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Review and Herald, Vol. 86, No. 39.

The Coming of His Feet
Earlier text: In the East

The Missionary and Publishing Work

Notes, Plans, Reports, Statistics, and Other Information Regarding Missionary Endeavor and the Circulation of Gospel Literature.
Conducted by the Missionary and Publishing Department of the General Conference
E. R. PALMER — — — — Secretary
N. Z. TOWN — — — — Assistant Secretary
A. J. S. BOURDEAU — — — — Missionary Secretary

Summary of Magazine Sales for August, 1909

Signs Monthly Watchman Life and Health Liberty Magazine Protestant Instructor Temp. No. Total No. Value
Atlantic Union Conference
Maine 112 30 1457 500 69 8 2176 $ 217.60
Vermont 2 25 39 .... 77 .... 143 14.30
New Hampshire 2 7 368 .... 66 .... 443 44.30
Massachusetts 328 250 2254 1411 514 120 4877 487.70
Rhode Island 14 7 13 50 23 .... 107 10.70
Connecticut 139 85 425 2100 83 .... 2832 283.20
New York 1154 424 4996 .... 526 325 7425 742.50
August totals 1751 828 9554 4061 1358 453 18003 1800.30
July totals 532 873 13333 1295 188 808 17029 1702.90
Columbia Union Conference
Pennsylvania 252 67 1211 250 420 1050 3250 325.00
New Jersey 1223 103 2254 .... 125 25 3730 373.00
Delaware .... .... 2 .... 10 .... 12 1.20
Maryland 55 17 615 330 155 .... 1172 117.20
Virginia 57 17 107 .... 41 .... 222 22.20
West Virginia 189 113 65 500 25 .... 892 89.20
Ohio 2872 559 4930 120 573 .... 9054 905.40
District of Columbia .... 54 430 96 60 .... 640 64.00
August totals 4648 930 9614 1296 1409 1075 18972 1897.20
July totals 5137 1984 14861 2475 100 300 24857 2485.70
Lake Union Conference
Indiana 2048 315 5915 1063 417 .... 9758 975.80
Illinois 4384 460 4422 800 379 .... 10445 1044.50
Michigan 349 1158 2008 3105 705 1000 8325 832.50
Wisconsin 1124 667 1516 27 244 13 3591 359.10
August totals 7905 2600 13861 4995 1745 1013 32119 3211.90
July totals 8211 1056 14962 4105 180 30 28544 2854.40
Canadian Union Conference
August totals 1536 204 4104 .... 382 36 6262 626.20
July totals 2982 264 1480 .... .... .... 4726 472.60
Southern Union Conference
Kentucky 58 392 3794 .... 42 .... 4286 428.60
Tennessee .... 943 1342 100 107 .... 2492 249.20
Alabama 228 1390 126 .... 142 .... 1886 188.60
Mississippi 170 425 127 50 66 .... 838 83.80
Louisiana 171 154 180 .... 54 .... 559 55.90
August totals 627 3304 5569 150 411 .... 10061 1006.10
July totals 510 3508 3910 555 60 55 8598 859.80
Southeastern Union Conference
North Carolina 17 79 177 .... 45 25 343 34.30
South Carolina 17 155 360 .... 31 .... 563 56.30
Georgia 617 248 1596 .... 105 .... 2566 256.60
Florida 7 203 256 .... 54 .... 520 52.00
August totals 658 685 2389 .... 235 25 3992 399.20
July totals 980 390 2450 200 260 100 4380 438.00
Southwestern Union Conference
Arkansas 509 40 36 .... 57 .... 642 64.20
Oklahoma 1072 953 455 55 220 .... 2755 275.50
Texas 406 3476 2223 .... 295 .... 6400 640.00
New Mexico 4 153 65 .... 74 .... 296 29.60
August totals 1991 4622 2779 55 646 .... 10093 1009.30
July totals 2470 2300 2460 375 300 350 8255 825.50
Central Union Conference
Missouri 1927 115 775 45 263 .... 3125 312.55
Kansas 342 175 630 25 352 .... 1524 152.40
Colorado 128 776 855 500 334 .... 2593 259.30
Nebraska 1610 390 2149 913 533 .... 5595 559.50
Wyoming 17 18 12 .... 39 .... 86 8.60
August totals 4024 1474 4421 1483 1521 .... 12923 1292.30
July totals 5764 515 3596 1186 131 75 11267 1126.70
Northern Union Conference
North Dakota 282 64 146 .... 118 .... 610 61.00
South Dakota 283 57 163 25 88 .... 616 61.60
Minnesota 63 84 1255 6 183 700 2291 229.10
Iowa 2151 139 1851 500 523 525 5689 568.90
August totals 2779 344 3415 531 912 1225 9206 920.60
July totals 4913 520 6384 2580 25 500 14922 1492.20
Signs Monthly Watchman Life and Health Liberty Magazine Protestant Instructor Temp. No. Total No. Value
North Pacific Union Conference
Oregon 3991 92 599 44 272 5 5003 $ 500.30
Washington 6639 757 2903 4500 370 100 15269 1526.90
Idaho 575 33 75 .... 144 .... 827 82.70
Montana 262 18 309 50 71 .... 710 71.00
Alaska 2 .... .... .... .... .... 2 .20
August totals 11469 900 3886 4594 857 105 21811 2181.11
July totals 4491 753 6914 625 30 700 13513 1351.30
Pacific Union Conference
California-Nevada 9299 779 5521 3025 1087 300 20011 2001.10
Utah 9 4 29 .... 12 .... 54 5.40
Arizona 31 10 142 18 11 .... 212 21.20
August totals 9339 793 5692 3043 1110 300 20277 2027.70
July totals 9821 1671 6817 1515 25 .... 19849 1984.90
Foreign and Misc. 3273 1816 255 25 359 .... 4728 472.80
Unreported July sales 4689 .... .... .... .... .... .... ....
Grand totals 54689 18500 65537 20233 10945 4232 174136 17413.60

