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Earlier text: Those Who Seem to Escape Discipline

As a Catholic Sees It

By Editor

A CURRENT view of Protestantism from the Roman Catholic standpoint is expressed in these words: “It is plain to all that Protestantism in the United States has fallen to pieces; but what is more astounding, the ministers look complacently out upon the ruins. . . . There never was much religion in Protestantism, but hatred of Catholicity stood these deluded people in stead of supernatural faith. It gave a raison d’être for their existence, and an objective for their activities. But even hatred of Catholicity is dead, and nothing now remains but the somber duty of burying the dead.”

Using the same plainness of speech, we express it as our well-grounded conviction that Roman Catholicism is ancient paganism refined and adapted to modern times, that it has lost all claim to be regarded as a Christian system, and that it is the apostasy of Protestantism which renders it possible to make such serious charges against much which now passes for Christianity.

The situation demands a protest against both the Roman and the Protestant apostasy, and a return to the original truths and practises of the apostolic church.

Notes

For a full report of the Eleventh Annual Convention of the American Federation of Catholic Societies, recently held in Louisville, Ky., also of Rome's efforts to suppress free press in America, see Mr. Snow's article in the current Liberty magazine. Twenty copies will cost you only $1. Read and scatter among your Protestant friends who are asleep in this time of great crisis threatening our liberties.

Many honest Christians believe that it is God's will to establish his kingdom by means of human laws. For a clear exposition of Bible teaching on this point, read the article “Establishing the Kingdom by Law,” by Elder G. B. Thompson, in the “Catholic Federation” number of Liberty magazine. Send 50 cents for 10 copies to hand to your National Reform friends. Single copy, 10 cents.

The purpose of Rome is clear. It intends to get possession of the United States government, and it does not seem to have very much farther to go. For bold ecclesiastical purposes, and for brazen effrontery in carrying out such a program, the Roman Church is the greatest single danger that threatens this country. How long will Protestants lie supine and confident?—The Religious Telescope, Aug. 14, 1912.

At the dedication of the Roman Catholic cathedral at Wichita, Kans., September 19, “the governor and his staff, the mayor and the city officials, had seats next to the clergy.” It is by such an exhibition as this, persistently repeated, that the Roman hierarchy is educating the American people to accept the Roman Catholic principle of the union of the church and the state. And this far-seeing method of procedure is having its effect.

News and Miscellany

Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press

— Ford's theater, the building in which President Lincoln was shot and which now houses many of the records of the adjutant-general of the army, virtually has been condemned by President Taft's economy and efficiency commission. The building is considered by the commission to be insanitary and unsafe.

— A diamond weighing 1,649 carats has been discovered in the Premier mines, near Johannesburg, British South Africa. This is now the largest diamond in the world. The famous Cullinan diamond, which was found in the same mine in 1905, weighed 3,024 carats, but it was cut into eleven separate stones.

— Dr. Victor C. Vaughn, of the University of Michigan, advocates vaccination against tuberculosis. He says he has had success in vaccinating the unaffected members of a household when one or two have consumption. He used the non-poisonous residue of the tubercle bacillus, and urges that it be generally employed.

— Porto Rico is to have a free port, and will thus evade the United States customs laws which make all foreign goods landed in United States territory dutiable, or requires the depositing of a bond equal to the amount of the duty. This is the announcement of Vice-Governor Carrol. The port will be opened for the accommodation of the European, American, and Panama Canal trade.

— Ten million dollars will be appropriated Jan. 1, 1913, by the associated interests controlling the Bell telephone system, the Western Union Telegraph Company, and the Western Electric Company, as a permanent pension fund for their 175,000 employees. Sick benefits and life-insurance will be a feature of the pension system. Annual appropriations from the treasuries of the allied companies will keep the fund up to $10,000,000.

— John D. Rockefeller is having an extensive telephone system installed in his new million-dollar residence, at Pocantico Hills, N. Y., and when it is ready for operation he will be his own operator. The system is intercommunicating, and will have 33 extensions. It was especially designed for Mr. Rockefeller, and there is not another one like it. By pressing a button, he may call any room from any other room in the house, and the conversation can not be overheard by any one else, because when he talks he is automatically cut off from other stations.

