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Review and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 24.

The Resurrection
Earlier text: Under South American Skies — No. 3

How Our Periodicals are Circulated in China

By W. W. Eastman

THE great possibilities before our colporteurs in giving a wide circulation to our truth-filled periodicals throughout the world may be seen by the following facts mentioned in a letter from Dr. A. C. Selmon, of China, to the Mission Board. The work spoken of represents that done in only two provinces, Hupeh and Kiangsi. He says:—
“During the four months from November 1 to March 1 our colporteurs secured 2,618 subscriptions for the Signs, in the province of Hupeh. During the last four and one-half months, 1,632 subscriptions for the Signs were taken in the metropolis of central China. During the four months from November to March, our Kiangsi colporteurs secured 1,000 subscriptions for the Signs.
“The names of the seven leading colporteurs in the provinces of Hupeh and Kiangsi, with the number of subscriptions they have secured in the four months from November to March, are as follows: D. I. Tien, 576; H. L. Hsu, 525; W. H. Djou, 360; S. R. Du, 260; D. C. Fan, 258; N. H. Liu, 251; and Y. T. Chen, 205.”
In a letter received from Brother C. N. Woodward, written Feb. 20, 1916, he says:—
“Our subscription work for the Chinese paper is succeeding beyond our greatest expectations. Since November 1 we have received more than 12,000 annual subscriptions. We encourage our colporteurs to take subscriptions, as it is more profitable to them and to us than selling the papers outright for cash month by month.”
This same work can be done in America as well as in China. We know of one sister who has recently taken hundreds of yearly subscriptions for our magazines in one of our conferences. Why not make the most of these great possibilities? W. W. EASTMAN.

Sowers and Reapers

By Alice Cary

We must not hope to be mowers And to gather ripe golden ears, Unless we have first been sowers And watered the furrows with tears. Is it not just as we take it— This mystical world of ours? Life’s field will yield, as we make it, A harvest of thorns or of flowers. — Alice Cary.

News and Miscellany

Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press
— In order to perfect the title to a building in New York City which recently changed hands, eight square inches of land adjoining it was sold the other day for $2,500. About 300 years ago the whole island of Manhattan, containing twenty-two square miles, was purchased for $25.
— The death of Susan Blow, known throughout this country as the “mother of the kindergarten,” was announced recently. Years ago Miss Blow spent some time in Germany in studying the principles and practices of teaching children there, after which she returned and founded the kindergarten system in the United States.
— What is said to be the third largest check ever cashed in New York was one recently honored, calling for the payment of $43,538,131.11. The amount went toward paying for $50,000,000 worth of steel bonds which a New York banking syndicate had bought. The largest check on record is said to be one for $62,075,000.
— The Ellen Wilson Memorial Fund has been increased by a gift of $1,000 from President Wilson, which was received at the headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. The fund is being raised for the purpose of awarding scholarships to children in mountain sections of the South, a work in which the former Mrs. Wilson was greatly interested.
— Stones to replace the worn flooring of the portico at Washington’s home, Mount Vernon, are now awaiting shipment from England to this country. They were taken from the same quarry in England where Washington procured the first stones, when he built the mansion, nearly 200 years ago, and are believed to be their exact duplicates.
— A law has been passed by the legislature of Maryland, providing for compulsory military service in that State. It divides the State militia into two classes, the active and the unorganized. The active militia comprises the organized National Guard. The unorganized militia, consisting of all other able-bodied male citizens between eighteen and forty-five years of age, is a sort of reserve to be called on in emergencies.
— At a recent auction sale in West Forty-fifth Street, New York, Napoleon’s war chest and his bed, Marie Antoinette’s vanity case and the boxful of other personal belongings she took with her to prison were sold; also dozens of other personal effects of kings and queens, dukes and duchesses. The sale is one of the most interesting and priceless Napoleonic collections in the world. It is known as the Stephen Jumel collection, and was brought to America by Jumel in 1816, when he took a ship to Europe to bring back the dethroned emperor. The collection is being sold by Jumel’s descendants. It has been hoped for many years that the collection would be presented to the city of New York.

