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News and Miscellany

Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press

— The wedding of Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson, youngest daughter of the President, and Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo, will take place at the White House in Washington, D. C., May 7.

— Labor troubles are assuming critical proportions in St. Petersburg, Russia. More than 600,000 men are out of work. By order of the government, the principal factories of the city have shut down and declared a lockout.

— A new island, about 100 feet high and five miles in circumference, was born in the Bonin group during the recent activity of the Fuji volcanic system. The Bonin group lies off the Japan coast due south of Yokohama.

— The national Senate has passed the House bill directing the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Secretary of the Treasury to promulgate regulations for keeping in sanitary condition all interstate passenger cars. Surgeons of the Public Health Service are authorized to enter cars at any time to enforce the regulations.

— Two hundred graves of Chinese in the cemetery near Cynwyd, Cook Co., Ill., were decorated recently with roast pig, chicken, rice, and wine, in accordance with the ancient Chinese rite for the dead. Incense was burned at the head of each grave, while at the foot prayers, written on small paper squares, were consumed in bonfires.

— Between January 1 and April 1 thirty-eight aviators in all parts of the world lost their lives. The United States, with five killed, stands fourth on the list, which France heads, with ten dead. Germany lost eight in the same period, Great Britain seven, Turkey three, and Chile, Spain, Argentina, Switzerland, and Italy one each.

— By a majority of eighty, an amendment for the rejection of the Home Rule Bill was defeated in the House of Commons on April 6, and without division the bill was given for the third time its second reading in the House. An interval of some weeks will now elapse for the suggestion stage, but the bill will reach the Lords early in May, and probably will be on the statute book by June.

— The Department of Commerce made a statement recently that notwithstanding the ravages of civil war which has been raging in Mexico more or less for the last five years, the foreign trade of that republic in 1913 amounted to $248,000,000. Of this amount $150,000,000 represented exports and $98,000,000 imports. The United States took seventy-seven per cent of the exports, and supplied fifty per cent of the imports. Greatly increased exports of crude mineral oil, somewhat increased exports of cattle and coffee, and diminished exports of rubber and metallic minerals from Mexico during the last year are conspicuous features of the report.

— Queen Eleanore of Bulgaria, who some time ago declared her intention of visiting the United States, has decided to leave the Bulgarian capital in the latter part of May. Queen Eleanore will be the first reigning queen to visit the United States. She intends to make a study of the institutions and of the people of America, in which she has always been greatly interested.

— Plans for a defense conference of Great Britain and her dominions are rapidly assuming form, and will be complete when the consent of Canada is gained. Australia and New Zealand have already announced their desire for such a conference, and since the problem of the Pacific will be the chief topic considered by the meeting, it is believed that Canada will join the other dominions.

— The annual report of the Children's Bureau at Washington, a branch of the Department of Labor, makes the startling statement that 300,000 infants under a year old died in the United States during the year 1913. To say the least, the thought is pathetic and tragical. This frightful waste of child life is due, Miss Julia Lathrop, the clerk of the bureau, declares, "solely to individual and civic neglect."

— Tuberculosis has a little more than doubled in France since 1887, due largely to intemperance, according to Henry Schmidt, who is one of the leading figures of the temperance movement in that country. Infant mortality in Normandy, where women drink excessively, is just double what it is in the temperate department of Gers, where the people are sober. Infantile mortality is at the highest in those districts where absinthe drinking is prevalent.

— Thirty-three United States senators are to be elected this year by direct vote of the people in the first general test of the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution. Primary elections and conventions for the nomination of various candidates already have been held in some States, and will continue throughout the country for several months preliminary to the general elections next fall. Terms of thirty-one present members of the Senate expire March 3 next, and in addition successors must be chosen to the late Senator Johnston of Alabama and the late Senator Bacon of Georgia.

— The liquor interests were dealt a staggering blow in Illinois on Tuesday, April 7. Nearly 1,000 saloons were put out of business, and some sixteen counties were added to the dry list. A majority of the counties of Illinois are now antisaloon territory. The dries did not lose a single place that was in dry territory before the election, but the liquor interests lost about sixteen counties and nearly 1,000 saloons. The activity of the women in this contest was very manifest, and the ballots of the women undoubtedly caused the defeat of the wets in many places. The next move of the antisaloon forces will be on Chicago. A large, carefully selected delegated meeting has been called.