Comparative Summary for Three Months

Signs Monthly Watchman Life and Health Liberty Magazine Protestant Instructor Temp. No. Total No. Value
June 27,607 15,501 58,185 35,352 10,308 *101,0501 248,003 $24,800.60
July 48,011 15,891 79,400 15,161 1,549 2,918 162,930 16,293.00
August 54,689 18,500 65,537 20,233 10,945 4,232 174,136 17,413.60
Totals 130,307 49,892 203,122 70,746 22,802 108,200 585,072 $58,507.20
*Sales for the months of March, April, May, and June.

Current Mention

— It is now possible to travel practically all the distance from New York to Chicago by interurban trolley lines.
— A report from Batavia, Java, dated August 30, states that in a battle between Dutch soldiers and rebellious natives, the Dutch lost fifteen killed, and the natives 117.
— The National Red Cross Society is asking aid for the flood sufferers in Mexico. The conditions in the flooded regions are still reported as terrible in the extreme.
— A report from Batavia, dated September 2, states that disastrous floods have overwhelmed the town of Besocki, Java, and that about 600 persons have perished.
— Conversation by wireless telephone is said to have been carried on by two lieutenants of the French navy between Toulon and Port Vendres, a distance of 155 miles.
— The Turkish government is seeking to float a loan of $30,800,000 to settle the deposed sultan's debts, meet deficits of the imperial budget and payments to Oriental railways, etc.
— During the year 1908 there were 470 boiler explosions in the United States. In these explosions 281 persons were killed.
— During the last year the population of the United States was increased by immigration to the extent of 573,551 persons. These figures give the net increase after deducting the number who during the same time returned to their home countries.
— In order to enable New York City to expand, it is now proposed to fill up East River, thus joining New York and Brooklyn with solid ground, and run a canal across the western end of Long Island to take the place of the East River approach.
— A German company is now being formed for the purpose of conducting an air navigation business. It is the intention of this concern to carry passengers between Berlin and the principal cities of the empire, and to begin operations in May of next year.
— Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has taken up the task of arousing the conscience of England in regard to the cruelties still practised in the Kongo country. He declares the Belgian administration of affairs in Kongoland "the greatest crime in the history of the world."
— The Post-office Department is soon to increase the charge for registry of letters and packages, from eight cents to ten cents. The department contends that the registry service is the most expensive part of the service, and that it is carried on at an actual loss.
— The submarine is advancing steadily in size and capacity. France has recently launched the "Archimedes," whose displacement of 800 tons constitutes her the largest submarine afloat. She is 229 feet and 8 inches in length, and her steaming radius is 2,500 miles.
— At Tazewell, Va., on September 22 an entire family of six persons was killed by robbers searching for a few hundred dollars known to be concealed about the house. The building was burned to conceal the crime. The murderers have not yet been apprehended.
— A report from El Paso, Tex., states that a bomb has been found in the rear of the custom-house at Juarez, Mexico, a few feet from the platform which has been erected for the meeting between President Taft of the United States and President Diaz of Mexico. The only possible explanation of the presence of the bomb in that place is that those who put it there designed to take the lives of both presidents at the same time.
— On September 19 one of the most destructive hurricanes that has ever visited the Gulf States struck the southern coast of Louisiana and Mississippi, and swept north along the Mississippi Valley. It is known that one hundred persons lost their lives, and it is believed that nearly as many more perished. The property loss will run into the millions. Railroad bridges were torn to pieces by the hurricane, many miles of track were washed out, and railway transportation completely demoralized over a considerable portion of territory. Over a large district crops are reported completely destroyed. Many of those who lost their lives were killed by flying timbers from their wrecked homes or from mills blown to pieces by the terrible wind.

