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Courage

By F. G.

“BE strong, and of a good courage.” This commission to Joshua is given to every leader in Israel. Time and again does the conscientious teacher almost lose heart. Her work is perplexing; for “it is the nicest work ’ever assumed by men and women to deal with youthful minds.” It is well, therefore, that our teachers should have constantly on hand a large fund of courage to use in emergencies. Some days everything apparently goes wrong in school; the children are restless and disorderly, and do not learn their lessons. This state of affairs will be continued day after day, or it will be changed.

A change for the better depends very largely upon the courage of the teacher. She needs to realize that while dark and discouraging days do come, and always will, yet with a spirit of courage which gives a determination that the school work shall run smoothly and properly, the next day succeeding one of these dark days may be one of quiet obedience and study. We are never to give up in discouragement. This certainly will not win the battle.

If there was ever a teacher who had just reason to be discouraged, it was Christ. For three and one-half years he labored unceasingly, and as only he could labor, to lead his pupils to understand the truths which he was endeavoring to teach them, and yet at the close of his course of instruction they had hardly grasped the principles which he had endeavored to teach them, and they were proclaiming them to the whole world with so much force and power as to make even kings and rulers on their thrones tremble.

So it is well for us that we look not alone to the immediate results, but remember that if we are faithful, there will go forth from our schools those who have been so instructed that they will be mighty heralds of truth. F. G.

Doctrines in the Church-School

By LENORE E. HOWE.

For several years I have been strongly impressed with the urgent necessity of our children and youth being thoroughly instructed in the points of faith which we hold as a people.

This instruction, if given at all, must be largely given by the church-school teacher. We are told that had the parents done their duty, the church-school would not be necessary. It becomes obvious, then, that the teacher is to do that which some parents, at least, have failed to do.

Some time ago an article appeared in The Signs of the Times from which I will quote a few extracts:—

“A friend said to me, ‘I was very much surprised and grieved the other day when chatting with a young girl whose father and mother have for years believed in the distinctive Bible truths for this time. When the conversation turned upon religion, I asked her if she could give the Bible reasons for the peculiar faith we hold as a people. I was surprised and saddened by the careless reply, “O, I don’t know anything at all about it! I only know that pa and ma believe it, that’s all.”’”

How many of our children and youth are in the same condition, the school-teachers of the denomination have the best opportunity of knowing, and still some of them discourage the idea of teaching doctrinal subjects to these children, and maintain that the Sabbath question, the second coming of Christ, the state of the dead, and similar subjects should be reserved for those who have reached the higher grades.

That these subjects can be at least partially grasped and comprehended by the little ones is demonstrated by the following, also from the Signs: “I know a little girl who at the time of which I am speaking was not more than six or seven years old. But her parents had so faithfully trained her in Bible truths, that she was, even at this tender age, perfectly able to give chapter and verse for the reasons of her faith. One day a lady friend called at the house while her mother was out. In the course of the conversation with the young hostess, the lady mentioned the Sabbath-school. ‘You ought to keep the Sabbath, Mrs. Blank; don’t you think so?’ questioned the little missionary. ‘Perhaps I ought, but I suppose you keep it because papa and mama do.’ “‘No, Mrs. Blank, I’ll show you why I keep the seventh day. I do it because God commands me to.’” Then, much to the astonishment of the visitor, the little one produced her Bible, and without hesitation turned to the commandments and read the Word of God to her guest. Then turning to the New Testament, she read Matt. 28:1 and Luke 23:56. Then she said, “Now, don’t you think you ought to obey God, Mrs. Blank?”

Many children, for various reasons, can not continue in school until they reach the higher grades, where the distinctive truths for this time are taught. Shall we send them out with nothing to hold them to the truth so dear to us?

Clearly the time to teach our children the truths that make us a denomination is while we have them under our influence and care. Truths instilled into the minds of the young become a very part of their being. They are never forgotten, and they exert a holding power that they sometimes fail to do when taught to those of more mature minds.

