p. 22 | Review and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 12. (3/22/1906)

Earlier text: The Northern Union Conference

Keene (Tex.) Academy

The Lord has been greatly blessing this institution during the past two years. With the blessing of the Lord and the co-operation of the brethren, the debt upon it has been entirely lifted, and we are ready as a conference to sing the jubilee song of freedom from debt. While a few copies of “Christ’s Object Lessons” remain to be sold in two of the conferences, the amount is small, and the conferences have stepped in and assured the amounts. As far as we know, we are the first of the union conferences to be able to free their educational institutions from debt. In singing the song of jubilee at this meeting, I hope we shall all have so vivid a recollection of what it has cost to achieve this result that we shall avoid debt in the future as we would the leprosy. But this is not all. When this result had been gained, it was found that some repairs on our buildings and additional facilities were greatly needed. In looking over the situation the committee found that forty acres of land could be sold without detriment to the work of the institution, and with the proceeds of this the needed repairs could be made and the buildings be better equipped. A purchaser was soon found at a good price. A heating plant has already been installed in the academy home, and the Board is proceeding with other improvements as fast as advisable.

The attendance is considerably larger than last year, and the schoolroom work is proceeding very satisfactorily. It was thought wise a year ago to add one year’s work to the course of study heretofore offered. Some changes in the faculty and management were made which enabled them to add two teachers to the faculty for the present year. So far as I can learn, our present arrangement is giving excellent satisfaction. The faculty fully realizes that the spiritual part of their work should not be subordinated to the literary. The students as a rule are in full harmony with their teachers, and are doing good work in their studies. Full details of all this and the workings of the school will be given in the report of the principal and manager.—From the President’s Report.

A Synonym Hunt

Tell the children they are going on a hunting expedition, but no guns are needed; for the “game” is a word to match, and the “gun” used is a sharp little mind, and two bright eyes may be the dogs to spot the game.

Make two lists of words. The students may copy carefully as many as are needed.

That will be a writing lesson and a bit of “partnership” work for them, to increase their personal interest in the plan. It will also help, incidentally, in spelling. The sheets are cut into slips; the first set short, the second long. The latter consists of synonyms of the first. A set is given to each pupil, and he matches them, spreading them out on his desk till all the words are mated.

The room will be very quiet while the children are busy matching their slips, for the first one to get all his words mated will be the winner, of course.

You will find the hunt useful in language and grammar work, and it will develop quickness and concentration of thought. And every such device is helpful in all school work.

In one school the hunting expedition was so popular that the children asked for one every week, and of their own accord consulted Mr. Webster, made out their own little lists, brought them to the teacher, and, putting them all together, had a long “hunt”—and list. Sometimes the teacher used each pupil’s list in turn, to encourage them in the work and to help them form the habit of consulting frequently the authority before mentioned—which habit is a good one.

SAMPLE LIST humor epistle chief relatives letter project kin exploit infant burst residence chide explode serious grave leader design home hunger wit feat baby reproach famish

Somewhere in the second column, or list, you will find a synonym to match each one of the words in the first column.—Selected.

Religious Liberty Notes

By K. C. Russell

ELDER S. B. HORTON has a letter one column in length in the New Orleans Times Democrat of March 3. The subject is, “Why We Should Oppose Sunday Laws.”

Four Sunday bills have been introduced into the Massachusetts Legislature this present session. In a report of a hearing of three of the Sunday bills now before the Massachusetts Legislature, The Defender, the organ of the New England Sabbath Protective League, says: “The Seventh-day people and certain Jews opposed it, but their opposition was expected, and did not weaken its force. If the bill becomes a law, as we hope it will, it will remedy present conditions, we feel sure, very much, and we await the outcome with interest.”

The following is from the Minneapolis Daily News of March 6: “The issuance of the new code has opened the grocers’ war in Minneapolis again. The new laws provide that those who observe some day other than the generally accepted Sunday for rest and religious worship need not observe Sunday itself. Monday night the grocers’ association appointed a committee to go over the laws and report on their exact bearing on the Sunday operation of grocery stores.” This proposed “new code” is also religious on the ground that only those can be exempted who observe some other day as a day of religious worship. People need to be taught the limits of civil authority.

