p. 24 | Review and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 39. (9/28/1905)

Programs for the Church Conventions

By Editor

THE next issue of the REVIEW will contain the suggestive programs and the readings for the church conventions to be held October 14. A special effort will be made to mail this number of the paper early that all may have it in time to prepare for rendering the programs on the fourteenth. We trust all will watch for this issue of the paper, and will give early attention to the readings and the suggestive programs.

The Rising Cost of Living

SPEAKING of the artificial conditions produced in this country by political policies, which indicate an unstable equilibrium of national affairs and contribute greatly to popular discontent, the Washington Post says:—

The cost of living is advancing, notwithstanding the present harvest is the most bountiful in a double decade. The salaried man and the wage-earner, week by week, and day by day, find the struggle harder to make their incomes meet the cost of living. Even the Labor Bureau, now that no political exigency is at hand to juggle with its statistics, admits that the cost of living is constantly increasing.

The Sabbath Truth in Australia

By Editor

The faithful workers are bearing witness to the truth in all parts of the world. We are reminded of this fact by receiving a copy of a paper printed in New South Wales, Australia, in which we find a long letter written by Brother J. L. McElhaney, answering with force and clearness the assertions of a former correspondent who had taken the usual ground concerning “the Jewish sabbath.” This is another instance of using the secular press as the channel through which the truth may be brought before the people. We hope that many readers of the letter were impressed in favor of the Sabbath truth.

Death of Elder N. P. Nelson

A TELEGRAM from Elder E. T. Russell, of College View, Neb., received Sabbath morning, announced the death of Elder N. P. Nelson, which occurred on Friday afternoon.

While this news was not wholly unexpected, as Brother Nelson was known to be in a serious condition, yet it brought sadness to our hearts. We have known and loved Brother Nelson as a faithful and loyal brother in the truth, and we shall miss him in our councils and in the field work. A suitable obituary notice will appear later.

Fire Destroys Claremont Sanitarium

Those of our readers who have followed the history of the institution originally established as the Claremont Sanitarium, which was located at Claremont, Cape Colony, one of the suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, may be interested to learn that the large building was totally destroyed by fire the latter part of July. It has been some years since the institution was conducted in harmony with those principles which are recognized in this country as fundamental in sanitarium work, and in the meantime it has passed through the bankruptcy court. For the last two years the building has been unoccupied with the exception of a man and his wife who have lived on the premises to care for the property. The cause of the fire is not known, and the insurance is reported to be about $175,000.

Burgesses Returning to India

MENTION was made several weeks ago of the plan to secure funds with which to pay for the return of Brother and Sister L. G. Burgess to the work in India, and to provide some support for them. This plan for the sale of a large edition of the special number of the Bible Training School has been so successful that Brother and Sister Burgess are expecting to leave for India next month. They spent last Sabbath in Washington, speaking of their work, and receiving substantial aid for the prosecution of their purpose.