Publishing Department

By N. Z. Town; W. W. Eastman

N. Z. TOWN - - - General Secretary
W. W. EASTMAN - - - N. Am. Div. Secretary

Obituaries

Sutton.—William J. Sutton was born May 14, 1861, and died March 28, 1916. In 1901 he was married to Mrs. Ada B. Taggart, and six children were born to them. He accepted the present truth in May, 1897, and his was a true Christian life. He is survived by his wife, six children, two brothers, and five sisters. C. W. Curtis.
Lewis.—Thomas F. Lewis was born in Pembrokeshire, southern Wales, Sept. 6, 1836, and died in Newport, Oregon, March 31, 1916. He came to America in youth, and served in the Union army during the Civil War. For the last thirty years of his life he was a faithful Seventh-day Adventist, serving in official capacity much of the time. Funeral services were conducted at his old home church, in Chitwood, Oregon. Albert Carey.
Whitcomb.—Lillian E. Whitcomb was born in Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 12, 1874. She accepted present truth about ten years ago. Her death, closing a lingering illness, occurred at her home, in Ramah, N. J., March 21, 1916. Her husband, four children, two sisters, and other relatives are left to mourn. Sister Whitcomb was a faithful wife, a devoted mother, and an earnest, untiring worker in the church. She sleeps in hope of a part in the first resurrection. George W. Spies.
Miller.—Warren C. Miller was born May 12, 1855, in Lee County, Iowa. In 1887 he was married to Anna Smith. To them were born two sons and two daughters. Brother Miller was baptized into the Adventist faith in 1886, and though he never united with any of our churches, he kept the Sabbath, paid his tithe, and helped support the work in other ways. He died at his home, near Medford, Oregon, April 9, 1916. We believe that he fell asleep in Jesus. H. G. Thurston.
Pontious.—George W. Pontious was born in Fayette County, Illinois, Jan. 27, 1862, and died at his home, near St. James, Ill., April 3, 1916. His marriage to Alice C. Albright occurred Sept. 25, 1881. Three sons and one daughter were born to them. He heard and accepted the advent message under the labors of Elder C. H. Bliss in 1899, and fell asleep in the hope of the first resurrection. He leaves to mourn their loss a wife, four children, one brother, and two sisters. C. W. Curtis.
Draper.—Peter R. Draper died at his home, near Wellington, Ohio, April 10, 1916, aged 76 years, 10 months, and 12 days. March 29, 1868, he was married to Miss Estella Sellon. Twelve children were born to them. In 1902 his companion died, and the following year he united in marriage with Martha Noffsgar. Through the efforts of Elders A. M. Mann and H. A. St. John, he embraced present truth in 1880, and became a charter member of the Camden (Ohio) Seventh-day Adventist church, remaining faithful to the close of his life. H. H. Burkholder.
Switzer.—Rosanna Switzer died April 19, 1916, aged 72 years. She was a native of Nepean Municipality, Carleton Co., Ontario. For fifteen years she was a believer in the third angel's message, and she rests in hope. Six brothers and one sister are left to mourn. F. W. Johnston.
Bronson.—Ella May Bronson was born in Tuscola County, Michigan. Early in life she gave her heart to God, uniting with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Kanawha Station, W. Va. In 1900 her family moved back to Michigan, and she joined the church in Vassar. She was a devout Christian. Her death occurred April 15, 1916. I. J. Woodman.
Kendall.—Ellen G. Broderick was born in Rock Island, Ill., July 6, 1848. June 3, 1867, she was married to Theodore F. Kendall, and to them were born six children, four of whom mourn her death, which occurred at the home of her daughter, in Aledo, Ill., April 22, 1916. In 1872 Sister Kendall accepted present truth, and her life was fragrant with the graces of the Spirit of God. T. F. Hubbard.
Buzzell.—After a short illness Frank A. Buzzell, of Chicago, Ill., fell asleep, on March 8, 1916, aged 78 years and 10 months. In 1871, while living in New England, he began to study the prophecies, and this led him to embrace the third angel's message. He died in hope of a part in the first resurrection. His companion and one daughter survive. Mrs. Mary A. Buzzell. Helen Buzzell Roberts.
Thorp.—Wealthy S. Potter was born in Kirtland, Ohio, July 7, 1847. She was married to James Thorp in 1865. To this union were born three children, who, with two adopted daughters and many relatives, survive. In 1880 the family moved to Sand Lake, Mich., where two years later they heard and embraced the views held by Seventh-day Adventists, and here Sister Thorp's death occurred, April 8, 1916. J. M. Hoyt.
Steele.—Anna G. C. Larsen was born in Denmark in 1865, and came to this country at the age of four years. Her early life was spent in the vicinity of Greenville, Mich. In 1889 she was united in marriage with Alexander Steele, and to them were born three children, two of whom survive. She died at her home, in Mecosta, Mich., March 28, 1916. Sister Steele was a faithful Seventh-day Adventist for years. J. M. Hoyt.
