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Earlier text: The Death of Dr. F. A. Washburn

Current Mention

— The federal government has entered suit against more than one hundred corporations and individuals in Oregon to recover an aggregate of 353,288 acres of land in that state.

— A rupture of diplomatic relations between Chile and Peru is arousing some apprehension among South American countries. The Chilean squadron of war-ships is reported to have been ordered north.

— A new and very powerful explosive called gerite was tested at Genoa, Italy, February 2, with extraordinary results. Armor-plate which dynamite could not bend was completely shattered by the new explosive.

— The governor of Oklahoma, Charles N. Haskell, and six other persons, are under indictment by the federal grand jury at Muskogee, Okla., charged with conspiracy to defraud the government by obtaining valuable lots of land in Muskogee in an illegal manner.

— There is considerable activity on the Pacific Coast at the present time in the matter of the shipment of military and naval supplies to Hawaii and the Philippine Islands. These shipments include two large disappearing guns for the Pearl Harbor naval station in the Hawaiian Islands.

— During the month of January the Dead Letter Office handled a total of 1,040,563 pieces of misdirected mail matter.

— Prof. Abbott Lawrence Lowell has been elected president of Harvard College, to succeed Pres. Charles William Eliot, who resigned from the presidency some months ago.

— The United States representatives who have been administering the government of Cuba since the time of the last uprising in the island, withdrew from Cuba on January 28, turning the government of the island over to the people of Cuba.

— February 1 an international conference on the opium question convened at Peking, China. Representatives of the following nations were in attendance: China, Great Britain, Japan, the United States, France, Germany, Holland, and Turkey.

— A severe storm swept over Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia on February 5, doing a vast amount of damage to property, and resulting in the death of over a dozen persons. It is feared that details from the devastated regions will greatly increase the list of known fatalities.

— The revolutionists in the province of Ispahan, Persia, have deposed the governor of the province, and assumed control of the local administration, warning the representatives of all foreign governments that all loans and concessions will be repudiated unless approved by the Persian Parliament.

— On account of the failing health of the emperor of Abyssinia, there is now considerable unrest in that country. The forces of the designated heir of the throne have had an engagement with the followers of the present empress. At the same time the population of a portion of the country is demanding that a descendant of a former dynasty be declared heir to the throne.

— President-Elect Taft, with his consulting engineers, inspected the entire line of the Panama Canal after his arrival on the Isthmus, and started on his return for the United States on February 7, landing at New Orleans, where elaborate preparations were made for his reception. Mr. Taft expresses himself as highly gratified with the progress of the work on the canal.

— The battle-ship “Delaware,” the largest battle-ship afloat, was launched at Newport News, Va., on February 6. This vessel is of twenty thousand tons displacement, as fast as the fastest battle-ship, and will be able to hurl at one broadside three thousand pounds’ weight more of projectiles than all of Admiral Dewey’s fleet at Manila together. She is one of four now under construction.

— The American battle-ship fleet left the port of Gibraltar on the morning of February 6, direct for Hampton Roads, Va., where it is expected that it will arrive on February 22, Washington’s birthday. The only unfortunate incident of the voyage was the conviction of the captain of the “Georgia” on a charge of intoxication. The captain has been suspended from the service for six months, and returns merely as a passenger on his own ship.

— Severe floods are reported in the western part of Germany, and more than fifty deaths had been reported up to February 5.

— On January 22 floods in the gold-mine region of the Transvaal, South Africa, resulted in the death of 173 persons, most of whom were caught in the mines.

— The naval supply-ship “Eva” left New York for Messina, Sicily, on February 1, with 500 portable houses for the earthquake sufferers, and the American Red Cross proposes to send 2,000 more.

— The negotiations between United States Commissioner W. I. Buchanan and the new government of Venezuela have reached a stage where no progress seems possible. The new president seems as averse as was President Castro to the settlement of the claims of two American corporations against the Venezuelan government. It was over the settlement of these two claims that negotiations were broken off some months ago between the two governments.

— Both branches of the legislature of Tennessee having passed the State-wide prohibition law over the governor’s veto, it was expected that a similar fate would await the governor’s veto of the bill prohibiting the manufacture of intoxicating liquors in that State. The Senate, on the afternoon of February 3, fulfilled the expectation so far as it was concerned, passing the measure over the veto by a majority of twenty to twelve. On the following day the measure was taken up by the House, and passed over the veto by a majority of fifty-nine to thirty-seven.

