p. 23 | Review and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 17. (4/23/1908)

Addresses

By Allen Moon

THE address of J. S. James, Bangalore, India, is changed to Nazareth P. O., Tinnevelly District, S. India.

On and after May 1, 1908, the office address of the Lake Union Conference will be Room 215, Dean Building, South Bend, Ind., instead of Room 10, 209 South Main Street.

ALLEN MOON.

Hearing on Sunday Legislation

On page 19 of this issue will be found a comprehensive report of the hearing before the subcommittee of the Senate District Committee on the Sunday bills introduced into the Senate during this session. Since this hearing the chairman of the Senate District Committee reported to the Senate that he had received hundreds of telegrams and many letters protesting against the proposed Sunday legislation. These were referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, together with many letters and a number of telegrams received by Senator Scott.

A Good Sabbath Meeting

In order that all the members of our several churches and companies in the District of Columbia might have an opportunity of learning of the progress of the work in foreign lands from the lips of the men who are carrying the message there, a union meeting of the General Conference Council delegates, and of the members of our churches here, was held in Pythian Temple, Washington, on Sabbath, April 18. With an intermission of an hour for lunch, the meeting continued from 10 A. M. to 4 P. M.

Elder K. C. Russell, chairman of the District Committee, presided over the morning session, and explained the reason for the union meeting. As there was to be no Sabbath-school for the day, Elder E. E. Andross, president of the British Union Conference, gave a very practical dissertation upon the theme of the lesson, dwelling particularly upon the work of Abraham and its likeness to the work that is given us to do for the world to-day,—separation from the world, his attitude toward the law of God, and the blessing that was to come to the people of this world through him.

Before the taking of the morning offering, Elder W. A. Spicer occupied a few minutes in relating items of special interest in connection with the progress of our work in the regions beyond. He said: “Every week there is need of offerings because every week there is extension of the work. Six missionaries for Africa are to-day tossing upon the waters of the mid-Atlantic, two of whom are to join Elder W. H. Anderson at the mission station in Barotseland. Our work is just being opened in Guatemala by Brethren Nowlen and Cardey. In China the brethren are just separating from a general meeting to go to their fields, with hearts filled with courage. In Korea they have just held their first general workers’ institute, with forty Seventh-day Adventist workers and leaders in attendance. An illustrated pamphlet, entitled ‘The Everlasting Gospel’ is now sounding this message in the Hindi tongue, which can reach eighty million people. This work needs our prayers, our gifts, and our consecrated service.”

Following the taking of the offering, Elder E. W. Farnsworth gave an earnest, practical sermon upon the anointing and work of the Holy Spirit, prefacing the general theme of his remarks by practical lessons drawn from the experiences of the children of Israel in the rebuilding of Jerusalem. He declared that God never puts a premium upon idleness, and that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit was given for a purpose, and that purpose was the accomplishment of God’s work. He asked, “Are we willing to do the work for which the anointing is the initiatory rite? or do we want the preparation without doing the work?”

After lunch Elders O. A. Olsen, of Australia; L. R. Conradi, of Europe; and George Teasdale, of the island of Java, spoke upon “Our Mission Work.” These were stirring addresses, showing the openings for work, the insistent demands of the various fields, and the great dearth of workers and means to supply these demands. They also showed the wonderful growth of our work in the different fields, the increase of facilities for carrying it on, and the evidences of God’s leading in opening ways and overcoming difficulties. The hearers could not but be impressed with the fact that the Lord is preparing to do a mighty work, and cut it short in righteousness.

At the close of these addresses, Elder Spicer introduced Prof. Walton C. John, who was to begin on the following day his long journey to South America, where he will take up work in connection with one of our schools.

This meeting was a most excellent one, uplifting and encouraging in its nature, and intensely interesting from beginning to end. The large hall was filled with our people, and the need of a commodious place of our own for gatherings of this kind was strongly emphasized.

Lake Union Conference Address

NOTE the change of address of the Lake Union Conference, as given on page 23.

May Life and Health

By Editor

THE May number of Life and Health is now ready for circulation, and is full of good things. A detailed description of its contents is given on page 22.

Arrival in Ohio

WE have received word from Elder J. E. Shultz of the safe arrival of himself and family in Ohio, all having endured the journey from Japan very well.

Missionaries Depart for Africa

By Editor

By the steamship “Baltic,” which left New York last week, six missionaries departed for England and South Africa. They were Homer C. Olmstead and wife, and J. R. Campbell and wife, all of Fernando Academy, Fernando, Cal., and S. Koenigsmacher and wife, of the St. Helena Sanitarium. These workers are expected to answer some of the calls for reinforcements at the mission stations in the South African interior. We rejoice to think that help is soon to reach stations where it is so greatly needed. Let increased prayer and giving for missions attend the increase of laborers. Still the calls come for yet more help in Africa. We learn that Elder E. R. Williams and wife, who went out last December, have been assigned to evangelistic work in the colonial field, beginning at Kroonstad, Orange River Colony.

A Call to South America

LAST Sunday Prof. Walton C. John and family left Washington for New York, from which port he was to sail for Europe and South America, Thursday, April 23. The General Conference Committee has invited him to respond to the call for help which has long been coming from the Argentina training-school, at Camarero, near Diamante. Professor John has been teaching music and Spanish in the Foreign Mission Seminary, which releases him in the midst of school work in order that help may be hastened on to South America. The fact that Brother John's own finishing school work was in the Mexican schools, in the Spanish language, led the committee to ask for his release from the Seminary in order to engage in school work in a Spanish country, where scores of young people are being trained for service. Our prayers will follow these workers to their field of labor.