It is now five months since I began to labor in the Northern Union Conference in the interest of the canvassing and missionary work. I arrived in this field just in time to begin work among the camp-meetings of the union conference. My first visit was at the South Dakota meeting held at Woonsocket. At this gathering was a large number of young people who took a great deal of interest in the canvassing work. There seemed to be a live interest in this branch of the work on the part of all the conference officials, and some time was devoted each day to its advancement. About twenty-five persons volunteered to go into the field after the meeting. The conference was unfortunate in not being able to secure a man to put in charge of this work who could develop and follow up the interest created. South Dakota has a large amount of good material for the canvassing work, and I hope to see steps taken soon that will bring this work to the front.
My next visit was at the Minnesota meeting held at Maple Plain. Here, as in South Dakota, a large number of young people had gathered at the meeting, but on account of the bad weather and local interests of an imperative nature in connection with their school, not so much time as would have been profitable was devoted to the canvassing work. The work in Minnesota is in charge of an experienced canvasser, who is doing everything in his power to enlist the members of this conference in that work. Minnesota is a splendid field for the sale of our books, and a large corps of workers should be in active service.
My visit to the German meeting in North Dakota was one that I shall long remember with great pleasure. This was strictly a German meeting, and nearly all the services were carried on in that language. It was necessary for me to talk through an interpreter. A good interest was manifested on the part of some, and good support was given by the conference brethren, but as the season was late, and the farm work was pressing, very few were able to begin work this year. A goodly number, however, are planning to take up the work in the early spring. May God grant that we shall see a strong corps of German and English canvassers carrying the last message of warning to the people in North Dakota next year.
My next stop was at the camp-meeting in Alberta, Canada. The brethren gathered at this meeting have gone to this country within recent years. Many of them are poor, and have to battle against the hardships of pioneer life. Many who would like to engage in the work are tied up on “claims,” or otherwise engaged. However, some have decided to enter the work next year, and those who have been in the work expect to continue. Alberta is a promising field for our canvassers.19The people scattered over that vast expanse of country, with long distances between, are glad to see a canvasser, glad to buy his books, and glad to welcome him the second time.
The last meeting I attended was at Parkdale, Manitoba. Here the old-time ring was given to the canvassing work by the president and the field secretary. Special meetings were held for the benefit of those who were interested, and a number of volunteers offered themselves for the work. With an experienced man in charge and the material at hand, together with the encouraging yield in the crops, a good work should be done by the laborers in this rich field.
As I traveled over this vast territory, and saw the fields waving with the ripening grain waiting to be harvested, I could but wonder at the vast resources of this field, and the wonderful opportunities for our God-fearing canvassers. At the time of this writing, as I pass from place to place on the train, I see thousands of men at work gathering and thrashing this crop. So great is it that the railroad facilities are not sufficient to carry it to market. Thousands of bushels of grain remain yet in the stack to be thrashed late this winter, or if already thrashed, remain in sacks piled up in the field. When I see these things, I am led to exclaim, Surely God’s people are standing in the “market-place,” saying, No one hath hired us. Now is the time for God’s people to work for the sale of our books. “Ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves,” is the promise of God to us at this time. May God turn the hearts and minds of his people in this union conference to this important branch of the message.
J. S. JAMES.
The Book Work in the United States
By E. R. PALMER
The following paragraphs give unmistakable evidence that the sale of large books is increasing in the United States. If all field workers will co-operate with us in our effort to secure full returns, we shall be able to show the increase still more clearly.
Atlantic Union Conference
We have before us reports furnished by the union conference agent for the months of July, August, and September. In each of these reports the returns are nearly complete, and indicate several features which are indeed cheering:—
1. The complete returns from nearly every State on all the points called for in an ordinary canvasser’s report indicate that the reporting system is well maintained.
2. A good degree of success is indicated in nearly every State.
3. The totals are considerably larger than they have been for several years.
4. During these three months fifty agents, on an average, have taken orders for 4,392 large books, and have sold helps to the value of $2,235.86, making the total value of books sold by agents $9,216.66. We are glad to see such excellent reports from West Virginia. From six to nine agents have been kept in the field, and their sales averaged about four hundred dollars a month.
