Table Of ContentYEARBOOK
A Directory of
The General Conference, World Divisions,
Union and Local Conferences and Missions,
Educational Institutions, Food Companies,
Health-Care Institutions, Publishing Houses,
Periodicals, and Denominational Workers.
Compiled and Edited by the Office of
Archives and Statistics
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
6840 Eastern Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20012
1976
REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20012
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
Contents
Preface; Statistics (cid:9) 4
Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists (cid:9) 5
Constitution and Bylaws (cid:9) 7
General Conference and Departments (cid:9) 15
Divisions:
North American (cid:9) 31
Afro-Mideast (cid:9) 105
Australasian (cid:9) 117
China (cid:9) 137
Congregations of Seventh-day Adventists in the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (cid:9) 137
Euro-Africa (cid:9) 139
Far Eastern (cid:9) 169
Inter-American (cid:9) 201
Northern Europe-West Africa (cid:9) 227
South American (cid:9) 243
Southern Asia (cid:9) 265
Trans-Africa (cid:9) 279
Institutions:
Educational Institutions (cid:9) 301
Food Companies (cid:9) 395
Health-Care Institutions (cid:9) 401
Dispensaries and Clinics (cid:9) 435
Retirement Homes and Orphanages (cid:9) 440
Publishing Houses (cid:9) 443
Periodicals Issued (cid:9) 457
General Conference Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurers (cid:9) 471
Necrology (cid:9) 472
Advertisers (cid:9) 476
Index of Institutional Workers (cid:9) 477
Directory of Workers (cid:9) 545
Calendars of Special Days and Offerings 1976-1977 (cid:9) 782
Calendars 1976-1977 (cid:9) 784
General Index (cid:9) 785
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(cid:9)
Preface
A directory of the General Conference and its was launched at San Francisco and was soon en-
twelve world divisions, with their unions and local gaged in carrying missionaries to the Pacific islands.
conferences or local missions, and the related insti- Seventh-day Adventist workers first entered a non-
tutions of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination Christian country in 1894 when they opened a mis-
is given in the following pages. The information has sion in Matabeleland, South Africa, and named it
been furnished by the organizations themselves; Solusi after a local chief. The same year saw mis-
but in cases where current reports have not been sionaries entering South America, and in 1896 the
received, the most recent previous records have Church had its representatives in Japan.
been retained or adjusted. The publication and distribution of literature were
major factors in the growth of the Advent Move-
The order in which workers are listed follows that
given in the General Conference Working Policy: mgeennetr.a Tl chheu rcAhd pvaepnet rR, weavsie lwau anncdhe Sda inb bPaatrhis H, Meraainlde,,
ordained ministers holding ministerial credentials,
in 1850; the Youth's Instructor in Rochester, New
credentialed missionaries, credentialed Bible in- York, in 1852; and the Signs of the Times in Oak-
structors, licensed ministers, licensed missionaries,
land, California, in 1874. The first denominational
licensed Bible instructors, and credentialed litera-
publishing house, at Battle Creek, Michigan, began
ture evangelists. In addition, the Directory of Work-
operating in 1855 and was duly incorporated in 1861
ers gives the names and addresses of all creden-
under the name of Seventh-day Adventist Publish-
tialed workers.
ing Association.
The data that appears below has been summarized The Health Reform Institute, later known as the
largely from the 1974 Statistical Report, while the Battle Creek Sanitarium, opened its doors in 1866,
figures for the number of churches and for church and missionary society work was organized on a
membership throughout the Yearbook are drawn state-wide basis in 1870. The first of the Church's
from official reports rendered for June 30, 1975. world-wide network of schools was established in
Although the name "Seventh-day Adventist" was 1872, while 1877 saw the formation of state-wide
chosen in 1860, the denomination was not officially Sabbath school associations. In 1903, the denomina-
organized until May 21, 1863, with a constituency of tional headquarters was moved from Battle Creek,
125 churches and 3,500 members. Work was largely Michigan, to Washington, D.C., where it continues
confined to North America until 1874 when the to form the nerve-center of an ever-expanding
Church's first missionary, J. N. Andrews, was sent to work. Each year sees further development in the
Switzerland. The first non-Protestant country en- work of the Church. That this may be accurately and
tered was Russia, where an Adventist minister went inspiringly reflected in this Yearbook is the desire of
in 1886. On July 28, 1890, the schooner "Pitcairn" the Archives and Statistics Committee and staff.
