SINCE the Bible gives the origin of man, the fall, and the entrance of sin, it also gives the origin and foundation of the science of dietetics. While it does not furnish us with all the technique and data, it does supply us with the principles on which the true science of dietetics is to be built.
Man.—In Gen. 2:7 we have the statement in regard to the creation of man, “God formed man of the dust of the ground.” He made him in the image and likeness of God, and for the glory of God. Isaiah 43. Man was the masterpiece of God, the cope-stone of creation. The science of chemistry acquaints us with the fact that matter is composed of some sixty elements, and of these sixty fifteen are found in the composition of man, and they are actually essential to maintain the harmonious action of the body. Since this is true, it at once becomes apparent to us that he who created man in his own image and likeness, must make provision in some way to supply the necessary elements to maintain the life and energy and activity of the human body, which is “fearfully and wonderfully made.”
Diet.—This requirement is met in the origin of the first bill of fare. “And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat,” or food. Gen. 1:29. Here is seen the first bill of fare, given man in his pure, holy, and sinless state. This was God’s original plan for man, that he should subsist on fruits, grains, and nuts.
We must grant to him—the divine Architect of man—the right to know what diet is best adapted to the needs of the body. In order to know what are the best foods, we must study God’s original plan for man’s diet. Man, being created for the glory of God, in order that he may maintain that high and holy privilege, must ever keep it in mind. “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” This ambrosial diet given to man contained every essential element to build and maintain the body and mind in a perfect condition.
Apostasy.—Had man ever kept his mind in harmony with the mind of God, and not doubted his Creator, we should not now be discussing the diet question. But alas, our first parents’ faith was not made perfect. The first apostasy came on the point of appetite. Gen. 3:6. Reason takes the place of faith in what God said. Appetite from that moment became the guide, in place of principle and right.
That failure on the part of our first parents opened the flood-gates of evil that has ruined its votaries by millions, and to-day there is no other subject that touches individuals so keenly as the subject of diet.
Original Plan.—In the Creator’s original plan there was to be no death in Eden. The diet given was a bloodless one, the pure products of the earth. “He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth.” Ps. 104:14. And Job says, “As for the earth, out of it cometh bread.” Job 28:5. Primarily all physical energy comes from the vegetable kingdom; this energy has been absorbed from the sun, and stored in the plants for the use of man.
After the fall of man, the departure from the original plan began to take place; but there were many in the days of the apostasy who stood true to the divine principles, and did not depart from the truth of God. Among these were Enoch, Methuselah, and Noah. Gen. 5:22. Soon after the fall, man began to take the life of animals for food. He became cruel and bloodthirsty, and regarded human life with astonishing indifference.
Change.—No permission to change his diet had been given man by God. It took nearly two thousand years of transgression before it was visibly felt by the human family. Man gave such loose rein to appetite that his imagination became corrupt and evil continually; and that apostasy—which was the result of the violation of moral and physical laws, and diet had a very large place in producing this condition—ended in the extermination of all the human family except eight persons.
From the wreck of the old world was to spring forth the new, Noah and his family being the beginning of the generations of the future. God’s instruction to him was, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.” Then follows the permission in regard to diet: “Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you: even as the green herb have I given you all things.” Gen. 9:1-5.
A warning also was given against the eating of blood. The penalty came with the permission to eat flesh; namely, the shortening of life. The average age before the flood was nine generations, nine hundred twelve years. Nine generations after the flood, it was three hundred thirty-two years. Gen. 5:11. In the days of the psalmist it had been reduced to threescore years and ten. (Psalm 90); and the generation of the present time is thirty-five to thirty-seven years, which is only one-twenty-sixth of the length of the antediluvian age.
As you trace the history of the race for another four hundred years, it is seen to have been one of apostasy from the truth of God; but God’s eternal purpose for the race was not to be laid aside, nor was this permission to add flesh to the diet to be perpetuated. Passing over much of the history that is familiar to you, we come to the time of another reform for the deliverance of the people of God.