Lake Union Conference
The canvassing work in the Lake Union is also coming strongly to the front. The general agent has furnished us with a detailed report of the work of each canvasser in the Lake Union, and we are particularly impressed with the good, consistent average shown by the agents’ reports from each State. The summaries for August and September show that thirty-five agents have sold 2,027 books at a total value of $3,721.80, and according to the general agent’s report this summary lacks considerable of being complete. It would have been far greater if all had reported, and it would have been more than double if all had put in full time. The average sale per hour by each agent was $1.50. What a splendid report might be shown by even this number of agents if each worked eight hours a day and five days a week. We are rejoiced to see the work coming up in the Atlantic and Lake Unions, where the battle for success is more than ordinarily severe.
Central Union Conference
Thus far we have not been able to secure a full summary of work in the Central Union, but we hear indirectly that the work is making excellent progress. The following letter written by Brother Cochran, manager of the Kansas City Branch of the Pacific Press Publishing Company, shows the excellent success which has been attained by some of the workers in Missouri:—
“KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 19, 1905.
“DEAR —: I have looked over the published canvassing reports of the Missouri Conference for the past four weeks, and observe that a number of the workers are meeting with remarkably good success in selling our books. I can not insert the entire report in this letter, but have selected the names of seven persons from the report, showing the number of hours’ work and the value.
NAME
HRS.
VALUE
Mrs. E. A. Halladay
138
$718.75
G. C. Stephens
135
$364.75
Mrs. C. G. Bellah
76
$241.00
C. G. Bellah
108
$607.00
H. W. Stein
49
$128.00
R. S. McLain
83
$133.50
Flossie Foster
125
$114.50
715
$2,307.50
“The people who entertain the idea that our books can not be sold certainly would be convinced otherwise if they should see this report. These seven persons average nearly $3.25 an hour for the time put in. With the exception of possibly one, the persons named above make the book work a business. Some of them have done nothing else but sell books for the last four or five years.
“I am of the firm conviction that herein lies the secret of their success, or largely so: they entered the work with the intention of remaining with it, and the Lord is greatly blessing them. We have scores of brethren and sisters in all our conferences who can do just as well as these canvassers.
“Yours in the work,
“JAS. COCHRAN.”
If we are not mistaken, Missouri has been the banner State during the summer. From the first of February to the last of September, not including August, which has not been reported, sixteen agents on an average have sold 2,501 copies of large books, mostly “Great Controversy,” the total value of which was $6,844.65. The reports show a steady gain all through the season, and it is confidently expected by the workers that the report for October will be the highest record made in any State in the Central Union during the past ten years. The reports for the first two weeks in October made a total value of $1,681.50. During these two weeks two agents sold books to the value of $861.50. What a splendid revival we would see of the old-time prosperity if every State in this union would systematically and determinedly build up its book business as Missouri is doing.
Southwestern Union Conference
There are only three conferences in the Southwestern Union, and Oklahoma did not report. Texas and Arkansas, during the months of August and September, show an average of twenty agents, who have taken orders during the two months to the amount of $2,549.50.
Pacific Union Conference
The reports for the Pacific Union Conference show for ten weeks ending October 26, an average of eleven agents, with a total of 1,422 orders, amounting in value to $4,661.55. We have before us one week’s work as reported by a young man—the week ending October 6. He canvassed for “Heralds of the Morning,” and the week is such a perfect one in respect to hours worked and orders taken that we give the report in full:—
HOURS
ORDERS
Monday
8
17
Tuesday
8
10
Wednesday
8
17
Thursday
8
10
Friday
8
17
Total
40
71
Value, $106.50.
It may seem incredible to many agents who are dragging along with little success, but it is nevertheless true that the majority of them would come much nearer this excellent total in value if the time put in was as regular and full as shown in this report.
Southern Union Conference
From the summaries in the Watchman, we learn that during the past eleven weeks there has been an average of about twenty-three agents working in the Southern Union Conference, and the total sales amount to $4,916.08.
Reports have not yet been received from the Northern or Canadian Unions. We hope to be able to publish reports from these fields later.
E. R. PALMER,
Sec. Gen. Conf. Publishing Dept.
Our Needs in South Carolina
By R. T. Nash
We feel impressed to make known some of our needs in this mission field to our dear brethren and sisters.
We need a consecrated school-teacher, who will be willing to teach a small mission school with small pay.