The following is an extract from an editorial in the Washington Post of March 14, 1905: “The only reformers we need concern ourselves about are those who come to Congress or to other official position, or who locate here with their bureaus and propagandas and pestiferous activities. They are in a position to make mischief. They get into our system, like the typhoid bacillus, the bookworm, or the malaria. Moreover, they make life a great deal of a burden as they go along. If anybody wants to organize for the purpose of knocking them on the head, we are ready to help.”

The Gazette and Free Press, of Elmira, N. Y., of March 1, prints the following petition which is being circulated by the women’s auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A.: “We the undersigned, residents of Elmira, feel that the holding of Sunday entertainments at Rorick’s Glen is detrimental of the welfare of Elmira, and is a breach of the civil and religious law, and has a deteriorating effect upon the religious sense of the community, as well as disturbing the quiet of the Sabbath day. We, therefore, respectfully petition you to discontinue Sunday entertainment at that place.” This movement will afford an excellent opportunity to enlighten the people of Elmira on the subject of religious liberty. K. C. RUSSELL.

Hints on Table Manners

A TEACHER on going into the homes of her pupils can not fail to see the faults or good qualities displayed by them.

This is what I noticed in particular, and the way I set about to correct the mistake. The thing noticed was the lack of table manners. They were the children of hard-working farmers, few of whom could talk the American language. I noticed the fault, but could think of no plan that would not hurt the parents' feelings, until I thought of this.

Upon the blackboard one morning the children found these words written with colored crayon:—“Things to Be Remembered,” and underneath was written,—

1. “Never put a knife to the mouth when eating.”

When school called, I told them all to find a clean space near the back of their tablets, and write the words I had written

upon the board. I told them to write very carefully, and leave space for more of the things we must never forget.

I didn't give a talk about the “whys,” etc., of good manners, but let the writing do the work.

Each morning a new rule would appear, such as:—

Never reach for anything when at the table.

Never say, “I don't like this,” or, “I never eat this,” when eating away from home.

Never make unnecessary noises when eating.

Never bend the head to put food into the mouth.

And before long the children were looking at the blackboard as soon as they entered the room.

It wasn't long until the children began telling what their fathers or mothers said, and saying that they were trying to eat that way.

I know it was a success in my school, and perhaps it would be in others. It certainly will do no harm.—Selected.

Christian Education

By FREDERICK GRIGGS; C. C. LEWIS

Conducted by the Department of Education of the General Conference. FREDERICK GRIGGS, Chairman, C. C. LEWIS, Secretary.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

By Allen Moon

Notice!

The third biennial session of the Lake Union Conference will be held May 8-18, at Berrien Springs, Mich., for the election of officers, and the transaction of any other business that may come before the conference.

ALLEN MOON, President.

Current Mention

— Representative Hull, chairman of the House committee on military affairs, in a recent speech in Congress stated that in his view of the Chinese situation it was imperative that the United States should be ready to fight at any time for the maintenance of its position in the Orient.

— A very disastrous railway wreck occurred at Adobe, Colo., on the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, March 16, two passenger-trains coming into collision during a blizzard. Forty persons were killed and about a score of others injured. Failure to deliver orders is given as the cause of the wreck.

— There is every indication that another great coal strike, including both anthracite and bituminous fields will be inaugurated April 1. The operators have accumulated immense supplies of coal, and are in a position to reap financial benefit from an advance in the price of coal which a strike would entail, and there is apparently no prospect that they will agree to the miners’ demands.

— Another famine is threatened in Spain. A Madrid dispatch says: “Following the drought and the resulting agricultural distress last year, the prevalence of unusual heat and the lack of rain for the past three weeks cause anxiety, threatening a famine next summer. The position is especially serious in the rural districts of Andalusia, where there is general misery. The towns also are suffering. There have been many strikes in Andalusia.”