Plans are being formulated for a year of educational work to prepare for the election contest in April, 1915.

— Communication was held recently between the wireless station at Nauen, Germany, and one at Windhoek, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, the messages passed being clear and distinct. The distance between the two points is approximately 6,000 miles.

— To what extent legislation in behalf of children is needed is revealed by the most recent census report, which brings out the fact that nearly 2,000,000 children between the ages of ten and sixteen are at work in the United States. And these figures do not take into account those who are under ten years of age and who are employed in canneries, harmful agricultural pursuits under padroner supervision, factories, mines, street trades, and other places.

— The "Carnegie," the nonmagnetic vessel that completed last autumn a four-year tour of the earth in the interests of the Carnegie Institution in Washington, will sail in June for the coast of Norway, and will spend the summer on the North Atlantic Ocean. In 1915 the vessel will go south, sail through the Panama Canal, and conduct a magnetic exploration of the Southern Pacific Ocean, concerning which, from a magnetic standpoint, little is known.

— Dowager Empress Haruko of Japan, widow of the late Emperor Mutsuhito, died on April 9. She was born May 28, 1850, and was the daughter of a nobleman. In 1869 she married the late emperor and was declared empress. Haruko by the side of her husband passed through the troubled period of the transformation of Japan at the beginning of Mutsuhito's reign. She saw the opening of the country to foreign commerce, its departure from Old World customs and its adoption of Western civilization.

— Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, who succeeded Miss Frances Willard in 1898 as head of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, died at Portland, Maine, April 6, 1914. She was born at Dover, Maine, March 1, 1844, and was a teacher before her marriage to Michael Stevens, who survives her. Forty years ago she assisted in organizing the Maine Woman's Christian Temperance Union, later becoming its president. She became vice president of the national organization in 1894, and she was vice president at large of the world's organization, presiding at the session in Brooklyn last year.

— The money spent by the United States on its post office includes, as its largest item, the railroad transportation of mail, $47,393,206.30. Compensation to assistant postmasters and post-office clerks totaled $45,785,826.34. Rural delivery costs a little more than $45,000,000; city delivery, something more than $36,000,000; compensation to postmasters, $29,000,000; railway mail clerks, $23,000,000; star routes, $7,000,000; and so on down through a long list of expenditures that include everything from $200,000 worth of wrapping twine and $283,000 worth of mail bags. The manufacture of postage stamps costs $687,000, and the manufacture of postal cards costs $272,000. Special delivery service costs $1,675,000. Mail transportation in Alaska is listed as a separate item, at $231,000.

— George Westinghouse, engineer and inventor of the air brake that "has saved more lives than Napoleon lost in all his battles," died of heart disease at his home in New York City on March 12. He was born in the village of Central Bridge, near Schenectady, N. Y., on October 6, 1846.

— The minister of marine announced in the chamber of deputies March 19 that the Greek naval program provided for three dreadnought battleships, one of which is now under construction, three armored cruisers, and a number of lighter craft. He declared that Greece is prepared at all costs to maintain the supremacy of the sea won in the recent Balkan war.

— What will probably be the government's largest and most elaborate individual exhibit at the Panama Exposition at San Francisco in 1915 is a model of the Panama Canal more than 500 feet long. From this model, it is said, the visitor will be able to get a clearer and more comprehensive idea of the canal and of its workings than by actual visit to the canal itself. The canal commission will be allowed $60,000 of the $500,000 federal appropriation for the fair.

— The total number of banks in the new regional reserve system, the total capital and surplus of these banks, and the number of banks in each district, are shown in the following table:—

CITIES	NO. BANKS & TRUST COS.	CAPITAL & SURPLUS
Boston	446	$ 165,529,010
New York	479	344,793,437
Philadelphia	801	216,550,213
Cleveland	726	193,697,258
Richmond	484	109,054,683
Atlanta	382	78,379,663
Chicago	999	219,198,760
St. Louis	445	103,655,397
Minneapolis	687	78,381,081
Kansas City	838	93,248,612
Dallas	732	93,901,523
San Francisco	529	135,258,732
Totals	7,548	$ 1,831,648,369