We need some carpenters who are willing to work at the trade five days in the week, and live the truth seven days in the week; wages from one dollar to two dollars a day.
We need a good, consecrated farmer who could take a fatherly oversight of a little company of new Sabbath-keepers. We need a number of farmers to settle in different places and live the20truth, and thus arouse an interest to hear the living preacher.
We also need a number of canvassers to help us carry the printed page.
Any who desire to come and labor in any of these ways, may correspond with the writer, whose address is Campobello, S. C.
R. T. NASH.
Shall We Do Something for the Jews?
By F. C. GILBERT
According to the message in Rev. 14: 6-12 this truth is to go to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. This most certainly includes the Jews. We should remember, however, that while, like Paul, we are debtors to everybody, it is especially true that we owe the Jews a great debt. Rom. 15: 27.
God has not cast them away. Rom. 11: 2. Why should we? The Holy Spirit still says the gospel should go to them first. Then why should we not give them the gospel? Rom. 1: 16. The Spirit through God's servant still says there is heaviness and heart burdening for the Jews. Rom. 9: 12. Why should we not have it? To them were committed the oracles, the promises, the law, the covenants, the sanctuary, the service of God, and, in fact, everything. Rom. 3: 2; 9: 1-5.
It is said they are a hard class to reach. Why should they not be when they have been told for centuries that in order to be a Christian they must renounce Moses and the prophets, the Sabbath, and indulge in swine's flesh? Can we blame them for that?
In 1871 came the following statement concerning a young man whom God had raised up to prepare literature for the Jews: “His knowledge of Hebrew would have been a help to the Office in the preparation of publications through which access could be gained to a class that otherwise could not be reached.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. III, page 206.
This certainly would strongly indicate that the way the work should be done for the Jews, or, to say the least, should begin among the Jews, is with literature. And many witnesses could be produced, who, having thus labored, would testify to the truthfulness of this statement. The first Jewish tract ever issued by our people was published last January; and since that time fifty thousand copies have already been circulated in this country, in England, in Australia, Africa, etc. Ten thousand more are being published, besides an edition of ten thousand copies which has been published by the Hamburg publishing house, for the Jews in Russia and Germany.
God has signally blessed the effort with it. Many of the Jews have had their minds agitated, and much prejudice has been broken down. Some Jews have even written asking that they might have the privilege of circulating them among their brethren. With some, it has been the means of leading them to read the New Testament; with others, it has opened the way to know more about the Bible from our standpoint; and some have even been impressed to ask the way of life more clearly. The Spirit of the Lord has accompanied the work thus far.
In this missionary campaign shall we not remember the Jews? They are found nearly everywhere, and shall we not hand them out a copy of this tract? It is written in two languages, parallel pages, and can be read by all Jews everywhere. The tract is given free, but the funds for the same are secured by voluntary offerings. So be sure to send for some tracts if you have not yet given them to the Jews in your community, and, while sending, enclose an offering to help on the good work. Address Jennie Thayer, secretary and treasurer of the Atlantic Union Conference, South Lancaster, Mass. F. C. GILBERT.
Religious Liberty Notes
By K. C. RUSSELL
Word from Honolulu says, “Religious teaching is being advocated, and is coming to the front here in Hawaii. Elder Williams is preparing an article for one of our leading dailies, pointing out the wrong in such a movement, and setting forth the logical results if such a thing should come to pass. We raise our voice against the thing early.”
On the charge of hunting on Sunday, William Timney was arraigned before Justice John T. Walsh at Pekin, Md., October 28, and on pleading guilty was fined fifty dollars and costs. Timney had been “evading arrest for a week, but was caught” on the date given above. Pekin is near Cumberland, where a Sunday enforcement movement was recently under way.
Belgium has a new Sunday law, which is to go into effect next July. Under this law “Sunday labor is forbidden in all industrial and commercial enterprises except sea, car, and river transport, fishing and hawking, and peddling.” “Only members of an employer’s family living with him, or his domestics, may work for him more than six days per week, and the weekly day of rest is Sunday.”
Two hundred and sixty-four arrests for Sunday law violations were made in the following seven counties of eastern Pennsylvania during the two months ending September 30: Bradford, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Montgomery, Philadelphia, and Snyder. Two hundred and twenty-nine of these arrests were made in Lackawanna County. Among those arrested were three Seventh-day Adventists.
