Earlier text: Walla Walla College(A synopsis of Bible studies given at the Philadelphia ministerial institute.)
By Arthur G. Daniells
The Gospel Ministry — No. 3
(A synopsis of Bible studies given at the Philadelphia ministerial institute.)
A MINISTER is represented in the Scriptures as an ambassador, a watchman, a soldier, a teacher, a fisher. All these terms are used to express the character of the work the minister has to do—his relationship to the people to whom he is sent to bear the message of God. Let us consider, first, the ambassador. The definition is as follows: “An ambassador is one sent by a king or a state to carry important tidings or transact affairs of great moment with another prince or state. An ambassador is always the true representative of the monarch or state from which he receives his commission.” That reveals to us a position of dignity, importance, and weight that we ought to consider. Note what Paul says about this in 2 Cor. 5:20: “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.” Ministers of the gospel are ambassadors, not of crowned rulers of this world, but of Jesus Christ, the King of all these kings. They are ambassadors of the kingdom of God, which is to take the place of all these earthly kingdoms, and to stand forever. They come from God with good tidings of salvation to sinful men in the kingdom of darkness here below. They come as representatives of God to transact important business for him in this sinful world. Now, when we think of the great care an ambassador must exercise in the country or government to which he is sent, so that he shall not in any way dishonor his sovereign or the people whom he represents, we can get some little sense of the great care we should take in our ambassadorship not to in any way dishonor our Sovereign and the kingdom which we represent. It is no light affair to be called to this ambassadorship. And when we once surrender to this call, and give our lives to it, we ought to realize that we have entered upon the highest, the most sacred, and the most dignified calling in this world. We should realize that from that very moment we are under bonds to God. We are not our own. We can not do as we please. We must gird up the loins of our minds, and deport ourselves as ambassadors of Christ Jesus. Here are a few points on this question: An ambassador of an earthly kingdom is a messenger. An ambassador of Christ is also a messenger. He represents the Sovereign of the universe; he also represents the people of that Sovereign. By his deportment, his words, and his endeavors of every sort, every Christian minister should, as he comes in contact with men of the world, rightly represent to them the people of God, who have been saved by the gospel of his grace. An ambassador in this world has prescribed powers. He is subject to recall if he exceeds those powers, and also if he fails to meet them. And is it not just the same in this ambassadorship for Christ? God has prescribed our powers, our duties, our place, and our work. We must neither go beyond them nor fall short of them. In a state, when a man goes from one country to another as an ambassador, he is supposed to look after the interests of all the people whose country he represents, and they have the right to appeal to him for assistance. If he is careless, or thoughtless, or regardless of the interests of those people, he is subject to recall, and to be replaced by a man who will appreciate his responsibilities, and look after the interests of those people. So God’s people have the right to go to the minister—God’s ambassador—for counsel, and help, and protection in various ways; and the true ambassador must give a willing ear to those people, and help them to the extent of his ability. He must look after their interests, denying himself, and abandoning himself to the welfare of those people. If he neglects his duty, and fails to help those who need help, he is subject to retirement by the Lord through his representatives on earth. Again, a man must not exceed the powers that are conferred upon him. He is to preach the Word; and he must stop with the Word, too. That is one of his duties. When he goes beyond the Word, teaching the people fables, and devoting his service to something outside of the Word, he exceeds his powers, and goes beyond what God has commissioned him to do. He is to feed the flock of God, taking the oversight of them, but not for filthy lucre. Should the salary become the motive of service, or should he become arbitrary and harsh in his treatment of God’s people, he will be subject to reproof and correction. Ministers should realize that they are subject to observation, and instruction, and recall, and retirement, if they do not meet the demands of God as set forth in his Word. Then how carefully ought