— An artificial milk, manufactured from vegetables, which is said to contain all the elements of the best cow's milk, and can be used for the same purposes, was shown recently to a gathering of scientists in London. The discovery was the work of three Germans, who spent three years in perfecting it. The process of manufacture is simple, and always produces the same result. It is not touched by hand, nor exposed to atmospheric influence until it is poured into bottles for delivery. The principal vegetable used in the manufacture of the milk is the Seya bean.

— The Nobel prize for medicine this year comes to this country, having been awarded to Dr. Alexis Carrel, of New York City. Dr. Carrel has been in this country only since 1905. He is a Frenchman, a graduate of the University of Lyons. Before that time his work as an original investigator was widely known, and yet he is now only thirty-nine years old. His greatest achievements are in the suture of blood-vessels and the transplantation of organs.

— Two aviators, Lieutenant-Commodore Mustin, of the United States Navy, and Mr. Reid, had a most unusual experience. They left Cape May for the Philadelphia (Pa.) navy-yard and were flying one hundred feet above the ground. Their engine exploded, all four cylinders blowing out together. The hydroaeroplane fell into the Maurice River, going down so slowly they were not hurt. The pontoons kept them afloat, and they drifted around for fifteen hours before they were rescued.

— The English papers continue to give accounts of the funeral of General Booth. Such funerals for religious leaders have been seen in London only twice before, and they were the funerals of David Livingstone and Charles H. Spurgeon. In these three cases not only was the outpouring of the people by the tens of thousands, but the universal grief was wonderful. At Booth's grave, when his daughter could not sing the song she sang to him when dying, she asked the great throng to sing it. Thousands began it, but broke down, weeping.

— Vihljalmar Stefansson, the explorer, has reached New York after four years in the arctic regions. He started April 21, 1910, from Cape May, accompanied by three Eskimos. He crossed a region of ice and snow for two hundred fifty miles to Cape Bixley, which region was entirely uninhabited. Beyond it he found white Eskimos. For a year he lived among them, going from village to village. In the Coronation Gulf region he says there are two thousand of these Eskimos, divided into thirteen tribes. They had never seen a white man except themselves.

— In the near future France will elect a president for the term of seven years, to succeed M. Fallières. It will be remembered that a French president is not elected by an electoral college nor by a general vote of the people as with us, but by a joint ballot of the two houses of the national legislature, the senate and the chamber of deputies. These bodies act separately, as do our two houses of Congress, except to change the constitution or to elect a president. The president does not represent the people as a coordinate branch of government, but rather he is a creature of the legislature, and is responsible to the powers that give him his office. At present the French situation is chaotic. The president of the senate is usually promoted to the presidency of the republic; but this is not the law; it is merely a custom that may be broken at any time. The man now occupying that position is M. Antonin Dubost, an aged man who will probably be rejected because of his age, and because of the fact that the socialists will not support him. There are to be a large number of candidates for the presidency. The one most likely to be chosen is M. Bourgeois.

— Almost every article exported by the United States to Turkey and the Balkan States is mentioned by the Ottoman empire as being contraband, according to advices received at the State Department from Ambassador W. W. Rockhill, at Constantinople. In addition to putting up the barriers against the materials commonly known as munitions of war, the Turkish government has forbidden the shipment of clothing, boots, or shoes suitable for military use; gold, silver, or bullion; vessels, boats of all kinds, and docks; railway and rolling stock, telegraphs and telephones; balloons and aeroplanes; barbed wire, horseshoes, harness, and saddlery. Any or all of these will be confiscated when found within three miles of the coast of any country with which the Ottoman empire is at war.