— Russia has proposed a plan to the governments of Bulgaria and Turkey by which it is expected that the present danger of war will be averted. Turkey had demanded from Bulgaria an indemnity of $24,000,000. Bulgaria had agreed to pay $16,400,000. Neither party would alter its position. Turkey owes Russia $1,600,000 a year for a century. Now Russia proposes that Turkey omit paying this amount to her for a certain time, but instead Bulgaria pay to Russia $1,600,000 a year until $16,400,000, with interest, has been paid. The interest will bring the total amount paid by Bulgaria to Russia up to $24,000,000, and Russia will give Turkey credit for that amount on Turkey’s indebtedness to her.

— The Nevada Legislature has echoed the anti-Japanese sentiments of a portion of the California Legislature in the passage of resolutions urging California to enact legislation inimical to the interests of the Japanese. The Nevada Legislature also took occasion to censure the President for using his influence to discourage the passage of such measures. One of the objectionable measures came up for passage in the California Legislature on February 3, but was defeated by a vote of forty-eight to twenty-eight; but on the following day the most objectionable of the proposed measures was passed. President Roosevelt immediately wired a protest, and the governor of the State has asked for a reconsideration of the action. The bill which passed the assembly provides that Japanese children shall not attend the public schools attended by white children.

Another Sunday Bill

By S. B. Horton

CONGRESSMAN HEFLIN, of Alabama, introduced a bill into the House, February 2 (H. R. 27527), “prohibiting labor on buildings, and so forth, in the District of Columbia, on the Sabbath.”

There is no other designation given the day of the week upon which work shall not be done except that given in the title of the bill as above noted, namely, “the Sabbath.” So, in the event that the bill becomes a law, it will be necessary for the courts to determine which day is the Sabbath.

S. B. HORTON.

Religious Liberty Notes

DURING the present session of the New York State Legislature there have been no fewer than thirteen Sunday bills introduced. We understand that those in charge of the religious liberty work there will endeavor to secure hearings on these bills.

In addition to a list of the State legislators, the Southern Missouri Conference sends in subscriptions for Liberty to be sent to over sixty county judges residing within the limits of the Southern Missouri Conference. This is a good example for others to follow.

The Mountain View (Cal.) Register, of Jan. 22, 1909, contains over a two-column report of a discussion of the proposed “Sunday Rest law” in California. On Sunday evening, January 17, the advocates of the rest law, under the leadership of Dr. G. L. Tufts, spoke in Swalls’ Hall, Mountain View, and the following night the Seventh-day Adventists held a meeting in the same hall for the purpose of refuting the arguments in regard to the Sunday law. The speakers at this meeting were Elders J. O. Corliss, M. C. Wilcox, and A. O. Tait.

Publications Wanted

[SPECIAL NOTICE.—We learn that objectionable literature is being sent in response to these requests, and urge all to examine with special care any periodicals or pamphlets received outside of our well-known denominational publications. Be sure that the literature which you distribute teaches the truth. Those responding to requests for papers should send only clean copies, neatly folded, and securely wrapped.—ED.]

W. H. Stanley, Haywards, Cal., papers in Portuguese, Italian, and Swedish.

George W. Wiese, Paradise, N. D., Life and Health, Signs, REVIEW, and Hausfreund.

James Harvey, 1068 Third St., Oakland, Cal., denominational papers and tracts for missionary work.

Mrs. Belle Waterman-Findlay, 933 East Eleventh St., Eugene, Ore., Life and Health, Liberty, and Signs.

Lizzie Symons, R. F. D. 1, Sterling, Mich., Signs, REVIEW, Watchman, Instructor, Liberty, Life and Health, and tracts.

Frank Hallman, 282 Newfield Ave., Bridgeport, Conn., Signs, Instructor, Little Friend, Watchman, and religious liberty tracts.