Christ’s ambassadors to walk every day! How circumspect, pure, and true should be their lives and service! And this should not be a matter of eye-service, but of faithfulness before the Lord. The minister is to be a watchman. Perhaps the best statement we have regarding the duties of the minister as a watchman is found in the first nine verses of the thirty-third chapter of Ezekiel. Here God shows us that when the watchman sees danger coming, he is to warn the wicked in order that they may turn from their sins. If he warns them faithfully, and they refuse to turn away from their sins, they will die in them, but their blood will be upon themselves. On the other hand, if those people die without warning, when God’s ministers might have made known to them the hour in which they were living, and the doom that was hanging over them, they will die in their iniquity; but God will require their blood of his watchman. The minister is a soldier. “Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” 2 Tim. 2:3.21 A soldier of an earthly kingdom is called to fight battles for his sovereign; he is to meet the enemy of his sovereign, vanquish him, and deliver the people from their captivity, their danger, and their peril. Those who are called to the work of the gospel ministry are to join one another under the banner of Prince Immanuel in warfare against the powers of darkness. In that warfare they are to endure hardness, privation, self-sacrifice, hardships, trials, and even death itself; but they are to do this cheerfully, as “good soldiers of Jesus Christ.” The minister is a shepherd. Here we have quite a different picture presented to us. A shepherd does not go out with a sword to fight, but with his staff, to lead the sheep and lambs into good pastures, to keep them from harm, and to lead them back to the fold at night. The apostle Peter says to the ministers of the gospel: “Feed the flock of God which is among you.” 1 Peter 5:1-4. Here is something for the preacher to remember as he goes about visiting the churches. He may not have the privilege of feeding that flock again for a long time. Then how earnestly he should endeavor, by prayer and study and close association with the members of the flock, to give them just the food they need! He should not go there to deliver some nice-sounding essay prepared at some previous time. He should have something fresh and appropriate for them, something that will be meat in due season. This will take careful thought, and study, and close association with the people. Some ministers seem very careless about this. When they are to preach in a tent in a new place, or in some large hall, they feel that they must make special preparation; but when they go to a little church, where there are only a few of our people, they seem to think that it is not necessary to study or pray much, and that almost any kind of sermon will do. But that is a grave mistake. There are souls right there that need help. They are struggling under temptations and trials, and the same effort should be put forth for that little church as for a large, new congregation. The children should receive attention. Some may not have had the best influences thrown around them to draw them to Christ. It may be the Lord has directed you to that place at just the right time to save the young people of that church. If you are living close to God, and have a clear vision to discern what is needed and an earnest yearning for the salvation of souls, you may be able to win these young people to Christ. The preacher is a fisher. When Jesus was selecting his disciples, he called some fishermen from their nets, and said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matt. 4:19. How different is the manner of the fisherman in his work from the watchman who goes about blowing his trumpet of warning, and the soldier who goes forth in his armor to battle! You know how careful and quiet one must be in order to catch fish. He must not go about that business with a great blare of trumpets; neither should he jump into the water with a sword to do battle with the fish. The fisherman must do his work in a calm, quiet, cautious way, or he will catch few fish. This illustrates very forcibly another side of the work of the gospel minister. While he must at one time sound an alarm, and at another time meet the enemy on the battle-field, he must at other times do the careful, noiseless, unseen work of successful fishing. This is what the apostle Paul meant when he said: “Being crafty, I caught you with guile.” 2 Cor. 2:16. “I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” 1 Cor. 9:22. Thus the work of the gospel minister is many-sided, calling for the full consecration of all his powers and talents to the one great end of soul-saving. More Full-Time Records
By N. Z. T.
