CHANG-SHA.—We had hoped to be more permanently located ere this. It is quite difficult for a foreigner to rent a good house in the city, owing, first, to the scarcity, and, second, to the fact that a foreigner wishes to rent. However, we have one in view now which we hope to get. It is located in a good part of the city, and is near the gate leading to the principal colleges outside the city wall.
It is rumored that there are about two hundred schools and colleges here. Young men from all over the province come to the capital city to finish their education. One military academy has about three thousand students. We visited one school the other day of three hundred students. They are fine buildings, modern, with all the modern appliances. Their schools are modeled somewhat after the Japanese, and they spare no money in having them thoroughly equipped.
Our rooms here are so small and unsuitable that we are not trying to push the medical work much until the Lord gives us better quarters, which we are confident he will do. So I am putting in the most of my time at the language, which is surely difficult.
Our teacher is a Christian, and has been studying the Sabbath question with my husband for some weeks. About ten days ago he decided that he must keep the Lord’s Sabbath, if he is going to obey the Lord’s commandments. He told his friends of his decision, and they told him that was very well, as long as Mr. Laird stayed here, but if he went away, what then? He answered that then he “must keep the Sabbath alone,” that he would trust the Lord. He is now studying other points of the truth.
Three other young Christian men, who came and asked for Bible study on this question, have acknowledged that the Lord’s commandments must be kept; but unless he helps them, I fear they will not have the courage to obey. When the native Christians heard that we were Seventh-day Adventists, they began to make inquiries. We have had only a few tracts to loan them on present truth. Another man—a missionary—is interested, and is reading our books, and we are hoping he will take his stand for the truth.
We did not intend to stay here. But the Lord detained us by causing our freight to be delayed (some has not come yet), as he had some work for us to do here. More and more we see the need for our work to be established here. We feel now that we must stay at least until laborers are sent to relieve or assist us.
Chang-sha would be an important center for our work in central China, and an excellent place for evangelistic, medical missionary, and health-food work, and especially for a school in rational medicine, also a hospital. This is certainly a progressive city in many ways.
Mr. Laird is holding meetings for the people in a little room next the street, every evening. Some are now coming regularly, and listen very attentively. All he has to do is to open the doors, and the audience soon comes. There is an attendance of from twenty to sixty each evening, most of the people standing. They crowd around Mr. Laird, some looking over his shoulder as he reads from the Bible. We are praying that some of these may soon begin to ask for a closer study of God’s Word.
The workers in Honan and we here are praying that the Lord will send fifty laborers to China this year (September to September). Already we are seeing the answer to our prayers, and we believe the others will be forthcoming. We praise him for this.
Since the steamers have stopped coming up the river, on account of low water, we feel quite remote from the world. We do not get much news from outside, so that events do not disturb us. Yet we know that Satan is busy, trying to tear down God’s work given to us, and we know that the conflict must be fierce where the work is strongest. But God is stronger than Satan, and will cause his work to come out victorious.
We are wondering who of the General Conference workers will visit China next spring. We are hoping to see them, as they must come inland, else they would get no idea of things Chinese. Even Hankow gives one but a faint idea of a Chinese city as it really is.
We sincerely hope that the Mission Board will seriously consider sending a strong force of workers to this strategic point very soon, either to relieve us to go farther inland, or to assist, if the Lord would have us stay.
Mr. Laird is translating some of our literature for tracts, which he hopes to get out as rapidly as possible. We ask your prayers for this needy field, that it may be occupied while the people are willing to listen. Very soon, I fear, the way may be hedged up so that it will be difficult for our people to occupy this field. EMMA A. LAIRD.
An Ideal Missionary Meeting
By H. J. Farman
Virginia
An Ideal Missionary Meeting
It was the writer’s privilege recently to attend what to him seemed a model missionary meeting. It was held in a small church in a large city. All its members were women, except one, a young man who is a canvasser, and he has charge of their meetings. Most of the sisters were quite well advanced in years, with many home cares, yet they were enthusiastic over what was being done. They had been learning during the past two years something of what could be done by the sale of our books and papers, but mostly our papers. Now they were settling down to a systematic work, and had conceived the idea of a weekly missionary meeting, reading their reports of work done, and giving their experiences. The leader asked me to give opportunity for such a meeting at the close of the sermon, which I did, and this was the best part of the meeting.
