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Earlier text: The Campaign in Washington

Field Notes

FIVE new members were added to the church at Harrisburg, Pa., on Sabbath, March 18.

FIVE persons have recently been added to the company of Sabbath-keepers at Springfield, Ohio, under the labors of Elder E. J. Van Horn.

A GENERAL meeting for the western part of the Southern New England Conference will be held in connection with a canvassers’ institute at New Haven, Conn., April 7-10.

THIRTEEN young people connected with the church-school at Lagrange, Ohio, have recently experienced conversion, and one adult also has been added to the church.

BROTHER H. J. WOLLEKAR and his wife, of Seattle, Wash., expect to leave that city in May next for Alaska, which will be their future field of labor. They expect to locate in Juneau or Skagway, and will for some time give their attention to southwestern Alaska. Missionary correspondence will be opened up with people living in the interior, and a personal visit to that section will be made at a favorable season of the year.

BROTHER F. W. STRAY reports from Greenfield, Mass., that several ladies are keeping the Sabbath there through his efforts, notwithstanding great opposition from some of the clergy of the place.

MEETINGS which have recently been held at Oakland, Ill., by Brother F. W. Wheeler, have resulted in the addition of two members to the church there, with the prospect of four or five more who expect baptism soon.

BROTHER E. G. HAYES, who is conducting meetings at Sioux Falls, S. D., says: “Four more adults are being firmly established in the message since our last report, making eight new Sabbath-keepers since the meetings began this winter.”

BROTHER W. R. ANDREWS, from Tiverton, Nova Scotia, reports that the truth is gaining a victory there. “At least two,” he says, “have begun to keep the commandments of God, and have joined with us in our Sabbath services.”

BROTHER G. R. FATTIC says of the progress of the truth in Anderson, Ind.: “One hundred or more homes are visited each week by the pupils of the school here. Between seventy-five and eighty-five persons are attending Bible readings conducted in private homes.”

BROTHER J. F. OLMSTEAD is accomplishing a good work in Martinsville, Ind. In a recent report he says: “One of my readers of whom I had very little hopes, has begun keeping the Sabbath, as well as three others during the month of February. Ten more of my readers are very favorable. At present I have five public night meetings each week, then I visit and hand out the Bible Teacher during the day.”

A NEW church building at Glenelder, Kan., was dedicated with appropriate services Sunday, March 18, Elders McReynolds, Ogden, Trubey, and Hanhardt being present. This building is described as a neat structure, twenty-two by thirty-six feet, well built, nicely finished, and seated with chairs. Its cost was between six hundred and seven hundred dollars, all of which was paid, and a small sum left in the hands of the building committee.

The One Hundred Thousand Dollar Fund

AMOUNT previously reported . . $61,484 50 S. N. and N. Young . . . . . . . . . 100 00 H. Ludington . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 00 W. H. Anderson (Africa) . . . . . 50 00 F. H. Coe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 00 Mrs. A. G. Watson (India) . . . 24 00 S. N. and Mary E. Hills . . . . . 15 00 Anna Swenson . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 00 Western Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . 12 05 North Michigan Tract Society . . 11 02 S. M. Winkley . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 00 Mrs. J. C. Higgins . . . . . . . . . 10 00 G. F. Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 00 Lizzie A. Stone . . . . . . . . . . . 10 00 Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Galloway . . 10 00 Agnes Belin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 00 F. F. Riffel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 00 T. S. Parmelee . . . . . . . . . . . 10 00 Mrs. Shannon (India) . . . . . . . 8 00 Western Washington . . . . . . . . 7 96 E. W. Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 00 Colin M. Gunn (Scotland) . . . . 5 11

FIVE DOLLARS EACH

Mrs. Mary Jordan, Julian Hyde (Honduras), C. E. Filto, Louisa M. Yaeger, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Yaeger, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Sackett, Mrs. W. E. Crumb, D. A. Ball, M. E. Dolson, Mattie Kimball, A. R. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Gaskell, Jeddo (N. Y.) church, Mrs. S. F. Darling, Mrs. H. G. Bush, B. B. Aldrich, Delita W. McWayne, W. E. Arnett, P. P. Amick, S. F. Ross, Oliver Good, Myldred Kelly, Conrad Uhrig, Mrs. William McBain, George F. and Mary E. Grundy, Fritz Zuc, Oscar G. Haylock (Honduras), G. B. Collett, Mrs. Fannie Keeney.