I have in mind a number of little children who at an early age, in the church-school, committed to memory many of the texts on the second coming of Christ, the nature of man, etc. A number of years have elapsed, but those texts are fresher in their minds to-day than many which have been learned in later years. LENORE E. HOWE.

(To be concluded)

Notes

J. W. Christian, superintendent of schools in the South Dakota Conference, writes as follows of their school work: “Our work here in South Dakota is moving on nicely, and God is signally blessing our efforts. We have fourteen schools in operation at the present time—ten in the English and four in the German language. We have been very fortunate in securing well-qualified teachers from a literary standpoint, and fully consecrated to the work.”

The Central Union Conference Bulletin of October is devoted to the industries of Union College. The subjects considered are industrial education, general work for students of Union College, the poultry yards, the blacksmith shop, and a special kind of seed corn which the agricultural department is putting out. The special winter course at the college is also advertised. It is encouraging to see our institutions introducing into their industrial departments the most advanced ideas. There is certainly a great advance for our schools along the lines of industrial education.

We are in receipt of the “First Annual Announcement of the Primary Parochial Schools of the California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.” This is a very neat little brochure setting forth in a few words the principles underlying our church-school work. A list of the twenty schools in the conference, with their teachers, is given. Statements are made with reference to the standard of work to be done, the discipline to be maintained, the examinations required, the service given, and the religious privileges of the schools, manual training, who are admitted, the character of text-books. A detailed course of study covering ten years is outlined, and a list of regulations is given. The educational superintendent, Prof. E. D. Sharp, 1059 Castro St., Oakland, Cal., will be glad to correspond with any who are interested in Christian schools. This little announcement is certainly very suggestive, and it can but be of great help in binding together and unifying the educational work of the California Conference.

“It was a long struggle to find teachers, but what is worth getting is worth going for, and so we worked untiringly, and now we are rejoicing in the well-organized effort for the youth and children.

“Our teachers are using report cards which are sent to the parents every month, and the teachers also make out a monthly report which is sent to me and kept on record for future reference. We are still in the rough, but we hope to reach a degree of perfection that will at last give us a definite record.

“We held our examination this fall in September (the first ever held in South Dakota, although the school work has been recognized for six years), and required an average standing of ninety per cent for a two years’ certificate, and seventy per cent for a one year’s certificate. We have no one teaching on a lower standing.

“I submitted the questions to our county superintendent of public schools, and he said that they were fully as hard as any he would ask of his applicants.

“He met with us one day in institute work, and seemed highly pleased with our plans. I speak of this only that you may appreciate what grade of work we seek to do. We have some perplexing questions in this cold and sparsely settled country. Many of our brethren are anxious to send their children to a Christian school, but to drive four or five miles on these bleak prairies is impossible.

“We need a closer relation between the various conferences and mission fields in this union conference, and I sincerely hope we may see this supplied at our next conference in March.”

Christian Education

Conducted by the Department of Education of the General Conference.

FREDERICK GRIGGS, Chairman, C. C. LEWIS, Secretary.

The Educational Convention

By F. G.

ONE of the recommendations from the Department of Education adopted by the General Conference at its last meeting in Washington was to the effect that an educational convention should be held during the summer of 1906. At a meeting of the new Department of Education held at the close of the conference the various committees were appointed that were to prepare matter to be submitted to this convention. The time and place of holding this convention have not yet been decided. Correspondence is now in progress with the members of the department looking toward suggestions to be submitted to the General Conference Committee.

However, the various committees should be enthusiastically at work in order to have the very best ideas possible concerning the educational work in readiness for the meeting of this convention. We hope that this convention may mark the beginning of an era of progress in all the various features of our school work. F. G.

Current Mention

— The maiden voyage of the Cunard Line steamship “Carmania,” which is equipped with turbine engines, has demonstrated the utility of this style of engine for the largest ships. Greater speed is attained, and there is almost an entire absence of vibration, even in stormy weather.