Follen.—Lillia Jane Moore was born in Iowa, in the month of January, 1868. She was married to C. T. Follen in 1888. Three sons and one daughter were born to them. For more than thirty years Sister Follen was a devout member of the Seventh-day Adventist church at Salem, Oregon. Her death occurred at her home in Salem, Oregon, April 11, 1916, and we feel confident that she sleeps in hope. Two sons and one daughter mourn. H. G. Thurston.
Osgood.—Betsey Osgood was born Aug. 15, 1821, in the State of New York, and died March 30, 1916, at the James White Memorial Home, in Battle Creek, Mich. For over twenty years she lived at the home. Before she heard of Seventh-day Adventists she began the observance of the true Sabbath, through study of the Bible. She was a true Christian, beloved by all who knew her. Funeral services were conducted by Elder H. Nicola. L. McCoy.
Gassaway.—Alma Zella McGhan was born in Michigan, Nov. 19, 1859. The family moved West during her early years, and settled at what was then known as Daus Prairie. June 3, 1881, she was united in marriage with George W. Gassaway. Six children were born to them, four of whom, with the bereaved husband, are left to mourn the death of their loved one, which occurred at the family home, near McKinleyville, Cal., April 3, 1916. We believe that she sleeps in Jesus. J. D. Alder.
Martinez.—Alejo Martinez came from Spain several years ago, and coming in contact with our school in San Claudio, Cuba, accepted present truth. He became an active colporteur, and was an earnest student. April 14, 1916, he fell asleep in hope of life eternal. S. H. Carnahan.
Daughenbaugh.—George Jackson Daughenbaugh was born April 14, 1851, and died, after a brief illness, April 13, 1916. For twenty-two years he was a faithful, consistent member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and highly esteemed by all who knew him. He rests from his labors until the coming of the Life-giver. A faithful wife, two sons, and one daughter mourn. Charles F. Ulrich.
Williams.—Henry Williams was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1840. He was married in Jamaica, and about 1870 he and his wife came to Haiti, soon after accepting present truth. This was the first Sabbath-keeping family in the West Indies. Brother Williams spent much time in the distribution of literature. He died in Cap Haitien, April 5, 1916. Margaret E. Prieger.
Campbell.—Lola May Barrows Campbell was born in Indiana, June 5, 1864, and died in Pueblo, Colo., April 5, 1916. She united with the Seventh-day Adventist church in Leavenworth, Kans., in 1900, but moved to Pueblo, Colo., seven years later. She was an earnest, active Christian, and her experience was bright to the last. Her husband and four children survive. H. A. Vandeman.
Bodine.—Eliza Cushman was born in New York State in 1841. In 1864 she was united in marriage with William T. Bodine. She heard and accepted present truth in 1886, uniting with the church at Chesaning, Mich. She died at the home of her daughter, in Chesaning, April 5, 1916. Her companion and two children mourn, but they are sustained by the blessed hope. I. J. Woodman.
Petersen.—Mrs. Anna Carolina Petersen was born in Denmark, Jan. 14, 1820, and was married twice. Thirty-seven years ago she came to America, and for years lived near Swan Lake, S. Dak. She embraced present truth in Denmark forty years ago, and was faithful until her death, which occurred March 31, 1916, in Minneapolis, Minn. Four daughters and one son survive. Carl Swenson.
Stillman.—O. L. Stillman was born in Lincklaen, N. Y., Jan. 14, 1836, and died at his home, in Lincklaen Center, N. Y., April 3, 1916. He accepted present truth during a tent effort conducted by Elders Luther Warren and J. B. Stow, and became one of the charter members of the Lincklaen Center church, which was organized by Elders S. H. Lane and A. E. Place in 1894. He served as one of the elders of this church for fifteen years. During the Civil War he was a soldier in the Union army. His companion and two sons are left to mourn, but they sorrow in hope. M. R. Coon.
Israel.—Lizzie Redford was born in Kentucky, Nov. 10, 1836. The family moved to Missouri, where the father died. In 1864 the surviving members came to Oregon, settling in Union County. There our sister was married to M. C. Israel, May 22, 1867, and there two daughters were born to them. In 1874, while on a visit East, they heard the doctrines of present truth, and at a camp meeting held in South Lancaster, Mass., in August, 1875, were baptized by Elder S. N. Haskell. Returning to the West, they united with the San Francisco (Cal.) church in 1876. In 1885 Brother and Sister Israel were sent to labor in Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania, and there they remained until 1897, when they returned to California, making their home in Oakdale. There she fell asleep April 7, 1916. Elder M. C. Israel is well known among our people, being one of our aged ministers; and while for a little season his companion is taken from him, yet he rejoices in the blessed hope of a crucified, risen, and soon-coming Saviour. Clarence Santee.
