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The Pools Sail for Trinidad

Last week, February 17, Elder N. H. Pool and his wife and son sailed from New York for Port of Spain, Trinidad. Brother and Sister Pool have been released from Indiana to answer an urgent call from the South Caribbean Conference for an additional laborer. Several islands compose this conference in the West Indian field, some of which have not as yet been entered with the message. Thus a fruitful field awaits their labors. Brother Pool’s daughter remains in the States to finish the school year.

Week of Prayer in South Africa

REPORTS are just in from South Africa, telling of good meetings during the week of prayer. They held their week of prayer last autumn at the appointed time, Dec. 9-16, 1911. Here is a report written by Brother E. C. Silsbee, of the Kimberley Baths:—

“We had good meetings during the week of prayer. Our native boy, Lazarus, spoke of his appreciation of the light that had come to him; a brother who is a nominal member only has taken new interest in the church meetings, and all were much benefited. We had our meetings in the cool of the morning at 6 A. M., and enjoyed them with clear minds. Offerings, £1 16s. 6d.”

Twelve Baptized in Manila

ELDER L. V. FINSTER, of the Philippine Islands, reports the baptism of twelve persons, Sunday morning, December 24. These new believers will materially add to the working force of the little Manila church.

New Medical Director for Madison Sanitarium

FOR several months the Madison (Wis.) Sanitarium has been without a gentleman physician, the medical work being carried on by Dr. Roxetta Runck. Arrangements have been made recently with Dr. W. T. Lindsay to connect with the sanitarium as medical director and surgeon. Dr. Lindsay entered upon his work February 15. This provides a skilled gentleman doctor as well as an able lady physician for the work in Madison Sanitarium.

Nashville Invites the General Conference

DURING the recent meeting held at College View, Nebr., a hearty invitation was received by the General Conference Committee for the holding of the next General Conference at Nashville, Tenn. This invitation was signed by the board of trade, the mayor of Nashville, and the governor of Tennessee. The choice of a large auditorium, a hall, or other suitable quarters was offered free of charge. The place and date of the next General Conference have not been settled. Doubtless, however, the claims of Nashville will be considered by the committee when the question is taken up.

The Message Reaches the Indians

In a meeting of the Nebraska Conference which was recently held at College View, Nebr., one worker related how he had sold a copy of “Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation” to an aged Indian. This Indian could not read English, but his son was in school, and he bought it against the time when his son would be able to read to him what he considered a most valuable and helpful book.

Another worker told of having sold one hundred fifty dollars’ worth of this excellent book to members of this race. One of the resolutions passed at this conference emphasized the need of special work for the Indians. This illustrates how the truth for this time is extending, and is including in its influence every nation, kindred, tongue, and people.

Death of Brother Samuel

BROTHER J. S. JAMES writes regarding the death of Brother Samuel, of Nazareth, and his daughter, of cholera. His death comes as a great blow to our work in southern India. Brother James says: “Aside from Brother Thomas, this man was the most trusted and valued man we had. He was associated with me from my first arrival at that place. He was an honest, faithful, God-fearing man. It was grand to see how he and his wife and family grew in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord from the time they first learned the truth. Practically, they came out of heathenism. It was this man and his wife to whom Brother Lowry referred in the Harvest Ingathering number of the Signs. He was in charge of our work in Armukunari, and his little girl stood at the head of her class in our school. He leaves a wife, and five children under the age of twelve. His death places us in an unfavorable condition to carry out our plans in our new out-stations.”

Elder W. T. Knox Returns

ELDER W. T. KNOX returned to Washington last week, having attended the union conferences recently held in the South and West.

China, the Youngest Republic

CHINA, one of the oldest of the empires, is now the youngest of the republics. The lethargy of ages has been thrown off, and the world will be compelled to realize from now on that China has entered the lists. For a generation many of her ambitious young men have been receiving an education in the schools of other nations. These are most certain to be her leaders in the new path that she has chosen. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, a Christian Chinaman, through whose instrumentality very largely the revolution was accomplished, and who was chosen the provisional president of the republic, has very graciously resigned, and the national assembly has unanimously elected Yuan Shi Kai president. This brings north and south China under one administration. By resigning, Dr. Sun has united the nation. The national assembly, after electing Yuan Shi Kai, paid this tribute to Dr. Sun: "Such an example of purity of purpose and self-sacrifice is unparalleled in history. It was solely due to his magnanimity and modesty that northern China was won over." It is hoped that this change may open the country for the more free and rapid proclamation of the message there.

The War Between Italy and Turkey

The war between Italy and Turkey has reached a lull. The Turks and Arabs do not feel able to meet the Italian army of occupation in a general pitched battle, and the Italians seem to consider it unwise to venture far from the coast. Turkey seems to have had an idea of sending troops across the Red Sea and through Egypt to strengthen her forces in Tripoli, but this has been rendered impossible by Italy's destruction of the Turkish vessels on the Red Sea. It seems to be the general belief that peace will soon be brought about. Italy has the advantage thus far, but seems less sanguine of the fruits of her African invasion than at the first. Italy, considering herself the victor, can not ask for peace or initiate peace negotiations; she permits it to be known, however, that she is ready to consider peace proposals with an open mind, provided Turkey makes them on the basis of surrendering to Italy the provinces of Tripoli and Cyrenaica (Barca). The chief difficulty in this, however, is that Turkey fears that her surrender of these provinces would arouse the ire of the fanatical Arab population of Turkey, especially in Asia, which might result in such a rebellion as would bring about the dissolution of the Turkish empire. Italy does not desire that Turkey should be dismembered just now. If this were brought about at this time, Italy fears that the portion of the Turkish dominion allotted to her would be merely the provinces which she has now laid claim to, whereas, if dismemberment should come later, she would have a better chance of securing a share of what would still remain after her annexation of Tripoli and Cyrenaica. How the tangle will be straightened out, no one can foresee. There is a very strong possibility that the mad scramble for the remains of the Turkish empire may be near at hand. Swiftly following that event comes the consummation of the Christian's hope.

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