— A mysterious night visit was made to the White House recently by H. H. Rogers and John D. Archbold, the Standard Oil magnates. It is now stated that their mission was to advise the President that “financial circles in New York” were getting very uneasy over prospective legislation by Congress to curb the power of the railways and the trusts, and ask him to exert his influence on the side of “conservatism” and prevent any radical action from being taken.

— A project for a through-train service between points in the United States and Havana, Cuba, is reported to be under consideration by Mr. Henry M. Flagler, a multi-millionaire of the Standard Oil Company. His idea is to have ocean-going ferry-boats between Florida and Havana, upon which trains can be run, thus obviating any necessity for change of cars.

— English Catholics, realizing that the Liberal government is about to abolish the Education act which gave state aid to Catholics and members of the established church at the expense of the non-conformers, have come forward with a statement saying that “no settlement of the question will be accepted by Catholics which denies to Catholic parents the right to have for their children Catholic schools in which the teachers shall be Catholics, and give definite religious instruction under Catholic control during school hours.” New Catholic schools, the address says, must be recognized and maintained, and enlargements of existing schools sanctioned where the needs of the Catholic population demand.

— An account of the great volcanic eruption which is in progress on the island of Savai, of the Samoan group, says: “Three villages have been completely destroyed, including Malaeola, where was located the finest cocoa plantation on the island. The lava from the volcano is flowing into the ocean in a stream three quarters of a mile wide and twenty feet deep, at the rate of twenty feet an hour. At night a solid wall of molten lava five miles long can be seen reaching far out into the sea. For some distance the sea water is boiling, and the surf breaking over the fiery stream. The government recently chartered a steamer to remove women and children from the zone of danger.”

— France is having a hard time in the effort to shake herself wholly free from the long-standing alliance with the church. The clerical element, which in some parts of France is very strong, has now taken the attitude of violent resistance against the completion of the work of “secularizing the state.” Very serious disturbances have occurred in some places, and a crisis has evidently been reached. Prophecies are even made that there will be civil war. The “crime” of secularizing the state is, in the eyes of the church party, a most heinous one, calculated to bring down the judgments of God. The recent great mining disaster in the Courrières district is, in the view of this party, a signal manifestation of the divine displeasure at the course the state is pursuing, and those who are now leading the state are charged with the responsibility for this calamity. Government officials who visited the scene of the disaster were greeted with cries of “murderers,” “assassins,” etc., and with difficulty escaped personal violence. A Paris dispatch states with reference to the attitude of the pope: “The chief point of public interest is the attitude that the pope will adopt. The situation would be completely cleared if he should counsel submission to the law. The obedience of the Catholic population would be implicit. It is the impression in non-clerical circles, however, that he will let events take their course, without regard to the serious results that may follow.”

Fox River Academy

A NEW NAME

At a recent meeting of the Board of managers of the Sheridan Industrial School the name of the institution was changed to the Fox River Academy. The school is situated about two and one-half miles from Sheridan, and but a short distance from the banks of the Fox River, one of the most picturesque streams in the State; thus the new name is less local and more appropriate.

COURSE OF STUDY

At the same meeting of the Board a four years’ course of study was adopted, representing about the amount of work carried in a good high school. The course is made practical, complete, and inviting. A good-sized class of students who have been in attendance a number of years has been already formed, and expect to complete the course next year.

INDUSTRIALS

Although the name has been changed, the industrial features of the institution have been strengthened, and will not only be made more prominent, but better, in the future. It is the desire to make the work not only educational in nature, but profitable financially and helpful to the students. It will be the constant aim to turn out such work as will bear close inspection and merit favorable criticism.

IMPROVEMENTS

A number of needed improvements were also planned for at this meeting of the Board. Among these is the building of a comfortable home for the young men, a building for laundry and canning purposes, and the finishing of a cottage for the principal of the school to live in. All are to be conveniently located on the school campus.

SCHOOL SESSION

The school will continue throughout the year, with but a brief vacation during the month of August. The spring and summer terms will begin the first Wednesday in March; the fall and winter terms the second Wednesday in September.

