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Review and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 49.

THE DEATH OF THE FLOWERS
Earlier text: Week of Prayer Greetings

in Non-Christian and Non-Protestant Countries — 1911 (Table 1)

Report of Work Conducted by Seventh-day Adventists

Country 2 Area in sq. miles 3 Population 4 Form of Government 5 Entered Field 6 Income from the Field 7 Ordained Ministers 8 Licensed Ministers 9 Men 10 Women 11 Laymen (Miss. Licop.) 12 Wives of Missionaries 13 Unmarried Women 14 Total Foreign Missionaries (a)
Africa
Algeria 343,500 5,212,000 Fr. Colony 1906 $ 265.25 1 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 3
Basutoland 10,293 348,626 Br. Colony 1899 218.96 1 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 4
British East Africa 117,000 4,000,000 Br. Protect. 1906 215.93 1 2 .. .. 1 4 2 10
British South Africa 26,450 823,000 Br. Prov. 1906 536.15 1 .. .. .. 6 3 1 11
British West Africa 30,000 1,000,000 Br. Colony 1894 1,071.61 2 5 .. .. 2 6 .. 15
Canary Islands 2,850 358,564 Sp. Colony 1911 55.00 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2
Egypt 400,000 11,206,359 Br. Rule 1899 399.84 1 1 .. .. 2 2 1 7
Eritrea 88,500 450,000 Italian Col. 1907 239.50 1 1 .. .. 2 2 .. 6
German East Africa 384,180 7,000,000 Ger. Protect. 1903 946.05 3 11 1 .. .. 8 1 24
Nyasaland 43,608 950,000 Br. Protect. 1902 257.71 .. 3 .. .. .. 2 1 6
Rhodesia 435,000 1,500,000 Br. Protect. 1894 1,488.27 3 3 .. .. 2 7 .. 15
Totals (11) 1,881,381 32,868,549 ... 5,694.27 14 28 1 .. 17 37 6 103
Asia
Burma 236,738 10,491,000 Br. Prov. 1904 2,026.44 2 2 .. 1 1 3 2 11
China (10 Provinces) 4,277,170 433,553,030 Republic 1902 2,115.25 13 5 4 1 4 25 4 56
India (6 Provinces) 1,529,904 302,832,081 Br. Empire 1895 4,758.88 11 8 1 .. 9 18 14 61
Japan 147,655 46,732,138 Monarchy 1896 2,519.93 2 2 1 1 2 6 1 15
Korea (Chosen) 71,000 10,000,000 Jap. Prov. 1904 1,215.39 2 3 1 .. .. 6 2 14
Persia 628,000 9,500,000 Monarchy 1911 90.40 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2
Siberia 4,831,496 5,727,000 Rus. Prov. 1909 1,634.01 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Syria 109,509 3,318,000 Ottoman Div. 1898 604.33 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 1 4
Turkey 760,500 19,472,000 Ottoman Div. 1899 183.79 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Turkestan 257,134 3,808,000 Rus. Prov. 1903 743.20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals (10) 12,851,106 845,524,149 ... 15,893.60 31 22 7 3 18 58 24 163
Australasia
Australia (Aboriginal work only) 2,000 Br. Colony 1911 100.00 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
New Zealand (Maori work only) 39,850 Br. Colony 1899 100.00 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 3
Totals (2) 41,850 ... 200.00 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 1 5
Europe (Southern)
Austria-Hungary 241,333 45,000,000 Monarchy 1900 11,545.39 8 9 .. .. 5 7 2 31
Balkan States 111,100 12,064,469 4 Monarchies 1903 4,719.44 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Caucasia 180,843 9,249,000 Russian Div. 1903 5,111.34 2 1 .. .. 3 2 .. 8
France 207,654 39,252,245 Republic 1901 3,483.13 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Greece 25,014 2,631,952 Monarchy 1903 209.54 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3
Italy 110,646 33,640,000 Monarchy 1903 448.10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Portugal 34,254 5,423,132 Monarchy 1904 369.46 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3
Russia 3,814,161 146,282,000 Monarchy 1886 28,295.03 2 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 4
Spain 190,050 19,700,000 Monarchy 1903 697.89 2 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 4