Joyner.—Julia Joyner died March 31, 1916, aged 27 years. She was baptized May 24, 1914, and remained faithful to the end of life. A husband and a sister mourn. Words of comfort were spoken by Elder J. B. Mallory and the writer. W. H. Sebastian.
Kuban.—Ruth Kuban, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Kuban, died at their home, near Phenix, Ariz., April 12, 1916. Ruth's short life of fourteen months had endeared her to many friends. The father, mother, and several children mourn the loss of the little one. C. D. M. Williams.
Porter.—Mrs. Lucinda Porter was born in Kentucky, Jan. 21, 1845, and died in Alexandria, Minn., April 12, 1916. She was the mother of twelve children, ten of whom survive. About nine years ago Sister Porter accepted present truth under the labors of the writer. She rests beside her husband, awaiting the call of the Life-giver. E. M. Chapman.
Ramsay.—John Ramsay, Sr., was born in Scotland, March 9, 1843, and died near Bradwardine, Manitoba, April 13, 1916. He embraced the third angel's message twenty-two years ago, and remained a faithful advocate of its principles until the end of life. His wife and seven children survive. In his death the cause of God has lost a loyal supporter, and his family a loving husband and devoted father. W. Robb.
Mahoney.—Elizabeth Mahoney was born in Ireland, but came to America early in life. While living in California she heard and embraced the third angel's message. For a number of years she held membership in the Seventh-day Adventist church at Prescott, Ariz. Her life was one of Christlike sweetness, and she fell asleep in Jesus March 12, 1916. An aged husband and three daughters are left to mourn. C. D. M. Williams.
Holm.—Mrs. Mary Holm was born in Norway, Jan. 11, 1846. At the age of thirty years she was married to Edward Holm. In 1881 they came to the United States, and settled in Minnesota. Later they moved to Idaho, where they heard and accepted present truth. She fell asleep at her home, near Santa Cruz, at the age of 70 years, 2 months, and 19 days. The bereaved husband, four sons, and one daughter are left to mourn. W. F. Hills. (Norwegian papers please copy)
Mason.—On the fifteenth of February "Aunt" Caroline Mason, of Keene, Tex., one of the most interesting characters in the ranks of this denomination, fell asleep to await the resurrection morning. She enlisted the interest and sympathy of all who knew her, chiefly because of her lifelong affliction. She was born in 1838, near Kaufman, Tex. She received a physical shock, which left her a paralytic at the age of seventeen. From this time on for sixty-one years she was confined to an invalid chair. Shortly after she was paralyzed, her parents died, leaving her with relatives who cared for her a number of years, but she was finally sent to the Seventh-day Adventist home for the aged and infirm, in Battle Creek, she having accepted the Seventh-day Adventist faith. When this home passed out of the hands of the denomination, Aunt Caroline was sent to Keene as a charge of the Southwestern Union Conference, where she remained until 1914, when she was sent to California, to join her sister, Mrs. Haffner. In April, 1915, she was placed on the county farm about twelve miles from Keene. This was no mean place to be, so far as temporal comforts are concerned. Here she represented the truth she professed. After a while arrangements were made for students from Keene Academy to hold services in her room every Sunday. These were times of refreshing, not only for the dear old sister confined to her chair, but for the other inmates of the home, as none have the privilege of attending religious services. After her death we continued our meetings in an old soldiers' room, and it was indeed touching to see the deep, heartfelt interest and tenderness with which all regarded Aunt Caroline. Mrs. Z. B. Thweatt.
Bowen.—Olive Davis was born in Rutland, Vt., March 28, 1833. Her family moved to Illinois in her childhood, and in 1858 she was united in marriage with the late B. L. Bowen. For many years she was a member of the Englewood (Chicago) church. She fell asleep at the home of her daughter, in Milwaukee, Wis., April 13, 1916. Her hope was constant in the Lord, and she rests until the resurrection morning. Three sons and two daughters survive. W. A. Westworth.
Chism.—Susan Chism died near Trowbridge, Ill., March 28, 1916, aged 30 years. Ten days before her death she was baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She died in full confidence of coming forth in the first resurrection. A husband and two daughters, besides other relatives and friends, mourn their loss. C. W. Curtis.