The faces of those who had taken part in the work lighted up with joy as they told of how the Lord had blessed them as they engaged in this house-to-house work. None were without opportunity; for when they could not go out, the Lord sent people to them. It is needless to say that the minister found interested hearers and plenty of places to visit.
One very interesting feature of the meeting was the fact that several who had before pleaded their inability to do anything were now in the foremost ranks. This shows the advantage of having a faithful canvasser to lead out in the work. Why should not all our church leaders and elders be real missionary canvassers and workers? Is it consistent to appoint others? When Sisera was defeated by Israel, as recorded in Judges 4 (see the American Revised Version), we are told “that the leaders took the lead in Israel,” and that “the people offered themselves willingly.” Judges 5:2. Thus a victory was won, and a song of joy followed. Read the chapter. In like manner will it be in the closing of the third angel’s message. Rev. 14:6; 18:1. The psalmist foretold the same when he said: “Thy people offer themselves willingly in the day of thy power, in holy array.” “They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power.” Ps. 110:3; 145:11. So let the good work go on.
H. J. FARMAN.
Gifts from Our American Conferences During 1906
By Arthur G. Daniells
THE REVIEW of July 5, and Nov. 15, 1906, contained acknowledgments of appropriations from surplus tithes made by local conferences to the General Conference for mission fields. The amount that had been appropriated up to July was $22,515.47. By November, this had been increased to $47,450.47. By December 31, this handsome sum had been raised to $52,450.47—more than one thousand dollars a week for the entire year.
This acknowledgment of the gift for the entire year certainly seems tardy, but the tardiness is not due to forgetfulness. Lack of time and space may properly be given as the cause of delay. The list of appropriations for the entire year stands as follows:—
Atlantic Union Conference....$ 2,000.00
Iowa Conference .......... 6,000.00
Maine Conference .......... 300.00
West Michigan Conference... 4,150.00
Northern Union Conference.. 2,000.00
Central Union Conference ... 2,000.00
Pacific Union Conference ... 2,000.00
California Conference ...... 1,000.00
Lake Union Conference ..... 3,767.11
Southern California Conf. .. 5,398.36
Upper Columbia Conference.. 3,000.00
Western Washington Conf. ... 1,200.00
Minnesota Conference ....... 500.00
South Dakota Conference .... 500.00
Western Oregon Conference . 1,000.00
Nebraska Conference ........ 10,095.00
Kansas Conference .......... 1,000.00
Oklahoma Conference ........ 2,540.00
Missouri Conference ........ 1,000.00
Colorado Conference ........ 1,000.00
North Dakota Conference ... 2,000.00
Total ....................$52,450.4718
This amount, it should be understood, is in addition to all that was given by various conferences for the support of laborers who have gone from these conferences to mission fields in recent years. This thousand dollars a week is above and outside of all the regular gifts that have formerly come to the General Conference for missions.
These gifts testify to the deep interest these conferences have in the missionary enterprises of this cause. The president of the Nebraska Conference in his annual address expressed the interest felt by the conference committee and the people, as follows:—
“It has been a great source of joy to the conference committee, and I may say to all our people through the conference as well, many of whom have expressed the same, that we have been able this year to assist the Foreign Mission Board to the amount of over seven thousand dollars in their efforts to lengthen the cords and strengthen the stakes in fields abroad. And one of the gladdest messages I have to bring to this conference is a recommendation that we add to our appropriation to foreign missions from our surplus tithes for 1906, the sum of three thousand dollars, which will raise the appropriation for the year to little more than ten thousand dollars, and to assure the conference that we are able to do this without crippling our finances. To show how this help has been appreciated by the Mission Board, I will read a few extracts from a letter received from Elder Daniells. (Extracts read.)
“This is not a movement that has been worked up by the president of the conference or by the conference officers. It is a movement that has taken its rise in the hearts of the people, prompted, I believe, by the Holy Spirit. The people have shown an increased faithfulness in the payment of the tithe, and the movement to pass on the surplus to the foreign fields has been spontaneous on the part of the people. No question touched upon at our four camp-meetings this year met with such a vigorous and heartfelt response as did the presentation of the foreign missionary work and the proposals to donate for its support from our surplus tithes. Nor would I speak of this matter as though we had done more than we ought to have done and that now we can rest content to do less along this line. I expect to see a steady and a healthy growth of sentiment in this effort until the larger portion of the tithe will be used to extend the message in foreign lands, and we shall say to every worker upon whom the Lord lays the burden to go to the foreign fields, “Go, and our tithes will follow you as a means of support.” I have come to believe that we do not need very many paid laborers in our home field. With over two thousand loyal Sabbath-keepers in Nebraska who are willing and anxious to work if they only knew how, and with such marvelous facilities at our command, all we need is clearly defined plans and a few good leaders and the message can be quickly given to every soul within the borders of our conference.”