Turkey 65,000 6,000,000 Monarchy 1903 1,641.73 1 2 1 .. .. 2 .. 6
Totals (10) 4,980,055 320,142,798 ... 56,521.05 21 14 1 .. 8 16 2 62
Pacific Islands
Br. New Guinea (Papua) 90,540 350,000 Br. Colony 1908 361.00 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 3
Cook Islands 142 12,000 Br. Colony 1894 251.26 .. 1 .. .. 1 2 .. 4
Fiji Islands 7,435 125,000 Br. Colony 1889 985.79 1 1 .. .. .. 2 1 5
Friendly Islands 390 32,000 Br. Colony 1895 338.90 1 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 4
Hawaii 6,249 193,000 U. S. Poss. 1895 1,193.20 1 .. .. .. 2 1 .. 4
Java 50,554 32,000,000 Dutch Poss. 1906 948.21 .. .. .. .. 3 3 1 7
New Hebrides 5,300 75,000 Br. & Fr. Poss. 1912 ... 1 .. .. .. 1 2 .. 4
Norfolk Island 13 1,000 Br. Poss. 1895 224.82 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Philippines 127,853 9,000,000 U. S. Poss. 1906 309.10 1 .. .. .. 1 2 .. 4
Pitcairn Island 2 142 Br. Poss. 1890 235.50 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2
Samoa 2,701 40,000 Ger. and U. S. 1895 401.78 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 1 4
Singapore 1,550 572,249 Br. Colony 1904 1,319.84 2 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 4
Society Islands 63* 39,500 Fr. Colony 1893 278.37 1 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 4
Sumatra 161,612 3,500,000 Dutch Poss. 1899 333.46 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 3
Totals (14) 455,178 45,920,891 ... 7,181.23 9 8 .. .. 11 22 4 54
South America
Argentina 1,135,840 6,800,000 Republic 1894 9,174.68 7 3 2 .. 6 14 3 35
Bolivia 505,400 2,000,000 Republic 1907 344.49 .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. 4
Brazil 3,218,991 21,624,000 Republic 1894 17,922.50 6 2 .. .. 1 9 1 19
Chile 307,620 3,500,000 Republic 1895 5,188.66 3 1 .. .. 2 6 3 15
Ecuador 116,000 1,500,000 Republic 1906 175.00 1 .. .. .. 1 2 .. 4
Paraguay 98,000 650,000 Republic 1906 2,045.39 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Peru 695,733 4,559,550 Republic 1906 1,511.37 2 .. .. .. 2 4 .. 8
Uruguay 72,210 1,103,040 Republic 1906 2,660.87 1 .. .. .. 1 2 4 8
Venezuela 364,000 2,646,835 Republic 1911 173.93 1 .. .. .. 1 1 3 6
Totals (9) 6,513,794 44,383,425 ... 39,196.89 21 6 2 .. 16 40 14 99
West Indies, Central America, and Mexico
Costa Rica 18,400 345,090 Republic 1899 1,731.60 1 1 .. .. .. 1 3 6
Cuba 44,000 2,000,000 Republic 1905 1,198.50 2 .. .. .. 9 4 6 21
Guadeloupe 687 190,000 Fr. Colony 1911 ... 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2
Guatemala 48,290 1,842,134 Republic 1908 652.40 1 .. .. .. 2 3 1 7
Haiti 10,294 1,500,000 Republic 1905 505.00 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Honduras 46,250 500,136 Republic 1891 852.41 .. 1 .. .. 2 1 1 5
Mexico 767,005 15,000,000 Republic 1893 1,814.21 1 2 3 2 16 5 1 30
Nicaragua 49,200 600,000 Republic 1901 514.07 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 3
Panama 33,800 400,000 Republic 1905 2,339.39 2 2 1 .. 1 3 6 15
Porto Rico 3,435 1,012,775 U. S. Poss. 1901 889.35 1 1 2 2 2 2 .. 10
Santo Domingo 18,945 610,000 Republic 1910 50.00 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Totals (11) 1,040,306 24,000,135 ... 10,547.83 10 7 6 4 33 21 19 100
Summary
Africa 11 1,881,381 32,868,549 5,694.27 14 28 1 .. 17 37 6 103
Asia 10 12,851,106 845,524,149 15,893.60 31 22 7 3 18 58 24 163
Australasia 2 Natives only 41,850 200.00 .. 2 .. .. .. 2 1 5
Europe (Southern) 10 4,980,055 320,142,798 56,521.05 21 14 1 .. 8 16 2 62
Pacific Islands 14 455,178 45,920,891 7,181.23 9 8 .. .. 15 22 4 54
South America 9 6,513,794 44,383,425 39,196.89 21 6 2 .. 16 40 14 99
W. Indies & Mexico 11 1,040,306 24,000,135 10,547.83 10 7 6 4 33 21 19 100
Grand Totals 67 27,721,820 1,312,881,797 $135,234.87 106 87 17 7 103 196 70 586
Income from home base,

