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Review and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 24.

The Lord's Prayer
Earlier text: Some Facts About Meat

Burma.

By Maung Maung

MOULMEIN.—For some time I have been intending to give a report of my work, but have not been able, owing to heavy work in the field of Burma.
Moulmein is the second seaport in Burma. It has a population of nearly eighty thousand. It is situated on the right bank of the Salween River, and has a beautiful scenery of many hills and mountains with rippling streams and fertile valleys.
I left Rangoon in November, with my wife, for a preaching tour in and around Moulmein, among the Burmese and Karen Christians. As soon as we arrived, the news spread quickly that “the Seventh-day Adventists have landed here again.”
Next day I started out, accompanied by Brother Maung Chit Hla, to sow the seed of God’s truth, and we continued for many days. We find Christians wherever we go. We learned from our friends that the Burmese Christians had decided not to receive any of the Adventist people when they should come to preach. When we heard this, we prayed to God to open their hearts to receive us.
One Sunday in January, I went with Brother Maung Chit Hla and Sisters Mah Thai Noo and Mah May May to see one of our Burmese Christian friends. She had been present when it had been decided not to receive us, but she had protested, and now she received us with great joy, and asked us to preach in her house the entire day. But first she gave us the best refreshments she had. We stayed until evening, teaching the word, and many of her neighbors came in to listen. We have been to many other places, but found no more trouble in getting a hearing; so wonderfully has God opened the way for his truth.
It will be of special interest to the brethren and sisters elsewhere to know that one Burmese pastor of the English Church, and his niece, have joined us fully, and at a recent baptism they were among the candidates. Several of us who had in earlier days been baptized in the Baptist church, wished to be rebaptized, so we, with others,—a company of seven souls,—were recently baptized by Elder Votaw in a beautiful mountain stream. This was the first baptism of our people in Moulmein, but we expect others who are in the valley of decision to follow soon.
One of the sisters who was baptized, had before been using tobacco, but gave up the practise the day before she was baptized, and has not smoked since. Sheused to smoke ten to twelve large cigars daily. When she came up out of the water, she said, “No more cigars for me,” and true to her promise, no cigar has since been found in her mouth. The Holy Ghost alone can purify the heart and life.

A Trip Into the District

On the seventh of February we left by boat to go to See-Tha-Raw village, which is about fifteen miles from Moulmein. Here was an annual meeting of the Karen Mission of the Baptists, and many Karens were gathering from all around. As the meetings for the Burmese were held in another district, we found ourselves to be the only Burmese in attendance, but we were well received. Some Karen ladies were down by the landing-place to meet the people, and they took us to their homes, which were near the landing.
In the village are ninety houses, and all the people are professed Christians. No others are wanted to live there. A large shed was erected of bamboo and straw for the general meeting. It was well seated, and eight to nine hundred were in attendance.
The news spread that the Adventists had arrived; and we were kept busy to entertain all who came, both day and night. They speak of us as the Sanay Ubox (the Saturday Sabbath). And though we worked quietly, many came to see us, often no doubt from curiosity. But as we produce the plain testimony from the Scriptures, many go away convinced that there is truth in these new doctrines, and want, as a rule, to hear more, until their foreign pastors prejudice them against the truth, and warn them against us as perverters of good customs.
The interest among both pastors and people to hear us was so great that toward the close of the meeting they expressed regrets for not having attended our studies more instead of their own meeting, and ‘wasted their time,’ as some expressed it. Many had never heard of the second advent, the new earth, New Jerusalem, etc., and many took notes freely of what we said, and where we read. We gave away about one hundred and fifty tracts in the Burmese.
We returned by cart after a three days’ stay, passing through the villages of Winkyam and Hton-Ing. We spent two days in these villages, and preached the word. We were received kindly wherever we went. May God give rich reaping from our sowing.
MAUNG MAUNG.