— Very conclusive evidence of the prosperous condition of one class of American citizens is furnished by the force fact that although diamonds and other precious stones have risen in price almost twenty-five per cent during the past year, the value of such stones imported to this country during that time is $37,000,000, which is $11,000,000 greater than the value of such imports for any previous year.

— According to the German paper Frankfurter Zeitung, a serious Albanian rebellion is in progress in the western provinces of European Turkey. The first outbreak occurred in the town of Tetovov, where the rebels repulsed 3,000 Turkish troops sent from Uskub to suppress the outbreak. All the Turkish officials in the town were murdered. Later the Turkish troops captured the town, and massacred all rebels found in arms. The rebellion is spreading.

— The dimensions of the principal farm crops for the banner year 1905 are announced as follows by the Department of Agriculture: “Corn, 2,707,993,540 bushels; winter wheat, 428,462,834 bushels; spring wheat, 264,516,655; oats, 953,216,197; barley, 136,651,020; rye, 27,616,045; buckwheat, 14,585,082; flaxseed, 28,477,753; rice, 12,933,436; potatoes 260,741,294; hay, 60,531,611 tons; cotton, 9,283,000 bales; tobacco, 636,033,719 pounds.”

— The change to a “Liberal” government in Great Britain, with Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman at its head, seems likely to be attended with a considerable change in the policy of government throughout the empire, especially in India. The new premier in recent speeches has laid stress on the doctrine of subordinating the military power to the civil authority, as essential to the best interests of the empire, and it is anticipated that Lord Kitchener, who contended with Viceroy Curzon for the establishment of military supremacy in the government of India, and under Premier Balfour succeeded against the viceroy, will be recalled, or will tender his resignation. Another step taken by the government which is considered of momentous importance is the prohibition of further importation of Chinese coolies into South Africa.

— Civil war rages in Russia. The government and the revolutionary forces are in a death grapple, the outcome of which will almost certainly be the complete overthrow of the autocracy, or the re-establishment of the old regime. The situation is the worst in the Baltic provinces, where scarcely any vestige of the czar’s authority remains. A St. Petersburg dispatch says: “The Lettish provinces in the west, Saratoff, and neighboring provinces in the east, and Ekatorinslav and adjoining provinces on the south are all ablaze with the flame of revolution. It is estimated that at least 1,300 palatial mansions of estate holders have been burned to the ground. In many cases all the contents of the palaces, including valuable libraries, catalogues, and paintings, have been destroyed with the mansions. The damage caused in this manner is estimated at $100,000,000. At present, the total number of armed peasants who are in open revolt against the government may be estimated at 200,000.” The city of Riga, which was held by the revolutionists, was shelled and destroyed by the government forces, and a severe battle was fought for the possession of the town of Tukum, in Courland, which was finally captured by assault by the czar’s troops. The city of Kharkoff is in the hands of the revolutionists. The latter appear to be well armed, and led by men of military training. In some places large bodies of troops have deserted to the revolutionary side. Besides opposing the government by armed force, the revolutionary leaders have answered the government’s attack by proclaiming a general strike which has stopped every railway line and suspended all means of communication. The czar has sent his private funds and valuables to be deposited in the Bank of England for safe keeping. News from Moscow, December 23, stated that the city was the center of a pitched battle between the government troops and the insurgents, in which cannon and machine guns were used, and thousands of persons had been killed or wounded. Martial law has been proclaimed in ten provinces of Poland.

West Virginia, Notice!

By B. F. PURDHAM

A GENERAL meeting will be held at Kanawha Station, W. Va., ten miles east of Parkersburg, on the B. & O. R. R., Jan. 5-8, 1906. At this time we expect to have with us Elders E. W. Farnsworth and W. J. Fitzgerald, president and vice-president of the Atlantic Union Conference.

All members of the West Virginia Conference Committee and the laborers in the conference are expected to be present; and we also invite as many of our church and Sabbath-school officers, canvassers, and other brethren and sisters as can to attend and receive the benefits of the meeting.

Pray that God may bless this meeting, and make it a blessing to the work in this conference.