Greater than the joy experienced by those who make these appropriations is the joy of those who receive them in the great, dark mission fields where they are working. Only the Lord of the whole earth can fully understand the value of these gifts to his cause.
Why should not these appropriations be duplicated during 1907? They are as sorely needed as they were during 1906. If the Lord who gives his people power to get wealth continues to liberally bestow his bounties upon us, why should not our conferences continue to send their surplus to the mission fields instead of banking it or planning to use it? We believe, from the many hearty assurances given us, that these gifts will be more than duplicated this year. In behalf of the General Conference Committee, the missionaries in the field, and the people for whom the work is being done, I sincerely thank our conferences for these gifts. A. G. DANIELLS.
Progress of the Work at Rome, Italy
By Chas. T. Everson
We see many tokens of God's presence among us, and the signs of a steady onward march of the truth are not wanting in the land of the papacy. It is a continual battle to rescue a soul from death here; but the power of God is able to accomplish the same miracles to-day as in the early history of the apostolic church. One soul gained on this battle-field gives us as much comfort and encouragement as does the raising up of a church of believers would in more favored lands.
PALATINE, THE MOST FAMOUS OF THE SEVEN HILLS OF ROME
Just the other day I had a visit from a young school-teacher of the Italian army, whom we have been able to secure right from the bosom of the Catholic Church. When he first came to see me, he was a bigoted Catholic, to whom the very name Protestant was offensive. To-day he is a strong believer in this truth. After a year's absence from Rome, he still remains firm in his new belief, and Catholicism has completely lost its grip upon him. Although he was in Rome only on a flying visit this time, yet he came to see me twice, and asked for an appointment for Bible study.
A young school-teacher at Florence, who has been reading our literature, writes me more favorably each time, and shows a real interest in this precious message. The simple reading of our new tract, entitled “After Death,” was sufficient to cause him to receive with enthusiasm the truth on the immortality question.
Here in Rome itself there are a number who are much stirred over the truth, and who are almost persuaded to fully take their stand with us. They are thoroughly convinced of the message, but need the power of God to give them the complete victory on the temperance question.
A few Sabbaths ago we had a meeting where the power of God came in and stirred mightily the hearts of the people present. At this meeting a colporteur of the Bible Society, with whom we have been in touch for nearly a year, and with whom we have studied the message, united with those in Rome who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. In the testimony that he rendered to the power of the truth, and during his reception into the church, the tender Spirit of God worked so mightily upon the hearts of those present that tears flowed, and souls were converted to God. It was the general expression that we had really returned to the days of the primitive church. And as we were assembled in the same city where Paul spent so many blessed Sabbaths with the primitive church, we felt that God was indeed setting his seal upon the last church in the world's history, so that we might experience the continuation of the blessing upon the apostolic church. Our hearts were full of gratitude to God, and we went forth with new courage, satisfied that the Lord has good things in store for the work here.
During the service, a Catholic priest, who has been attending our meetings for some time, was so moved upon by the Spirit of God that he decided that very day to unite with the people among whom God is working in such a wonderful way.
In these special manifestations of his presence we see evidences that God is beginning to make his power felt in the strongholds of Satan, as time is short, and the work must be done quickly.
The colporteur who has united with us has a province assigned to him by the Bible Society; and as he goes about selling Bibles, he wished to use his time in a special manner to spread the light of the third angel's message, and create an interest in this truth. Thus we can send our workers to continue the good beginning. I am endeavoring to instruct him very carefully in the points of the message, and am arming him with a good19supply of our tracts, that he may be a power for good in his province in southern Italy.
Thus God raises up men who can begin to spread the message where we are not yet prepared to go. In these Catholic countries arguments are not sufficient; the heart must be stirred, or no impression can be made. God must work, for man is helpless; and if God does not come in and help in a special way, the most determined and persistent efforts amount to nothing. Under the melting power of the Spirit, even a soul molded under the very shadow of the Vatican may be transformed into an apostle of present truth. CHAS. T. EVERSON.