— This month will see the completion of the transfer of India's capital from Calcutta to Delhi. Calcutta, founded by the British East India Company in 1686, is comparatively modern, and has grown to its present vast and splendid proportions and development under the influence of British interests. It has always stood apart and aloof from the real genius of the people of India. To them it has been the seat of an alien power. On the other hand, for more than twenty centuries Delhi has been prominently associated with the history of the Pathans and the Moguls, whose capital it was. It has been held in the highest reverence by all the nations of India from time immemorial. Now its restoration by the king of England and emperor of India is expected to fill the people of that land with a renewed spirit of loyalty, and to make their government seem more like their own. Delhi, being more central, is more easily accessible from all parts of the empire, and its climate is far superior to that of Calcutta.

— Adrianople, now virtually surrounded by the Bulgarian troops, is the principal fortified city of European Turkey. Its history is a most interesting one. In 1305 the Bulgarians sent a great army against it, and won a victory over the emperor Baldwin. It was a stronghold of Christianity until 1360, and frequently offered its hospitality to the crusaders, especially those from Germany. In that year, however, the Moslem Turks took the city, and it was the chief city of their empire until 1453, when they captured Constantinople and made their capital there. The Russians have occupied Adrianople twice, the first time in 1829, when they forced Turkey to sign a treaty giving independence to Greece, fighting once more against her former masters. Again, during the Russo-Turkish war of 1878, the Russians took the town without resistance. The modern Adrianople is a scattered, uncared-for city, which has lost all its former splendor, although some of its forty mosques are fine examples of architecture. Its people number about 80,000, one half being Turks, the rest Armenians, Israelites, and Greeks, except for a handful of Catholics and Protestants. The fortifications are very strong. They are composed of forty modern forts in a semicircle, running around the northern part from east to west, with minor forts between. The south is the weakest spot, being guarded practically only by the river, and a number of treacherous marshes.

Literature Distribution in India

By G. G. Lowry

NAZARETH, SOUTH INDIA.—Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! It is indeed wonderful how much one little tract or one paper filled with the message will sometimes accomplish when put into the hands of people. Not long ago a man who had heard that there were people in India who kept all the commandments of God, wrote to us asking if we had any literature on the Sabbath question, whereupon a tract was sent to him. After looking over the tract for a moment, he pronounced it heretical and destroyed it. But, while he was doing so, another man, who had but recently come out of heathenism, was standing by listening to the conversation, and saw the address on the tract. Within a few days he started out on foot to find our mission, which was about seventy-five miles away. When he reached the mission, he asked us if it is really true that we keep the Sabbath according to the commandment in the Bible. We told him that it is true, and from that moment he became deeply interested in the truth; and after a careful study of it for about two months, he, like the eunuch of old, asked what there was to hinder his being baptized. Upon being told that there was nothing, he, with a number of others, was baptized, and since has enlisted in the Master’s service as a colporteur. He has been working incessantly ever since to bring to those who sit in darkness a knowledge of the coming of Christ, and of the truth for this time. He is full of courage and faith in God, and is untiring in his efforts for the advancement of the truth.

This shows us the great importance of placing suitable literature in the hands of the people of India. As a rule, those who have had the advantages of an education are very anxious to get reading-matter. They will read; and if good, wholesome literature is not given to them, they take the trashy, worthless kind which is being freely distributed throughout India.

It seems plain that the majority of the millions of India will have to be reached with the message by literature charged with the truth, because it will be next to impossible, with our limited number of workers and with the small amount of means at our command, to reach them by personal contact. May the Lord help us to be awake to every opportunity, ready to take advantage of every means which he gives us for the carrying out of his work. G. G. LOWRY.

The Book Work in the Chesapeake Conference

By F. E. HANKINS

The canvassing work in the Chesapeake Conference is onward. The institute just held at Baltimore in connection with the annual conference was successful and encouraging, and promised a strong company of workers for the winter’s campaign. We are indeed grateful to God for his manifold blessings to us. Our president, Elder R. T. Baer, is giving this department his hearty support. The efficient help of our general agent, Elder I. G. Bigelow, contributed much to the success of the institute. The Bible readings conducted each morning by Elder F. C. Gilbert were a spiritual uplift and an inspiration to all.