B. F. PURDHAM, Pres. W. Va. Conf.

Medical Missionary Training-School

By J. A. Burden

A SPECIAL training-school for medical missionaries will be organized the first of January, 1906, in connection with the Loma Linda Sanitarium of Southern California. It is designed to make this a training-school for all branches of medical missionary work, the nurses' course forming only one line of the studies. Those desiring to enter this training-school should send for further information at once. Address Loma Linda Training-school, Loma Linda (Redlands), Cal.

J. A. BURDEN.

West Michigan Annual Conference

By A. G. HAUGHEY

THE fourth annual session of the West Michigan Seventh-day Adventist Conference will be held in Otsego, Mich., Jan. 18-21, 1906. As this will be a very important meeting, we trust that each church in the territory will send a representative. The basis of representation is as follows: one delegate for each church, and one for each full fifteen members.

Notice is also here given of the annual meeting of the West Michigan Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists. At this meeting the board of trustees, consisting of five members, is to be elected. Other matters of business will need to claim the attention of the members. The members of this association are the duly accredited delegates to the unincorporated West Michigan Seventh-day Adventist Conference. This first meeting will take place Friday, Jan. 19, 1906, at 3 P. M.

All departments of the work will receive due consideration during this session.

A. G. HAUGHEY, President.

The Medical Missionary Convention Report

By Editor

The report of the late convention held in College View is now mostly in the hands of the typesetters, and we hope to mail it within two weeks, together with important unpublished Testimonies concerning this part of the third angel’s message. The many requests for this matter which come in every mail bring the strongest assurance of the approval which our people feel for the present effort to rightly relate “the right arm to the body” of the third angel’s message.

This report will be issued in pamphlet form, and will be mailed on application to any of our doctors, nurses, conference employees, or other workers who are interested in the health work. Publishing this matter is attended with considerable expense, and if each order is accompanied with ten cents to cover cost and postage, it will greatly relieve the expense to the General Conference. Address J. E. Froom, M. D., Medical Secretary, Takoma Park, D. C.

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.

Publications Wanted

[SPECIAL NOTE.—All who receive periodicals in answer to these calls are advised to examine them carefully before distributing them.—ED.]

The following persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, post-paid:—

Mrs. M. Harrison, 6 Laws St., Kingston, Jamaica, periodicals and tracts.

Lucy Lewis, Gravette, Ark., periodicals and tracts, sent regularly until further notice.

Ethel L. Furbush, R. F. D. 2, South Berwick, Maine, REVIEW, Signs, Instructor, Watchman, Life Boat, Training School, Gleaner, Little Friend, Life and Health, and tracts.

Mrs. Chris Gill, 302 Clay St., Seattle, Wash., REVIEW, Signs, Life Boat, Watchman, etc.

Henry J. Peters, New Home, N. D., REVIEW, Signs, Watchman, Instructor, etc., and tracts.

Mrs. E. J. S. Keen, R. F. D. 3, Missoula, Mont., Signs, Instructor, health literature and tracts.

H. B. Swartwood, Van Etten, N. Y., sends thanks for publications, and says that he has sufficient.

Geo. H. Skinner, 9 Evans St., Montreal, Canada, Signs, Watchman, Life Boat, Life and Health, also French tracts and papers.

The Duty and Responsibility of the Text-Book Committee

By C. C. LEWIS

FROM letters written to the text-book committee by authors who have manuscript for text-books, it would seem that there is a misunderstanding in regard to the duty and responsibility of the text-book committee appointed by the Educational Department at the last General Conference. By reference to the report of the meeting of this department held at Takoma Park, May 30, 1905, it appears that nothing was said in regard to the duties of the committee and the time of reporting, except that this committee was also to study the question of finances and publication, and suggest to the Educational Department and to the General Conference such plans as they may formulate. But in the discussion of the appointment of this committee, it was clearly stated, and agreed to by all of the members present, that the report of the committee should be made to the educational council, which it was voted to hold some time during the summer of 1906. The reason for placing the report so far ahead was that the committee might have time to do thorough work in the examination of manuscripts and text-books, and also that their work might be passed upon by a representative body from the entire field of our educational work, at least in this country. It was feared that if a small committee should select text-books, their decision would not carry the weight which a decision of a more representative body, like a convention, would carry. It was believed that the course here outlined, while seeming a little slow to authors anxious to get their books before the people, would in the end be the surest way of bringing about permanent unity in regard to the text-books to be used in our schools.

