Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press
—On the evening of July 15, Gen. Victoriano Huerta resigned from the provisional presidency of the Mexican Republic, in favor of Francisco Carbajal. He at once boarded a special train for Puerto Mexico, and sailed for Europe on the German steamer “Dresden,” July 21. A settlement of differences between the constitutionalist leaders and the new provisional president, Carbajal, leading to the final pacification of Mexico, is now anxiously awaited.
—A petition drafted by prisoners in the Eastern Penitentiary in Pennsylvania, asserting that fully seventy per cent of the crime in that State is directly attributable to the excessive use of intoxicating liquors and asking for the enactment of prohibition legislation, has been circulated among the convicts confined in that institution. It is reported that 1,500 signatures of inmates of the prison will be attached to the petition, which is to be presented to the legislature.
—The blindness and uselessness of moles has been proverbial for countless decades. But now a change in the estimate of the mole has come. Mole breeding has become a very profitable industry. In Holland moles are raised for the profit their skins will bring on the market. Their fur is plush-like, velvety, and soft, similar to sealskin. The mole-breeding industry is only about five years old, and it sprang up in the neighborhood of Amsterdam, Holland. But now an American farmer of Baltimore County, Maryland, has gone into the business, and it yielded $9,000 last year. Moles are said to devour insects that would be very destructive, so they are not so useless as the generations have thought; they are of value both dead and alive.
—A new plan for the popular promotion of high ideals of citizenship emanates from the headquarters of the United Society of Christian Endeavor in Boston, where, with the hearty support of his colleagues, the citizenship superintendent of the society, Daniel A. Poling, has elaborated an appeal for universal observance of “Good Citizenship Day” in the United States on Sunday, Oct. 18, 1914. To the consciousness of Christian Endeavorers and other church people Mr. Poling says this day must be “Christian Citizenship Day.” But in order to leave the door open for the cooperation of all civic and social organizations, it is proposed in all public advertising of the idea to name it, as already indicated, simply Good Citizenship Day. Mr. Poling’s hope is that all the methods which have been developed so successfully in so many communities for the celebration of Go-to-Church Sunday will be reinvoked for the observance of this day, and that everybody sympathetic with civic righteousness will be drawn to church on this occasion to hear sermons on the moral obligations of American patriotism, and to join with popular measures their concerted interest in moral reform.
Western Washington Conference and Camp Meeting
By L. Johnson
THIS conference and camp meeting will be held in Auburn, Wash., on the same ground as last year, Aug. 20-30, 1914. All should make an earnest endeavor to arrange matters so as to attend this important meeting. The General Conference, the North American Division Conference, and the North Pacific Union Conference have promised to send us good, strong laborers. The instruction given will be very important. None can afford to remain away.
There should be a full delegation of our brethren at this conference. Each church is entitled to one delegate without regard to membership, and to one additional delegate for every fifteen members. Delegates should be appointed as soon as convenient, and their names reported to the conference secretary. Blanks for the purpose are sent to all the churches.
The grounds are good, better than last year. There will be plenty of shade and nice grass. We expect a large meeting. If possible, come before the meeting begins and stay until the close.
Every day will bring to each one new instruction, new experiences, and new blessings. Let all who can, plan to bring their friends and neighbors with them; and let us pray for the conversion of every one who attends, old or young.
