Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook for 1927

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YEAR BOOK
of the
Seventh-day Adventist
Denomination
The Official Directories
1927
(Re-
Published by the
REVIEW & HERALD PUBLISHING
ASSOCIATION
TAKOMA PARK, WASHINGTON, D. C.
Printed in the U. S. A.

1927
YEA": tOOK
OF THE
EVENTH-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.
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C. P. BOLLMAN
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GOD'S word to Israel now, as at the sea,
Is " Forward go, not trusting self, but Me."
The work is great, but He is greater still,
And vic'try comes to him who does God's will.
Go forward?(cid:9) There's inspiration in this word
That once so deep the heart of Israel stirred.
Our Promised Land, too, lies beyond a sea
That must be crossed by us before that we,
Like Moses, and his host, can sing that song
To which our hearts have all aspired so long.
Go forward!(cid:9) Doors stand everywhere ajar,
As onward swiftly moves God's conquering car;
This is no time to falter, nor to yield
A single acre of our world-wide field.
Go forward then!(cid:9) Truth's victory is sure,
The word and oath of God makes it secure;
Then let the cost to us be what it may,
We'll onward press the upward, forward way,
Until at last we hear our Captain say:
" The battle is over, the vict'ry's won;
Enter My joy, for work faithfully done."
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PREFACE
THE following pages contain a directory of the Conferences and insti-
tutions connected with the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. The
territory is divided into eight division conferences, each of which has
the organizations, churches, and membership indicated below:
Confer-(cid:9) Total Mem-
Division(cid:9) Unions ences Missions Orgs. Churches bership
North America 12(cid:9) 60(cid:9) 5(cid:9) 77(cid:9) 2,248 113,954
European 24(cid:9) 62(cid:9) 51(cid:9) 137(cid:9) 2,428 83,815
Far East 10(cid:9) 2(cid:9) 44(cid:9) 56(cid:9) 287 18,528
South America 4(cid:9) 6(cid:9) 16(cid:9) 26(cid:9) 174 16,479
South Asia 4(cid:9) ..(cid:9) 15(cid:9) 19(cid:9) 67 2,381
Africa 5(cid:9) 3(cid:9) 29(cid:9) 37(cid:9) 107 7,470
Australasia 1(cid:9) 8(cid:9) 15(cid:9) 24(cid:9) 262 10,100
Inter-America 5(cid:9) 2(cid:9) 22(cid:9) 29(cid:9) 270 10,024
Hawaii 1(cid:9) 1(cid:9) 2 230
Totals 65(cid:9) 143(cid:9) 198(cid:9) 406 5,845(cid:9) 262,981
Other information from latest returns available:
Number of advanced educational institutions (cid:9) 145
Number of primary schools (cid:9) 1,413
Total enrollment of all schools (cid:9) 67,461
Number of publishing houses and branches (cid:9) 56
' Number of sanitariums and treatment rooms (cid:9) 63
Number of food factories, etc. (cid:9) 16
Total institutions (cid:9) ' 280
Number, of languages in which literature is published (cid:9) 128
Number of periodicals issued (cid:9) 186
Number of books, pamphlets, tracts, etc., (cid:9) 4,659
Value of one copy of each (cid:9) $1,417.23
Total languages in which work is conducted orally and by
publications (cid:9) 252
Annual sales of denominational literature (cid:9) $4,631,706.47
Number of countries in which work is conducted (cid:9) 124
Number baptized and received as members in 1925 (cid:9) 25,047
Ten-year gain in members (cid:9) 126,102
Per cent of gain (cid:9) 93.13
Number of Sabbath schools (cid:9) 8,173
Membership of Sabbath schools (cid:9) 304,546
Number of ordained ministers (cid:9) 1,673
Number of licensed ministers (cid:9) 1,046
'Number of licensed missionaries (cid:9) 2,080
4(cid:9) PREFACE
Number of colporteurs (cid:9) 2,887
Total number of evangelistic laborers (cid:9) 9,230
Total number of institutional laborers (cid:9) 8,239
Number of new evangelistic laborers (recruits) sent into
foreign mission service (not including children) dur-
ing past three years, 1924, 1925, 1926 (cid:9) 533
Appropriations to missions during past three years - (cid:9) $11,699,830.53
Per capita offerings to foreign missions from members in
North America: In 1923, $22.91; in 1924, $22.69; in 1925,' $23.43
Denominational investment, at close of 1925, in 4,395
churches and organizations (cid:9) $45,648,299.24
Per capita for the entire membership (cid:9) $181.87
Total funds contributed during 1925 for evangelistic work (cid:9) $11,095,347.31
Per capita for entire membership throughout the world (cid:9) $44.21
Total income for both evangelistic and institutional Work
during 1925 (cid:9) $36,865,275.14
Per capita for the entire membership (cid:9) $146.88
CONTENTS
North America (cid:9) 22
European Division (cid:9) 97
Far Eastern Division (cid:9) 154
South American Division (cid:9) 182(cid:9) '
Southern Asia Division (cid:9) 194
African Division (cid:9) 203
Australasian (cid:9) 214
Inter-American Division (cid:9) 223
Schools (cid:9) 234
Publishing Houses (cid:9) 271
Periodicals (cid:9) 283
Sanitariums (cid:9) 299
'Statistics (cid:9) 312
Ministerial Directory (cid:9) 328
That which determined the time of issuing this Year Book is
explained on page 203.
