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Review and Herald, Vol. 80, No. 8.

MOUNT MORIAH AS IT IS TO-DAY
Earlier text: The British Field

Current Events and News Notes

and Asia, a large number of idols being made every year in the city of Philadelphia. England and Germany are the other countries concerned in this traffic. The Tribune remarks that, “after all, it is a mere exchange of idols,” the heathen worshiping what they get from civilized people, and the latter worshiping what they get in exchange from the heathen. And both kinds of idolatry are but different forms of self-worship.
— Typhoid fever has temporarily suspended educational work at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., eight hundred of the students having gone to their homes. Nearly five hundred cases of the disease have been reported, and deaths have been of almost daily occurrence. The university will install a filtration plant at a cost of $150,000.
— The United States and Cuba have signed a treaty which gives to the former nation permanent possession of two naval stations, one at Bahia Honda on the north coast, fifty-five miles west of Havana, and the other at Guantanamo Bay, on the south coast, forty miles east of Santiago. This is a good comment on the character of Cuba’s “independence.”
— In the United States Circuit Court at Chicago, February 18, Judge Grosscup gave a decision recognizing the existence of an unlawful beef trust in Chicago, and granting a preliminary injunction against the further continuance of the combine. Proceedings against the beef trust were begun some time ago by the United States government, and it is under these that the present decision has been obtained.
— A new department of the government, to deal with the internal commerce of the United States, has been created at Washington, at the head of which has been placed Mr. George B. Cortelyou, former secretary to presidents McKinley and Roosevelt. The business interests concerned in the new department approximate in value twenty billion dollars.
— Under a recent order to the New York police to enforce the provisions of the Sunday law in that city, a number of Jewish workshops were closed, and a considerable stir was occasioned among the Jews, who appealed to Mayor Lowe for relief. The authorities decided that Jews who observed the seventh day should be exempt from interference under the law, save that they should not be allowed to engage in Sunday selling of goods.
— A Salt Lake City dispatch published in the New York Sun states that a “deal” has been made between Senator-elect Smoot of Utah and non-Mormon politicians in that State, by which they will seat “Apostle” Smoot in the United States Senate, in return for which he promises to advocate an amendment to the United States Constitution forbidding polygamy under penalty of disfranchisement, in addition to fine and imprisonment. Further, he pledges himself to see that the church influence is exerted to secure the return of Senator Kearns, or some man the latter may name, to the United States Senate two years later. It is affirmed that Senator Kearns has it in his power to seat Mr. Smoot in the Senate, or debar him from it at this time.

Publications Wanted

THE following persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, postpaid:—
M. C. Guild, 629 Washington Ave., Alpena, Mich., Signs, Instructor, Life Boat, also German literature.
Mary A. Brain, Morrilton, Ark., REVIEW, Signs.
Vesta Cash, Holland, Ill., Signs, Sentinel, Instructor.
Mrs. Blanche H. Gwynne, Marshall, Tex., REVIEW, Signs.
Manuel E. Wilson, Edith, N. C., periodicals and tracts.
Mrs. T. P. P. Gilmore, Cleveland, Tenn., periodicals and tracts.
Martin V. B. Reynolds, Box 364, Lexington, Mo., REVIEW, Signs.
Carry Dodge, Eight Mile, Mo., Signs, Life Boat, Little Friend, Instructor.
Bert Cool, Murdocksville, Pa., REVIEW, Sentinel, Instructor, Life Boat.
A. C. Stotts, Pagosa Springs, Colo., REVIEW, Signs, Sentinel, Good Health.
W. E. A. Aul, Smithville, Mo., Signs, Sentinel, Life Boat, Instructor, Good Health.
Mrs. O. F. Jacobson, Ong, Neb., Signs, Sentinel, Instructor, Little Friend, tracts.
Miss Emma L. Runck, Hemingford, Neb., Signs, Sentinel, Instructor, Little Friend, Life Boat, Good Health, Advocate, tracts.
Grace Allen, Care Donville Mission, Sherman Heights, Tenn. (R. F. D.), REVIEW, Signs, Gospel Herald, Instructor, Life Boat, Little Friend, tracts.
R. Sawyer, 624 Church St., Nashville, Tenn., current and back numbers of the REVIEW, Instructor, Good Health, tracts on health and temperance, etc.
Mrs. M. E. Coffin, Doyle & Overton Bldg., Santa Rosa, Cal., REVIEW, Signs, Sentinel, Instructor, Little Friend, Watchman, Life Boat, tracts, and health journals.
C. A. Hansen, of Temple, Mich., has received sufficient papers.