L. JOHNSON.
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
Camp Meetings
ATLANTIC UNION
Northern New England, Claremont, N. H. ............... Aug. 20-30
Southern New England, New Haven, Conn. ................ Aug. 27 to Sept. 6
CENTRAL UNION
Colorado, Rocky Mt. Lake Park, Denver ................ Aug. 13-23
North Missouri
South Missouri } Clinton, Aug. 27 to Sept. 6
East Kansas
West Kansas } Wichita .......... Sept. 3-13
West Colorado, Montrose ................ Sept. 8-15
COLUMBIA UNION
Ohio, Mount Vernon ............... Aug. 13-23
West Virginia, Parkersburg ........ Aug. 20-30
Virginia, Lynchburg ........ Aug. 27 to Sept. 6
Chesapeake ........................ Oct. 4-11
LAKE UNION
Indiana, Logansport ............. Aug. 6-16
West Michigan, Charlotte ........ Aug. 13-23
North Michigan, Mount Pleasant ... Aug. 20-30
Southern Illinois, Altamont, Aug. 27 to Sept. 6
Northern Illinois ................ Sept. 3-13
PACIFIC UNION
Southern California, Alhambra .... Aug. 3-16
Western Washington, Auburn ...... Aug. 20-30
Utah .............................. Sept. 7-13
Arizona ........................... Oct. 8-18
SOUTHEASTERN UNION
South Carolina, Greenwood, July 30 to Aug. 9
North Carolina, Greensboro ...... Aug. 13-23
Georgia, Macon ................... Aug. 20-30
Georgia, Macon (colored) ......... Aug. 20-30
Cumberland, Lenoir City, Tenn. ... Aug. 27 to Sept. 6
Florida ........................... Oct. 8-18
SOUTHERN UNION
Mississippi, Jackson ...... July 23 to Aug. 2
Louisiana, New Orleans ... July 30 to Aug. 9
Louisiana, New Orleans (colored) ... July 30 to Aug. 9
Mississippi, Jackson (colored) ..... Aug. 4-13
Alabama, Montgomery ........ Aug. 6-16
Kentucky, Nicholasville ........ Aug. 20-30
Tennessee River, Jackson, Tenn. ..... Aug. 28 to Sept. 7
SOUTHWESTERN UNION
South Texas, Houston ...... July 23 to Aug. 3
North Texas, Keene (local), July 31 to Aug. 9
West Texas, Abilene ........ Aug. 6-16
Arkansas, Hot Springs ............ Aug. 13-23
North Texas, Jefferson (local) .... Aug. 20-30
Oklahoma, Guthrie ................ Aug. 20-30
New Mexico, Roswell ............... Aug. 27 to Sept. 6
Louisiana Conference
By R. W. PARMELE; C. B. CALDWELL
THE fourteenth annual session of the Louisiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp meeting in New Orleans, La., on St. Charles Avenue, opposite Audubon Park, July 30 to Aug. 9, 1914, for the election of officers and the transaction of other conference business. The first business meeting of the session will be called at ten o'clock, Friday, July 31. Each church is entitled to one delegate without regard to numbers, and to one additional delegate for each fifteen members or fractional majority thereof. The churches should elect their delegates at once, and forward their credentials to C. B. Caldwell, 810 Jackson Ave., New Orleans, La.
R. W. PARMELE, President;
C. B. CALDWELL, Secretary.
Louisiana Conference Association
By R. W. PARMELE; O. R. GODSMARK
In harmony with the charter of the Louisiana Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, a board of seven trustees will be elected for the association by the Louisiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (unincorporated) at its fourteenth annual meeting, to be held in New Orleans, July 30 to Aug. 9, 1914.
R. W. PARMELE, President;
O. R. GODSMARK, Secretary.
Indiana Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association
By E. A. BRISTOL; F. A. LOOP
NOTICE is hereby given that at the annual conference of Seventh-day Adventists of Indiana to be held at Logansport, Ind., Aug. 6–16, 1914, three persons will be chosen to serve for two years as members of the board of directors of the Indiana Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association.
E. A. BRISTOL, President;
F. A. LOOP, Secretary.
Indiana Association of Seventh-Day Adventists
By E. A. Bristol; W. A. Young
NOTICE is hereby given that at the annual conference of Seventh-day Adventists of Indiana to be held at Logansport, Ind., Aug. 6-16, 1914, a board consisting of seven members will be elected to serve for one year as directors of the Indiana Association of Seventh-day Adventists.
E. A. BRISTOL, President;
W. A. YOUNG, Secretary.
New Mexico Conference
By V. B. Watts; W. R. Goss
THE annual meeting of the New Mexico Conference will be held at Roswell, N. Mex., Aug. 27 to Sept. 6, 1914, to elect officers for the ensuing year, and to transact such other business as may be the pleasure of the delegates.