There were in attendance at the institute fourteen promising workers who expect to devote their time to the sale of our literature. We praise God for this band of self-supporting missionaries. May all be faithful, as their faithfulness means much to the unwarned in this conference. Most of those who took the training went immediately to their places of labor. The reports thus far received from them are very encouraging, two reporting sales of $80 worth of literature for the first week, over $2.40 an hour.

Several of these colporteurs are hoping to be able to sell one thousand dollars’ worth of literature, and thus be entitled to have their way paid to the next General Conference. We are most grateful to God for the success that has attended the faithful colporteur during the summer. Statistics show there has been a marked gain in the sales of literature thus far in the present year over the corresponding period of last year.

“Everything in the universe calls upon those who know the truth to consecrate themselves unreservedly to the proclamation of the truth as it has been made known to them in the third angel’s message. That which we see and hear calls us to our duty. The working of satanic agencies calls every Christian to stand in his lot. Every hour, every minute, is precious. Every day there is something to do for our Lord and Master. Every day we are to point some souls to the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world.”

May we indeed heed the admonition of the prophet Isaiah: “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.”

F. E. HANKINS.

Passed the Mark

In a recent letter from Brother H. H. Hall, he says:—

“Our subscription-book business during the first nine months of this year exceeds that of last year during the same period, by $42,000. Our trade-book sales also show a gain of $10,000. Thus you see we have already passed the $50,000 mark, for which we set our aim at the beginning of the year.”

Progress in the South

CONCERNING the output of literature from the Southern Publishing Association since the beginning of this year, Elder W. W. Eastman, the circulation manager, writes as follows:—

“You will be interested to learn that our total sales from the main office for the first nine months of this year have reached a little more than $200,000. Last year the total sales from the main office for the entire year were $191,000. With three months yet before us, our sales ought to go a long way beyond those of last year, as we are already $9,000 ahead of our total sales for the whole year of 1911. Brother R. L. Pierce reports that the Fort Worth Branch sales for the nine months amount to $71,300.”

Colporteur Orders and Literature Shipments

THE colporteurs in North America took, on an average, $1.13 worth of orders an hour during 1911. The workers in the Pacific Press territory were in the lead, their average being $1.41 an hour.

THE Pacific Press Publishing Association shipped 155 tons of literature from their circulating department during the first eight months of the present year, a gain of 40 tons over the corresponding period of last year.

The New Church Treasurer’s Book

The new book recommended by the council of auditors and by the General Conference Committee, for the use of church treasurers, is now ready. It is a great labor-saving device, and will be welcomed by all our church treasurers. The accounts are so arranged as to show at a glance the amount that has been received and disbursed from any fund. In the making of the entries, a carbon copy may be made of the same, to be forwarded at the close of the month to the conference treasurer with remittances, and thus save a great deal of time on the part of the church treasurer in making out extra remittance blanks.

The book is in two sizes. Medium size, 75 cents; large size, intended for the large churches, $1, post-paid. Order from your conference office.

Baptism at Creston, Iowa

From Creston, Iowa, comes a report of the baptism of eleven persons by Elder M. B. Butterfield.

The Publishing Work

By N. Z. Town

Conducted by the Publishing Department of the General Conference

N. Z. Town Secretary

Success in Great Britain

THE following interesting items we take from the report which Brother S. Joyce gave of the colporteur work at the last session of the British Union Conference. Speaking of the work of the students who went out to earn scholarships, Brother Joyce says:—

“God seems to have made bare his mighty arm in behalf of our students, and our hearts have been made exceedingly glad to see how he has blessed them. One of these students took $136 worth of orders in one week; another took $131 worth in one week. Three years ago we were all delighted because one young man earned a scholarship in fifteen days. The next year he earned one in eleven days, and the following year he went beyond that record by getting a scholarship in a little over eight days. That young man was working in a district that had a bad name, two other agents having been over the ground without accomplishing much. In one week of sixty hours he took $150 worth of orders for ‘Great Controversy.’

