The Review and Herald's Bookmen's Convention
By I. A. Ford
The general and field agents from the Review and Herald territory, comprising the Atlantic, Columbia, and Lake union conferences, have been in session in Takoma Park since December 6. There are present from the Lake Union Conference: J. W. Mace, manager of Western Branch; J. B. Blosser, general agent; O. Morris, field agent Northern Illinois; E. Fishell, Southern Illinois; W. H. Johnson, North Michigan; R. W. Paul, West Michigan; H. Halderson, Wisconsin; N. L. Taylor, Indiana. From the Atlantic Union: L. W. Graham, manager of Eastern Branch; C. J. Tolf, general agent; A. W. Coon, field agent of Maine; D. W. Percy, Massachusetts; J. W. Sypher, Western New York; H. C. White, New York; E. A. Manry, Greater New York; H. C. Wilcox, Southern New England; A. R. Evans, Northern New England. From the Columbia Union Conference: E. R. Numbers, general agent; V. O. Punches, field agent of Virginia; J. W. Hirlinger, Eastern Pennsylvania; Chas. Dunham, West Pennsylvania; C. V. Leach, West Virginia; C. E. Grey, New Jersey; James Jones, Chesapeake; F. B. Numbers, Ohio; and H. H. Johnson, District of Columbia. From the Canadian Union Conference: Brother B. B. Noftsger. We also have with us Brother A. F. Harrison, general agent of the Southern Union, and J. L. McGee, field agent of East Kansas, who are helping us in our general instruction. Besides daily book study, we are having counsel on some of the most important topics relating to our book work. The general and field agents all enter heartily into these discussions, and the principles brought out will, we are sure, be seen in the more successful work that will be done by these men in the future. It is a pleasure to us to meet these representatives from different parts of the field, and become personally acquainted, and have the privilege of talking over the work in these different conferences, and laying plans for its advancement. The outlook for the book work in the Review and Herald territory is very encouraging. The question of the circulation of our literature in the cities is having special attention, as we believe that this is one of the principal means of solving the problem of the work of warning the cities, which has been so forcibly placed before us of late by the spirit of prophecy.