BROTHER W. P. DAYTON, field agent of the North California Conference, writes very encouragingly concerning the progress of the book work in his conference. When California was divided, that conference was left without a canvasser, but now they have about fifteen. Concerning these workers, Brother Dayton says:— “It is good to see the way our canvassers are getting hold of the full-time plan. Some have resolved to make their time average forty hours a week all through the summer. The results will please them, I am sure. We are planning for a big week beginning July 9, in which every worker plans to put in forty hours during the week. When the canvassers see the results of full time, I know they will want to keep it up.” The efforts being put forth by the leaders in this work to have every canvasser work at least forty hours a week, are producing good results. Let the good work go on. N. Z. T. Forty Hours a Week With Thermometer at 120 Degrees
In a letter which accompanied his report for May, Brother C. E. Weaks, the general agent of India, writes:— “Here is another report from hot India, and I can assure you it is hot on the plains these days. In the Punjab, where Brethren Poley and Carratt are working, the mercury stands at from 110° to 120° F. This means something under India’s sun. Yet, in spite of the heat, our workers are reporting forty hours and more a week. “I am still engaged largely in the English effort that we are carrying on here, visiting among the people, holding Bible readings, and doing part of the public speaking at the hall. We are certainly short of help in this field. I can scarcely wait until recruits arrive, so that I can give more time to the literature work. “I trust you will get the canvassers started so that they will reach India not later than October 15.” The Work of Our Publishing Houses
“In a large degree, through our publishing-houses is to be accomplished the work of that other angel who comes down from heaven with great power, and who lightens the earth with his glory.”—Testimonies for the Church, Vol. VII, page 140. Gospel Workers’ Department
By Arthur G. Daniells
Their divine calling, qualification, and preparation. Methods of labor, plans, etc. Conducted by A. G. DANIELLS Conscience Above the Magistrate
By K. C. R.
THERE is a growing conception on the part of many good people that because a thing is religious in character, regardless of what it is, it should be promoted by civil enactment. This commingling of religious and civil things is becoming very common in these times on the part of both statesmen and churchmen. They seem to have forgotten the fundamental principle of this question, which was enunciated by Jesus Christ when he said, “Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” This scripture plainly teaches that the church and the state should be distinctly separate; in other words, those things which are of a civil character, and which embrace our personal rights (of life, property, reputation, and the chastity of one’s family), the state can rightfully legislate upon; but with those things that pertain to one’s conscience, our relation to God, the state can not of right have anything to do. This principle was recognized by the founders of Protestantism, as voiced by D’Aubigne in his “History of the Reformation,” as follows:— “The principles contained in this celebrated protest of the nineteenth of April, 1529, constitute the very essence of Protestantism. Now this protest opposes two abuses of man in matters of faith: the first is the intrusion of the civil magistrate, and the second the arbitrary authority of the church. Instead of these abuses, it sets the power of conscience above the magistrate, and the authority of the Word of God above the visible church. In the first place it rejects the civil power in divine things, and says with the prophets and apostles, We must obey God rather than man.” The history of the past is a terrible commentary upon a program that seeks to enforce upon the consciences of men any religious dogma. No one who attended the Christian Endeavor convention, and listened to the addresses which were given and the resolutions which were passed, could fail to observe that the most hearty applause was given when the various speakers emphasized the importance of making the religious influence felt in political life. One speaker said that the most dangerous citizen is one who professes indifference to politics; and another said that every citizen who fails to vote at two successive elections should be disfranchised. Let the reader pause, and contrast with these statements the words of Christ when he said, “My kingdom is not of this world.” And, when asked to divide an inheritance between two brothers, he said, “Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?” These texts plainly demonstrate the attitude of Jesus toward the question of one’s becoming engrossed with matters of a political character. Imagine the Saviour of mankind becoming entangled with the political affairs of the Roman government in the times in which he moved among men! The very suggestion is sufficient to show that such a thing would be in flagrant contradiction to the principle and spirit that actuated the One who left us an example, that we should follow in his steps. An Independence Day Address
By K. C. R.