EXPENSES

The terms are most reasonable. Fourteen dollars will cover all expenses for tuition, board, room, and plain washing. Sufficient work is guaranteed to every student to reduce this amount to a cash payment of ten dollars a month. At present there is opportunity for a few earnest young men, who wish to

do so, to meet all their expenses by work. Such should write to the school at once, stating definite information concerning themselves.

SUMMER SCHOOL

The special features of the summer school will be, besides the usual common branches, drills, industrials, and Bible study, classes in civil government, American literature, agricultural botany, zoology, and pedagogy. The work of the day will be so arranged as to make it profitable, interesting, and pleasant. The location is a very pretty one for a summer school.

CHURCH-SCHOOL

There is no church-school in connection with the academy, and children below the seventh grade can not be accommodated at present. Parents should take notice of this fact before sending small children to this school.

LOCATION

The academy is situated a few miles southwest of Chicago, in LaSalle County, near Sheridan, on the Fox River branch of the Burlington railroad. Thus it is centrally located, and of easy access from all parts of the country. Those expecting to attend should correspond with the principal of the school beforehand; they will then be met at Sheridan by the school team. All passenger trains stop at Sheridan during the daytime.

A SELECT SCHOOL

The school will necessarily be select in its nature. Not more than sixty students can be comfortably accommodated at any one time. Only those are invited who have an earnest purpose to improve and a desire to be helped, and to be helpful as well. Only the best teachers to be obtained will be employed, and students may expect thorough work and rapid advancement. Students may expect the work offered by this institution to stand for all that is best in an all-round education. Their training will be secured under surroundings in harmony with the true principles of the much-desired “simple life.” Correspondence with both parents and young people is invited. Address W. T. Bland, Fox River Academy, Sheridan, Ill.

Our Foreign Papers

By Editor

On account of the demand for more of the special numbers of our German papers which we issued last October, a second edition has just been run; so we are now prepared to fill orders again for that number. Price, 5 cents, ten or more copies, three cents each.

This week we are running a special number of our Swedish paper. Twelve pages and cover, on the subjects of “Church Federation” and “Capital and Labor,” illustrated. Price, 5 cents for single copies, ten or more 2½ cents each.

Next week we will issue a special number of our Danish-Norwegian paper, a Religious Liberty number, illustrated, sixteen pages and cover. Price, 5 cents; ten or more copies, 2½ cents each.

Address all orders to your tract society, or to the International Publishing Assn., College View, Neb.

Business Notices

BRIEF business notices will be published in this department subject to the discretion of the publishers. A minimum charge of one dollar will be made for one insertion of forty words or less. Three cents a word will be charged for each additional word, and remittance must accompany each order. Initials and figures count as words. Name and address must be counted.

All persons unknown to the managers of this paper must send satisfactory written recommendations whenever submitting notices for insertion in this column.

In the case of poor persons who wish employment, the charge may be remitted, but in order to secure this concession a letter from the elder of the local church of which the advertiser is a member, or from one of our well-known ministers, must accompany the advertisement.

WANTED.—Sabbath-keeping man as assistant teacher for boys in camp during summer; one capable of conducting “nature study” in harmony with Bible, preferred; work easy. Permanent position if satisfactory. Address immediately Caswell Academy, Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y.

EVERY reader should try our absolutely pure and rancid-proof peanut butter, only 10 cents a pound. We pay freight on 100 pounds or more east of Rocky Mountains, at 12 cents a pound. Agents wanted. Address Vegetarian Meat Company, 309 Bond Building, Washington, D. C.

J. Q. A. HAUGHEY has devised a pocket inhaler, which offers a rational and successful means for treating catarrh, colds, and lung trouble. For one dollar he will send, post-paid, one inhaler with medicine for six weeks’ treatment. See “ad” in March Life and Health. Address Battle Creek Inhaler Co., Battle Creek, Mich.

FOR SALE.—Purest, most healthful, best vegetable oil for cooking or salads; no odor; keeps indefinitely. 1-gal. can, $0.90; 5-gal. can, $3.50. Send for sample. Also finest whole-wheat health-food flour in U. S. A. Address E. W. Coates, 535 W. 110th St., New York, N. Y.