in Non-Christian and Non-Protestant Countries — 1911 (Table 1)

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
.. .. .. 3 1 1 .. 21 21 1 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 .. .. .. 4
.. 2 2 6 2 .. 1 33 33 2 33 .. .. 2 .. 70 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. 11
.. 14 14 24 2 .. 1 24 24 2 8 .. .. 2 5 207 4 14 1 .. .. .. 1 16
.. 4 4 15 2 .. 1 38 61 3 70 .. .. 1 2 59 2 3 1 1 .. .. .. 19
.. 2 2 7 1 1 3 250 280 4 125 1 50 .. .. .. 4 2 1 1 .. .. .. 27
.. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 2 2 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2
1 3 4 11 2 1 3 17 21 4 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. 6 1 .. 1 6 6 1 6 .. .. 1 .. 20 3 .. 2 .. .. .. .. ..
.. 36 36 60 9 9 2 106 107 2 23 .. .. 10 11 2,167 15 36 6 1 .. 1 1 24
.. 60 60 66 1 2 2 141 241 3 240 .. .. 1 47 1,744 5 60 3 2 .. .. .. 50
.. 45 45 60 4 .. 4 245 245 5 150 .. .. 4 26 788 14 40 3 4 .. .. .. 49
1 166 167 270 26 14 15 883 1,041 28 696 1 50 21 91 5,055 49 156 21 11 .. 1 2 202
.. 3 3 14 3 1 2 65 65 2 60 1 52 .. .. .. 1 2 2 1 .. 1 .. 15
2 126 128 184 10 26 12 671 1,137 46 1,092 2 110 3 20 319 4 25 6 5 1 1 .. 192
.. 63 63 124 7 3 7 322 322 22 504 1 21 4 10 480 6 23 6 7 1 2 1 73
2 40 42 57 2 2 7 189 298 16 212 1 28 1 .. 25 2 3 1 1 1 1 .. 90
.. 42 42 56 4 5 4 432 618 4 73 1 92 .. 7 165 2 14 1 1 1 1 .. 237
.. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 2 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 1 .. .. .. 2
3 8 11 11 2 3 22 382 557 22 536 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 132
.. 2 2 6 1 1 2 29 29 3 28 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 .. 1 .. 7
1 3 4 4 1 2 1 14 14 2 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. ..
1 3 4 4 1 .. 6 116 185 6 173 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
9 290 299 462 31 43 63 2,222 3,227 124 2,690 6 303 8 37 989 15 67 24 21 4 7 1 748
.. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 13 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. 5 1 .. .. 5 5 .. .. .. .. .. 1 13 2 .. 1 1 .. .. .. ..
1 66 67 98 8 14 7 1,205 1,205 42 1,011 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 7 .. .. .. 117
1 45 46 49 4 3 3 287 387 27 433 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 .. .. .. 95
1 10 11 19 1 2 36 996 1,341 36 1,385 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 127
5 20 21 25 6 5 9 239 262 24 215 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 15
.. 2 2 5 1 1 2 9 19 4 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. 5
1 6 7 7 1 1 3 72 72 3 69 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 20
.. 2 2 5 1 .. 2 22 31 4 31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1
15 94 109 113 17 30 118 3,150 2,670 118 3,441 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 7 .. .. .. 447
.. 13 13 17 2 .. 2 91 95 6 82 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 22
1 15 20 22 2 3 7 322 344 19 264 1 14 .. .. .. 3 4 4 2 1 .. .. 51
25 273 298 360 43 59 189 6,393 7,426 281 6,950 1 14 .. .. .. 3 4 22 23 2 .. .. 900
.. 4 4 7 1 1 1 5 9 1 9 .. .. 1 .. 20 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
.. 1 1 5 1 .. 1 16 27 1 22 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2
1 14 15 20 2 12 13 236 276 20 339 1 48 .. 3 .. 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 50