THE Lenoir City News, of Lenoir City, Tenn., contains a full report of a fourth-of-July address given by Brother J. L. Schuler, from which we quote the following:— “We see in the founding of our government two divine principles—equality of man and liberty of conscience. These principles of political and religious liberty have made this the best and freest government, the most equal in its rights, the most just in its decisions, the most lenient in its measures, and the most inspiring in its principles to elevate the race of mankind, that the sun of heaven ever shone upon. They have made this a model government, all whose citizens are ‘equal before the law;’ where every man may rise to the highest gift within the reach of the people; where wealth and poverty must enter the courts upon equal terms, and be governed by one law alike; and where conscience owes no allegiance to ‘king, pope, or prelate.’” “These principles reflect the wisdom of a divine mind; for in this country, the churches have flourished and increased as in no other nation in the history of the world. How have they affected the nation?—It has grown and prospered to a degree never known before, and not known in any other country. The United States is the marvel of the nations, the giant of the centuries. While other nations have been centuries attaining to the power and influence they now hold, our nation has arisen in a century and a quarter. They have grown like the oak; but, as the prophet saw, we have sprung up like a plant.” “In 1792 we had 800,000 square miles of territory, and about three million of people. To-day we have 3,600,000 square miles of territory, and almost a hundred million people. In a little over a hundred years we have increased our territory almost fivefold, and our people over thirtyfold. Our nation embraces more square leagues of habitable land than Rome ruled over in its palmiest days, after more than seven centuries of growth. No nation has ever advanced so rapidly in all that constitutes national strength and capital. No nation has ever arisen to such a pinnacle of power in a space of time so incredibly short.” “Why this prosperity in church and22state?—Because the men who launched the ship of state started it on right principles. God has prospered our nation because it was founded on these two divine principles,—the equality of man and liberty of conscience. Just as these two principles gave birth to our nation, and have made us what we are to-day, so our nation can maintain its standing only by adhering steadfastly to these principles. By repudiating these principles, we would disintegrate the nation and lose our liberties. Let us stand by them, and make them vibrant in our lives.” Christian Liberty
By K. C. Russell; S. B. Horton
Reports, notes, and comments pertaining to the current history of the rights of conscience Conducted by the Religious Liberty Bureau S. B. HORTON Assistant Secretary ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE
Northern New England .... Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
Maine, Norridgewock ............ Sept. 1-10 CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE
Quebec, South Stukely .... Aug. 25 to Sept. 3
Maritime, Williamsdale Academy, Sept. 11-18 South Missouri, Springfield ....... Aug. 3-13
East Kansas, Fort Scott ........ Aug. 10-20
Colorado, Denver ............ Aug. 17-27
Nebraska (local), Norfolk .... Aug. 21-27
North Missouri, Hamilton .... Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
West Kansas, Wichita .... Aug. 31 to Sept. 10
St. Louis Mission Field ........ Sept. 6-13
West Colorado ................ Sept. 14-24 COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE
West Pennsylvania, Ford City .... Aug. 10-20
Ohio, Wooster .................. Aug. 17-27
Virginia, Richmond ..... Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
New Jersey, Trenton ............ Sept. 7-17
Chesapeake, Dover, Del. ........ Sept. 14-24