World Statistics for 1974
(except as noted)
MEMBERSHIP AND WORKERS Colleges (cid:9) 72
(as of June 30, 1975) Schools of Nur 23
Baptized church members (cid:9) 2,581,096 Universities (cid:9) 2
Organized churches (cid:9) 18,050
Sabbath school members (cid:9) 3,315,615 HEALTH MINISTRY
Sabbath schools (cid:9) 33,185
Sanitariums and Hospitals (cid:9) 141
Ordained ministers, active (cid:9) 8,227
Dispensaries, Clinics and Launches (cid:9) 245
Total active workers (cid:9) 74,021
Physicians, dentists, residents and
Baptisms and Professions of Faith (cid:9) 225,735
interns (cid:9) 1,299
(June '74 to June '75) Nurses (cid:9) 6,270
MISSION WORK Patients treated (cid:9) 4,890,800
Investment in medical facilities (cid:9) $380,661,297
Countries in which Church is working Food Companies (cid:9) 27
(Countries in the world-221) (cid:9) 193 Retirement Homes and Orphanages (cid:9) 51
Number of Divisions (cid:9) 12
Number of Unions (cid:9) 78 PUBLISHING WORK
Number of Conferences, Missions and Fields (cid:9)368 Publishing Houses (cid:9) 50
Missionaries sent to Mission Fields (cid:9) 342
Languages in which Church is working (cid:9) 520
GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM Languages, publishing in ........................... . ...... 175
Literature evangelists (cid:9) 5,823
Persons helped (cid:9) 9,931,026 Literature sales (cid:9) $74,355,569
Articles of clothing given (cid:9) 14,338,021
Cash and value of food given (cid:9) $7,209,587 CONTRIBUTIONS
Value of medical supplies and equip- Tithe - World (cid:9) $209,506,768
ment given (cid:9) $707,454 North America (cid:9) 141,884,366
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM Sabbath School - World (cid:9) 23,095,516
North America (cid:9) 15,353,037
Schools operated by Denomination (cid:9) 4,300 Ingathering - World (cid:9) 13,430,489
Total enrollment (cid:9) 437,007 North America (cid:9) 8,178,537
Primary and Elementary Schools (cid:9) 3,797 All Contributions - World (cid:9) 345,888,553
Secondary Schools (cid:9) 406 North America (cid:9) 249,380,332
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FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS OF SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTISTS
Seventh-day Adventists hold certain fundamen- indwelling life. Thus the gospel becomes 'the
tal beliefs, the principal features of which, to- power of God unto salvation to everyone that be-
gether with a portion of the scriptural references lieveth.' Rom. 1:16. This experience is wrought by
upon which they are based, may be summarized the divine agency of the Holy Spirit, who con-
as follows: vinces of sin and leads to the Sin-Bearer, induct-
1. That the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New ing the believer into the new covenant relation-
Testaments were given by inspiration of God, ship, where the law of God is written on his
contain an all-sufficient revelation of His will to heart, and through the enabling power of the
men, and are the only unerring rule of faith and indwelling Christ, his life is brought into confor-
practice. 2 Tim. 3:15-17. mity to the divine precepts. The honor and merit
2. That the Godhead, or Trinity, consists of the of this wonderful transformation belong wholly to
Eternal Father, a personal, spiritual Being, omni- Christ. 1 John 2:1, 2; 3:4; Rom. 3:20; 5:8-10; 7:7;
potent, omnipresent, omniscient, infinite in wis- Eph. 2:8-10; 3:17; Gal. 2:20; Heb. 8:8-12.
dom and love; the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of 9. That God 'only hath immortality.' 1 Tim. 6:15.
the Eternal Father, through whom all things were Mortal man possesses a nature inherently sinful
created and through whom the salvation of the and dying. Eternal life is the gift of God through
redeemed hosts will be accomplished; the Holy faith in Christ. Rom. 6:23. 'He that hath the Son
Spirit, the third person of the Godhead, the great hath life.' 1 John 5:12. Immortality is bestowed
regenerating power in the work of redemption. upon the righteous at the second coming of
lsa. 44:6; 48:13; Matt. 12:32; 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; Christ, when the righteous dead are raised from
Rev. 1:8, 11. the grave and the living righteous translated to
3. That Jesus Christ is very God, being of the meet the Lord. Then it is that those accounted
same nature and essence as the Eternal Father. faithful 'put on immortality.' 1 Cor. 15:51-55.
