Religious Liberty Notes

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 14, 1907

Religious Liberty Notes

ELDER R. E. HARTER, of Chamberlain, S. D., has been elected religious liberty secretary of the South Dakota Conference. We are glad to learn that he is planning for aggressive work in that conference.

Brother Frank E. Hinkley, writing from the Harvard College Observatory, Arequipa, Peru, under date of Sept. 21, 1907, says that the foreigners in Peru think that all foreigners should pay homage to the religion of the country, and are not pleased with those who fail to do so.

The following interesting item appeared in the American Citizen of Boston, Mass., under date of Oct. 12, 1907: “In Denver, Colo., a Romanist priest is building what he calls ‘a Catholic church for Protestants.’ He says that so many Protestants come to him to find out about Roman Catholic doctrine, that he ‘loses much valuable time,’ and therefore he is building a church for these inquirers.”

The Kansas Worker of Oct. 30, 1907, contains an article from the pen of Brother J. M. Fletcher, secretary and treasurer of the Kansas Conference, from which we select the following: “We can already hear the roar of the coming storm which is soon to break upon the world. The fires of persecution are being kindled in this land which we have learned to love. The angels are still holding the four winds until the servants of God are sealed; but soon the angel of mercy will take her flight never to return. We know this truth. We are aware of what is just before us. Shall we remain silent and let the day of the Lord come as a thief upon our neighbors and friends? If we fail to warn them of what is coming, their blood will be upon our garments. Brethren and sisters who love this truth, shall we not rally at this time and do all within our power, by the help of the Lord, to snatch some souls from the awful doom before them?”

Elder O. A. Olsen, president of the Australasian Union Conference, in a communication bearing date of Sept. 15, 1907, writes concerning the religious liberty work, as follows: “We are doing considerable in the religious liberty work. Brother Hennig is giving all his time to it. He is free to go anywhere and everywhere as the work may demand. He is doing considerable in preparing literature for circulation, especially in the way of small tracts. He is also doing considerable in visiting members of parliament and in corresponding with them. This educational work is of the greatest importance. At the present time the various governments stand quite clearly and definitely on right principles; but of course the leaven is working, and we know what will be the outcome of it. We bring the matter very prominently before all our people at the general meetings, and also on special occasions, preparing studies for our churches and isolated people. There is a good degree of interest manifested.”