23; Mal. 4:1-
Rom. 6:1-6; Acts 16:30-33. 3; Rev. 20:9, 10; Obadiah 16.
6. That the will of God as it relates to moral 13. That no prophetic period is given in the
conduct is comprehended in His law of ten com- Bible to reach the Second Advent; but that the
mandments; that these are great moral, un- longest one, the 2300 days recorded by the pro-
changeable precepts, binding upon all men, in phet Daniel in Dan. 8:14, terminating in 1844,
every age. Ex. 20:1-17. reaches an event called the cleansing of the
7. That the fourth commandment of this un- sanctuary. Dan. 8:14; 9:24, 25; Num. 14:34; Eze.
changeable law requires the observance of the 4:6.
seventh-day Sabbath. This holy institution is at the 14. That the true sanctuary, of which the ta-
same time a memorial of creation and a sign of bernacle on earth was a type, is the temple of
sanctification, a sign of the believer's rest from God in heaven, of which Paul speaks in Hebrews
his own works of sin, and his entrance into the 8 and onward, and of which the Lord Jesus, as
rest of soul which Jesus promises to those who our great high priest, is minister; and that the
come to Him. Gen. 2:1-3; Ex. 20:8-11; 31:12-17; priestly work of our Lord is the antitype of the
Heb. 4:1-10. work of the Jewish priests of the former dispensa-
8. That the law of ten commandments points tion; that this heavenly sanctuary is the one to be
out sin, the penalty of which is death. The law cleansed at the end of the 2300 days of Daniel 8:
cannot save the transgressor from his sin, nor 14; its cleansing being, as in the type, a work of
impart power to keep him from sinning. In infi- judgment, beginning with the entrance of Christ
nite love and mercy, God provides a way whereby as the high priest upon the judgment phase of
this may be done. He furnishes a substitute, even His ministry in the heavenly sanctuary foresha-
Christ the Righteous One, to die in man's stead, dowed in the earthly service of cleansing the
making "Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; sanctuary on the day of atonement. This work of
that we might be made the righteousness of God judgment in the heavenly sanctuary began in
in Him." 2 Cor. 5:21. That one is justified, not by 1844. Its completion will close human probation.
obedience to the law, but by the grace that is in Dan. 7:9, 10; 8:14; Heb. 8:1, 2, 5; Rev. 20:12;
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Num. 14:34; Eze. 4:6. 20. That the second coming of Christ is the
15. That God, in the time of the judgment and great hope of the church, the grand climax of the
in accordance with His uniform dealing with the gospel and plan of salvation. His coming will be
human family in warning them of coming events literal, personal, and visible. Many important
vitally affecting their destiny (Amos 3:6, 7), sends events will be associated with His return, such as
forth a proclamation of the approach of the sec- the resurrection of the dead, the destruction of
ond advent of Christ; that this work is symbolized the wicked, the purification of the earth, the
by the three angels of Revelation 14; and that reward of the righteous, the establishment of His
their threefold message brings to view a work of everlasting kingdom. The almost complete fulfill-
reform to prepare a people to meet Him at His ment of various lines of prophecy, particularly
coming. Amos 3:6, 7; 2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 14:6-12. those found in the books of Daniel and the
16. That the time of the cleansing of the sanctu- Revelation, with existing conditions in the physi-
ary, synchronizing with the period of the procla- cal, social, industrial, political, and religious
mation of the message of Revelation 14, is a time world, indicates that Christ's coming "is near,
of investigative judgment, first with reference to even at the doors." Matt. 24:33. The exact time of
the dead, and second with reference to the living. that event has not been foretold. Believers are
This investigative judgment determines who of exhorted to be ready, for "in such an hour as ye
the myriads sleeping in the dust of the earth are think not the Son of man" (Matt. 24:44) will be
worthy of a part in the first resurrection, and who revealed. Luke 17:26-30; 21:25-27; John 14:1-3;
of its living multitudes are worthy of translation. 1 Acts 1:9-11; Rev. 1:7; Heb. 9:28; James 5:1-8;
Peter 4:17, 18; Dan. 7:9, 10; Rev. 14:6, 7; Luke Joel 3:9-16; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; Dan. 7:27; Matt. 24:36,
20:35. 44.
