▁work ▁of ▁Advent ists ▁had ▁extended ▁into ▁all ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁Advent ist ▁members ▁came ▁from ▁about ▁ 8 0 0 ▁language ▁groups ▁and ▁workers ▁needed ▁guidance ▁in ▁present ing ▁church ▁do ctr ines ▁to ▁those ▁in ▁their ▁language . ▁Br anson ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁alarm ing ▁lack ▁of ▁uniform ity ▁in ▁these ▁matters . ▁Minister s ▁were ▁establish ing ▁their ▁own ▁tests ▁of ▁fellow ship . ▁He ▁writes ▁that ▁the ▁tests ▁applied ▁by ▁one ▁are ▁different ▁from ▁those ▁applied ▁by ▁another . ▁One ▁person ▁required ▁incoming ▁members ▁to ▁promise ▁full ▁participation ▁in ▁church ▁mission ary ▁activities . ▁Another ▁would ▁prepare ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁questions ▁that ▁deal ▁with ▁minute ▁details ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁new ▁members ▁are ▁to ▁eat , ▁drink , ▁and ▁wear . ▁ ▁They ▁set ▁up ▁entry ▁requirements ▁which ▁the ▁church ▁had ▁never ▁set ▁up . ▁He ▁said ▁that , ▁" many ▁points ▁of ▁Bible ▁instruction ▁on ▁Christian ▁experience , ▁mission ary ▁activity , ▁support ▁of ▁Christian ▁education , ▁etc ., ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁taught ▁pros pective ▁candidates , ▁but ▁obviously ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁matters ▁do ▁not ▁const itute ▁tests ▁of ▁fellow ship ▁that ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁applied ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁request ▁bapt ism ▁and ▁membership ." ▁ ▁These ▁matters ▁should ▁be ▁taught ▁persu as ively ▁but ▁then ▁left ▁to ▁each ▁person ' s ▁individual ▁conscience . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁" not ▁all ▁that ▁we ▁as ▁a ▁people ▁believe ▁and ▁teach ▁has ▁been ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁among ▁us ▁as ▁tests ▁of ▁fellow ship ,