The Summary

By A. J. S. B.

THIS is our third monthly summary of magazine sales. A glance at the accompanying table of statistics shows that eight out of eleven union conferences sold more magazines in August than during July. This is truly encouraging.
The total number of ten-cent magazines sold last month was 174,136, at a valuation of $17,413.60, or a gain of 11,206 copies over the July record.
The following union conferences sold over 10,000 magazines each during the month of August, in the order named: (1) Lake Union, (2) North Pacific Union, (3) Pacific Union, (4) Columbia Union, (5) Atlantic Union, (6) Central Union, (7) Southwestern Union, and (8) the Southern Union.
Two new features are added to the present summary. The first one enables the reader to see side by side the July and August sales of each of the six magazines, in each union conference. The second item of interest is the “Comparative Summary for Three Months,” found at the close of the table of statistics.
It is gratifying to note that five out of the six magazines show a decided gain in their August sales. We are especially pleased to note that the Temperance number of the Youth’s Instructor is still selling well, its sale having begun last March. Considering the top-notch sale of 79,400 copies of the July Life and Health, it is not surprising that there should be a slight drop in its August sales, especially since many of the agents were attending the various camp-meetings.
During the months of June, July, and August 585,072 copies of the ten-cent magazines were sold, valued at $58,507.20. Should the sales continue at this rate during the next nine months, it would result in a total sale of 2,340,288 copies, or $234,028 worth of magazines for the year 1909.
For years we have been told that “our sisters, the youth, the middle-aged, and those of advanced years, may all take the part in the closing work for this time.” There are to-day thousands of Seventh-day Adventists standing idle in the market-place. To these the Master is still calling, “Go work to-day in my vineyard.” Let these idle ones now press into the ranks of our large army of magazine agents, and take the places of the students who must soon return to their school work. There is no work so easily taken up by beginners, and so effective in our large cities, as the sale of our ten-cent magazines. Select the magazine you desire to handle, and write your conference tract society to-day for terms and territory. And in addition to the good you will accomplish, you will also find that the Lord is a good paymaster. A. J. S. B.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

The October “Watchman”