Mrs. Roundtree (England), $4.87; Grimsby (England) church, $4.01; William Tatum (Honduras), $4; Sophia L. Hopkins, $3.50; Upper Columbia, $3.50; H. W. Carr, $3.33; Mrs. D. E. Smith, $3.33; E. N. Cornwall, $3.10; Hildebran (N. C.) church, $2.51; Mrs. H. Hess, $2.50; George R. Drew, $2.44; Ilyria Tatum (Honduras), $2.40; Mrs. Harriet Hopkins, $1.95; children's offerings (Rome, N. Y.), $.88.

THREE DOLLARS EACH

F. E. Kriley, Mary N. Cassell, Mrs. Sarah Prosper, W. J. Heckman, Raymond (Wis.) church.

TWO DOLLARS EACH

Mrs. Sadie Cassell, H. C. Nigh, A. E. Bowe, Nellie Brown, Helen Ludelson, Helen Cowles, Mrs. B. E. Hilligoss, May B. Sandborn, Mrs. C. E. Martin, Mrs. S. A. Hallack, Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Sherman, C. V. Yeager, a friend (Capay, Cal.), J. B. Couey.

$1.50 EACH

John F. Klostermyer, H. McCormick, Syracuse (N. Y.) church.

ONE DOLLAR EACH

Guy S. Chaffee, Louisa E. Payne, Central Union Conference, P. C. Oliver, Mrs. E. M. White, E. C. Hoxie, Mrs. P. S. Bickford, Salina Whitford, Mrs. A. E. Ghee, Rochester (N. Y.) church, Schroon Lake (N. Y.) Sabbath-school, Mrs. M. S. Wheeler, Eva Wheeler, Mrs. N. Garneo, a friend, Mrs. F. Dillen, Lena Ward, W. S. Batten, Mrs. E. J. Batten, Mrs. T. A. Cooper, Lakena Carpenter, Mrs. F. L. White, Mrs. E. E. Merchant.

FIFTY CENTS EACH

J. G. Smalley, A. P. Bump, Ada Kirkpatrick, Mrs. M. A. O'Neil, R. H. Wiper, Mrs. R. H. Wiper, I. C. Knepshield, Mrs. L. Williams, Peter Pegg, Mrs. Peter Pegg, Charles McKay, Mrs. Charles McKay.

FORTY CENTS EACH

Elizabeth Watler, Johnnie McKay, Annie McKay.

TWENTY-FIVE CENTS EACH

H. L. Ghee, Mrs. Viola Batten, J. H. Springer, Dora Rains, Miss Wiper, Rosalia Schaffstall, Mrs. Anna Schaffstall.

E. Keller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10 00 Mrs. M. E. Crumb . . . . . . . . . 10 00 Mrs. J. E. Butler . . . . . . . . . 25 00 Total reported . . . . . . . . . . $62,256 41

A further list will follow.

Send all donations to W. T. Bland, Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C.

The Educational Effect of Reading

By F. G.

The Attitude of Our Schools Toward the Youth’s Instructor

It has been said that the “printing-press is the lever which moves the world of mind.” The truth is certainly told in this statement. Within the past twenty-five years there has come into the arena of thought two deadly foes of truth and purity. They are the “yellow journal” and the cheap novel. They have, of course, existed in a limited sense ever since the advent of the printing-press, but it is only within the last quarter of a century that their baneful influence has been especially manifest.