Some seem to think that the committee was designed to assume financial responsibility in providing for the publication of text-books, but this is not the understanding of the committee. They were instructed to recommend some plan to the Educational Department of the General Conference, but they can not assume any financial responsibility in regard to the publication of text-books. If there are authors who desire to see their books published before the text-book committee, widely scattered through the United States, can have time to examine their manuscripts and report recommendations to the educational convention next summer, they may have recourse to the recommendation of the last educational council held at College View in 1903; namely, that authors be encouraged to publish cheap editions of their books in order that teachers may have opportunity to test them before they are adopted as permanent text-books.

C. C. LEWIS, Chairman.

Address

THE address of Elder E. E. Franke is 726 Kensington Ave., Plainfield, N. J.

Address Wanted

By CHAS. J. TRYGG

HAVING been unsuccessful in our efforts to learn the whereabouts of Mrs. Mary E. Campbell, whose name is on the record book of the Seventh-day Adventist church of Bismarck, N. D., we request her or any one knowing her address, to correspond with us.

CHAS. J. TRYGG, Church Clerk.

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.

SPECIAL SALE.—During the holidays we will sell all our steam cookers at greatly reduced prices. Send stamp for leaflet. Address Rapid Steam Cooker Co., Laura, Ohio.

FOR SALE.—The purest, sweetest, best vegetable oil for cooking or salads; no odor; keeps indefinitely. 1-gal. can, $.90; 5-gal. can, $3.50. Send for sample. Address E. W. Coates, 535 W. 110 St., New York, N. Y.

WANTED.—Eight or ten strong healthy young ladies to wait table in the vegetarian cafe, Los Angeles, Cal.; they must be Sabbath-keepers. Address O. F. Conway, Manager, 259 South Hill St., Los Angeles, Cal.

EVERY reader should try our absolutely pure and rancid-proof peanut butter, only 10 cents a pound. We pay freight on 100 pounds or more east of Rocky Mountains, at 12 cents a pound. Address Vegetarian Meat Company, 309 Bond Building, Washington, D. C.

WANTED.—By a young man, place to work this winter with Adventists in southern Illinois or adjacent States, for small wages or board (according to work); has taken nurses' course nearly two years. Address Philip Threadgold, Du Quoin, Ill.

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, $9.25. Address R. H. Brock, Arkansas City, Kan.

Obituaries

HALLOCK.—Died near McBride, Mich., Nov. 29, 1905, Bertha Hallock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Hallock, aged 10 months and 10 days. Job 1:21 formed the basis of the funeral discourse, by the writer. M. C. WHITMARSH.

BLOCK.—Died at her home in Johnstown, Pa., Nov. 19, 1905, of dropsy, Mrs. Bertha Block, aged 42 years. She leaves a husband and five children and many friends to mourn their loss. Services were conducted in the Seventh-day Adventist church, words of comfort being spoken by the writer from Rev. 14:13. W. F. SCHWARTZ.

McDANIEL.—Fell asleep in Jesus, at Bonner Springs, Kan., Nov. 9, 1905, Grandpa McDaniel, aged nearly 98 years. He early accepted Christ as his Saviour, and the advent doctrine as his belief, and he departed this life firmly believing in Christ’s soon coming and the resurrection of the dead. Words of comfort were spoken by Rev. E. E. Hollar, of Kansas City. ANNA FRIDLEY.

MARION.—Died at Norwich, Conn., Nov. 14, 1905, of pneumonia, Sister Sarah M. Marion, in the seventy-fourth year of her age. Sister Marion accepted present truth about sixteen years ago, and united with the Norwich church, of which she remained a faithful member until her death. She leaves a husband, one son, and three daughters. She will be greatly missed by both the family and the church. She was laid to rest in the Preston Cemetery, about six miles from Norwich, to await the glorious resurrection. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. A. J. CLARK.