Call Out of Egypt.—The people of God were in Egypt, groaning under their terrible affliction. A deliverer was sent in the person of Moses, and the call to come out was made. They finally came out, and God was anxious that they should go into a land flowing with milk and honey; but their condition was such that they were not prepared to enter the promised land. They needed a preparation.
Where then did God begin? He began with the “entering wedge,” the “right arm of the message,” health reform, diet, and the law of God.
What a time he had in training that people for Canaan! To them it was like parting with the dearest thing on earth to part with the flesh-pots of Egypt. Exodus 16. Yet God was feeding them with manna from heaven. The divine Leader knew what was best for them.
Our bodies are made up of what we eat, and the purest food, all other things being equal, makes the purest blood. God in this simple diet was seeking to purify their blood and make them a holy, happy people. How much faith did they have in these heaven-born principles?
Did these principles emanate from the science of that day?—No; they originated in the mind of God, and were revealed to man.
In order to help man in the selection of his diet, God gave him a code of laws regulating the clean and the unclean foods. Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14; Lev. 7:23-27. Instruction was also given in regard to blood and fat.
Israel encamped around Mount Sinai for about two years, receiving instruction and preparing for their entrance into Canaan, which was only about eleven days’ journey. Num. 10:11, 12; Deut. 1:2. They started on their journey. When three days out, trouble began. What was the matter?—“And the mixed multitude fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely: the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic; but now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.” Num. 11:4-6.21
“And the people spake against God and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.”
Were these people ready to enter Canaan? It took them forty years, and then only two of the original stock were able to get in.
They “lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, . . . he gave them their request,” “their own desire;” “but sent leanness into their soul.” Ps. 106:14, 15; 78:29-31.
From the divine record we can plainly see that God was endeavoring to lead man back to the original diet.
Babylon Reformed.—We pass to another landmark on the diet question in the Bible; namely, the experience of Daniel and his companions in Babylon. These Hebrew boys had learned from the divine record in regard to what was right in the matter of diet. Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s meat or drink his wine. Though their refusal to do this might cost them their lives, they made request for a simple diet. Pure water to drink and pulse to eat were granted, and in this was demonstrated in the then greatest kingdom of the world, and before the highest and mightiest monarch, the principles of right living and the blessings to be received by following the divine plan in diet. It was proved that God’s way is the only true way.
O that all who profess to be Seventh-day Adventists were as true to principle in the matter of diet as were Daniel and his companions! Truly they would be a spectacle to the world and to angels.
Apostasy and Reform.—We pass to another landmark, John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ at his first advent. He was the voice to cry in that time when apostasy had again developed. He was as the right arm to the message. He preached a complete gospel, and laid the ax to the root of the tree. He was an example of simple living in every respect. Matt. 3:4. His diet was of the most simple kind.
The Reformation of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries under John Wesley and others brought the diet question before the people.
We now come to our own time, the beginning of this generation, 1844-63. The reform message again brings to our mind the question of diet and the leading of the people of God back to God’s original plan. We are instructed “that the food which God gave Adam in his sinless state is the best for man’s use as he seeks to regain that sinless state.”
Why is all this written?—That “we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.” And these things “are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.” 1 Cor. 10:6, 11. God says, “Eat ye that which is good.” Isa. 55:2.
I have shown from the Bible what the Lord himself considers good. All the ways of the Lord are right. To follow his counsel will lead in the way of eternal life.
The one great object in the matter of diet is not simply physical perfection, but to secure the highest degree of physical, mental, and spiritual perfection, and finally to be fitted for the last touch, immortality.
Original Plan Complete.—When the Creator’s great plan is fully complete, man will be restored to the Edenic state. Then “the lion shall eat straw like the ox;” the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick. The perfect bloom of health will be seen. God’s eternal purpose will be complete.
A. W. SEMMENS,
Manager Sydney Sanitarium, Wahroonga, Australia.