17. That the followers of Christ should be a 21. That the millennial reign of Christ covers
godly people, not adopting the unholy maxims the period between the first and the second
nor conforming to the unrighteous ways of the resurrections, during which time the saints of all
world, not loving its sinful pleasures nor counten- ages will live with their blessed Redeemer in
ancing its follies. That believers should ,ecognize heaven. At the end of the millennium, the Holy
their bodies as the temple of the Holy Spirit, and City with all the saints will descend to the earth.
that therefore they should clothe that body in The wicked, raised in the second resurrection,
neat, modest, dignified apparel. Further, that in will go up on the breadth of the earth with Satan
eating and drinking and in their entire course of at their head to compass the camp of the saints,
conduct they should shape their lives as becom- when fire will come down from God out of
eth followers of the meek and lowly Master. Thus heaven and devour them. In the conflagration
the followers of Christ will be led to abstain from which destroys Satan and his host, the earth itself
all intoxicating drinks, tobacco, and other narcot- will be regenerated and cleansed from the effects
ics, and to avoid every body- and soul-defiling of the curse. Thus the universe of God will be
habit and practice. 1 Cor. 3:16, 17; 9:25; 10:31; 1 purified from the foul blot of sin. Rev. 20; Zech.
Tim. 2:9, 10; 1 John 2:6. 14:1-4; 2 Peter 3:7-10.
18. That the divine principle of tithes and offer- 22. That God will make all things new. The
ings for the support of thegosp.el is an acknowl- earth, restored to its pristine beauty, will become
edgement of God's ownership in our lives, and forever the abode of the saints of the Lord. The
that we are stewards who must render account to promise to Abraham, that through Christ he and
Him of all that He has committed to our posses- his seed should possess the earth throughout the
sion. Lev. 27:30; Mal. 3:8-12; Matt. 23:23; 1 Cor. endless ages of eternity, will be fulfilled. "The
9:9-14; 2 Cor. 9:6-15.
kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the
19. That God has placed in His church the gifts
kingdom under the whole heaven, will be given
of the Holy Spirit, as enumerated in 1 Corinthians
12 and Ephesians 4. That these gifts operate in to the people of the saints of the most High,
harmony with the divine principles of the Bible, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all
and are given for the perfecting of the saints, the dominions shall serve and obey Him." Dan. 7:27.
work of the ministry, the edifying of the body of Christ, the Lord, will reign supreme and every
Christ. Rev. 12:17; 19:10; 1 Cor. 1:5-7. That the creature which is in heaven and on the earth and
gift of the Spirit of Prophecy is one of the under the earth, and such as are in the sea will
identifying marks of the remnant church. 1 Cor. ascribe "blessing and honour, and glory, and
1:5, 7; 12:1, 28; Rev. 12:17; 19:10; Amos 3:7; power," unto "Him that sitteth upon the throne,
Hosea 12:10, 13. The remnant church recognizes and unto the Lamb for ever and ever." Gen. 13:
that this gift was manifested in the life and minis- 14-17; Rom. 4:13; Heb. 11:8-16; Matt. 5:5; Isa.
try of Ellen G. White. 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-second Session held in division but not to any union, shall be appointed
Vienna, Austria, July 10-19, 1975.) by the division committee in consultation with the
organization concerned.
(c) Delegates representing union missions, local
Article I—Name conferences, and local missions without division
This organization shall be known as General affiliation shall be appointed by the General Con-
Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. ference Committee in consultation with the orga-
nization concerned.
Sec. 5. Regular delegates shall be appointed
Article II—Object
and accredited on the following basis:
The object of this Conference is to teach all
(a) Each union conference and each union mis-
nations the everlasting gospel of our Lord and
sion shall be entitled to one delegate in addition
Saviour Jesus Christ and the commandments of
to its president, without regard to number, an
God.
additional delegate for each focal conference and
each regularly organized mission in its territory
Article III—Membership without regard to number, and an additional dele-
gate for each 3,500, or major fraction thereof, of
Sec. 1. The membership of this Conference the membership of the union conference or mis-
shall consist of: sion.
(a) Such union conferences and union missions (b) Each local conference or local mission di-
either in organized division sections or without rectly attached to divisions or to the General
divisional affiliation as have been or shall be Conference, as has been or shall be properly
properly organized and accepted by vote of the organized and accepted by vote of the General
General Conference in session. Conference in session, shall be entitled to one
(b) Such local conferences and properly orga- delegate without regard to number, and an addi-
nized local missions not included in any division, tional delegate for each 3,500, or major fraction
union conference or union mission or such local thereof, of the membership of the local confer-
conferences or local missions directly attached to ence or mission.
divisions as have been or shall be properly orga- (c) Calculations for delegate allotments shall be
nized and accepted by vote of the General Con- based upon the membership as of December 31
ference in session. of the year preceding the session.