Publications Wanted

By Editor

THE persons named below desire late, clean copies of our publications, sent postpaid, for use in missionary work. In sending publications care should be exercised to select only such as are free from soil and disfigurement. We have been credibly informed that some who oppose this movement and the truths which it represents answer these requests for literature, and are sending to our brethren and sisters in various parts of the country tracts and papers representing their opposition. Our workers should be careful not to confound this literature with our denominational publications, and thus unwittingly become agents in sending out matter not printed in the interests of the cause of truth.
Mrs. A. M. Hill. 626 Fery St., La Fayette, Ind
J. H. Downes, Y. M. C. A., Cornhill, London E. C., England

Request for Prayer

An anxious father in California urges our earnest prayers for his son who is struggling to overcome the morphine habit.

Virginia Conference Agency

By W. C. Moffett; F. N. Johnson

The Virginia Conference Agency of Seventh-day Adventists, Incorporated, will hold its next annual session in connection with the Virginia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, at Richmond, Va., May 25 to June 4, 1916. The first meeting of the session will be held at 10 A. M., Monday, May 29. The delegates of the Virginia Conference in session constitute the constituency.
W. C. Moffett, President. F. N. Johnson, Secretary.

Western Oregon Conference Association

By H. W. Cottrell; C. E. Olcott

NOTICE is hereby given that the fourteenth annual session of the Western Oregon Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, a legal organization, will be held, the Lord willing, in Portland, in connection with the camp meeting, June 1-11, 1916, to elect a board of trustees, and to transact such other business as the constituency may elect. The first meeting will be at 10 A. M., Tuesday June 6.
By order of the board.
H. W. Cottrell, President. C. E. Olcott, Secretary.

Minnesota Conference Association

By G. W. Wells

THE Minnesota Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists is the legal corporation of the Minnesota Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota, for the holding of properties and the transaction of the legal affairs of the denomination in the State.
The annual meeting of the above-named association will be held in connection with the State conference and camp meeting, at Anoka, Minn., June 1-11, 1916. The first meeting of the association will be at 9:30 A. M., Wednesday, June 7. G. W. WELLS, President.

Northern California Conference Association

By Clarence Santee; Verah MacPherson

THE sixth annual session of the Northern California Conference Association of the Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the Northern California Conference meeting, June 6-8, 1916, on the camp ground, in Oak Park, Stockton, Cal., for the purpose of electing a board of trustees, and transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting. All delegates to the Northern California Conference are delegates to this association. The first meeting is called to convene at 2 P. M., Tuesday, June 6.
CLARENCE SANTEE, President.
VERAH MACPHERSON, Secretary.