Thomas De Moulpied, R. F. D. 1, Central Lake, Mich., wishes to thank those who have sent him papers, and to request a continuous supply of Liberty, Life and Health, Signs, Watchman, Instructor, and tracts.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

Canvassers’ Institutes for 1909

COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE

Virginia, Lynchburg........................Feb. 5-19

West Virginia, Parkersburg, Feb. 19 to ........................March 5

Chesapeake..............Feb. 19 to March 5

West Pennsylvania, Clearfield, March 5-19

Ohio....................March 19 to April 2

Mount Vernon (Ohio) College, Mount Vernon........................April 2-16

Foreign Mission Seminary, Takoma Park, D. C........................April 16-30

NORTHERN UNION CONFERENCE

Minnesota................Feb. 26 to March 14

South Dakota............March 15-25

North Dakota............March 25 to April 5

Obituaries

BIRDSEYE.—Died Dec. 30, 1908, of paralysis of the brain, Doris Gladys, infant daughter of Brother and Sister E. G. Birdseye, of Quinlan, Okla., aged 1 year, 1 month, and 7 days. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from John 14:1-3 and 1 Cor. 15:21-25. R. W. SUFFICOOL.

PURDHAM.—Died Dec. 23, 1908, at Stanley, Va., Jeremiah Purdham, aged 81 years, 7 months, and 20 days. A wife, four sons, and many other relatives and friends are left to mourn their loss. He was conscious till death. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder T. H. Painter. Text, John 11:25, 26. H. W. HERRELL.

FARNSWORTH.—Henry Clay Farnsworth was born Feb. 26, 1844, in Hartsgrove, Ohio, and died of a complication of diseases, Oct. 27, 1908, at Chamberlain, S. D. In 1876 he accepted the truths of the third angel’s message, and has since been a faithful and consistent Christian. One son, one daughter, a brother, and a sister are left to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. Texts, John 1:4; 1 Thess. 4:13-18. M. H. SEARS.

MARKS.—Sister Anna Russell Marks fell asleep in Jesus on Jan. 8, 1909, at Lakefield, Mich. The cause of her death was peritonitis. She had recently begun to observe the Sabbath, and was obedient to all the light she had. She leaves a kind husband and four small children to mourn. We expect, if faithful, to meet her in the first resurrection. C. A. HANSEN.

ELLIS.—Died at Hillsdale, Mich., Jan. 14, 1909, of bronchitis, William Ellis, aged 67 years, 9 months, and 23 days. Brother Ellis was born at Moreau, Saratoga County, N. Y., May 18, 1841. In 1871 he moved to Ft. Edward, N. Y., and while there, was married to Charlotte Amanda Taylor. In 1879 they came to Michigan, and in 1888 accepted present truth. The bereaved widow, a brother, and many friends mourn the death of our brother. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from John 5:28, 29. D. P. WOOD.

WHITTET.—Fell asleep in Jesus, July 21, 1908, Gertrude Mildred Whittet, aged nineteen years. She was born in Sumner, Wis., Jan. 1, 1889; and was graduated from the high school at Milton Junction in June, 1907. Gertrude was a conscientious Christian girl, having been baptized in 1904, when she accepted the Seventh-day Adventist faith. A father, mother, two sisters, and one brother, also many relatives and friends, are left to mourn. Words of comfort were spoken at the funeral by the writer. Text, Acts 4:12. M. H. SERNS.

GODWIN.—Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Godwin, was born Aug. 22, 1904, in Washington, D. C., and died of double pneumonia, in the same city, Jan. 12, 1909, aged 4 years, 4 months, and 21 days. Being very rugged by nature, the first symptoms which developed awakened few fears, and it was not until about one day before his death that the seriousness of his condition became apparent. After addressing a large number of sympathizing friends at the residence, we laid him to rest to await the voice of the Life-giver. JAMES E. SHULTZ.

PITTIS.—Wm. H. Pittis was born at Davidtown, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 28, 1842, and died at Mankato, Minn., Dec. 11, 1908, of peritonitis, aged sixty-six years and thirteen days. He had been connected with the Adventist Church for twenty-one years, had served as elder, and was faithful and beloved by all who knew him. He leaves a wife, two sons, and one daughter to mourn; yet they are comforted because he sleeps in Jesus, soon to awake to everlasting life. The funeral service was conducted by the writer; text, Rev. 14:13. ANDREW MEAD.

HANLEY.—Died in Denver, Colo., Dec. 18, 1908, of tuberculosis, Brother S. E. Hanley, in the thirty-second year of his age. He was born in Mt. Vernon, Ill., Oct. 1, 1876, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church in Topeka, Kan., in 1898. He came to Denver about nine years ago, and immediately transferred his membership to this church, and continued a member until the time of his death. He leaves a wife, and little daughter five years of age. The funeral service was conducted at the undertaker’s chapel, by the writer. G. W. ANGLEBARGER.

