ADVENTIST CAMP

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 48, 25 January 1938, Page 2

ADVENTIST CAMP

WEEK-END MEETINGS. OFFICERS ELECTED. Entering upon its second week, the North Island camp of the Seventh Day Adventists, which il being held at the Show-grounds, continues to grow in interest and the meetings held over the week-end were particularly well .attended. The combined camp Sabbath school on Saturday morning attracted an attendance of 750, and the offerings for mission work totalled £45. The Divine worship later in the morning was conducted by the ’ conference president (Pastor R. E. Hare), while in the afternoon there was an interesting ordination service in which Mr S. T. Leeder, of Palmerston North, and Mr W. H. Stevens, of New South Wales, were ordained to the ministry. The sermon was delivered .by the veteran preacher. Rev. Robert Hare, the charge being read by Pastor E. D. Pudge and the ordination prayer offered by Pastor A. G. Stewart. In the evening. Pastor Stewart, who is a missionary in New Guinea, delivered an illustrated lecture in which he gave an outline of missionary life and results in the SotPh Sea Islands He said that although the Seventh Day Adventist movement had been active for less than 100 years, it was now engaged in 353 countries, and was using 657 languages. Over 5000 doctors and nurses were employed in its missionary activities, and there were 25,000 evangelical and institutional workers. There were 90.000 students in the schools and colleges. Mr .Stewart added that 30 years ago he had left New Zealand for I'iji. and throughout that period he had been engaged in missionary work in the South Sea Islands; of latter years lie had been in New Guinea. The number of adherents to the Adventist faith had grown from 1000 to 12,000 in the Islands, and, while wonderful work had been achieved, there was still a need for schools and hospitals. At the session on Sunday afternoon the speaker was Evangelist J. L. # A. Lawson, of Melbourne, whose subject was “Christ’s Second Coming—ls it a Fact or a Fancy?” The speaker in the evening was Pastor N. C. Burns, of Auckland, who, with the aid of Biblical prophecy, endeavoured to show why the League of Nations had not brought peace to the world. At a conference business session the election of officers resulted as follows: —President, Mr R. E. Hare (Auckland) ; secretary and treasurer, Mr It. E. G. Blare (Auckland) : conference executive, Pastors R. E. Hare, N. C. Burns (Auckland), G. Robinson i.New Plvmouth), Messrs H. O. Belworthy (Wellington), J. F. Jones (Hastings), W. Jack (Auckland) and A. F. LTindall (Auckland). Departmental secretaries were appointed as follow: Home missions and young people’s, Mr A. !R. Mitchell (Auckland); Sabbath schools. Miss. A. E Douglass (Auckland) ; field missions, Mr H. A. L. Freeman (Wellington) ; religious liberty and education, Pastor R. E. Hare. The treasurer (Mr Blare) reported that the receipts (for the North Island only) totalled £14,258, which, with local funds, were increased to £14,553. The offerings for missions amounted to £7873, the total receipts being an increase of £2556 over last year. Assets were shown at £14,589. » It was decided, to hold the next conference in Palmerston North.