Some twenty years ago one of the leading New York journals had its character deliberately changed by its proprietor from a high-class journal to that of a sensational one, solely for the purpose of increasing the circulation of the paper by pandering to an apparent desire for the emotional and sensational on the part of so many readers. From this deliberate action has come a flood of evil. Nearly all our great daily newspapers, following the example thus set, are at the present time filled with accounts of murders, divorces, sports, and the doings and sayings of the fabulously wealthy; and the things worthy of thought and consideration are hardly noticed. As an illustration of this, one of the great dailies a short time ago had an account of the return of the Baldwin antarctic expedition brought into a space not over three inches long, while in the same issue a whole page was taken up with an account of a horrible murder of a factory girl.

The cheap story and novel have been made possible by the increased facilities for printing and publishing, and, I may also add, by the decreased sense of the pure and good, by both writers and readers. Where one cheap novel was published twenty-five or thirty years ago, the number to-day probably reaches into the hundreds. They are filled with extravagant and unnatural plots and illustrations, abominable and ungrammatical language, and the impurest suggestions. There is a wicked witchery running through this class of novels and stories. They are glossed over with a pretended morality that to the one who has a knowledge of the real and only morality — that based upon the Word of God — only makes the pretense the more shameful.

True education aims directly against the work of these classes of literature. There should be placed in the hands of the children and youth in our schools a literature that is really helpful, and that gives a knowledge of the true God. To this end we can recommend nothing more helpful than The Youth’s Instructor. This good paper should be in the hands of all our children and youth, whether they are in our schools or not. We are coming to the close of another year’s school work, and to the beginning of a long vacation. Provision should be made that all our young people may be provided with a good class of reading for the vacation. Would it not be a most excellent plan for some one to be selected in every school, whether advanced, intermediate, or church, to solicit subscriptions from all for this valuable paper? A number of very valuable series of articles are in preparation. These should be read by all our children and young people. Now if this is a valuable suggestion, — and it is, — will not all of our schools act upon it at once, so as to have these subscriptions come in in time for these most profitable contributions which are soon to appear?

As a man thinketh so is he; and as a man readeth so he thinketh. So let us all recognize the importance of this grand opportunity of creating a high standard of thought in the minds of all our young people, that they may choose only those things, from all the flood of literature, which are good. F. G.

Current Mention

— Affairs in the republic of Hayti are in an unsettled state, which is suggestive of an impending attempt at revolution, and the presence of foreign war-ships is necessary at Port au Prince and other harbors to safeguard the interests of American and European residents.

— A report is current in Vienna that the Italian war ministry proposed to ask the Chamber of Deputies for $40,000,000 to fortify the eastern and northern frontiers of Italy. This is taken as evidence of a growing distrust of Austria on the part of Italy, due in part to the weakening of Russian power in the far East, and the consequent loss of Russian influence in the Balkan Peninsula.

— Serious disorder has prevailed for some time in the island of Crete, owing to animosity between Christians and Mohammedans, and general dissatisfaction with the administration of Prince George of Greece, who since 1898 has ruled as high commissioner of the island under the nominal suzerainty of the sultan of Turkey. Order is to be restored in the island by joint action of the world powers.

— Norway is moving for independence from Sweden. A Christiania telegram says: “The new premier, P. C. Michelsen, outlined the government's program in the Storthing to-day [March 15]. Relative to the Sweden and Norway consular system, he said the new cabinet was formed to establish the constitutional right of Norway to a separate consular service, and to preserve Norway's sovereignty as a free and independent kingdom.”

— The State of Missouri has begun an action to revoke all the franchises of the oil trust in that State. An investigation into the methods of the Standard Oil trust is shortly to be begun at Topeka, Kan., by the federal government. The railroads will probably be drawn into this investigation. These proceedings, with those of the government against the beef trust at Chicago, will decide whether there is any remedy at law for the people against the oppression of the trusts.

— The investigation of the beef trust by the federal grand jury is in progress at Chicago, and it is stated that few if any of the packing firms will escape indictment. There will, it is said, be indictments against some of the packers for attempting to bribe witnesses. The railways will also come in for some attention by this grand jury, in the matter of rebates and shipping rates generally, between which and the business methods of the beef trust there is a close connection.