Medical Missionary Department
By W. A. Ruble
Conducted by the Medical Department of the General Conference
W. A. RUBLE, M. D. - - - Secretary
Current Mention
— The total public benefactions in the United States during the past twelve months amounted to $141,250,000, which is $40,000,000 greater than for any previous year in the history of the country.
— Political unrest in Europe appears to be increasing. Within a short time there have been four assassinations of high public officials, and one attempted assassination. The unrest in India continues unabated.
— The Canadian government has purchased from the British government the cruiser “Rainbow,” which is the first vessel of the new Canadian navy. The government is negotiating for a second and larger cruiser, also from England.
— The new Belgian king announces that he will apply himself with all the resources at his command to the solution of the Kongo situation and the development of that dependency, declaring that “colonization should mean civilization.”
— The city of Tokyo, Japan, has donated to the city of Washington, D. C., 2,000 Japanese cherry trees, which are now on their way from the Pacific Coast. These are to be planted in a double row, twenty feet apart, extending a distance of three miles along the Potomac Drive in Southwest Washington.
— The battle-ship “Utah,” which is declared to have no equal afloat as a first-class fighting machine, was launched at Philadelphia on December 23. It is rather a striking coincidence that the launching of the “Utah” took place on the anniversary of the birthday of Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet.
— Advices from the capital of Nicaragua state that the new government has appointed a special envoy and confidential agent to represent it at Washington, D. C., for the purpose of settling all pending difficulties between the two countries. The former president, Zelaya, is now in Mexico. It is understood, however, that should the new Nicaraguan government demand his extradition, he will be compelled to return to that country to answer whatever charges may be brought against him.
— A fierce gale and tidal wave along the Atlantic Coast on December 26 resulted in great damage at Boston and Chelsea, Mass. It is estimated that the tidal wave caused a damage of $1,000,000 in Boston and Chelsea. The same storm did considerable damage in the lower part of New York City. The storm accompanying the gale tied up train service to a large extent throughout the entire East. A number of lives were lost, both on land and on the sea during the gale. At least ten vessels have been wrecked along the Massachusetts coast as the result of this storm.
— Statistics in the hands of government statisticians show that 15,000 saloons were put out of business last year, and there is a prospect that five States will join the prohibition ranks within a year.
— On December 28 the whole Turkish cabinet resigned, following the resignation of the grand vizier. The resignation of the cabinet is said to be due to the influence of the Committee of Union and Progress.
— The city of Paris has voted to raise the sum of $180,000,000 to carry out an elaborate scheme of improvements, including the removal of unsanitary quarters, and the construction of new streets, gardens, and schools.
— Violent storms and destructive floods are reported in both Spain and Portugal. The damage done in Oporto and the adjacent country is estimated at $20,000,000. Many boats have been swept out to sea and lost with their occupants.
— The conflict between the forces of the Nicaraguan government and the army of the revolution resulted in the complete defeat of the government troops. The latter were found to be practically in a starving condition and in great need of medical attention as well as of food. This has been furnished as far as possible by the American forces in the vicinity, and by the Red Cross.
— A report from Siberia by way of Vancouver, British Columbia, states that Russia is gathering troops in Siberia with a view to possible hostilities with Japan. Great bodies of these troops are said to be encamped near Lake Baikal. The building of the Amur railroad at a cost of $150,000,000 is being hastened because of the possible necessity for its use in the movement of troops in the near future.
— The War Department of the United States government has just finished tests of the new fourteen-inch navy gun at the Indian Head Proving Grounds on the Potomac River. The tests indicate that this is the most powerful weapon in the world, hurling a fourteen-hundred-pound projectile, with power to penetrate an ordinary war-vessel at a distance of nine miles.
— Bishop Frank M. Bristol, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, who has now completed a lecture tour of this country, in an address at the Hamline Methodist Episcopal church at Washington, D. C., on December 19, made the statement that the people of South America have come to a state of almost universal atheism, and are becoming distrustful of all religious teaching, conditions very similar to those now existing in the Catholic countries of Europe.
