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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 29, 1914

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 91, No. 45.

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An Early Victory

By T. E. BOWEN

ONE of our faithful Chinese evangelists has suffered the loss of his oldest daughter under sad circumstances. “His wife and two daughters fell into deep water,” writes Brother S. A. Nagel. “Brother Ang saw them and offered a large sum of money to the Chinese standing by if they would help him rescue them; but they refused, saying the water devils had them, and it was no use to try. Brother Ang himself jumped in and succeeded in saving his wife and one daughter, but was unable to reach the oldest, who was a teacher in our Swatow school.” Our sympathies are with our brother and the mission staff.

An Early Victory

LAST week, Thursday, the first telegram announcing that a conference had raised its share of the $100,000 fund was received from M. M. Hare, president of the Maritime Conference. Thus this same conference heads the list again this year. This is certainly an early victory. This means that, on an average, every member in the Maritime Conference has gathered in for missions $1.54. We understand that our churches there are still hard at work to see if they cannot bring their average up to $5 a member. Which conference will be the next to report having raised its share?
Last year the total output of papers was 606,565. The Mission Board has already ordered 650,000, and on Thursday night, October 22, the Review and Herald had only 52,000 copies on hand. Evidently another good-sized edition must soon be printed to supply the demand.
This year a greater effort is being made to make every paper put out count in money gathered in. One sister here in Washington used four papers, receiving $13. Some have carried a few War Extras in their pockets, and when the beautiful Ingathering REVIEW is handed back, or refused at ten cents, a copy of the Extra is left.
Only four conferences last year reached their share of the $100,000 fund. Surely the list will be longer this year.
T. E. BOWEN.