While retaining His divine nature He took upon 10. That the condition of man in death is one of
Himself the nature of the human family, lived on unconsciousness. That all men, good and evil
the earth as a man, exemplified in His life as our alike, remain in the grave from death to the re-
Example the principles of righteousness, attested surrection. Eccl. 9:5, 6; Ps. 146:3, 4; John 5:28,
His relationship to God by many mighty miracles, 29.
died for our sins on the cross, was raised from 11. That there shall be a resurrection both of
the dead, and ascended to the Father, where He the just and of the unjust. The resurrection of the
ever lives to make intercession for us. John 1:1, just will take place at the second coming of
14; Heb. 2:9-18; 8:1, 2; 4:14-16; 7:25. Christ; the resurrection of the unjust will take
4. That every person in order to obtain salvation place a thousand years later, at the close of the
must experience the new birth; that this com- millennium. John 5:28, 29; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Rev.
prises an entire transformation of life and charac- 20:5-10.
ter by the recreative power of God through faith 12. That the finally impenitent, including Satan,
in the Lord Jesus Christ. John 3:16; Matt. 18:3; the author of sin, will, by the fires of the Fast day,
Acts 2:37-39. be reduced to a state of non-existence, becoming
5. That baptism is an ordinance of the Christian as though they had not been, thus purging. God's
church and should follow repentance and forgive- universe of sin and sinners. Rom. 6:23; Mal. 4:1-
ness of sins. By its observance faith is shown in 3; Rev. 20:9, 10; Obadiah 16.
the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. That 13. That no prophetic period is given in the Bi-
the proper form of baptism is by immersion. ble to reach the Second Advent; but that the lon-
Rom. 6:1-6; Acts 16:30-33. gest one, the 2300 days recorded by the prophet
6. That the will of God as it relates to moral Daniel in Dan. 8:14, terminating in 1844, reaches
conduct is comprehended in His law of ten com- an event called the cleansing of the sanctuary.
mandments; that these are great moral, un- Dan. 8:14; 9:24, 25; Num. 14:34; Eze. 4:6.
changeable precepts, binding upon all men, in 14. That the true sanctuary, of which the ta-
every age. Ex. 20:1-17. bernacle on earth was a type, is the temple of
7. That the fourth commandment of this un- God in heaven, of which Paul speaks in Hebrews
changeable law requires the observance of the 8 and onward, and of which the Lord Jesus, as
seventh-day Sabbath. This holy institution is at the our great highpriest, is minister; and that the
same time a memorial of creation and a sign of priestly work of our Lord is the antitype of the
sanctification, a sign of the believer's rest from work of the Jewish priests of the former dispensa-
his own works of sin, and his entrance into the tion; that this heavenly sanctuary is the one to be
rest of soul which Jesus promises to those who cleansed at the end of the 2300 days of Daniel 8:
come to Him. Gen. 2:1-3; Ex. 20:8-11; 31:12-17; 14; its cleansing being, as in the type, a work of
Heb. 4:1-10. judgment, beginning with the entrance of Christ
8. That the law of ten commandments points as the high priest upon the judgment phase of
out sin, the penalty of which is death. The law His ministry in the heavenly sanctuary foresha-
cannot save the transgressor from his sin, nor im- dowed in the earthly service of cleansing the
lart power to keep him from sinning. In infinite sanctuary on the day of atonement. This work of
ove and mercy, God provides a way whereby this judgment in the heavenly sanctuary began in
may be done. He furnishes a substitute, even 1844. Its completion will chose human probation.
Christ the Righteous One, to die in man's stead, Dan. 7:9, 10; 8:14; Heb. 8:1, 2, 5; Rev. 20:12;
making 'Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; Num. 14:34; Eze. 4:6.
that we might be made the righteousness of God 15. That God, in the time of the judgment and
in Him.' 2 Cor. 5:21. That one is justified, not by in accordance with His uniform dealing with the
obedience to the law, but by the grace that is in human family in warning them of coming events
Christ Jesus. By accepting Christ, man is recon- vitally affecting their destiny (Amos 3:6, 7), sends
ciled to God, justified by His blood for the sins of forth a proclamation of the approach of the sec-
the past, and saved from the power of sin by His ond advent of Christ; that this work is symbolized
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by the three angels of Revelation 14; and that gospel and plan of salvation. His coming will be
their threefold message brings to view a work of literal, personal, and visible. Many important
reform to prepare a people to meet Him at His events will be associated with His return, such as
coming. Amos 3:6, 7; 2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 14:6-12. the resurrection of the dead, the destruction of
16. That the time of the cleansing of the sanctu- the wicked, the purification of the earth, the re-
ary, synchronizing with the period of the procla- ward of the righteous, the establishment of His
mation of the message of Revelation 14, is a time everlasting kingdom. The almost complete fulfill-
of investigative judgment, first with reference to ment of various lines of prophecy, particularly
the dead, and second with reference to the living. those found in the books of Daniel and the Reve-
This investigative judgment determines who of lation, with existing conditions in the physical, so-
the myriads sleeping in the dust of the earth are cial, industrial, political, and religious world, indi-
worthy of a part in the first resurrection, and who cates that Christ's coming 'is near, even at the
of its living multitudes are worthy of translation. 1 doors.' Matt. 24:33. The exact time of that event
Peter 4:17-, 18; Dan. 7:9, 10; Rev. 14:6, 7; Luke has not been foretold. Believers are exhorted to
20:35. be ready, for 'in such an hour as ye think not the
17. That the followers of Christ should be a Son of man' (Matt. 24:44) will be revealed. Luke
godly people, not adopting the unholy maxims 17:26-30; 21:25-27; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:9-11; Rev.