Directory of the Seventh day
Adventist DenominatiO
GENERAL CONFERENCE
Organized May 21, 1863
Territory: The following-named APPOINTED/SSISTANTS
Division Conferences: North
Office Secretary, T. E. Bowen.
American, European, Far East-
ern, South American, Southern Auditor: J. J/Ireland.
Asian, African, Australasian,
Inter-American, and the Ha- Assistant AUditor: W. E. Aber-
waiian Mission field. nathy.
Cable Addreis: Adventist, Wash-
ington. (A B C Code, fifth SECRETARIES OF DEPARTMENTS
edition.)
Publishing: N. Z. Town; Associate,
Telegraphic Address: General Con- H. H. Hall; Associate for North
ference, Washington, D. C America, W. W., Eastman.
(NOT Takoma Park.)
Sabbath School: Mrs. L. Flora
Express and Freight Address: • Plummer; Associates, S. A. Well-
General Conference, Takoma man, J. C. Thompson.
Park, D. C. (Not Washington.)
Medical: (cid:9) , Associates, L. A.
Consign freight via B. & 0. Ry.
Hansen, C. E. Rice.
Postal Address: Takoma Park
Educational: W. E. Howell; Asso-
Station, Washington, District of
ciate, C. W. Irwin.
Columbia, U. S. A.
Missionary Volunteer: M. E. Kern;
OFFICERS Associate, H. T. Elliott.
President: W. A. Spicer.
Religious Liberty: C. S. Longacre;
Vice-Presidents: 0. Montgomery, Associate, H. H. Votaw.
J. L. McElhany, L. H. Christian,
I. H. Evans, C. B. Haynes, A. W. Home Missionary: J. A. Stevens;
Cormack, W. H. Branson, E. E. Associate, E. F. Hackman.
Andross, C. H. Watson.
Bureau .of Home Missions: M. N.
Secretary: C. K. Meyers. Campbell; Associates :• German,
Associate Secretaries: B. E. Bed- J. T. Boettcher; Danish-Nor-
doe, E. Kotz. wegian, N. R. Nelson; Swedish,
Treasurer: J. L. Shaw. August Anderson; Miscellaneous
Language Work, Western Divi-
Assistant Treasurers: H. H. Cob-
sion, B. P. Hoffman; Eastern
ban, Claude Conard.
Division, J. F. Huenergardt.
General Field Secretaries: L. R.
Conradi, W. T. Knox, W. W. Ministerial Association: A. G. Dan-
Prescott, F. C. Gilbert, G. W. iells; Associates, L. E. Froorn,
Schubert, G. W. Wells. Meade MacGuire.
Statistical Secretary: H. E. Rogers. Negro Department: W. H. Green.
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OTHER MEMBERS OF THE Rumanian: P. P. Paulini:
GENERAL CONFERENCE Scandinavian: G. E. Nord.
COMMITTEE West German: J. Wintzen.
East Russian: G. J. Zirat.
North America(cid:9) •
All Ukranian: J. A. Ljwoff.
Vice-President: J. L. McElhany. North Russian: L. L. Wojtkiewicz.
Field Secretary: F. C. Gilbert. Siberian: B. C. Schmidt.
Southeast Russian: J. J. Wilson.
PRESIDENTS OF UNION CONFER-
ENCES S. S. S. R. Russia: H. J. Loebsack.
Atlantic: E. K. Slade. West African: L. F. Langford.
Central: S. E. Wight. Egypto-Syrian: George Keough.
Columbia: F. H. Robbins. Far Eastern
Eastern Canadian: C. F. McVagh.
Vice-President: I. H. Evans.
Lake: Win. Guthrie.
Secretary: C. C. Crisler.
Northern: Chas. Thompson.
Treasurer: H. W. Barrows.
North Pacific: M. Lukens.
Auditor: Eugene Woesner.
Pacific: J. E. Fulton.
Field Secretaries: H. W. Miller,
Southeastern: W. H. Heckman.
M. D., F. Griggs. •
Southern: J. J. Nethery.