Georgia Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists

By N. V. Willess; J. K. Macmillan

In harmony with a recommendation of the Georgia Conference at our last camp meeting, and an action of the Georgia Conference Committee, a meeting of the constituency of the Georgia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is called to convene in connection with the camp meeting at Fairburn, Ga., for the purpose of completing the organization of the above-named legal association, adopting a constitution and by-laws, electing a board of trustees, and transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting. The first meeting is called to convene on the camp ground, at Fairburn, Ga., at 9 A. M., Monday, May 22, 1916.
N. V. Willess, President.
J. K. Macmillan, Secretary.

Georgia Conference

By N. V. Willess; J. K. MacMillan

THE next session of the Georgia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp meeting in Fairburn, May 18-28, 1916. Each local church is entitled to one delegate for the organization, and to one additional delegate for every ten members. This meeting is for the purpose of electing officers for the coming term (in future the conference term will be two years instead of one), and of attending to such other business as may properly come before this body. The first session of the conference is called to convene on the camp ground at Fairburn, at 9 A. M., May 19.
N. V. WILLESS, Chairman. J. K. MACMILLAN, Secretary.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

Camp Meetings

ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE

Massachusetts ............ June 8 to 18 Eastern New York ........ June 22 to July 2 Western New York ........ June 15 to 25 Northern New England ... Aug. 24 to Sept. 3 Maine ................... Aug. 31 to Sept. 10 Southern New England .... (Undecided)

CENTRAL UNION CONFERENCE

Colorado, Denver ........ June 8 to 18 Missouri ................ Aug. 3 to 13 Nebraska ............... Aug. 17 to 27 Kansas ................. Aug. 24 to Sept. 4 Wyoming ................ Sept. 21 to Oct. 1

COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE

Virginia, Richmond ...... May 25 to June 4 Chesapeake .............. June 8 to 18 West Pennsylvania ....... June 22 to July 2 Eastern Pennsylvania, Lebanon ............ June 22 to July 2 New Jersey .............. July 27 to Aug. 6 Ohio .................... Aug. 17 to 27 West Virginia ........... Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

EASTERN CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE

Ontario, Brantford ...... June 19 to 25 Quebec, Lennoxville ..... June 25 to July 2 Maritime, Norton, New Brunswick ........ July 3 to 9 Newfoundland, St. John's .... July 14 to 18

LAKE UNION CONFERENCE

North Michigan .......... June 8 to 18 Wisconsin ............... June 15 to 25 Northern Illinois, Joliet .... June 22 to July 2 East Michigan ........... June 22 to July 2 Southern Illinois ....... Aug. 10 to 20 West Michigan ........... Aug. 17 to 27 Indiana ................. Aug. 24 to Sept. 3 North Michigan .......... Aug. 24 to Sept. 3

NORTH PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE

Southern Idaho, Boise .... May 18 to 28 Upper Columbia, Walla Walla, Wash. ..... May 25 to June 4 Western Oregon, Portland .... June 1 to 11 Southern Oregon, Eugene .... June 8 to 18 Montana .................. June 15 to 25 Western Washington, South Tacoma ........ Aug. 24 to Sept. 3

NORTHERN UNION CONFERENCE

Iowa, Nevada ............ May 25 to June 5 Minnesota, Anoka ........ June 1 to 11 South Dakota, Watertown .... June 8 to 18 North Dakota, Jamestown .... June 15 to 25

PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE

Central California, Hanford .. May 25 to June 4 Northern California, Oak Park, Stockton ........ June 8 to 18

SOUTHEASTERN UNION CONFERENCE

South Carolina, Greenville .... May 4 to 14 Georgia, Fairburn ............. May 18 to 28 Cumberland, Charleston, Tenn. .. June 1 to 11 North Carolina, Statesville .... June 15 to 25