V. B. WATTS, President;
W. R. GOSS, Secretary.
South Missouri Conference Association
By W. D. MacLay; R. L. Carson
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of the South Missouri Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the conference and camp meeting, at Clinton, Mo., Aug. 27 to Sept. 6, 1914. The first meeting of the association will be held at 10 A. M., September 2.
W. D. MacLay, President;
R. L. Carson, Secretary.
Obituaries
By W. A. Hennig; Sadie Baker; W. A. Westworth; W. Woodford; Robert W. Leach
Curtis.— Ernest Otto Curtis, infant son of Brother and Sister J. E. Curtis, was laid to rest in the Nashville cemetery, June 12, 1914. He was a bright little fellow of about five months, and was well and happy till two days before his death. He sleeps on the hillside, awaiting the call of the Life-giver, the hope of whose coming is the comfort of the parents, brothers, and sister.
W. A. Hennig.
James.— Viola James was born Dec. 8, 1899, at Port Hope, Ontario, and died May 17, 1914, at the General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. She was an only child of Mr. and Mrs. Bert James. She, with her mother, accepted the third angel's message three years ago in Toronto. Viola loved the truth, and she leaves behind a good influence. She was associated with the Toronto church since accepting present truth, and was making all preparations to attend the school at Oshawa next year to prepare herself for God's work. The funeral service was conducted by Elder J. T. Errington. She was laid to rest at Port Hope.
Sadie Baker.
23Clark.— Clara Cooper Clark was born in Lee Township, Michigan, June 29, 1855, and died May 1, 1914. She was married to John Clark on Nov. 9, 1876. To this union were born two children, one of whom survives. Sister Clark united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church nineteen years ago, and was a consistent and faithful member till the time of her decease. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer.
W. A. Westworth.
Simpson.— Ralph Lane Simpson was born in Grant County, Kentucky, Feb. 20, 1832, and died at Fruitland, Wash., June 18, 1914. He accepted present truth under the labors of Elder Cornell in the State of Iowa in the year 1852. His wife and five children survive to mourn their loss. Words of comfort from Job 14 were spoken by the writer at the funeral services, which were held in the Seventh-day Adventist church.
W. Woodford.
Kelly.— Hannah Miranda Sykes Kelly was born March 4, 1844, near Port Byron, N. Y. Twelve years later she moved with her parents to Duch Lake, Mich., where she lived nearly all her life. At the age of thirty-five she was converted. Eighteen years ago she united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Charlotte, Mich., of which she was a faithful and hopeful member till her death, June 12, 1914. One daughter, five grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren are left to mourn their loss. We laid her away, in the hope of the resurrection. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer.
W. A. Westworth.
Hall.— William Daniel Hall was born in Franklin County, Kentucky, April 19, 1845, and died at his home, near Purcell, Okla., June 2, 1914. In 1875 he was married to Mrs. E. J. Adams, in Grayson County, Texas. More than thirty years ago, under the preaching of Elders A. C. Daniels and R. M. Kilgore, Brother Hall began keeping the Sabbath. Though he never united with the church, he loved the truth. His health began to decline ten years ago, and he was paralyzed during the last year of his life. He leaves a wife, five daughters, eight stepchildren, a brother, a sister, and many friends to mourn. The home residence was filled with relatives and friends, who gave good attention to the scriptures read and remarks made concerning the state of the dead and the resurrection. He was laid to rest in a near-by country cemetery.
Robert W. Leach.
Northern New England Conference
By Frederick W. Stray; David K. Royer
THE fifty-second annual session of the Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Claremont, N. H., in connection with the camp meeting, Aug. 20-30, 1914. The first meeting for organization appointment of committees, etc., will be held August 24, at 9 A. M. Church clerks are requested to place on file with the secretary of the conference, previous to this date, a complete list of delegates. Each church is entitled to one delegate for the organization, and to one additional delegate for every ten members of the church.
FREDERICK W. STRAY, President;
DAVID K. ROYER, Secretary.