— A requiem mass for the repose of the soul of the late king of Belgium was chanted at St. Matthews Church, Washington, D. C., on December 23, in the presence of the papal delegate, Mgr. Falconio, and other prelates of the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the President of the United States and his Cabinet, the entire diplomatic corps, justices of the United States Supreme Court, representatives of the local judiciary, and a large number of the army and navy officials. President Taft occupied a chair in front of the first pew before the altar.
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Southern Union Conference
By C. F. McVagh; S. B. Horton
NOTICE is hereby given that the biennial meeting of the Southern Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists will be held at the church-school building, Twenty-third Ave., North, and Seifried St., Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday, Jan. 20, 1910, at 9 A. M., and continue until January 30, for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing biennial term, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
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C. F. McVAGH, President,
S. B. HORTON, Secretary.
Greater New York Conference
By R. D. Quinn
THE eighth annual session of the Greater New York Conference will be held at 1115 Fox St., Borough of The Bronx, New York City, Jan. 18-23, 1910. The first session will be at 10 A. M., at which it is hoped all delegates will be present.
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At this time the officers for the ensuing year will be elected, and such other business transacted as may properly come before the conference.
For the Sabbath meeting, it is arranged to secure an auditorium sufficiently large to have a general meeting of all the churches.
R. D. QUINN, President.
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
Central Union Conference Association
By E. T. Russell
THE fourth biennial session of the Central Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the legal session of the conference at St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 13-23, 1910. A full board of trustees for the association is to be elected at this session, and such other business transacted as may regularly come before the association. The first meeting will be called at 9:30 A. M., Monday, January 17. All accredited delegates to the conference are members of the association, and are requested to be present at the first meeting.
E. T. RUSSELL, President.
Annual Meeting, Southern Publishing Assn.
By R. Hook, Jr.
NOTICE is hereby given that the second annual meeting of the constituency of the Southern Publishing Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held Thursday, Jan. 20, 1910, at 11 A. M., at the Seventh-day Adventist church, on Twenty-third Ave., North, and Seifried St., Nashville, Tenn., for the purpose of electing a board of directors for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
R. HOOK, JR., Secretary.
Pacific Union Conference
By H. W. Cottrell; J. J. Ireland
THE fifth biennial session of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is called to convene in the Seventh-day Adventist church at Mountain View, Cal., Jan. 24-30, 1910, for the purpose of electing an executive to direct the work for the ensuing biennial term, and transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
Each local conference is entitled, aside from its president, to one delegate in the sessions of this conference without regard to numbers, and one additional delegate for every three hundred church-members.
The conference will be organized at 9:30 A. M., Tuesday, January 25.
By order of the Executive Committee.
H. W. COTTRELL, President,
J. J. IRELAND, Secretary.
Notice!
By B. W. Spire
THE fourth annual meeting of the Nashville Sanitarium Association will be held Jan. 24, 1910, at 9 A. M., at the office of the Southern Union Conference, 85 Arcade, Nashville, Tenn. The purpose of this meeting will be to elect the officers for the ensuing year, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the association at that time. B. W. SPIRE, Secretary.
Southwestern Union Conference Association
By Clarence Santee
THERE will be a meeting of the Southwestern Union Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, held in connection with the union conference, at Keene, Tex., Feb. 2-9, 1910, for the election of officers for the ensuing two years, and for all other business that will properly come before this organization.
The first meeting will be called Thursday morning, February 3, at nine o'clock.
CLARENCE SANTEE, President.
Southwestern Union Conference
By Clarence Santee
THE fifth biennial session of the South-western Union Conference will be held at Keene, Tex., Feb. 2-9, 1910, for the election of union conference officers, receiving of State conference reports, and the enacting of all business necessary for the continuance and enlarging of the work in this conference.