The Watchman for October contains an interesting array of reading-matter, and this paper should be widely circulated throughout the field.
Among the articles as classified are the following:—
POETRY: Clouds and Sunshine, by M. D. Wardle — The Sabbath Day, by William Brickey.
FACSIMILE OF FRONT COVER PAGE. ORIGINAL IN TWO COLORS
FACSIMILE OF FRONT COVER PAGE. ORIGINAL IN TWO COLORS
THE OUTLOOK: The Religious Census — The Calamity Record Goes On — Progress Toward Industrial Peace — The North Pole Reached — Aerial Tournament at Reims — Catholic Federation Meeting at Pittsburg, Pa., by F. D. Wagner.
EDITORIAL: The Abuse of Power — “A Sick Man, a Very Sick Man,” by P. T. Magan — Evolution Versus Redemption, C. P. Bollman.
GENERAL ARTICLES: The Test of Faith and Sincerity, by Mrs. E. G. White — Is the World Getting Better? by C. E. Holmes — The Coming Reign and Kingdom of Christ, No. 1, by R. A. Underwood — Our New Cent, From Our Washington Correspondent — How the Challenge to Protestantism Is Being Met, by S. B. Horton.
SCRIPTURE STUDY: What Does It Say? — A Day for a Year.
THE MISSION FIELD: Kafirland, South Africa, by W. S. Hyatt — Peru and Bolivia, South America, by J. W. Westphal — The Attractions of Country Life in the South, by F. A. Sutherland — A Righteous Decision — All Honor to a South Carolina Jury, by S. B. Horton — Religious Liberty Rally.
OUR SCRAP BOOK: Some Truths Admitted Concerning the Sabbath and the Law, by W. M. Crothers.
THINGS HERE AND THERE: A Plague of Jack-Rabbits in Southern California, Collier’s.
Beginning with the November number of this magazine, the Southern Publishing Association will conduct a campaign to be known as—

The “Watchman” City Campaign

More will be said with reference to this endeavor in the near future. It may be of interest to the reader to know that from now until Jan. 1, 1910, the Watchman may be had for one or more years at the present rate of seventy-five cents a year. After January 1, the subscription price will be one dollar a year.
A special feature of the November number will be the first of a series of articles replying to the question in the October Delineator, “What Is the Matter With the Churches?” Agents wanted in every city, town, and hamlet. Address The Watchman, Nashville, Tenn.

Religious Liberty Notes

By Frederick Bliss

Colorado Springs, Colo., is to have a church federation meeting the last of this month, and our religious liberty secretary is to be present and note the progress of events.
The Colorado Conference, at its late session, passed some ringing resolutions favorable to religious liberty efforts throughout its entire territory, including institutes, the circulation of Liberty and other literature, and the encouraging of brethren in the laity as well as in the ministry to write for the newspaper press on these themes.
The Connecticut Legislature has just been dealing lavishly in Sunday legislation. It has repealed some of the most obnoxious features of the centuries-old “blue-laws,” and has enacted some new features which the friends of blue-laws fear they shall not like, though it defines the Sunday and prohibits all secular sports and activities, “except such as are for the general welfare of the community.” The reformers fear that theaters and baseball will be let in as “for the general welfare.”
Brother Jay Nethery, one of our English workers, sends this clipping from a London paper: “The question of prohibiting Sunday gardening on allotments at Tonbridge came before the urban council again yesterday, when allotment managers were appointed. Mr. Donald Clark moved that their appointment be subject to their guaranteeing not to prohibit Sunday gardening. He said that no freedom-loving people would tolerate that kind of prohibition. The attempt to prohibit Sunday gardening had caused wide-spread ridicule, and, should it be referred to in Parliament, would fill them with a sense of shame. The council had been stigmatized as intolerant bigots. The resolution was lost by ten votes to three.” This shows that religious liberty is far from a reality in England at the present time.
A very interesting communication has within a few days come to our Religious Liberty Department from one of our laymen here in the East, in which he somewhat details an interview with one of the congressmen from his State, who had also been very prominent in labor circles, having held high offices in a national labor organization. Our brother found this gentleman holding very intelligent, and withal very correct, views of religious liberty and of the Sabbath. He said he had read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation in an effort to determine at what point the church departed from the true Sabbath. He was not favorable to any legislation which named the day on which one was to rest—only that there should be probably one rest day in seven. He gave our brother some new and important historical points, and assured him, as he left, that he should be compelled by conviction to stand with such a people as we on matters of this character.
Among the resolutions passed by the Southern Illinois Conference we find the following: “Whereas, Wide-spread efforts are being made to secure Sunday legislation, thus perverting the principles of religious liberty; therefore, Resolved, That we co-operate with the Religious Liberty Department of the General Conference in its efforts to check these perversions, and to present the truth to men in positions of public trust in the State and nation; and that we do all we can to educate the public on this question by the circulation of the magazine Liberty and other literature.”
FREDERICK BLISS.