WICKHAM.—Died at Adkins, Wis., Dec. 20, 1908, of Bright’s disease, Mrs. Sadie Wickham. The funeral service was held in the Seventh-day Adventist church at Adkins, December 23, the interment taking place at Lakeside Cemetery at Crandon. At the age of fifteen years the deceased was baptized and joined the Seventh-day Adventist church at Sturgeon Bay, Wis. For several years she was the only Seventh-day Adventist at Adkins, but during the past summer the writer held a series of meetings there, and a church was organized. Among the converts was Sister Wickham’s husband, who was made deacon of the church. She leaves to mourn their loss a husband, two little children, foster parents, three brothers, and three sisters. H. W. REED.

HAYDEN.—Died at his home, near Fruita, Mesa County, Colo., Jan. 20, 1909, of paralysis, Brother Haughton A. Hayden. He was born in Hopkinton, N. Y., March 13, 1840. In January, 1875, he united with the Seventh-day Adventist church in Stromsburg, Neb., and later with the church at Appleton City, Mo., dying in the faith of the soon-coming Saviour. A wife and three daughters are left to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, from Rev. 14:13; 1 Thess. 4:13-18. ALBERT J. WATERS.

MABON.—Sister M. C. Mabon died at Douglas, Ariz., Jan. 16, 1909, aged 37 years, 11 months, and 18 days. She accepted the Saviour in early life, and walked in all the light as it came to her. Last summer, during the tent effort conducted here by Elder J. E. Bond and the writer, she fully accepted the truths of the third angel’s message. She loved to talk of the soon return of the blessed Saviour. The immediate cause of her death was cardiac irritation and pneumonia. Besides her companion she leaves one daughter and a brother and sister in the East. Words of comfort were spoken from Rev. 14:13. ISAAC P. DILLON.

BURLESON.—Sister Lavina Burleson, née Grainwood, was born in Illinois seventy-nine years ago, and died at San Bernardino, Ariz., Jan. 10, 1909, of apoplexy. She was formerly a member of the Christian Church. Thirteen years ago she, with her husband, accepted present truth, under the labors of Elder G. G. Rupert in Oklahoma. She was strong in the Lord, and expressed a desire to do more in the Master’s service. Besides a devoted companion, several children are left to mourn. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Job 14:14, 15. The remains were interred in Calvary Cemetery, Douglas, Ariz. ISAAC P. DILLON.

WRIGHT.—Died at Cope, Colo., Jan. 2, 1909, of tuberculosis, Maria L. Wright, aged sixty-four years and eleven months. She was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1844. We were married Aug. 15, 1867, in Cleveland, Minn. To us were born five children, four of whom died in infancy. She accepted the truths of the third angel’s message at the age of nineteen, under the preaching of Elder J. N. Andrews, and was a firm believer until the time of her death. She sleeps in Jesus, awaiting the call of the great Life-giver. A husband, daughter, adopted daughter, and three brothers are left to mourn. E. A. WRIGHT.

JONES.—Estella Gertrude Jones was born Nov. 17, 1880, and died of tuberculosis, Dec. 21, 1908, at Anderson, Ind., aged 28 years, 1 month, and 4 days. Her life was short, but filled with true Christian grace. She was married to Millard M. Jones, Nov. 26, 1898. To this union three children were born. One little one was laid to rest a few months ago, and now the mother lies down to sleep until the Life-giver shall come. Three years ago Sister Jones accepted present truth, under the labors of Elders U. S. Anderson and J. F. Steele, and has since been a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. U. S. ANDERSON.

JACKSON.—Died in Rutland, Vt., Jan. 15, 1909, of inflammatory rheumatism, Sister Abbie M. Jackson, on her fifty-sixth birthday. Sister Jackson was born in the adjoining town of Mendon, but resided in Rutland nearly all her life. About forty years ago she was baptized, and united with the Baptist Church, remaining in that connection till fifteen years ago, when, under the labors of the writer, she accepted present truth. She became an active worker, and was for two years secretary of the Vermont Sabbath-school Association. She leaves a husband, a son, an aged mother, a brother, and a sister, with many friends, to mourn. We laid her to rest with the blessed assurance that, if faithful, we shall meet her in the resurrection morn. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. Text, 1 Cor. 15:26. T. H. PURDON.