Georgia
By GEO. W. WELLS.
ONE year is now in the past since we began labor in this conference. While we have not accomplished all that we desired, we have, as a conference, made some advancement, not only in an increase of Sabbath-keepers, but considerable more tithe has been paid in.
Georgia is the largest State in the union conference, having a population of nearly three million, over one third of whom are colored. While the work has moved slowly in the past, we believe the Lord is strong to help here, as well as in more favored places, in the earth.
We have only about one hundred and forty Sabbath-keepers in the conference, and of course our force of workers is small, consisting of two ministers, two Bible workers, and our State canvassing agent.
We are of good courage, however, for we know God is as deeply interested in this field as any, and he is working for us. A better spirit is coming into our churches,—a spirit of service, more faithfulness in tithe paying, and a desire to hold fast to the important truths that have made us a distinct people.
We are exceedingly anxious that a large number of consecrated men and women be gotten out in the field to circulate our publications. The canvassing work has been strangely neglected in this field, but God has heard our prayers, and answered our cries. The cloud is rising, and light is breaking in. We have been able to secure the services of Brother H. H. Johnson, who is now located at Griffin, Ga., to act as our field agent, and the Lord has moved upon the hearts of some to take up this most important work. The servant of God has said, 'If there is one work more important than another, it is that of getting our publications before the public, thus leading them to search the Scriptures.' 'We need to realize the importance of the canvassing work as one great means of finding those who are in peril, and bringing them to Christ.'
Time is rapidly drawing to a close, the end of all things is at hand. The destiny of souls is hanging in the balance. The salvation of some, perhaps many, depends upon you who read this. You can go to them in loving service, and lead them to the light.
We have plenty of territory, both city and country, yet unentered, and surely the consecrated canvasser, with a heart fired with a zeal that is born of the Holy Spirit, and filled with a burden for souls, will meet with success in Georgia, as well as in other places. Any who may desire to join us, to help finish the work, would do well to write to Brother H. H. Johnson, Griffin, Ga.
New courage is coming into the hearts of the colored people, and we hope for greater advancement than ever before. The Southern Missionary Society has kindly assisted us in securing Elder W. H. Sebastian, who comes to work for the million or more colored people here.
We have but one church of colored people in the conference, and they are in Atlanta, a growing city of nearly two hundred thousand. We are praying that God may help us secure a house of worship, that the work for this people may be pushed onward with greater rapidity. Let us be faithful and push the work to a glorious finish.
GEO. W. WELLS.
A Difficult Field
By Walter G. Bond
MANY have admired the new pope as a man profoundly religious, a reformer of the music of the church, a defender of civil marriage, and liberal in everything. But, judging from his two catechisms sent out for use in all Roman Catholic provinces, his teachings are no more liberal or evangelical than those of the Council of Trent under Pope Pius V.
The first article of the new creed runs thus: “I believe in the infallibility of the Vicar of Christ (page 30), in the universal Pastor, in the Master of the Universe, who possesses absolute and immediate authority over all pastors and sheep, who has the fulness of the power of pardon (page 125), and is the fountain and standard of faith. Pages 352-396, 400.”
One question is: “Do all men who are baptized pertain to the church of Jesus Christ, though they do not recognize the Roman pontiff as its head? Ans.—No; all those who do not recognize the Roman pontiff as its head do not pertain to the church of Jesus Christ.”
With reference to the Bible, we find the following: “What should a Christian do if the Bible is offered to him by an emissary of the Protestants? Ans.—If it is offered him, he should refuse it with horror, inasmuch as it is prohibited by the church. If he has received it ignorantly, he should cast it into the fire at once, or deliver it to his priest.
“Ques.—Why does the church prohibit Protestant Bibles? Ans.—The church prohibits Protestant Bibles because they are adulterated, or contain errors, or they have notes to explain difficult texts which might injure the faith. For this reason the church also prohibits the versions which have heretofore been approved by her, because they do not contain the interpretations that she has given.”
“The authority of the church—that is to say, in concrete cases, that of the pope—is superior to that of God, and of his word contained in the Holy Books.”—Translated from Spanish.
How true it is that Rome never changes! She demands worship.