“Because two members of the grand jury which returned the indictment had been convicted of violating the Sunday law during the tenure of their service, and had thereby become disqualified,” a murder indictment was ordered quashed by Judge Leche in the district court of Donaldsonville, La., October 27. “There were several motions filed for the quashing of the indictment, but all were overruled except the one relating to the conviction of the two grand jurors for violating the Sunday law. After hearing arguments on this point, Judge Leche ruled that it was well taken, and ordered the indictment quashed.”
A meeting of the Pennsylvania Sabbath Association was appointed to be held in Williamsport last week. The Rev. T. T. Mutchler heads a delegation from Philadelphia. “County auxiliaries and county committees, church bodies of all denominations, ministerial conferences, reform associations, congregations, young people’s societies, Women’s Christian Temperance Unions, Young Men’s Christian Associations, and labor unions throughout the State are all represented by regularly appointed delegates.” Should not the friends of religious liberty be aroused to action as they see such activity manifested in behalf of the false sabbath?
The following is from chapter 90 of the compiled laws of the State of Kansas, which chapter, it is stated, has been in effect since July 1, 1864: “1. That no person whose religious faith and practise is to keep the seventh day of the week, commonly called Saturday, as a day set apart by divine command as the Sabbath of rest from labor, and dedicated to the worship of God, shall be subject to perform military duty, or to serve as a juryman in a justice’s court, on that day, except that such person shall be subject to perform military duty at any time in case of insurrection, invasion, or time of war. 2. That any person who shall knowingly cause or procure any process, issued from a justice’s court in a civil suit, to be served on that day upon any such person, or who shall serve any such process made returnable on that day, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days, or both. 3. That any person who shall, in like manner, procure any such suit, pending in such court, against any person of such religious faith and practise, to be adjourned for trial at that date, shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be subject to a like punishment.” K. C. RUSSELL.
Field Notes
EIGHT young people were baptized at Cedar Lake, Mich., November 4.
A CHURCH of fifteen members was organized at Leetsville, Mich., October 28.
BROTHER R. J. BELLOWS reports the recent baptism of fifteen persons near Rapid River, Mich.
SEVEN persons have received baptism at Escanaba, Mich., since the recent camp-meeting there.
THE Northern Illinois Recorder mentions four new Sabbath-keepers at Princeton, also a family at Moline and several in Chicago who have recently accepted the truth through Bible readings.
ELDER F. D. STARR reports the baptism of three persons at Colville, Wash., October 29, one of these being a prominent lawyer; also the partial organization of a church of twelve members at Marcus.
IN a report of the distribution of labor in the Australasian Conference we find the following mention of laborers who have been sent to that field from the United States: W. A. Hennig is to act as religious liberty secretary for Australasia; S. M. Cobb takes the presidency of the New Zealand Conference; L. A. Hoopes is teacher of Bible in the Avondale school; R. W. Munson enters the work in the New South Wales Conference; and E. S. Butz connects with the South Australian Conference.
The Sheridan Industrial Academy
By W. T. Bland
After a good rest from the taxing labors of several years in connection with our educational work, I am again glad to be with one of our schools for a while. For some time it has been my desire to have a better understanding of the work of our small industrial schools, for I have believed there are problems connected with them not easily solved, and not understood by the majority of our people. So when the invitation was offered to connect with the industrial school at Sheridan, Ill., for this year, I was glad to accept of the same.
Location
This school is situated near Sheridan, Ill., a few miles from the city of Chicago. The location is a beautiful one so far as the natural scenery is concerned. The school farm, consisting of about forty acres, is touched by a small stream that near by empties its waters into the Fox River, one of the most picturesque streams in the State. It is in the midst of, perhaps, the richest agricultural district in the world. From the farm the school tables are supplied with vegetables and small fruits of various kinds, while pasture and grain are provided for the horses, cows, and poultry belonging to the school. This is a help to the school, and it also furnishes some work to the students, who thus meet their expenses in part while pursuing their studies.
Buildings
The academy building is a comfortable structure containing the kitchen, dining hall, and furnace room on the ground floor, while on the floor above are located the chapel, class room, and office, all of which are comfortable, well-arranged rooms. The third floor is arranged in living-rooms for the young ladies. On the campus, near the academy building, in a pretty grove are located cottages for the accommodation of the young men. Besides these, a substantial building has been erected for the manufacture of brooms, a small stock barn, and a poultry house.