FOR SALE.—Five miles from Graysville, Tenn., fruit and truck farm of 20 acres, 5-room house, woodshed, barn, apples, pears, peaches, quinces, grapes, raspberries, gooseberries, currants, strawberries, asparagus, woods-lot, pasture-lot. Address E. B. Melendy, R. F. D. 3, Dayton, Tenn.

Obituaries

Hanes.— Died at Weyauwega, Wis., Jan. 29, 1906, of spinal trouble, Clark F. Hanes, son of Frank and Clara Hanes, aged 2 months and 5 days. The funeral service was conducted at the Baptist church by the pastor. Mrs. Clara Hanes.

Hebard.— Died at Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 9, 1906, Mrs. Ida Hebard, aged 56 years and 4 months. Sister Hebard accepted present truth in 1872, and ever remained faithful to her convictions. She leaves a husband, three sons, and two daughters to mourn their loss. All feel assured that she rests in hope. The funeral service was conducted by the writer; text, 2 Sam. 14: 14. R. W. Parmele.

Hopkins.— Died at Tilden, Neb., Feb. 13, 1906, of cancerous growth of the liver, Brother Warren Hopkins, in the fortieth year of his age. Brother Hopkins accepted present truth under the labors of Elder G. H. Smith, and united with the Oakdale (Neb.) church, Oct. 7, 1899. At the time of his death he was a member of the Rocky Ford (Colo.) church, and had endeared himself to the members by his consistent, Christian life. Words of comfort were spoken by Brother C. H. Miller, from Isaiah 53 and Job 14. Geo. M. Alway.

Barber.— Died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Stanton, of Detroit, Mich., Jan. 1, 1906, Mrs. Mary Barber, aged nearly 88 years. Her life was a long and useful one. She was the mother of eleven children, grandmother of thirty, and great grandmother of twenty-four. About ten years ago she accepted the third angel's message, and although she was then well along in years, yet her mind was clear, and she grasped the truth very fully and loved it much. We feel assured that she will come forth in the first resurrection. O. F. Butcher.

Davis.— Died as the result of an accident while logging near his home in Denmark, Maine, Feb. 1, 1906, Ezra Davis, aged 69 years, 1 month, and 10 days. Brother Davis became a Seventh-day Adventist in 1884 through the labors of Brother Geo. Howard. He lived a consistent Christian life, and was highly respected by all who knew him. His wife, whose maiden name was Melissa Pirtle, and two adopted children, are left to mourn their loss. His last words to his wife were words of courage and good cheer. E. H. Morton.

Spaulding.— Died at Cedar Lake, Mich., Feb. 17, 1906, of strangulated hernia, Eli Spaulding, aged 70 years, 7 months, and 4 days. Brother Spaulding gave his heart to the Lord fifty years ago, and united with the Disciple Church. About fifteen months ago he accepted the doctrines taught by the Seventh-day Adventist people, and rejoiced in the truth until his death. He died with a firm belief in the power of the Son of God to raise him from the dead. He leaves a wife and two children to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Isa. 26: 19. M. C. Whitmarsh.

Hudson.— Died at the home of her sister, near Fennville, Mich., Feb. 28, 1906; Sister Almira C. Hudson, in her eightieth year. The deceased, who was a descendant of Sir Henry Hudson, the famous explorer, and of John Rodgers, the martyr, was born at Hudson, Summit Co., Ohio, in 1826. Being left an orphan at the age of twelve, she supported and educated herself, afterward teaching school for many years. At the age of sixteen Sister Hudson became a member of the Congregational Church, but later accepted the truths of the third angel's message, and for nearly fifty years had been a devoted and consistent member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. W. M. Crothers.