China

By H. W. Miller

SHANG-TSAI HSIEN.—I have just returned with Brother Anderson from a short trip to the capital of this province. We had a profitable time. As the postal department for Honan is located there, I went to register our paper with the post-office department, so as to secure the lowest postal rates. Brother Anderson and myself lived on Chinese food during that time; in fact, I have been living on their food for the last eleven months, and have kept quite well, but I shall enjoy a change when Brother Allum arrives.
Just to the north of us there has been an uprising against foreigners and native Christians. Four Catholics were killed; and as the doors of the city have been closed, we have not heard as to the destiny of the foreigners. Since the Japanese war, the spirit of freedom from the foreigners has been running high in China, and it is coming close to us here. I can not say that we ever feel a sensation of safety. There seems to be a picture of savagery on the face of nearly every Chinaman. The devil is certainly working people almost up to a frenzy. When the angels loose the four winds, it is going to mean a terrible sight on this earth. But I believe God's hand will lead us, and he will guide in such a time as this.
At the recent meeting in Sin-tsai, several measures were taken to increase the circulation of literature.
The difficulties are numerous under which we have to labor in these times. Chinese and foreigners seem to be lacking in any real reliability, and have abandoned all sense of right and justice in their efforts to gain the treasures of this world.
H. W. MILLER.

Rhodesia, Africa

By W. H. Anderson

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST MISSION FARM, KALOMA.—I am leaving here this week to go to Buluwayo to purchase our year's provisions. What would you think of having to go five hundred miles to the nearest grocery? Buluwayo is our nearest trading station. The railroad has kindly granted me a free pass over its line, and I hope to get free freight for my goods from the Falls to our station. They have granted me a special gun license, which saves twenty dollars a year.
By the last mail I received a letter from Elder Hyatt, sanctioning my plan to make a trip north of the Kafir River during June or July, to look out a new mission station. This will take two months of my time, and mean about four hundred miles on foot. The expenses of the trip will be about two hundred dollars.
We must pass out into these new fields. We need not wait until all the best places are taken, and then take what is left. This work is fast closing up. We must step quickly. Yet we can go no faster than the men and means are advanced to go forward with. The railroad is now finished to the Kafir River, and they are at work on the bridge. It will be only a little while until we shall be able to run quickly all through Africa. We must have these central stations to train the native workers, and they can go out into those parts that are not so easy of access for the white man.
My Bible class is beginning its work. I will not get them down to hard work, however, until we return from Buluwayo.
Our crops are good, considering the lateness of the rains, and the few tools that we have to work with. I think we will have enough grain for this year; and having food and raiment we are content—only the boys have not the raiment.
I never saw a better spirit manifest among the boys than we have. As some of them are inquiring the way of salvation and we are giving them the message straight, it is arousing opposition in some quarters. This gospel of the kingdom cuts across the customs and desires of the natural heart; hence, those who do not accept it soon begin to oppose it. But God has promised that even the wrath of man will praise him, and the remainder of wrath he will restrain.
We are now enjoying good health. Our courage is good, and we feel like pressing the battle a little harder than ever before. We ask an interest in your prayers, that we may ever be faithful to the work committed to our care. W. H. ANDERSON.