.. .. .. 4 1 1 1 17 25 2 28 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 5
.. .. .. 4 1 .. 1 38 39 1 39 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 6 .. .. .. 3
.. 8 8 15 1 2 4 30 73 4 73 .. .. 1 .. 39 1 3 3 2 .. .. .. 24
.. .. .. 4 1 .. .. 4 4 1 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. 2 1 .. 1 30 42 1 42 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
.. 4 4 8 1 .. 1 73 100 4 73 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. 33
.. 2 2 4 1 .. 1 55 124 1 124 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. 1 1 5 1 .. 1 9 12 1 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 4
.. 3 3 7 2 .. 1 55 105 1 114 .. .. 1 .. 21 1 1 2 2 .. .. .. 11
.. .. .. 4 1 .. 4 50 51 5 71 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 3
.. 1 1 4 1 .. 1 11 12 1 30 .. .. 1 1 58 2 1 1 2 .. .. .. 4
1 38 39 93 16 16 31 631 899 44 980 1 48 4 4 138 10 9 14 16 1 .. 1 144
3 45 48 83 2 4 15 766 875 27 902 1 120 .. 5 75 3 9 2 2 1 1 .. 178
1 2 3 7 1 .. 1 5 12 1 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. 3
1 32 33 52 4 .. 35 1,422 1,589 94 1,635 .. .. 1 10 212 7 6 3 4 1 .. .. 39
2 8 10 25 2 .. 14 463 563 41 613 1 60 .. 1 20 2 2 3 3 .. .. .. 69
.. 1 1 5 1 .. 1 12 12 1 15 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 7
2 6 8 8 1 .. 6 218 218 11 256 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 27
.. 9 9 17 1 .. 4 113 157 18 214 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. 47
.. 6 6 14 1 1 3 83 83 5 89 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 3
.. .. .. 6 1 .. 1 18 18 1 28 .. .. 1 .. 10 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. ..
9 109 118 217 14 5 80 3,040 3,527 199 3,760 2 180 2 16 317 12 18 7 6 2 1 .. 373
.. 10 10 16 1 .. 5 202 217 8 224 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40
.. 3 3 24 2 4 3 67 102 5 133 1 33 1 .. 50 4 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 4
.. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. ..
.. 3 3 10 1 .. 4 103 103 7 100 1 96 .. .. .. 4 2 1 1 .. .. .. 2
.. 2 2 2 .. .. 4 184 187 8 184 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 44
.. 2 2 7 1 .. 5 133 133 10 154 .. .. 1 2 45 2 2 1 1 .. .. .. 4
.. 7 7 37 1 2 4 244 315 9 181 .. .. 3 .. 48 2 2 1 1 1 1 .. 138
.. 6 6 9 1 .. 2 78 96 4 107 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 13
1 14 15 30 1 1 6 234 245 9 252 .. .. .. 1 75 .. 2 1 1 .. .. .. 60
.. 4 4 14 1 1 1 30 30 2 30 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. 7
.. 1 1 2 .. .. 1 10 10 1 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. ..
1 52 53 153 9 8 35 1,287 1,440 63 1,375 2 129 5 3 218 12 8 2 2 1 2 .. 312
1 166 167 270 26 14 15 883 1,041 28 696 1 50 21 91 5,055 49 156 21 11 .. 1 2 202
9 290 299 462 31 43 63 2,222 3,227 124 2,690 6 303 8 37 989 15 67 24 21 4 7 1 748
.. .. .. 5 1 .. .. 5 5 .. .. .. .. .. 1 13 2 .. 1 1 .. .. .. ..
25 273 298 360 43 59 189 6,393 7,426 281 6,950 1 14 .. .. .. 3 4 22 23 2 .. .. 900
1 38 39 93 16 16 31 631 899 44 980 1 48 4 4 138 10 9 14 16 1 .. 1 144
9 109 118 217 14 5 80 3,040 3,527 199 3,760 2 180 2 16 317 12 18 7 6 2 1 .. 373
1 52 53 153 9 8 35 1,287 1,440 63 1,375 2 129 5 3 218 12 8 2 2 1 2 .. 312
46 928 974 1,560 140 145 413 14,461 17,565 739 16,451 13 724 40 152 6,730 103 262 73 64 10 11 4 2,679
Gain, 22.74%