Notice to General Conference Delegates and Visitors

By C. H. Jones

It has now been definitely decided that the next General Conference will be held in Oakland, Cal., March 27 to April 13, 1903.
The members of the Oakland church, and the other churches around the bay will open their doors for the entertainment of delegates, as far as possible, but rooms outside will have to be secured for visitors.
In order to secure accommodations, it will be necessary for delegates, as well as visitors, to send their names to the secretary of the Committee of Arrangements at the earliest possible time, stating definitely just what accommodations are desired,—whether single rooms, or beds in a large room with several others, on the dormitory plan. We suggest that all who can, bring blankets, as the nights will be cold, and extra bedding will be needed.
A first-class vegetarian restaurant will be run for the accommodation of all, and meals will be served on the European plan. Good meals can be had at from fifteen to twenty-five cents.
Rooms in private houses and in lodging houses can be secured at from one to five dollars a week, according to size, furnishings, and location. The committee will be glad to secure rooms for those who desire them.
Delegates and visitors coming from the East can avail themselves of the special colonist rate which will be in effect from February 15 to April 15. This rate is thirty-three dollars from Chicago to Oakland or San Francisco, and twenty-five dollars from Missouri River points. These tickets can be had over any line, and will allow stop-over privileges at stations in California only. These tickets will not permit the holder to ride in a standard Pullman sleeper, but are good in the tourist sleepers, day coaches, and chair cars.
A double berth in tourist sleeper will cost six dollars from Chicago to San Francisco, and five dollars from Missouri River points. The tourist sleepers are now run and managed by the Pullman Company. Seats are upholstered, bedding provided, good toilet rooms for both ladies and gentlemen, porter in charge. As now run, they furnish a very comfortable means for traveling. Twenty or more coming together can secure the control of a car. Nearly all roads run chair cars, for which there is no extra charge.
The regular clergy rate from Chicago to San Francisco is $36.25. From Missouri River points, $30. This is the regular rate either coming or going, and is what the delegates and our regular workers will have to pay returning by any route. Double berth in standard sleeper, Chicago to Oakland, is fourteen dollars. Clergy tickets are good either in tourist or standard sleepers, or in day coach.
Check baggage to, and get off at, Sixteenth Street Station, Oakland. Those coming over the Santa Fé or Southern Pacific Coast Line will land in San Francisco, and will have to cross to Oakland on the ferry-boat. Take the Broad Gauge Line, and at the mole at Oakland pier take the Berkeley local train to Sixteenth Street Station (about five minutes' ride). Then take the Twelfth Street electric car, and get off at Twelfth and Brush Streets. This lands you right at the church door.
Those coming by way of Ogden via the Southern Pacific will get off at Sixteenth Street Station, Oakland, and then take the Twelfth Street electric car as above.
Hold your checks and deliver them to the person authorized to receive them at the church. When you are registered, and are located, your baggage will be delivered to you.
For further information concerning transportation, the making up of special parties, etc., address H. E. Osborne, Battle Creek, Mich. For further information concerning location, accommodations, etc., address C. H. Jones, care Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal.
C. H. JONES, Sec. Committee of Arrangements.