Giving the Truth to the Jews

By F. C. GILBERT

We are glad to announce through the columns of the Review that the giving of this truth has already begun among the Jews. This message, the Bible says, must go to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. So in harmony with the message that came to us at the last General Conference, beside other communications that have been sent from the servant of the Lord bearing on this question, a building was rented in Boston, Mass., in the very center of a Ghetto, containing thirty thousand Jews, and on the eleventh of April, this place was dedicated to the work of preaching this truth among the Jews. Elder E. W. Farnsworth, president of the Atlantic Union Conference, was present and spoke; Elder Fitzgerald, vice-president of the union, and a number of the ministering brethren, including Elder K. C. Russell, of Washington, D. C. In the evening several addresses were given by ministers of other denominations who are interested in the Jews.
The work thus far has been very encouraging, for which we thank the Lord. To give a description in any wise adequate to the giving of the gospel to the Jews would take much more space than can be spared in this paper. But, suffice it to say, we thank the Lord there is enough power in this message to compel the Jews to listen and to think, even as there was in the days of the Saviour, and in the days of the apostles.
We are holding several meetings a week, and thus far there has not been a meeting but what we have had some Jews present, and some evenings we have had a very good attendance. It has indeed been blessed to see these bright intelligent men sit and listen to the truth one and two hours at a time, including the time given them to ask questions.
The change of sentiment among the Jews to-day with reference to the gospel is wonderful, especially when they find out that we are not like other Christians, but keep the Sabbath and do not eat swine-flesh. Somehow they are puzzled, amazed, dazed, perplexed. Wednesday evening is given up to the asking of questions, after a short talk, and almost invariably they will ask why did Jesus overthrow the law and the prophets, and teach Sunday-keeping and pork-eating. When we show them from the New Testament that Jesus observed the law, kept the Sabbath, and did not give permission to eat swine-flesh they seem almost breathless, and they act as though a new revelation had come to them. Consequently they do not know how or where to class us. They do not consider us as they do other Christians, yet they know we are not really Jews. They are surprised to learn that thousands of people in this land and in other lands believe in Moses and in the prophets, observe the Sabbath, and many other things which the Old Testament teaches.
The Melrose Sanitarium has given us a nurse, who daily goes to the homes of the people, and she is being treated very kindly. Then there are several other workers who are visiting the people, and are preparing to give them Bible readings, as the Lord will open the way.
Two afternoons each week we have about forty girls in our sewing schools, and we could have many more; but as we lack teachers and means to carry the work still further we can not take any more. It is blessed to hear them sing the hymns about Jesus, and they learn to love these songs. What a precious privilege to teach these dear children about their own Saviour!
Then two evenings each week we have classes to teach the Jews English. We have quite a number of nice young men and women who are anxious to learn the language, and ways are opening up to teach them and talk to them about the Saviour.
The work in many ways is very hard; but we certainly believe the time has fully come when the Holy Spirit wants the gospel given to the Jews; and who but this people have anything to give to them. Just as the Jews were originally the only people to give the Bread of Life to the gentiles, so this people to-day are the only ones who have the true Bread of Life to give to the Jews.
We need your prayers; we need your sympathy, we need your help; and God is giving us many indications that his hand is in this work. In other items in the future we hope to tell you more about the progress of the work in various ways. Pray for the work and the workers; and if any one desires to assist in this work it will be greatly appreciated. Any donations for this work may be senteither to the Mission Board at Takoma Park, D. C., or to H. B. Tucker, Secretary Central New England Tract Society, South Lancaster, Mass., stating that it is for the Jewish work. “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee.”
F. C. GILBERT, 107 Stanford St., Boston, Mass.