nor conforming to the unrighteous ways of the 1:7; Heb. 9:28; James 5:1-8; Joel 3:9-16; 2 Tim. 3:
world, not loving its sinful pleasures nor counten- 1-5; Dan. 7:27; Matt. 24:36, 44.
ancing its follies. That believers should recognize 21. That the millennial reign of Christ covers the
their bodies as the temple of the Holy Spirit, and period between the first and the second resurrec-
that therefore they should clothe that body in tions, during which time the saints of all ages will
neat, modest, dignified apparel. Further, that in live with their blessed Redeemer in heaven. At
eating and drinking and in their entire course of the end of the millennium, the Holy City with all
conduct they should shape their lives as becom- the saints will descend to the earth. The wicked,
eth followers of the meek and lowly Master. Thus raised in the second resurrection, willgo up on
the followers of Christ will be led to abstain from the breadth of the earth with Satan at their head
all intoxicating drinks, tobacco, and other narcot- to compass the camp of the saints, when fire will
ics, and to avoid every body- and soul-defiling come down from God out of heaven and devour
habit and practice. 1 Cor. 3:16, 17; 9:25; 10:31; 1 them. In the conflagration which destroys Satan
Tim. 2:9, 10; 1 John 2:6. and his host, the earth itself will be regenerated
18. That the divine principle of tithes and offer- and cleansed from the effects of the curse. Thus
ings for the support of the gospel is an acknowl- the universe of God will be purified from the foul
edgement of God's ownership in our lives, and blot of sin. Rev. 20; Zech. 14:1-4; 2 Peter 3:7-10.
that we are stewards who must render account to 22. That God will make all things new. The
Him of all that He has committed to our posses- earth, restored to its pristine beauty, will become
sion. Lev. 27:30; Mal. 3:8-12; Matt. 23:23; 1 Cor. forever the abode of the saints of the Lord. The
9:9-14; 2 Cor. 9:6-15. promise to Abraham, that through Christ he and
19. That God has placed in His church the gifts his seed should possess the earth throughout the
of the Holy Spirit, as enumerated in 1 Corinthians endless ages of eternity, will be fulfilled. 'The
12 and Ephesians 4. That these gifts operate in kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the
harmony with the divine principles of the Bible, kingdom under the whole heaven, will be given
and are given for the perfecting of the saints, the to the people of the saints of the most High,
work of the ministry, the edifying of the body of whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all
Christ. Rev. 12:17; 19:10; 1 Cor. 1:5-7. That the dominions shall serve and obey Him.' Dan. 7:27.
gift of the Spirit of Prophecy is one of the identi- Christ, the Lord, will reign supreme and every
fying marks of the remnant church. 1 Cor. 1:5, 7: creature whIrh is in heaven and on die earth and
12:1-, 28; Rev. 12:17; 19:10; Amos 3:7; Hosea 12: under the earth, and such as are in the sea will
10, 13. The remnant church recognizes that this ascribe 'blessing, and honour, and glory, and
gift was manifested in the life and ministry of El- power,' unto 'Him that sitteth upon the throne,
len G. White. and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.' Gen. 13:14-
20. That the second coming of Christ is the 17; Rom. 4:13; Heb. 11:8-16; Matt. 5:5; Isa. 35;
great hope of the church, the grand climax of the Rev. 21:1-7; 5:13; Dan. 7:27.
THE CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
of the
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
(As revised at the Fifty-second Session held in Vi- by the division committee in consultation with the
enna, Austria, July 10-19, 1975.) organization concerned.
(c) Delegates representing union missions, local
Artide I—Name conferences, and local missions without division
affiliation shall be appointed by the General Con-
This organization shall be known as General ference Committee in consultation with the orga-
Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. nization concerned.