West Michigan Conference Association
By C. F. McVagh; F. R. Eastman
THE annual meeting of the West Michigan Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the meeting of the West Michigan Conference, etc., on the fair grounds at Charlotte, Mich., Aug. 13-23, 1914. The first meeting will be called at 10:30 A. M., August 13. Regular delegates to the West Michigan Conference (unincorporated) are the constituency of the West Michigan Conference Association. This meeting will elect a board of trustees for the association, and transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
C. F. McVAGH, President;
F. R. EASTMAN, Secretary.
Georgia Conference
By N. V. WILLESS; A. R. PADEN
THE fourteenth annual session of the Georgia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held on the camp ground at Macon, Ga., Aug. 20-30, 1914. Conference officers for the ensuing year will be elected, plans will be laid for the furtherance of the work, and such other business as may seem proper to the delegates will be transacted. Our churches should elect their delegates at an early date, and send a list of such names to the conference secretary. Let us earnestly pray that this will be a great spiritual feast for all.
N. V. WILLESS, President;
A. R. PADEN, Secretary.
Oklahoma Conference Association
By John Isaac; W. L. Adams
The Oklahoma Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be called in executive session in connection with the camp meeting to be held in Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 20-30, 1914. The first meeting of the association will be called at 10 A. M., August 26, for the election of officers, and the transaction of all other business that may properly come before the constituency at that time.
John Isaac, President;
W. L. Adams, Secretary.
Oklahoma Conference
By John Isaac; William Voth
The twenty-first annual session of the Oklahoma Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will convene in connection with the camp meeting in Guthrie, Aug. 20-30, 1914. The first meeting of the conference will be held Friday, August 21, at 9 A. M. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year, and such business transacted as may properly come before the conference at its annual session. All delegates are requested to be present at the first meeting.
JOHN ISAAC, President;
WILLIAM VOTH, Secretary.
Northern New England Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists (Incorporated)
By Frederick W. Stray; Clarence F. Ball
NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (incorporated) will be held at Claremont, N. H., in connection with the regular conference camp meeting, Aug. 20-30, 1914, for the purpose of dissolving the corporation, and of transacting such other business as may be necessary. The first meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 24, 1914, at 5 P. M. Accredited delegates to the regular session of the Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (unincorporated) are members of this corporation.
FREDERICK W. STRAY, President;
CLARENCE F. BALL, Clerk.
Northern New England Conference Association
By Frederick W. Stray; David K. Royer
THE first meeting of the regular annual session of the Northern New England Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Claremont, N. H., in connection with the Northern New England Conference camp meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1914, at 5 P. M. The purpose of this meeting is to elect a board of trustees for the ensuing year, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the association. Accredited delegates to the regular session of the Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (unincorporated) are members of the association.
FREDERICK W. STRAY, President;
DAVID K. ROYER, Clerk.
Kentucky Conference
By B. W. Brown; S. F. Love
The seventh session of the Kentucky Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp meeting at Nicholasville, Ky., Aug. 20-30, 1914. The first meeting of the conference will be held August 21, at 9 A. M. During this session officers will be elected for the ensuing year, and such other business transacted as may properly come before the conference.
B. W. Brown, President;
S. F. Love, Secretary.
Kentucky Conference Association
By B. W. BROWN; S. F. LOVE
THE seventh annual session of the Seventh-day Adventist Conference Association of Kentucky will be held on the camp ground at Nicholasville, Ky., Aug. 20-30, 1914, in connection with the annual meeting of the Kentucky Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The first meeting will convene August 24, at 4 P. M. At this meeting officers will be elected, and all other business transacted that may properly come before this body.
B. W. BROWN, President;
S. F. LOVE, Secretary.
Alabama Conference Association
By A. L. MILLER; S. D. HARTWELL
The Alabama Conference Association of the Seventh-day Adventists will hold its annual session in connection with the camp meeting, at Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 6-16, 1914, for the election of officers, and the transaction of other necessary business. All accredited delegates to the regular session of the Alabama Conference (unincorporated) are members of the association. The first meeting will be at 9:30 A. M., Monday, August 10.
