p. 16 | Signs of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 6. (2/10/1909)

The Emmanuel Movement

By Editor

The Emmanuel Movement, started by Dr. Elwood Worcester, of Boston, is growing. The founder of the movement recently spoke in San Francisco, and great interest is taken in it wherever it is advocated by those who are connected with it. We shall have more to say of this in the future when the nature and the principles of the movement will be considered.

A Claimed Cure for Leprosy

By Editor

A Honolulu physician, Dr. J. T. Mayson, claims that he has found a cure for leprosy, and that a patient had been restored. He will make the cure public later after further observation on others. We wish it were true; we fear otherwise.

Lincoln Birthday Holiday Proposed

The President has made request of Congress to permit him to appoint the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, Feb. 12, 1909, as a special holiday.

Methodist Offering for Africa

The Methodists are trying to raise $300,000 as an offering for Africa, as a fitting commemoration of their seventy-fifth year in that great field. It is a good work.