General Conference Bulletin, vol. 3

PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOREIGN MISSION BOARD

L. A. HOOPES

The following are some of the recommendations of the Foreign Mission Board in meetings held March 5 to 20, 1899:— GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.4

1. That our laborers be instructed to address all communications intended for the information of the Foreign Mission Board to the said Board, and not to any of its officers. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.5

2. That the President of the Board be invited to go to Honolulu as soon as possible, to look after the interests connected with the Chinese school and other departments of the work in the Hawaiian Islands. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.6

3. That I. H. Evans be editor of the Missionary Magazine, and J. E. Jayne assistant editor. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.7

4. That John Steen, of the Review and Herald office, connect with the Christiania office, and that C. Castberg, of that office, connect with the Review and Herald. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.8

5. That L. H. Christian, of Minnesota, make Scandinavia his field of labor. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.9

6. That Miss Estella Houser act as Home Corresponding Secretary of the Foreign Mission Board, and have in charge the preparation, selection, and furnishing to the home field, of all information relative to missions. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.10

7. That Louis Passebois be invited to labor in the Mediterranean field. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.11

8. That Elder H. P. Holser be authorized to start a paper in Cairo, Egypt, in case he finds it practicable to do so. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.12

9. That F. I. Richardson be director of the Jamaica mission field, and chairman of the local mission committee. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.13

10. That the superintendent of the West India mission field and F. I. Richardson be asked to appoint the two remaining members of the local mission committee. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.14

11. That J. J. Evans, of Lowell, Mich., be invited to engage in the sale of our large subscription books, and act as general agent of the canvassing work in Jamaica. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.15

12. That D. E. Wellman and wife and son Sterrie make Kingston, Jamaica, their field of labor. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.16

13. That Miss Elsie Strong, of Wisconsin, be invited to make Brazil her field of labor, and that the offer of the Wisconsin Conference to pay her salary be accepted. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.17

14. That the arrangements for the future labors of F. J. Hutchins be referred to I. H. Evans, A. J. Haysmer, and F. J. Hutchins. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.18

15. That all further arrangements relative to the West India field be left to the Executive Committee of the Foreign Mission Board. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.19

16. That the Polynesian Committee be discontinued. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.20

17. That Hawaiian Islands, Samoa, Matabeleland, India, Tonga Islands, Cook Islands, and Mexico be recognized as medical missions. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.21

18. That, in harmony with the request of the Australasian Medical Missionary Board, Dr. F. E. Braucht and wife, of Samoa, locate in New Zealand, with the understanding that Dr. Braucht shall not leave Samoa until some one can be sent to take his place, and at a time when it will not be to the detriment of the work for him to leave. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.22

19. That the present arrangements of the local board for India be continued, and that they be asked to organize their own committee. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.23

20. That two teachers be selected for India. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.24

21. That a doctor and a nurse be recommended for Alaska. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.25

22. That Dr. T. J. Leach go to Porto Rico as a self-supporting medical missionary. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.26

23. That L. K. Morgan be recommended to go to Porto Rico as a self-supporting missionary. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.27

24. That a doctor and a nurse be sent to Cuba as self-supporting missionaries. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.28

25. That Mrs. M. S. Boyd be recommended to connect with the Sanitarium in Australia. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.29

26. That a missionary nurse be sent to the interior of the Transvaal, South Africa. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.30

27. That Elder P. F. Bicknell make Johannesburg, South Africa, his field of labor. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.31

It is expected that the BULLETIN will contain an official conference directory about once every six months. In order to secure this, we desire the cooperation of all the conference and mission field secretaries. By looking over the directories you will see what applies to your field. You will notice, first, there is need of having the names and addresses of all the officers of each organization in your field; second, the name and address of each one in the employ of the conference. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.32

Once each year we publish a summary of statistics. To secure this, it will be necessary for each church and local society to be prompt in reporting to the State secretary. These statistics from the churches and Sabbath-schools are important. First, they furnish to the General Conference a means of communication with every local company in the denomination, and to each State Conference Committee the same with reference to their conference. It furnishes to those in charge of the field an idea of the needs of the same. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.33

If ever there was a time when every believer of present truth needs to be fully awake to the time, it certainly is now. The third angel’s message is to be given. The world is to be warned. Our work must be one of vigilance, and very aggressive. To accomplish this we must keep in touch with all our people. GCB January 1, 1899, page 6.34