Sec. 2. The voters of this Conference shall be Sec. 6. Credentials to sessions shall be issued
designated as follows: by the General Conference to those appointed as
(a) Delegates at large. provided for in harmony with the provisions of
(b) Regular delegates. this article.
Sec. 3. Delegates at large shall be:
(a) All members of the General Conference Article IV—Officers and Their Duties
Executive Committee. Sec. 1. The officers of this Conference shall be
(b) Such representatives of missions of the Gen- a President, Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, an Un-
eral Conference and of general institutions and dersecretary, Associate Secretaries, a Treasurer,
departments of work, and such general laborers an Undertreasurer, and Assistant Treasurers, who
and field secretaries as shall receive delegate's shall be elected by the Conference.
credentials from the Executive Committee of the Sec. 2. President: The President shall preside at
General Conference, such credentials to be rati- the sessions of the Conference, act as chairman
fied by the General Conference in session. The of the Executive Committee, and labor in the
number of these delegates thus seated shall not general interests of the Conference, as the Execu-
exceed 25 per cent of the total number of dele- tive Committee may advise, and perform such
gates otherwise provided for. other duties as usually pertain to such office.
(c) Four delegates from each division without Sec. 3. Vice-Presidents: Each Vice-President
regard to membership and one additional dele- shall at the time of his election be assigned to
gate for each 200,000, or major fraction thereof, serve as a general administrative assistant to the
of the division membership, such delegates to be President or to preside over a division field.
appointed by the division committee and their
credentials to be ratified by the General Confer- Sec. 4. Secretary, Undersecretary, and Associate
ence in session. Calculations for these delegate Secretaries: It shall be the duty of the Secretary,
allotments shall be based upon the membership Undersecretary, and the Associate Secretaries to
as of December 31 of the year preceding the keep the minutes of the proceedings of the Gen-
session. eral Conference sessions and of the General Con-
ference Committee meetings, to maintain corre-
Sec. 4. Regular delegates shall be appointed in spondence with the fields, and to perform such
the following manner: other duties as usually pertain to such office.
(a) Delegates representing union conferences Sec. 5. Treasurer, Undertreasurer, and Assistant
shall be appointed by the respective unions. Treasurers: It shall be the duty of the Treasurer
(b) Delegates representing union missions, and to receive all funds of the General Conference,
local conferences and missions attached to the and disburse them in harmony with the actions of
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the Executive Committee of the General Confer- from the time of election until the next ensuing
ence, and to render such financial statements at regular session or until their successors are
regular intervals as may be desired by the General elected and appear to enter upon their duties.
Conference or by the Executive Committee. The
Undertreasurer and Assistant Treasurers shall as-
sist the Treasurer in his work. Article VIII—Incorporations and Agents
Sec. 1. Such incorporations may be authorized
by the General Conference in session, or by the
Article V--Election General Conference Executive Committee, as the
Sec. 1. The following shall be elected at each development of the work may require.
regular session of the General Conference: Sec. 2. At each regular session of this Confer-
(a) A President, Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, an ence, the delegates shall elect such trustees and
Undersecretary, Associate Secretaries, Division corporate bodies connected with this organization
Secretaries, a Treasurer, an Undertreasurer, Assis- as may be provided in the statutory laws govern-
tant Treasurers, Division Treasurers, General Field ing each.
Secretaries, Division Field Secretaries, an Auditor, Sec. 3.. The Conference shall employ such com-
Associate Auditors, Division Auditors, a Secretary mittees, secretaries, treasurers, auditors, agents,
and Associate Secretaries of the Ministerial Asso- ministers, missionaries, and other persons, and
ciation, a Director and Associate Directors of each make such distribution of its laborers, as may be
duly organized General Conference Department; necessary effectively to execute its work.
namely, Communication, Education, Health, Lay
Activities, North American Regional, Public Affairs Sec. 4. The Conference shall grant credentials
and Religious Liberty, Publishing, Sabbath School, or licenses to ministers and missionaries except in
Stewardship and Development, Temperance, division fields, in union and local conferences,
Youth; a Director of Archives and Statistics, a and in organized union missions.