Strength in Weakness

It is no dream, great Comforter, But very truth to me, That all earth's strengthless, fainting ones May be made strong in thee.
The years have taught me many things; But none so sure as this, That shelter, solace, joy, and strength Are always where God is. — Selected.

Immodest Dress

By Mrs. Carrie R. Moon

PAUL, when talking to Timothy about how he should instruct the church, said, “In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel.” We are often led to wonder how Paul would feel if he could rise from his grave and witness the fashions of the present day.
To say that the style of dress which prevails quite extensively among women at the present day is far from modest is expressing the matter mildly. This is the opinion not alone of Christians, but of the world at large.
Perhaps you, dear reader, can remember your feelings the first time you saw a woman on the street wearing a “hobble” or a “tube” skirt. Can you truthfully say that it looked neat or modest to you then?
But alas! many of us have passed through the changes of sentiment described by the poet:—
“Vice is a monster of such horrid mien That to be hated needs but to be seen; But seen too oft, familiar with its face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.”
This evil has become so flagrant that the pastors of popular churches have felt called upon to denounce it from their pulpits. The following quoted from the Inter-Ocean, one of the daily papers of Chicago, presents the subject in plain language:—
“PHILADELPHIA, PA., Aug. 11.—Wide-spread interest in this city has been attracted to the statement of the Rev. Dr. Walter T. Sumner, chairman of the Chicago vice commission, that indecent dressing, particularly tight skirts worn by women, contributing to sensuality, is largely responsible for ‘mashers.’
“Ministers and moral censors of the city lauded the stand of the Chicago clergyman, and declared that a campaign to change the style of dress should be inaugurated here. They also agreed with him that the nation is passing through an era of suggestive dressing.’
“In discussing the situation, Dr. Sumner said:—
“‘If there is an increase in annoyance to women upon the streets, I am inclined to think that it can be traced to the dress of the women. We are going through a period when women are making many efforts to accentuate those lines which lead to sensuality.
“‘The average working girl to-day is taking, no doubt ignorantly, as her standard of dress that of the demi-monde. It is no wonder that she, consciously or unconsciously, invites men’s attentions.’
“The Rev. Dr. John W. Sayers, pastor of St. Matthew’s Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the leading Methodist ministers of the city, suggested that mothers are responsible in large measure for the risque styles affected by young women. He said:—
“‘Unquestionably the styles affected by women are having an unwholesome effect upon the morals of the nation. Many of these styles are decidedly immodest. But can we blame young girls for adopting them when well-dressed women show them the way? We see young women in almost all walks of life wearing costumes that modest women might call indecent. We see these short skirts and hobble skirts almost everywhere.
“‘Who is responsible?—The girls’ mothers. They should use good counsel and their authority with the young women. Mothers should be honest with their daughters. I always preach that. If the mothers did their full duty, we should see less of these outlandish styles.’
“The Rev. Dr. Amos Johnson, pastor of Siloam Methodist Episcopal Church, who has been active in moral movements in the northeastern part of the city, advocated a conference the aim of which would be to wage an educational campaign to show women and girls the evils of the hobble skirt.
“‘I think that the Episcopal authority of Chicago has uttered the truth,’ commented Dr. Johnson. ‘Modesty stands in deadly peril because of the supposed striking attires now worn by women. It is time to call a halt.’