Perhaps ten thousand dollars in cash, besides much hard labor, would cover the cost of the entire plant. With a few more improvements and some more good hard work, this may be made one of our best small schools.
The School
The school can be made to accommodate about seventy-five students; perhaps not more than that number should be encouraged to attend at one time, though nearly that number is required to place the school on a substantial, self-supporting basis.
Classes are not provided for those below the seventh or beyond the tenth grades. Those planning to attend should make note of this fact. Strong classes are now being carried on in the various common branches and in a number of the higher studies, while all are provided with classes for Bible study.
I think I have not seen a more earnest class of young people than are here this fall. They came with a mind to study and improve themselves. As a result, the Lord has already greatly blessed the efforts put forth, and it is a common expression among the students that this is the best year in their school experience.
Now that the fall work is about finished, others of our young people should be arranging their plans to be here for the winter months. The expenses have been made very reasonable, fourteen dollars a month being the amount required for board, room, and tuition. Sufficient work is furnished to reduce the actual cash payment to about ten dollars a month. I shall be glad to correspond with the young people who may be interested, or with the parents of any who may desire further information.
W. T. Bland.
How to Interest Our Young People in Education—3
By M. E. Kern
I HAVE been interested in the efforts of some successful business firms in pushing their business. Having obtained the names of people, and learning by ingenious methods of their interest in the wares to be sold, they will write a letter in the most courteous way, calling attention to the merits of the thing for sale. The failure to receive a reply does not seem to discourage them; for they are educating men for the visit of their agent. The agent comes, and, of course, gives a much better idea of the article than could be obtained from the letters. Perhaps he makes several visits, and keeps in daily correspondence with the office concerning the prospective purchaser, with whom the office may correspond further, and perhaps direct its agent to make another visit.
If such painstaking and persistent effort in following up an interest purely for gain is successful, can we afford to be less diligent, less interested and persistent, in fishing for the souls of our boys and girls? Brethren and sisters, we need to make a vigorous and determined effort for our young people, and not relax our efforts nor let go of the arm of the Lord too soon.
I sought an interview with a Seventh-day Adventist young lady at one of our camp-meetings, with respect to entering our training-school, and found that she was in attendance at a Presbyterian college. I was interested to know how she came to go to this school. “Well,” she said, “Dr. Brown came to our place and talked with papa, and he finally said that if I wanted to go, I might. I thought it was not so far as to our training-school, and not knowing any one there anyway, I decided to go to the Presbyterian college.” “And how far is it from your place?” I inquired. “One hundred miles,” she replied. That was a lesson to me. If such men consider our dear young people worth searching out in order to influence them to attend their schools, they are worth as much to us. The world is bidding for our young people, and holding out inducements to them, the thing we have been told to do.
A third way in which our young people can be helped through our teachers is by the maintenance of an excellent character of work in the school. There are altogether too many young people who come for one or two years and drop out. And in some cases it is because they did not get what they wanted or needed. They were not inspired to press on to greater heights and further attainments for the purpose of doing others good. This new life will come into the work of our teachers when they realize the sacredness of their work, and that the progress, and even the salvation, of many of these youth is largely in their hands. So ardent was Queen Mary’s love for her French possessions which were lost during her reign, that she is said to have remarked, “When I die, you will find Calais written on my heart.” Our names are graven on the palms of the Saviour’s hands, and I feel sure that the pupils of the God-fearing teacher are a constant burden upon his heart. After all, love is the great drawing power, and it is love that will draw our young people to God and into our schools, and into the sacred work of God.
To recapitulate: We can interest our young people in education by—
1. The creation of a deeper interest in education among our people and workers generally.
(a) By the agitation of educational questions through our periodicals, and the creation of an educational literature.
(b) By the vigorous circulation of the book “Education,” and “Testimonies,” Volume VI.
2. A vigorous educational effort—
(a) Through the Young People’s work.
(b) Through the school faculties by—
(1) Correspondence work.
(2) Field work during vacations.