Director and Associate Director of Trust Services,
a Director of World Foods Service; Division Min-
Article IX—Sessions
isterial Association Secretaries, Division Depart-
mental Directors, Division Directors of Trust Ser- Sec. 1. This Conference shall hold quadrennial
vices, and Division Directors of World Foods Ser- sessions at such time and place as the Executive
vice. Committee shall designate and announce by a
notice published in the Review and Herald in
(b) Other persons, not to exceed 40 in number,
three consecutive issues at least four months
to serve as members of the Executive Committee.
before the date for the opening of the session. In
case special world conditions seem to make it
Article VI—Executive Committee imperative to postpone the calling of the session,
the Executive Committee in regular or special
Sec. 1. The Executive Committee shall consist Council shall have authority to make such post-
of: ponement not to exceed two years, giving notice
(a) Those elected as-provided by Article V. to all constituent organizations.
(b) Presidents of union conferences, presidents Sec. 2. The Executive Committee may call spe-
of union missions, past-presidents of the General cial sessions of the General Conference at such
Conference holding credentials from this Confer- time and place as it deems proper, by a like
ence, the president of Andrews University, the notice as of regular sessions, and the transactions
general manager of Christian Record Braille Foun- of such special sessions shall have the same force
dation, the president of the General Conference as those of the regular sessions.
Insurance Service, the director of the Geoscience Sec. 3. The election of officers, and the voting
Research Institute, the president of Harris Pine on' all matters of business shall be by viva-voce
Mills, the president of the Home Study Institute, vote or as designated by the chairman, unless
the general manager of Loma Linda Foods, the otherwise demanded by a majority of the dele-
president of Loma Linda University, the president gates present.
of Oakwood College, the general manager of the
Pacific Press Publishing Association, the president
of the Seventh-day Adventist Radio, Television Article X—Bylaws
and Film Center, the general manager of the
The voters of this Conference may enact Bylaws
Review and Herald Publishing Association, the
and amend or repeal them at any session thereof,
administrator of Riverside Hospital, the manager
and such Bylaws may embrace any provision not
of Seventh-day Adventist World Service, the gen-
inconsistent with the Constitution.
eral manager of the Southern Publishing Associa-
tion, the executive secretary of the Association of
Privately Owned Seventh-day Adventist Services Article XI—Amendments
and Industries, the executive secretary of the
North American Division Board of Higher Educa- This Constitution or its Bylaws may be amended
tion, the director of General Conference Person- by a two-thirds vote of the voters present and
nel Administration, the general manager of Insti- voting at any session: provided that, if it is
tutional Services/ESDA, the editor and associate proposed to amend the Constitution at a special
editors of the Review and Herald, the secretary session, notice of such purpose shall be given in
and associate secretaries of the Ellen G. White the call for such special session.
Estate, the speaker of the Breath of Life, the
speaker of Faith for Today, the speaker of It Is
BYLAWS
Written, and the speaker of the Voice of Pro-
phecy. Article I—Division Sections
Sec. 1. The General Conference shall conduct
its world-wide work in division sections, each
Article VII—Term of Office section to operate within a specified territory in
All officers of the General Conference and harmony with the policy of the General Confer-
those members of the Executive Committee pro- ence.
vided for by Article VI, Sec. 1 (a), shall hold office Sec. 2. Union conference and union mission
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS(cid:9) 9
field organizations, together with all other organi- (1) The division's representation on the Nomi-
zations and institutions within the territory, shall nating Committee should as far as possible repre-
be responsible to the respective division commit- sent the various geographical areas, organizational
tees, or in the case of fields without divisional segments, and types of activity of the division.
affiliation, to the General Conference Committee. (2) Those chosen as members of the Nominat-
Sec. 3. The division sections shall be known as: ing Committee must be duly accredited delegates
Afro-Mideast Division, Australasian Division, in attendance at the General Conference session.
China Division, Euro-Africa Division, Far Eastern (3) Members of the General Conference Com-
Division, Inter-American Division, North American mittee whose term of service is expiring at the
Division, Northern Europe-West Africa Division, session and therefore stand for re-election shall
South American Division, Southern Asia Division, not be members of the Nominating Committee.