Sec. 5. Regular delegates shall be appointed and
Artide II—Object accredited on the following basis:
The object of this Conference is to teach all na- (a) Each union conference and each union mis-
tions the everlasting gospel of our Lord and Savi- sion shall be entitled to one delegate in addition
our Jesus Christ and the commandments of God. to its president, without regard to number, an ad-
ditional delegate for each local conference and
each regularly organized mission in its territory
Artide III—Membership without regard to number, and an additional dele-
Sec. 1. The membership of this Conference gate for each 3,500, or major fraction thereof, of
shall consist of: the membership of the union conference or mis-
(a) Such union conferences and union missions sion.
either in organized division sections or without (b) Each local conference or local mission di-
divisional affiliation as have been or shall be rectly attached to divisions or to the General Con-
properly organized and accepted by vote of the ference, as has been or shall be properly orga-
General Conference in session. nized and accepted by vote of the General Con-
(b) Such local conferences and properly orga- ference in session, shall be entitled to one dele-
nized local missions not included in any division, gate without regard to number, and an additional
union conference or union mission or such local delegate for each 3,500, or major fraction thereof,
conferences or local missions directly attached to of the membership of the local conference or
divisions as have been or shall be properly orga- mission.
nized and accepted by vote of the General Con- (c) Calculation for delegate allotments shall be
ference in session. based upon the membership as of December 31
of the year preceding the session.
Sec. 2. The voters of this Conference shall be
designated as follows: Sec. 6. Credentials to sessions shall be issued
by the General Conference to those appointed as
(a) Delegates at large . provided for in harmony with the provisions of
(b) Regular delegates . this article.
Sec. 3. Delegates at large shall be:
(a) All members of the General Conference Ex- Article IV—Officers and Their Duties
ecutive Committee. Sec. 1. The officers of this Conference shall be
(b) Such representatives of missions of the Gen- a President, Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, an Un-
eral Conference and of general institutions and dersecretary, Associate Secretaries, a Treasurer,
an Undertreasurer, and Assistant Treasurers, who
departments of work, and such general laborers
and field secretaries as shall receive delegate's shall be elected by the Conference.
credentials from the Executive Committee of the Sec. 2. President: The President shall preside at
General Conference, such credentials to be rati- the sessions of the Conference, act as chairman
fied by the General Conference in session. The of the Executive Committee, labor in the general
number of these delegates thus seated shall not interests of the Conference, as the Executive
exceed 25 per cent of the total number of dele- Committee may advise, and perform such other
gates otherwise provided for. duties as usually pertain to such office.
(c) Four delegates from each division without Sec. 3. Vice-Presidents: Each Vice-President
regard to membership and one additional dele- shall at the time of his election be assigned to
gate for each 200,000, or major fraction thereof, serve as a general administrative assistant to the
of the division membership, such delegates to be President or to preside over a division field.
appointed by the division committee and their Sec. 4. Secretary, Undersecretary, and Associate
credentials to be ratified by the General Confer- Secretaries: It shall be the duty of the Secretary,
ence in session. Calculations for these delegate Undersecretary, and Associate Secretaries to keep
allotments shall be based upon the membership the minutes of the proceedings of the General
as of December 31 of the year preceding the ses- Conference sessions and of the General Confer-
sion. ence Committee meetings, to maintain correspon-
dence with the fields, and to perform such other
Sec. 4. Regular delegates shall be appointed in
duties as usually pertain to such office.
the following manner:
Sec. 5. Treasurer, Undertreasurer, and Assistant
(a) Delegates representing union conferences Treasurers: It shall be the duty of the Treasurer
shall be appointed by the respective unions. to receive all funds of the General Conference,
(b) Delegates representing union missions, and and disburse them in harmony with the actions of
local conferences and missions attached to the di- the Executive Committee of the General Confer-
vision but not to any union, shall be appointed ence, and to render such financial statements at
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regular intervals as may be desired by the General Article VIII—Incorporations and Agents
Conference or by the Executive Committee. The Sec. 1. Such incorporations may be authorized
Undertreasurer and Assistant Treasurers shall as- by the General Conference in session, or by the
sist the Treasurer in his work. General Conference Executive Committee, as the
development of the work may require.
Artide V—Election Sec. 2. At each regular session of this Confer-
Sec. 1. The following shall be elected at each ence, the delegates shall elect such trustees and
regular session of the General Conference: corporate bodies connected with this organization
as may be provided in the statutory laws govern-
(a) A President, Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, an ing each.