HASKING.—Died in Placerville, Cal., Dec. 11, 1908, Richard Hasking, in the eighty-fourth year of his age. He was a native of England, and was engaged in gold-mining at the time of his conversion to the Adventist faith, under the labors of Elder Wm. Healey, twenty-six years ago. He was a man of sterling character and strong faith, beloved and respected by all who knew him. He was chosen elder of the Placerville church at the time of its organization, about twenty years ago, which office he faithfully filled till the time of his death. He leaves a devoted wife, four grown sons, and a step-daughter, also other relatives and many friends, to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. C. E. LELAND.

HODAPP.—Mrs. Adda Bell Hodapp, née Swain, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 6, 1853, and died at La Fayette, Ind., Dec. 8, 1908. In her Christian life she was always desirous of walking in the light as it came to her. First she was identified with the Methodist Church, then with the Christian Church; but when she heard the truths of the third angel’s message, she gladly accepted them, and the thought of the soon-coming Saviour was ever a source of comfort to her. About two years ago she was called to the matronship of the Wabash Valley Sanitarium, which position she filled satisfactorily to all. The remains were sent to Seymour, Ind., her former home, where the funeral service was conducted by the writer, assisted by Elders W. A. Young and C. J. Buhalts. A. L. MILLER.

SMITH.—Died at the home of her daughter, in Des Moines, Iowa, of paralysis, Mrs. Ellen Ward Smith, aged 84 years, 4 months, and 6 days. She was born Aug. 12, 1824, and was married to Dr. A. S. Ward in 1840. The family removed from Indiana to Knoxville, Iowa, in 1848. Dr. and Mrs. Ward were converted to the Seventh-day Adventist faith under the labors of Elder Moses Hull, and united with the Adventist church at Knoxville in 1858. Dr. Ward died in 1865. Sister Ward was married to Charles Smith in 1875, who died in 1883. For the past five years she has made her home with a daughter, Mrs. Anna Bonifield. Sister Smith lived an earnest Christian, and died with a firm faith in God. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. Text, Ps. 17:15. W. D. PARKHURST.

LYNCH.—Died in New York City, Jan. 4, 1909, of a complication of diseases, Laura Marie Lynch, née Kumlin, aged 26 years, 8 months, and 18 days. Sister Lynch was born in Roslagen, near Stockholm, Sweden, April 17, 1882. From childhood she has been a Christian, and after her arrival in the United States in 1900, she united with the Methodist Church. In 1903 she began keeping holy, the Lord’s Sabbath, and at the time of her death was a member of New York Church No. 1. April 18, 1908, she was united in marriage to Brother J. H. Lynch, who survives her, with her mother, a sister, and other relatives. Sister Lynch was always a lovable woman, cheerful and happy as well as devoted. We laid her to rest in the Kensico Cemetery, to await the call of the Life-giver. M. L. ANDREASEN.

MAUK.—Died at the Graysville Sanitarium, Dec. 21, 1908, after an operation for appendicitis, Daniel T. Mauk, aged forty-four years. Twenty years ago he was converted and united with the Congregational Church. Later, when present truth was brought to his notice, he accepted it gladly, and joined the company at Hemingford, Neb. About one year ago he and his family went to Graysville, his object being to educate his children, and to do some work for the Master in the Southern field. He was ever faithful and zealous in the cause of truth. He sleeps in Jesus, and we are confident will have a part in the first resurrection. He leaves a sorrowing wife, six children, a father, two brothers, and two sisters to mourn. The interment was made at Broken Bow, Neb., the funeral service being conducted by Rev. Thompson (M. E.). F. E. MAUK.

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We open no accounts for advertising, and cash must accompany each order.

A charge of one dollar will be made for each insertion of forty words or less. Each additional word, initial, or group of figures in excess of forty, will cost three cents.

No discount for several insertions.

WANTED.—A man to work on farm, beginning March 17, for eight months. Also girl or woman for general housework. Address Roy H. Reid, R. F. D. 2, Fennville, Mich.

COOK WANTED.—The North Yakima Sanitarium would like to engage a first-class hygienic cook to begin work about May 1. A woman under forty is preferred. Give sanitarium or café references. Address North Yakima Sanitarium, North Yakima, Wash.

FOR SALE.—200-acre farm in Dallas County, Mo.; thirty acres in cultivation; two frame houses, new; other buildings. All improvements; fine water; fruit; free range for all stock; Adventist church near. Purchaser's transportation paid. Enclose stamp. Address H. M. Stewart, Ira, Mo.