A. L. MILLER, President;
S. D. HARTWELL, Secretary.
North Michigan Conference Association
By J. J. IRWIN; S. E. KELLMAN
THE twelfth annual session of the North Michigan Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Mount Pleasant, Mich., in connection with the annual conference and camp meeting, Aug. 20-30, 1914. The first meeting will be called August 21, at 10 A. M., for the election of officers, and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the association. All duly accredited delegates to the North Michigan Conference are delegates to this association.
J. J. IRWIN, President;
S. E. KELLMAN, Secretary.
Texas Conference Association
By J. I. Taylor; C. E. Smith
THE annual meeting of the Texas Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the conference and camp meeting at Keene, Tex., July 30 to Aug. 8, 1914.
The first meeting of the association will be called at ten o'clock Wednesday morning, August 5. Association officers for the coming year will be elected, and such other business transacted as may properly come before the meeting. Accredited delegates to the conference are delegates to the association.
J. I. TAYLOR, President;
C. E. SMITH, Secretary.
Western Washington Conference Association
By L. Johnson; H. A. Green
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Western Washington Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the annual camp meeting and conference, on grounds located four blocks east and four blocks north of the Northern Pacific Railway depot in Auburn, Wash., Aug. 20-30, 1914. Although a new corporation has been formed, it will be necessary to hold a meeting of the old association. This will be held August 25, at 9:30 A. M.
L. JOHNSON, President;
H. A. GREEN, Secretary.
Ohio Conference Association
By E. K. Slade; R. G. Patterson
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Ohio Conference Association of the Seventh-day Adventist Church will be held in connection with the conference session, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, Aug. 13-23, 1914. The first meeting will be called at 10 A. M., Aug. 18, for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year, and of transacting such other business as may come before the association. All delegates to the conference are delegates to the association.
E. K. SLADE, President;
R. G. PATTERSON, Secretary.
Mississippi Conference Association
By C. S. Wiest; Wm. A. Woodruff
THE fourth annual meeting of the Mississippi Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists (incorporated) will be held in connection with the annual meeting of the Mississippi Conference, on the camp ground at Jackson, Miss., July 23 to Aug. 2, 1914. The first meeting will be called on Friday, July 24, at 3 P. M. Officers of the association will be elected for the ensuing year, and other business pertaining to the legal association will be transacted. Regularly accredited delegates to the conference are also delegates to the association.
C. S. WIEST, President;
WM. A. WOODRUFF, Secretary.
The New Berean Library
Our people who have had the opportunity of seeing the eleven books in this library neatly arranged in a pasteboard box, have become enthusiastic regarding it. Never before has there been so much value offered at so little price. Eleven of our leading books containing nearly 4,000 pages, sold at retail for only $3.10, postpaid. By buying them in quantities, you receive a discount of 40 per cent, making them cost $1.86, express extra.
As a missionary enterprise, to buy this library and lend it among your friends and neighbors in a systematic follow-up effort, is one of the best investments that you can make. It will certainly bring great results in the harvest of souls.
Steps to Christ ............ $.25
Thoughts on Daniel ............ .25
Thoughts on Revelation ........ .35
His Glorious Appearing ........ .15
The Sabbath in the Scriptures .. .25
The Sabbath in History ......... .50
Capital and Labor .............. .25
Here and Hereafter ............. .25
Bible Footlights ............... .35
Our Paradise Home ............. .15
Religious Liberty in America .. .35
Total ............................. $3.10
Earning a Scholarship
THE value of a Christian education is becoming more and more appreciated by our young people, and a larger number of them each year are availing themselves of the privileges afforded by our schools. Many this summer are earning their scholarships by selling our literature. One needs to sell only 92 copies of one of our $3 books, turning in the full retail price to the tract society, to pay for a scholarship in most of our schools. Already a number have their scholarships earned for this year, and some are earning more than one.
There is still opportunity for others who wish to do so, to make arrangements at once with their tract society office, and get into the field quickly and work hard during the remainder of the vacation season. Some have earned scholarships in from ten days to two weeks.
The selling of our literature is by far the best way to earn a scholarship, for the experience in it is an education in itself. Then, too, there is the good being done the people by placing in their homes our truth-filled publications. Scholarships may be earned by selling either our subscription books or our magazines. If you are interested, write to your tract society secretary for full particulars.