“Early this year one young man sent us word that in seven days he had secured sufficient orders to pay for a scholarship. He has already done that the second time this year, and has managed recently to earn a scholarship in six days.

“Our young people must get an education, and God helps those who desire to get it and who work for it. It is very much better that a young man help himself in this way than that the church subscribe money to send him to school, thus educating him to lean upon others.”

Obituaries

BUTTERFIELD.—Elder and Mrs. C. L. Butterfield, of Seoul, Korea, suffered the loss of their little son, Callie Kenneth, Sept. 25, 1912. He was 18 months and 18 days old. The entire mission mourn with the family, but we sorrow not as do others, being upheld by the joyous hope of a soon-coming resurrection morning. RILEY RUSSELL, M. D.

STILES.—Annie Hall Stiles was born in Yorkshire, England, in March, 1866, and died at Sanitarium, Cal., April 2, 1912. In 1900 she accepted this truth, and was most devoted to her faith until the very last, having had an active Christian experience. Her companion is left to mourn. The writer conducted the funeral service. C. L. TAYLOR.

DANIEL.—Jasper Daniel was born in Indiana, March 13, 1843, and died in Norwalk, Cal., Oct. 14, 1912. He was a great sufferer for twenty-one years, but never a murmur escaped his lips. He was a faithful member of the Norwalk church. Five children are left to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. J. W. ADAMS.

STEVENSON.—Brother Henry H. Stevenson passed away at his home in Long Beach, Cal., Oct. 11, 1912, aged 72 years. He was a faithful member of the Long Beach Seventh-day Adventist Church, a man of ability, having served in several public offices, and for two years as interpreter and clerk to Major Harrison in the Philippines. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. J. W. ADAMS.

McGREGOR.—John P. McGregor was born in Scotland, March 23, 1840, and died Oct. 8, 1912, at his home near Freeland, Mich. His death was caused by an accident that occurred in his sawmill. Brother McGregor was among the first to accept present truth in Michigan, and always remained true to the principles of the message. He was a good man, a devoted husband, and a kind father. His companion and three children, together with many relatives and friends, are left to mourn. WM. OSTRANDER.

SURDAM.—Marion Surdam, son of Brother and Sister O. C. Surdam, of College Place, Wash., died Oct. 8, 1912. Marion was respected by all who knew him. He was born at Garrison, Kans., and was 17 years, 5 months, and 10 days of age at the time of his death. He united with the church about two years ago, and was a faithful Christian. His parents, a brother, and many friends mourn their loss. The funeral services were conducted by Elder E. W. Catlin and the writer. J. A. RIPPEY.

STRATTON.—Henry Bateman Stratton was born in Albion, Maine, Aug. 21, 1825, and died at Melrose, Mass., Oct. 9, 1912. Father Stratton accepted this message under the labors of Elder M. E. Cornell in 1860, and became a charter member of the Boston church of Seventh-day Adventists. He was a zealous advocate and loyal supporter of the cause he loved. After the death of his second wife, he made his home with his daughter in Melrose. One son and two daughters are left to mourn. The writer conducted the funeral services. G. B. STARR.

CARROLL.—Robert R. Carroll was born Aug. 14, 1840, near Washington, Ind., and departed this life Sept. 25, 1912. Thirty-six years ago he moved to Allendale, Ill., where he resided twenty-nine years, living since that time near St. Francisville, Ill. In 1861 he enlisted for three years in the civil war, but was wounded and discharged after eighteen months of service. He was married Nov. 5, 1863, to Laura Ellen Peachee, of Daviess County, Ind. To this union twelve children were born, six of whom, with his companion, are left to mourn. Thirty-two years ago Brother Carroll united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church at West Salem, Ill. He remained firm to the faith until his death, and fell asleep rejoicing in the hope of a soon-coming Saviour. Services were conducted by the writer. E. A. BRISTOL.