Dip Down Where You Are

A SHIP'S crew was famishing for water. For days they had been restricted to the very smallest allowance. Finally, when it seemed they would all perish, a vessel was seen in the distance, and at once they signaled to it for water. The reply came back, “Dip down where you are.” They could not understand this, and signaled again. The reply came as before. Knowing that the salt water of the ocean was unfit for drinking, they thought there must be some mistake, and once more signaled for the life-giving fluid. More slowly and carefully came back the signal, “Dip down where you are.” Knowing nothing else to do, they did dip down, and found pure, fresh water; for they were in the mouth of the great Amazon River, and did not know it.
Brethren and sisters, have not we, like this ship's crew, looked too far away for our spiritual refreshing? Have we not overlooked the opportunities for service there are all around us? Ought not we to begin to-day to dip down where we are, by visiting our next-door neighbor, the family across the street, or the sick persons in the same block? May we not give to one a kind word, to another a paper or a tract, and to another a publication on some health topic? Then, as the Lord opens the way, let us hand out other reading-matter, accompanying it with a missionary visit, or with a Bible reading. By so doing we shall be greatly blessed, and instead of the bitter, strangling brine of the ocean which some expect, we shall find the sweet, sparkling, life-giving product of the hillside spring.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

This Will Interest You

The Correspondence School for Nurses connected with the Sanitarium Medical Missionary Training School, will begin a new class the first of April, 1903. Lessons are sent weekly to students who are unable to leave home duties in order to take a regular course at one of our sanitariums. This is the fifth year this work has been in progress, and hundreds are availing themselves of it. Our pupils during the year of 1902 nearly doubled in number those of any previous year. Studies in eleven subjects are given, among which Christian Help work and care and treatment of the sick are prominent. Our lessons have recently been rewritten and enlarged, and are in every way improved.
The tuition fee is five dollars. This amount is to cover the cost of sending out the lessons, correcting the replies, and returning the reports to the pupil. The few text-books required for this work are furnished at actual cost price. We shall organize a new class in April, which will continue one year. By taking double lessons, some students finish in six months. We shall be glad to hear from all who are interested. A descriptive circular giving full particulars, also testimonials from those who have taken the course, will be sent free on application. Address Correspondence Department Sanitarium Training School, Battle Creek, Mich.

Business Notices

BRIEF business notices will be published in this department, subject to the discretion of the publishers. A charge of one dollar for one insertion of six lines or less, and of twenty cents for every line over six, will be made, though in the case of the poor who wish employment, the charge may be remitted. Persons unknown to the managers of the publishing house must furnish good references.
WANTED.—Work by young man (17), farming or teaming preferred. Apply at once. Address C. E. Harding, Arvada, Colo.
WANTED.—Situation as bookkeeper, by practical accountant, who has taken course in bookkeeping, and is a graduate of Union College, Neb. Address J. C. Anderson, Springdale, Ark.
WANTED.—As a brother, to inform S. D. A. people that there is good demand for labor on the western slope of Rocky Mountains in Colorado, male and female. Address, inclosing two stamps, L. W. Scovel, Paradox, Colo.
WANTED.—At once, several men to cut wood and logs and slash brush. Steady work for 2 or 3 years to right persons. In writing, state experience, and wages expected. We pay customary wages in this locality. Address M. W. Earl, St. Paul, Ore.
FOR SALE.—Suite of bath rooms, with both ladies' and men's departments. Located in business part of city. A good, prosperous place. Will furnish financial report of last year on application. For further information, address Waterloo Turkish Bath Rooms, Waterloo, Iowa.
FOR SALE.—Having accepted a call to labor in Mexican Mission field, we wish to sell our home in Seward, Neb. Property consists of 3 lots, 6-room house in good repair, nice new cistern, cellar, good well, barn 20x24, coal bins, etc. Will sell cheap if taken soon. Address Mrs. Geo. M. Brown, Seward, Neb.