Trans-Africa Division, Congregations of Seventh-
(d) No delegate shall nominate more than one
day Adventists in the Union of Soviet Socialist person for election to the Nominating Committee.
Republics. The boundaries of these division sec-
tions shall be subject to adjustment only at the (e) The Nominating Committee shall elect its
General Conference sessions, or at Annual Coun- own chairman and secretary under the temporary
cil sessions, provided no divisional territorial lines chairmanship of the President of the General
shall be changed when such division is not repre- Conference.
sented at the Council by one of its executive
officers, or when such division has not given
consent, except under an emergency such as war; Article Ill—Vice-Presidents
in such case the General Conference Committee Sec. 1. General Vice-Presidents shall be elected
shall make such provision as is necessary for the to assist the President with the general adminis-
conduct of the work in the territory concerned. trative work of the General Conference. One
additional Vice-President shall be elected for each
division of the General Conference.
Article II—Standing Committees Sec. 2. The General Vice-Presidents shall in the
Sec. 1. At each regular session of this Confer- absence of the President serve as chairmen of the
ence, such standing committees as may be found Executive Committee and shall assist the President
necessary, including the following, shall be in his administrative work.
elected to consider such items of business as may Sec. 3. The Vice-President for North America
be referred to them and to bring in their reports shall work under the direction of the General
and recommendations to the session: Conference Committee.
(a) Constitution and Bylaws Sec. 4. The Vice-Presidents elected for the divi-
(b) Credentials and Licenses sions outside of North America shall act as chair-
(c) Finance men of the division committees operating in their
respective fields and shall have charge of the
(d) Nominations work in those fields under the direction of the
(e) Plans division committees and shall be designated
Sec. 2. (a) The membership of the Nominating within their respective division territories as presi-
Committee shall consist of the following: dents of the divisions over which they preside.
(1) One member for each 20,000 church mem-
bers or major fraction thereof, computed by divi- Article IV—Undersecretary and
sions on the basis of the membership at the close Associate Secretaries
of the preceding year; provided, however, that
no division have less than eight members on the An Undersecretary and Associate Secretaries
Nominating Committee. shall be elected to share with the Secretary the
responsibilities of his office. They shall perform
(2) One member for each of the following such duties connected with the Secretariat as may
General Conference institutions: Andrews Univer- be assigned to them by the Secretary.
sity, Harris Pine Mills, Loma Linda Foods, Lorna
Linda University, Oakwood College, Pacific Press
Publishing Association, Review and Herald Pub- Article V—Division Secretaries
lishing Association, Seventh-day Adventist Radio,
Sec. 1. A Secretary shall be elected for each
Television and Film Center, Southern Publishing
division outside of North America to be desig-
Association, and one member on a rotating basis
from the following three institutions: Christian nated "division secretary."
Record Braille Foundation, Home Study Institute, Sec. 2. Division Secretaries shall work under
and Riverside Hospital. the direction of the division committees. It shall
be their duty to keep the minutes of the division
(b) The members of the Nominating Committee
committee meetings, to collect information and
shall be chosen as follows:
make such reports as may be required, and to do
(1) Each division delegation shall act as a unit in such other work as usually pertains to such of-
selecting the members to which it is entitled on fice.
the basis of church membership. Delegates at
Sec. 3. Division committees may appoint such
large will join the delegations from the divisions
Associate and Assistant Secretaries as may be
in which they are or were last employed, or now
required to carry on the work.
reside.
(2) The election of division representatives on
the Nominating Committee shall be by the Article VI—Undertreasurer and
method of voting considered by the division to Assistant Treasurers
be most convenient and efficient, taking into An Undertreasurer and Assistant Treasurers
consideration the size of the delegation and other shall be elected to share with the Treasurer the
circumstances. work of his office. They shall perform such duties
(c) Each division delegation in selecting its rep- connected with the Treasury as may be assigned
resentatiVes on the Nominating Committee shall to them by the Treasurer or by the Executive
take into account the following points: Committee. They may be authorized by the Exec-
10(cid:9) SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST YEARBOOK, 1979
utive Committee to sign checks under the instruc- Article X—Departmental
tion of the Treasurer. Advisory Committees
The Executive Committee shall appoint a repre-
sentative advisory committee for each depart-
Article VII—Division Treasurers
ment, association, or service of the General Con-
Sec. 1. A Treasurer shall be elected for each ference. Such committee shall in each case be
division outside of North America to be desig- composed of the director/secretary, associates,
nated "division treasurer." and assistants of the department, association, or
service; the directors/secretaries of departmental,
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Division
association, or service work in the divisions; and
Treasurers to receive and disburse the funds of
such other persons as the Executive Committee
the General Conference made available for their
may deem necessary.
