General Conference Bulletin, vol. 6

SECOND MEETING. May 13, 3 P. M

W. A. Spicer, C. P. Bollman, I. H. Evans, C. M. Snow, T. E. Bowen

A. G. Daniells in chair. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.16

No. 172 in the new edition of “Christ in Song” was the opening hymn. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.17

H. W. Cottrell offered prayer. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.18

A. G. Daniells: We closed the morning meeting in the midst of the admission of union conferences that have been organized since the 1905 Conference. The next on the list is the South American Union. Elder Westphal has just arrived, and will make the request. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.19

Brother Westphal then presented a request that the South American Union Conference be admitted to the General Conference. A motion to admit was unanimously carried. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.20

A. G. Daniells: The next is the West Indian Union. Elder Bender, president of that conference, will tell us about it. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.21

Elder Bender then made formal request for the admission of the West Indian Union, stating that the conference was organized in 1906. It has six local conferences, and includes the West Indian Islands, with the Guianas, Venezuela, the United States of Colombia, Panama, and all Central America. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.22

A. G. Daniells: The next is the Russian Union. We thank the Lord that Russia has been united in this work and comes to us as one of our unions. Elder Boettcher, the president, will present the request. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.23

J. T. Boettcher (reading): To the Seventh-day Adventist General Conference assembled at Washington, D. C., May 13 to June 6, 1909, greetings:— GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.24

In October, 1907, the Russian Union Conference, which had heretofore been a part of the territory of the German Union Conference, was duly organized, the organization to go into effect Jan. 1, 1908. Elder L. R. Conradi, representing the General Conference, was present. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.25

The territory of this union includes European and Asiatic Russia, excepting the grand duchy of Finland, with a population of 148,442,000. The union is composed of the following fields: The Caucasian, the Baltic, and the South Russian conferences, and the Middle Russian, West Russian, Little Russian, Siberian, and Central Asian missions. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.26

As a union we respectfully request that the Russian Union Conference be admitted into the sisterhood of union conferences of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination, and that our five delegates be allowed to take their seats at this session of the General Conference. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.27

A motion to adopt this request was unanimously carried. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.28

Elder L. Tieche, president of the Latin Union Conference, presented a request that this union conference, having 24 churches and a membership of 963, be admitted to the General Conference. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.29

A motion to admit this conference was unanimously adopted. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.30

Elder E. L. Stewart then presented a request for admission from the Western Canadian Union Conference. This conference has a present membership of 817. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.31

Upon motion this union conference was admitted. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.32

The Columbia Union Conference sent in a request for admission, which was read by the president of the union, Elder G. B. Thompson. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.33

Motion to admit was unanimously adopted. GCB May 14, 1909, page 5.34

Elder W. A. Westworth, president of the Southeastern Union Conference, read a request for the admission of that conference to the General Conference. GCB May 14, 1909, page 6.1

Upon motion, the request was granted, and the conference admitted. GCB May 14, 1909, page 6.2

The District of Columbia Conference, newly organized, composed of five churches and two companies, applied for admission to the General Conference through B. G. Wilkinson, its president. Since its organization in February the Columbia Union, of which it should naturally be a part, has had no meeting; so in order to be represented at this session it must needs come in as a local conference, not a member of any union. GCB May 14, 1909, page 6.3

On motion it was received, and its delegates were seated. GCB May 14, 1909, page 6.4

A. G. Daniells: Next will be a report from the European division of our field. Elder Conradi will now present his report. GCB May 14, 1909, page 6.5

Before presenting his report Elder Conradi called for a quartet by delegates from Great Britain. GCB May 14, 1909, page 6.6