Southwestern: M. B. Van Kirk. Department Secretaries:
Western Canadian: S. A. Ruskjer. Publishing and Home Missionary:
J. J. Stratile.
Europe Sabbath School: Mrs. I. H. Evans.
Vice-President: L. H. Christian. Educational and Missionary Vol-
Secretary: W. K. Ising. unteer: S. L. Frost.
Treasurer: Chr. Pedersen.(cid:9) • Medical: H. W. Miller, M. D.
Auditors: Jens Olsen, P. Brandt, Union Mission Superintendents:
(cid:9) ; Asst., F. Brennwald. Central China: Frederick Lee.
Field Secretaries: L. R. Conradi, Chosen: H. A. Oberg.
J. C. Raft, H. F. Schuberth. East China: J. G..Gjording.
Department Secretaries: Japan: V. T. Armstrong.
Publishing: C. E. Weaks; Associ- Malaysian: L. V. Finster.
ate, H. Boex. Manchurian: B. Petersen.
Medical: W. A. Ruble, M. D. North China: G. J. Appel.
Sabbath School: L. L. Caviness.- Philippine: S. E. Jackson.
Missionary Volunteer: S. Ras- •S outh China: C. C. Morris.
mussen. West China: M. C. Warren.
Educational: W. M. Landeen. South American
Home Missionary: P. Drinhaus.
Vice-President: C. B. Haynes.
Foreign Missions: W. E. Read.
Secretary and Treasurer: W.
Union Conference Presidents: Williams.
Baltic: D. N. Wall. Field Secretary: J. W. Westphal.
British: W. H. Meredith. Department Secretaries:
Central European: E. Gugel. Publishing: E. H. Meyers..
Czechoslovakian: R. Ru hling. Home Missionary: R. R. Breitigam.
East African: W. T. Bartlett. Sabbath School: C. P. Crager.
East German: J. H. Schilling. Educational and Missionary Vol-
Ethiopian: W. Muller. unteer: C. P. Crager.
Hungarian: A. Minck. Union Conference Presidents:
Iberian: L. J. Stene. Austral: E. L. Maxwell.
Jugoslavian: A. Mocnik. East Brazil: F. W. Spies.
Latin: A. V. Olson, Inca: F. L. Perry.
Polish: John Isaac. South Brazil: N. P.Neilsen.
GENERAL CONFERENCE(cid:9) 7
Southern Asia Educational: C. L. Stone.
Vice-President: A. W. Cormack. Union Mission Superintendents:
Antillian: J. A. Leland.
Secretary and Treasurer: C. L. Central American: W. E. Baxter.
Torrey. Colombia-Venezuela: (cid:9)
Auditor: W. E. Perrin. East Caribbean: M. A. Hollister.
Department Secretaries: Mexican: D. A. Parsons.
Publishing and Home Missionary:
Elective Members of General Con-
L. C. Shepard.
ference Committee(cid:9) '
Sabbath School, Missionary Volun-
W. C. White, C. H. Jones, E. R.
teer, and Educational: E. M. Me-
Palmer, F. M. Wilcox, G. B.
leen.
Thompson, P. T. Magan, M. D.,
Medical: H. C. Menkel, M. D.
G. K. Abbott, M. D., J. F. Morse,
Union Mission Superintendents:
M. D., W. L. Adams, M. F. Knox,
Burma: J. Phillips.
F. E. Corson, H. W. Vollmer, M.
Northeast India: A. H. Williams.
D., B. F. Machlan, R. D. Quinn,
Northwest India: I. F. Blue.
C. H. Watson.
South India: G. G. Lowry.
African PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT
Vice-President: W. H. Branson. Office Address: Takoma Park Sta-
Secretary and Treasurer: W. B. tion, Washington, D. C.
Commin. Officers:
Field: T. M. French. Secretary: N. Z. Town.
Publishing and Home Missionary: Associate Secretary: H. H. Hall.
G. S. Joseph. Associate Secretary for North
Sabbath School: J. I. Robison. America: W. W. Eastman.
Educational: E. D. Dick. Sec. for Far-Eastern Division: J.
Medical: (cid:9) J. Strahle, 25 Ningkuo Road,
Missionary Volunteer: J. I. Rob- Shanghai, nhia.
ison. Sec. for South American Division:
Union Conference Presidents: E. H. Meyers, Calle Pino 3801,
South Africa: J. F. Wright. Buenos Aires, Argentina, South
Southeast Africa: G. A. Elling- America.
worth. Sec. for African Division: G. S.
Congo: C. W. Curtis. Joseph, Grove Ave., Claremont,
Equatorial: W. H. Anderson. Cape Province, South Africa.
Zambesi: E. C. Boger. Sec. for Southern Asia Division:
L. C. Shepard, P. 0. Box 15,
Australasia Poona, India.