Loveland.— Died at the home of her son, James Loveland, of Johnson, Vt., Jan. 8, 1906, Sister Belinda Loveland, aged 93 years and 3 months. She retained health and her mental faculties to a remarkable degree until one year ago, when, as the result of a fall, her mind was injured, and she became an invalid. She knew her friends and conversed freely until a short time before she went peacefully to her rest, to await the coming of her Saviour, for whom she had so long looked. Sister Loveland was one of the oldest, most devoted and faithful servants of the message. She began to serve God in her early youth, and united with the Methodist Church, of which she was a member until she accepted the glad tidings of the message of the soon coming of Christ, under the preaching of Elder Miller. Though she passed through that bitter disappointment of the early advent message, her faith never faltered. She always stood firm to what she believed to be truth, getting consolation from Heb. 10: 35-39, living up to all the light she had, and ever ready to receive more. Her husband died eight years ago. When Elder Bates presented the sanctuary and Sabbath reform, they gladly accepted the whole message, though the coming of their Lord was delayed. In the early days of the message they sacrificed their home farm for the advancement of the message, and moved onto a back lot. Though they had but little of this world's goods, their home was always a home for all friends of the cause; and for a long time, general and regular Sabbath meetings were maintained at their home; and they always gave freely for the support of the cause they loved so well. Only God and eternity can tell the great sacrifice they made, and the help they gave to the onward progress of the truth. Truly, their aim of life was to serve God with a whole heart, advance the proclamation of the gospel, and be ready to meet their God when he should come to take his people to their home of glory. Sister Loveland was always happy in helping others. Indeed, many could rise up and call her blessed. In the death of Sister Loveland, one of the oldest standard-bearers of the truth has fallen. At every opportunity could be heard the clear voice of that godly saint who had trod the path of truth so long, ringing praise to God, inspiring faith and courage in the hearts of those younger in the way. As no Seventh-day Adventist minister could be obtained, the funeral remarks were made by Elder D. H. Gregory, First-day Adventist, from Mark 14: 8, last clause. Though she had long hoped to live until the second advent of her Lord, she died in faith of soon meeting her God. We laid her in the family cemetery, beside her husband, four daughters, and a grandson, to await the resurrection morn when there will be a grand family reunion. She leaves one son and his family, with many friends, to mourn their loss. C. C. Drown.

Address

THE address of Elder Geo. O. States is R. F. D. 7, Chase Ave., San Jose, Cal.

Fourteen Baptized at Wilmington

ON the first page of the Morning News (Wilmington, Del.) of March 12 there appeared a favorable report of the baptism of fourteen candidates the previous day by Elder O. O. Farnsworth.

The first paragraph of the report reads as follows:—

In the presence of nearly three hundred spectators, fourteen men and women yesterday morning were baptized in Richardson's Run, Elsmere, and though the waters of the stream were icy, those who were immersed did not appear to mind it in the least, and emerged from the stream singing.

A report of Elder Farnsworth's work at Wilmington appears on page 15.

Sunday Bills in Congress

FIVE Sunday bills have been introduced in Congress so far this session. The provisions of one of these are discussed in an editorial article in this issue.

Wisconsin Collection for China School

THE president of the Wisconsin Conference, Elder C. McReynolds, desires us to announce a general collection to be taken in all the churches of Wisconsin on Sabbath, March 31, to secure funds with which to purchase property for the school in China. Church officers should announce this collection on Sabbath, March 24.

Discussion of Proposed Sunday Legislation

THE proposed Sunday legislation in Congress is being discussed by Elder K. C. Russell in two special Sunday evening services in a hall in Southeast Washington.

Brooms Donated by Fox River Academy

By Editor

If “a new broom sweeps clean,” six new brooms ought to keep our Office in a very tidy condition. For this number of these very useful articles, made in the most workmanlike manner, we are indebted to the Sheridan (Ill.) Industrial Academy, hereafter to be known as the Fox River Academy, of which Prof. W. T. Bland is the principal. An announcement concerning this institution will be found on the twenty-second page.

April Number of Life and Health

EVERY reader of the REVIEW ought to possess the instruction contained in the April number of Life and Health. Note the scope of the contents of this important number as given on the second page of this issue.

Elder Clausen Returns from Scandinavia

In, 1886 Elder N. Clausen left this country to labor in Scandinavia. After an absence of twenty years he has just returned to America with his family, and spent three days in Washington last week on his way to Oklahoma.