MIDGET MASSAGE VIBRATOR.—Patented; runs without electricity; will last a lifetime; $3 to Adventists only. Medical lamps for offices and homes. Medical batteries, portable bath outfits, electric vibrators, steam cookers. Radiodescent Lamp Co., 54 South, Kalamazoo, Mich.

FOR SALE.—45-acre farm, all fenced; 20 acres cleared, balance timber; new eight-room house, outbuildings, cistern and spring. Joins Nashville Agricultural and Normal Institute. Macadamized road eight miles to Nashville. Price, $2,800. Address E. A. Lampman, Madison, Tenn.

FOR SALE.—The Alberta Conference has for sale nine quarters of good farm land, at $10, $12.50, $17.50, and $30 an acre. Excellent water, plenty of fuel, and good climate. Here is an opportunity to secure a good home, and at the same time help advance the work. Write for particulars to C. A. Burman, Leduc, Alberta, Canada.

FOR SALE.—640 acres in Trego County, Kan., near Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads. Splendid farming land. Family estate of Elder C. A. Washburn. Land increasing rapidly in value, but as I am in the work, I desire to sell at once. For a limited time, price only $10 an acre for whole section; $12 for pick of quarter sections. Excellent climate. Purchaser's railway fare paid. Address J. S. Washburn, 665 Decatur St., Memphis, Tenn.

FOR SALE.—Sanitarium Cooking Oil, pure and healthful; no odor, keeps indefinitely: 5-gal. can, $3.50; 10-gal. can, $6.75; 62 cents a gal. in half barrel and barrel lots; 30 gal. and 50 gal. Address Sanitarium Cooking Oil Co., Louisville, Ky.

FOR SALE.—Peanut Butter, 10 cents a pound; 50 pounds Cocoanut Oil, $7; Olive Oil, $2.70 a gallon; 6 cans (60 pounds) Vegetable Cooking Oil, $6; freight paid, $6.50. All guaranteed pure. Low transportation rates. Address Vegetarian Meat Company, Washington, D. C.

FOR SALE.—Strawberry plants and asparagus plants at a bargain. Find five persons who want plants, and we will give you a year's subscription to Fruitman and Gardener for their addresses. Remember, the Highland catalogue free. Geo. Jorgensen & Son, Box 10, Poy Sippi, Wis.

HYGIENIC VEGETABLE COOKING OIL.—Best shortening known. Guaranteed under pure food law. Keeps sweet and choice. 5 gal., $3.50; 10 gal., $6.75. Cans crated. ½ bbl. (about 32 gal.), 60 cents a gal. By freight from Louisville, Ky. Address Dr. O. C. Godsmark, Chattanooga, Tenn.

FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.—Riverside Sanitarium, Montrose, Colo. Must close up or sell soon; good patronage, well known, established nine years. Here is a splendid opportunity for some one who wants a small country sanitarium cheap. Address F. J. Hartman, Montrose, Colo.

WHY not order highest grade Wesson's Vegetable Cooking Oil, to sell to your neighbors? Do them a kindness by saving them money. 51 gallons, $28.50; 32 gallons, $18.25; 10 gallons, $7; 5 gallons, $3.60. Samples Ban-nana Nuts, cereal, oil, etc., 15 cents. Price-list free. Address Ethan A. Brown (Nut Food Specialist), Des Moines, Iowa.

WANTED.—To send a leather-bound, 25-cent Pocket Diary for 15 cents (stamps); two copies, 25 cents. 200,000 copies already sold this season. Really 40-cent value. Contains diary for 1909; reminder index; 22 pages of memoranda, addresses, and various record forms; time record, cash account, maps, antidotes for poisons, help in accidents, health hints, United States and foreign postage, population of cities, useful information for builders, recipes for cleaning various substances, business forms, weights and measures, interest, business laws; 6 pages of other useful information, besides the entire Sabbath question in convincing form. Made by self-supporting students. Address Student Bindery, South Lancaster, Mass.

Address

THE address of the India Mission and International Tract Society is 19 Banks Road, Lucknow, India. Mail sent to Elder J. L. Shaw should also bear the same address.

Notice!

Those who have friends or acquaintances living in New Orleans, La., upon whom they would like to have our workers call, are requested to send names and addresses of such persons to Elder W. H. Saxby, 810 Jackson Ave., New Orleans, La.