West Virginia, Parkersburg, Sept. 28 to Oct. 8 Indiana, Indianapolis ............ Aug. 3-13
West Michigan, Muskegon ........ Aug. 17-27
Northern Illinois, Phillips Park, Aurora ............ Aug. 22 to Sept. 3
North Michigan, Traverse City ............ Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
Southern Illinois, Shelbyville ............ Aug. 31 to Sept. 10
East Michigan, Oxford ............ Sept. 7-17 NORTHERN UNION CONFERENCE
Iowa, Nevada ............ Aug. 23 to Sept. 3 Southern California, Long Beach .... Aug. 7-21 SOUTHEASTERN UNION CONFERENCE
North Carolina, High Point ...... Aug. 3-13
Georgia, Forsyth ........ Aug. 10-20
Cumberland, Lenoir City, Tenn. ............ Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
Florida, Sanford ........ Sept. 28 to Oct. 9 SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE
Alabama, Decatur ............ Aug. 3-13
Kentucky, Pleasureville ........ Aug. 17-27
Mississippi, Jackson .... Aug. 21 to Sept. 10
Mississippi (colored), Meridian, ............ Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
Tennessee River ............ Sept. 7-17 SOUTHWESTERN UNION CONFERENCE
Texas, Dallas ................ Aug. 3-13
West Texas, Ovala ............ Aug. 10-20
New Mexico, Corona ........ Aug. 17-27
Oklahoma, Enid ........ Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
Arkansas (colored) .... Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
Arkansas, Fort Smith ........ Sept. 7-17
South Texas, San Antonio, Oct. 26 to Nov. 5 Scotland ...................... Aug. 10-13
Ireland ....................... Aug. 17-29
Wales ........................ Aug. 24-27
South England ............ Aug. 31 to Sept. 5 Southern Illinois Conference
By E. A. Bristol; Edith McClellan
THE first meeting of the ninth annual session of the Southern Illinois Conference will be held on the camp-ground at Shelbyville, Ill., at 9 A. M., Sept. 1, 1911. Each church in Southern Illinois is entitled to one delegate for its organization, and one for each full ten members. E. A. BRISTOL, President;
EDITH MCCLELLAN, Secretary. Colorado Conference Association
By C. R. Kite; W. D. Emery
THE regular annual meeting of the constituency of the Seventh-day Adventist Association of Colorado will be held at Denver, Colo., Aug. 21, 1911, at 9 A. M., for the election of trustees, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before this meeting. C. R. KITE, President;
W. D. EMERY, Secretary. The Colorado Conference
By C. R. Kite; W. D. Emery
THE next annual session of the Colorado Conference will be held in connection with the camp-meeting at Denver, Colo., Aug. 17-27, 1911, for the election of officers for the ensuing year, and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the conference. The first meeting of the association will be held Friday, August 18, at 9 A. M. C. R. KITE, President;
W. D. EMERY, Secretary. Illinois Conference Association
By WM. COVERT; H. E. MOON
The twenty-first annual session of the Illinois Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the annual conference and camp-meeting at Aurora, Ill., Aug. 22 to Sept. 3, 1911. The first meeting will be held at 9 A. M., Thursday, Aug. 24, 1911. The association officers will be elected, and such other business transacted as may properly come before the constituency. WM. COVERT, President; H. E. MOON, Secretary. Southern Illinois Conference Association
By E. A. Bristol; R. B. Craig
THE Southern Illinois Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, a corporation of Illinois, will hold its annual meeting at Shelbyville, Ill., in connection with the camp-meeting, Aug. 31 to Sept. 10, 1911. The first meeting will be held at 10 A. M., Friday, Sept. 1, 1911. A board of trustees will be elected, and such other business transacted as may properly come before this meeting. All accredited delegates to the Southern Illinois Conference are delegates to this association. E. A. BRISTOL, President.
