The Chair: The report of the Educational Committee is undealt with as yet. What is your pleasure? Shall we take this matter up at the present time?GCB April 19, 1901, page 330.50

Delegate: I move the adoption of the report.GCB April 19, 1901, page 330.51

The motion was seconded.GCB April 19, 1901, page 330.52

The Chair: It is moved and seconded that the report of the Committee onGCB April 19, 1901, page 330.53

Schools be adopted. The Secretary will read the items.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.1

The Secretary: The resolutions are found on page 306 of the BULLETIN. Beginning with No. 6, the resolutions are as follows:—GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.2

The Secretary read resolutions 6 to 19.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.3

The Chair: You have heard these recommendations. The Secretary will read the first resolution.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.4

The Secretary read the first item, after which the question was called, and the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth were read separately, there being no discussion.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.5

Number 11 was read by the Secretary.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.6

Luther Warren: I would like to ask my question right here before this resolution passes. I can see that we have already come where there is danger of our work being misrepresented. I know that these things have come up in a way that enemies have taken advantage of us. We ought to have an explanation of some of these things. There is just a point or two that it seems to me we ought to understand together. Is it the wisest, or the best thing we can do under the circumstances to advise our people to go on in the public schools until arrangements can be made for proper church schools. Our people are asked many questions in our cities, especially concerning the matter that has been sent to us. There are some of us understanding the messages of God in one way, and some in another. Ought we to encourage our people who have families to make arrangements to get out of the cities, and if so, what shall be done about their children? Shall they be encouraged to keep them at home because in most cases there will be difficulties about schools for them?GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.7

D. T. Bourdeau: I wish to be put on record regarding this recommendation. I love education. The idea was prevalent forty-five years ago that we must disconnect from our public schools, and the impression had been made that if we did not come out of the schools we would not be out of Babylon. I do believe that it will be more and more difficult to attend public schools and maintain our position as Seventh-day Adventists to keep our children from the public and let them come out without education.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.8

E. E. Gardiner: I want the privilege to express my deep interest in this recommendation. My observation has been largely in the cities. I am not acquainted with the educators in the country, but I know there is much dependent on the proper training of teachers undertaking this work, and the wisdom and the propriety as to withdrawing our children from the public schools. I have been impressed with the conscientiousness and the zeal of some of our educators in the public schools, who are deeply interested in the welfare of our young people. They inquire very rationally and properly as to our criticism of the public school system. They want to know why we are withdrawing our children from the schools, what our object is and what our plan is, and inquire into it with a real desire to know what the trouble is. They ask if we are acting on the same plan as the Catholics in the parochial school system, etc. Sometimes the answer is the evil associations of the children. We do not wish our children under any such associations. Then it sometimes gives offense to neighbors, and I have been impressed with the fact that it is a difficult matter to present to our neighbors, who are equally interested in the welfare of their children, and there are many interested in our schools, getting the children under better influences and advantages.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.9

The question was called, and Recommendations 12, 13, 14, were read by the Secretary.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.10

M. H. Brown: Nos 14 and 15 were taken up in the work of the International Sabbath-school Association. They were passed at that time.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.11

Luther Warren: I feel somewhat delicate before the brethren of so great experience in attempting to speak on this subject, but my heart is so full of some of these things it does seem to me that some of them must be brought before our minds. About eight years ago the Lord began sending words upon the matter of the organization of our young people.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.12

In May 29, 1893, that was the message sent us. “Young men and young women, can you not form companies, and as soldiers of Christ enlist in the work, putting all your tact and skill and talents into the Master’s services, that you may save souls from ruin? Let there be companies organized in every church to do this work. Young men and women, come to the work in the name of Jesus.” “Let them unite together upon some plan and order of action.” “Let there be a company formed, somewhat after the order of the Christian Endeavor Society.” These are only extracts from messages sent to us again and again during the last eight years.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.13

There are difficulties in the way; but I have looked forward, hoping that at this Conference an effort would be made by which it should be carried forward throughout the world. A little has been done in two or three Conferences, so far as I know. But difficulties have been met, and the work has largely stopped.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.14

It seems clear to me from the messages that God has given concerning the work of children and the work for children that God expects the message to be given to the children in a different way than it has ever been; that special work must be carried on for the children of the great cities; that the children of the world, the children of India, of Africa, China, as well as the great cities in our own country, must be reached. I believe that God, by his Spirit, is speaking to the young men and women especially throughout our land to-day, calling upon them to put forth special efforts for the children. My heart is in this work more than any other work among us.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.15