Undersecretary, Associate Secretaries, Division
Secretaries, a Treasurer, an Undertreasurer, Assis- Sec. 3. The Conference shall employ such com-
tant Treasurers, Division Treasurers, General Field mittees, secretaries, treasurers, auditors, agents,
Secretaries, Division Field Secretaries, an Auditor, ministers, missionaries, and other persons, and
Associate Auditors, Division Auditors, a Secretary make such distribution of its laborers, as may be
and Associate Secretaries of the Ministerial Asso- necessary effectively to execute its work.
ciation, a Director and Associate Directors of each Sec. 4. The Conference shall grant credentials
duly organized General Conference Department; or licenses to ministers and missionaries except in
namely, Communication, Education, Health, Lay division fields, in union and local conferences,
Activities, North American Regional, Public Affairs and in organized union missions.
and Religious Liberty, Publishing, Sabbath School,
Stewardship and Development, Temperance,
Youth; a Director of Archives and Statistics, a Di- Article IX—Sessions
rector and Associate Director of Trust Services, a Sec. 1. This Conference shall hold quadrennial
Director of World Foods Service; Division Min- sessions at such time and place as the Executive
isterial Association Secretaries, Division Depart- Committee shall designate and announce by a no-
mental Directors, Division Directors of Trust Ser- tice published in the Review and Herald in three
vices, and Division Directors of World Foods Ser- consecutive issues at least four months before the
vice. date for the opening of the session. In case spe-
(b) Other persons, not to exceed 40 in number, cial world conditions seem to make it imperative
to serve as members of the Executive Committee. to postpone the calling of the session, the Execu-
tive Committee in regular or special Council shall
have authority to make such postponement not to
Article VI—Executive Committee exceed two years, giving notice to all constituent
Sec. 1. The Executive Committee shall consist organizations.
of: Sec. 2. The Executive Committee may call spe-
(a) Those elected as provided by Article V. cial sessions of the General Conference at such
(b) Presidents of union conferences, presidents time and place as it deems proper, by a like no-
of union missions, past-presidents of the General tice as of regular sessions, and the transactions of
Conference holding credentials from this Confer- such special sessions shall have the same force as
those of the regular sessions.
ence, the president of Andrews University, the
general manager of Christian Record Braille Foun- Sec. 3. The election of officers, and the voting
dation, the president of the General Conference on all matters of business shall be by viva-voce
Insurance Service, the director of the Geoscience vote or as designated by the chairman, unless
Research Institute, the president of Harris Pine otherwise demanded by a majority of the dele-
Mills, the president of the Home Study Institute; gates present.
the(cid:9) lierai manager of Loma Linda Foods, the
president of Loma -Linda University, the president
of Oakwood College, the general manager of the Artide X—Bylaws
Pacific Press Publishing Association, the president The voters of this Conference may enact Bylaws
of the Seventh-day Adventist Radio, Television and amend or repeal them at any session thereof,
and Film Center, thegeneral manager of the Re-. and such Bylaws may embrace any provision not
view and Herald Publishing Association, the ad- inconsistent with the Constitution.
ministrator of Riverside Hospital, the manager of
Seventh-day Adventist World Service, the general
manager of the Southern Publishing Association, Article XI—Amendments
the executive secretary of the Association of Pri- This Constitution or its Bylaws may be amended
vately Owned Seventh-day Adventist Services and by a two-thirds vote of the voters present and
Industries, the executive secretary of the North voting at any session: provided that, if it is pro-
American Division Board of Higher Education, the posed to amend the Constitution at a special ses-
director of General Conference Personnel Admin- sion. notice of such purpose shall be given in the
istration, the general manager of Institutional Ser- call for such special session.
vices/ESDA, the editor and associate editors of
the Review and Herald, the secretary and associ-
ate secretaries of the Ellen G. White Estate, the BYLAWS
speaker of the Breath of Life, the speaker of Faith Article I—Division Sections
for Today, the speaker of It Is Written, and the
speaker of the Voice of Prophecy. Sec. 1. The General Conference shall conduct
its world-wide work in division sections, each sec-
tion to operate within a specified territory in har-
Artide VII—Term of Office mony with the policy of the General Conference.
All officers of the General Conference and Sec. 2. Union conference and union mission
those members of the Executive Committee pro- field organizations, together with all other organi-
vided for by Article VI, Sec. 1 (a), shall hold office zations and institutions within the territory, shall
from the time of election until the next ensuing be responsible to the respective division commit-
regular session or until their successors are tees, or in the case of fields without divisional af-
elected and appear to enter upon their duties. filiation, to the General Conference Committee.
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS(cid:9) 9
Sec. 3. The division sections shall be known as: ing Committee must be duly accredited delegates
Afro-Mideast Division, Australasian Division, in attendance at the General Conference session.