From the Field

The campaign in behalf of the "Home Bible Study Series" of the Signs of the Times promises to be one of the most enthusiastic and successful ever inaugurated.
Nearly every conference in the United States and Canada approves of the plan, and promises hearty co-operation.
Here are extracts from two letters which only voice the sentiments of many others.
From Elder B. F. Kneeland, president of the New Jersey Conference:—
“With reference to the ‘Home Bible Study Series’ of the Signs of the Times, will say that I believe the plan to be a most excellent one, and can pledge the hearty co-operation of our people to this work, for I know them pretty well. I shall immediately take steps to arrange for a systematic canvass of our churches in behalf of this movement, enlisting the efforts of our conference workers and church officers. I am convinced that the problem of reaching the people in our great cities will be solved largely through the use of up-to-date papers and magazines. . . . I believe you are working along right lines, and we will stand by you in this effort. I am glad to see the Signs so wide-awake to the needs of the field, and you can count on us to do all we can to help push the work along in this conference.”
From Elder W. H. Heckman, president of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference:—
“Letters and circular matter have been sent from this office to every church, with the earnest request that they take hold of this campaign, and make it a grand success. I sincerely hope they will do so.”
The plan was presented to the church at Mountain View, Cal., a short time ago, and subscriptions were taken for over seven hundred copies of the series; several subscribing for twenty-five.
This series consists of twenty-five special numbers of the Signs of the Times weekly, and is to begin Oct. 6, 1909, continuing six months. During this time the most important points of the message will be taken up and discussed in about the same way that they would be in a series of tent-meetings. It is hoped that every Seventh-day Adventist will have a part in this good work. Here is a splendid opportunity to present the truth to your friends and neighbors.
Subscription prices are as follows:—
The series of 25 numbers to one name and address ............................ $ .75
5 or more copies of this series of 25 numbers mailed direct from the office of publication, to names and addresses furnished, each ................. .60
5 or more copies of the series of 25 numbers to one name and address, each .... .50
Address your tract society, or Signs of the Times, Mountain View, Cal.

Address

The address of Elder Albert Carey and wife is now Gravelford, Coos Co., Ore., care of Gravelford Academy. Elder Carey will have charge of the academy, and Mrs. Carey will act as preceptress and instructor in music.

Christian Liberty

By K. C. RUSSELL; W. A. COLCORD

Reports, Notes, and Comments Pertaining to the Current History of the Rights of Conscience
Conducted by the Religious Liberty Bureau
K. C. RUSSELL  Secretary
W. A. COLCORD  Corresponding Secretary

Business Notices

This department is conducted especially for the accommodation of the Seventh-day Adventist readers of this paper.
Brief business notices will be published subject to the discretion of the publishers, and on compliance with the following—