— Queen Ena of Spain is the best-dressed royal lady of Europe, according to a Belgian journal which has made careful inquiries as to the amount spent annually by the various queens on their toilets. As a result of the investigation it was declared today that she buys all her gowns in Paris and pays to the great firms of the Rue de la Paix annually an average of $40,000. The German empress, who patronizes only Berlin dressmakers, spends nearly $20,000 yearly for her clothes. An equal amount is spent by the czarina, who in private life dresses very simply, but goes in for expensive robes for state and festival occasions. The same sum represents the cost of Madame Poincaré's wardrobe. Queen Helena of Italy spends about $16,000 a year, while the dress budget of Queen Elizabeth of Belgium does not exceed $10,000. Queen Wilhelmina of Holland dresses still more modestly, and spends only about $3,500 a year. Queen Mary of England holds the economy record. All her dresses, with the exception of those for state occasions, are made at home under her own supervision and with her cooperation. The newspaper confesses its inability even to guess at the amount she spends.

— Discovery of a specific serum for the treatment of lobar pneumonia was announced recently by the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. In a statement sent to physicians the institute announces that it is prepared to treat patients suffering from the disease in acute form. Results of experiments indicate the efficiency of the discovery in lowering the mortality from this malady.

The Absence of the Family Altar

A MISSIONARY who had spent twenty-five years in foreign fields returned to this country on furlough. When he went back to his mission station, his co-workers asked him what impressed him most during his visit to the homeland. He had traveled a great deal and noticed many improvements, but he replied, "The thing that impressed me most, and still weighs heavily upon my heart, is the absence of the family altar in American homes."

Camp Meetings

COLUMBIA UNION

New Jersey, Camden ......June 25 to July 5

Western Pennsylvania, Homestead Park, Pittsburgh ............................June 11-21

EASTERN CANADIAN

Quebec, South Stukely ............June 13-24

LAKE UNION

East Michigan, Orion ..............June 11-21

NORTHERN UNION

North Dakota, Jamestown.......June 22-28

Iowa, Des Moines .........May 28 to June 7

NORTH PACIFIC UNION

Southern Oregon, Roseburg, 1164 Military St. ............................May 14-25

Southern Idaho, Weiser.....May 28 to June 7

SOUTHERN UNION

Tennessee River ....................July 10-20

Mississippi ........................July 23 to Aug. 2

Louisiana ........................July 31 to Aug. 9

Alabama ....................................Aug. 7-17

Kentucky ................................Aug. 20-30

Iowa Conference

THE fifty-first session of the Iowa Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp meeting at Des Moines, Iowa, May 28 to June 7, 1914. Conference officers will be elected, and such plans and recommendations adopted as the conference may deem advisable for the furtherance of its work. Each church is earnestly requested to select and report to the conference secretary a full list of its accredited delegates. The first meeting of the conference will be held Friday morning, May 29, at 9 A. M. Let all delegates be present to report at the roll call of the opening meeting of the conference.

A. R. OGDEN, President;

MRS. FLORA V. DORCAS, Secretary.

Iowa Camp Meeting

By A. R. Ogden

THE annual camp meeting of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Des Moines, Iowa, at the State fair grounds, May 28 to June 7, 1914. All Seventh-day Adventist believers and friends in the State of Iowa are invited to this annual gathering. Bring your friends and neighbors with you that they may also enjoy this spiritual feast. Not many more such opportunities will be offered. Let us improve this one.

A. R. OGDEN, President.

Iowa Conference Association

THE regular meeting of the Iowa Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the annual conference and camp meeting of that denomination, at the State fair grounds, Des Moines, Iowa. This association is the legal corporation of the Iowa Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Officers will be elected, and such other business transacted as may properly come before the association. The first meeting is called at 10 A. M., Tuesday, June 2, 1914. A. R. OGDEN. President; A. L. BAYLEY, Secretary.

Obituaries

EwING.—Sister Susan Ewing was born near Petersburg, S. C., in the year 1827, and died Aug. 9, 1913, at her home in Galena, Kans. She was an earnest Christian, and her life was spent in faithful service to the Lord. She fell asleep in the hope of meeting her Saviour and her loved ones in the resurrection morning. MRS. LIDA B. TROWBRIDGE.

FELLOWS.—Mrs. Dora Benton Fellows, for twenty-eight years a member and faithful worker in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, died at Alhambra, Cal., March 22, 1914, at the age of 75 years, 3 months, and 8 days. She rests from her long labors, leaving the influence of her earnest Christian life as a legacy to her loved ones. B. E. FULLMER.