3. The excellent character of the work done in our schools. M. E. KERN.
Current Mention
—Rigorous measures are being taken by the Russian government to suppress revolution in Poland, orders having been issued to the military governors of the ten Polish provinces to shoot down all agitators and rioters. Agrarian disturbances are increasing in that country.
—By the terms of a protocol arranged between Korean and Japanese representatives at Seoul, November 18, it appears that the Korean government is to maintain a nominal existence, being itself governed by Japan. Japan takes charge of the diplomatic service, and no treaty can be entered into by Korea without Japan’s permission.
—Relations between the United States and Germany have become seriously strained, owing, it is affirmed, to an aggressive commercial policy on the part of Germany. A tariff war has long existed between this country and Germany, and Germany’s latest tariff law, which will go into effect next spring, contains retaliatory prohibitory tariffs against certain American imports, which, when carried into effect, are certain to cause serious friction. Germany is also bent on securing the trade of Latin America, and is establishing virtual colonies in Brazil. The tone of recent utterances22by the kaiser and leading German papers is distinctly warlike.
—Prince Charles of Denmark, who was chosen king of Norway by popular vote, is to be known as King Haakon VII.
—A $4,000,000 fire, due to the burning of 810,000 gallons of whisky, occurred at Connellsville, Pa., November 19.
—Another bitter contest between structural iron workers and their employees in New York City is announced as being only a few days off. A dispatch from that city says: “All efforts at arbitration having failed, the Employers’ Association yesterday named a special committee to take the matter in hand, and it is expected that a general lockout order will be issued Saturday [November 25]. Leaders of the union say that as soon as a lockout is ordered, their national officers will retaliate by ordering a general strike against the Iron League in every city in the country.”
—The unexpected defiance of Europe by the sultan of Turkey has suddenly created a situation which overshadows in interest and importance every other question in international politics. The fleet of the European powers has sailed from Piraeus on the Grecian coast to carry out the proposed demonstration against Turkey, which it is said will be directed against the island of Mitylene, where a force will be landed and the customs seized. The sultan’s last reply to the powers contains a plain intimation that an attempt at coercion on their part will result in a massacre of the Christian population of European Turkey. In explanation of the sultan’s attitude it is stated that there is a power behind the throne which directs the policy of the Ottoman empire, a secret confederacy which takes its orders not from the sultan, but from the chief of the Senoussiya Brotherhood, at Djarboul, and the sultan himself does not dare resist the mandates emanating from this source. The force of Moslem public opinion, of which Europe takes little or no account, makes itself felt through this channel, and is a power which the sultan dare not ignore. Moslem leaders, it is stated, are greatly incensed at the action of the powers regarding Macedonia, while ignoring the barbarities being committed in Russia, this being in their view evidence that the powers are insincere in their reasons for interference with Turkey, and that the scheme of Macedonian reforms is a sham veiling a purpose on the part of the Christian powers to drive Islam out of Europe. A dispatch dated November 25 states that “information from Constantinople and other Islam sources . . . indicates that the time has at last arrived when the Moslem world is prepared to resist with all its resources the encroachment of the Christian world.” An opinion which is felt in some quarters is expressed in the statement that “Europe has made a grave mistake in forcing this unnecessary crisis upon the world at this moment.” Germany is holding aloof from the naval demonstration against Turkey, for reasons not set forth, and which are the ground of much speculation. Austria, it is intimated, would be glad to withdraw from the movement if the way were open for her to do so.
Christian Education
Conducted by the Department of Education of the General Conference.
FREDERICK GRIGGS, Chairman,
C. C. LEWIS, Secretary.
“Save the Boys”
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Annual Meeting
By Chas. S. Potts
NOTICE is hereby given that the fifth annual meeting of the stockholders of the Southern Publishing Association will be held Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1906, at 10 A. M., at the offices of the association, Nashville, Tenn., to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year, and to transact such other business as is connected with the association.
CHAS. S. POTTS, Secretary.
North Dakota, Notice!
By JOHN G. WALKER
THE annual meeting of the North Dakota Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at the industrial school, Harvey, N. D., beginning Friday, Dec. 28, 1905, at 9 A. M. All accredited delegates to the conference are members of the association, and are invited to be present.
JOHN G. WALKER,
Chairman Board of Trustees.
North Dakota, Notice!