The Upper Columbia Camp-Meeting

By George A. Irwin

THIS meeting was held at Milton, Ore., May 17-27. The camp was located in a beautiful cotton-wood grove belonging to Brother Nichols. The Walla Walla River, a beautiful mountain stream, flows along the east side of the grove. There is a large irrigating ditch on the west and a smaller one runs diagonally through the grounds. These supplied the camp with an abundance of fresh water. A camp-meeting was held on this same ground, twenty-seven years ago, at which time the Upper Columbia Conference was organized with three churches and a membership of one hundred and fifty. Elder G. W. Colcord was elected president. Elder I. D. Van Horn, the pioneer of the work in this field, and Sister White were the principal laborers at this meeting. This was the second conference organized in this great northwest territory, which now has five organized conferences, with an aggregate membership of something over five thousand.
At the meeting just closed there were one hundred and forty family tents pitched upon the ground, containing a population in the aggregate of seven hundred people. Quite a number of people drove a long distance, some in farm wagons and others in spring wagons or in covered carriages, to attend this their first camp-meeting, who, although they made a great sacrifice to attend expressed themselves as being doubly repaid for the effort. It was the plan of the conference officers to have had a workers’ meeting composed of the delegates precede the camp-meeting, at which meeting the business of the conference would all be transacted. But there were not sufficient delegates present at this meeting to justify the officers in going ahead with the business; hence some of the time of the camp-meeting proper was devoted to this work.
The report of the president and other officers of the conference showed a healthy growth and advancement in all departments of the work. Six new churches with an aggregate membership of one hundred and forty were added to the conference; in addition to this one hundred and sixty persons have been baptized and added to the older churches, making a total increase for the year of three hundred members. About twenty-three thousand dollars in tithe was paid into the conference treasury during the year. From this amount, Elder W. W. Steward has been supported while laboring in the Southern field, and Elder Geo. W. Casebeer, who went from this conference as a laborer to South America. After paying these laborers, in addition to the regular laborers of the conference, there is still remaining in the conference treasury between eight and nine thousand dollars. A motion was unanimously passed in open conference donating three thousand dollars of this surplus to the General Conference to assist in supporting its missionaries and missions in foreign lands. In addition to this donation, the conference voted to give one of its German laborers to the work in the East and support him for one year from their tithe. Such liberality toward the general work brought the blessing of God into the meeting, and the whole congregation arose and joined in singing, “Praise God from whom all blessings flow.”
The local laborers of the conference were assisted during the meeting by Elders Haffner, Tait, W. B. White, and the writer. Elder White could remain only two days on his way to the meeting in British Columbia. Elder Haffner spent most of his time preaching to the German brethren, over fifty of whom were encamped on the ground. Dr. Holden spent the greater portion of one day at the meeting, during which time he gave a very interesting and instructive public lecture, and at its conclusion held a special meeting for men. The evening and Sunday sermons were all based upon some one of the cardinal points of our faith; the other services consisted of Bible studies and practical talks upon subjects involving faith, growth in Christian experience, and the importance of individual missionary effort. Special meetings were held each morning and evening for the young people, of whom there was a large number in proportion to the whole number of families encamped on the ground. Two meetings were held in the interest of church-school work, and there was on public exhibition samples not only of the literary but practical work done in these schools, which indicated a high degree of interest and application upon the part of the pupils, and an especial adaptability and proficiency upon the part of the teachers.
Professor Cady, president of Walla Walla College, was present a portion of the time, and gave three public talks upon the subject of Christian education and the importance of parents’ taking a deeper interest in the education and training of their children. The prospects now are, that the coming school year will see the fullest attendance and most prosperous year the Walla Walla College has yet seen. A deep interest is manifested in this conference in the subject of education, which at no distant day will be of practical value to the cause of God in general, in the form of consecrated young men and women for service in mission fields both at home and abroad. The canvassing work has been receiving special attention. An institute for this class of workers was recently held at the college, with an attendance of sixty people, most of whom are already out in the work.
The last two days of the meeting were especially interesting and helpful to the brethren. The Lord especially blessed in the services on Sabbath forenoon, and scores of souls were set free, who will go away rejoicing not only in God’s forgiving grace, but in his promise of keeping power. At the conclusion, thirty souls presented themselves for baptism. At the close of the afternoon service, Brethren F. D. Wagner, O. K. Butler, and C. F. Knott were solemnly set apart to the gospel ministry by prayer and the laying on of hands. Over three hours Sunday forenoon were devoted to the consideration of the statements made in the leaflet entitled, “Some History, Some Experiences, and Some Facts.” When the real facts (as brought out in the reply of the General Conference Committee) was read, the brethren seemed quick to discern the fallacy and animus of the leaflet, and by a unanimous rising vote expressed their confidence in the Testimonies and the present administration and form of organization in the following resolution:—
“Resolved, That we reaffirm our confidence in the Testimonies of the Spirit of God, and approve of our present form of organization; and furthermore, that we extend to our General Conference officers our hearty sympathy and unqualified support.”
Owing to his having been called to take up general work in the Union Conference, Elder Breed was relieved from the presidency of the conference and Elder G. E. Langdon was elected to the position. Elder Levi Gibson was elected vice-president, and T. L. Copeland secretary and treasurer. Ministerial credentials were granted to seventeen persons; two received ministerial license, and fourteen missionary credentials.
With this large list of consecrated workers, supplemented by the missionary efforts of the laity who have received a new inspiration and sense of individual responsibility at the meeting, may we not hope for increased activity and consequent results in the Upper Columbia Conference in the year to come?
G. A. IRWIN.

Personal

By GEO. O. STATES

IT is now over a year since I came to California. For the past five months my daughter has been teaching the church-school in San Jose, and my wife and I have been with her. I have been taking treatment at the Garden City Sanitarium every other day. My general health is the best it has been for years. My nerves were getting much stronger until the earthquake, but as the result of having so many small shocks since then they are not building up as they were. I expect to return to my place in Colorado shortly, and work at manual labor, hoping to build up so that in time I may again go into the work. Last Sabbath, May 26, I felt that before leaving here I must give our people a talk on our present situation, thinking I might possibly be able to speak twenty minutes. The Lord sustained me and I spoke forty-five minutes on the spirit of prophecy which has existed among us from the very start, and made us what we are. Now, dear brethren and sisters, I do want you to pray that the Lord will bless my endeavors to build up my nerves, for I do want to give this message.
GEO. O. STATES.