HETTRICH.—Brother John Hettrich died suddenly while out canvassing for magazines, on March 26, 1914. He spent several years in Brazil at his own expense, helping to start the work there. He also paid a double tithe, and made frequent and liberal gifts to the cause of God. We laid him to rest in the Palma Sola cemetery, Florida, to await the Master's call. A. L. GREGORY.

THOMAS.—Died, in her seventy-ninth year, Mrs. Rosannah Thomas, at Seattle, Wash., March 21, 1914. She was the mother of twelve children, nine of whom survive. Sister Thomas accepted the truths of the third angel's message about six years ago, and died in the hope of a soon-coming Saviour. She now rests beside her husband in the cemetery at What Cheer, Iowa. J. F. PIPER.

WALKER.—Josie Lenora Patrick was born near Arcadia, Fla., July 4, 1867, and died at Ft. Ogden, Fla., Feb. 13, 1914. She was united in marriage to J. C. Walker, April 12, 1883. About five years ago Sister Walker accepted the third angel's message, and was faithful to the end. She leaves a companion, five sons, and three daughters to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from 1 Thess. 4:13-18, to a large company of sympathizing friends and neighbors. J. L. SHULER.

KISTLER.—Mrs. Anna P. Kistler was born at Rochester, N. Y., March 28, 1841. She was married to Henry B. Kistler Feb. 13, 1872. Sister Kistler was a resident of Ottawa, Ill., for nearly fifty years, and there she fell asleep March 21, 1914. The deceased had a hopeful, cheerful disposition, and cherished the hope of the soon return of our Lord and Master. Words of consolation, based upon the fourteenth chapter of John, were spoken at the funeral service by the writer. J. C. HARRIS.

Another Worker Fallen

ELDER RODNEY GEORGE STRINGER was born Nov. 14, 1851, at Lapeer, Mich., and was a resident of that vicinity during the early years of his life. In his youthful days, he and his parents, under the labors of some of the early pioneers of the third angel's message, accepted the Sabbath truths and rejoiced in the hope of a soon-coming Saviour. He was a student of the Battle Creek College in its infancy. In 1891 he was married to Miss Carrie Sanborn, a resident of his native town and also a student in the same school. Soon after their marriage they disposed of their possessions and gave their lives unreservedly as self-supporting missionaries in the Lord's work. After taking some preparatory work in a General Conference school at Battle Creek, under advice and counsel of the Foreign Mission Board they went to the South Pacific islands. The trip to these distant islands was made on the second voyage of our missionary brigantine the "Pitcairn," starting from San Francisco in June, 1894. The island of Pitcairn and islands of the Society group were visited in the three months' trip which brought them to Rurutu, one of the Tubuai group, a French possession, and their chosen place of labor. Frequently they were without any communication whatever with other parts of the world for months at a time. This made the four years spent there strictly an isolated life. The life of sacrifice, his care for the sick and suffering, and his own manner of life won for him the confidence and love of those for whom he labored, and he was looked to by the inhabitants of the island as their foster parent and physician. Over eight years were spent in these and other islands of the South Seas, when on account of failing health they returned to the homeland, in the year 1902, and have since resided in Florida. For nearly eight years Elder Stringer has been an invalid. Many times during his last days he expressed a desire to be at rest from sickness and pain, feeling that it would be a blessing quietly to sleep, a moment as it were, until the sleeping saints are called forth, and then with the faithful of all ages and with loved ones be gathered home to Father's house, in the land where the inhabitants will not say, "I am sick." At his home near Orlando, Sabbath morning, March 28, 1914, he quietly and peacefully fell asleep. The remains were carried to Bartow, Fla., for interment, and at that place the funeral service was conducted by the writer. "I have fought a good fight."

"Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day; and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing," formed the basis of comforting words addressed to those assembled at the funeral. His wife and a large circle of friends and relatives are left to mourn their loss, but not without hope. W. H. HECKMAN.

PEART.—Ellen Green Peart was born at the old homestead in Mont Rose, parish of Manchester, Jamaica, British West Indies, Feb. 28, 1844, and died at the same place Feb. 20, 1914, after a short illness. Had mother lived eight days more, she would have fulfilled her threescore years and ten. She was an earnest Christian all her life, and accepted present truth through the efforts of the writer in 1901. From that time until her death she was faithful to the principles of the third angel's message, and died believing in the soon coming of her Redeemer. Mother was married Nov. 5, 1865. Her companion, ten children, two brothers, three sisters, and many other relatives are left to mourn. We sorrow, but not as do those who have no hope. A. G. PEART.