Recently, my brother Frank, in company with two of our brethren, went to an adjoining province, to sell tracts. After having been arrested in two different towns, they appealed to the governor, who ordered them to leave the province by the first train, stating that they had the Roman Catholic religion, and wanted no other. But God has said that “this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness,” and that in this generation; so we are sure that even though this door may seem closed at present, it can not be long before the sound of this last warning message shall be heard in every part of this sin-darkened land, the home of the Inquisition. Please pray for the work here. WALTER G. BOND.
Georgetown, D. C.
By Geo. A. Stevens
FOR the benefit of those who are interested in the Washington work, and are anxious to know of the progress of the truth in this place, we give a brief sketch of its advance in one section; namely, Georgetown.
The Georgetown tent was pitched at Thirty-third and Q Streets, about the middle of June, the speaker being Prof. B. G. Wilkinson. Despite the superabundance of rain during almost the entire effort, and the opposition of the enemy in many ways, and later in the effort the sad death of our speaker's little son, a good attendance continued till the tent was taken down, many of the same persons coming night after night.
The message was faithfully presented, and at the close of the effort five precious souls stepped out into the light of present truth.
As Professor Wilkinson was recalled to his school work, the District Committee decided that the writer should resume the work, with the view of organizing a church here later. We are glad to report at this writing that our little company is developing spiritually, paying tithes, etc., and showing a desire to work for others, and has also been enlarged by four other persons who were interested in the tent effort. We can also report three others who are convinced. They desire to obey, and we believe they will soon step out.
We are now holding our services in our Thirty-first Street chapel, between P and Q Streets, a neat little building,20in a very desirable location. We have thoroughly renovated this building within and without, and have fitted it up as a Seventh-day Adventist chapel, bright, neat, and attractive. We desire your prayers that the work thus begun in Georgetown may prosper.
GEO. A. STEVENS.
Lodz, Russia
By D. P. GAEDE
WHILE the terror is yet on in this country, the work of God can not be stopped, thank the Lord. In the midst of all the troubles, we have more freedom than ever before. The government has proclaimed through the papers that the Seventh-day Adventists, of whom there are three thousand in this country, have the same liberty as have other denominations, and has advised the governors to regulate matters accordingly.
I am now in a city of four hundred thousand, holding meetings, with the permission of the mayor, in a city hall. The police send soldiers to protect us. This is the first time we have ever experienced the like here. The Lord has done great things for us, and to him be all the praise. From one to two hundred attend our meetings.
The time since we left America has passed quickly. Next spring it will be seven years, but it does not seem like more than one or two years. My wife is now in America, visiting her parents. She will return in April. Her health was poor, and we thought it would be better for her to have a change of climate for a year. Our two oldest girls are attending school in Germany. So I am alone here. D. P. GAEDE.
All remittances should be made to the treasurer of the State conference wherein the remitter resides. If, for any reason this is not possible, then remittance should be made to I. H. Evans, Treasurer, Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., and not to the Review and Herald Publishing Association.
I. H. EVANS, Treasurer.
Field Notes
TWO families near Winnsboro, Tex., have decided to obey the truth as the result of meetings held by BROTHER E. B. HOPKINS.
BROTHER M. D. WARFLE reports progress in the work at Rosswell, Colo., where five have recently begun to obey the truth, and several more give promise of taking a similar stand.
A SERIES of meetings at Cherokee City, Ark., held by BROTHER Littell, has recently closed, eight staunch souls having cast in their lot with the few believers already there. About twenty-five attend the Sabbath-school.
BROTHER O. O. FARNSWORTH is holding meetings with increasing interest in Burlington, Vt. He is permitted to put condensed sermons in the papers of the city nearly every day, so he has a much larger audience than comes to the hall.
FROM Cleburne, Tex., where BRETHREN T. W. FIELD and H. B. FRENCH are holding meetings in a Protestant Methodist meeting-house, word comes that already four have taken their stand on all the commandments of God. Despite opposition they hope for more fruit.
Current Mention
— The Chicago subtreasury on February 20 discovered a shortage of $173,000. The theft was of large bills each of the denomination of $1,000 or more. Up to the present time the guilty party has not been apprehended.
— A fire in a school building in Montreal, Canada, February 26, resulted in the death of the principal and sixteen kindergarten children whom she was seeking to rescue. There were 250 children in the building when the fire broke out.