October, 1914
Is the time when, according to the teaching of Pastor Russell, the body of Christ will be completed. Then the harvest ends, and the church will take the place in the heavens now occupied by Satan. The dead will be raised, and for one thousand years salvation will be offered to them, which the great majority will accept. These and other vagaries of Millennial Dawnism are refuted in the tract "The Darkness of Millennial Dawn," published by the Review and Herald Publishing Association. In view of the fact that leading theaters are being leased for weeks in almost one hundred cities, and moving picture lectures are given free in order to propagate the Millennial Dawn idea, this should be circulated by the hundreds of thousands. $1 per hundred. Address your tract society.
Missionary Volunteer Post Cards
A NEW series of sixteen most interesting and helpful post cards, beautifully printed on best quality of Bristol board, is now ready for circulation. Each card contains a gem of thought which should make one the better for reading. The price per set, postpaid, is only 15 cents. Any one number can be purchased at 10 cents a dozen or 70 cents for 100. There is the usual amount of space for correspondence, and these cards will be greatly appreciated not only by our young people, but by our older ones as well. Instead of sending a picture card to your friend, write him a little message on one of these cards. Order through your conference tract society.
Lessons for Home Missionary Institutes
For several years there has been an earnest call for printed instruction as to how to carry on an organized missionary effort in the churches. To meet this demand the “Lessons for Home Missionary Institutes” has been published. This booklet contains instruction on—
Duties of missionary leader.
Duties of church missionary secretary.
Various lines of work.
The following chapter headings will give more in detail the scope of the book:—
Organization of Church for Work.
Relation of the Missionary Volunteer Society to the Church Missionary Society.
Duties of Missionary Leader.
The Missionary Meeting.
The Missionary Program.
Reporting.
Bands and Their Leaders.
Division of Territory.
9-11. Duties of Church Missionary Secretary.
Work With Tracts.
Work With Periodicals.
Work With Magazines.
Home Workers’ Books.
Missionary Correspondence.
Bible Readings.
Christian Help Work.
Temperance Work.
Earning Money for Missions.
Personal Work.
Work for Foreigners.
The book contains 76 pages, filled with most timely and helpful instruction, and can be had in paper cover for only 10 cents. Bound in flexible leather, 50 cents.
Illustrated Tracts in the Niue Language
We have received from the Australasian Union Conference an assortment of illustrated tracts printed in the Niue language, spoken by the people of Niue, or Savage Island. This island is to be found on the map south of Samoa and east of the Tonga Islands. The tracts are printed by the Avondale Press, which issues publications in many of the island tongues.
The Reasons for Sunday Observance
Every now and then some new hand tries to explain the reasons for Sunday observance; and after each new book is written, it is discovered that still the ten commandments declare that “the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord,” and then a new hand must needs take up the pen to explain that the first day is the day to be kept. Noticing one such effort, the Record of Christian Work, organ of the Northfield (Mass.) Conferences and Summer Schools, says that it is a reply to Seventh-day Adventists, adding these words regarding our growth and work: “Their reports show a growth from 3,500 members in 1863 to 114,206 in 1912. This increase and their formidable opposition to Sunday legislation make it important that the Christian church cease to ignore them.” We should be glad indeed to have the Record give its readers and patrons the Bible authority for Sunday observance.
Baptisms in the North American Division
By Editor
WE are glad to note another good report, by the statistical secretary, of the ingathering of souls in the North American Division during the fourth quarter of 1913, records for which are fully made up. During that quarter 1,127 baptisms were reported in the conferences of the North American Division. This means an average of eighty-seven souls a week following their Lord in baptism in this country during the closing weeks of 1913. We are thankful for this good report. We notice also that during the same quarter the European Division reported 1,092 baptisms. Thus in each of these two main divisions new believers are coming into the church at the rate of more than a thousand a quarter. While we must work and pray for yet greater things, we must not omit to thank the Lord for the blessing attending the preaching of his word, and we may gather courage from the victories already won.