JOHNSON.—Harold Ruben Johnson was born in Minneapolis, Minn., July 9, 1894, and died at his home near Detroit, Minn., Oct. 21, 1912, aged 18 years, 3 months, and 12 days. Harold was a bright, cheery boy, and beloved by all who knew him. It was his delight to attend Sabbath-school and church, and Sabbath always found him in his place as a worshiper of our blessed Lord and Master. His parents and one sister, besides a large circle of relatives and friends, are left to mourn. The funeral service was largely attended. S. A. RUSKJER.

LABIER.—Henry Olsen Labier was born in Nevada, Mo., Dec. 21, 1891, and died Oct. 13, 1912. At the time of his death he was employed by an electric-light firm in Silverton, Oregon. By mischance the current was turned on while he was working on a pole, and death was instantaneous. A member of the firm for which he worked brought the body to Nevada, his old home, where interment took place. The parents and one sister survive. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, words of comfort being spoken from Isa. 38:1. P. G. STANLEY.

MYERS.—J. J. Myers was born July 3, 1832, in New York State, and died Sept. 4, 1912. When a young man he settled in Michigan, but later located at North Platte, Nebr., where he spent the last forty years of his life. In the year 1857 he was united in marriage with Sarah J. Seavey, and to this union were born six children, four of whom, together with the wife, one sister, and one brother, are left to mourn. The deceased was a charter member of the North Platte Seventh-day Adventist Church. He was also a veteran of the civil war. Elder L. E. Johnson, assisted by the writer, conducted the funeral service. C. H. MILLER.

PESHA.—Louis J. Pesha was born in Euphemia Township, province of Ontario, Canada, Aug. 11, 1868, and died near his father's home, where he was visiting, as the result of an automobile accident, Oct. 1, 1912. His age was 44 years, 1 month, and 20 days. Aug. 29, 1892, he was married to Miss Lena Faucher. They located in Marine City, Mich. Brother Pesha was reared in a Seventh-day Adventist home, and was a member of the Marine City Seventh-day Adventist Church at the time of his death. His wife and daughter, his aged parents, one brother, two sisters, and many friends are left to mourn, but they sorrow not as others who have no hope. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Rev. 14:13. H. A. BOYLAN.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

Business Notices

WANTED.—Two men to work in my broom-factory, one to sort corn and one to tie brooms. Address A. B. Morrical, Waldron, Ill.

WANTED AT ONCE.—An experienced woman to teach a church-school at Cliff Island, Maine, as the present teacher must leave on account of ill health. School is in prosperous condition. Address S. F. Walker.

WANTED.—Sabbath-keeping man to work in garden and orchard; his wife to do housework. Will pay $30 a month, and furnish house, food, and all household and kitchen necessities. Write stating experience and ability. Edgar A. Baxley, Larkins, Fla.

WANTED.—A consecrated Seventh-day Adventist and wife without children, to work on farm. Must be all-round man and good milker. House rent. Small wages. Write for particulars. References required. Address 903 Illinois Ave., Litchfield, Ill.

FOR SALE.—A 32-page booklet. Original poems. Illustrated. Winter scene, with holly or autumn leaves, hand painted in water-color on cover. Tied with ribbon. Appropriate for holiday gifts. In boxes. Post-paid, 60 cents. Order of May Wakeham, Port Townsend, Wash.

MOVE South before winter. Buy my pleasant Memphis home. Seven rooms. Gas, electric lights, all modern conveniences. Fruit-trees, shade-trees, vines, and roses. Finely fitted for poultry. Illustrated booklet, prices, terms, etc., sent free. J. S. Washburn, 665 Decatur St., Memphis, Tenn.

A MAN thirty-two years of age, who has recently accepted the truth, desires work among Seventh-day Adventists. A family of four are dependent upon him for support. He will gladly accept any work that will enable him to keep the Sabbath. Address F. M. Culver, 1709 N. Tripp Ave., Chicago, Ill.