— The total appropriations made by the second session of the Fifty-ninth Congress is the largest made by any one session, being $919,948,679.63. To this should be added contracts authorized for two new war-ships and for improvements to rivers and harbors $74,829,349, which makes the grand total but little short of a billion dollars.
— The socialist party has for eighteen years been in control of municipal affairs in London. But the mismanagement had become so apparent that at the county council elections held March 2, the heaviest vote on record was polled and the socialists were overwhelmingly defeated, electing but 36 members, whereas they formerly numbered 83 out of 118.
— The United States flag was hissed at a mass-meeting attended by about 4,000 union labor men, held in San Francisco, March 3. During the meeting some of the leaders declared that force should be resorted to if necessary to free Moyer Haywood and Pettibone at present imprisoned in Idaho charged with complicity in killing Governor Steunenberg.
— Because of information received that a series of outrages on important personages had been planned for March 10, a body of 1,500 picked policemen from St. Petersburg surrounded the Polytechnic Institute, which long had been suspected to be a nest of social revolutionists, the morning of March 3, and spent nearly the whole day in searching three blocks of students' quarters. They found several wagon-loads of proclamations and thousands of copies of the new organ of the revolutionary party for circulation in the army; and twelve infernal machines, a score of pyroxylin hand grenades, a quantity of repeating rifles, 200 pounds of pyroxylin, and 400 pounds of dynamite were seized.
— The Great Northern Steamship Company's giant steamship “Dakota” ran aground at Tokyo, Japan, March 3, but there was no loss of life. On the same day in the dense fog hanging over the Straits of Dover several boats went aground on Goodwin Sands, among them the Red Star Line steamer “Vaderland.” She was later floated. There were several collisions between smaller steamers, one German vessel “Helene” being sunk with a loss of eight members of the crew. In another collision the same day at the mouth of the Ems the Belgian steamer “Kongo” was sunk and eleven of her crew were drowned. In this connection we note that the marine statistics for 1906 show that eighty-two sailing vessels of all nations and thirty-nine steamships succumbed to the multifarious perils of the sea.
More Workers for the East
By W. A. R.
For more than a year, ever since Dr. J. M. Keichline left the field, we have had no medical missionary representative in Egypt. The recent death of Dr. A. W. George has deprived us of a valuable medical worker in Turkey. It has been a perplexing question to the Board how to provide workers for these needy fields. We are happy to announce that a physician who has had years of experience in these fields and speaks several of the languages of these lands, has just been appointed to labor in one of the countries mentioned, or in some other territory thereabout. Dr. Robert G. Edib, a native of Syria, who has completed a five years’ medical course, preparatory to medical missionary work wherever needed, has accepted a call to go to one of these countries. In response to the invitation to go to this field, after attending the coming European council, in company with the other workers from the United States, Dr. Edib writes:—.
“You ask me what I think about going to Egypt. In reply I will say this: Place, distance, or climate are of no consequence to me whatever. I have consecrated myself to the Lord’s service, therefore wherever the Lord directs me to go, I will go without hesitation. I am well acquainted with the principal towns in Egypt; namely, Cairo, Alexandria, Suez, and Port Said, and I have some influential friends in Cairo. I can read and speak the Egyptian language as fluently as I can English, if not even more so. I received my preliminary education in the American school at Abeih, Mount Lebanon, Syria, and completed my college education at the American University, Beirut, Syria. I went afterward to live for a short time with my four sisters who were engaged in missionary work in different parts of Syria and Palestine under the Church Mission Society, and the British Syrian Mission of England. After several years’ service as telegrapher in the large cities of Palestine; assistant collector of customs under the English government in Zanzibar; acting British vice-consul, in which capacity I liberated one hundred and sixty slaves, I resigned the last position with the purpose of preparing for medical missionary work.
“With reference to the matter of practising medicine in Egypt or in Constantinople, I am almost sure that in Egypt no examination is necessary, but I can go and practise at once after having my diploma registered. In Constantinople an examination is required in any of the foreign languages,—French, Turkish, or Arabic,—and I think I can pass the examination in any one of these languages. Therefore at the close of the council I shall be ready to sail either for Egypt or Constantinople as may be directed by the conference.”
Mrs. Edib is a nurse and a noble Christian woman, and will be able to be of great assistance in the medical missionary efforts of her husband. We wish these workers God’s richest blessings in their work. W. A. R.