— Clergymen of New York City are inaugurating a special movement for the evangelization of that city, a leading feature of which will be a series of meetings conducted in large tents in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Former Mayor Seth Low is one of the leaders in the movement. A press dispatch states that the campaign “will aim to reach the backsliders of every part of the city. Ten tents, with a greater aggregate area of canvas than was ever carried by the ‘largest show on earth,’ will be planted

in Manhattan, and several other tents will be conducted in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Mr. Low and Dr. W. H. Thompson are the vice-chairmen of the work, and they expect to raise more than $50,000 to carry on the revival. One of the features of the movement is to be the absence of the contribution plate during the service.”

— Turkey has been negotiating with France for a large order of military weapons, and Germany, not liking this, has assumed a threatening attitude toward Turkey, a letter having been presented to the porte by the German ambassador, which vetoes the order of arms from France, and threatens serious consequences if Turkey refuses compliance. The Ottoman cabinet is said to be seriously embarrassed and indignant at this dictatorial conduct on the part of Germany.

— Increasing distress from the famine caused by the long drought in Andalusia Province, Spain, is reported from Madrid. In a number of cities the people, driven to desperation by starvation, attempt to relieve their distress by riot and pillage. Among the places most seriously affected are Antequera, Coin, Campillos, Jerez de la Frontera, and Cordova. “Religious processions,” says a Madrid dispatch, “are being held in many towns, imploring for rain, but none has fallen since the winter frosts began.”

— Conflicting rumors are in circulation regarding peace negotiations between Russia and Japan, in which France and the United States are mentioned as the probable agencies through which the belligerent powers will approach each other when ready to discontinue hostilities. The Russian war party, however, is still strong, and the czar himself is reported as being the foremost advocate of a continuance of the war. Hopes are entertained at St. Petersburg that Admiral Rozhdestvensky, commanding the Russian Baltic fleet, will be able to crush the Japanese fleet under Admiral Togo, and thus secure for Russia the command of the sea, which would change the whole complexion of the campaign. It is reported that Russia has let it be known that peace must be concluded on a basis of no cession of territory and no indemnity to Japan, and that Japan has in like unofficial manner announced that such conditions of peace will not be considered at all. There is some fighting between the armies in Manchuria, a report received March 30 stating that the Japanese had, after a severe engagement, captured Guntzu Pass, which is about 130 miles southwest of Harbin. It is reported also that Japanese troops have cut the railroad between Harbin and Vladivostock. A St. Petersburg dispatch states that the authorities there continue to find evidence of terrorist activity in St. Petersburg, and in spite of the precautions of the police another tragedy may occur at any moment. The fighting organization is known to have on its condemned list thirty persons, headed by Grand Duke Alexis and Governor-General Trepoff. It is also stated that a movement headed by metropolitan clergy of St. Petersburg has been started, seeking the separation of church and state in that country.

Reports From Our Schools

By Editor

WE have previously mentioned the fact that we were endeavoring to have full reports from all our schools all over the world, from which to compile a report of our educational work for the General Conference. We have endeavored to send report blanks to all our schools, but it is possible that some may have been overlooked. If this is the case, I should be pleased to send report blanks to any who may not have received them, whom this notice may reach. Will not all who have not done so kindly fill out their reports at the very earliest convenience, and forward them to Frederick Griggs, South Lancaster, Mass.

Qualifications of the Teacher

THE schoolmaster, in common with all persons exercising control for a particular purpose, is a moral teacher or disciplinarian, contributing his part to impress good and evil consequences in connection with conduct. For his own ends, he has to regulate the actions of his pupils, to approve and disapprove of what they do as social beings related to one another and to himself. He enforces and cultivates obedience, punctuality, truthfulness, fair dealing, courteous and considerate behavior, and whatever else belongs to the school. Whoever is able to maintain the order and discipline necessary to merely intellectual or knowledge teaching, will leave upon the minds of his pupils genuine moral impressions without even proposing that as an end. If the teacher has the consummation of tact that makes the pupils to any degree in love with the work, so as to make them submit with cheerful and willing minds to all the needful restraints, and to render them on the whole well-disposed to himself and one another, he is a moral instructor of a high order, whether he means it or not.—Bain.