Conditions

Any person unknown to the managers of this paper must send with his advertisement satisfactory written recommendation. Such recommendation should come from one of our ministers, or from the elder of a Seventh-day Adventist church. It is not enough to refer to some individual by name. Secure his recommendation in writing, and send it.
We open no accounts for advertising, and cash must accompany each order.
A charge of one dollar will be made for each insertion of forty words or less. Each additional word, initial, or group of figures in excess of forty, will cost three cents.
No discount for several insertions.
WANTED.—Home for an orphan boy 15 years old. Address D. T. Shireman, R. F. D. 5, Box 26, Hickory, N. C.
WANTED.—Two or three good bricklayers to work on a church. Apply at once, stating wages expected. Wilmer D. Lanterman, East Stroudsburg, Pa.
WANTED AT ONCE.—Good experienced barber; must be Sabbath-keeper. Seventh-day Adventist academy in place. State wages and particulars. William Ambs, Otsego, Mich.
ORPINGTONS.—We have a few Buff Orpington cockerels for sale at $2 each. Also a trio of White Orpingtons for $5. Union College Poultry Yards, College View, Neb.
WANTED.—Girl to give three children Bible instruction. Children’s ages range from 5 to 8 years. State wages wanted. Desire teaching to commence this fall, at my home. Address F. B. Shearer, Carlton, Sask., Canada.
FOR SALE.—Improved alfalfa and sugar-beet ranch, 20 and 40 acres, in Orange County, California. Fine soil, near railroad, factory, town, and church. Also a city property. Address C. F. Marvin, R. F. D. 2, Orange, Cal.
HYGIENIC VEGETABLE COOKING OIL.—The oil used by our people. 5 gal., $3.50; 10 gal., $6.75. Cans crated. ½ bbl. (about 32 gal.), 60 cents a gal. By freight from Louisville, Ky. Address Dr. O. C. Godsmark, Chattanooga, Tenn.
FOR SALE.—Sanitarium Cooking Oil, pure and healthful; no odor, keeps indefinitely: 5-gal. can, $3.50; 10-gal. can, $6.75; 61 cents a gal. in half-barrel and barrel lots; 30 gal. and 50 gal. Address Sanitarium Cooking Oil Co., Louisville, Ky.
FOR SALE.—160 acres, 5 miles from county seat of Trego County, Kansas. 100 acres in cultivation, 40 of which is alfalfa land; balance pasture. Good new improvements and orchard. Sabbath- and church-school privileges. Terms reasonable. Address C. M. Rasmussen, Oswego, Kan.
FOR SALE.—Mountain farm, 120 acres, 90 in timber, house, fences, orchard. Healthful location, spring water, three miles from Adventist church and small school. Graysville Sanitarium and Southern Training School nine miles distant. Price, $800. Address Mrs. Belva Dart Brickey, Brayton, Tenn.
WANTED.—A lady or gentleman teacher for two girls, eight and twelve years of age. Good home and reasonable salary to competent person. Very healthful location, quiet country life near town. Address G. W. Mitchell, Austen, W. Va., Box 14.
SPECIAL OFFER.—Send $10 and get 225 of our new beauties. The whole world is waiting for a new Father and Mother motto, size, 12 x 16. Father and Mother motto, if taken alone, is $12 for 225. Beautiful roses and pansies with many other nice flowers. We pay all express charges; so try a nice order before the holidays. We expect to sell one million of the Father and Mother motto alone. Address Hampton Art Co., Hampton, Iowa, or L. N. Muck, College View, Neb.
RELIGIOUS SPECIALTIES.—We are wholesalers of religious specialties. Send us 25 cents, and we will mail you at once five beautiful samples, post-paid; also literature and full particulars concerning our lines. Don’t delay. Write to-day. The Waterbury Specialty Co., Wholesalers, Brandon, Wis.

Camp-Meetings for 1909

LAKE UNION CONFERENCE

Wisconsin, Milwaukee..... Sept. 23 to Oct. 4

SOUTHEASTERN UNION CONFERENCE

Florida, Orlando...............Oct. 21-31

Florida Sanitarium and Benevolent Association

By R. W. Parmele

NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Florida Sanitarium and Benevolent Association will be held at the Florida Sanitarium, Orlando, Fla., Nov. 1-5, 1909, for the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the association. The first meeting is called for 10 A. M., Nov. 1, 1909. R. W. PARMELE, President.

Florida Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists

By R. W. Parmele

NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Florida Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp-meeting at Orlando, Fla., Oct. 18-31, 1909, for the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the association. The first meeting is called for October 18, at 10 A. M.
R. W. PARMELE, President.

International Publishing Association

By Wm. Asp

The sixth annual meeting of the constituency of the International Publishing Association will be held at the office of the International Publishing Association at College View, Neb., beginning Oct. 5, 1909, at 9 A. M. The meeting will be held for the purpose of electing a board of trustees and counselors, and for the transaction of all other business which may properly come before the meeting. The constituency of this corporation includes the executive committees of the General Conference, Central Union Conference, Northern Union Conference, and the Southwestern Union Conference.
WM. ASP, Secretary.