Sec. for Europe: C. E. Weaks, 17
Vice-President: C. H. Watson.
Hoheweg, Bern, Switzerland.
Inter-America Assoc. Sec. for Europe: H. Box, 17
Hoheweg, Bern, Switzerland.
Vice-President: E. E. Andross.
Sec. for Inter-American Division:
Secretary and Treasurer: F. L. J. A. P. Green, Box 143, Balboa,
Harrison. Canal Zone, Panama.
Field Secretary: C. E. Wbod.
GENERAL MEMBERS
Miss. Vol. and Sabbath School:
W. C. White, R. F. D. 1, St.
Mrs. E. E. Andross.
Helena, Cal.
Home Missionary: C. E. Wood. J. L. McElhany, Takoma Park Sta-
Publishing: J. A. P. Green. tion, Washington, D. C.
8(cid:9) GENERAL CONFERENCE
C. H. Watson, " Mizpah," Wah- E. L. Woods, Seoul, Chosen
roonga, New South Wales, Aus- (Korea).
tralia. W. A. Scott, Box 35, Salisbury
I. H. Evans, 25 Ningkuo Road, Park, Poona, India.
Shanghai, China. H. H. Rans, Box 398, Oshawa, On-
L. H. Christian, 17 Hoheweg, Bern, tario, Canada.
Switzerland. Y. Miettinen, Annegatan 7, Hel-
L. R. Conradi, Grindelberg 15a, singfors, Finland.
Hamburg, Germany. R. Fito, Apartado 492, Barcelona,
W. H. Branson, Grove Ave., Clare- Spain.
mont, Cape, South Africa. E. A. Moon, 239-251 Calle Luna,
C. B. Haynes, Calle Pino 3801, Pasay, Rizal, Philippine Islands.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, South A. B. Cole, Box 7, Yodobashi P. 0.,
America. Tokyo, Japan.
A. W. Cormack, P. 0. Box 15, A. Mocnik, Petra Zrinskog, Street
Poona, India. 13, Novi Sad, Jugoslavia.
E. E. Andross, Balboa, Canal Zone, 0. Fasnacht, Strada Labirint 116,
Panama. Bukharest, Rumania.
E. Ashod, Galata, Post Box 109,
Constantinople, Turkey.
PUBLISHING HOUSE MANAGERS
J. Schneider, Brivibas iela 11,
E. R. Palmer, Takoma Park Sta- Riga, Latvia.
tion, Washington, D. C. A. C. Christensen, Akersgaten 74,
C. H. Jones, Mountain View, Cal. Oslo, Norway.
M. F. Knox, 2123 Twenty-fourth H. I. Smith, 399 Upper Serangoon
Ave., North, Nashville, Tenn. Road, Singapore, Straits Settle-
A. S. Maxwell, Stanborough Park, ments.
Watford, Herts, England.
A. Vollmer, Grindelberg 15a, Ham-
MANAGERS CIRCULATING DEPART-
burg, Germany.
MENTS AND BRANCHES
H. L. Henriksen, Avenue de
Chailly, Dammarie • les Lys, Jas. Cochran, Mountain View, Cal.
(Seine et Marne) France. F. D. Nichol, Mountain View, Cal.
A. J. Settergren, Tunnelgatan 25, J. D. Snider, 432 South Fellows
Stockholm, Sweden. St., South Bend, Ind.
G. C. Hoskin, Pacific Press Pub. D. A. Bailey, 168 North Division
Assn., Brookfield, Ill. St., Peekskill, N. Y.
F. A. Ludwig, Kral. Pole, Wilso- J. W. Mace, Takoma Park Sta-
nova 8, Brno 12, Czechoslovakia. tion, Washington, D. C.
P. Brennwald, Nakielska 108, Byd- D. W. Reavis, Takoma Park Sta-
goszcz, Poland, Europe. tion, Washington, D. C.
W. 0. Johanson, Warburton, Vic- S. J. Abegg, 719 East Flanders
toria, Australia. St., Portland, Oreg.
F. W. Spies, Estacao sao Ber- C. L. Paddock, 303 Nokomis Bldg.,
nardo, S. P. R., Sao Paulo, Bra- Winnipeg, Manitoba.
zil, South America. L. D. Randall, 507 East Fair St.,
J. G. Slate, Grove Ave., Claremont, Atlanta, Ga.
Cape, South Africa. L. W. Graham, Takoma Park Sta-
M. V. Tucker, Florida, F. C. C. A., tion, Washington, D. C.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, South R. E. Bowles, 2215 Farnam St.,
America. Omaha, Nebr.
W. P. Henderson, 25 Ningkuo E. H. Abbott, 112-114 St. Louis
Road, Shanghai, China. Ave., Fort Worth, Tex.