OLIVER.—Veta Gladys, daughter of Elder F. M. and Nora C. Oliver, was born in Pomeroy, Wash., Dec. 31, 1902. Most of her life was spent there, except when her parents were at other places where the father was conducting meetings. Veta was never a rugged child, and yet seemed to have fair health. She was taken sick about Christmas, 1913, and although all possible was done for her, she grew worse, and died at College Place, Wash., Feb. 18, 1914. She was taken by her parents to Pomeroy for burial. The funeral services were conducted by the writer, words of consolation being spoken from Isa. 61:1-3. This was a hard blow to the parents, but they hope to meet their loved one in the soon-coming kingdom. W. F. MARTIN.

STYCH.—Mrs. Emma Stych was born in New York City, June 2, 1853, and died at Formosa, Fla., Feb. 7, 1914. When six years of age, she was taken by her parents, Richard and Elizabeth Kelly, to the Isle of Man, their native home. In 1879 she was married to William Stych, and two years later they came to the United States, settling in Muskegon, Mich. Four children were born to them, two of whom are still living. Sister Stych accepted the truths of the third angel's message under the labors of Elder Frank Carr, at Muskegon, Mich., thirty years ago, and remained a devoted Christian Sabbath keeper to the end. She leaves to mourn their loss her companion, one brother, one son, and one daughter, the wife of Elder L. T. Crisler, besides other relatives and a large circle of friends. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. W. H. HECKMAN.

Southern Idaho Conference

Notice is hereby given that the seventh annual session of the Southern Idaho Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Weiser, Idaho, in connection with the annual camp meeting, May 28 to June 7, 1914, for the election of officers and the transaction of any other business that may come before the conference.

J. J. NETHERY, President;

T. L. COPELAND, Secretary.

Southern Idaho Conference Association

Notice is hereby given that the seventh annual meeting of the constituency of the Southern Idaho Conference Association will be at Weiser, Idaho, on the camp ground, June 1, 1914, at 10 A. M., for the election of a board of trustees, and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

J. J. NETHERY, President; T. L. COPELAND, Secretary.

Western Oregon Conference Association

ThE Western Oregon Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists (a legal corporation) is hereby called to meet, in regular annual session, on the camp ground in Forest Grove, Oregon, Thursday, May 28, 1914, at 10 A. M., for the purpose of electing a board of five trustees, whose offices shall continue for one year, or thereafter until their successors are elected and qualified, and of transacting such other business as the constituency may desire.

By order of the board of trustees.

H. W. Cottrell, President;

C. E. OLCOTT, Secretary.

Address Wanted

Any one knowing the whereabouts of L. R. Rennells will confer a favor by informing Rosa L. Stone, 2705 West Main St., Richmond, Va.

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The Work Goes Forward in Mexico

By Editor

WE know that the serious news from Mexico will lead many of our brethren to feel anxious concerning our missionaries in that country. The General Conference has received no word direct from Mexico City, where our headquarters is located. Doubtless private telegrams are not accepted. It is considered probable that most of our workers were in Mexico City when the recent crisis came, our workers there having felt all along the necessity of being watchful and of taking every precaution, though loath to leave the field. Whether they are leaving with other foreigners at the present time, or feel it safe to remain, we shall learn in due time. We are sure the prayers of our brethren will ascend in their behalf especially, and in behalf of all involved in the calamities that come with war. In a letter just received by the Mission Board, Prof. G. W. Caviness wrote: "The work is onward in many respects. More literature is being scattered, more people are accepting the truth, and every one here is full of courage. What has not been done in peaceful times will have to be done in troublous times. The message must go forward. We still believe that He whose message we carry will arrange matters so that the work will go on with mighty power until the honest hearted in this land have heard the call."

A Temperance Worker Fallen

By Editor

ALL our readers who have met or have ever heard Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens will read with sorrow the news of her death. In the passing of this noble woman from the field of this world's activities, the temperance cause in America—and in the world—loses one of its most ardent supporters and most able advocates. Not many weeks ago we had the privilege and the pleasure of listening to a short but stirring address from the lips of Mrs. Stevens on the steps of the national Capitol in behalf of an amendment to the national Constitution prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States.