Publications Wanted

THE following-named persons desire for missionary use late, clean copies of our denominational papers. These should be neatly and carefully wrapped, and sent post-paid:—
Mrs. Augusta Vivin, Sadieville, Ky., a continuous supply of papers for missionary work.
Mrs. Eva Handy, Tioga, Tex., Signs, Liberty, Watchman, and tracts on the Sabbath question.
R. T. Harold, M. D., Borling, Ark., papers and tracts on present truth for missionary purposes.
Mrs. Augusta Schramm, 613 South Baylor Ave., Brenham, Tex., Signs, Liberty, and tracts to use in reading-rack.

The Nashville Agricultural and Normal Institute

The fall term of the Nashville Agricultural and Normal Institute, Madison, Tenn., opens Oct. 6, 1909.
The institute is a normal, training teachers to establish and conduct self-supporting schools in the South. This work requires courage, consecration, and Christian soldiership, so the institute bids for students possessing ambition for such a life.
Students should have completed the common branches before entering, as only review work is offered in these subjects. There is a correlation of the intellectual and industrial work in the preparation of teachers capable of carrying the third angel's message to the world at their own charge.
Only a limited number can be accepted. Opportunity is offered a few to earn all school expenses except table board. Write for announcement, addressing E. A. Sutherland, Madison, Tenn.

Obituaries

LEE.—Marjore Gertrude Lee, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee, died near Bayard, Neb., Aug. 30, 1909, aged eight months and ten days. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. Text, Ps. 146:5. W. F. SURBER.
TOWN.—Mrs. Mary Town died Aug. 20, 1909, aged fifty-seven years. She was united in marriage to Geo. H. Town, of Belmont, N. Y. To them were born eight children, of whom only four survive to mourn with the father. Funeral services were conducted at the home, near Medina, N. Y., and were largely attended by sorrowing friends and neighbors. The writer based his remarks on 1 Cor. 15:22. While the mother is gone, and the home is saddened, yet in Christ there is comfort for every heart. Jesus is soon coming, and then will he give life more abundantly. So we sorrow not as those who have no hope. J. F. PIPER.
BEADLE.—Mrs. Louise Richards Beadle was born in Lowville, N. Y., in January, 1838, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ruby Litchfield, near Barton Landing, Vt., Sept. 2, 1909, in the seventy-second year of her age. She, with her parents, moved to Michigan in 1858, living in Duplain for a number of years, where she heard and accepted the teachings of Seventh-day Adventists in 1868. Sister Beadle was a devoted member of the church, serving as librarian many years, and she died with a well-grounded hope in the resurrection of the just. Two daughters and one son survive her, and cherish the faith and hope in which the mother died. A goodly number of friends in the neighborhood met with the relatives of the deceased at the funeral, Sabbath, September 4, who listened attentively to words spoken from Rev. 14:13. E. E. GARDNER.
MILLER.—Sister Nancy Miller, wife of Brother Albert Miller, died at her home near Lapeer, Mich., Aug. 23, 1909, after a severe illness of many weeks. She was a patient sufferer. Sister Miller was born in Hamburg, N. Y., in the year 1853. Some years ago she accepted the third angel's message, and was a faithful follower of Christ for some time. For the last few years she had fallen away, but still continued to keep the Sabbath. A few weeks before her death she became reconciled again to God, and passed away with a bright hope of coming forth in the first resurrection. She leaves to mourn, a husband, six sons, and one daughter. The funeral service was held in the Lapeer Seventh-day Adventist church, words of comfort being spoken by Elder E. R. Lauda, based upon Rom. 5:12. The remains were laid to rest in Stiles Cemetery. A. V. MORRISON.
JOHNSON.—Mrs. Mary Jane Johnson fell asleep in Jesus in Worcester, Vt., July 7, 1909, at the age of eighty-five years. Her religious experience began when, at the age of sixteen, she joined the Baptist Church. In 1840 she became a consistent member of the Congregational Church. Sister Johnson loved her Saviour, and wished to obey him; and as she saw new light after a thorough study, she accepted the views held by Seventh-day Adventists about 1867. She became quite deaf when young, and the last few years of her life she was blind; but she bore her great affliction with patience. We trust that at the glorious appearing of our Saviour, when the sleeping saints will be awakened and come forth in immortal bloom, our sister will receive the fulfilment of the promise, “The eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.” The funeral service was conducted by Mrs. Myrtie Holt. C. L. DARLING.

