YEAR BOOK of the Seventh-day Adventist Denomination The Official Directories 1930 .,../. r • 7(cid:9) ' \ 4.: (Rac.,,. . Published by the REVIEW & HERALD PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION TAKOMA PARK, WASHINGTON, D. C. Printed in the U. S. A. Missionary Volunteer Reading Courses for 1930 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 helpfulnes's as well as their interest. The three courses are as follows: SENIOR Up From Slavery, by Booker T. Washington $1.00 Miracles of Modern Missions, by W. A. Spicer 1.50 In His Name, by G. B. Thompson (cid:9) .85 Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan, by Mrs. E. G. White (cid:9) 2.25 Course Price, postpaid, $4.90 JUNIOR Getting Rich, by Mrs. Hazel E. Shafer (cid:9) $1.25 Choma, by Ella M. Robinson (cid:9) 1.25 Vasco de Gama (cid:9) 1.50 Course Price, postpaid, $3.40 PRIMARY Easy Steps in the Bible Story, by Mrs. I. H. Evans (cid:9) $1.50 Bedtime Stories, No. 5, by Arthur S. Maxwell .25 Course Price, postpaid, $1.10 Order of your Book and Bible House 1930 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. G". .."YY 6 1111c-/- They Call EDWARD J. URQUHART THEY call, they call! those lands beyond the sea. Their spiritual darkness deep as Stygian night Comes to the ear, a solemn, plaintive plea For truth and light. They wait, they wait! those lands, Oh cruel shame! Enthralled by sin — held captive by the power Of him, the awful prince of death, who claims This for his hour. How long? how long will you who know His name — Christ's name, who might unloose those bands and free The souls thus held in slavery and shame — Refuse to see? Go forth, go forth unto those lands afar, The hour is late, the night is drawing nigh, The lurid sun sinks low, the evening star Shines in the sky. One hour, one hour of missions' stress and strife, Of faithful service in their reaches broad, Of souls redeemed to everlasting life; — Then home and God. 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- Total Mem- Division Unions ences Missions Orgs. Churches bership North America 12 59 6 77 2,250 119,843 African 6 3 -56 65 112 10,753 Australasian 1 9 15 25 277 11,178 Central European 7 23 20 50 1,166 42,046 Far Eastern 10 2 47 59 404 23,006 Inter-American 5 5 25 35 302 12,400 Northern European 6 18 19 43 470 23,862 South American 4 5 19 28 184 19,697 Southern Asia 5 .. 20 25 74 2,775 Southern European 7 14 12 33 574 16,178 U.(cid:9) S.(cid:9) S. R. 4 17 6 27 677 13,709 Totals 67 155 245 467 6,490 295,447 1`•1 Other information from latest returns available: Membership, 295,447; in North America, 119,843; in all other countries, 175,604. Increase in membership during past 12 years is greater than the increase during the preceding 54 years. Number of advanced educational institutions (cid:9) 175 Number of primary schools (cid:9) 1,348 Total enrolment of all schools (cid:9) 61,774 Number of publishing houses and branches, 57; periodicals, 215; bound books, 1,333; pamphlets, 825; tracts, 3,330; total cost of one of each of these publications, $1,700.68. Literature sold during 1928, $4,716,- 601.54; since 1863, $78,817,328.32. Number of languages in which literature is published (cid:9) 141 Sanitariums and treatment rooms, 81; investment (cid:9) $7,318,624.16 Number of food companies, etc. (cid:9) 25 Total institutions (cid:9) 338 Number of ordained ministers, 1,881; licensed, 1,119; licensed mission- aries, 2,545; colporteurs, 2,621; total evangelistic laborers, 9,765; institutional, 9,101; grand total laborers, 18,866; in mission fields, 10,867, working in 347 languages, and 135 countries. Number baptized and received as members in 1928 (cid:9) 25,175 Ten-year gain in members (cid:9) 122,626 Per cent of gain (cid:9) 75.38 Number of Sabbath schools, 9,021; membership (cid:9) 342,434 To find matter readily, use the Index. 