LAMKIN.—Died at Plano, Ill., Sept. 16, 1905, after an illness of about eight months, Brother W. O. Lamkin, aged 72 years, 1 month, and 22 days. He had been blind for many years. Brother Lamkin had been a believer of the truths of the third angel’s message for more than twenty years. He was a member of the Sheridan Seventh-day Adventist church, and was loved and honored by those who knew him. His life was one of patience and cheerfulness, and we hope to meet him when the last trump shall sound. He left a wife and several children and other friends. The funeral service was conducted by the writer at the church in Sheridan. E. A. CURTIS.

LEWIS.—Died at Venice, N. Y., Sister Mary Lewis, in her eighty-fifth year. When her attention was called to the fourth commandment, about thirty-seven years ago, she readily accepted the Sabbath, with that simple faith and filial trust in God which she ever after manifested. One had only to form her acquaintance to highly respect and dearly love her. She was in a marked degree an exemplary Christian. Her second husband was a believer with her in the third angel’s message and its kindred truths, and remained faithful till his death, which occurred in Battle Creek, Mich., fourteen years ago. She sweetly sleeps in Jesus. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. J. W. RAYMOND.

WADDELL.—Died in Wellington, Kan., Nov. 19, 1905, Minnie Waddell, daughter of William and Mary Waddell, aged 6 years and 4 months. About a year ago little Minnie was afflicted with rheumatism, which affected her heart, leaving it in a weak condition. About a month before she died, she was again severely stricken with heart failure, from which she never recovered. She bore her sufferings patiently; and although so young, the Saviour was very precious to her during her last illness. The funeral service was conducted by the writer in the Seventh-day Adventist church, a large company of sympathizing friends having assembled to accompany her sorrowing parents to her last resting-place. H. F. KETRING.

Review Circulation Increases

By Editor

We enter upon this new year with a larger circulation for the REVIEW than we have had at the beginning of any previous year in the history of the paper. Our present edition is eighteen thousand. One year ago it was sixteen thousand, and two years ago it was fifteen thousand. We know that those friends of the paper who have put forth faithful efforts in its behalf will be gratified to learn these facts. We hope by their help, for which we desire to make fitting acknowledgment, to increase our edition to twenty thousand during the coming year. We have had our minds upon this number for some time, and fully expect to reach it.

Seventh-day Baptist Missionary Appropriations

By Editor

WE have spent a little time in the study of the appropriations of the Seventh-day Baptist Missionary Society for the year 1906, and we think that our readers may be interested in a brief statement of the results. This society appears to be operating in four fields outside of the United States, having four workers in China, three in Africa, one in Holland, and one in Canada. The appropriations for 1906 for the salaries of workers and other expenses in these fields amount to $4,430. The appropriations for the same year to meet salaries, expenses, and aid rendered to needy churches in the home field amount to $3,535. Thus the grand total of appropriations by this society for both home and foreign work for the year 1906 is $7,965. As a basis for comparison we will state that the appropriations by the Seventh-day Adventist Mission Board have been upward of $100,000 annually for several years, while the tithe of the denomination, expended chiefly for home work, has been about half a million dollars per year in addition to this. The Seventh-day Baptists have stood in defense of the Sabbath truth for several centuries, but are not in sympathy with the other special features of this advent movement. The Sabbath reform apart from the third angel's message seems to progress very slowly. The world needs the whole truth in this generation.

Lessons from the Life of Solomon

By Editor

THE principles which underlie the “Lessons from the Life of Solomon” now appearing in the REVIEW are of present application. We hope all are reading these articles.

Ministry of Healing Campaign

ELDER W. C. WHITE is working this week in Philadelphia and New York in the interest of the campaign in behalf of “Ministry of Healing.” He expects to spend the coming Sabbath in Washington, after which he will visit the Southern field.