Midsummer Offerings and Signs Monthly

In Kansas the Midsummer offering to missions last year was $431.79. This year it is reported as $1,313.53, an increase of $881.74. This is truly encouraging, and is a fair sample of the increase in many other conferences.
A BEAUTIFUL two-colored frontispiece representing the Lord Jesus with outstretched hands standing as the arbitrator between capital and labor indicates the special character of the Signs of the Times Monthly for October. The great problem of capital and labor is discussed by J. Kirby, Jr., John Mitchell, Samuel Gompers, and Eugene V. Debs, recognized leaders in the great conflict now being waged between these great interests. The Christian and prophetic phases of the question are discussed by the editor and his associates. In Current Topics, Jean Vuilleumier has an interesting account of “The Jubilee of Calvin.” This is an excellent number for general distribution, and should have a large sale.

Missionary Visits and Travel News

IN August Elder Geo. F. Enoch, of India, visited Burma to join our brethren there in meeting the lieutenant-governor of Burma in counsel regarding the proposed industrial school among the Buddhists of Meiktilla. He reports a favorable outlook for the enterprise. Five Buddhists and one Mohammedan represented the local community in the visit to the governor.
EARLY this week Elder A. G. Daniells left Washington for the South, where he is to attend several local councils, on the way westward to College View, Neb.

Elder Irwin Returns to General Conference Office

AFTER an absence since last June, Elder G. A. Irwin returned to the General Conference Office last week. He has attended camp-meetings in the West Canadian, North Pacific, and Pacific Union conferences. He brings a good report.

German Union Session Report

The report of the recent German Union session, in Zion's Wachter, shows that the report of the committee on distribution of labor covered the transfer of forty-three laborers. The reports of some of these union conferences abroad now read like the reports of our General Conference of twelve years ago. The work is growing rapidly in the earth.

An Instructive Home Article

A PARTICULARLY interesting and instructive article from the pen of Mrs. Minnie Morrison is found in our Home department. The principles expressed may be profitably applied in every home.

Outline of Mission Fields

EVERY church-school teacher, and teachers in other schools who have to do with geography and missions, should have the ninety-five-page pamphlet, “Outline of Mission Fields,” which is supplied free of charge by the Mission Board.

Kansas Conference Tithe Increase

A LETTER from Elder Charles Thompson, president of the Kansas Conference, states that their increase of tithe of the last conference year over the preceding year, amounted to five thousand dollars instead of one thousand, as recently published in the REVIEW.

Delegates Attend Milwaukee Camp-Meeting

Last week Elders G. B. Thompson and K. C. Russell left Washington to attend the Milwaukee camp-meeting. We stated in our last that Prof. W. W. Prescott was leaving for the Wisconsin meeting, but he was prevented at the last moment, and Elder Russell went instead.

Preparing for the Harvest Ingathering Campaign

By Editor

WE notice that the union and State papers are passing on the call to prepare for the Harvest Ingathering campaign for missions. This means a general rally of our people to the work. Our conference officers are taking hold heartily. See the inspiring letters in the Missionary and Publishing department.

Elder Bourdeau Moves to Kalamazoo

RESPONDING to a call to render help in a more needy portion of the field, Elder A. C. Bourdeau, who has long and faithfully been connected with this movement, has moved from Battle Creek to Kalamazoo, Mich., and has accepted local charge of the Kalamazoo church. Elder Brother Bourdeau states that he finds a real blessing in this move, although his advanced age entailed upon him considerable inconvenience. His permanent address is 1314 East Pine St., Kalamazoo, Mich. In this change, Brother Bourdeau has set a worthy example, which should be followed by many now associated with some of our large churches.

Olsen and Wasley Sail for Norway

We learn that on August 19, Brethren O. J. Olsen and A. Wasley sailed from New York, for Norway, to engage for a time in study in the Christiania schools, and then to enter the work in the Scandinavian Union Conference. They went in response to invitation of the recent General Conference.
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