Memphis Baptisms and Baltimore Colporteur

EIGHT persons were baptized at Memphis, Tenn., May 19. We are informed that the work in Memphis is having a good steady growth.
‘A LITTLE Baltimore girl of fourteen years,’ says the Missionary News Letter, ‘is making from six to eight dollars a week selling Life and Health. This money is laid away to pay her way at the South Lancaster Academy.’

Notes of Progress

By E. R. Palmer

A FINELY illustrated appendix of thirty-two pages dealing with the San Francisco calamity and other striking signs of the times throughout the world is being prepared for “Heralds of the Morning.” This will bring the book well up to date, and will doubtless help its sale very materially. Further announcements will be made later.
The canvassers at the Healdsburg institute recently enjoyed what they termed a “field day.” They had a good experience in the sale of our books even in Healdsburg where the territory has been worked many times. Sixteen agents sold sixty copies of “Heralds of the Morning” and “Great Controversy,” amounting in value to $115.
The sale of the Earthquake Special of the Signs of the Times in the California conference has already reached the splendid total of one hundred and six thousand. Thus in three weeks all past records with the Signs have been broken, and the missionary secretary has set his stakes to circulate two hundred thousand copies. If this is accomplished, California will have sold one fifth of the one million copies which we hope to circulate.
Brother C. G. Bellah, State agent of the Missouri Conference sends us an encouraging report of the success of canvassers in that State during the first months of this year. According to his report eleven agents working wholly for our large books in 1,550 hours have sold 747 copies, amounting in value to $2,227.95. This gives a general average of $1.50 worth of books an hour. Thus it appears that the workers in Missouri are likely to keep up during the present season the excellent record made last year.
A little note on the last page of the Earthquake Special of the Signs of the Times announced several days ago that an illustrated booklet would be issued for twenty-five cents, showing some of the best earthquake cuts and giving a brief statement of the meaning of such a catastrophe. The Pacific Press informs us that they have received orders already for about six thousand copies. This booklet has been placed on the forty-per-cent list, and affords a splendid opportunity for our people to sell the truth in an attractive form. The booklet sells very readily, and is greatly appreciated by the public.
The sale of the Earthquake Special of the Signs of the Times has gone far past the half-million mark, and orders are still coming in at the rate of fifty thousand a week. Hundreds, yes thousands, of our people who at first took only from five to twenty-five copies are now ordering larger quantities as they find the demand so great. Let us keep the work going strongly until the Signs has at last reached the million mark. What a grand thing it is that we can receive such a blessing in the circulation of the Signs out of what has been one of the greatest calamities of modern times.
Brother R. L. Pierce, manager of the Western Branch of the Southern Publishing Association, at Fort Worth, Tex., in a private letter gives an interesting report of the prospects in that union: “You will also be interested to know that there is quite an interest in behalfof the canvassing work among the students of Keene Academy. The principal, Prof. C. B. Hughes, has lent his influence in this direction, and our State agent, Brother W. W. Eastman, has met with the school occasionally during their chapel hour. Last Thursday morning Brother Eastman asked all those who were interested in this work to meet him in one of the class rooms at five o’clock that evening. To his surprise, the room was crowded, there being over fifty present. He then asked those who had already fully made up their minds to enter the field, and had decided on their book, to raise their hands, and there were twenty. Although an institute was held at Keene only a short time ago, we are planning to open another soon for the benefit of the students. How many more will finally decide to take up the work, and how many will prove successful, of course we can not say at this time. However, some have canvassed in the past, and Brother Eastman stated that all those who met in the class room manifested a most encouraging degree of enthusiasm; so that, altogether, we hope to have our forces in this union materially strengthened at the close of school by a goodly number of additional recruits from among this company of students. We feel grateful to God for the degree of prosperity with which the book work is opening up this year in the Southwestern Union Conference. One of the most encouraging features is that a number of the “old hands” who have been out of the work for several years, are now taking it up again. The last week included in the enclosed report there were five of the workers in this State whose sales ran from $110 to $166, while a report received for the week following from one of the agents shows $170 worth of orders in four days.”
E. R. PALMER, Sec. Gen. Conf. Pub. Dept.