Some Modern Views of Missions

The leading article in the December Missionary Review discusses with much force and clearness, “Some Modern Views of Missions.” The editor shows the tendency of many present-day writers to cut loose from the basis and principles of Christ, and to adopt those of mere humanitarian philosophy instead. The article is worth reading from every point of view.

Holiday Number of Our Little Friend

The Holiday number of Our Little Friend is a double number, containing besides the usual Sabbath-school lesson studies, a large amount of interesting and helpful reading for the children. The cover design, showing various winter scenes, with a poem entitled, “Hurrah for Winter,” is especially neat and attractive. Other suitable illustrations are scattered throughout the pages.

Sale or Removal of the Printing Plant

UNLESS satisfactory arrangements can be made for the sale of the printing plant now operated by the Review and Herald Publishing Association in Battle Creek, it will be removed to Washington as soon as the new building is ready for it. Brother S. N. Curtiss, the business manager of the association, is now in Battle Creek to adjust business matters there preparatory either for a sale or for removal of the plant.

Advertising and Periodical Revenue

By Editor

THE profit on periodicals, generally speaking, comes from advertisers instead of from subscribers, and few publications have the financial courage to refuse paying advertising. Referring to this matter, one of our exchanges says:—

Religious papers, like all other periodicals, are dependent upon advertising for a portion of their income. It would be an ideal condition if the subscription list could be so increased that all advertising could be excluded. Meanwhile the publisher can only insist that advertising shall be honestly offered by reputable persons.

Our readers can readily see how near the REVIEW comes to the “ideal condition,” and yet the price is no more than is charged for other papers which admit much advertising, both objectionable and unobjectionable. We hope that the loss of the publishers is the gain of the readers.

A Good Result

A BROTHER sends us a list of new subscribers for the REVIEW, with the money for the same, and writes:—

“This is one result of the week of prayer. The first Sabbath of the week we found our little church without a copy of the REVIEW, and we could not have the reading that day. We felt condemned for this condition of things, and determined that at the close of the week every family in the church should have it; and to-day, thank God, all are subscribers to the good paper which God has set as a watchman on the walls of Zion. May God bless you in making it a faithful teacher of truth.

“This is practical home missionary work, and while we hope that there are few churches in which not a single copy of the REVIEW is taken, yet we are confident that there is still opportunity for faithful work in carrying out the recommendation to place this paper in every Seventh-day Adventist family. How is it in your church? Has this phase of the missionary campaign received the attention which it deserves?”

The Review for 1906

By Editor

We are facing a new year. This is the last issue of the REVIEW for 1905. With the beginning of a new volume it is usually expected that some outline of the plans for the future will be announced.

We have been greatly encouraged during the past year, and especially of late, by the many expressions of appreciation which have come to us from our readers in different parts of the world. One esteemed brother writes, under date of December 10: “The good old REVIEW is getting better and better all the time. I have a sermon from it every day—an every-day feast. It is clean cut and uncompromising, yet kind and distinctly Christian.” This brother has made a good statement of the purpose which we have sought to accomplish. We are encouraged if our readers think that we have realized this aim to any considerable extent. We can not think that we have fully attained it.

As for the future: the present is a time of intense interest, and the coming year will surely be filled with developments and experiences of deep significance. We look for greater power and more rapid progress in our own work, and the times seem ripe for stirring things in the world at large. It will be the work of the REVIEW to maintain and to disseminate the original advent message as the gospel of salvation for this generation, and as a preparation for the soon coming of our Lord. It will sound an earnest warning against the deceptive teachings of those who are departing from the faith, both within and without the denomination, and will stand for an old-fashioned Biblical Christianity. It will continue to direct attention to the fields white for the harvest, and to report the progress of the work in all lands. It seems to us that every one who is deprived of the REVIEW during 1906 will suffer a serious loss. How can one have an intelligent knowledge of our situation and work in this critical experience who does not read the REVIEW?

We hope all the present readers of the paper will continue their subscriptions, and that many others may be added. We wish all a happy new year in faithful service for the Master.