R. B. CRAIG, Secretary. North Michigan Conference
By J. J. Irwin; Ina Baird
THE ninth annual session of the North Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp-meeting at Traverse City, Mich., Aug. 24 to Sept. 3, 1911. The first meeting of the conference will be held Aug. 25, 1911, at 9 A. M. During this session, officers will be elected for the ensuing year, and such other business will be transacted as may properly come before the conference. Each church is entitled to one delegate for the organization, and one additional delegate for each ten members or fraction thereof. J. J. IRWIN, President;
INA BAIRD, Secretary. North Michigan Conference Association
By J. J. Irwin; H. W. Johnson
NOTICE is hereby given that the ninth annual session of the North Michigan Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Traverse City, Mich., in connection with the annual camp-meeting, Aug. 24 to Sept. 3, 1911. The first meeting will be called August 25, at 10 A. M., for the purpose of electing officers and transacting any other business that may come before the association. J. J. IRWIN, President;
H. W. JOHNSON, Secretary. West Michigan Conference Association
By S. E. Wight; E. L. Richmond
THE first meeting of the ninth annual session of the West Michigan Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, a corporation of the State of Michigan, will be held in the pavilion on the camp-ground in Muskegon, Mich., at 10 A. M., Aug. 18, 1911. The delegates to the conference (unincorporated) are delegates to this association. This meeting is called for the purpose of electing officers and transacting such business as may be required at that time. S. E. WIGHT, President;
E. L. RICHMOND, Secretary. East Michigan Conference Association
By E. K. Slade; A. R. Sanborn
THE East Michigan Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will hold its ninth annual meeting at Oxford, Mich., Sept. 7-17, 1911. The first meeting of the association will be called Friday, September 8, at 10:30 A. M. All regularly elected delegates to the East Michigan Conference (unincorporated) are members of the East Michigan Conference Association, and, as such, are entitled to vote on all questions coming before the association. The election of trustees and the transaction of such other business as may come before the association will be taken up at this meeting. A. R. SANDBORN, Secretary. West Kansas Conference Association
By N. T. Sutton; E. Harris
THE West Kansas Seventh-day Adventist Conference Association (a corporation of the State of Kansas) will hold its first annual meeting in connection with the annual camp-meeting at Wichita, Kan., Aug. 31 to Sept. 10, 1911. The first meeting of the association will be held Monday, September 4, at 11 A. M. The purpose of this meeting is to elect officers and a board of trustees for the ensuing year, and to transact such other business as may properly pertain to the association. All duly accredited delegates to the annual conference of Seventh-day Adventists of West Kansas are entitled to participate in the business of this association. N. T. SUTTON, President;
E. HARRIS, Secretary. East Michigan Conference
By E. K. Slade; E. I. Beebe
The ninth annual session of the East Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held on the camp-ground at Oxford, Mich., Sept. 7-17, 1911. The first meeting will be called to order at 9 A. M., Friday, September 8. The election of officers and such other business as may properly come before the conference will be considered at this meeting. Sections 2 and 3 of Article 4 of the East Michigan Conference constitution provides for the membership of the conference as follows: “The voters of this conference shall be such duly accredited delegates as shall receive delegates’ credentials from their respective churches; the executive committee; all persons holding ministerial or missionary credentials or licenses in the conference; and such heads of departments as the executive committee shall furnish with credentials. Each church shall be entitled to one delegate to each fifteen members or fraction thereof.” E. K. SLADE, President;