4(cid:9) PREFACE Number of new evangelistic laborers (recruits) sent into foreign mission service (not including children) during the past three years — 1927, 1928, and 1929 (cid:9) 498 Per capita offerings to foreign missions from members in North America: In 1926, $25.11; 1927, $24.35; 1928, $24.85. Denominational investment at close of 1927 in 4,557 churches and organizations (cid:9) $49,293,887.27 Per capita for the entire membership (cid:9) $179.86 Total funds contributed during 1928 for evangelistic work $12,271,753.60 Per capita for entire membership throughout the world, $43.01; for members in North America (cid:9) $75.53 Total income for both evangelistic and institutional work during 1927 (latest available) (cid:9) 41,018,692.33 Per capita for entire membership (cid:9) $149.67 CONTENTS General Conference and Departments (cid:9) 5-19 Divisions: North American (cid:9) 20 - 102 African (cid:9) 103 Australasian (cid:9) 122 Central European (cid:9) 132 Far Eastern (cid:9) 158 Inter-American (cid:9) 189 Northern European (cid:9) 204 South American (cid:9) 226 Southern Asia (cid:9) 239 '' Southern European (cid:9) 250 U. S. S. R. (cid:9) 266 Institutions: Educational (cid:9) 275 Publishing Houses (cid:9) 314 Periodicals Issued (cid:9) 327 Sanitariums (cid:9) 344 Treatment Rooms (cid:9) 354 Statistical Tables (cid:9) 359 Constitution of General Conference (cid:9) 367 Ministerial Directory (cid:9) 375 Obituary Record (cid:9) 437 Directory of the Seventh-day Adventist Denomination GENERAL CONFERENCE Organized May 21, 1863 Territory: The following-named Auditor: J. J. Ireland. Division Conferences: North Statistical Secretary: H. E. Rogers. American, African, Australasian, Central European, Far Eastern, Appointed Assistant Inter-American, Northern Euro- pean, South American, Southern Office Secretary: T. E. Bowen. Asia, Southern European, Union of Socialist Soviet Republics. Secretaries of Departments Cable Address: Adventist, Wash- Bureau of Home Missions: M. N. ington. (A B C Code, fifth Campbell; Associates: German, edition.) J. T. Boettcher; Danish-Norwe- Telegraphic Address: General Con- gian, N. R. Nelson; Swedish, ference, Washington, D. C. H. 0. Olson; Miscellaneous Lan- (NOT Takoma rirk.) guage Work, Western Division, Express and Freight Address: J. J. Reiswig; Eastern Division, General Conference, Takoma Park, D. C. (Not Washington.) Educational: W. E. Howell; Asso- Consign freight via B. & 0. Ry. ciates, C. W. Irwin, C. A. Russell. Postal Address: Takoma Park, Home Missiorfary: J. A. Stevens; Washington, District of Co- Associates, E. F. Hackman, L. lumbia, U. S. A. E. Christman. Officers Medical: A. W. Truman, M. D.; President: W. A. Spicer. Associates, L. A. Hansen, C. E. Rice. Vice-Presidents: 0. Montgomery, J. L. McElhany, L. H. Christian, Ministerial Association: A. G. Dan- H. F. Schuberth, A. V. Olson, iells; Associates, L. E. Froom, Meade MacGuire. H. J. Loebsack, I. H. Evans, C. B. Haynes, A. W. Cormack, W. North American Negro: G. E. H. Branson, E. E. Andross, C. H. Peters. Watson. Publishing: N. Z. Town; Associate, Secretary: C. K. Meyers. H. H. Hall; Associate for North Associate Secretaries: B. E. Bed- America, W. W. Eastman. • doe, E. Kotz. Religious