We request State conference committees to at once elect their delegates, and send a list of the names to C. N. Woodward, Keene, Tex.
The ratio of delegation will be one delegate for the conference, and an additional delegate for each one hundred church-members.
CLARENCE SANTEE, President.
Notice of Legal Meeting
By Meade MacGuire
A MEETING of the constituency of the Colorado Medical Missionary Association will be held in connection with the Central Union Conference, in St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 16, 1910, at 9:30 A. M., to elect members of the board of directors to fill vacancies, and transact such other business as may come before the meeting.
The constituency consists of the members of the General Conference Committee, members of the Central Union Conference Committee, members of the Colorado Conference Committee, and members of the board of trustees of the Colorado Medical Missionary Association.
MEADE MACGUIRE, Secretary.
Southern Union Conference Association
By C. F. McVagh; W. A. Wilcox
NOTICE is hereby given that the biennial meeting of the Southern Union Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at the church-school building, Twenty-third Ave., North, and Seifried St., Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 1910, at 10 A. M., for the purpose of electing a board of directors for the ensuing biennial term. Also to take into consideration the advisability of revising the constitution and by-laws of said association, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
C. F. McVAGH, President,
W. A. WILCOX, Secretary.
Southeastern Union Conference
By C. Thompson; R. T. Dowsett
NOTICE is hereby given that the first biennial session of the Southeastern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in the Seventh-day Adventist church, 507 E. Fair St., Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 11-18, 1910. The first meeting is called for 9 A. M., January 11.
Each conference is entitled to one delegate, and one additional delegate for every fifty members. All delegates will please be present at the first meeting, to participate in its deliberations.
C. THOMPSON, President,
R. T. DOWSETT, Secretary.
Southeastern Union Conference Association
By C. Thompson; R. T. Dowsett
THE first meeting of the Southeastern Union Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in the Seventh-day Adventist church, 507 E. Fair St., Atlanta, Ga., at 10 A. M., Friday, Jan. 14, 1910.
This meeting is called for the purpose of electing officers and adopting a constitution and by-laws, and for the transacting of such other business as may legally come before the association.
C. THOMPSON, President.
R. T. DOWSETT, Secretary.
Obituaries
SNYDER.— Sister George Snyder was born in the town of Reeves, Mich., March 22, 1848, and died Nov. 18, 1909, aged 61 years, 7 months, and 27 days. She leaves a husband, two daughters, one son, four brothers, and many friends to mourn their loss. She was a devoted Christian. She united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1901, and was all this time untiring in her efforts to advance the interest of the third angel’s message, and the truth she loved so dearly, and was faithful till the day of her death. We laid her away with the bright hope of seeing the Life-giver when he comes to gather home his children. Words of comfort were spoken to a large circle of friends and neighbors by the writer, from Job 14: 14.
B. F. STUREMAN.
GIBBS.— Died in Vancouver, Wash., of consumption, Brother Judson C. Gibbs, at the home of his sister, Mrs. J. E. Thomas. He was born in the State of New York, May 12, 1852, and died Nov. 17, 1909, at the age of 57 years, 6 months, and 5 days. He and his family accepted present truth and were baptized with a number of others several years ago, when the writer held a series of meetings in the village of Dundee, Ore. He ever lived a consistent Christian life, standing firmly for the truths as held by Seventh-day Adventists, and died in the triumph of faith in a glorious resurrection at the appearance of a soon-coming Saviour. He talked as long as he had strength, to those who attended him, of those things which he loved, exhorting all to meet him in the kingdom of God. He leaves behind in loneliness and sorrow, a wife, two sons, one daughter, five brothers, and one sister. The thoughts presented at the funeral were based on John 11: 24. There are none who knew him and his triumphant death, that doubt that this text is true in his case.