“The Rev. Thomas C. Pollock, of the Oak Park United Presbyterian Church, declared that the predominance of mashers was a shame to the police forces of the larger cities. He further said:—
“‘But ministers and others, shocked by the pageant of immodest clothing, do not censure the police. The root of the evil is in the senseless desire of women to expose their charms, so far as the laws permit. They have gone far enough, and moralists should step in.’”
Woman was placed in the world to be a help to man. It is her work to exert such an influence as to elevate, ennoble, and refine the sterner sex.
It is enough to make one’s heart ache to see sweet young girls dressed in such a way as to lead young men to make remarks about them which would mantle their cheeks with shame if they could hear them. It is also sad to see the look of pertness which soon takes the place of the look of girlish modesty upon the faces of these dear maidens. Will the mothers sometime have cause to weep bitter tears because of their folly in not preserving the sweet modesty which is always a safeguard to its possessor?
But what shall we say when we see these demoralizing fashions among the people who profess to have heard and responded to the call, “Come out from among them, and be ye separate”?
These styles are too common to need to be described—the tight skirts, the low-necked waists, and sleeves that leave nearly the entire arm bare, the “cob-web stockings,” the unnatural masses of hair, the grotesque hats, etc.
It is most encouraging to see men of the world taking a strong position against this evil. The Chicago Daily Tribune recently published an article under the heading “Chicago Leads a Revolt Against Risque in Dress,” in which the statement is made that Chicago has renounced allegiance to style centers of the East. The writer quotes Alexander Weiss, who is one of the best-known designers of ladies’ fashions in the West, as saying: “This cutting away from the old régime is going to raise the standard of modesty in Chicago. Chicago women have been wearing tight and short dresses because that kind of clothes was the kind exhibited in the fashion centers in this city. We’re going to eliminate the hobble, the tube, and all the different styles which are immodest, no matter whether they continue to be the rage in New York or not. And in their stead we’re going to bring out dresses much more beautiful and artistic.”
Young girls have said to the writer: “But what can we do? We do not want to wear these tight skirts, but our mothers say we must—that it takes so little goods and so little work to make dresses this way, and that other people wear them, and we must, too.” Can any mother think of weighing a few yards of dress-goods or a little extra work against the conscience of her daughter?
God is purifying unto himself “a peculiar people.” He is sanctifying and cleansing his church, “that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.” Surely his people, those whom Christ has left here as his witnesses, should separate themselves entirelyfrom worldly fashions that are extreme in any way, and above all, from those which border upon the immodest.
Shall we not, as a people, take our stand against all that is immodest and unhealthful, and seek to dress and to live as those who are looking for the soon-coming Saviour, who will clothe his people with his own spotless robe of righteousness?
South Bend, Ind.

The Noon-Hour Prayer

By Editor

"Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice." "And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends."

Answered Prayer

"I WISH to thank you for your prayers in behalf of my husband's mother," writes a friend from Nebraska. "Although still very sick, she told me when last I visited her that she had asked God to forgive her sins, and that she was enjoying his peace in her heart."
Mrs. E. Brown, of Texas, sends this word: "I have received a wonderful answer during the last few weeks. 'O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.'"