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A Voice from Congress

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The following letter recently came to C. S. Longacre, our national religious liberty secretary. While we are not at liberty to publish the name of the man who wrote it, all will be interested in the fact that his stand for religious liberty is the result of reading our literature, especially that of Liberty magazine, and the personal work of our religious liberty secretary. He is a member of the House of Representatives in Congress, and says:—
“I beg to assure you that I am against all freak legislation such as you have enumerated, and shall oppose the same if any of it should be reported out for consideration on the floor of the House. I believe in liberty, both personal and religious. I have never subscribed to the doctrine that the way to the kingdom of heaven is through freak legislation.”
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Good on Land or Sea

By Editor

DOES not the fact that our workers carry a file of the Instructor with them to read as they cross oceans, speak well for the general make-up of the paper? And does it not assure us that the Instructor contains something worth while? Elder J. E. Fulton sent us the following statement a few days ago, as he was on his way to China:—
“I have had a file of the Instructor on the steamer with me, and I can say it is very enjoyable reading at sea, as well as anywhere else. I enjoy the paper very much.”
People on land like the Instructor also, both young and aged people. A short time ago an aged couple wrote us to discontinue the Instructor; as the children had all grown up and left home, they would endeavor to economize by getting along without the Instructor. Three months passed, then an order came for the renewal of the Instructor, with the statement that they were lonesome without it and must have it. To all classes the Instructor is indeed all its name implies.

How Young People Qualify

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The Best of All Friends

By Editor

IN olden times men generally communicated their counsels and their whole minds to their friends, especially in things in which they felt concern, or that might be to their advantage to know and to understand. This custom seems to have been established upon the example of Christ in calling his disciples “friends,” as recorded in John 15:15. He called them “friends” because he made known to them all things that he heard of the Father. If, therefore, Christ became a real friend to his followers because he revealed to them the living Father, may not any special means that he ordained for the furtherance of his work in the earth be regarded as a special friend? A Scriptural friend being one who imparts information, it is proper for our members to regard the REVIEW their friend, as many do. We give the following as an illustration of the relation of the REVIEW to its readers:—
“In regard to the good old REVIEW, I have been a reader of it for about fifty years. I could not, and I would not, attempt to get along without it. It is a dear, good old preacher to me. I have many friends about me that I respect, but the good old REVIEW is the best friend of all. I do not see how any of our people could do without it. It seems to me that to part with it would be like parting with my companion, who is now seventy-seven years of age.”
“L. M. WETTER.”
This same person has followed the suggestion made by the missionary secretary of the North American Division, that every REVIEW subscriber secure one new subscription for the REVIEW. If all our people would follow this good example, there would be no lack for REVIEW subscriptions. The good old paper would be in the homes of all the people, and its presence in the homes would mean a very pronounced special blessing upon its inmates. It would prove to be indeed a real friend to all of them.

Signs of the Times Leaflets

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  1. The Sure Word of Prophecy.
  2. Prophetic History of the World.
  3. Second Coming of Christ.
  4. Signs of Our Times.
  5. The Sanctuary.
  6. The 2300 Days.
  7. The Law of God.
  8. The Sabbath of the Bible.
  9. The First Day of the Bible.
  10. Who Changed the Sabbath?
  11. The Great Threefold Message.
  12. The Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast.
 Beast.
  1. Church and State.
  2. Life and Immortality.
  3. The Great Judgment Day.
  4. The Home of the Saved.
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Signs of the Times Leaflets

A SERIES of 16 Bible studies on various subjects, condensed for busy people; printed on single sheets, each having an ornamental heading.
Many will read a small leaflet that is right to the point, who, because of a limited amount of time or for other reasons, will not read a long Bible study.
The demand for small, inexpensive leaflets testifies to their value in creating an interest in our literature, and in encouraging a desire for a more complete and comprehensive treatise.
Signs of the Times Leaflets were gotten out with special reference to these various requirements, and are admirably suited to the purpose for which they are intended.
A supply should be found in the home of every Seventh-day Adventist, to be used as opportunities occur. All classes of workers can make use of them to most excellent advantage. Because of the condensed style of the leaflets, the variety of subjects treated, as well as their pleasing appearance, they are an essential addition to the equipment of a tent or hall effort, and solve the problem of expense, when large quantities of literature are desired for free distribution.
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