Bengel on Bible Study

“THE quintessence of the teaching of the learned and godly Bengel on Bible study is given in one sentence, thus: ‘Apply thyself wholly to the text; apply the text wholly to thyself.’”

Christian Education

By L. A. Hoopes; Frederick Griggs

Conducted by the Department of Education of the General Conference. L. A. HOOPES, Chairman, FREDERICK GRIGGS, Secretary.

Western Pennsylvania Conference Meeting

By E. J. Dryer

THE second annual conference business meeting of the Western Pennsylvania Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will convene April 19-23, in Lohr's Hall, Wilkinsburg, a suburb of Pittsburg. Excursion rates can be had on all lines of the Pennsylvania Railway system east of Pittsburg, Oil City, and Erie. The lines west of those points belong to the Central Passenger Association, and their regulations are such that rates can not be secured for so few delegates. All those intending to go should write at once to A. V. Williams, Corydon, Pa., for railroad card orders to present to their local agents, by which they can secure the cheap rates.

ENTERTAINMENT OF DELEGATES

Arrangements are being made by the brethren in Pittsburg to entertain among our own people all those who come, so there will but little expense beside the car fare. As far as possible let each one bring some bedding.

HOW TO REACH THE HALL

Those who arrive at the union station in Pittsburg or in Allegany or on the “South Side” and have trunks, should buy a ticket at the union station in Pittsburg to Wilkinsburg, so as to check their trunks to Wilkinsburg, as it would cost considerable to have a drayman get them. Those who have no trunks can take the street-car,—the fare is only five cents,—either the Frankstown or the Hamilton Avenue cars. May all come to the meeting praying that God may direct in all our proceedings.

E. J. DRYER, Conf. Pres.

Summer School

WITH a view of making definite arrangements for summer classes, the Board of Managers and Faculty of Mount Vernon Academy have directed the publication of this notice:—

All persons interested in “taking class work” at this place during the coming summer vacation will please send in, as soon as possible, their names and addresses, together with the lines of study they desire to pursue. This will make possible ample preparations to meet the demand without arranging for what will not be called for.

All those attending here last year were liberal with their praises for the benefits received. Shall we not expect even better results the coming session? But remember that you will help make it so by an early response to this request. A hearty welcome and plenty of room for all. Definite announcement of details will be given later; but do not fail to send your name, address, and studies desired, now, to the Mount Vernon Academy, Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Addresses

The post-office address of Elder C. W. Olds is 102 West Ave., Waukesha, Wis.

Elder W. A. Sweaney's address is Box 118, St. George, Grenada, British West Indies.

The address of Drs. A. C. and Bertha L. Selmon is Hsiang Cheng Hsien, Honan, China.

Drs. H. W. and Maud T. Miller should be addressed at Shang-tsai Hsien, Honan, China, via Hankow.

Misses Carrie Erickson and Charlotte Simpson should be addressed at Sin-tsai Hsien, Honan, China, via Hankow.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

By E. T. Russell; John F. Staby

Special Meeting of the International Publishing Association

A SPECIAL meeting of the International Publishing Association will be held at Washington, D. C., during the biennial session of the General Conference. The first meeting will be held May 18, 1905, at 2:30 P. M., and the sessions will continue as long as necessary to transact the business that may be presented at this time. Important plans and propositions pertaining to the future development of the foreign publishing work will be considered. The constituency of the association, and especially the Board of Trustees and Counselors, should be well represented.

E. T. RUSSELL, President, JOHN F. STABY, 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. L. Lyons, New Paltz, N. Y., Signs, Watchman, Life Boat, and tracts.

Anton Roll, Mt. Forest, Mich., Signs, Watchman, Instructor, and tracts on the Sabbath question.

George E. Tack, 319 N. Stricker St., Baltimore, Md., REVIEW, Signs, Instructor, Little Friend, and tracts.

J. C. Colby, R. F. D. 7, Union Grove, Wis., Signs, Life Boat, Good Health, Life and Health, Instructor, Little Friend, Watchman, and tracts.

Mrs. E. A. Goss, 1723 West Maple St., Enid, O. T., REVIEW, Signs, Watchman, Instructor, Little Friend, Life Boat, health journals and tracts.