territory, under the direction of the division com-
mittee, and to perform such other duties as usu-
ally pertain to such office. Article XI—Division Departments—
Sec. 3. The Division Committee may appoint Directors/Secretaries,
such assistant treasurers and assistant auditors as Associates and Assistants
may be required to carry on the work. Sec. 1. Division Departmental, Association, and
Service Directors/Secretaries shall be elected by
the General Conference for the respective divi-
Article VIII—General and Division
sion fields, and shall labor under the direction of
Field Secretaries the division committees.
Sec. 1. The term "general field secretary" shall Sec. 2. Division committees shall appoint such
be used to designate general field workers associate and assistant directors/secretaries as may
elected in addition to the officers, to serve in be needed to serve in special capacities, to labor
carrying the field responsibilities of the General under the direction of their respective direc-
Conference. tors/secretaries.
Sec. 2. The General Field Secretaries shall work
under the direction of the General Conference
Committee and the President, and be assigned Article XII—Director of
either to field service or to special projects or Archives and Statistics
responsibilities as may be determined by the Gen- At each regular session the General Conference
eral Conference Committee. shall elect a Director of Archives and Statistics
Sec. 3. Such Division Field Secretaries shall be whose duties shall be to compile the statistics of
elected as may be deemed necessary to labor in the world work, reporting the same under the
the division under the direction of the division direction of the Executive Committee.
committee.
Article XIII—Executive Committee
Article IX—Departments—Directors/ Sec. 1. (a) During the intervals between the
Secretaries, Associates and Assistants sessions of the General Conference, the Executive
Sec. 1. The Departmental, Association, and Ser- Committee shall have full administrative power,
vice Directors/Secretaries and Associates elected with authority to grant credentials and licenses,
by the General Conference shall work under the and to fill for the current term any vacancies that
direction of the Executive Committee of the Gen- may occur in its offices, boards, committees, or
eral Conference, or in the case of departmental, agents by death, resignation, or otherwise. The
association, or service directors/secretaries in divi- Executive Committee shall also have power to
sions, under the direction of the division execu- withdraw credentials or licenses by a two-thirds
tive committee, and shall occupy an advisory vote of the members present and voting at any
relation to the field. regular committee meeting.
(b) The Executive Committee shall have power
Sec. 2. The term "associate director/secretary"
to effect the retirement before the expiration of
shall be used to designate such individuals as may
the term for which they have been elected, of
be elected to associate with the director/secretary
persons elected under Article V, Sec. 1 (a), of the
of any General Conference department, associa-
Constitution who may develop a health condition
tion, or service in carrying the responsibilities of
that prevents them from properly discharging
his office. Such person shall have the requisite
their duties.
experience, background, and expertise to facili-
tate the work of the department in carrying out (c) The Executive Committee shall have author-
the functions assigned to it not only at headquar- ity to remove from office by a two-thirds vote of
ters but throughout the world field. Certain spe- the members present and voting at any regular
cialized associate activities may be largely accom- committee meeting, any person elected under
plished without extensive field activity. Article V, Sec. 1 (a), of the Constitution who
because of apostasy or misconduct disqualifies
Sec. 3. The term "assistant director/secretary"
himself from occupying the office.
shall be used to designate such persons as are
appointed by the General Conference Committee Sec. 2. (a) A meeting of the Executive Commit-
to assist the director/secretary and his associates tee, known as the Annual Council, shall be held
in any department, association, or service in car- annually for the purpose of considering budgets
rying the work of the General Conference office, from the fields and making appropriations, and
usually in one or more special procedures or for the transaction of other business and the
functions. It is understood that these special as- adoption of such policies as may be necessary in
signments are .carried on largely in the office and the operation of the worldwide work.
serve to expedite the work of the departmental (b) A meeting of the Executive Committee,
staff. Field appointments for departmental assis- known as the Spring Meeting, shall be held annu-
tants shall be of a very limited nature and shall ally for the purpose of receiving the audited
normally be confined to the North American Divi- financial reports of the General Conference, and
sion. for transacting regular Executive Committee busi-