China Division, Euro-Africa Division, Far Eastern (3) Members of the General Conference Com-
Division, Inter-American Division, North Ameri- mittee whose term of service is expiring at the
can Division, Northern Europe-West Africa Divi- session and therefore stand for re-election shall
sion, South American Division, Southern Asia Di- not be members of the Nominating Committee.
vision, Trans-Africa Division, Congregations of
Seventh-day Adventists in the Union of Soviet So- (d) No delegate shall nominate more than one
cialist Republics. The boundaries of these division person for election to the Nominating Committee.
sections shall be subject to adjustment only at the (e) The Nominating Committee shall elect its
General Conference sessions, or at Annual Coun- own chairman and secretary under the temporary
cil sessions, provided no divisional territorial lines chairmanship of the President of the General
shall be changed when such division is not repre- Conference.
sented at the Council by one of its executive offi-
cers, or when such division has not given con-
Article III—Vice-Presidents
sent, except under an emergency such as war; in
such case the General Conference Committee Sec. 1. General Vice-Presidents shall be elected
shall make such provision as is necessary for the to assist the President with the general adminis-
conduct of the work in the territory concerned. trative work of the General Conference. One ad-
ditional Vice-President shall be elected for each
division of the General Conference.
Article II—Standing Committees Sec. 2. The General Vice-Presidents shall in the
Sec. 1. At each regular session of this Confer- absence of the President serve as chairmen of the
ence, such standing committees as may be found Executive Committee and shall assist the President
necessary, including the following, shall be in his administrative work.
elected to consider such items of business as may Sec. 3. The Vice-President for North America
be referred to them and to bring in their reports shall work under the direction of the General
and recommendations to the session: Conference Committee.
(a) Constitution and Bylaws Sec. 4. The Vice-Presidents elected for the divi-
(b) Credentials and Licenses sions outside of North America shall act as chair-
(c) Finance men of the division committees operating in their
(d) Nominations respective fields and shall have charge of the
work in those fields under the direction of the
(e) Plans division committees and shall be designated
Sec. 2. (a) The membership of the Nominating within their respective division territories as presi-
Committee shall consist of the following: dents of the divisions over which they preside.
(1) One member for each 20,000 church mem-
bers or major fraction thereof, computed by divi- Article IV—Undersecretary and
sions on the basis of the membership at the close Associate Secretaries
of the preceding year; provided, however, that
An Undersecretary and Associate Secretaries
no division have less than eight members on the
shall be elected to share with the Secretary the
Nominating Committee.
responsibilities of his office. They shall perform
(2) One member for each of the following Gen- such duties connected with the Secretariat as may
eral Conference institutions: Andrews University, be assigned to them by the Secretary.
Harris Pine Mills, Loma Linda Foods, Loma Linda
University, Oakwood College, Pacific Press Pub-
lishing Association, Review and Herald Publishing Article V—Division Secretaries
Association, Seventh-day Adventist Radio, Televi- Sec. 1. A Secretary shall be elected for each di-
sion and Film Center, Southern Publishing Associ- vision outside of North America to be designated
ation, and one member on a rotating basis from "division secretary."
the following three institutions: Christian Record Sec. 2. Division Secretaries shall work under the
Braille Foundation, Home Study Institute, and Riv- direction of the division committees. It shall be
erside Hospital. their duty to keep the minutes of the division
(b) The members of the Nominating Committee committee meetings, to collect information and
shall be chosen as follows: make such reports as may be required, and to do
(1) Each division delegation shall act as a unit in such other work as usually pertains to such office.
selecting the members to which it is entitled on Sec. 3. Division committees may appoint such
the basis of church membership. Delegates at Associate and Assistant Secretaries as may be re-
large will join the delegations from the divisions quired to carry on the work.
in which they are or were last employed, or now
reside. Artide VI—Undertreasurer and
(2) The election of division representatives on Assistant Treasurers
the Nominating Committee shall be by the An Undertreasurer and Assistant Treasurers
method of voting considered by the division to shall be elected to share with the Treasurer the
be most convenient and efficient, taking into con- work of his office. They shall perform such duties
sideration the size of the delegation and other connected with the Treasury as may be assigned
circumstances. to them by the Treasurer or by the Executive
(c) Each division delegation in selecting its rep- Committee. They may be authorized by the Exec-
resentatives on the Nominating Committee shall utive Committee to sign checks under the instruc-
take into account the following points: tion of the Treasurer.
(1) The division's representation on the Nomi-
nating Committee should as far as possible repre- Article VII—Division Treasurers
sent the various geographical areas, organizational
Sec. 1. A Treasurer shall be elected for each di-
segments, and types of activity of the division.
vision outside of North America to be designated
(2) Those chosen as members of the Nominat- "division treasurer."
10(cid:9) SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST YEARBOOK, 1976
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Division Trea- service; the directors/secretaries of departmental,
surers to receive and disburse the funds of the association, or service work in the divisions; ana
General Conference made available for their terri- such other persons as the Executive Committee
tory, under the direction of the division commit- may deem necessary.
tee, and to perform such other duties as usually
pertain to such office.