Business Notices

BRIEF business notices will be published in this department subject to the discretion of the publishers. A minimum charge of one dollar will be made for one insertion of forty words or less. Three cents a word will be charged for each additional word, and remittance must accompany each order. Initials and figures count as words. Name and address must be counted.

All persons unknown to the managers of this paper must send satisfactory written recommendations whenever submitting notices for insertion in this column.

In the case of poor persons who wish employment, the charge may be remitted, but in order to secure this concession a letter from the elder of the local church of which the advertiser is a member, or from one of our well-known ministers, must accompany the advertisement.

WANTED.—Sabbath-keeper with experience in nursery work; must understand budding and grafting. References required; state wages expected. Address Union Nurseries, J. B. Weaver, Prop., Union, Ore.

FOR SALE.—Seventeen packages of flower seeds, all different varieties, 25 cents; five collections, $1, postage paid. Fresh seeds from our own garden, liberal packages, all named. Address Mrs. H. F. Lamb, Blencoe, Iowa.

WANTED.—Your name and address, provided you would like to use the very best vegetable shortening America affords. Olive-oline is the hygienic shortening of to-day. Send stamp for circulars to Dr. O. C. Godsmark, Mission Ridge, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Nursery Stock

FIRST-CLASS fruit and ornamental stock of all kinds at reasonable prices. Catalogue for 1905 sent on application. Address Emmanuel Missionary College Nurseries, Berrien Springs, Mich.

Obituaries

SHAW.—Died at Westlake, Idaho, Oct. 25, 1904, of typhoid fever, Brother Frank Shaw, aged 57 years. Brother Shaw accepted present truth two years ago under the labors of Elder C. E. Ford, and united with the church at Westlake. He lived a very exemplary Christian life, and is much missed by the church. F. D. STARR.

GRIFFIN.—Died at his home in Clay Center, Kan., Feb. 26, 1905, of stomach trouble, Brother Burell K. Griffin, aged 57 years. He accepted the message for this time several years ago, and died with the hope of seeing Jesus in peace when he comes. He leaves a wife and seven children to mourn his death. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. B. W. BROWN.

KELSEY.—Died at Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 21, 1905, Mrs. Ruth A. Kelsey, aged 75 years, 2 months, and 24 days. The deceased was a true Christian. She was the mother of six daughters, only one of whom, Mrs. Roberts, survives. The funeral was held from the residence of J. G. Godfrey, A. E. Lounsbury officiating. The remains were taken to Page County for burial, to be laid beside those of her husband. MRS. A. E. LOUNSBURY.

CATES.—Died at the home of her son, James Cates, near Jefferson, S. D., March 2, 1905, Mrs. S. V. Cates, aged 80 years, 9 months, and 20 days. When about eleven years of age, she was converted, and united with the M. E. Church. In 1894 the light of the third angel’s message came to her, and she accepted all the commandments of God. She was the mother of ten children, six of whom survive her. She died with a bright hope of a part in the first resurrection. The funeral services were conducted by the writer. Remarks were made from Rev. 14:13. C. F. BETTS.

DENHAM.—Died near Westlake, Idaho, Feb. 28, 1905, Alvin Rudolph Denham, aged 26 years, 3 months, and 18 days. One week before his death he was found lying by the side of his loaded wagon in an unconscious condition, and never regained consciousness. Brother Denham made a public profession of religion in the Sabbath meeting just before the accident, and gave good evidence of being soundly converted, which is a great consolation to the parents and other relatives and friends. The funeral service was conducted by Elder Sewall, of the Congregational Church; text, Rom. 1:20, with selections from the last two chapters of Revelation. F. D. STARR.

WEEKS.—Died March 14, 1905, Bernice Benjamin Weeks, aged 23 years, 2 months, and 19 days. She leaves a husband, father and mother, two brothers, and one sister. Sister Weeks was early converted. She first united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at St. Louis, Mo., and later transferred her membership to Elwood, Ind.; of this church she remained a faithful member until her death. Accompanied by her husband and other kind friends, she was brought to Canon City, Colo., last August, in search of health, and on September 26 was called to lay away her infant daughter, aged 6 months and 18 days. Following this sad experience Sister Weeks made a valiant fight for life, but was at last forced to succumb to that terrible disease, tuberculosis. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, at the Seventh-day Adventist church of Canon City. W. H. GRANGER.