By John G. Walker
The third annual session of the North Dakota Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will convene at the industrial school, Harvey, N. D., December 27-31. Service will be conducted in the chapel December 27 at 7:30 P. M., and the first business meeting will be held December 28 at 9 A. M. Each church should see that delegates are appointed to represent it at the conference, selected on the following ratio of representation: one delegate for the church, and an additional delegate for every ten members. The elder, by virtue of his office, is always a delegate, and represents the church. We especially request a full delegation at this conference. The time has been appointed in the holiday season, in order that delegates may have the advantage of the special reduced rates usually granted at that time. Elder Underwood and at least two others from abroad are expected to be present.
JOHN G. WALKER, President.
Desirable Land for Sale
By Smith Sharp
THE Southern Conference Association has some houses and lots in Graysville, and several small tracts of land near Graysville, for sale. The object in selling is to secure some money for the benefit of our institutions located here. The property is offered at very reasonable prices. All the tracts of land are within three fourths of a mile of our school and sanitarium, and are desirable for homes and for gardening and truck-farming. We have delightful climate, excellent water, and plenty of cheap fuel. For particulars, enclose stamp, and address Southern Conference Association, Graysville, Tenn.
SMITH SHARP, Secretary.
Wanted
By D. T. Shireman
I DESIRE to correspond with some man, either single or married, who wishes a location for canvassing where he can work the year round, making a permanent business of it. I desire that every family for twenty miles around our school shall be visited with our books and periodicals. At least two canvassers who will make this a permanent business are needed. Not only one book or paper should be in these homes, but all. These workers can be at home with their families every Sabbath. Good references required. Address the writer at Hildebran, N. C. D. T. SHIREMAN.
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
By D. E. LINDSEY
Notice!
To the members of the Cleveland (Ohio) church, scattered abroad, greeting. It is very necessary that we should hear from all absent members at once. Let every absent one write to the pastor, Elder D. E. Lindsey, 1161 Prospect St., Cleveland, Ohio, or Clyde, Ohio, at once, giving his post-office address.
D. E. LINDSEY.
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
Business Notices
BRIEF business notices will be published in this department subject to the discretion of the publishers. A minimum charge of one dollar will be made for one insertion of forty words or less. Three cents a word will be charged for each additional word, and remittance must accompany each order. Initials and figures count as words. Name and address must be counted.
All persons unknown to the managers of this paper must send satisfactory written recommendations whenever submitting notices for insertion in this column.
In the case of poor persons who wish employment, the charge may be remitted, but in order to secure this concession a letter from the elder of the local church of which the advertiser is a member, or from one of our well-known ministers, must accompany the advertisement.
WANTED.— A first-class broom maker, one who understands sorting. Please give reference. Write to Healdsburg College, Healdsburg, Cal.
ABSOLUTELY the purest and best peanut butter, only 12 cents a pound, cash, with order. Will positively not get rancid. We pay freight on 100 pounds or more, east of Rocky Mountains. Address Vegetarian Meat Company, 309 Bond Building, Washington, D. C.
FOR SALE OR RENT.— Forty-acre farm. Good house and barn and other improvements. Good roads, R. F. D. by door. One-half mile to S. D. A. church. Will sell on very reasonable terms as I must have a change of climate. Address T. J. Crawford, R. F. D. 3, Winamac, Ind.
FOR SALE.— Pure vegetable cooking oil; odorless, fine shortener, good keeper, splendid substitute for olive-oil. Prices, freight prepaid east of Colorado, west of Ohio. To farther points ask for prices. One 5-gal. can, $3.50; two cans, $6.50; three cans, $9.50. Address R. H. Brock, Arkansas City, Kan.
THIS is what the Hampton Art Company, of Hampton, Iowa, says of the rapid steam cooker: “We got the material ready, and put it to work; in just forty-five minutes we were ready to eat our meal. We thought we would try it before we delivered it. We will just add, the cooker more than meets our expectation. We want full control to sell your cooker in this county.” Address Rotary Steam Cooker Company, Laura, Ohio.
Address
THE post-office address of Elder D. E. Scales is 7227 Esplanade Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Publications Wanted
H. B. SWARTWOOD, Van Etten, N. Y., REVIEW and Signs.
James C. Rice, Anniston, Ala., REVIEW, Signs, Instructor, Watchman, Life and Health, and tracts.