Canvassers’ Summary for April, 1906

Atlantic Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Central New England 4 368 89 $ 428.75
Chesapeake ... ... ... ...
Eastern Pennsylvania 6 376 248 352.00
Greater New York ... ... ... ...
Maine 3 141 101 55.55
New Jersey ... ... ... ...
New York 7 417 324 389.35
Southern New England 2 ... 4 20.50
Vermont ... ... ... ...
Virginia 3 269 189 371.10
Western Pennsylvania 10 325 342 448.15
West Virginia 4 217 83 208.20
Total 37 2,116 1,376 $ 2,253.00

Lake Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
East Michigan 7 209 ... $ 310.00
Indiana 8 278 69 208.25
Northern Illinois 2 120 52 160.00
North Michigan 7 410 158 345.35
Ohio 14 539 439 752.75
Southern Illinois ... ... ... ...
West Michigan 2 5 6 14.50
Wisconsin 26 1,433 455 803.25
Total 66 2,994 1,179 $ 2,504.10

Canadian Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Total 9 ... 147 $ 428.30

Southern Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Alabama 1 34 ... $ 12.00
Cumberland 1 80 ... 106.75
Florida 4 112 ... 94.50
Georgia 1 13 ... 33.50
Louisiana 2 240 ... 95.50
Mississippi 1 23 ... 43.00
North Carolina 3 285 ... 209.90
South Carolina 8 167 ... 831.00
Tennessee River 10 634 ... 583.05
Total 31 2,038 ... $ 2,009.20

Northern Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Alberta 1 160 6 $ 23.00
Manitoba ... ... ... ...
Minnesota 3 256 134 386.05
North Dakota ... ... ... ...
South Dakota 8 267 67 221.80
Total 12 683 207 $ 630.85

Central Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Colorado 9 390 148 $ 549.25
Iowa 14 1,967 306 647.43
Kansas 20 1,659 440 1,288.85
Missouri 9 370 375 1,136.00
Nebraska 7 307 54 323.34
Total 59 4,693 1,323 $ 3,944.87

Southwestern Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Arkansas ... ... ... ...
Oklahoma 5 558 191 $ 566.35
Texas 20 1,669 1,002 2,941.10
Total 25 2,227 1,193 $ 3,507.45

Pacific Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Arizona ... ... ... ...
California-Nevada 19 ... 264 $ 855.00
Southern California ... ... ... ...
Utah ... ... ... ...
Total 19 ... 264 $ 855.00

North Pacific Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
British Columbia ... ... ... ...
Montana ... ... ... ...
Upper Columbia ... ... ... ...
Western Oregon ... ... ... ...
Western Washington ... ... ... ...

British Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Irish Mission Field 6 294 188 $ 178.79
North England 19 1,458 600 647.45
South England 19 1,403 478 763.81
Scotch Mission Field 21 957 682 758.37
Welsh Mission Field 6 444 313 191.66
Miscellaneous 3 170 60 122.16
Total 74 4,726 2,321 $ 2,662.24

Australasian Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Queensland 8 234 100 $ 744.00
New South Wales 17 1,137 264 1,090.41
North Queensland 2 114 57 164.62
New Zealand 21 1,014 346 1,636.00
South Australia 11 973 335 1,051.50
Malaysia Mission 1 66 22 218.25
Total 60 3,538 1,124 $ 4,904.78

General Summary

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Atlantic Union Conference 37 2,116 1,376 $ 2,258.00
Canadian Union Conference 9 ... 147 428.30
Lake Union Conference 66 2,994 1,179 2,504.10
Southern Union Conference 31 2,038 ... 2,009.20
Northern Union Conference 12 683 207 630.85
Central Union Conference 59 4,693 1,323 3,944.87
Southwestern Union Conference 25 2,227 1,193 3,507.45
Pacific Union Conference 19 ... 264 855.00
North Pacific Union Conference ... ... ... ...
*British Union Conference 74 4,726 2,321 2,662.24
†Australasian Union Conference 60 3,538 1,124 4,904.78
Grand Total 392 23,015 9,134 $23,699.79
Four weeks ending April 20. February.