FOR SALE FOR MISSIONARY PURPOSES.—A brother and sister offer for sale at prevailing market prices irrigable lands at Moffat, Colo., and Mercedes, Tex., also a town lot in each of these places, a part of the proceeds of which is to go to foreign missions. Mercedes is in the rich Rio Grande Valley of southwest Texas, where vegetation grows the year round. Lands in both places on irrigating canal, with water rights. For further particulars and prices, address North Texas Conference, Keene, Tex.

Publications Wanted

THE following-named persons desire late, clean copies of our publications sent post-paid:—

Copies of our papers and magazines, for free distribution, are desired by Mr. P. F. Noe, 714 Center St., Bessemer, Ala.

Copies of our papers and magazines, also tracts, are requested, for use in missionary work, by Stella Wise, 423 East Pennsylvania St., Shelbyville, Ind.

J. Vuilleumier, 1794 De la Roche, Montreal, Canada, requests copies of the Protestant Magazine, Liberty, and the Watchman for missionary purposes.

Mrs. Kate Taylor, 6503 Cedar Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, makes request for a continuous supply of our denominational papers and magazines for reading-rack work.

Emma Kincaid, 505 Sangamon St., Lincoln, Ill., wishes to thank those who have sent literature for distribution. She will be grateful for a continuous supply of both English and German publications.

W. A. Bonbright, Box 194, Oberlin, Ohio, has started a reading-room for poor boys at a stone-quarry, and desires a supply of suitable books and papers. Copies of the Youth's Instructor will be especially appreciated.

Will Turkey Lose Her European Possessions?

By Editor

WILL Turkey lose her European possessions as the result of the present war? This will depend doubtless upon the peace conditions which at this writing (November 15) Turkey is endeavoring to arrange with her warlike neighbors. There seems little question but that the result to Turkey will be the loss of her European territory. This, according to the Scriptures of Truth, must be the ultimate outcome, whether it occurs at this particular juncture or is a little longer delayed. The prophet of God, long centuries ago, saw that this power in the latter end of its history would be driven out from among the civilized nations of Europe, back to its natural habitat in Asia. For years all Europe has demanded this expulsion. The inability of the great powers to settle the division of Turkish territory has prevented the realization of this end. How long after Turkey removes her capital to Asiatic soil will its history continue the prophet does not indicate. We are warranted, however, in believing from the many indications on every side that not many years will elapse before Michael shall stand up to reign, and the everlasting kingdom of righteousness and peace succeed all earthly dominion.

WHAT will be the result of the recent Harvest Ingathering campaign for missions? A note from Elder F. H. Henderson, of Zanesville, Ohio, states that the church in that place, with a membership of twenty-seven, obtained fifty dollars for this fund. He raised as the result of his own efforts $105. Others we hope have done as well, and we believe that a larger amount for missions will be harvested this year than ever before.

Encouraging News from Mexico

WE learn of the safe arrival in the South of Elder G. G. and Mrs. Lowry, of India, ordered to the States on account of Mrs. Lowry's health. We are glad to hear that she endured the journey well, and pray that success may attend the battle to regain health in some favorable location in the Southwest. The eldest son of Elder J. S. James accompanied Brother and Sister Lowry to America, in order to enter the Graysville academy, Tennessee.

A NOTE of good cheer is sounded from Mexico, from amid the troublous times that we hope are now passing away. Elder G. W. Caviness says: “I am glad to tell you that in spite of the revolution the evangelical work is going ahead in Mexico. I have just visited some of the churches in the northern part. In three places, Torreon, Monterrey, and Visnaga, I baptized respectively seventeen, sixteen, and fourteen persons, forty-seven in all. The Monterrey company is a new one. Brother Robles is now there. From present appearances it seems that this year will be about the best we have had in evangelical work.” We are thankful for the good word of progress even amidst unrest. Mexico earnestly calls for a few more workers.

Gibletts Sail for the Cook Islands

The Australasian Record reports the sailing of E. J. and Mrs. Giblett, from Sydney, September 18, for the Cook Islands, to engage in missionary work.