The “Review” and Our Missionaries
THE REVIEW is greatly appreciated by the majority of our people, but perhaps no others find so much help and consolation in it as do our missionaries. The following is expressive of the sentiment common among missionaries:—
“I trust you will never discontinue my REVIEW. Just notify me when the time is up, and the matter will be attended to right away. We missionaries who are many thousands of miles from the homeland cannot do without the grand old REVIEW. It is life to our souls, and it seems to me that every family in the homeland should have it if they want to keep up with the wonderful progress of this glorious message, and if they expect to triumph with it.”
Colporteur Work in China
ACCORDING to information received from Australia, Brethren H. M. Blunden and A. Mountain, with their families, were booked to sail this week from Sydney for Shanghai, China, being released by the Australasian Union to engage in the colporteur work in China. The Australasian Union not only released these workers, but as the General Conference at the time of their appointment was hard pressed for mission funds, the brethren in Australia voted to supply the transportation as well. Both of these workers are experienced in the book work, and our brethren of the Asiatic Division expect strong help from them in organizing the distribution of literature throughout the vast China field.
Tent Work in Bristol
UNDER date of July 13, Elder J. B. Locken writes to the editor of the Protestant Magazine, from Bristol, Va., telling his experience in the tent work in that place: “I am glad to tell you that the Protestant Magazine helped us to get a congregation in this city. It is a new field. The Holiness people were here last year with their tent work, and their conduct was such that the city authorities closed their meeting. When we came, the people thought we were the same. We therefore had trouble in finding a location, and had to get permission from the city authorities and the consent of the property holders around the lot we rented before we could start our meeting. We had a hard time to get a hearing from the better class of people, and not until after I canvassed the city with the Protestant did the tide change. I announced a week’s program on Catholicism, and our big tent filled up and has been full ever since. With the report of my sermons in the daily paper, every day the message is going to all the people of this place.”
A Call for Church-School Teachers
By W. E. HOWELL
WORD has been received from Prof. C. L. Stone, educational secretary of the Columbia Union Conference, to the effect that that union has not enough teachers to supply its church schools the coming year. Its need is expressed in the definite form given below:—
“Wanted, at once, to get in touch with fifteen available church-school teachers who can give good references. Location can be secured in the Columbia Union Conference. Address C. L. Stone, 36 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park, Washington, D. C.”
I hope our other educational secretaries and our educational superintendents will be generous in responding to this urgent call from the Columbia Union. There is no more important work in our educational field than the supplying of our church schools with strong teachers. As a matter of courtesy and order, it is no more than right to ask any teachers who may feel like volunteering their service, first to express their desire to their own superintendent.
As the summer season is passing rapidly, let there be an early response to this call.
W. E. HOWELL.
Physicians Visit the Washington Sanitarium
FIFTEEN physicians, members of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Medical Society, met in regular session, July 21, at the Washington (D. C.) Sanitarium. After the business of the day and the reading of papers some time was spent in looking over the Sanitarium and its equipment. In this connection it might be mentioned that several physicians of Washington are showing a friendly attitude toward the Sanitarium and its work. The management is doing all it can to encourage a friendly support of the medical fraternity. Not long ago a letter was sent to all the physicians of the city, calling their attention to the work of the institution, and inviting them to visit it and to make use of its facilities.
Colporteur Work Amid Revolution
The newspaper press gives account of the growing seriousness of revolutionary disturbance in Haiti and San Domingo. Letters from Elder A. F. Prieger, of Haiti, tells how, in order to supply books to our colporteurs at various places, local depositories had been established. In one town an attack was made by revolutionary forces, and our colporteurs with others had to flee to the mountains. The house where their books were stored was burned, and the entire stock was destroyed. Amid such conditions, however, the ten or twelve colporteurs are still keeping up their work among the people.
Nurses Sail for Porto Rico
LAST week, in response to a call from Porto Rico for nurses, Miss Helena Richards and Miss Minnie Martin, of the Foreign Mission Seminary and the Washington Sanitarium Dispensary, sailed from New York for San Juan, Porto Rico. They will spend some weeks in language study before taking up their appointed work.