Good News Concerning the Earthquake Special Literature

By E. R. Palmer

A BRIEF note has just come to hand from Brother H. H. Hall, manager of the Circulating Department of the Pacific Press, which reads as follows:—
“To-day, May 29, orders for the Earthquake Number of the Signs of the Times amount to nearly six hundred thousand copies. This is the greatest circulation ever given a single number of the Signs of the Times. More than thirty-five tons of paper have been used on this edition alone. Orders are still being received at the rate of about ten thousand a day. Price 3 cents each in less than a thousand lots, 2½ cents each for a thousand or more copies to one name and address.”
This will be good news to our people who love to see the dear old message go as never before. Somehow there is a ring of strength and assurance in the statement, “going as never before.” Long before this paragraph is read by our people throughout the field the same will have reached one or two hundred thousand more. What a blessed thing it is to see the record climbing so rapidly toward one million copies.
Another car-load of paper has just arrived, and orders have been given to the pressroom for another hundred thousand copies which will bring the total up to seven hundred thousand. Two more car-loads of paper are on the way, and it seems evident that the Pacific Press will now be able to supply these specials as rapidly as they are needed.
Brother Hall has also reported to me that thousands of copies of the illustrated booklet are being ordered. The news stands are selling these booklets at the rate of fifty to one hundred copies a day. There was never such an opportunity before for our people to sell the truth in popular form. The tract which was promised will soon be ready.
The price of the booklet is twenty-five cents a copy with special discounts to agents. The price of the tract “The Earthquake: Its Lessons,” is 1 cent each, 80 cents per hundred, $7.50 per thousand.
E. R. PALMER, Sec. Gen. Conf. Pub. Dept.

Baptisms at Hartington

SEVEN persons received baptism at Hartington, Neb., and united with the church there, May 20.

Work With “The Watchman”

During Brother G. S. Vreeland’s recent labor with The Watchman at Chattanooga and Atlanta, he sold and gave away three thousand copies.
Brother C. B. Jeffries and wife have just finished selling one thousand copies of The Watchman in Memphis. They had sold one thousand copies at Little Rock and Hot Springs before going to Memphis. They are now in St. Louis, to which place they have ordered sent two thousand copies.
Direct orders from our agents for from one to two thousand copies of The Watchman to be sold singly are not infrequent occurrences. These agents assure us that they enjoy their work very much, and that they have no trouble in “making expenses.” The remuneration is ample both in a financial way and on account of the great good accomplished. These agents are men and women of intelligence and enterprise, whose hearts God has touched with a desire to be of service in his cause.
There are scores of other persons who could do this work just as successfully, and who would at the same time be far happier than they are now if they would only put their prayers and energies into the work. Who will do it?
The Southern Publishing Association is courageously acting in harmony with the best interests of the work in the southern field by publishing The Watchman and making it a paper which is well liked by those who read it. The Watchman is a great aid to the work in the South. Who will help increase its circulation?
All orders and correspondence pertaining to this work should be addressed to Department of Circulation, Southern Publishing Association, Nashville, Tenn.

Field Notes

A CHURCH of thirteen members has been organized at Longview, Tex.
ELDER B. L. HOUSE reports the recent baptism of two persons at Coshocton, Ohio; also two at Laura.
THE church at Horr, Mich., has been strengthened by the recent addition of eight persons to its membership.
MEETINGS are being held in California this summer at Lodi, Willows, and Colony Center. A recent report from Laton stated that a company were ready for church organization there.
SEVEN tents will be in the field in the West Michigan Conference this summer, with workers located as follows: Elder Videto and Brother Pitton at Niles; Elder Hebner and Brother Hartwell at Crystal Valley; Elder Horton and Brother Irving at Cassopolis; Elder Brink and Brother Collier at Muskegon; Elder Campbell and Brother Leslie Avery at Grand Rapids; Brethren Carl Hansen and H. P. Hansen among the Danes at Greenville; Brethren Hofstra and Gray among the Hollanders at Holland.
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