Obituaries

Danks.—Died at Beaverton, Ore., Dec. 30, 1902, Mary Ann Danks, aged 59 years, 2 months, 6 days. The deceased was born in Norfolk, England. She accepted the Seventh-day Adventist faith in 1875. Funeral services were held by the writer; text, Ps. 17:15. H. W. Decker.
Turnipseed.—Died of tuberculosis, in Normal, Ill., Merritt Turnipseed, aged 17 years. The funeral was held in the Christian church, by the writer, assisted by the pastor and by Brother R. Parmele. At the close of the discourse from Ps. 127:2, a hymn of faith and farewell was sung by his classmates. He leaves a mother and one sister. L. D. Santee.
Green.—Died at Bradford, Ark., Jan. 1, 1903, James Edward Green, aged 71 years. The deceased was born in Seneca County, Ohio. He was a father in Israel, and had kept the Sabbath of the Lord for a quarter of a century. A wife and six children survive him. He was laid to rest with the full assurance that he will come up in the first resurrection. His life was a testimony for the truth of God. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Rev. 14:13. V. B. Watts.
Bentley.—Died at her home in Conewango Valley, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1902, of enlargement of the liver, Mrs. Alice A. Bentley, aged 66 years. She accepted the third angel's message under the labors of Elder E. T. Russell about fifteen years ago, and was a faithful worker until her death. Though with tears we laid her to rest, we rejoice in the blessed hope that the Life-giver will soon come. Words of comfort were spoken by Elder E. C. Ferguson; text, Rev. 22:14. Allie Bentley.
Huber.—Died at the home of her daughter, in Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 13, 1902, Sister Regula Huber, aged 83 years and 2 months. Sister Huber was born in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. She came to America in 1852, and resided in Winona, Minn. She began keeping the Sabbath in 1882, through the efforts of Brother Randall Stewart, late of Battle Creek, Mich. She died in the triumphs of faith. Discourse was based on Rev. 14:13, by the writer. Interment took place at Winona. L. G. Moore.
Bartholf.—Died at the home of his son, J. C. Bartholf, in Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 4, 1903, Moses Jennings Bartholf, in the eighty-fifth year of his age. He was born in Sussex County, N. J., and moved to Wisconsin about 1850. In the early fifties Brother Bartholf became acquainted with the views of the Seventh-day Adventist people, and he and his wife were among the first to accept that faith in Wisconsin, as the remaining pioneers of the faith will remember. Funeral services were held at Whitewater, Wis., where he was laid away to await the resurrection. Allen Moon.
Davis.—Died in Palmyra, Me., Dec. 17, 1902, Brother John A. Davis, aged 74 years. He was converted at the time of the first angel's message, and became a believer in the third angel's message nearly forty years ago. He will be greatly missed by the church, as he was a constant attendant at the meetings until his health failed several months ago. He bore his suffering with Christian patience, and spoke with confidence of God's goodness, and of his hope in him and his truth. He leaves a wife, one son, and a daughter to mourn their loss. Funeral sermon was preached by the writer, from Ps. 116:15. P. B. Osborne.
Haines.—Brother Haines died Jan. 5, 1903, at Marshalltown, Iowa, aged 89 years and 11 months. He was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, in February, 1813. Early in life he became a member of the Protestant Methodist Church, and lived a consistent life in that church until the grand truths of a soon-coming Saviour were brought to him, and then, in 1875, he joined the Seventh-day Adventists. His extreme age had weakened him mentally, but it was evident that the present truth, which he had learned to love, was very precious to him. He sleeps in Jesus. Words of comfort and instruction were spoken by the writer, from 2 Tim. 1:9, 10. L. F. Trubey.
Chilson.—Died at Memphis, Mich., Jan. 3, 1903, of the infirmities of old age, George W. Chilson, aged 89 years and 24 days. He was born in Essex County, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1813. He and his family moved to Michigan in 1836, and settled near Memphis, where he accepted the Adventist faith under the labors of Elders M. E. Cornell and R. J. Lawrence, in the year 1863. He leaves four children to mourn their loss, his companion and five children having already fallen asleep. The funeral was held in our meeting-house, with a large attendance of sympathizing friends and neighbors. Words of comfort and hope were spoken by the writer, using the text Rev. 21:1-4. I. D. Van Horn.
Shields.—Died at Minnewaukon, N. D., Dec. 7, 1902, Joseph D. Shields, only son of Brother and Sister J. W. Shields, aged 19 years, 2 months, and 10 days. Joseph was thrown from his horse, and struck on his head. After remaining unconscious for eight days, he passed away. He was baptized in 1897 by Elder G. F. Watson, and united with the Minnewaukon church, of which he remained a faithful member until his death. He leaves a father, mother, and four sisters to mourn their loss, but they have bright hope of meeting him in the first resurrection. The funeral was held in the Presbyterian church before a large number of sympathizing friends. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Rev. 14:12. J. F. Gravelle.