E. I. BEEBE, Secretary. CHAFFEE.— Sarah Cummings, born at Rochester, Minn., Oct. 30, 1857, died at Pine City, Minn., July 11, 1911, in her fifty-fourth year. She was married to G. L. Chaffee on Jan. 1, 1885. To this union were born nine children, four of whom died in early life. Sister Chaffee was baptized by the writer twenty-eight years ago at Knapp, Wis. The husband and five children are left to mourn a faithful Christian wife and devoted mother. She sleeps in Jesus. Discourse by the writer; text, Rev. 14:13, 14. ANDREW MEAD. KNOWLES.— Emma Knowles was born in South Hampton, Nova Scotia, Dec. 21, 1860, and died June 26, 1911, aged 50 years, 6 months, and 5 days. She was married to Thomas Knowles, of Hance County, in 1887. To this union were born two daughters. Seven years ago Sister Knowles identified herself with the Seventh-day Adventist church here. She was well known for her faithfulness and hospitality. Her husband had by his former wife a son and a daughter, whom Sister Knowles reared from childhood. Both were at the funeral, as well as a sister and brother of the deceased. At the time of her death the husband was at Vancouver, British Columbia, and the daughter at the Hinsdale Sanitarium, and neither could get to Halifax in time for the funeral. The writer, assisted by Elder W. C. Young, conducted the services. J. O. MILLER. BECKER.— August Becker was born in Greenburg, Germany, March 17, 1830, and died June 20, 1911, aged 81 years, 3 months, and 3 days. He lived in his native country twenty-seven years. Upon coming to America, he went to Green Bay, Wis., where in 1861 he was married to Elizabeth McMurdy, who survives. Nine years later the family removed to a farm near Bay City, Mich., where they resided until failing health caused him to retire from the many duties upon a large farm. He came to Allegan in 1897, where he has since resided. He was the father of seven children, six of whom are still living. For forty years he was an active member of the Freeland and Allegan Seventh-day Adventist church, where his consistent Christian life was truly an example to those about him. He sleeps to await the call of the Life-giver. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Rev. 14:13. CLIFFORD A. RUSSELL. Oklahoma Conference Association
By David Voth; W. L. Adam
THE Oklahoma Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists (a corporation of Oklahoma) will hold its annual meeting at Enid, Okla., in connection with the camp-meeting and conference, Aug. 24 to Sept. 3, 1911. The first meeting of the association will be held at 9 A. M., Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1911, for the purpose of electing officers and transacting such other business as may properly come before the association. DAVID VOTH, President;
W. L. ADAM, Secretary. Quebec Conference
By GEO. H. SKINNER; D. DINGMAN
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual session of the Quebec Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at South Stukely, Quebec, in connection with the annual camp-meeting, Aug. 25 to Sept. 3, 1911. The first meeting will be called August 25, at 11 A. M., for the purpose of transacting such business as belongs to said conference. GEO. H. SKINNER, President;
D. DINGMAN, Secretary. Ohio Conference Association Meeting
By H. H. Burkholder; R. G. Patterson
THE annual meeting of the Ohio Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held on the Wayne County fair-ground at Wooster, Ohio, in connection with the annual conference, Aug. 17-27, 1911. The purpose of this meeting is to elect a board of trustees, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the association. The first meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 21, 1911, at 9:30 A. M. H. H. BURKHOLDER, President;
R. G. PATTERSON, Secretary. Kentucky Conference Association
By B. W. Brown; J. J. Graf
THE regular annual meeting of the constituency of the Kentucky Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Pleasureville, Ky., in connection with the camp-meeting, Aug. 17-27, 1911. The first meeting will be held at 10 A. M., Wednesday, Aug. 23, 1911. This meeting will be for the election of officers, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the association. B. W. BROWN, President;
J. J. GRAF, Secretary. Alabama Conference Association
By E. G. Hayes; W. S. Cruzan
THE Alabama Conference Association of the Seventh-day Adventists (a body corporate under the laws of Alabama) will hold its annual meeting in connection with the camp-meeting at Decatur, Ala., August 3-13. The first meeting will be held at 10 A. M., Monday, Aug. 14, 1911. This meeting will be for the election of trustees for the association, and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the association. E. G. HAYES, President;
W. S. CRUZAN, Secretary. Oklahoma Conference and Camp-Meeting
By David Voth; William Voth
THE eighteenth annual session of the Oklahoma Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Enid, Okla., Aug. 24 to Sept. 3, 1911, in connection with the camp-meeting. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected, and other business of importance will be transacted. The first meeting of the conference will be called at 9 A. M., August 25. Each church is entitled to one delegate for the organization, and one additional delegate for each fifteen members or major part thereof. DAVID VOTH, President;