HOMAN.—Died at her home near Middletown, Ind., Jan. 12, 1905, Mrs. Hannah Homan, aged 77 years, 5 months, and 2 days. Sister Homan was reared in the Lutheran Church, of which she was a member for over fifty years. She was the mother of J. H. and P. J. Miller, who are officers in the First Indianapolis church. Through their influence she was led to investigate the doctrines taught by Seventh-day Adventists, and in 1899 fully identified herself with that denomination, and lived a devoted Christian life until her death. She had lived over half a century near Middletown, and none knew her but to love her. Like a shock of grain fully ripe and ready for the garner, closed the life of this dear sister, and she longed to rest until the coming of the Life-giver. The funeral was held in the Dunkard church, being conducted by the writer, assisted by Brother Mills, and the pastor of the church; text, Rev. 14:13. W. J. STONE.

JUDD.—Died in Upland, Cal., Feb. 24, 1905, Walter George Judd, aged 34 years, 2 months, and 13 days. About three months ago he gave his heart to Jesus, and accepted the Seventh-day Adventist faith. His Christian life, though short, was a very bright and happy one, and he did not fear death. He said, “Before I was converted, I was afraid to die, but now I am not; for when I was well and strong, I gave my heart to God, and now he will not forsake me.” He possessed a cheerful disposition, was a very attentive and affectionate husband, a kind neighbor, and a good citizen, and was respected by all who knew him. He leaves to mourn, but not without hope, his wife and son Charles, two years of age, a widowed mother, his father having been accidentally killed about three months ago in Newton, Kan., two brothers, and two sisters. The funeral service was held in the Christian Church, where a very large concourse of sympathizing friends gathered to hear words of comfort spoken by Pastor J. W. Adams, of Los Angeles. The interment took place in the Bellevue Cemetery, where he sweetly rests, awaiting the blessed morning of the resurrection of the just. E. H. ADAMS. P. P. ADAMS.

BLOOM.—William H. Bloom was born in Clinton County, Ohio, near the old Cornelius Bloom homestead on the Wilmington and New Antioch Pike, Nov. 26, 1829, and died Feb. 18, 1905, aged 75 years, 2 months, and 22 days. His parents were Cornelius and Eunice Bloom. He was married to Miranda J. Roberts, Aug. 22, 1856. Nine children were born of this union. One died in infancy. His first public profession of faith in Christ was made in May, 1877, when he and his wife were baptized by Elder D. M. Canright; and June 28, 1879, he united with the Seventh-day Adventist church of New Antioch, being one of the charter members, and remained faithful to the end. He leaves a wife, six daughters, one son, twenty-one grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and three sisters. Brother Bloom was chairman of the Cemetery Board, and the other members acted as his pall-bearers. There was a large attendance at the funeral, and the Lord touched all hearts as the writer set before them God’s purpose in creation, man’s fall, and redemption through Christ, including the fulfilment of the promise to Abraham and his seed. Our aged Sister Bloom was unable to attend the public service. She is absolutely helpless, confined to her wheel-chair. A short service was held at the home before going to the church. How cheering the thought that a little while from now and all will be swallowed up in victory! D. E. LINDSEY.