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All day trains stop five minutes at Falls View, directly overlooking Niagara Falls. Send 2 cents postage for NIAGARA FALLS ILLUSTRATED.
O. W. RUGGLES, Gen'l Pass'r and Ticket Agent, CHICAGO

The Love of Power and the Power of Love

By Editor

Quotations from the Love of Power and the Power of Love Number of the Sentinel of Christian Liberty, to Be Published March 12, 1903

The spirit of self-sacrifice . . . is powerful, for it is the spirit which has produced all things that are good. . . .
The sway over others of the spirit of self-sacrifice is the noblest of which the mind can conceive. . . . Its power is a spiritual force; a quickening, invigorating, creative influence that elevates the mind and nourishes and expands the soul. . . .
The supreme manifestation of the spirit of self-sacrifice . . . is seen in him who “came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
The spirit of self-exaltation craves . . . above all things else . . . that which appears to be power—authority, rule, supremacy for itself over others. . . .
The sway over others by the spirit of self-exaltation is the most ignoble . . . of which the mind can conceive. It is . . . the domination of might regardless of right. . . .
The supreme manifestation of the spirit of self-exaltation . . . the world has seen in the papacy—the system which claims to be the representative . . . of Jesus Christ on earth, and which at the same time is the . . . successor of what was the most furious and crushing political despotism that the world has known.
What are you doing to give this number a wide circulation? Each church should purchase a quantity for general distribution.
Prices on less than 100 copies, 7 cents for each five; 100 copies, $1.25; 1,000 copies, $12. Send orders at once to your Conference Tract Society, or to the Pacific Press Publishing Co., 11 W. 20th St., New York City.

Tract Campaign Success

In a report in the Southern Watchman concerning the tract campaign, Brother W. L. Killen, of North Carolina, says: “At the close of our meeting, we organized ourselves into a missionary society to distribute the new tracts. Little children from four years old and upward took tracts, and before Sunday night our supply was nearly exhausted. We all sell our tracts at one cent each, and with the money buy more. We believe that it is the mind of God that these new tracts be strewn as leaves of autumn. One sister who had never sold any books or tracts thought she could not sell them; but she went out, and sold nineteen in a few minutes. A little girl six years old sold two before breakfast. One of these was to a lady who had not yet arisen. Another little girl four years old sold two for a nickel. Another twelve years old sold about thirty, and the older ones are as enthusiastic.” Nearly a quarter of a million of these tracts have already been sent out from this Office, and the work is only well started. Our other offices are sending them out in large numbers. Let the good work go on until the country is actually covered with these messengers of truth.

Rome and the Bible

It is considered by some Protestants a very surprising thing that the Catholic Church should have assumed an attitude of apparent favor toward the study of the Scriptures. They are at a loss to account for such utterances as the following, which appeared recently in the official organ of the Vatican, the Osservatore Romano:—
The reading of the Holy Scriptures is the best means for the support of the true and genuine apostolic office, and is entirely adapted to awaken in the people a truly Christian knowledge and conscience, which can then be perverted by nobody. What an inestimable blessing it would be if every Christian family would be assembled daily and read a chapter from the Gospels! In this way the divine language of the book, together with its sublime simplicity, would become common property; the image of Jesus Christ would become clearer and more deeply impressed on the hearts of the people; a thorough religious training would be imparted on all sides, and in this way the most dangerous results of ignorance and indifference would be removed.
The Catholic Church never favored the study of the Bible while Protestants made that Word the weapon of their antagonism to her; but now that the leading Protestant bodies have changed their attitude toward the Bible and toward Rome, and by their traditions and the higher criticism so nearly make God's Word of none effect, Rome sees something to be gained by standing forth as the ostensible champion of the Word. She takes advantage of Protestant inconsistency to break down the work of the Reformers, and win converts from the now broken and disorganized ranks of her old-time opponents.
It is entirely safe for Rome to advocate the study of the Bible so long as men can be held to the idea that the church is the proper teacher and exponent of the holy book. This is the idea to which the Catholic Church has always held, and to which the Protestant churches now very largely adhere. But we shall be as much surprised as any others when the Church of Rome says anything in favor of Bible study under the teaching of the Holy Spirit, and in favor of the recognition of the Holy Spirit as the one true guide to spiritual truth, to be obtained by direct appeal to God, without recourse to any human teacher or authority.