Requests for Prayer

166. A Missouri sister wishes us to pray that she may be healed from physical infirmities, and fully pardoned for all her sins.
167. From Pennsylvania a sister writes in behalf of a friend who is suffering with tuberculosis of the spine. She is an earnest Christian girl, and before her sickness was an active worker in her home church. She desires to be restored to health if it is God's will.
168. A friend in Louisiana requests prayer for the conversion of her brothers and sisters and their children; also for herself that she may be healed from an affliction which physicians fear will result in paralysis of the arms.
169. An aged brother and sister residing in Texas ask that prayer be offered for the conversion of their son.
170. The following request comes from California: "I earnestly desire the prayers of God's people that if it is his will I may be made physically and mentally strong, and enabled to complete my training for service in this closing work."
171. From Mississippi a sister sends the request that we remember her husband at the noon-hour prayer season. She earnestly desires his conversion.
172. An anxious mother in Colorado asks prayer for the conversion of her eldest son and his wife, and for two other sons and a daughter who know the truth but are cold and indifferent.
173. A young woman writes from Georgia requesting prayer for the conversion of her mother, two sisters, three brothers, and a very dear friend.
174. "Please pray for my eighteen-year-old son, who has recently married a young girl who is not a Christian. Also pray for the conversion of my orphan brother," writes a Nebraska sister.
To the weary ones who have suffered long and painfully without finding the relief desired, the following comforting words from the pen of Marianne Farmingham will prove a message of comfort:—
"God might have kept us without pain; And God is love. There must be better things than ease For us to prove; The furrowed brow, the patient heart, The pale, sad face, The soul that bears what he has sent, Are signs of grace.
"Dear heart that suffers, by this way Life's crowns are won; And is it hard sometimes to say, 'Thy will be done'? But he permits the pain, and he Sends strength to bear. Try to keep still for his dear sake Who answers prayer.
"Pain takes us to his feet, which else We might forget; We cry to him for help, and he Ne'er failed us yet. Much that pain brings is molten gold And richest gain; More than we else could know is taught In schools of pain.
"Pain is a passing thing, and life Is swift to go. God keeps a land so glad that there You will not know The meaning of a pain, and there Is no regret; He will remove the curtain soon, And you forget!"

The Long Silence

For eighteen years David Sill had bowed and said "Good morning!" or "Good evening!" whenever he met William Pearson. Never once had Pearson returned the greeting, nor even so much as looked in his direction. Most people thought that in continuing his friendly advances David showed a lack of proper spirit; some did not scruple to call him foolish. One thoughtless young fellow ventured to joke David about Pearson's unresponsiveness.
"Real pleasant-spoken man he is, isn't he, Dave? Deaf and dumb asylum'd be a good place for him, I guess."
David smiled, but his face sobered at once.
"Will Pearson and I were boys together, classmates at school, and the closest of friends," he said, slowly. "Years ago we had a misunderstanding,—a mere trifle to begin with,—and both of us lost our tempers, and said harsh, bitter things. As soon as my anger had burned out, I was sorry, and I told Will so. It was all I could do, but he wouldn't look at me. I tried it again and again, whenever I thought time might have softened the old grudge, but the result was always the same."
"And yet you speak every time you meet him?" the other said, curiously.
"Yes, that's no more than my part," David replied. "If Will ever comes to a better mind, it will make it a lot easier for him to know that I've always been willing to meet him half-way. I have a notion that people are often kept from making up just because they don't know how their advances will be taken. I don't want Will to have so much as a straw in his way. I'm afraid he has an unforgiving disposition to contend with, anyhow, and it'll be hard enough at the best."
Just after the quarrel occurred, Will Pearson had boasted that he "guessed he could live without Dave Sill," and although he had never repeated the boast, his prosperity had stiffened his independent spirit. He had a pardonable pride in his family, in the handsome returns his farm brought him, and in being an important member of the community.
But after a time there came a turn in his fortunes. He lost most of his money in some unlucky investments. The following winter he buried his eldest daughter. That was the hardest blow, but it was not the last. Circumstances arose that actually brought his reputation under a cloud. Old friends, believing the worst, bowed to him coldly on the street.
Life had narrowed sadly for Pearson these last few months, and David Sill's cheery "Good morning!" sounded appealingly in his ears, like an echo of old times.
One day Pearson answered the greeting shamefacedly, walked on a few steps, and then, turning impulsively, went back.
"If you hadn't been keeping that up all these years, Dave," he said, "I could not find the courage now, when friends are fewer than they've ever been before, to ask — to ask you to forget what's past." The big voice trembled perilously. "I don't deserve it, but —"
David Sill's warm hand-clasp spoke for him, and the long estrangement was ended.—Youth's Companion.