Liberty: C. S. Longacre; Treasurer: J. L. Shaw. Associates, H. H. Votaw, M. C. Taft. Assistant Treasurers: H. H. Cob- Sabbath School: Mrs. L. -Flora ban, Claude Conard. Plummer; • Associates, S. A. General Field Secretaries: L. R. Wellman, J. C. Thompson. Conradi, W. T. Knox, W. W. Young People's Missionary Volun- Prescott, F. C. Gilbert, G. W. teer: M. E. Kern; Associates, H. Schubert, G. W. Wells. T. Elliott, C. L. Bond. 5 MEMBERS OF GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE • Members at Headquarters Sabbath School: Mrs. L. Flora Plummer; Associates, S. A. Well- President: W. A. Spicer. man, J. C. Thompson. Vice-President: 0. Montgomery. Young People's Missionary Volun- Secretary: C. K. Meyers. teer: M. E. Kern; Associates, H. Associate Secretaries: B. E. Bed- T. Elliott, C. L. Bond. doe, E. Kotz. Treasurer: J. L. Shaw. OTHER MEMBERS BY Assistant Treasurers: H. H. Cob- DIVISIONS ban, Claude Conard. General Field Secretaries: L. R. North America Conradi, W. T. Knox, W. W. Vice-President: J. L. McElhany. Prescott, F. C. Gilbert, G. W. Union Conference Presidents: Schubert, G. W. Wells. Atlantic: E. K. Slade. Statistical Secretary: H. E. Rogers. Central: J. J. Nethery. Columbia: F. H. Robbins. Secretaries of General Eastern Canadian: W. C. Moffett. Lake: W. H. Holden. Departments Northern: Chas. Thompson. Bureau of Home Missions: M. N. North Pacific: M. Lukens. Campbell; Associates, German, Pacific: J.'E. Fulton. J. T. Boettcher; Danish-Norwe- Southeastern: W. H. Heckman. gian, N. R. Nelson; Swedish, Southern: N. S. Ashton. H. 0. Olson; Miscellaneous Lan- Southwestern: M. B. Van Kirk. guage Work, Western Division, Western Canadian: S. A. Ruskjer. J. J. Reiswig; Eastern Division, African Educational: W. E. Howell; Asso- Vice-President: W. H. Branson. ciates, C. W. Irwin, C. A. Russell. Secretary and Treasurer: A. E. Home 1Vr4o.;^nary: J. A. Stevens; Nelson. Associates, E. F. Hackman, L. Field: E. D. Dick. E. Christman. Departmental Secretaries: Medical: A. W. Truman, M. D.; Educational: E. D. Dick. Associates, L. A. Hansen, C. E. Medical: A. N. Tonge, M. D. Rice. Publishing and Home Missionary: Ministerial Association: A. G. Dan- L. A. Vixie. iells; Associates, L. E. Froom, Sabbath School: J. I. Robison. Meade MacGuire. Young People's Missionary Volun- North American Negro: G. E. teer: J. I. Robison. Peters. Union Conference Presidents: Publishing: N. Z. Town; Associate, Angola: W. H. Anderson. H. H. Hall; Associdte for North Congo: C. W. Curtis. America, W. W. Eastman. East Congo: C. W. Bozarth. Religious Liberty: C. S. Longacre; South Africa: J. F. Wright. Associates IL IL Votaw, 11/1. C. Southeast Africa: N. C. Wilson. Taft.(cid:9) ill‘Zambesi: E. C. Boger. 6 GENERAL CONFERENCE(cid:9) 7 Australasian South China: C. C. Morris. Vice-President: C. H. Watson. West China: M. C. Warren. Central European Inter-American Vice-President: H. F. Schuberth. Vice-President: E. E. Andross. Secretary: Guy Dail. Secretary and Treasurer: F. L. Treasurer: 0. S'childhauer. Harrison. Field Secretary: L. R. Conradi. Field Secretary: C. E. Wood. Departmental Secretaries: Departmental Secretaries: Educational: Guy Dail. Educational: W. L. Adams. Home Missionary, Sabbath School, Home Missionary: C. E. Wood. and Young People's Missionary Publishing: J. A. P. Green. Volunteer: W. Muller. Sabbath School and Young People's Medical: Dr. L. E. Conradi. Missionary Volunteer: Mrs. E. Ministerial Association: L. R. Con- E. Andross. radi. Union Mission Superintendents: Publishing: H. Box. Antillian: A. R. Ogden. Union Conference Presidents: Central American: W. E. Baxter. Arabic: W. K. Ising. Colombia-Venezuela: H. E. Baasch. Czechoslovakian: R. Riihling. East Caribbean: W. R. Elliott. East German: Paul Drinhaus. Mexican: D. A. Parsons. Hungarian: A. Minsk. Netherlands East Indies: B. Ohms. Northern European South German: E. Gugel. Vice-President: L. H. Christian. West German: J. Wintzen. Secretary: W. E. Read. Treasurer: Chr. Pedersen. Far Eastern Field Secretary: J. H. Schilling. Vice-President: I. H. Evans. Departmental Secretaries: Secretary: C. C. Crisler. Educational and Home Missionary: Treasurer: H. W. Barrows. L. F. Oswald. Field Secretaries: H. W. Miller, Medical: M. D., F. Griggs. Ministerial Association: J. H. Departmental Secretaries: Schilling. Educational and Young People's Publishing: C. E. Weaks. Missionary Volunteer: S. L. Sabbath School: Gus. Lindsay. Frost. Young People's Missionary Volun- Home Missionary: L. V. Fluster. teer: Gus. Lindsay. Medical: H. W. Miller, M. D. Union Conference Presidents: Publishing: J. J. Strahle. Baltic: T. T. Babienco. Sabbath School: Mrs. I. H. Evans. British: W. H. Meredith. Union Mission Superintendents: East African: S. G. Maxwell. Central China: N. F. Brewer. Ethiopian: M. J. Sorenson. Chosen: H. A. Oberg. Polish: John Isaac. East China: K. H. Wood. Scandinavian: G. E. Nord. Japan: V. T. Armstrong. South American Malayan: J. G. Gjording. Manchurian: B. Petersen. Vice-President: C. B. Haynes. North China: G. J. Appel. Secretary and Treasurer: C. L. Philippine: S. E. Jackson. Bauer. (cid:9) 8 GENERAL CONFERENCE Field Secretary: J. W. Westphal. Departmental Secretaries: Educational and Sabbath School: Departmental Secretaries: L. L. Caviness. Educational and Young People's Home Missionary and Young Peo- Missionary Volunteer: A. W. ple's Missionary Volunteer: Steen Peterson. Rasmussen. Home Missionary: R. R. Breitigam. Medical: Dr. J. Nussbaum. Publishing: J. L. Brown. Ministerial Association: J. C. Raft. Sabbath School: A. W. Peterson. Publishing: F. Charpiot. Union Conference Presidents: Union Conference Presidents: Austral: E. L. Maxwell. Franco-Belgian: Oscar Meyer. East Brazil: E. H. Wilcox. Iberian: Robert Berber. Inca: V. E. Peugh. Italian: G. L. Lippolis. South Brazil: N. P. Neilsen. Jugoslavian: J. F. Huenergardt. North African: Jules Rey. Southern Asia Rumanian: D. N. Wall. Vice-President: A. W. Cormack. Swiss: P. P. Paulini. Secretary and Treasurer: C. L. Union of Socialist Soviet Republics Torrey: Vice-President: H. J. Loebsack. Departmental Secretaries: Secretary: A. F. Ausin. Educational and Sabbath School: Treasurer: A. A. Kauffeldt. E. M. Meleen. Departmental Secretaries: Home Missionary and Young Peo- ple's Missionary Volunteer: J. F. Home Missionary, Sabbath School, Ashlock. and Young People's Missionary Medical: H. C. Menkel, M. D. Volunteer: A. F. Ausin. Publishing: L. C. Shepard. Union Conference Presidents: Union Mission Superintendents: Northeastern: J. J. Wilson. Siberian: B. C. Schmidt. Bombay: (cid:9) - Southeastern: P. A. Sviridov. Burma: J. Phillips. , Ukrainian: G. J. Zirat. Northeast India: G. G. Lowry. Northwest India: A. H. Williams. Elective Members South India: H. Christensen. G. K. Abbott, M. D., F. E. Corson, C. H. Jones, M. F. Knox, P. T. Southern European Magan, M. D., J. F. Morse, M. Vice-President: A. V. Olson. D., E. R. Palmer, G. B. Thomp- Secretary: L. L. Caviness. son, H. W. Vollmer, M. D., C. Treasurer: F. Brennwald. H. Watson, W. C. White, F. M. Field Secretary: J. C. Raft. Wilcox.