R. D. BENHAM.
TOLES.— Died at Washington, D. C., on Nov. 13, 1909, Sister Phillis Toles, aged sixty years. Sister Toles embraced the truths of the third angel’s message about five years ago, and joined the First Seventh-day Adventist Church in Washington. She lived a consistent Christian life in the fellowship of this church till the time of her death, though not permitted, owing to infirmity, to meet regularly with the church. Her husband, who was also a Sabbath-keeper, died about two years ago. The funeral was held in the First Seventh-day Adventist Church. The writer spoke words of comfort, from the words of Christ in John 11: 25, to the friends and relatives. As loving hands laid her away in the cemetery, amid fading flowers, the blessed hope of the resurrection lightened the prospects of the tomb.
G. B. THOMPSON.
OLDS.— Charles Wesley Olds was born in Weathersfield, N. Y., March 23, 1832, and died in Glendale, Cal., Nov. 1, 1909. At the age of seventeen, he went to Wisconsin, where his parents settled in Little Prairie. In 1860 he was united in marriage with Miss Julia Anne Ewer, six daughters crowning their married life. Brother Olds accepted the views of the Seventh-day Adventists in the autumn of 1859, and was soon after ordained to the work of the ministry by Elder James White. He continued in the ministry until less than two years ago, when he came to California for his health. Although prevented from public labor, on account of advanced age and failing health, his interest in the progress of the work to which his life had been dedicated, never flagged. To the last he hoped to see his Lord return, but as he realized that he must bid farewell to earthly scenes, he said he was willing to rest for a time in the grave. A widow and five daughters remain to mourn their loss. The funeral was conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder E. E. Andross and Dr. B. E. Fullmer.
J. O. CORLISS.
STEVENS.— Died at Santa Barbara, Cal., Nov. 1, 1909, after an illness of ten months, Hamlet C. Stevens, aged thirty-eight years and seven months. Brother Stevens accepted the Adventist faith in the fall of 1897, in Michigan, his native State. The following spring he connected with the Battle Creek Sanitarium, rendering faithful service there for a number of years. He then came to California, connecting with Loma Linda in its early struggles. He manifested great interest not only in the work at the sanitarium, but also in the surrounding communities, where in connection with his wife he did considerable missionary work. This was especially true in San Bernardino, where a number accepted the truth as a result of the labor performed. During his last sickness, he gave evidence of the presence and grace of God, bearing his suffering with patience, and expressing his submission to God’s will. He sleeps in Jesus, awaiting the coming of him who is the resurrection and the life. A father, four sisters, and a wife mourn their loss, but not without hope. Services and burial at San Bernardino, Cal.
RODERICK S. OWEN.
BRISBIN.— Died at Iowa Circle Sanitarium, Washington, D. C., Sister W. L. Brisbin, in the forty-ninth year of her age. Sister Brisbin became a believer in the truth when a young girl in Wisconsin, her native State. In 1898 she moved to Cattaraugus County with her husband and little son Ray. She has ever been a faithful believer in the message, and her cheerful disposition and sterling qualities made her many friends. About a year ago she went to Alexandria, Va., where she soon began to fail in health, resulting in death Nov. 20, 1909, from valvular disease of the heart. Her remains were brought to her old home at Steamburg, N. Y. A large congregation attended the funeral. She was laid to rest by the side of her little daughter Margaret, who died about three years ago. Funeral discourse by the writer, assisted by Elder Peabody.
F. H. HICKS.
CALL.— Died Nov. 22, 1909, at the James White Memorial Home, Battle Creek, Mich., Amy Sheldon Call. Sister Call was born in Onondago County, New York, Feb. 12, 1833. She embraced the faith of Seventh-day Adventists nearly forty years since, and was an exemplary Christian to the end. She came to the Home, July 28, 1898. She rests from her labors, awaiting the coming King.