A Mother's Creed

Mrs. Ozora S. Davis, in Zion's Herald, gives the following beautiful “mother’s creed:”—
I believe in the eternal importance of the home as the fundamental institution of society.
I believe in the immeasurable possibilities of every boy and girl.
I believe in the imagination, the trust, the hopes, and the ideals which dwell in the hearts of all children.
I believe in the beauty of nature, of art, of books, and of friendship.
I believe in the satisfactions of duty.
I believe in the little homely joys of every-day life.
I believe in the goodness of the great design which lies behind our complex world.
I believe in the safety and peace which surround us all through the overbrooding love of God.

Make the Best Use of Your Present State

By Alexander Whyte

Do not talk what thou wouldst do if thou wert an angel, but consider what thou canst do as thou art a man. Make the best use of thy present state.

Tennessee

By Mrs. Mamie E. Strother

CHATTANOOGA.—We can say, as did David, "Give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever." After laboring the first part of the summer in Spartanburg, S. C., we were transferred to the Cumberland Conference. We arrived in Chattanooga the sixth of September. Our work here, so far, has been successful. As a result of the tent work, a new church has been organized, with fifteen members. Since the organization, three others have been added, making eighteen in all. We now have two churches for the colored people. The interest is good, and others will be added to the church later. Sunday, November 3, we had a baptismal service, in which four candidates were buried with their Lord. We pray that Heaven's choicest blessings may rest upon this new church.
MRS. MAMIE E. STROTHER.

Illinois

By Chas. T. Everson

CHICAGO.—No one situated in a large city like Chicago can fail to realize the force of the stirring appeals coming to us from the servant of the Lord to warn the large cities of America.
A committee composed of twenty-five prominent citizens of Chicago investigated the condition of vice in this city. The mere report of what they found made such filthy reading that the postal authorities of the United States refused to permit it to be sent through the mails. One of the most aristocratic suburbs along the lake shore appointed a similar committee, and it reported that the conditions in that place were worse than in Chicago. The corruption seems to extend from the lower to the upper stratum of society. Such a condition as obtains here certainly can not continue indefinitely. Hence the need of a speedy work in warning this city.
I have had the privilege of joining in the campaign of warning the city of Chicago. As wickedness and sin abound, the people become more difficult to reach, and more intense efforts are required to arouse them. I have been engaged in this work here a little over a year. During that time we have had some very large meetings. Our attendance at the tent-meetings has at times reached over five hundred, while over three hundred have been in attendance at our hall-meetings.
A very fine class of people have attended these services. Lawyers and doctors of some prominence, quite a number of preachers, business men, including at least one millionaire, and people of other walks of life listen with marked attention to the solemn warnings given.
Because of the lack of personal workers, the fruits from these efforts have been comparatively small. We are just now in the midst of a series of cottage meetings, and expect to garner in a good number of souls. I am thankful to say that I have thus far had the privilege of baptizing thirty-two in connection with these efforts, all except one of them being adults. CHAS. T. EVERSON.
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