Brother Spicer’s Voyage to South America

A. BRIEF note to the editor from Brother W. A. Spicer, written the evening of February 17, just as he was “nearing St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands,” conveys the welcome news that he was well, and was expecting even to “enjoy the rest of the voyage” to Buenos Ayres, South America.

Reaching People Through Local Newspapers

THROUGH the efforts of Brother W. A. Theo. Miller two of the three Sedalia (Mo.) Sunday papers of March 11 contained articles copied from “Liberty,” and the third printed a contribution from Brother Miller on the attitude of Seventh-day Adventists toward civil government and religious legislation. Have you tried to reach the people of your vicinity with the truth through the columns of your local paper?

Correction Regarding Sanitarium Helpers

It is now explained that the recent announcement made by the management that “the present number of helpers at the Battle Creek Sanitarium is somewhat larger than is really necessary at this time of year” was due to carelessness in making up forms, and did not correctly represent the facts at the time it was printed. Nevertheless, if we are rightly informed, some helpers who have taken an open stand for what they believe to be the truth have received very decided encouragement to leave the institution. Comment is unnecessary.

An Advent Hymn and Professor Kunze

By Editor

Is there some one among our readers who can send to this Office the words of the old advent hymn one stanza of which reads as follows?—

"We have passed the coast of Babylon and Medo-Persia's line, We have left the coast of Grecia far behind; We've been sailing down the Roman shore for eighteen hundred years, And our chant declares the port we soon shall find."

Some of the pioneers may be able to furnish this hymn from memory, or others may have it in print.

WE were surprised and shocked last Friday to receive the following telegram from Lincoln, Neb.:—

Prof. August Kunze died Thursday evening. Particulars later. C. C. LEWIS.

Professor Kunze has been connected with Union College for about three years as instructor in "German, rhetoric, Bible, and history," and has been highly esteemed. His death will be mourned by many. We shall publish a suitable sketch of his life and work in this cause in a later issue. Up to the time of going to press, we have received no further particulars concerning his last illness.

The Need of Immediate Action

By K. C. Russell

SUNDAY bills are being introduced into Congress so often this session that it is difficult to supply petition blanks indicating the number and title of the various bills. We would urge the importance of our people's writing personal letters to the representatives in Congress from their respective districts, in which they should kindly but earnestly remonstrate against the Sunday bills now before Congress; namely, H. R. 3022, H. R. 10510, H. R. 16483, and H. R. 16556. The three last-numbered bills are for the District of Columbia.

Should any feel that they are not qualified to write letters because they are not sufficiently conversant with the principles underlying the legislation demanded by these bills, I would recommend that they carefully study the tracts explaining the bills, H. R. 3022 and H. R. 10510, and also read the new publication Liberty. These documents contain abundant information to help all in setting forth their requests in a clear, pointed manner. Let the letters be short and to the point.

An advantage in addition to making a vigorous protest to the bills by writing, will be the benefit that each one may derive from a study of the question of religious legislation sufficiently to enable him clearly to set forth these principles in his communication. All should be prepared to give a reason for the hope that is within them. The petition work should be continued until further notice.

K. C. RUSSELL.

A Protest Against the Liquor Traffic

WEDNESDAY evening, March 14, a mass-meeting was held by the citizens of this city to arouse public sentiment in favor of H. R. Bill 1016, entitled, “A Bill to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the District of Columbia.”

The Religious Liberty Bureau sent the following letter to the meeting, which was submitted to the chairman and read:—

“March 14, 1906.

“Mr. Chairman,

“DEAR SIR: The Religious Liberty Bureau is heartily in sympathy with every laudable effort to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the District of Columbia, and will gladly co-operate with any worthy movement to accomplish this end.

“Sincerely yours,

“K. C. RUSSELL, Chairman,

“W. A. COLCORD, Secretary.”

Canvassing Work Summary and Duty

THE summary of canvassing work printed on the eighteenth page is worthy of attention. Note the totals of the Australasian and British Union Conferences (the latter covers two months) as compared with the totals of the union conferences in this country. There is a lesson and a call to duty in these figures.