W. C. White: Christ has a place for the children in his work. He had a work for Samuel; and he recognized the youth that had the loaves and the fishes. There is certainly a great field of usefulness open to the young people in our churches, and I hope and trust that in the carrying out of this resolution, our brethren will view the work in the light of the extracts which have been read. It says that the youth should be organized into companies. I like that term very much better than societies. A company is one portion of an army. A company works in harmony with other companies, under the direction of leaders. This is the form in which the work of the youth should be shaped in all our churches. I do not like the term society, because the thought naturally prevails that each society is an independent republic; and it is God’s plan that the aged and the youth should unite together in the planning and executing of the work of the church. It it right for them to study in different columns, and to train in different columns, but every effort on the part of the youth should be tenderly cared for by the officers of the church.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.16

I have often met this state of things in our churches: Some earnest young people meet together and organize a children’s meeting or a young people’s meeting, and because they did not consult the officers of the church, the officers excused themselves from any responsibility. Do the father and the mother in the home excuse themselves from the responsibility of what the children are doing because they organize an expedition, and start off without counsel. “Therefore we will be with our children whether we are invited or not.” This is the spirit with which church officers must aid the youth’s work. They must not keep away until they hear something is done which is not exactly orthodox, and then meet together and vote that the meeting be disbanded. No, brethren; enter into it. You have a right there as visitors. Do not intrude your dry and old experiences to hinder their work, or to allay their ardor. Pray for them; plan with them; help them by counseling their leaders. Know what they are doing and let them know that the whole church through its officers is interested in every good work they are engaged in. But let us not encourage the organization of independent societies of young people to be run without any connection with other sections of the church.GCB April 19, 1901, page 331.17

S. M. Butler: I would like to call the attention of the delegates to the fact that this recommendation says that this Conference shall appoint a committee to form a plan of organization for this Conference to act upon; and also that the extracts from the Testimonies say the very things to which attention has been called; namely, that they should consult with those who are older, and that together they should form a plan, and should work together.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.1

I am very much interested in this question before us. I feel certain that among Seventh-day Adventists there is a large class of just as fine young people as can be found anywhere in the world. I feel certain that these young people, if properly organized, and properly helped, will be a tremendous influence, a great factor, in the work in which we are engaged. It does seem to me that we have been exceeding slow to see this fact.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.2

After considerable discussion by F. M. Wilcox, C. M. Gardener, C. C. Lewis, W. W. Prescott, E. J. Waggoner, and M. C. Wilcox, No. 13 was amended so as to read; “We approve the movement to organize our young people for more effectual missionary service,” etc.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.3

Recommendation 16 was read by the Secretary.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.4

David Paulson: It seems a very fascinating plan to gather young people into a class room for a few months, and then have them go away, with the idea that they are full-fledged nurses, even though they have never seen a sick person, or learned how actually to do anything by practical experience with their hands in ministering to the needs of an invalid. They have acquired certain theories, but this is not sufficient to fit them to act the part of qualified nurses. But there is one thing that can be properly done in our schools, and it will relieve our sanitarium training-schools of a large burden, and that is to give a large share of the elementary theoretical instruction that is now taught in our nurses’ training-schools. This will bring a larger number of students into our colleges, thus placing them under an influence which would be helpful and wholesome to them, for one year longer before they are brought to our sanitarium. So a plan has been elaborated whereby a large share of the instruction which we now give during the first year in our various training-schools for nurses, will be given in our colleges, provided they will carry out this resolution (and I believe they will), and this will enable us, during the two years that our young people are in the sanitariums, to teach them vastly more practical things than they now learn. This preliminary instruction in the elementary branches might just as well be given in college halls.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.5

Resolutions No. 17 and 18 were read by the Secretary.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.6

D. T. Bourdeau: No. 18, concerning the teaching of languages in our school, is very important. I trust we shall not simply form resolutions, but aim to carry them out. If people come into our midst who are prepared to teach those languages, we should be prompt to use those people. I thank the Lord for this resolution. I hope we will take it to heart, and carry it out.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.7

The Secretary read No. 19.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.8

The Chair: We have now had all the recommendations. The motion is to adopt them.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.9

S. N. Curtiss: I do not fully understand the wording of the last part of Resolution No. 6, where it speaks of church schools being supported either by “local tuition of voluntary contributions.”GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.10

C. C. Lewis: It was thought that in some churches they might prefer to have tuition paid, and in others to support the school entirely by voluntary contributions. There is a difference in plans in various parts of the country, and it was designed that this resolution should meet these various conditions. Some prefer to have the children earn their own tuition as far as possible, and some encourage their students to earn all they can to contribute to the fund for the support of the church school.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.11

F. D. Starr: No. 8 reads: “Intermediate industrial schools should be established wherever it seems advisable.” Could not this be made more definite? I would indeed be gratifying if it could. The important point to decide is just where such schools are advisable.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.12

C. C. Lewis: The Committee considered this, but after trying several times, they decided they were not competent to make any decision without knowing the circumstances and the nature of the case in each instance; those who are on the ground are the only ones who can decide.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.13

The Chair: The question is called. All in favor of the report please raise the hand. Contrary same sign. Carried.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.14

Resolution No. 13 provides that a committee of nine be appointed.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.15

