p. 24 | Missionary Work and Offerings

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 11, 1914

Missionary Work and Offerings

PROF. G. W. CAVINESS left Washington last week for the Southwest, to oversee the assigning of work to our missionaries temporarily shut out of Mexico. He plans to spend a few days at some of the Western camp meetings while en route to El Paso, on the Mexican border.

THE next occasion for special gifts for missions is the Midsummer Offering, which comes, according to the regular appointment, the first Sabbath in July. Thus this year on July 4 our people will be invited to give for the missionary cause in other lands. A special program for the day is being prepared by the General Conference, and will be sent to church elders and conference laborers.

THIS week two new recruits for India are sailing from New York, accompanying Elder and Mrs. James. They are Brother Ernest E. and Mrs. Morrow, of Southern California. That conference releases them from evangelistic work in order that they may respond to the calls for help among the Tamil and Telegu and other peoples in South India. We rejoice that the India Mission is to receive these additional workers.

THIS week Elder J. S. and Mrs. James are sailing from New York on their return to South India, having spent most of the time since the General Conference in California, where they have arranged to leave their two boys to attend school at the Pacific Union College when their preparatory work is completed. These workers return after their furlough, refreshed and strengthened for the years of service which we trust lie before them among the millions of South India.

FRIDAY, May 29, witnessed one of the greatest ocean disasters in history, with the exception, perhaps, of the sinking of the "Titanic." The Canadian Pacific liner "Empress of Ireland" was rammed by the coal ship "Storstad" of Norway, and sank in fourteen minutes. The "Empress" carried 1,367 passengers and crew. Of these, 964 were drowned. Two ships responded to the wireless signal of distress, and as a result of their efforts, together with the work done by the crew of the "Storstad," several hundred were saved. A board of inquiry is trying to fix the responsibility for the collision. This is only one of the many disasters of this character which are increasing from year to year.

THE closing exercises of the Foreign Mission Seminary were held in the Takoma Park church, Sunday evening, May 24. A class of eight was graduated — two from the Biblical course, three from the academic, and three from the nurses' postgraduate course. Prof. M. E. Kern gave the graduating address, in which the principles of true Christian education were ably set forth. These exercises mark the close of the Foreign Mission Seminary as an institution by this name. The next school year will witness the opening of the Washington Missionary College. This will not only do the work which has been done by the Foreign Mission Seminary, but will also do full college work. Professor Kern will devote his energies from this time forth to the Missionary Volunteer Department, of which he is the secretary. He has borne a double burden during the last two or three years in connection with the work of his department and the work of the school. A splendid work has been done in the preparation given young men and women for a part in this closing work.