It was on the occasion of the presentation of bills in both houses of Congress looking to the accomplishment of that amendment. The presentation to Congress on that day of a living petition of several thousand earnest Christian men and women could not fail to impress the national legislators with the importance of the request then being made and the intense earnestness of those who were making it. It was a sight such as no Congress had ever before witnessed. It was an indication of the deeper zeal and intensity that have taken hold of the American people in the matter of temperance reform. It might not be too much to say that it was a prophecy of a time soon to be when the national government will make liquor an outlaw, as some of the States have already done.

It is cause for deep regret that such noble, self-sacrificing souls as Miss Willard and Mrs. Stevens could not live to see the nation, as a nation, espouse the cause to which they had given their lives.

Mrs. Stevens was born in Dover, Maine, March 1, 1844, and died in Portland, Maine, April 6, 1914.

The cause to which she had consecrated her life is a branch of the work to which we have dedicated ours, and we assure her coworkers of our undying interest in and devotion to the cause which meant so much to her and means so much to them.

Please Note

By G. W. CAVINESS

WE request that any one sending money either to the Mexican Publishing House or to the Mexican Mission, should send it, not by postal money order, but by draft, or via the General Conference Office. Difficulty is experienced in cashing money orders. At this writing (March 30) Brother Meyer has a money order for one hundred dollars which he has not been able to cash. Also we are allowed only two dollars for one in exchange on money orders, while we obtain three for one on drafts. Will the brethren in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Southern California, especially notice this in their dealings with Mexico?

G. W. CAVINESS.

Death of Sister Rachel Tieche

By Editor

We have received with sadness the notice of the death, at Nimes, France, on the sixth of April, of Sister Rachel Tieche, wife of Elder Leon Tieche, president of the Latin Union Conference. Our sympathy is with the family in this affliction.

Workers Sailing for Africa

Two workers from Europe were booked to sail April 14 for Africa,—a Brother Matter, of Germany, and Miss Barho, a trained nurse, of the Friedensau Sanitarium, to join the staff of workers in the Victoria Nyanza Mission, Central Africa.

Growth at Tsungwesi Mission

HUBERT SPARROW, who went to assist at Tsungwesi Mission in the absence of Brother and Sister Jewell, writes that they now have nearly one hundred students in attendance, making it necessary for two students to assist him in the school work. This is certainly very encouraging.

Illness of Brother Sturdevant

FROM the South African Missionary we learn that Brother M. C. Sturdevant was taken very ill February 21, and was removed to the hospital at Umtala, where he could have the best medical attention available. Although still very sick, the report closes with a word of encouragement in reference to his condition.

New Appointments in South America

By letter from Elder J. W. Westphal, president of the South American Union Conference, we learn that some new appointments were made in that field as the result of the recent union conference session in Uruguay. Elder I. G. and Mrs. Knight, formerly of Argentina, were invited to Ecuador, Elder Knight taking the superintendency of the Ecuador Mission. Elder W. R. Pohle, of Peru, takes the superintendency of the Bolivia Mission, releasing Brother F. A. Stahl, whose full time is demanded by the work among the Indians in the Lake Titicaca Indian mission. The new Northwest Mission field, under the union conference, was named the Union Inca Mission. Elder E. L. Maxwell is superintendent of the union mission, which includes Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, and is also superintendent of Peru, being the only ordained minister at present in all Peru, with its four millions of people.

Changes in Egyptian and Syrian Missions

WE learn from Europe that the division committee has recently divided the Egyptian mission into two fields,—the Lower and Upper Egyptian Missions, the former consisting of Lower Egypt, the latter of Middle Egypt and the Egyptian Sudan. Brother George Keough remains in charge of Upper Egypt, while Brother W. C. Ising, formerly of Syria, is appointed to the superintendency of Lower Egypt. Brother H. Erzberger takes the superintendency of the Syrian Mission. Brother Erzberger is the son of Elder J. Erzberger, one of the earliest representatives of the message in Europe. He it was who came to the United States in 1869 as a messenger from a little band of Sabbath keepers in Switzerland, inviting the General Conference to send a worker to Europe. Father Erzberger is still engaged in the work in Germany and Switzerland.

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