SHIREMAN.—Sister Amelia Shireman, wife of Elder Daniel T. Shireman, was born in Ohio, May 3, 1839, and died at her home in Hildebran, N. C., at the beginning of the Sabbath, March 24, 1905, having lived 65 years, 10 months, and 21 days. Sister Shireman’s maiden name was Amelia McDowell. She was married to Daniel T. Shireman, April 17, 1857, and they both embraced present truth in the winter of 1857 and 1858 under the labors of Elders Josiah Hart and Sperry, in the State of Iowa. They had no sooner accepted the message of truth than they became active missionaries, doing most of their work on the self-supporting basis. During these forty years of active and self-sacrificing labor in the cause they loved, Sister Shireman was a full sharer in the labors of her husband, going with him from place to place, he having built with his own hands forty-three houses into which they moved and lived; and it was from the sale of these houses that they secured the means with which they supported themselves and carried on their missionary work. Sister Shireman was a great sufferer for the last five months of her life, the disease which caused her death being diagnosed as cancer of the stomach. The funeral service was conducted by Dr. Albert Carey, pastor of the church, assisted by the writer, who spoke comforting words from Rev. 14:13, the text selected by Sister Shireman before her death. Dear Father Shireman, though suffering keenly the loss of earthly companionship, does not sorrow as those who have no hope, but in the strength of God takes up the work to which they had both devoted their lives for so many years, and with still greater zeal prepares himself for the conflict before him. J. O. JOHNSTON.

LANE.—Died at the residence of her son, Dr. Charles J. Lane, in Marshall, Mich., Feb. 26, 1905, Mrs. Sarah Lane, in her ninety-fifth year. Her death was due to infirmities incident to old age, which came upon her the past two years of her life. It is a fact that she passed her ninety-second birthday without being ill a day, that in her life until then she never required the attendance of a physician or a watcher at her bedside a single night. When the final summons came, the end was like the peaceful sinking into slumber of a babe in the mother’s arms. The deceased was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Finch, and was born Nov. 20, 1810, in the beautiful little hamlet of Forest Row, near London, England. She was married to James Lane, Dec. 5, 1833, and two years later came to America with her husband, settling six miles north of Marshall, in the township of Convis, which was practically an unbroken wilderness. God, in his goodness, dealt kindly with Sister Lane. He gave her not only a long life unbroken with sickness, but also an abundance for her care and support during her declining years. And during her long life only once did the angel of death enter her home, and that was when her companion, who had then passed the allotted time to man on earth, was taken away. Her children, five in number, all having passed the meridian of life, survive her; they were all present to look for the last time upon the face of her whom they all loved to call mother. Some knew Mrs. Lane as a neighbor and friend, but they knew her as mother, and although she has passed the extreme age of ninety-four years, they are not quite ready to part with mother. She it was who nursed them through all their years of sunshine and shadow, and was ever ready to cure with the magic of a mother’s kiss. It was at her knee that they first knelt to say their evening prayer, and when, one by one, they left the parental home, she it was who, with their father, asked God to care for and protect their child. As these children look for the last time on this dear form now cold in death, whose sad, weary eyes, though blind to earthly scenes, will be opened where tear-drops shall dim them nevermore, they can not wish her back to earth again, but rather that she may be laid away in a beautiful spot where flowers bud and bloom in spring-time, and where the birds come and sing their sweetest songs, leaving all else to Him in whom she long years ago placed her trust. Sister Lane had been a member of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination for forty-eight years, and was one of the first members of the Battle Creek church, and later of the Convis church. The funeral was held in the home of her son, March 1, 1905, and was largely attended by sympathizing friends and neighbors. Interment was in the Marshall City Cemetery. J. D. VAN HORN.

Religious Instruction in Public Schools

By Editor

OUR valued contemporary, The Signs of the Times, devoted a full page of a recent issue to a report on the effort to introduce religious instruction into the public schools of this city. Evidently the editor recognized that this is more than a local question, and that the same issue under one form or another, involving the same principles, will have to be met in other places. By the report in another part of this paper, it will be seen that the local interest in this question has by no means died out. It is more than probable that no definite settlement of the matter will be reached at once. The public is divided upon this question, with a very positive attitude both for and against the movement. For this reason the request for religious instruction in the schools and the protest against it may both be taken under advisement by the Board of Education, and the decision may be reserved for some time.

WE are gratified to learn from various sources that our workers are making use of the local papers through which to reach the people where they are laboring. Several brethren in the field have forwarded to us clippings from the papers, showing that leading truths of the message have thus been presented to many who would not attend a public service. We hope many others will be encouraged to follow this example.

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