WILLIAM VOTH, Secretary. North Missouri Conference Association
By A. R. Ogden; Jas. Cochran
We hereby give notice that the annual meeting of the North Missouri Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, a legal corporation of the State of Missouri, will be held in connection with the annual camp-meeting and conference on the camp-ground at Hamilton, Mo., August 24 to September 3. The first meeting is called at 9 A. M., Monday, Aug. 28, 1911. Association officers will be elected, and such other business transacted as may properly come before the association. A. R. OGDEN, President;
JAS. COCHRAN, Secretary. This department is conducted especially for the accommodation of the Seventh-day Adventist readers of this paper. No advertisements of “agents wanted,” or “partners wanted,” and no “promotion” nor “colonization” enterprises, will be printed in this column. Brief business notices will be published, subject to the discretion of the publishers, and on compliance with the following— Any person unknown to the managers of this paper must send with his advertisement satisfactory written recommendation. The fact that one is a subscriber does not necessarily make him “known” to the managers, nor constitute sufficient 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 two dollars 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 five cents. No discount for several insertions. WANTED.—To get in touch with any conference contemplating putting electric lights in its schools and sanitariums. With our low-voltage system we can save fully one half on equipment. Nash & Post, Jamestown, N. D. COOKING OIL direct from refinery. Purely vegetable; healthful, odorless. Save middleman’s profit. Five-gallon can, $3.65; bbl., 60 cents a gallon; ½ bbl., 62 cents a gallon. Lookout Cooking Oil Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. SPECIAL OFFER.—Bible Mottoes — Beauties; 12 x 16; express prepaid; 500,000 on sale.—English, German, Spanish, Swedish. 200, $7. Post-cards free with Mottoes. Father and Mother lead. Hampton Art Company, Nevada, Iowa. FOR SALE.—Four or five acres from my place one mile west of Pacific Union College to parents desiring to make a home for education of their children. Good opportunity. For particulars address C. C. Lewis, St. Helena, Cal. FOR RENT.—Farm to let on shares; 80 acres; good land; good buildings and water; fruit; well stocked with cows, sheep, and poultry. Seven and one-half miles north of Grand Ledge, Mich. Write to E. K. Slade, Holly, Mich. WANTED.—An experienced stenographer, typewriter, and cashier in a wholesale and retail tailors’ trimmings store. Lady preferred. Must be Seventh-day Adventist. Steady position to right person. Address P. Svenson & Co., 28 S. Fifth Ave., Chicago, Ill. FOR SALE.—Sanitarium Cooking Oil, pure, healthful, odorless; keeps indefinitely; 5-gallon can, $4.30; 10-gallon can, $8.45; bbl. (50 gallons), 75 cents a gallon; ½ bbl. (30 gallons), 76 cents a gallon. Address Sanitarium Cooking Oil Co., Louisville, Ky. FOR SALE OR RENT.—Treatment-rooms centrally located. Open eleven years; trade well established. Ladies’ and gentlemen’s department. Several patients can be accommodated to room and board. For further information write to Louis A. Kann, 106 First St., Jackson, Mich. WANTED.—A good Seventh-day Adventist man and wife at once to go on a 37½ acre farm in New York State. There are 3 acres of berries, 4 cows, a good team, and crops partly made. Must go right away. Good bargain to the right man. Address U. D. Pickard, Takoma Park Sta., Washington, D. C. Liberty Subscriptions and Elder Lukens’s Return
By Editor
JUST as we go to press, we are in receipt of an order from Brother A. E. Everett, secretary of the Montana Tract Society, requesting us to mail Liberty for one year to three hundred fifteen of the leading attorneys of Montana. This is but a sample of many other lists of subscriptions, long and short, that are being received daily for this excellent quarterly. The friends of religious freedom will be glad to learn that Liberty is now being mailed to more subscribers than ever before in its history. For $1.50 the publishers offer to send this magazine to ten different names and addresses for one year. Thirty dollars will pay for two hundred yearly subscriptions; forty-five dollars for three hundred, etc. THE first to return from the General Conference Council in Friedensau, Germany, was Elder Morris Lukens, who reached New York on July 27. His earlier return was made necessary by the fact that, after spending three days at the Indiana camp-meeting, he must reach Vancouver, British Columbia, in time to catch the August 11 steamer for Australia. Elder Lukens reports the Friedensau meeting a most excellent one all the way through.