_West Pennsylvania, Notice!_

By J. E. VEACH; I. N. WILLIAMS

THE West Pennsylvania Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will hold its sixth annual meeting in the Seventh-day Adventist church at Clearfield, Pa., at 9 A. M. Tuesday, March 2, 1909, for the purpose of electing five persons on the constituency and a board of trustees, also officers for the ensuing year; and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting.

J. E. VEACH, President; I. N. WILLIAMS, Secretary.

West Pennsylvania Conference

By F. D. WAGNER

THE sixth annual session of the West Pennsylvania Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in the Seventh-day Adventist church in Clearfield, Pa., March 1-6, 1909. Churches are requested to promptly elect delegates, whom we should like to see present as early in the meeting as possible. While this will be a season for the consideration of business matters, the spiritual interests of the meeting will not be overlooked. Help is expected from the union conference and from the General Conference. F. D. WAGNER, President.

Proposed Acknowledgment of God in Constitution

Senator Richardson, of Delaware, last Thursday offered by request a resolution in the United States Senate proposing to change the preamble of the Constitution, which begins, “We, the people of the United States,” etc., to read, “In the name of God, we the people of the United States,” etc. The resolution recites that whereas an acknowledgment of the Deity was desired by the people of the United States, therefore in the interests of vital truth, morality, and fitness, the Constitution should be amended as described. It is in behalf of this acknowledgment of God in the Constitution that the National Reform Association has been working for so many years.

Circulate Liberty

By Editor

In view of the present wide-spread agitation over religious legislation, the issue of Liberty for the first quarter of 1909, in which the right principles are clearly set forth, ought to have a large circulation. This number is well illustrated, and will sell readily. Those who will desire to engage in this work should reserve write to this Office for terms and suggestions.

Denver Sunday Legislation Campaign

EFFORTS are being made to enforce a Sunday-closing ordinance in Denver, Colo., and to secure the passage by the legislature of a strict Sunday law. This situation has opened the way for a vigorous religious liberty campaign, which is now being carried forward. Petitions against Sunday legislation are being circulated, religious liberty literature is being freely scattered, and articles setting forth the evils of religious legislation are being prepared for the secular press. It is hoped that by these efforts the plans for the restriction of religious liberty may be thwarted.

1909 Year-book

By Editor

THE 1909 Year-book is just off the press. It has been carefully revised to date, and contains complete directories of all our conferences, missions, and institutions. This year's issue has many interesting features, and is invaluable to conference laborers, officers, and all who wish to be informed on the various phases of our work. During 1908 nine new local conferences were organized; one hundred thirty-four workers were sent to foreign fields; the number of communicants increased to one hundred thousand; fourteen new schools of the higher grades were established; publications were issued in nine new languages, making a total of sixty-one. The details of this wonderfully progressive year will be sent, post-paid, for only 25 cents. Ask for a copy of the new Year-book.

Temperance Number of the Youth's Instructor

By Editor

THE special Temperance number of the Youth's Instructor, described on the second page of this paper, will be an important and timely number. Just now everywhere the people are aroused over the evils of the liquor traffic, and earnest endeavor is being made to destroy this great curse of the country. Seventh-day Adventists should stand at the front in the battle against this evil. The word to us is, “Make the temperance work a living issue.” “The honor of God, the stability of the nation, the well-being of the community, of the home, and of the individual, demand that every possible effort be made in arousing the people to the evils of intemperance.” As a part of this effort we desire the co-operation of our readers in the circulation of the Temperance number of the Instructor. Read the announcement, and make your response.

Hearing on the Johnston Sunday Bill

A PUBLIC hearing on the Johnston Sunday bill has been granted by the House Committee on the District of Columbia. This hearing will be held before the full committee on Monday, February 15, when arguments against the bill will be presented by several representative Seventh-day Adventists. While all members of the denomination can not speak before this committee, they can all present their petitions to the God of heaven that the truth may gain a victory.

Haskell Orphans' Home Fire

A FULL report in the daily papers gives the details of the burning of the Haskell Orphans' Home at Battle Creek, Mich., an institution formerly supported by the contributions of Seventh-day Adventists. The fire started at two o'clock last Friday morning, and it is stated that the building was entirely destroyed. There were thirty-seven children in the home, three of whom perished in the flames, and others were injured, some quite seriously. There would have been a much greater loss of life, but for the heroism of a girl fifteen years of age, and of her brother, twelve years of age, who rescued at least ten of the children. We extend our sympathy to those who are the sufferers by this calamity. This fire will doubtless awaken many memories, and suggest many thoughts in the minds of our people.

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