L. McCOY.
OATMAN.— Died at the home of her daughter at Memphis, Mich., Dec. 9, 1909, Mrs. Emeline Oatman, at the age of ninety years and five days. Sister Oatman was thirteen years of age at the time of the falling of the stars in 1833, and the memory of that event was fresh in her mind at the time of her death, and she had always cherished a fond hope of being one of the generation that would witness the Saviour’s return. Her remains were taken to the home of her son, Frank Oatman, and interment took place from his home at Otter Lake, in the Watertown Cemetery. Sister Oatman had lived a conscientious Christian life, and her hope seemed bright to the end, notwithstanding her advanced age. She was dearly beloved by a host of relatives and friends.
E. K. SLADE.
BENSON.— Died at Newburg, Ore., Nov. 14, 1909, Jerome B. Benson, formerly from York State, aged 85 years, 6 months, and 24 days. He leaves a wife and two sons, two daughters, and many grandchildren to mourn, but not as the hopeless. Being infirm for a few years, he was unable to recover from a fall he received four days before he died. He died as he lived, with a firm hope in the message he had loved for fifty years. To witness the second coming of Christ without death had been his constant wish. But we had to lay him away until this gospel of the kingdom has consummated its work in the earth, when “what a gathering of the faithful that will be.” A few words of admonition and comfort were spoken from Num. 23: 10. “Who can count the dust of Jacob, . . . Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!”
C. J. COLE.
TRIPP.— George W. Tripp was born in Steuben County, New York, April 24, 1826, and died of heart failure at College View, Neb., Dec. 9, 1909. He was thus nearly eighty-four years old. He married Nancy Jane Moore, and to this union were born four children. Their only son was Elder Byron Tripp, who was the leader of our first missionary party to the native heathen of the interior of Africa, and he gave up his life in that work. Mrs. Libbie Collins, clerk and librarian of the College View church, is the oldest daughter, and Mrs. Ida Budd, of Roseau, Minn., is the youngest. The other daughter died in infancy. Brother Tripp lived in New York during his early life, then moved to Pennsylvania for two years, and from there moved to a homestead in southern Minnesota, where he lived until about eight years ago, when he went to Roseau County, in the northern part of Minnesota. To that place his body was taken to rest beside his wife until the resurrection morning. He accepted the truths of the third angel’s message about thirty-three years ago. About three months ago he came to College View to live with his daughter, and by his kindly disposition and cheerful ways endeared himself to many friends, assisting his daughter regularly in the work of the tract society office. During the last few weeks of his life he had a very definite experience, and the Saviour was never so dear to him as during his last days. He was a sheaf fully ripe for the Master’s garner. Brief services were conducted by Elder F. M. Burg and the writer before the remains were taken to Minnesota for burial.
C. C. LEWIS.
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Addresses
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ON page 6 of this issue, Elder A. G. Daniells, president of the General Conference, announces the launching of the $300,000 Fund for special additional work in the mission fields. Once it would have seemed a task too great to be accomplished without cutting into the regular income for missions, which must be maintained and increased. But we have found how great things can be done in a short time, when every division of the field takes hold of a large enterprise. And no proposition at the recent General Conference met with a heartier approval than this one.
Books Bearing the Message
By Editor
WE remarked to the superintendent of our Review and Herald bindery the other day that his department looked as if it was full of business. “I have binding orders,” he replied, “on my desk now for over eighty thousand books.” Thank God for the distribution of our books bearing the message to the world! The busy departments in our publishing houses are turning out the books because all through the fields are consecrated men and women putting these publications into the homes of the people.
Bourdeau Attends Missionary Conventions
This week Brother A. J. S. Bourdeau left Washington to attend missionary and book-men's conventions in the Central, Pacific, and North Pacific union conferences.
New Year Christian Greetings
By Editor
In behalf of all our readers we say to each one at the opening of the new year: “All the saints salute you.” And from each one to all we send the response: “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.”
“Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love.”
Richardson Resigns Chesapeake Presidency
ON account of the return of a difficulty threatening to seriously affect his hearing, Elder F. I. Richardson has been compelled to resign the presidency of the Chesapeake Conference. He has gone to Jamaica, West Indies, for the winter, expecting that a few months in that genial clime will relieve the difficulty.