Luther Warren, S. M. Butler, and A. G. Haughey were nominated as members of this committee. The name of H. H. Burkholder was substituted for that of A. G. Haughey.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.16

The original motion, as amended by the substitution, was carried.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.17

M. C. Wilcox: I move that the remainder of this committee of nine be appointed by the chairman, in consultation with whomsoever he may choose.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.18

The motion was seconded and carried.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.19

The Chair: We have a little unfinished business yet—the report of the Committee on Distribution of Laborers. The Secretary will read the report.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.20

The Secretary read the report entire,—Recommendations Nos. 20 to 37, as printed in the forenoon proceedings of the Conference.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.21

O. A. Olsen: I move the adoption of this report.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.22

S. H. Lane: I second the motion.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.23

The Secretary read recommendations 20 to 24, the question being called on each.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.24

A. O. Olsen: I would like the privilege of speaking to Recommendation No. 24. It is well known to those of the congregation that Elder John Matteson led out in the Scandinavian work. When his health began seriously to decline, and we saw that his end was approaching, it gave us very much concern, with the thought as to who was coming up to take the work that he was leaving, not so much the ministerial work as the editorial work, and the producing of literature on present truth among the Scandinavians. For a long time we had no schools in Scandinavia by which to develop our growing Scandinavian population in present truth. Finally at the building of Union College, this was provided for and the idea of developing the growing talent, for the work was what caused us to speak so earnestly for such a department. But no one has come forward and shown the ability and the fitness to take up the literary work of present truth. Brother Louis Christiansen, whose name has been brought before the Conference, has finished an English course at Union College, as well as one in Scandinavia. He is now entering the ministry, and has a burden to take up the educational work among this people, and also to assist in developing our literature. He can not do that effectually in America, as has already been said. Therefore I request that he go to Scandinavia, to Denmark or Norway to connect with the work there, to become acquainted with the ways, customs, habits, and conditions of the people, and educate himself in these things, that he may be prepared to aid us in reviving the educational work. I feel that there could be no greater or more important way to help in this branch of the work than just such usefulness as that.GCB April 19, 1901, page 332.25

The question was called, and items Nos. 25 to 28 were read.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.1

The Secretary read Recommendation 29, and it was spoken to by R. A. Underwood, L. Johnson, N. P. Nelson, E. G. Olsen. As the time drew on for the convening of the Colorado Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association, to hold their legal meeting, a motion prevailed to adopt all the recommendations, from 20 to 28 inclusive. Action on the following recommendation was deferred until a later meeting.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.2

G. B. Thompson: The Committee on Nominations have a further partial report, that will be presented by the Secretary, Brother Spicer.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.3

W. A. Spicer [reading]: “The Nominating Committee recommend, as a further partial report, that the following named persons be members of the General Conference Committee: H. W. Cottrell, R. M. Kilgore, C. McReynolds, W. T. Knox, G. A. Irwin, O. A. Olsen.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.4

“The persons named are presidents of Union Conferences. Two Union Conference districts not having selected a president, a full report can not be submitted.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.5

“The following persons are recommended as electors at large of the Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association: J. R. Leadsworth, A. B. Olsen, F. B. Moran, J. M. Craig, W. H. Riley, N. Loper, A. J. Sanderson, J. Sutherland, J. A. Brunson, Mrs. N. H. Druillard.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.6

“It is recommended that the Local Board of Managers for Union College be enlarged by the addition of two members, making a board of eleven instead of nine as at present constituted.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.7

“It is recommended that the Board of Management of Union College be as follows: The Presidents of the following Conferences: Iowa, Minnesota, Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado; J. Sutherland, A. N. Loper, the President of the College, and the Bible teacher in the College.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.8

“It is recommended that the following designated persons constitute the Local Board of Management of Keene Industrial Academy: Presidents of the following Conferences: Southwest Union Conference, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, the business manager of the academy, W. S. Greer, J. D. Matthews, B. F. Woods, T. T. Stevenson, J. M. Mosley.”GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.9

The Chair: What will you do with this report?GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.10

A. T. Jones: I move its adoption.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.11

N. W. Allee: I second the motion.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.12

The Chair: The Secretary will proceed to read the names.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.13

The Secretary [reading]: For General Conference Committee: H. W. Cottrell, R. M. Kilgore, C. McReynolds, W. T. Knox, G. A. Irwin, O. A. Olsen.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.14

The Chair: Those who favor the motion to elect these persons will manifest it by the uplifted hand: contrary, by the same sign. It is carried.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.15

The Chair: Would it please the Conference to adjourn?GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.16

A. T. Jones: I move we adjourn.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.17

The Chair: To what time?GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.18

A. T. Jones: To 10:30 to-morrow morning.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.19

J. O. Corliss: I second the motion.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.20

The meeting adjourned at 5 o’clock.GCB April 19, 1901, page 333.21

A. G. DANIELLS, Chairman.
L. A. HOOPES, Secretary.

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