Artide XI—Division Departments—
Sec. 3. Division committees may appoint such Directors/Secretaries,
Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Auditors as may Associates and Assistants
be required to carry on the work.
Sec. 1. Division Departmental, Association, and
Service Directors/Secretaries shall be elected by
Article VIII—General and Division the General Conference for the respective divi-
Field Secretaries sion fields, and shall labor under the direction of
Sec. 1. The term "general field secretary" shall the division committees.
be used to designate general field workers Sec. 2. Division committees shall appoint such
elected in addition to the officers, to serve in car- associate and assistant directors/secretaries as may
rying the field responsibilities of the General Con- be needed to serve in special capacities, to labor
ference. under the direction of their respective direc-
Sec. 2. The General Field Secretaries shall work tors /secretaries.
under the direction of the General Conference
Committee and the President, and be assigned ei- Article XII—Director of
ther to field service or to special projects or re- Archives and Statistics
sponsibilities-as may be determined by the Gen-
At each regular session the General Conference
eral Conference Committee.
shall elect a Director of Archives and Statistics
Sec. 3. Such Division Field Secretaries shall be whose duties shall be to compile the statistics of
elected as may be deemed necessary to labor in the world work, reporting the same under the di-
the division under the direction of the division rection of the Executive Committee.
committee.
Article XIII—Executive Committee
Article IX—Departments—Directors/
Sec. 1. (a) During the intervals between the ses-
Secretaries, Associates and Assistants
sions of the General Conference, the Executive
Sec. 1. The Departmental, Association, and Ser- Committee shall have full administrative power,
vice Directors/Secretaries and Associates elected with authority to grant credentials and licenses,
by the General Conference shall work under the and to fill for the current term any vacancies that
direction of the Executive Committee of the Gen- may occur in its offices, boards, committees, or
eral Conference, or in the case of departmental, agents by death, resignation, or otherwise. The
association, or service directors/secretaries in divi- Executive Committee shall also have power to
sions, under the direction of the division execu- withdraw credentials or licenses by a two-thirds
tive committee, and shall occupy an advisory rela- vote of the members present and voting at any
tion to the field. regular committee meeting.
Sec. 2. The term "associate director/secretary"
(b) The Executive Committee shall have power
shall be used to designate such individuals as may
to effect the retirement before the expiration of
be elected to associate with the director/secretary
the term for which they have been elected, of
of any General Conference department, associa- p.ersons elected under AitiLie V, Sec. i (a), of the
tion, or service in carrying the responsibiiities of
Constitution who may develop a health condition
his office. Such person shall have the requisite which prevents them from properly discharging
experience, background, and expertise to facili-
their duties.
tate the work of the department in carrying out
the functions assigned to it not only at headquar- (c) The Executive CoMmittee shall have author-
ters but throughout the world field. Certain spe- ity to remove from office by a two-thirds vote of
cialized associate activities may be largely accom- the members present and voting at any regular
plished without extensive field activity. committee meeting, any person elected under Ar-
ticle V, Sec. 1 (a), of the Constitution who be-
Sec. 3. The term "assistant director/secretary"
shall be used to designate such persons as are cause of apostasy or misconduct disqualifies him-
appointed by the General Conference Committee self from occupying the office.
to assist the director/secretary and his associates Sec. 2. (a) A meeting of the Executive Commit-
in any department, association, or service in car- tee, known as the Annual Council, shall be held
rying the work of the General Conference office, annually for the purpose of considering budgets
usually in one or more special procedures or from the fields and making appropriations, for the
functions. It is understood that these special as- adoption of such policies as may be necessary in
signments are carried on largely in the office and the operation of the world-wide work, and for the
serve to expedite the work of the departmental transaction of other business.
staff. Field appointments for departmental assis- (b) A meeting of the Executive Committee,
tants shall be of a very limited nature and shall known as the Spring Meeting, shall be held annu-
normally be confined to the North American Divi- ally for the purpose of receiving the audited fi-
sion. nancial reports of the General Conference, and
for transacting regular Executive Committee busi-
Artide X—Departmental ness as provided in the General Conference
Advisory Committees Working Policy relating to Spring Meetings.
The Executive Committee shall appoint a repre- Sec. 3. A majority of the full membership of the
sentative advisory committee for each depart- Executive Committee, including the President or a
ment, association, or service of the General Con- General Vice-President, is empowered to transact
ference. Such committee shall in each case be denominational business of any nature at any
composed of the director/secretary, associates, time and place.
and assistants of the department, association, or Sec. 4. Any fifteen members of the Executive
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