Notice to General Conference Delegates and Visitors

An important notice to General Conference delegates and visitors is printed on the twenty-second page.

Brother C. W. Flaiz Returns to Work

BROTHER C. W. FLAIZ, who has been spending three or four weeks in Battle Creek in the interest of the work for “Christ’s Object Lessons,” has now returned to his work in the Northern Union Conference.

Bible Echo Enlarged

BEGINNING with the first issue of the present year, the Bible Echo, published in Australia, has been changed from eight pages to twelve pages. The pages are somewhat smaller, and the amount of reading-matter is about the same.

Conference Organized in Jamaica

A LETTER received from Elder W. A. Spicer, dated Port of Spain, Trinidad, February 1, reported the organization of a conference in Jamaica. From Trinidad Brother Spicer expected to sail the following day for British Guiana, whence he will return to Battle Creek, expecting to reach here in time to attend the coming General Conference.

Mission Contributions Increase

By Editor

THE report of the treasurer of the Mission Board, which is given in this issue, is worthy of attention. It appears that the total contributions to mission funds during 1902 exceed the contributions for 1901 by $17,426.53. There was a large increase in 1901 over former years. This increase has been maintained, and a further gain has been made. This is encouraging, but we have only begun to wake up to our responsibility in the matter of pushing this work. The year 1903 ought to witness a very decided growth in the missionary spirit and in the donations and appropriations for mission work. We must make more earnest efforts to hasten the coming of the Lord.

The Daily Bulletin

By Editor

It is important that subscriptions for The Daily Bulletin should be sent in promptly. The paper will give as faithful a report as possible of the coming General Conference, and the most important addresses and Bible studies will be found in its pages. The price is fifty cents for the session. Address your State tract society, or the Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal.

The Weekly Offering Envelopes

What Some Church Elders Say

From California: “We find the envelopes are a good thing, as they keep us in mind of our duty. The plan has increased the offerings in our church. We do not slight those that are not of our faith who may attend our meetings, and by this means we have also made a gain in our offerings.”
From Ohio: “I think the plan a good one. Before we got the envelopes, no one gave anything. Now the donations run from twenty cents to more than a dollar, according to the number present. I believe that the Lord is moving on the hearts of his people to be more liberal. I long to see Matt. 24:14 fulfilled. May the Lord bless his work.”
From Carolina: “Praise the Lord for his own plan. I know that every plan he would have us take up will be a success. Though we are few, the larger part of our members assist in the weekly offering, and during the quarter we received $3.82. It seems a small beginning, but I am thankful that we are willing to fall in line with the movement. Our church is now enjoying the spirit of work. It gladdens my heart to know that we can give to this great cause to carry the blessed truth to those who know it not.”

Week of Prayer Readings and Statement

The Mission Board can still supply a few copies of the Week of Prayer Readings. They also have copies of the recent “Statement and Appeal.” Send a card to 267 West Main St., Battle Creek, Mich., and receive a copy of each if you have not read them.

East Michigan Conference

By B. F. Stureman

A GENERAL meeting for the surrounding churches will be held at Owosso, March 6-8, meeting to begin Friday at 7 P. M. On Sunday the Owosso house of worship will be dedicated. Elders Cowell, Van Horn, Evans, and Slade will be present, and, with the blessing of the Lord, I expect a glorious meeting. I hope that quite a few from the surrounding churches will attend this meeting, and as the brethren and sisters come, let them pray that some of the showers of the latter rain may fall on God's people at this time.
B. F. STUREMAN.
Michigan Central "The Niagara Falls Route."
Michigan Central "The Niagara Falls Route."

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Review and Herald · Feb 24, 1903