Latin Union Conference Baptisms

In the Catholic field of southern Europe, the Latin Union Conference record shows there were one hundred four persons baptized during the last quarter.

Changed Review Subscription Prices

By Editor

LET all bear in mind the changed prices on the REVIEW from this time forward. Yearly subscription will be two dollars, six-month subscription one dollar, and three-month subscription fifty cents.

A Series on Prayer

By Editor

We are glad to begin in this number the publication of a series of six articles on the subject of “Prayer,” from the pen of Elder R. A. Underwood. These articles are well worth reading, containing, as they do, much practical instruction.

Lecture on Social Ethics

THE students of the Foreign Mission Seminary were favored Thursday, November 14, by a lecture on the subject of “Social Ethics,” by Dr. Winfield Scott Hall, Ph. D., M. D., of Chicago, Ill. Dr. Hall has given extensive study to this and allied subjects; his lecture throughout was replete with wise counsel.

Illustrations for Denominational History

The committee on illustrations for the Denominational History, which is now nearing completion, will be glad to correspond with members of the REVIEW family who are in possession of photographs or prints of old churches or other buildings of interest in connection with the rise and progress of the third angel's message in any part of this country. All articles lent for this purpose will be carefully used, and safely returned to the owners. The committee will also be pleased to get in touch with persons who can give authentic information concerning the early development of our work in the various conferences. If conference officers will assist by sending in the names of any such with whom they may be acquainted, it will be greatly appreciated. Address all correspondence to the secretary of the committee, Prof. M. E. Olsen, in care of the General Conference, Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C.

A Greeting from Asia Minor

From Asia Minor, Elder Z. G. Baharian sends the following greeting: “We hail once more the week of prayer. This year we, as a people, need it more. Our country, the center of great interest for all the world, is now in a terrible crisis. It seems as if the four winds are being loosed. But there is yet much work to be done for the Lord. Therefore let us all earnestly pray that the Lord may check the winds of strife a little time longer, that the message may not be hindered. At the same time let us fully consecrate ourselves to him who died for us, and to his work.”

G. F. and Mrs. Jones Visit Washington

By Editor

We have been glad to greet in Washington Elder G. F. and Mrs. Jones, of the Singapore Mission, East Indies. Under medical orders Elder Jones is taking a furlough from his field, and will seek restoration of health in New Mexico, until the time of the next General Conference. They bring encouraging reports from the East Indies, and deeply regret having to retire from the field for a time. We are thankful that further help is on the way to that mission field, Elder F. A. Detamore being now on the Pacific. The situation appeals earnestly for a few more workers among the many millions.

Winter Term at Washington Foreign Mission Seminary

The second term of the Washington Foreign Mission Seminary will begin Friday, November 29. Those who plan to enter at that time should first communicate with the president. The winter term is especially strong in the regular lines of work, and it is expected that new classes will be formed in the following subjects: French Revolution, Biblical literature, evidences of Christianity, missionary methods and problems, English review, bookkeeping, elementary hydrotherapy, advanced hydrotherapy, obstetrics, gynecology, genitourinary diseases, chemistry of foods, household economy and sanitation, and agriculture. Continuing classes that can well be entered at this time are history of antiquity, pastoral training, journalism, Bible doctrines, advanced Bible doctrines, general history, rhetoric, missionary salesmanship, anatomy and physiology, religious pedagogy, Bible work, literature, dressmaking, printing, and shoe repairing. In the lecture course will be a series by W. W. Prescott on Protestantism and the New Theology, and A. G. Daniells will conduct a series on Church Organization.

A Word to Conference Secretaries

By T. E. Bowen

A CHANGE having been made in the publication of the Week of Prayer Readings at the time of the autumn council, in that they were to be published in the REVIEW instead of separately as last year, not so many copies have been mailed the conference offices as was estimated would be needed by the secretaries in supplying late calls. It was thought that the demand for the readings would not be so great, in that all subscribers to the REVIEW would be supplied with the readings. This will explain why as many are not received at conference headquarters as were earlier requested by the secretaries. T. E. BOWEN.